C-SPAN
— WATCH LIVE: Former President Trump Speaks at NABJ Conference Wednesday, July 31, 2024 Noon (COMMENT: Will Democrats make today a repeat of 2016? Democrats are ever-increasingly violent.)
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537472-1/president-trump-speaks-nabj-conference
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrats ask “An unwelcome guest?” and say “Trump’s Chicago appearance sparks internal and external backlash from Black journalists group. Some members of the National Association of Black Journalists say Trump’s treatment of Black reporters during his presidential term should disqualify him from participating.” I should write a book about how the following have treated me and have treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000: past and present a) leaders of Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/07/30/donald-trump-chicago-visit-national-association-of-black-journalists-backlash
— Democrats say “In Chicago, civil rights leaders want Sonya Massey’s killing to be a catalyst for police reform. The Rev. Al Sharpton and attorney Ben Crump join the family of Sonya Massey, who was shot dead by a white deputy in Sangamon County. They call on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to hold bad cops accountable and address systemic racism.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/07/30/sonya-massey-slaying-sharpton-crump-police-reform-shooting-sangamon-county-crime-civil-rights
— Democrats say “Magnificent Mile-area stores are targets of smash-and-grab thieves. Police say thieves drove two vehicles into retail stores on or near North Michigan Avenue early Tuesday, stealing merchandise and fleeing. No one is in custody.” Back in the good old days, that is, back in the 1970s, I walked the Magnificent Mile for 2 years to/from my IRS job in the Loop, my graduate business evening courses at Loyola, and my Outer Drive East condo.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/07/30/magnificent-mile-area-stores-are-targets-of-smash-and-grab-thieves-crime-city-hall-cpd
— Democrats say “Firefighters union denied permit to protest during Democratic National Convention. The Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 wants to march near the United Center to light a political fire under Mayor Brandon Johnson to negotiate with firefighters and paramedics waiting more than three years for a new contract. The Johnson administration denied the permit, saying it was “too close” to the United Center.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/07/30/firefighters-union-march-permit-denied-protest-contract-negotiations-mayor-brandon-johnson-dnc
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Donald Trump’s invitation to Black journalists convention in Chicago divides membership.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/30/trump-to-chicago/
— Democrats say “Oak Park moving to be a ‘certified’ welcoming town for immigrants.” To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/30/oak-park-moving-to-be-a-certified-welcoming-town-for-immigrants-residents/
— Democrats say “East Chicago repeals welcoming city ordinance; Indiana attorney general drops lawsuit.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/30/east-chicago-repeals-welcoming-city-ordinance-attorney-general-drops-lawsuit/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats say “Trump’s invite to Black journos’ convention in Chicago sparks pushback.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/donald-trump-invitation-nabj-convention-sparks-anger
ABC7
— Democrats say “Black journalists convention co-chair steps down 1 day after announcement that Trump will speak.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-visiting-chicago-nabj-2024-convention-chair-karen-attiah-steps-down-day-after-announcement/15123923/
— Democrats say “Sonya Massey’s family, civil rights leaders hold rally at Chicago church, demand sheriff resign.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/sonya-massey-shooting-springfield-il-womans-family-leaders-rally-chicago-church-demand-sangamon-sheriff-resign/15124016/
— Democrats say “WLS-TV Annual EEO Public File Report.” While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, their top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats, and especially those who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. That is, their top priority was getting rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. They used Affirmative Action, DEI, up-or-out, and budget cuts to accomplish the aforesaid, that is, they used patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination to accomplish the aforesaid. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) who had no professional license like the one I had.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/wls-tv-annual-eeo-public-file-report-august-1-2024/15124359/
NBC5
— Democrats say “Trump in Chicago at NABJ event Wednesday; traffic, protests expected. At least two outside groups are planning to protest Former President Donald Trump’s address, set to take place in the early afternoon.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/trump-in-chicago-at-nabj-event-wednesday-traffic-protests-expected/3506571/
— Democrats say “As Trump prepares for Chicago visit, Johnson and Pritzker share strong reactions.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/as-trump-prepares-for-chicago-visit-johnson-and-pritzker-share-strong-reactions/3506092/
— Democrats say “Illinois sheriff, whose deputy killed Sonya Massey apologizes: ‘I offer up no excuses’ “I stand here today before you with arms wide open and I ask for your forgiveness,” an emotional Campbell said.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-sheriff-whose-deputy-killed-sonya-massey-apologizes/3505642/
CBS2
— Democrats say “Planned Trump appearance at National Association of Black Journalists event in Chicago sparks heated debate.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-appearance-national-association-black-journalists-debate/
— Democrats say “Family, activists demand police reform in wake of Sonya Massey shooting.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/family-activists-demand-police-reform-in-wake-of-sonya-massey-shooting/
— Democrats say “Family of Sonya Massey in Chicago for news conference and rally.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_c5nxkUnoY
— Democrats say “Rally in Chicago with family of Sonya Massey, killed by Illinois Sheriff’s Deputy in early July.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-rally-sonya-massey-family/
— Democrats say “Thieves crash Jeep into Balenciaga store near downtown Chicago (Oak and Rush Streets); second store also hit.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/thieves-crash-jeep-into-balenciaga-store-near-downtown-chicago/
FOX32
— Democrats say “Donald Trump comes to Chicago for NABJ convention.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/donald-trump-chicago-nabj
— Democrats say “NABJ president responds to backlash after Trump invited to Chicago convention.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1493264
— Democrats say “Alternate reality: Trump’s NABJ Convention appearance in Chicago sparks backlash.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1lQWVqK078
— Democrats say “Sonya Massey murder: Chicago residents, activists call for justice in fatal police shooting.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IIPaOtTvkc
WGN9
— Democrats say “NABJ convention in Chicago: Trump’s visit stirs controversy and debate.”
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/trump-nabj-convention-chicago/
— Democrats say “Illinois sheriff apologizes for woman’s deputy-involved death, again rejects calls to resign.”
https://wgntv.com/news/sanagmon-county-sheriff-jack-campbell-sonya-massey/
WTTW
— Democrats say “Donald Trump Set to Return to Chicago for Just 2nd Time Since Protests Forced Him to Scrap Rally in 2016.” Will Democrats make today a repeat of 2016? Democrats are ever-increasingly violent.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/30/donald-trump-set-return-chicago-just-2nd-time-protests-forced-him-scrap-rally-2016
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump’s aborted rally in March 2016 was one of the first indications that political violence would follow the Republican leader throughout his time in public office.)
— Democrats say “President Joe Biden to Open First Night of Democratic Convention in Chicago.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/30/president-joe-biden-open-first-night-democratic-convention-chicago-sources-say
WBEZ
— Democrats say “Trump’s Chicago appearance sparks internal and external backlash from Black journalists group. Some members of the National Association of Black Journalists say Trump’s treatment of Black reporters during his presidential term should disqualify him from participating.” I should write a book about how the following have treated me and have treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000: past and present a) leaders of Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists.
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/elections/2024/07/30/donald-trump-chicago-visit-national-association-of-black-journalists-backlash
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats say “A speaking invitation to Donald Trump splits the most prominent American group for Black journalists. Donald Trump’s invitation to address the National Association of Black Journalists has sparked an intense debate within the organization and a flurry of arguments online.”
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/a-speaking-invitation-to-donald-trump-splits-the-most-prominent-american-group-for-black-journalists/article_9d6c9a68-8dc4-5783-afd0-f1b5c717cc36.html
— Election winner goes ‘poof’ if voters eliminate auditor’s office. – JIM DEY
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-election-winner-goes-poof-if-voters-eliminate-auditors-office/article_0287aa7a-4b83-11ef-81dc-23e59a9d3a5d.html
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Democrats say “As outrage builds, Trump to speak at NABJ convention in Illinois.”
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/30/donald-trump-in-chicago-nabj-convention-member-backlash/74604052007/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Black journalist organization in disarray after Trump accepts speaking invitation.’
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/black-journalist-organization-in-disarray-after-trump-accepts-speaking-invitation-the-national-association-of-black-journalists-nabj-faced-turmoil-tuesday-over-the-decision-by-former-president-donald-trump-biden-karen-attiah-election-november-harris
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Trump’s planned address to Black journalists convention sparks backlash.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-30/trumps-planned-address-to-black-journalists-convention-sparks-backlash
HINSDALE PATCH
— Democrats say “GOP Firebrand Thomas DeVore To Speak At September 6 Hinsdale Conservative Gala. The politico blamed Democrats for the attempted assassination of Trump, saying the rival party was rotten to the core.”
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/gop-firebrand-speak-hinsdale-conservative-gala
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Uproar over Trump’s Chicago visit – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/31/an-uproar-over-trumps-chicago-visit-00172029
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats say “Trump At Black Journalism Conference ‘Makes Members Feel Unsafe,’ Some NABJ Attendees Say. Dozens criticized Trump’s scheduled appearance at the Chicago convention Wednesday, saying it upends the convention’s aim to fight misinformation. Trump has repeatedly attacked journalists, helping coin the phrase fake news.”
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/30/trump-at-black-journalism-conference-makes-members-feel-unsafe-some-nabj-attendees-say/
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-337/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-130/
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-336/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s vice presidential aspirations
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-finishes-last-for-vp-pick-in-swing-states-a-brutal-hit-for-someone-with-higher-political-aspirations-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— National Association of Black Journalists rejects Kamala Harris’ offer of virtual appearance. – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/30/national-association-of-black-journalists-rejects-/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House Republicans demand resignations of military school leadership over DEI ‘woke indoctrination’ – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/3104320/house-republicans-demand-resignations-military-school-leadership-over-dei-indoctrination/
NEW YORK POST
— Olympics ‘Last Supper’ parody lies showcase woke leftist playbook – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/07/30/opinion/olympics-last-supper-parody-lies-showcase-woke-leftist-playbook/
AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS
— Trump shooter used fake name to make purchases from gun stores
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/07/trump-shooter-used-fake-name-to-make-purchases-from-gun-stores-report/#google_vignette
BLAZE
— Corporate media tries to spin Biden-Harris admin as tough on the border crisis — that Democrats created. – Candace Hathaway
https://www.theblaze.com/news/corporate-media-tries-to-spin-biden-harris-admin-as-tough-on-the-border-crisis-that-democrats-created
BREITBART
— Kamala Harris Endorsed ‘Reparations’ for ‘Black People’ – Wendell Husebø (COMMENT: Today, reparations for those who are Black. Tomorrow, reparations for those who are other minorities, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, illegals, etc.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/30/watch-kamala-harris-endorsed-reparations-black-people/
— Kamala Harris Played ‘Instrumental’ Role in Biden’s Executive Amnesty for Illegal Aliens. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/30/kamala-harris-instrumental-rolling-bidens-executive-amnesty/
— JD Vance in Nevada: ‘Kamala Harris’s Vision for America Is Open Borders and Closed Factories’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/30/jd-vance-nevada-kamala-harris-vision-america-open-borders-closed-factories/
COLLEGE FIX
— ‘Hoods’ will ‘come off,’ professor says of GOP ‘racist’ attacks on Harris. – GABRIELLE TEMAAT
https://www.thecollegefix.com/hoods-will-come-off-professor-says-of-gop-racist-attacks-on-harris/
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Venezuelan Election A Dry Run For America’s Presidential Election? – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/venezuelan-election-a-dry-run-for-america-s-presidential-election
DAILY CALLER
— Kamala Harris Can’t Hide Record That Earned Her ‘Most Liberal’ Senator Label – Robert McGreevy
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/30/kamala-harris-liberal-legislative-record-democrats-gov-track/
DAILY WIRE
— MSNBC Contributor Claims JD Vance — Who Has 3 Biracial Children — Only Wants White Kids In America. – Virginia Kruta
https://www.dailywire.com/news/msnbc-contributor-claims-jd-vance-who-has-3-biracial-children-only-wants-white-kids-in-america
GOPUSA
— Harris Cultivates Media Allies In Off-The-Record Schmoozefests (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. They want to curry favor with the Democrat news media.)
https://www.gopusa.com/harris-cultivates-media-allies-in-off-the-record-schmoozefests/
— Harris Haunted By ‘Defund The Police’ Support
https://www.gopusa.com/harris-haunted-by-defund-the-police-support/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Yes, Kamala Is a DEI Hire. Shouldn’t the Left Be Happy About That? – Mike Gonzalez (COMMENT: My Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely unhappy, if not angry, when I was hired. They got even more unhappy, if not angry, when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and when GAO promoted me in 1986. They did everything that they could to waste my career and get rid of me.)
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/yes-kamala-dei-hire-shouldnt-the-left-be-happy-about
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Kamala Harris Has a Radical Pastor in Her Past, Just Like Obama. “history of radical, anti-American remarks that have elicited blowback even from San Francisco Democrats” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/07/kamala-harris-has-a-radical-pastor-in-her-past-just-like-obama/
NEWSMAX
— Missouri AG Bailey Sues Biden Admin Over Migrant Flights – James Morley III
https://www.newsmax.com/us/missouri-ag-lawsuit/2024/07/30/id/1174531/
PJ MEDIA
— Liz Warren: Kamala Supports Mass Citizenship for Illegals. – Catherine Salgado
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/07/30/liz-warren-kamala-supports-mass-citizenship-for-illegals-n4931197
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) went on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, and she not only affirmed her support for giving millions of barely vetted illegals a “pathway to citizenship” but also claimed VP Kamala Harris backs this insane plan. – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/07/30/liz-warren-kamala-supports-mass-citizenship-for-illegals-n4931197
TOWNHALL
— Americans Want Less Immigration. Will Its Leaders Ever Give It to Them? – William Davis
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2024/07/31/americans-want-less-immigration-will-its-leaders-ever-give-it-to-them-n2642740
— Missouri Sues the Biden Admin Over Illegal Alien Flights – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/07/30/one-state-sues-the-biden-admin-over-illegal-alien-flights-n2642727
— Governor on Harris VP Short List Says Socialism Is Just ‘Neighborliness’ – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/print/2642714
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Democrats say “Dems aren’t even hiding it — Kamala Harris promises mass amnesty and more illegal immigration.” How soon will Democrat and RINO leaders force you to speak, read, and write Spanish?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dems-aren-t-even-hiding-it-kamala-harris-promises-mass-amnesty-and-more-illegal-immigration/ar-BB1qUrru
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “Black journalist group sparks backlash for inviting Trump to its convention.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/trump-nabj-conference-invite-black-journalists-rcna164327
YAHOO
— Democrats say “Trump’s Invitation to National Association of Black Journalists Convention Causes Backlash.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-attend-q-national-030922450.html
WASHINGTON POST
— To promote DEI is to promote discrimination against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/30/kamala-harris-dei-answer-personal-story/
USA TODAY
— Democrats ask “Will Harris speak at NABJ convention?” and say “NABJ says they are in talks for post-virtual address.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/31/kamala-harris-donald-trump-nabj/74615887007/
— Democrats say “Police union will not fight the firing of sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey. Al Sharpton and faith community leaders in Chicago held a rally Tuesday for Sonya Massey, the downstate Illinois woman gunned down by law enforcement after calling 911 for help.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/30/police-union-wont-fight-firing-of-deputy-who-killed-sonya-massey/74603216007/
— Democrats say “Donald Trump to speak at Black journalists convention in Chicago, draws criticism.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/30/donald-trump-national-association-of-black-journalists-chicago/74601913007/
— Democrats ask “Is JD Vance Catholic?” and say “What to know about Trump VP pick’s religion.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/15/what-religion-is-jd-vance/74416344007/
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame guns for gun violence instead of blaming those who use guns illegally.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/07/27/trump-assassination-attempt-security-failure-gun-control/74526112007/
— Democrats oppose everything that discourages voter fraud.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/30/ohio-voter-id-law-disenfranchised/74169004007/
BLOOMBERG
— Democrats say “Corporate America Braces for DEI’s Death If Trump Wins Election.” Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-31/corporate-america-braces-for-dei-s-death-if-trump-wins-election
NPR
— Democrats say “Illinois makes mandatory anti-union meetings illegal.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been vehemently anti-union. I was a union member 1966-1969 and 1971-1980. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I was a union member, I was grossly overpaid and my benefits were far too generous. While I was a union member, my salary increased from $18.99/hour to $110,020/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, a) I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, an MBA from Loyola, and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul and b) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.wyso.org/2024-07-31/illinois-makes-mandatory-anti-union-meetings-illegal
Tag: journalist
July 21, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats say “Gunman in Trump rally attack flew drone over rally site in advance of event.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gunman-trump-rally-attack-flew-drone-rally-site/15075519/
— Democrats say “ComEd continues to restore power days after Chicago-area storms spawned at least 30 tornadoes.” How reliable has your electric service been? How many outages have you suffered and for how long? My Wheaton neighborhood used to suffer many long outages after storms, but not since I succeeded in getting ComEd to connect my neighborhood to its nearby distribution center at Roosevelt and Carlton.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0hoyBScMVY
CBS2
— Democrats say “Activists call on Chicago Police Department to reopen investigation into officers with extremist ties.” Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you an extremist? I should write a book about the following who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am extremist: past and present 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, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative leaders and activists, and d) religious leaders and activists. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-department-right-wing-extremist-group-investigation/
WGN9
— Democrats say “Americans are less able to afford healthcare than in 2022.” The federal government pays 72% of healthcare insurance premiums for its employees and retirees. Ever since I became a federal employee when I was 18 years old in 1966, and especially since I became a federal retiree when I was 49 years old in 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I got that benefit and that I continue to get that benefit.
https://wgntv.com/health/americans-less-able-to-afford-healthcare-than-in-2022-study/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Trump holds first campaign rally after assassination attempt with his new running mate, JD Vance, by his side.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/20/trump-first-rally-after-assassination-attempt/
— Democrats say “Beyond Biden, Democrats are split over who would be next — Vice President Harris or launch a mini primary.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/20/democratic-presidential-candidate-mini-primary/
— Democrats say “On the RNC floor in Milwaukee, Donald Trump is the protector and Appalachia is in ascendancy.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/19/editorial-donald-trump-republican-national-convention-speech/
— Democrats say “Activist groups seek new probe into Chicago cops’ ties to Oath Keepers.” I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups if not hate groups. I was the chairman of TAPROOT 2005-2012 and I was a member of the ICRC Steering Committee 2003-2007. I would focus on my critics/opponents who are past and present 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, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative leaders and activists, and d) religious leaders and activists. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/extremism-in-the-ranks/2024/07/20/extremism-in-the-ranks-oath-keepers-cpd-snelling-johnson-city-hall-inspector-general-watchdog
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “Trump campaign releases letter on his injury, treatment after last week’s assassination attempt.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240720/news/trump-campaign-releases-letter-on-his-injury-treatment-after-last-weeks-assassination-attempt/
SOUTHERN
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn the “far-right” as being racist and even worse things. My critics/opponents demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being on the “far-right.”
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/20/jd-vances-wife-faces-racist-online-backlash-from-far-right-social-media-posts/
— Democrats say “Some DNC delegates push to remove Biden from top of ticket, oppose virtual roll call.”
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/20/some-dnc-delegates-push-to-remove-biden-from-top-of-ticket-oppose-virtual-roll-call/
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Democrats ask “What is the Republican Party’s future in Illinois?” and say “Q&A with new state chair Kathy Salvi.” Serving as the chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write about my critics/opponents who blamed me the most for the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct suffered during those almost 7 years. They also blamed what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and what I did as a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007.
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/elections/what-is-the-republican-partys-future-in-illinois-qa-with-new-state-chair-kathy-salvi/article_1aaf49b8-4602-11ef-99f4-a7b1e82cb9ea.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bar for any party chair is winning elections. But more specifically, what are your benchmarks for judging your own success in this role?)
— Democrats say “JD Vance is red meat for Trump’s MAGA base, which risks losing more independents.” Democrats want Republicans to lose. Democrats do not want Republicans to defend or advance the Republican Party platform. Democrats want the Republican Party to dump its base.
https://pantagraph.com/opinion/column/patricia-lopez-jd-vance-is-red-meat-for-trump-s-maga-base-which-risks-losing/article_15793c1a-2e29-51cd-ac28-4b2ddc15dcee.html
SPRINGFIELS STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker. They want Pritzker to be America’s next president.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/national/2024/07/17/pritzker-rallies-for-biden-dems-in-stops-to-indiana-and-ohio/74373296007/
WSIL TV
— Democrats say “Investigators believe Trump’s would-be assassin flew a drone over rally site on the day of the shooting.”
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/investigators-believe-trump-s-would-be-assassin-flew-a-drone-over-rally-site-on-the/article_2084d8d9-c9a8-534e-836c-844e63171ad4.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I am an independent conservative Republican not-for-profit aggregator of political and government news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans. I should write about how my direct competitors treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on those who reject one or more of the following planks in past and present Republican Party platforms: 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). I would focus on the aforesaid who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago ranks as one of most stressed cities in country. – Glenn Minnis (COMMENT: Democrats run Chicago. What are your connections with Chicago? I lived in Chicago in 1971 and then 1974-1978. I worked in Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997. I took college classes in Chicago 1966-1968, 1971-1981, and 1992-1997.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3a58753e-45e2-11ef-829c-5fba00d8ae8a.html
WHEATON POLICE DEPARTMENT
— Neighborhood Roll Call in the Prairie Path Park at 620 West Park Avenue on Tuesday, August 13, at 6:30 PM. (COMMENT: This is the park in my precinct where on July 5, 2003, I succeeded in getting all the announced Republican candidates for U.S. Senate to attend a picnic for the voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east and in Debra Olsen’s precinct to the west. Those candidates were John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andrew McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan. More than 200 attended. Back then, I was the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, and an officer of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.wheaton.il.us/1077/Neighborhood-Roll-Call
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Vance argues Biden should ‘resign now.’ – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/20/jd-vance-argues-biden-should-resign-now/
— Trump fans flock to first post-shooting rally. – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/20/he-took-bullet-us-trump-fans-flock-first-post-shoo/
— Speaker Johnson threatens to arrest lawmakers who disrupt Netanyahu’s speech. – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/20/speaker-mike-johnson-threatens-arrest-lawmakers-wh/
— In Trump they trust: Republicans renew their faith in leader. – W. James Antle III (COMMENT: What are the anti-Trump leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization going to do? I should write about them and the adverse actions that they have taken against me since 2015.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3092447/in-trump-they-trust-republicans-renew-faith-leader/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Why did the Secret Service allow Trump on the stage minutes after identifying Crooks as a threat? – Elizabeth Stauffer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/3091595/why-did-secret-service-allow-trump-onstage-crooks-threat/
— Women’s sports protected, sex changes for minors banned. – Sarah Roderick-Fitch
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3092204/womens-sports-protected-sex-changes-for-minors-banned/
NEW YORK POST
— The ‘woke’ ways of President Biden and Kimberly Cheatle’s US Secret Service – Rich Calder (COMMENT: Hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and females and getting rid of their Republican employees was my Democrat superiors’ to priority. All my Democrat coworkers in the federal government 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://nypost.com/2024/07/20/us-news/the-woke-ways-of-kimberly-cheatles-us-secret-service/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Embattled Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has unabashedly embraced woke initiatives at the agency ever since she took over two years ago — including recruiting at Pride events, hosting seminars on pronoun use and even bringing in a popular YouTube female daredevil to attract a more diverse workforce. Cheatle, 53, unveiled her marching orders in the Secret Service’s 2023-2027 strategic plan, demanding agents to be “focused on achieving excellence through talent, technology and diversity,” documents reviewed by The Post show. “We must embrace diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) across the agency,” wrote Cheatle, a longtime friend of First Lady Jill Biden who was plucked in 2022 from her previous job as global security boss at PepsiCo by President Biden to be the second woman to lead the federal agency. “DEIA must be demonstrated by all employees — leading by example — through ‘every action every day.’”)
— Elon Musk takes several shots at CrowdStrike after global outage — including taking aim at company’s DEI policy. – Dana Kennedy
https://nypost.com/2024/07/20/us-news/elon-musk-takes-several-shots-at-crowdstrike-after-global-outage-including-taking-aim-at-companys-dei-policy/
— Trump shooter Thomas Crooks was not a member of rifle team, wasn’t bullied despite previous reports, school claims. – Olivia Land
https://nypost.com/2024/07/20/us-news/trump-shooter-thomas-crooks-was-not-a-member-of-rifle-team-school-district/
AMERICAN THINKER
— When will Democrats be held responsible for their Trump-hating rhetoric? – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/07/when_will_democrats_be_held_responsible_for_their_trump_hating_rhetoric.html
— The media’s hysterical anti-Trump propaganda manipulates lonely boys’ heroic dreams. – Molly Slag
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/07/the_media_s_hysterical_anti_trump_propaganda_manipulates_lonely_boys_heroic_dreams.html
— Illegal who urged squatting in Americans’ homes worked for Venezuela’s military intelligence. – Monica Showalter (COMMENT: How many vacant homes, apartments, and hotel/motel rooms are vacant in your county, township, municipality, and school district? Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will soon fill them with their illegals.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/07/migrant_warfare_fed_source_says_illegal_who_urged_squatting_at_americans_homes_worked_for_venezuela_s_military_intelligence_report.html
— Donald Trump Versus American Socialists – Alexander G. Markovsky (COMMENT: My critics/opponents promote socialism, that is, they promote dependency on government and charity. Soon, if not already, everyone in America will be distributing welfare and/or receiving welfare. My critics/opponents crow about the ever-increasing amount of welfare that they distribute.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/07/donald_trump_versus_american_socialists.html
BLAZE
— The big cheat is on. The attempt on Donald Trump’s life will not keep Democratic politicians from pulling out all stops, including illegal ones, to win the November election. – PAUL GOTTFRIED (COMMENT: Democrats are moral relativists. They believe that their end justifies their means. Anticipate/expect that Democrat voter fraud will be the greatest in battleground/swing states.)
