WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gunman who shot Trump opened fire from nearby rooftop, killed by agents
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/13/gunman-who-shot-trump-opened-fire-from-nearby-roof/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Authorities have not identified the gunman, but The New York Post identified him as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, about 40 miles south of the site of the campaign rally. The gunman had a rifle and opened fire from the roof of a building outside the campaign venue in Butler County, Pennsylvania. Agents returned fire, and photographs later showed law enforcement officers with the man’s body on the roof. At a midnight press conference, law enforcement authorities said the gunman was not carrying ID, and the FBI was still working to verify his identity. FBI agent Kevin Rojek said authorities do not yet have “an identified motive,” nor would he specify the type of gun used. Mr. Rojek also said authorities used “assets” to check “suspicious packages” near the shooter’s body after he was killed. State police said all three shooting victims at the rally were adult males. They did not provide identifications. A Trump supporter said he saw the man with a rifle crawling on top of the roof of a building behind the campaign rally stage. According to the eyewitness, as reported to the BBC, rally-goers outside the event spotted the man “bear crawling” across the roof, carrying a rifle. The witnesses frantically alerted law enforcement and were surprised when Mr. Trump was not immediately ushered from the stage. “We’re pointing at the guy, crawling up the roof,” the witness said. “He had a rifle, you could clearly see he had a rifle. I’m thinking to myself, why is Trump still speaking? Why have they not pulled him off the stage?” The witness said he alerted Secret Service on the roof to the crawling man with the rifle, but Mr. Trump was not removed from the stage. “The next thing you know, five shots rang out,” the witness said, adding he is “100%” certain the shots came from the rifle of the man crawling across the roof. Mr. Trump was struck on the right ear but survived and is reported to be “fine.” One rally attendee was killed and two others were critically injured, the Secret Service said.)
— Trump joins Roosevelt, Bush as former presidents who faced assassination attempts. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/13/trump-joins-roosevelt-bush-as-former-presidents-wh/
— Rep. Steve Scalise, shooting survivor, targets ‘incendiary rhetoric’ from left after Trump shooting. – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/13/rep-steve-scalise-shooting-survivor-target-incendi/
— Congressional Democrats running a coup against sitting president and threatening justices. – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/13/congressional-democrats-running-coup-against-sitti/
FOX NEWS
— Who was Thomas Matthew Crooks? What we know about Trump’s attempted assassin. Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, and graduated from high school in 2022. – Scott McDonald
https://www.foxnews.com/us/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trumps-attempted-assassin
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He was one of nearly two dozen students from the school to earn a $500 “star award” from the National Math and Science Initiative. An online recording of his graduation ceremony shows him walking the stage to minimal applause and briefly posing with a school official, the New York Times reported. A search by Fox News Digital revealed Crooks would have turned 21 years old this September. He had no reported criminal or traffic citations and no reported bankruptcies, liens or foreclosures. Crooks was a registered Republican, according to voting records, but had only participated in the Nov. 8, 2022, state election due to his age.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump rally shooting blame game and calls for investigation begin. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said there would be hearings to determine what happened. – AP (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump brought it on himself, that is, that Trump causes all his own problems.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world/2024/07/14/trump-rally-shooting-blame-game-calls-investigation-begin
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, who has been identified as a potential vice presidential running mate for Trump, said on X that the violence was “not just some isolated incident. The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.”)
— The FBI early Sunday named 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the shooting. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world/2024/07/13/donald-trump-whisked-off-stage-in-pennsylvania-after-loud-noises-rang-through-the-crowd
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Law enforcement recovered an AR-style rifle at the scene, according to a third person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the ongoing investigation. An AP analysis of more than a dozen videos and photos from the scene of the Trump rally, as well as satellite imagery of the site, shows the shooter was able to get astonishingly close to the stage where the former president was speaking. A video posted to social media and geolocated by the AP shows the body of a person wearing gray camouflage lying motionless on the roof of a building at AGR International Inc., a manufacturing plant just north of the Butler Farm Show grounds where Trump’s rally was held. The roof where the person lay was less than 150 meters (164 yards) from where Trump was speaking, a distance from which a decent marksman could reasonably hit a human-sized target. For reference, 150 meters is a distance at which U.S. Army recruits must hit a scaled human-sized silhouette to qualify with the M-16 rifle. The AR-15, like the shooter at the Trump rally had, is the semi-automatic civilian version of the military M-16. Asked at the press conference whether law enforcement did not know the shooter was on the roof until he began firing, Kevin Rojek, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh Field Office, responded that “that is our assessment at this time” “It is surprising” that the gunman was able to open fire on the stage before the Secret Service killed him, he added. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whose department oversees the Secret Service, said officials were engaged with the Biden and Trump campaigns and “taking every possible measure to ensure their safety and security.”)
— ‘These are scary times.’ Illinois politicians react to Trump assassination attempt. “I think the hate for Trump is out of hand. It’s out of control. We have to settle down,” Illinois GOP National Committeeman Richard Porter said. Former President Barack Obama urged a pivot away from polarization. – Lynn Sweet and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024/07/13/illinois-politicians-react-trump-assassination-attempt-butler-pennsylvania-campaign-rally
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Echoing the sentiment that the shooter was likely politically motivated, Jeanne Ives, a former Illinois state representative and gubernatorial candidate, said, “These are scary times. No one knows the motive of the shooter, but this political violence likely stems from someone who felt threatened by the prospect of a Trump presidency, which is ridiculous,” Ives said. “The shooter is obviously deranged. But what does this mean? There’s no doubt people feel powerless against a powerful centralized government,” Ives said. . .“The deepening political divide is dangerous and any political violence is unacceptable,” McCombie said in a statement. “Gunshots cannot silence our collective need for change.)
— Chicago, Illinois politicians react to Trump assassination attempt: ‘Political violence is never acceptable.’ – Ellery Jones
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world/2024/07/13/chicago-illinois-trump-assassination-attempt-pennsylvania-reactions-rnc
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Republicans of Illinois are united and stand with President Trump,” Illinois GOP Chairwoman-elect Kathy Salvi said in a statement. “We express our full support for President Trump and his family. We appreciate the prompt response by law enforcement and the Secret Service.” “We are shocked and saddened by the events at the rally in PA. Political violence has no place in our society,” the Illinois Democratic Party posted on X. “We pray for the safety of all attendees and condemn violence in the strongest terms. Thank you to the first responders and Secret Service for their swift response.”)
— Those high-profile people who have promoted the most hatred against trump are under the most pressure to condemn the shooting.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world/2024/07/13/biden-trump-shooting-attempt-says-everybody-must-condemn-attack
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Law enforcement recover AR-style rifle at scene of Trump rally shooting. – AP (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use the shooting to first outlaw all semiautomatic firearms and then to abolish the Second Amendment.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/13/law-enforcement-recovered-ar-style-rifle-at-scene-of-trump-rally-shooting-ap-source-says/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: ‘This is unacceptable’: Suburban RNC delegates react to shooting at Trump rally. – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240713/article/this-is-unacceptable-suburban-rnc-delegates-react-to-shooting-at-trump-rally/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Republicans of Illinois are united and stand with President Trump,” Kathy Salvi, the chairwoman-elect of the Illinois Republican Party, said in a statement. “We express our full support for President Trump and his family. We appreciate the prompt response by law enforcement and the Secret Service.” . . . Joseph Folisi, another RNC delegate and Trump supporter, said “some people need to ratchet down the rhetoric.”)
FOX32
— Chicago reacts to shooting at Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania. – Nate Rodgers
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-reacts-shooting-trump-campaign-rally-pennsylvania
— Trump rally shooting: Experts weigh in on potential impact on RNC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39vnFwIvQJs
WGN9
— What happens if a presidential candidate is killed before an election? – Russell Falcon
https://wgntv.com/news/trending/what-happens-if-a-presidential-candidate-is-killed-before-an-election/
— Chicago, Illinois politicians react following deadly shooting at Pennsylvania Trump rally. – Gabriel Castillo
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/chicago-illinois-politicians-react-following-deadly-shooting-at-pennsylvania-trump-rally/
THE HILL
— Shocking attempt on Trump’s life pitches America into fresh turmoil. – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4770829-trump-rally-shooting-election/
NBC NEWS
— Pennsylvania voter records listed a Thomas Matthew Crooks with the same address and birth date as a registered Republican, though it was not clear from the records when that was put in place. (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters stress that the shooter was a registered Republican. Since 1999, my critics/opponents who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me have not only been registered Republicans, but a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. According to them, no one reads my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, but nevertheless, my newsletters have caused all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-rally-shooter-identified-20-080005738.html
YAHOO
— The FBI has named the man who shot Donald Trump as Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old registered Republican from Pennsylvania. Crooks was reportedly wearing a t-shirt bearing the emblem of a pro-gun Youtube channel when he was killed on Saturday by a special forces sniper after firing three shots at the former US president. . .Reports said that heavily-armed US security agents have raided Crooks’ home in Bethel Park on the edge of Pittsburgh, roughly an hour’s drive south of Butler, the small and hard-up post-industrial town where he tried to kill Trump. The FBI said that Crooks was not carrying any identification when he made the assassination attempt and had to be identified using DNA samples. . .US security forces said that they had recovered an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle lying by Crook’s body. AR-15 semi-automatic rifles have been used in several mass shootings in the US and have become the focus of the gun debate. Photos also showed a member of the US security forces standing over Crooks’ body. Crooks was wearing beige cargo-style shorts and a grey T-shirt bearing the logo of a pro-gun Youtube channel called Demolition Ranch. A registered Republican Videos and photos on the internet showed Crooks to be a tall, slender, white man who wore glasses and had long sandy-brown hair. Voter-registration data showed that Crooks was a registered Republican voter but on Jan 20, 2021, two weeks after pro-Trump alt-right supporters stormed the White House, Crooks gave $15 to a grassroots Democratic group. Crooks didn’t have a criminal record. A video showed him graduating from a local school in 2022 and winning a prize for math and science.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trump-101639620.html
REUTERS
— Slain suspect identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who was registered as Republican.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-shooting-raises-questions-about-security-lapses-2024-07-14/
— Trump rally shooting: Focus on Secret Service. – Gram Slattery, Alexandra Ulmer and Joseph Tanfani
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/possible-security-lapses-focus-after-trump-rally-shooting-2024-07-14/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican lawmakers said they would launch swift investigations into how a person managed to evade Secret Service agents and climb onto the roof of a building near where former U.S. President Donald Trump was speaking at an election rally and fire multiple shots before being killed. Mike Johnson, speaker of the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, said panels in the chamber will call officials from the Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI for hearings soon. The House oversight panel called Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify on July 22. While information about the incident was still sparse, early media reports said the shooter was outside the security perimeter of the rally venue in Butler, Pennsylvania. One person interviewed by the BBC said he had seen the man with gun and tried unsuccessfully to alert police and the Secret Service.
Trump supporters blasted the Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting Trump as a former U.S. president. Billionaire Elon Musk called for the agency’s leadership to resign. “How was a sniper with a full rifle kit allowed to bear crawl onto the closest roof to a presidential nominee,” asked conservative activist Jack Posobiec on social media site X. FBI Special Agent Kevin Rojek, speaking at a press briefing, called the number of shots the attacker was able to fire “surprising.” The Secret Service did not have a representative in that press briefing late on Saturday, which included FBI and state law enforcement officials.
The Secret Service said shortly after the shooting that it has begun an investigation and briefed Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump’s rival in the Nov. 5 election, though the agency did not immediately respond to additional requests for comment regarding its protocols. The Pennsylvania State Police referred questions to the Secret Service. Ben Maser said he was outside the rally perimeter, listening to Trump, when he noticed two officers seemingly looking for someone. Maser, a 41-year old welder, started scanning the area too. “I saw the guy on the roof. I told the officer that he was up there. He went about looking for him,” said Maser. . .Paul Eckloff, a former Secret Service agent who retired in 2020, said agents would have surveyed all the rooftops with a line of sight ahead of time. “This person either concealed themselves until they became a threat, or were not a threat until they revealed their weapons,” said Eckloff.)
WASHINGTON POST
— The shooter was killed. Crooks was a registered Republican, according to the state’s voter status records.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/13/2024-election-campaign-updates-biden-trump-rally/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters run the mainstream news media, and therefore, of course, spin the shooting against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/14/trump-shooting-conspiracy-theories/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As more details about the shooter emerged throughout the evening, seemingly identifying a man who was perched on a rooftop outside the Trump rally, Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, posted that either the Secret Service suffered from “extreme incompetence” for allowing him to position himself there or “it was deliberate.”)
— How the deadly Trump rally shooting unfolded in Pennsylvania. A timeline of how the suspected assassination attempt on the former president unfolded. – Derek Hawkins
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/14/trump-rally-shooting-timeline/
NEWSWEEK
— Who is Thomas Matthew Crooks: What We Know About Trump Shooting Suspect
https://www.newsweek.com/who-thomas-matthew-crooks-donald-trump-shooting-suspect-fbi-pennsylvania-rally-1924890
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters run the mainstream news media, and therefore, of course, spin the shooting against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-shooting-conspiracy-theories-erupt-staged-1924904
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Scalise, Shot in 2017 Attack, Points Finger at Democrats’ Rhetoric – Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/scalise-shot-in-2017-attack-points-finger-at-democrats-rhetoric-XLcF6DjRrQYPUpT31Fj2
— Those high-profile people who have promoted the most hatred against trump are under the most pressure to condemn the shooting.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/biden-on-trump-incident-we-cannot-condone-this–iVJmVUuOxOTD1IjYM07O
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/democrats-criticize-political-violence-IxKUdbUbQYsiBFjpdZHn
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/biden-campaign-to-pull-down-television-ads-yWBcGSbQDl4lfoGSgXOk
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters run the mainstream news media, and therefore, of course, spin the shooting against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/some-republicans-blame-biden-while-trump-says-motive-not-clear-MFyg9iR5zqztfamOxtGf
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While law-enforcement officials haven’t given details on the shooting suspect’s identity or a motive—and former President Donald Trump has said so as well—some Republicans are already making unsubstantiated claims that President Biden is responsible for the incident at the Butler, Pa., rally. “Today is not just some isolated incident. The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs,” Sen. J.D. Vance (R., Ohio), who is considered a possible Trump running mate, posted on X. “That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.” Vivek Ramaswamy, who competed against Trump in the 2024 Republican primaries, made a similar claim. “First they sued him. Then they prosecuted him. Then they tried to take him off the ballot,” he wrote on X. “Biden’s inevitable ritual condemnation of political violence today (when it comes) will be insufficient and irrelevant. No amount of verbiage today changes the toxic national climate that led to this tragedy.” A handful of Republican lawmakers posted similar comments on social media, insinuating political motivations and blaming Biden, who condemned the incident in a speech from Delaware and said he had reached out to Trump directly. Local law-enforcement officials and the Secret Service said they are investigating the incident but have so far released few details.)
— Who Was Trump Rally Shooting Suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks? – Gareth Vipers (COMMENT: Did he live with his parents? What do his parents have to say?)
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-rally-incident/card/who-was-thomas-matthew-crooks–lrMt72pIYPaqiqCoDta2
PEOPLE
— What to Know About Thomas Matthew Crooks, Shooter Who Opened Fire at Donald Trump Rally. – Greg Hanlon
https://people.com/what-to-know-trump-shooting-suspect-thomas-matthew-crooks-8677737
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2021, Crooks made a $15 donation to ActBlue, a political action committee that supports Democratic politicians. The donation was earmarked for the Progressive Turnout Project, which aims to get out increase voting among Democrats. . .CNN reports that the outlet briefly spoke to Crooks’ father, Matthew Crooks, late on July 13. Matthew Crooks said he was still trying to find out “what the hell is going on,” and declined to talk about his son until he spoke with law enforcement.)
AXIOS & FORBES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters run the mainstream news media, and therefore, of course, spin the shooting against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/trump-assassination-attempt-martyr-rnc
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/14/trump-rally-shooting-republicans-congress
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaunharper/2024/07/13/will-surviving-gunfire-be-donald-trumps-next-appeal-to-black-voters/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Republican Convention 2024: Speakers include potential VP picks Marco Rubio, JD Vance, Doug Burgum. Donald Trump’s family is expected to attend the RNC, but Ivanka and Melania are not listed to speak.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/rnc-2024-speakers-announced-including-potential-donald-trump-vp/15056697/
CBS2
— Group wins fight to protest within sight and sound of Democratic National Convention, but fight not over – Charlie De Mar
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/group-wins-fight-protest-within-sight-sound-democratic-national-convention/
WGN9
— Chicago removing homeless encampment ahead of Democratic National Convention. – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-removing-homeless-encampment-ahead-of-democratic-national-convention/
FOX32
— Who will Trump pick as his VP? Betting markets show a clear favorite (JD Vance). – Breck Dumas
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/who-will-trump-pick-his-vp-betting-markets-show-clear-favorite-some-unusual-activity
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— This year’s RNC speakers include VP hopefuls, GOP lawmakers and UFC’s CEO — but not Melania Trump. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/13/this-years-rnc-speakers-include-vp-hopefuls-gop-lawmakers-and-ufcs-ceo-but-not-melania-trump-2/
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/14/opinion-republican-party-platform/
— FRONT PAGE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/14/migrant-woman-sexually-abused-while-on-the-search-for-housing-highlights-the-vulnerability-for-attacks-experts-say/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bill Daley slams Johnson’s claim of ‘decades of disinvestment’ by past mayors. When Richard M. Daley became mayor, he “understood more than anybody … that he had to address what was called Beirut-on-the-Lake at the time because of the racial divide,” his brother Bill Daley told the Sun-Times. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2024/07/13/bill-daley-brandon-johnson-richard-m-j-disinvestment-past-mayors-crime-shootings
— Activist groups sue city, alleging denial of march permits during DNC violates free speech. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court on Friday and accuses the city of suppressing speech criticizing the government during the high-profile event. – Mary Norkol
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/13/activist-groups-sue-city-alleging-denial-of-march-permits-during-dnc-violates-free-speech
— Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/13/racist-chicago-black-white-segregation-shootings-violent-july-fourth-alden-loury
DAILY HERALD
— Youth fighting, fireworks part of ‘multiple disturbances’ at Fox Valley Mall – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240713/news/police-youth-fighting-fireworks-part-of-multiple-disturbances-at-fox-valley-mall/
SOUTHERN
— DNC announces 2024 party platform draft outlining Biden agenda, contrast with Trump. – Isabella Murray (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime. It promotes a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/13/dnc-announces-2024-party-platform-draft-outlining-biden-agenda-contrast-with-trump/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Conservative groups are pushing to clean voter rolls. Others see an effort to sow election distrust. – AP (COMMENT: How much deadwood is on the voter rolls in your county, your township, your municipality, and your precinct?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-conservative-groups-are-pushing-to-clean-voter-rolls-others-see-an-effort-to-sow-election-distrust/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— South Side GOP Chairman Devin Jones is the 18th Ward Republican Committeeman answers attacks from mayor, governor. – Jim Talamonti
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-republican-answers-attacks-from-mayor-governor/ar-BB1pV0Lw?ocid=windirect
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— National Committeeman Richard Porter looks ahead to GOP convention as party names new state chair. – PETER HANCOCK
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/national-committeeman-richard-porter-looks-ahead-to-gop-convention-as-party-names-new-state-chair
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The French are losing the demographic war to Islam. – Don Feder
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/12/french-are-losing-demographic-war/
BREITBART
— Chicago at Nearly 1,200 Shootings for 2024 Following July 4 Carnage. – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2024/07/13/chicago-at-nearly-1200-shootings-for-2024-following-july-4-carnage/
EPOCH TIMES
— What Will Happen at the Republican Convention, and What to Watch For. Beyond the hoopla of the televised sessions, political conventions are a place to conduct party business, network, and showcase the GOP brand. – Lawrence Wilson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/what-will-happen-at-the-republican-convention-and-what-to-watch-for-5682046
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Scholarship Excluding Males Who Identify As Males at Rochester Inst. of Technology Challenged By Equal Protection Project. – William A. Jacobson (COMMENT: I did not apply for any scholarships because my ACT score was only 24 and I only just made it into the upper 20% of my high school class in 1966. During my last 2 years in high school, I spent far too much time washing dishes to earn enough money to buy a new car to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC instead of studying. But even back then, scholarships were overwhelmingly targeted for those who did not share my demographics.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/07/scholarship-excluding-males-who-identify-as-males-at-rochester-inst-of-technology-challenged-by-equal-protection-project/
PJ MEDIA
— Gallup: Sharp Increase in the Number of Americans Wanting Less Immigration – RICK MORAN (COMMENT: Mass/illegal immigration hurts all Americans, but especially Americans who have less money than others. I had to work my way through college. If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got. And if not that, my salaries would have lower because immigrants drive salaries down.)
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/07/13/gallup-sharp-increase-in-the-number-of-americans-wanting-less-immigration-n4930649
TOWNHALL
— Elon Musk has made a significant donation to former President Donald Trump’s campaign as he becomes increasingly critical of President Joe Biden. –
Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/07/13/elon-musk-donated-to-trump-campaign-n2641818
— House Passes The SAVE Act, Dems Are Determined to Leave it There. – Jamie Parsons |
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jamie-parsons/2024/07/13/house-passes-the-save-act-dems-are-determined-to-leave-it-there-n2641728
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cnn.com/business/economy/transgender-americans-economy/index.html
AOL
— Wealthy Beginnings: How the Rich Raise Their Babies Differently. – CINDY LAMOTHE (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents have/had parents who had far more money than my parents had. Their parents bought them cars and paid for their college expenses. I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air with money that I had earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers when I was 16 years old in 1964. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint with money that I had earned washing dishes in 1966. I paid for my UIC expenses 1966-1968 and for my NIU expenses 1969-1970 with money that I had earned delivering mail. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents are/were rich.)
https://www.aol.com/wealthy-beginnings-rich-raise-babies-170043599.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Pritzker Tries to Reassure Fellow Midwestern Democrats Amid Biden Anxiety. Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois spoke to Democratic gatherings in Indiana and Ohio as party leaders tried to ease panic about President Biden. – Mitch Smith
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/us/pritzker-biden-democrats.html
— The Republicans Are Headed to Milwaukee. So Are Protesters. – Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/us/rnc-milwaukee-protests.html
USA TODAY
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in flooding America with illegals.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/12/border-immigration-politics-arrive-american-south/74121724007/
POLITICO
— Biden raised his voice over House Dem commander-in-chief concerns: ‘I don’t want to hear that crap’ Rep. Jason Crow, a respected centrist in the Democratic caucus, told Biden that people want a strong leader so they can feel safe on national security. – SARAH FERRIS
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/13/biden-raised-his-voice-over-house-dem-commander-in-chief-concerns-i-dont-want-to-hear-that-crap-00167975
Tag: IVES
July 2, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— 53 arrested, including 9 juveniles, in Lakeview hours after Pride celebrations. – Jessica D’Onofrio and Jasmine Mino
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crime-mass-arrest-conducted-lakeview-chicago-pride/15015187/
NBC5
— 53 people arrested during overnight chaos in Lakeview. – Jenn Schanz
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dozens-arrested-at-post-pride-parade-celebrations-in-lakeview-chicago-police/3478631/
— Alderman pushes for earlier curfew at Chicago 31st Street Beach after violent month. Ald. Lamont Robinson has called for a 9 p.m. curfew after several people were shot in and around 31st Street in June
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/alderman-pushes-for-earlier-curfew-at-chicago-31st-street-beach-after-violent-month/3478572/
CBS2
— Trump seeks to overturn criminal conviction, citing Supreme Court immunity decision. – Graham Kates
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-seeks-overturn-new-york-conviction-citing-supreme-court-immunity/
— Biden condemns Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump immunity case. – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-supreme-court-trump-immunity-decision/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/undocumented-immigrants-standard-illinois-drivers-licenses/
WGN9
— Rubio, Tim Scott would give Trump biggest boost as vice president: Poll – Caroline Vakil
https://wgntv.com/hill-politics/rubio-scott-would-give-trump-biggest-boost-as-vp-poll/
— 7 Democrats being floated as potential Biden replacements. – Jared Gans
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/7-democrats-being-floated-as-potential-biden-replacements/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/new-illinois-laws-go-into-effect-on-july-1-2024-drivers-licenses-noncitizens/
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/01/noncitizen-illinois-residents-can-now-get-standard-driver-s-license-here-s-what-you-need
WLS AM
— Pritzker replacing Biden could give Illinois a Republican governor
https://www.wlsam.com/2024/07/02/pritzker-replacing-biden-could-give-illinois-a-republican-governor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Member of House of Representatives Jeanne M. Ives joins Ray and Nick to discuss the possibility of J.B. Pritzker replacing Biden as the Democratic candidate and how it might be the best option to benefit Illinois. There will be lots of commotion no matter what decision the Biden family makes but it seems they want to hold onto power. How does voting change in a state that normally votes the same election after election, it begins at the local level. Who will replace Pritzker if he leaves his position as governor of Illinois and could it be a Republican?)
