Tag: LGBT

January 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Greg Abbott to reject new refugees coming to Texas – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-greg-abbott-to-reject-new-refugees-coming-to-texas/5835371/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis Resource Fair to be ‘one-stop-shop’ for legal marijuana benefits
https://abc7chicago.com/business/city-to-host-first-of-its-kind-cannabis-resource-fair/5833405/

NBC5
— ISP Director Calls Allegations of Rape Cover-Up ‘Repulsive’ – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/isp-director-calls-allegations-of-rape-cover-up-repulsive/2199463/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cullerton says ‘no reason’ to believe Madigan has committed wrongdoings, supports probe into email Outgoing Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said the email should be investigated by the Champaign County state’s attorney rather than a special House committee. – Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/1/10/21060266/john-cullerton-madigan-probe-email-mike-mcclain
— Pot shop burglars nabbed over $100K in cash in Chicago heist, cops say The suspects, who may have used a keycard to gain access to the shop, left without taking any pot products. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/10/21060443/chicago-dispensaries-burglars-moca-logan-square-cash-robbery-moca-marijuana-weed
— State’s attorney challenger Conway gets another $2.3 million from billionaire dad, fueling spat with incumbent Foxx Challenger Bill Conway’s campaign portrays the candidate as beholden to no one but taxpayers. Incumbent Kim Foxx’s campaign suggests Conway thinks the office is ‘up for sale.’ – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/1/10/21060857/states-attorney-challenger-bill-conway-million-billionaire-dad-kim-foxx-carlyle-group

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Abortion opponents prepare for Saturday’s March for Life Chicago: ‘Pro-life is pro-woman’ – Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-march-for-life-chicago-preview-20200110-era6epce5ndw5fsubsyvfd5y2q-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-chicago-legal-weed-stores-planned-20200110-7sb7lz2c75hq7cth2cdes3wjvm-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-down-to-business-st-0112-20200110-xujnjpaeirdenh374iwtkd46fu-story.html
— Using marijuana is legal — but it can still get you fired. ‘Human resource professionals in Illinois will have their hands full.’ -LISA SCHENCKER (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, to work with, or to supervise anyone who has used pot. Far too many of my superiors and supervisors in the federal government were heavy drinkers.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-marijuana-pot-legal-use-workplace-20200110-ynrgpragtfenhilfeg3if2bdta-story.html
— More than $100K stolen during Logan Square cannabis dispensary burglary that cops now say was an inside job – ROSEMARY SOBOL and ELVIA MALAGÓN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-cannabis-burglary-inside-job-20200110-lbg6gtavnzbata2cxoxedsipzm-story.html
— Police: 2 suspects charged in shooting during sale of THC vape cartridges in Zion – FRANK S. ABDERHOLDEN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-zion-shooting-arrest-st-0111-20200110-tygv2mkx7rgsfa2uhzf2mtbqxa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want it to be easier to push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-marijuana-dispensary-application-concerns-st-20200110-3f3oppf22jbehgjgkbnufwid4m-story.html
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans line up behind Ives as she looks to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten: Former U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who lost his west suburban 6th District seat to Democrat Sean Casten in the 2018 midterms, already has endorsed Republican challenger Jeanne Ives, a former state representative, in this year’s election. But Ives says she’s racking up more high-profile GOP endorsements including: Republican National Committeewoman Demetra Demonte; the Lake County Republican Party; Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison; the conservative Club for Growth PAC; FreedomWorks, a group closely tied to the tea party movement; the House Freedom Caucus, a GOP caucus in the U.S. House; and the anti-abortion Susan B. Anthony List. Rich Porter, Illinois Republican National committeeman, also is backing Ives, according to her campaign. And Republicans in Illinois’ congressional delegation along with U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hosted a fundraiser for Ives in Washington, according to Ives’ political team. Ives, of Wheaton, is facing Jay Kinzler, of Glen Ellyn, in the Republican primary while incumbent Casten, of Downers Grove, is unopposed in the primary. – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-pot-fair-kim-foxx-ad-bloomberg-chicago-office-spin-20200110-icml6t27ubfm3hf4srojxz7ggq-story.html
— Chicago needs to set city’s on-site marijuana smoking rules soon, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-cannabis-consumption-rules-20200110-lg437upqpjanpcmy2gh746j3bu-story.html
— Why Elizabeth Warren is not so electable – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: According to Republican-haters, the more of the following that you are, the less electable that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-elizabeth-warren-electable-chapman-20200110-yyoitollrjf5lhunik3qx425ke-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage referendum questions: From pot to schools – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200110/dupage-referendum-questions-from-pot-to-schools
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville The debate on whether Naperville should allow recreational marijuana sales could be settled by voters. City council members put an advisory question on the ballot even though they moved to prohibit recreational pot stores in town. While the referendum is nonbinding, several council members have said they will trust the will of the voters. If voters don’t want recreational cannabis sales, no action will be needed. But if voters say they want such stores, the council would need to reverse its ban and set zoning regulations.)
— Geneva updates employee manual to reflect cannabis law – Bob Oswald (DIERSEN: I would not want to work for, to work with, or to supervise anyone who has used pot. Far too many of my superiors and supervisors in the federal government were heavy drinkers.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200110/geneva-updates-employee-manual-to-reflect-cannabis-law

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— McClain email makes it clear: Mike Madigan’s time is up After two years of revelations, it’s obvious Madigan’s closest associates felt that no one could hold them to account, however foul the deed. It’s time for the Illinois House speaker to go, Greg Hinz writes. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/mcclain-email-makes-it-clear-mike-madigans-time
— Investors give nod to worst-rated Illinois with revenue growing As Pritzker nears his one-year anniversary in office, the state may be making some gains even as it grapples with rising pension debt and the highest borrowing costs among its peers. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/investors-give-nod-worst-rated-illinois-revenue-growing

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Mayor Lightfoot announces Cannabis Resource Fair for employees and entrepreneurs
https://chicagodefender.com/mayor-lightfoot-announces-cannabis-resource-fair-for-employees-and-entrepreneurs/

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Marijuana in our homes – Otto Ives
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2020/01/10/marijuana-in-our-homes/109565

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Manzullo Endorses Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/10/manzullo-endorses-oberweis/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Releases TV Commercial
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/10/il-14-jim-oberweis-releases-tv-commercial/
— Stoned Illinois Woman Arrested in Kenosha County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/10/stoned-illinois-woman-arrested-in-kenosha-county/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— 2020 GOP 6TH & 14TH CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES BOAST ENDORSEMENTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/2020-gop-6th-14th-congressional-candidates-boast-endorsements.html
— Parental Notification of Abortion on the Chopping Block? – Kathy Valente 
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/parental-notification-of-abortion-on-the-chopping-block/
— OBERWEIS TO HOST PARDONED PLATOON LEADER CLINT LORANCE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/oberweis-to-host-1st-lt-clint-lorance.html
— MCDERMED: ON MADIGAN, DEMOCRAT WOMEN NEED TO STEP UP OR SHUT UP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/mcdermed-on-madigan-democrat-women-need-to-step-up-or-shut-up.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW YORK CONSIDERS AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERING NON-CITIZENS TO VOTE. COULD ILLINOIS BE NEXT?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/new-york-considers-automatic-registering-non-citizens-to-vote-could-illinois-be-next-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lawmakers may avoid divisive social issues in election year – BEN NADLER 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/10/lawmakers-may-avoid-divisive-social-issues-in-elec/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Damn right it will have an effect’: GOP fears Bloomberg spending could doom Trump in 2020 – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/damn-right-it-will-have-an-effect-gop-fears-bloomberg-spending-could-doom-trump-in-2020

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Texas Becomes First State to Reject Refugee Resettlement Lone Star state has taken 10 percent of all refugees in last decade – Charles Fain Lehman (DIERSEN: How many refugees do the Democrats and RINOs want to settle in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood? Democrats and RINOs shout at refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.) 
https://freebeacon.com/issues/texas-first-state-reject-refugee-resettlement/

GOPUSA
— Michigan county executive gets blasted for his call for more refugees (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican county executive who does not call for more refugees, Democrats will a) call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all and b) promise to defeat you in the next election. What do you say to Republican county executives who succumb to the aforesaid and dump the Republicans in their county?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=82587

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— America’s Hamster Wheel Of ‘Career Advancement’ We’re told that getting ahead at work and reorienting our lives around our jobs will make us happy. So why hasn’t it? – CASEY CHALK (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980 and for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, extremely few of my coworkers earned job-related master’s degrees, job-related professional certifications, or a job-related professional license like I did. I earned a) job-related master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license in accounting when I was 32.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/americas-hamster-wheel-of-career-advancement/

BLAZE
— California beach town’s residents say officials moved the homeless into their neighborhoods to make way for Bernie Sanders rally Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez was also at the rally – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/venice-residents-say-bernie-rally-pushed-homeless-into-neighborhoods

DAILY CALLER
— House Democrats Vote Against Recognizing Unborn Babies As ‘Vulnerable Populations’ – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/10/mccarthy-democrats-vote-unborn-children/
— Texas Won’t Accept Refugees, Greg Abbott Letter Confirms – WILLIAM DAVIS (DIERSEN: How many refugees do the Democrats and RINOs want to settle in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood? Democrats and RINOs shout at refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/10/texas-refugees-greg-abbott/

FEDERALIST
— LGBT Activists Shouldn’t Encourage Teens To Use Grindr App Complicit In Gruesome Murder While LGBT advocates focus on hate crimes, discrimination, or other outside negative influences on the LGBT community, they fail to see the dangers within it. – Chad Felix Greene
https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/10/lgbt-activists-encourage-teens-to-use-grindr-app-complicit-in-gruesome-christmas-murder/

LIFE NEWS
— We Must Hold the Media Accountable for Trashing People Like Pro-Life Teen Nick Sandmann – JARRETT STEPMAN
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/01/10/we-must-hold-the-media-accountable-for-trashing-people-like-pro-life-teen-nick-sandmann/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Battling the LGBTQ+ push within evangelical churches – Michael F. Haverluck (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your church banish its member who do not promote LGBTQ+ activity?) 
https://onenewsnow.com/church/2020/01/10/battling-the-lgbtqplus-push-within-evangelical-churches

THE HILL
— Wake up: Nobody wants migrants or refugees – LEX RIEFFEL (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs shout at migrants and refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/477239-wake-up-nobody-wants-migrants-or-refugees

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— New York Times Editorial Board to Put Pre-Endorsement Candidate Interviews on the Record for First Time Ever – Lindsey Ellefson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, mainstream newspapers only endorse candidates who promise to use government to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/new-york-times-editorial-board-to-put-pre-endorsement-candidate-interviews-on-the-record-for-first-time-ever/

January 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— President Trump says Iranian general killed in US airstrike plotting ‘imminent’ attacks; Iran vows ‘harsh retaliation’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-declares-iranian-generals-reign-of-terror-over/5809381/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump says US took action ‘to stop a war’ in Iran – Amy Lieu
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-says-us-took-action-to-stop-a-war-in-iran

WGN TV
— With no standard way to test drivers for THC, suburban cops test an option – MARCELLA RAYMOND
https://wgntv.com/2020/01/02/with-no-roadside-thc-test-available-carol-stream-cops-test-out-an-option/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois presidential primary filing ends with Donald Trump facing one opponent — and it’s not Joe Walsh. Democratic delegate slates show split between establishment and progressive candidates. – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-presidential-primary-filing-period-ends-20200104-abodkyqcondfboz6z2gifx7nxm-story.html
— Tensions soar as President Trump declares Gen. Soleimani’s ‘reign of terror’ over and Iran vows revenge – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-iran-general-killed-qassem-soleimani-20200103-o7md6ywzavaphaojwb2gqkjo5i-story.html
— United Methodist Church announces plan to split over gay marriage, clergy: ‘We have come to an impasse that can’t be bridged’ – ELYSSA CHERNEY and JAVONTE ANDERSO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-methodist-church-splits-lgbt-united-20200103-7vbcxyqivjgljiithuwn4iqnia-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-food-marijuana-dinner-house-party-tips-0108-20200103-6eiqnyshlvcc7jdfqesxhko63q-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-equity-minority-cannabis-illinois-20200103-lpo26dq6ozeofnufd4py6d24mq-story.html
— Trump takes out Iran’s architect of mayhem. Now can he de-escalate? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-trump-iran-iraq-soleimani-pompeo-war-pentagon-20200103-4epfby7ixbcz7gyzsqxe55yp4e-story.html
— President Trump portrays himself as defender of faith for evangelicals supporters at Miami megachurch – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-faith-evangelical-supporters-20200104-fh7fxna6dzd3plp3xhtn2yhnie-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Joe Walsh to skip Illinois GOP presidential primary Walsh spokesman Charles Siler said the decision was made to allocate scarce resources in other states, especially Iowa and New Hampshire — the states with the first 2020 votes in February. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/1/3/21048849/joe-walsh-skip-home-state-illinois-gop-presidential-primary
— Illinois lawmakers, candidates react to killing of Qassem Soleimani on party lines Democrat Rep. Bobby Rush called the president an “imbecile,” while Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger approved of the strike, saying, “Mess with the bull, get the horns.” – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/1/3/21048392/iran-iraq-illinois-lawmakers-candidates-react-trump-airstrike-killing-qassem-soleimani
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/3/21048744/legal-weed-sales-second-day-illinois-marijuana-pot
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “America can’t go to war behind a president who can’t be trusted.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/3/21048288/iran-qassem-soleimani-donald-trump-impeachment

DAILY HERALD
— Law enforcement agencies to host forum about religious hate crimes – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200103/law-enforcement-agencies-to-host-forum-about-religious-hate-crimes
— How community colleges are supporting low-income black, Latino students – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200103/how-community-colleges-are-supporting-low-income-black-latino-students

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A Springfield observer’s wish list for the state’s power players Just in case the governor, the speaker of the House and a few others haven’t drafted their own New Year’s resolutions yet. – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/springfield-observers-wish-list-states-power-players
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/chefs-and-bartenders-see-opportunity-pot-and-cbd
— Partisan bickering threatens to derail property tax relief plan Unless resolved, the dispute will complicate—and potentially kill—any serious effort to reduce property taxes in Illinois. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/partisan-bickering-threatens-derail-property-tax-relief-plan

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Booker, Gabbard added to Illinois primary ballot – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200103/booker-gabbard-added-to-illinois-primary-ballot

