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July 19 Evening Edition

WASHINGTON POST
— Sen. John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/07/19/sen-john-mccain-diagnosed-with-brain-cancer/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Republican Party at war with itself hits the wall on health care.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republican-party-health-care-20170718-story.html
— Five more lobbying violations tied to Emanuel personal emails – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chicago-lobbying-violations-met-0720-20170719-story.html
— Governor, sign ‘Denny’s Law’ on serious sex offenses like Hastert committed – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-hastert-release-statute-limitations-edit-0720-20170719-story.html
— Water department email scandal spreads to private contract worker – Ray Long and Todd Lighty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-water-department-emails-met-0720-20170719-story.html
— Social Security is running out of money and time – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-social-security-insolvent-edit-0720-20170719-story.html
— Illinois governor candidates should ‘campaign’ by getting things done – EDITORIAL (DIERSEN: What have you gotten done? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for all the problems a) that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois has had since 2005, b) that the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee has had since 2003, c) that the Milton Township Republican Central Committee has had since 2000, d) that the Illinois Center Right Coalition has had since 2003, and e) that the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter has had since 2001.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-governor-election-campaign-edit-0719-md-20170718-story.html
— Around 155 arrested in U.S. Capitol protests – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-capitol-protests-arrests-20170719-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Political hiring laid groundwork for racist emails, alderman says – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/political-hiring-laid-groundwork-for-racist-emails-alderman-says/
— Justices allow strict refugee ban but say grandparents OK – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-refugee-ban-enforcement/
— New Rauner hire Brittany Carl compared abortion to Nazi eugenics in blog post – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-rauner-hire-compared-abortion-to-nazi-eugenics-in-blog-post/
— CPS principals await budgets — later than ever, with uncertain funding – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-principals-await-budgets-later-than-ever-with-uncertain-funding/
— 1st image of ex-House Speaker Dennis Hastert after release from prison
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/1st-image-of-ex-house-speaker-dennis-hastert-after-release-from-prison/
— Rosie O’Donnell draws criticism over online anti-Trump game – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rosie-odonnell-draws-criticism-over-online-anti-trump-game/
— Trump questions motive of states not turning over voter data – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-election-integrity-states-voter-info/
— Water Department bigots versus institutional racism in Chicago – Editorial (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors talked and acted like Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion required them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/water-department-bigots-versus-institutional-racism-in-chicago/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Fitch agrees: Chicago hit mini-jackpot in new state budget – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170719/BLOGS02/170719829/fitch-agrees-chicago-hit-mini-jackpot-in-new-state-budget
— Daley vows Kennedy fundraising shakeup – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Democrats raise money from individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170719/BLOGS02/170719834/daley-vows-kennedy-fundraising-shakeup
— 32 million more uninsured under Obamacare repeal bill, CBO says – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: What has helped you afford health care insurance? For me, it was my being a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, and for my wife and I, since 1997 and for the rest of our lives, it will continue to be my being a federal retiree. The federal government pays 75% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums. In addition, we are both covered by Medicare. Of course, the aforesaid aggravates the hatred that my critics, their operatives, and their dupes have against me.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170719/NEWS02/170719823/senate-repeal-bill-would-leave-32-million-more-uninsured-cbo-says

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner criticized for handling of flooding aftermath – Karen Jordan (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do? Mine criticize not only what I have or have not done during my entire life, but they criticize everything that everyone has done or not done during their entire lives.)
http://abc7chicago.com/weather/gov-rauner-criticized-for-handling-of-flooding-aftermath/2234107/

NBC5
— Mug Shot of Disheveled Dennis Hastert Released The 74-year-old was serving time for violating banking laws by trying to pay $3.5 million to silence a man who says he was abused by Hastert when the former speaker was a high school wrestling coach decades ago
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Hastert-Mugshot-Released-435491893.html

WLS AM
— Roskam criticizes Republican Senators on healthcare – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/07/19/roskam-criticizes-republican-senators-on-healthcare/

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— HASTERT FITTED WITH ELECTRONIC MONITOR; PHOTO RELEASED
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170719/AP/307199783

STATELINE
— Gov. Rauner’s New Team Consists Mostly of Political Outsiders Staff shakeup made in aftermath of budget defeat – Mark Maxwell
http://www.mystateline.com/news/gov-rauners-new-team-mostly-political-outsiders/769169764

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD

— House Democrats ask FBI to look into Ivanka Trump’s security clearance Same congressmen goes after Kushner clearance – DANIELLA DIAZ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who asked a) for my sick leave requests to be investigated in 1968 and 1969, b) for my partial day per diem requests to be investigated in 1974 (SEE: http://www.gao.gov/products/463866), and c) for my education deductions to be investigated in 1978.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/house-democrats-ask-fbi-to-look-into-ivanka-trumps-security-clearance/769188861

KFVS 12
— Gov. Rauner signs bill addressing teacher shortage in IL – Joshua Murray (DIERSEN: What shortages did you fill? 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.)
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/35922139/gov-rauner-signs-bill-addressing-teacher-shortage-in-il

GOPUSA
— Hate for ‘Made in America’ – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27356
— Transit officials won’t release criminal surveillance video: It’s racist
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27272
— Teen Vogue Defends Teaching Kids How to Engage in Sodomy
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27350
— American legal protections are disappearing (DIERSEN: Legal protections are DECREASING for individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and INCREASING for those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27329

NEWSMAX
— USPS Broke Law by Letting Employees Do Clinton Campaign Work – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/USPS-Hatch-Act/2017/07/19/id/802532/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump: Protecting The Ballot Box Is Necessary To ‘Make America Great Again’ – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/19/trump-protecting-the-ballot-box-is-necessary-to-make-america-great-again/

WORLD NET DAILY
— HOW MEDIA BECAME PURVEYORS OF ‘FAKE NEWS’ Jane Chastain explains history of link between reporters, government staffers
http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/how-media-became-purveyors-of-fake-news/

BREITBART
— GOP, Dems Plotting ‘DREAM Act’ for Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/07/19/gop-dems-plotting-dream-act-illegal-aliens/

THE BLAZE
— Gay activist says it’s time to target Christians: Time to ‘punish the wicked’ – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/19/gay-activist-says-its-time-to-target-christians-time-to-punish-the-wicked/
— Christians, it’s simple: if that TV show won’t bring you closer to God — don’t watch it – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-christians-its-simple-if-that-tv-show-wont-bring-you-closer-to-god-dont-watch-it/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Is media responsible for America’s current ‘civil war’? – Steve Jordahl
https://www.onenewsnow.com/media/2017/07/18/is-media-responsible-for-americas-current-civil-war#.WW6OVEWxXik.facebook

DAILY WIRE
— Our Corrupt Media Is Now Haunted By All The Precedents They Set While Colluding With Obama – ByJOHN NOLTE
http://www.dailywire.com/news/18655/our-corrupt-media-now-haunted-all-precedents-they-john-nolte#

AMERICA MAGAZINE
— Chicago’s Cardinal Cupich: Saying gay, lesbian and L.G.B.T. is a step toward respect – Michael J. O’Loughlin
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/07/18/chicagos-cardinal-cupich-saying-gay-lesbian-and-lgbt-step-toward

THE HILL
— Democrats launch ‘no confidence’ resolution against Trump – MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/342725-dems-launch-no-confidence-resolution-against-trump

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Implores GOP Senators to Come Together Over Troubled Health Bill Trump tells senators they were close to a deal and shouldn’t leave town for summer break without one – Louise Radnofsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-senators-lunch-with-trump-over-health-bills-troubles-1500483205
— Money for Nothing? Universal Basic Income Gains Traction Mark Zuckerberg is drawing new attention to the concept of giving everyone a salary. (DIERSEN: How big of a “Universal Basic Income” would it take get you to stop working – $15,000, $20,000, $25,000, $30,000, $35,000, $40,000, $45,000, $50,000, or more?
http://www.barrons.com/video/money-for-nothing-universal-basic-income-gains-traction/5E29719E-139E-4EAB-AD5D-C760258ACEA9.html

NEWSWEEK
— HOW PUTIN HELPED TRUMP DEFEAT HIS REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RIVALS – RYAN GOODMAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Republican candidates in Illinois who lose primary and/or general elections that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused them to lose. While I held the following positions, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Republican candidates who lost primary and/or general elections that what I did and/or did not do in the following positions caused them to lose: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.newsweek.com/how-putin-helped-trump-defeat-his-gop-primary-rivals-638986

FORBES
— 10 Ways To Raise A Kid Who Can Handle Money (And Isn’t An Entitled Jerk) – Diana Hembree
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianahembree/2017/07/19/10-ways-to-raise-a-kid-who-can-handle-money-and-isnt-an-entitled-jerk/#47f7a73a469a
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 7. Encourage him to limit work during high school to no more than 15 hours a week…. Studies show students who work more than that are less likely to get a college degree. The summer’s the time to fire on all engines (you may want to see whether your city offers stipends or hourly wages for summer jobs involving teens.) 8. …And to get a part-time job while in college. Interestingly, research shows that students who work in an on-campus job up to 20 hours a week get higher grades than those who don’t, according to Kobliner. According to a study from the University of California at Merced, “Kids who help pay for their college costs, whether they need to or not, feel more invested in their education because they are more invested financially.”)

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “It sounds like the White House’s attempts to help the GOP healthcare bill were a disaster.”
http://www.businessinsider.com/gop-health-care-bill-senate-trump-2017-7

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “AFTER TRUMPCARE’S COLLAPSE, REPUBLICANS FACE A BRUTAL REALITY.”
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/07/after-trumpcares-collapse-republicans-face-a-harsh-reality

July 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In Alexandria shooter’s home town, rage-filled radio host channels middle America’s inner frustration – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-belleville-radio-host-20170708-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate “traditional gas-powered” cars promote “electric” cars. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) hate cars, and especially cars made by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) hate those who own/owned cars made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler, and c) hate unions and past, present, and future union members. I was a union member for almost 12 years. I worked for Chrysler for a short time in 1970. I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang. I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-car-electric-volvo-hybrid-edit-0709-md-20170707-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Reflections from a day of jury duty – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170709/editorial-reflections-from-a-day-of-jury-duty
— Elgin VFW Post selling building with no home in sight – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: What organizations are you a member of? How many of those organizations are homeless?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170708/elgin-vfw-post-selling-building-with-no-home-in-sight

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Illinois can’t afford AFSCME’s demands – Mailee Smith
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/guest-view-illinois-can-t-afford-afscme-s-demands/article_88d2d61f-5f37-5f85-8e2b-91c0f20fb51f.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Yes, Illinois, give youth a second chance – Editorial (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-yes-illinois-give-youth-a-second-chance/article_f77b500a-872f-5d9e-a771-4161c491d9f8.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Protests against Trump-care in Springfield
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protests-against-trump-care-in-the-capitol-city

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Madigan wins … again – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-09/jim-dey-madigan-wins-again.html
— A budget? Sort of – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who oppose budgeting. They especially oppose the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party from developing budgets and following budgets. If you want to destroy an organization, you discourage it from developing budgets and following budgets.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-07-09/budget-sort.html
— Debunking myths in aftermath of state’s new budget – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-09/tom-kacich-debunking-myths-aftermath-states-new-budget.html

SOUTHERN
— Woman who started gambling-recovery group wants businesses to adopt self-reporting model – STEPHANIE ESTERS
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/murphysboro/woman-who-started-gambling-recovery-group-wants-businesses-to-adopt/article_22426c11-923e-55e0-9e71-b0126267174a.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— State budget specifies few projects in Will, Grundy counties – Brian Stanley
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/07/07/state-budget-specifies-few-projects-in-will-grundy-counties/atx8j79/

CHICAGO NOW
— Can the Sun-Times be saved – Peter Bella
http://www.chicagonow.com/interesting-chicago/2017/07/can-the-sun-times-be-saved/

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— Signing up to vote in Illinois might get easier – Susan S. Stevens (DIERSEN: How many millions are registered to vote in more than one state, in more than one county, in more than one township/ward, in more than municipality, and in more than one precinct? How many millions are registered to vote with false identifications?)
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2017/07/signing-up-to-vote-in-illinois-might-get-easier/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Two former Oswego candidates charged with destroying election forms – Brent Zell
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511143291-two-former-oswego-candidates-charged-with-destroying-election-forms

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Who are the City of West Chicago’s highest-paid employees? (DIERSEN: It would be great if DuPage Policy Journal would do this for GAO’s Chicago office. My ending GAO salary of $122,991 in today’s dollars was significantly lower because of adverse actions that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511139285-who-are-the-city-of-west-chicago-s-highest-paid-employees
— Here are the 50 former employees of the City of West Chicago receiving the highest annual pension payouts (DIERSEN: It would be great if DuPage Policy Journal would do this for GAO’s Chicago office. My Civil Service Retirement System pension of $50,856 is significantly lower because of adverse actions that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511139917-here-are-the-50-former-employees-of-the-city-of-west-chicago-receiving-the-highest-annual-pension-payouts

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Edgar: “Rauner Can Have His Cake and Eat It, Too” – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/09/edgar-rauner-can-have-his-cake-and-eat-it-too/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Wheeling Trustee Mary Krueger claims First Amendment doesn’t protect offending speech – JOHN KRAFT (DIERSEN: If you say, do, or write something that my critics/opponents disapprove of, my critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy you. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They disapprove of everything that I say, do, and write, but so far, they have not been able to completely destroy me. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/wheeling-trustee-krueger-claims-first-amendment-doesnt-protect-offending-speech/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Madigan’s Bipartisan Deception vs. Taxpayers – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/madigans-bipartisan-deception-vs-taxpayers/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— When Transparency Really Means Tyranny – Joel Erickson (DIERSEN: Democrats want you to donate, but only to organizations that promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/transparency-really-means-tyranny/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his recent video for PragerU, National Review senior fellow David French illuminates the political buzzword of “transparency” and the Left’s illicit application of the concept to the private citizen. While the government possesses an obligation to be transparent in its exercise of your tax dollars, privacy is an individual right, and no government is entitled to know whether or not you donate to a nonprofit like IFI.)