WBEZ
— Biden’s debate debacle adds wild card uncertainty to Chicago’s Democratic National Convention. If the president stays in the race, as it seems he will, the question will be which Joe Biden will show up in Chicago to accept his nomination — the faltering debater or a president fit to serve? – Lynn Sweet
https://www.wbez.org/columnists/2024/07/01/president-biden-debate-debacle-democratic-national-convention-chicago-polls
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/lgbtq/pride/2024/07/01/53rd-annual-chicago-pride-parade-lgbtq-lake-view-celebration-summer-diversity
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Walgreens could join other major retailers fleeing high-crime parts of Chicago. In many areas, Walgreens is the last major store remaining. The city must respond. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/02/editorial-walgreens-south-west-side-retail-target-walmart/
— Why not vote for issues first, then candidates next? – Jack Modzelewski (COMMENT: To vote for Democrats is to vote for more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/02/opinion-elections-issues-voting/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURES: Democrats ever-increasingly push minorities and LGBTQers to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/02/black-and-gay-owned-cannabis-businesses-opening-and-expanding-in-illinois/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders say “Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump immunity case makes a president king above the law. The ruling delays the election interference case against Donald Trump. But the biggest casualty with the court’s latest ruling is to our democracy.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/democracy/2024/07/01/supreme-court-ruling-trump-immunity-aziz-huq-roberts-sotomayor-editorial-democracy-solutions-project
— Police order ‘mass arrest’ in Lake View hours after Pride Parade. Fifty-three people, including nine juveniles, were arrested early Monday in the 3000 block of North Clark Street. A 15-year-old was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and was cited for having a firearm silencer. – Sophie Sherry and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/07/01/mass-arrest-police-clark-street-pride-parade-lake-view
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Chicago restaurants are being burglarized in record numbers: ‘I’m just beyond outraged’ There were 635 burglaries reported at restaurants last year, the most since at least 2001, and the city is on pace to surpass that number this year. – Ambar Colón, Mohammad Samra and Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/07/02/chicago-restaurants-are-being-burglarized-in-record-numbers-im-just-beyond-outraged
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: While Democratic congressional representatives from the Chicago area decried Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court landmark ruling giving presidents some immunity from criminal prosecution, some Republican candidates lauded the decision. – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240701/nation-and-world-politics/a-disastrous-decision-or-the-right-one-chicago-area-lawmakers-and-candidates-are-divided/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago pension debt rises to $37 billion – Shruti Date Singh
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-pension-debt-rises-city-hunts-cash
ROCK RIVER CURRENT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity.
https://www.rockrivercurrent.com/2024/07/01/northern-illinois-food-bank-to-help-provide-thousands-of-free-meals-to-youth-this-summer/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump seeks to set aside hush money verdict hours after immunity ruling. – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-seeks-to-set-aside-hush-money-verdict-hours-after-immunity-ruling/
— Trump golf courses’ liquor licenses not renewed after conviction. – Lauren Sforza
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-golf-courses-liquor-licenses-not-renewed-after-conviction/
WCIU
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wciu.com/cw26/stories/chicago-pride-parade-2024-check-out-our-pride
CHALKBEAT
— Chicago Public Schools announces safeguards for laid-off employees as teachers union decries staff cuts – Mila Koumpilova and Becky Vevea (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO U.S. Senators and Representatives cut GAO’s budge dramatically between 1980 and 1997. The Democrats who ran GAO used that to get rid of half of GAO’s employees. They did nothing to help the employees who they got rid of. The employees who they got rid of were overwhelmingly conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/06/28/chicago-public-schools-layoffs-paraprofessionals-protections/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— The great exodus continues: Fresh IRS data shows Illinois loses residents to 40 other states – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/the-great-exodus-continues-fresh-irs-data-shows-illinois-loses-residents-to-40-other-states-wirepoints/
— Illinois losses to out-migration are mostly the wealthy; incoming are relatively poor
https://wirepoints.org/the-many-people-illinois-loses-to-out-migration-are-wealthy-the-few-people-we-gain-are-relatively-poor-wirepoints-on-wls-ramblin-ray-show/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Supreme Court rules presidents have absolute immunity for official acts, but not unofficial acts. – Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/1/supreme-court-rules-presidents-have-absolute-immun/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois is another failing Democratic state model. – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3066303/illinois-another-failing-democratic-state-model/
— California school district considers suing companies with ties to slavery to pay for reparations – Matt Lamb (COMMENT: What do Democrats and RINOs stress about you to tie you to slavery? They stress that my ancestors have been in America since 1844. My ancestors’ defense, I stress that they always lived in northeast Illinois, that they were never in a position to discriminate against anyone, and they never did discriminate against anyone.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3058894/california-school-district-considers-suing-companies-pay-reparations/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Nearly 90,000 People Fled J.B. Pritzker’s Illinois Between 2021 and 2022, Taking Billions in Income With Them. Democratic governor turns a blind eye to state’s population decline. – Jameson Mitrovich
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/nearly-90000-people-fled-j-b-pritzkers-illinois-between-2021-and-2022-taking-billions-in-income-with-them/
— Meet the Rich Kids, Professors, and Activists Arrested at Columbia in April. The Washington Free Beacon’s guide to occupying a Columbia campus building. – Jessica Costescu
https://freebeacon.com/campus/meet-the-rich-kids-professors-and-activists-arrested-at-columbia-in-april/
NEW YORK POST
— DEI efforts in US Armed Forces ineffective, run ‘opposite of the military ethos.’ – Cameron Arcand
https://nypost.com/2024/07/01/us-news/dei-efforts-in-us-armed-forces-ineffective-run-opposite-of-the-military-ethos-study/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The VA Must Stop Working for Illegals. It is a national embarrassment that lawbreakers from abroad get better service than American veterans. – Greg Steube
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-va-must-stop-working-for-illegals/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Farm supply chain plows under its woke corporate policies & activities. – Steve Jordahl
https://afn.net/business/2024/07/01/farm-supply-chain-plows-under-its-woke-corporate-policies-activities/
BLAZE
— Woke Churches Abandon Faith for ‘Pride’ in BLASPHEMOUS Display (COMMENT: How much success have Democrats had making your church promote LGBTQ?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4CABe6z3Yc
BREITBART
— A Wave of Migrant Crime Engulfing America. – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/07/01/a-wave-of-migrant-crime-engulfing-america/
— Joe Biden Makes Another Gaffe in White House Address, Reads ‘End of Quote’ from Teleprompter. – WENDELL HUSEBØ (COMMENT: Who writes what Biden reads?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/01/joe-biden-makes-another-gaffe-in-white-house-address-reads-end-of-quote-from-teleprompter/
— Nearly Half of Americans Believe Corporate Diversity Programs Discriminate Against White Men. – SEAN MORAN (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2024/07/01/poll-nearly-half-of-americans-believe-corporate-diversity-programs-discriminate-against-white-men/
DAILY CALLER
— Supreme Court Rules Trump Has ‘Absolute Immunity’ From Prosecution For Official Acts. – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/01/supreme-court-rules-trump-has-immunity-for-official-acts-in-appeal/
EPOCH TIMES
— Supreme Court Rules Trump Has Some Immunity in Federal Election Case. Presidents enjoy immunity from prosecution for official acts, the majority ruled. – Sam Dorman
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/supreme-court-rules-trump-has-some-immunity-in-landmark-decision-5640112
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— 7.1 Million Visa Applicants Not Interviewed.
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/new-audit-finds-71-million-visa-applicants-not-interviewed
FOX NEWS
— Chicago pastor takes on Dem mayor’s push for reparations. Chicago Pastor and Project H.O.O.D. founder Corey Brooks has some pointed questions for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson about his reparations task force. (COMMENT: What do Democrats and RINOs stress about you to tie you to slavery? They stress that my ancestors have been in America since 1844. My ancestors’ defense, I stress that they always lived in northeast Illinois, that they were never in a position to discriminate against anyone, and they never did discriminate against anyone.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6356175380112
— Mike Huckabee: There’s no one to blame but Joe Biden. ‘Hannity’ panelists Reince Priebus and Mike Huckabee discuss who the Biden family is blaming for the president’s performance at the CNN Presidential Debate.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6356236471112
PJ MEDIA
— Illegal Alien Crime Wave Sweeps America. – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/07/01/illegal-alien-crime-wave-sweeps-america-n4930322
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2024-07-01/ap-photos-parties-protests-and-parades-mark-a-vibrant-pride-around-the-world
MSNBC
— My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I took jobs that should have been given to Blacks. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire early and gave my job and gave my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. My critics/opponents who have never held jobs like the ones I did make it very clear that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I took.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/trump-rubio-black-jobs-presidential-debate-rcna159765
MSN
— Medical schools promote segregated medicine, and here’s how it’s going to hurt patients. – Ian Kingsbury, Jay Greene (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, everyone in healthcare will be non-conservative, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/medical-schools-promote-segregated-medicine-and-heres-how-its-going-to-hurt-patients/ar-AA1n3PnD
ABC LOS ANGELES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7.com/post/watch-abc-news-live-pride-across-america-lgbtq-parades-marches/14914691/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id5luPi41_g
NEW YORK SUN
— Disney Exec’s Bombshell Claim That Company Doesn’t Want To Hire White Men Prompts Call for Civil Rights Probe. ‘Such clear evidence cannot be ignored,’ says conservative advocacy group America First Legal. – NOVI ZHUKOVSKY (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that soon, if not already, companies will officially stop hiring White men and officially get rid of their White male employees who are conservative, Republican, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nysun.com/article/disney-execs-bombshell-that-company-doesnt-want-to-hire-white-men-prompts-call-for-civil-rights-probe
USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in making children sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/29/lgbtq-youth-pride-activism/74232062007/
DAILY TEXAN
— Texas GOP releases official party platform before upcoming 89th Legislative Session – Riley Walsh
https://thedailytexan.com/2024/07/01/texas-gop-releases-official-party-platform-before-upcoming-89th-legislative-session/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democrats Deserve Biden, Even if the Country Doesn’t. They’ve deceived and gaslit us for four years, all in the name of ‘democracy.’ That collapsed Thursday. – Gerard Baker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democrats-deserve-biden-even-if-the-country-doesnt-2024-presidential-election-a86a9756
— Grief, Then Paperwork: The Messy, Thankless Job of an Estate Executor – Ashlea Ebeling (COMMENT: I recently served as the executor for my aunt’s and for my brother’s estates.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/grief-then-paperwork-the-messy-thankless-job-of-an-estate-executor-6bb1e228
— The Inevitability of Biden’s Reckoning. Democrats are paying the price for overriding voter concerns about the president’s age. – Molly Ball (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-sad-inevitability-of-bidens-reckoning-464e4849
FORBES
— 5 Ways To Maximize Your Academic Summer Program For Ivy League Admissions – Christopher Rim (COMMENT: While you were in high school and college, what did you do with your summers? Because I had to work my way through college, I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherrim/2024/06/27/5-ways-to-maximize-your-academic-summer-program-for-ivy-league-admissions/
FED SCOOP
— GAO budget request puts premium on modernization efforts. – MATT BRACKEN (COMMENT: GAO is less than a shell of what it once was. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO U.S. Senators and Representatives cut GAO’s budge dramatically between 1980 and 1997. The Democrats who ran GAO used that to get rid of half of GAO’s employees. The employees who they got rid of were overwhelmingly conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://fedscoop.com/gao-budget-modernization-cloud-cybersecurity/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-age/2024/07/02/tracking-effects-affirmative-actions-demise
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/new-anti-dei-legislation-goes-into-effect-in-4-states
July 1, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Mass arrest ordered in Lakeview near Chicago Pride Parade location. – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crime-mass-arrest-conducted-lakeview-chicago-pride/15015187/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-pride-parade-2024-abc7-chicago-broadcasts-parade/14970212/
— Chicago police issue warning for recent car thefts in the Loop.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-police-issue-warning-recent-car-thefts-loop/15013986/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuqKga6Zs_8
— Chicago shootings: At least 35 shot, 4 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shootings-weekend-least-35-shot-4-fatally/15015645/
NBC5
— Police conduct ‘mass arrest’ near Chicago’s North Side Lakeview neighborhood. According to police, an “active” scene was reported just before 1:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of North Clark Street.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-conduct-mass-arrest-near-chicagos-north-side-lakeview-neighborhood/3477889/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/culmination-of-lgbtq-pride-month-parties-protests/3477532/?amp=1
https://www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-pride-lgbtq/how-to-watch-the-2024-chicago-pride-parade/3477473/
— Chicago city agencies delay, deny, withhold records related to protest permits at DNC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4My0Uyxft7M
CBS2
— Police report “mass arrest” on Chicago’s North Side – Elyssa Kaufman
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/police-report-mass-arrest-on-chicagos-north-side/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/53rd-annual-chicago-pride-parade-in-lakeview/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf117lcJgT8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlFqaGCOSPg
— Thieves steal multiple cars from streets, garages in Chicago’s South Loop. – Jeramie Bizzle
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/car-thefts-south-loop-chicago/
WGN9
— Chicago police conduct ‘mass arrest’ in Lakeview following Pride parade – Anna Roberts
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-police-conduct-mass-arrest-in-lakeview-following-pride-parade/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-pride-parade-expected-to-bring-about-a-million-people-to-lake-view-for-53rd-annual-event-sunday/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXrghHY-svY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsiAwKXH9HU
FOX32
— Mass arrest reported in Lake View after Pride celebrations – Joanie Lum
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pride-celebration-arrests-lake-view
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1478295
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1478473
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oix4HyWZLHg
— John Deere announces mass layoffs in Midwest amid production shift to Mexico. – Michael Dorgan
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/john-deere-announces-mass-layoffs-midwest-amid-production-shift-mexico
— South Loop surge of car thefts: Chicago police urge drivers to be vigilant. – Cody King
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/south-loop-surge-car-thefts-police-urge-drivers-be-vigilant
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OG FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/30/chicago-pride-parade/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/30/early-20th-century-anti-immigrant-laws-fueled-by-fears-migrants-were-turning-cities-into-foreign-colonies/
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/01/in-chicagos-tent-cities-a-multitude-of-challenges-to-address-the-citys-rising-homelessnes/
— President Joe Biden’s student debt relief is another blow to meritocracy and personal responsibility. – Jennifer Schwab
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/01/opinion-joe-biden-student-debt-relief-program-accountability/
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at Black women that Republicans cause all their problems, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male. older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/01/column-kim-foxx-lori-lightfoot-race-gender-political-target-washington/
— The Republicans who want to be Donald Trump’s VP were once harsh critics with key policy differences. – MICHELLE L. PRICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/01/trump-vice-president-candidates-policies/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/pride/2024/06/30/53rd-annual-chicago-pride-parade-lgbtq-lake-view-celebration-summer-diversity
— Biden’s debate debacle adds wild card uncertainty to Chicago’s Democratic National Convention. If President Joe Biden stays in the race, as it seems he will, the question at the convention will be which Biden will show up in Chicago to accept his nomination — the faltering debater or a president fit to serve? – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/06/30/president-biden-debate-debacle-democratic-national-convention-chicago-polls
— Democrats promote those who promote the Democrat Party platform. RINOs do not promote those who promote the Republican Party platform.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/06/30/president-biden-debate-performance-age-steinberg
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois Dems standing by Biden — for now – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/illinois-democrats-support-biden-now
— Scott Fawell reflects on his prison time after Outcome Health execs are sentenced for their crimes.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/technology/scott-fawell-describes-prison-life-awaiting-outcome-health-execs
CENRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say that “Tim Scott has benefited from mentors along the way. He’s hoping for another helping hand.” (COMMENT: What happened to your mentors? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor who arranged for my transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, who was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-tim-scott-has-benefited-from-mentors-along-the-way-hes-hoping-for-another-helping-hand/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say that “Republicans are turning Biden’s voter registration order into a partisan flash point.” – Hansi Lo Wang
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-06-30/republicans-are-turning-bidens-voter-registration-order-into-a-partisan-flash-point
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-01/republican-candidates-are-downplaying-abortion-but-it-keeps-coming-up
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-06-30/as-lgbtq-visibility-increases-so-does-the-backlash
WSIL TV
— Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes a ) more LGBTQ and b) more discrimination against those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/pritzker-signs-two-diversity-and-inclusion-based-bills/article_022b89fa-3721-11ef-b2b8-fbaccb05aaa2.html
CHOOSE CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.choosechicago.com/event/chicago-tap-theatre-presents-can-you-hear-us-now-the-queer-tap-dance-revolution/2024-06-30/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/30/pride-parade-2024-kicks-off-in-lakeview-first-year-of-shortened-route/
COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Columbia College ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://columbiachronicle.com/pride-is-power-thousands-gather-at-chicagos-53rd-annual-pride-parade
CHICAGO BEARS
— Chicago Bears ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagobears.com/photos/bears-celebrate-pride-month-at-chicago-pride-parade-pride-bowl
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Tip-toeing around the debate – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/01/tip-toeing-around-the-debate-00166008
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— As Illinois subsidizes EV industry, auto analyst says gas-powered engines here to stay. – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_7a17ea82-358f-11ef-b764-7356d559a1e5.html
JEANNE IVES
— The Mis-Education and Radicalization of America’s Youth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3nQtzTh_K8
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— New study finds Chicago ranks among worst run cities in country. – Glenn Minnis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3064822/new-study-finds-chicago-ranks-among-worst-run-cities-in-country/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden Admin Flying Migrants Deported by Trump Back Into the US. – Joseph Simonson
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-admin-flying-migrants-trump-deported-back-into-the-us/
NEW YORK POST
— Billionaire governor JB Pritzker considered as potential Biden replacement failed to deliver promised jobs to black residents – Carl Campanile (COMMENT: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to illegals is to discriminate against Blacks. But wait, Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans and Blacks and illegals are solders in the Democrat Army.)
https://nypost.com/2024/06/30/us-news/billionaire-governor-jb-pritzker-considered-as-potential-biden-replacement-failed-to-deliver-promised-jobs-to-black-residents/
— Joe Biden now doing what he does best — weaseling out of the blame for US border crisis. – Miranda Devine
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/joe-biden-now-doing-what-he-does-best-weaseling-out-of-the-blame-for-us-border-crisis/ar-BB1hpbHT
AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden’s cognitive abilities are as good as ever. – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/07/biden_s_cognitive_abilities_are_as_good_as_ever.html
BREITBART
— Pro-Palestinian Protesters Descend on Chicago Suburban Home of Democrat Rep. Brad Schneider at 3am. – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/06/30/pro-palestinian-protesters-descend-chicago-suburban-home-democrat-rep-brad-schneider-3am/
FOX NEWS
— DNC host city’s major newspaper calls second Biden term ‘a ridiculous idea’; urges him to drop out of race. ‘To pretend he is the party’s best choice for four more years? For a party that loves to accuse Republicans of mendacity, it’s pretty rich.’ – Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi
https://www.foxnews.com/media/dnc-host-citys-major-newspaper-calls-second-biden-term-ridiculous-idea-urges-him-drop-out-race
— ‘Woke’ universities put on notice for allowing ‘disgraceful mob riots’ in new GOP bill. ‘My legislation holds these woke universities accountable,’ Rep. Jim Banks says. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/woke-universities-put-notice-allowing-disgraceful-mob-riots-new-gop-bill
GOPUSA
— U.S. Rep. Roy Seeks To Oust Biden Via 25th Amendment
https://www.gopusa.com/u-s-rep-roy-seeks-to-oust-biden-via-25th-amendment/
NEWSMAX
— Mexican Cartels Armed With US Weaponry. – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mexico-cartels-weapons/2024/06/30/id/1170727/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-06-30/parties-and-protests-mark-the-culmination-of-lgbtq-pride-month-in-nyc-san-francisco-and-beyond
CNN
— Democrats fear replacement scenarios as much as keeping Biden – Edward-Isaac Dovere,
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/30/politics/democratic-party-replacement-worries-joe-biden/index.html
— My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I took jobs that should have been given to Blacks. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire early and they gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. My critics/opponents who have never held jobs like the ones I did make it very clear that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I did.)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/30/opinions/2024-debate-trump-biden-palestinians-racism-obeidallah/index.html
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://apnews.com/article/lgbtq-pride-nyc-san-francisco-parade-protest-0c8dd29c5f0d09c9e52b8b47a39efcd2
REUTERS
— Democrats blame Biden’s disastrous debate on bad preparation, exhaustion.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/joe-bidens-disastrous-debate-blamed-bad-preparation-exhaustion-2024-06-30/
ABC NEWS
— Steve Bannon predicts Trump will win by a ‘landslide.’
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/steve-bannon-predicts-trump-landslide/story?id=111546136
— 4th of July mass shootings increased over the past 3 years. There have been 80 total mass shootings during the holiday since 2021. – Luke Barr
https://abcnews.go.com/US/4th-july-mass-shootings-increased-past-3-years/story?id=111543843
NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/parties-protests-mark-culmination-lgbtq-pride-month-nyc-san-francisco-rcna159656
CBS NEWS
— Increasing numbers of voters don’t think Biden should be running after debate with Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-debate-should-biden-be-running-mental-abilities/
NEWSWEEK
— Chicago School Spending Has Nearly Doubled, Scores Have Dropped. – Khaleda Rahman (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat teachers will ever-increasingly make tests easier to pass. Back when tests were much harder to pass, I passed all the tests needed to a) graduate in the upper 20% of my high school class and get an ACT score of 24, b) earn a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, c) become a CPA, and d) become a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). I passed the CPA and CIA examinations on my first attempt, something that only 20% do.)
https://www.newsweek.com/chicago-school-spending-scores-have-dropped-1917053
MSN
— Democrats say “Allies support Biden, tell him to stay in the race.” Countries that want to invade other countries want Biden to run America, that is, they want to continue weakening America.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/bad-debates-happen-allies-support-biden-tell-him-to-stay-in-the-race/ar-BB1paYwL
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURES: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/nyregion/nyc-pride-parade.html
— To Woo Trump, VP Contenders Show Off Their Rich Friends. Vice-presidential hopefuls are posturing as part of a bid to highlight their ties to wealthy donors.