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/one-day-in-demand-for-recreational-marijuana-still-sky-high/article_167bf9db-2947-5a7b-b55b-7a08060a9458.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20200103/legal-pot-sales-in-illinois-hit-524-million-in-first-two-days

SOUTHERN
— What role does federal government have when enforcing marijuana laws? – Steven D. Weinhoeft
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-steven-d-weinhoeft-what-role-does-federal-government-have/article_7ae74964-dff9-5017-8dc3-b26181b5c38e.html

STATELINE
— Illinois health departments warn of marijuana risks
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-health-departments-warn-of-marijuana-risks/

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://qctimes.com/news/local/the-faces-of-legalization-these-people-helped-bring-recreational-cannabis/article_383b632e-3598-521a-bd7b-3b5e67332126.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— For Illinois Primary, 16 Presidential Candidates File To Appear On Ballot – By BRIAN MACKEY
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/illinois-primary-16-candidates-file-appear-ballot#stream/0

WQAD
— Recreational marijuana buyers complain about the tax – ELEANOR TABONE
https://wqad.com/2020/01/02/recreational-marijuana-buyers-complain-about-the-tax/

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/legalization-weed-dealer-profile/Content?oid=76456003&mc_cid=3be3f79d16&mc_eid=c968c7978e
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/cannabis-underground-community-baking-painting-yoga/Content?oid=76452408&mc_cid=3be3f79d16&mc_eid=c968c7978e

MCHENRY COUNTY CLOG
— IL-06: Both Dr. Jay Kinzler and Jeanne Ives Support President’s Actions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/03/il-06-both-dr-jay-kinzler-and-jeanne-ives-support-presidents-actions/ 
— Minimum Wage Hike Amelioration, Roll Calls
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/03/minimum-wage-hike-amelioration/ 
— IL-14: Sue Rezin Statement on Iraq Attack and General Soleimani Death and Challenge to Lauren Underwood
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/03/il-14-sue-rezin-statement-on-iraq-attack-and-general-soleimani-death-and-challenge-to-lauren-underwood/ 
— Iraq Action on Thursday More Reason to Show Support Saturday at President Trump Rally in Algonquin Hosted by Joe Ptak
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/03/kickoff-2020-support-president-trump-rally-in-algonquin-copy-copy/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 14TH CD REPUBLICAN SUE REZIN CALLS ON UNDERWOOD TO “SPEAK UP” ON SOLEIMANI DEATH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/14th-cd-republican-sue-rezin-calls-on-underwood-to-speak-up-on-soleimani-death.html
— LEGALIZED CANNABIS AND JB PRITZKER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/legalized-cannabis-and-jb-pritzker-.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump and RNC bank $200M while Democrats exhaust ammo on primary shootout – David M. Drucker 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-and-rnc-bank-200m-while-democrats-exhaust-ammo-on-primary-shootout
— Evangelicals for Trump embraces moral political action – Jenna Ellis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/evangelicals-for-trump-embraces-moral-political-action

AMERICAN THINKER
— Minnesota governor doubles down on ‘refugees,’ rubs constituents’ faces in it – Diana Mary Sitek
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/minnesota_governor_doubles_down_on_refugees_rubs_constituents_faces_in_it.html

BREITBART
— Poll: Republican Jeanne Ives Claims 9-Point Lead over Incumbent Democrat in IL-06 – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/01/03/poll-republican-jeanne-ives-claims-9-point-lead-over-incumbent-democrat-in-il-06/
— DHS Prepares Push on States Giving Drivers’ Licenses to Illegals – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/01/03/dhs-prepares-push-on-states-which-give-drivers-licenses-to-illegals/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Explains His Decision To Strike Iran’s Qasem Soleimani – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/03/trump-explains-strike-qasem-soleimani-iran/

FEDERALIST
— Democrats Hate Trump More Than They Hate Terrorists Who Kill Americans Democratic 2020 candidates and outspoken celebrities jump through hoops to use the death of the world’s most violent terrorist to attack Trump. – Madeline Osburn
https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/03/democrats-hate-trump-more-than-they-hate-terrorists-who-kill-americans/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Illinois lights up legally but not all are cheering – Chris Woodward 
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2020/01/03/illinois-lights-up-legally-but-not-all-are-cheering

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Historians Roast the 1619 Project – RICH LOWRY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/01/1619-project-top-historians-criticize-new-york-times-slavery-feature/

THE HILL
— The real threat to civil rights? Trump haters – DONNA JACKSON
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/476438-the-real-threat-to-civil-rights-trump-haters
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To vote for a Democrat is to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/lgbtq/476643-how-lgbtq-policies-changed-dramatically-in-the-last-year
— Democrats must not take Latinos for granted – MARIA CARDONA (DIERSEN: RINOs not only take members of the following groups for granted, RINOs get rid of them: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, gun owners, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about RINOs who have dominated the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/476695-democrats-must-not-take-latinos-for-granted

NEW YORK TIMES
— United Methodist Church Announces Plan to Split Over Same-Sex Marriage Under an agreement to be voted on in May, a new “traditionalist Methodist” denomination would continue to ban same-sex marriage and gay and lesbian clergy. – Campbell Robertson and Elizabeth Dias
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/us/methodist-split-gay-marriage.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Iran and U.S. Shift to Open Confrontation in Iraq American forces are placed on alert after Tehran’s allies strike on a familiar battleground – Sune Engel Rasmussen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-and-u-s-shift-to-open-confrontation-in-iraq-11577991681
— Taiwan Turns to Facebook and Viral Memes to Counter China’s Disinformation As election nears, government heightens efforts to dispel online rumors fostered by Beijing – Chun Han Wong and Philip Wen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taiwan-turns-to-facebook-and-viral-memes-to-counter-chinas-disinformation-11578047403

SEARCH ENGINE ROUNDTABLE
— Google Company Culture Not Doing Well? – Barry Schwartz (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the cultures of the following: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-company-culture-bad-28777.html

December 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago cops will be monitoring dispensaries on Jan. 1 — but they won’t be looking to bust people for getting high outside Beat cops and narcotics officers will instead be on the lookout for individuals looking to rob dispensary patrons braving long lines to get their first taste of legal pot. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/30/21043651/legal-weed-chicago-cpd-dispensaries-recreational-marijuana
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters promote hatred of Republicans. 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/12/30/21043268/emancipation-proclamation-voting-rights-act-poll-taxes-jesse-jackson

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New census numbers show another Illinois Exodus. Will a 6th year of population loss jolt voters? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-population-exodus-census-loss-taxes-20191230-qrkr3ud2unedzjva6uw4anwziy-story.html
— Year in review: A look back at 2019’s top stories in Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills, Oak Brook and Burr Ridge – CHUCK FIELDMAN and KIMBERLY FORNEK (DIERSEN: I should an article about the top government and political stories of 2019 in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/ct-dhd-year-in-review-tl-0102-20191230-6g2vacalo5edjmykbc6tckumfy-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-marijuana-shortages-illinois-20191230-oq3n67tdmza65fixtth2rrltce-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-recreational-marijuana-stores-delayed-20191231-27vcdcfxjfcz7h2sgx3lv6ikkq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Libertarians would say let them drink booze, let them gamble, let them smoke pot, let them harm themselves.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-legal-weed-parenting-12302109-20191231-qfdzaxuopfcu3lq6poz6qg6mbe-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Top stories in the Northwest Suburbs — 2019 (DIERSEN: I should an article about the top government and political stories of 2019 in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20191230/top-stories-in-the-northwest-suburbs-x2014-2019
— A look back at 2019’s biggest news stories in the Fox Valley (DIERSEN: I should an article about the top government and political stories of 2019 in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191230/a-look-back-at-2019s-biggest-news-stories-in-the-fox-valley

— Old enough to vote, not old enough to smoke – Debra J. Saunders (DIERSEN: Libertarians would say let them drink booze, let them gamble, let them smoke pot, let them harm themselves.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191231/old-enough-to-vote-not-old-enough-to-smoke

ABC7
— The news stories that captivated Chicago in 2019 – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: I should an article about the top government and political stories of 2019 in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/the-news-stories-that-captivated-chicago-in-2019-/5799708/
— Governor JB Pritzker issues 11K pardons for marijuana convictions – Jesse Kirsch (DIERSEN: To do things that are against the law is to demonstrate your disrespect for the rule of law. Your past predicts your future.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-pritzker-issues-11k-pardons-for-marijuana-convictions/5801970/

WGN TV
— Pritzker to pardon thousands with low-level cannabis convictions Tuesday – NANCY LOO (DIERSEN: To do things that are against the law is to demonstrate your disrespect for the rule of law. Your past predicts your future.)
https://wgntv.com/2019/12/31/pritzker-to-pardon-thousands-with-low-level-cannabis-convictions-on-eve-of-recreational-legalization/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— How did county’s GOP go MIA? – Tom Kacich
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/tom-kacich-how-did-county-s-gop-go-mia/article_747ceb43-47b3-5037-b814-bacf5a1b6bfe.html

SOUTHERN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/planning-to-buy-pot-in-southern-illinois-on-wednesday-here/article_3141ba5d-5f48-57c7-a65d-034ae79aa94e.html

KEWANEE STAR COURIER
— Pot law brings uncertainty to employers, employees – Susan DeVilder
https://www.starcourier.com/news/20191231/pot-law-brings-uncertainty–to-employers-employees

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Passing the Eye Test: Democrats assess presidential candidates during debate watch party – Kierra Frazier
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/12/31/passing-the-eye-test-democrats-assess-presidential-candidates-during-debate-watch-party/afjiuk2/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— FROM THE ARTICLE: If you choose to purchase cannabis, whether recreational or medicinal, you will be put in a database of people who are not allowed to get FOID cards.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/using-recreational-marijuana-could-come-with-unique-consequence

MILWAUKEE SENTINEL
— Trump to host campaign rally Jan. 14 in downtown Milwaukee on the same night as the next Democratic debate – Patrick Marley
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2019/12/30/trump-plans-milwaukee-rally-uwm-panther-arena/2776281001/

WIREPOINTS
— Happy New Year? New Census data shows Illinois lost population for the sixth year in a row – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois that claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but that ever-increasingly make it clear that they want individuals, organizations, companies that are the following to leave Illinois: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://wirepoints.org/happy-new-year-new-census-data-shows-illinois-lost-population-for-the-sixth-year-in-a-row/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06/IL-14: Last Day of Q419 Fundraising
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/31/il-06-il-14-final-two-days-of-q419-fundraising-copy/ 
— Whose Salt Did Bob Miller Give the Illinois Railway Museum?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/31/whose-salt-did-bob-miller-give-the-illinois-railway-museum-2/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Military Honors Pederast Harvey Milk – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/military-honors-pederast-harvey-milk/

DAILY CALLER
— Joe Biden Suggests Coal Miners Should Learn To Code – PETER HASSON (DIERSEN: What did you do to acquire new job skills? After my Democrat GAO superiors a) made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) assigned me to audits of federal financial regulators, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted the knowledge of IRS that I had gained a) by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/years and b) by working for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years. Then, my Democrat GAO superiors wasted the knowledge of federal financial industry regulators that I had gained a) by working on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years and b) by earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/30/joe-biden-coal-miners-learn-to-code/
— A Wind Turbine’s Blades Fly Off In New York City, Crushing A Billboard And Vehicle – CHRIS WHITE
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/30/wind-turbine-new-york-billboard-car/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Why Congress Should Reject Amnesty for Illegal Agricultural Workers – Daren Bakst 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/12/30/why-congress-should-reject-amnesty-for-illegal-agricultural-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The amnesty plan starts by creating something called “certified agricultural worker status.” If you are working in agriculture and want to stay in the U.S., you are much better off if you are illegally in the country, as opposed to the “suckers” who decided to follow the law. This is because the new certified agricultural-worker status is generally only available to illegal agricultural workers. Once illegal agricultural workers secure certified agricultural worker status, they can stay in the country for at least 5-1/2 years and have begun their pathway to citizenship. It’s important to recognize that the amnesty provisions are so extreme that they don’t simply allow these illegal workers to change to H-2A status like legal agricultural workers currently in the country. No, they actually get a lot more than that through this special pathway. Certified agricultural workers can easily renew this special new status on an indefinite basis. They are also eligible to be lawful permanent residents (i.e., get their green cards) in a fairly quick manner.)