CANADA FREE PRESS
“White Privilege” a Myth “White privilege” is a spurious construct invented by progressive academics who love to divide and categorize people into groups – Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh
http://canadafreepress.com/article/white-privilege-a-myth

AMERICAN THINKER
— Tales of the ruling class: Chicago edition – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/07/tales_of_the_ruling_class_chicago_edition.html

BREITBART
— Fake News: Without Any Evidence, Washington Post Suggests ‘Conservative’ Radio Host Inspired Scalise Shooter – TONY LEE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/07/08/washington-post-suggests-conservative-host-inspired-scalise-shooting-no-evidence/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why People Hate The Media – ROD DREHER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote hated of me and promote hatred of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/why-people-hate-the-media-washington-post/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Your Hidden Biases – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois and they are biased against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/07/09/your-hidden-biases/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Christian Crisis Pregnancy Centers Sue Illinois Over Law Forcing Them to Promote Abortion – ANUGRAH KUMAR
http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-crisis-pregnancy-centers-sue-illinois-abortion-notice-law-191304/

NEW YORK TIMES
— At Private Dinners, Pence Quietly Courts Big Donors and Corporate Executives – KENNETH P. VOGEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/09/us/politics/at-private-dinners-pence-quietly-courts-big-donors-and-corporate-executives.html
— Combating a Real Threat (HACKERS) to Election Integrity – Editorial (DIERSEN: Hackers are not only moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, they are criminals.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/elections-hacking-russia-.html
— Racism Is Everywhere, So Why Not Move South? – RENIQUA ALLENJULY (DIERSEN: One reason why I accepted IRS’s job offer in 1971 when I was 22 years old was that I had just witnessed the power that EEOC had over the private sector to destroy those who share my demographics. Just before I accepted IRS’s job offer, Oldsmobile had withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. EEOC promotes reverse discrimination, and therefore, it also promotes age discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/racism-is-everywhere-so-why-not-move-south.html
— Hated by the Right. Mocked by the Left. Who Wants to Be ‘Liberal’ Anymore? – NIKIL SAVAL (DIERSEN: Those on the left, including liberals, are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/magazine/hated-by-the-right-mocked-by-the-left-who-wants-to-be-liberal-anymore.html
— All the President’s Lawyers Donald Trump’s life and career have been defined by his legal battles. But do the attorneys who guided him through the courtrooms of New York and New Jersey know how to navigate Washington? – JONATHAN MAHLER (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would call me litigious. I should write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed including the judges, the defendants, the charges I made, the defenses that the defendants made, the lawyers who represented me, the lawyers who represented the defendants, the outcomes of the lawsuits, and the retaliation against me by the defendants.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/magazine/all-the-presidents-lawyers.html
— Fighting for L.G.B.T. Rights in Retirement Communities – TAMMY La GORCE (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity do not tolerate those like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/business/retirement/lgbt-rights-retirement-communities.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they hate Whites and hate Western civilization.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/the-west-and-what-comes-after.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Seattle Shows the Way to Higher Pay.” (DIERSEN: What helped you get higher pay? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/seattle-minimum-wage.html
— Can Conservatives Find Their Way? – TEVI TROY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Libertarians unethically say that the are Republican. There are tremendous conflicts between many planks in the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform. Libertarians who unethically say that they are Republican work extremely hard against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/can-conservatives-find-their-way.html
— Who Do We Think Of as Poor? – TRACIE McMILLAN (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my Democrat coworkers and subordinates in the federal government painted themselves as being poor. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/poverty-snap-food-stamps-.html?ref=opinion
— What to Do With the Swastika in the Attic? – JESSICA M. GOLDSTEIN (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my superiors and supervisors were Jewish. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates reminded them a) that I am 100% German national origin and b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stressed a) that all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and d) my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/opinion/sunday/what-to-do-with-the-swastika-in-the-attic.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps do what they can to promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/us/he-became-a-hate-crime-victim-she-became-a-widow.html

WASHINGTON POST
— An inside look at One America News, the insurgent TV network taking ‘pro-Trump’ to new heights – Marc Fisher (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but one could compare what Robert Herring Sr. and his “One America News” (http://www.oann.com/) does for America with Dave Diersen and what his “GOPUSA ILLINOIS” emails (www.gopillinois.com) does for Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/an-inside-look-at-one-america-news-the-insurgent-tv-network-taking-pro-trump-to-new-heights/2017/07/05/7475f0a4-4fa2-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One America News is an obscure TV channel struggling to emerge from the cellar of the cable ratings, but it is nonetheless one of President Trump’s favorite media outlets. It’s not hard to see why: On One America newscasts, the Trump administration is a juggernaut of progress, a shining success with a daily drumbeat of achievements. One America — a tiny father-and-sons operation that often delivers four times as many stories per hour as its competitors — promises “straight news, no opinion,” promoting itself as the antidote to the Big Three cable news networks’ focus on punditry and the one big story of the moment. But since its inception in 2013, and especially since Trump began his march to the White House, One America’s owner, Robert Herring Sr., a millionaire who made his money printing circuit boards, has directed his channel to push Trump’s candidacy, scuttle stories about police shootings, encourage antiabortion stories, minimize coverage of Russian aggression, and steer away from the new president’s troubles, according to more than a dozen current and former producers, writers and anchors, as well as internal emails from Herring and his top news executives.)

USA TODAY
— Rep. Scalise being treated at hospital with one of worst safety ratings in D.C. area – Jayne O’Donnell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/08/rep-scalise-being-treated-hospital-one-worst-safety-ratings-dc-area/459225001/
— Workplace bias against gays, lesbians may go to Supreme Court – Richard Wolf (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LBGTQ activity, you will not be hired, and if you have a job, you will be fired.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/06/workplace-bias-against-gays-lesbians-may-go-supreme-court/457066001/

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July 1 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I urge everyone to watch Wheaton’s fireworks Monday evening, July 3, and watch Wheaton’s Independence Day parade on July 4. For event details, visit https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/. Parade entries include Peter Roskam for U.S. Congress (#17); Jeanne Ives for Illinois House and Mike Connelly for Illinois Senate (#16); Peter Breen for Illinois House (#18); Bob Berlin for DuPage State’s Attorney (#19); Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, and Tim Whelan for DuPage District 4 (#21); James Mendrick for DuPage Sheriff (#23); Karen Wilson for DuPage Judge (#20); Milton Township Republican Central Committee (#22), and Bibbianno for DuPage Sheriff (#27) have entries. The parade lineup is at https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/July_4_2017_Parade_Lineup.pdf. This year, for the 12th year in a row, “DuPage Republicans” will help sponsor the parade. They will be one of the two $2,500 “Star” sponsors and again sponsor the Wheaton high school bands (#25) and the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums (#15) parade entries and again have a booth at the July 3 fireworks. Outstandingly, again this year Tim Whelan will coordinate Republican use of the booth at the fireworks. This year again, I have delivered flyers to the residences and businesses on the parade route. The flyers list the Republican entries in the parade and the Republicans who helped sponsor entries. Outstandingly, the flyers were printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics. This year, outstandingly, Roger Claar is a $500 contributor, Chris Nybo is a $250 contributor, Phil Suess is a $150 contributor, and Bob Berlin, Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, and Tim Whelan are $100 contributors. Please plan on watching the 22-minute fireworks Monday evening July 3 at Graf Park, and stopping by the DuPage Republicans booth. Please plan on watching the parade on Tuesday morning July 4 or walking in the parade with one of the Republican entries. If you want to walk with one of the Republican entries, I suggest being at the staging area at Fifth Third Bank on north Main Street at 9:00 AM. This year is the 10th anniversary of an elephant walking behind Roskam in the parade. I had the honor of raising $2,000 on short notice from DuPage Republicans to sponsor that elephant. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— White House: Chicago crime ‘driven more by morality’ than guns – Lynn Sweet and Stefano Esposito (DIERSEN: By definition, if you commit crime, you are not moral.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ag-sessions-slams-violence-in-chicago/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Immigration authorities will now arrest parents, relatives who smuggle in children – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, members of the following groups glorify and praise those who illegally smuggle children into America illegally: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-immigratio-target-relatives-who-smuggled-in-children-20170701-story.html
— As feds help Chicago on guns, Trump aide says city’s crime more about ‘morality’ – Jeremy Gorner (DIERSEN: By definition, if you commit crime, you are not moral.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-federal-agents-gun-crimes-trump-20170630-story.html
— Rauner, lawmakers working holiday weekend as major obstacles remain to deal – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-rauner-madigan-met-0702-20170630-story.html
— Trump’s voter fraud panel gets pushback after asking states for election data – Mark Berman and David Weigel (DIERSEN: How many millions are registered to vote in more than one state?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-voter-fraud-data-states-20170630-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Libertarians promote the Libertarian Party.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-political-activism-st-0702-20170630-story.html
— Donald Trump’s diet is bad for America’s health – Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-diet-unhealthy-20170630-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Nevada launches sales of legal recreational marijuana – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170701/news/307019981/
— Pot is about to be legal in Nevada, but not in casinos – AP (DIERSEN: One would expect that the more stoned that you are, the more money that you would lose gambling.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170701/news/307019982/
— A look at Illinois’ budget disaster as impasse hits 3rd year – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170701/a-look-at-illinois-budget-disaster-as-impasse-hits-3rd-year
— Judge halts Cook County’s ‘soda tax’ – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170630/judge-halts-cook-countys-soda-tax

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New fiscal year beginning, same financial mess for Illinois – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170630/new-fiscal-year-beginning-same-financial-mess-for-illinois

TIMES
— Illinois facing dire consequences as budget feud continues – AP
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/illinois-facing-dire-consequences-as-budget-feud-continues/article_f483cf7d-1606-5a95-b52b-7c746de3dbf3.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump White House declines to recognize LGBT Pride Month POTUS breaks with recent tradition – DYLAN STAFFORD (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-wh-declines-to-recognize-lgbt-pride-month/754966243

WJBC
— Sen. Brady to offer downstate perspective in leadership post – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/06/30/sen-brady-to-offer-downstate-perspective-in-leadership-post/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Junk status rating would dim Illinois’ already bleak future – Esther Kwon
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/junk-status-rating-would-dim-illinois-already-bleak-future

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives “This budget is a disaster”
https://www.ilnews.org/state-rep-jeanne-ives-this-budget-is-a-disaster/youtube_e49efe94-5dbb-11e7-8f32-dfe2d6852459.html

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Governor exercises amendatory veto power on 911 bill – Saves Taxpayers Millions – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/governor-exercises-amendatory-veto-power-on-911-bill-saves-taxpayers-millions/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HOW MUCH WILL THE $5 BILLION TAX HIKE COST YOUR FAMILY? Use our tax hike calculator to find out how much the $5 billion tax hike will cost you. – Craig Lesner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/how-much-will-the-5-billion-tax-hike-cost-your-family/
— ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS ABANDON TERM LIMITS – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-republicans-abandon-term-limits/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REPUBLICAN HOUSE MEMBERS GET ON BOARD MADIGAN’S BUDGET PLAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/republican-house-members-get-on-board-madigans-budget-plan.html

GOPUSA
— Still paid? Secret Service agent who won’t ‘take bullet’ for Trump (DIERSEN: Dave Diersen has not been paid since 1997. Why not? The main reason was my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26518
— Facebook adding 3,000 ‘hate speech’ experts for policing attacks on ‘protected characteristics’ (DIERSEN: From what I see, according to individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Group A, all speech is hate speech unless it promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Group B. Those in Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those in Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26472?omhide=true
— Social justice socialism being forced down college kids’ throats
http://www.gopusa.com/social-justice-socialism-being-forced-down-college-kids-throats/
— ‘Doctor’ who shot up NYC hospital was from Nigeria
http://www.gopusa.com/doctor-who-shot-up-nyc-hospital-was-from-nigeria/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois Republicans sign on to $5 billion tax increase – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/07/illinois_republicans_sign_on_to_5_billion_tax_increase.html

FOX NEWS
— Dem state officials refusing to cooperate with Trump voter fraud probe – Judson Berger (DIERSEN: How many millions are registered to vote in more than one state?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/30/dem-state-officials-refusing-to-cooperate-with-trump-voter-fraud-probe.html