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-big-cheat-is-on
BREITBART
— Microsoft’s Meltdown: A Wake-Up Call for Woke Tech Giants. – LUCAS NOLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/07/20/microsofts-meltdown-a-wake-up-call-for-woke-tech-giants/
DAILY CALLER
— Vance Grilled Woke Biden Nominees Over LGBT Agenda For Months, Blocking Confirmations. – JENNIFER NUELLE (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, they ever-increasingly promote a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment/abolishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/20/vance-grilled-woke-biden-nominees-over-lgbt-agenda-months-blocking-confirmations-leaked-memo/
EPOCH TIMES
— Former White House Doctor Reveals Details of Trump Injury in Assassination Attempt. – Tom Ozimek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/former-white-house-doctor-reveals-details-of-trump-injury-in-assassination-attempt-5690798
FOX NEWS
— JD Vance mocks Washington Post scoop on his ‘anti-woke ideology’ – Gabriel Hays (COMMENT: My critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican ever-increasingly paint themselves as being woke, that is, they ever-increasingly paint themselves as being anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican. I should write about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/j-d-vance-mocks-washington-post-scoop-anti-woke-ideology-they-got-me
TOWNHALL
— Donald Trump’s Shooter — A Product of Government Schools’ Indoctrination? – Sheri Few (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents in Wheaton who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my attending Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 the most.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/sherifew/2024/07/21/donald-trumps-shooter-a-product-of-government-schools-indoctrination-n2642218
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Biden and others are urging Americans not to make assumptions about motive, but we are all eager to know — why — what would cause a young man to want to assassinate Donald Trump? I instantly think of his young age; not long out of high school having had his head recently pumped full of leftist indoctrination. With Critical Marxist theories intended to pit people against one another, and so-called “social justice” indoctrination happening in early grades and intensifying over time, children are taught to hate themselves, others and their country. So, someone who loves our country and is committed to making it great again is an obvious target for “social justice” at any cost. We saw violence, looting, burning and even murder following George Floyd’s death with young people rioting in the streets, destroying communities unfettered by law enforcement and media justifying their actions. With inaction, we told young people violence, lawlessness and in some cases, murder is justified in the name of “social justice.” We see it on college campuses with antisemitic protestors yelling “Death to America.” These young people are either foreign terrorists who should be deported or they are domestic terrorists that need to be on a watchlist and investigated for treason. Although Caucasian herself, some pages of the Nashville transgender shooter’s manifesto expressed her hatred for White people and she specifically claimed her victims had White privileges. This is the nonsense they teach in government schools. Another thing I would wager these young, violent criminals have in common is having been medicated throughout their school experience and on into adulthood with stimulants and psychotropic medications linked to violence. A common thread among shooters is the use of medications prescribed to treat mental illness, especially among young assailants. The Nashville transgender shooter was under care for an emotional disorder and Trump’s would-be-assassin is reported to have been treated for depressive disorder. These young criminals are medicated most of their childhood with Adderall later combined with anti-depressants, and often hormones contrary to their biology, which is a cocktail for violence, hallucinations, suicide and homicide. School shootings have more than doubled in the last ten years following the full implementation of the Common Core standards. These national standards begin teaching children to advocate for change in society in pre-kindergarten grades and rachets up through high school burdening students with the responsibility of being social justice warriors. Since George Floyd’s death and the call to defund school police officers, school shootings have doubled with 35 incidents already in 2024. During this time many government schools embraced the Black Lives Matter movement and replaced school police officers with counselors and social workers leaving students vulnerable. Just before the assassination attempt, Trump’s Platform was released with real limitations on the far left’s transformative agenda pushing Marxism, LBGTQ+ ideology (with emphasis on the “T”), White privilege and anti-American propaganda. The following are three of 20 planks in Trump’s Platform, which he pledges to achieve very quickly after the election with the help of a Republican Congress: Cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory, radical gender ideology and other inappropriate racial, sexual or political content on our children. Keep men out of women’s sports. Deport pro-Hamas radicals and make our college campuses safe and patriotic again. The paradox is glaring in that these very policy positions, which may have influenced the shooter to attempt to murder the president, could be some of the solutions to ending the evil and hate that influences children in government schools. While we continue to seek answers as to why so many young people are prone to violence and particularly murder in today’s culture, I would pray we can find some good that evolves from evil. I believe the assassination attempt on Donald Trump has fostered unity in our country, much like after 9/11. As much as the media and government schools stoke the fires that divide our citizens, this ill-fated shooting caused Trump to get back up and call for Americans to keep fighting — to save our country! Trump is a uniter and many who have always voted Democrat are uniting behind Trump despite differences on some policies. His bravery and God’s willingness to spare his life are just the right medicine for a nation that is hemorrhaging from division. I pray God will continue to use Donald Trump to heal our land and end the indoctrination of children in government schools.)
TURNING POINT USA
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Plans to Remove George Washington Statue from City Hall. – STEPHEN DAVIS (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn all those who immigrated to America before slavery was abolished. All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, they always lived in northeast Illinois, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone, and they never did discriminate against anyone.)
https://www.tpusa.com/live/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-plans-to-remove-george-washington-statue-from-city-hall
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He also addressed speculation that the removal is connected to growing concerns over historical figures who owned slaves, a reason cited for the removal of many statues of founding fathers from public spaces in recent years. . .The decision has sparked outrage among some members of the community and even members of the Chicago City Council. Council member Nicholas Sposato, who chairs the Committee on Cultural Affairs and Special Events, compared this move to the controversial removal of Christopher Columbus statues from two parks in the city. “When does this stop — the redoing everything and eliminating everything? I just don’t get it,” Sposato said. “He’s George Washington. He risked everything. We are who we are because of this man. He could have just stood down and not get involved with the [Revolutionary] war and came here and lived a good life. But he fought for who we are. He should be honored all over the place. Next, are we going to change the name of the streets” Sposato continued, mentioning that there are streets named Washington, Jefferson and Monroe. “When does it stop?”)
— Microsoft Terminates its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Team – Stephen Davis (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action, DEI, and up-or-out to waste my career and to get rid of me. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, they would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 and 31. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30 and 32. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.tpusa.com/live/microsoft-terminates-its-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei-team
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats say “Republicans ready attacks on Harris in anticipation of Biden bowing out.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4781765-kamala-harris-biden-2024-rnc-convention-milwaukee-trump/
CNN
— Democrats say “Why an election for 330 million-plus people may still come down to so few votes.” Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters that have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/20/politics/electoral-votes-swing-state-margins-dg/index.html
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats say “Trump campaign releases letter on his injury, treatment after last week’s assassination attempt.”
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ronny-jackson-shooting-medical-report-e95a2888cd5eeb64820d6fa789b03463
MSN
— Democrats and RINOs promote illegal immigration. Republicans oppose illegal immigration.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/usha-vance-s-rnc-speech-on-indian-heritage-amidst-send-them-back-chants-a-stark-contradiction/ar-BB1qj98j
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “If Kamala Harris Is a D.E.I. Candidate, So Is JD Vance.” My Democrat superiors in the federal government gave the same preference to their Democrat employees who were White and married to minorities that they gave to their Democrat employees who were minorities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/opinion/jd-vance-kamala-harris.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates promote more hatred against Musk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/us/politics/elon-musk-trump.html
— Democrats say “Dozens of Local Police Officers Were at Trump’s Rally. Very Few Were Watching a Critical Area.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/20/us/politics/trump-rally-police-secret-service-shooting.html
— Democrats say “Trump, Leaving Unity Behind, Insults Biden, Who Remains Sidelined With Covid.”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/21/us/trump-biden-election
— Russia Punishes Journalists Who Seek the Truth – Editorial (COMMENT: My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents and the big adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/opinion/evan-gershkovich-russia-journalist.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “GOP called for unity as it continued to feature far-right figures, ideas.” The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you defend/advance, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you conservative, far-right, extremist, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/20/republican-convention-far-right-immigration-transgender/
— Hate-filled American-hating America-haters promote hatred against Lou Dobbs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/20/lou-dobbs-dead-fox-conspiracies/
— Democrats say “How a Harris presidential campaign would transform the race.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-campaign-2024-biden/
— Democrats say “Democrats wrestle over whether Biden should top ticket.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/21/election-2024-biden-trump-campaign-updates/
USA TODAY
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote the anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American Democrat Party platform.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/07/19/trump-speech-unity-republicans-lie/74465189007/
BOSTON GLOBE
— If there has been any reduction in illegal immigration, it is solely because of fear that Trump will be elected. Citizens of foreign countries come to America illegally and stay in America illegally because Democrats give them massive government assistance, that is, Democrats give them massive welfare, that is, free housing, free food, free clothes, free medical care, free education, free cars, etc.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/migrants-in-the-boston-area-rush-to-secure-legal-status-amid-concerns-over-upcoming-election/ar-BB1qkznJ
NEWSWEEK
— Democrats say “Adam Kinzinger Declares Death of Republican Party.” The more hatred that you promote against the Republican Party, the more that the Democrat news media promotes you. I should write about my “Republican” critics/opponents who the Democrat news media promotes the most.
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-declares-death-republican-party-1928002
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats say “Wall Street Takes a Back Seat With Trump’s Elevation of Vance.”
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/wall-street-takes-a-back-seat-with-trumps-elevation-of-vance-6183ae08
INC.
— Reciprocal Marketing (COMMENT: What do you say to websites that I promote but do not reciprocate by promoting www.gopillinois.com ?)
https://www.inc.com/encyclopedia/reciprocal-marketing.html
DAILY MAIL
— Damning new Secret Service whistleblower claims about Trump shooting reveal staffing crisis, untrained agents – and the agency’s woke ‘nepo-hire’ director’s links to Jill Biden. – ISABELLE STANLEY (COMMENT: All my Democrat coworkers in the federal government 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.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13648845/secret-service-trump-shooting-kim-cheatle.html
INDEPENDENT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters that have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-michigan-rally-elon-musk-b2583144.html
June 20, 2024
I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I am a conservative independent not-for-profit aggregator of government and political news and commentary who promotes the Republican Party platform. Since 2000, I have reported on all the changes in leadership of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). I attended the meetings in which candidates made their presentations in 2005 and 2013. Whoever shared Tracy’s resignation letter with the Democrat news media did not share it with me. What does that say about that person? It says that person does not want me to send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and does not want anyone to read them. Those who do that a) reject planks in the IRP platform and/or b) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praised them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money. Those who do that blame me and blame my newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and/or for everyone’s problems. Those who do that are anti-conservative if not conservative-hating RINOs if not Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or Independent plants who use the Democrat news media to advance themselves and/or to destroy the IRP.
Those who not want me to send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and do not want anyone to read them a) removed me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) ended my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy in 2019, d) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, e) ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, f) ended my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, g) ended my service as Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, h) ended my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, i) almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, j) ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and k) ended my membership on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004.
I am a conservative independent not-for-profit aggregator of government and political news and commentary who promotes the Republican Party platform. QUESTION: What differentiates me from those reporters and journalists who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me? ANSWER: I state that I am a conservative Republican and I am a conservative Republican. I should write a book about those reporters and journalists who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me the most. I would focus on those who deny that they function as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties, but do so.
Richard Williamson was the IRP chairman 1999–2001, Lee Daniels 2001–2002, Dallas Ingemunson 2002 (interim), Gary MacDougal, 2002–2002, Judy Baar Topinka 2002–2005, Andrew McKenna 2005–2009, Pat Brady 2009–2013, Jack Dorgan 2013–2014, Tim Schneider 2014–2021; Mark Shaw, Co-Chairman 2018–2024, and Don Tracy 2021–present. I attended the meetings in which candidates made their presentations in 2005 and 2013. I should write a book about the aforesaid and how they and their Executive Directors treated me and treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP Chair Don Tracy calls it quits – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: How many people do you know who are/were chairmen of political organizations? My perspective on all this is impacted by my having served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. Being the chairman of a political organization is a thankless job.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/06/20/don-tracy-calls-it-quits-00164183
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Don Tracy, the chair of the Illinois Republican Party, sent out a resignation letter Wednesday criticizing how party leaders handled a complaint that resulted in a veteran party leader being ousted by the State Central Committee. His full letter is here. Split priorities: “We have Republicans who would rather fight other Republicans than engage in the harder work of defeating incumbent Democrats,” Tracy wrote, referring to last week’s State Central Committee meeting that led to Mark Shaw’s ouster. The Tribune followed up with a scathing story of unnamed sources saying efforts to replace Tracy were brewing. A year ago, for example, Tracy survived a “no confidence vote” among party officials. The bigger issue: The Illinois GOP is shifting. The base supporting Donald Trump is no longer a wing of the party. It is the party. During his three years leading the state GOP, Tracy tried to hold both establishment and right-leaning segments together but faced headwinds at every turn. The other challenge: The party is struggling for relevance in a state where the state-wide holders are all Democrats. What’s next: Tracy says he’d like his successor named “no later than” July 19, right after the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Names in the hopper: State Sen. Jason Plummer, who represents the Edwardsville area near St. Louis, and Aaron Del Mar, a former Cook County GOP chair. Del Mar told us he’s “very interested.” Democrats are gleeful: In a statement after Tracy’s announcement, the Illinois Democratic Party said “best of luck to the inevitable MAGA extremist who will succeed Don Tracy as chair.”)
CAPITOL FAX
— Embattled Tracy will resign as ILGOP chair “preferably no later” than the day after Republican National Convention – Rich Miller (COMMENT: If the ILGOP sent out a press release, I did not receive it. One could say that Tracy’s resignation letter certainly gave lots of ammunition to Democrat and RINO leaders to further harm/destroy the ILGOP.)
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/20/embattled-tracy-will-resign-as-ilgop-chair-preferably-no-later-than-the-day-after-republican-national-convention/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wednesday resignation press release from Don Tracy…As I told subscribers, Tracy sent out word of his resignation before the Tribune story was published. The Republican National Convention ends July 18. Democratic Party of Illinois react…Following the latest reports of Illinois GOP dysfunction and Chair Don Tracy’s sudden resignation, the Democratic Party of Illinois released the following statement: “While the IL GOP finds itself in chaos, the Democratic Party of Illinois enters the 2024 general election as a united party standing for freedom and opportunity for all of Illinois’ working families. As a reminder, last cycle, Illinois Democrats defeated the IL GOP’s MAGA candidate for Governor, re-elected Senator Tammy Duckworth, protected supermajorities in the IL General Assembly, and expanded our representation in Congress. In contrast, the IL GOP has been defined by a litany of electoral disasters, constant infighting, meager fundraising, and a strict adherence to a losing set of anti-choice, anti-worker, pro-Trump policies. While we don’t expect new leadership to change any of that, we do wish the best of luck to the inevitable MAGA extremist who will succeed Don Tracy as Chair.”)
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-313/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE & ABC7 & NBC5 & CBS2 & FOX32 & NPR ILLINOIS & WTTW
— One could argue that Republicans should promote Juneteenth, not Democrats, because Republicans ended slavery. Democrats fought the Civil War to preserve slavery. Republicans fought the Civil War to end slavery. My great great grandparents, great grandparents, grandparents, and parents were all Republicans because Republicans ended slavery.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/19/on-juneteenth-one-mans-unwavering-quest-for-reparations/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/juneteenth-2024-events-visit-dusable-black-history-museum/14973218/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UJvE6OjZts
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/a-whole-lot-of-hope-group-holds-freedom-walk-to-celebrate-juneteenth-along-chicago-lakefront/3467980/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/celebrations-commemorations-juneteenth-chicago/
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1473391
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-06-19/juneteenth-isnt-just-a-black-holiday-its-for-all-americans
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cclba-celebrates-juneteenth-by-giving-away-unused-property
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Reparations how? Mayor Johnson’s task force is beside the point on what’s needed to fix Chicago. A first-term mayor, whose administration has plenty of bread-and-butter issues on its plate, ought to focus on fixing public transit, public schools, crime and other problems that impact Black Chicagoans. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2024/06/20/reparations-how-mayor-johnsons-task-force-is-beside-the-point-on-whats-needed-to-fix-chicago
ABC7
— MAY 19, 2021 FLASHBACK: Mayor Lightfoot only granting interviews to reporters of color ahead of 2nd anniversary. Lightfoot blasts ‘overwhelming whiteness and maleness’ of Chicago media outlets. – Craig Wall (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000 to curry favor with the Democrat news media: past and present 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.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-black-reporters-brown/10663890/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a statement, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists said while it is important to address newsroom inequalities, “NAHJ does not condone restricting press access based on a journalist’s race/ethnicity. Any action that threatens the cornerstone of our democracy and First Amendment rights is unacceptable.” There are also some who see this as an attempt by the mayor to curry favor with the Black and Brown communities, where her support may be soft.)
CBS2
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/outspoken-lgbtq-storytelling-series-chicago-northalsted-sidetrack/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/outspoken-storytelling-series-helps-lgbtq-community-share-understanding-and-laughter/
FOX32
— Illinois GOP chairman resigns: ‘Not comfortable’ with direction of party – Paris Schutz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-gop-chairman-resigns
— Chicago is one of the worst-run cities in US, study finds – Nic Flosi
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-worst-run-us-cities-study
WTTW
— 72% of White Families Own Homes Compared to 34% of Black Families – Sean Keenehan (COMMENT: When you first bought real estate, what year was it, how old were you, what did you buy, how much were you earning in today’s dollars, and where did the money come from for the down payment? In 1972, when I was 24, I bought a new town home in University Park. I was earning $66,942/year in today’s dollars and the money for the down payment came from what I had earned a) working for IRS for 15 months, b) working part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for 18 months, and c) working full-time for that store for 7 months before that.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/06/19/new-study-examining-chicago-s-economic-and-racial-disparities-finds-72-white-families-own
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois Republican Chair Don Tracy resigns just weeks before RNC in Milwaukee
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/illinois-republican-chair-don-tracy-resigns-just-weeks-before-rnc-in-milwaukee/article_ed1292e2-fa00-5efd-9f61-9025729bfb41.html
WPSD
— Illinois Republican Party chair resigns, cites party infighting – Melanie Antonitis
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/illinois-republican-party-chair-resigns-cites-party-infighting/article_d4d832ac-2eae-11ef-8255-a7e16776e11f.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Ben Carson touts contributions of ‘every group’ on Juneteenth: ‘Adds spice to life’ – JACKSON WALKER (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have been the most critical of those who are Protestant and/or German American.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/ben-carson-touts-contributions-of-every-group-on-juneteenth-adds-spice-to-life-armstrong-williams-june-19-civil-war-era-slavery-politics-gop-republican-politics-african-american-racial-diversity
— National debt will now surpass $56 trillion by 2034, report says. What’s the problem? – KAYLA GASKINS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/national-debt-will-now-surpass-56-trillion-by-2034-report-says-whats-the-problem-deficit-taxes-congressional-budget-biden-trump
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/2024-12-19/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois lawmakers’ decision to kill school choice looks increasingly absurd – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-lawmakers-decision-to-kill-school-choice-looks-increasingly-absurd-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Roger Stone Energizes Grassroots in Oakbrook, Says Saving America and Electing Trump a “Spiritual Battle”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/06/roger-stone-energizes-grassroots-in-oakbrook-says-saving-america-and-electing-trump-a-spiritual-battle.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Top Illinois Republican fed up with party infighting resigns weeks before RNC – Annabella Rosciglione
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/3052874/top-illinois-republican-fed-up-with-party-infighting-resigns-weeks-before-rnc/
NEW YORK POST
— Joe Biden’s cynical border politics are putting the US in peril – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2024/06/19/opinion/joe-bidens-cynical-border-politics-are-putting-the-us-in-peril/
AMAC
— Backdoor To Illegal Voting? – Robert B. Charles
https://amac.us/newsline/society/backdoor-to-illegal-voting/
— Ban Sanctuary Laws
https://amac.us/newsline/society/ban-sanctuary-laws/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Mitt Romney stubbornly refuses to support Trump, invokes rape hoax – Frieda Powers (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Romney promoters who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/06/20/mitt-stubbornly-refuses-to-support-trump-invokes-rape-hoax-1467066/
BREITBART
— Biden’s D-3 Amnesty Pulls 100,000+ Illegal Migrants into College Jobs – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/06/20/bidens-d-3-amnesty-to-push-100000-migrants-into-college-jobs/
FEDERALIST
— Yes, Parents Should Know If Their Child Is Gay – CHAD FELIX GREENE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/06/20/yes-parents-should-know-if-their-child-is-gay/
FOX BUSINESS
— Border expert explains how illegals get work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY-5GZIG1kE
FOX NEWS
— Biden’s latest border order may embolden migrants to flout immigration laws, commit marriage fraud. The ‘parole-in-place’ plan would give 500,000 or more immigrant spouses amnesty. – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-latest-border-order-may-embolden-migrants-flout-immigration-laws-commit-marriage-fraud
— ‘Life and death’: House GOP faces mounting pressure to target DEI in medical schools. 52 conservative groups sign letter to Speaker Johnson backing bill to mandate medical schools ‘uphold colorblind admissions processes’ – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/life-death-house-gop-faces-mounting-pressure-target-dei-medical-schools
NEW AMERICAN
— Biden Signs Amnesty Edict – Paul Dragu
https://thenewamerican.com/video/tv/the-new-american-daily-biden-signs-amnesty-edict/
PJ MEDIA
— Los Angeles Opens Homeless Shelter That’s Nicer Than Some Houses – GRAYSON BAKICH
https://pjmedia.com/graysonbakich/2024/06/19/los-angeles-opens-homeless-shelter-nicer-than-some-houses-n4930007
TOWNHALL
— The Most Detestable Action of Any President in My Lifetime – Ed Brodow
https://townhall.com/columnists/edbrodow/2024/06/20/the-most-detestable-action-of-any-president-in-my-lifetime-n2640710
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Biden’s new ‘amnesty’ proposal a ‘slap in the face’ to taxpayers, GOP senator says – Jamie Joseph
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-s-new-amnesty-proposal-a-slap-in-the-face-to-taxpayers-gop-senator-says/ar-BB1orZjH
— Millennials who can’t afford to buy homes are helping make suburban Chicago and Miami the most competitive rental markets in the US. (COMMENT: When you first bought real estate, what year was it, how old were you, what did you buy, how much were you earning in today’s dollars, and where did the money come from for the down payment? In 1972, when I was 24, I bought a new town home in University Park. I was earning $66,942/year in today’s dollars and the money for the down payment came from what I had earned a) working for IRS for 15 months, b) working part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for 18 months, and c) working full-time for that store for 7 months before that.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/millennials-who-can-t-afford-to-buy-homes-are-helping-make-suburban-chicago-and-miami-the-most-competitive-rental-markets-in-the-us/ar-BB1oxnKX
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at minorities that Republicans cause all the problems that minorities have.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/white-people-must-take-responsibility-for-dismantling-white-supremacy-in-america/ar-BB1ok5lB
— How non-citizens are getting voter registration forms across the US — and how Republicans are trying to stop it. – Josh Christenson
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-non-citizens-are-getting-voter-registration-forms-across-the-us-and-how-republicans-are-trying-to-stop-it/ar-BB1ofh9J
NEW YORK TIMES
— Is It Possible to Desegregate the Nation’s Biggest School System? – Troy Closson (COMMENT: Members of all races want to live where members of their race are the majority. Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn as being racist those counties, townships, municipalities, and school districts that are majority White. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned what my home town of Crete was prior to the 1970s. They stress that the majority of Crete’s residents were White Protestant German Americans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/nyregion/desegregation-nyc-schools-court-case.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Companies Are Watering Down Their Diversity Recruiting Programs. Minority students worry about the impact on their job searches. – Kailyn Rhone (COMMENT: 53 years ago, in 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/dei-programs-slowing-pwc-mckinsey-kirkland-ellis-d48e6234
ONE NEWS PAGE
— Biden Rolling Out ‘Welcome Mat’ for Illegals?
https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20240619/17016537/Biden-Rolling-Out-Welcome-Mat-for-Illegals.htm
May 24, 2024
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP UNITY: The Illinois Republican Party is holding its state convention today and Saturday in the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville. After eight years of divisiveness among the rank and file, party leaders hope to emerge united as they head into election season. No matter where they stand on Donald Trump, they agree on wanting to make Joe Biden a one-term president. “We’re at a pivotal point where you’re seeing Republicans starting to get back together,” Illinois GOP Executive Director Matthew Janes told Playbook. “You’re seeing a lot more unity recently.” The Illinois GOP has evolved much the way the national Republican party has, with right-leaning Republicans veering more right and centrists somehow being seen as being left on party issues. In Illinois, the shift has been geographic. In 2014, the Republican base was strong in Chicago’s suburbs and exurbs, while southern Illinois still saw Democrats have an influence in party politics. That’s all shifted: When Trump came on the scene, rural voters were drawn to his blue collar message and there was a shift in the state party’s cultural and economic bases. Chicago-area Republicans weren’t always in line with Trump. And many still aren’t. Embracing Trump: Illinois GOP National Committeeman Richard Porter was among those hoping to see a new Republican generation in the White House. He backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president. Now, he says he’s most concerned about taking back the White House from Democrats. “I am for winning. Trump is our nominee and the Democrats have behaved appallingly in regard to Trump so it’s not hard to support him,” Porter told Playbook, referring to the former president’s recent court fight in New York. That attitude is expected to prevail in Collinsville this weekend, where the biggest task is to line up behind a party platform and elect a new Republican committee man and committee woman to represent the state within the national Republican Convention (The party elects one man and one woman to those seats.). Why the change: Term limits are keeping Porter and Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte from running again. They have each served two terms. In the running for their seats: GOP state central committee members Mark Shaw and Dean White and Illinois Republican Finance Committee Chair Vince Kolber. Shaw is also an Illinois adviser to Trump’s campaign. Women candidates are State Central Committee members Joan Lasonde and Rhonda Belford, and former Republican legislative candidate Julie Cho. All of the candidates are right-leaning, Trump-supporting Republicans. If you are Demetra DeMonte, Playbook would like to hear from you. Email skapos@politico.com )
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump putting his finger on the scale to revamp GOP platform four years after it froze in time – Elaine Mallon (COMMENT: Those who oppose direct election of Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) members have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a far-right conservative. Since 2015, they have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a Trump-promoter. I should write a book about those who oppose direct elect election of IRP SCC members and who oppose Trump and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3015947/trump-revamp-gop-platform-after-it-froze-in-time/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump campaign is pushing to elect those closely aligned with the presumptive presidential nominee’s agenda to positions on the Republican National Committee‘s Platform Committee. Much of this effort by former President Donald Trump’s campaign relates to concerns that far-right conservatives will push stances on abortion and same-sex marriage that may alienate the general population just ahead of the general election. The RNC’s Platform Committee consists of a male and a female representative from each U.S. state and territory, and it will play an instrumental role in shaping the party’s stances on dozens of policy issues. The party’s current platform is a 66-page document that hasn’t been reviewed since the 2016 election. In 2020, the RNC passed a resolution stating it would not adopt a new platform, pointing to the COVID-19 pandemic interfering with the party’s ability to hold meetings. That year marked the first time in more than 150 years that the RNC decided not to make adjustments to its official platform, per NBC News. Shiree Verdone served as co-chairwoman of Trump’s campaign in Arizona in both 2016 and 2020 but is no longer involved with the Republican Party of Arizona. She told the outlet that Trump’s team is concerned about who is getting on the party’s platform committee. “Trying to get normal folks on the Platform and Rules [committees], but God knows if there’s any normal people in that delegation,” Verdone said. The committee’s leadership consists of strong Trump supporters, including Trump’s former ambassador to Luxembourg, Randy Evans, who will serve as executive director. Russ Vought, Trump’s former director of the Office of Management and Budget, will serve as policy director, and Ed Martin, the head of several conservative groups, will serve as deputy policy director. “The campaign is really getting into it and involved this year in [Platform Committee] races in states,” a veteran Republican operative told the outlet. “There is a sense among them that the platform should not be pushed too far to the right on a few issues, but I keep hearing abortion and marriage specifically.” While far-right conservatives have called for a national ban on abortion, Trump has been steadfast in his stance that the matter will be left up to the states. “I DO NOT SUPPORT A BAN ON BIRTH CONTROL, AND NEITHER WILL THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!” Trump declared on Truth Social.)
