FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Towering concerns arise regarding air traffic control staffing, effect on travel at Chicago airports (COMMENT: I worked for GAO on an audit of air traffic control staffing in the 1980s.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/towering-concerns-arise-aurora-air-traffic-control-center-staffing-effect-travel-chicago-airports-after-hearing/15648283/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new Government Accountability report says things are getting worse, not better. “This is completely unacceptable. Air traffic facilities and radars need improvements,” Texas Senator Ted Cruz said. “Based on FAA data, the reliability of the FAA’s radar fleet is declining. The United States should be a leader in aviation technology. Sadly, this is often not the case.” “The modernization of existing air traffic management infrastructure in the United States continues to fall behind peer countries and is straining from the continued operations and growth of conventional airspace users,” said Marc Scribner, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst for the Reason Foundation. “There is no easy answer or quick fix. A snap of Iron Man’s fingers cannot fix this,” said Kevin Walsh with the Government Accountability Office. “This will be the work of many years and billions of dollars.”)
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/lgbtq-pride-magazines-100-celebration-honors-trailblazers-advocates-including-gma-sam-champion/15645988/
WGN9
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/the-impact-of-an-illinois-law-barring-police-from-working-with-immigration-agents/
FOX32
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1561622
WTTW
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/12/12/cps-planning-all-hands-deck-approach-protecting-students-families-mass-deportations
— Chicago Alderpeople React to Claims City Will Be Ground Zero for Mass Deportations.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/12/12/chicago-alderpeople-react-claims-city-will-be-ground-zero-mass-deportations
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden commutes sentences for two of Chicago area’s most notorious fraudsters
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/12/biden-commutes-sentences-crundwell/
— Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automotive assemble line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/12/senate-social-security-expansion/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people, setting up potential passage in the final days of the lame-duck Congress. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday he would begin the process for a final vote on the bill, known as the Social Security Fairness Act, which would eliminate policies that currently limit Social Security payouts for roughly 2.8 million people. Schumer said the bill would “ensure Americans are not erroneously denied their well-earned Social Security benefits simply because they chose at some point to work in their careers in public service.” The legislation passed the House on a bipartisan vote, and a Senate version of the bill introduced last year gained 62 cosponsors. But the bill still needs support from at least 60 senators to pass Congress. It would then head to President Biden.)
— Watchdog finds FBI intelligence missteps before Jan. 6 riot
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/12/fbi-intelligence-capitol-riot-watchdog-report/
— In Illinois, anticipate/expect that Pritzker will destroy individuals, companies, organizations, etc. that support Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/12/trump-veteran-senator/
DAILY HERALD
— Rarely formed panel to determine Elk Grove trustee candidate’s eligibility (COMMENT: When will the Daily Herald start reporting on Castle v. Monino (2024 MTEB 01)? Monino has filed petitions to run for Milton Township Supervisor as an Independent and Caste is changeling those petitions.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241211/news/rarely-formed-panel-to-determine-elk-grove-trustee-candidates-eligibility/
— Algonquin trustee candidate knocked off ballot for spring election (COMMENT: When will the Daily Herald start reporting on Castle v. Monino (2024 MTEB 01)? Monino has filed petitions to run for Milton Township Supervisor as an Independent and Caste is changeling those petitions.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241211/news/algonquin-trustee-candidate-knocked-off-ballot-for-spring-election/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Former Dixon comptroller who embezzled tens of millions, Northbrook financial exec granted clemency
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/biden-commutes-sentences-rita-crundwell-and-eric-bloom
STATELINE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return.
https://stateline.org/2024/12/12/despite-trumps-claim-deportations-likely-wouldnt-ease-housing-crisis-most-experts-say/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— With Romney set to exit the U.S. Senate, Washington will be without one of its strongest conservative critics of Trump when he retakes the White House in the new year. (COMMENT: Romney supporters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have always worked harder against me than against any Democrat. I should write about those Romney supporters.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-mitt-romneys-senate-exit-may-create-a-vacuum-of-vocal-conservative-trump-critics/
— Trump says he won’t restrict abortion pill
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-says-he-wont-restrict-abortion-pill/
— IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/ap-irs-recovers-4-7-billion-in-back-taxes-and-braces-for-cuts-with-trump-and-gop-in-power/
WGLT
— Dixon State Rep. Bradley Fritts expresses outrage after President Biden commutes the sentence of former City Comptroller Rita Crundwell
https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2024-12-12/dixon-state-rep-expresses-outrage-after-biden-commutes-the-sentence-of-former-city-comptroller-rita-crundwell
WSIL TV
— Amazon plans to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/amazon-plans-to-donate-1-million-to-president-elect-donald-trump-s-inauguration/article_36facd10-ca89-57d1-9bae-8e4b9a6c0946.html
DEPAULIA
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://depauliaonline.com/73487/news/illinois-reproductive-health-care-clinics-double-down-on-reproductive-rights-in-response-to-2024-election-shifts/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-423/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-215/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois’ pension debt grows
https://www.cities929.com/2024/12/12/illinois-pension-debt-grows/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who has shaped the attitudes that people have toward you the most? The following have shaped the attitudes that people have toward me the most: past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative and religious leaders and activists, and e) those who I have sued and their attorneys. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 4 things wrong with how Illinois leaders want to change public schooling
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/4-things-wrong-with-how-illinois-leaders-want-to-change-public-schooling/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Luigi Mangione: Touch of Evil. The murder of CEO Brian Thompson is a test of moral clarity.
https://freebeacon.com/columns/luigi-mangione-touch-of-evil/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump says he won’t ‘do business’ with countries that refuse to take back migrants: ‘I want them out’
https://nypost.com/2024/12/12/us-news/donald-trump-says-he-wont-do-business-with-countries-that-refuse-to-take-back-migrants-i-want-them-out/
— NYC Mayor Adams eyeing executive order to ‘unravel’ sanctuary city policy following sitdown with Trump border czar pick Tom Homan
https://nypost.com/2024/12/12/us-news/adams-sits-down-with-trumps-border-czar-pick-tom-homan-to-talk-migrant-crisis/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Attempts to Protect 1 Million Illegal Aliens from Deportation
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/12/biden-attempts-to-protect-1-million-illegal-aliens-from-deportation/
BLAZE
— Illinois Gov. Pritzker agrees to deport ‘violent’ criminal illegal aliens, meet with Trump admin
https://www.theblaze.com/news/illinois-gov-pritzker-agrees-to-deport-violent-criminal-illegal-aliens-meet-with-trump-admin
— Court slaps down Nasdaq proposal to impose DEI standards on company boards
https://www.theblaze.com/news/dei-court-sec-nasdaq-boards
BREITBART
— Nearly 38,000 Chinese Illegals Still in U.S. Despite Deportation Orders
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/12/report-nearly-38000-chinese-illegals-still-in-u-s-despite-deportation-orders/
— Incoming ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan Meets with NYC Mayor Eric Adams to Discuss Deportations
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/12/incoming-border-czar-tom-homan-meets-with-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-to-discuss-deportations/
— Republican Governors Give Lukewarm Support for Trump’s Deportation Promises (COMMENT: What percent of Republican governors reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/12/rrepublican-governors-give-lukewarm-support-for-trumps-deportation-promises/
— Allowing Children to Spend Hours on Smartphones a ‘Deliberate Social Experiment’ (COMMENT: Search engines and websites ever-increasingly steer everyone to the left.)
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/12/12/allowing-children-to-spend-hours-on-smartphones-a-deliberate-social-experiment-warns-leading-trans-medicine-critic/
CENTER SQUARE
— Greatest number of foreign nationals on docket for deportation under Biden. More than 6.2 million in a single year.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_58fa04fa-b8b3-11ef-8844-8f92dfdf7e28.html
DAILY CALLER
— Emails, Phone Logs Reveal How Botched Pete Hegseth West Point Story Imploded
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/12/pete-hegseth-propublica-west-point-admission/
DAILY WIRE
— Eric Adams, Tom Homan Agree On Plan To Deport Criminal Illegal Immigrants. The mayor admits that NYC has “made terrible mistakes” by allowing violent illegal immigrants to remain on the street.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/eric-adams-tom-homan-agree-on-plan-to-deport-criminal-illegal-immigrants
— Republican Governors Pledge To Support Trump’s Deportation Agenda. The governors added that they stood ready to use police and the National Guard to assist in the deportation efforts.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-governors-pledge-to-support-trumps-deportation-agenda
— Tom Homan To Use 1,400-Acre Site For Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan. “Having this from the state of Texas is great.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-homan-to-use-1400-acre-site-for-trumps-mass-deportation-plan
— Trump On Deportations: ‘We’ll Send The Whole Family, Very Humanely, Back’, Won’t Be ‘Separated’ Trump’s remarks echoed remarks made several weeks ago by his incoming border czar, Tom Homan. (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that those who are deported will immediately return.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-on-deportations-well-send-the-whole-family-very-humanely-back-wont-be-separated
FEDERALIST
— As Americans’ Tolerance For Wokeness Dies, The Left’s Appetite For Violence Only Grows
Please send me the details for the next SCC meeting
— U.S. Has No Excuse For Failing To Protect Kids From The Dangers Of Radical Gender Ideology (COMMENT: In your school district, how successful have Democrats been making students sexually active LGBTQers? Anticipate/expect that the percentage of students who report that they are LGBTQ will ever-increasingly increase. This is a big reason why parents should take their children and leave Illinois.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/12/the-u-s-has-no-excuse-for-failing-to-protect-kids-from-the-dangers-of-radical-gender-ideology/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— On the High Costs of Illegal Immigration, DOGE Gets It
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/12/12/high-costs-illegal-immigration-doge-gets-it
— Until E-Verify requirements are dramatically increased and enforced, illegal immigration will ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/12/11/floridas-impressive-effort-stop-illegal-immigration-still-has-one-item-fix
FOX BUSINESS
— More Dem leaders get behind Trump’s deportation plans
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6365924306112
FOX NEWS
— Black lawmakers, activists blame racism for Daniel Penny’s acquittal: ‘This is the evil of White supremacy’
https://www.aol.com/black-lawmakers-activists-blame-racism-100018360.html
— Tide turns in favor of Trump DOD pick Pete Hegseth after Matt Gaetz failure. One GOP senator told Fox News Digital no Republicans seemed to be a ‘hard no’ on confirming Hegseth as defense secretary.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tide-turns-favor-trump-dod-pick-pete-hegseth-after-matt-gaetz-failure
— ‘Incompetence’: Rep Banks rips West Point as school apologizes for ‘error’ saying Hegseth wasn’t accepted. Rep Jim Banks accused West Point ‘bureaucrats’ of ‘sabotage.’ (COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors in the federal government who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me and why they took those adverse actions against me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/incompetence-rep-banks-rips-west-point-school-apologizes-error-saying-hegseth-wasnt-accepted
— ‘Politically motivated’ FBI treated conservatives like domestic terrorists on Wray’s watch: whistleblower. ‘We want the government to be accountable to the freaking Bill of Rights,’ says FBI whistleblower Kyle Seraphin.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/politically-motivated-fbi-treated-conservatives-like-domestic-terrorists-wrays-watch-whistleblower
— American Accountability Foundation (AAF) lists ‘woke radical leftists’ it wants fired from DOJ under Pam Bondi. AAF says those on the list have pushed transgenderism and worked for George Soros-linked organizations.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/conservative-group-lists-woke-radical-leftists-wants-fired-from-doj-under-pam-bondi
HANNITY
— ProPublica’s Botched Hegseth Smear Proves the Need to Purge the Military of Partisanship. (COMMENT: All my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors were Democrat partisans. All of them focused on wasting the careers of and getting rid of their Republican employees. I should write a book about that.)
https://hannity.com/media-room/post-op-ed-propublicas-botched-pete-hegseth-smear-proves-the-need-to-purge-the-military-of-partisanship/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden Education Department Has Spent More Than $1 Billion on DEI Grants Since 2021
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/biden-education-department-has-spent-more-than-1-billion-on-dei-grants-since-2021/
— West Point Lied Twice About Pete Hegseth Applying to the Academy. West Point falsely tells left-wing website that Pete Hegseth never applied to nor was accepted to West Point – twice. Was the error inadvertent or intentional?
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/west-point-lied-twice-about-pete-hegseth-applying-to-the-academy/
MRC TV
— AOC Says Insurance Companies Denying Health Care Claims Is an ‘Act of Violence’
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/aoc-says-insurance-companies-denying-health-care-claims-act-violence
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Whatever Happened at West Point, It’s Not Good (COMMENT: I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980. Based on how my Democrat GAO superiors treated me, my Democrat IRS superiors demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me. Of course, they stressed that they had a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) never promoted me beyond GS-12 even though I had a) earned an MBA in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and c) almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/whatever-happened-at-west-point-its-not-good/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As I see it, there are only two explanations for West Point’s having falsely informed a journalist that Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, not only didn’t get in to West Point but never “even applied there.” Those options are that West Point lied or that West Point is incompetent. Neither is good. I find it hard to believe that West Point would deliberately lie about such a thing. I also find it hard to believe that its staff would be so lazy or inept as to screw something like this up by mistake. This was not some random inquiry; it was connected to an extremely consequential political decision, and related to the reputation of a high-profile figure who, if he is accepted by the Senate, will soon occupy one of the most important jobs in the United States. That being so, how is it possible that West Point did not make one hundred percent sure that it was correct in its denial? Frankly, I’d be somewhat surprised if at least someone at West Point hadn’t preemptively looked into this after the nomination was made public. If I worked there, I think I would have. At the very least, a higher-up ought to have instructed all staff to make absolutely sure they were correct when dealing with inquiries of this sort. In all likelihood, we’ll never know what happened. What we can say, however, is that this incident has probably helped Hegseth’s chances of being confirmed.)