NEWSMAX
— White House Releases Staff Salaries List – Jason Devaney (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, I earned $15.56/hour (GS-4 Step 1) when I started working for the Post Office in 1966 when I was 18; $44,853/year (GS-7 Step 1) when I started working for IRS in 1971; $90,173/year (GS-12 Step 5) when I left IRS in 1980; $71,326/year (GS-9 Step 10) when I started working for GAO in 1980; and $122,991/year (GS-13 Step 10) when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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.)
http://www.newsmax.com/US/white-house-releases-staff-salaries/2017/06/30/id/799262/

CNN
— Kinzinger: Trump tweet ‘not even becoming of a city councilman’ – Lindsey Ellefson
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/30/politics/gop-rep-trump-tweets-cnntv/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Women in Tech Speak Frankly on Culture of Harassment – KATIE BENNER (DIERSEN: From what I saw working for the federal government for almost 30 years, women are not harassed. My superiors in the federal government were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat women. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/technology/women-entrepreneurs-speak-out-sexual-harassment.html
— ‘Climate of Fear’ Grips Journalists in Myanmar After Arrests – WAI MOE and MIKE IVES (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They want me to fear them. They stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/world/asia/myanmar-arrests-reporters.html
— Asked for Voters’ Data, States Give Trump Panel a Bipartisan ‘No’ – MICHAEL WINES (DIERSEN: How many millions are registered to vote in more than one state?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/us/politics/kris-kobach-states-voter-fraud-data.html
— Delete Hate Speech or Pay Up, Germany Tells Social Media Companies – MELISSA EDDY and MARK SCOTT (DIERSEN: In America, according to individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Group A, all speech is hate speech unless it promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Group B. Those in Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those in Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/business/germany-facebook-google-twitter.html
— Plan on Growing Old? Then the Medicaid Debate Affects You – RON LIEBER (DIERSEN: What protects you from going on Medicaid before you die? For me, it is my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension, my 75% subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance, my Medicare, my Social Security, my retirement savings, and my cars and other assets that I could/would sell.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/your-money/plan-on-growing-old-then-the-medicaid-debate-affects-you.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois facing dire consequences as budget feud continues – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/a-look-at-illinois-budget-crisis-as-impasse-nears-3rd-year/2017/06/30/cb5e7868-5d54-11e7-aa69-3964a7d55207_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Divided America Stands—Then, and Now Historian Allen Guelzo says the nation is more bitterly split than ever—with the exception of the Civil War era. – James Taranto (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in America in Group A are divided against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in America in Group B. Those in Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those in Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/divided-america-standsthen-and-now-1498851654
— Seattle Aims at McDonald’s, Hits Workers A $15 minimum wage changes the basic labor-market bargain between the fast-food industry and its workers. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/seattle-aims-at-mcdonalds-hits-workers-1498851733
— Tracking Retirement Savings Progress – Brian Hershberg (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat GAO superiors a) knew what my Civil Service Retirement Service (CSRS) pension would be, b) what my Social Security would be, c) how much my wife and I had saved for our retirement, d) what our financial, real estate, and other assets were, e) what our expenses were, f) what our debts were, and g) much more. They used the aforesaid information a) to justify their deeming my wife and I to be undeservedly selfish filthy rich DINKS (dual income, no kids) and b) to justify forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $122,991. My $50,856 CSRS pension today is only 41% of that.)
https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2017/06/29/wsj-wealth-adviser-briefing-tracking-retirement-savings-progress-adviser-profile/

THE NEW YORKER
— American Dignity on the Fourth of July Reading Frederick Douglass’s Independence Day address from 1852 may ease the despair caused by listening to the President. – David Remnick (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the assertion that “all men are created equal.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of ancestors were undeservedly filthy rich, b) that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, and c) that I have always been privileged. While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, they stressed the new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, the new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and the new 1969 Dodge Charger SE that I had bought and drove to work. They stressed that I stayed at the University Plaza Dormitory at NIU. While I worked for IRS 1971-1980, they stressed the new 1972 Chevy Corvette, the new 1978 Chevy Chevette, and the new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale that I had bought. They stressed the new town home that I had bought in 1972, the studio condo that I had bought in 1974, the one bedroom condo that I had bought in 1976, 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton that my wife and I had bought in 1978. They stressed the tuition that I had paid for graduate courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980. They stressed my wife’s salary. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, they stressed 915 Cove Court that we had built in Wheaton in 1984, the collector cars that I had bought in 1989 and 1994, the tuition that I had paid for graduate finance courses 1992-1997, my wife’s salary, that we had no children, and the money that we had saved for our retirement.)
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/07/10/american-dignity-on-the-fourth-of-july
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than three-quarters of a century after the delegates of the Second Continental Congress voted to quit the Kingdom of Great Britain and declared that “all men are created equal,” Frederick Douglass stepped up to the lectern at Corinthian Hall, in Rochester, New York, and, in an Independence Day address to the Ladies of the Rochester Anti-Slavery Sewing Society, made manifest the darkest ironies embedded in American history and in the national self-regard. “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?”)

WILSON TIMES
— Let politics yield to patriotism -Joe Weaver (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton but who despise if not hate Republicans and who do everything that they can to discourage Republican candidates and elected officials from a) supporting Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and b) having entries in the parades.)
http://www.wilsontimes.com/stories/let-politics-yield-to-patriotism,87940

PRESS PUBLICATION
— Don’t believe all Facebook ‘news’ – Editorial
http://www.pressrepublican.com/opinion/editorial-don-t-believe-all-facebook-news/article_c494e9fd-4e10-5624-981e-f99f06b1d368.html

FORBES
— How Mainstream Sites Contribute To The ‘Fake News’ Problem – Tony Bradley (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) pander to the Democrat news media in Illinois and b) have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of links to “demonstrably false news and propaganda.” According to them, the only legitimate government or political news or commentary is that which they put out or approve of. Because I refuse to submit to their manipulation/domination, they a) refuse to include diersen@aol.com on their press release and press advisory lists, b) discourage me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, and c) discourage everyone from reading the emails. Those who crow that they do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are crowing that they are operatives or dupes for my critics/opponents.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2017/06/30/how-mainstream-sites-contribute-to-the-fake-news-problem/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The explosion of websites creating and sharing demonstrably false news and propaganda, and the rise of bots and fake social media accounts that artificially inflate the popularity of those stories make it challenging for many average readers to sift through fake news to find legitimate stories. One of the biggest problems, however, is that some legitimate mainstream websites are contributing to the problem. Many sites—Forbes included—display online advertising that is intentionally designed to look like a legitimate story. Scroll to the bottom of a story on PCWorld, Forbes, or other media websites and you’ll typically find a collection of thumbnail images that are ostensibly related or theoretically of interest to you. While many of the headlines sound interesting and could potentially be actual news stories, the reality is that almost all of these stories are paid advertisements—and most of them point to fake news sites that try to sell you on some shady, questionably legal product or service.)

June 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago trolls Trump Tower with ‘Real Fake’ sculpture – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-real-fake-trump-tower-0628-chicago-inc-20170627-story.html
— Democrats ramping up pressure on Rauner over Trumpcare – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-health-care-20170628-story.html
— Unafraid of Trump, GOP senators feel free to ‘go their own way’ – Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Ashley Parker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-gop-senators-20170627-story.html
— Everybody panic (again) about looming (or not) IDOT construction shutdown – Dan Moran
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-moran-county-road-projects-stopping-st-0628-20170627-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel flexes home-rule muscle on pensions – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-flexes-home-rule-muscle-on-pensions/
— Without state budget, Powerball, Mega Millions drawings end this week – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/without-state-budget-powerball-mega-millions-drawings-end-this-week/

DAILY HERALD
— Madigan to bring 4-year property tax freeze to vote Wednesday –
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170627/madigan-to-bring-4-year-property-tax-freeze-to-vote-wednesday
— Officials: DuPage County bracing for worst-case state budget scenario – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170628/officials-dupage-county-bracing-for-worst-case-state-budget-scenario
— Will Cook County soda tax make you pay for the ice in your drink? – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170628/will-cook-county-soda-tax-make-you-pay-for-the-ice-in-your-drink
— Why an Elgin man says he painted rainbow on Victorian home – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170628/why-an-elgin-man-says-he-painted-rainbow-on-victorian-home

WTTW
— Illinois House Democrats Propose Own Budget Plan – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/27/illinois-house-democrats-propose-own-budget-plan

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOIRNAL REGISTER
— OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Sliders asking park board for video (GAMBLING) terminals – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170627/sliders-asking-park-board-for-video-gaming-terminals
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Springfield Park Board on Wednesday will consider a proposal from the Springfield Sliders baseball team to have video gaming machines at Robin Roberts Stadium. Todd Miller, owner and general manager of the summertime team comprised of college players, said he’s been approached by fans who requested the machines. “I’ve been asked by many people… They were wondering why we didn’t have slot machines,” Miller said Tuesday. “We’re trying to accommodate the fans.”)
— House Democrats outline budget, will vote Wednesday on pension reform – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170627/house-democrats-outline-budget-will-vote-wednesday-on-pension-reform
— Rally planned at Capitol to defend religious freedom – Mary Hansen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170626/rally-planned-at-capitol-to-defend-religious-freedom

CHAMPAIGB/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Far different from a ‘stunt’ – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-06-28/far-different-stunt.html

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Democrats Introduce Budget Plan; Republicans Bristle At Cell Phone Fee Demand – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-democrats-introduce-budget-plan-republicans-bristle-cell-phone-fee-demand#stream/0

JOURNAL COURIER
— $15 minimum wage bill arrives at governor’s desk – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: If jobs that do not require any education, any job skills, or any work experience should pay at least $15/hour, a) jobs that require a high school diploma should pay at least $25/hour, b) jobs that require a bachelor’s degree should pay at least $35/hour, c) jobs that require a master’s degree should pay at least $45/hour, d) jobs that require a professional certification should pay at least $55/hour, and e) jobs that require a professional license should pay at least $65/hour.)
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/111096/15-minimum-wage-bill-arrives-at-governors-desk

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Lieutenant governor visits Lawfer dairy farm in Kent – Emily Massingill
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20170627/lieutenant-governor-visits-lawfer-dairy-farm-in-kent

WSIL TV
— Sarah Palin sues New York Times Politician says newspaper made mistake on purpose (DIERSEN: The New York Times is a moral relativist that believes that its end justifies its means. It is a disciple of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/sarah-palin-sues-new-york-times/752405625
— Former Trump campaign chairman registers as foreign agent – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats talk and act like they are agents for foreign countries, mainly Mexico.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35766103/former-trump-campaign-chairman-registers-as-foreign-agent

FOX ILLINOIS
— Republicans unsatisfied with House Democrats proposed budget – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/republicans-unsatisfied-with-house-democrats-proposed-budget-06-28-2017

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— KANE COUNTY MIGHT PUT MORATORIUM ON HIRING (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2017/06/kane-county-might-put-moratorium-on-hiring/

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Wins Distinguished Budget Award
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=55280

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Bruce Rauner’s Capitulation
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/bruce-rauners-capitulation

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois cities, towns, villages trapped paying ‘Illinois Penalty’ because of state’s poor credit rating – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-cities-towns-villages-trapped-paying-illinois-penalty-because-of/article_17a2a02e-5c0f-11e7-ba46-7fe97f2ed5db.html
— GOP leaders’ property tax freeze plan criticized by rank-and-file for having too many loopholes – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/gop-leaders-property-tax-freeze-plan-criticized-by-rank-and/article_59cfb4be-5b42-11e7-a483-ffbbc8ad976e.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RAUNER’S REFORM DEMANDS: FROM 44 TO 0 Gov. Bruce Rauner has compromised over and over to strike a deal, to the point of abandoning every reform he once demanded. But no matter how much Rauner gave, House Speaker Mike Madigan never budged. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauners-reform-demands-from-44-to-0/
— $70,000 A DAY IN INTEREST — THE COST FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BORROW $387M In two separate deals with JPMorgan, CPS borrowed $387M to make a teacher pension payment at end of June and as a result of the deal, will accumulate at least $7M in interest. – Marianna Schmiesing
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/cps-borrows-387m-with-70000-in-interest-daily/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Failure of Leftist Restraint – Jonathon Clay de Hale
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/failure-leftist-restraint/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Exposé of Fake News Machine CNN – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/expose-of-fake-news-machine-cnn/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS TEEN WITH RARE CONDITION MEETS WITH VICE PRESIDENT PENCE OVER HEALTH CARE DILEMMA
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/illinois-teen-with-rare-condition-meets-with-vice-president-pence-over-health-care-dilemma.html

GOPUSA
— 63% of Hispanic U.S. immigrants not literate in English (DIERSEN: If you live in America, and you fail/refuse to learn English, that indicates many negative things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26258

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE COST OF MEDICAID – Star Parker (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, if you are not on Medicaid, you are rich.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-cost-of-medicaid/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The number of Americans enrolled in Medicaid has increased from 29 million in 1990 to 73 million today — an increase of 252 percent over a period when the nation’s population increased 30 percent. Total spending on Medicaid today is $574 billion, 275 percent above the $209 billion of 2000. Medicaid amounts to about 40 percent of the total spending on the 10 largest means-tested federal government programs targeted at low-income Americans. According to the Congressional Budget Office, spending on these programs has tripled as a percentage of our GDP over the last 40 years. Does all this mean we are becoming a more fair and compassionate nation? That might have been the intention. But if we honestly look at what is happening, we will see things have gone badly astray.)