– Michael C. Bender and Theodore Schleifer (COMMENT: I should write a book those major donors in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/us/politics/trump-vice-president-donors.html
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of me.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2024/06/30/sixty-years-since-civil-rights-act-signing-things-to-know/74019336007/
— Biden ever-increasingly forgives more student loans to get more votes from those deadbeats.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/07/01/biden-student-loan-forgiveness-debt-courts/74221722007/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/06/27/988-suicide-crisis-lifeline-lgbtq-youth/74090651007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats want illegals because illegals vote foe Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-is-behind-the-strong-u-s-economy-growth-election-2024-debate-042a8bd8
POLITICO
— Biden’s family privately criticizes top advisers and pushes for their ouster at Camp David meeting. – JONATHAN LEMIRE and LAUREN EGAN
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/30/biden-camp-david-family-debate-00165970
INQUISITR
— Aging Joe Biden is “Dependably Engaged” for These Many Hours Each Day: Reveal His Aides – Juwairiya Shariq (COMMENT: How many hours a day are you dependably engaged? I have to be dependably engaged and I am dependably engaged for at least 10 hours each and every day to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and to send them out.)
https://www.inquisitr.com/aging-joe-biden-is-dependably-engaged-for-these-many-hours-each-day-reveal-his-aides
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The aides weren’t surprised by POTUS’ disoriented mind and ramblings during the debate and revealed two versions of Biden- one is alert and confident, and the other is confused and dependable on people for a few hours each day. And it is common knowledge within his inner circle that he needs occasional assistance, which is, of course, a result of issues that stem from aging. To be more specific, the aides revealed Biden is only “dependably engaged” between the hours of 10 am to 4 pm each working day in the White House, and outside these hours, he’s seemingly lost, confused, and is more likely to misspeak on different occasions and struggle to string through thoughts together. In fact, the aides “meticulously” work to ensure his public exposure is between these hours. The report read, “Between the lines: Biden’s miscues and limitations are more familiar inside the White House. The time of day is important as to which of the two Bidens will appear. Many of his public events in front of cameras are held within those hours. Outside of that time range or while traveling abroad, Biden is more likely to have verbal miscues and become fatigued.”)
INDEPENDENT
— Biden’s family discusses firing campaign advisers over horrific debate performance against Trump – Oliver O’Connell, Joe Sommerlad, Ariana Baio
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-biden-news-presidential-election-trump-b2571872.html
June 22, 2024
Who are the conservative leaders in Illinois? Conservative leaders a) should write articles monthly/weekly/daily that promote planks in the Republican Party platform including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, b) should post those articles on their websites, and c) should include diersen@aol.com on their email lists. Conservative leaders should help elect Republican candidates who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform. In addition to being good writers, conservative leaders should be good public speakers, should have demonstrated leadership skills, should have relevant education, work experience, and other accomplishments, should have the necessary time and money, and should have no skeletons in their closets.
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise Tracy and use his resignation to demonize, denigrate, and condemn conservatives, that is, platform Republicans, that is, Republicans. I was not a member of any team organized to oust Tracy, Kolber, or Shaw. I did use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to advocate for the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and for direct election of IRP State Central Committee members. I agree with my critics/opponents who blast me as not being a team player, that is, as being someone who they cannot manipulate or dominate. I am not an operative or dupe for anyone. No one can tell me what to do. Republican Precinct Committeemen should promote the Republican Party platform and those who promote that platform rather than serving as operatives or dupes for leaders or would be leaders of Republican organizations.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/06/21/illinois-gop-chair-don-tracy-resignation-takeover-far-right-republicans-rich-miller-column
ILLINOIS TIMES
— Illinois GOP ousts moderate leadership. Far-right activists force several out of top positions. – Rich Miller (COMMENT: Who are these “far-right activists” and what do they think of me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? They certainly do not keep me on their press release lists.)
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/illinois-gop-ousts-moderate-leadership-18677883
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— (6/20/24) Don Tracy Ally Jeanne Ives Attacks Grassroots, IR, Trump Jr. Event, and now Setting Sights on IL GOP Chairmanship (COMMENT: What does Ives think of you? How has she treated you? I should write a book about how Ives has treated me since 2002.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/06/don-tracy-ally-jeanne-ives-attacks-grassroots-ir-trump-jr-event-and-now-setting-sights-on-il-gop-chairmanship.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ever since news broke that embattled Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy was resigning effective July 19th, Illinois GOP state central committee member Jeanne Ives has been working the phones trying to gauge support as she considers a potential run for the party’s top spot – despite spending the last two years angering the very base that made her, and was instrumental in Tracy’s decision to resign. In December of 2022, Ives stunned a room full of over 200 grassroots activists during a SSC meeting when she defended then IL GOP Finance Chairman Vince Kolber, who had just insulted the grassroots for not donating money to the state party – yelling – in an almost out of body experience that, “Vince is not your problem! This man gave me $750,000 when I ran against Gov. Bruce Rauner!” Just months before challenging Gov. Rauner in the GOP primary, Ives was seen smiling for a photo with her soon-to-be Republican political opponent. Rauner – bruised and damaged during a vicious primary against Ives, would lose his re-election to political newcomer JB Pritzker by 16 points – just two years before the pandemic and Gov. Pritzker’s shutdown orders and mask mandates. Last September, Ives endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president during the 2024 presidential primary, despite the wildly popular former president Donald Trump leading in the polls among Republicans over his political opponents, including DeSantis by over 30 points. And when Ives learned that the president’s son – Donald Trump Jr. was coming to Illinois to promote Letters to Trump last October, her team made requests to interview Trump Jr. on her radio show, and to speak on stage during the event. When the requests were turned down, and this publication accurately reported about it, she became angry – and went on Facebook attacking the event featuring Trump Jr. and falsely alleged that the hosts couldn’t sell tickets. And since that time, her popularity has been in decline, and her radio show, which is streamed live on Facebook, receives very little engagement. On May 26th, her 2-hour show received only five likes and two shares. But that has since changed because after this publication reported on it, Ives is now paying to boost her posts to make it appear as if her Facebook posts are more popular than they really are. In other words, she’s now paying for likes and comments. And over the last two years, Ives continues to trash this publication – the leading conservative news publication in the state. In an interview with Crain’s Chicago Business in April of 2023, Ives offered a stunning on-the-record quote when asked to comment about IR, stating, “I don’t read their garbage.” Sources also confirm to IR that during that same time frame last Spring, Ives proposed in a private meeting that the SSC ban this publication, including then publisher Scott Kaspar and editor-in-chief Mark Vargas from attending all future IL GOP meetings. The proposal was immediately shot down and the discussion shifted to another topic. Censoring media outlets is typical in third world countries ruled by dictators – and for Ives to suggest that the state party censor the leading conservative news publication in Illinois because she is bothered by the facts is alarming. In Russia, President Vladamir Putin signed into law legislation that criminalizes news publications from reporting on anything that contradicts, or is critical of his administration. In China, a country that leads the world in jailing reporters, there are an estimated 274 journalists currently in prison for reporting on stories that angered the ruling Communist political party – and citizen journalist Zhang Zahn sits in a Chinese prison for her reporting the facts during the pandemic. And in Iran, there are 41 journalists in prison for writing stories that exposed the corruption of Iranian authorities. Ever since her election to the Republican State Central Committee in 2022, Ives has abandoned her grassroots base for the IL GOP elites – becoming part of the establishment instead of opposing it. And never one to shy away from controversy, the former grassroots activist has never called on Don Tracy to resign – despite her base advocating for it. She never called on Kolber – who votes in Wisconsin and Illinois as a full time resident of both states simultaneously – to apologize for saying such offensive remarks to the grassroots during the SSC meeting in December of 2022. She never called on former Chicago GOP Chairman Steve Boulton to walk back his recently discovered Facebook comment in 2015 when he compared Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. And she never called out former SSC member Mark Shaw, who faked a delegate badge and threatened to beat up a fellow state central committee member during the IL GOP state convention last month – and demanded that he resign. In fact, during the state convention, Ives cut a deal and backed Shaw for national committeeman over the grassroots-backed candidate Dean White. And in early June, when the grassroots sent her emails about investigating Shaw’s behavior, Ives angrily posted a comment on her Facebook page, writing, “canned emails get a canned response.” The comment drew an immediate backlash as Republicans fired back calling Ives’ comment “ignorant” and “belittling” to the constituents she’s supposed to represent. While Ives is busy making phone calls trying to gauge support for a potential run at party chairwoman, sources have shared with this publication that she has very little support from SSC members – and that her elevation to state party chair is more than a long shot – it’s an impossibility. An IL GOP Search Committee will work to identify the new chair or co-chair following Tracy’s shock resignation late on Wednesday.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In bid for young voters, Democrats offer social media influencers access to August convention. It’s part of a critical voter outreach plan in place since President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign and extended into the halls of the White House — as Biden combats Donald Trump and his army of online supporters. – Tina Sfondeles (COMMENT: Are there “online supporters” of Trump in your county, township, municipality, and school district?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/06/21/democratic-national-convention-social-social-media-influencers-young-voters
— Democrats ever-increasingly use books to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/democracy/2024/06/21/books-bans-censorship-school-board-american-library-association-democracy-solutions-natalie-moore-column
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: Despite city ban, video gambling parlor plans to open in unincorporated site inside Naperville boundaries. – TESS KENNY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/21/naperville-video-gaming-gambling-slots-illinois/
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240621/news/this-is-not-a-moment-of-pride-for-anybody-mchenry-county-board-scales-back-pride-month-resolution/
ABC7
— RNC 2024 security zone revealed, Chicago Secret Service handling security for both conventions – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/post/secret-service-chicago-has-handle-security-democrat-republican/14985712/
— What the Supreme Court domestic violence gun ruling means for survivors, advocates – Jasmine Minor
https://abc7chicago.com/post/what-supreme-court-domestic-violence-gun-ruling-united/14985957/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/windy-city-weekend-celebrates-chicago-pride-month-2024/14985292/
NBC5
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-pride-lgbtq/chicago-pride-fest-kicks-off-this-weekend/3469773/
CBS2
— City of Milwaukee to run tight ship for security during Republican National Convention – Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/city-of-milwaukee-security-republican-national-convention/
WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAC01Lfea0I
https://wgntv.com/spotlight-chicago/ui-health-designated-as-an-lgbtq-healthcare-equality-high-performer/
FOX32
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1474652
WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/springfield/2024/06/21/illinois-general-assembly-lgbtq-legislation-gender-affirming-care-housing-safety
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more abortion.
https://chicagocrusader.com/illinois-had-over-37k-abortions-by-out-of-state-residents-in-2023/
SOUTHERN
— Democrats use Reggie Jackson to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/06/21/mlb-hall-of-famer-reggie-jackson-opens-up-on-racism-he-faced-playing-in-alabama/
— Trump proposes giving green cards to all noncitizen college graduates. His campaign says only after they are vetted. – Lalee Ibssa and Soo Rin Kim (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/06/22/trump-proposes-giving-green-cards-to-all-noncitizen-college-graduates-his-campaign-says-only-after-they-are-vetted/
— RNC laser-focused on vote monitoring, committed to enlisting 100,000 poll volunteers – Brittany Shepherd and Lalee Ibssa,
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/06/22/rnc-laser-focused-on-vote-monitoring-committed-to-enlisting-100000-poll-volunteers/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Biden and allied Republicans are trying to rally GOP women in swing-state suburbs away from Trump. – AP (COMMENT: My critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization would rather see Biden elected than Trump. My critics/opponents have demographics that Biden has promised to give preference to.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-biden-and-allied-republicans-are-trying-to-rally-gop-women-in-swing-state-suburbs-away-from-trump/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Teamsters for Trump? Union president will speak at the Republican National Convention – AP
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/teamsters-rnc-trump-union-president-sean-obrien-milwaukee-campaign-speak-invitation-republican-national-convention-joe-biden-support-blue-collar-workers-2024-election-former-donald
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-06-21/equality-pac-raises-millions-to-boost-lgbtq-representation-in-congress
WSIL TV
— Trump dwarfs Biden in latest fundraising numbers in show of political force after felony conviction. – AP (COMMENT: Who has taken adverse actions against you? What have those adverse actions motivated you to do? My Democrat superiors took many big adverse actions against me. That motivated me a) to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) to earn job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) to earn job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1977, and d) to earn a job-related professional license in 1981. The aforesaid enabled me a) to get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) to get promoted by GAO in 1986, and c) to survive as a GAO employee until 1997. In today’s dollars, my ending GAO salary was $150,075/year. Since 2000, anti-conservative leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have taken many big adverse actions against me. Those adverse actions continue to motivate me to send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Those adverse actions motivated me to survive as a) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021, b) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, d) the MTRO webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, e) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and f) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors member 2001-2004.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/trump-dwarfs-biden-in-latest-fundraising-numbers-in-show-of-political-force-after-felony-convictions/article_f81f5d99-c82b-5bd3-8f9b-9e15ec8923ee.html
25 NEWS NOW
— Bloomington Gold returns in style for Corvette lovers – Sam Matheny (COMMENT: Sadly, my focus on Republican politics in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 2000 has drawn lots of my attention away from Corvettes. I have owned my 1972 Corvette since 1971 and my 2005 Corvette since 2005.)
https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/06/21/bloomington-gold-returns-style-corvette-lovers/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Homelessness Advocates Blast City For Closing Cooling Centers, Libraries During Juneteenth Heat Wave. An expert and volunteers want the city to change how it measures heat and implements emergency cooling resources to keep neighbors safe. – Ariel Parrella-Aureli
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/21/homelessness-advocates-blast-city-for-closing-cooling-centers-libraries-during-juneteenth-heat-wave/
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Democrats ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/event/pride-south-side-2024/?instance_id=1962
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-109/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— The details of one deadly weekend in Chicago: 71 shot, 9 dead. – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/one-june-weekend-in-chicago-71-shot-9-dead-wirepoints/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— No fighting allowed: Police, Secret Service says protesters at GOP convention must use voices only. – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/21/no-fighting-allowed-police-secret-service-says-pro/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump gushes over new Louisiana Ten Commandments law – Elaine Mallon
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3054807/trump-gushes-louisiana-ten-commandments-law/
— Harvard study suggests federal government is in perfect position to pay reparations – Jack Birle (COMMENT: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Since the 1960s, the Democrats who run the federal government have used AA and DEI to pay many trillions of dollars in reparations to Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3054636/harvard-study-federal-government-perfect-position-pay-reparations/
— Democrat and RINO employers prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3055237/trump-is-right-foreign-graduates-should-get-green-cards/
NEW YORK POST
— Conservative border hawks slam Trump’s college green card vow for foreign students. – Josh Christenson and Steven Nelson (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://nypost.com/2024/06/21/us-news/conservative-border-group-slams-trumps-college-green-card-handout-for-foreign-students-cockamamie/
— How rising anti-American axis sees US weakness, and is ready to pounce. – Niall Ferguson (COMMENT: Rising anti-American axis countries are ever-increasingly illegally sending more and more and more of their soldiers illegally into America illegally. Americans should be buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://nypost.com/2024/06/21/opinion/how-rising-anti-american-axis-sees-us-weakness-and-is-ready-to-pounce/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Pride Month Goeth Before the Fall – Dan Proft
https://amgreatness.com/2024/06/21/pride-month-goeth-before-the-fall/
— Nearly 80,000 DACA Recipients Had Criminal Records – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2024/06/21/report-nearly-80000-daca-recipients-had-criminal-records/
DAILY CALLER
— Supreme Court Upholds Ban On Firearms For Domestic Violence Offenders – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/21/supreme-court-upholds-federal-law-disarming-domestic-violence-offenders/
— It’s Time To Give The Law-Abiding Public Sanctuary And Safety — Not Migrant Criminals – BETSY McCAUGHEY:
https://dailycaller.com/2024/06/21/opinion-its-time-to-give-the-law-abiding-public-sanctuary-and-safety-not-migrant-criminals-betsy-mccaughey/
DAILY WIRE
— Democrat Pramila Jayapal Chuckles While Discussing News Headline About Illegal Alien Raping Young Girl In NYC
https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-pramila-jayapal-chuckles-while-discussing-news-headline-about-illegal-alien-raping-young-girl-in-nyc
FEDERALIST
— If They Want To Vote, Women Should Be Subject To The Draft – JOY PULLMANN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/06/21/if-they-want-to-vote-women-should-be-subject-to-the-draft/
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— 99% of Biden Admin illegal immigrant parolees still at large – Matthew Holloway
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/court-reveals-99-of-biden-admin-illegal-immigrant-parolees-still-at-large
MRC TV
— Biden Quietly Ferried More Than 1 MILLION Illegals Into the U.S. Via Parole, App Programs – BRITTANY M. HUGHES
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/biden-quietly-ferried-more-1-million-illegals-us-parole-app-programs
— CNN Targets Trump-Allied Christian School in Attack on School Choice – Mary Clare Waldron
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mary-clare-waldron/2024/06/22/cnn-targets-trump-allied-christian-school-attack-school
NEW AMERICAN
— Goal of Biden “Migrant” Invasion: Demographic Replacement – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/state-dept-official-confirms-goal-of-biden-migrant-invasion-demographic-replacement/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump campaign seeks to head off convention revolt from its right flank. Aides scrambled to foil a plot to throw the nominating process into chaos as suspicions abound about potentially disloyal delegates. – Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Isaac Arnsdorf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/22/trump-convention-revolt-right-wing-arizona/
MSN
— Trump says that illegal immigrants would likely vote for him in presidential election – Yelena Man
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-says-that-illegal-immigrants-would-likely-vote-for-him-in-presidential-election/ar-BB1osY14
— American Citizens Being Turned Away So NYC Hospital Can Give Health Care to Illegals – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/american-citizens-being-turned-away-so-nyc-hospital-can-give-health-care-to-illegals/ar-AA1i3OeO
— Thousands of migrants sneaking into US daily – Adam Shaw
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/thousands-of-migrants-sneaking-into-us-daily-despite-bidens-border-order/ar-BB1nO7kz
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/the-controversy-surrounding-mandatory-diversity-hiring-policies/ar-AA1hHr6w
— Trump lashes out at ‘fat and pathetic’ Pritzker after he branded him a ‘felon.’ – James Liddell (COMMENT: My critics/opponents band me as being not only a conservative, but as being too conservative, an extremist, and even worse things.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-lashes-out-at-fat-and-pathetic-democrat-after-ex-president-branded-felon/ar-BB1ok8JG?item=flightsprg-tipsubsc-v1a/
JOURNAL GAZETTE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote race based politics. But to give preference to one race is to discriminates against another race.
https://www.journalgazette.net/opinion/columnists/bidens-ignoring-issues-of-blacks-imperils-reelection/article_a0d961d0-2e57-11ef-8d52-effa2e15f495.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Biggest Donor of the 2024 Election Gives Trump a Big Boost. Tim Mellon’s $50 million donation brings Trump’s super PAC in line with Biden’s, and he’s likely to make more political contributions. – Tarini Parti
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-biggest-donor-of-the-2024-election-gives-trump-a-big-boost-7b8eb208
— In Praise of Bragging – David Robson (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treat me like I never accomplished anything, like I never earned three masters degrees, like I never earned six professional certifications, like I never earned a professional license, and like I never earned $150,075/year in today’s dollars in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/in-praise-of-bragging-f726b125
— The Purpose of Journalism Is to Get the Story. People love and need real reporting, but reporters have decided their job is something else entirely. – Peggy Noonan (COMMENT: The mainstream news media ever-increasingly exists to advance the Democrat Party platform and to elect Democrat candidates. It ever-increasingly makes editorials look like news articles.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-purpose-of-journalism-is-to-get-the-story-cavemen-reporters-media-bias-diversity-b0b736fe
LAW 360
— 4 EEOC Cases Attorneys Should Watch In 2024’s 2nd Half – Anne Cullen (COMMENT: How has EEOC impacted you? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That had a dramatic impact on the rest of my life.)
https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/articles/1849207
24/7
— The Income You Need to Live Comfortably in All 50 States – Aaron Webber (COMMENT: That income is $95,098/year in Illinois. Because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $65,165/year and my Social Security is only $2,935/year.)
https://247wallst.com/income/2024/06/21/the-income-you-need-to-live-comfortably-in-all-states/
June 13, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-city-council-passes-quiet-zone-abortion-clinic-west-loop/14941299/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/whats-closed-on-juneteenth-post-offices-banks-and-more/3462639/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting Chicago churches to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-unitarian-church-pride-flag-burned/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmx6HdJ3v9k
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/juneteenth-festival-in-chicago-starts-saturday/
FOX32
— Chicago mayor says proposed teen curfew would be too confusing to enforce
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1470170
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/06/12/looking-celebrate-juneteenth-chicago-here-s-list-upcoming-events
WGN RADIO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pride-month-how-to-change-your-gender-marker-in-illinois/
WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2024/06/12/history-of-black-queer-chicago-nightlife
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2024/06/13/illinois-out-of-state-abortion-patients-southern-states-reproductive-rights-supreme-court-editorial
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CTU’s contract demands are divorced from reality. Here’s what Chicago must demand. – Paul Vallas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/13/opinion-chicago-teachers-union-contract-demands/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/13/chicago-begins-evicting-entire-migrant-families-from-city-shelters/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/11/officials-celebrate-migrant-shelter-opening-in-portage-park-chicago-needs-you/
DAILY HERALD
— Advice for grads: As you move into working world, be on lookout for a mentor. – Rebecca Hoffman (COMMENT: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager a) who had arranged for my transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 and b) who was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240612/business/advice-for-grads-as-you-move-into-working-world-be-on-lookout-for-a-mentor/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hated against Republicans. I should write a book my Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors and how they severely punished me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. They knew full-well that our doctor had advised against it because both of us had major fertility problems. They fully expected/demanded that we adopt and/or become foster parents which we did not do.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240612/religion/southern-baptists-narrowly-reject-formal-ban-on-churches-with-any-women-pastors/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Duckworth renews push to create federal in-vitro fertilization protections. – Patrick M. Keck (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hated against Republicans. I should write a book my Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors and how they severely punished me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. They knew full-well that our doctor had advised against it because both of us had major fertility problems. They fully expected/demanded that we adopt and/or become foster parents which we did not do.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/13/duckworth-looks-for-bipartisan-support-in-renewed-ivf-bill/74062492007/
JOURNAL COURIER
— U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Oakland, to lead Illinois delegation for Trump at national convention – Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/miller-illinois-trump-19510600.php
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT & DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article289188179.html
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2024/06/11/dekalb-chamber-marks-nuera-cannabiss-grand-opening/
CHOOSE CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.choosechicago.com/event/chicago-tap-theatre-presents-can-you-hear-us-now-the-queer-tap-dance-revolution/2024-11-29/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/12/back-lot-bash-is-celebrating-20-years-of-providing-a-voice-for-women-during-pride/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/12/edgewaters-loaves-and-witches-opening-in-former-home-of-edge-of-sweetness-bakery/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-309/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-round/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to promote a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Far too many of my direct competitors who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican pull their readers away from the damages caused by a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Far too many of my direct competitors who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican fail/refuse to promote the benefits of a) personal responsibility, b) traditional marriage and family, c) right to life, d) enforcement of immigration laws, e) conservative principles, f) Second Amendment rights, and g) equal opportunity. I should write about the aforesaid. I would focus on my direct competitors who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois has spent billions on public education and yet two-thirds of students still can’t read. It’s a farce.