NEW AMERICAN
— Biden administration has failed to deport almost 1.5 million illegals with deportation orders, which is hardly shocking news given the mass invasion of penniless, Third Word illegals that Biden not only invited but unlawfully aided and abetted.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/1-4-illegals-with-deportation-orders-nyt-admits-biden-invited-invasion-of-migrants/
NEWSMAX
— Americans Increasingly Less Welcoming of Illegals (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://www.newsmax.com/us/poll-illegals-deportation/2024/12/12/id/1191368/
— Speaker Johnson Hails Defense Bill, Targets Woke, NewsGuard
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mike-johnson-defense-bill-woke/2024/12/12/id/1191380/
TOWNHALL
— Support for Mass Deportations Is Quite Healthy In New York state
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/12/12/siena-poll-ny-voters-support-mass-deportations-n2648919
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return.
https://thehill.com/latino/5035619-trump-mass-deportation-immigrants-mixed-status-families-southern-border/
https://thehill.com/latino/5036835-mass-deportation-economic-impact/
CBS NEWS
— Trump reiterates plan to conduct mass deportations of undocumented migrants
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-reiterates-plan-to-conduct-mass-deportations-of-undocumented-migrants/
CNN
— Rep. Crenshaw on why he’s supporting Pete Hegseth (COMMENT: Who has come to your defense? My critics/opponents stress those who could/should have come to my defense but did not. They stress Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who I did the most to help elect and to reelect.)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/politics/video/the-lead-crenshaw-pete-hegseth-trump-cabinet-veteran-support-jake-tapper
NEWSWEEK
— Map Shows Nationalities of Immigrants Awaiting ICE Deportation from US
https://www.newsweek.com/map-immigrants-mass-deportation-ice-custody-nationalities-1999925
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-mass-deportation-tom-homan-roadblock-1999902
NEW YORK TIMES
— All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/business/dealbook/women-workplace-advancement.html
— Helping Students Find Their Way to College (COMMENT: What enabled you to earn a bachelor’s degree? For me it was my taking college preparatory courses in high school, getting an ACT score of 24, graduating in the upper 20% of my class, and working my way through college.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/opinion/communities-fund-one-goal.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Appeals court overturns Nasdaq requirement for diversity on boards. In a 51-page opinion, nine of 17 judges on the full 5th Circuit found that the rule violates the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/12/nasdaq-diversity-rule-overturned/
— Trump allies pressure GOP senators to back Cabinet picks — or else. The message: “Don’t get on Santa’s naughty list here, because we will primary you.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/13/trump-cabinet-picks-republican-senators/
MIAMI HERALD
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/andres-oppenheimer/article296993254.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/can-america-afford-trump-s-mass-deportation-plan-8-things-to-know/ss-AA1u2NHZ
ABC6
— Dozens of GOP governors pledge support for Trump’s mass deportations plan
https://abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-world/dozens-of-gop-governors-pledge-support-for-trumps-mass-deportations-plan-trump-tom-homan-border-czar-illegal-immigration-ron-desantis-kristi-noem-glenn-youngkin
SCRIPPS NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/truth-be-told/experts-predict-mass-deportation-would-damage-us-economy
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE Trump Advisers Seek to Shrink or Eliminate Bank Regulators. Advisers asked potential nominees whether Trump could abolish the FDIC. (COMMENT: I worked for GAO on audits of bank regulators for 8 years at the GS-13 Step 4-10 Levels, currently $126,984-$150,075/year. During that time, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT and became a Certified Fraud Examiner, Government Financial Manager, Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant.)
https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/trump-advisers-bank-regulations-fdic-efa761dc
FORBES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in promoting hatred against Hegseth.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/12/12/hegseth-cabinet-nomination-less-than-20-of-us-adults-approve-of-trumps-defense-secretary-pick-poll-finds/
— All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethpearson/2024/12/12/how-women-can-advocate-for-themselves-in-a-polarized-workplace/
— Until E-Verify requirements are dramatically increased and enforced, illegal immigration will ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alonzomartinez/2024/12/13/mastering-e-verify-in-2025-federal-and-state-compliance-essentials/
BARRON’S
— Home Prices Aren’t the Only Thing Stopping Millennials From Buying Real Estate. What’s Really Worrying Them. This generation sees homeownership as a speculative asset with wild price swings. It’s not their parents’ housing market. (COMMENT: The real estate market crashed soon after I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972.)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/home-prices-real-estate-housing-market-crash-millennials-d2ae4529
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in using religious leaders as their operative and dupes. https://www.ncronline.org/news/migration/sisters-catholic-groups-support-immigrants-vulnerable-potential-mass-deportations
https://www.ncronline.org/news/no-sanctuary-trump-reportedly-plans-reverse-policy-permit-ice-arrests-churches
AXIOS INDIANAPOLIS
— Holcomb pledges support for Trump deportations
https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2024/12/12/holcomb-support-trump-mass-deportations
ATLANTIC
— My critics/opponents look down on, if not despise, members of the working class, that is, wage earners. I was a wage earner 1964-1997.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/12/political-parties-populist-policies/680951/
MEDIA MATTERS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow that “Newsmax’s Greg Kelly says Pete Hegseth is “unqualified” to be secretary of defense.” (COMMENT: My critics/opponents go far beyond calling me unqualified, they hint/imply/argue/shout that my judgement and my motives are extremely bad. I should write about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.mediamatters.org/greg-kelly/newsmaxs-greg-kelly-says-pete-hegseth-unqualified-be-secretary-defense
PEW RESEARCH
— Teens, Social Media and Technology 2024. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat remain widely used among U.S. teens; some say they’re on these sites almost constantly.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/12/12/teens-social-media-and-technology-2024/
Tag: LGBTQ
December 12, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Pritzker pushes back on Trump ‘border czar’s’ promises of mass deportations (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzker-pushes-back-on-trump-border-czars-promises-of-mass-deportations/3622500/
— Tesla shares close at record high, boosted by 69% pop since Trump election victory
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/tesla-shares-climb-to-record-boosted-by-64-pop-since-trump-election-victory/3621974/
WGN9
— Pritzker vows to follow law, protect asylum seekers and immigrants in state legally (COMMENT: Under Biden, all those who come into America are in America legally. What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/pritzker-tom-homan-undocumented-immigrants-deportations/
FOX32
— Battle brewing over deportation threats in Chicago (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/battle-brewing-deportation-threats-chicago
— Duckworth says “Hegseth ‘Should Scare All Of Us.’ She calls him “dangerously unqualified.” In 2006, Michael J. Fox spoke at a Duckworth press conference in Wheaton. She had me rudely thrown out of that press conference to punish Roskam.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/duckworth-hegseth-meeting
WGN RADIO
— Mace, activist dispute handshake that resulted in arrest
https://wgnradio.com/news/mace-activist-dispute-handshake-that-resulted-in-arrest/amp/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald Trump will ring the New York Stock Exchange bell as he’s named Time’s Person of the Year
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/11/trump-time-person-of-the-year/
— Pritzker promises to protect immigrants, but says those convicted of violent crimes need to go (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/11/gov-jb-pritzker-promises-to-protect-immigrants-but-says-those-convicted-of-violent-crimes-need-to-go/
— Judge to appoint special prosecutor to represent Republicans in lawsuit against Will County executive (COMMENT: When will the news media start reporting on Castle v. Monino (2024 MTEB 01)? Monino has filed petitions to run for Milton Township Supervisor as an Independent and Caste is changeling those petitions.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/11/judge-to-appoint-special-prosecutor-to-represent-republicans-in-lawsuit-against-will-county-executive/
— James McIntyre, 33, of Chicago, who has been accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol, pleads not guilty to assault charge
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/11/nancy-mace-capitol/
— Candidates for Oak Park and River Forest School Board challenged (COMMENT: When will the news media start reporting on Castle v. Monino (2024 MTEB 01)? Monino has filed petitions to run for Milton Township Supervisor as an Independent and Caste is challenging those petitions.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/10/oak-park-river-forest-candidates/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/12/editorial-tom-homan-immigration-christmas-party/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Chicagoan held in ‘violently shaking’ of anti-trans Rep. Nancy Mace’s hand, Capitol. James McIntyre, 33, an East Rogers Park advocate for foster youth, pleaded not guilty to charges he assaulted the GOP congresswoman in Washington. Nancy Mace posted on X that she was assaulted by a “pro-tr*ns man” and used the incident to solicit campaign funds.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world/2024/12/11/illinois-man-arrested-for-allegedly-assaulting-south-carolina-rep-nancy-mace
— Chicago and Illinois have sanctuary laws. What does that actually mean? Advocates hope local and state sanctuary laws can help protect undocumented immigrants from deportation in coming years. But will they? (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/12/11/chicago-illinois-sanctuary-laws-explainer
— Those who run Sun-Time claim that they are “fighting for you.” They are not only not fighting for me, they are fighting against me and against those who share my demographics.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/support-cst
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-taps-immigration-hard-liner-kari-lake-as-head-of-voice-of-america/
WCBM
— Tom Homan Holds Closed-Door Meetings With Chicago Democrats, Union Members, and Law Enforcement Including Alderman Raymond Lopez in Direct Defiance of Governor Pritzker
https://wcbm.com/national-headline/exclusive-tom-homan-holds-closed-door-meetings-with-chicago-democrats-union-members-and-law-enforcement-including-alderman-raymond-lopez-in-direct-defiance-of-governor-pritzker/
ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Hopeful’s Petition Investigated. The state’s attorney is looking into the signatures on Mark Mulliner’s petition. They are believed to be forgeries.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-hopefuls-petition-investigated
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-422/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-214/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker willing to sit down with incoming border czar. Governor says violent foreign nationals should be deported, but he will protect others. (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_9e8886a0-b80d-11ef-a102-2be2d42c883b.html
WILLIAM J KELLY
— Reporter William J. Kelly Urges Federal Probe into Illinois’ $1 Billion Expenditure on Illegal Immigration
https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Reporter-William-J–Kelly-urges-federal-congressional-probe-into-Illinois–Chicago-s-billion-dollar-migrant-spending.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— New State Flag Contest Top Ten Finalists
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/11/new-state-flag-contest-top-ten-finalists/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Biden is Stoking the Flames of War in Middle East
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/12/opinion-biden-is-stoking-the-flames-of-war-in-middle-east.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Left wing sees a silver lining in accused assassin’s actions (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who despise/hate me the most because the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums. In my defense, I worked for the Democrats who run the federal government for almost 30 years to get that benefit.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/11/left-wing-sees-silver-lining-accused-assassin-luig/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Images of the man accused of killing the CEO of the nation’s largest health insurance company are splashed across T-shirts, coffee cups and other merchandise being hawked online and on the streets of New York City. Meanwhile, a group born out of Sen. Bernard Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign is walking a tightrope of sympathy after the high-profile execution in Manhattan, suggesting, in this instance, that vigilante justice has a silver lining. . .“Half a million families go bankrupt each year from medical debt, and millions are harmed because their care is delayed or denied,” said the email, which included the subject headline “What Luigi Mangione means for Our Revolution.” The group has been a chief advocate for Medicare for All, taxing the wealthy and kneecapping corporations it accuses of putting “profits over people.”)
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Analysis: Democrats’ Campaign To Win Back Normal Americans Going as Poorly as Expected (COMMENT: Democrat leaders a) despise/hate normal Americans and b) glorify and praise those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn normal Americans. They especially demonize, denigrate, and condemn normal Americans like me who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://freebeacon.com/author/stiles/democrats/analysis-democrats-campaign-to-win-back-normal-americans-going-as-poorly-as-expected/
NEW YORK POST
— US immigration surge under Biden administration is biggest in US history — outpacing the days of Ellis Island (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always decried the German immigration surge during the 1840s and 1850s. All my ancestors immigrated to America during the 1840s and 1850s. My critics/opponents have always a) stressed that I am 100% German national origin and b) have foisted negative German stereotypes on me. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_Germans In my defense, I have always stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/11/us-news/us-immigration-surge-under-biden-administration-is-biggest-in-us-history/
(FROM WIKIPEDIA: For Germany perpetrating the Holocaust and starting World War II, Germans are often stereotyped as Nazis. This stereotype, while now rare, persists to this day. After the war, the German people were often viewed with contempt because they were blamed by other Europeans for Nazi crimes. Germans visiting abroad, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s, attracted insults from locals, and from foreigners who may have lost their families or friends in the atrocities. Today in Europe and worldwide (particularly in countries that fought against the Axis), Germans may be scorned by elderly people who were alive to experience the atrocities committed by Nazi Germans or by veterans who had fought against the Nazis during World War II. This resulted in a feeling of controversy for many Germans, causing numerous discussions and rows among scholars and politicians in Post-War West Germany (for example, the “Historikerstreit” [historians’ argument] in the 1980s) and after Reunification. Here, the discussion was mainly about the role that the unified Germany should play in the world and in Europe. Bernhard Schlink’s novel The Reader concerns how post-war Germans dealt with the issue.)
AMAC
— Legal Showdown Looms Over Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/legal-showdown-looms-over-trumps-plan-to-end-birthright-citizenship/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Inauguration Day means the DoJ gets back in the business of justice
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/inauguration_day_means_the_doj_gets_back_in_the_business_of_justice.html
— Castrating Boys Symbolizes the Castration of America
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/12/castrating_boys_symbolizes_the_castration_of_america.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Member of violent Tren de Aragua gang arrested in Palm Beach, Trump’s backyard
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/11/member-of-violent-tren-de-aragua-gang-arrested-in-palm-beach-trumps-backyard-1508857/
— San Diego County Sheriff will not adhere to Board of Supervisors ‘super sanctuary’ policy (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/11/san-diego-county-sheriff-will-not-adhere-to-board-of-supervisors-super-sanctuary-policy-1509004/
BREITBART
— The Biden Legacy: Over 1 Million Migrants Shielded from Deportation through Quasi-Amnesty Program (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/11/the-biden-legacy-over-1-million-migrants-shielded-from-deportation-th/
— Democrat Plan Is Amnesty for 13M Illegals to Flood Workforce (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/11/josh-hawley-democrat-plan-is-amnesty-for-13m-illegals-to-flood-workforce/
— Poll Shows Majority of New Yorkers Support Trump on Deportation (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/12/11/poll-shows-majority-of-new-yorkers-support-trump-on-deportationpoll-shows-majority-of-new-yorkers-support-trump-on-deportation/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— A Brief History of Military Assistance in Immigration Enforcement. Logistical support — and detention.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Brief-History-Military-Assistance-Immigration-Enforcement
DAILY SIGNAL
— Legacy Media Pretend There’s No Cost to Biden’s Mass Importation of Illegal Immigrants
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/11/legacy-media-pretend-theres-no-cost-bidens-mass-importation-illegal-immigrants/
— Josh Hawley Confronts Witness Who Says Flooding Job Market With Illegal Aliens Helps Americans
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/11/josh-hawley-confronts-witness-says-flooding-job-market-illegal-aliens-helps-americans/
— The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Made-Up Job Numbers
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/11/made-up-job-numbers/?utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_content=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&
DAILY WIRE
— San Diego County Board Of Supervisors Votes To Protect Violent Illegals. Sheriff Fires Back. “The Board of Supervisors does not set policy for the Sheriff’s Office” (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/san-diego-county-board-of-supervisors-votes-to-protect-violent-illegals-sheriff-fires-back
— Biden Caused Largest Surge Of Illegal Immigration In U.S. History. The majority of Americans support mass deportations of illegal aliens.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-caused-largest-surge-of-illegal-immigration-in-u-s-history-nyt
— New Google Christmas Ad Features Dude Dressed Like A Lady. Google pulls a Bud Light.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-google-christmas-ad-features-dude-dressed-like-a-lady
— Google Trashed For Holiday Shopping Ad Featuring Man Dressed Like A Woman. The tech giant issued a statement regarding the ad.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/google-trashed-for-holiday-shopping-ad-featuring-man-dressed-like-a-woman
FEDERALIST
— California County Votes To Stop Turning Violent Illegal Immigrant Criminals Over To Feds (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/11/california-county-votes-to-stop-turning-violent-illegal-immigrant-criminals-over-to-feds/
FOX BUSINESS
— Google accused of ‘woke’ new Christmas ad with ‘nonbinary’ beauty influencer. Google is the latest company to face online backlash for putting out a ‘woke’ ad. (COMMENT: To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/google-accused-woke-new-christmas-ad-nonbinary-beauty-influencer
FOX NEWS
— Chicago residents slam the ‘stupidity’ of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s liberal policies during city council meeting. Residents wore ‘Chicago flips red’ shirts and accused the Democratic mayor of lack of transparency when it comes to using taxpayer funds to take care of illegal immigrants.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-residents-slam-stupidity-mayor-brandon-johnsons-liberal-policies-during-city-council-meeting
— How Trump will conquer Dem resistance with immigration mandate
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-house-candidate-reveals-trump-conquer-dem-resistance-immigration-mandate
— Border sheriff ignores county’s new policy that blocks cooperation with ICE immigration enforcement. (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/border-sheriff-ignores-countys-new-policy-blocks-cooperation-ice-immigration-enforcement
— Black lawmakers, activists blame racism for Daniel Penny’s acquittal: ‘This is the evil of White supremacy’ One lawmaker argued that Penny’s acquittal is a green light for attacks against ‘unarmed Black Americans’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/black-lawmakers-activists-blame-racism-daniel-pennys-acquittal-this-evil-white-supremacy
HOT AIR
— Will the Woke Left Doom Democrats for Years to Come? (COMMENT: My critics/opponents promote wokeness/wokeism.)