DAILY CALLER
— Sen. Durbin’s Office Won’t Release Emails With GOP Baseball Shooter – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/27/exclusive-sen-durbins-office-wont-release-hodgkinson-emails/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— MORE DISHONEST “POVERTY” RESEARCH THAT DOESN’T MEASURE POVERTY – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: The majority, if not the overwhelming majority, of poor people are Democrats. Democrats always a) blame poverty on Republicans and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that government should take more money away from Republicans and give that money to Democrats.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/27/more-dishonest-poverty-research-that-doesnt-measure-poverty/

FOX BUSINESS
— Americans Slept Less, Worked More in 2016 – By Sarah Chaney
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/06/27/americans-slept-less-worked-more-in-2016.html

CNBC
— Condoleezza Rice: Trump stands for American values and seeks to act in the best interests of the US – Matthew J. Belvedere
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/28/condoleezza-rice-president-donald-trump-stands-for-american-values.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats’ Best Chance to Retake the House? 8 Types of G.O.P. Districts to Watch – Nate Cohn
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/upshot/best-chance-to-retake-the-house-8-types-of-gop-districts-to-watch.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Suburban Survivors: Mike Coffman, Colo. 6; Erik Paulsen, Minn. 3; Ryan Costello, Pa. 6; Peter Roskam, Ill. 6; Pat Meehan, Pa. 7; Rodney Frelinghuysen, N.J. 11; Dave Reichert, Wash. 8; John Katko, N.Y. 24; Frank LoBiondo, N.J. 2 Democrats often look at the seats where Mrs. Clinton won and assume those are the easiest seats to win in 2018. But any Democrat familiar with the names in this section knows it’s not so easy. These battle-tested incumbents generally represent classic battleground districts, like the suburbs around Denver or Philadelphia. Yet they have consistently run far ahead of the national party’s performance in presidential elections. These seats would instantly be among the top Democratic targets in the country — if the Republican incumbents retired. As it is, none of these incumbents will be easy for Democrats to defeat. A few, like Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey, might escape without a competitive race at all. But most of these representatives will probably find themselves in highly competitive races. In a tough year for Republicans, several would probably lose. But many would probably survive, despite their district’s Democratic lean in presidential elections. Many of these representatives even survived the big Democratic waves in 2006 and 2008. If Washington’s Dave Reichert wins re-election, he will be the only Republican to have won in 2006 and 2008 in a district carried by Al Gore and John Kerry, and to win re-election in 2018 in a district carried by Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton. Most have survived in part by amassing a moderate voting record to please their moderate constituents. True to form, six of them voted “no” on the Republican health care bill, including Mr. Reichert. The three who voted for the bill — Peter Roskam, Erik Paulsen and Rodney Frelinghuysen — might now find it harder to pitch themselves as moderate voices in Washington.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who encourage poor people to use illegal drugs?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/opinion/drug-test-poor-medicaid-walker-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Who’s afraid of Trump?” and say “Not enough Republicans — at least for now.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/whos-afraid-of-trump-not-enough-republicans–at-least-for-now/2017/06/27/cee56720-5b57-11e7-9b7d-14576dc0f39d_story.html

NATIONAL JOURNAL
— New Anti-Rauner Group Forms, Runs Ad Pritzker is running robocalls that blame Rauner for the budget impasse. – Zach C. Cohen
https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/654655/pritzker-robocalls-blame-rauner-budget-impasse

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ObamaCare’s Victims Need Relief Now More than 1,000 counties have only a single insurer. Doug Lake lives in one—and rates are going up 43%. – Thomas E. Price
https://www.wsj.com/articles/obamacares-victims-need-relief-now-1498605262
— North Korea Compares Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler Language reflects Pyongyang’s hardening line on U.S. president – Jonathan Cheng
https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-compares-trump-to-hitler-1498541392
— Maine Lawmakers Debate Whether to Keep Voter-Backed Tax on High-Income Earners The state risks shutting down if lawmakers can’t hash out a deal before the fiscal year ends Friday night – Jon Kamp
https://www.wsj.com/articles/maine-lawmakers-debate-whether-to-keep-voter-backed-tax-on-wealthy-1498585761

MONEY MAGAZINE
— This Is Why the Number of Ultra-Rich Americans Is Surging – Rob Wile (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being rich. According to Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare. How many of the 73,110 ultra-high-net-worth individuals in America are Republican and how many are Democrat?)
http://time.com/money/4833875/ultra-wealthy-americans-millionaire-billionaire/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There were 73,110 ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals in America in 2016, an increase of 6.7% from the year before, according to new data from the wealth information firm Wealth-X. The total is roughly the equivalent to the seating capacity of New Orleans’ Superdome. Another way to look at it is that one in every 4,500 Americans now has an ultra-high net worth, defined as $30 million or more. The surge was driven large by a strengthening U.S. dollar, which in turn drove equities, Wealth-X says.)

GAMBLING COMPLIANCE
— Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren Wants U.S. Military To Screen For Gambling Addiction – CHRIS SIEROTY (DIERSEN: How many have gambling and other addictions in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct? Government should not promote addictions.)
https://gamblingcompliance.com/premium-content/insights_analysis/massachusetts-senator-wants-us-military-screen-gambling-addiction

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Price hike for your retirement package? – Mike Causey (DIERSEN: One reason why my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 was that I would get COLAs. However, those COLAs have always been far less than inflation.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2017/06/price-hike-for-your-retirement-package/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reduce future COLAs ( (cost-of-living adjustments) for current and future CSRS (Civil Service Retirement System) retirees by 0.5 percent below the actual rate of inflation, as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.)

FED SMITH
— Labor Department Begins Monitoring Federal Employees’ Opioid Use – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/27/labor-department-begins-monitoring-federal-employees-opioid-use/

FED WEEK
— Senate Could Address Base Closings, Veterans Preference (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/senate-address-base-closings-veterans-preference/

VAULT
— Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality – Kristina Rudic (DIERSEN: Obviously, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, do not waste your time seeking a job at these places.)
http://www.vault.com/blog/workplace-issues/best-places-to-work-for-lgbt-equality

June 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker robocalls call Republican budget plan ‘a sham’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-digital-ad-20170627-story.html
— Lyft Shuttle: A bus, but without all those pesky poor people – Ann Friedman (DIERSEN: How much have you used public transportation, that is, how poor are/were you? I used public transportation for 3 months in 1971 and then 1973-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-lyft-shuttle-bus-perspec-20170626-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to Pew Research Center data, “Americans who are lower-income, black or Hispanic, immigrants or under 50 are especially likely to use public transportation on a regular basis.” Meanwhile ride-hailing apps, reports Pew, are especially popular among college grads with incomes above $75,000 a year. You don’t need a route map to see where this is going.)
— FRONT PAGE: $70,000 a day in interest — the cost of another short-term CPS budget solution – Juan Perez Jr. and Peter Matuszak (DIERSEN: What have you borrowed for and what helped you avoid exorbitant interest rates? I borrowed to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976. My having worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972 and for IRS 1971-1980 helped me avoid exorbitant interest rates. My wife and I borrowed to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984. My having worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997 and my wife’s having worked for FBI 1968-1970 and for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions 1970-1992 helped us avoid exorbitant interest rates.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-chicago-schools-expensive-loan-met-20170626-story.html
— Citadel’s Ken Griffin says Trump’s 15 percent tax rate isn’t realistic – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-ken-griffin-trump-15-percent-tax-rate-20170627-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Order to close Ohio St. underpass to reduce crime touches racial nerve – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/reilly-pushing-order-to-close-ohio-street-underpass/
— CPS borrows another $112 million at exorbitant rate – Lauren FitzPatrick (DIERSEN: What have you borrowed for and what helped you avoid exorbitant interest rates? I borrowed to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976. My having worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972 and for IRS 1971-1980 helped me avoid exorbitant interest rates. My wife and I borrowed to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984. My having worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997 and my wife’s having worked for FBI 1968-1970 and for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions 1970-1992 helped us avoid exorbitant interest rates.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/cps-borrows-another-112-million-at-exorbitant-rate/
— An unconscionable Republican health care bill – Jesse Jackson Sr.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/an-unconscionable-republican-health-care-bill/
— ‘Bad boy’ culture driving Uber and Silicon Valley off the road – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/bad-boy-culture-driving-uber-and-silicon-valley-off-the-road/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats push Islam.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-foot-dragging-reveals-his-real-agenda-bashing-islam/
— Hillside mayor defends big money from red-light cameras – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/small-town-mayor-defends-big-money-from-red-light-cameras/
— CPD touts mobile ballistics lab loan, cultural awareness training – Mitch Dudek (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, IRS and GAO required its employees to take lots of “cultural awareness training.” The training hinted/implied/argued/shouted that those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time HAVE CAUSED ALL THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS, ARE CAUSING ALL THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS, AND WILL FOREVER CAUSE ALL THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cpd-touts-mobile-ballistics-lab-loan-cultural-awareness-training/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Earlier Monday, Emanuel and Johnson invited reporters to the DuSable Museum of African American History in the Washington Park neighborhood, where 56 police recruits became the first to go through a day of cultural awareness training — a new requirement for future cops. Because violence most often effects those in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods, police interact more often than not with African Americans and other people of color, Johnson said. “Many of you will begin your careers in these areas and it’s important that you understand the history that created the conditions in these neighborhoods,” Johnson said.)

WTTW
— What if a State Budget Doesn’t Pass? – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/26/what-if-state-budget-doesn-t-pass

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House Democrats close on spending plan, property tax relief – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170626/house-democrats-close-on-spending-plan-property-tax-relief
— First permit application revives ‘fracking’ debate in Illinois – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170626/first-permit-application-revives-fracking-debate-in-illinois

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Conservative GOP senator hits party leaders on health bill – AP
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/nationworld/2017-06-26/conservative-gop-senator-hits-party-leaders-health-bill.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Pew: Global view of U.S. worsens under Trump Residents in 37 nations across world surveyed – BEN WESTCOTT (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want America to pander to the rest of the world, to glorify and praise the rest of the world, to serve as an operative or as a dupe for the rest of the world, and to give money to the rest of the world. Anti-Trumps want America to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn its citizens who are members of the following groups: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/pew-global-view-of-us-worsens-under-trump/751754279

WJBC
— Madigan: Property tax relief part of ‘extreme right-wing agenda’ – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who since 1984 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my wife an I should pay higher property taxes for 915 Cove Court in Wheaton. They stress that we easily could/should pay higher property taxes because we are filthy rich selfish DINKs (dual income, no kids), because we were born with silver spoons in our mouths, because we have always been privileged, because I avoided the draft, because the federal government grossly overpaid me, and because my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security are much too generous. They dismiss/deny the fact that the home has foundation problems, lot drainage problems, easement problems, and other problems. They side with the City of Wheaton, with the home’s builder, and with the subdivision’s developer against my wife and I. SEE: http://www.leagle.com/decision/1987526153IllApp3d373_1482/DIERSEN%20v.%20JOE%20KEIM%20BUILDERS,%20INC.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/06/26/madigan-property-tax-relief-part-of-extreme-right-wing-agenda/

WSIL TV
— Medicaid mission creep threatens GOP’s ‘Obamacare’ repeal – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35755611/medicaid-mission-creep-threatens-gops-obamacare-repeal
— Democrats aim to blast Trump for favoring wealthy – AP (DIERSEN: How wealthy are you? According to Democrats, you are wealthy if you are not on welfare.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35755785/democrats-aim-to-blast-trump-for-favoring-wealthy

ITHACA VOICE
— VERY SAD: Ithaca Planned Parenthood’s ‘Pink the Night Out’ Rally draws dozens – ALYVIA COVERT
https://ithacavoice.com/2017/06/ithaca-planned-parenthoods-pink-night-rally-want-every-american-freedom-choice/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Is it time for Crain’s Chicago Business to change its name? – Editorial
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511133144-editorial-is-it-time-for-crain-s-chicago-business-to-change-its-name

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives cheers ‘unique,’ ‘smart’ move to build school without taxing residents – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511133152-ives-cheers-unique-smart-move-to-build-school-without-taxing-residents

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Wehrli chides Madigan for ‘hostage’ comments on Rauner – Hoang Tran
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511133142-wehrli-chides-madigan-for-hostage-comments-on-rauner

SAGAMON SUN
— Ives asks Democrats to explain endgame strategy – Hoang Tran
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511133150-ives-asks-democrats-to-explain-endgame-strategy

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Help Stop the Deportation of Iraqi Christians! – Tami Jackson (DIERSEN: (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will members of the following groups in America qualify for asylum in other countries: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/help-stop-deportation-iraqi-christians/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These Chaldean Christians most likely would qualify for asylum in the U.S. according to the necessary requirements: An asylum applicant must establish that he or she fears persecution in their home country. An applicant must prove that he or she would be persecuted on account of one of five protected grounds: race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or social group. An applicant must establish that the government is either involved in the persecution, or unable to control the conduct of private actors.)