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-has-spent-billions-on-public-education-and-yet-two-thirds-of-students-still-cant-read-its-a-farce-wirepoints-on-the-real-story-with-jeanne-ives/
— New research on big pensions shows need for cost shift – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/new-research-on-big-pensions-shows-need-for-cost-shift-wirepoints/
— Annual pensions over $100K turn into millions in total benefits for government workers. (COMMENT: That assumes workers retire early and/or live long.)
https://wirepoints.org/annual-pensions-over-100k-turn-into-millions-in-total-benefits-for-government-workers-wirepoints-on-wls-ramblin-ray-show/
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Thousands of Illinoisans have unsafe drinking water while Gov. Pritzker spends millions on non-essential services
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/660636088-opinion-thousands-of-illinoisans-have-unsafe-drinking-water-while-gov-pritzker-spends-millions-on-non-essential-services
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/12/history-as-it-happens-do-not-give-me-your-tired-yo/
— Flood of pro-Hamas deepfakes targeting U.S. audiences, AI security company says. Israeli war sparking a ‘massive propaganda conflict,’ investigators say. – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/13/pro-hamas-deepfakes-targeting-us-audiences-ai-secu/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats want black people to think the country is rigged against them. – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my Black subordinate that discrimination caused all his problems and that he should have my job and my preferred corner office. They forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and gave him my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3040646/democrats-want-black-people-think-country-rigged-against-them/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The West Is Sick of the New Woke Jihadism. The more violent campuses and streets become, the more clueless the mobs seem about the cascading public antipathy to what they do and what they represent. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/06/13/the-west-is-sick-of-the-new-woke-jihadism/
BLAZE
— More than 100 illegal aliens are sleeping on the floor at Boston’s airport – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/more-than-100-illegal-aliens-are-sleeping-on-the-floor-at-boston-s-airport
BREITBART
— Dick Durbin to Americans: DACA Illegal Aliens Are ‘the Future of Our Country’ – JOHN BINDER (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/06/12/dick-durbin-daca-illegal-aliens-are-future-our-country/
— Trump Campaign Launches ‘Latino Americans for Trump’ to Emphasize U.S. Citizenship. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/06/12/trump-campaign-launches-latino-americans-for-trump-to-emphasize-u-s-citizenship/
— Federal Judge Shields Texas from Biden’s Pro-Transgender Regulations. – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/06/12/federal-judge-shields-texas-from-bidens-pro-transgender-regulations/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Major Corporations Employ DEI Agency to Feature ‘Underrepresented’ Communities in Commercials. – Elizabeth Troutman (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect to see fewer and fewer and fewer people in commercials who are: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/12/fortune-500-companies-employ-dei-agency-increase-minority-representation-media/
— Dismantling DEI = Restoring Equal Protection of the Law. – David Burton (COMMENT: My Democrat and RINO superiors have always used DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/12/dismantling-dei-restoring-equal-protection-law/
— How Conservatives Plan to Root Out DEI From Federal Government. – Rob Bluey (COMMENT: My Democrat and RINO superiors have always used DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/12/heritage-action-backs-bill-eliminate-federal-dei-initiatives/
DAILY WIRE
— GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Wipe Out DEI Across The Federal Bureaucracy – Daniel Chaitin (COMMENT: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran 3 different federal agencies (Post Office, IRS, and GAO), they used Affirmative Action and DEI to waste my career and to get rid of me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-wipe-out-dei-across-the-federal-bureaucracy
FOX NEWS
— Republican lawmakers propose legislation to dismantle Biden admin’s DEI programs – Greg Wehner (COMMENT: Democrats use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-lawmakers-propose-legislation-dismantle-203707928.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in San Francisco.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/san-francisco-first-major-us-cities-declare-sanctuary-status-transgender-people
— Trump returns to Capitol Hill in first visit since Jan. 6 attack to rally GOP lawmakers – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-returns-to-capitol-hill-in-first-visit-since-january-6-2021-attack-to-rally-gop-republican-lawmakers-white-house-presidential-election-maga-fueled-campaign-house-senate
HOT AIR
— Biden Works to Provide Legal Status to Hundreds of Thousands of Illegal Aliens – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/06/12/biden-works-to-provide-legal-status-to-hundreds-of-thousands-of-illegal-aliens-n3790127
NEWSMAX
— Car Wreck: Granting Illegal Immigrants Driver’s Licenses – Bianca Gracia
https://www.newsmax.com/biancagracia/citizenship-immigrants-licenses/2024/06/12/id/1168456/
— Biden puts illegals over Americans – Carl Higbie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUGB2TXt9Pk
— Republicans Move to Ban DEI in Federal Government – Sam Barron (COMMENT: My Democrat and RINO superiors have always used DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/j-d-vance-dei-republicans/2024/06/12/id/1168498/
TOWNHALL
— Nothing Threatens Jobs Like Politicians in an Election Year – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2024/06/13/nothing-threatens-jobs-like-politicians-in-an-election-year-n2640381
— Biden’s National Security Failures Are Going to Get Americans Killed. – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/columnists/spencerbrown/2024/06/13/bidens-national-security-failures-are-going-to-get-americans-killed-n2640364
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump tops Biden by 2 points in new national poll. – MIRANDA NAZZARO
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4719573-donald-trump-tops-joe-biden-2-points-reuters-ipsos-national-poll/
— Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) called former Speaker Paul Ryan (R) a “piece of garbage” after Ryan called former President Trump “unfit for office” and vowed not to vote for him in November. – SARAH FORTINSKY (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest Paul Ryan promoters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://thehill.com/elections/4717651-gop-rep-calls-paul-ryan-piece-of-garbage-trump-remarks/
— Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.): Trump ‘exactly right’ to say US a declining nation. – Lauren Sforza (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, equal opportunities ever-increasing decrease for Americans whose parents are/were not wealthy and/or who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Because of the aforesaid, if I had been born in later years, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-rep-trump-exactly-right-to-say-us-a-declining-nation/ar-BB1o2EEu
MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-hardships-of-being-a-transgender-or-gender-non-conforming-business-owner/vi-BB1o7PlQ
CNBC
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are the following blame their problems on discrimination against those who share their demographics: liberal/moderate, LGBTQ, unmarried, minority, female, younger, veteran, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/27/9percent-of-workers-havent-faced-discrimination-expert-on-what-to-do.html
CNN
— Biden makes his play for anti-Trump Republicans he hopes can give him a second term – Edward-Isaac Dovere (COMMENT: Who are the biggest anti-Trump Republicans in your county, township, and municipality? I should write a book about the biggest anti-Trump Republicans in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who have taken the biggest adverse actions against me recently.)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/06/politics/biden-anti-trump-republicans/index.html
— Trump is now a convicted felon. He can still run for president. – Zachary B. Wolf (COMMENT: What adverse actions have Democrats taken against you? My Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because they had disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and my education deductions in 1978, I should not apply for an more promotions. That motivated me to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and to apply for a transfer to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of the adverse actions that IRS had taken against me and because GAO had forced me to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, I should not apply for an more promotions. That motivated me to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and to become a licensed CPA in 1981, to earn four more professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://au.news.yahoo.com/trump-now-convicted-felon-still-215335169.html
CBS NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-border-asylum-order-aclu-lawsuit/
NBC NEWS
— Republican National Committee prepares for a convention Trump may not attend. Republican officials are working to ensure that Trump will be able to address convention attendees from afar if he chooses to do so — or if he is forced to because of his legal troubles. – Matt Dixon
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republican-national-committee-convention-trump-may-not-attend-rcna156838
NBC NEWS & YAHOO
— Democrats ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hated against Republicans. I should write a book my Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors and how they severely punished me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. They knew full-well that our doctor had advised against it because both of us had major fertility problems. They fully expected/demanded that we adopt and/or become foster parents which we did not do.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-force-vote-protections-ivf-election-year-messaging-heats-rcna156413
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-tammy-duckworth-slams-republicans-151550929.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/13/us/abortion-state-laws-ban-travel.html
— I should write a book about those Republican elected officials and party leaders in Illinois who have done the most to promote LGBTQ, that is, who have done the most to destroy traditional marriage and family. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/opinion/colorado-gop-pride.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Because Democrat and RINO leaders continue to give preference to minorities and to females, they continue to seek/demand/get preference from Democrat and RINO leaders.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/06/12/common-application-data-since-affirmative-action-ruling/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/06/12/border-biden-illegal-crossings-asylum/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Kamala Harris.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/13/kamala-harris-trump-conviction-hush-money/
— Democrats ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Christians.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/13/christian-rights-agenda-trump/
USA TODAY
— Who are the largest Trump donors? Plus a look at the money behind Biden and RFK Jr. – Suhail Bhat
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/06/11/biggest-biden-trump-rfk-donors/74022325007/
NATIONAL DESK
— States spend millions to transport migrants to sanctuary cities (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJntAmgJbbw
BHARAT EXPRESS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting Chicago churches to promote LGBTQ.
https://thebharatexpressnews.com/leaders-of-the-chicago-unitarian-church-say-they-wont-be-intimidated-after-the-pride-flag-is-burned/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats May Regret Their Legal War on Trump. The unprecedented targeting of the former president and his allies invites partisan retaliation. – Matthew Hennessey (COMMENT: How much money did your parents have? My Democrat superiors never had any qualms about taking big adverse actions against me. My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars and he died suddenly in 1969 when I was 21 years old. I had to work my way through college.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-may-regret-their-legal-war-on-trump-bragg-justice-new-york-eb2e54be
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2024/06/13/striking-a-balance-bidens-new-asylum-policy-amid-election-pressures/
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans. Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly limit/stop those who are the following from holding any kind of government or political office: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/corporate-dei-isnt-dead-its-an-existential-moment-for-change
POLITICO
— The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest and most politically powerful Protestant denomination, voted Wednesday to oppose IVF. (COMMENT: I should write a book my Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors and how they severely punished me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. They knew full-well that our doctor had advised against it because both of us had major fertility problems. They fully expected/demanded that we adopt and/or become foster parents which we did not do.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/12/ivf-southern-baptist-convention-evangelical-00162994
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Those who are the following continue to stress that they are the following because Democrat and RINO leaders continue to give them preference big time: liberal/moderate, LGBTQ, unmarried, minority, female, younger, veteran, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-age/2024/06/13/applicant-behavior-unaffected-affirmative-action-ruling
NIEMAN LAB
— How YouTube’s recommendations pull you away from news. – MARK CODDINGTON AND SETH LEWIS (COMMENT: Far too many of my direct competitors who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican pull their readers away from the damages caused by a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Far too many of my direct competitors who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican fail/refuse to promote the benefits of a) personal responsibility, b) traditional marriage and family, c) right to life, d) enforcement of immigration laws, e) conservative principles, f) Second Amendment rights, and g) equal opportunity. I should write about the aforesaid. I would focus on my direct competitors who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/06/how-youtubes-recommendations-pull-you-away-from-news/
June 3, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As police response times grow, people are taking defense into their own hands – Rob Chadwick (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect ever-increasing poverty and crime.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/03/opinion-chicago-911-response-time-firearms-concealed-carry/
— Will County township supervisor has no regrets flying inverted U.S. flag outside public offices for Trump – RICK PEARSON (COMMENT: If Trump had been found innocent, how would the Democrats have protested?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/02/will-county-township-supervisor-has-no-regrets-flying-inverted-u-s-flag-outside-public-offices-for-trump/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Thousands of Mexican nationals in Chicago turn out to vote, some waiting over 10 hours – LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA (COMMENT: Countries always have conflicting interests. Mexico has tremendous conflicting interests with America. One cannot be loyal to two countries at the same time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/02/mexico-election-chicago/
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders promote race-based politics.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/03/asian-americans-working-to-translate-growing-numbers-in-chicago-into-political-power/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly crow about their convicting Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/06/02/donald-trump-felony-hush-money-conviction-steinberg
ABC7
— Posen carnival shut down early after ‘large fight’ leads to multiple arrests (COMMENT: Posen today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/posen-park-fest-2024-carnival-shut-early-after/14904900/
— Half of Americans think Trump’s guilty verdict was correct, should end campaign. 47% say they think the charges against Trump were politically motivated. – Isabella Murry (COMMENT: Democrats run the news media in America. From the beginning, they have shouted that the prosecution was warranted and that Trump is guilty.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-poll-half-americans-guilty-verdict-correct-2024-election/14903586/
— Thousands of Mexicans vote in-person at Chicago consulate for historic Mexico presidential election – Christian Piekos and Cate Cauguiran (COMMENT: Countries always have conflicting interests. Mexico has tremendous conflicting interests with America. One cannot be loyal to two countries at the same time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/time-thousands-elect-new-president-mexico-person-mexican/14902679/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Buffalo Grove.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pride-month-events-thousands-line-streets-6th-annual-buffalo-grove-parade-2024/14904036/
NBC5
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Chicago.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pride-month-celebrations-kick-off-across-the-chicago-area/3452912/
CBS2
— Posen carnival shut down due to large fight – Beth Lawrence, Elyssa Kaufman, Marissa Perlman (COMMENT: Posen today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/posen-carnival-shut-down-due-to-large-fight/
— Thousands in Chicago line up to vote in historic Mexican election – Sara Machi (COMMENT: Countries always have conflicting interests. Mexico has tremendous conflicting interests with America. One cannot be loyal to two countries at the same time.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-vote-mexican-election/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/hundreds-left-outside-after-doors-close-at-chicagos-mexican-consulate-during-historic-election/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy702yZh0-I
WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Chicago.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicagos-queer-fam-pride-jam-unites-lgbtq-families-at-millenium-park/
— Mexican nationals in Chicago line up to vote in historic presidential election (COMMENT: Countries always have conflicting interests. Mexico has tremendous conflicting interests with America. One cannot be loyal to two countries at the same time.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qdp0viNCjY
FOX32
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump verdict makes significant number of Republicans less likely to support him.” In Illinois, in your county, in your township, and your municipality, how many hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who are the following will use Trump’s conviction to officially become Democrats: a) leaders of Republican organizations, b) Republican elected officials, c) Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct, d) major donors, e) etc.? To be a Democrat is to promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation, discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-verdict-republicans-poll-less-likely-support-him
— Tattoos may increase risk of developing lymphoma, alarming new study finds – Kyra Colah
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tattoos-may-increase-risk-developing-lymphoma-alarming-new-study-finds
WGN RADIO
— An update on the Christopher Columbus statue – Jack Heinrich (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will destroy any remaining statues of German Americans.)
https://wgnradio.com/karen-conti/an-update-on-the-christopher-columbus-statue/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois among worst states for pay gaps between men and women – Claire Grant (COMMENT: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with evidence that all my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2024/06/03/study-illinois-among-worst-states-for-pay-gaps-between-men-and-women/73924500007/
SOUTHERN
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly crow about their convicting Trump.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/06/02/half-of-americans-think-trumps-guilty-verdict-was-correct-should-end-campaign-poll/
EVANSTON NOW
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Evanston.
https://evanstonnow.com/all-welcome-at-family-pride-festival/
WJBC
— U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson headlines Peoria-Tazewell Lincoln Day Dinner
https://www.wjbc.com/2024/06/03/u-s-house-speaker-mike-johnson-headlines-peoria-tazewell-lincoln-day-dinner/
25 NEWS NOW
— House Speaker Mike Johnson addresses Trump verdict in Peoria – Jon Schoenheider
https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/06/02/house-speaker-mike-johnson-addresses-trump-verdict-lincoln-day-dinner-peoria/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump says he’s ‘OK’ with prospect of jail time, house arrest after hush money conviction – Miranda Nazzaro
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-says-hes-ok-with-prospect-of-jail-time-house-arrest-after-hush-money-conviction/
— Republicans make Biden’s EV push an election-year issue as Democrats take a more nuanced approach. – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/ap-republicans-make-bidens-ev-push-an-election-year-issue-as-democrats-take-a-more-nuanced-approach/
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Donald Trump is a convicted felon. How is that shaping his campaign messaging? -Danielle Kurtzleben, Scott Detrow (COMMENT: While I am not a convicted felon, I am someone who the federal government forced into early retirement at age 49 and took many other adverse actions against before that even though I had earned a) a job-related professional license, b) six job-related professional certifications, and c) three job-related master’s degrees. My critics/opponents continue to use the aforesaid against me big time.)
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-06-02/donald-trump-is-a-convicted-felon-how-is-that-shaping-his-campaign-messaging
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Speaker Mike Johnson’s Illinois swing – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/06/03/speaker-johnsons-illinois-swing-00161230
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PEORIA, Illinois: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson headlined the annual Peoria-Tazewell Lincoln Day Dinner, where he railed on the guilty verdicts against Donald Trump and pumped up the IL-17 congressional race. It was a scene: More than 400 Republican attendees gathered to hear Johnson speak at the Four Points by Sheraton Peoria. Reporters weren’t allowed into the ballroom, but Johnson did speak to us before the event. On Trump: Johnson said, “He is not just our nominee, not just an individual running for president. I think now he’s seen as a symbol, a symbol of one who is willing to fight back against that corruption, the deep state and all the rest.” Here’s POLITICO’s full report with quotes from Illinois Republicans Joe Walsh, Jeanne Ives, Rhonda Belford and Jim Rule. During the presser: Johnson stood with Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Joe McGraw, a retired judge who’s challenging incumbent Democratic Congressman Eric Sorensen in the IL-17 District in November.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— PRESS RELEASE: Democrat Fear Mongering Reaches Absurdity. CHICAGO — Last week, Illinois Congressman Eric Sorensen, declared that our economy would shut down in THREE days if we secure our border. “The economy of the United States would end in 3 days. We have 3 days of what we need in the United States, so if we just shut down the entire southern border, it would be to the detriment of our country.” – Eric Sorensen Bottom Line: Our southern border is a national security threat as we’ve seen record crossings of migrants after Biden’s reversal of the Trump Administration border policies. We can’t afford naive, fear-mongering Democrats like Sorensen that vote against legislation to secure our border and destroy the Republican agenda to secure our border.
www.illinois.gop
WIREPOINTS
— ‘Justice-impacted individuals’: More of the same as Chicago’s violent crimes continue their six-year high – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/justice-impacted-individuals-more-of-the-same-as-chicagos-violent-crimes-continue-their-six-year-high-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION CONTRACT COULD COST AT LEAST $10.2B TO $13.9B – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-contract-could-cost-at-least-10-2b-to-13-9b/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sen. Tim Scott says Trump verdicts have unified Republicans more than ever. – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/2/inside-beltway-tim-scott-says-donaldtrump-verdicts/
— June and Pride Month: Humiliation for our divided and suffering country – Everett Piper (COMMENT: I have always opposed the promotion of LGBTQ. Because of that, those who promote LGBTQ have taken many big adverse actions against me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/2/june-and-pride-month-humiliation-for-our-divided-a/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s the weekend of June 1, and for the next 30 days, we will be inundated with our country’s monthlong celebration of pride. We will see it everywhere. It will be pervasive. The rainbow’s ever-increasing colors will be inescapable. We will see it in the news. We’ll see it at Target. We’ll see it in Walmart. We’ll see it in our public parks and at our schools. We’ll see it in our theaters. We’ll see it on T-shirts, umbrellas, bumper stickers, and even at our churches. Pride, pride, pride! This is the singular message that silences all others. Say it with me and say it over and over again: “We are loud and are proud!” If you refuse to do so, you’re a bigot.)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump calls on U.S. Supreme Court to prevent his sentencing for New York conviction – Jenny Goldsberry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3025673/trump-calls-on-supreme-court-to-prevent-his-sentencing-for-new-york-conviction/
— Milwaukee’s deep-blue hue contrasts sharply with GOP faithful set to nominate Trump there. – John Lewinski (COMMENT: How strongly has your municipality moved to the left? I should write a book about how strongly Wheaton has moved to the left since 1978.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-washington-briefing/3004544/milwaukees-deep-blue-hue-contrasts-sharply-gop-faithful-set-nominate-trump-there/
— The anti-Americanism of globalized universities – Jay P Greene and Tommy Huska
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3022649/the-anti-americanism-globalized-universities/
— Four ways Republicans are trying to punish Democrats for Trump conviction – Ross O’Keefe (COMMENT: I should write a book about high-profile Illinois “Republicans” who sided with GAO in Diersen v GAO.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3025779/four-ways-republicans-trying-punish-democrats-trump-conviction/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Columbia Protesters Reestablish Encampment and President Shafik Returns to the Negotiating Table – Jessica Costescu
https://freebeacon.com/campus/columbia-protesters-reestablish-encampment-and-president-shafik-returns-to-the-negotiating-table/
NEW YORK POST
— Biden keeps rewarding illegal migrants for jumping the border – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/opinion/bidens-asylum-dismissal-policy-is-granting-amnesty-to-masses-of-migrants/
— Biden breaks law to give millions of migrants work permits – Don Barnett
https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/opinion/biden-breaks-law-to-give-millions-of-migrants-work-permits/
— Biden admin offers ‘mass amnesty’ to migrants as it quietly terminates 350,000 asylum cases – Jennie Taer
https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/us-news/biden-admin-offers-mass-amnesty-to-migrants-as-it-quietly-terminates-350000-asylum-cases-sources/
— Navy SEALs mocked for going ‘woke’ with Pride month post: ‘Slap in the face’
https://nypost.com/2024/06/02/us-news/navy-seals-mocked-for-going-woke-with-pride-month-post-slap-in-the-face/
— Trump says guilty verdict ‘tougher on’ Melania and Barron than him – Isabel Keane
https://nypost.com/2024/06/03/us-news/trump-says-guilty-verdict-tougher-on-melania-and-barron/
AMAC
— Trump’s Phony Conviction – Cannot Stand – Robert B. Charles
https://amac.us/newsline/society/trumps-phony-conviction-cannot-stand/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Navy SEALs command structure goes woke to greet Pride Month – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/06/02/this-is-terrifying-navy-seals-command-structure-goes-woke-to-greet-pride-month-1463201/
BLAZE
— Biden administration offers ‘mass amnesty’ to illegal immigrants by quietly terminating 350,000 asylum cases: – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-administration-mass-amnesty-migrants-asylum-cases
— Sanctuary mayors’ strange love for illegal aliens – BRIAN LONERGAN
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/sanctuary-mayors-strange-love-for-illegal-aliens
CAMPUS REFORM
— NIU, an Illinois school with history of social justice events, hosts segregated graduations. NIU hosted segregated graduations for black students and LGBT-identifying students this May. The school previously hosted a ‘Social Justice Summer Camp for Educators’ and social justice workshops discussing subjects like ‘racial battle fatigue.’ – Brendan McDonald (COMMENT: I graduated from NIU in 1970, Loyola in 1976, DePaul in 1980, and IIT in 1997. What does the college(s) that you graduated from think of you now?)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/illinois-school-history-social-justice-events-hosts-segregated-graduations-/25541
DAILY SIGNAL
— Big Labor Exploits Border Crisis for Its Own Selfish Gain – Maddie Dermon (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/03/big-labor-exploits-border-crisis-for-its-own-selfish-gain/
DAILY WIRE
— Woke Ideology Is Part Of Military Training – Ben Shapiro
https://www.dailywire.com/news/woke-ideology-as-part-of-training-ben-shapiro-talks-wokeness-in-the-military-with-fox-news-pete-hegseth
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— House of Representatives Votes to Overturn D.C. Law Allowing Aliens to Vote – Carlos Montero
https://www.fairus.org/news/congress/house-representatives-votes-overturn-dc-law-allowing-aliens-vote
— California Improperly Used Federal Medicaid Dollars to Pay for Illegal Aliens – Hannah Davis
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/california-improperly-used-federal-medicaid-dollars-pay-illegal-aliens
FOX NEWS
— Speaker Johnson vows to ‘fight back… with everything in our arsenal’ after Trump verdict. Johnson emphasized that Republicans will remain within the ‘rule of law’ – Anders Hagstrom
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/speaker-johnson-vows-fight-back-everything-our-arsenal-trump-verdict
— Blue city rethinking ‘sanctuary’ status amid migrant flood. Mayor Adams has not yet indicated support for the legislation. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bipartisan-bill-would-roll-back-nyc-sanctuary-city-laws
— Biden admin quietly dismisses over 350K asylum applications from immigrants since 2022. The Biden administration is looking to cap the number of encounters to an average of 4,000 per day over a week. – Greg Wehner
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-quietly-dismisses-over-350k-asylum-applications-from-immigrants-since-2022-trac
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Once cases are terminated without a decision on the merits of their asylum claim, the migrants are removed from the legal system, and they are not required to check in with authorities. It also means the migrants can legally go anywhere they want inside the U.S. without having to worry about being deported.)