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/12/11/will-the-woke-left-doom-democrats-for-years-to-come-n3797813
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Learning nothing from Trump’s landslide, CA AG vows to defy his mass deportation of illegal aliens (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/learning-nothing-from-trumps-landslide-california-ag-vows-to-defy-his-mass-deportation-of-illegal-aliens
NEWS BUSTERS
— George Orwell had it right. We’ve somehow allowed a mob of degenerates guilt trip an entire society into a dystopia that rejects all morals in the name of morality. War is peace, ignorance is strength… Men are Women. “Affirming” the mentally ill is “life saving healthcare,” and with that, refusing to pay for someone’s “essential health care” is akin to murder. A cowardly thug murdering an innocent father in cold blood is therefore justified resistance. That’s who our leftist politicians, mainstream media and pop culture have celebrated for the past week. A wannabe vigilante jumping out of the dark to shoot a self-made CEO from an Iowa farm town was somehow presented as a win for the common man against the corporate empire. Except their Marxist hero, the identified suspect, turns out to be the product of privilege and money, cut from the same cloth as the Ivy League “revolutionaries” cheering him on.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/justine-brooke-murray/2024/12/11/woke-weak-losers-are-dangerous-murder-not-hip
NEWSMAX
— Fewer asylum requests, especially from Latinos, are being granted as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to crack down on immigration. (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/asylum-approved-migrants/2024/12/11/id/1191287/
PJ MEDIA
— Total net migration — the number of people coming to the country minus the number leaving — will likely exceed eight million people over the past four years. (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/12/11/you-arent-going-to-believe-the-number-of-illegal-aliens-who-have-entered-the-us-since-2021-n4935019#google_vignette
— West Point Caught Lying About Hegseth’s Acceptance There
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/12/11/west-point-lied-about-hegseths-acceptance-n4935033
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Duckworth says “Hegseth ‘Should Scare All Of Us.’ She calls him “dangerously unqualified.” In 2006, Michael J. Fox spoke at a Duckworth press conference in Wheaton. She had me rudely thrown out of that press conference to punish Roskam.
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2024/12/12/hegseth_should_scare_all_of_us_duckworth_says_1078085.html
TOWNHALL
— California County Voted to Become a ‘Super’ Sanctuary for Illegals. Here’s How the Sheriff Responded. (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/12/11/san-diego-sanctuary-n2648884
WESTERN JOURNAL
— First ‘Super Sanctuary’ Created in San Diego, Would Literally Protect Jailed Rapists from Deportation
https://www.westernjournal.com/first-super-sanctuary-created-san-diego-literally-protect-jailed-rapists-deportation/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump says he’ll pardon Jan. 6 defendants in first hour back in White House
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5036670-donald-trump-jan-6-pardons-time-magazine/
CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-lgbtq-americans-preparing-another-trump-term/
CNN
— Democratic governors quietly prep extensive plans to counter Trump
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/12/11/politics/democratic-governors-counter-trump
MSN
— Radical California county introduces extreme new ‘sanctuary’ laws (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/radical-california-county-introduces-extreme-new-sanctuary-laws/ar-AA1vHin2
— DOJ v. DEI: Trump’s Justice Department likely to target diversity programs (COMMENT: DOJ represented GAO In Diersen v. GAO. My critics/opponents sided with GAO and with DOJ, that is, they promoted patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/doj-v-dei-trumps-justice-department-likely-to-target-diversity-programs/ar-AA1vAJM0
NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump Is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/us/politics/trump-time-person-year.html
— Biden Is Pardoning Nearly 1,500 Americans (COMMENT: Should I seek pardons from Trump? My Democrat superiors in the federal government took many big adverse actions against me because I opposed their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/us/politics/biden-pardons-commutes-1500.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Standards for Public Service Have Gone to Pot, Once a bit of marijuana smoke was enough to scuttle an appointment. How far we’ve come. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents promote pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-standards-for-public-service-have-gone-to-pot-ginsburg-marijuana-moral-244aef86
— FRONT PAGE: No Pay for an 80-Hour Workweek? DOGE Applicants Say Bring It On. Hopefuls line up for Elon Musk’s and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Department of Government Efficiency (COMMENT: Just kidding, but should I apply? My qualifications include a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, c) earning six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), f) earning a professional license (CPA), and g) earning a bachelor’s degree (management) and three master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance).)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/elon-musk-doge-government-efficiency-trump-ramaswamy-c9e7207d
POLITICO
— Pritzker questions whether Trump’s border czar has the ‘authority’ to implement massive immigration changes. The Illinois governor was responding to a visit from Tom Homan, who Trump has selected for a high-level position in his administration. (COMMENT: What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/11/congress/jb-pritzker-tom-homan-00193864
FAST COMPANY
— I’ve been a super commuter for more than a decade. Here’s why. Every week I commute from Chicago to Nashville for work, and I’m not planning on moving anytime soon. (COMMENT: In Diersen v. IRS ( https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11 ), my Democrat Chicago office IRS superiors had super commuters testify against me. In my defense, I testified that I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building so that I could walk to/from my IRS job in the Loop.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/91244164/ive-been-a-super-commuter-for-more-than-a-decade-heres-why
GOVERNING
— Trump Admin Will Target Sanctuary Cities, His Border Czar Says. Tom Homan, who will lead Trump’s deportation effort, said that sanctuary policies can shield dangerous criminals. Harboring or concealing undocumented immigrants, he said, is a federal crime.
https://www.governing.com/politics/trump-admin-will-target-sanctuary-cities-his-border-czar-says
HR DRIVE
— Workers say DEI initiatives aren’t that important to them personally (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post office superiors insulated their Democrat employees from Affirmative Action and DEI negatives.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/workers-say-dei-initiatives-arent-important/735247/
FED SMITH
— The DOGE Acts and Impact on the Federal Workforce. The second Trump administration is taking shape much faster than the first. DOGE is one example. Here is how the federal workforce may be impacted.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2024/12/09/doge-acts-impact-on-federal-workforce/
HUFFINGTON POST
— What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-trump-really-means-when-he-threatens-to-deport-americans_n_675a0209e4b04fd5c3670754
RAW STORY
— McConnell takes another swipe at Trump and warns even his slogan echoes the 1930s (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasing demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump as being an isolationist. What if America had declared war on Germany, Japan, and Italy during the 1930s?)
https://www.rawstory.com/mitch-mcconnell-2670438975/
— GOP senators reveal Fox News staff have launched lobbying blitz for Hegseth (COMMENT: My critics/opponents stress that the following did not lobby for me when adverse actions were taken against me: a) my representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee and the leaders of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) the Republican leaders of DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200, c) the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) the conservative leaders and activists in my area, and e) the religious leaders and activists in my area.)
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/pete-hegseth-fox-news/
DEMOCRACY NOW
— Rep. Delia Ramirez: Trump’s Immigration Plans Are “Un-American, Unconstitutional & Undemocratic”
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/11/delia_ramirez_birthright_citizenship
December 11, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WGN9
— Pritzker brushes off Trump ‘border czar’ promise to start deportations in Chicago
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/pritzker-johnson-tom-homan-mass-deportations-chicago-12102024/
FOX32
— Duckworth calls Hegseth dangerously unqualified (COMMENT: Who has worked the hardest against you and why? I should write about those who have worked the hardest against me and why.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/duckworth-hegseth-meeting
WGN RADIO
— The more that you promote LGBTQ, the more that Democrats leaders promote you.
https://wgnradio.com/hill-politics/gop-armed-services-chair-criticizes-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-in-ndaa/amp/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump’s way — or his
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/10/elon-musk-3/
— Chicago homicides in 2024: 544 people slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years. (COMMENT: How many have been killed so far this year in your municipality and why?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/09/chicago-homicides-in-2024-5-people-slain-heres-how-that-compares-with-previous-years/
— Evanston celebrates five years of reparations as 212 people helped with $25,000 payments, home repairs. Leaders of reparations efforts around the nation gave updates. (COMMENT: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/10/evanston-celebrates-five-years-of-reparations-as-212-people-helped-with-25000-payments-home-repairs/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The harder that you fight illegal immigration, the harder that Democrat and RINO leaders fight you.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2024/12/10/tom-homan-donald-trump-border-czar-chicago-undocumented-immigrants-mass-deportation-editorials
DAILY HEARLD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks had, have, and will have.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241210/news/so-much-to-be-done-arlington-heights-pastor-90-reflects-on-decades-of-fighting-for-civil-rights/
WBEZ
— Chicago will be ground zero for mass deportations. Homan tells Pritzker that if he does not want to help, he should “get the hell out of the way.” What positions on deportation do the following have: those who run your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2024/12/10/border-czar-tom-homan-donald-trump-chicago-pritzker-brandon-johnson-immigration
— Chicago and Illinois have sanctuary laws. What does that actually mean? Advocates hope local sanctuary laws can help protect undocumented immigrants from deportation in coming years. But will they?
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2024/12/11/chicago-and-illinois-have-sanctuary-laws-what-does-that-actually-mean
WIRF
— American Civil Liberties Union sets up plan to fight Trump.
https://www.wifr.com/2024/12/11/illinois-civil-rights-group-sets-plan-ahead-trump-presidency/
— Illinois civil rights group sets plan ahead of Trump presidency
https://www.wifr.com/2024/12/11/illinois-civil-rights-group-sets-plan-ahead-trump-presidency/
KSDK
— An Illinois mayoral candidate didn’t staple her documents together; now she can’t run. Paperwork snags and water bill battles fuel grassroots political rebellion.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/granite-city-mayoral-hopefuls-booted-from-ballot-over-technicalities/63-34d984a7-6663-41f9-aafa-f2589f4d77c7
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-421/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-213/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What motivates your critics/opponents to work against you the most? For me, it is my promoting the equal opportunity plank in the Republican Party platform, that is, my fighting against race and gender based preference giving, that is, my fighting against reverse discrimination and age discrimination. My critics/opponents benefit from that discrimination, want to benefit from that discrimination, and/or want to curry favor with those who benefit from that discrimination or want to benefit from it. They blame me for the problems that minorities and females have and have had. My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed me for the problems that my many subordinates had who were minority and/or female. RINO leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois blame me for the problems that minority and female Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have and have had since 2000. They attribute all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against minorities and females. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had lots of money, who bought them cars, who paid for their college expenses, an/or who got them jobs. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me recently. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Cutting Off the Head of the Syrian Snake Is Bringing People Home; Could Trump Attack Venezuelan Illegal Alien Problem by Getting Rid of Nicolás Maduro?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/11/cutting-off-the-head-of-the-syrian-snake-is-bringing-people-home-could-trump-attack-venezuelan-illegal-alien-problem-by-getting-rid-of-nicolas-maduro/
— Lakewood Spends $30,000 on Grant Writers and Receives $29,002
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/10/lakewood-spends-30000-on-grant-writers-and-receives-29002/
— Road Commissioner Contest in Nunda Township
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/10/road-commissioner-contest-in-nunda-township/
— Illinois Employment Looks Dismal Compared to the Rest of America
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/10/illinois-employment-looks-dismal-compared-to-the-rest-of-america/
WIREPOINTS
— Politicians are making immoral promises on government pensions…and they hike property taxes to continue to pay for them
https://wirepoints.org/politicians-are-making-immoral-promises-on-government-pensions-and-they-hike-property-taxes-to-continue-to-pay-for-them-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bold & Blunt: Joe Biden’s legacy of crimes of illegals
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/10/bold-blunt-joe-biden-legacy-crimes-illegals/
— Maybe it’s not the economy, stupid. Cultural issues may have won the day.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/nov/26/maybe-economy-stupid/
— Lawmakers must continue to fight anonymous litigation funding. ‘Tort tax’ equals $3,621 per household. (COMMENT: I have been in lots of civil litigation as a plaintiff. My critics/opponents despise/hate plaintiffs in civil litigation. I should write about the civil litigation I have been in. I would focus on those defendants and their attorneys who continue to punish me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/10/lawmakers-must-continue-fight-anonymous-litigation/
— Law enforcement bulletin provides insight into possible motive in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who despise/hate me the most because the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums. In my defense, I worked for the Democrats who run the federal government for almost 30 years to get that benefit.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/10/luigi-mangione-law-enforcement-bulletin-provides-i/
(COMMENT: The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO likely was motivated by his anger with what he called “parasitic” health insurance companies and a disdain for corporate greed, a law enforcement bulletin obtained by The Associated Press said. Luigi Nicholas Mangione wrote that the U.S. has the most expensive health care system in the world and that profits of major corporations continue to rise while “our life expectancy” does not, according to the bulletin, based on a review of his hand-written notes and social media posts. Prosecutors were beginning to take steps to bring the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family back to New York to face a murder charge while new details emerged about his life and how he was captured.)