DAILY WIRE
— New Census Data Suggests Previous Report Wrong, Republican States Gaining Seats In Congress – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-census-data-suggests-previous-report-wrong-republican-states-gaining-seats-in-congress

TOWNHALL
— Top Conservatives of 2019 – John and Andy Schlafly (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who are the top conservatives of 2019 in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? ANSWER: Those who defended the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and especially those who opposed the promotion of LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I should write an article about the top conservatives of 2019 in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnandandyschlafly/2019/12/31/top-conservatives-of-2019-n2558720
— Greta Thunberg: A Living Explanation of the Left – Dennis Prager
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2019/12/31/greta-thunberg-a-living-explanation-of-the-left-n2558728

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump’s Top 10 Achievements for 2019 – Steve Cortes
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/12/31/trumps_top_10_achievements_for_2019_142047.html

EPOCH TIMES
— 40 Million New Democrat Voters: Will the ‘State Power Caucus’ Destroy America? – Trevor Loudon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/40-million-new-democrat-voters-will-the-state-power-caucus-destroy-america_3187673.html

NOQ REPORTS
— Joe Biden said he would consider Republican VP. Leftists rage. – CQ Livingston (DIERSEN: Of course, Biden would pick a RINO who is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://noqreport.com/2019/12/30/joe-biden-said-consider-republican-vp-leftists-rage/

AOL
— Rudy Giuliani blames NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio for wave of anti-Semitic attacks – MARY PAPENFUSS
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/12/30/rudy-giuliani-blames-nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-for-wave-of-anti-semitic-attacks/23889800/

CNN
— Anti-Semitic attacks show a society at risk of falling apart – Frida Ghitis (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you support Trump, and especially if you are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, Trump-haters will call you an anti-Semite, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. ) 
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/30/opinions/new-york-antisemitism-is-a-warning-ghitis/index.html

CBS NEWS
— 2019: The year Trump “effectively” shut off asylum at the border and restricted immigration – CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-2019-the-year-trump-restricted-legal-immigration-and-effectively-shut-off-asylum-at-the-border/

NEW YORK TIMES
— After Another Year of Trump Attacks, ‘Ominous Signs’ for the American Press Threats of ‘retribution,’ more accusations of ‘fake news’ and the end of the White House briefing made 2019 the darkest yet for journalists in the Trump era. – Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media makes it clear that it exists to get rid of Trump and to get rid of his supporters once and for all. How soon, if not already, will Trump-hating individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries display “TRUMP SUPPORTERS NOT WELCOME” signs?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/30/business/media/trump-media-2019.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/31/opinion/republican-party-women.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Recognize Anti-Semitism As an Epidemic – Nita Lowey and David Harris (DIERSEN: According to Trump-haters, the more of the following that you are, the more of an anti-Semite that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, non-poor, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and a) their efforts to paint me as being an anti-Semite and b) their efforts to turn my many Jewish Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/30/opinion/monsey-new-york-attack.html
— Countering Extremism One Click at a Time When people search for hate-filled material online, a new de-radicalization effort sends them in another direction. – Neil MacFarquhar (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google Alerts are to non-credible articles on non-credible websites written by non-credible authors that promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/30/us/white-supremacy-moonshot-google-ads.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump highlights Fox News guest who says ‘all the hate in New York is coming from the left’ – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-highlights-fox-news-guest-who-says-all-the-hate-in-new-york-is-coming-from-the-left/2019/12/30/4982415c-2b16-11ea-bcb3-ac6482c4a92f_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Anti-Semitic hate fuels more fears (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you support Trump, and especially if you are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, Trump-haters will call you an anti-Semite, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. )
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-12-30/anti-semitic-attacks-newsletter

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Juul Finds It Is Tough to Quit Vaping in the Office E-cigarette maker tries to snuff out a habit from its early days: use of its own product at headquarters – Jennifer Maloney (DIERSEN: Of course, because governments get tax revenue from booze and from gambling and will get tax revenue from pot, governments want their employees, and everyone else, a) to drink lots of booze, b) to gamble away lots of money, and c) to smoke lots of pot. Of course, because the mainstream news media gets lots of advertising revenue from booze and from gambling and will get lots of advertising revenue from pot, the mainstream news media wants its employees, and everyone else, a) to drink lots of booze, b) to gamble away lots of money, and c) to smoke lots of pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/juul-finds-it-is-tough-to-quit-vaping-in-the-office-11577701801
— Presidential Candidates Use Spanish Ads, Events to Court Latinos in Primary Race Hispanics could surpass black voters as largest minority voting bloc in U.S. next year – Sabrina Siddiqui in Washington and Emily Glazer (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs a) want Republican candidates to lose and b) want Republican candidates to dump the following voting blocs: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/presidential-candidates-use-spanish-ads-events-to-court-latinos-in-primary-race-11577788201
— Will Recession Strike in 2020? Even the best indicators of downturns are unreliable, but investors can take steps to prepare either way. – Burton G. Malkiel and Atanu Saha (DIERSEN: Of course, to defeat Trump, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will do everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-recession-strike-in-2020-11577751097

USA TODAY
— Workplace culture a prominent issue in 2019 – Johnny C. Taylor Jr. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the cultures of the following: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2019/12/31/ineffective-people-management-biggest-workplace-issue-2019-ask-hr/2751689001/
— A decade in review: The surprisingly good news about American family life — for kids Despite pop culture depictions of marriage in decline and not worth the effort, the story of the death of marriage in America is greatly exaggerated. – W. Bradford Wilcox and Alysse ElHage
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/12/29/divorce-rate-united-states-family-children-marriage-decade-column/2750612001/

FORBES
— Is Illinois Ready For Adult Use Cannabis? – Sara Brittany Somerset (DIERSEN: NO.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarabrittanysomerset/2020/12/31/is-illinois-ready-for-adult-use-cannabis/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for problems that LGBTQers have in the south.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2020/12/30/the-poorest-among-us-1-in-4-lgbt-southerners-live-in-poverty/
— The Future Of Work Is Already Here — Is Your Company Prepared? – Lisa Sterling (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, organizations, companies, governments, and countries “prepare for the future” by getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2019/12/30/the-future-of-work-is-already-here-is-your-company-prepared/

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— MARCH 29, 2018 FLASHBACK: Feminizing Boys as We Masculinize Girls – Mark Sherman Ph.D. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats feminize boys and masculinize girls.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-men-dont-write-blogs/201803/feminizing-boys-we-masculinize-girls

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump-supporters.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/31/trump-era-america-jews-lloyd-green

December 27 Morning Edition

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4309511-who-can-smoke-weed-in-illinois-after-january-1st/
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/26/the-rules-regarding-recreational-marijuana-in-illinois/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/27/21030851/recreational-marijuana-cannabis-legal-weed-jan-1-illinois-brighton-park

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Aurora marijuana dispensary would be across the street from Naperville where recreational sales are currently banned – ERIN HEGARTY and SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-reaction-mayor-police-aurora-pot-dispensary-st-20191227-rhxjgcyburabjjovec3gcnlt2q-story.html
— It’s the future that matters – TOM HUDSON (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want you to do now and in the future? ANSWER: Engage in LGBTQ activity, have abortions, encourage mass/illegal immigration, drink booze, gamble, smoke pot, encourage abolition of the First and Second Amendments, encourage patronage, encourage political affiliation discrimination, encourage reverse discrimination, encourage age discrimination, and encourage retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. Further, get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-tns-bc-weekahead-20191227-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you oppose the Wall, that is, if you oppose illegal immigration, Trump-haters glorify and praise you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-border-wall-texas-landowners-20191226-knlz7vqnrfeyxlkaoo35b3qwfu-story.html

GAZETTE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Western Illinois University explores cannabis classes – Robert Connelly
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/western-illinois-explores-cannabis-classes-20191226

WAND TV
— AAA issues warning about driving high on marijuana
https://www.wandtv.com/news/aaa-issues-warning-about-driving-high-on-marijuana/article_ee48276e-28b0-11ea-a4cc-6b8c69ad8124.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSTRUCTION OF NAVY SHIP ‘HARVEY MILK’ BEGINS AT SAN DIEGO SHIPBUILDER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/construction-of-navy-ship-harvey-milk-begins-at-san-diego-shipbuilder.html
— U.S. CHILDREN, CHRISTIAN CHILDREN MORE LIKELY TO BE RAISED IN SINGLE-PARENT HOMES: PEW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/us-children-christian-children-more-likely-to-be-raised-in-single-parent-homes-pew.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dismiss impeachment articles – JAMES JEANBLANC
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/26/letters-to-the-editor-dismiss-impeachment-articles/

SEAN HANNITY
— TRUMP: The US Should Be a ‘Sanctuary for Law-Abiding Americans, Not Criminal Aliens’
https://hannity.com/media-room/trump-the-us-should-be-a-sanctuary-for-law-abiding-americans-not-criminal-aliens/

GOPUSA
— Nordstrom banned Salvation Army kettles because they made LGBTQ employees ‘uncomfortable’ (DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs succeed in banning individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81794
— Pope Francis, secure behind Vatican walls, scolds ‘stony’ hearts toward migrants
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81808

AMERICAN THINKER
— Respected veteran journalist Dennis Byrne calls out his profession for betraying its principles going after Trump – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/respected_veteran_journalist_calls_out_his_profession_for_betraying_its_principles_going_after_trump.html
— Sanctuary laws defy the will of the American people – Brian Lonergan
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/sanctuary_laws_defy_the_will_of_the_american_people.html
— The Campaign Money Industrial Complex – Robert Weissberg
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/12/the_campaign_money_industrial_complex.html
— Bernie Sanders is starting to scare them – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/bernie_sanders_is_starting_to_scare_them.html

BREITBART
— Pete Buttigieg’s Reparations for Illegals Are a Gift to Cartels – Alex Marlow
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/26/alex-marlow-pete-buttigiegs-reparations-for-illegals-are-a-gift-to-cartels/

DAILY WIRE
— AOC Attacks Democrats For Accepting Money From Billionaires. She Did The Same Thing. – Ryan Saavedra (DIERSEN: What percent of billionaires are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-attacks-democrats-for-accepting-money-from-billionaires-she-did-the-same-thing

NEWSMAX
— Mexicans Joining Central Americans in Seeking Asylum
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mexicans-us-border-asylum/2019/12/26/id/947374/

COLLEGE FIX
— 20 times leftists went berserk on campus in 2019
https://www.thecollegefix.com/video-20-times-leftists-went-berserk-on-campus-in-2019/

CREATORS
— Topics We Aren’t Allowed to Talk About – Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel
https://www.creators.com/read/tucker-carlson-neil-patel/12/19/topics-we-arent-allowed-to-talk-about

HUFFINGTON POST
— The March For LGBTQ Rights Is Storming Through Trump Country – Travis Waldron (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest against you? Those who work the hardest against me promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation opposing the aforesaid. I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest against me. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lgbt-nondiscrimination-laws-red-states-kentucky_n_5df7fcfbe4b047e888a2be31

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/opinion/sunday/latinos-arizona-battleground.html
— ‘Everyday Supercar’: A New Corvette Puts a Target on Ferrari’s Back The $60,000 Stingray pushes its engine to the middle and expectations through the roof. – Lawrence Ulrich
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/business/2020-corvette-stingray.html
— 36 Corvettes, Hidden for Years in a Garage, Will Be Given Away The set of ’Vettes, one from each production year between 1953 and 1989, will be part of a sweepstakes drawing next year. – James Barron
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/business/peter-max-corvettes-contest.html
— Big Money and America’s Lost Decade Yes, the rich have too much political influence. – Paul Krugman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/opinion/warren-campaign-donors.html

NEW YORK POST
— Your nostalgia might say otherwise, but we’re living in the best time imaginable – Michael Barone (DIERSEN: In Illinois, the future is ever-increasingly bright for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid see activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who dump individuals, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who have dumped me and have dumped those who share my demographics.)
https://nypost.com/2019/12/26/your-nostalgia-might-say-otherwise-but-were-living-in-the-best-time-imaginable/

WASHINGTON POST
— Warren embraced the high-dollar fundraiser circuit for years — until just before her presidential campaign – Annie Linskey and Michelle Ye Hee Lee (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being nasty vicious operatives or dupes for those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. They do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/warren-embraced-the-high-dollar-fundraiser-circuit-for-years–until-just-before-her-presidential-campaign/2019/12/23/818fa02a-253b-11ea-ad73-2fd294520e97_story.html
— Colleges should be laboratories of respectful, diverse thinking. What happened? – Jay Mathews (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat educators focus on making their students anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/colleges-should-be-laboratories-of-respectful-diverse-thinking-what-happened/2019/12/26/70d33f9e-2815-11ea-ad73-2fd294520e97_story.html

CLEVELAND
— Illinois provides the Democrats with a Midwestern base: The Flyover – Seth A. Richardson and Rich Exner
https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2019/12/illinois-provides-the-democrats-with-a-midwestern-base-the-flyover.html

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Californians will see 52 names on 2020 presidential ballots. Who are they? – BRYAN ANDERSON
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article238727478.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rank-and-File Workers Get Bigger Raises Short supply of labor, minimum-wage rises and increased poaching have helped lift wages for lower-income workers – Eric Morath and Jeffrey Sparshott
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rank-and-file-workers-get-bigger-raises-11577442600
— Is It Inflation-Adjusted? Spot the Creeping Tax Increases for 2020 Millions of Americans pay more to Uncle Sam than they would if some key tax numbers were indexed for inflation – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-it-inflation-adjusted-spot-the-creeping-tax-increases-for-2020-11577442606
— Want to Reach Your Savings Goal in 2020? Here’s What the Research Says Will Help Whether it’s retirement or a down payment, New Year’s is one of the best times to make a financial plan, behavioral economists say. Here are some of their tips and strategies. – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have not saved anywhere near as much for their retirement as I have. According to them, I saved more because unlike them, a) I have been undeservedly healthy, b) I undeservedly avoided the draft, c) I was undeservedly grossly overpaid by the federal government, d) my wife has income, e) my wife and I undeservedly gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, e) I have not given lots of money to churches, and/or f) I undeservedly benefitted from my ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against females.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/want-to-reach-your-savings-goal-in-2020-heres-what-the-research-says-will-help-11577356205

FORBES
— The Coming Boom in Millennial Wealth – Charles Taylor
https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlesrtaylor/2019/12/27/the-coming-boom-in-millennial-wealth/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO COLOR PICTURES: Those who hate America and/or hate Whites crow about their progress in promoting hatred against America and hatred against Whites. 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/23/what-2010-s-obama-and-trump-meant-civil-rights-movement/4352581002/

MEDIA POST
— Advertising Regulations Take Shape As Illinois Readies For Legal Cannabis – Ken Klein (DIERSEN: Democrat television stations in Illinois, Democrat newspapers in Illinois, Democrat news websites in Illinois, and Democrat etc. in Illinois outrageously, disgustingly, knowingly, intentionally, willfully, flagrantly, and illegally violate these rules.) 
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/344968/advertising-regulations-take-shape-as-illinois-rea.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The rules in Illinois resemble an emerging regulatory framework: – No false or misleading claims – No promotion of overconsumption – No depiction of consumption – No health/therapeutic claims – No images of cannabis leaves or buds – No images likely to appeal to minors such as cartoons – No ads on public transit vehicles or shelters – No promotion of sales by giving away products or conducting games/competitions related to consumption – Buffer zone (1,000 feet) from schools, parks, libraries, playgrounds, rec centers, or game arcades that allow those under 21)

ALTERNET
— Former Democratic NJ congressman poised to regret joining Trump’s GOP over impeachment: He’s ‘alienated a lot of people’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to get elected to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but after they are elected, they dump their constituents who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on such elected officials in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have dumped me. I would focus on those who have promoted dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.alternet.org/2019/12/former-democratic-nj-congressman-poised-to-regret-joining-trumps-gop-over-impeachment-hes-alienated-a-lot-of-people/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to Griffith — who went back to being a Democrat — Van Drew has “alienated a lot of people who put their faith in him.” Michael Suleiman, chairman of the Atlantic County Democratic Committee in South Jersey, told New York Magazine that Van Drew burned a lot of bridges when he became a Republican and stressed that he is “now persona non grata with Democrats.” Suleiman asserted, “No one likes a weasel, and no one likes a turncoat.”)

COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
— Year in review: The state of press freedom in 2019 (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout the loudest that I am not a journalist. According to them, you are NOT a journalist UNLESS a) you are paid for what you do, b) you claim to be non-partisan, and c) you have a college degree in journalism. While I do not have a degree in journalism, I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year. What GAO Analysts do is very similar to want journalist do.)
https://mailchi.mp/cpj/year-in-review-the-state-of-press-freedom-in-2019

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What are the leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations and the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party doing to get out the Republican vote ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_out_the_vote ) for the March 17, 2020 Republican primary election? Does your Republican township/ward/county party organization have an election headquarters up and running? Which of the offices on the Republican primary ballot for your precinct have contested races? QUESTION: On what do you base your opinion/criticism of leaders of political organizations? ANSWER: I base my opinion/criticism of leaders on political organizations on the experience that I gained a) serving as the Chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, b) serving on the Steering Committee of Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007, c) serving as the webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, d) serving as a director of the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter 2001-2004, e) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, and f) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

December 18 Evening Edition

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Split screen: Trump holding rally as impeachment vote looms – DARLENE SUPERVILLE, ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN
https://apnews.com/df59970ad25ae98e8d0139fd24adcec1

THE HILL
— Watch live: Trump holds rally in Michigan while House votes on impeachment
https://thehill.com/video/campaign/475202-watch-live-trump-hosts-rally-in-michigan

ABC7
— Trump impeachment debate: Republicans draw comparisons to Jesus, Pearl Harbor attack, Salem Witch trials – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-ties-impeachment-debate-to-jesus-pearl-harbor-salem-witch-trials/5766752/
— Chicago marijuana sales to start on time, City Council votes down ordinance – Jessica D’Onofrio and Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ordinance-to-delay-recreational-marijuana-sales-fails-/5764998/

CBS2
— City Council Approves Ban On Aldermen Lobbying Other Elected Officials – Todd Feurer
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/18/chicago-city-council-aldermen-lobbying-ban/
— Chicago Hospitals Prepare For Problems Related To Legal Marijuana Use – Vince Gerasole
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/17/chicago-hospitals-prepare-for-problems-related-to-legal-marijuana-use/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Revival of head shops may be sign of coming high times for Illinois – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-head-shops-st-1219-20191218-vs6cwgeodrhgjahupmj5lprqty-story.html
— Marijuana teen vaping up as other drug use, drinking and smoking decline, according to NIH survey – Kate Thayer
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-marijuana-vaping-up-nih-monitoring-the-future-survey-tt-20191218-c6rxsuxm3nb2tmtpkgipyq233u-story.html
— Oswego police prepare for jump in marijuana-related DUIs – LINDA GIRARDI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-oswego-marijuana-st-1219-20191218-4hsewpwqrbh3xc57oy6ctp5meu-story.html
— Illinois is getting more than 250 new laws and taxes on Jan. 1. Here’s what you need to know. – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-liststory-illinois-new-laws-2020-20191218-k3sjxat7mvgonbbbvyr7anlbja-list.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs measure to consolidate hundreds of police and fire pension funds – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-municipal-pension-consolidation-20191218-v7feag3lsfez5irczyq7ba4cha-story.html
— Illinois Gaming Board moves to yank video gambling license after accusing owner of offering a $5 million ‘illegal inducement’ to betting parlor chain – DAVID HEINZMANN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-rick-heidner-video-gambling-license-revocation-20191218-hksxbsjwnnhnvlyjidassomj5m-story.html
— Shareholder lawsuit is filed against ComEd parent Exelon, alleging it misled investors concerning federal probe
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-exelon-shareholder-lawsuit-20191218-i6cxtbmjv5hajdydmkzzrmrlhq-story.html
— Legal recreational weed sales will begin Jan. 1 as planned in Chicago, despite a wild, angry debate in City Council – JOHN BYRNE, LOLLY BOWEAN, GREGORY PRATT and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-marijuana-delay-vote-city-council-20191218-rjelqg6gc5fojgkpau3q32tio4-story.html
— DuPage Forest Preserve board OKs five years of priority projects that don’t include Greene Farm Barn
By SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-forest-preserve-greene-barn-st-1220-20191219-43dsann6sfc3bkurnfog4uyrx4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cigar shops, hookah lounges and other smoke shops could allow pot use under city proposal Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced an ordinance laying out rules for consuming pot in public Wednesday. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/18/21028867/recreational-marijuana-cigar-hookah-smoke-shops-public-pot-consumption
— Lightfoot moves to strengthen Welcoming City ordinance — but leaves ‘carve-outs’ in place for now Immigrant activists have demanded removal of exceptions that govern how Chicago Police cooperate with ICE. Lightfoot campaigned on the promise to do just that. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/18/21028945/lightfoot-moves-to-strengthen-welcoming-city-ordinance-but-leaves-carve-outs-in-place-for-now
— Effort to delay recreational pot sales fails after gov promises to give 2 new licenses to owners of color Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned of a “multitude of unintended consequences” if pot sales were delayed in the city until July 1. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/12/18/21028078/recreational-marijuana-sales-chicago-city-council-vote-delay

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Legal weed survives push to delay sales After a dramatic showdown on the City Council floor today—one of the biggest tests of Mayor Lightfoot’s administration so far— aldermen thwarted a call from black council members to halt recreational marijuana sales for six months. – A.D. QUIG 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/legal-weed-survives-push-delay-sales

QUAD CITIES TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://qctimes.com/news/local/holiday-gift-guide-in-the-weeds-looking-for-gifts-for/article_9a7d058e-be76-5d79-bd5c-f839fb6b50da.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Hundreds at rally call for Trump’s impeachment – Kierra Frazier
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/12/18/hundreds-at-rally-call-for-trumps-impeachment/aozw1b8/

WJBC
— Illinois’ transparency on economic subsidies gets a middling grade
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/12/18/report-illinois-transparency-on-economic-subsidies-gets-a-middling-grade/

FRANKFORT PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Rally In Support Of President Trump Planned In Frankfort The rally will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the intersection of La Grange Road and Route 30 in Frankfort. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/frankfort/rally-support-trump-planned-frankfort

EVANSTON PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Hundreds Take Part In Anti-Trump Impeachment Rally In Evanston The House will vote on Wednesday whether to make Donald Trump the third president in U.S. history to be removed from office.​​ – Nikki Gaskins
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/hundreds-take-part-anti-trump-impeachment-rally-evanston

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Nomination Petition Hearings: West v. DiCianni at 9:30 AM Thursday, December 19, 2019; Hooper v. Felice at 2:15 PM Thursday, December 19, 2019; and Tarnowski v. Youngberg at 3:00 PM Thursday, December 19, 2019. 
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/61831/

CITY OF WHEATON
— VIDEO: Adult-Use Cannabis
https://vimeo.com/380119918
— Cannabis Laws
https://www.wheaton.il.us/cannabislaws

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COOK COUNTY DEMOCRAT PARTY CHAIRMAN ADDED TO LIST OF THOSE UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/cook-co-democrat-party-chairman-added-to-list-of-those-under-federal-investigation.html
— CBS BOOSTS SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/cbs-boosts-southern-poverty-law-center.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois high school officials probe racist insults at game – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/18/illinois-high-school-officials-probe-racist-insult/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois High School Association is investigating claims that student fans at a high school girls basketball game west of Chicago subjected members of a visiting team to racist and body-shaming chants and slurs. Officials from Bishop McNamara Catholic School in Kankakee say the ugly behavior was on display Saturday during their varsity team’s game against St. Edward Catholic School in Elgin, WLS-TV reported. Bishop McNamara fans and parents say students in the St. Edward fan section were yelling racist comments throughout the game, including making animal noises at a black Bishop McNamara player and another member of the team.)
— Utah rally supporting Trump impeachment draws hundreds – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/18/pro-impeachment-rally-draws-hundreds/
— Trump favorability up 6 percentage points since impeachment began, Gallup poll shows Support for impeachment down 6 percentage points since October – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/18/trump-favorability-up-6-percentage-points-since-im/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Payback’: Republicans vow to impeach next Democratic president – Kerry Picket 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-vow-to-impeach-next-democratic-president

GOPUSA
— Judge permits Georgia to remove 120K ‘inactive’ voters from registration rolls
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81410

BREITBART
— Pew: Race Divides Democrat Party on Faith and Marriage – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/18/pew-race-divides-democrat-party-faith-marriage/
— Nancy Pelosi Compares Impeachment to Battle of the Bulge Against Nazi Germany – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/18/nancy-pelosi-compares-impeachment-to-battle-of-the-bulge-against-nazi-germany-wwii/

BLAZE
— Top House Democrat compares Trump impeachment to fights against slavery, Jim Crow – Nate Madden
https://www.theblaze.com/news/top-house-democrat-compares-trump-impeachment-to-fights-against-slavery-jim-crow

CNS NEWS
— Trump Administration Expands the List of Criminal Offenses That Would Bar Asylum – Susan Jones 
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/trump-administration-expands-list-criminal-offenses-would-bar-asylum

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Betray America With Impeachment Vote – RONNA MCDANIEL, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/18/mcdaniel-democrats-impeachment/
— Trump Administration Wants To Restrict More Criminal Aliens From Qualifying For Asylum – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/18/trump-illegal-aliens-asylum-criminals/

DAILY WIRE
— Epic Fail: Latest Poll Shows Trump’s Approval Rising, Support For Impeachment Low – Paul Bois
https://www.dailywire.com/news/epic-fail-latest-poll-shows-trumps-approval-rising-support-for-impeachment-low

COLLEGE FIX
— Justice Department is still investigating Harvard for anti-Asian admissions practices – GREG PIPER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, because of the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, it is OK to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/justice-department-is-still-investigating-harvard-for-anti-asian-admissions-practices/

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters want all the citizens of all the countries in the world to seek asylum in America.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/blocked-border-young-families-pregnant-mothers-struggle-asylum/story?id=67777661

WASHINGTON POST
— Pelosi emerges as Trump’s most powerful political adversary with impeachment – Paul Kane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/with-impeachment-pelosi-emerges-as-trumps-most-powerful-political-adversary/2019/12/18/3f47cd96-21b2-11ea-86f3-3b5019d451db_story.html

USA TODAY
— ‘Four more years!’: Michigan crowd rallies for Trump ahead of House impeachment vote – Kathleen Gray and Elena Durnbaugh
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/18/donald-trump-battle-creek-kellogg-impeachment-rally/2693773001/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Reject Trump’s cynical anti-Palestinian ploy on campus speech.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-reject-trumps-cynical-ploy-on-campus-speech-20191218-yqbljj3wpbfofeo574wasjysum-story.html

NEW YORKER
— India’s Citizenship Emergency – Isaac Chotiner (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/indias-citizenship-emergency
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Last week, India adopted new legislation called the Citizenship Amendment Act, which gives undocumented immigrants of several faiths a path to citizenship but excludes Muslims, who make up about fifteen per cent of the country’s population. The law is part of a pattern of persecution of Muslims carried out by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party, who seek to transform India from an avowedly secular, pluralistic country into a Hindu one. This past August, Modi revoked the autonomy of India’s only Muslim-majority state, Kashmir, and flooded it with troops, in an ongoing siege. In Assam, another state with a large Muslim population, the government implemented the National Register of Citizens, which forced people to prove or lose their citizenship status. Immigrants whose citizenship was stripped by the state are already being sent to detention camps; last month, the government declared that the citizenship registry would soon cover the entire country. The cumulative effect of these moves has been to throw India’s democratic character and future into a precarious state not seen since the mid-nineteen-seventies, when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency and imprisoned her political opponents. In response to the Citizenship Amendment Act, demonstrations have broken out across India.)

DAILY BEAST
— The Illinois High School Association is investigating claims that students yelled racist comments and chanted animal noises at a black player during a high school girls basketball game. – Emma Tucker
https://www.thedailybeast.com/illinois-high-school-officials-probe-racist-slurs-by-students-at-game

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Thousands attend impeachment rally in Chicago
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Thousands-attend-impeachment-rally-in-Chicago/67655.html

December 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want Blacks to be pot pushers.
https://news.yahoo.com/local-cannabis-social-equity-applicants-051539004.html

WGN TV
— Social equity applicants get tips on how to enter pot business – SEAN LEWIS (DIERSEN: Thanks to the following, I have never used an illegal drug and I never will: a) my outstanding parents; b) their having me baptized, raising me, and having me confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL); and c) their sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with MSL.) 
https://wgntv.com/2019/12/15/social-equity-applicants-get-tips-on-how-to-enter-pot-business/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan confidant tried to sway Pritzker but was blackballed after ‘trashing’ key gov staffer Mike McClain, a former top lobbyist and close adviser to House Speaker Mike Madigan, was blacklisted from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office after orchestrating behind-the-scenes efforts to oust the gov’s pick for chief of staff, sources say. – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present trashers and blackballers in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/12/16/21020860/madigan-mike-mcclain-blacklisted-jb-pritzker-lobbyist-comed-anne-caprara
— CPS to discuss hiring more teachers of color at community meeting – Nader Issa (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/11/21011632/cps-board-education-community-meeting-teachers-color-board-minority

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans are right. Democrats wanted to impeach Donald Trump from the start. – Dahleen Glanton
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-donald-trump-impeachment-democrats-20191216-tckivuw7q5gnzhnc5pe56uhiwy-story.html
— Full-time cashier at Naperville Walgreens celebrates his 90th birthday: ‘When you go to work, you have a purpose’ – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: What if Walgreens had an up-or-out policy for its employees who are White, male, and/or non-veteran like the federal government has?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-90th-birthday-walgreens-st-1215-20191213-lin2y4g6zbbkjbdyixtuvbcfde-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Back to the Bahamas: Elk Grove ready for second bowl game sponsorship – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20191216/back-to-the-bahamas-elk-grove-ready-for-second-bowl-game-sponsorship
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF CLINTON: How suburban representatives voted on the Clinton impeachment – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: Democrats are nasty. Henry Hyde was my Congressman 1978-2007. GAO works for Congress. I can always ask myself what more my Democrat GAO superiors would have done to me if I had not taken their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, had not promoted me beyond GS-13, had gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and had forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191216/how-suburban-representatives-voted-on-the-clinton-impeachment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde of Wood Dale chaired the House Judiciary Committee and served as chief prosecutor during Clinton’s trial in the Senate. In an October 1998 interview with the Daily Herald, Hyde, who represented the 6th District, said it was “pretty clear” Clinton perjured himself when he denied a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. “There isn’t much doubt that he did willfully misstate the facts under oath,” said Hyde, who retired in 2007 and died later that year.)

NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/12/05/sahly-what-shaw-media-is-doing-to-help-readers-with-expungement/awnmjdh/

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE
— How Cannabis Use Impacts Long-Term Health
https://www.nm.org/healthbeat/healthy-tips/how-cannabis-use-impacts-long-term-health
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some immediate effects can include: Bloodshot eyes, Increased heart rate, Increased blood pressure, Anxiety, Impaired memory, Changes in mood, Altered sense of time, Difficulty problem-solving, Hallucinations)

ROBERT FEDER
— Former Harvest Bible pastor sues Mancow for defamation
https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/12/15/former-harvest-bible-pastor-sues-mancow-defamation/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DOWN AND DIRTY CHALLENGES – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/12/16/down-and-dirty-challenges-mccaffrey-exits-city-hall-pushback-on-caprara-487908
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Illinois, the drama is focused on challenging petitions submitted by candidates trying to get on the 2020 primary ballot. It is a brutal process. Candidates with the financial means can challenge petitions of their competitors — requiring them to spend precious time and money defending hundreds of signatures. A great deal of financial and intellectual capital is spent during this behind-the-scenes action, which is frustrating for candidates who would prefer to put their energies into campaigning instead. The process can sometimes make or break a campaign, as Dorothy Brown can attest.)

WIREPOINTS
— Why Illinois Property Taxes Won’t Drop Without Major Spending Reform – Wirepoints Original – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/why-property-illinois-property-taxes-wont-drop-without-major-spending-reform/

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Illinois received $13 million in public broadcasting funds last year
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/521042493-illinois-received-13-million-in-public-broadcasting-funds-last-year

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SOME SHOCKING THINGS CHICK-FIL-A FUNDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/some-shocking-things-chick-fil-a-funds.html

GOPUSA
— Hallmark Channel pulls ads with lesbians kissing, then caves to LGBT pressure
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81193

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Missteps, selective coverage drive Trump supporters into full revolt against press – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/15/trump-supporters-revolt-against-media-pew-research/
— IRS looks to prevent weaponization of donors’ information, doxxing – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/15/irs-nonprofit-guidelines-prevent-weaponization-don/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Anti-Semitic Representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) Rep Says GOP Is ‘Synonymous’ With Hate Speech – Elizabeth Matamoros
https://freebeacon.com/politics/anti-semitic-dem-gop-synonymous-hate-speech/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— At The Vanguard Of The Anti-Globalism Revolution Gadflies like Boris Johnson are giving voice to communities torn asunder by neoliberalism. – ROBERT W. MERRY
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/at-the-vanguard-of-the-anti-globalism-revolution/

TOWNHALL
— How Rich: Ilhan Omar Claims the Republican Party Is Responsible for ‘Hateful, Sinful Rhetoric’ – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/12/16/how-rich-ilhan-omar-claims-the-republican-party-is-responsible-for-hateful-sin-n2558041

DAILY WIRE
— Sanders, Appearing With Omar, Lauds Her: ‘One Of The Bravest Members Of The United States Congress.’ Ted Cruz Has A Comment. – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/sanders-appearing-with-omar-lauds-her-one-of-the-bravest-members-of-the-united-states-congress

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Steve Scalise: Dems’ fabricated impeachment is ‘political vendetta’ – Samantha Chang
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/12/15/steve-scalise-dems-fabricated-impeachment-is-political-vendetta-864713

CAMPUS REFORM
— Tenured faculty member defends calling Trump, Republicans ‘poison’ – Jon Street
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14106

CNS NEWS
— How to Cope With Your Professor’s Left-Wing Bias – Hans Bader 
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/how-cope-your-professors-left-wing-bias
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To get the best possible grade, students may need to pander to their professors’ left-wing ideology. Professors are much more likely to be progressives than they are to be moderate or conservative. Law professors are no exception. Progressive professors view progressive views as a sign of intelligence, and conservatism as a sign of stupidity. For example, Prof. Robert Brandon, head of Duke University’s philosophy department, argued that conservatives are rare in academia because they are stupid. So to get a good grade, moderate or conservative law students should pretend to be progressives when taking their final exam. That will make them seem more intelligent to their left-wing professors. They should echo their professor’s left-wing ideology in answering exam questions — such as questions about what a vague provision of the Constitution means, or about who should win a lawsuit where both sides have a plausible legal argument. Parroting my professors’ left-wing ideology worked for me at Harvard Law School.)

THE HILL
— Five aides to Van Drew resign ahead of his formal switch to GOP – SYLVAN LANE AND ARIS FOLLEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/474671-five-aides-to-van-drew-resign-ahead-of-his-formal-switch-to-gop
— Trump is a conservative in name only – JUDD GREGG
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/474661-judd-gregg-trump-is-a-conservative-in-name-only

CBS NEWS
— Race and gender in the 2020 presidential race — CBS News poll – ANTHONY SALVANTO, JENNIFER DE PINTO, KABIR KHANNA AND FRED BACKUS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/presidential-election-2020-race-and-gender-in-presidential-race-cbs-news-poll/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But among those who think it will matter to others, many Democrats think it will be harder to beat Mr. Trump if the nominee is female, gay, or a racial minority. More than half of Super Tuesday Democrats think it would be easier to win if the nominee happens to be white, while just 3% think that would make beating President Trump harder. Fifty percent feel it would be harder to defeat Donald Trump if their nominee is black, compared to 10% who think it will be easier. Black Democrats, in particular, feel that nominating a black candidate would make it harder to beat Mr. Trump. Most black Democrats in these states think it would be harder to beat him if the party nominates a black candidate. They are more likely to feel this way (60% of them do) than white Democrats are (46%). Black Democrats are also generally more confident than white Democrats that their party will ultimately nominate someone who can beat Mr. Trump in 2020. On the matter of gender, a mere 5% say the Democrats would have a harder time beating Trump if their party’s nominee is a man. Forty-nine percent think it would be harder if the nominee is a woman, while just 14% say it would be easier if Democrats nominate a woman. Six in 10 black Biden supporters say they strongly back him, compared to 4 in 10 of his white supporters who state that level of support.)

YAHOO NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote a “fresh Fox News poll.” 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/new-fox-news-poll-on-impeachment-contradicts-the-view-of-its-most-loyal-viewer-president-trump-165743309.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Worst Job in Politics? Ask the D.N.C. Chief – Reid J. Epstein (DIERSEN: Have you served as the chairman of a political organization? I survived as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write a book about it. I would focus on those activists, candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc., their operatives, and their dupes who blamed me and blamed TAPROOT for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. Those who succeeded in destroying TAPROOT stress those who could have, should have, but did not come to my defense.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/us/politics/democrats-2020-tom-perez.html
— 2020 Campaigns Throw Their Hands Up on Disinformation Few politicians have teams to spot false statements about them online, or to fight back before it spreads. – Davey Alba
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/technology/2020-campaigns-disinformation.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Refining Your Digital Persona – Victoria Turk
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/smarter-living/digital-etiquette-manners-online.html
— In Era of Hardening Identities, Trump Order on Jews Kindles Questions Old and New The president said he wanted to target anti-Semitic speech on campuses, but in the time of new nationalism, nothing is really that simple. – Max Fisher (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, under the Libertarians, under the Greens, and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the following identities are viewed negatively: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/world/americas/trump-jews-executive-order.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “While the president rages, the world melts.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/while-the-president-rages-the-world-melts/2019/12/14/bd297e6a-1de5-11ea-8d58-5ac3600967a1_story.html
— Sorry, Trump supporters. The Republican Party needs RINOs. – Henry Olsen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/03/sorry-trump-supporters-republican-party-needs-rinos/

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats don’t see the diversity that’s staring them in the face – Jonah Goldberg
https://nypost.com/2019/12/15/democrats-dont-see-the-diversity-thats-staring-them-in-the-face/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Diversify or Die: The National Hockey League Has a Demography Problem Changing U.S. demographics presents an existential threat for a sport that is virtually all white. – Louise Radnofsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/diversify-or-die-the-national-hockey-league-has-a-demography-problem-11576433696

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Is marijuana linked to psychosis, schizophrenia? It’s contentious, but doctors, feds say yes – Trevor Hughes, Stephanie Innes, Jayne O’Donnel (DIERSEN: What percent of those who promote pot a) have been stoners, b) are stoners, c) want to be stoners, d) want to money selling pot, and/or e) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/15/weed-psychosis-high-thc-cause-suicide-schizophrenia/4168315002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, members of the following groups promote LGBTQ activity: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/12/09/12-lgbtq-movies-you-must-watch-including-portrait-lady-fire/4242804002/
— Trump Facebook feuds: You thought arguing about the 2016 election was bad? Brace yourself for 2020 – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/12/13/trump-election-arguments-rage-facebook-social-media-2020/2596750001/

KANSAS CITY STAR
— Forecast: 100% chance I’ll be called ‘fascist’ for writing this about Kansas University conservatives – MICHAEL RYAN
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/michael-ryan/article238331518.html

NEWSWEEK
— Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales is Taking on Facebook and the Dangers Lurking in the Rise of Artificial Intelligence – FRED GUTERL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.newsweek.com/2019/12/20/wikipedia-jimmy-wales-facebook-artificial-intelligence-1476534.html

TRIB LIVE
— Newspapers haven for people with Aspberger’s – Garret Mathews
https://triblive.com/opinion/garret-mathews-newspapers-haven-for-people-with-aspbergers/

STOCK DAILY DISH
— What happened to the phone booth? (DIERSEN: For first 5 years of my life 1948-1954, I lived with my parents in an apartment above my grandfather’s hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange in Crete which was right above a phone booth.)
https://stockdailydish.com/what-happened-to-the-phone-booth/

NEWSWIRE
— SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ) – 2020 Strategies – Kate Spurdens (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.) 
https://newswire.net/newsroom/blog-post/00115394-seo-search-engine-optimization-2020-strategies.html

SEARCH ENGINE JOURNAL
— 6 Easy But Stupid SEO Tactics You Must Avoid – John McAlpin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/stupid-seo-tactics/338811/

TIMES
— Google’s creators Sergey Brin and Larry Page started seeking utopia. Then they got a better offer. Idealists turned rampant capitalists, the web giant’s founders leave behind an unloved and distrusted firm. – John Arlidge (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/google-creators-sergey-brin-larry-page-started-seeking-utopia-then-got-better-offer-z3snc7cwd

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— MARCH 5, 2019 FLASHBACK: How can www.gopillinois.com get a better NewsGuard rating? Please consider NewsGuard’s rating criteria at https://www.newsguardtech.com/ratings/rating-process-criteria/ or below and email me at diersen@aol.com or phone me at 630-653-0462 with your suggestions. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/march-5-morning-edition-3/?highlight=newsguard
(FROM THE POSTING: RATING CRITERIA Here are the nine criteria that NewsGuard uses to assess websites. Each criterion is worth a certain number of points out of 100, as indicated below. A site with a score of 60 points or higher receives a green rating. A site with a score lower than 60 points receives a red rating. In every case, the NewsGuard Nutrition Labels that are provided for each site (by clicking on the rating) spell out the site’s adherence to each of the nine criteria that yielded that source’s particular rating. The criteria below are listed in order of their importance in determining a red rating. For example, failure to adhere to the first criteria—publishing false content—is more influential in determining a red rating than failure to reveal information about content creators.

Credibility
— Doesn’t repeatedly publish false content: In the last three years the site has not produced multiple stories that have been found—either by journalists at NewsGuard or elsewhere—to be clearly false, and which have not been quickly and prominently corrected. (22 Points. A label with a score lower than 60 points gets a red rating.)
— Gathers and presents information responsibly: Content on the site is created by reporters, writers, videographers, researchers, or other information providers who generally seek to be accurate and fair in gathering, reporting, and interpreting information, even if they approach their work from a strong point of view. They do this by referencing multiple sources, preferably those that present direct, first-hand information on a subject or event. (18 Points)
— Regularly corrects or clarifies errors: The site makes clear how to contact those in charge and has effective practices for publishing clarifications and corrections. (12.5 Points)
— Handles the difference between news and opinion responsibly: Content providers who convey the impression that they report news or a mix of news and opinion distinguish opinion from news reporting, and when reporting news, they do not regularly or egregiously misstate, distort, or cherry pick facts, or egregiously cherry pick stories, to advance opinions. Content providers whose clearly expressed purpose is to advance a particular point of view do not regularly and egregiously misstate or distort facts to make their case. (12.5 Points)
— Avoids deceptive headlines: The site generally does not publish headlines that include false information, significantly sensationalize, or otherwise do not reflect what is actually in the story. (10 Points)

Transparency
— Website discloses ownership and financing: The site discloses its ownership and/or financing, as well as any notable ideological or political positions held by those with a significant financial interest in the site, in a user-friendly manner. (7.5 Points)
— Clearly labels advertising: The site makes clear which content is paid for and which is not. (7.5 Points)
— Reveals who’s in charge: Information about those in charge of the content is made accessible on the site. (5 Points)
— The site provides the names of content creators, along with either contact information or biographical information: Information about those producing the content is made accessible on the site. (5 Points))

December 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Impeachment vote: House committee approves charges against President Trump – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/house-committee-approves-impeachment-charges-against-trump/5751475/
— First lady appears to condone Trump’s criticism of Greta Thunberg – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/first-lady-appears-to-condone-trumps-criticism-of-thunberg/5753166/