— ‘Haley Voters for Biden’ says Trump endorsement makes their efforts ‘difficult’ – Peter Cordi (COMMENT: Who are the Haley voters for Biden in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3015309/haley-voters-biden-trump-endorsement-efforts-difficult/
— Trump and DeSantis appear to push aside feud in appeal to donors: ‘I love that you’re back’ – Ross O’Keefe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3015526/trump-desantis-push-aside-feud-appeal-donors/
— Speaker Mike Johnson accuses Biden, Democrats of wanting illegal immigrants to vote – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/22/mike-johnson-accuses-joe-biden-democrats-of-wantin/
— Mike Johnson warns that ‘enemies of freedom’ can vote in local DC elections – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3014853/mike-johnson-warns-enemies-of-freedom-can-vote-local-dc-elections/
— Democrats attack Republicans on DC noncitizen voting law as a setup for election fraud claims – Jack Birle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3014472/democrats-attack-republicans-dc-noncitizen-voting-law-setup-big-lie-2-0/
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: One year in, a failing grade – William J. Kelly
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3001566/brandon-johnson-one-year-in-failing-grade/
— Trump insists Biden, 81, must debate him standing up. – Ashley Oliver (COMMENT: I drove non-stop from Wheaton to Collinsville yesterday.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3016177/trump-insists-biden-81-must-debate-standing-up/
— Illegal immigrant says illegal immigration is too easy – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3015282/illegal-immigrant-says-illegal-immigration-too-easy/
ALTON TELEGRAPH & JOURNAL COURIER
— Collinsville hosts Illinois GOP state convention this weekend. – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/illinois-republican-convention-gop-collinsville-19474408.php
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/republicans-state-convention-collinsville-weekend-19474445.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Approximately 500 to 600 people will attend, according to Convention Coordinator Deb Detmers.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Nikki Haley dropped out of the GOP race, but she’s still getting sizable votes. – Hannah Demissie
https://abc7chicago.com/post/nikki-haley-voting-trump-former-republican-presidential-candidate/14858562/
— Trump campaign calls out ‘critical flaw’ in Milwaukee RNC convention’s safety from protesters. Trump campaign wants more space between convention and protest areas. – Kelsey Walsh
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-campaign-accuses-secret-service-of-critical-flaw-rnc/14863699/
— Anti-abortion Chicago City Council members stall quiet zone approval around West Loop clinic. Ald. Bill Conway was trying to establish “quiet zone” around abortion clinic where entering women report bullying and intimidation. – Fran Spielman
https://abc7chicago.com/post/anti-abortion-chicago-city-council-members-stall-approval-west-loop-clinic-quiet-zone/14863192/
WGN9
— House Republicans rail against Northwestern, Rutgers for cutting deals with protesters. – Lexi Lonas
https://wgnradio.com/news/house-republicans-ream-northwestern-rutgers-for-cutting-deals-with-protesters/
— Retiring early may not be as great as it sounds – Collin McCarthy (COMMENT: I should write a book about being forced by Democrats to retire early.)
https://wgnradio.com/your-money-matters/retiring-early-may-not-be-as-great-as-it-sounds/
WTTW
— New Illinois Law That Prevents Political Parties From Slating Candidates in Open General Election Races Put on Hold by Judge – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/23/new-illinois-law-prevents-political-parties-slating-candidates-open-general-election
— Northwestern President Defends Deal With Student Protesters to US House Committee: ‘We Had to Get the Encampment Down’ – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/23/northwestern-president-defends-deal-student-protesters-us-house-committee-we-had-get
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois fails to protect immigrant victims of crime – NELL SALZMAN (COMMENT: Those who promote illegal immigration are responsible for the illegals who come in.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/24/illinois-fails-to-protect-immigrant-victims-of-crime-report-finds/
— Alderman accuses colleague of antisemitism over social media post. – JAKE SHERIDAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/23/alderman-accuses-colleague-of-antisemitism-over-social-media-post/
— Illinois Democrats still at odds over tax hike proposals as budget talks again head into overtime – JEREMY GORNER, OLIVIA OLANDER, OLIVIA STEVENS, DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/23/illinois-democrats-still-at-odds-over-tax-hike-proposals-as-budget-talks-again-head-into-overtime/
— Northwestern President Schill grilled by lawmakers at campus antisemitism hearing. ‘Hate is hate.’ – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/23/northwestern-president-at-congressional-antisemitism-hearing-existing-rules-policies-falling-short-we-must-improve/
— Senate holds a test vote on border bill as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/23/senate-border-bill-test-vote/
— ‘Justice-impacted individual’ is a ‘doublethink’ phrase that could come back to haunt Gov. J.B. Pritzker – Editorial
https://www.yahoo.com/news/editorial-justice-impacted-individual-doublethink-100000509.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge halts election law that blocked Republican candidates from appearing on November ballot. Under the new law, state House and Senate candidates must run in the primary to appear on the November general election ballot — a move leaving prospective candidates in the lurch, viewed as a power grab by the Democrat-led legislature. – Tina Stondeles and Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/05/23/judge-halts-election-law-that-blocked-republican-candidates-from-appearing-on-november-ballot
— Mayoral allies in hot water over social media posts. Johnson’s Communications Director Ronnie Reese is under fire for a 2010 tweet that said, “I brake for gay pride, reluctantly.” Meanwhile, Ald. Debra Silverstein called a recent Facebook post by Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez “an antisemitic dog whistle.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/05/23/social-media-mayoral-allies-facebook-tweet-antisemitism-homophobia
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2024/05/23/cook-county-loans-minority-pot-license-marijuana-social-equity
— Advocates worry 120 schools could lose after-school programs this summer. – Nader Issa and Sarah Karp (COMMENT: What did you do after-school? I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, and worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/05/23/advocates-worry-120-schools-could-lose-after-school-programs-this-summer
— Student protests are a rite of passage. I went through it, back in the ’60s. Watching the wave of student protests on college campuses nationwide, a retired journalist recalls his own activism and writes: When these students reflect on this moment, I trust they will appreciate, like I have, our country’s commitment to reasonable free speech, peaceable assembly and democracy. – Andy Shaw (COMMENT: While I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, many of my classmates protested the Vietnam War.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/05/23/student-protests-colleges-israel-hamas-vietnam-war-activists-1960s-andy-shaw
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago newsrooms get $1.6 million in grants to strengthen local journalism – Corli Jay (COMMENT: All the many thousands of dollars needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and to send them out every morning comes out of my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marketing-media/chicago-newsrooms-get-grants-bolster-local-journalism
— Durbin renews call for Alito to recuse himself in 2020 election cases. (COMMENT: I have flown an American flag off my front porch in Wheaton constantly since September 11, 2001 and a 18X12 foot American flag in my Iron Gate Motor Condo in Naperville since January of 2021.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/durbin-calls-alito-recuse-himself-2020-election-cases
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois House moves to protect emergency abortions ahead of US Supreme Court ruling – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/05/23/illinois-house-passes-bill-protecting-emergency-abortion-services/73793013007/
SOUTHERN
— Democrats go on offense as the GOP opens the door to birth control restrictions – Isabella Murray
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/05/23/democrats-go-on-offense-as-the-gop-opens-the-door-to-birth-control-restrictions
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Descendants of Evanston residents file federal class action suit against reparations program – William Tong
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/05/24/city/descendants-of-evanston-residents-file-federal-class-action-suit-against-reparations-program/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Class action lawsuit attacks Evanston reparations program as unconstitutional. Plaintiffs allege they are ‘irreparably harmed’ by program’s limitation to Black ancestors and descendants, seek their own $25,000 payments. – Alex Harrison
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/05/24/class-action-lawsuit-attacks-local-reparations-program-as-unconstitutional/
EVANSTON NOW
— Suit challenges Evanston reparations plan – Bill Smith
https://evanstonnow.com/suit-challenges-evanston-reparations-plan/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump isn’t known for letting slights against him pass – AP (COMMENT: I not only let sights against me pass, I let big adverse actions against me pass. Should I continue doing that? Should I start issuing cease and desist letters against my attackers? Should I sue them?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-swaps-bluster-for-silence-and-possibly-sleep-in-his-hush-money-trial//
CITIES 92.9
— Measure impacting auto voter registration raises non-citizen registration concerns – Catrina Petersen
https://www.cities929.com/2024/05/22/measure-impacting-auto-voter-registration-raises-non-citizen-registration-concerns/
WGEM
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wgem.com/video/2024/05/24/bill-expanding-illinois-abortion-shield-law-heads-gov-pritzkers-desk/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-94/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: Why do Republican, conservative, and religious leaders in Illinois not encourage reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, if not discourage reading those newsletters? ANSWER: They reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly its individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks and/or they reject election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois bill allows out-of-state minors to apply for taxpayer funded abortions – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_5b88a150-192f-11ef-9334-cb5ac7080596.html
COURTHOUSE NEWS
— Evanston faces federal class action over reparations program. The first-of-its-kind reparations initiative is meant to address the historic housing injustice that Black Evanston residents once faced. – DAVE BYRNES
https://www.courthousenews.com/chicago-suburb-faces-federal-class-action-over-reparations-program/
WEST COOK NEWS
— Cook County launches $3.6 million grant program for cannabis businesses
https://westcooknews.com/stories/659508595-cook-county-launches-3-6-million-grant-program-for-cannabis-businesses
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois legislators ‘increasingly see criminals as victims & police as criminals’ – Paul Vallas:
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/659439059-paul-vallas-illinois-legislators-increasingly-see-criminals-as-victims-police-as-criminals
SANGAMON SUN
— Republicans express concerns over exclusion from Illinois budget talks
https://sangamonsun.com/stories/659508774-republicans-express-concerns-over-exclusion-from-illinois-budget-talks
WIREPOINTS
— More woke buffoonery with your money: The latest with Illinois’ ESG investments and Treasurer Frerichs – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/more-woke-buffoonery-with-your-money-the-latest-with-illinois-esg-investments-and-treasurer-frerichs-wirepoints/
— Eleven Illinois U.S. Representatives vote against bill to ban noncitizens from voting in Washington, D.C. elections
https://wirepoints.org/eleven-illinois-u-s-representatives-vote-against-bill-to-ban-noncitizens-from-voting-in-washington-d-c-elections-wirepoints-quickpoint/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Protecting Child Sacrifice and Mandating Indoctrination – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/protecting-child-sacrifice-and-mandating-indoctrination/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP convention plans to be a good guest in Milwaukee – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/23/inside-beltway-gop-convention-plans-be-good-guest-/
— Biden stumbles through press conference with Kenyan president: ‘What was my question?’ – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/23/joe-biden-stumbles-through-press-conference-with-k/
— 52 Democrats join GOP as House votes to overturn D.C.’s noncitizen voting law – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/23/52-democrats-join-gop-as-house-votes-to-overturn-d/
— Biden proves he’s a demagogue on race, yet his own record is terrible. President told Black college grads that America hates them. – Tim Murtaugh
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/23/biden-proves-hes-demagogue-on-race-yet-his-own-rec/
— Safe spaces, ‘trigger warnings’ crush free speech and destroy universities’ academic rigor – Allan C. Stam
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/23/safe-spaces-trigger-warnings-crush-free-speech-and/
NEW YOR POST
— Trump vows to ‘make NYC great again’ at boisterous Crotona Park rally. – Victor Nava and Diana Glebova
https://nypost.com/2024/05/23/us-news/trump-vows-to-make-nyc-great-again-at-boisterous-crotona-park-rally/
— Thousands of Trump fanatics swarm Bronx park for his first NY rally since 2016: ‘He’s a real Nelson Mandela’ – Steven Vago, Marie Pohl and Katherine Donlevy
https://nypost.com/2024/05/23/us-news/thousands-of-trump-fanatics-swarm-nyc-park-for-rally/
— Advice to Donald Trump for the debate: Just let bumbling Biden talk! – Douglas Murray
https://nypost.com/2024/05/23/opinion/advice-to-donald-trump-for-the-debate-just-let-bumbling-biden-talk/
— Advice to Donald Trump for the debate: Just let bumbling Biden talk! – Douglas Murray
https://nypost.com/2024/05/23/opinion/advice-to-donald-trump-for-the-debate-just-let-bumbling-biden-talk/
AMERICAN THINKER
— A border so wide open even the illegals are warning us – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/a_border_so_wide_open_even_the_illegals_are_warning_us.html
BREITBART
— Kinzinger Dismisses Haley’s Support for Trump as ‘Pathetic’ – SIMON KENT (COMMENT: I have always been a Republican. Sooner or later, all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes will announce that they have always been Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, or RINOs.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/23/kinzinger-dismisses-haleys-support-for-trump-as-pathetic/
— Illinois Democrats Dumping the Term ‘Offender’ for ‘Justice-Impacted Individual’ in State Law – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2024/05/23/illinois-democrats-dumping-offender-justice-impacted-individual-state-law/
— Illegal Migrants Hurry to Cross Southern Border: ‘We Don’t Want Trump’ – ELIZABETH WEIBEL
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/05/22/illegal-migrants-hurry-cross-southern-border-we-dont-want-trump/
— Most House Democrats Vote to Allow Illegal Aliens to Vote in D.C. Elections – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/23/most-house-democrats-vote-to-allow-illegal-aliens-to-vote-in-d-c-elections/
— Joe Biden Blames Record-Setting Illegal Immigration on Republicans – JOHN BINDER (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have blamed me the most for the most. I would focus on those who have blamed me the most for the most losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/23/joe-biden-blames-record-setting-illegal-immigration-republicans/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Northwestern journalism school’s chair of ‘social justice in reporting’ has history of pro-Hamas rhetoric – Patrick McDonald
https://www.campusreform.org/article/exposed-northwestern-journalism-schools-chair-social-justice-reporting-history-pro-hamas-rhetoric/25525
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— States Seeking to Curb Illegal Immigration Can Start by Curbing Access to Professional Licenses – Jessica M. Vaughan (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that on my first attempt, a) I passed the CPA examination in 1979, b) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, c) I became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://cis.org/Vaughan/States-Seeking-Curb-Illegal-Immigration-Can-Start-Curbing-Access-Professional-Licenses
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 20 percent of U.S. workers require a license in their occupation.)
DAILY SIGNAL
— Up to 2.7 Million Noncitizens Could Vote Illegally in November – Dan Hart
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/23/up-2-7-million-noncitizens-could-vote-illegally-november-study-shows/
— Biden Border Crisis Is Extortion Tactic to Push Massive Amnesty – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/23/biden-border-crisis-is-extortion-tactic-push-massive-amnesty-borderline/
DAILY WIRE
— Activism Over Education? Law School Embraced Drag Shows And Social Justice Amid Rankings Free Fall. As law school plummeted down the rankings, its professors were performing in drag. – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-the-dei-fueled-implosion-of-a-major-u-s-law-school
FOX NEWS
— Donald Trump at Bronx rally: Biden puts illegal aliens first, I put America first
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEtEYViyEd0
— Sen. Graham sounds alarm on terror threat after Marine base incident: ‘Wake-up call’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/sen-graham-sounds-alarm-terror-threat-after-marine-base-incident-wake-up-call?ref=upstract.com
— Top Dem’s past push for noncitizen voting rights revealed ahead of House vote. The House will consider a bill Thursday to repeal a DC law allowing noncitizens to vote. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-dems-past-push-non-citizen-voting-rights-revealed-ahead-house-vote
— Meritocracy works much better in terms of producing excellent results – Dr. Ben Carson
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6353550280112
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Judicial Watch Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Evanston Over Reparations
https://www.judicialwatch.org/reparations/
MRC TV
— Illegal Alien Worried About ‘Who Comes into This Country’: ‘Killers, Psychopaths’ – CRAIG BANNISTER
https://mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/illegal-alien-worried-about-who-comes-country-killers-psychopaths
NEWSMAX
— Trump on Mass Migration: ‘They’re Building an Army!’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/donald-trump-immigration-illegals/2024/05/23/id/1165961/
— Biden’s Open Border Doing Irreparable Harm – Rep. Bob Good, R-Va.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/bob-good-newsmax-joe-biden/2024/05/23/id/1165931/
— DEI Will Destroy Our Trust in Doctors – JEFFREY BLEHAR
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/dei-will-destroy-our-trust-in-doctors/
PJ MEDIA
— Illinois Renames ‘Offenders’ to ‘Justice-Impacted Individuals’ – GRAYSON BAKICH
https://pjmedia.com/graysonbakich/2024/05/22/illinois-renames-offenders-to-justice-impacted-individuals-n4929264
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— When Donald Trump Wins In 2024 Will Democrats Accept The Legitimacy Of His Victory? – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/05/23/ned_ryun_when_donald_trump_wins_in_2024_will_democrats_accept_the_legitimacy_of_his_victory.html
— Speaker Johnson: Democrats Want Illegal Aliens Deciding Elections, They Don’t Want Americans Deciding American Elections – Tyler Stone
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/05/23/speaker_johnson_democrats_want_illegal_aliens_deciding_elections_they_dont_want_americans_deciding_american_elections.html
TOWNHALL
— The Polls Don’t Lie: Thousands of People Show Up to Trump Rally In Deep-Blue State – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/05/23/trump-deep-blue-state-rally-n2639468
— Only Trump Can Launch and Win a War Against the DEI Army – Douglas MacKinnon
https://townhall.com/columnists/douglasmackinnon/2024/05/24/only-trump-can-launch-and-win-a-war-against-the-dei-army-n2639467
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ROLL CALL
— Noncitizen voting bill advances as Republicans continue messaging push – Jim Saksa
https://rollcall.com/2024/05/23/noncitizen-voting-bill-advances-as-republicans-continue-messaging-push/
ABC NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/closer-donald-trumps-2024-vow-deport-millions-migrants/story?id=110469177
WASHINGON POST
— Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug deaths. The new trend has shocked many pediatricians, who say they feel unprepared to provide counseling on opioid addiction. – Jenna Portnoy and Dan Keating
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/22/fentanyl-youth-overdoses-increase/
FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly shout at Black and at everyone else that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbowermaster/2024/05/24/4-years-after-george-floyd-racial-equity-giving-faces-challenges/
DAILY MAIL
— Half of trainee doctors at UCLA’s prestigious medical school ‘are failing basic tests after dean who’s anti-white ignored affirmative action ban and terrorized staff with DEI rules’ Standards plunge at UCLA medical school amid claims of reverse discrimination. Dean Jennifer Lucero has presided over exodus of Asian students since 2020. UCLA Med students forced to sit through pro-Hamas lecture. – DOMINIC YEATMAN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13454451/UCLA-medical-school-dean-Jennifer-Lucero-DEI-affirmative.html
April 29, 2024
There is ever-increasing pressure to remove me from the 2024 Illinois Republican State Convention Party Platform and Resolutions Committee because I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor. They do not want me to be an “insider.” They want to impose big restrictions on me. Any “leak” of committee information would be blamed on me. How should I react to that? See my comments and article at the end of this newsletter.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— MAY 20, 2016 FLASHBACK: Illinois Republicans divided on same-sex marriage, abortion at party convention – RICK PEARSON (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, I will sue anyone who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I provided Pearson with any information let alone “inside” information for this article.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2016/05/20/illinois-republicans-divided-on-same-sex-marriage-abortion-at-party-convention/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tensions were on display between social moderates and conservatives Friday as the state GOP convention opened and Republicans sought to assemble a new platform. Along a hallway at the Peoria Civic Center, a vendor sold hats, shirts, buttons and signs featuring the phrase “Make America Great Again,” along with images of the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, real estate baron and former reality TV star Donald Trump. Inside a cramped meeting hall, however, tensions were on display between social moderates and conservatives over same-sex marriage and abortion as they sought to put together a new platform. The two issues, long contentious in an internally divided state GOP, were at the forefront Friday at the opening of the Illinois Republicans’ every-four-years state convention, a prelude to the Republican National Convention in July. For the Illinois GOP, the November election presents a chance to build on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s 2014 victory, upend Democratic majorities in the legislature and re-elect U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk for a second term. Kirk, facing a difficult election fight against Democratic Rep. Tammy Duckworth, has supported same-sex marriage. But as the state GOP’s platform committee sought to remove previous language defining marriage as between one man and one woman, committee members were heavily lobbied by social conservatives and members of the state’s Republican congressional delegation, including U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton. Following nearly three hours of discussion, the committee voted 10-7 with one abstention on new language that also recognizes “non-traditional families are worthy of the same respect and legal protections as traditional families.” But the committee’s approval does not avoid the prospect of a floor fight when it is presented to the full state convention Saturday. Conservative family advocates already were promising major opposition. Pat Brady, former state GOP chairman and a member of the panel, said it was time for the party to move beyond the issue after state laws and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex marriage. “It’s a reflection of the committee of the reality of being too strident in not recognizing marriage beyond those with a man and a woman. And it’s an effort to appeal to younger people,” said Brady, whose support for same-sex marriage helped lead to an early end of his tenure as head of the state’s Republicans. Earlier in the day, conservatives on the platform committee pushed back against an effort to make the party’s plank against abortion more inclusive, rejecting language recognizing that some support the procedure in “limited circumstances.” “Why can’t we be more receptive to those who agree with most of our core principles?” asked Ryan Higgins, a platform committee member representing the northwest and west suburban 8th Congressional District. “It’s a beacon,” he said of the inclusive language. “C’mon over, we want you.” But Dave Carrabotta, a committee member from the north suburban 9th Congressional District, countered that language calling abortion allowable in certain, even unspecific circumstances (such as when rape, incest or the life or health of the mother is involved) would open the door to wider exceptions. “You give an eighth of an inch,” Carrabotta said, “the game is over.” Jan Klaas, a panel member from northwestern Illinois’ 16th District, argued against the language, saying the party’s duty wasn’t to attract votes but to do what was “right” by strongly opposing abortion. With the inclusive language deleted, the committee recommended restating a call for the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion-rights ruling Roe v. Wade be overturned, as well as provisions requiring hospital surgical standards at abortion clinics, which has been used in other states to limit availability of the procedure. Other parts of the proposed platform included provisions backing changes in workers’ compensation, civil liability damage award limits, term limits and making the drawing of legislative districts less political — all part of Rauner’s legislative agenda, which Democratic lawmakers have opposed during a stalemate that’s kept the state without a full budget for nearly 11 months. The proposed platform also presses the Democratic-led General Assembly to approve a “true balanced budget every year” and said its failure to do so jeopardizes the education of the state’s children. Beyond that, the platform includes calls for elected and appointed public officials to serve “honestly, ethically and with integrity,” urges passage of a voter identification law, and opposes Democratic efforts to enact a graduated-rate state income tax to replace Illinois’ current flat tax. Another committee, meanwhile, recommended a slate of 12 at-large delegates to join state Chairman Tim Schneider and the state’s two Republican National Committee members as delegates to the national nominating convention in Cleveland. Among the delegates selected was Todd Ricketts, of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs. If approved at the state convention on Saturday, Ricketts would be pledged to vote for Trump on a first ballot even though he was a major player in Our Principles PAC, an anti-Trump super political action committee. Ricketts was an early backer of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s unsuccessful White House bid.)
— FRONT PAGE: 6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down as courts settle into new patterns – MADELINE BUCKLEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/29/6-months-after-illinois-ended-cash-bail-jail-populations-are-down-as-courts-settle-into-new-patterns/
— Thornton Township residents gather to organize against Tiffany Henyard – JESSE WRIGHT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/28/thornton-township-residents-gather-to-organize-against-tiffany-henyard/
— COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push pot and LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/29/column-chicago-queer-owned-dispensary-sway-washington/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— MAY 21, 2016 FLASHBACK: Illinois Republican Party takes stance on marriage – Chris Kaergard (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, I will sue anyone who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I provided Kaergard with any information let alone “inside” information for this article.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2016/05/21/illinois-republican-party-takes-stance/29174372007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PEORIA — Illinois Republicans will remain the party of “marriage between one man and one woman.” Meeting in Peoria, delegates to the state GOP convention voted overwhelmingly to retain a plank in their platform of guiding principles calling for that stance instead of a proposed change that touted the benefits of the traditional, nuclear family and First Amendment religious freedoms while declaring that diverse opinions were welcomed and “that non-traditional families are worthy of the same respect and legal protections as traditional families.” Though that proposed language change cleared the party’s platform committee 11-7 after a lengthy meeting Friday, opponents successfully sought a floor debate and vote on an issue by the full contingent of delegates at what was billed as the highest-attendance GOP convention in state history with 968 credentialed attendees. Supporters of the traditional-marriage status quo position argued their position represented a consensus of the party at its last convention in 2012, but also insisted that enshrining that position was critical to the party’s success at the ballot box. “Our platform distinguishes ourselves from the Democrats,” state Rep. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, said in arguing that downstate members of the GOP needed such language to compete against the conservative Democrats they often face in elections. “We have to hold those seats and we have to pick up seats.” State Rep. Peter Breen, R-Lombard, also told the audience that there was little support among rank-and-file Republicans for adjusting the language in the platform. “There’s no groundswell out there amongst Republicans to change the definition of marriage,” he said. “It’s a core Republican principle across the country.” Party chairman Tim Schneider had to twice call for calm and a respectful exchange of ideas as proponents of newer language were interrupted by jeers, boos and shouts of, “Go home!” however. But Ryan Higgins, the state’s central committeeman from the suburban 8th Congressional District, said that rejecting the proposed newer language also gutted the most requested addition to the platform, which would have emphasized the need for protections for religious liberty, and said that the recommended alterations were being misinterpreted. Elisha French of Galesburg agreed, noting that the issues in the debate over marriage have changed since 2012. He told the convention that, “The (battle) line has been moved while we have been talking.” Demetra DeMonte, the longtime Tazewell County GOP volunteer who was re-elected as one of two Illinois representatives to the Republican National Committee, applauded the final result. “I was very happy to vote for the amendment,” she said. “I thought it was necessary, and I’m pleased that it won overwhelming and is now part of our party platform.” The process the proposals for a marriage plank went through satisfied Mike Bigger, the Stark County resident who chaired the platform committee and serves as the state party’s secretary. “I thought (with) an issue that was that divisive, it was critical that it come to the floor and let the delegates actually vote,” he said. “I’ve never at a convention before seen that happen. The majority spoke and it was clear and resounding. We passed the right platform — the platform the party wanted — and I’m totally happy with it.” Schneider and a host of others throughout the afternoon in the Peoria Civic Center ballroom urged the crowd to unify behind GOP candidates in the fall — regardless of any intra-party disagreements — for the betterment of the party. “United, the possible is possible. Divided, the possible is impossible,” Schneider said. Other speakers during the convention’s general assembly portion for all delegates included Gov. Bruce Rauner, state Comptroller Leslie Munger and U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, and Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, though all stuck to familiar themes they’ve invoked at other public appearances, often word for word. Many early speakers avoided referencing GOP presidential nominee-in-waiting Donald Trump by name, until DeMonte predicted his victory in the fall and drew cheers, chants and waving signs from some members of the crowd.)
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/04/29/how-abortion-views-could-impact-elections-in-illinois-in-2024/73206862007/
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— MAY 21, 2016 FLASHBACK: Republicans Hold State Party Convention in Peoria – Matt Witkos (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, I will sue anyone who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I provided Witkos with any information let alone “inside” information for this article.)
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/republicans-hold-state-party-convention-in-peoria-05-22-2016-013738105
(FROM THE ARTICLE: PEORIA, ILL (WICS)—Republican leaders and delegates have come together to discuss their strategy for this year’s general election. Governor Bruce Rauner getting nearly 1000 people on their feet when he addressed the Illinois Republican Convention. “Now is the time come together. Now is the time to unite up and down the ticket,” said Governor Rauner. “This election cycle is critical we’ve got to pick up seats against Mike Madigan’s Democrats and the Chicago political machine,” he added. The republican leader not endorsing presidential Republican candidate Donald Trump. Still urging the crowd to vote Republican. “This is the year we take back the White House. We control Congress and we are going to restore the prosperity and pride of America. This is our year for republicans to come back into power,” said Governor Rauner. After the governor Congressmen’s Mike Bost and Darin LaHood got on stage. Bost putting a Trump sticker on in front of the crowd. “Donald Trump. Donald trump is so much better than Hillary Clinton,” said Bost. “We have a nominee and that’s Donald Trump and we have to support that nominee,” said LaHood. Tyler Falconburg and Susan Petty were there supporting Trump. “He’s little bit rash and rough around the edges but he does speak his mind and people do love that about him. “I look forward to working with all of them to get the man elected and take it in Illinois. The 41st Republican National Convention is July 18-21st in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first time the city has hosted since 1938.)
ABC7
— Israel supporters show up at pro-Palestinian encampment at Northwestern, resulting in standoff – Tre Ward
https://abc7chicago.com/northwestern-encampment-standoff-ensues-between-israel-supporters-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-calling-for-gaza-cease-fire/14740968/
— Chants of ‘shame on you’ greet guests at White House correspondents’ dinner shadowed by war in Gaza – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/white-house-correspondents-dinner-chants-of-shame-on-you-greet-guests-at-annual-event-shadowed-by-war-in-gaza/14739869/
CBS2
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators, Israel supporters stand off on fourth day of protests at Northwestern University – Shardaa Gray
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-israel-supporters-stand-off-on-fourth-day-of-protests-at-northwestern-university/
— Carjackers hold woman unloading groceries at gunpoint, flee with vehicle (COMMENT: Chicago today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/carjacking-chicago-woman-unloading-groceries-north-albany/
— Chicago Police search for man who attempted to kidnap 15-year-old girl at bus stop – Beth Lawrence
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-search-attempted-kidnapping-bus-stop/
WGN9
— People in support of Israel counter-protest pro-Palestinian encampment at Northwestern University – Andrea Medina, Andrew Smith
https://wgntv.com/israel-hamas-conflict/people-in-support-of-israel-counter-protest-pro-palestinian-encampment-at-northwestern-university/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Utah GOP opts to challenge incumbent state leaders with convention votes – BRIAN MULLAHY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/utah-gop-opts-to-challenge-incumbent-state-leaders-with-convention-votes-spencer-cox-donald-trump-mitt-romney-phil-lyman-republican-party-orrin-hatch-jason-walton-brad-wilson-jon-curtis-truth-social-maga-economy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A marathon Utah Republican Party convention finally ended close to midnight—six hours later than planned—and in the end, incumbents were left fighting more than sleep. State Rep. Phil Lyman soundly beat Gov. Spencer Cox in the GOP delegate vote, 68% to 32%, a margin that would have been enough to knock Cox out of the race altogether, had the governor’s campaign not collected more than 28,000 signatures to ensure his place on the primary ballot.)