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Progressive questionnaire confirms Boston Mayor’s blatant anti-police policies. – Matthew Holloway
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/progressive-questionnaire-confirms-boston-mayors-blatant-anti-police-policies
NEWSMAX
— Trump: ‘Supreme Court Must Decide’ N.Y. Case – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-supreme-court-new-york/2024/06/03/id/1167246/
— Biden Administration Gives ‘Mass Amnesty’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/amnesty-immigration-joe-biden/2024/06/02/id/1167179/
TOWNHALL
— Speaker Mike Johnson: Democrats Risk Destroying America’s Judicial System – Tom Tradup
https://townhall.com/columnists/tomtradup/2024/06/03/speaker-mike-johnson-democrats-risk-destroying-americas-judicial-system-n2639894#google_vignette
— How the Mexican President Is Helping Joe Biden Win the Election. – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America. Constructively, Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Constructively, Democrats have joined Mexico in declaring war on America.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/06/02/how-the-mexican-president-is-helping-joe-biden-win-the-election-n2639867
— Democrats’ Bogus Lawfare Takedowns Rooted In Fear and Loathing – John Ullyot
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnullyot/2024/06/02/democrats-bogus-lawfare-takedowns-rooted-in-fear-and-loathing-n2639843
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly crow about their convicting Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4699329-half-say-trump-verdict-correct-should-end-campaign-poll/
CBS NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ivf-senate-democrats-reproductive-rights-push/
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in convicting Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/02/trump-republicans-jury/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/06/03/gay-transgender-least-most-welcoming-states/73909721007/
MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more LGBTQ in Los Angeles.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pride-flag-to-fly-above-la-city-hall-for-the-first-time/ar-BB1nslTN
— America is a land of justice, not systemic racism – Jeffrey H. Anderson (COMMENT: Yes, but ever-increasingly, America is a land of preference for Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger and a land of discrimination against Republicans who are White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/america-is-a-land-of-justice-not-systemic-racism/ar-BB1nrEWy
— What caste were you born into? From what I see, if your parents do not have college degrees, you were born into the lowest caste. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/opinion-i-was-born-into-india-s-lowest-caste-but-nothing-will-stop-me-from-embracing-my-joy/ar-BB1nvhc1
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly attack Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/republicans-call-judicial-system-weaponized-after-trump-conviction-2c876bdb
— New York Prosecutor Was First to Charge a Former President. Now He Weighs Seeking to Imprison One. Alvin Bragg, the first Black Manhattan district attorney, campaigned on the promise of enforcing the laws equally among the rich and poor. – James Fanelli and Corinne Ramey (COMMENT: What have you done that resulted in adverse actions against you? When I was 40 years old in 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They retaliated against me a) by immediately throwing me off audits of IRS, b) by immediately giving me a very bad job assignment, unfair performance expectations, and unfair performance appraisal, c) by always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and d) by forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997. They took the aforesaid retaliatory actions against me even though I earned job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 and I earned a job-related master’s degree in 1997. They took the aforesaid retaliatory actions against me even though I had previously earned job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981, a job-related professional license in 1981, and job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/new-york-prosecutor-was-first-to-charge-a-former-president-now-he-weighs-seeking-to-imprison-one-0895ea4e
— Making the Case for Taking Your Job Part-Time – Rachel Feintzeig (COMMENT: My working part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1971-1972 helped me a) buy a new Corvette in 1971, b) pay for tuition and books for graduate evening business courses at Loyola, and c) but a new town home in University Park in 1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/making-the-case-for-taking-your-job-part-time-ce84c1dd
GUARDIAN
— The psychology of anger and aggression – Dean Burnett (COMMENT: The more demographics that you share with a person, that more that you are presumed to support that person. Anticipate/expect that the more demographics that you share with Trump, the faster/more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will destroy you. Trump is heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, draft-avoider, married, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time. I share all the aforesaid demographics with Trump. Since 2015, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters and their operatives and their dupes have a) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, b) ended my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council vacancy in 2019, c) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, and d) removed me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024.)
https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2013/aug/06/anger-aggression-psychology-screw-you
(FROM THE ARTICLE: However, it’s often difficult to do anything about these frustrations, so it’s likely to result in displaced aggression. This is where you can’t respond to the thing that’s frustrating you due to it being unavailable or, more frustratingly, something or someone who has the greater ability to harm you if you react. The arousal of anger doesn’t dissipate quickly, so it’s often transferred to less deserving but more convenient targets.)
May 1, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Encampment opposing war in Gaza at DePaul launches, as university leaders meet with Foxx on response to student protests – SARAH MACARAEG and MEGAN CREPEAU
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/30/depaul-gaza-encampment-kim-foxx/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/01/us-marijuana-reclassification-what-to-know/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/30/us-dea-to-reclassify-marijuana/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/30/illinois-pot-businesses-could-gain-tax-benefits-easier-loan-access-under-dea-reclassification/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more dependency on government.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/30/johnson-to-shift-80m-in-arpa-spending-restart-guaranteed-income-program/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/30/lgbtq-community-members-call-on-mayor-brandon-johnson-to-rescind-plan-to-scale-back-pride-parade/
— Northwestern deserves credit for ending an encampment without resorting to force – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/30/editorial-northwestern-university-deering-meadow-gaza-protests/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Taking the fight South? Pritzker’s nonprofit spends $500K in Florida — battling DeSantis and GOP over abortion rights. Florida is the fourth ballot initiative Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s nonprofit Think Big America is supporting this year. Pritzker’s group is also supporting efforts in Nevada, Arizona and Montana. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/04/30/abortion-rights-ballot-initiatives-pritzker-non-profit-think-big-america-florida
— DePaul students pitch tents on campus, join pro-Palestinian protests. The campus joins hundreds nationwide in calling on their universities to divest from companies supporting Israel. – Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/04/30/depaul-university-protest-encampment-gaza-israel-hamas
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2024/04/29/migrant-crisis-chicago-finances-beale-taliaferro-black-community-disinvestment-editorial
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2024/04/30/ap-marijuana-reclassify-dea-cannabis
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/04/30/local-cannabis-industry-leaders-say-move-to-reclassify-weed-will-benefit-businesses-customers
— What happened before Mayor Brandon Johnson finally agreed to stay away from slain officer’s funeral? – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/04/30/huesca-funeral-governor-mayor-not-attending-chicago-police-union-fop-catanzara
DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240430/marijuana/u-s-drug-control-agency-will-move-to-reclassify-marijuana-in-a-historic-shift-ap-sources-say/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Proft and Bailey feud underlined illegal campaign coordination, lawyers argue – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/proft-super-pac-comes-under-fire-attorneys
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/cannabis-stocks-surge-report-dea-will-reschedule
ABC7
— DePaul University pro-Palestinian encampment spurs counter-protesters – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/depaul-university-pro-palestinian-encampment-brings-counter-protesters-to-lincoln-park-campus/14749744/
— Pro-Palestinian protesters take down U.S. flag replace it with Palestine flag on UNC quad
https://abc7chicago.com/unc-palestine-protest-after-arrests-pro-palestinian-us-flag/14745104/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/organizers-push-back-against-plan-to-downsize-the-chicago-pride-parade-2024-in-lakeview-on-june-30-agree-start-an-hour-earlier/14745889/
NBC5
— DePaul joins nationwide pro-Palestinian college protests as encampment continues at University of Chicago. A second day of protests continued at University of Chicago, even with threats of discipline from the administration. – Kate Chappell
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/depaul-joins-nationwide-pro-palestinian-college-protests-encampment-continues-university-chicago/3424943/
— Suburban carnival canceled due to ‘safety concerns’ after similar cancellation over weekend
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-carnival-canceled-due-to-safety-concerns-after-similar-cancellation-over-weekend/3424925/
— According to city ranking site Livability, Naperville, Evanston, Bloomington, Peoria and Champaign all were named among the best places to live in the country.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/5-illinois-cities-named-among-top-100-best-places-to-live-in-u-s/3424506/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/biden-administration-will-move-to-reclassify-marijuana-in-a-historic-shift/3424612/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/with-us-poised-reclassify-cannabis-federal-level-heres-how-businesses-individuals-may-be-affected/3425221/
— Did you get a student loan? I did not. My critics/opponents have always stressed that I only just barely made into the upper 20% of my class and that my ACT score was only 24. Ever since I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 years old in 1979, my critics/opponents who also passed the 4-part examination on their first attempt have stressed that they got better scores than I did.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/student-loan-forgiveness-deadline-what-to-know-about-loan-consolidation-eligibility-and-more/3424214/
CBS2
— Pro-Palestinian tent encampments expand at University of Chicago, DePaul – Marybel Gonzalez, Adam Harrington, Katie Houlis
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestinian-tent-encampments-university-of-chicago-depaul/
— DePaul University students set up pro-Palestinian tent encampment – Todd Feurer, Chris Tye
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/depaul-university-palestinian-tent-encampment-protest-israel-gaza/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/marijuana-reclassified-drug-enforcement-administration-shift/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-dispensary-operators-plan-reclassify-marijuana/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/advisory-council-reversal-scaling-down-chicago-pride-parade/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYPzxtDZbKM
— Rev. Jesse Jackson visits pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/rev-jesse-jackson-visits-pro-palestinian-encampment-at-university-of-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C8Q560jXHY
WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/ap-politics/ap-us-drug-control-agency-will-move-to-reclassify-marijuana-in-a-historic-shift-ap-sources-say/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more dependency on government.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-covid-funds-universal-basic-income-ubi/
FOX32
— Chicago college students establish campus encampments in protest of Gaza conflict. DePaul University students are the latest to take a stand against the war in Gaza, joining protesters at universities nationwide.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1448875
— Chaos erupts as college campus protesters across US arrested
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnbwhvr5Cdc
— DePaul students set up encampments on campus to protest war in Gaza – Maggie Duly
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-college-protests-encampments-war-gaza
— All Southland College Prep graduating seniors accepted to college, garnering $50M in scholarships – Dane Placko (COMMENT: Did you get a scholarship? I did not. My critics/opponents have always stressed that I only just barely made into the upper 20% of my class and that my ACT score was only 24. Ever since I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 years old in 1979, my critics/opponents who also passed the 4-part examination on their first attempt have stressed that they got better scores than I did.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/southland-college-prep-graduating-seniors-accepted-college
WTTW
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/30/us-poised-ease-restrictions-marijuana-historic-shift-it-ll-remain-controlled-substance
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/30/asian-american-advocates-call-illinois-lawmakers-address-immigration-and-language
WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more dependency on government.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-relaunching-a-guaranteed-basic-income-program/3aea8543-52a6-4ab6-a684-dc2968b42536
WGN RADIO
— New poll shows Trump ahead of Biden in seven key swing states – Jeremy Tanner
https://wgnradio.com/news/new-poll-shows-trump-ahead-of-biden-in-seven-key-swing-states/
— Should students walk out of class to protest war in Gaza? – Pete Zimmerman
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-should-students-walk-out-of-class-to-protest-war-in-gaza/#/questions
SOUTHERN
— Trump begins to remove posts after being held in contempt (COMMENT: Should I write about those who demand that I remove my opinions from www.gopillinois.com ? For example, should I write about those who demand that I remove my opinion that “Because of what happened at the 2016 IRP State Convention, I am very concerned that efforts are underway under the table to water down if not officially strike the planks in the IRP platform that promote personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, Second Amendment rights, discouragement of vices, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).” Those who made that demand succeeded in having me removed from the 2024 Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/30/trump-trial-live-updates-michael-cohens-banker-to-return-to-the-stand/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/our-turn-illinois-must-recruit-and-retain-teachers-to-support-english-learners/article_e94037d1-f938-5326-b6bf-a67818b04e0d.html
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Lawsuit filed against metro-east state rep for allegedly blocking Facebook comments – MIKE KOZIATEK
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article288134235.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A lawsuit filed by an attorney who unsuccessfully ran as a Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general alleges state Rep. Charlie Meier violated the First Amendment rights of free speech of four citizens by blocking their critical comments on his Facebook page. The suit was filed in Madison County court by attorney Tom DeVore on behalf of Jared Poettker of New Baden, Donald Moore of Troy, Sharon Williams of Belleville and Roger Respondek of Clinton. Meier, a Republican from Okawville, could not be reached for comment Monday night.)
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump wonders if Columbia protesters will get ‘same kind of treatment’ as Jan. 6 rioters – Brett Samuels
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-wonders-if-columbia-protesters-will-get-same-kind-of-treatment-as-jan-6-rioters/
WCIA
— Trump says he’ll use National Guard to deport migrants, doubling down on anti-immigration rhetoric – AP
https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-trump-says-hell-use-national-guard-to-deport-migrants-doubling-down-on-anti-immigration-rhetoric/
WGLT
— Trump may get another chance to be president. He’s planning an aggressive second term – Stephen Fowler (COMMENT: What changes to the Republican Party platform do Trump want?)
https://www.wglt.org/2024-04-30/trump-may-get-another-chance-to-be-president-hes-planning-an-aggressive-second-term
WSIU
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more abortion.
https://www.wsiu.org/politics-elections/2024-04-30/6-out-of-10-catholics-support-abortion-rights-despite-churchs-stance-study-shows
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats use their illegals to reshape election maps.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-05-01/republicans-in-congress-are-trying-to-reshape-election-maps-by-excluding-noncitizens
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— In sprawling ‘Time’ magazine interview, Trump lays out plans for second term – Noah Caldwell, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Mary Louise Kelly (COMMENT: What changes to the Republican Party platform do Trump want?)
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-04-30/in-sprawling-time-magazine-interview-trump-lays-out-plans-for-second-term
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & HERALD WHIG & STATELINE & NPR ILLINOIS & FOX ILLINOIS & WSIL TV & WJOL & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WGLT & WIFR & NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO & POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2024/04/30/these-5-illinois-cities-among-worst-to-get-high-in-across-us-report-says/73470014007/
https://www.whig.com/ap/business/new-era-for-pot-regulation-leaves-old-problem-many-cannabis-companies-cant-find-a-bank/article_4ce025c1-7bf1-55e5-aa5f-d119708077f0.html
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/5-illinois-cities-ranked-as-the-worst-to-get-stoned-in-the-u-s/
https://www.mystateline.com/news/politics/ap-us-drug-control-agency-will-move-to-reclassify-marijuana-in-a-historic-shift-ap-sources-say/
https://www.nprillinois.org/education-desk/2024-04-30/classes-to-prepare-for-a-career-in-the-cannabis-industry
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/marijuana-reclassify-us-drug-control-agency-historic-shift-weed-cigarettes-edibles-gummies-dea-cannabis-thc-cbd-delta-8-delta-9
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/dea-plans-to-moves-to-reschedule-marijuana-as-a-lower-risk-drug/article_561e9790-9307-514a-a907-594a298b7e10.html
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/justice-dept-plans-to-reschedule-marijuana-as-a-lower-risk-drug/article_561e9790-9307-514a-a907-594a298b7e10.html
https://www.wjol.com/us-drug-control-agency-will-move-to-reclassify-marijuana-in-a-historic-shift/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/marijuana-could-be-rescheduled-would-that-make-it-legal-nationwide/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-new-era-for-pot-regulation-leaves-old-problem-many-cannabis-companies-cant-find-a-bank/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-bidens-historic-marijuana-shift-is-his-latest-election-year-move-for-young-voters/
https://www.wglt.org/2024-04-30/the-biden-administration-is-moving-to-reclassify-marijuana-heres-what-that-means
https://www.wifr.com/video/2024/05/01/drug-reclassification-could-make-things-easier-rockford-cannabis-based-businesses/
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-04-30/the-doj-is-expected-to-recommend-marijuana-be-reclassified-as-less-dangerous
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/05/01/can-a-new-weed-rule-be-trump-proofed-00155400?nname=illinois-playbook&nid=00000150-1596-d4ac-a1d4-179e288b0000&nrid=00000150-705d-d7de-afdb-7d7f3ea90001&nlid=639163
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-280/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-80/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
Now that my critics/opponents have succeeded in removing me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee, what should I do promote the following in the new platform:
— Personal responsibility, that is, to oppose the promotion of dependency on government and charity,
— Traditional marriage and family, that is, to oppose the promotion of LGBTQ,
— Right to life, that is, to oppose the promotion of abortion,
— E-Verify and enforcement of immigration laws, that is, to oppose the promotion of illegal immigration,
— Second Amendment rights, that is, to oppose diminishment of those rights,
— Discouragement of vices, that is, to oppose the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
— Equal opportunity, that is, to oppose race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and
— Direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
Trump has begun to remove his posts after being held in contempt. Should I write about those who demand that I remove my opinions from www.gopillinois.com ? For example, should I write about those who demand that I remove my opinion that “Because of what happened at the 2016 IRP State Convention, I am very concerned that efforts are underway under the table to water down if not officially strike the planks in the IRP platform that promote personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, E-Verify and enforcement of immigration laws, Second Amendment rights, discouragement of vices, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).” Those who made that demand succeeded in having me removed from the 2024 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
If you were me, what would you do? I want to help elect the candidates who won the March 19, 2024 Republican primary in my precinct to win on November 5, 2024. But since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Republican candidates who won primaries in my precinct that the more that I do to help elect them, the more votes that they will lose. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am much too conservative and even worse things, and that because of that, the more that I do to help elect a candidate the more evidence that candidate is “too conservative” and even worse things. Further, they stress the many big adverse actions that they got past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have taken against me. They will certainly stress to the candidates who won the March 19, 2024 Republican primary in my precinct including Booras, Grant, Berlin, Wang, Grogan, Jorgensen, Prater, Corrigan, Castle, Skarin, Hellad, and Costello that they succeeded in getting Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member Jeanne Ives to remove me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. In 2021, they succeeded in ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, a role that I had since 2005. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
WIREPOINTS
— Biden Administration has let far more undocumented migrants fly to Florida cities than Texas has bused to Chicago – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/biden-administration-has-let-far-more-undocumented-migrants-fly-to-florida-cities-than-texas-has-bused-to-chicago-wirepoints/
— The potential positive economic impact of the Bears stadium is grossly overstated
https://wirepoints.org/the-potential-positive-economic-impact-of-the-bears-stadium-is-grossly-overstated-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— OUTSTANDING: Kenneally Speaking on Dangers of Marijuana in Lake County Saturday, May 4th
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/05/01/enneally-speaking-on-dangers-of-marijuana-in-lake-county-saturday-may-4th/
JOHN KASS
— Coming Soon to Your State: Californication – David Bittinger (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that your county, township, municipality, and school district will be ever-increasingly flooded with benefit-dependent people.)
https://johnkassnews.com/coming-soon-to-your-state-californication/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: California has become a bad movie. It’s a big-budget turkey produced by the state’s Democrat rulers for the two audiences they care about: the prosperous and fabulous in elite enclaves, the benefit-dependent most everywhere else.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congress reveals Biden’s secret list of destination airports for illegal immigrants – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/1/congress-reveals-joe-bidens-secret-list-of-destina/
— Methodists move to undo LGBTQ restrictions, embrace liberalized views on sexual practices – Mark A. Kellner (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats been getting your church to promote LGBTQ?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/30/methodists-move-undo-lgbtq-restrictions-embrace-li/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— It’s not MAGA Republicans or Christian nationalists causing violence nationwide – Christopher Tremoglie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2984713/its-not-maga-republicans-or-christian-nationalists-causing-violence-nationwide
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Police Sweep Columbia’s Campus, Arrest Students Who Seized University Building – Jessica Costescu
https://freebeacon.com/campus/police-sweep-columbias-campus-arrest-students-who-seized-university-building/
— Northwestern Professors Encourage Students To Skip Class To Join Anti-Israel Encampment – Alana Goodman
https://freebeacon.com/campus/northwestern-professors-encourage-students-to-skip-class-to-join-anti-israel-encampment/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump vows to address ‘definite anti-white feeling in this country’: ‘Can’t be allowed’ – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/04/30/us-news/donald-trump-bemoans-anti-white-feeling-in-the-country/
— Biden administration considers accepting Gazan refugees from Israel-Hamas war – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/04/30/us-news/biden-administration-mulls-accepting-gazan-refugees-report/
— Most migrants paroled under Biden administration are flying to Florida – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2024/04/30/us-news/most-migrants-paroled-under-biden-administration-are-flying-to-this-state-subpoenaed-docs-show/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The DEI Jihad. Anti-Semitism on campus and DEI evangelism are cut from the same cloth. – Larry Sand
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/01/the-dei-jihad/
— DEA to Reclassify Marijuana as a Less Serious Drug – Liz Sheld (COMMENT: Pot is poison.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/01/morning-greatness-dea-to-reclassify-marijuana-as-a-less-serious-drug/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Kamala defends DEI because, of course she would – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/30/kamala-defends-dei-because-of-course-she-would-1456047/
BREITBART
— Biden’s Deputies Force Transgenderism into Workplaces – HANNAH KNUDSEN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/30/joe-bidens-deputies-force-transgenderism-into-workplaces/
— Judge Merchan Holds Donald Trump in Criminal Contempt for Gag Order Violations, Threatens Jail Time – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/30/justice-juan-merchan-fines-donald-trump-9k-for-alleged-gag-order-violations/
— Illegal Immigrants Cause $566 Million in Unpaid Healthcare Burden on Florida – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/04/30/illegal-immigrants-cause-566-million-in-unpaid-healthcare-burden-on-florida/
— Republicans Move Ahead with Outlawing Sanctuary Cities in North Carolina – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/30/republicans-move-ahead-with-outlawing-sanctuary-cities-in-north-carolina/
— Whoopi Goldberg to Donald Trump: There Is No Anti-White Feeling in the U.S. – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/04/30/whoopi-goldberg-to-donald-trump-there-is-no-anti-white-feeling-in-the-u-s/
— 1.6 Million Foreign Nationals Awaiting Entry to U.S. through Biden’s Parole Pipeline – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/30/feds-1-6-million-foreign-nationals-awaiting-entry-to-u-s-through-bidens-parole-pipeline/
CAMPUS REFORM
— $100 million Harvard reparations pledge is not enough for 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones – Patrick McDonald
https://www.campusreform.org/article/100-million-harvard-reparations-pledge-not-enough-1619-project-creator-nikole-hannah-jones/25331
COLLEGE FIX
— Congressional Republicans’ bill seeks to crack down on DEI in med schools – GIOVANNA JOHNSON
https://www.thecollegefix.com/congressional-republicans-bill-seeks-to-crack-down-on-dei-in-med-schools/
DAILY CALLER
— Biden Admin Hatching Plan To Bring Gaza Refugees To US
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/30/biden-admin-gaza-refugees-united-states/
DAILY WIRE
— Biden Looking To Bring In Palestinians To The U.S. As Refugees – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-looking-to-bring-in-palestinians-to-the-u-s-as-refugees-report
DISPATCH
— How Competitive High Schools Get Away With Race-Based Admissions – Alison Somin
https://www.yahoo.com/news/competitive-high-schools-away-race-064500750.html
FOX NEWS
— White House considers accepting some Palestinians from Gaza as refugees amid Israel-Hamas war. People from Gaza who pass a series of eligibility, medical and security screenings would qualify to fly to the US with refugee status. – Landon Mion
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-considers-accepting-palestinians-gaza-refugees-amid-israel-hamas-war
HUMAN EVENTS
— Democrats are terrified that their own convention will help elect Trump – Monica Crowley
https://humanevents.com/2024/04/30/monica-crowley-democrats-are-terrified-that-their-own-convention-will-help-elect-trump
JUST THE NEWS
— Trump claims there is ‘a definite anti-white feeling’ in the US – Misty Severi
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-claims-there-definite-anti-white-feeling-us
— Homeland data on Biden parole program reveals illegal aliens flown to more than 45 cities. Florida received the bulk of the newcomers, with 80% of the migrants flown into airports in four Florida cities. New York, California, Georgia, Texas, and Nevada also received migrant flights. – Misty Severi
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/dhs-report-reveals-45-cities-paroled-migrants-were-flown
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— NYPD Retakes Columbia University From Illegal Occupiers. The occupation of a key administrative building was more than even the weak Columbia administration was willing to tolerate. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/live-nypd-begins-to-retake-columbia-university-from-illegal-occupiers/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Northwestern Cuts Deal with Encampment Organizers, Establishes Full-Ride Scholarship for Palestinian Students – ZACH KESSEL
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/northwestern-cuts-deal-with-encampment-organizers-establishes-full-ride-scholarship-for-palestinian-students/
NEWS BUSTERS
— The Left Needs Therapy & After This, You Might Too – Tierin-Rose Mandelburg
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/tierin-rose-mandelburg/2024/04/30/left-needs-therapy-after-you-might-too
NEWSMAX
— Biden Admin. Mulling Asylum for Certain Gazans – Nicole Wells
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/asylum-refugees-palestinians/2024/04/30/id/1163012/
ONE AMERICAN NEWS
— Open Borders Part Of Democrats Plan To Import New Voters – Pearson Sharp
https://www.oann.com/video/pearsonsharpreports/open-borders-part-of-democrats-plan-to-import-new-voters//
POST MILLENNIAL
— Trump to Time Magazine: ‘There is a definite anti-white feeling in the country, and that can’t be allowed either’ An advisor to Trump told the reporters at Time that he plans on rescinding Biden’s Executive Orders related to DEI, which many have called into question for being anti-white.