CBS2
— As Marijuana Soon Becomes Legal In Illinois, Medical Users Fear Shortage, More Rising Prices – Vince Gerasole
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/13/as-marijuana-soon-becomes-legal-in-illinois-medical-users-fear-shortage-more-rising-prices/
— Joliet Township Job Ad Asked For Applicants Who ‘Voted In A Democratic Primary Election’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/12/joliet-township-job-ad-asked-for-applicants-who-voted-in-a-democratic-primary-election/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Black Caucus chairman may try forcing City Council vote to stall recreational marijuana sales till July – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-chicago-marijuana-alderman-ervin-delay-vote-20191213-dkwdvtnovbd3zjjxxup2u5thhm-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Head shops come out of the shadows as weed becomes legal – Abdel Jimenez
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-head-shops-preparing-for-recreational-marijuana-20191213-4kk7sn4pdvfv3mdg7somlqqgyy-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Lincolnshire trustees vote down recreational marijuana dispensaries in the village, advocacy groups offer up praise for the decision – KAITLIN EDQUIST
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnshire/ct-lsr-marijuana-dispensaries-vote-tl-1219-20191213-csby53logvf25l2lm4k53gkqk4-story.html
— Illinois, here comes recreational marijuana — and a haze of confusion – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-illinois-legal-recreational-weed-confusion-20191213-z2svvuuegrclrdzs7i3l36nvzm-story.html
— When taxpayers trust Springfield … Part 6: A motto for the Fair Tax: ‘Would we ever break a promise to you?’ – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-fair-tax-jb-pritzker-madigan-illinois-20191213-4kpcxz7i3jgkzmvwurvpogkyuy-story.html
— Democrats impeachment of Donald Trump is way too thin, like butter scraped over too much bread – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-donald-trump-impeachment-democrats-kass-20191214-wd2jk33ibfdvhlf534b3gfgx2a-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago’s March primary will feature 17 contested races for Democratic Party committeeperson People might not know why the party post is important. But the candidates who are running say they see it as a way to be more inclusive and maybe make a statement about corruption, too. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/12/13/21020974/chicago-march-primary-cook-county-democratic-party-committeeperson-contested-races
— Black Caucus chair again threatens vote on plan to delay recreational pot sales until July 1 Ald. Jason Ervin said he is still seeking a “decent level of ownership” in an industry that currently lacks owners of color in Illinois. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/13/21021052/illinois-legal-weed-recreational-marijuana-black-caucus-jason-ervin-sales
— House to impeach Trump next week: Takeaways as vote and Senate trial looms To dilute GOP “coastal elite” charges, Speaker Pelosi wants geographic diversity in her House prosecutor picks, putting Illinois Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi in play. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/12/13/21021152/trump-impeachment-house-prosecutors-senate-trial-pelosi-raja-sweet
— Show up for those committee meetings, aldermen, or vote on nothing Legislation should not be decided by a handful of aldermen while everybody else plays hooky. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/13/21005018/chicago-aldermenl-committee-meetings-quorum-attendance-sun-times-editorial

WBBM 780
— Evanston Receiving National Attention From Decision To Use Pot Sales Tax To Fund Local Reparations Program (DIERSEN: Will Evanston’s motto be “Smoke a joint, help a Black?”) 
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/evanston-receiving-national-attention-from-decision-to-use-pot-sales-tax-to-fund

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— At least officially, Illinois has moved away from political patronage – Scott Reeder
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20191213/scott-reeder-at-least-officially-illinois-has-moved-away-from-political-patronage
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at refugees, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. 
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20191213/editorial-community-leaders-need-to-keep-doors-open-for-refugees

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— There’s a dark side to our genealogy craze – Honor Sachs
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/There-s-a-dark-side-to-our-genealogy-craze-14904375.php

WGLT
— LaHood Says Trump Impeachment Is “Witch Hunt By the Democrats” – TIM SHELLEY
https://www.wglt.org/post/lahood-says-trump-impeachment-witch-hunt-democrats#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Closer View of Tribune Underwood Anti-Impeachment Ad
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/13/closer-view-of-tribune-underwood-anti-impeachment-ad/ 
— Marijuana Law Rules Explained by CL Police
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/13/marijuana-law-rules-explained-by-cl-police/ 
IL-14: Lauren Underwood Still Undecided on Impeachment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/13/il-14-lauren-underwood-still-undecided-on-impeachment/ 
— Impeachment Votes Locally
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/13/impeachment-votes-locally/ 
— GOP Write-Ins Possible for County Board in Districts 1 and 5
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/13/gop-write-ins-possible-for-county-board-in-districts-1-and-5/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WE TWO WILL COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS SAY “PRESIDENT TRUMP DID NOTHING WRONG” – Steve Balich, Will County Board member
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/op-ed-we-two-will-county-board-members-say-president-trump-did-nothing-wrong.html
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS DIVERT MILLIONS MEANT TO FACILITATE FOID CARDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/illinois-lawmakers-divert-millions-meant-to-facilitate-foid-cards.html
— MORE EVIDENCE EMERGES THAT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS FUNDING WORTHLESS COLLEGE DEGREES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/more-evidence-emerges-that-federal-government-is-funding-worthless-college-degrees.html
— LGBT ACTIVISTS PROTEST CANADIAN CHICK-FIL-A, SAY CHANGES ARE NOT ENOUGH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/lgbt-activists-protest-canadian-chick-fil-a-say-changes-are-not-enough.html
— A DIVISIVE, HISTORICALLY DUBIOUS CURRICULUM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/a-divisive-historically-dubious-curriculum.html
— THORNER: TIME TO END THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S UNCONSTITUTIONAL DACA PROGRAM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/thorner-time-to-end-the-obama-administrations-unconstitutional-daca-program.html
— PLANNED PARENTHOOD PUSHES TO BAN DALEIDEN FROM EVER INVESTIGATING THEM AGAIN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/planned-parenthood-pushes-to-ban-dalieden-from-ever-investigating-them-again.html
— DUCKWORTH RAISES FUNDS CONDEMNING NEW PRO-LIFE FEDERAL JUDGE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/duckworth-raises-funds-condemning-new-pro-life-federal-judge.html
— BUMMED OUT ABOUT TIME’S COVER? 19 YEAR OLD GERMAN RESPONDS TO CLIMATE CHANGE HYSTERIA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/bummed-out-about-times-cover-19-year-old-german-responds-to-climate-change-hysteria.html

BLAZE
— Taylor Swift goes on a lengthy rant about ‘toxic male privilege’ in her Billboard speech. She waited for loud applause, but it never came. That’s awkward – Phil Shiver
https://www.theblaze.com/news/taylor-swift-toxic-male-privilege

NEWSMAX
— Salvation Army Stronger Than Ever After Chick-fil-A’s Fall From Grace – Michael Dorstewitz
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/salvation-army-chickfila-christian/2019/12/13/id/945835/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Profs: College Republicans have ‘white supremacist’ views, supporting Trump’s re-election a ‘racist provocation’ – Faith Allen
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14103

THE HILL
— Impeachment obliterates tinges of comity in House – MIKE LILLIS 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/474540-impeachment-obliterates-tinges-of-comity-in-house

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Inspector General Report on the FBI: The Political Bias Is Obvious Bias is usually proven by circumstantial evidence based on the actions taken, including but not limited to an employer’s deviation from its procedures. – Nick Price, Elkins Park, Pa.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inspector-general-report-on-the-fbi-the-political-bias-is-obvious-11576274645

FORBES
— Is Political Division Reducing Labor Mobility? – Adi Gaskell (DIERSEN: Because virtually all federal employees in the Chicagoland area have been Democrats, federal career opportunities for Republicans in the Chicagoland area have been very limited. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2019/12/13/is-political-division-reducing-labor-mobility/#1d17fd16df01

December 12 Evening Edition

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DuPage County Election Board to meet at 1:30 PM tomorrow, Friday, December 13, 2019 on objections filed to Natalie Rose Shannon-DiCianni and Babette Holder Youngberg nominating papers. Also, objection filed to Richard Felice nomination papers. 
https://dupageco.org/Election/61831/

ABC7
— Democrats, Republicans join together to condemn neo-Nazi running again for Congress – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/democrats-republicans-join-together-to-condemn-neo-nazi-running-for-congress-again/5749991/

CBS2
— Sterigenics Faces More Lawsuits Alleging Health Problems Caused By Ethylene Oxide
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/12/sterigenics-faces-more-lawsuits-alleging-health-problems-caused-by-ethylene-oxide/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hundreds pack Evanston church to discuss city’s local reparations fund: ‘It was time to lead in urgency’ – GENEVIEVE BOOKWALTER (DIERSEN: How much reparations do the Democrats want you to pay? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that the Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-reparations-evanston-town-hall-tl-1219-20191212-kjl5u2dhi5fq7kytdxrn23zvfy-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Security was tight for the event, with streets closed in about a two-block radius from the church. Snow plows, fire engines and other large apparatus were parked on either sides of the closed intersections, with Evanston police SUVs parked horizontally across them to block traffic. Evanston police officers were posted in all corners of the church sanctuary, entryway and on the streets outside, and Police Chief Demitrous Cook welcomed guests in the lobby.)
— TRAGIC, DISGUSTING: Aurora sees plan for city’s first recreational marijuana dispensary on Route 59 – STEVE LORD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-marijuana-st-1213-20191212-k2bhjgezsneztlqtsprfmhc7ye-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, who flipped Republican seat in 2018, says he’ll vote for impeachment – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: Casten works hard to use the federal government to harm individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-rep-sean-casten-trump-impeachment-20191212-ls6jpbchu5arpdpubqvil7hloa-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: River Forest approves recreational marijuana businesses – STEVE SCHERING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/river-forest/ct-rfl-river-forest-marijuana-tl-1219-20191212-uzotrwb6uzdw7elc7ox4efet54-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Danny Glover, national activists converge on Evanston as city funds reparations with cannabis tax The north suburb, with its historic passage last month of legislation creating a $10 million reparations fund seeded by cannabis sales, drew activists and scholars to a “Reparations Town Hall” Wednesday night, keynoted by actor Danny Glover. – Maudlyne Ihejirik (DIERSEN: How much reparations do the Democrats want you to pay? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that the Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/12/21012240/evanston-reparations-fund-cannabis-tax-danny-glover
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/12/21011032/legal-weed-where-to-buy-marijuana-dispensaries
— When ‘merit promotions’ become clout decisions, CPD — and diversity — lose out Interim Supt. Charlie Beck’s decision to end merit promotions should be part of a larger effort improve the system by which officers move up in rank. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/12/21011463/chicago-police-department-cpd-charlie-beck-lori-lightfoot-aldermen-merit-promotions-clout
— ‘Richard Jewell’ is only the latest film to depict a female journalist trading sex for scoops Female reporters have long faced discrimination in newsrooms. These sorts of depictions in popular culture do little to help their cause. – Joe Saltzman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/12/21019449/richard-jewell-journalism-female-journalist-kathy-scruggs-joe-saltzman-clint-eastwood
— Trump impeachment: Vulnerable Illinois Democrats Lipinski, Underwood reviewing articles as historic vote looms Democrats have enough votes to guarantee that Trump will be the third president to be impeached, joining Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/12/12/21019784/trump-impeachment-illinois-democrats-lipinski-underwood-reviewing-articles-historic-vote-looms

DAILY HERALD
— Will recreational pot sales in Palatine start out like the ‘wild, wild West’? – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191212/will-recreational-pot-sales-in-palatine-start-out-like-the-wild-wild-west
— As House hearings close, Underwood still undecided on impeachment – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191212/as-house-hearings-close-underwood-still-undecided-on-impeachment
— Number of parties suing Sterigenics jumps to 73 – Jerry Nowicki 
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20191212/number-of-parties-suing-sterigenics-jumps-to-73

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Patronage now largely a thing of the past – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois. From what I see, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired, retained, or promoted and the more likely that you will be gotten rid of: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/scott-reeder-patronage-now-largely-a-thing-of-the-past/article_2d602ffa-1c09-11ea-b2ac-d3784fed74a5.html

WSPY NEWS
— Petition Challenges Filed in 14th, 16th District Congressional Races
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/petition-challenges-filed-in-th-th-district-congressional-races/article_33462928-1ce6-11ea-915d-2716048ecd69.html

WOODRIDGE PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Woodridge Opts Out Of Cannabis Sales Village officials voted to opt out Thursday and also voted down a motion for a referendum question on cannabis in March. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/woodridge/woodridge-opts-out-cannabis-sales

AURORA PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Aurora Considers Recreational Marijuana Shop On Route 59 Zen Leaf already got a favorable recommendation from the city’s planning committee. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/aurora/aurora-considers-recreational-marijuana-shop-route-59-report

ILLINOIS RESULTS NOT RANCOR PAC
— VIDEO: DuPage County Prayer Ban
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4vC8Azgnyg

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06: Sean Casten Announces He Will Vote For Articles of Impeachment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/12/il-06-sean-casten-announces-he-will-vote-for-articles-of-impeachment/ 
— Woodstock School District Burdens Taxpayers With “Silent Mortgage”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/12/more-debt-the-woodstock-school-district-has-burdened-taxpayers-with/ 
— IL-06/IL-14: Conservative Squad Launches
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/12/il-06-il-14-conservative-squad-launches/

CAPITOL FAX
— Conspiracy theorist claims there’s a state conspiracy against him
https://capitolfax.com/2019/12/12/conspiracy-theorist-claims-theres-a-state-conspiracy-against-him/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Oak Lawn OKs $100K separation deal with ex-manager – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/chicago-suburb-oks-100k-separation-deal-with-ex-ma/
— Study shows hostility toward journalists by Trump fans – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/study-shows-hostility-toward-journalist-by-trump-f/
— George P. Bush condemns Texas GOP for ‘racist’ episodes – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/george-p-bush-condemns-texas-gop-racist-episodes/
— Chris Wallace, Fox News host: Trump engaging in unprecedented assault on freedom of the press – Andrew Blake 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/chris-wallace-fox-news-host-donald-trump-engaging-/
— Wealthy German family gives millions to Holocaust survivors – AP (DIERSEN: How much reparations do the Democrats want you to pay? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that the Democrats want you to pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/wealthy-german-family-gives-millions-to-holocaust-/
— Michelle Obama on George W. Bush friendship: ‘Our values are the same’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/michelle-obama-on-george-w-bush-friendship-our-val/
— US charges Army vet with threatening to shoot congressman Rodney Davis – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/us-charges-army-vet-with-threatening-to-shoot-cong/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Twitter reprimands Joe Walsh for tweet calling Chris Wray to ‘punch Donald Trump in the face’ – Emily Larsen
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/twitter-reprimands-joe-walsh-for-tweet-calling-chris-wray-to-punch-donald-trump-in-the-face

GOPUSA
— Greta Thunberg scores with ‘Time,’ as activism replaces achievement
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81046
— Thousands of lawful California gun owners are being denied ammunition purchases. Here’s why
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81014
— Democrats falling on an identity-politics sword (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they do not want your vote if you are any of the following: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81066
— Ocasio-Cortez: Fox News airs ‘unmitigated racism’ by saying her district is ‘filled with garbage, litter and trash piled in public places’
http://www.gopusa.com/ocasio-cortez-fox-news-airs-unmitigated-racism-by-saying-her-district-is-filled-with-garbage-litter-and-trash-piled-in-public-places/