SOUTHERN
— Trump and DeSantis meet to ‘bury the hatchet’ after 2024 primary fight – Rachel Scott, Will Steakin, and Hannah Demissie
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/29/trump-and-desantis-meet-to-bury-the-hatchet-after-2024-primary-fight-sources/
WSIL TV
— Trump and DeSantis meet in Miami for first conversation since Florida governor dropped out of GOP primary – CNN
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/trump-and-desantis-meet-in-miami-for-first-conversation-since-florida-governor-dropped-out-of/article_b8408d5c-faed-5578-9b39-2c4954fcf9d1.html
WAND TV
— Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await – AP
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/utah-gop-nominates-lyman-for-governors-race-but-incumbent-cox-still-seen-as-primary-favorite/article_aee9e5a2-5fd9-5524-8f18-82db4b809562.html
LAKE & MCHENRY SCANNER
— Chicago man accused of shattering window, stealing high-end car from dealership in Crystal Lake. (COMMENT: Crystal Lake today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2024/04/28/chicago-man-accused-of-shattering-window-stealing-high-end-car-from-dealership-in-crystal-lake/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning Briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-278/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Traumatizing Chicago robberies, violent crimes at six-year high – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/traumatizing-chicago-robberies-violent-crimes-at-six-year-high-wirepoints/
— Floundering Illinois wind energy program blamed partly on (you guessed it) climate change – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/floundering-illinois-wind-energy-program-blamed-partly-on-you-guessed-it-climate-change-wirepoints/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— No end in sight to protests as Columbia lets deadline lapse, vows not to bring back police – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/28/no-end-sight-protests-columbia-lets-deadline-lapse/
— Some want to prevent a civil war, Democrats want to provoke it. All in the name of saving democracy. – Don Feder
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/28/some-want-to-prevent-civil-war-democrats-want-to-p/
NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s secret weapon for November: using federal agencies to ‘get out the vote’ FOR HIM – Tarren Bragdon (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.)
https://nypost.com/2024/04/28/opinion/bidens-secret-weapon-for-november-using-federal-agencies-to-get-out-the-vote-for-hi/
— ‘Pro-Palestine’ protests really ARE seeking a ‘final solution’ – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/04/28/opinion/the-pro-palestine-protests-real-do-seek-a-final-solution/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Groupthink and its consequences in today’s academia – Tyler Asbell
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/groupthink_and_its_consequences_in_today_s_academia.html
— Women Forced to Compete Against Men? Just Say No! – Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/women_forced_to_compete_against_men_just_say_no.html
AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— NYC hotel in trendy location quietly gets converted into migrant shelter – Chris Donaldson
https://americanwirenews.com/nyc-hotel-in-trendy-location-quietly-gets-converted-into-migrant-shelter/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Whites are having fewer and fewer and fewer children. Why is that?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/28/elon-musk-throws-wrench-into-great-replacement-theory-pointing-to-glaring-problem-1455648/
BREITBART
— Biden’s DHS Keeps Detention Space Unfilled as Criminal Illegal Aliens End Up in American Communities – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/28/joe-bidens-dhs-keeps-detention-space-unfilled-criminal-illegal-aliens-end-up-american-communities/
DAILY CALLER
— DeSantis, Donald Trump Discuss Détente In Miami
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/28/ron-desantis-donald-trump-detente-miami-florida-washington-post/
DAILY SIGNAL
— 6 Reasons Chinese Nationals Are Illegally Crossing California’s Southern Border – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/28/6-reasons-chinese-nationals-illegally-crossing-californias-southern-border/
DAILY WIRE
— AOC Praises Columbia Protest Encampment After ‘Student Leader’ Said ‘Zionists Don’t Deserve To Live’ – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-praises-columbia-protest-encampment-after-student-leader-said-zionists-dont-deserve-to-live
EPOCH TIMES
— Drag Queen Leads Children in ‘Free Palestine’ Chant at Queer Storytime for Palestine. The drag queen is a Jewish Humanities Professor at the University of Arizona who has appeared on Saturday Night Live. – Alice Giordano
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/drag-queen-leads-children-in-free-palestine-chant-at-queer-storytime-for-palestine-5638702
FOX NEWS
— Trump, DeSantis meet privately for several hours in Miami. Meeting marks first time they have spoken since DeSantis ended presidential bid in January. – Paul Steinhauser, Greg Wehner
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-desantis-meet-privately-several-hours-miami
— Illegal migrants aren’t seeking asylum yet they’re welcomed in – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif) Issa joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss the migrant crisis’ impact on San Diego, California.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6351941598112
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— ‘American Privacy Rights Act of 2024’ Sneaks In Quotas. In the name of preventing bias, APRA imposes quotas. And it imposes them everywhere. – Stewart Baker
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/apra-is-a-quota-bill/
TOWNHALL
— Rules for Republicans – Alan Joseph Bauer
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2024/04/29/rules-for-republicans-n2638329
— It Was Only a Matter of Time Before We Saw Something Like This at These Pro-Hamas Rallies – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/04/28/it-was-only-a-matter-of-time-before-we-saw-signs-like-this-at-these-pro-hamas-rallies-n2638380
— NYT Complains About Biden’s Lack of Interviews – Sarah Arnold |
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/28/nyt-issues-scathing-rebuke-over-bidens-lack-of-interviews-n2638373
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://thehill.com/opinion/4627011-biden-should-choose-legal-pathways-over-new-restrictions/
— Campus protests expose differences in red and blue America
https://nxslink.thehill.com/view/6230d8bab246d104952d7f0bkyav1.jar/e3081893
CNN
— Ford just reported a massive loss on every electric vehicle it sold – Chris Isidore
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/business/ford-earnings-ev-losses/index.html
MSN
— New York state to study slavery reparations
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-york-state-to-study-slavery-reparations/ar-AA1lLeDq
— PwC now allowing White interns to apply with them again after DEI fiasco, conservatives blaming Democrats (COMMENT: Public accounting firms were not interested in me after I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old not only because I was “too old,” but because I was a White male. Because of the aforesaid, they ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, that I had almost earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and that I had worked for IRS since 1971, the last 5 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year in today’s dollars.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pwc-now-allowing-white-interns-to-apply-with-them-again-after-dei-fiasco-conservatives-blaming-democrats/ar-AA1naFwF
NEW YORK TIMES
— College Protests Over Gaza Deepen Democratic Rifts. Scenes of chaos unfolding on campuses across the country are stoking internal divisions and carry political risk as a major election year unfolds. – Katie Glueck
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/us/politics/college-protests-israel-democrats.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/us/politics/trump-trial-words.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/us/politics/earl-blumenauer-congress-marijuana.html
LOS ANGLES TIMES
— College protesters want ‘amnesty.’ At stake: Tuition, legal charges, grades and graduation – Jocelyn Gecker
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-04-28/college-protesters-want-amnesty-at-stake-tuition-legal-charges-grades-and-graduation
USA TODAY
— Anti-Americans and America-haters ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/28/migrant-bus-operation-in-mexico/73438134007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Journalists Have Inside Information. – Jared Diamond (COMMENT: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents who since 2000 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have negligently/intentionally shared inside information in my GOPUSA newsletters? Better yet, should I sue them? I would focus on those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have negligently/intentionally shared inside information that I have gained as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, a delegate to the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Conventions, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, and a member of the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2008 and 2024. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000 including Jim Ryan and Peter Roskam. Again, should I sue them?)
https://www.wsj.com/sports/journalists-inside-information-gambling-4e560bc6
LINKED IN
— What are the best practices for handling conflicts of interest in journalism? (COMMEMT: Full disclosure. Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, I have always fully disclosed everything that might impact the decisions that I make to include and not include links to articles in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and any comments that I make on those articles. That includes that I am conservative, Republican, and a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. That includes that I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, a delegate to the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Conventions, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, and a member of the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2008 in 2024. That includes my employment history, education, professional certifications, and professional license. That includes my demographics including that I am White, male, older (born in 1948), non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Further, no one manipulates me or dominates me. I am no one’s operative or dupe. I do not glorify and praise people. I do not pander to people. I do not cover up their wrongdoing. I do not give them money.)
https://www.linkedin.com/advice/0/what-best-practices-handling-conflicts-interest-journalism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. The first step is to identify any potential conflicts of interest that may affect your reporting. . .2. Disclose relevant conflicts The second step is to disclose any relevant conflicts of interest to your editors and audience. You should be honest and transparent about any factors that may affect your objectivity or integrity as a journalist. You should inform your editors of any potential conflicts before you start working on a story, and seek their guidance and approval on how to proceed. You should also inform your audience of any relevant conflicts in your story, either in a disclaimer, an acknowledgment, or a footnote. This way, you can show your respect and accountability to your readers and viewers.)
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Comments for the next GOPUSA Illinois Editor – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
Politics is nasty/vicious. I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Based on my experience doing that, my comments for the next GOPUSA Illinois Editor include:
— You will be blamed for all the defeats that Republican candidates in Illinois suffer and especially defeats suffered by candidates on ballots in your precinct.
— All your decisions to include or to not include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and all your comments on those articles will be criticized if not demonized, denigrated, and/or condemned.
— Ever-increasingly, distorted/misleading/false statements will be made about you and about your newsletters.
— Your motives and judgment will be ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and/or condemned.
— You will be expected to if not forced to be happily manipulated/dominated by, to glorify and praise, to pander to, to serve as an operative or dupe for, to cover up the wrongdoing of, and/or to give money to a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican party organization, your Republican township/ward party organization, and/or the candidates who they support in primary races and/or b) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout where you live.
— Those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout where you live will ever-increasingly take more/bigger adverse actions against you.
— The more that you promote the following planks in the Republican Party platform, the faster that you will be destroyed: 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).
— You will be insulted/threatened/slandered/labeled for negligently/intentionally “spreading inside information.”
— All your accomplishments in life will be ignored/dismissed/belittled if not demonized, denigrated, and/or condemned.
— If you do not have a degree in journalism, that will be stressed.
— If you are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, you will be ever-increasingly painted as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
— Ever-increasingly, you will be “kept out of the loop” and your phone calls will not be taken or returned.
— Ever-increasingly, your critics/opponents will ever-increasingly discourage everyone from reading your newsletters.
— Because you are a messenger that brings bad news, you will be shot.
— Those who come to your defense will be destroyed.
— You and your reputation will be destroyed.
There is ever-increasing pressure to remove me from the 2024 Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee because I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor. They do not want me to be an “insider.” They want to impose big restrictions on me. Any “leak” of committee information would be blamed on me. How should I react to that?
March 11, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
NBC5
— Trump and his allies want Elon Musk to speak at Republican National Convention – Brian Schwartz and Lora Kolodny
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-and-his-allies-want-elon-musk-to-speak-at-republican-national-convention/3377832/
CBS2
— Illegal immigration advocates urge Chicago to keep their illegals in shelters.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/evictions/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/migrant-supporters-rally-against-city-of-chicago-eviction-deadline/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd3qlL9RT18
— Chicago residents march against violence in Little Village (COMMENT: Little Village today, your neighborhood tomorrow.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/little-village-residents-hold-peace-march-against-increasing-violence/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-I7oDxg1hw
WGN9
— Illegal immigration advocates urge Chicago to keep their illegals in shelters.
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/activists-rally-to-demand-stop-to-evictions-as-60-day-limit-for-asylum-seekers-living-in-city-run-shelters-approaches/
FOX32
— Chicago moves migrants from O’Hare, Midway airports after probe – Jamie Joseph
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-moves-migrants-ohare-midway-airports-senate-committee-probe
— Remote workers are living increasingly further from their main offices, study finds – Hanna Panreck (COMMENT: Have you ever walked to work? In 1974, when I was 25 years old, when IRS promoted me to a GS-12 (currently $97,079/year) job in the Loop, I immediately bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building so that I could walk to/from work and graduate evening business classes at Loyola. I did that for 2 years and then traded that condo into the building’s developer for a one bedroom condo and walked to/from work and graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I did that for 2 years and then got married, sold that one bedroom condo and bought a home in Wheaton with my wife.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/remote-workers-are-living-increasingly-further-from-their-main-offices-study-finds
— Advocates want more welfare for minority women.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-group-pritzker-include-women-color-state-budget
WBEZ
— All my female GAO superiors were Democrat, liberal, feminist, Jewish, and younger than me. They all took many adverse actions against me. All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, at least 1 of my 3 Chicago office superiors was Jewish. During my last 8 years there, 2 of those 3 were Democrat, liberal, feminist, Jewish, and younger than me. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning a) job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 and b) a job-related master’s degree in 1997. They succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicagos-women-and-children-first-is-one-of-the-nations-longest-standing-feminist-bookstores/55f091be-ee88-4e45-a365-86c4c4ac7800
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump delegates in Illinois.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/10/trumps-illinois-delegates-some-tout-election-denials-others-claim-vaccines-were-useless-or-qr-codes-lead-to-government-tracking/
— Illegal immigration advocates urge Chicago to keep their illegals in shelters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/09/activists-volunteers-call-on-mayor-to-extend-migrant-removal-deadline-from-shelters/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illegal immigration advocates urge Chicago to keep their illegals in shelters and to give them work permits.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/03/09/with-shelter-evictions-looming-migrants-worry-about-access-to-housing-work-permits
— Mayors, and some Republicans, walk into Pritzker’s trap on grocery tax. The more attention this proposed $325 million tax cut receives, the less time reporters will have to flesh out the governor’s fast move on the income tax. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/03/08/mayors-illinois-republicans-proposed-grocery-tax-cut-rich-miller
DAILY HERALD
— Ever-increasingly, Democrats dominate the news media. Ever-increasingly, the news media functions as an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240309/syndicated-columnists/the-issue-no-one-talks-about/
— Ever-increasingly, Democrats run DuPage County. Ever-increasingly poverty and crime increase in DuPage County.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240309/news/volunteers-pack-100k-meals-for-families-in-need/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats invade DuPage County. Ever-increasingly, antisemitism increases in DuPage County.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240309/news/how-the-suburbs-are-addressing-calls-to-take-a-stance-on-gaza/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— It’s a lot of money to spend on, let’s be honest, for the crumbs of Illinois state government. But that’s what is going on in three Illinois House districts in southeastern Illinois where a trio of hard-right Illinois Freedom Caucus members are being challenged in the Republican primary. Almost $600,000 has been raised on the three races just since Jan. 1, and more contributions and expenditures are being reported nearly every day, and likely will be until the March 19 primary. – Tom Kacich (COMMENT: Since 2000, in Republican primaries on ballots in my precinct, my critics/opponents have always opposed conservative candidates.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-big-money-little-reward-in-republican-primary/article_76e4846c-f92c-5429-b5cb-1679b9014bf6.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Biden: Frail Old Man Selling Woof Tickets – John Kass
https://johnkassnews.com/biden-selling-wolf-tickets-to-chumbolone-nation/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chicago bus driver union president calls for National Guard on city’s transit system – Brad Matthews
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/9/chicago-bus-driver-union-president-calls-national-/
— A federal judge on Friday shot down the Biden administration’s plans to divert money from border wall construction to other projects like environmental remediation, ruling that it appears to violate the law. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/8/judge-orders-biden-stop-diverting-border-wall-mone/
— Mike Pence supports TikTok ban, accuses China of ‘poisoning’ children’s minds – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/9/mike-pence-supports-tiktok-ban-accuses-china-poiso/
— President Joe Biden, in the lead-up to the State of the Union, ordered fencing to be installed around the U.S. Capitol, ostensibly for security reasons. To protect him from the masses. To save him from any clashes. This, as America’s national borders remain open and historical levels of illegals march around our country and murder young nursing students named Laken Riley, or as Biden calls her, Lincoln Riley. – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/8/joe-bidens-democrats-fences-for-me-not-for-thee/
— American citizens are revolting against leftist policies – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/8/american-citizens-are-revolting-against-leftist-po/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— White House Report Card: Angry-old-man campaign begins – Paul Bedard (COMMENT: I should write a book about the many big adverse actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me to make me angry.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/2912412/white-house-report-card-angry-old-man-campaign-begins/
— Appetite for DeSantis’ ‘war on woke’ agenda fizzles out in latest legislative session – Nancy Vu
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2912536/appetite-for-desantis-war-on-woke-agenda-fizzles-out-in-latest-legislative-session/
NEW YORK POST
— Biden sparks outrage as he apologizes for using ‘illegal’ to describe Laken Riley’s accused migrant killer. – Rich Calder, Patrick Reilly and Nikki Mascali Roarty
https://nypost.com/2024/03/09/us-news/biden-regrets-using-illegal-to-describe-laken-rileys-accused-killer/
— Biden regrets using ‘illegal’ to describe Laken Riley’s accused migrant killer: ‘It’s undocumented’- Nikki Mascali Roarty
https://nypost.com/2024/03/09/us-news/biden-regrets-using-illegal-to-describe-laken-rileys-accused-killer/
— Biden could fix the terrible migrant crisis in an instant — so why does he refuse? – Julian Epstein
https://nypost.com/2024/03/09/opinion/biden-could-fix-the-migrant-ciris-in-an-instant/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Student loan forgiveness will fatten DEI bank accounts – Arnold Cusmariu
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/student_loan_forgiveness_will_fatten_dei_bank_accounts.html
— California to help ‘undocumented immigrants’ purchase homes? – Eric Utter (COMMENT: What helped you become a first time home buyer? For me, it was working for IRS for 15 months, working part-time for a Firestone Store for 18 months, and working for that store full-time for 7 months before that.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/california_to_help_undocumented_immigrants_purchase_homes.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: California Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula has introduced Assembly Bill 1840, aimed at expanding home ownership opportunities for “undocumented immigrants” in the state. The bill would make illegal aliens eligible for first time homebuyer loans. The bill, as originally introduced earlier this year, was aimed at low- and middle-income citizens, but Arambula apparently decided that was too exclusive, and therefore recently proposed his updated version. This is yet another kick in the shorts to citizens, especially since the formerly Golden State has the highest priced housing — and by far the most homeless people — in the nation. California is already the only state to fund comprehensive health care for undocumented immigrants.)
BREITBART
— Despite State Focus on ‘Equity,’ Minorities Suffering in Illinois – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2024/03/08/despite-state-focus-equity-minorities-suffering-illinois/
— ‘We’re Just Waiting for Another 9/11’: Migrants Buy Fake Green Cards, Social Security ID from NYC Gangs – Olivia Rondeau
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2024/03/09/were-just-waiting-another-9-11-migrants-buy-fake-green-cards-social-security-id-nyc-gangs/
— Biden Admits He WANTS ‘More Orderly Flow’ of Further Border Migrants – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/03/10/joe-biden-admits-he-wants-more-orderly-flow-of-further-border-migrants/
DAILY CALLER
— With Nikki Haley Out, Where Will Her Voters Go In November? – MARY LOU MASTERS (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that many Haley voters will focus on destroying Trump voters, and especially Trump voters who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I share the aforesaid demographics with Trump. I should write a book about those Haley promoters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/09/nikki-haley-voters-november-joe-biden-donald-trump/
— Team Biden Rolls Out Massive $30 Million Ad Campaign To Capture Crucial Voting Blocs – BRANDON POULTER (COMMENT: Those who tend to vote for Democrats are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, poor, rich, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, have health problems, are union members. are boozers, gamblers, and/or stoners, are in America illegally, etc.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/09/team-biden-rolls-out-massive-30-million-ad-campaign-to-capture-crucial-voting-blocs/
— Naked Man Holding Trans BLM LGBTQ+ Flag Casually Strolls Down City Street – JOHN OYEWALE (COMMENT: Seattle today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/09/naked-man-lgbtq-flag-casually-strolls-down-street-seattle-washington/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A naked man waved a rainbow flag while strolling through vehicular traffic on a street in Seattle, Washington, a video showed. The unidentified man appeared oblivious of his immediate environment as he blithely strolled through traffic, with cars appearing to wait for or make their way past him, according to the video, shared Saturday on Twitter by radio host Jason Rantz of KTTH Radio under the caption, “Seattle is thriving.” The incident appeared to have occurred in the Ravenna neighborhood of Seattle, according to another video by the journalist Andy Ngo. The video showed what seemed to be the same man draped in the flag and lying down spreadeagled in the middle of the road, obstructing vehicular traffic. “And this why here is why my child won’t step foot in this city! It used to be a fun place to go down and explore but it’s no longer a safe place for families,” a user reacted to the video. “Exposing the little things in Seattle,” replied another. “So many beautiful cities in our great country have been destroyed… Very sad,” another said. Another wondered why laws against indecent exposure were not enforced. A user seemed to imply that the person was experiencing a mental health crisis. It is not known whether the individual was homeless or unsheltered. First-time homelessness spiked across the country between 2021 and 2022 by 25%, according to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). By 2023, a record 653,100-odd persons “were experiencing homelessness on a single night in 2023 – a 12% increase (or about 70,650 more people) from 2022,” the HUD stated. Washington was one of the five states with the largest increases in homelessness, according to HUD data. A posse of naked men cycled through some of Seattle‘s streets as part of Seattle’s LGBTQ+ Pride Parade in full view of children last June, according to several reports. The “all ages” parade to “Challenge Body Shame/Build Self Esteem” and create “Pride for Every Body” drew criticism as it crossed a line for some, according to the Washington Times. “[T]he role of the Seattle Police Department [SPD] at this particular event was to assure the safety and security of the overall event – not to regulate activities that are better left to parade organizers and the permit process,” the SPD reportedly said in a statement regarding the event to the fact-checking website, Snopes.)
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Hammers Biden For ‘Apologizing’ For Referring To Alleged Illegal Alien Murderer As ‘An Illegal’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-hammers-biden-for-apologizing-for-referring-to-alleged-illegal-alien-murderer-as-an-illegal
— Biden Ignites Widespread Backlash For Apologizing Over Calling Illegal Alien Murder Suspect ‘Illegal’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-ignites-widespread-backlash-for-apologizing-over-calling-illegal-alien-murder-suspect-illegal
— Biden Apologizes For Calling Alleged Laken Riley Murderer An ‘Illegal’: They ‘Built The Country’ (COMMENT: Illegals did not build this country.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-apologizes-for-calling-alleged-laken-riley-murderer-an-illegal-they-built-the-country
FOX NEWS
— Rural voters, Republicans have long history of being mocked by liberal media. MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow and Jen Psaki derided Virginia voters on Super Tuesday concerned about immigration. – Hanna Panreck
https://www.foxnews.com/media/rural-voters-republicans-long-history-being-mocked-liberal-media
— An effort by Senate Republicans to stop non-citizens, including illegal immigrants, from being counted on the census for the purposes of apportionment for House seats and the Electoral College was shot down later Friday after the measure failed to gain the support of a single Democrat.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-effort-to-stop-illegal-immigrants-being-counted-on-census-for-electoral-college-shot-down-in-senate
GOPUSA
— Two More Texas Counties Declare Invasion, Bringing Total To 55
https://www.gopusa.com/two-more-texas-counties-declare-invasion-bringing-total-to-55/
FOX NEWS
— Elon Musk hits back at press for ‘anti-immigrant’ label: ‘Nothing could be further from the truth’ Musk insisted he is not ‘anti-immigrant’ and said US immigration policies do not make sense. – Chris Pandolfo
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/elon-musk-hits-back-press-anti-immigrant-label-nothing-further-truth
LIFE NEWS
— Abortion Businesses Masquerade as Health Centers in K-12 Schools to Prey on Kids – Tony Kinnett
https://www.lifenews.com/2024/03/09/abortion-services-masquerade-as-health-centers-in-k-12-schools-to-prey-on-kids/
NEWSMAX
— NYC Offers Religious Centers $54K a Month to House Migrants – Mark Swanson
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/nyc-religious-centers-housing/2024/03/08/id/1156577/
PJ MEDIA
— How the White House Made Biden’s ‘Lincoln Riley’ Flub Even Worse – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/03/09/how-the-white-house-made-bidens-lincoln-riley-flub-even-worse-n4927165
— Federal Judge Tosses Lawsuits Against Biden’s Immigration ‘Parole’ Program – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/03/09/federal-judge-tosses-lawsuits-against-bidens-immigration-parole-program-n4927163
POST MILLENNIAL
— Federal judge dismisses lawsuit saying Texas has not ‘suffered an injury’ from Biden program shipping in illegal immigrants. – Hayden Cunningham
https://thepostmillennial.com/federal-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-saying-texas-has-not-suffered-an-injury-from-biden-program-shipping-in-illegal-immigrants
TOWNHALL
— Biden Malfunctions When Asked If He Regrets Using the Term ‘Illegal’ to Describe Immigrants – Sarah Arnold|
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/print/2636296
— Sacralization of Christian concepts is nothing new. Modern political ideologies, such as socialism and fascism, have been understood as secularized versions of Christianity for a long time, at least since the French Revolution. The question is, do DEI statements clothe Christian concepts in secular garb? –
Marvin Folkertsma
https://townhall.com/columnists/marvinfolkertsma/2024/03/10/is-dei-a-religious-movement-n2636139
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if minorities and/or females are underrepresented in certain jobs, it is because Whites and/or men discriminate against them. But what about bad jobs? Minorities and/or females were underrepresented in all the jobs that I had because all the jobs that I had were bad jobs. Few if any minorities and females want to do yard work, deliver newspapers, wash dishes, clean golf shoes, chip slag, pump gasoline, deliver mail, work on an automobile assembly line, sell tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pump more gasoline, collect delinquent taxes, or audit federal agencies. It was extremely difficult for my employers to recruit and retain qualified minorities and females for the bad jobs that I had because with Affirmative Action and DEI, the minorities and females they wanted to hire, retain, and promote got better jobs elsewhere. Consequently, my employers gave the minorities and females who they were able to hire and retain tremendous preference over me.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-female-representation-remains-low-in-us-statehouses-particularly-democrats-in-the-south/
MSN
— Donald Trump meets with Laken Riley’s family before Georgia rally where he tore into Biden for ‘intentionally releasing into the US the illegal migrant charged with her murder.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/politics/donald-trump-meets-with-laken-riley-s-family-before-georgia-rally-where-he-tore-into-biden-for-intentionally-releasing-into-the-us-the-illegal-migrant-charged-with-her-murder/ar-BB1jCxjm
CNN
— Democrat and RINO leaders argue that the only way to advance minorities and women is to give them preference over Whites and men.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/09/us/what-is-dei-and-why-is-it-dividing-america/index.html
CBS NEWS
— Biden’s new ad takes on his age: “I’m not a young guy” – Aaron Navarro (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bidens-new-ad-takes-on-his-age-im-not-a-young-guy/
NBC NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders argue that the only way to advance minorities and women is to give them preference over Whites and men.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bans-dei-laws-college-latino-progress-graduation-enrollment-rcna142134
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders argue that the only way to advance minorities and women is to give them preference over Whites and men.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/09/upshot/affirmative-action-alternatives.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2024/dei-history-affirmative-action-timeline/
— Democrat and RINO leaders argue that the only way to advance minorities and women is to give them preference over Whites and men.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/09/affirmative-action-challenges-state-government/
— The rise of downward mobility – Robert J. Samuelson (COMMENT: Sadly, my father, my grandfather, and my great grandfather are examples of downward mobility. My great grandfather had 1285 Main Street built in Crete ( 4,030 sq. ft. https://www.redfin.com/IL/Crete/1285-Main-St-60417/home/23199035 ) in 1902. My grandfather had 1286 Wood Street built in Crete ( 1793 sq.ft. https://www.redfin.com/IL/Crete/1286-Wood-St-60417/home/23199039 ) built in 1926. My father never had a home built.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/upward-mobility-is-a-myth/2018/08/05/bb960ce4-972c-11e8-80e1-00e80e1fdf43_story.html
NEWS TIMES
— Anticipate/expect Democrat a RINO referendums in your county, township, and municipality to make them sanctuaries for illegals.