— Journalist releases full text of Luigi Mangione’s manifesto
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/10/luigi-mangione-manifesto-full-text-released-ken-kl/
— DHS has power to revoke visas for sham marriages, Supreme Court rules
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/10/dhs-power-revoke-visas-sham-marriages-supreme-cour/
— Democrats beg Biden to expand amnesty for illegal immigrants before Trump takes office
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/10/democrats-beg-joe-biden-expand-amnesty-illegal-imm/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How to fix the government-created health insurance disaster (COMMENT: Since I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have been furious that because of my federal employment, the federal government pays 72% of my health insurance.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/opinion-restoring-america/3255722/how-to-fix-the-government-created-health-insurance-disaster/
— New foundation launched to end ‘Marxist’ takeover of ethnic studies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/3254113/thinc-foundation-launched-end-marxist-takeover-ethnic-studies/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Colorado Democrats Pass Law to Give Free Healthcare to Illegal Aliens
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/10/colorado-democrats-pass-law-to-give-free-healthcare-to-illegal-aliens/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— AOC suggests people like Daniel Penny should be locked up to prevent more ‘violence’
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/10/aoc-suggests-people-like-daniel-penny-should-be-locked-up-to-prevent-more-violence-1508691/
BLAZE
— ‘Help or get out of the way’: Border czar nominee Tom Homan tells Chicago crowd deportations will ‘start right here’
https://www.theblaze.com/news/tom-homan-chicago-illegal-immigrants
CAMPUS REFORM
— Florida senator files bill to prevent illegal aliens from receiving in-state tuition
https://www.campusreform.org/article/florida-senator-files-bill-prevent-illegal-aliens-receiving-in-state-tuition/27029
— Texas report shows lower academic success for black students despite prevalence of DEI programs
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/11/trump-spurs-anti-dei-investments
CENTER SQUARE
— ‘Lawless:’ Border crisis leading to rise in gang violence, endangering police
https://www.thecentersquare.com/issues/border/article_d8a44f8a-b728-11ef-95a3-131d28bfbe42.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— A Major Constitutional Problem for Reparations (COMMENT: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/10/a-major-constitutional-problem-for-reparations/
DAILY WIRE
— How A Major Academic Association Is ‘Destroying’ Medicine
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mount-rushmore-of-dei-how-a-major-academic-association-is-destroying-medicine
FOX NEWS
— Chicago locals frustrated with Democratic mayor as funds go to migrants instead of homeless crisis
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6365831729112
— Democrats in this blue state double down on protecting criminal migrants.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/democrats-blue-state-double-down-protecting-criminal-migrants-silly-reason
— ‘Dear White People:’ Squad member posts screed about ‘evil of White supremacy’ after Penny acquittal. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., said he wanted to ‘call out the hypocrisy and evil of it all’ after the death of Jordan Neely.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/dear-white-people-squad-member-posts-screed-about-evil-white-supremacy-after-penny-acquittal
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Supreme Court Refuses to Review Anti-Asian Boston School Case – Justices Alito and Thomas Blast Decision
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/supreme-court-refuses-to-review-anti-asian-boston-school-case-justices-alito-and-thomas-blast-decision/
NATIONAL REVIEWS
— The Affirmative Action Fight Comes to High Schools ICOMMENT: I was not viewed as being college material. In my defense, I have always had to stress that I graduated in the upper 20% of my Crete-Monee High School class in 1966 ( https://cretemoneehighschool.org/class-of-1966.html ).)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/12/the-affirmative-action-fight-comes-to-high-schools/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Yesterday, the Supreme Court declined to hear a case against Boston’s School Committee. But the underlying issue will not be going away. Like many major cities, Boston runs special high schools for high-ability students, known there as “exam schools.” And like their counterparts elsewhere, Boston’s education officials have grown increasingly uncomfortable with the fact that Asian and white kids disproportionately test into these schools while black and Hispanic children are underrepresented.)
REASON
— Nuclear Energy Prevents Air Pollution and Saves Lives
https://reason.com/2024/11/29/nuclear-power-saves-lives/
TOWNHALL
— Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar, said the nation’s largest mass deportation operation will begin in Chicago.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/12/11/tom-homan-chicago-n2648843
— We Are Running Out the Clock on the Tyranny of Wokeness
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2024/12/11/we-are-running-out-the-clock-on-the-tyranny-of-wokeness-n2648804
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Good luck reforming the Department of Defense (COMMENT: From the beginning, virtually all GAO employees have been Democrats. It would have been great if Gingrich had reformed GAO during the 1980s and 1990s rather than destroying it with budget cuts. What if he had forced GAO a) to have equal number of Democrat and Republican employees and b) to assign an equal number of Democrat and Republican employees to audit teams?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5030148-pentagon-defense-reform-history/
CBS NEWS
— As anger at UnitedHealthcare boils over, Americans pay more than ever for health insurance (COMMENT: Since I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have been furious that because of my federal employment, the federal government pays 72% of my health insurance.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-insurance-costs-inflation-denials-luigi-mangione-united-healthcare/
NBC NEWS
— Top Republicans split over strategy to move Trump’s 2025 agenda
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/top-republicans-split-strategy-move-trumps-2025-agenda-rcna183692
— Trump goes to bat for Tulsi Gabbard amid scrutiny for top intelligence post (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who have destroyed those who have gone to bat for me.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-tulsi-gabbard-scrutiny-top-intelligence-post-rcna183530
NEW YORK TIMES
— Recent Immigration Surge Has Been Largest in U.S. History. Under President Biden, more than two million immigrants per year have entered, government data shows. (COMMENT: If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got. Those jobs enabled me to a) buy used cars in 1964 and 1971, b) buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc. c) pay for my college expenses, d) buy real state in 1972, 1974, 1976, and 1978 and have a home built in 1984, e) get married in 1978, f) etc. Employers want cheap labor. My critics/opponents have never had to compete against cheap immigrant labor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/briefing/recent-immigration-surge-has-been-largest-in-us-history.html
— How Old Is Too Old to Be President? Democrats Still Don’t Want to Say. (COMMENT: The Democrats who run the federal government use up-or-out, that is, age discrimination, to get rid of their Republican employees who are White, male, non-veteran, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. They have make GS-13 ($115,439/year) by age 25, GS-14 ($136,414/year) by age 30, GS-15 ($160,458/year) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($191,900/year) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/us/politics/president-age-democrats.html
— Amid Rumors of a Breakup, Kimberly Guilfoyle Is Appointed Ambassador to Greece. The announcement came as Donald Trump Jr. has been seen with the socialite Bettina Anderson in Florida.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/style/kimberly-guilfoyle-trump-greece-ambassador.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Head down, burrow in: How federal workers beat Trump’s cuts. A lesson from the civil servants pushed out of D.C. (sort of) by the first Trump administration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/12/11/federal-workers-survive-trump/
CITY NEWS
— DEI training increases prejudice (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. While I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and for GAO for almost 18 years, they ever-increasingly required all their employees to take more DEI training. That ever-increasingly made my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate ever-increasing despise/hate the few remaining Republican employees.)
https://www.citynewsokc.com/business/study-finds-dei-training-increases-prejudice/article_bdef6c3c-b634-11ef-b954-03761db3b860.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— It’s past time to fix the onerous CPA licensing process. (COMMENT: I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I had earned an MBA in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, worked for IRS 1971-1980, and worked for GAO since 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-dying-language-of-accounting-cpa-licensing-fede2e74?mod=commentary_article_pos2
FORBES
— Duckworth Says Hegseth Chosen For Defense Secretary Only Because Trump Thinks He Looks Good On TV. (COMMENT: Who has worked the hardest against you and why? I should write about those who have worked the hardest against me and why.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestv/2024/12/10/tammy-duckworth-pete-hegseth-only-chosen-for-defense-secretary-because-trump-thinks-he-looks-good-on-tv/
MANHATTEN INSTITUTE
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters ever-increasingly use the Daniel Penny verdict to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://manhattan.institute/article/americas-verdict
AXIOS
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters invest in hate-filled Republican-hating companies.
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/11/trump-spurs-anti-dei-investments
DAILY MAIL
— Trans activist arrested after assaulting GOP Congresswoman Nancy Mace at U.S. Capitol building
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14180865/Trans-activist-arrested-assaulting-Congresswoman-Nancy-Mace.html
— Don Jr. breaks silence on Kimberly Guilfoyle split and her move to Greece
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14181647/donald-trump-jr-breaks-silence-kimberly-guilfoyle-split.html
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Hours after pics emerged of Donald Trump Jr. holding hands with Betty Anderson, his father picks fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador of Greece
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/hours-after-pics-emerged-of-donald-trump-jr-holding-hands-with-betty-anderson-his-father-picks-fiance-kimberly-guilfoyle-as-ambassador-of-greece/articleshow/116218064.cms
December 10, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Tom Homan swings hard at Illinois Dems
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/12/10/homan-jabs-illinois-democrats-at-gop-event-in-chicago-00193434
(FROM THE ARTICLE: MAKING A SPLASH: Tom Homan took the stage in Chicago on Monday to George Thorogood’s “Bad to the Bone.” The incoming “border czar” then crassly attacked Illinois Democratic leaders on immigration. And as he made his exit, Homan posed for selfies and took a slug from a bottle of beer. Stirring the pot: “Chicago is in trouble because your mayor sucks and your governor sucks,” Homan said on stage for a Chicago GOP event. He was referring to Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson — both of whom have spoken out against President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans. On immigration, Homan said he would “welcome” Illinois Democratic leaders to “come to the table. … Help us protect you,” he said. “Please. But if you don’t, get the hell out of the way.” The crowd ate it up: The holiday event was organized by Chicago’s Northside Republicans and the Law & Order PAC and held at Biagio Events space in the city. Pritzker gives an eye-roll: “It’s no secret that Illinois will face countless, baseless attacks over the next four years from the Trump Administration,” Matt Hill, the governor’s spokesman, said in a statement. “Rather than responding to every ridiculous boast from Trump lackeys, Gov. Pritzker is focused on what he was focused on during the first Trump term: leading our state with competence instead of chaos.” More from POLITICO’s home page: ( https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/09/congress/border-czars-tough-talk-00193416 ) Homan says children born in the U.S. to non-citizens would be part of the deportation effort. Giving the brushoff: Though Homan took time earlier in the day to visit Chicago pastors, he didn’t make the first move to call the governor or mayor. “They need to reach out to me,” Homan told your Playbook host. The Illinois Democratic leaders need to “come to the table” the way New York Mayor Eric Adams did to talk about how to work with ICE, Homan said. Some background: Pritzker and Johnson have condemned plans for mass deportations. The Illinois Trust Act and the Chicago welcoming city ordinance prevent local law enforcement from taking part in immigration and customs enforcement, and state lawmakers are looking at other ways to make sure state law can’t be circumvented. On Illinois’ rules about working with ICE: “Change the law,” Homan told your Playbook host. The mayor’s hopes Trump takes advantage of the power he has to “actually pass substantive immigration reform policy,” Johnson said at an unrelated event earlier in the day. Chicago Alderman Nicholas Sposato, one of the very few Trump supporters on the 50-member City Council, said he liked what he heard from Homan and doesn’t believe Illinois or Chicago sanctuary city status should prevent ICE from coming to town. “It means law enforcement just has to stay out of the way,” Sposato said. Also in the room: Dr. Dave Nayak, a Democrat-turned-Republican who introduced Homan, Ald. Raymond Lopez, Commissioner Sean Morrison, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, pollster Matt Podgorski, former state’s attorney candidate Bob Fioretti, political consultant Shando Valdez and retired Chicago Police Sergeant and former political candidate John Garrido.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Chicago to be ground zero for mass deportations, Trump border czar Tom Homan tells Illinois Republicans. President-elect Donald Trump’s designated “border czar.” Homan started his remarks at a Northwest Side GOP “holiday party” with some light ribbing: “Chicago’s in trouble because your mayor sucks and your governor sucks.” But he also warned Johnson about his deportation plan, saying, “If he doesn’t want to help, get the hell out of the way.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump/2024/12/09/border-czar-tom-homan-donald-trump-chicago-pritzker-brandon-johnson-immigration
ABC7
— Incoming border czar Tom Homan promises mass deportation: ‘Going to start right here in Chicago’ (COMMENT: Homan spoke at a holiday party hosted by the Law and Order PAC and the Northwest Side GOP Club. As the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, I recruited speakers for TAPROOT’s monthly breakfast meetings and its annual picnic and Christmas party. My critics/opponents always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the speakers who I recruited as being “too conservative.” I should write about my critics/opponents who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me recently.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-immigration-incoming-border-czar-tom-homan-promises-mass-deportation-says-hell-start-chicago-migrants/15633535/
— Chicago police investigating after ‘Kill your CEO’ graffiti spray-painted on North Side businesses
https://abc7chicago.com/post/kill-ceo-graffiti-emerges-andersonville-uptown-ravenswood-businesses-after-nyc-shooting-chicago-police-say/15632606/
— Community leaders urge IL lawmakers to pass bill requiring officer training on hate crime incidents
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-laws-community-leaders-urge-state-house-senate-members-pass-bill-requiring-hate-crime-training-police-officers/15632314/
CBS2
— Tom Homan, President-elect Trump’s border czar, says deportation plan will start in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/tom-homan-trump-border-czar-chicago/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tom-homan-president-elect-trump-s-border-czar-says-deportation-plan-will-start-in-chicago/ar-AA1vzy9r
— Incoming border czar Tom Homan has tough words for Chicago. Homan was a guest at a holiday party hosted by the Law and Order PAC and the Northwest Side GOP Club.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/incoming-border-czar-tom-homan-has-tough-words-for-chicago/
WGN RADIO
— Can Trump’s DOGE-machine permanently remake govt? (COMMENT: If GAO had been remade and expanded during the 1980s and 1990s instead of being destroyed, there would be no need for DODGE. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. They used Republican-led budget cuts to waste my career and force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They wasted what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, c) earning six job-related professional certifications, f) earning a job-related professional license, and g) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/chicago-way-w-john-kass-can-trumps-doge-machine-permanently-remake-govt/
NBC5
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates who promote the Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly charge Trump with promoting hate crimes.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/civil-rights-groups-demand-hate-crime-training-for-illinois-law-enforcement/3620199/
— Questions surround aide of Mayor Brandon Johnson. Residency rules require city of Chicago employees to live in the city. So, why did a senior advisor to Mayor Brandon Johnson vote last month in Texas?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/questions-surround-aide-of-mayor-brandon-johnson/3620289/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/09/supreme-court-skrmetti-transgender-gender-affirming-care
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Arlington Heights board inks deal to lower Bears’ tax bill until stadium construction begins (COMMENT: I should write my successfully fighting during the 1980s and 1990s to get the assessed valuation of my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/915-Cove-Ct-Wheaton-IL-60189/4447887_zpid/ ) reduced. Those who opposed that continue to take adverse actions against me to this day.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241209/news/arlington-heights-board-inks-deal-to-lower-bears-tax-bill-until-stadium-construction-begins/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s property tax bill will be nearly $1.29 million (COMMENT: I should write my successfully fighting during the 1980s and 1990s to get the assessed valuation of my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/915-Cove-Ct-Wheaton-IL-60189/4447887_zpid/ ) reduced. Those who opposed that continue to take adverse actions against me to this day.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/pritzkers-top-list-biggest-residential-property-tax-payers
(COMMENT: In the wake of their recent purchase of $19 million worth of Gold Coast condos, Gov. JB Pritzker and first lady MK Pritzker can expect to receive property tax bills totaling almost $1.29 million in early 2025. This makes the Pritzkers the biggest residential property taxpayers in Cook County by far. The next-highest bill, according to Crain’s research, is the $635,620 total for Citadel chief Ken Griffin’s three yet-unsold downtown penthouses.)