https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-to-time-magazine-there-is-a-definite-anti-white-feeling-in-the-country-and-that-cant-be-allowed-either
— Biden’s DHS admits hundreds of thousands of immigrants flying into US under ‘parole’ program are ‘inadmissible’ – Thomas Stevenson
https://thepostmillennial.com/bidens-dhs-admits-hundreds-of-thousands-of-immigrants-flying-into-us-under-parole-program-are-inadmissible
TOWNHALL
— Biden White House Considers Bringing Palestinians to United States As ‘Refugees’ – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/04/30/palestinian-refugees-n2638483
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
THE HILL
— Anti-Israel protests could help elect Trump, warns prof involved in ’68 Columbia takeover
https://thehill.com/video/anti-israel-protests-could-help-elect-trump-warns-prof-involved-in-68-columbia-takeover/9652192/
YAHOO
— Trump awarded 36 million more Trump Media shares worth $1.8 billion after hitting price benchmarks
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-awarded-36-million-more-140100955.html
MSN
— Trump says he won’t stand for ‘definite anti-white feeling’ in US
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-won-t-stand-for-definite-anti-white-feeling-in-us/ss-AA1nYtbL
— Add physical fitness section to the SAT, Ramaswamy says – Julia Mueller (COMMENT: I have not been able to run since grade school because I have a bone disease. My vision has never been correctable to 20/20. I have always had partial red/green color blindness.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/add-physical-fitness-section-to-the-sat-ramaswamy-says/ar-AA1fWnyx
NEW YORK TIMES
— Police Clear Building at Columbia and Arrest Dozens of Protesters. Officers in riot gear removed demonstrators who had seized Hamilton Hall, a building with a history of student takeovers. Scores of other arrests were made on campuses across the country.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/30/nyregion/columbia-protests-college
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters are overjoyed that “Biden is aiming increasingly personal and sarcastic jabs at Trump. From his rival’s hair to his maturity level, the president is no longer determined to stay above the fray.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/01/biden-personal-sarcastic-jabs-trump/
USA TODAY
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/30/marijuana-legalization-biden-trump-swing-states-election/73441091007/
NEWSWEEK
— UCLA Campus Protests Erupt Into Chaos
https://www.newsweek.com/ucla-campus-protests-erupt-chaos-lapd-palestinian-israel-1895913
— Videos Of Columbia University Raid Show NYPD Arrest Protesters
https://www.newsweek.com/pro-palestinian-protests-columbia-university-nypd-police-raid-arrests-1895879
— US Gives 100,000 Migrants Citizenship (COMMENT: Democrats control immigration. Democrats shout at migrants and everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.newsweek.com/citizens-migrants-naturalizations-asylum-refugee-1895749
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Refugees and asylees accounted for about one-ninth of all new U.S. citizens in fiscal 2023. A total of just over 100,000 migrants—71,100 asylees and 29,000 refugees—were part of the approximate total of 878,500 individuals who were naturalized and became U.S. citizens, according to data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Naturalization ceremonies in fiscal 2022 and 2023 comprised 24 percent of all naturalizations over the past decade, according to the data.)
— Where Is Barron Trump Going to College? Everything We Know
https://www.newsweek.com/barron-trump-college-plans-1896027
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illegal Votes Are Stolen From Citizens. Liberals are intent on preventing states from verifying eligibility. – Brad Raffensperger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illegal-votes-are-stolen-from-citizens-id-verification-georgia-b9adafa9
— Biden, Democrats Under Growing Pressure as College Protests Intensify. Headed into 2024 elections, Republicans see opening to paint Democrats as party of chaos and dysfunction. – Sabrina Siddiqui and Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/biden-democrats-under-growing-pressure-as-college-protests-intensify-6561a2e9
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/biden-administration-wants-to-reclassify-marijuana-as-less-dangerous-drug-d6735b23
— America’s New Mob Rule. As on today’s college campuses, the left increasingly resorts to fomenting disorder to get its way. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/campus-protests-mob-rule-columbia-palestine-israel-fe9be21d
NPR
— More Chinese asylum seekers are crossing the U.S. southern border
https://www.wypr.org/2024-04-30/more-chinese-asylum-seekers-are-crossing-the-u-s-southern-border
April 26, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Northwestern students set up pro-Palestinian encampment as university changes protest policy. – ALYSA GUFFEY, NELL SALZMAN, STACY ST. CLAIR, CAROLINE KUBZANSKY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/northwestern-students-set-up-pro-palestinian-encampment-as-university-changes-protest-policy/
— Wilmette enacts busing ordinance despite concerns from migrant volunteers – ALEX HULVALCHICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/wilmette-enacts-busing-ordinance-despite-concerns-from-migrant-volunteers/
— Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testifies he suppressed a story about alleged Rahm Emanuel affair
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/enquirer-publisher-emanuel-affair-allegation/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/opinion-single-mothers-children-multigenerational-households-grandparents/
— CTU’s Sustainable Community Schools model is a Trojan horse – Paul Vallas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/26/opinion-ctu-contract-demands-sustainable-community-schools-model/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Anti-Republicans promote ranked choice voting.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/naperville-ranked-choice-voting-election-referendum/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Republicans grapple with mail voting amid mixed signals from Trump. ‘We have to adapt’ A greater share of Chicago area Republicans cast their ballots by mail in March compared to the 2022 primary, but they were still vastly outpaced by Democrats in utilizing a voting system that has become increasingly popular. – Mitchell Armentrout (COMMENT: I contacted 14 registered Republican voters in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton who had requested mail-in ballots, but the election commission had no record of their receipt as the March 19, 2024 election approached.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/democracy/2024/04/26/vote-by-mail-republicans-illinois-donald-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While rallying his political troops last summer in Springfield heading into the primary campaign season, Illinois Republican Party chairman Don Tracy highlighted some of his top priorities to help the party regain a foothold in the Democratic-dominated state. “We’ve got to embrace early voting and voting by mail,” Tracy said at the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee & County Chairmen’s Association breakfast in August. “Democrats have won too many close elections on the strength of their vote-by-mail programs.” Tracy said such vote-banking “needs to be the focus of every campaign in every county and township throughout the state” — no small order for a party led by former President Donald Trump, who has routinely sown mistrust for mail-in voting since he lost his 2020 reelection bid. . .The state GOP chairman has downplayed the possibility of Trump’s unfounded fraud claims discouraging Illinois voters from signing up for mail ballots, noting that Trump has embraced it as he tries to retake the Oval Office from President Joe Biden. “ABSENTEE VOTING, EARLY VOTING, AND ELECTION DAY VOTING ARE ALL GOOD OPTIONS,” Trump wrote in a social media post last week. “REPUBLICANS MUST MAKE A PLAN, REGISTER, AND VOTE!” On the biggest stages, though, Trump has regularly fallen back on the myths of rampant voter fraud that he’s claimed denied him a second term. “Mail-in voting has to be totally corrupt. Get that through your head,” Trump said at a Michigan rally in February. “I mean, it has to be.” The FBI and other authorities have confirmed there was no widespread mail voter fraud or any other interference in the 2020 election. While Tracy and other establishment Illinois Republicans have kept Trump’s lies about election fraud at arm’s length, they have suggested Democrats who hold all statewide offices and supermajorities in the General Assembly aren’t committed to preventing ballot-box shenanigans. “We want to make it easy to vote but hard to cheat. Democrats want it to be easy no matter what. They loosen voter integrity rules every chance they get,” Tracy said, pointing to Democratic rejection of voter ID requirements. Republican leaders have also argued state laws that have expanded mail voting eligibility since 2020 “remove important election safeguards” — but they agree their opponents across the aisle have left them in the dust when it comes to voter registration and mail ballot sign-up efforts. “Look at the model of what Democrats have done over the years,” said former Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, a Republican from Western Springs who stepped down last year. “They have been incredibly successful at registering and mobilizing voters. “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen Republicans up 3 to 4 points on Election Day, and everyone is thrilled until — ‘whoa, whoa, there are still mail ballots out.’ Then there’s a flip, and we continue to be on the losing side,” said Durkin, a vocal opponent of Trump. “It took Republicans a while to see this is where elections are won and lost,” he said. “It’s here to stay. It’s in every state, whether you like it or not, and you have to deal with it.”)
— Northwestern students set up protest encampment, call out university censorship of pro-Palestinian speech. Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy. – Isabel Funk
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/04/25/northwestern-students-set-up-palestine-solidarity-camp-on-campus
— The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2024/04/25/pritzker-action-plan-combat-homelessness-unhoused-racial-disparity
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/04/25/hate-crimes-acts-antisemitism-racism-rising-what-chicago-is-doing-311-debra-silverstein
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/04/25/asylum-seekers-venezuela-wedding-chicago-migrants-immigration-city-hall-news
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrats promote cashless-bail.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240425/news/hows-cashless-bail-going-heres-what-the-data-says/
— DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek appears to be pitching her defiance of county policy requiring a bidding process for major business contracts on the technicality that a state attorney general’s opinion gives her unfettered autonomy in how she runs her office. And she’s willing to go to court, she says, “to carry out my office’s duties.” She misses some key points. – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240426/editorials/the-basic-tenets-of-public-administration/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Students on Northwestern’s campus set up encampment – Brandon Dupré
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/northwestern-university-students-set-anti-gaza-war-encampment-campus
ABC7
— Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his signature. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/tennessee-law-lawmakers-ok-bill-criminalizing-adults-who-help-minors-receive-gender-affirming-care/14735418/
— 93 arrested at USC following pro-Palestinian protest
https://abc7chicago.com/usc-protest-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-police-clash-during-rally-at-alumni-park-university-of-southern-california-campus/14728289/
NBC5
— Effort to recall Mayor Johnson picks up police union endorsement. FOP upset by what it calls violations of its recently signed contract. – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/effort-to-recall-mayor-johnson-picks-up-police-union-endorsement/3421005/
— Protesters set up tent encampment on Northwestern University campus. The protests mirror several demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war happening at college campuses in the U.S.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protesters-set-up-tent-encampment-on-northwestern-university-campus/3420482/
— With pro-Palestine encampment set up at Northwestern, some Jewish students worry about safety – Sara Machi
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestine-encampment-northwestern-jewish-students/
CBS2
— With pro-Palestine encampment set up at Northwestern, some Jewish students worry about safety – Sara Machi
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestine-encampment-northwestern-jewish-students/
— Northwestern University students set up pro-Palestine tent encampment on campus – Todd Feurer, Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/northwestern-university-palestinian-protests-tent-encampment-israel/
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at Blacks and at women that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/call-to-action-conversation-justice-black-women/
— The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gov-jb-pritzker-seeking-an-extra-50-million-next-year-to-fight-homelessness-in-illinois/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/gov-jb-pritzker-proposes-50-million-more-next-year-to-fight-homelessness-in-illinois/
— Wilmette village board approves ordinance on timeframe for buses carrying migrants – Jeramie Bizzle
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/wilmette-village-board-approves-ordinance-for-migrant-drop-offs/
WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/pritzker-uic-discuss-report-focused-on-black-homelessness-in-illinois/
FOX32
— Northwestern students set up encampment on Evanston campus in support of Palestine – Joanie Lum and Will Hager
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northwestern-palestine-israel-campus-protest
WBEZ
— Northwestern students set up protest encampment, call out university censorship of pro-Palestinian speech. Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy. – Isabel Funk
https://www.wbez.org/stories/northwestern-students-set-up-palestine-protest-camp-on-campus/214265c1-c53a-4a4f-b89e-705962fcb256
STATELINE
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run everything and b) blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/the-university-of-illinois-reports-black-residents-are-8-times-more-likely-to-be-homeless/
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Pro-Palestine encampment continues into morning despite warnings from NU administration
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/04/25/campus/live-pro-palestinian-student-activists-set-up-encampment-on-deering-meadow/
— Northwestern Hillel released a statement Thursday on the ongoing encampment set up by pro-Palestinian student activists on Deering Meadow and a Wednesday evening vote by the Associated Student Government Senate to sign onto a People’s Resolution calling for NU divestment from Israeli institutions. – Shannon Tyler
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/04/25/campus/nu-hillel-releases-statement-on-nu-liberated-zone/
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run everything and b) blame Republicans for all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/04/25/city/ywca-evanston-north-shore-talks-solidarity-white-supremacy-at-annual-unite-against-racism-campaign/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— 17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion – AP (COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who BOTH promoted abortion AND demonized, denigrated, and condemned me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-17-states-challenge-federal-rules-entitling-workers-to-accommodations-for-abortion/
WRKR
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot. Pot is poison.
https://wrkr.com/illinois-worst-state-to-get-stoned/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-277/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-78/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
IBENDAHL ON POLITICS
— See Who Supports and Who Opposes Restoring Direct Elections
https://ibendahlonpolitics.com/2024/04/25/who-supports-and-opposes-restoring-direct-elections/
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives on DEI funding for universities: ‘The funding program these elitists conceived is so obviously racist that only someone in the bubble of higher ed would propose it’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/657998560-ives-on-dei-funding-for-universities-the-funding-program-these-elitists-conceived-is-so-obviously-racist-that-only-someone-in-the-bubble-of-higher-ed-would-propose-it
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Students, Faculty Set up Pro-Gaza Camp at Northwestern University, Accuse Israel of War Crimes, Just Miles from Illinois Holocaust Museum
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/students-faculty-set-up-pro-gaza-camp-at-northwestern-university-accuse-israel-of-war-crimes-just-miles-from-illinois-holocaust-museum.html
— Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, TPUSA COO Tyler Bowyer Among 18 Indicted by AZ Grand Jury for Election Interference, Trump Listed as “Unindicted Co-Conspirator”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/breaking-rudy-giuliani-mark-meadows-tpusa-coo-tyler-bowyer-among-18-indicted-by-az-grand-jury-for-election-interference-trump-listed-as-unindicted-co-conspirator.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Activists use Black Americans to push through radical DEI agenda. The ultimate blackface. – John K. Amanchukwu Sr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/25/activists-use-black-americans-to-push-through-radi/
— GOP tightens rules on pork-barrel spending after LGBT blowup – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/25/gop-tightens-rules-on-pork-barrel-spending-after-l/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Marxist takeover of higher education reaches a fever pitch – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/2979708/the-marxist-takeover-of-higher-education-reaches-a-fever-pitch/
— California’s new affirmative action plan – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2974536/californias-new-affirmative-action-plan/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The more of the following that you are and the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that Democrats and RINOs will force you to pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. I am all of the aforesaid. In my defense, while my ancestors have been in America since 1844, they have always lived in northeast Illinois. Further, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did. Further, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.
https://freebeacon.com/california/as-california-voters-sour-on-cash-reparations-state-dems-push-subsidized-property-taxes-and-expedited-business-licenses-instead/
NEW YORK POST
— Don’t buy the left’s gaslighting — ‘outside agitators’ aren’t behind campus antisemitism. – Andy Ngo (COMMEMT: I should write about antisemitism in GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://nypost.com/2024/04/25/opinion/dont-buy-the-lefts-gaslighting-outside-agitators-arent-behind-campus-antisemitism/
AMERICAN THINKER
— We Won’t Live By Your Wokeness – Patty Knap
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/we_won_t_live_by_your_wokeness.html
BLAZE
— Durbin pushes voting rights for illegal aliens without public consent – CATHERINE ENGELBRECHT
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/durbin-pushes-voting-rights-for-illegal-aliens-without-public-consent
BREITBART
— Biden’s deputies are using science agencies to promote transgenderism, including among K-12 children. – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/04/25/transgender-rachel-levine-attacks-heterosexuality-homosexuality/
DAILY WIRE
— Andrew Klavan Urges Americans To Push Back On Transgenderism Because It’s Teaching People To ‘Live A Lie’ – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/andrew-klavan-urges-americans-to-push-back-on-transgenderism-because-its-teaching-people-to-live-a-lie
CATHOLIC VOTE
— DEI schemes do not lead to increased productivity. DEI schemes promote hatred against employees who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://catholicvote.org/dei-schemes-not-leading-to-improved-performance/
FOX NEWS
— Our campuses are occupied and our streets are being overrun with ‘wild-eyed Jew haters’ Democrats are trying to manage a ‘horde of child monsters’ – Greg Gutfeld
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/greg-gutfeld-campuses-occupied-streets-being-overrun-wild-eyed-jew-haters
— The progressive little chickens have come home to roost. Fox News host Greg Gutfeld gives his take on anti-Israel protests on college campuses and the White supremacy ‘threat’ the left allegedly has been pushing on ‘Gutfeld!’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6351775578112
— Democrats have created a ‘horde of child monsters’ – Greg Gutfeld
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRaW6GLOgTc
— Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe illegal immigration is real crisis, not a media narrative. 32% of respondents believe Biden administration ‘most responsible’ for border crisis. – Hanna Panreck
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nearly-two-thirds-americans-believe-illegal-immigration-real-crisis-not-media-narrative-poll
— The more of the following that you are and the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that Democrats and RINOs will force you to pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. I am all of the aforesaid. In my defense, while my ancestors have been in America since 1844, they have always lived in northeast Illinois. Further, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did. Further, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tennessee-house-tables-bill-banned-consideration-reparations
HOT AIR
— Sanctuary Cities Keep Releasing Sex Offenders to Avoid ICE Detainers – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/04/25/sanctuary-cities-keep-releasing-sex-offenders-to-avoid-ice-detainers-n3787157
MRC TV
— Nearly Half of Latinos Support Mass Deportations of Illegal Aliens – More than Blacks – CRAIG BANNISTER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/nearly-half-latinos-support-mass-deportations-illegal-aliens-more-blacks
— Illegal Aliens Sent to Martha’s Vineyard Get Special ‘Crime Victim’ Visas – BRITTANY M. HUGHES
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/illegal-aliens-sent-marthas-vineyard-get-special-crime-victim-visas
NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Majority Are for Mass Deportations – MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-majority-are-for-mass-deportations/
NEWSMAX
— Democrats from the Senate and House are urging the Drug Enforcement Administration to remove marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, saying it’s “time to act.” – Fran Beyer (COMMENT: If I had been a pot user, I would not have been able to earn three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/marijuana-schedule-three-drugs/2024/04/25/id/1162459/
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Poll: Over Half Of Americans Support Large Deportations Of Illegal Migrants – James Meyers
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/poll-over-half-of-americans-support-large-deportations-of-illegal-migrants/
— Biden To Bring In Gaza ‘Refugees’ – Mark Lamb
https://www.oann.com/video/real-america-video/biden-to-bring-in-gaza-refugees/
REAL CLEAR DEFENSE
— Meritocracy and the Great Power Competition – Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, my being able to do the following was not because of meritocracy, but because I benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics: a) earn three master’s degrees, b) earn six professional certifications, and c) earn a professional license. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents have/had lots of money.)
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2024/04/25/meritocracy_and_the_great_power_competition_1027368.html
TOWNHALL
— Sanctuary Cities Defund the Police to Pay for Illegal Immigration – William Davis
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2024/04/26/sanctuary-cities-defund-the-police-to-pay-for-illegal-immigration-n2638234
— US, 17 Other Nations Issue Joint Statement Calling on Hamas to Release Hostages – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/04/25/white-house-joint-statement-on-release-of-hostages-n2638277
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— United Methodist Church grapples with deep divides over LGBTQ issues – Maura Barrett and Parnia Mazhar and Deon J. Hampton (COMMENT:I should write about my religious critics/opponents. They stress that unlike them, I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. They stress that unlike them, I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to a church.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/united-methodist-church-grapples-deep-001437777.html
THE HILL
— Monica Lewinsky joins in on Taylor Swift viral ‘asylum’ meme with White House image – MIRANDA NAZZARO
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4620717-monica-lewinsky-joins-in-on-taylor-swift-viral-asylum-meme-with-white-house-image/
— Immigration advocates see work permits as Biden’s best option – RAFAEL BERNAL (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers will use work permits to replace their employees who vote for Republicans with illegals who vote for Democrats and RINOs.)
https://thehill.com/latino/4618409-immigration-advocates-asylum-work-permits-bidens-border/
NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S.C. Cancels Its Main Graduation Ceremony, Citing Security Concerns. There have been student protests and arrests, as well as controversy over the school’s decision to cancel the speech of its valedictorian. – Stephanie Saul
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/us/usc-cancels-graduation-campus-protests.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Colleges change graduation plans as protests spread to more campuses. – Kim Bellware, Jonathan Edwards and Daniel Wu
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04/24/commencement-graduation-protests/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/21/trump-promises-oil-drilling-deportations-at-odds/73404663007/
NBC MOBILE
— Hundreds of migrants on trains arrive at El Paso-Juarez border – Julian Resendiz
https://www.wkrg.com/news/hundreds-of-migrants-arrive-on-trains-at-el-paso-juarez-border/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Retire at 65? It’s More Like 62. People are overly optimistic about how much they can work later in life. – Anne Tergesen (COMMENT: I should write a book about being forced to retire early. My Civil Service Retirement System pension and retirement savings are dramatically less because I was forced to retire early.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/retire-at-65-its-more-like-62-d5f943c4
VANGUARD
— Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers will hire, retain, and promote only Democrats and RINOs who are minority, female, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/04/equity-in-business-how-to-ensure-equitable-wealth-distribution/amp/
ATLANTIC
— The Myth of Working Your Way Through College – Svati Kirsten Narula (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents whose parents are/were wealthy. I would focus on those who ignore/dismiss/belittle the fact a) that I worked my way through college, b) that I earned three master’s degrees, c) that I earned six professional certifications, and d) that I earned a professional license.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/the-myth-of-working-your-way-through-college/359735/
MEDIUM
— Unfair Advantages in Life – Sean Kernan (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I have had the following unfair advantages in life: a) my ancestors have been in America since 1844, b) I was born a healthy White male, c) I was first born, d) my mother stayed home and raised me, e) my parents sent me to parochial grade schools, f) I avoided the Vietnam War draft, g) I got married when I was 29 years old, and h) my wife and I did not have children.. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, I have not been able to run since grade school because of a hereditary bone disease, my vision has never been correctable to 20/20, I have partial red/green color blindness, I had to work my way through college, and my father died suddenly when I was 21.)
https://medium.com/mind-cafe/4-unfair-advantages-in-life-that-people-take-for-granted-b214de3c0d3a
CHRISTION SCIENCE MONITOR
— The more of the following that you are and the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that Democrats and RINOs will force you to pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. I am all of the aforesaid. In my defense, while my ancestors have been in America since 1844, they have always lived in northeast Illinois. Further, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did. Further, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.