https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/georgia-bill-would-punish-cities-and-counties-18708242.php
KTNV
— Ever-increasingly, Democrat elected officials take opportunities and money away those who have demographics that vote for Republicans and give those opportunities and that money to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.ktnv.com/news/vice-president-kamala-harris-speaking-to-voters-in-north-las-vegas
FORBES
— Trump Scores New Billionaire Donors As Campaign Seeks Badly Needed Cash – Ty Roush
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2024/03/09/trump-scores-new-billionaire-donors-as-campaign-seeks-badly-needed-cash-report-says/
JASON OWENS
— Why Returning Phone Calls is Paramount to be Successful (COMMENT: If you were me, how would you deal with those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, but fail/refuse to return my infrequent phone calls to them? Far too many of them reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, 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. Far too many of them are Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs who read them for “opposition research.” Far too many of them blame me and blame my newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. Far too many of them shoot the messengers who bring them bad news. I should write a book about the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-returning-phone-calls-paramount-successful-business-jason-owens
February 2, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
ABC7
— Over 100 kids shot near Chicago schools in last 5 years – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-near-school-senn-high-gun-violence/14379567/
NBC5
— $66M earmarked for Chicago violence intervention program expansion (COMMENT: Why is there so much violence in Chicago?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/66m-earmarked-for-chicago-violence-intervention-program-expansion/3344821/
CBS2
— Chicago nonprofit helping students, parents attend college for free through scholarship program (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, I was able to work my way through college and graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. But college expenses were much lower back then. But still, I could not have done it if my parents had not provided me with room and board a) while I was at student at UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969 so that I could keep my part-time Park Forest Post Office job, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-nonprofit-helping-students-parents-attend-college-for-free-through-scholarship-program/
— Tesla electric cars to feature at Chicago Auto Show for first time
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/tesla-electric-cars-to-feature-at-chicago-auto-show-for-first-time/
WGN9
— City leaders announce new plan to reduce gun violence in Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ysPWFp94I
— The Great Migration: How a Chicago newspaper helped shape the nation (COMMENT: In defense of my ancestors, I have always stressed that all of them have only lived always in northeast Illinois.)
https://wgntv.com/news/black-history-month/the-great-migration-how-a-chicago-newspaper-helped-shape-the-nation/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AelHr8yk1r4
FOX32
— Pritzker criticizes Chicago City Council’s Gaza ceasefire resolution: ‘I was disappointed’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-criticizes-chicago-city-council-gaza-ceasefire-resolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Ws-X7TLwc
WTTW
— New Anti-Violence Initiative Aims to Reduce Chicago Shootings by 50% in 5 Years – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/01/new-anti-violence-initiative-aims-reduce-chicago-shootings-50-5-years
— Pritzker ‘Disappointed’ With Chicago’s Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution, Says It’ll Have No Impact on Foreign Policy – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/01/pritzker-disappointed-chicago-s-gaza-cease-fire-resolution-says-it-ll-have-no-impact
WBEZ
— Can Chicago’s power grid handle a move from natural gas to electric in homes?
https://www.wbez.org/stories/can-chicagos-power-grid-handle-a-move-from-natural-gas-to-electric-in-homes/1c50f61f-6998-45b6-894c-b755fc84c69a
WGN RADIO
— More than 200 staffers with Chicago Tribune and 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/business-news/ap-more-than-200-staffers-with-chicago-tribune-and-6-other-newsrooms-begin-24-hour-strike/
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/a-look-into-chicago-tribunes-24-hour-strike/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker criticizes City Hall’s Gaza cease-fire resolution – OLIVIA STEVENS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/01/pritzker-criticizes-gaza-cease-fire-resolution/
— A hateful travesty on the floor of the City Council. Wednesday’s City Council vote on Gaza was shameful. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/01/ct-editorial-gaza-resolution-debra-silverstein/
— Foundations, business interests raise $66 million to fight crime in Chicago – OLIVIA STEVENS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/01/foundations-business-interests-raise-66-million-to-fight-crime-in-chicago/
— CPS suggests starting school after Democratic National Convention for city’s ‘logistical needs’ The district suggests starting classes Monday, Aug. 26 – one week later than usual – after the Aug. 19-22 convention wraps up. – ALYSA GUFFEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/01/cps-suggests-starting-school-after-democratic-national-convention-for-citys-logistical-needs/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Left-wingers will not be ignored. Dems plan to crash Dem party in Chicago this summer to accuse fellow Dems of not being Dem enough. – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/2/1/24057972/democratic-national-convention-protests-2024-election-trump-biden-lgbtq-abortion-rights
— Ald. Greg Mitchell accused of threatening building owner who housed migrants. Building owner Christopher Amatore said he was summoned to a meeting where a “screaming” Mitchell asked him “how dare I place migrants in his ward without his permission,” according to a complaint filed with the inspector general. – Fran Spielman (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly dump more and more and more of their illegals into your county, into your township, into your municipality, into your school district, into your precinct, and into your neighborhood.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/2/1/24058274/chicago-migrant-crisis-ald-greg-mitchell-7th-ward-property-owner-complaint
— Chicago Tribune reporters, newsroom staff strike for first time in newspaper’s 180-year history: ‘This is Chicago, we don’t back down’ They were joined by seven newsrooms across the country in the 24-hour strike for better pay and retention of their 401(k) match benefits. “None of us got into journalism for the money, but we can’t do it for free,” said Joe Mahr, a Pulitzer Prize winner. – Violet Miller (COMMENT: I was a union member for almost 12 years. What do you say to journalists who demonize me, denigrate me. and condemn me? They stress a) that I do not have a degree in journalism, b) that am not paid for what I do, and c) that I am conservative.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2024/2/1/24058233/chicago-tribune-strike-alden-global-capital-union-walkout-labor-history
— Women make up more than half of new lawyers nationwide, but only 48.9% of all associates at Chicago’s law firms. – Kaitlin Washburn (COMMENT: All my employers were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote women.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/1/24047138/chicago-law-firms-diversity-women-people-of-color-associates-partners
— Ambitious plan aims to raise $400 million to halve Chicago shootings, homicides in 5 years. A 50% decline in murders from last year would put the city at fewer than 400 — a total the city last saw in 1965, when there were 395 slayings, according to the Chicago Police Department. – Tina Sfondeles and Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/2/1/24058149/ambitious-plan-400-million-dollars-reduce-chicago-shootings-homicides-50-percent-5-years
— Controversial West Chicago trash site halted by state board. The ruling, made by a panel appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, may not be the end to the controversial plan. Latino residents complained that their neighborhood would be a dump for predominantly white DuPage County cities. – Brett Chase (COMMENT: The higher the percentage of residents that are White in your county, township, municipality, and/or school district, the more that Democrat leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn the aforesaid as being racist. I should write a book about that.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/1/24058169/dupage-garbage-racism-pollution-case-decided-lrs-pritzker-west-chicago
— Illinois incumbents in Congress have fundraising advantage over rivals heading into March primary. Incumbents in the most contested Illinois House primaries – Danny Davis, Sean Casten, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Bill Foster and Mike Bost have more – cash-on-hand than their rivals. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/2/1/24058685/illinois-congressional-races-incumbents-fundraising-march-primary-election
— In Illinois politics, remaps keep the powerful in power. The maps Illinois Democrats approved in 2021 sealed in their political power for a decade — adding one Hispanic-majority blue seat in Congress and forcing two Republicans out of their districts. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/2/24048182/gerrymandering-illinois-chicago-redistricting-reform-democracy-solutions-project
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And she called the “shining star” of the redistricting process the creation of the 3rd Congressional District, the state’s second Latino majority district, which ultimately elected Rep. Delia Ramirez, a fellow progressive.)
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois tax policy and the ability to help migrants – Ralph Martire
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240201/columns/illinois-tax-policy-and-the-ability-to-help-migrants/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Judge denies abortion-rights group’s protest permit ahead of DNC – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/judge-denies-protest-permit-ahead-chicago-dnc
— Pritzker dismisses significance of city’s cease-fire resolution – Justin Laurence
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/jb-pritzker-dismisses-chicagos-cease-fire-resolution
— Chicago’s wealthiest raise $66 million for fight against crime – Miranda Davis
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicagos-wealthiest-raising-funds-fighting-crime
SOUTHERN
— Southern Illinois cities talk about the ability to care for an influx of illegal immigrants – Robert Robbins
https://thesouthern.com/news/southern-illinois-cities-talk-about-the-ability-to-care-for-an-influx-of-illegal-immigrants/article_48bb5286-a29f-5a54-b038-26a361892e1b.html
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS/GAZETTE
— Ford County Board to vote on ‘no-migrant’ declaration – DAVE HINTON
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/ford-county-board-to-vote-on-no-migrant-declaration/article_5894463a-e14d-5287-83fb-54a80f93a969.html
— Democrats push more pot in Danville
https://www.news-gazette.com/business/economy/danvilles-newest-dispensary-to-sell-cannabis-with-a-side-of-music/article_cd95a3bc-597e-558a-b9d2-99325069117c.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly paint Trump as being someone who despises/hates minorities and women, that is, as being a racist and a sexist.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-02-01/trump-and-his-supporters-continue-to-take-jabs-at-nikki-haleys-identity
FOX ILLINOIS
— DeSantis announces he’ll send Florida National Guard to the US-Mexico border – Jack Lemnus (COMMENT: Just kidding, but when will Illinois send its national guard to Texas?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/desantis-to-hold-press-conference-in-jacksonville-beside-state-law-enforcement-leaders-florida-national-guard-adjutant-general-john-haas-executive-director-highway-safety-motor-vehicles-dave-kerner-and-director-florida-february-1-2024
https://cbs12.com/news/local/desantis-to-hold-press-conference-in-jacksonville-beside-state-law-enforcement-leaders-florida-national-guard-adjutant-general-john-haas-executive-director-highway-safety-motor-vehicles-dave-kerner-and-director-florida-february-1-2024
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Someone Has to Wear the Jacket. The old Chicago phrase, “wear the jacket,” means to take the fall. We have a short list of some of the town’s great jacket-wearers. – EDWARD ROBERT MCCLELLAND (COMMENT: I adamantly refuse to wear the jacket for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered. I should write a book about those losing Republican candidates who have blamed me the most for their losses. I would focus on the real reasons why they lost elections. I would focus on those who have had their disgusting operatives and dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/someone-has-to-wear-the-jacket/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Haley’s Illinois friends – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/02/02/haleys-illinois-friends-00139273
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-225/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-27/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— We’re handing out all these benefits, it’s costing Illinoisans billions…the simple answer is to end our sanctuary status.
https://wirepoints.org/were-handing-out-all-these-benefits-its-costing-illinoisans-billions-the-simple-answer-is-to-end-our-sanctuary-status-wirepoints-on-with-wjols-scott-slocum/
— Illinois’ Delia Ramirez one of just three U.S. Congress members voting against ban on U.S. entry by members of terror groups that attacked Israel October 7
https://wirepoints.org/all-but-three-members-of-u-s-congress-vote-to-ban-members-of-terror-groups-that-attacked-israel-on-october-7-illinois-della-ramirez-one-of-the-three-wirepoints-quickpoint/
CHAMBANA SUN
— Diving Into Digital Equity
https://chambanasun.com/stories/653995805-diving-into-digital-equity
WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— 65.4% of Will County students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in Will County rose by 30.2% compared to the previous school year. (COMMENT: My Trinity Lutheran Grade School, Hope Lutheran Grade School, and Crete-Monee High School teachers helped me earn an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my class, and get accepted by UIC in 1966.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/653949201-will-county-how-many-students-failed-the-ela-test-in-2021-22-school-year
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO NEEDS A PUBLIC SAFETY ACT TO COUNTER SAFE-T ACT – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-chicago-needs-a-public-safety-act-to-counter-safe-t-act/
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Exposing Deep State Corruption – Illinois State Board of Elections Outed? – Nancy Hayes
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/02/exposing-deep-state-corruption-illinois-state-board-of-elections-outed/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Violence-plagued Chicago mocked for city council demanding Gaza cease-fire – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/1/calls-for-chicago-cease-fire-erupt-after-city-coun/
— Media should tear apart Biden’s claims on illegal immigration. President caused border chaos, said nothing was wrong, now blames GOP. – Tim Murtaugh
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/1/media-should-tear-apart-bidens-claims-on-illegal-i/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago calls for end to violence in Gaza as crime in West Side neighborhoods escalates – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2831439/chicago-calls-end-to-violence-in-gaza-as-crime-in-neighborhoods-escalates/
— DeSantis wades back into national fight with promise to send soldiers to Texas – Eden Villalovas (COMMENT: Just kidding, but when will Illinois send its national guard to Texas?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2831674/desantis-wades-back-national-fight-promise-send-soldiers-texas/
— Hochul loosens state job requirements for migrant workers – Christian Wade (COMMENT: New York today, Illinois tomorrow. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2830736/hochul-loosens-state-job-requirements-for-migrant-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hochul said the state is working with agencies to implement the changes, including dropping application requirements like proof of a high school diploma and English proficiency. . .The Hochul administration has identified 4,000 entry-level job openings within state agencies, including administrative, equipment service, repair and food services, according to an internal memo obtained by local media outlets.)
— Somalia First: Ilhan Omar hates America – Ian Haworth
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2830843/somalia-first-ilhan-omar-hates-america/
— Trump or no Trump, the Lankford border deal will only make the border crisis worse – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2831834/lankford-border-deal-will-only-make-border-crisis-worse/
— Even Gavin Newsom isn’t woke (or racist) enough for liberal activists – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2831684/even-gavin-newsom-isnt-woke-or-racist-enough-for-liberal-activists/
— How Congress can help rid higher education of DEI – Sen. Bill Cassidy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/2831335/how-congress-can-help-rid-higher-education-of-dei/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Illegals in the voting booth: After 3 decades in the making, the threat is real
https://afn.net/politics-govt/2024/02/01/illegals-in-the-voting-booth-after-3-decades-in-the-making-the-threat-is-real/
— Growing hostility revealed toward Christians in the West – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/persecution/2024/02/02/growing-hostility-revealed-toward-christians-in-the-west/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Majority of House Dems Vote Against Deporting Illegals Convicted of Drunk Driving, Social Security Fraud – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/01/majority-of-house-dems-vote-against-deporting-illegals-convicted-of-drunk-driving-social-security-fraud/
AMERICAN THINKER
— From Hamas to drunk drivers, is there anybody Democrats won’t vote against deporting? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/from_hamas_to_drunk_drivers_theres_nobody_democrats_wont_vote_to_keep_here.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Sen. Rick Scott accuses McConnell of ‘undermining’ Republicans with border deal – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/31/sen-rick-scott-accuses-mcconnell-of-undermining-republicans-with-border-deal-1432579/
— Boston rec center turned into migrant shelter spark FURY among residents – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/01/on-fire-first-photos-of-boston-rec-center-turned-into-migrant-shelter-spark-fury-among-residents-1432884/
BREITBART
— Alderman Blasts Chicago for Paying Illegals More than $9,000 a Month in Freebies: ‘I’d Come to Chicago, Too’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON (COMMENT: When your ancestors immigrated, what freebies did they get? I do not know of any that mine got.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/02/01/watch-alderman-blasts-chicago-for-paying-illegals-more-than-9000-a-month-in-freebies-id-come-to-chicago-too/
— Chuck Schumer Rushes Lankford’s More-Migration Bill to Senate Vote – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/02/02/chuck-schumer-rushes-lankfords-more-migration-bill-to-senate-vote/
CONSERVATIVE NUT
— Why low income students don’t go to college – Henry Conway (COMMENT: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being “college material?” I was not.)
https://theconservativenut.com/why-low-income-students-dont-go-to-college-yahoo-answers/
— What is low income in DuPage County? – Henry Conway
https://theconservativenut.com/what-is-low-income-in-dupage-county/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County, located in Illinois, has a significant population of individuals and families with incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. This means that many residents struggle to meet their basic needs and face financial challenges on a daily basis.)
DAILY CALLER
— GOP State Senator Who Fought Against Woke Schools Is Now Pushing Bill Requiring ‘Racial Bias’ Training For Nurses – KATE ANDERSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/01/gop-state-senator-pushing-bill-requiring-racial-bias-training-nurses-despite-history-opposition-crt/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Escape to New York—America’s Wide-Open Northern Border – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/01/escape-new-york-americas-wide-open-northern-border-borderline/
EPOCH TIMES
— The Legal War Raging Between the White House and Texas. Just because the Supreme Court allowed the Biden administration some leeway last week, that doesn’t mean Texas will lose in the end, lawyers say. – Matthew Vadum
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/the-legal-war-raging-between-the-white-house-and-texas-5574342
FOX BUSINESS
— Hundreds of millions are being spent on migrants in Chicago: William Kelly Chicago journalist William Kelly discusses how the city is nearing a breaking point over the migrant crisis on ‘The Bottom Line.’ (COMMENT: Kelly came to my defense when my critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes end my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I should also write a book about those who could/should have come to my defense in 2012 but did not. I would focus on those who I have done the most to help elect and to help reelect since 2000.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6346033588112
— Rising costs of housing pushing millennials to make ‘drastic sacrifices’ by living in vans for years. ‘People are just now having to make those drastic sacrifices,’ Orlando, Florida-based realtor Freddie Smith said. – Hannah Grossman (COMMENT; Back in the good old days, that is, back in 1972, I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24 years old. The down payment came from what I had earned a) working for IRS for the previous 15 months, b) pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for the previous 18 months, and c) working for that store full-time for 7 months before that. That income also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for tuition and books for graduate business courses at Loyola in 1972.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/rising-costs-housing-pushing-millennials-make-drastic-sacrifices-living-vans-years
FOX NEWS
— NYC migrant crisis started when Mayor Adams invited illegals in – Curtis Sliwa
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346001180112
— What life was like 50 years ago in America, compared to now in 2024 – Nicole Pelletiere, Cortney D. Moore (COMMENT: What were you doing 50 years ago this month? I earned $80,094/year in today’s dollars supervising all of IRS’s employees in the Loop who answered taxpayer questions by telephone. I lived in a town home in University Park that I bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I bought new in 1971, a 1974 Dodge Dart that I bought new in 1973, and a 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air that I bought in 1971. I took graduate evening business courses at Loyola.)
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/what-life-like-50-years-ago-america-compared-now-2023
HOT AIR
— Charles Blow: Rejection of DEI Is ‘a New Era of Oppression’ – JOHN SEXTON (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly require/force everyone to ever-increasingly give more and more and more preference to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have less money than others, citizens of foreign countries, etc.)
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/02/01/charles-blow-rejection-of-dei-is-a-new-era-of-oppression-n608932
MRC TV
— Biden Admits the Border is a Sieve as Illegals Continue to Stream Into the United States – EVAN POELLINGER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/evan-poellinger/biden-admits-border-sieve-illegals-continue-stream-united-states
— House Dems Overwhelmingly Vote Against Deporting Illegals Who Commit Crimes – NICK KANGADIS
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/house-dems-overwhelmingly-vote-against-deporting-illegals-who-commit-crimes
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Rep. Greene Introduces Resolution To Censure Rep. Omar – Frank Lara-Risco
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/rep-greene-introduces-resolution-to-censure-rep-omar/
PJ MEDIA
— ‘You Have the Right to Remain Woke!’ El Paso Cops Required to Ask Perps Their Pronouns – EVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/02/01/you-have-the-right-to-remain-woke-el-paso-cops-required-to-ask-perps-their-pronouns-n4926032
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Equity Is Justice, Redefined – Richard Porter
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/02/01/equity_is_justice_redefined_150415.html
TOWNHALL
— America’s Future Clouded By Illegal Immigration, Uncontrolled Debt – Tom Patterson
https://townhall.com/columnists/tom-patterson/2024/02/02/americas-future-clouded-by-illegal-immigration-uncontrolled-debt-n2634512
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
YAHOO NEWS
— Nikki Haley trolls Trump over ballot claim: ‘He’s confused again’ – Martha McHardy
https://au.news.yahoo.com/nikki-haley-trolls-trump-over-131714168.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Taylor Swift Is a ‘Treasure,’ Says Liz Cheney, a Prime Trump Critic. The former U.S. representative and others opposing the former president have needled conservatives over baseless theories involving the pop star, the Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce and the specter of a Biden endorsement. – Jonathan Weisman (COMMENT: How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Swift to defeat Trump?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/us/politics/taylor-swift-liz-cheney-trump.html
— Michigan Had No Seat at R.N.C. Meeting, but 2 People Showed Up Anyway. Kristina Karamo, the party’s far-right leader of almost a year, and Pete Hoekstra, a former House member who was elected to replace her, converged at a Republican National Committee conclave. – Neil Vigdor
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/us/politics/michigan-karamo-hoekstra-rnc.html
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE OF SWIFT: How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Swift to defeat Trump?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/01/taylor-swift-conspiracy-theories-gop/72437805007/
— The ‘Harvard of Christian schools’ slams Fox News op/ed calling the college ‘woke’ Wheaton College is calling out a Fox News opinion piece by freelancer Tim Scheiderer, saying ‘it failed to meet minimal standards for journalistic accuracy.’ – Amaris Encinas
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/01/wheaton-college-fox-news-opinion-woke/72370641007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A college known as the “Harvard of Christian schools” is clapping back at a Fox News opinion piece that claims the school has gone “woke” just like Harvard University. Wheaton College, a private Christian liberal arts school just outside Chicago, issued a statement Wednesday addressing the Fox News article, saying that they “remain committed to Christian service” and that the “claims made about the college are false or misleading.” Freelance writer Tim Scheiderer, who penned the Fox News op/ed, says that the school has begun to “mimic Harvard’s wokeness” by “banning biblical words, teaching critical race theory, and psychologizing gender identity issues.” “In the 19th century, Harvard was slowly, and permanently, transformed from a Christian university into a secular one,” Scheiderer writes. “At Wheaton, the biblical belief in only two sexes is being tainted. With this and the other shifts mentioned, it may seem like a slow drift. But a gentle tide can carry a boat far from its dock.” Wheaton College President Philip Ryken slammed the “incendiary” opinion piece, saying in a statement that it “failed to meet minimal standards for journalistic accuracy.” Here’s what we know. Who is Tim Scheiderer? Scheiderer, the author of the article, has no apparent affiliation with Wheaton College. He graduated from Bob Jones University, a private evangelical university in Greenville, South Carolina, with a B.A. in mass communications and media studies in 1999. He also has a “Master of Divinity” from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, according to his LinkedIn page. Scheiderer’s resumé also lists him as a founding board member of The Augustine Fellowship, a Christian Study Center at Georgetown University. He says on his website that he earned his “writing chops” working for ABC, Fox News and CNN. What else does the Fox News article say? Scheiderer writes that Wheaton College has slowly drifted away from traditional Christian values since the 2000s when the education department “commended the teachings of Marxists.” The college’s most “blatant offense against Christianity is the ban of certain biblical words that are key to the faith’s foundation,” stating that students have been discouraged from using words like “service” and “mankind.” He also calls out an endowed chair in Wheaton’s psychology program for expressing views on gender identity that Scheiderer says are “rooted in an anti-God philosophy.” Scheiderer concludes the article by asking: “Would Billy Graham, the most influential 20th-century evangelical, endorse his alma mater? How has Wheaton College responded? In his statement, Wheaton College’s president discouraged community members from “engaging further” with Scheiderer. The article, which Ryken says appeared to have been “cobbled from out-of-context items found on the Internet” is mischaracterizing since the author “does not name any sources or give any citations for his many contentions.” Ryken said that Scheiderer had reached out to the college’s marketing department a month ago, claiming that he was writing an article for the Wall Street Journal on a tight deadline. When the spokesperson questioned Scheiderer’s credentials, he told them that he was “actually a freelance writer attempting to pitch an idea to the Journal’s opinion section.” “A representative from the WSJ confirmed that Scheiderer was not an employee. Although the WSJ did not run his piece, evidently he was able to have it appear on a FOX News page,” Ryker noted. “Wheaton College remains fully committed to Christian service − which we embrace as ‘service’ in our very mission statement − to biblical orthodoxy and Christ-centered education, including in matters of human sexuality, gender identity, and race relations,” Ryken said. Ryker concludes the statement by pointing to the college’s institutional commitments website for “ accurate information about our convictions.”)
DES MOINES REGISTER
— Kim Reynolds introduces bill defining ‘man’ and ‘woman,’ opponents brand it ‘LGBTQ erasure’ – Brianne Pfannenstiel and Galen Bacharier
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/01/iowa-governor-kim-reynolds-introduces-bill-defining-man-woman-criticized-lgbtq-erasure/72441900007/
PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY
— Atlantic City raises flag for Black History Month – Matthew Strabuk (COMMENT: The Democrats who run the federal government have always promoted Black History Month big time. I should write a book about the many Black History Month event that I was required to attend. I would focus on those events 1980-1997 while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS.)
https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/gallery-black-history-flag/collection_35d8075e-c13a-11ee-ac58-132e4f26d2c7.html#1
KTRH
— Cashing In: Illegals Living Large on U.S. Benefits – Corey Olson
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2024-02-01-cashing-in-illegals-living-large-on-us-benefits/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The United States of Nullification. Political arguments, policy differences and personal slights are now grounds for destruction. – Lance Morrow (COMMENT: My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/politics/trump-
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-united-states-of-nullification-cancel-culture-polarization-df9e949e
— Topeka With a Message for Migrants: We Want You. Kansas capital hopes to lure migrants with work authorization to fill some of its thousands of open jobs. – Alicia A. Caldwell (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. If those Democrats could have hired illegals instead of me, they certainly would have.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-american-city-with-a-message-for-migrants-we-want-you-69ef7049
FORBES
— Chicago EVs Froze As I Did An Easy Two Week Tesla Trip In Snowy Utah – Brad Templeton
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2024/02/01/chicago-evs-froze-as-i-did-an-easy-two-week-tesla-trip-in-snowy-utah/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Jealousy at work? Here is how to deal with it. – Rebecca Knight (COMMENT: My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely jealous. They held it against me big time a) when I avoided the draft, b) when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986, c) when I bought news cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1978, etc., d) when I bought a new town home in 1972 and condos in 1974 and 1976, e) when I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance in 1976, 1980, and 1997 respectively, f) when I got married and we bought a home in Wheaton in 1978, g) when I accompanied my wife on her many business trips to luxury resorts 1978-1992, h) when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, i) when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, j) when I became a licensed CPA in 1981, k) when my wife and I had a home built in Wheaton in 1984, l) when I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, m) when I earned professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, n) when etc. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was able to do the aforesaid because I benefitted tremendously from discrimination against Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-deal-with-jealousy-and-envy-toward-a-coworker-2022-7
POLITICO
— Trump influence over congressional GOP spikes ever higher. Republicans are increasingly sensitive to Trump’s viewpoints and conscious of his power to upend bills that Joe Biden might be able to tout on the campaign trail. – BURGESS EVERETT, OLIVIA BEAVERS and MERIDITH MCGRAW
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/02/trump-congressional-republicans-influence-00139061
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— GOP Primary: Trump Leads Haley by 33 Points
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/gop_primary_trump_leads_haley_by_33_points
DAILY MAIL
— Ron DeSantis sends up to 1,000 Florida National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border to ‘stop this invasion once and for all’ because Biden doesn’t have ‘the will to get the job done’ – Rob Crilly (COMMENT: Just kidding, but when will Illinois send its national guard to Texas?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ron-desantis-sends-up-to-1-000-florida-national-guard-troops-to-the-texas-mexico-border-to-stop-this-invasion-once-and-for-all-because-biden-doesn-t-have-the-will-to-get-the-job-done/ar-BB1hDbgE
— Woke Squad member Ayanna Pressley claims Walgreens is RACIST for closing stores in crime-ridden areas because it is a ‘disruptive, life-threatening act of racial and economic discrimination’ – JOE HUTCHISON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13034023/ayanna-pressley-says-walgreens-racist-store-closures-high-crime-areas.html
December 28, 2023
Democrat and RINO leaders caused the illegal immigration crisis and they are ever-increasingly worsening it.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
ABC7
— Elburn passes ban on unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs with fines of up to $750 per passenger – Diane Pathieu, Liz Nagy, and Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-venezuelan-migrants-elburn-illinois-buses/14228679/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Elburn, which is 50 miles west of Chicago, isn’t the only community facing similar incidents, migrants have been dropped off in other towns, including Aurora, Fox River Grove, Rosemont, Elmhurst, and University park in recent weeks. Rosemont and Aurora have enacted ordinances banning unscheduled drop-offs. “We did one yesterday in Orland Hills, We’re doing one tomorrow in Matteson. It’s the same type of model ordinance that we’ve put our flavor to accommodate the particular municipality as far as the size,” said Burt Odelson, village attorney for Chicago Ridge. . .But Oak Park has a different approach. The village is using a grant from the state to support 162 asylum-seekers housed at a hotel and a YMCA. In addition, 18 people are staying at a local church with the support of volunteers.)