CAPITOL FAX
— “Dark money” group releases new anti-Rauner ad featuring Jim Edgar audio
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/27/dark-money-group-releases-new-anti-rauner-ad-featuring-jim-edgar-audio/
— ILGOP calls HDem property tax plan “not real relief”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/27/ilgop-calls-hdem-property-tax-plan-not-real-relief/
— Mrs. Rauner won’t talk about her husband’s happiness (DIERSEN: When were you happier? I was happier 1972-1974 when IRS promoted me from GS-7, currently $44,853, to GS-12, currently $79,563; but then, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the manager who had promoted me. I was happier 1986-1988 when GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted to GS-13, currently $94,610; but then, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the manager who had promoted me.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/27/mrs-rauner-wont-talk-about-her-husbands-happiness/

NEWSMAX
— The Banana Republic of Illinois – Stephen Moore
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StephenMoore/illinois-tax-receipts-spend/2017/06/27/id/798436/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Mike Pence Quietly Establishes Himself As The Leader Of The Conservative Movement – Richard A Viguerie (DIERSEN: Who is the leader of the conservative movement a) in Illinois, b) in your county, c) in your township/ward, d) in your municipality, and e) in your precinct? What have they done today and during the last week, month, year, and decade to defend and advance conservative principles?)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25948

GOPUSA
— Are Illinois & Puerto Rico Our Future? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/are-illinois-puerto-rico-our-future/
— SCOTUS to Decide if Gay Rights Trump Everyone Else’s Rights (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors HINT/IMPLY/ARGUE/SHOUT THAT THEIR RIGHTS TRUMP THE RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/scotus-to-decide-if-gay-rights-trump-everyone-elses-rights/
— Sheriff Arpaio on Trial: Prosecution or Persecution?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26338
— Trump backers hold sit-in at Starbucks after staff mocks woman in Trump tee-shirt (DIERSEN: If you wore a Trump tee-shirt, would the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois merely mock you or would they harm you?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26325
— Genital cutting victims get backlash from Indian Muslim sect for condemning taboo ritual
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26275

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Reporter Jim Acosta Complains About Being Blackballed After Spending Press Briefing Interrupting Spicer – Alex Pfeiffer (DIERSEN: Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/26/cnn-reporter-complains-about-being-blackballed-after-spending-press-briefing-interrupting-spicer/
— Happy Pride 2017: Here Are 5 Examples Of LGBT Anti-Christian Bullying – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/26/happy-pride-2017-here-are-5-examples-of-lgbt-anti-christian-bullying/
— House Dems Hired A Fired McDonald’s Worker As Their IT Guy – Luke Rosiak
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/26/house-dems-hired-a-fired-mcdonalds-worker-as-their-it-guy/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— SICK: ANTI-TRUMP LIBERALS AGAIN THROW THEIR OWN FECES AT POLICE
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/26/sick-anti-trump-liberals-again-throw-their-own-feces-at-police/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Make federal pensions transparent – Rep. Ron DeSantis and Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: Questions for DeSantis and Andrzejewski: If you had started as a GS-4 federal employee when you were 18 like I did, how fast and how far would you have been promoted and why? Would you have made GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40 and why? Democrats run the federal government. When will critics of the federal government focus on patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation? From the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment test, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/make-federal-pensions-transparent/article/2627070
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every year, the federal government pays $125 billion in tax dollars for federal pensions. In spite of this being such a large amount of money, there is a remarkable lack of transparency surrounding these funds. Taxpayers deserve to know the details of the lucrative pensions of career bureaucrats and members of Congress. Basic questions deserve answers: How many years were worked, how much money was paid-in and by whom, how quickly did they break-even on their own contributions, and just how much did the taxpayers finance? Releasing data on federal pensions will require an act of Congress, and we are leading the way. The Taxpayer Funded Pension Disclosure Act will empower citizens with the data and technologies to hold their government accountable like never before. Today, pension data is not merely opaque; it is literally hidden in an underground complex in Pennsylvania. Federal employees hand-calculate federal pensions in a process that has not changed since the Cold War era. How many mistakes has the government made in that cavernous complex? No one knows because we’re all in the dark. The case for greater federal pension transparency can easily be made by looking at the fraud that has already been exposed by non-profit organizations like Open The Books at the state level. In the 32 states that have pension transparency – including California, Illinois, New York and Oregon – citizens have exposed significant amounts of waste and mismanagement. Auditors at Open the Books uncovered a pair of union bosses in Illinois who taught as substitutes for one day in public schools and then retired, in order to collect a pension that will amount to $1 million dollars over their lifetime. At the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, data shows that a police lieutenant with a final salary of $129,000 received a starting pension of $172,000. An assistant airport operations manager retired with a final salary of $89,000, but soon began collecting a $103,000 pension. An electrician quit with a base salary of $76,000 and collected a pension of $79,000. With relatively little transparency, we’ve found numerous examples of waste and abuse across the country. Consider what we’d find if we could see more at the federal level. For instance, former IRS chief Lois Lerner used her authority to infringe the rights of American citizens and consistently obstructed congressional investigations. Wouldn’t it be nice to see her pension information? Her pension is estimated to equal nearly $2 million in lifetime payout. According to the Office of Personnel Management, in 2012, 21,000 retired federal employees were collecting pensions exceeding $100,000. Since then, the number has likely doubled or tripled. Moody’s estimates federal employee pensions have a $3.5 trillion-dollar unfunded liability, with taxpayers on the hook to guarantee it all. All of this information should be posted online in real time. Revealing this data across the board will allow citizens and policymakers to have a productive debate about pensions. Pulling this data out of the government’s underground pension cave and into the light will protect taxpayers, retirees, and near-retirees who have a right to ensure these taxpayer dollars are well-spent.)

ROLL CALL
— Lawmakers Want Trump’s Tax Returns, but Won’t Release Their Own Only a handful willing to release documents to Roll Call – Stephanie Akin
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/lawmakers-want-trumps-tax-returns-wont-release

CNN
— Bikini hiring contest for nuclear plant interns gets toxic reaction – Nancy Coleman
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/26/world/nuclear-bikini-contest-trnd/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Few Overseas Have Faith in Trump’s Leadership, Survey Finds – PETER BAKER (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want America to pander to the rest of the world, to glorify and praise the rest of the world, to serve as an operative or as a dupe for the rest of the world, and to give money to the rest of the world. Anti-Trumps want America to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn its citizens who are members of the following groups: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/us/politics/pew-survey-trump-leadership-overseas.html

COOK POLITICAL REPORT
— Governors: Overview
http://cookpolitical.com/story/10397
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The fifth seat is in Illinois where GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner is seeking a second term. Rauner has been under siege for much of his term in a stand off with the Democratic-controlled legislature over the state’s budget – or rather, the lack of one. The frontrunner for the Democratic nomination is billionaire J.B. Pritzker whose willingness to spend his personal wealth erases Rauner’s financial advantage: the Governor has already put $50 million into his campaign. As a Republican in a very blue state, Rauner is the most vulnerable incumbent seeking re-election next year.)

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump likely to break many of his health-care promises — no matter what happens.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-likely-to-break-many-of-his-health-care-promises–no-matter-what-happens/2017/06/25/f39d192a-581c-11e7-b38e-35fd8e0c288f_story.html
— Poll shows U.S. tumbling in world’s regard under Trump – Isaac Stanley-Becker and Scott Clement (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want America to pander to the rest of the world, to glorify and praise the rest of the world, to serve as an operative or as a dupe for the rest of the world, and to give money to the rest of the world. Anti-Trumps want America to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn its citizens who are members of the following groups: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/poll-shows-us-tumbling-in-worlds-regard-under-trump/2017/06/26/87a4f1bc-5857-11e7-840b-512026319da7_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats’ Broad Challenge: Middle-Class Appeal As the party debates its path forward, its pitch to the political sweet spot is losing resonance – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-broad-challenge-middle-class-appeal-1498487772
— In Unilever’s Radical Hiring Experiment, Resumes Are Out, Algorithms Are In To diversify its candidate pool, the company relies on software to sort applicants and targets potential hires on their smartphones – Kelsy Gee (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://www.wsj.com/articles/in-unilevers-radical-hiring-experiment-resumes-are-out-algorithms-are-in-1498478400
— The Surprising Factor for Immigrant Success Those born in Algeria do better than those from Israel and Japan. Why? There are fewer of them. – Edward P. Lazear
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-surprising-factor-for-immigrant-success-1498517898
— Rural Youth Chase Big-City Dreams More rural high-school graduates see college not so much as a door to opportunity as a ticket out of Nowheresville – Dante Chinni
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rural-youth-chase-big-city-dreams-1498478401

USA TODAY
— After Uber, more women speak up about Silicon Valley sexism – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/06/24/women-speak-up-about-silicon-valley-sexism/103169902/

DAILY BEAST
— Free Government Health Care Saved Mitch McConnell’s Heart Among the uninsured, the test that saved Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s life can cost from $1,000 up to as much as $10,000. McConnell paid nothing. – Michael Daly (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will stress a) that my wife and I pay only $5,763/year for $23,051/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance, b) that taxpayers pay the $17,288/year difference, c) that my wife and I get that subsidy because I am a federal retiree, and d) that subsidy is too generous and should be reduced if not ended.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/before-trumpcare-a-free-clinic-saved-mitch-mcconnells-life

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Democrats Say U.S. Benefits from Trump Opposition (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois has benefited from my no longer being its chairman, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee has benefited from my no longer being a member, c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee has benefited from my no longer being its webmaster, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee has benefited from my no longer being a member, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors has benefited from my no longer being a member, f) GAO has benefited from my no longer being an employee, g) IRS has benefited from my no longer being an employee, h) Post Office has benefited from my no longer being an employee, i) etc.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/june_2017/democrats_say_u_s_benefits_from_trump_opposition

June 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Diana Rauner talks budget stalemate, child poverty at City Club – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/diana-rauner-talks-budget-stalemate-child-poverty-at-city-club/2151253/
— NEIU faculty hold funeral march for Illinois higher education – Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/neiu-faculty-hold-funeral-march-for-illinois-higher-education/2151621/

NBC5
— Feds Send High-Tech Van to Chicago to Combat Gun Violence – Susan Carlson
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-police-atf-nibin-van-430889753.html
— Here’s What Happens if the GOP Health Care Bill Becomes Law The bill aims to achieve traditional conservative goals of spending less on social services and lowering tax rates on high earners and businesses
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Heres-What-Happens-if-the-GOP-Health-Care-Bill-Becomes-Law-430961763.html

CBS2
— ACLU Disappointed Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/26/aclu-disappointed-supreme-court-upholds-trumps-travel-ban/
— Dems Ask: Where’s Gov. Rauner? – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/26/dems-ask-wheres-gov-rauner/
— Activists Demand Help For Distressed Neighborhoods – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/26/activists-demand-changes-to-help-distressed-neighborhoods/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan to outline budget plan Tuesday, urges Rauner to be ‘reasonable’ – Monique Garcia (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, you are “reasonable” only if you glorify and praise them, pander to them, serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or give them money.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/illinois-legislature-madigan-rauner-met-0627-20170626-story.html
— Supreme Court travel ban ruling changes little for Illinois refugees – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-travel-ban-chicago-reaction-met-20170626-story.html
— Rauners plan to sleep within a cow chip toss of carnival during state fair – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-rauners-state-fair-home-0627-chicago-inc-20170626-story.html
— Upscale gun range opens in unincorporated Lake Forest – Mark Lawton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-forest/news/ct-lfr-gun-range-tl-0629-20170626-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan: Democrats draft budget with 4 days left in session – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-like-rauner-lists-non-budget-demands-for-deal/
— Illinois House GOP narrows focus on non-budget issues – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-like-rauner-lists-non-budget-demands-for-deal/

DAILY HERALD
— Facing ouster, Mundelein Trustee Dakotah Norton quits – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170626/facing-ouster-mundelein-trustee-dakotah-norton-quits
— DuPage County to vote on plan to increase funding for fire protection district – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170626/dupage-county-to-vote-on-plan-to-increase-funding-for-fire-protection-district

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois Chamber backs a big tax hike – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170626/BLOGS02/170629880/illinois-chamber-of-commerce-backs-big-tax-hike
— CBO: 22 million more uninsured by 2026 under Senate health bill (DIERSEN: If you have affordable health care insurance, why is that? For me and my wife, it is because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170626/NEWS03/170629885/cbo-22-million-more-uninsured-by-2026-under-senate-health-bill
— As McDonald’s pulls up stakes, what’s next for Oak Brook campus? – Luke Hammill
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170624/ISSUE01/170629889/as-mcdonalds-pulls-up-stakes-whats-next-for-oak-brook-campus
— A simple and not-so-simple wish for a healthy CPS – Andy Shaw
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170624/ISSUE07/170629894/a-simple-and-not-so-simple-wish-for-a-healthy-cps
— How looming fatherhood set this future CEO on his path (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors and others who I have sued expected/wanted my wife and I to have children because then I would have put childraising ahead of seeking justice.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/fast-50#playerCA
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The CEO of one of the fastest-growing digital marketing companies in Chicago, Joe Chura credits his daughter, now 18, for giving him his start. When Chura found out at age 20 that he was about to be a father, he knew he needed a job—a good one—and fast. So he took an assembly-line position at a Ford plant in Chicago even though he knew absolutely nothing about cars. To keep up, Chura read textbooks in his spare time. That hard work paid off. After six years, he was promoted to Ford’s marketing and sales division.)