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump’s way — or his. Trump’s second term comes with the specter of the world’s richest man serving as his political enforcer. (COPMMENT: What if Pritzker decided to get rid of you? Who would come to your defense?)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/elon-musk-warns-republicans-against-standing-in-trumps-way-or-his/article_45a72206-989c-5be7-8029-c61531d79819.html
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Panic overdone about fate of social issues
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/panic-overdone-fate-social-issues-19962332.php
PEORIA JOUNAL STAR
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who run Chicago.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/state/2024/12/09/new-report-names-chicago-illinois-among-best-cities-in-the-world/76863099007/
SOUTHERN
— How Trump has infused parts of Project 2025 into his administration
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/12/09/how-trump-has-infused-parts-of-project-2025-into-his-administration-2/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against police.
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2024-12-09/illinois-law-requires-transparency-when-police-kill-people-many-cases-stay-in-the-dark
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens next
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-both-sides-in-abortion-debate-seek-clues-in-trumps-nominees-to-key-positions/
WSIL TV
— Republicans are feeling great about the economy again. Democrats are really worried
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/republicans-are-feeling-great-about-the-economy-again-democrats-are-really-worried/article_bcdac9b1-b7a6-5cbd-80ad-e443b2eeb60a.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— In promising to shake up Washington, Trump is in a class of his own
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-in-promising-to-shake-up-washington-trump-is-in-a-class-of-his-own/
— Adam Schiff to be sworn into the Senate, where he wants to be more than a Trump antagonist (COMMENT: I should write about my past and present antagonists in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois Center Right Coalition, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, etc. The aforesaid antagonists are operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-adam-schiff-to-be-sworn-into-the-senate-where-he-wants-to-be-more-than-a-trump-antagonist/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-420/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-212/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What positions do the following have on Trump, Homan, and illegal immigration: a) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) and the leaders your Republican county and township/ward party organizations, b) the Republican leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district, c) the Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) the conservative leaders and activists in your area, and e) the religious leaders and activists in your area? I should write about the positions the following have: a) my representative on the IRP SCC and the leaders of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) the Republican leaders of DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200, c) the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) the conservative leaders and activists in my area, and e) the religious leaders and activists in my area. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How much success have Democrat and RINO leaders had promoting Affirmative Action and DEI where you live, that is, how much success have they had promoting race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and nation origin discrimination where you live? They have had tremendous success where I live. According to them, the more of the following that you are, the more that you owe your successes in life to your benefitting from discrimination against those who are moderate/liberal, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Because I am none of the aforesaid, my critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are the aforesaid. I should write about my critics/opponents who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me and the pretexts that they have used to justify their actions. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— QUESTION: What do racists, sexists, and bigots do? ANSWER: They ascribe/foist negatives on others because of their demographics. That is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write about those who ascribe/foist negatives on those who are the following because they have the following demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, draft avoider, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I should write about the major conservative and Republican events in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois that I was not invited to attend since 2000. I would focus on those events organized by my critics/opponents a) who reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, b) who reject candidates in Republican primaries who I supported, and c) who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Report shows licensing burden on Illinois workers (COMMENT: I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I had earned an MBA in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, worked for IRS 1971-1980, and worked for GAO since 1980.)
https://www.aol.com/news/op-ed-report-shows-licensing-161500364.html
WIREPOINTS
— Chicago’s weak luxury real estate market goes beyond Ken Griffin
https://wirepoints.org/chicagos-weak-real-estate-market-hurts-everyone-not-just-ken-griffin-wirepoints/
— Awful and worse: Illinois jobs and employment numbers badly lag the nation
https://wirepoints.org/awful-and-worse-illinois-jobs-and-employment-numbers-badly-lag-the-nation-wirepoints/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Alito scolds colleagues as Supreme Court ducks new affirmative action case (COMMENT: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action against me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/9/alito-scolds-colleagues-supreme-court-ducks-new-af/
— Party poopers: Palm Beach seeks to limit Trump’s Mar-a-Lago galas as residents seethe over traffic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/9/palm-beach-seeks-limit-donald-trump-mar-lago-galas/
— White House tells staff to spend as much money as possible ahead of Trump presidency
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/9/white-house-tells-staff-spend-much-money-possible-/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Supreme Court rejects cases on admissions diversity, guns, and transgender policies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/3254098/supreme-court-rejects-cases-admissions-diversity-guns-transgender-policies/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— DEI Is Unconstitutional
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/dei-is-unconstitutional/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to appear in pro-transgender Broadway musical
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/justice_ketanji_brown_jackson_to_appear_in_pro_transgender_broadway_musical.html
BREITBART
— Trump Will Push Earlier DREAMers Plan, I Wouldn’t Do It Until Dems Agree on Border, Deporting Safety Threats
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/12/10/homan-trump-will-push-earlier-dreamers-plan-i-wouldnt-do-it-until-dems-agree-on-border-deporting-safety-threats/
— Colorado Democrats Launch Program to Give Free Healthcare to Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/12/09/colorado-democrats-launch-program-to-give-free-healthcare-to-illegal-aliens/
DAILY CALLER
— Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Challenge To Racial Discrimination In Public School Admissions (COMMENT: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action against me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/09/supreme-court-refuses-hear-challenge-racial-discrimination-public-school-admissions/
DAILY SIGNAL
— What’s Next for the Woke Bureaucrats in the Administrative State? (COMMENT: All my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used wokeness/wokeism to waste the careers of and to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/09/whats-next-woke-bureaucrats-administrative-state/
DAILY WIRE
— Why Are We Celebrating Terrorists Taking Over Syria?
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1632
— Tom Homan Explains How Democrats Protecting Illegal Aliens In Sanctuary Cities, States Will Backfire. Homan said ICE agents will uphold their oath and follow the law.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-homan-explains-how-democrats-protecting-illegal-aliens-in-sanctuary-cities-states-will-backfire
— College Tells International Students To Return Before Trump Takes Office, Offers To Shelter Illegals. Claremont McKenna College told students in the country illegally they could meet with ‘an immigration lawyer for a free initial consultation.’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-college-to-connect-illegals-with-lawyers-urges-foreigners-to-return-before-inauguration
FEDERALIST
— Prosecuting Daniel Penny Was An Irreparable Miscarriage Of Justice. New York Owes Him A Massive Payout.
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/09/prosecuting-daniel-penny-was-an-irreparable-miscarriage-of-justice-new-york-owes-him-a-massive-payout/
— Trump, Not Biden, Is The True Unifier-In-Chief
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/09/trump-not-biden-is-the-true-unifier-in-chief/
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Open-Borders Advocates Demand Governor Newsom Pardon Convicted Criminals so they Won’t Be Deported
https://www.fairus.org/news/state-and-local/open-borders-advocates-demand-governor-newsom-pardon-convicted-criminals-so
FOX NEWS
— The Supreme Court rejected an appeal on Monday to take up a case of Boston parents claiming an admissions policy had discriminated against White and Asian students. (COMMENT: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action against me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/supreme-court-rejects-boston-parents-appeal-claiming-racial-bias-admissions-policy
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— University of Illinois-Chicago Department of Art History: Too Many White Scholars is “Ethically Problematic” (COMMENT: This is racism. According to racists, Whites owe all their accomplishments to benefitting from discrimination against non-Whites.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/u-illinois-chicago-dept-of-art-history-too-many-white-scholars-is-ethically-problematic/amp/
NEWSMAX
— Federal Judge Blocks Obamacare for Dreamers
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/judge-obamacare-illegals/2024/12/09/id/1191024/
— High Court Can Declare Transgenderism a Lie
https://www.newsmax.com/joshhammer/transgender-scotus/2024/12/09/id/1190925/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump’s border czar signals solution for Dreamers will be tied to border security
https://thehill.com/latino/5029991-trump-border-czar-dreamers/
NBC NEWS
— Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying played video game killer
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ironic-suspect-unitedhealthcare-slaying-played-video-game-killer-rcna183550
NEW YORK TIMES
— Finding Hope in an Age of Resentment
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/opinion/elites-euro-social-media.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly ascribe/foist bad judgement if not evil motive to past leaders of America who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/09/biden-designate-national-monument-former-indian-boarding-school/
— I should write about the major conservative and Republican events in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois that I was not invited to attend since 2000. I would focus on those events organized by my critics/opponents a) who reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, b) who reject candidates in Republican primaries who I supported, and c) who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/16/teenager-new-hampshire-republican-event-ejected/
— Colleges ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and even worse things.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/12/09/college-programs-trump-republicans-tensions/
USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/12/08/trump-immigration-college-students-fafsa/76737394007/
— Supreme Court won’t review admissions policy challenged as unfair to whites, Asian Americans (COMMENT: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action against me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/12/09/supreme-court-diversity-school-admissions/75086029007/
— DEI promotes false perceptions of prejudice. ()COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give more preference to those who are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/12/08/walmart-dei-university-michigan-diversity-statements-end/76708201007/
— While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates ever-increasingly became more hostile against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2024/12/03/political-civility-in-the-workplace/76640409007/
— Minimum wage set to rise in 23 states next year as $15 an hour, and beyond, picks up steam. (COMMENT: I worked part-time for the minimum wage 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights while I was a junior and senior at Crete-Monee High School. In today’s dollars, that minimum wage was $12.41/hour. With the money that I earned and saved, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, in May of 1966.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/12/09/minimum-wage-hikes-2025/76710608007/
— The housing crisis threatens the American dream. What’s next? (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, that is, back in the 1970s, I was able to buy a new town home when I was 24 years old.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/real-estate/2024/12/06/is-homeownership-still-american-dream-trump/76483339007/
NEWSWEEK
— BLM Calls for ‘Black Vigilantes’ to Target Oppressors After Daniel Penny Verdict
https://www.newsweek.com/blm-leader-reaction-daniel-penny-verdict-jordan-neely-1997953
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Trump Can Target Transgenderism in Schools. A federal court ruling in Pennsylvania vindicated the rights of parents.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-trump-can-target-transgenderism-in-schools-law-policy-education-369537a7
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against men to curry favor with women.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sophianelson/2024/12/09/women-in-business-can-survive-the-new-anti-dei-climate-in-washington/
POLITICO
— Homan tells Democrats to ‘get the hell out of the way’ on immigration. Incoming ‘border czar’ draws hard line on who should be able to stay in the country.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/09/congress/border-czars-tough-talk-00193416
INSIDE STORY
— My critics/opponents attribute all their successes in life to meritocracy, but attribute all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had lots of money, who bought them cars, who paid for their college expenses, who got them jobs, etc.
https://insidestory.org.au/the-fall-of-the-meritocracy/
MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE
— The Biden Legacy on Immigration (COMMENT: Under Biden, anyone and everyone could come into America “legally” and/or stay in America “legally.”)
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/biden-legacy-immigration
GOOGLE
— Discrimination (COMMENT: In Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), constructively, GAO argued that its political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination against me was justified because that was what Congress wanted it to do.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=discrimination+justified
MONDAQ
— Handbook Season Arrives with a Flurry of Potential Policy Updates. 2024 produced a number of new laws and legal developments requiring changes to employer policies, including changes related to discrimination and harassment. (COMMENT: What did you do because your employee handbooks encouraged you to do that? I took graduate evening courses a) in business at Loyola 1972-1976 and b) in accounting at DePaul 1976-1980 because my IRS employee handbook encouraged me to do that. Nevertheless, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed those courses in 1978. They outrageously/disgustingly/unethically argued that the courses were not related to my job duties, that they did not maintain or improve my job skills, that I took them to get a job in the private sector, and that they qualified me for a new trade or business. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/employee-rights-labour-relations/1555116/handbook-season-arrives-with-a-flurry-of-potential-policy-updates
ECONOMIC TIMES
— To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that county. But illegals hint/imply/argue/shout that Democrat and RINO leaders invited them to come into America and to stay in America..
https://m.economictimes.com/nri/migrate/trump-only-wants-perfect-immigrants-thats-almost-impossible/amp_articleshow/116159545.cms
December 7, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Tiffany Henyard attends Thornton Twp. electoral board meeting after losing caucus
https://abc7chicago.com/post/tiffany-henyard-attend-thornton-township-meeting-hear-objections-election-nominations/15625065/
— Controversial pundit Nick Fuentes charged with battery in Berwyn
https://abc7chicago.com/post/controversial-political-pundit-nick-fuentes-charged-battery-berwyn-cook-county-court-documents-show/15625971/
CBS2
— Tiffany Henyard says she’s confident she’ll be on the ballot for Thornton Township Supervisor
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/tiffany-henyard-ballot-thornton-township-supervisor/
WBEZ
— Chicago closes its largest tent city and moves most residents into apartments and shelters. Officials say they’ve placed 39 households into apartments and are working to place 24 others. Others sleeping in Humboldt Park were offered shelter beds.
https://www.wbez.org/housing/2024/12/06/chicago-closes-its-largest-tent-city-and-moves-most-residents-into-apartments-and-shelters
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/wbez-news/2024/12/06/chicago-and-illinois-have-sanctuary-laws-to-protect-undocumented-migrants
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/06/nx-s1-5184156/trans-rights-trump-administration
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Far-right streamer Nick Fuentes charged with battery in alleged attack of Berwyn woman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/06/far-right-streamer-nick-fuentes-charged-with-battery-in-alleged-attack-of-berwyn-woman/
— City clears Humboldt Park homeless encampment as some residents still wait for housing
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/06/city-clears-humboldt-park-homeless-encampment/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Far-right influencer Nick Fuentes charged with battery of Berwyn woman. Marla Rose previously said that Fuentes pepper sprayed her and pushed her down the front steps of his west suburban home. Now he’s facing a misdemeanor charge.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/12/06/nick-fuentes-charged-battery
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/12/07/donald-trump-presidency-stress-worries-black-latino-lgbtq-middle-east-radical-healing-helen-neville
JOURNAL TOPICS
— Del Mar To Step Down Next Year As State GOP Co-Chair To Seek Statewide Office
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/del-mar-to-step-down-next-year-as-state-gop-co-chair-to-seek-statewide-office/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations. Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/12/06/reparations-town-hall-panelists-reflect-on-their-work-path-forward/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Election confidence among Republicans surges after Trump’s win (COMMENT: Do you anticipate/expect that more Republican candidates on the April 1, 2025 ballot in your precinct will win?)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-12-06/election-confidence-among-republicans-surges-after-trumps-win-a-new-poll-finds
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-211/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DOUG IBENDAHL
— Some straight talk for Illinois Republicans. Trump and his team are going to put America back on track. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could do the same with our Illinois Republican Party?