— Organizers demand Biden issue work permits for eligible Mexican families – Jasmine Minor
https://abc7chicago.com/mexican-migrants-in-chicago-work-permit-authorization/14230654/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3hwc32cz4s
— Armed group carries out at least 4 robberies within 2 hours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmUPYN602kk
— Illinois assault weapons owners must register guns by January 1 (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs want to abolish the Second Amendment. On that path, they want to harass/punish gun owners by publishing their names, addresses, and the guns that they own.)
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-gun-laws-assault-weapons-ban-registration-guns/14217120/
NBC5
— Chicago suburbs scramble as ‘rogue buses’ drop off asylum seekers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-suburbs-scramble-as-rogue-buses-drop-off-asylum-seekers/3312421/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/chicago-suburbs-scramble-as-rogue-buses-drop-off-asylum-seekers/3312314/
— Brandon Johnson meets with mayors of New York, Denver amid migrant crisis
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/brandon-johnson-meets-with-mayors-of-new-york-denver-amid-migrant-crisis/3312303/
— Illinois’ hourly minimum wage will go up to $14 in 2024. (COMMENT: Adjusted for inflation, the minimum wage that I worked for 18 months washing dishes part-time 1964-1966 was $12.50. What I earned/saved enabled me to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-hourly-minimum-wage-will-go-up-in-2024/3312542/
— Armed crew responsible for more than a dozen Chicago robberies, at least 3 shootings
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/armed-crew-responsible-for-more-than-a-dozen-chicago-robberies-at-least-3-shootings/3312273/
CBS2
— Chicago suburbs passing laws as ‘rogue buses’ drop off asylum seekers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-suburbs-scramble-as-rogue-buses-drop-off-asylum-seekers/3312421/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday night, Elburn passed a new ordinance governing how drop-offs of asylum seekers would be handled. “If they come in unannounced, especially after the train has stopped running, we may not be able to help them,” Administrator John Nevenhoven said. “We don’t have resources for 30-to-50 people in the middle of the night.” Elburn’s ordinance would oblige the bus carrier to file an application to use that bus stop for any intercity bus traffic, according to officials. . .Chicago Ridge officials also passed an ordinance on Wednesday. “The bus company has to get hold of us five days ahead of time, get a permit, and find out where to go and drop, and if they don’t, they could be fined and the bus could be impounded,” Chicago Ridge Attorney Burt Odelson said. Odelson says that around a dozen suburbs have passed similar ordinances in recent weeks. “I rep several municipalities. Two emergency passages in the last week, one yesterday, one tonight and another is expected tomorrow,” he said. . .In Oak Park, the village has welcomed more than 150 migrants, but permanent housing is needed by the end of January, something that other suburbs also have expressed. “We have no facilities,” Walters said. “Should a bus show up and people not decide to get on the train? We can’t force people to do that if they don’t want to.” Johnson said that “multiple rogue buses” arrived over the Christmas holiday weekend and dropped off asylum seekers in random locations in violations of safety protocols. In all, at least 95 buses have been cited in violence of Chicago’s ordinances, with two buses being impounded.)
— Chicago, New York, Denver mayors say cities are almost at capacity amid migrant crisis – SABRINA FRANZA, MARYBEL GONZALEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-mayor-migrants-suburbs/
— Amazon truck stolen at gunpoint in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/amazon-truck-stolen-gunpoint-on-chicago-northwest-side/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfJpoOAc6kg
— Armed robbery in parking lot of Woodfield Mall
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gunpoint-robbery-parking-lot-woodfield-mall/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9VbGtLqghw
— Family says Chicago substitute teacher targeted 3rd-grader for being Palestinian – JERMONT TERRY (COMMENT: Government is nasty/vicious. Politics is nasty/vicious. Democrats and RINOs are nasty/vicious. Since 1953, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have a) stressed that virtually all my teachers and classmates at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966 were German American Protestants and b) used that to paint me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/family-chicago-substitute-teacher-3rd-grader-palestinian/
— Suburban first responders take part in active shooter drill – NOEL BRENNAN
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-first-responders-active-shooter-drill/
WGN9
— Democratic mayors renew pleas for federal help and coordination with Texas over migrant crisis – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/ap-democratic-mayors-renew-pleas-for-federal-help-and-coordination-with-texas-over-migrant-crisis/
— Trump ballot ban appealed to US Supreme Court by Colorado Republican Party – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-trump-ballot-ban-appealed-to-us-supreme-court-by-colorado-republican-party/
FOX32
— More migrants arrive in Chicago as suburbs implement bus drop-off restrictions – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-suburbs-migrant-bus-dropoffs-restrictions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA8-b-yOhCE
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now the list of suburbs that have already approved or are exploring measures to prevent migrants from being dropped off is growing longer. “The City of Chicago is ill-equipped to take care of them, there’s no way we should be expecting small suburban communities to be able to do this,” said New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann. Baldermann says they’ve had police stationed at two Metra stations and have yet to receive any migrant buses; however, they did locate one migrant who was lost and walking along the highway. “We did have one migrant the other day who was walking down Route 30, we were able to, with our fire department and police department, communicate with this migrant who had said they’d been walking for a day and a half. They were told they were in Chicago and of course they weren’t,” said Baldermann. “Our fire department checked them to make sure they were healthy, make sure there was no pending medical issue, and then we were able to put them on a train and send them to the City of Chicago.” Baldermann signed an executive order last week prohibiting unscheduled buses. It remains in effect until the Board of Trustees meets on Monday, Jan. 8 to review and vote on the proposed ordinance. Similarly, in Elburn, the village board approved an ordinance to restrict “unscheduled intercity buses” on Wednesday evening.)
— Chicago mayor on migrant crisis: ‘Entire country is now at stake’ without significant assistance from Biden – Kristine Parks
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-mayor-migrant-crisis-assistance-biden
— U.S. seeking border assistance from Mexico amid migrant crisis. Increasing illegal crossings at the U.S. Southern Border are set to be a key issue for the 2024 Presidential Election. The Biden Administration is ending the year with a key visit to Mexico to address it. FOX News Correspondent Rebekah Castor as the latest from Washington.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1387245
WTTW
— Brandon Johnson Joins Mayors of New York and Denver in Calling for Federal Support for Migrants While Pushing Back Against ‘Reckless Approach’ in Texas – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/27/brandon-johnson-joins-mayors-new-york-and-denver-calling-federal-support-migrants-while
— Chicago dealing with arrival of increasingly sick migrants
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/chicago-dealing-with-arrival-of-increasingly-sick-migrants
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Johnson joins mayors of NY, Denver to call for help: ‘This is not something that should break our country’ Mayors Brandon Johnson, Eric Adams of New York and Mike Johnston of Denver warn that “without real, significant intervention immediately’ their cities are at the ‘breaking point.” – Michael Loria and Mary Norkol
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/27/24016587/chicago-migrant-crisis-buses-planes-texas-governor-mayor-brandon-johnson-cnn-interview
— Democrat and RINO leaders caused the illegal immigration crisis and they are ever-increasingly worsening it.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/5/6/23711710/help-immigrants-migrants-shelter-asylum-chicago
— Mayor Johnson promised to stand up for CPS families. Instead, he’s shutting them out. The administration’s refusal to engage families in any public process has created distrust and is a far cry from the inclusive governance he talked about during his campaign, two nonprofit leaders write. – Daniel Anello and Hal Woods
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/27/24010815/chicago-schools-mayor-johnson-parent-engagement-school-choice-daniel-anello-hal-woods-kids-first
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In ‘non-sanctuary’ Grundy County, signs along I-55 warned migrant buses to keep driving – Jonathan Bullington
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-migrants-grundy-county-20231228-ohorvkbn6beunfc37clltrfrcu-story.html
— Mayor Brandon Johnson joins New York and Denver mayors in call for federal help with migrants – Caroline Kubzansky
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-migrants-coalition-mayors-ny-denver-20231228-xj7k54bmebc2reitrxzbgqb35m-story.html
— Groupon settles EEOC investigation, launching education fund for Black students – Lizzie Kane (COMMENT: How has EEOC impacted you? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That ended my plans for a career in the automotive industry. Because my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I accepted that offer, I accepted a job offer from IRS. My father had died and I needed a job to help support my mother and brother.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-groupon-eeoc-settlement-hiring-practices-20231227-p4k6bvhpuraafbklhmmvnnnjqa-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Candidates should be required to provide email addresses – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who did not what to answer any questions from me in my roles as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. I would focus on those candidates who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its individual 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. I would focus on those candidates who blame me the most for their defeats. I would focus on those candidates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231227/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-candidates-should-be-required-to-provide-email-addresses/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Of course, some people running for public office believe they don’t need to speak to the traditional media and refuse to answer questions from newspaper editors. That’s unfortunate, because we want to provide as much information about the candidates as possible so our readers can make educated decisions in the voting booth. The questionnaires we prepare for elections allow candidates to communicate their views directly to the public. The answers they provide are often published unedited on our website for anyone to see. . .One bright spot came from DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek, who has long worked to improve how her office runs elections. When asked, the DuPage clerk’s office immediately sent us the email addresses for all 30 candidates who had filed for countywide, county board and forest preserve board seats. So, we thank Kaczmarek and her staff for collecting the information in the first place — and providing it without forcing us to jump through hoops to get it. . .Candidates willing to answer questions from the press allow us to educate the voters about them — something we all want.)
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2023/12/28/illinois-considered-an-lgbtq-safe-haven-reports-rise-in-hate-crimeslgbtq-safe-haven-of-illinois-stil/71334472007/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-texas-has-arrested-thousands-on-trespassing-charges-at-the-border-illegal-crossings-are-still-high/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Migrant encounters reached 242,000 in November: ‘Our borders are not secure’
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/migrant-encounters-reached-242000-in-november-our-borders-are-not-secure-customs-border-protection-border-patrol-trump-biden-blinken-mexico-lopez-obrador-migrants-illegal-immigration
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene backs mass government layoffs: ‘There are plenty of jobs’ – JACKSON WALKER (COMMENT: To demonize, denigrate, and condemn the experience that I gained and the promotions that I got working for the federal government for almost 30 years, my RINO critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the federal government as being the employer of last resort, that is, the employer of those who lack what it takes to succeed in the private sector. In my defense, I stress that I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I became a licensed CPA and earned four other job-related professional certifications. I earned three job-related master’s degrees.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-backs-mass-government-layoffs-there-are-plenty-of-jobs-washington-argentina-javier-milei
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., backed mass layoffs of government employees Wednesday, citing a wide availability of private sector work. The congresswoman was replying to reporting by journalist John Soloman, who shared a story about Javier Milei, the president of Argentina who some have likened to former President Donald Trump. The article details Milei’s recent dismissal of over 5,000 government employees. Rep. Greene reposted the article, saying she would support a similar measure being taken in the U.S. “This is the way and we should do the same,” the Republican wrote. “Release them to the private sector, there are plenty of jobs.”)
WAND
— New Illinois laws create incentives for teachers – Mike Miletich (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, I received no incentives for my doing the following: a) earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, b) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and d) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, veteran, and/or younger, I would have received lots of incentives.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/capitol-recap-new-illinois-laws-create-incentives-for-teachers/article_710d32f4-a4fc-11ee-9de3-1bbc18ab7cb8.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Teachers could receive a $4,000 bonus for two consecutive years if they are National Board Certified and work in hard-to-staff schools.)
WMOK
— Pritzker Announces Additional Investments to Provide Food to Asylum Seekers
https://www.920wmok.com/2023/12/27/gov-pritzker-announces-additional-investments-to-provide-food-to-asylum-seekers/
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— 8 Black aldermen rejected Chicago’s sanctuary city referendum – Erick Johnson
https://chicagocrusader.com/8-black-aldermen-rejected-chicagos-sanctuary-city-referendum/
LAKE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County guides local leaders on asylum seekers. Kane officials announce plans to assist with unexpected arrivals.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2023/12/28/kane-county-guides-local-leaders-on-asylum-seekers/
NAPERVILLE PATCH
— 2 Buses Of Migrants Dropped Unannounced In Naperville In Past 6 Days. The city said buses with migrants arrived at the Fifth Avenue Station before passengers boarded a Metra train for Chicago seeking shelter. – Jeff Arnold
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/2-buses-migrants-dropped-unannounced-naperville-past-6-days
OAK LAWN PATCH
— How long will it take for undocumented immigrants to find shelter in the suburbs around the City of Chicago? – Robert Cruz
https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/check-mate
FOX VALLEY MAGAZINE
— Migrant Crisis Reaches The Fox Valley
https://foxvalleymagazine.com/2023/12/27/migrant-crisis-reaches-the-fox-valley/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Administrator Notified Board Members of Saturday Fox River Grove Migrant Arrival
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/28/county-administrator-notified-board-memebers-of-saturday-fox-river-grove-migrant-arrival/
— Cary Started Planning for Migrants on the 20th
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/27/cary-started-planning-for-migrants-on-the-20th/
WIREPOINTS
— Avoiding a conflict of interest: Nearly a third of Illinois lawmakers have rejected a taxpayer-funded pension – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used my Civil Service Retirement System pension against me.)
https://wirepoints.org/avoiding-a-conflict-of-interest-nearly-a-third-of-illinois-lawmakers-have-rejected-a-taxpayer-funded-pension-wirepoints/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois Supreme Court: FOID records exempt from public disclosure – PETER HANCOCK (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs want to abolish the Second Amendment. On that path, they want to harass/punish gun owners by publishing their names, addresses, and the guns that they own.)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/illinois-supreme-court-foid-records-exempt-from-public-disclosure
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The case revolved around a 2011 amendment to the Freedom of Information Act that exempts from public disclosure the names and information of people who have applied for or received FOID cards or concealed carry permits. According to briefs filed with the court, state lawmakers passed that amendment after the Associated Press filed a blanket FOIA request seeking the names of all FOID cardholders in the state, along with the expiration dates of their cards.)
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ALL NEIGHBOR STATES GROW AS ILLINOIS POPULATION SHRINKS BY 32,826 – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/all-neighbor-states-grow-as-illinois-population-shrinks-by-32826/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic group pours $6 million into flipping George Santos’ seat blue – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/27/democratic-house-majority-pac-pours-6-million-flip/
— Colorado GOP asks Supreme Court to overturn Trump’s ban from primary ballot – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/27/colorado-gop-asks-supreme-court-overturn-donald-tr/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DEI on the decline in Big Tech three years after George Floyd’s death – Christopher Hutton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/dei-decline-big-tech-three-years-after-george-floyd
— Chris Christie launches seven-figure ad campaign rejecting calls to drop out of race – Cami Mondeaux
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/chris-christie-rejects-calls-drop-out-ad-campaign
NEW YORK POST
— Immigration court backlog surpasses record-breaking 3M pending cases – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2023/12/27/news/immigration-court-case-backlog-surpasses-3-million-new-record/
— The migrant crisis isn’t just socking New York’s budget but its economy, too – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2023/12/27/opinion/the-migrant-crisis-isnt-just-socking-new-yorks-budget-but-its-economy-too/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— DEI Resistance Is Advancing. While the “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” plague is still with us, pushback is mounting. – Larry Sand (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted DEI big time a) because they, their spouse, and/or their children benefit from DEI preference giving or want to benefit from DEI preference giving and/or b) because they want to pander to those who benefit from DEI preference giving, that is, those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, parents, veterans, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/28/dei-resistance-is-advancing/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Go back to Texas, ‘por favor’ – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/go_back_to_texas_por_favor.html
— DEI: Degradation, Exclusion, and Intolerance – M.B. Mathews
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/dei_degradation_exclusion_and_intolerance.html
— Carol Swain explains how DEI has kept conservatives out of academia – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/carol_swain_explains_how_dei_has_kept_conservatives_out_of_academia.html
BLAZE
— Foreign invaders ride the Taxpayer Express – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/foreign-invaders-ride-the-taxpayer-express
BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor on Increase in Most Violent Crime: ‘Reparations’ Money Will Help – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/28/chicago-mayor-on-increase-in-most-violent-crime-reparations-money-will-help/
— Chicago Mayor Johnson: Migrant Influx ‘Not Sustainable’ Without ‘Significant Federal Support’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/27/chicago-mayor-johnson-migrant-influx-not-sustainable-without-significant-federal-support/
— Joe Biden Deports 74% Fewer Criminal Illegals from U.S. Compared to Trump – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/27/joe-biden-deports-74-fewer-criminal-illegals-from-u-s-compared-to-trump/
— Denver Mayor: My Sanctuary City Is ‘Ground Zero for America’s Migrant Crisis’ — Migrants Need to Be Spread Out – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/27/denver-mayor-my-sanctuary-city-ground-zero-for-americas-migrant-crisis-migrants-need-to-be-spread-out/
— Pregnant Migrants Admit: We’re Crossing Border to Score Birthright Citizenship for Our Anchor Babies – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/27/pregnant-migrants-admit-were-crossing-border-score-birthright-citizenship-for-our-anchor-babies/
— Palestinian Truckers Wave Flags in Four-Hour Chicago Caravan – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/27/palestinian-truckers-wave-flags-in-four-hour-chicago-caravan/
CAMPUS REFORM
— 4 times conservative student groups faced double standards
https://www.campusreform.org/article/4-times-conservative-student-groups-faced-double-standards/24539
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Biden hits Haley over Civil War response – Miranda Nazzaro
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/biden-hits-haley-over-civil-war-response/
— Biden’s Immigration Enforcement Policies Benefit Criminal Aliens. – Jon Feere
https://cis.org/Feere/Bidens-Immigration-Enforcement-Policies-Benefit-Criminal-Aliens
DAILY CALLER
— CNN Host Calls Out Chicago Mayor Shifting Blame Of Child’s Death At Illegal Migrant Shelter – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/cnn-poppy-harlow-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-crisis/
— Sanctuary City Mayors Beg Biden Admin For More Help In Addressing Migrant Crisis – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/sanctuary-city-mayors-eric-adams-brandon-johnson-mike-johnston-beg-biden-admin-for-more-help-in-addressing-migrant-crisis/
— FBI Gun Background Check Database Contains Nearly 14 Million Entries For Illegal Immigrants – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/exclusive-fbi-has-over-13-9-million-records-tied-to-illegal-aliens-in-database-used-to-background-check-gun-buyers/
— CNN’s Poppy Harlow asked Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson point-blank Wednesday whether he is being ignored by the Biden Administration when it comes to the migrant crisis. – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/poppy-harlow-brandon-johnson-chicago-illinois-mayor-joe-biden-illegal-immigration/
— The Data Is In: These Are The Gayest States In The US – HAROLD HUTCHISON (COMMENT: I have always promoted the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform. Since 2000, those who promote LGBTQ have worked the hardest against me. They have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/data-gayest-states-us/
— Left-Wing Groups Urge Supreme Court To Let Biden Admin Continue Coordinating With Big Tech On Censorship – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/left-wing-groups-urge-supreme-court-biden-admin-coordinating-big-tech-censorship/
— Texas Universities Rebrand ‘Diversity’ Programs As Statewide Ban Goes Into Effect – BRANDON POULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/27/universities-rebrand-diversity-programs-texas-greg-abbott/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Oklahoma Becomes Latest State to Condemn DEI on Campus – Jonathan Butcher
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/27/oklahoma-becomes-latest-state-to-condemn-dei-on-campus/
DAILY WIRE
— Record Set For Southern Border Encounters In One Month As Nearly 250,000 Cross Into U.S. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/record-set-for-southern-border-encounters-in-one-month-as-nearly-250000-cross-into-u-s
— 20% Of Young Americans View Osama Bin Laden In A ‘Positive’ Light – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/20-of-young-americans-view-osama-bin-laden-in-a-positive-light-poll
FOX BUSINESS
— Google, Meta, other tech giants slash DEI-related jobs, resource groups in 2023. Big tech companies have trimmed DEI roles by over 40% in 2023 and cut DEI groups as much as 90%. – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/google-meta-tech-giants-slash-dei-related-jobs-resource-groups-report
FOX NEWS
— Surgeon says ‘toxic’ DEI in medicine has led to ‘erosion’ of quality care: ‘Dangerous to our patients’ Dr. Richard Bosshardt railed against the American College of Surgeons for releasing a DEI toolkit for providers. – Kristine Parks
https://www.foxnews.com/media/surgeon-says-toxic-dei-medicine-led-erosion-quality-care-dangerous-patients
— Chicago mayor on migrant crisis: ‘Entire country is now at stake’ without significant assistance from Biden. Over 20,000 migrants have arrived in the city since August 2022. – Kristine Parks
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-migrant-crisis-entire-country-stake-significant-assistance-biden
— Adams slaps restrictions on migrant buses coming to NYC from Texas as numbers rise. The ‘sanctuary’ city has received more than 160,000 migrants. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/adams-slaps-restrictions-migrant-buses-coming-nyc-from-texas-numbers-rise
https://news.yahoo.com/adams-slaps-restrictions-migrant-buses-220755047.html
— Biden admin created an ‘untenable asylum magnet’ – Robert Charles
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343929167112
HOT AIR
— Chicago Mayor Impounds Buses from Texas, Citations Issued – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/12/27/chicago-mayor-impounds-buses-from-texas-citations-issued-n601395
— Illegals With Arrest Warrants Are Flying the Friendly Skies
https://hotair.com/headlines/2023/12/27/illegals-with-arrest-warrants-are-flying-the-friendly-skies-n601277
— Corporate and Campus DEI Is in Retreat – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/12/27/corporate-and-campus-dei-is-in-retreat-n601402
JOHNATHAN TURLEY
— Chicago City Council Blocks Effort to Allow Citizens to Vote on Sanctuary City Status
https://jonathanturley.org/2023/12/28/chicago-city-council-blocks-effort-to-allow-citizens-to-vote-on-sanctuary-city-status/
JUST THE NEWS
— California law requiring gender-neutral toy aisles goes into effect Jan. 1 – Kenneth Schrupp
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/california-law-requiring-gender-neutral-toy-aisles-goes-effect-jan-1
— Los Angeles looking to allow illegal immigrant police officers to be armed 24/7 – Kenneth Schrupp
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/los-angeles-looking-allow-illegal-immigrant-police-officers-be-armed
LAW OFFICER
— Citing Police Bias, Crystal Lake Park Police Department May Be Disbanded After 100 Years
https://www.lawofficer.com/citing-police-bias-this-illinois-police-department-may-be-disbanded-after-100-years/
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Biden’s border surge in 2023 has surpassed the total populations in each of 17 US states – Pat Droney
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/bidens-border-surge-in-2023-has-surpassed-the-total-populations-in-each-of-17-us-states
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Law Schools Finding Innovative Ways To Get Around SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling. “a growing number of law school admissions offices are interviewing some or all applicants as they try to glean more information about them” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/law-schools-finding-innovative-ways-to-get-around-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling/
— “DEI programs in the tech industry are in broad retreat” CNBC notes not only cuts, but also scaling back of hiring: “By mid-2023, DEI-related job postings had declined 44% from the same time a year prior…. In November 2023, the last full month for which data was available, it dropped 23% year over year. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/dei-programs-in-the-tech-industry-are-in-broad-retreat/
NTD
— Illegal Immigrants With Anchor Babies Using up More Welfare Than American Citizens
https://www.ntd.com/illegal-immigrants-with-anchor-babies-using-up-more-welfare-than-american-citizens-report_962843.html
— Chicago Mayor Calls on Biden Admin for ‘Significant Investment’ in City Amid Immigration Crisis – Katabella Roberts
https://www.ntd.com/chicago-mayor-calls-on-biden-admin-for-significant-investment-in-city-amid-immigration-crisis_962949.html
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Does Biden Insist on Worsening the Border Crisis? – JORDAN FISCHETTI
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/12/why-does-biden-insist-on-worsening-the-border-crisis/
NEW AMERICAN
— Killing Wokeness: A City (Huntington Beach) Canceled “Pride,” Black History, and Women’s History Months — in California! – Selwyn Duke
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/killing-wokeness-a-city-canceled-pride-black-history-and-womens-history-months-in-california/
NEWSMAX
— Many Asylum Seekers Don’t Qualify, Expect Entry Anyway – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/migrant-asylum-border/2023/12/27/id/1147357/
— Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez to Newsmax: Biden, Not Abbot, to Blame for Border – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/raymond-lopez-chicago-migrant/2023/12/27/id/1147418/
— Biden Readying Red Carpet for Caravan – Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/texas-harrison-border/2023/12/27/id/1147347/
— NYC Mayor Adams: ‘Cities Should Not Be Handling National Problems’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/us/eric-adams-mayor-illegal/2023/12/27/id/1147360/
PJ MEDIA
— VA Reportedly Diverting Veterans’ Resources to Illegals – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2023/12/27/report-va-diverting-veterans-resources-to-illegals-n4925053
REAL CLEAR INVISTIGATIONS
— Leprosy, Polio, Malaria, TB, Measles … and Massive Unscreened Illegal Immigration – James Varney
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2023/12/27/leprosy_polio_malaria_tb_measles__and_massive_unscreened_illegal_immigration_1000817.html
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The Chicago Mayor’s Hat Trick of Dreadful Policies – Charles Lipson
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/12/27/the_chicago_mayors_hat_trick_of_dreadful_policies_150250.html
TOWNHALL
— What Does Trump Want Out of a Second Term? Here’s What Voters Think. – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/12/27/trump-shares-word-cloud-pollrevenge-n2632871
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
THE HILL
— Chicago mayor slams Texas Gov. Abbott as ‘reckless’ after migrant bus arrivals – NICK ROBERTSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4379371-chicago-mayor-slams-texas-gov-abbott-as-reckless-after-migrant-bus-arrivals/
— Democrat mayors call on Biden for help amid migrant surge they blame on Texas – Darryl Coote (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly create problems and then blame those problems on Republicans. My Democrat superiors in the federal government promised their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran that they would get lots of preference, but when they had problems giving them that preference, they blamed that on me. My RINO superiors in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition promised their RINO members that they would get lots of preference, but when they had problems giving them that preference, they blamed that on me. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/12/27/New-York-Denver-Chicago-Biden-migrant-assistance/1731703728800/
— These states have the most LGBTQ residents. – MIRANDA NAZZARO (COMMENT: I have always promoted the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform. Since 2000, those who promote LGBTQ have worked the hardest against me. They have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4379201-states-most-lgbtq/
— Educational equality? Not in Chicago. – ELIZABETH GRACE MATTHEW
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4377713-school-choice-not-in-chicago/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Americans sour on the primary election process and major political parties (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals will use their false identifications next year a) to vote for Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO candidates in Republican primaries and b) to vote for Democrat candidates in the November 5, 2024 general election?)