STATELINE
— Study: Raising Minimum Wage Hurts Low Wage Workers Univ. of Washington study released as IL Governor considers $15 min. wage bill – Scott Picken
http://www.mystateline.com/news/study-raising-minimum-wage-hurts-low-wage-workers/751167023

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Mike Madigan: ‘People voted for me,’ saw no need for term limits – Hoang Tran (DIERSEN: Who did not vote for you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511133068-madigan-people-voted-for-me-saw-no-need-for-term-limits

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Oberweis issues challenge to work to end hunger – Charmaine Little (DIERSEN: What do you do to help others? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I do not do enough to help others. In my defense, I do not charge anything for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and I do not include any advertising in those emails. I have sent those emails out since 2000, and since 2004, each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511126219-oberweis-issues-challenge-to-work-to-end-hunger

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Guidestar to Remove ‘Hate Group’ Labels on Conservative Groups for ‘Time Being’ – Rachel del Guidice
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/guidestar-to-remove-hate-group-labels-on-conservative-groups-for-time-being/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Chicago’s Central Committee for Theater Affairs Falsely Accuses Critic of Bigotry
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-chicagos-central-committee-theater-affairs-falsely-accuses-critic-bigotry/

CAPITOL FAX
— VERY SAD: Candidates at the Pride Parade
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/candidates-at-the-pride-parade/
— Cook Political Report moves Rauner reelect from “Lean Republican” to “Tossup”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/cook-political-report-moves-rauner-reelect-from-lean-republican-to-tossup/
— Pritzker launches targeted Senate district robocalls blasting Rauner (DIERSEN: Who targets you? Members of the following groups target me: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/pritzker-launches-targeted-senate-district-robocalls-blasting-rauner/
— Madigan warns tax hike will be difficult, says he needs GOP leaders to persuade governor on “non budget” items
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/madigan-warns-tax-hike-will-be-difficult-says-he-needs-gop-leaders-to-persuade-governor-on-non-budget-items/
— Cullerton was also gone today
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/cullerton-was-also-gone-today/
— The backlog is horrible, but it could be even worse than we know
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/the-backlog-is-horrible-but-it-could-be-even-worse-than-we-know/
— CTBA: Property tax freeze would cost schools up to $830 million a year
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/ctba-property-tax-freeze-would-cost-schools-up-to-830-million-a-year/
— Rauner loves going over reporters’ heads, and he did it again
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/26/rauner-loves-going-over-reporters-heads-and-he-did-it-again/

DAILY WIRE
— TOLERANCE: LGBT Marchers In Chicago Ban Jewish Flags Because They Hate Israel – ELLIOTT HAMILTON
http://www.dailywire.com/news/17931/tolerance-lgbt-marchers-chicago-ban-jewish-flags-elliott-hamilton#

GOPUSA
— Protest briefly halts Minneapolis Pride parade
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26269

ONE NEWS NOW
— Are Trump, Sessions trumped by transgenders? – Charlie Butts
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/06/26/are-trump-sessions-trumped-by-transgenders

NEWSMAX
— Franklin Graham Rips Proposed LGBTQ ‘Indoctrination’ of Texas School Kids
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/franklin-graham-rips-LGBTQ-texas/2017/06/26/id/798214/

DAILY CALLER
— Black Lives Matter Protesters Angry That Police Marched In Pride Parade – GRACE CARR
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/26/black-lives-matter-protesters-angry-that-police-marched-in-pride-parade/
— Experts Say Green Energy Made Cyber Attacks On Power Grid Much Easier – Andrew Follett
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/26/experts-say-green-energy-made-cyber-attacks-on-power-grid-much-easier/

WORLD NET DAILY
— LOOK WHO’S INVITING YOU TO REPORT ‘HATE CRIMES’ ‘Its development got accelerated though with the election of Donald Trump’ – ART MOORE
http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/look-whos-inviting-you-to-report-hate-crimes/

THE BLAZE
— Nikki Haley: People ‘booed,’ said ‘hateful things’ to me, my son during Pride parade – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/26/nikki-haley-people-booed-said-hateful-things-to-me-my-son-during-pride-parade/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Governor Bruce Rauner and the Budget Crisis in the Land of Lincoln – PETER ROBINSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/448973/bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-crisis-uncommon-knowledge

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Poor women of color set to lose big under TrumpCare.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/339496-poor-women-of-color-set-to-lose-big-under-trumpcare

NEW YORK TIMES
— Budget Office: Senate Health Care Bill Would Leave 22 Million More Uninsured – THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR (DIERSEN: If you have affordable health care insurance, why is that? For me and my wife, it is because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/us/politics/senate-health-care-bill-republican.html

NEW YORK POST
— Obama’s liberalism paved the way for Donald Trump – Michael Goodwin
http://nypost.com/2017/06/24/obamas-liberalism-paved-the-way-for-donald-trump/

WALL STREET JOUNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity celebrate their progress in getting rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.wsj.com/video/millions-celebrate-gay-pride-around-the-world/60795D78-C921-418A-AD84-80CF9A307CC6.html

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Madigan Says GOP Must Secure Rauner Budget OK Illinois House Republicans say they have narrowed their focus on issues tangential to a budget agreement.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-06-26/the-latest-house-democrats-finalizing-budget-proposal

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Reduction in support staff creates weakness in congressional capacity – Steff Thomas (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency shrank either in relative or absolute terms.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/congress/2017/06/decline-in-support-staff-creates-inconsistencies-in-congressional-capacity/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Total staff levels across the Congressional support agencies — specifically the Congressional Budget Office, Congressional Research Service and Government Accountability Office — have either remained stagnant or have remained the same in the last three decades, according to the most recent update of the Institution’s Vital Statistics on Congress report. . .Between 1975 and 2015, support staff agencies have lost 45 percent of their workforce. The most dramatic shift in employment took place in GAO, according to the report.)

June 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 48th Annual Chicago Pride Parade held on North Side (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/48th-annual-chicago-pride-parade-held-on-north-side/2144526/
http://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/photos-2017-chicago-pride-parade/2145784/
http://abc7chicago.com/society/48th-annual-pride-parade-on-abc7/2127569/

NBC5
— GOP Leaders Reverse Course, Meet With Madigan, Cullerton – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-budget-stalemate-430697933.html
— Emanuel Criticizes Rauner for Leadership During Budget Stalemate – James Neveau
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rahm-emanuel-criticizes-bruce-rauner-for-lack-of-leadership-in-budget-stalemate-430744553.html
— Photos: The 2017 Chicago Pride Parade (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-pride-parade-photos-430712273.html

CBS2
— 2017 Chicago Pride Parade (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/25/2017-chicago-pride-parade/
— Chicago Woman Asked To Leave LGBT March Because Of Jewish Flag
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/25/chicago-woman-asked-to-leave-lgbt-march-because-of-jewish-flag/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago celebrates with 48th Annual Pride Parade – Michele Fiore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/263764852-story

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan offers wish list in exchange for Rauner’s property tax freeze – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0626-20170625-story.html
— Pride Parade participants celebrate strides, protest hurdles – James Steinbauer and Ariana Figueroa (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-pride-parade-met-20170625-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-pride-parade-photos-20170625-photogallery.html
— Gay pride parades sound a note of resistance — and face some – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-gay-pride-parades-nationwide-20170625-story.html
— Fox Valley residents venture to Chicago Pride Parade – Linda Girardi (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/batavia-geneva-st-charles/news/ct-abn-pride-fox-valley-st-0626-20170625-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pride Parade looks back at progress, forward to call for action – Jacob Wittich (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pride-parade-looks-back-at-progress-forward-to-call-for-action/

DAILY HERALD
— “I love them!” suburbanite says of marchers in Chicago’s Pride Parade – Marilee Feldman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170625/x201ci-love-themx201d-suburbanite-says-of-marchers-in-chicagos-pride-parade
— Gay pride parades sound a note of resistance _ and face some – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170625/news/306259930/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Speaker Madigan lays out non-budget demands – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170625/speaker-madigan-lays-out-non-budget-demands

FOX ILLINOIS
— Worry growing for superintendents in Illinois
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/worry-growing-for-superintendents-in-illinois

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— McConchie vents anger at school funding bill, hopes for Rauner veto – Karen Kidd
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511131619-mcconchie-vents-anger-at-school-funding-bill-hopes-for-rauner-veto

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Oberweis bemoans ‘bleak’ budget hopes, frustration in Senate – Giovanni Whaley
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511131560-oberweis-bemoans-bleak-budget-hopes-frustration-in-senate

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Wheeler hails prevailing wage publication measure – Glenn Minnis
http://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511129495-wheeler-hails-prevailing-wage-publication-measure

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Legislative leaders meet for first time in 6 months – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/legislative-leaders-meet-for-first-time-in-6-months/750518892

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers spend Sunday talking pensions; still no budget – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmakers-spend-sunday-talking-pensions-still-no-budget/article_cc400b00-59eb-11e7-b75b-2b221d233ae0.html

ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS
— Kinzinger fears more danger in wake of Arlington shooting – Giovanni Whaley
http://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511131869-kinzinger-fears-more-danger-in-wake-of-arlington-shooting

SANGAMON SUN
— Illinoisans plead for property tax relief in new Rauner ad – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511131621-illinoisans-plead-for-property-tax-relief-in-new-rauner-ad

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Nauvoo Councilwoman threatens Watchdogs for publishing her threats to Mormons – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/nauvoo-councilwoman-threatens-watchdogs-for-publishing-her-threats-to-mormons/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DAY 4: ILLINOIS HOUSE AND SENATE ADJOURN SPECIAL SESSION AFTER ONLY 16 MINUTES Four days of special session have cost Illinois taxpayers an additional $200,000 for less than 80 minutes of work. – Eric Kohn
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/day-4-illinois-house-and-senate-adjourn-special-session-after-only-16-minutes/

CAPITOL FAX
— Kennedy, Pritzker respond *** Rauner says again that he hasn’t been happier in 20 years (DIERSEN: When were you happier? I was happier 1972-1974 when IRS promoted me from GS-7, currently $44,853, to GS-12, currently $79,563; but then, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the manager who had promoted me. I was happier 1986-1988 when GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted to GS-13, currently $94,610; but then, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the manager who had promoted me.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/25/rauner-says-again-that-he-hasnt-been-happier-in-20-years/
— Mayor Emanuel again slams Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/25/mayor-emanuel-again-slams-rauner/
— Durkin responds *** Speaker Madigan makes his own non-budget demands
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/25/speaker-madigan-makes-his-own-non-budget-demands/
— Cullerton urges optimism, Durkin wants to see a House Dem budget
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/25/cullerton-urges-optimism/

JP MEDIA
— Illinois on the Right Track…to Achieve Junk Credit Rating – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/06/25/illinois-on-the-right-track-to-achieve-junk-credit-rating/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Liberal Illinois About to Get Downgraded to ‘Junk Bond’ Credit Status – STEPHEN KRUISER
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/06/905806-liberal-illinois-get-downgraded-junk-bond-credit-status/

DAILY CALLER
— Immigration Hawks Fear Trump Will Abandon Promise To End ‘Dreamer’ Amnesty – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/25/immigration-hawks-fear-trump-will-abandon-promise-to-end-dreamer-amnesty/

DAILY BEAST
— The Dangerous Mirror Games of the Right’s Alinksy Wannabes In picking up the tactics of the radical left, but not the strategy, right-wing activists are taking an ever less conservative or effective approach. – Matt Lewis (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-dangerous-mirror-games-of-the-rights-alinksy-wannabes

NEWSWEEK
— GAY PRIDE MARCHERS WITH JEWISH FLAGS TOLD TO LEAVE CHICAGO PARADE – HARRIET SINCLAIR
http://www.newsweek.com/gay-pride-marchers-jewish-flags-told-leave-chicago-parade-628879
— MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT COMES TO U.S. CAMPUSES AS JEWISH STUDENTS FILE ANTI-SEMITISM SUIT – ALEXANDER NAZARYAN
http://www.newsweek.com/anti-semitism-alleged-san-fran-state-628469

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Think America is More Divided Since Trump (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries focus on dividing America? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/june_2017/most_think_america_is_more_divided_since_trump

June 24 Morning Edition

NBC5
— The Latest Political Headlines – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/deep-dish-nbc-5-430441883.html
— Gun Bill Bipartisanship But Far Apart on Budget The bill changes the current gun sentencing from three to 14 years, giving the judge’s discretion to sentence offenders from seven to 14 years. – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-signs-stronger-illinois-gun-bill-430418213.html