https://dougelstonibendahl.substack.com/p/some-straight-talk-for-illinois-republicans
JOHN KASS
— Yes, They All Knew About Biden’s Corruption
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2024/12/06/yes_they_all_knew_about_bidens_corruption_636942.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What attitude do the following have toward Trump: a) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee and the leaders of your county and township/ward party organizations, b) the Republicans who lead your congressional district, county, township, municipality, and school district, and c) the Republican candidates on the April 1, 2025 ballot in your precinct? 77 million voted for Trump nationwide, 2.4 million in Illinois, 191,000 in DuPage County, and 373 in my precinct. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What have you done that your critics/opponents use to justify their taking adverse actions against you? My critics/opponents destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. Since 2000, they have used against me a) my supporting candidates in primaries who they reject and b) my promoting planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject. Since the 1980s, they have used against me a) my opposition to things that Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois officials have wanted and b) my suing them. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— New York and Chicago: A tale of two cities on immigration. NYC is home to 750,000 illegal aliens, 60,000 of whom have criminal convictions or pending charges.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/6/new-york-chicago-tale-two-cities-immigration/
— Transgender delusion needs to end
https://highergroundtimes.com/higher-ground/2024/dec/6/transgender-delusion-needs-end/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Matt Walsh credits Elon Musk and X in spotlighting harm of transgender procedures
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3251430/matt-walsh-elon-musk-x-harm-transgender-procedures/
— Transgender illogic does harm to children
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3252117/transgender-illogic-does-harm-to-children/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Our congressional Republicans already fall down dead at the Dems’ bluster
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/our_congressional_republicans_already_fall_down_dead_at_the_dems_bluster.html
BLAZE
— Trump devises workaround to deport illegal aliens when home countries refuse to repatriate
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-devises-workaround-to-deport-illegal-aliens-when-home-countries-refuse-to-repatriate-report
CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE
— $5 Trillion in Prime Waste-Cutting Recommendations (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They wasted what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, c) earning six job-related professional certifications, f) earning a job-related professional license, and g) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.cagw.org/media/press-releases/citizens-against-government-waste-releases-5-trillion-prime-waste-cutting
— The Proposed Musk Efficiency Commission Could Save Trillions
https://www.cagw.org/thewastewatcher/proposed-musk-efficiency-commission-could-save-trillions
DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden’s Illegal Immigration Phone App Could Allow Millions of Gazans Into US
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/06/bidens-illegal-immigration-phone-app-could-allow-millions-gazans-borderline/
DAILY WIRE
— Wokeness Was Dealt A Huge Blow In 2024, But These Companies Still Tried To Push It. While conservatives rightly celebrate these massive victories, the fight isn’t over.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/wokeness-was-dealt-a-huge-blow-in-2024-but-these-companies-still-tried-to-push-it
FEDERALIST
— Venezuelan Busted For Extorting Illegals In PA Exposes Evil Side Effect Of Biden’s Open Borders
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/06/venezuelan-busted-for-extorting-illegals-in-pa-exposes-evil-side-effect-of-bidens-open-borders/
— People Who Fought In Afghanistan Know Why Nation-Building Was Never Going To Work
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/06/people-who-fought-in-afghanistan-know-why-nation-building-was-never-going-to-work/
— Boston And New York Are A Tale Of Two Cities On Illegal Immigration
https://thefederalist.com/videos/lyman-boston-and-new-york-are-a-tale-of-two-cities-on-illegal-immigration/
— Pete Hegseth Will Make The Pentagon Great Again
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/06/pete-hegseth-will-make-the-pentagon-great-again/
— Reining In Federal Spending Must Start With The Executive Branch
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/06/reining-in-federal-spending-must-start-with-the-executive-branch/
— Congress Is DOGE’s Biggest Obstacle To Success
https://thefederalist.com/videos/hemingway-congress-is-doges-biggest-obstacle-to-success/
— Preemptive Pardons Prove ‘Nobody Is Above The Law’ Is A Lie
https://thefederalist.com/videos/lyman-preemptive-pardons-prove-nobody-is-above-the-law-is-a-lie/
— Trump Reaffirms ‘Strong’ Support For Pete Hegseth’s Defense Secretary Nomination
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/06/trump-reaffirms-strong-support-for-pete-hegseths-defense-secretary-nomination/
FOX BUSINESS
— Biden admin ‘cheapening’ what it means to be an American citizen
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6365637671112
NEWSMAX
— What attitude do the following have toward Trump: a) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee and the leaders of your county and township/ward party organizations, b) the Republicans who lead your congressional district, county, township, municipality, and school district, and c) the Republican candidates on the April 1, 2025 ballot in your precinct?
https://www.newsmax.com/paulfdelespinasse/trump-mandate-election/2024/12/06/id/1190681/
— Military Leaders Rattled by List of ‘Woke’ Officers a Group Urges Hegseth to Fire
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/hegseth-trump-diversity-pentagon-list/2024/12/06/id/1190693/
— DEI Was Always Racist
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/matteo-dei-diversity/2024/12/06/id/1190688/
TOWNHALL
— Why Are Politicians So Weak? (COMMENT: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 a) who I have done the most to help elect and b) who have nevertheless taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2024/12/07/why-are-politicians-so-weak-n2648737
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But, by and large, politicians are weak creatures because they are afraid of offending too many people. And it is all because their first concern—every politician’s—is power. They love it. They worship it. They lust for it. They live for it. They’ll do anything they can to get it and hold onto it. And if that means compromising justice, the law, and the well-being of the people, they’ll do it. They are weak; they will sacrifice virtue and character for any disgusting cause, and they are rarely strong enough to stand up and defend what is truly noble, righteous, and virtuous.)
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Trump’s Plan for Illegals Whose Own Countries Won’t Take Them Back
https://www.westernjournal.com/pure-gold-trumps-plan-illegals-whose-countries-wont-take-back/
ZERO HEDGE
— Feds Accuse HelloFresh Of Employing Migrant Kids At Factory In Sanctuary State Illinois
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/feds-accuse-hellofresh-employing-migrant-kids-factory-sanctuary-state-illinois
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— 5 reasons Trump 47 will govern like no president in history (COMMENT: What attitude do the following have toward Trump: a) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee and the leaders of your county and township/ward party organizations, b) the Republicans who lead your congressional district, county, township, municipality, and school district, and c) the Republican candidates on the April 1, 2025 ballot in your precinct?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5024611-trump-mandate-domestic-problems/
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
— How the Trump Administration Plans to Steal Congress’s Power of the Purse (COMMENT: Republican U.S. Senators and Representatives used the power of the purse, that is, budget cuts, to destroy GAO while I worked for GAO 1980-1997. GAO is less than a shell of what it once was. Needless-to-say, my Democrat GAO Chicago Office superiors were beyond furious and they took their anger against Republicans out on me, one of their very few remaining Republican employees. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/fact-sheet-how-trump-administration-plans-steal-congresss-power-purse
MSN
— Venezuelan Gang Tren De Aragua Active In Chicago
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/venezuelan-gang-tren-de-aragua-active-in-chicago-police-records-show/ar-AA1vmqzo
— 19 Reasons Young People Are Choosing to Avoid Work (COMMENT: From what I see, today’s youth view the jobs that I took as being bad jobs that they should not have to stoop to take. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/no-thanks-19-real-reasons-young-people-are-choosing-to-avoid-work/ss-AA1uqvHX
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn baby boomers like me who are conservative, Republican, White, male, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/15-defiant-reasons-baby-boomers-reject-woke-culture/ss-AA1ot8Iy
— Elite rich Americans often overlook these factors that are key to their success. (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against whose who do not share my demographics.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/moneyball-and-big-short-author-michael-lewis-says-elite-rich-americans-often-overlook-these-factors-that-are-key-to-their-success/ar-AA1v8F5R
CNN
— Trump has vowed to give green cards to college grads. (COMMENT: What do you say to employers that prefer employees who are not citizens of America?)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/politics/green-cards-college-graduates-trump-cec/index.html
NBC NEWS
— Democrats and Republicans in Congress worried that Gabbard might leak information to Syria (COMMENT: GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. To keep me off of audits of IRS, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors stressed the adverse actions that my Democrat IRS superiors had taken against me. They had disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, they had disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and they had never promoted me beyond GS-12. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, my earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, etc. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of the aforesaid adverse actions, I could not be objective concerning IRS and that I would want to punish IRS. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the codes of professional conduct that I was under because of my six professional certifications (accounting-1979, internal auditing-1981, fraud examination-1990, government financial management-1994, financial services auditing-1996, and forensic accounting-1997) and my professional license (CPA-1981). I always agreed that I should not be assigned to audits that directly involved my IRS superiors who took the aforesaid adverse actions against me. My Democrat and GAO superiors succeed in keeping me off audits of IRS until 1986. But then they again succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS after 1988. They wasted what I had learned about IRS by working for it for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/democrats-republicans-congress-worried-gabbard-might-leak-information-rcna181316
NEW YORK TIMES
— What attitude do the following have toward Trump: a) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee and the leaders of your county and township/ward party organizations, b) the Republicans who lead your congressional district, county, township, municipality, and school district, and c) the Republican candidates on the April 1, 2025 ballot in your precinct?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/us/elections/trump-tariffs-deportations-polls.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/special-series/refugees-migrants-crisis.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Naval Academy can consider race in admissions (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors always considered political affiliation, race, gender, age, and veteran status, that is, they always gave preference to my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. All my coworkers who they promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/12/06/naval-academy-race-conscious-admissions-affirmative-action/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— It’s Not Just Ken Griffin. Rich Chicago Residents Are Losing Their Shirts on Real Estate. Wealthy homeowners in the Windy City are selling at a loss—and looking for someone to blame. (COMMENT: In 1978, when I was 29 years old, I had a $10,000 gain when I sold my Outer Drive East one bedroom condo.)
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/its-not-just-ken-griffin-rich-chicago-residents-are-losing-their-shirts-on-real-estate-71fc4fe0
— Americans’ Cars Keep Getting Older—and Creakier. Drivers are skimping to save a few bucks. That could mean bigger bills down the road and a rebound for parts and service companies. (COMMENT: My oldest car is 53 years old, a 1972 Corvette. My second oldest car is 29 years old, a 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX. My third oldest car is 19 years old, a 2005 Corvette. They continue to run just fine.)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/americans-used-cars-age-repairs-c3fe7dca
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This should be the best of times for the people who help keep America’s cars running. There have never been as many on the road—around 290 million light vehicles—and they have never been so old. One reason for that is good news: They are better made. Getting the odometer past 100,000 miles has gone from being noteworthy to normal. Thirty years ago the average passenger car was about 8.4 years old and today that is 13.6 years. Less good: Pinched by inflation, higher interest rates and supply-chain woes, Americans just haven’t been buying as many new vehicles lately. The four-year rolling average of annualized sales is about 15.5 million, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. On the eve of the Covid-19 pandemic it was 17.7 million.)
FORBES
— Past H-1B Visa Policies Predict Donald Trump’s Immigration Policy (COMMENT: What do you say to employers that prefer employees who are not citizens of America?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2024/11/10/past-h-1b-visa-policies-predict-donald-trumps-immigration-policy/
JEWISH NEWS SYNDICATE
— Naperville man who put swastikas on campaign signs appears for trial. The defendant is charged with two counts of hate crime and one count of property damage for the 2022 vandalism.
https://www.jns.org/illinois-man-who-put-swastikas-on-campaign-signs-appears-for-trial/
TALKING POINTS MEMO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dems-sound-the-alarm-on-gop-talk-of-cuts-to-federal-safety-net-programs
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— What attitude do the following have toward Trump: a) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee and the leaders of your county and township/ward party organizations, b) the Republicans who lead your congressional district, county, township, municipality, and school district, and c) the Republican candidates on the April 1, 2025 ballot in your precinct?
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/election-results-show-trump-has-lost-popular-vote-majority.html
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— I’m a Biased Journalist and I’m Okay With That (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, you cannot be a reporter or a journalist if you are conservative and/or Republican, but you can be a reporter or a journalist if you claim to be unbiased. I should write about reporters and journalists who falsely claim to be unbiased. I would provide many examples.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021/07/09/im-a-biased-journalist-and-im-okay-with-that/
POLITICO
— What the end of DEI means for women (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/women-rule/2024/12/06/what-the-end-of-dei-means-for-women-00192991
STANFORD SOCIAL INNOVATION REVIEW
— The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards. Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not privilege the values of white and Western employees and leave behind people of color. (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who have used my six professional certifications (accounting-1979, internal auditing-1981, fraud examination-1990, government financial management-1994, financial services auditing-1996, and forensic accounting-1997) and my professional license (CPA-1981) against me the most.)
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_bias_of_professionalism_standards
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Yes, Trump Has a Mandate, Most Voters Believe (COMMENT: What attitude do the following have toward Trump: a) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee and the leaders of your county and township/ward party organizations, b) the Republicans who lead your congressional district, county, township, municipality, and school district, and c) the Republican candidates on the April 1, 2025 ballot in your precinct?)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/yes_trump_has_a_mandate_most_voters_believe
December 5, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Massive fire tears through Elgin encampment for people experiencing homelessness
https://abc7chicago.com/post/metra-milwaukee-district-west-trains-affected-elgin-fire-north-state-street-residents-asked-avoid-area/15623068/
— Supporters cry foul after Tiffany Henyard denied place on Thornton Township supervisor ballot
https://abc7chicago.com/post/tiffany-henyard-supporters-cry-foul-after-thornton-township-supervisor-denies-dolton-mayor-spot-democratic-party-ballot/15622553/
— Person of interest in custody in connection to Wheaton man’s Lincoln Park shooting death
https://abc7chicago.com/post/person-interest-custody-connection-deadly-chicago-shooting-alexander-nesteruk-wheaton-lincoln-park-cpd-says/15623197/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzer4xTyx8o
NBC5
— ‘Egregious coronation:’ Henyard attorney blasts Thornton Township caucus
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/egregious-coronation-henyard-attorney-blasts-thornton-township-caucus/3615803/
— Illinois and Cook County’s $15/hour minimum wage set to increase in January 2025. (COMMENT: I worked part-time for the minimum wage 1964-1966 washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights while I was a junior and senior at Crete-Monee High School. In today’s dollars, that minimum wage was $12.41/hour. With the money that I earned and saved, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, in May of 1966.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-and-cook-countys-minimum-wage-set-to-increase-in-january-2025/3615438/
CBS2
— Fire rips through homeless encampment in Elgin, Illinois, snags Metra trains
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/fire-homeless-encampment-elgin-illinois/
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DSqn7e2QyaCg
— Tiffany Henyard off Thornton Township ballot after caucus
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/tiffany-henyard-off-thornton-township-ballot-after-caucus/
— Democrats ask “What factors define an assault weapon under the Illinois ban?”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/what-factors-define-an-assault-weapon-under-the-illinois-ban/
WGN9 & JOURNAL COURIER & WGN RADIO & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Hegseth. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, very few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Protestants.