BREITBART
— Pro-Employee Groups Slam Democrats’ Amnesty Deal with Agriculture Industry – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/11/pro-employee-groups-slam-democrats-amnesty-deal-with-agriculture-industry/

DAILY CALLER
— Tens Of Thousands Of Foreign Nationals On Temporary Visas Are Giving Birth In The US Every Year, Study Finds – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/12/birth-tourism-study-finds-372000-births/

CHRISTIAN POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Evangelicals should be aware that Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at refugees, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/2600-evangelicals-urge-governors-to-continue-refugee-resettlement-after-trump-order.html

THE HILL
— Thousands petition Hallmark Channel to ‘reject’ LGBTQ content – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/474357-thousands-petition-hallmark-channel-to-reject-lgbt-content
— Mark Levin calls Trump ‘first Jewish president’ – JOE CONCHA 
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/474260-mark-levin-calls-trump-first-jewish-president

ABC NEWS
— Ring security camera hacks see homeowners subjected to racial abuse, ransom demands A spate of incidents has seen homeowners in four states fall victim to hackers. – Mark Hanrahan
https://abcnews.go.com/US/ring-security-camera-hacks-homeowners-subjected-racial-abuse/story?id=67679790

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Mocks Greta Thunberg on Twitter, and She Jabs Back – Derrick Bryson Taylor (DIERSEN: Trump-haters especially love Trump-haters who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/us/politics/greta-thunberg-trump.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Construction of Texas Border Wall Stalls Over Fights With Landowners Three years into Trump administration, virtually no new wall has been built as farmers, ranchers and a Catholic diocese resist federal efforts to claim their land – Elizabeth Findell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/construction-of-texas-border-wall-stalls-over-fights-with-landowners-11576154415

FCW
— Shutdown threat stokes financial anxiety among feds – Lia Russell (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my Democrat coworkers and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they had financial problems. Many of them had spouses and children to support.)
https://fcw.com/articles/2019/12/12/union-shutdown-fears-survey-russell.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Almost 82% said they worried about their abilities to pay bills if a shutdown occurs and they miss a paycheck, while 72% said that they have already cut back or plan to cut back on spending because of a potential shutdown.)

DAILY BEAST
— AOC: I Don’t Go on Fox News Because of ‘White Supremacist Sympathizer’ Tucker Carlson The progressive superstar fired back after a Carlson segment called her district dirty because of the number of non-U.S. citizens living there. – Justin Baragona
https://www.thedailybeast.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-i-dont-go-on-fox-news-because-of-white-supremacist-sympathizer-tucker-carlson

December 12 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Past and present candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee Christmas Party Wednesday evening, December 11, 2019, at its Campaign Headquarters at 1515 North Main Street in Wheaton included Almiron, Anderson, Berlin, Breen, Bucholz, Carlson, Dabrowski, Eckhoff, Elliott, Falbo, Felice, Grant, Grogan, Heidorn, Holan, Holder, Ives, Jensen, Jorgensen, Keller, Kinzler, Larsen, McCluskey, McGowen, Mendrick, Molitor, Monino, Muehlfelt, Murphy, Napolitano, Nathwani, Ruhl, Ryan, Sanguinetti, Veenstra, Whelan, and C. Zaruba. The 120+ attendees included Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Fitzgerald, Krzyewski, Lofgren, Menna, Rash, Shaw, Slinger, and Smith. Many brought new unwrapped toys for Milton Township families in need, a dish to pass, and/or a USO donation. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CBS2
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Oakton Community College Prepares Students For The Business Of Marijuana, Vince Gerasole
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/11/oakton-legal-marijuana-business-career/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4234961-l-a-company-works-for-social-equity-in-cannabis-business/
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/11/l-a-based-4thmvmt-steps-up-to-help-bring-social-equity-to-chicagos-cannabis-business/
— Danny Glover Speaks Out For Reparations (DIERSEN: Exactly, who does Glover a) want to pay reparations and how much and why and b) want to get reparations and how much and why?) 
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4234954-danny-glover-speaks-out-for-reparations/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Marie Newman wins lottery for top ballot spot in Democratic primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-marie-newman-dan-lipinski-ballot-20191211-ghopny7sifelzcysat2sk4vtva-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among the three Republicans who filed for the 3rd District nomination, Will County board member Mike Fricilone of Homer Glen will be listed first on the GOP primary ballot, followed by Holocaust denier Art Jones of Lyons and Catherine O’Shea of Oak Lawn. In the exurban 14th Congressional District, where seven Republicans filed to challenge freshman Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville, state Sen. Sue Rezin of Morris got the top GOP spot. Rezin will be followed by Catalina Lauf of Woodstock, Jerry Evans of Warrenville, state Sen. Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove, James Marter of Oswego and Ted Gradel of Naperville. A later filer, Anthony Catella of St. Charles, will be listed last. Underwood, unopposed in the Democratic primary, last year defeated veteran Rep. Randy Hultgren of Plano — one of two longtime Republican congressional seats that Democrats flipped in the midterm. The other Democrat winner was Sean Casten of Downers Grove, who also is unopposed in the primary for the west and northwest suburban 6th Congressional District. On the Republican side, former state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton holds the top ballot spot while Gordon Kinzler of Glen Ellyn will be listed second. Statewide, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is unopposed on the Democratic primary ballot in his bid for a fifth term. On the Republican side, former Lake County sheriff Mark Curran won the top ballot spot over another earlier filer, Tom Tarter of Springfield. After Tarter, Casey Chlebek of Glenview, Peggy Hubbard of Belleville and perennial candidate Robert Marshall of Burr Ridge will appear on the GOP ballot.)
— DuPage County Board approves former Naperville member Janice Anderson as first woman on county’s ZBA – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-first-woman-dupage-zba-naperville-st-1213-20191211-of3rhcflxbbt7ejlalca5rcsau-story.html
— Sinclair says it’s dumping Boris Epshteyn’s pro-Trump commentaries in favor of local investigative journalism – AP (DIERSEN: Who are the “pro-Trump” commentators in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw–20191212-h7ju3duxjbaxfpacaxykdf5au4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus hates individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-border-nativity-scene-cages-cepeda-20191212-efzsguqqnrhdpmnvkqgfs4dmu4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With GOP anti-Semite running for House seat, Democrat Marie Newman calls for ‘peace forums’ in district “Art Jones is proof that we need to work harder, not as Democrats and Republicans, but as neighbors on the Southwest Side, to root out and address hate in our community,” Newman said. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/12/11/21011966/gop-anti-semite-art-jones-illinois-house-seat-democrat-marie-newman-district-peace-forums
— Advocates warn immigrants against buying ‘legal’ weed in Illinois  Illinois’ cannabis legalization doesn’t apply equally to everyone — especially immigrants, advocates say. – Carlos Ballesteros
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/11/21011147/illinois-pot-cannabis-weed-legalization-immigration-deportation-ice-cbp-uscis-citizenship-green-card
— Reading and writing and — roulette? Under fire, Matteson rethinks proposed casino site near schools Matteson officials are expected to pitch a site at the former Lincoln Mall off I-57 after neighboring Frankfort Township leaders voiced opposition to a site at Lincoln Highway and Harlem. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/11/21011888/matteson-casino-proposal-site-gaming-board-frankfort-south-suburban
— CPD lieutenant claims promotion discrimination over race, Van Dyke comments: suit Lt. Osvaldo Valdez says in a lawsuit that the city passed over him for promotions because he is Latino and because of statements he made about the Van Dyke investigation. – Luke Wilusz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/11/21011964/osvaldo-valdez-lawsuit-eddie-johnson-rahm-emanuel-chicago-police-laquan-mcdonald-jason-van-dyke
— The mayor smacks around 11 aldermen, hurting only herself Maybe Lori Lightfoot thinks online call-outs are the best way to bring around her critics. More likely, they’ll just get their backs up more. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in Illinois who smack around me and smack around others.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/11/21011305/lori-lightfoot-chicago-city-council-scott-waguespack-budget-light-pac-online
— Tribune workers ask board to support journalism Unionized workers act on worries about hedge fund’s control of parent company. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2019/12/11/21011065/tribune-journalists-petition-board-alden-capital

DAILY HERALD
— Former DuPage board member Janice Anderson appointed to zoning panel – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191211/former-dupage-board-member-appointed-to-zoning-panel
— Changes at Open Door Health Center in Elgin alarm some staff members – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191212/changes-at-open-door-health-center-in-elgin-alarm-some-staff-members
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that you have lived in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in etc., the more that you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191211/editorial-board-we-must-continue-marget-hamiltons-fight-against-discrimination

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Formal objections made to Kent Gray’s nominating petitions – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191211/formal-objections-made-to-grays-nominating-petitions
— First motions for marijuana expungements filed in Cook County – PETER HANCOCK (DIERSEN: What do you want expunged from your record? I want the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me expunged. They never would have taken those adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.) 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191211/first-motions-for-marijuana-expungements-filed-in-cook-county
— UIS program to offer paid state internships in Chicago area – Steven Spearie (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinated did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $33,591/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $60,001/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191211/uis-program-to-offer-paid-state-internships-in-chicago-area

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Capitol architect: ‘No excuse’ not to add changing tables to restrooms; Illinois lawmakers discuss looping Statehouse, other buildings into law – REBECCA ANZEL
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/capitol-architect-no-excuse-not-to-add-changing-tables-to/article_04777ff6-49ed-5241-82c4-6a8ccc4264d1.amp.html

WGLT
— Elections Board To Decide If Anonymous Objection Can Bump Candidates – TIM SHELLEY
https://www.wglt.org/post/elections-board-decide-if-anonymous-objection-can-bump-candidates#stream/0

WJBC
— Illinois’ congressional delegation split along party lines over impeachment
http://www.wjbc.com/2019/12/11/illinois-congressional-delegation-split-along-party-lines-over-impeachment/

EVANSTON NOW
— Reparations fans rally at church – Bill Smith (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents say should pay reparations? My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the reparations that you should pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2019-12-12/83709/reparations-fans-rally-at-church

HINSDALE PATCH
— Former Lawmaker Chris Nybo Now A Lobbyist Illinois one of only 11 states without revolving door ban, group says. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/former-lawmaker-chris-nybo-now-lobbyist

DAILY ILLINI
— GOP fights to preserve white America – ANDREW PROZOROVSKY (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the Republican Party to dump individuals, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailyillini.com/opinions/2019/12/12/gop-fights-preserve-white-america/

CENTER SQUARE
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: Illinois cannabis business says legal vaping products are tested, safe ahead of recreational sales – Greg Bishop 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-cannabis-business-says-legal-vaping-products-are-tested-safe/article_8743d35a-1c45-11ea-840d-4fa61e1d129a.html

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois owes $68 billion in health benefits to government retirees. Politicians haven’t set aside a penny to pay for them. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-owes-68-billion-in-health-benefits-to-government-retirees-politicians-havent-set-aside-a-penny-to-pay-for-them/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Democrat? Joliet Township is hiring! Not so for others… – JOHN KRAFT (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/12/democrat-joliet-township-is-hiring-not-so-for-others/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Part of “Stop the Squad” Launch
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/11/il-14-catalina-lauf-part-of-stop-the-squad-launch/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mike Bloomberg drops $100 million on presidential campaign ads – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/11/mike-bloomberg-drops-100-million-on-presidential-c/
— Trump’s heavy burden to fight impeachment – Donald Lambro (DIERSEN: What fights have you dropped because you determined that they were not worth the effort? I gave up fighting to continue on as a GAO employee in 1997, IRS employee in 1980, Firestone Stores employee in 1971, Post Office employee in 1969, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2004.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/11/trumps-heavy-burden-to-fight-impeachment/
— Liberal media spins Pensacola shooting Terrorist act was not about a nickname – Tim Young 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/11/liberal-media-spins-pensacola-shooting/
— Trump criticizes climate activist Thunberg after Time honor – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/12/trump-criticizes-teen-climate-activist-after-magaz/

BREITBART
— House Approves Farmworker Amnesty, Promotes Visa Workers over Americans – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/12/12/34-gop-members-backed-democrats-farmworker-amnesty-and-outsourcing-bill/
— Trump Accused of Antisemitism for Executive Order Protecting Jews – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/12/10/trump-accused-of-antisemitism-for-executive-order-protecting-jews-nyt-tweet/
— Joe Biden’s Immigration Plan: Amnesty for Illegal Aliens, Free All Border Crossers into U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/11/joe-bidens-immigration-plan-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens-free-all-border-crossers-into-u-s/

DAILY CALLER
— Time Magazine Named Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Its Person Of The Year, But What Is The Magazine’s Carbon Footprint? – CHRIS WHITE (DIERSEN: What is your carbon footprint? While I own six cars and a SUV, I dive them very little.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/11/greta-thunberg-time-person/

FEDERALIST
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Yes, Chick-Fil-A Really Is Funding A Group That Hosts Drag Queen Story Hour IRS forms show the Chick-fil-A Foundation has switched from financially supporting antipoverty and other charitable organizations to underwriting pro-abortion and pro-LGBT groups. – Georgi Boorman
https://thefederalist.com/2019/12/12/yes-chick-fil-a-really-is-funding-a-group-that-hosts-drag-queen-story-hour/

TOWNHALL
— Buttigieg Accuses All Trump Supporters of Being Racist – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2019/12/11/buttigieg-accuses-all-trump-supporters-of-being-racist-n2557590

THE HILL
— Parties clash as impeachment articles move closer to House vote – OLIVIA BEAVERS AND MIKE LILLIS 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/474221-parties-clash-as-impeachment-articles-move-closer-to-house-vote
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts Tucker Carlson as ‘white supremacist sympathizer’ – MARINA PITOFSKY 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/474173-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-blasts-tucker-carlson-as-white
— Former undocumented workers fired from Trump properties attend Biden campaign event – JULIA MANCHESTER 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/474155-undocumented-workers-fired-from-trump-properties-attend-biden-campaign