CBS2
— Pride Preps Underway In Chicago – Vince Gerasole (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. To be a Democrat is to say that you promote LGBTQ activity, that is, that you reject all the religions of the world.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/23/pride-preps-underway-in-chicago/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Depp’s ‘assassin’ comments at music festival latest in celebrity anger – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/depps-assassin-comments-at-music-festival-latest-in-celebrity-anger/
— Mormon girl tells church she’s gay; interrupted, asked to sit down – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/microphone-cut-after-mormon-girl-reveals-shes-gay-at-church/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Search for U.S. attorney in Chicago narrows as White House suggests 1 finalist – Katherine Skiba and Jason Meisner (DIERSEN: By their words and actions in Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/), the U.S. attorney, the judge, and the U.S. Senator who appointed the aforesaid made it clear that they approved of a) patronage, b) political affiliation discrimination, c) reverse discrimination, d) age discrimination, and e) retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. By their words and actions, they made it clear that they rejected Rutan v. Illinois Republican Party. SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-us-attorney-finalist-emerges-met-0623-20170623-story.html
— CTA decks out train with rainbow flag for Pride – Leonor Vivanco (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. To be a Democrat is to say that you promote LGBTQ activity, that is, that you reject all the religions of the world.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-cta-pride-rainbow-train-met-20170623-story.html
— Microphone cut after Mormon girl reveals she’s gay at church, sparking debate – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-gay-mormon-girl-church-20170623-story.html

— What Rauner really walked into – Editorial (DIERSEN: What have you “walked into,” and in retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, would you not have if you knew then what you know now? Far too many want everyone who they cannot manipulate/dominate to fail. I should write a book about a) those who want me to fail as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) those who wanted me to fail as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-budget-madigan-history-edit-0625-jm-20170623-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— New COD budget holds line on taxes, tuition – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170623/news/170629521/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Was Rauner’s televised speech a success? Sort of. – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170623/NEWS02/170629891/was-rauners-televised-speech-a-success-sort-of

WTTW
— Illinois in ‘Dire Straits’ and Leaders, Governor Can’t Even Agree to Meet – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/23/illinois-dire-straits-and-leaders-governor-can-t-even-agree-meet

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Will Illinois get an F in higher education this year? – Erin Steva (DIERSEN: What about educators who focus on cranking out “good little Democrats?”)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170623/guest-column-will-illinois-get-f-in-higher-education-this-year

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Newly unveiled Senate health care bill has many worried.”
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-06-23/newly-unveiled-senate-health-care-bill-has-many-worried.html

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Day 3: Lawmakers get little done – AP
http://qctimes.com/news/day-lawmakers-get-little-done/article_3fff1694-3e7d-51c9-9bf1-ca9646d3271c.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— People like the state Capitol building, not the gridlock – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170623/people-like-state-capitol-building-not-gridlock

SAUK VALLEY
— Mendoza part of the problem as a legislator – Patrick Wohl
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/06/22/mendoza-part-of-the-problem-as-a-legislator/a1qr86x/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— College of DuPage reaches settlement with former employees Thomas Glaser, Lynn Sapyta filed federal lawsuit against COD – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/06/23/college-of-dupage-reaches-settlement-with-former-employees/aafcron/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— White House calls Johnny Depp’s remark about assassination ‘sad’
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/white-house-calls-johnny-depps-remark-about-assassination-sad/749247623

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Bellock backs Ives’ efforts to get property tax resolution a hearing – Hoang Tran (DIERSEN: What are your efforts and who backs them? My efforts are to defend and advance conservative principles, the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Republicans back me, but Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs DO NOT BACK ME.)
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511131558-bellock-backs-ives-efforts-to-get-property-tax-resolution-a-hearing

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Rauner tells people: Power of change is in your hands alone – Giovanni Whaley (DIERSEN: What if the majority of voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? For their self-defense, members of the aforesaid groups have bought a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition.)
http://southcooknews.com/stories/511132143-rauner-tells-people-power-of-change-is-in-your-hands-alone

GOPUSA
— 1.4 million illegals working under stolen Social Security numbers (DIERSEN: How many illegals are using stolen Social Security numbers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26242
— Hollywood Hate Goes Off the Depp End
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26247
— Drag queen story hours for children are happening across the country (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26012
— Police unwelcome at the Twin Cities pride parade (DIERSEN: What percent of those who promote LGBTQ activity are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26118

THE BLAZE
— LGBT group bans police from parade over Castile verdict — but backlash has a way of changing things – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans, their operatives, and their dupes want to ban Republicans from Independence Day parades.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/23/lgbt-group-bans-police-from-parade-over-castile-verdict-but-backlash-has-a-way-of-changing-things/
— You may not be a ‘decent person’ after all – Matt Walsh (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only decent people are those who pander to them, who glorify and praise them, who serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or who give them money.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-you-may-not-be-a-decent-person-after-all/

BREITBART
— Tesla Car Batteries Not Remotely Green, Study Finds – James Delingpole
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/21/delingpole-tesla-car-batteries-co2-not-remotely-green-study-finds/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Incredible Shrinking White House Briefing – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM (DIERSEN: Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/business/media/white-house-correspondents-unhappy-with-limits-on-news-briefings.html
— Outside Collectors for I.R.S. Are Accused of Illegal Practices – STACY COWLEY and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $94,610-$100,917.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/business/dealbook/irs-private-collectors.html
— Does God Want You to Spend $300,000 for College? – RON LIEBER (DIERSEN: How much of your money have you spent on your education? I spent lots of my money attending UIC 1966-1968 and earning a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. However, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/your-money/notre-dame-tuition-father-jenkins-golden-dome-.html
— The Democrats’ Religion Problem – DANIEL K. WILLIAMS (DIERSEN: Tragically, ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/opinion/democrats-religion-jon-ossoff.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti- Trump says “Why We Must Make a Mockery of Trump.” Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/opinion/donald-trump-shakespear-julius-caesar-howard-jacobson.html
— How Twitter Pornified Politics – Bret Stephens
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/opinion/how-twitter-pornified-politics.html
— Out of High School, Into Real Life This graduation season, The New York Times talked with seniors across the country who are not headed to college about their plans, hopes and dreams. – JACK HEALY (DIERSEN: What did you have when you graduated from high school? I had an acceptance letter from UIC when I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. However, many, if not most, if not virtually everyone viewed me as not being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/us/out-of-high-school-into-real-life.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Formula Measures Impact of Partisan Gerrymandering Metric is at center of appeal over whether a voting-district map in Wisconsin was fairly drawn – Jo Craven McGinty
https://www.wsj.com/articles/formula-measures-impact-of-partisan-gerrymandering-1498222800
— For Consumers, Less Debt but Lots of Bills Rent and car leases have boosted monthly payments for non-debt items to highest level since the 1980s – Justin Lahart
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-consumers-less-debt-but-lots-of-bills-1498210201

June 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Cook County Dems urged to hold off on slating candidate – Sarah Schulte (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? Which offices will be on the March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballot in your precinct? Are the following moving toward slating candidates for those offices: your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, the Illinois Republican Party?)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/cook-co-dems-urged-to-hold-off-on-slating-candidate/2133295/

CBS2
— Cook County Expects More Belt-Tightening With $100M Budget Shortfall – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/22/cook-county-preliminary-budget-2018-toni-preckwinkle/
— Illinois Legislators Meet For 2nd Day Of Budget Session – Dana Kozlov
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/22/illinois-legislators-2nd-day-budget-session/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Mexico murder rate reaches record high – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/263252318-story

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kennedy urges Democratic leaders to not endorse in governor primary as candidates speak – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-dems-pre-slating-met-20170622-story.html
— Durbin on GOP health plan: ‘Put a lace collar on a pit bull and it’s still a mean dog’ – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-health-care-met-0623-20170622-story.html
— How to curb Illinois university scandals – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-university-niu-rauner-consolidate-edit-jm-20170622-story.html
— Speed up the foreclosure process so real estate can rebound – John McCarron
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-real-estate-foreclosures-mccarron-perspec-0623-md-20170622-story.html
— 4 finalists for U.S. attorney’s job in Chicago emerge – Jason Meisner and Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-us-attorney-search-met-20170622-story.html
— Republicans propose new schools plan in Springfield, but budget again remains elusive – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legis-education-workers-comp-met-0623-20170622-story.html
— Madigan and the Do-Littles – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct–rauner-madigan-cullerton-budget-edit-0623-jm-20170622-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic gov candidates upbraid Rauner for ‘racist’ campaign tactics – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats call you a racist and even worse things. What legal rights do Republicans have against Democrats who engage in slander and libel?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/democratic-gov-candidates-upbraid-rauner-for-racist-campaign-tactics/
— Senate GOP releases bill to cut Medicaid, alter Obamacare – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sources-senate-gop-health-bill-would-reshape-obama-law/
— Dick Durbin calls GOP Senate health care bill “still a mean dog” – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/dick-durbin-calls-gop-senate-health-care-bill-still-a-mean-dog/
— Senate GOP health care bill hammers Illinois, while Rauner is AWOL – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/senate-gop-health-care-bill-hammers-illinois-while-rauner-is-awol/
— Governor, speaker handle stress by two-wheeling it – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/governor-speaker-handle-stress-by-two-wheeling-it/
— Emanuel: Rauner nixed plan to help end stalemate, sell Thompson Center – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-airs-failed-plan-to-end-budget-stalemate-sell-thompson-center/
— Southwest Side alderman is first to declare ward off-limits to Airbnb – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I would support any and all efforts to ban booze, gambling, pot, and other vices in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/southwest-side-aldermen-is-first-to-declare-ward-off-limits-to-airbnb/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The precinct-based process is patterned after that used to let Chicagoans vote their precincts dry. Residents of districts zoned R-1, R-2 and R-3 — all dominated by single-family homes — can ban home-sharing outright or impose restrictions more rigid than the citywide ordinance. But to do that, residents of those zoning districts must gather valid signatures from 25 percent of their precinct’s registered voters within 90 days; the clock starts when the resident obtains the petition.)
— Emanuel-Rauner tensions rise over phone tax, Thompson Center sale – Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-airs-failed-plan-to-end-budget-stalemate-sell-thompson-center/

DAILY HERALD
— Special session stipends could cost $190,000, but lawmakers must wait – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170621/special-session-stipends-could-cost-190000-but-lawmakers-must-wait

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner rejects huge Thompson Center offer – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170622/BLOGS02/170629928/rauner-rejects-huge-thompson-center-offer
— Cook County can fill its budget hole—unless Obamacare goes – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170622/BLOGS02/170629925/cook-county-can-fill-its-budget-hole-unless-obamacare-goes
— iPhone maker dangles $10B investment in U.S.—and Illinois is in the running – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170622/NEWS08/170629931/iphone-maker-foxconn-mulls-10-billion-u-s-investment

WLS AM
— Rahm: Rauner “congenitally incapable of saying yes” – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/06/22/rahm-rauner-congenitally-incaable-of-saying-yes/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump: ‘Solar wall’ could ‘pay for itself’ President: ‘It will be built’ – SABA HAMEDY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-solar-wall-could-pay-for-itself/748267950
— Trump: ‘I just don’t want a poor person’ in Cabinet economic jobs He has one of the wealthiest cabinets in history – EUGENE SCOTT (DIERSEN: How much money do you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on a) those who have more money than they have and b) those who have less money than they have.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-i-just-dont-want-a-poor-person-in-cabinet/748089625

DNA INFO
— Rahm: I Offered To OK Sale Of Thompson Center But Rauner Wouldn’t Deal – Heather Cherone
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170622/downtown/rahm-i-offered-ok-sale-of-thompson-center-but-rauner-wouldnt-deal

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Defenders of ACA Rally Outside Republican Rep. LaHood’s Office – TANYA KOONCE
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/defenders-aca-rally-outside-republican-rep-lahoods-office#stream/0

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner has made the budget impasse his favorite campaign weapon. No matter what Illinois Democrats do to dislodge the budget stalemate, the governor will blast them.”
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/illinois-budget-impasse-bruce-rauner-mike-madigan/Content?oid=27093027

CHICAGO REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Republicans try to lay low on repealing Obamacare.”
http://chicagoreporter.com/illinois-republicans-try-to-lay-low-on-repealing-obamacare/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Batinick on budget impasse: ‘Everyday the situation becomes more and more dire’
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511130781-batinick-on-budget-impasse-everyday-the-situation-becomes-more-and-more-dire

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives demands consideration of long-delayed property tax measure – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511131524-ives-demands-consideration-of-long-delayed-property-tax-measure

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Forget the unemployment rate, Illinois is in a depression – Michael Lucci
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/lucci-forget-the-unemployment-rate-illinois-is-in-a-depression/article_012c0ce6-56a0-11e7-b9ff-2b854bd448e8.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— What is Going On at the Federal Department of Education? – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/what-the-heck-is-going-on-at-the-federal-department-of-education/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 50,000 FOR 7 MINUTES OF WORK The Illinois House of Representatives met for seven minutes and 30 seconds on June 21 before adjourning, failing to consider any budget proposals – and costing Illinois taxpayers $50,000 for less than 10 minutes of work. – Robert Brutvan
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/50000-for-7-minutes-of-work/
— MADIGAN DUPES ANOTHER GOVERNOR Madigan has stared down Gov. Bruce Rauner for more than 700 days and Rauner just blinked. – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigan-dupes-another-governor/