https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2024/0425/stolen-wealth-of-slavery-David-Montero-reparations
April 19, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly, ever-outrageously, ever-disgustingly, and ever-tragically promote more and more and more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/i-doobie-weed-wedding-the-latest-sign-of-spread-of-cannabis-events/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/19/daywatch-celebrations-planned-to-mark-420-this-weekend/
— 12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump’s hush money trial – AP (COMMENT: One could argue that because so much hatred has been promoted against Trump that Trump can never get a fair trial.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/trump-hush-money-trial-jury-selection-2/
— Cook County reallocates $70M for migrants from health care to food service in Chicago – OLIVIA STEVENS (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/cook-county-reallocates-70m-for-migrants-from-health-care-to-food-service-in-chicago/
— Democratic Convention organizers leaning on locals to handle possible migrant surge in August – DAN PETRELLA and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/democratic-convention-organizers-leaning-on-locals-to-handle-possible-migrant-surge-in-august/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/celebrations-planned-in-chicago-and-beyond-to-mark-420-the-unofficial-cannabis-holiday/
— ‘Shame of Chicago, Shame of The Nation’ series premieres Thursday on WTTW, showing how segregation was built into foundation of real estate. – DARCEL ROCKETT (COMMENT: Democrats have always run Chicago. My ancestors on my father’s side immigrated to Chicago in 1844 but left Chicago in 1854.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/shame-of-chicago-shame-of-the-nation-documentary-series/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Proposed referendum would strip DuPage County Forest Preserve Board of its autonomous authority. – GEORGE WIEBE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/18/proposed-referendum-would-strip-dupage-county-forest-preserve-board-of-its-autonomous-authority/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago Teachers Union demanding 9% annual raises, won’t rule out a strike. Having former CTU organizer Brandon Johnson in the mayor’s office won’t keep the union from walking out if needed, CTU President Stacy Davis Gates told the Sun-Times, adding that, “We’re a labor union that understands the power of solidarity and the power of work stoppage.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/04/18/chicago-teachers-union-new-contract-ctu-strike-stacy-davis-gates-schools-cps-brandon-johnson
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2024/04/18/420-pot-marijuana-delta-8-weed-syndrome
— Measles case count reaches 63 in Chicago, but pace of new cases is subsiding. Another exposure location was reported at the Sam’s Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park, Cook County health officials said Thursday. – Kade Heather
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2024/04/18/measles-case-count-reaches-63-in-chicago-but-pace-of-new-cases-is-subsiding
— No cracks in Blue Wall? Top Democrats vow Chicago is ready for convention, despite party divisions. Democrats are deeply focused on Wisconsin and Michigan to help bolster President Joe Biden’s re-election chances — and officials, in town for meetings hosted by the Democratic National Convention Committee, say they plan on showing voters a deep party contrast. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/04/18/democratic-national-convention-chicago-party-divisions
— Democrats ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2024/04/18/pride-parade-chicago-will-now-allow-school-participants-after-previous-denials
— What’s your Chicago story? We want to hear it. – Mary Mitchell (COMMEMT: What is your Chicago story? My ancestors on my father’s side immigrated to Chicago from what is mow Germany in 1844, worked in a brick factory there for 10 years, and then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township. My Chicago Democrat IRS and GAO superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS’s Chicago offices 1971-1980 and then for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997. I lived in Chicago part-time in 1971 and 1974-1976 and then full-time 1976-1978. I took college courses in Chicago 1966-1968, 1971-1981, and 1992-1997. I earned master’s degrees in Chicago in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in Chicago in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in Chicago in 1981. My 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1973. I got married in Chicago in 1978. My wife and I were the subject of a nasty 4-page Money Magazine article in Chicago in February of 1978.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nextvoices/2024/04/18/chicago-next-voices-mary-mitchell-columnists-diverse
— To get more and more and more votes from women, Democrat and RINO candidates promise to give women more and more and more preference over men.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/04/18/biden-2024-election-trump-legal-troubles-abortion-steven-roberts
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO: DuPage County Board members want answers on county clerk’s election invoices. – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240418/news/dupage-county-board-members-want-answers-on-county-clerks-election-invoices/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/migrants-undocumented-residents-african-americans-can-be-supported-opinion
ABC7
— 12 jurors now seated, selection of alternates ongoing. Former President Trump is on trial in Day 3 of his criminal hush money case. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/jury-selection-in-donald-trumps-criminal-hush-money-trial-new-york-city-resumes-thursday-what-to-know/14687354/
— Here’s what we know about the jurors seated in Trump’s hush money criminal trial. – Peter Charalambous and Lucien Bruggeman
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-new-york-hush-money-trial-jurors-heres-what-we-know-about-first-7-jurors-seated-in-trumps-nyc-criminal/14676970/.
— Protesters take fury at Dexter Reed shooting to Chicago police board meeting – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-shooting-of-dexter-reed-prompts-protesters-to-take-their-fury-demands-inside-cpd-board-meeting/14691719/
— Midwest Democratic Party leaders meet in Chicago to discuss election strategy, DNC preparations. – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/dnc-2024-chicago-midwest-states-democratic-party-leaders-election-strategy/14690149/
NBC5
— Illinois Tollway workers fight to save jobs amid proposed cuts
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-tollway-workers-fight-to-save-jobs-amid-proposed-cuts/3414654/
CBS2
— Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) seeks to make it a felony for protests to block major roads – Todd Feurer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-lawmaker-seeks-to-make-it-a-felony-for-protests-to-block-major-roads/
— Alderman seeks to punish “hate littering” in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/hate-littering-could-result-in-1000-fine-under-proposed-chicago-ordinance/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8D7w3TcLIg
WGN9
— Republican State Rep. from Geneva Dan Ugaste files bill to make it a felony to block major public roadways while protesting. – Michael Johnson
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/state-rep-from-geneva-files-bill-to-make-it-a-felony-to-block-major-public-roadways-while-protesting/
FOX32
— Chicago residents confront mayor: ‘You ain’t doing right by us’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaUindg95Vk
— Israel supporters protest in downtown Chicago, call for release of hostages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BcWTHzvnoA
WTTW
— Education Leaders Seek Added State Funding to Help Accommodate Influx of Migrant Students in Illinois – Peter Hancock
https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/18/education-leaders-seek-added-state-funding-help-accommodate-influx-migrant-students
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/04/18/afghan-evacuees-resettlement-chicago-offers-lessons-caring-future-humanitarian-arrivals
— Democrats ever-increasingly, ever-outrageously, ever-disgustingly, and ever-tragically promote more and more and more pot.
https://interactive.wttw.com/playlist/2024/04/19/cannabis-infused-food-drink-all-grown-up
ST. LOUIS DISPATCH
— Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney to speak at St. Louis University – Hannah Wyman (COMMENT: St. Louis University today, the schools near you tomorrow,)
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/transgender-influencer-dylan-mulvaney-to-speak-at-st-louis-university/article_124fedda-fc02-11ee-89a4-87bab9442f3a.html
STATELINE
— 1K protest against Illinois abortion laws in Illinois Right to Life March – Ryan Johnston
https://www.mystateline.com/news/1k-protest-against-illinois-abortion-laws-in-illinois-right-to-life-march/
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Should Madison County secede from Illinois? Voters will express their opinion in November – WILL BAUE (COMMENT: Collinsville is located mainly in Madison County.)
https://www.aol.com/news/madison-county-voters-symbolic-secession-200652062.html
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Madison County Board avoids explaining support for Illinois, Chicago separation. Most board members in favor of the resolution didn’t speak about it Wednesday. – Scott Cousins (COMMENT: The more of the following that you are, the harder that Illinois Democrats work to get rid of you once and for all: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun-owner, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/chicago-illinois-seperation-madison-county-board-19409149.php
VERMILION COUNTY FIRST & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://vermilioncountyfirst.com/2024/04/18/seven-point-of-illinois-ready-to-rock-danville-on-special-cannabis-420-day/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-ap-explains-4-20-grew-from-humble-roots-to-marijuanas-high-holiday/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Madison County referendum will ask voters about seceding from Illinois – Sean Crawford (COMMENT: Collinsville is located mainly in Madison County.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-04-18/madison-county-referendum-will-ask-voters-about-s-first-listen
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations first for Blacks and then for Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, females, younger people, unmarried people, LGBTQers, veterans, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have less money than others, illegals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc.
https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/579962727
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-04-18/trumps-anti-abortion-views-helped-him-in-2016-that-may-not-be-the-case-this-time
ELMHURST PATCH
— Hedge Fund CEO Boosts Elmhurst Candidate. He runs a business that manages more than $75 billion in assets. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/hedge-fund-ceo-boosts-elmhurst-candidate
— Elmhurst Shop Sells Marijuana Illegally. An Elmhurst man was charged with selling psilocybin mushroom growing kits. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-shop-sells-marijuana-illegally-cops
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Top Democratic Party leaders visiting Chicago this week say it’s possible to preach party unity while also embracing a progressive wing that keeps poking at President Joe Biden’s policies. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/04/19/dems-say-two-things-can-be-true-00153286
— Sean Morrison, the Cook County Republican Party chair, was re-elected at the Cook County Republican Party’s County Convention on Wednesday in Edison Park. Morrison, who has held the chair post since 2016, won 81,422 weighted votes, or 87 percent over Committeeperson Eric Wallace of Rich Township, who got 12,180 weighted votes, or 13 percent. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/04/19/dems-say-two-things-can-be-true-00153286
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-272/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-73/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
IBENDAHL ON POLITICS
— Here’s the game-changing Resolution to restore your vote in the Illinois GOP
https://ibendahlonpolitics.com/2024/04/18/heres-the-game-changing-resolution-to-restore-your-vote-in-the-illinois-gop/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Hundreds of gun owners rally at Illinois Statehouse – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4f701b2a-fdd0-11ee-b7e5-c38f6bfad676.html
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Former Downers Grove library trustee: Removal was ‘culmination of a two year long effort to exact revenge’ for opposition to Drag Queen Bingo event
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/657789642-former-downers-grove-library-trustee-removal-was-culmination-of-a-two-year-long-effort-to-exact-revenge-for-opposition-to-drag-queen-bingo-event
WIREPOINTS
— Number of half-empty Chicago public schools doubles, yet lawmakers want to extend school closing moratorium. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingne
https://wirepoints.org/number-of-half-empty-chicago-public-schools-has-doubled-yet-lawmakers-want-to-extend-school-closing-moratorium-wirepoints/
— Property taxes pay for the government class (COMMENT: Federal income taxes paid my Post Office, IRS, and GAO salaries.)
https://wirepoints.org/your-property-taxes-pay-for-government-workers-guaranteed-salaries-benefits-and-pensions-while-you-get-no-such-guarantees-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM WORST OF 5 LARGEST DISTRICTS – Hilary Gowins
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/editorial-chicago-public-schools-chronic-absenteeism-worst-of-5-largest-districts/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Feeling the pain of the illegal migrant invasion. Democrats’ sanctuary city policies cause quality-of-life issues for Americans. – Kelly Sadler
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/18/feeling-pain-of-illegal-migrant-invasion/
— N.Y. court selects full jury of 12 for Trump trial, alternates to come. Counsel spars over names of witnesses. – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/18/ny-court-selects-full-jury-of-12-for-donald-trump-/
— Trump jury shrinking as trial hits snags – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/18/donald-trump-jury-shrinking-trial-hits-snags/
— Joe Biden: A modern day Neville Chamberlain – Tim Constantine
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/17/joe-biden-modern-day-neville-chamberlain/
— Outgoing United Methodist leader predicts fallout if LGBTQ rules relaxed at upcoming meeting. Vote set on budget that is down 43% after thousands of U.S. congregations exit. – Mark A. Kellner (COMMENT: Because of what happened at the 2016 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention, I am extremely concerned that efforts are underway under the table to water down if not strike the planks in the IRP platform that promote personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, Second Amendment rights, discouragement of vices, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). I represent the 3rd Congressional District on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in Collinsville on May 24 and 25.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/18/outgoing-united-methodist-leader-predicts-fallout-/
— North Carolina teen slapped with three-day suspension for saying ‘illegal alien’ in class. – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/18/christian-mcghee-gets-three-day-suspension-saying-/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s job could be in trouble after $70 million request for immigrants. – Elaine Mallon
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2971191/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-job-trouble-70-million-request-immigrants/
— One could argue that because so much hatred has been promoted against Trump that Trump can never get a fair trial.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/1359970/most-americans-think-trump-is-racist-poll/
— The don’t say illegal alien policy – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-your-land/2970995/the-dont-say-illegal-alien-policy/
— Trump looks to make inroads with LGBT voters before November – Christian Datoc (COMMENT: My critics/opponents who reject the traditional marriage and family plank in the Republican Party platform, that is, my critics/opponents who promote LGBTQ, have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders and activists, e) religious leaders and activists, and f) those who I have sued.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2971471/trump-inroads-lgbtq-voters-november/
— NBC counts black players and not-black-enough players in baseball. – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2970875/nbc-counts-black-players-and-not-black-enough-players-in-baseball/
— Abolish the college DEI graduation mandate – Max Eden
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/2970559/abolish-college-dei-graduation-mandate/
— Kansas higher education board bans DEI statements for hiring and admissions – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2971015/kansas-higher-education-board-bans-dei-statements-hiring-admissions/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Congressional Spending Goes Full Weimar – Jeff Lukens
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/congressional_spending_goes_full_weimar.html
BLAZE
— The next generation of Marxists is marching through the institutions – KATHARINE GORKA
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-next-generation-of-marxists-is-marching-through-the-institutions
BREITBART
— Dershowitz: Columbia Hasn’t Addressed DEI, Which Causes Antisemitism and Will ‘Destroy’ Every School – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/04/18/dershowitz-columbia-hasnt-addressed-dei-which-causes-antisemitism-and-will-destroy-every-school/
CAMPUS REFORM
— The influence of woke ideology in corporate America. – Emily Sturge (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always painted themselves as being woke, that is, as being champions of those who are minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have less money than others, illegals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc.)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/analysis-influence-woke-ideology-corporate-america/25247
— Yale offering DEI course for business leaders – Corey Walker
https://www.campusreform.org/article/yale-offering-dei-course-business-leaders-number-dei-jobs-falls/25225
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Chinese Organized Crime Takes Root in Vacationland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXyb5N4B4SY
DAILY CALLER
— Here’s What We Know About The Twelve Jurors Selected For Trump’s Trial – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/18/heres-what-we-know-about-the-twelve-jurors-selected-for-trumps-trial/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Republicans Slam Democrats for Dismissing Mayorkas Impeachment Case – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/17/republicans-slam-democrats-dismissing-mayorkas-impeachment-case/
DAILY WIRE
— Planned Parenthood Performed More Abortions Despite Decrease In Patients, Latest Report Shows. Abortions are more than 97% of the abortion giant’s pregnancy resolution services. – Mairead Elordi
https://www.dailywire.com/news/planned-parenthood-performed-more-abortions-despite-decrease-in-patients-latest-report-shows
EPOCH TIMES
— Juror in ‘Hush-Money’ Trial Dismissed Citing Concerns Over Being Impartial, Identity Being Made Public. She was sworn in earlier in the week with six others. – Chase Smith
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/juror-in-hush-money-trial-dismissed-citing-concerns-over-being-impartial-identity-being-made-public-5632198
— Full Jury Seated for Trump New York Trial. 12 jurors—7 men and 5 women—have been seated, and opening arguments are slated for Monday. 5 more alternates will be selected on Friday. – Catherine Yang, Michael Washburn
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/juror-changes-mind-in-trump-new-york-trial-after-being-identified-5632128
FEDERALIST
— Biden Won’t Condemn Hamas Supporters Because He Needs Them – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/18/biden-wont-condemn-hamas-supporters-because-he-needs-them/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— What Will Happen to Illegal Aliens Paroled into the U.S. When their Time Expires?
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/04/18/what-will-happen-illegal-aliens-paroled-us-when-their-time-expires
— New York City Sees Complaints, Demands from African Illegal Aliens – Michael McManus
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/04/18/new-york-city-sees-complaints-demands-african-illegal-aliens
FOX NEWS RADIO
— Illegal Immigrants DEMAND more in NYC!
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/04/18/illegal-immigrants-demand-more-in-nyc/
FOX NEWS
— Chicago voters confront mayor on migrant spending. Fox News’ Garrett Tenney reports on Chicago residents’ efforts to oust Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson over the migrant crisis.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6351166811112
— Illegal Immigrants DEMAND more in NYC!
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/04/18/illegal-immigrants-demand-more-in-nyc/
— Missouri AG slams Kansas City mayor for welcoming Mayorkas’ illegal immigrant parole program. Bailey said Missouri is joining 19 other state AG’s who are suing Secretary Mayorkas over his ‘disastrous’ and illegal parole program. – Stepheny Price
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/missouri-ag-slams-kansas-city-mayor-welcoming-mayorkas-illegal-immigrant-parole-program
HOT AIR
— Illegal Alien Kills Staffer Days Before Democrat Senator Calls Mayorkas Impeachment “Waste of Time” – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/04/18/illegal-alien-kills-staffer-days-before-democrat-senator-calls-mayorkas-impeachment-waste-of-time-n3786739#google_vignette
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Texas Border Operation Captures Half a Million Illegal Immigrants, Thousands of Felons
https://www.judicialwatch.org/texas-border-operation-2/
MRC TV
— Whites May Qualify for Reparations Via California’s Genealogy Office Proposal – BVAN POELLINGER
https://mrctv.org/blog/evan-poellinger/whites-may-qualify-reparations-californias-genealogy-office-proposal
NUMBERS USA
— Free rent and a pool…but not for you. – Jeremy Beck
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/free-rent-and-a-pool-but-not-for-you/
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Spoiled Illegal Aliens In NYC – Andrew Giulian
https://www.oann.com/video/real-america-video/spoiled-illegal-aliens-in-nyc/
— NYC: Illegal Immigrants At City Hall Demand Better Free Food, Long-Term Housing, More Accommodations – Brooke Mallory
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/nyc-illegal-immigrants-at-city-hall-demand-better-free-food-long-term-housing-more-accommodations/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why the Rise in Trans Shooters? – WILFRED REILLY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/why-the-rise-in-trans-shooters/
PJ MEDIA
— Native Tribal Leaders Ask Feds to Target Drug Cartels – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/04/18/native-tribal-leaders-ask-feds-to-target-drug-cartels-n4928320
TOWNHALL
— The Mainstream Media: American Democracy’s Greatest Threat. – Jeff Davidson (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream media serves as the mouthpiece for the Democrat Party.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2024/04/19/the-mainstream-media-american-democracys-greatest-threat-n2638003
— NYC Councilwoman Has One Question for Foreign Nationals Complaining About Free Services – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/04/18/nyc-councilwoman-goes-off-on-illegal-immigrants-complaining-about-all-the-free-stuff-theyre-getting-n2637965
— New NPR CEO’s Take on the First Amendment Is What You’d Expect – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/04/19/new-npr-ceo-look-the-first-amendment-is-a-problem-n2637958
— Poll Shows Trump Ahead of Biden, Americans Believe Cost of Living Rising
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/04/18/cost-of-living-survey-emerson-n2637963
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
MSN
— Hundreds of New Yorkers protest shelter and illegal immigrants flooding city – Luke Gentile
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hundreds-of-new-yorkers-protest-shelter-and-illegal-immigrants-flooding-city/ar-AA1fzrLy
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pope-francis-vatican-chat-with-lgbtq-catholics-shows-his-acceptance-group-says/ar-AA1iwNwr
— Conservatives say send illegals to Boston after Mayor says illegals have the right to “seek shelter.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/conservatives-say-send-illegal-immigrants-to-boston-after-mayor-says-they-have-the-rights-to-seek-shelter/ar-AA1mlvwY
— Biden Deports 74% Fewer Criminal Illegals from U.S. Compared to Trump – Claire O’Hare
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/joe-biden-deports-74-fewer-criminal-illegals-from-u-s-compared-to-trump/ar-AA1mfAA8
— NFL Goes ‘Woke,’ Makes A Massive Change Before Games – David Rufful
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-goes-woke-makes-a-massive-change-before-games/ar-AA1gN4nH
— No wonder boys are turning toward conservative beliefs — it’s rebellion against parents’ woke ideology. – Rikki Schlott
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/no-wonder-boys-are-turning-toward-conservative-beliefs-it-s-rebellion-against-parents-woke-ideology/ar-BB1j4dH4
— Elon Musk yet again pulls back the veil to reveal the machinery of the liberal censorship complex
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/elon-musk-yet-again-pulls-back-the-veil-to-reveal-the-machinery-of-the-liberal-censorship-complex/ar-AA1kjVUK
— Chicago Mayor on Increase in Most Violent Crime: ‘Reparations’ Money Will Help – Andrew Rodriguez
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/chicago-mayor-on-increase-in-most-violent-crime-reparations-money-will-help/ar-AA1mk5C2?ocid=U348DHP
— Tucker Carlson Believes DEI Will Destroy America And Lead To Violence – Joseph Elli
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— As Chicago responds to an influx of migrants, underserved Black residents feel forgotten (COMMENT: Preference given to one group is preference not given to another group.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsQn0ZuodyI
CNN
— Trump: “I’m supposed to be in a lot of different places campaigning, but I’ve been here all day” – Aditi Sangal
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_3b5b586c667555f3dd9c022e512278b4
— One could argue that because so much hatred has been promoted against Trump that Trump can never get a fair trial.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_e81a76af7502a23a4799edc2967cc712
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_6f941b2e246ed8570c354b73b5e66eb4
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_7adec5dd7d25a5d45442df6c214ee0c6
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_1f58c7f5a0c63a7504107cedec7f1082
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_426023a6b27bbfb98848566651993d21
AOL
— The Biden administration is disrespecting the asylum system at the southern border
https://www.aol.com/borderline-illegal-biden-administration-disrespecting-080000010.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Jury of 12 Is Seated in Trump Criminal Trial
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/18/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial
— New Migrants Get Work Permits. Other Undocumented Immigrants Want Them, Too. Long-term undocumented immigrants — and their employers — are feeling left out by Biden administration policies allowing most who just crossed the border to work legally. – Miriam Jordan and Lydia DePillis (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If the employers that hired me in 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, and 1980 could have hired illegals instead of me, they would have.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/us/migrants-work-permits-undocumented.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/19/dei-supreme-court-muldrow/
KTRH
— Democrats Vote to Allow Illegals to be Counted in The Census – Ethan Buchanan
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2024-04-18-democrats-vote-to-allow-illegals-to-be-counted-in-the-census/
NEWSWEEK
— Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Asks Migrants to Move to His City: ‘All Are Welcome’ – Nick Mordowanec
https://www.newsweek.com/kc-kansas-missouri-migrants-nyc-immigration-lucas-1891853
FORBES
— 7 Qualities Hiring Managers Seek In 2024 Candidates Looking For High-Paying Jobs – Bryan Robinson, Ph.D (COMMENT: What job qualifications do you have? The more job qualifications that I earned, the more that my Democrat superiors in the federal government ignored/dismissed/belittled them. I had worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years when I was 31. I had worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years when I was 49. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2024/03/21/7-qualities-hiring-managers-seek-in-2024-candidates-looking-for-high-paying-jobs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Relevant skills: 65% of hiring managers would consider candidates with relevant skills over those with an extensive employment history or academic credentials—even if they lack work experience. . .4. Educational qualifications: 47% consider educational qualifications important—with 25% seeing these attributes as absolutely essential—although 43% don’t require a degree from a prestigious institution.)