https://apnews.com/article/ap-norc-poll-primaries-republican-vote-count-f2d3cca7c3b5803a28c06a85d7d8772b
MSN
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says ‘entire country at stake’ because of migration crisis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-says-entire-country-at-stake-because-of-migration-crisis/vi-AA1m6XQO
— Accommodating illegal migrants costing American taxpayers $451 billion
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/accommodating-illegal-migrants-costing-american-taxpayers-451-billion-x-users-say-it-s-cheaper-to-build-a-wall/ar-AA1m5HoV
— Biden’s ‘Vetting’ At The Border Exposed: Agents Reportedly Relying On Migrants’ Words – Andrew Sanders
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biden-s-vetting-at-the-border-exposed-agents-reportedly-relying-on-migrants-words/ar-AA1m7lSR
CBS NEW YORK
— More than 7,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York City in last 2 weeks, mayor’s office says – JENNIFER BISRAM, ALI BAUMAN
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/more-than-7000-asylum-seekers-have-arrived-in-new-york-city-in-last-2-weeks-mayors-office-says/
CBS COLORDO
— Denver reassures migrant families will not be discharged from shelters by Jan. 1 after some express concerns – JASMINE ARENAS
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-reassures-migrant-families-discharged-shelters-jan-1-express-concerns/
FOX DENVER
— Denver floats housing migrants in neighboring cities – Evan Kruegel
https://kdvr.com/news/local/denver-floats-housing-migrants-in-neighbor-cities/
FOX LOS ANGELES
— Calls to remove Trump’s star from Hollywood Walk of Fame draw mixed reactions – Will Conybeare, Mary Beth McDade
https://fox2now.com/news/national/calls-to-remove-trumps-star-from-hollywood-walk-of-fame-draw-mixed-reactions/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Migrant Surge Overwhelms U.S. Border. Officials are struggling to contend with the chaos at the U.S.-Mexico border as thousands of migrants arrive every day, trekking from the farthest reaches of the globe. – Natalie Kitroeff
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/world/americas/mexico-border-migration-arizona.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Blinken Meets With Mexico’s President About Surge in Migration at the Border. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s meeting with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador comes as border crossings have reached record numbers and as a migrant caravan heads toward the United States. – Hamed Aleaziz and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/us/politics/blinken-mexico-migrant-caravan.html
— Red States and Blue States Are Becoming Different Countries – Jamelle Bouie (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly run America. They ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. I should write a book about their success doing that in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/opinion/red-blue-states-politics.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame Republicans for mass shootings.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2023/assault-weapons-ban-debate-gun-control-ar-15-mass-shootings/
— Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/12/27/dei-affirmative-action-legal-challenges-corporate-america/
— Nikki Haley was asked what caused the Civil War. She made no mention of slavery. – Meryl Kornfield
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/27/nikki-haley-slavery-civil-war/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As migration surges, immigration court case backlog swells to over 3 million – Lauren Villagran
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/27/immigration-court-backlog-grows/72030952007/
— What percentage of the US population is LGBTQ? New data shows which states have the most. – Claire Thornton (COMMENT: I have always promoted the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform. Since 2000, those who promote LGBTQ have worked the hardest against me. They have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/27/lgbtq-population-by-state/71891834007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: New data estimates the greatest number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender U.S. adults live in the South, confirming findings from recent years. Across the country, researchers estimate more than 5% of U.S. adults are LGBTQ+, matching prior LGBTQ+ population data. Young people ages 18-24 are much more likely to identify as LGBTQ+, according to the report from the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles. The report, based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, found that in 2020 and 2021, there were nearly 14 million LGBTQ+ adults in the U.S. − with some states having noticeably higher percentages of gay and queer residents than others. Earlier this year, a poll from Gallup found a slightly higher percentage of U.S. adults are LGBTQ+. Overall, multiple polls show that the adult LGBTQ population has been steadily increasing for years. “Look at the numbers, more people are coming out younger and people are coming out in places where LGBTQ folks have been less out and visible,” Cathy Renna, a spokesperson for the National LGBTQ Task Force, told USA TODAY. Broken down by state, the report shows Washington, D.C., Oregon and Delaware top the list for greatest percentage of gay and queer residents. The census, the nation’s most well-known population survey, does not gather data on Americans’ sexuality or gender identity. In 2021, other, smaller surveys from the bureau began asking those questions of respondents for the first time. How many people in the US are LGBTQ?
Researchers at the Williams Institute, a leading national LGBTQ+ population data research group, estimate more than 13.9 million LGBTQ+ adults live in the U.S., representing 5.5% of the population. Every year, Gallup also releases results of a poll estimating how many Americans are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Gallup’s last report, which polled a nationally representative group of 10,000 respondents, found 7.2% identified as LGBTQ+. The number was highest among adult Gen Zers, or people born between 1997 and 2012, according to Pew Research Center. South continues to have highest percentage of LGBTQ+ people
The new data shows nearly 36% of the nation’s adult LGBTQ+ population lives in the South, representing more than 5 million people. The number is also an increase from the last data released by the Williams Institute in 2014, showing 35% of the nation’s LGBTQ+ population lived in the South. Researchers defined the South as states spanning from Texas and Oklahoma, to Florida and north through Delaware. Kentucky, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., are included in the grouping. In recent years, Southern Republican-led states passed more laws restricting transgender health care, access to school sports and instruction on LGBTQ+ history than any other part of the country. For that reason, the South is at the forefront of the national fight for LGBTQ+ rights and equality, Renna said. “Despite the backlash and despite challenges we’re facing, we’re resilient and we’re not going anywhere,” Renna said. Speaking from New Orleans, which the National LGBTQ Task Force selected for its next annual conference, Renna said the South is where there’s the most at stake for people’s lives because it’s home to the most people living under the most oppressive laws. “This is where a lot of the work really needs to happen,” she said, adding that her organization chose to host its conference in Louisiana because “there are so many LGBTQ people here that are underrepresented in media, culture and frankly in the movement.” Researchers found that 5.7% of Louisiana’s adult population is LGBTQ+, ranking slightly higher than states like New York, California and Illinois. In 2021, another LGBTQ+ advocacy group, GLAAD, analyzed Southern media coverage of LGBTQ+ communities and found that dozens of outlets published few or zero substantive stories on LGBTQ+ issues, including HIV/AIDS, during the 18-month period ending in December 2020. Gen Z most likely to be LGBTQ+
Generation Z, the youngest American generation to include adults, has a much higher percentage of LGBTQ+ members than older generations. Researchers found that in 2020 and 2021, 15.2% of Gen Z identified as LGBTQ+, representing more than 4.6 million people. Earlier this year, Gallup found 19.7% of Gen Z − or nearly 1 in 5 − said they were LGBTQ+ in 2022. “It’s certainly not uncommon for younger people to say they’re lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or however else they would identify themselves,” said Jeff Jones, a researcher at Gallup who has been tracking LGBTQ+ population data since 2012. With each passing year, as more Gen Zers enter adulthood, the cohort’s LGBTQ+ members also push the entire adult national total higher, Jones said. “As more come into adulthood, replacing the older people, the overall number should go up,” he said. Bisexuals make up majority of LGBTQ+ population. Researchers have long found that bisexual people − people who are attracted to more than one gender − make up more than half of America’s LGBTQ+ population. Researchers at the Williams Institute did not break down data based on sexuality, instead focusing on state-by-state LGBTQ+ populations. The most recent data from Gallup found more than 58% of all adult LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. are bisexual. Researchers in 2019 found that compared with gays and lesbians, bisexuals are far less likely to be out about their sexuality with people they’re close to. Some public health professors who study sexuality say biphobia could be playing a role. What states have the most LGBTQ+ people? This month’s new data from the Williams Institute is the latest batch from the group to rank the states that have the greatest percentage of LGBTQ+ residents. As in recent years, Washington, D.C., takes the top spot, with 14.3% of adults identifying with the acronym. Here are the other top states, and the percentage of adult residents who said they’re LGBTQ+: Washington, D.C. − 14.3%, Oregon − 7.8%, Delaware − 7.5%, Vermont − 7.4%, New Hampshire − 7.2%, Washington − 6.9%, Colorado − 6.8%, Maine − 6.8%, Nevada − 6.6%, Massachusetts − 6.5%)
— Help for homeless students is at risk – Kalyn Belsha (COMMENT: I could earn enough money delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 to a) pay my UIC expenses 1966-1968, b) buy new cars in 1967 and 1968, c) pay my NIU expenses 1969-1970, and d) to graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970 because my parents provided me with room and board a) 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/12/18/schools-hotels-homeless-students-covid-aid/71923654007/
— After USA TODAY investigation, military finally releases internal extremism report – Will Carless (COMMENT: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being an extremist.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/12/26/pentagon-extremist-study-released/72034360007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nikki Haley Is Now on MAGA’s GOP Enemies List. Don Jr. banishes the 2024 presidential contender from the Trump coalition. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nikki-haley-donald-trump-jr-vice-president-ticket-2024-0ca25b99
— How to Save a Billion Hours – Mark Penn (COMMENT: Every hour that I spend putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out is another hour that GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readers do not have to spend on the internet.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-save-a-billion-hours-technology-6758d12f
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average American spends 6 hours, 58 minutes a day on the internet. That adds up to 536.55 billion hours a year for all of us.)
— How Electric Vehicles Are Losing Momentum with U.S. Buyers, in Charts. EV sales grew nearly 50% this year but have plateaued in recent months. – Sean McLain and Nate Rattner
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/electric-vehicle-demand-charts-7d3089c7
— The Art of Asking Your Parents for Money. What to consider before hitting up mom and dad for help with debt or down payments. – Veronica Dagher and Ashlea Ebeling (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have parents who have/had way more money than my parents did. My father almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. Consequently, to have money for cars and for college, 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, and worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970. My father died suddenly in 1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/how-to-ask-parents-money-5577e7b3
PARDISE NEWS
— Thousands Of Illegal Aliens Stream Across AZ Border
https://theparadise.ng/15702/video-thousands-of-illegal-aliens-stream-across-az-border/
BEAUFORT OBSERVER
— Illegal alien influx re-introduces malaria, TB, leprosy, and polio to the US – John Steed
https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/75570/illegal-alien-influx-re-introduces-malaria-tb-leprosy-and-polio-to-the-us.html
TAMPA FREE PRESS
— A Florida lawmaker suggested on Tuesday that President Joe Biden has rolled out the welcome wagon instead of the paddy wagon to deal with the tidal wave of illegal immigration. Tampa-area Republican Rep. Laurel Lee, during an appearance on Fox News, called for tougher measures to protect American sovereignty since Biden has opted to turn law enforcement authorities into “travel agents,” by handcuffing their response to the border crisis. – Liam Edgar
https://www.tampafp.com/florida-lawmaker-says-biden-has-travel-agents-patrolling-the-southern-border/
JACOBIN
— How the 1619 Project Distorted History – JAMES OAKES
https://jacobin.com/2023/12/1619-project-jake-silverstein-history-distorted-slavery-race
STATE NEWS
— Long waits to see a doctor are a public health crisis – Oliver Kharraz (COMMENT: The more illegals in your county, township, and municipality, the longer the wait times to see a doctor in your county, township, and municipality.)
https://www.statnews.com/2023/05/02/doctor-appointment-wait-times-solutions/
PBS
— White House wants Mexico to make it harder for migrants to reach U.S. border
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/white-house-wants-mexico-to-make-it-harder-for-migrants-to-reach-u-s-border
VOA
— Remittances from Nicaraguan Migrants Mark New Record, Passing $4 Billion
https://www.voanews.com/a/remittances-from-nicaraguan-migrants-mark-new-record-passing-4-billion-/7415556.html
DAILY MAIL
— Texas plans to send MORE flights to Chicago after city started to cite bus companies and enact ordinances to slow arrivals as tit-for-tat between states intensifies. Texas officials charted a private plane to keep sending migrants from overwhelmed border to Chicago. City of Chicago enacted ordinance meant to slow migrant buses from arriving. One migrant bus was impounded and 96 citations were issued. – MARYANN MARTINEZ
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/texas/article-12902187/How-Texas-flew-migrants-flew-migrants-El-Paso-Chicago-busing-targeted-Illinois-officials.html
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams threatens to follow Chicago’s lead and IMPOUND buses carrying migrants from Texas – as he and mayors of other ‘sanctuary cities’ team up to blast Biden administration: ‘The lack of care on display has created chaos’ More than 161,000 migrants have arrived in New York since spring 2022, according to an official tally, in buses sent north by Texas’ governor Greg Abbott. Chicago has received more than 25,000, and like New York is struggling to house and feed them. Chicago has imposed restrictions on buses entering the city to drop off migrants: on Wednesday, Eric Adams announced New York was following suit. – HARRIET ALEXANDER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12905333/eric-adams-mayor-new-york-city-migrants-buses-restrictions.html
— One in five young Americans has a POSITIVE view of Osama Bin Laden: Disturbing Daily Mail poll results also reveal three in 10 Gen-Zers think the views of the 9/11 mastermind were a ‘force for good’ Alarming poll results show some voters under 30 are sympathetic to Bin Laden. Families of 9/11 victims told DailyMail.com the findings are ‘horrifying’ Bin Laden orchestrated the attacks that killed 2,977 and injured thousands. – WILLS ROBINSON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12890583/americans-osama-bin-laden-poll-gen-zers.html
November 17, 2023
Because Democrat and RINO leaders have been so successful inviting citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally, and because their success is ever-increasingly backfiring, they ever-increasingly deny their responsibility.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
ABC7
— Pritzker outlines plans for migrant intake center, funds for shelter – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-chicago-migrant-crisis-shelters-migrants/14068660/
NBC5
— Pritzker announces new state investments to combat Chicago’s migrant crisis
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/gov-pritzker-announces-new-state-investments-to-combat-chicagos-migrant-crisis/3280514/
— Pritzker: Chicago ‘hasn’t moved fast enough’ on migrant crisis
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/pritzker-chicago-hasnt-moved-fast-enough-on-migrant-crisis/3280605/
— Video captures carjackers using frightening tactic to trap drivers in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-captures-carjackers-using-frightening-tactic-to-trap-drivers-in-chicago/3279923/
CBS2
— Pritzker announces $160 million in new funding for Chicago’s migrant crisis – TODD FEURER, SABRINA FRANZA
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gov-jb-pritzker-state-funding-migrant-crisis/
— Pritzker: City has not moved fast enough to provide more shelter for migrants
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pritzker-160-million-migrant-costs/
— Chicago area middle school teacher fired over grooming allegations – TODD FEURER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/deer-path-middle-school-teacher-fired-grooming/
FOX32
— The Democrat Party platform destroys traditional marriage and the traditional family, and therefore, it promotes homelessness.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1313113
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1313119
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/11/16/legislation-would-help-non-english-speakers-access-government-services-illinois
WBEZ
— As Chicago struggles to shelter migrants from Venezuela, neighboring Oak Park steps in to help. In early November, village officials declared a month-long emergency disaster. But all agree: more money and collaboration are desperately needed. – Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
https://www.wbez.org/stories/migrants-in-oak-park-get-help-from-the-community/88095f6c-8d12-4ec4-a252-84b90e1da48b
— Illinois prepares to send $160 million for migrant support in Chicago. Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration calls the need for additional funds a “100% emergency response” as the weather turns cold. – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-sending-160-million-for-migrant-support-in-chicago/ce58775d-ddc0-45cc-a701-3b479893aa7e
— More Palestinians live in Cook County than any other county in the nation. For decades, a steady flow of Palestinians have migrated to the Chicago area, like Sumaya and Izziden Naser, who left the West Bank in 1971. – Amy Qin
https://www.wbez.org/stories/cook-county-has-more-palestinians-than-any-other-county/af5ddebc-b8c7-4fb1-88e7-7c2cf8f0124b
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: State pouring $160 million more for Chicago asylum-seeker relief efforts as winter approaches – Dan Petrella and Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-state-migrant-assistance-20231116-svzns4tmqvbkpbm6mmofuyaa7y-story.html
— AI-generated websites spell trouble for upcoming elections – Jim Warren and McKenzie Sadeghi (COMMENT: All the intelligence used to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together is mine. I use the experience that I have gained a) doing it since 2000, b) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, c) serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, d) serving as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, e) serving as a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007, f) working for GAO as an Analyst 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year, g) working for IRS as a Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583, year, h) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, i) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, j) etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-artificial-intelligence-ai-generated-websites-elections-transparency-20231117-yq3u65zhibfslfwv44y6p3t2o4-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: NewsGuard analysts have identified 557 unreliable AI-generated news sites. . .All these sites, inoffensive or onerous, produce content because they reap the rewards of so-called programmatic advertisements. . .Check whether the site provides any information about who has written the content or developed the website. Lack of transparency can be a good litmus test for determining that a site is generated by AI.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago gets $160 million boost from state to address migrant crisis. The money, announced by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, will help create a tent shelter, a migrant intake center and other assistance to move asylum seekers out of temporary locations, including police stations. – Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/16/23963206/pritzker-migrant-asylum-seeker-illinois-funding-aids-chicago
— Journalists must speak up when press freedom is at stake – Seth Stern (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents I am not a journalist because I do not have a degree in journalism, because I am not paid for what I do, but most importantly, because I am conservative. My critics/opponents ignore, dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and/or condemn the fact that I worked for GAO as can Analyst for almost 18 years, that much of what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do, and that in today’s dollars, during my last 11 years at GAO, my salary increased from $109,732/year to $142,650/year.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/16/23959648/press-freedom-journalism-newspapers-calumet-city-marion-kansas-seth-stern-op-ed
DAILY HERALD
–FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly push more pot: What’s behind the surge in deadly crashes involving drugged drivers – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231117/whats-behind-the-surge-in-deadly-crashes-involving-drugged-drivers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois has a drugged driving problem, and it began well before the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2020. That’s among the key findings of a new analysis of the state’s crash statistics and a driver survey conducted by AAA — The Auto Club Group. According to the data, the number of drivers involved in fatal crashes who tested positive for drugs grew from 235 in 2013 to 418 in 2021, a 78% hike. The increase is even greater for cannabinoids such as marijuana — 96 to 203, a 111% leap — but there also have been more drivers testing positive for both prescription and illegal narcotics after deadly crashes. Experts attribute the increase to a number of causes, from easier access to recreational drugs to a lack of driver education about the effects of drugs on their abilities behind the wheel.)
— $160 million allotted for aid to migrants in Chicago – Hannah Meisel and Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231116/160-million-allotted-for-aid-to-migrants-in-chicago
— Lisle Township supervisor Diane C. Hewitt charged with DUI – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231116/lisle-township-supervisor-charged-with-dui
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker announces another $160 million to aid migrants – Justin Laurence
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/pritzker-announces-extra-funds-assist-migrants
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois to step up relief efforts for asylum-seekers as winter approaches – DAN PETRELLA
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/illinois-to-step-up-relief-efforts-for-asylum-seekers-as-winter-approaches/article_1e5c0ef2-84a1-11ee-b35f-c78f94739340.html
ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— St. Louis reparations commission called out for poor public participation – Austin Huguelet
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/st-louis-reparations-commission-called-out-for-poor-public-participation/article_9513f420-84a0-11ee-9796-af822dc27d52.html
WREX
— Chicago migrant arrivals slowing with winter, some migrants leaving for warmer cities – Sarah Schulte
https://www.wrex.com/news/chicago-migrant-arrivals-slowing-with-winter-some-migrants-leaving-for-warmer-cities/article_eb77d1a0-a851-5f42-9c7c-40ee717b8330.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/trumps-violent-talk-shows-signs-of-taking-over-congress/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that the more demographics that you share with Hitler, the more that your critics/opponents will paint you as being Hitler.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-11-17/former-president-trump-faces-criticism-for-using-language-reminiscent-of-hitler
ILLINOIS PUBLIC MEDIA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations.
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/how-is-evanstons-reparations-program-making-a-difference
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DeSantis stopped in Chicago on Thursday before heading to Iowa for campaign events. He greeted Illinois supporters, including state Sens. Sue Rezin, Win Stoller and Dave Syverson and state Rep. Bill Hauter. The afternoon event was hosted by Republican Committeeman Richard Porter. DeSantis riffed on a number of issues during the visit, including “baseball, the Navy, meeting Casey [DeSantis’ wife] and flying 700 Floridians home from Israel” after the attack by Hamas. On the menu: pizza. – Shia Kapos (COMMENT: I only just now learned about this from Kapos’ newsletter. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating DeSantis promoters who do not want me to know about, to promote, to attend, or to report on DeSantis events in Illinois.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/11/17/what-looms-ahead-for-chicago-00127771
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-188/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/16/afternoon-roundup-188/
— Pritzker on why state is stepping in: Chicago ‘isn’t moving fast enough’ and ‘We cannot have people freezing on the streets of Chicago’ and the city did not make the case to legislature for direct funding
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/16/pritzker-on-why-state-is-stepping-in-chicago-isnt-moving-fast-enough-and-we-cannot-have-people-freezing-on-the-streets-of-chicago-and-the-city-did-not-make-the-case-to-legislature-for-direct-funding/
— Outline of Pritzker’s $160 million migrant plan emerges
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/16/outline-of-pritzkers-160-million-migrant-plan-emerges/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago and Illinois announce plan for more migrant aid spending as temps drop – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_a8de4e82-84e2-11ee-b7be-e376a799bdb7.html
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DiCianni announces candidacy for DuPage County Recorder: ‘I will be running as a Democrat in the primary election’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/652226750-dicianni-announces-candidacy-for-dupage-county-recorder-i-will-be-running-as-a-democrat-in-the-primary-election
— Conforti: ‘Mayorkas impeachment blocked by Republicans!’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/652224561-conforti-mayorkas-impeachment-blocked-by-republicans
WEST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Davidsmeyer Blasts Pritzker for Spending $638 Million on Chicago’s Migrant Crisis; Reiterates Call to End Sanctuary State
https://westcentralreporter.com/stories/652228543-davidsmeyer-blasts-pritzker-for-spending-638-million-on-chicago-s-migrant-crisis-reiterates-call-to-end-sanctuary-state
CHAMBANA SUN
— State Rep. Dan Caulkins’ files petition to U.S. Supreme Court to review the Illinois High Court Decision on the assault weapons ban
https://chambanasun.com/stories/652224363-state-rep-dan-caulkins-files-petition-to-u-s-supreme-court-to-review-the-illinois-high-court-decision-on-the-assault-weapons-ban
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans raise pressure to oust RNC’s McDaniel; Trump champions are loudest – Seth McLaughlin (COMMENT: Who do they want to replace her with?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/15/ronna-mcdaniels-staying-power-as-rnc-chair-put-to-/
— Biden makes hundreds of billions in student loan debt disappear – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/16/editorial-biden-makes-hundreds-of-billions-in-stud/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Jewish people in US overwhelmingly support Biden and oppose Trump – Brady Knox (COMMENT: How many demographics do you share with Trump, but not with Biden? For me they include: conservative, Republican, Protestant, and German American.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jews-us-overwhelmingly-support-biden-oppose-trump-poll
— Pro-Palestinian protesters excuse Hamas horror – Quin Hillyer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/pro-palestinian-protesters-excuse-hamas-horror
NEW YORK POST
— Chicago armed robber allowed to walk free after judge rules it unconstitutional to ban felons from owning guns – Melissa Koenig
https://nypost.com/2023/11/16/news/chicago-judge-lets-five-time-convicted-felon-walk-free/
— Rich parents are ditching prep schools for public — to get kids into the Ivy League – Rikki Schlott (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents have/had rich parents. Their parents had college degrees. Because they bought their children cars and paid for their college expenses, their children did not have to and did not work while they were in high school or college. And after they graduated, they got their children jobs. Because my parents were not rich, I had to and I did work while I was in high school and college to buy cars and pay for my college expenses. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and their charmed lives.)
https://nypost.com/2023/11/16/lifestyle/kids-ditching-prep-schools-for-public-to-get-into-the-ivy-league/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Perhaps Diversity Should Be a Strength to be Celebrated, But in Practice It’s Become Polarizing. The disaster at America’s southern border isn’t an accident—it’s the far Left’s agenda in action. – Hayden Ludwig
https://amgreatness.com/2023/11/16/perhaps-diversity-should-be-a-strength-to-be-celebrated-but-in-practice-its-become-polarizing/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Catastrophic Death of Fairness – J.B. Shurk
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/11/the_catastrophic_death_of_fairness.html
BREITBART
— GOP Report: Illegal Aliens at Southern Border Under Biden Far Exceed Annual U.S. Births – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/16/gop-report-illegal-aliens-at-southern-border-under-biden-far-exceed-annual-u-s-births/
— Senate Republicans: Granting Protected Status to Palestinian Refugees Would Be a ‘Magnet for Migration’ – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/16/exclusive-senate-republicans-granting-protected-status-to-palestinian-refugees-would-be-a-magnet-for-migration/
COLLEGE FIX
— University broke state law to hire black candidate over more qualified white one – MARY MOBLEY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-broke-state-law-to-hire-black-candidate-over-more-qualified-white-one/
DAILY CALLER
— Eric Adams Announces Funding Cuts For Cops, Schools To Pay For City’s Illegal Migrant Crisis – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/16/eric-adams-announces-funding-cuts-for-cops-schools-to-pay-for-citys-illegal-migrant-crisis/
— Multinational Companies Silent On Whether They Still Support BLM After Pro-Terrorism Statements – BRANDON POULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/16/multinational-companies-silent-on-whether-they-still-support-blm-after-pro-terrorism-statements/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Will Biden Going Soft on Venezuelan Dictator Lead to Increase in Immigrants to US? – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/16/borderline-will-biden-going-soft-venezuelan-dictator-lead-increase-immigrants-us/
DAILY WIRE
— Eric Adams Cuts Police, Education Budgets To Deal With Ongoing Illegal Immigration Crisis Pounding NYC – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/eric-adams-cuts-police-education-budgets-to-deal-with-ongoing-illegal-immigration-crisis-pounding-nyc
EPOCH TIMES
— IRS Advises Taxpayers to ‘Get Ready’ for Filing 2023 Income Tax. Delays in filing or paying income tax can attract a penalty of up to 25 percent on unpaid taxes. – Naveen Athrappully
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/irs-advises-taxpayers-to-get-ready-for-filing-2023-income-tax-5530361
FEDERALIST
— National Security Agency Is Indoctrinating Employees With Radical Gender Ideology, Anti-White Racism, And America Hatred – EVITA DUFFY-ALFONSO
https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/16/the-nsa-is-indoctrinating-employees-with-radical-gender-ideology-anti-white-racism-and-america-hatred/
FOX NEWS
— New York City to reduce police numbers, slash budgets due to billions spent on migrant crisis. The city’s police union warned cuts will lead to less safe streets. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-city-to-reduce-police-numbers-slash-budgets-due-to-billions-spent-on-migrant-crisis
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Illinois Giving Chicago $160 Million for Migrant Crisis. Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to instill a 60-day stay limit at shelters. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/11/illinois-giving-chicago-160-million-for-migrant-crisis/
— TikTok Influencers Encouraging People to Read, Embrace Osama bin Laden’s ‘Letter to America’ The influencers are using the letter to push their anti-Israel and anti-Jew agenda. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/11/tiktok-influencers-encouraging-people-to-read-embrace-osama-bin-ladens-letter-to-america/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Three Jewish Students Sue NYU, Accuse Administrators, Faculty of Fostering Antisemitism on Campus – ABIGAIL ANTHONY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/three-jewish-students-sue-nyu-accuse-administrators-faculty-of-fostering-antisemitism-on-campus/
— California Professor Arrested on Manslaughter Charges in Pro-Israel Demonstrator’s Death – ARI BLAFF
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/california-professor-arrested-on-manslaughter-charges-in-pro-israel-demonstrators-death/
PJ MEDIA
— Biden Continues to Prioritize Diversity Over Competence – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2023/11/16/for-biden-diversity-takes-precedence-over-competence-n4924002
TOWNHALL
— Chaos Is a Choice – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2023/11/16/chaos-is-a-choice-n2631203
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
THE HILL
— Why the GOP’s immigration plan won’t do anything to stem the tide of illegal border crossers – NOLAN RAPPAPORT (COMMENT: RINO politicians take lots of money from employers that reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform because they want cheap labor.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4313024-why-the-gops-immigration-plan-wont-do-anything-to-stem-the-tide-of-illegal-border-crossers/
— Those who promote LGBTQ ever-increasingly promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who share Trump’s demographics.