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan points finger of blame at Rauner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who point their finger of blame at me. Even though they have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, they blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/22/madigan-points-finger-of-blame-at-rauner/
— Dems to block Rauner’s pick for US Attorney
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/22/dems-to-block-rauners-pick-for-us-attorney/
— Senators are voting with their feet
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/22/senators-are-voting-with-their-feet/

GOPUSA
— Media bias so thick at CNN you can see it on their faces
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26154
— 30% of Illegal Alien Minors Have Gang Ties (DIERSEN: What percent of the minors in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America have gang ties?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26157

FOX NEWS
— Health Care Bill Protesters Dragged Away by Capitol Hill Police
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/22/gop-health-care-bill-protesters-removed-capitol-hill
— McCain: Dems Are Living in a ‘Fantasy Land’ Where ObamaCare Is Going Well
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/22/health-care-bill-senate-chuck-schumer-fantasy-land-meghan-mccain

DAILY CALLER
— MSNBC, CNN Hardly Cover Trump Rally – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: The Democrat news media a) promotes what can be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform and b) downplays/censors what shows that the Republican Party platform is the way to go.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/22/msnbc-cnn-hardly-cover-trump-rally-video/
— Dianne Feinstein Defends Canceling Conservative Speakers On Campus – BENJAMIN DECATUR
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/21/dianne-feinstein-defends-canceling-conservative-speakers-on-campus/
— Gohmert: Anti-GOP Shooter Was Conditioned By Media’s ‘Hate-Filled Propaganda’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/21/gohmert-anti-gop-shooter-was-conditioned-by-medias-hate-filled-propaganda/
— Prominent Illegal Immigrant Likely Breaking Law With The Media’s Help – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/21/illegal-immigrant-celebrity-continues-drawing-media-paychecks-while-govt-stands-by/

TOWNHALL
— HuffPo: Karen Handel Winning Isn’t Good For Women Because She’s Conservative, Or Something – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/06/22/huffpo-karen-handel-winning-isnt-good-for-women-because-shes-conservative-or-n2344884

BLAZE
— Texas pastors reject LGBT school curriculum: ‘This is Houston, not San Francisco’ – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/22/texas-pastors-reject-lgbt-school-curriculum-this-is-houston-not-san-francisco/

BREITBART
— Bellwether: 60 Percent of Missouri Voters Want Legal Immigration Cut – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/06/22/bellwether-60-percent-missouri-voters-want-legal-immigration-cut/
— Leftist Atlantic Mag Admits: ‘Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration’
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/21/leftist-atlantic-mag-admits-democrats-lost-way-immigration/
— The Left Has One More Argument: Kill Them! – ANN COULTER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/06/21/ann-coulter-left-one-argument-kill/
— Michael Steele: GOP Mishandling of Health Care Could Cost Them in 2018 – Dan Riehl (DIERSEN: What might your critics/opponents say that you mishandled concerning your career? My critics/opponents might say 1) My not becoming Democrat. 2) My opposing patronage. 3) My opposing political affiliation discrimination. 4) My opposing reverse discrimination. 5) My opposing age discrimination. 6) My opposing retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. 7) My not painting myself as being a yes-man. 8) My not helping my superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. 9) My avoiding the Draft. 10) My and my wife giving up trying to have children. 11) My and my wife not adopting and/or becoming foster parents. 12) My being a conservative. 13) My being a Missouri Synod Lutheran. 14) My owning guns. 15) My not pretending to be Swedish national origin. 16) My buying only American-nameplate cars. 17) My not owning any dogs. 18) My taking courses at UIC, NIU, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT etc. and my getting six professional certifications and my getting a professional license. 19) My becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. 20) My being a religious hypocrite, patriotic hypocrite, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. 21) My fraudulently trying to defraud the federal government with my fraudulent sick leave requests, partial day per diem claims, and education deductions. and 22) My not succumbing to my Democrat GAO superiors’ efforts to get rid of me sooner than I did.)
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/06/22/michael-steele-gop-mishandling-of-health-care-could-cost-them-in-2018/

FEDERALIST
— The FBI’s Briefing On The GOP Baseball Shooting Couldn’t Have Been More Bizarre The FBI tried to claim that the shooting at the baseball field was spontaneous and had no target, despite all evidence to the contrary. – Mollie Hemingway
http://thefederalist.com/2017/06/22/the-fbis-briefing-on-the-gop-baseball-shooting-couldnt-be-more-bizarre/#.WUvUwKOyAdh.facebook

PJ MEDIA
— As Many as 5.7 Million Non-Citizens Voted in 2008 Election – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: What percent of non-citizens who vote illegally are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/06/20/report-as-many-as-5-7-million-non-citizens-voted-in-2008-election/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— FOREIGN SOROS-BACKED MEDIA OUTLET BASHES CONSERVATIVES WITH US TAXPAYER DOLLARS – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/22/foreign-soros-backed-media-outlet-bashes-conservatives-with-us-taxpayer-dollars/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Kass: Dissolve Illinois! – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/06/kass_dissolve_illinois.html

NEW AMERICAN
— Illinois Governor Gives Tax Increases to Placate Democrats Before Deadline – Bob Adelmann
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/26311-illinois-gov-gives-tax-increases-to-placate-democrats-before-deadline

THE HILL
— Legislation Introduced to Privatize Air Traffic Control (DIERSEN: If Air Traffic Control was privatized, would there be less pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and/or veterans?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/22/legislation-introduced-privatize-air-traffic-control/
— Will we ever have civility in American political discourse – CATHY YOUNG
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/338966-will-we-ever-have-civility-in-american-political-discourse
— When will Dems realize the ‘resistance’ is a losing cause? – MATT SCHLAPP
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/national-party-news/339025-opinion-when-will-democrats-realize-the-resistance-is

WASHINGTON POST
— Billionaires want to enlist you in their secret plans to take down the press – Alyssa Rosenberg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/06/22/billionaires-want-to-enlist-you-in-their-secret-plans-to-take-down-the-press/

BUCKS COUNTY COURIER TIMES
— Colleges have become progressive indoctrination mills – RICHARD STAEDTLER
http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/opinion/guest/colleges-have-become-progressive-indoctrination-mills/article_091686fe-4837-57e5-bce4-b96aca63a4dd.html

BLOOMBERG
— How Can Trump Get Anything Done With All Those Empty Seats? A lack of staff at key agencies is weighing on the president’s agenda and frustrating cabinet officials. – Toluse Olorunnipa (DIERSEN: If you sought a job in the Trump Administration, what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say about you? Mine would stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They would stress a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-22/how-can-trump-get-anything-done-with-all-those-empty-seats

GAO
— New Gallery of Employee Photos Showcases GAO’s Diversity (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will GAO be the first federal agency to be 100% Democrat, minority, female, under age 40 (except for Senior Executive Service members), and/or veteran?)
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USGAO/2017/06/22/file_attachments/835883/MN4419.pdf

MONEY
— Here’s How Much Money Americans Say You Need to be ‘Wealthy’ – Megan Leonhardt (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are wealthy if you are not on welfare.)
http://time.com/money/4825116/how-much-money-wealthy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These days, having $1 million just isn’t “wealthy” enough. A recent survey of over 1,000 Americans shows the bar has shifted higher. Now you need an average of $2.4 million to be considered a wealthy person in America, according to the survey by Charles Schwab, which surveyed Americans aged 21 to 75. Of course, few people achieve such a milestone. Only about 10% of Americans are worth $1 million or more, according to a 2017 report by investor research firm Spectrem Group. In fact, to be considered wealthy by this new criteria, you’d need to have about 30 times more than the approximately $80,000 net worth of the average U.S. household, according to the most recent data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau.)

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Chicago-area Constituents Protest TrumpCare with Mobile Billboards and Rallies (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want a) those who have more money to pay much more for health care, b) those who have less money to pay much less for health care, and c) those who earn less than say $50,000/year to have free health care.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Chicago-area-Constituents-Protest-TrumpCare-with-Mobile-Billboards-and-Rallies-/59609.html

June 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Governor Rauner gives address focused on unity, budget – Eric Horng and Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/governor-rauner-gives-address-focused-on-unity-budget/2124059/

NBC5
— Gov. Rauner Addresses Illinois Day Before Special Session – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Gov-Rauner-to-Address-Illinois-One-Day-Before-Special-Session-429692643.html

CBS2
— On Eve Of Special Session, Pressure Mounts For Bipartisan State Budget – Jim Williams
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/20/on-eve-of-special-session-pressure-mounts-for-bipartisan-state-budget/

WGN TV
— Rauner urges lawmakers to end ‘unnecessary’ budget impasse – AP
http://wgntv.com/2017/06/20/rauner-urges-lawmakers-to-end-unnecessary-budget-impasse/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In speech, Rauner urges lawmakers to ‘do what is right’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/in-speech-rauner-urges-lawmakers-to-do-what-is-right/
— Ten days of bad news for 10 days of a Springfield special session – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/ten-days-of-bad-news-for-10-days-of-a-springfield-special-session/
— Living in Illinois teaches people to hate government – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/living-in-illinois-teaches-people-to-hate-government/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel takes CPS graduation plan, and Rauner criticism, to a national audience – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-dc-speech-0620-met-20170620-story.html
— Bill Daley: Rauner can’t be re-elected without a budget deal – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-bill-daley-on-rauner-0621-chicago-inc-20170620-story.html
— Evanston residents petition to leave Skokie Park District, claim ‘double-taxation’ – Mike Isaacs
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/skokie/news/ct-skr-park-district-disconnect-petition-tl-0622-20170619-story.html
— Democrats are left wondering if Rauner is trying to intimidate them – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0621-20170620-story.html
— Four seek McAsey’s seat – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-four-seek-mcasey-seat-st-0621-20170620-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage forest district employee Ed Stevenson named new leader – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170620/dupage-forest-district-employee-named-new-leader
— WASHINGTON: GOP leaders exclude most lawmakers from secret tax talks – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170620/news/306209859/
— COD board to vote on settlement with two former administrators – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170620/cod-board-to-vote-on-settlement-with-two-former-administrators
— TRAGIC: St. Charles aldermen favor expanded alcohol sales in city – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170620/st-charles-aldermen-favor-expanded-alcohol-sales-in-city

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— No buyers for Chicago school bonds causes rates to hit 9% – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170620/NEWS13/170629975/no-buyers-for-chicago-school-bonds-causes-rates-to-hit-9

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner calls for unity ahead of special session – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170620/rauner-calls-for-unity-ahead-of-special-session
— Full text: Gov. Rauner’s special session address and reaction
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170620/full-text-gov-rauners-special-session-address-and-reaction

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rep. Davis shares strong words for Congressional shooter
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rep-davis-shares-strong-words-for-congressional-shooter

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Food Bank: ‘Cuts to SNAP Would Hurt State Economy’ – CASS HERRINGTON
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-food-bank-cuts-snap-would-hurt-state-economy#stream/0

TIMES
— SALMAGUNDI: Even charity gambling needs regulation – Scott T. Holland
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/salmagundi-even-charity-gambling-needs-regulation/article_c06b91f3-a94c-5d4d-8b21-91c3ff338909.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Watch IPI’s Dabrowski show Gov. Rauner & Speaker Madigan how to balance the IL budget w no new taxes – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/06/watch-ipis-dabrowski-show-gov-rauner-speaker-madigan-how-to-balance-the-il-budget-w-no-new-taxes-cableweb/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Sen. Bill Brady On Impasse And Special Session – SEAN CRAWFORD
http://nprillinois.org/post/sen-bill-brady-impasse-and-special-session#stream/0

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois Policy writer: Old guard throws barbs as new media grabs awards – Karen Kidd
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511126210-illinois-policy-writer-old-guard-throws-barbs-as-new-media-grabs-awards

BGA
— ILLINOIS IS BROKE. WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT LAWMAKERS’ SPECIAL SESSION – Jose Sanchez
http://www.bettergov.org/news/illinois-is-broke-why-you-should-care-about-lawmakers-special-session

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— State Board of Elections refuses to answer Mautino Complaint – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/state-board-of-elections-refuses-to-answer-mautino-complaint/

CAPITOL FAX
— Gov. Rauner’s “unity” address
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/20/live-coverage-gov-rauners-unity-address/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Senator calls college president ‘unfit’ for canceling conservative speakers on campus – Alex Swoyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/20/senator-college-prez-unfit-cancel-conservatives/

GOPUSA
— St. Louis finishes high — on ‘worst place to live’ list
http://www.gopusa.com/st-louis-finishes-high-on-worst-place-to-live-list/

BREITBART
— St. Louis Cardinals Refuse to Bow to LGBT Demands to Punish Christians – WARNER TODD HUSTON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois that have bowed to demands from by critics/opponents to punish me. I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/06/19/st-louis-cardinals-refuse-bow-lgbt-demands-punish-christians/

WASHINGTON POST
— A look at Illinois’ budget mess as lawmakers head to Capitol – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/a-look-at-illinois-budget-mess-as-lawmakers-head-to-capitol/2017/06/20/fb03db40-55d8-11e7-840b-512026319da7_story.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Anger Runs High on Both Sides of the Trump Divide
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/june_2017/anger_runs_high_on_both_sides_of_the_trump_divide