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will send millions of their illegals to battleground/swing state and have them use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden.
https://www.creators.com/read/daily-editorials/04/24/with-its-noncitizen-voting-lies-gop-assumes-americans-are-uninformed
HUMAN RESOURCES & HR EXCHANGE
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.humanresourcesonline.net/the-5-dei-commitments-that-every-business-can-aspire-to-make
https://www.hrexchangenetwork.com/learning/articles/dei-skills-based-hiring
PBS
— The Role of National and State Parties (COMMENT: What are the following doing to help elect Republican candidates on November 3, 2024: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of your Republican county party organization, c) the leaders of your Republican township/ward party organization, and d) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? I am in the process of hand-delivering March 19, 2024 Republican primary results to each of the homes in my precinct from which one or more Republican ballot was cast.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/politics-july-dec03-parties_12-15
POLITICO
— Trump campaign says it will deploy thousands of election workers to monitor poll sites. – ALEX ISENSTADT
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/19/trump-campaign-election-monitoring-00153217
— One could argue that because so much hatred has been promoted against Trump that Trump can never get a fair trial.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/18/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/defense-wraps-questioning-00153149
DAILY MAIL
— Chicago residents in MAGA hats tear into Democrat mayor for allotting $70million to migrants: ‘We need the money more than they do!’ Chicagoans blasted Mayor Brandon Johnson during a meeting Wednesday. Johnson has proposed using $70million in taxpayer’s funds for migrant care. Angry citizens argued that he use it on them and threatened to recall him. – EMMA RICHTER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13324975/chicago-residents-blast-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-tax-funding.html
WIKIPEDIA
— Get out the vote (COMMENT: What are the following doing to help elect Republican candidates on November 3, 2024: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of your Republican county party organization, c) the leaders of your Republican township/ward party organization, and d) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? I am in the process of hand-delivering March 19, 2024 Republican primary results to each of the homes in my precinct from which one or more Republican ballot was cast.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_out_the_vote
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— My precinct letter is below. I am in the process of hand-delivering it to each of the homes in my new precinct from which one or more Republican ballot was cast in the March 19, 2024 primary. A very powerful Republican DuPage County official who I have done lots to help elect and to help reelect for decades has rudely severely criticized my letter. This official rudely said this official threw it away. This official rudely complained that I have not given that official any money. This official reads my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, I believe, to get information to use against me. This official’s many operatives and dupes have taken many/big adverse actions against me for decades including a) ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, b) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, c) ending my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, d) ending my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, e) ending my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, and f) crushing my campaign for MTRO treasure in 2004. This official rejects the planks in the Republican Party platform that I promote. This official paints me as being “too conservative” and blames me and my newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. This official wants Republican candidates to run as anti-conservative, as Democrat Lite, and/or as anti-Republican. How would you react to this official if you were me? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
David John Diersen
DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct 59 Committeeman
915 Cove Court, Wheaton, Illinois 60189-6326 Phone: 630-653-0462
Email: diersen@aol.com Website: www.gopillinois.com
Dear fellow DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 Republicans:
March 19, 2024 DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 Election Results
Registered Republican Voters – 368 Republican Ballots Cast – 136 (37%)
Votes Received:
Donald Trump, U.S. President – 91
Nikki Haley, U.S. President – 33
John Booras, U.S. Congressman, 3rd Congressional District – 118
Amy Grant, Illinois Representative, 47th District – 118
Bob Berlin, Illinois State’s Attorney, DuPage County – 121
Jaye Wang, DuPage County Clerk of the Circuit Court – 115
Bob Grogan, DuPage County Auditor -115
Richard Jorgensen, DuPage County Coroner – 120
Nicole Prater, DuPage County Recorder – 116
Annette Corrigan, DuPage County Board, District 4 – 60 (write-in)
Jeff Castle, DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner, District 4 – 117
Kenton Skarin, Appellate Court Judge, 3rd Judicial District – 117
Jason Helland, Appellate Court Judge, 3rd Judicial District – 114
John Costello, Appellate Court Judge, 3rd Judicial District – 115
David John Diersen, Republican Precinct Committeeman – 114
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April 11, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
ABC7
— Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, village trustee Andrew Holmes named in sexual assault lawsuit – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/dolton-il-mayor-tiffany-henyard-andrew-holmes-sexual-assault-lawsuit/14643440/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51zuFOA8IGA
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-pride-parade-2024-downsized-lakeview-on-june-30/14643119/
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14644103/
— More than 100 Chicago veterans board Honor Flight to D.C.
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14641348/
NBC5
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/organizers-announce-changes-to-2024-chicago-pride-parade/3406695/
CBS2
— Who should we fear more, China or Russia? Illinois Congressman Darrin LaHood says China a bigger threat – Todd Feurer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/russia-china-congressman-darin-lahood/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/2024-chicago-pride-parade-safety-concerns/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD3y679H2e0
— Former student says Chicago Public Schools did not protect her from sexual abuse – Charlie De Mar
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/former-student-chicago-public-schools-sexual-abuse/
WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYkFrepKCOo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKOSXqSa600
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-pride-parade-2024-downsizing-210819544.html
FOX32
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson renews call for Gaza ceasefire at Eid celebration – David Struett
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-gaza-ceasefire-eid-celebration
— Trump says Arizona abortion law goes too far
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1439319
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-2024-pride-parade-will-be-scaled-back-this-year
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: After balking earlier, Johnson to ask City Council to spend $70M on migrant services – ALICE YIN, DAN PETRELLA, and JAKE SHERIDAN (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/10/johnson-seeks-70-million-for-migrant-services/
— Record low turnout in Illinois primary bodes ill for democracy – Jim Nowlan (COMMENT: What did your Republican Precinct Committeeman do to increase Republican turnout? For my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, I hand-delivered a copy of the sample ballot and a copy of DuPage County Board District 4 candidate Annettee Corrigan’s letter to each of the 228 residences that had at least registered Republican voter. I contacted 14 voters who had requested mail-in ballots but had not yet returned them. Of the 370 registered Republican voters in my precinct 133 (36%) voted. Trump got 90 votes and Haley got 33 votes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/11/opinion-illinois-primary-turnout-democracy/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayor reverses course, will call for $70 million in funding for migrant care, key City Council member says. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th), says city officials are acting based on their expectation that busing will ramp up again as the Democratic National Convention nears. – Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/04/10/chicago-migrant-crisis-city-funding-mayor-brandon-johnson-pritzker-preckwinkle
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump abandons anti-abortion folks” and asks “Will they stick with him?” and says “Former President Trump has kicked the abortion issue over to the states, which can rightly be seen as an act of political cowardice and expediency.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/10/donald-trump-abandons-anti-abortion-crowd-will-they-stick-with-him-se-cupp
— Donald Trump’s abortion stance is politically convenient and sensible. The Constitution does not give Congress the authority to regulate abortion. It’s an issue for the states. – Jacob Sullum
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/10/donald-trump-abortion-stance-states-rights-politically-convenient-sensible-jacob-sullum
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2024/04/10/chicago-pride-parade-to-scale-down-due-to-citys-safety-and-logistics-concerns
DAILY HERALD
— Naperville police make weapons-related arrest at Topgolf – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240410/news/naperville-police-make-weapons-related-arrest-at-topgolf/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Opinion: The fight against government bloat needs more powerful allies – Robert Reed
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illinois-government-consolidation-laws-are-longshots-opinion
JOURNAL GAZETTE NEWS COURIER
— State allocates additional $14M for grocery startups; considers coverage for genetic cancer screenings. – ALEX ABBEDUTO and COLE LONGCOR
https://jg-tc.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/state-allocates-additional-14m-for-grocery-startups-considers-coverage-for-genetic-cancer-screenings/article_bc155934-6cf7-5d5b-8dce-1f8a20a6b0e8.html
SOUTHERN
— Arizona Republicans block quick push to repeal near-total abortion ban, which hasn’t taken effect yet. – Rachel Scott and Isabella Murray
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/11/arizona-republicans-block-quick-push-to-repeal-near-total-abortion-ban-which-hasnt-taken-effect-yet/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/as-medical-perils-from-abortion-bans-grow-so-do-opportunities-for-democrats-in-a-post/article_5cfbe1f9-0cee-541c-ac05-e7fc4a93e159.html
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Can Belleville ban signs displaying the Confederate flag and swastikas?
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article287501720.html
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/10/chicago-pride-parade-will-be-smaller-this-year-due-to-safety-and-logistical-concerns/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-266/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-67/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you were in high school or college today, what would give you an advantage over your peers? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— comply with all laws, rules, and regulations,
— focus on studying and getting the best grades that you can,
— know your strengths, weaknesses, and interests and choose your best career path accordingly,
— take responsibility for yourself and not blame your shortcomings on discrimination or on anything else,
— not be sexually active or an LGBTQer, and
— not drink booze, use pot, or do anything else that harms your health.
My father often decried that he was passed over for promotions because he did not have a college degree. That motived me to take college preparatory courses in high school, get an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my class, earn a bachelor’s degree, earn three master’s degrees, earn six professional certifications, and earn a professional license. I did the aforesaid notwithstanding the fact that I was never viewed as being “college material.” Neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, I demonstrated no leadership potential, I could not run because I had bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial red/green color blindness. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I would have focused more on studying and getting the best grades that I could and I would have majored in accounting at UIC and NIU, passed the CPA examination much sooner than I did, and became a licensed CPA much soon than I did.
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Jeanne Ives on PACE ‘Pride’ Bus controversy: ‘divisive sexual identity message‘ is ‘an abuse of taxpayer property’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/657643588-jeanne-ives-on-pace-pride-bus-controversy-divisive-sexual-identity-message-is-an-abuse-of-taxpayer-property
WIREPOINTS
— We must focus on cutting the cost drivers of Illinois property taxes if we’re ever going to deliver relief to taxpayers
https://wirepoints.org/we-must-focus-on-cutting-the-cost-drivers-of-illinois-property-taxes-if-were-ever-going-to-bring-taxes-down-wirepoints-testifies-to-the-il-house-revenue-finance-committee-4-10-24/
— Pensions are the single biggest finance problem Chicago has…and it’s only getting worse
https://wirepoints.org/pensions-are-the-single-biggest-finance-problem-chicago-has-and-its-only-getting-worse-wirepoints-on-wls-890s-pm-chicago-show/
CARBONDALE REPORTER
— Growing Costs of Non-Citizens Impact Illinois’ Budget
https://carbondalereporter.com/stories/657655543-growing-costs-of-non-citizens-impact-illinois-budget
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 15% of House Bills Which Passed Committee Were Sponsored by Republicans of Which 10% Were Sponsored by Jeff Keicher
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/10/15-of-house-bills-which-passed-committee-were-sponsored-by-republicans-of-which-10-were-sponsored-by-jeff-keicher/
— The Pace” Pride” Bus
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/10/message-of-the-day-a-bus/
— Pritzker Putting State Government in the Grocery Business
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/09/pritzker-putting-state-government-in-the-grocery-business/
— Pritzker Gives State Senator Big Pay Hike
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/08/pritzker-gives-state-senator-big-pay-hike/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION CONTRACT DEMANDS ABOUT POLITICS, BOSSES’ POWER – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-contract-demands-about-politics-bosses-power/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DEI mandates pervade colleges and universities – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2962061/dei-mandates-pervade-colleges-universities-survey/
— Biden announces largest expansion of gun background checks in decades – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: I have had an FOID card since I was 20 years old in 1968.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/11/biden-announces-largest-gun-background-check-expan/
— Defendants not named ‘Trump’ usually go to trial years after indictment – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/10/defendants-not-named-trump-usually-go-to-trial-yea/
— Socialism is failing U.S. education system – JOE BOYETT (COMMENT: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That motivated me a) to take college preparatory courses in high school, b) to get an ACT score of 24, and c) to earn a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/10/letter-editor-socialism-failing-us-education-syste/
(FROM THE LETTER: Parents in 1776 had the same responsibility we have today: to prepare our children to be all they can be, whether in trades or in professions. It’s a responsibility that is foremost in the philosophy of individualism but notably absent in the philosophy of socialism.)
— Biden is making Christianity more invisible by supporting transgender ideology. Biden’s transgender proclamation isn’t about equality. – Ryan Bomberger
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/10/biden-transgenderism-and-making-christianity-more-/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden campaign launches ‘Out for Biden-Harris’ program to court LGBTQ voters – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2960759/biden-campaign-launches-out-for-biden-harris-program-to-court-lgbtq-voters/
— Repeal the DEI tax – Vikram Mansharamani
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/2960892/repeal-the-dei-tax/
— No taxation without reparations: Texas Democrat leans into fresh idea breathing life back into the reparations movement. – Elaine Mallon
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2961251/reparations-texas-democrat-calls-to-exempt-black-people-from-paying-taxes/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump orders ‘30 milkshakes’ for customers at Atlanta Chick-fil-A: ‘And also some chicken’ – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2024/04/10/us-news/trump-orders-30-milkshakes-for-customers-at-atlanta-chick-fil-a/
— House Speaker Mike Johnson rips ‘anti-Israel’ Biden for ‘placating the antisemitism in his base’ – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/04/10/us-news/mike-johnson-rips-president-joe-biden-as-anti-israel/
— Democratic congresswoman suggests black people be exempt from paying taxes as form of reparations
https://nypost.com/2024/04/10/us-news/democrat-congresswoman-suggests-black-people-be-exempt-from-paying-taxes/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rkEX-efcWY
AMAC
— Biden’s Border Invasion Stacking Congressional Deck Against Conservatives – Shane Harris
https://amac.us/newsline/society/bidens-border-invasion-stacking-congressional-deck-against-conservatives/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Affirmative action Scrabble to hit shelves soon – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/affirmative_action_scrabble_to_hit_shelves_soon.html
— College students try to cancel Jewish existence in Philadelphia – Lynne Lechter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/college_students_try_to_cancel_jewish_existence_in_philadelphia.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden makes desperate grab to seduce fleeing Latino voters – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/10/biden-makes-desperate-grab-to-seduce-fleeing-latino-voters-1451504/
— Johnson appears to backs off Mayorkas impeachment with surprise postponement – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/10/johnson-appears-to-backs-off-mayorkas-impeachment-with-surprise-postponement-1451390/
— Dem House member suggests blacks should be exempt from taxes – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/10/dem-house-member-suggests-blacks-should-be-exempt-from-taxes-1451394/
BREITBART
— Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett: Black Americans Should Not Pay Taxes as a Form of Reparations – OLIVIA RONDEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/10/democrat-rep-jasmine-crockett-black-americans-should-not-pay-taxes-as-a-form-of-reparations/
DAILY CALLER
— Let’s Not Pretend The Woke Newsroom Breakdown Was Only At NPR – GAGE KLIPPER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/10/lets-not-pretend-the-woke-newsroom-breakdown-was-only-at-npr/
— Biden Admin’s Relentless DEI Push Continues Apace – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/10/biden-admins-relentless-dei-push-continues-apace/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Chicago Firefighters Union Revokes Endorsement After Rep. Jackson’s Allegations – Rob Bluey
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/10/chicago-firefighters-union-revokes-endorsement-after-rep-jacksons-allegations/
— LinkedIn’s Woke Content Moderation Hypocrisy – GianCarlo Canaparo / Daniel Cochrane
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/10/double-standard-linkedins-woke-content-moderation-hypocrisy/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Blasts Governor Whitmer For Paying People To Take Illegal Aliens Into Homes: ‘A Disgusting Insult’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-blasts-governor-whitmer-for-paying-people-to-take-illegal-aliens-into-homes-a-disgusting-insult
— Trouble At The Fed: Investigation Into Lisa Cook’s Academic Record Raises Questions – Luke Rosiak and Christopher F. Rufo (COMMENT: If I sought a government office, my critics/opponents would have to acknowledge that I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, but they would stress that others who took the examinations got better scores than I did.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trouble-at-the-fed
— Texas Democrat Proposes Race-Based Tax Exemption As Reparations – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-democrat-proposes-race-based-tax-exemption-as-reparations
EPOCH TIMES
— Judge Orders Witness Names to Remain Secret in Trump Classified Docs Case. Judge Cannon also ruled that significant parts of the substantive witness statements to investigators may still be made public. – Katabella Roberts (COMMENT: Because of the demographics of the Chicago-area jury pool, if a jury had been seated in Diersen v. GAO, few would have shared my demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, 100%German American, my ancestors have been in America for a long time, federal employee for almost 30 years, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, a professional license, Crete resident 1948-1972, and Wheaton resident since 1978.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/judge-orders-witness-names-to-remain-secret-in-trump-classified-docs-case-5625895
FEDERALIST
— Racial Preferences in Economic Benefits: From Widely Accepted to Legally Indefensible – George R. La Noue (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision and continue to use DEI big time to get rid of me and to get rid of those who share my demographics.)
https://fedsoc.org/fedsoc-review/racial-preferences-in-economic-benefits-from-widely-accepted-to-legally-indefensible
— Corporate Media Hate Anonymous Online Posts Because They Hate Free Speech – BRIANNA LYMAN (COMMENT: There is a huge price to pay to be “up front” about who you are and what you advocate. I should write a book about the price I have had to pay since 1966 for promoting equal opportunity, that is, opposing race and gender based preference giving, that is, opposing political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/10/corporate-media-hate-anonymous-online-posts-because-they-hate-free-speech/
FOX NEWS
— State Department mandates support for DEI ideology as prerequisite for promotions: ‘You are judged’ ‘You must be able to document what you are doing to support diversity, equity and inclusion and accessibility,’ previous DEI chief said. – Hannah Grossman (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action and DEI big time to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who were Republican.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/state-department-mandates-support-dei-ideology-prerequisite-promotions-judged
— State Dept stands by DEI chief who bemoaned White feminism, called America a ‘failed historic model’ Zakiya Carr Johnson was announced as the new chief diversity and inclusion officer last week. – Hannah Grossman (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action and DEI big time to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who were Republican.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/state-dept-stands-dei-chief-bemoaned-white-feminism-called-america-failed-historic-model
JUST THE NEWS
— Wisconsin GOP Chairman says ‘enthusiasm gap’ means Biden has to pander to his own base – Charlotte Hazard (COMMENT: I should write a book about a) older people who pander to younger people to curry favor with younger people b) Whites who pander to minorities to curry favor with minorities, and c) men who pander to women to curry favor with women. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, sand Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me because I oppose reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/wisconsin-gop-chairman-says-biden-has-pander-his-own-base-he-cant-win
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Longtime NPR Senior Business Editor Exposes How DEI and Trump Derangement Ruined The Organization. – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/longtime-npr-senior-business-editor-exposes-how-dei-and-trump-derangement-ruined-the-organization/
— Hospitals Embracing Identity Politics in Selection of Outside Vendors. “balancing the cost and quality of life-saving services against the demographics of the firm providing them” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/hospitals-embracing-identity-politics-in-selection-of-outside-vendors/
NTD
— Speaker Johnson Says 16 Million Illegal Immigrants Entered America Under Biden’s Watch
https://www.ntd.com/speaker-johnson-says-16-million-illegal-immigrants-entered-america-under-bidens-watch_985262.html
NATIONAL REVIEW
— DEI Is Poisoning American Medical Training – BRAD WENSTRUP (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, everyone in healthcare will be minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, not citizens of America, not conservative, not Republican, unmarried, and/or LGBTQ.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/dei-is-poisoning-american-medical-training/
— Dem Congresswoman Suggests Black Americans Should Be Exempt from Taxes as Form of Reparations – JAMES LYNCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dem-congresswoman-suggests-black-americans-should-be-exempt-from-taxes-as-form-of-reparations/
NEWSMAX
— Trump Blasts Biden’s ‘Border Bloodbath’ – Deroy Murdock
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/donald-trump-joe-biden-border/2024/04/10/id/1160447/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Dem rep suggests temporary tax breaks for black Americans as a form of reparations. Crockett claimed that more research for a reparations program needed to be done.
https://thepostmillennial.com/dem-rep-suggests-temporary-tax-breaks-for-black-americans-as-a-form-of-reparations
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Biden to Finally Take Executive Action on Border After Repeatedly Claiming There Was Nothing He Could Do – Samantha Chang
https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-finally-take-executive-action-border-repeatedly-claiming-nothing-report/
— Congresswoman Suggests Black People Should be Exempt from Paying Taxes: ‘You Owe for the Labor That Was Stolen’ – Connor Cavanaugh
https://www.westernjournal.com/congresswoman-suggests-black-people-exempt-paying-taxes-owe-labor-stolen/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
MSN
— Biden campaign launches ‘Out for Biden-Harris’ program to court LGBTQ voters – Asher Notheis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-campaign-launches-out-for-biden-harris-program-to-court-lgbtq-voters/ar-BB1lpdln
— NY Governor Prioritizes Illegal Immigrants for State Jobs – Evelyn Thomas (COMMENT: Democrat politicians prioritize Democrats for government jobs and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. All my coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superior promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, less education than I had, no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ny-governor-prioritizes-illegal-immigrants-for-state-jobs/ar-BB1jwOkj?ocid=TSHDHP
— ‘Going woke, going broke’: Catholic Church losing members (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying Christianity.)
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/going-woke-going-broke-catholic-church-losing-members-and-lacking-spirituality/ar-AA1dVMw9
— How long before the brave NPR editor exposing the woke broadcaster gets shown the door? – David Mastio
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/how-long-before-the-brave-npr-editor-exposing-the-woke-broadcaster-gets-shown-the-door/ar-BB1lmbYD
— How America’s aging hippies could save Biden – as election polls show president close or even AHEAD among senior voters amid shifting demographics – Will Potter
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/how-america-s-aging-hippies-could-save-biden-as-election-polls-show-president-close-or-even-ahead-among-senior-voters-amid-shifting-demographics/ar-BB1lbC1W
— ‘It’s All the Baby Boomers’ Fault’: Jesse Watters Blames Fox News Viewer Demographic for Student Debt Crisis – Charlie Nash (COMMENT: My father often decried that he was passed over for promotions because he did not have a college degree. That motived me to take college preparatory courses in high school, get an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my class, earn a bachelor’s degree, earn three master’s degrees, earn six professional certifications, and earn a professional license. I did the aforesaid notwithstanding the fact that I was never viewed as being “college material.” Neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, I demonstrated no leadership potential, I could not run because I had bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial red/green color blindness.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/it-s-all-the-baby-boomers-fault-jesse-watters-blames-fox-news-viewer-demographic-for-student-debt-crisis/ar-BB1lmgCa
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fox News host Jesse Watters blamed “the boomers” for the student debt crisis on Tuesday, claiming it was all their fault for pushing their children to go to college and creating a surplus of white-collar workers. During a discussion on The Five about the Biden administration’s newly proposed student debt forgiveness plan, Watters said, “I figured out the reason why we’re in this situation. It’s all the baby boomers’ fault.” He explained: So, in the late 1960s, they’re the biggest generation ever and the only way you could get ahead was to go to college. You wanted to be a white-collar worker. You didn’t want to have to have a job in a factory. So when all of the baby boomers had families, all of the millennial generation, they were made to go to college, whether they wanted to are not. Little Johnny, let’s be honest, probably is not the greatest academic student, but he was forced to go to college, and even if the parents, the boomers, couldn’t afford to send him to college, he was forced to take out loans to go to college so he could be a liberal arts major and get a white-collar job.)
NEWSWEEK
— Founding Fathers Were ‘Illegal’ Immigrants, Democrat Says (COMMEMT: America was not a “country” when the Founding Fathers came.)
https://www.newsweek.com/raskin-census-immigrants-higgins-oversight-1889081
NEW YORK SUN
— Congresswoman Suggests Black Americans Should Not Have To Pay Taxes as Part of Reparations Push. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is a freshman lawmaker from Texas who has made a name for herself as a fierce defender of the president from the Republicans’ impeachment inquiry.
https://www.nysun.com/article/congresswoman-suggests-black-americans-should-not-have-to-pay-taxes-as-part-of-reparations-push
— Biden Hints He Will Take Trump-Like Action on Border as Latino Voters Shift Toward the GOP. ‘For 3 years, Crooked Joe Biden has flooded our Country with tens of millions of Illegal Aliens,’ Mr. Trump is firing back. – MAGGIE HRONCICH
https://www.nysun.com/article/biden-hints-he-will-take-trump-like-action-on-border-as-latino-voters-shift-toward-the-gop
FORBES
— DeSantis Signs Into Law Tougher Punishments For Child Groomers, Convicted Abusers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB4VeoBusZo
PBS
— Trump says Jewish voters who back Biden ‘should have their head examined’ – AP
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-jewish-voters-who-back-biden-should-have-their-head-examined
VOA NEWS
— Undocumented Indian migrants chart new path to US via Canada – Masood Farivar
https://www.voanews.com/a/undocumented-indian-migrants-chart-new-path-to-us-via-canada/7564143.html
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Yes, It’s an ‘Invasion,’ Voters Say of Border Crisis
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/yes_it_s_an_invasion_voters_say_of_border_crisis