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-us-military-takes-pride-in-religious-diversity-would-things-change-if-pete-hegseth-takes-charge/
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/politics/article/us-military-takes-pride-in-religious-diversity-19959295.php
https://wgnradio.com/news/national/ap-us-military-takes-pride-in-religious-diversity-would-things-change-if-pete-hegseth-takes-charge/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-us-military-takes-pride-in-religious-diversity-would-things-change-if-pete-hegseth-takes-charge/
FOX32
— ‘He is a coward’: Henyard rips Harris as Thornton Township caucus dispute sparks legal battle
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tiffany-henyard-napoleon-harris-thornton-township-caucus-dispute-legal-battle
— Durbin, other lawmakers push for student loan forgiveness (COMMENT: Because I had to work my way through college, my GPA suffered. Instead of studying, I worked all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office while I was a UIC student 1966-1968 and a NIU student in 1969.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1557343
WTTW
— Democrats say “Why There is a Movement in Some Downstate Counties to Split From Illinois.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/12/04/why-there-movement-some-downstate-counties-split-illinois
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Orland Park police dispersed crowd at political caucus
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/04/afternoon-briefing-orland-park-police-dispersed-crowd-at-political-caucus/
— We must amend the Safe-T-Act and train judges on the importance of protecting the public from violent offenders
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/05/opinion-amend-safe-t-act-illinois/
— Six-figure pensions are throttling Chicago’s ability to provide critical services (COMMENT: My $65,165/year Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is a) only 43% of what my $150,075/year GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars and b) less that what my $66,942/year IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars. If I was still working, that is, if my Democrat GAO superiors had not forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, a) I would not have gotten $1.8 million in CSRS pension payments since 1997 in today’s dollars and b) I would have paid into CSRS $286,262 in today’s dollar.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/05/opinion-chicago-budget-brandon-johnson/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 140,000 state and local workers collect six-figure salaries or pensions. The median CPS teacher salary is $95,000, among the nation’s highest; the Chicago Teachers Union is seeking four years of 9% raises. This despite a Tribune Editorial Board investigation showing 40% of CTU teachers are “chronically absent.”)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, homelessness ever-increasingly increases.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/04/chicago-homeless-advocates-ask-city-to-rethink-closure-of-humboldt-park-tent-city/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— City Hall braces for Trump assault on its minority set-aside program. City Council members are concerned about an assault from the incoming Trump administration on Chicago’s coveted minority set-aside program, and are wondering what the city can do to insulate that program from attack. (COMMENT: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/12/04/chicago-city-council-trump-administration-assault-minority-set-aside-program
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater uses Biden to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/04/joe-biden-selfishnes-donald-trump-hunter-pardon-one-term-policies-kamala-harris-s-e-cupp
JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Maine Dem Caucus Picks Kim Jones To Run For Supervisor; GOP Taps 4 Candidates
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/maine-dem-caucus-picks-kim-jones-to-run-for-supervisor-gop-taps-4-candidates/
SOUTHERN
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his cabinet picks.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/12/04/trumps-controversial-cabinet-picks-raise-questions-about-lower-ethical-standards/
HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR CHRONICLE
— There are Republicans in Thornton Township; they held the other caucus Tuesday night
https://www.hfchronicle.com/2024/12/04/there-are-republicans-in-thornton-township-they-held-the-other-caucus-tuesday-night/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations. Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. To promote reparations, AA, and/or DEI is to promote discrimination against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older people, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/12/04/reparations-symposium-evanston-firstrepair/
NORTHERN STAR
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://northernstar.info/121314/opinion/giving-birth-must-be-a-choice/
WSIL TV
— One shelter says they are at full capacity ahead of cold weather
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/one-shelter-says-they-are-at-full-capacity-ahead-of-cold-weather/article_fdd0931a-b2a3-11ef-b029-bfa9890e4f92.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Peter Navarro served prison time related to Jan. 6. Now Trump is bringing him back as an adviser
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-hires-peter-navarro-as-white-house-adviser-as-he-continues-building-administration/
WHEATON PATCH
— 7 Candidates In Race For District 200 Board
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/7-candidates-in-race-for-district-200-board/ar-AA1vi4ko
DEMOCRATS OF MILTON
— The Milton Township Officers Selected for the April 1, 2025 Election
https://www.democratsofmilton.com/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-417/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-209/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MILTON TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
— Caucus Press Release
https://miltongop.org/
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s grocery tax shuffle
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzkers-grocery-tax-shuffle-wirepoints/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Board Finance Committee To Be Dominated by Those Who Have Voted for Higher Taxes
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/04/mchenry-county-board-finance-committee-to-be-dominated-by-those-who-have-voted-for-higher-taxes/
— Conservation District Upping Tax Levy by 19%, 44.5% Hike in Operating Fund Sought
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/04/conservation-district-upping-tax-levy-by-19-44-5-hike-in-operating-fund-sought/
— Marlowe Middle School Child Researches “How to Shoot Up a School” on School Computer
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/03/marlowe-middle-school-child-researches-how-to-shoot-up-a-school-on-school-computer/
— Self-Storage Owners Address Crystal Lake City Council on Tonight’s Planned Tax Imposition
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/03/self-storage-owners-address-crystal-lake-city-council-on-tonights-planned-tax-imposition/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DOGE sets sights first on ‘low-hanging fruit’ of government waste, fraud and abuse (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, GAO was low hanging fruit. Republican legislators cut GAO’s budget first in relative terms and then in absolute terms big time. My Democrat GAO superiors took that out against me, one of their few remaining Republican employees.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/4/doge-sets-sights-first-low-hanging-fruit-governmen/
— Some Democrat and RINO employers say that they are finally giving DEI the pink slip. Do not believe it.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/4/corporations-finally-giving-dei-pink-slip/
— GOP accuses Biden’s citizenship director of ‘dereliction of duty’
https://highergroundtimes.com/higher-ground/2024/dec/4/gop-accuses-joe-biden-citizenship-director-ur-jadd/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Tiffany Henyard denied place on ballot to run for office again
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/3249577/tiffany-henyard-denied-place-ballot-run-office-again/
— Chicago antisemitic hate crime suspect was an illegal immigrant
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3247954/chicago-antisemitic-hate-crime-suspect-was-illegal-immigrant/
— Hispanic Democrats call for protecting illegal immigrants as part of ‘Trump-proofing’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3249574/hispanic-democrats-protecting-illegal-immigrants-trump-proofing/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump announces pick for IRS
https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/trump-announces-picks-for-irs-sec-nasa-and-a-new-hostage-affairs-envoy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) was announced as Trump’s pick to lead the Internal Revenue Service. Long, a 69-year-old certified auctioneer, represented Missouri’s 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. He has worked as a business and tax adviser since leaving office, assisting small businesses “navigate the complexities of complying with the IRS Rules and Regulations.” “Billy brings 32 years of experience running his own businesses in Real Estate and, as one of the premier Auctioneers in the Country,” Trump said of the incoming IRS commissioner. “Taxpayers and the wonderful employees of the IRS will love having Billy at the helm,” the president-elect added. “He is the consummate ‘people person,’ well respected on both sides of the aisle.”)
— Will Democrats learn the lesson of 2024 — identity politics are a loser?
https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/opinion/will-democrats-learn-the-lesson-of-2024-identity-politics-are-a-loser/
— Democratic senator calls on Trump to support fertility care for troops after dubbing himself ‘father of IVF’ (COMMENT: If I had run against Duckworth, she would have stressed that my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF even though IVF was covered by our insurance.)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/democratic-senator-calls-on-trump-to-support-fertility-care-for-troops-after-dubbing-himself-father-of-ivf/
— How much success have Democrats had making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?
https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/aclu-lawyer-defends-trans-procedures-for-minors-despite-acknowledging-its-not-the-kids-who-are-consenting/
— Conservative watchdog compiles list of ‘woke ideologues’ in military for Pete Hegseth to purge
https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/conservative-watchdog-compiles-list-of-woke-ideologues-in-military-for-pete-hegseth-to-purge/
AMAC
— End The Sanctuary-For-Migrants Madness
https://amac.us/newsline/society/end-the-sanctuary-for-migrants-madness/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘This is DISGUSTING’: Biden gives $1B to Africa as NC residents sleep in tents
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/04/this-is-disgusting-biden-gives-1b-to-africa-as-nc-residents-sleep-in-tents-1507226/
BLAZE
— DOGE reveals staggering cost of Biden’s immigration crisis
https://www.theblaze.com/news/doge-reveals-staggering-cost-of-biden-s-immigration-crisis
— Trump’s DEA pick withdraws amid backlash for woke past (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are woke, that is, they are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-s-dea-pick-withdraws-amid-backlash-for-woke-past
BREITBART
— Biden’s Legacy Is Stagnant Wages for Americans Thanks to ‘Illegal Chain Migration on Steroids’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/04/tom-mcclintock-joe-bidens-legacy-is-stagnant-wages-for-americans-thanks-to-illegal-chain-migration-on-steroids/
DAILY CALLER
— Daily Caller Documentary Exposes Dangers Of Online Grooming And The Creeps Who Want To Trans Your Kids
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/04/daily-caller-doc-groomed-scotus-case-child-sex-changes/
DAILY SIGNAL
— These 2 Laws Allow the President to Use Troops for Immigration Enforcement
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/04/yes-president-can-deploy-troops-enforce-immigration-law/
FOX NEWS
— Chicago resident rips migrant funding: ‘We’re not going to work to pay for illegals’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6365522480112
— Trump’s election was blow to wokeism: Rejection of ‘hedonistic, power mad progressives’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6365538719112
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The Case for Mass Deportation
https://www.heritage.org/border-security/commentary/the-case-mass-deportation
HUMAN EVENTS
— Exclude hostile media from the White House briefing room (COMMENT: I should write about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have lost elections and who have along with their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers a) blamed me the most for their defeats and b) demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most as being “hostile media.” I would focus on those a) who I have done the most to help elect and b) who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://humanevents.com/2024/12/03/rod-thomson-exclude-hostile-media-from-the-white-house-briefing-room
NEW AMERICAN
— 60K Illegal-alien Criminals Run Loose in New York City. Even Dems Fed Up
https://thenewamerican.com/features/60k-illegal-alien-criminals-run-loose-in-new-york-city-even-dems-fed-up/
NEWSMAX
— Duckworth to Trump: Expand IVF for Military (COMMENT: If I had run against Duckworth, she would have stressed that my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF even though IVF was covered by our insurance.)
https://www.newsmax.com/us/ivf-military-tammy-duckworth/2024/12/04/id/1190323/
PJ MEDIA
— DOGE: Feds Waste Billions on Illegals, Race Studies
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/12/04/doge-feds-waste-billions-on-illegals-race-studies-n4934826
REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— Democrat and RINO leaders use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.realcleareducation.com/2024/12/04/white_students_wrongly_blame_affirmative_action_1076454.html
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Woke Cost Democrats the Election (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are woke, that is, they are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2024/12/04/what_if_woke_didnt_cost_dems_the_election_636794.html
— Five Tactics to End Corporate Wokeness
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2024/12/04/five_tactics_to_end_corporate_wokeness_1076525.html
TOWNHALL
— Homan Ups the Ante in Verbal War With Sanctuary City Mayors
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/print/2648608
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Golden Age: NYC Mayor Adams Begins War on Criminal Illegals, Tells Media ‘Cancel Me’
https://www.westernjournal.com/golden-age-nyc-mayor-adams-begins-war-criminal-illegals-tells-media-cancel/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly crow about their success in sinking Hegseth.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5023165-hegseth-nomination-senate/
CNN
— Bezos says he will try to talk Trump out of idea that the news media is an ‘enemy’
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/04/media/jeff-bezos-donald-trump-media-enemy/index.html
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Chicago’s Suburbs and the Blue Shift in Illinois. A once proudly Republican state, Illinois is now solidly blue as Chicago’s “collar counties” move to the left. (COMMENT: To move to the left is to promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and nation origin discrimination. To move to the left is to promote more poverty and crime.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2024-09-05/chicagos-suburbs-turn-illinois-solidly-blue
CBS NEWS
— Romney warns of those who “tear at our unity” in Senate farewell speech (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents in Wheaton who have blamed me the most for Romney’s defeats and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mitt-romney-senate-farewell-speech/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Most Americans think life was better 50 years ago. That’s ridiculous (COMMENT: When were your good old days? Mine include 1971-1974 when IRS promoted me from GS-7 (currently $54,728/year) to GS-12 (currently $97,079/year). During that time, I bought a new 1972 Corvette, a new town home, and a studio condo and I completed 12 graduate business courses at Loyola. Also 1976-1981 when I earned an MBA from Loyola, bought a one bedroom condo, got married and bought a home in Wheaton, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and became a licensed CPA. Also, 1986-1988 when GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13 (currently $115,439/year). When were your bad old days? Mine include 1974 when my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers and 1978 when then they disallowed my education deductions and after 1974 when they refused to promote me to GS-13. They include 1980 when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to suffer a $22,996/year pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. They include 1980-1985 when they refused to assign me to audits of IRS, delayed my promotions, and refused to promote me to GS-13. They include 1989-1997 when they kept me off audits of IRS, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-06-20/americans-nostalgia-1970s-public-opinion
USA TODAY
— Homeowners have nearly 40x the wealth of renters. But what’s causing the wealth gap? (COMMENT: I have been a homeowner since I was 24 years old in 1972.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/real-estate/2024/12/02/renter-wealth-gap-homeowners-why/76701474007/
DESERET NEWS
— Democrats move to the left on social issues (COMMENT: To move to the left is to promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and nation origin discrimination. To move to the left is to promote more poverty and crime.)
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2024/06/19/are-democrats-more-liberal/
FOX 17
— Southwest agrees to avoid hiring ‘quotas’ after accusations of ‘discriminatory’ practices (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://fox17.com/amp/news/nation-world/southwest-agrees-to-avoid-hiring-quotas-after-accusations-of-discriminatory-practices-southwest-airlines-america-first-legal-discrimination-complaint-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pete Hegseth: I’ve Faced Fire Before. I Won’t Back Down. I look forward to an honest confirmation hearing, not a press show trial based on anonymous accusations.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ive-faced-fire-before-i-wont-back-down-writes-pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-19433fa4
— FRONT PAGE: Working-Class Blacks Make Gains While Whites Fall Back (COMMENT: Since 1962, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Blacks should have gotten the jobs that I got. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/income-gap-white-black-working-class-13b8a286
— The Number of Americans Wanting to Switch Jobs Hits a 10-Year High (COMMENT: In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. I should write about that.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/job-satisfaction-low-gallup-data-detachment-17bc183c
FORBES
— Critical race theory has taken over our schools.