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Immigration Plan Includes More Foreign Aid, No Border Wall – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/12/11/us/politics/11reuters-usa-election-biden-immigration.html
— This Is What Racism Sounds Like in the Banking Industry A JPMorgan employee and a customer secretly recorded their conversations with bank employees. – Emily Flitter
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/business/jpmorgan-banking-racism.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: What Are Young People Doing? – Taylor Lorenz (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were young? I spent just about all my time working, earning college degrees, earning professional certifications, and earning a professional license. I worked for Firestone stores when I was 21-24, IRS when I was 22-31, and GAO when I was 31-49. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/technology/personaltech/internet-culture.html
— President Trump Is Defending Jewish Students With an executive order, he makes clear that anti-Semitism is not to be tolerated. – Jared Kushner
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/opinion/jared-kushner-trump-anti-semitism.html
— She’s 16 and Wants to Be President: Meet the Teenagers Planning Their Campaigns Research shows that Generation Z is the first in which women are more likely than their male peers to be engaged in politics. Here’s what some of them told us. – Maggie Astor (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics, a) the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966, b) IRS would not have hired me in 1971 or promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, and c) GAO would not have hired me in 1980 or promoted me in 1986.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/us/politics/teens-gen-z-elections.html
— House Inquiry Rebukes Coast Guard for Bullying and Harassment A report by the House Oversight Committee said the Coast Guard had failed to turn around a culture that coddles bullying and was hostile to women and minorities. – Zolan Kanno-Youngs
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/us/politics/coast-guard-bullying-harassment.html
— France’s Pension Changes Won’t Affect Older Workers, Prime Minister Vows – Adam Nossiter (DIERSEN: In 1989, the federal government replaced its Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) with its Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS). Because CSRS is more generous than FERS, the federal government focuses on getting rid of its employees who are under CSRS, and especially those who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. My Democrat GAO superiors focused on turning their FERS employees against their CSRS employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. ) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/world/europe/france-strikes-pensions.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Virginia GOP’s long journey out of the wilderness is going to get ugly – Norman Leahy 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/11/virginia-gops-long-journey-out-wilderness-is-going-get-ugly/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House Passes Bill Providing Citizenship Path for Immigrant Farmworkers Despite bill’s bipartisan support in House, it is unlikely to be taken up for a vote in Republican-controlled Senate – Michelle Hackman (DIERSEN: This is a “bad jobs” bill, that is, a bill that provides a citizenship path to those who take “bad jobs.” What “bad jobs” have you taken? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, they never would have stooped to take the “bad jobs” that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-passes-bill-providing-citizenship-path-for-immigrant-farmworkers-11576112453
— New Ways to Battle Procrastination – Andrea Petersen (DIERSEN: Procrastination cost me big time. I did not earn job-related master’s degrees until I was 27, 31, and 48. I did not earn job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I did not earn a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-ways-to-battle-procrastination-11576083512
— Independents Are Impeachment Skeptics They see partisan bickering, hypocrisy and a waste of time. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/independents-are-impeachment-skeptics-11576107597
— India Says the Path to Citizenship Will Get Easier, but Muslims See a Hindu Plot Parliament passes bill that furthers Hindu-nationalist agenda of Prime Minister Modi’s party – Eric Bellman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/india-excludes-muslims-as-it-eases-citizenship-path-for-others-11576078032

USA TODAY
— Monmouth Poll: Public Opposes Impeachment 50%-45% (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county, what percent a) oppose impeachment and why and b) support impeachment and why?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/11/trump-impeachment-poll-monmouth-university/4397931002/

EAGLE HILL CONSULTING
— Less Than Half Of Federal Employees Would Stay With Their Organization If Offered Another Comparable Job, New Eagle Hill Research Finds
Federal Employee Survey Finds Low Trust in Leadership, High Level of Pride in Public Service
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/less-than-half-of-federal-employees-would-stay-with-their-organization-if-offered-another-comparable-job-new-eagle-hill-research-finds-300973748.html

December 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois congressman Krishnamoorthi sees scheme in Impeachment Report; Trump sees scam – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-congressman-sees-scheme-in-impeachment-report;-trump-sees-scam/5732298/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Medical dispensary owned by former strip club honcho is latest to earn license to sell recreational weed The Herbal Care Center, owned by Perry Mandera, will be permitted to sell adult-use marijuana starting Jan. 1, 2020. – Carly Behm 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/3/20994147/perry-mandera-the-herbal-care-center-same-site-license-weed
— Who’s-who of women in Chicago politics pack fundraiser for Lightfoot PAC Aldermen who voted with Mayor Rahm Emanuel got support from a super PAC created to re-elect Emanuel and boost his City Council majority. Now, Lightfoot is following suit — and will have plenty of money to throw around. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/12/3/20994099/chicago-women-fundraiser-lightfoot-pac-political-action-committee
— Lawsuit costs Madigan nearly $900,000 — woman who accused former aide of harassment gets $75,000 “I’m not a money person, and no amount of money is going to give me those three years of my life back,” Alaina Hampton told the Sun-Times on Tuesday, adding that she had ultimate trust in her legal team. ”I never questioned them.” – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/12/3/20993940/mike-madigan-lawsuit-alaina-hampton-federal-sexual-harassment-kevin-quinn

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— France vows to retaliate if U.S. tariffs double price of Champagne, French cheese, more – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-us-eu-trade-tariffs-trump-20191203-canxozjvjzectmtwqbo4vrrd6y-story.html
— House impeachment report says Trump misused power for personal political gain and obstructed Congress – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-house-impeachment-report-released-20191203-bynuhddeubffpds77fvytcazse-story.html
— ‘Serious misconduct’ by Trump takes center stage at hearing – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–trump-impeachment-20191204-story.html
— ‘Two or three drinks at Ceres will get anyone in trouble’ — Chicago police superintendent’s problems allegedly began at legendary downtown bar – Josh Noel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my GAO superiors and supervisors and their “three-martini lunches.” SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-martini_lunch They focused on destroying their employees like me who opposed their “three-martini lunches.”) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-ceres-cafe-chicago-downtown-bar-eddie-johnson-police-chief-20191203-wsccyyb3yjbofg7grl77kguhwa-story.html
— Ex-Chicago police commander spared prison for collecting dead mom’s Social Security checks for years – JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-ex-chicago-cop-social-security-fraud-20191203-xqrzizdnffflnmd3mq3com3am4-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Navistar accused of bilking $1.3 billion from Pentagon A complaint alleges the Illinois company carried out a “pervasive and long-running scheme” to charge “wildly inflated prices” for components of vehicles used by the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/navistar-accused-bilking-13-billion-pentagon

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Plummer, Brady clash over ethics appointment – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191203/plummer-brady-clash-over-ethics-appointment
— Countywide officers unopposed; 4 board incumbents get challengers – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191202/countywide-officers-unopposed-4-board-incumbents-get-challengers
— Capitol security guard’s killer to be released to residential treatment facility in Chicago – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191203/capitol-security-guards-killer-to-be-released-to-residential-treatment-facility-in-chicago

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Chicago police: Facebook fuels illegal gun sales – AP
https://jg-tc.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/chicago-police-facebook-fuels-illegal-gun-sales/youtube_7d12be30-ad45-5b3a-9b85-ee81f065a89a.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Chicago police blame Facebook for illegal deals – KATHLEEN FOODY
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/12/04/chicago-police-blame-facebook-for-illegal-deals/aomlp1g/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Chicago police blame Facebook for illegal gun, drug sales – AP
https://www.nwitimes.com/chicago-police-blame-facebook-for-illegal-gun-drug-sales/article_aca14b4b-18b1-54d3-a884-891ad8565e72.html

WSPY NEWS
— Candidates File for State, Congressional Races for Seats That Cover Kendall County – Tyler Bachman
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/candidates-file-for-state-congressional-races-for-seats-that-cover/article_d2f54196-160d-11ea-b043-1bee5a66762c.html

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Alvin Parks Wants To ‘Clear His Name’ With Illinois Election Board — And Run For Office Again – KAVAHN MANSOURI 
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/alvin-parks-wants-clear-his-name-illinois-election-board-and-run-office-again#stream/0

LAKE FOREST PATCH
— Local Attorneys Angle To Become Lake County Judges There are 21 applicants for a vacant appointed seat expected to be filled in January and five candidates registered for the March primary. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/lakeforest/local-attorneys-angle-become-lake-county-judges

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Ceres Cafe, Destroyer of Careers Of all the Chicagoans who’ve suffered the Board of Trade bar’s hangovers, Eddie Johnson’s may be the most permanent. – KATE BERNOT (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my GAO superiors and supervisors and their “three-martini lunches.” SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-martini_lunch They focused on destroying their employees like me who opposed their “three-martini lunches.”)
http://www.chicagomag.com/dining-drinking/December-2019/Ceres-Cafe-Destroyer-of-Careers-Eddie-Johnson/

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN STATE SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
— Republican State Senate Campaign Committee Annual Chicago Reception
https://ilsenategop.com/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rush Limbaugh producer ‘Bo Snerdley’ founds new PAC for black conservatives With partner Autry Pruitt, he promises to ‘make Black Americans Republican again’ – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/3/rush-limbaugh-producer-bo-snerdley-founds-new-pac-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Google search result bias to be monitored again in 2020 – Claude Thompson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google Alerts are to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/google-search-result-bias-to-be-monitored-again-in-2020
— Castro claims Harris campaign was held to a ‘grossly unfair’ double standard – Madison Dibble (DIERSEN: Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, but NOT those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, are gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. It is called double standard, up-or-out, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/castro-claims-harris-campaign-was-held-to-a-grossly-unfair-double-standard

FOX NEWS
— Trump is gaining black voters — that’s terrible news for Democrats – Liz Peek
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/liz-peek-trump-black-voters

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— How the Internet Is Controlled (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google Alerts are to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://americanfreepress.net/how-the-internet-is-controlled/

BREIBART
— Julián Castro: Harris Was Held to ‘A Double Standard’ by Some Outlets – IAN HANCHETT (DIERSEN: Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, but NOT those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, are gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. It is called double standard, up-or-out, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/12/03/julian-castro-harris-was-held-to-a-double-standard-by-some-outlets/

DAILY CALLER
— Lefty Pundits Rage At Whiteness Of Democrats’ 2020 Candidates After Kamala Drops Out – PETER HASSON
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/03/democrats-2020-candidates-white-males/
— As Colleges Move To Do Away With The SAT In The Name Of Diversity, Detroit High School Valedictorian Struggles With Low-Level Math – LUKE ROSIAK (DIERSEN: To get promoted at IRS and GAO, passing the CPA examination used to required, but not anymore.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/03/detroit-valedictorian-math-msu/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Can Win More Black and Asian Votes With School Choice Issue – Steve Levy 
https://www.newsmax.com/stevelevy/trump-african-american-asian-school-choice/2019/12/03/id/944322/

TOWNHALL
— Lefties Become Hysterical Once They Realize the December Democratic Debate Will Be All White People – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/12/03/now-that-kamalas-out-lefties-are-freaking-because-most-of-the-2020-dems-are-whit-n2557433

PATRIOT POST
— Fraud in Higher Education – Walter E. Williams
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/67107-fraud-in-higher-education-2019-12-04

LIFE SITE NEWS
— The next Chick-fil-A? Hallmark Channel CEO signals openness to gay Christmas films – Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/the-next-chick-fil-a-hallmark-channel-ceo-signals-openness-to-gay-christmas-films

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity. How soon, if not already, will those who lead your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, America, and the world officially banish all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/lgbtq/472921-the-top-10-lgbt-activists-and-icons-to-follow-on-social-media

HUFFINGTON POST
— DNC Tells Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg It’s Worried About ‘Dangerous’ Ads As 2020 Nears “Facebook’s ad policies as they currently stand enable dangerous, abusive behavior,” the CEO of the Democratic National Committee wrote. – Nick Visser
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dnc-sheryl-sandberg-facebook-2020-election_n_5de748c6e4b00149f737fc03

CNN
— World leaders caught on camera appearing to joke about Trump – Maegan Vazquez (DIERSEN: I am sure that Hillary joked about Trump before Trump defeated her. What do you say to “world leaders” who despise if not hate America?)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/04/politics/world-leaders-joke-about-donald-trump-nato/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/12/04/macron-trudeau-johnson-rutte-possibly-joking-about-trump-nato-vpx.cnn

NEW YORK TIMES
— Justin Trudeau Is ‘Two-Faced,’ Trump Says of Comments Caught on Video The leaders of Canada, France and Britain did not appear to realize that their conversation at a Buckingham Palace reception was being recorded. – Annie Karni and Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/world/europe/trump-video-nato.html
— Google’s Founders to Step Aside, Ending an Era (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google Alerts are to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/business/dealbook/google-alphabet-founders-ceo.html
— Does the United States Owe Reparations to the Descendants of Enslaved People? The idea of economic amends for past injustices and persistent disparities is getting renewed attention. What do you think should happen? – Nicole Daniels (DIERSEN: Who do your critics/opponents say should pay reparations? My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the reparations that you should pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/learning/does-the-united-states-owe-reparations-to-the-descendants-of-enslaved-people.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Candid video appears to show Trudeau, Macron and Johnson joking about Trump – Allyson Chiu (DIERSEN: I am sure that Hillary joked about Trump before Trump defeated her. What do you say to “world leaders” who despise if not hate America?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/12/04/trump-macron-trudeau-johnson-video-candid-joking-nato/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Property Prices Stagnate, Trail Even Crisis-Stricken Hong Kong Property values rise in New York, Boston, San Francisco while Windy City’s dwell near bottom – Konrad Putzier
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-property-prices-stagnate-trail-even-crisis-stricken-hong-kong-11575374402
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Google Co-Founders Page, Brin Give Up Management Roles Google CEO Sundar Pichai will now lead search giant’s parent, Alphabet, becoming one of Silicon Valley’s most powerful figures – Rob Copeland (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google Alerts are to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sundar-pichai-to-replace-larry-page-as-ceo-of-alphabet-11575409229
— Polarized America Still Has a Big Middle In a new poll, 43% identify with the center, including 60% of independents. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/polarized-america-still-has-a-big-middle-11575417229

BLOOMBERG
— Chicago Police Department: ‘Facebook Harbors Criminals’
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-12-04/chicago-pd-facebook-harbors-criminals-video

INJUSTICE WATCH
— Diversity at stake in competitive Illinois Supreme Court race – John Seasly (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.injusticewatch.org/news/2019/illinois-supreme-court-diversity/