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4313588-lgbtq-people-targeted-700-incidents-2023-report/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that women have.
https://thehill.com/newsletters/business-economy/4314160-nearly-6-in-10-women-live-paycheck-to-paycheck/
HUFFINGTON POST
— What It Means To Be A Democrat. – Chris Cormier Maggiano (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, further diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than your ancestors have been, and/or anti-those who have more money than you have.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-youre-a-democrat_b_597119b2e4b0f1feb89b4231
MSN
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams is forced to slash budget to cope with migrant crisis: NYPD officers are cut by a fifth and education takes a $1bn hit – after Mayor invited 120,000 desperate people to his ‘sanctuary city’ – Noa Halff
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-is-forced-to-slash-budget-to-cope-with-migrant-crisis-nypd-officers-are-cut-by-a-fifth-and-education-takes-a-1bn-hit-after-mayor-invited-120-000-desperate-people-to-his-sanctuary-city/ar-AA1k3UVe
REUTERS
— Biden voters say they are more motivated to stop Trump than to support president – Jason Lange and James Oliphant
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-voters-say-more-motivated-stop-trump-than-support-president-reutersipsos-2023-11-15/
— For the first time, US prisoners graduate from Northwestern (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, degrees from non-Ivy League colleges are worthless. They have always ignored, dismissed, belittled, badmouthed, demonized, denigrated, and/or condemned my degrees from NIU (1970), Loyola (1976), DePaul (1980), and IIT (1997).)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/first-time-us-prisoners-graduate-top-university-2023-11-16/
NBC NEWS
— Haley secures former Tim Scott donors as her money momentum continues – Matt Dixon, Brian Schwartz, Jonathan Allen
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/haley-secures-former-tim-scott-donors-money-momentum-continues-rcna125558
WASHINGTON POST
— AR-15s today, then all semiautomatic firearms, then all firearms.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/ar-15-force-mass-shootings/
DES MOINES REGISTER
— Under Donald Trump, America prospered. Let’s go back to that. Our era’s rendezvous with destiny is here, and Donald J. Trump is the man to lead us out of the darkness and into the light. – Ben Carson
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/caucus/2023/11/16/donald-trump-made-america-prosper-ben-carson/71595734007/
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats crow about their success in pushing pot on older people.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/well/mind/medical-marijuana-seniors.html
FORBES
— Because Democrat and RINO leaders have been so successful inviting citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally, and because their success is ever-increasingly backfiring, they ever-increasingly deny their responsibility.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2023/11/16/the-best-way-forward-on-immigration-reform-in-america/
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/wall-street-firms-build-diversity-practices-after-court-decision
POLITICO
— The generational divide over Israel and Palestine is widening. A new poll shows young voters diverge sharply from older ones, creating a challenge for the Democratic Party. – BRITTANY GIBSON (COMMENT: Almost always, when they have to go with their younger members or their older members, political parties dump their older members.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/16/israel-palestine-quinnipiac-poll-00127726
— Florida Republicans target scholarships, grants for students supporting Hamas. Identical legislation filed in Florida’s House and Senate would make students ineligible for several key financial benefits. – ANDREW ATTERBURY
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/15/florida-republicans-scholarships-students-supporting-hamas-00127379
— Colleges banned groups over antisemitism. Then new ones formed. The Biden administration has unveiled new actions and resources to address the rise in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents at schools and on college campuses. – MADINA TOURÉ
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/16/college-protests-palestinians-israel-00127707
PEW RESEARCH
— Because Democrat and RINO leaders have been so successful inviting citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally, and because their success is ever-increasingly backfiring, they ever-increasingly deny their responsibility.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/11/16/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/
October 20, 2023
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats acknowledge that “Ald. Julia Ramirez swarmed at protest over construction of migrant tent city in Brighton Park.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-brighton-park-residents-protest-migrant-tents-alderwoman-ambushed-20231019-ar5zfsytpnc75muag5ttwkwxwi-story.html
— Democrats say “In reversal, Republican Rep. Jim Jordan says he’s still running for House speaker.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/jim-jordan-house-speaker-vote-20231019-5lqwxci36fdabf7iv2fquvvjja-story.html
— Democrats acknowledge Willie Wilson says “Ask voters if Chicago should remain a sanctuary city.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-sanctuary-city-state-chicago-illinois-ballot-referendum-20231019-wz6lp2fbfndh7ojiqvbq2hwi4y-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-immigrants-day-wadea-st-1020-20231019-tadofbpydbeybkbjng4k43ot2q-story.html
— In his Oval Office address, Biden uses Czuba to promote more hatred against Republicans. Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America, b) blame Republicans for everything that is bad, and c) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots. and even worse things. Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that they are going to use government to get rid of Republicans once and for all sooner rather than later.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-biden-nods-slain-wadea-al-fayoume-oval-office-20231020-xkyl4xrs4naa3dv56jwlopmiri-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrats say “Protesters attack Ald. Julia Ramirez and an aide over tents for asylum-seekers. Dozens of protesters surrounded the alderperson Thursday near where the city has proposed putting up winter tents for migrants.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/10/19/23924198/tent-city-protesters-attack-ald-julia-ramirez-aide-asylum-seekers-migrants
— Democrats have always done everything that they could to unite minorities against Republicans. I should write a book about what my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors did to unite my minority superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/10/19/23923937/black-chicago-lets-check-our-attitudes-on-migrants
— Democrats acknowledge that “Top mayoral aide defends decision to budget $150 million for migrant crisis — not entire cost of ‘global, national, state crisis.’ Budgeted amount only covers half of estimated cost, but top mayoral adviser says, ‘Tell me the alderman who is standing up saying, I want the city [to] pay $400 million or $500 million.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/10/19/23924275/migrant-crisis-2024-budget-brandon-johnson-aide-defends-150-million
— Democrats acknowledge that “Jewish, Muslim leaders warn of rise in antisemitic, anti-Muslim acts as war rages in Israel and Gaza. The Anti-Defamation League and American Muslims Assisting Neighbors are raising the alarm as tension spills over to U.S.” A house divided against itself cannot stand. Which side will the Democrats take? Democrats have always done everything that could to make Muslims and Jews hate Republicans. Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/10/19/23924353/jewish-and-muslim-leaders-warn-of-rise-in-antisemitic-and-anti-muslim-acts-as-war-israel-and-gaza
— Democrats acknowledge that “Man in Chicago police uniform at Palestinian march in Loop spurs CPD investigation. A Chicago Sun-Times photographer took photos of the flag-waving man Wednesday. Chicago police wouldn’t confirm his identity, but he wore a uniform with a badge number of a 23-year department veteran.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/10/19/23924101/cpd-catanzara-palestinian-gaza-israel-police-chicagopolice
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTIRE: Democrats acknowledge that “Auto thefts are up again this year, and Illinois is helping to lead the way.” When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231020/auto-thefts-are-up-again-this-year-and-illinois-is-helping-to-lead-the-way
ABC7
— Democrats acknowledge that “Brighton Park residents protest proposed tent ‘base camp’ location for Chicago migrants. Chicago protest took place at proposed location at 38th, California.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-chicago-migrant-brighton-park-protest/13939018/
— Democrats say “Alderwoman swarmed, harassed during protest amid Chicago migrant crisis.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/julia-ramirez-migrants-chicago-migrant-crisis-news/13940431/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-chicago-texas-how-to-help-in-migrant-crisis/13941689/
— Democrats ever-increasingly use reports of threatening hate letters to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://abc7chicago.com/aqsa-school-bridgeview-il-islamic-threatening-hate-letter/13942792/
NBC5
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago delegation tours Texas migrant camps; calls for feds to declare Chicago ‘disaster zone’ Since August 2022, more than 18,500 migrants have been bussed to Chicago from Texas.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-delegation-tours-texas-migrant-camps-calls-for-federal-government-to-declare-chicago-disaster-zone/3254782/
— Democrats say “Ald. Julia Ramirez issues statement after being battered during Brighton Park protest. An aide was also battered, and was transported to a local hospital. Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/ald-julia-ramirez-issues-statement-after-being-battered-during-brighton-park-protest/3255751/
CBS2
— Democrats acknowledge that “Protest over migrants in Chicago escalates, alderwoman swarmed.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/protest-over-migrants-in-chicago-escalates-alderwoman-swarmed/
— Democrats say “Ald. Julia Ramirez, aide “victims of a physical attack” over migrant tent camp plans in Chicago. Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ald-julia-ramirez-attacked-brighton-park-migrant-camp-protest/
— Because Democrats run Chicago, Chicago is “one of the most racially segregated cities in the country.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-segregation/
WGN9
— Democrats say “FBI warning Chicago residents about growing threat of hate crimes.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://wgntv.com/crime/fbi-warning-chicago-residents-about-growing-threat-of-hate-crimes/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Jewish community, the Muslim, American community, the Palestinian community in Chicago, 85,000 people roughly, we’re here to protect you,” Walker Jr. said.)
— Democrats say “Jordan opponents say that they were threatened for not supporting him.”
https://wgntv.com/news/several-republicans-say-they-were-threatened-for-not-supporting-jim-jordan-for-house-speaker/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-delegation-tours-migrant-situation-at-texas-border/
FOX32
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago alderman calls for federal funding to support migrant operations. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Texas border delegation made a stop in San Antonio on Thursday.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1298592
— Democrats say “Pro-Palestinian activists stage sit-in at Jewish congresswoman’s Skokie office.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/palestinian-activists-stage-sit-in-congresswoman-jan-schakowsky-office-skokie
— Democrats say “Chicago alderwoman assaulted during protest against migrant tent shelter in Brighton Park.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-alderwoman-assaulted-during-protest-against-migrant-tent-shelter-in-brighton-park
— Democrats say “Chicago Alderman: Amundsen Park Fieldhouse no longer in consideration for temporary migrant shelter.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-alderman-amundsen-park-fieldhouse-no-longer-in-consideration-for-temporary-migrant-shelter
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1298689
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-saint-sabina-church-serves-warm-meals-migrants
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1298518
— Democrats say “Texas governor reveals how many migrants have been bused to sanctuary cities.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/texas-governor-reveals-how-many-migrants-have-been-bused-to-sanctuary-cities
— Democrats say “Groups gather in Chicago to stand in solidarity with Palestinian victims. There were three separate events on Thursday that supported the same cause: to back Palestine. But each demonstration told a story differently.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration. To this day, German Americans are blamed for WWI, WWII, and the Holocaust. I am 100% German. In my defense, my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my father would have fought the German in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1298658
— Democrats crow that “Chicago alderman visiting Texas border calls for federal funding to support migrant operations locally.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-alderman-federal-funding-migrants
WTTW
— Democrats acknowledge that “Municipal ID Program Being ‘Crushed’ by Demand From Migrants, City Clerk Says.” Anticipate/expect that illegals will use these IDs to vote for Democrats. Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/10/19/municipal-id-program-being-crushed-demand-migrants-city-clerk-says
— Democrats acknowledge that “Ald. Julia Ramirez, Aide Battered by Crowd of Protesters Outside Brighton Park Vacant Lot Set to be ‘Winterized Base Camp’ for Migrants.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/10/19/ald-julia-ramirez-aide-battered-crowd-protesters-outside-brighton-park-vacant-lot-set-be
— Democrats ask “What Does It Mean That Chicago Is a Sanctuary City?” and say “Here’s What to Know.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/10/20/what-does-it-mean-chicago-sanctuary-city-here-s-what-know
WGN RADIO
–Democrats ask “Could migrants in Chicago be heading to St. Louis?” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/could-migrants-in-chicago-be-heading-to-st-louis/
— Are you on track to retire? – Brian Althimer (COMMENT: For almost 30 years, I paid 7% of my federal salary into the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). But in today’s dollars, my CSRS pension is only 44% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 and less than what my IRS salary was in 1972. That is because a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and never promoted me beyond GS-13, b) my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/are-you-on-track-to-retire/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mark Hamrick, the senior economic analyst with Bankrate, joins Lisa Dent to explain why 56% of Americans say they are not on track to retire and how much is actually needed for you to retire comfortably.)
WBEZ
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago Jews join national protests calling for ceasefire. Protestors wearing shirts with the phrases ‘Not in our Name’ and ‘Jews Say Ceasefire Now’ filled the U.S. Capitol rotunda Wednesday.” A house divided against itself cannot stand. Which side will the Democrats take? Democrats have always done everything that could to make Muslims and Jews hate Republicans. Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-jews-join-national-protests-calling-for-ceasefire/96f03992-d426-43b3-8a79-734eb6e0c204
— Flooded basements are becoming more common in Chicago. Here’s what you (and city officials) can do. When big storms hit, basements fill with stormwater and sewage. But there are steps, big and small, that could help keep Chicago above water. – Jessica Pupovac (COMMENT: I should write a book about the many thousands of dollars and the many hundreds of hours that I have had to spend since 1984 to stop basement and lot flooding a) because Wheaton approved a subdivision lot drainage plan that was woefully inadequate and b) because Wheaton allowed many serious construction/building code violations. Wheaton and developer/builder should have but did not disclose to potential lot buyers that the subdivision was constructed on a watershed area and former septic field that was cris-crossed with subterranean drainage lines. Further, Wheaton allowed construction of 928 Golf Lane uphill ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/928-Golf-Ln-60189/home/18126604 ) and that dramatically increased stormwater runoff problems for the subdivision and especially for my lot.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/how-to-prevent-basement-flooding-and-sewer-backups-in-chicago/8c2f1034-bae3-4d82-9a68-bc8b6c3b0355
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Democrats and RINOs continue to use diversity to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, gun-owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the aforesaid. RINOs have far more in common with Democrats than with conservatives.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/the-illinois-diversity-council-talks-about-diversity-awareness-month
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats acknowledge that “Alderwoman ‘Attacked’ At Protest Over Brighton Park Migrant Tent Camp. Ald. Julia Ramirez was escorted away when protesters swarmed her, and one of her staffers was hospitalized. People at the protest said they want to see more attention and resources directed to residents.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/10/19/neighbors-blast-the-city-the-alderwoman-over-brighton-park-tent-camp-plan/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Middle East fallout hits home.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration. The more citizens of foreign countries who are in America, a) the more religious conflicts there are, b) the more national origin conflicts there are, and c) the more that Americans who are minority and/or poor are harmed.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/10/20/middle-east-fallout-hits-home-00122681
— Democrats say “Congressman Mike Bost had it up to here! When Rep. Matt Gaetz stepped to the microphones during Thursday’s three-hour private House GOP meeting, the Florida Republican was met with boos, profanities and “calls to back off,” via POLITICO. Gaetz refused, prompting Bost to stand up and holler something along the lines of: “If you don’t sit down, I’ll put you down.” Memory lane: In 2012 Bost really lost his temper while serving in the Illinois General Assembly.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/10/20/middle-east-fallout-hits-home-00122681
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/10/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-168/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/10/19/afternoon-roundup-172/
— Democrats say “Mayor Johnson condemns ‘physical attack’ on alderperson, aide during protest against tent encampment.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://capitolfax.com/2023/10/19/mayor-johnson-condemns-physical-attack-on-alderperson-aide-during-protest-against-tent-encampment/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— ‘Illinois is growing,’ claims yet another group of political elites. That’s bunk. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-is-growing-claims-yet-another-group-of-political-elites-thats-bunk-wirepoints/
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago GOP: ‘Where is any Chicago Congressman, as their constituent neighborhoods are invaded?’
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/650375195-chicago-gop-where-is-any-chicago-congressman-as-their-constituent-neighborhoods-are-invaded
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— St. Louis to Chicago’s Rescue?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/10/19/st-louis-to-chicagos-rescue/
— Report on Pritzker’s Enrollment of Illegals 42 and Up in Medicaid-Like Health Care
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/10/19/report-on-pritzkers-enrollment-of-illegals-42-and-up-in-medicaid-like-health-care/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Jordan vows to hang tough in quest to become House speaker despite unyielding GOP opposition – Susan Ferrechio and Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/20/jim-jordan-vows-hang-tough-quest-become-house-spea/
— Years of liberal indoctrination in colleges will only lead to destruction. Professors spread misinformation, brainwash our youth. – Scott Walker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/19/years-of-liberal-indoctrination-in-colleges-will-o/
— Trump gets some fresh backing from former rival Jindal – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/18/inside-beltway-bobby-jindal-now-backs-donald-trump/
— Biden declares Putin, Hamas threats to democracy in prime-time speech. President makes pitch for $100 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel. – Jeff Mordock and David R. Sands
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/19/joe-biden-declares-vladimir-putin-hamas-threats-de/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Jordan vows to keep fight going through weekend to elect speaker ‘as soon as possible’ – Julia Johnson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/jordan-fight-through-weekend-speaker-as-soon-as-possible
— House votes canceled as speakership fight drags into fourth day – Cami Mondeaux
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/third-ballot-speaker-vote-fourth-day
— Biden is just too old for this – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: I would say “Biden’s health has declined too much for this.” The following frustrated my Democrat GAO superiors’ efforts to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old: a) I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, b) I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997, c) I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, d) I became a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, e) I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, f) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, g) I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, h) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and i) I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/biden-is-just-too-old-for-this
— Zachary Faria says “Matt Gaetz poisons everything he touches.” I should write a book about those who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems. I would focus on a) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections since 2000, b) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 2000, c) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois since 2000, d) conservative leaders and activists since 2000, e) religious leaders and activists since 2000, and f) those who I have sued and their attorneys.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/matt-gaetz-poisons-everything-he-touches
— Why the Republicans can’t just get along – Peter Spiliakos
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-republicans-cannot-get-along
— When schools focus on diversity, minority students learn less – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/when-schools-focus-on-diversity-minority-students-learn-less
NEW YORK POST
— Dr. Mika Tosca, Chicago professor, apologizes for calling Israelis ‘pigs’ and ‘very bad people’ – Olivia Land
https://nypost.com/2023/10/19/dr-mika-tosca-chicago-professor-apologizes-for-calling-israelis-pigs-and-very-bad-people/
— 2024 GOP candidates condemn Biden’s $100M pledge to Palestinians – Diana Glebova
https://nypost.com/2023/10/19/2024-candidates-condemn-bidens-100-million-pledge-palestinians/
— DEI drives campus antisemitism – Tabia Lee
https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/i-was-a-dei-director-dei-drives-campus-antisemitism/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Loudly public Hamas supporter turns up as an official DHS ‘asylum officer’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/10/loudly_public_hamas_supporter_turns_up_as_an_official_dhs_asylum_officer.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— RFK Jr. looks to poach Biden’s black voters with nod to reparations – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/10/19/rfk-jr-looks-to-poach-bidens-black-voters-with-nod-to-reparations-1405582/
BREITBART
— Illegal Migration Spreads Far Beyond New York – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/19/illegal-migration-spreads-beyond-new-york/
— Pritzker: Biden Needs to Tell Migrants Coming to Illinois ‘Can Be Dangerous’- IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/10/19/pritzker-biden-needs-to-tell-migrants-coming-to-illinois-can-be-dangerous/
— Organizers Behind Pro-Palestinian ‘Insurrection’ at Capitol Have Pro-terror History – NICK GILBERTSON and JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/10/19/jewish-voice-for-peace-ifnotnow-capitol-insurrection-palestinian-terror/
DAILY CALLER
— Republicans Voting Against Jordan Are Doing It To ‘Spite Matt Gaetz,’ Members Say – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/19/exclusive-republicans-gaetz-jordan-speaker-fight/
— Jim Jordan To Back Patrick McHenry For Temporary Speaker Of The House, Will Remain Speaker Designee – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/19/jim-jordan-patrick-mchenry-speaker-pro-tempore/
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Executive Order Eliminating ‘Woke,’ ‘Anti-Women’ Words From Govt Docs – BRANDON POULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/19/sarah-huckabee-sanders-signs-executive-order-eliminating-woke-anti-women-words-from-govt-docs/
— Over 70 Harvard Faculty Members Sign Letter Calling On President To Condemn ‘Intimidation’ Of Palestine Supporters – COREY WALKER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/19/harvard-faculty-letter-president-palestine-israel-students/
DAILY WIRE
— El Paso Sends Thousands Of Immigrants To Sanctuary Cities In New Round Of Bussing – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/el-paso-sends-thousands-of-immigrants-to-sanctuary-cities-in-new-round-of-bussing
— IDF Has ‘Green Light’ To Enter Gaza; Official Says Hamas Tunnels To Become ‘World’s Biggest Cemetery’ – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/idf-has-green-light-to-enter-gaza-official-says-hamas-tunnels-to-become-worlds-biggest-cemetery
FEDERALIST
— Democrats’ Reparations Crusade Could Cost Your Household Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars – LOGAN WASHBURN
https://thefederalist.com/2023/10/19/report-democrats-reparations-crusade-could-cost-your-household-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Secretary Mayorkas: Betraying the American People
https://www.fairus.org/secretary-mayorkas-betraying-american-people
FOX NEWS
— Jordan holds news conference on House speaker race after GOP holdouts prevent third vote. Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, will hold a news conference to provide an update on the speaker race as he presses forward in his bid to become the next speaker of the House of Representatives. He is also meeting with the holdouts who have refused to back him. – Lawrence Richard
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/house-speaker-conference-race-jordan-gop-third-vote
— An associate professor of climate science at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago apologizes for calling Israelis ‘pigs’ and ‘savages.’ Hamas massacred more than 1,300 people in Israel Oct. 7 in a surprise attack. – Rebecca Rosenberg
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-professor-apologizes-calling-israelis-pigs-savages
— Pro-Palestinian Jews called for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during huge Capitol Hill protest – Hannah Ray Lambert, Jon Michael Raasch (COMMENT: From what I see, Jews in America are overwhelmingly liberal and Jews in Israel are overwhelmingly conservative.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/inside-chaos-capitol-hill-hundreds-pro-palestinian-jews-arrested-moral-catastrophe
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders to sign executive order eliminating ‘woke, anti-women words’ from state government use. Sanders says ‘government should reject language that ignores, undermines, and erases women’ – Aubrie Spady, Jessica Chasmar
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sarah-huckabee-sanders-executive-order-eliminating-woke-anti-women-state-government
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Former Campus Radicals Now Teach Your Children – Jay P. Greene, Ph.D. and Jason Bedrick
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/former-campus-radicals-now-teach-your-children
HOT AIR
— El Paso Mayor Sends 178 Buses of Illegal Aliens to Sanctuary Cities But Not a Peep From Critics – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/10/19/el-paso-mayor-sends-178-buses-of-illegal-aliens-to-sanctuary-cities-but-not-a-peep-from-critics-n586036
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Liberal Jews Thought Progressives Were An Ally, They Thought Wrong. “I’ve seen this and I’ve heard this, a lot of people are shocked that the antisemitism is coming from the left because they’ve been spoon-fed by the media and by their universities and by the newspapers that antisemitism is a MAGA thing. Antisemitism is people running around in Chicago at night attacking Jusse Smollet with a red hat on. I mean, they’ve been fed a fantasy.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/10/liberal-jews-thought-progressives-were-an-ally-they-thought-wrong/
TURNING POINT USA
— ACT Test Scores Drop to 30-Year Low – MORGONN MCMICHAEL (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.)
https://www.tpusa.com/live/act-test-scores-drop-to-30-year-low
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats say “Jordan signals he’s not backing down from Speaker fight: Live coverage.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4266463-house-republicans-set-to-try-again-to-break-speaker-stalemate-live-coverage/
— Democrats acknowledge that “Trust in media matches lowest historical reading.” Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media in America a) serves as an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties and b) promotes hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, non-veteran, gun-owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/homenews/4264448-trust-in-media-low-gallup/
CNN
— Democrats say “Jordan presses ahead with speaker fight despite growing pressure to drop out.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/20/politics/jim-jordan-speaker-fight-vote/index.html
UPI
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/10/19/Ecuador-family-immigration-plan/3841697685882/
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “House to vote again on Jim Jordan for speaker as chaos reigns: Live updates. Rep. Patrick McHenry has threatened to resign as speaker pro tempore if his GOP colleagues try to advance any legislation without first expanding his powers.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/house-vote-trump-ally-jim-jordan-speaker-chaos-mchenry-live-updates-rcna121318
— Democrats say “Jordan hosts a press conference on the House speaker race.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4f5bJ98r00
NBC NEWS & THE HILL
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/matthew-shepards-mom-calls-anti-lgbtq-bills-vicious-attack-25-years-mu-rcna121240
NPR
— Democrats say “Jordan called for a third vote Friday on his nomination to be speaker of the House, telling reporters the House needs to “elect a speaker as soon as possible” so “we can go to work for the American people.”
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/20/1207328228/house-to-vote-for-a-3rd-time-on-jim-jordans-nomination-for-speaker
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “What to Know About the Migrant Crisis in New York City. Over 100,000 migrants have arrived in the city over the last year. Why are they coming to New York? And what will happen to them next?” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/nyc-migrant-crisis-explained.html
— Democrats say “The Deep Roots of Republican Dysfunction.” The Democrat Party is led by people who defend and advance their party’s platform. Far too few of those who lead the Republican Party fail/refuse defend and advance its platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/opinion/house-republicans-jordan-gaetz-greene.html
— Democrats oppose all efforts to stop election fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/opinion/handcounting-votes-republicans-trump.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly side with Humas.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/opinion/israel-netanyahu-palestinians.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/us/politics/republicans-mexico-border-israel.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats crow that “The House has never been speakerless for so long mid-session.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/19/house-speaker-history/
— Democrats say “Republicans have created a void that’s becoming harder to escape.” Democrats ever-increasingly use the Speaker vote problem to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans. My critics/opponents ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012 and ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007 to kill those organizations which is what they did. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/19/jim-jordan-speaker-republican-tea-party-void/
USA TODAY
— American journalist detained in Russia for failing to register as foreign agent – Christopher Cann (COMMENT: I am an unpaid volunteer agent of the Republican Party platform. Because far too many leaders of far too many Republican organizations in Illinois reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform, no one hints/implies/argues/shouts that I am one of their agents. The aforesaid leaders most commonly reject the individual 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.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/19/us-journalist-alsu-kurmasheva-detained-in-russia/71237399007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly side with Humas.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/19/palestinians-us-assaults-rise-war/71211197007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pritzker’s Abortion Money Game. The Illinois Governor opposes out-of-state funds, unless they’re his. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/j-b-pritzkers-abortion-money-game-fbda0346
— WeatherTech Founder David MacNeil Sells Fort Lauderdale’s Most Expensive Home for $40 Million. The beachfront house spanning roughly 13,000 square feet hit the market in July for $39,999,999. – Sarah Paynter
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/weathertech-founder-sells-fort-lauderdales-most-expensive-home-for-40-million-4a30b230
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision and continue to use Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/higher-ed-policy/2023/10/20/end-affirmative-action-hurts-community-colleges
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— The Democrat Party succeeds because it requires its leaders to defend and advance its platform. The Republican Party fails because it lets its leaders to not only reject planks in its platform, but to destroy leaders who support those planks. Those planks most commonly are the individual 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.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023/10/20/why-are-democrats-unified-and-republicans-in-chaos/