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DyKG-7OGXJCQ
— Mitch McConnell Celebrates Mitt Romney’s ‘Long And Honorable Career’ Ahead Of His Retirement (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents in Wheaton who have blamed me the most for Romney’s defeats and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D5KjsvMgrNAM
— Are You Ready For A Career Disruption? (COMMENT: What disrupted your career? My being viewed as being draft bait stopped me from getting a job that required a bachelor’s degree for 10 months after I graduated from NIU in August of 1970. Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer in 1971 that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that job offer. Because my Democrat IRS superiors concluded in 1974 that I would never become a Democrat, they did everything that they could after that to get rid of me. Because my Democrat GAO superiors concluded in 1988 that I would never become a Democrat, they did everything that they could after that to get rid of me.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/06/22/are-you-ready-for-a-career-disruption/
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/12/05/dei-is-experiencing-fabricated-chaos-what-to-do-about-it/
LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint themselves as protectors of those who have demographics that vote for Democrats from those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://lamag.com/news/la-city-council-move-to-protect-immigrants-before-president-trump-takes-the-white-house
December 4, 2024
It would be great if all township political parties would issue press releases on their caucuses.
EDGAR COUNTY WATCHDOGS
— Thornton Township Democrat Caucus Nominated Napoleon Harris’ Slate For Township Offices – Tiffany Henyard Shouted Down By Residents
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2024/12/thornton-township-democrat-caucus-nominated-napoleon-harris-slate-for-township-offices-tiffany-henyard-shouted-down-by-residents/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Tiffany Henyard denied place on ballot to stay on as Thornton Township supervisor
https://abc7chicago.com/post/tiffany-henyard-news-democratic-party-caucus-denies-dolton-mayor-place-ballot-stay-thornton-township-supervisor/15621781/
NBC5
— Tiffany Henyard loses nomination as Thornton Township supervisor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/tiffany-henyard-loses-nomination-as-thornton-township-supervisor/3615125/
— Trump’s FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do. (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. Charles Bowsher ran GAO 1981-1996. Under him, GAO shrank from over 6,000 employees to under 3,000. GAO is less than a shell of what it once was. Its employees who conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time were gotten rid of and replaced with employees who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-fbi-kash-patel-reshape-bureau/3614377/
CBS2
— Tiffany Henyard denied place on ballot to stay on as Thornton Township, Illinois supervisor
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/tiffany-henyard-denied-ballot-thornton-township-illinois-supervisor/
WGN9
— “A raucous caucus” seeks to determine if Tiffany Henyard can seek re-election in Thornton Township
https://www.yahoo.com/news/raucous-caucus-seeks-determine-tiffany-232440595.html
— ‘They can’t beat me’: In rare caucus, Tiffany Henyard loses Thornton Township nomination
https://wgntv.com/news/south-suburbs/they-cant-beat-me-tiffany-henyard-loses-thornton-township-nomination-to-napoleon-harris/
— Chicago’s progressive mayor gets fiery in City Club visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGf-ol9kHlU
FOX32
— ‘You can’t do stuff like this’: Tiffany Henyard, her supporters claim they were cheated in caucus
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tiffany-henyard-exclusive-fox-32-interview
https://www.aol.com/t-stuff-tiffany-henyard-her-235252100.html
LANSING JOURNAL
— Many left waiting in cold for Democratic caucus
https://thelansingjournal.com/2024/12/03/many-left-waiting-in-cold-for-democratic-caucus/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Sen. Napoleon Harris blocks Tiffany Henyard to claim Democratic nomination for Thornton Township supervisor
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/03/napoleon-harris-blocks-tiffany-henyard-to-claim-democratic-thornton-township/
— Jim Dodge’s challenge to Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau heads to Cook County court
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/02/jim-dodges-challenge-to-orland-park-mayor-keith-pekau-heads-to-cook-county-court/
— Marginalized groups admit fear, uncertainty as Trump secures second term (COMMENT: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, marginalized groups include those who are liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/09/marginalized-groups-admit-fear-uncertainty-as-trump-secures-second-term/
— Paul Vallas: The CTU, a de facto political party, is a bigger threat to public education in Chicago than Trump (COMMENT: Democrat leaders are a threat to everyone.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/04/opinion-public-education-chicago-risk-chicago-teachers-union/
DAILY HERALD
— 4 new McHenry County Board members sworn in as GOP majority grows
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241203/local-politics/4-new-mchenry-county-board-members-sworn-in-as-gop-majority-grows/
WBEZ
— Chicago is closing its biggest tent city but comes up short on promised apartments
https://www.wbez.org/housing/2024/12/04/chicago-is-closing-its-biggest-tent-city-but-comes-up-short-on-promised-apartments
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Trump’s defense pick Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny in Senate (COMMENT: If you were picked for a position, what would your critics/opponents throw against you? If I was picked for a position, my critics/opponents would stress the success that they had having their operatives and their dupes a) throw me off the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year, b) end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) end my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy in 2019, d) gerrymander my precinct in 2015, e) end my TAPROOT Republican of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, f) end my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, g) end my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, h) end my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, i) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, j) end my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, k) end my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, l) end my GAO employment in 1997, l) etc.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/trumps-defense-pick-pete-hegseth-faces-deepening-scrutiny-in-senate/article_e4be4b32-f1c0-57db-a1f6-c41bf6740dd1.html
SOUTHERN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Republicans racists.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/12/03/black-republicans-feel-left-out-of-trumps-second-term-picks/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— New IRS funding boosted tax enforcement and improved taxpayer services during the Biden administration
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/new-irs-funding-boosted-tax-enforcement-and-19955276.php
FOX NEWS
— Trump may replace Hegseth with DeSantis for defense secretary (COMMENT: Early on, hate-filled Trump-hating Republicans backed DeSantis for President. What do they have to say about this?)
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-may-replace-hegseth-with-desantis-for-defense-secretary-amid-allegations-florida-governor-secretary-of-defense-fox-friends-weekend-conservative-gop-primary
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump picks staunch Israel supporters for key roles (COMMENT: I demonstrated my support for Israel in 1990 when I volunteered to be assigned to GAO’s only work group in Chicago that was headed by a Jewish person. Many of my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were antisemitic.)
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/03/nx-s1-5195102/trump-picks-staunch-israel-supporters-for-key-roles-worrying-arab-americans
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump team signs an agreement with the DOJ for security clearances (COMMENT: I had a security clearance when I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year.)
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-12-03/trump-team-signs-an-agreement-with-the-doj-for-security-clearances
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump may replace Hegseth with DeSantis
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-may-replace-hegseth-with-desantis-wsj/
WSIL TV
— Donald Trump Jr. is joining the board of a ‘woke-free’ marketplace. Its stock is surging (COMMENT: Woke employers do not hire, retain, or promote conservatives like me. Woke employers get rid of their conservative employees like me. To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/donald-trump-jr-is-set-to-join-the-board-of-a-woke-free-marketplace-its/article_5f2fc644-4567-5595-87e8-90a54957276c.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-416/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-208/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BOB BERLIN
— Bob Berlin Sworn In For Four More Years As DuPage County State’s Attorney
https://www.bobberlin.com/news/bob-berlin-sworn-in-for-four-more-years-as-dupage-county-states-attorney
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— WBEZ Reports on “The Last Republican”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/04/wbez-reports-on-the-last-republican/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— When Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct lose elections, who blames who for that? Since 2000, my critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for losses suffered my Republican candidates on ballots in my DuPage County Milton Township precinct in Wheaton. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I paint the candidates in my newsletters as being far more conservative than they are and that causes them to lose elections and b) that I include links to articles in my newsletters that they do not like. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me recently. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What adverse actions do your critics/opponents take against you? Mine a) discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) discourage everyone from reading my newsletters. They hint/imply/argue/shout at Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct that the more that I do to help elect them, the fewer votes that they will get. If you were me, how would you respond to that? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
WIREPOINTS
— Rhetoric is easy. Facts are hard.
https://wirepoints.org/rhetoric-is-easy-facts-are-hard-wirepoints/
— CPS staffing grew 25% even as enrollment fell during COVID. No wonder it’s running deficits.
https://wirepoints.org/cps-staffing-grew-25-even-as-enrollment-fell-during-covid-no-wonder-its-running-deficits/
— You’re asking ordinary people to pay higher taxes so a local bureaucrat can enjoy a $9 million pension
https://wirepoints.org/youre-asking-ordinary-people-to-pay-higher-taxes-so-a-local-bureaucrat-can-enjoy-a-9-million-pension-wirepoints-on-with-wvons-bridgette-washington/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON PUBLIC PENSIONS TO BE WORTH $3.8M-$5.5M. THANKS, LOOPHOLES!
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-public-pensions-to-be-worth-3-8m-5-5m-thanks-loopholes/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mitch McConnell calls on anti-Trump judges to recuse themselves from some cases
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/3/mitch-mcconnell-senate-gop-leader-calls-antitrump-/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The FBI needs reform, not retribution (COMMENT: Republicans should have reformed GAO instead of gutting it.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3247517/fbi-needs-reform-not-retribution/
NEW YORK POST
— With 58K criminal migrants in New York, Eric Adams and Kathy Hochul must end sanctuary-city rules
https://nypost.com/2024/12/03/opinion/hey-eric-adams-kathy-hochul-dont-let-58k-criminal-migrants-use-new-york-as-a-sanctuary/
— Jaguar’s pink, ‘woke’ electric car slammed by Gen Z: ‘What on Earth is Jaguar thinking?’
https://nypost.com/2024/12/03/lifestyle/jaguars-pink-woke-electric-car-slammed-by-gen-z-what-on-earth-is-jaguar-thinking/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Jill Biden unveils White House ‘clown show’ Christmas decor and the reviews are savage
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/03/jill-biden-unveils-white-house-clown-show-christmas-decor-and-the-reviews-are-savage-1506885/
BREITBART
— Homan Slams Chicago Democrat for ‘Threatening’ Violence Against ICE
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/12/03/tom-homan-slams-chicago-democrat-threatening-violence-ice/
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams Blasts Joe Biden for Illegal Immigration, Vows to Work with Trump to Deport Criminal Illegals
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/03/eric-adams-blasts-joe-biden-illegal-immigration-vows-work-trump-deport-criminal-illegals/
— Chicago Residents Tell Trump to Arrest Mayor Brandon Johnson ff He Tries to Block Deportations
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/03/watch-chicago-residents-tell-trump-to-arrest-mayor-brandon-johnson-ff-he-tries-to-block-deportations/
— Biden’s Mass Migration Legacy: Foreign-Born Population on Track to Exceed 82 Million by 2040
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/03/bidens-mass-migration-legacy-foreign-born-population-on-track-to-exceed-82-million-by-2040/
COLLEGE FIX
— Yale event explores role of ‘merit’ in higher education and hiring (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders put the following ahead of merit: Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and nation origin discrimination.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/yale-event-explores-role-of-merit-in-higher-education-and-hiring/
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— End the Sanctuary-for-Migrants Madness
https://www.creators.com/read/betsy-mccaughey/12/24/end-the-sanctuary-for-migrants-madness
DAILY CALLER
— Biden-Harris Admin Opened Floodgates For Taxpayer-Funded Sex Changes On Kids
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/02/biden-harris-admin-taxpayer-funded-sex-changes-kids-cost/
— ‘Cutting Waste Is Not A Partisan Idea’: Trump’s DOGE Secures Support From Dem Lawmakers (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/03/cutting-waste-not-partisan-idea-trump-doge-secures-support-dem-lawmakers/
DAILY WIRE
— ‘Shell Game’: The Feds Said Anti-White Activist’s DEI Unit Was Disbanded. She Was Actually Promoted.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/shell-game-the-feds-said-anti-white-activists-dei-unit-was-disbanded-she-was-actually-promoted
FEDERALIST
— Trump’s Woke DEA Pick Arrested Christian Pastor, Released Criminals, Penalized Unvaccinated Employees
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/03/trumps-woke-dea-pick-arrested-christian-pastor-released-criminals-penalized-unvaccinated-employees/
— 9th Circuit: Local Authorities In Washington State Can’t Block Feds From Deporting Illegals
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/04/9th-circuit-local-authorities-in-washington-state-cant-block-feds-from-deporting-illegals/
FOX BUSINESS
— DOGE highlights how much illegal immigration costs US taxpayers. DOGE will be co-led by billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/doge-highlights-how-much-illegal-immigration-costs-us-taxpayers
— Domino’s manager fired by franchisee for complaining owner hired illegal migrants
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/dominos-manager-fired-franchisee-complaining-owner-hired-illegal-migrants-lawsuit-claims
FOX NEWS
— Chicago residents explode at liberal mayor over city resources going to migrants
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6365481394112
— Chicago residents rip mayor over spending on migrants: ‘Worst mayor in America’. Mayor Brandon Johnson is trying to close $1 billion budget shortfall, with $60M property tax hike floated.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-residents-rip-mayor-over-spending-migrants-worst-mayor-america
— DOGE chief Musk bashes massive government spending on illegal immigrants: ‘Boggles the mind!’ Musk says ‘scale of spending on illegal immigration boggles the mind’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doge-chief-musk-bashes-massive-government-spending-illegal-immigrants-boggles-mind
JOHNATHAN TURLEY
— Newsom’s Publicly-Funded War Chest: “Trump-Proofing” California Could Prove a Costly Option for Californians
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/12/03/newsoms-publicly-funded-war-chest-trump-proofing-california-could-prove-a-costly-option-for-californians/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The Battle to End Wokeness is Just Getting Started
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/the-battle-to-end-wokeness-is-just-getting-started/
MRC TV
— Nearly HALF Of Chicago Teachers Are Chronically Absent, Yet Union Demands Pay RAISE (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates took far more sick days than I did.)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/p-gardner-goldsmith/nearly-half-chicago-teachers-are-chronically-absent-yet-union-demands-pay
PJ MEDIA
— Sodom and Gomorrah
https://pjmedia.com/benbartee/2024/12/04/sodom-and-gomorrica-vol-x-male-lactation-vs-transphobia-n4934820#google_vignette
POST MILLENNIAL
— US spent $151 BILLION on illegal immigration in 2023 alone
https://thepostmillennial.com/us-spent-151-billion-on-illegal-immigration-in-2023-alone-doge
TOWNHALL
— The Looming Resistance to Donald Trump’s Immigration Agenda
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2024/12/04/the-looming-resistance-to-donald-trumps-immigration-agenda-n2648570
— The Fall of DEI: How President Trump Ushers in a Merit-Based Future (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/bob-rubin/2024/12/04/the-fall-of-dei-how-president-trump-ushers-in-a-merit-based-future-n2648601
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— A Democrats says “Patel picked to weaponize government against Trump enemies.” Democrat and RINO leaders have weaponized government against Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5019000-new-york-daniel-goldman-donald-trump-kash-patel-cabinet-picks-weaponize-government/
ABC NEWS
— Shares in ‘anti-woke’ online marketplace jump after Donald Trump Jr. joins board. President-elect Trump’s eldest son was appointed to the board of PublicSquare.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/shares-anti-woke-online-marketplace-jump-after-donald/story?id=116424955
NBC NEWS
— The GOP’s post-election challenge: Turning Trump voters into full-fledged Republicans (COMMENT: I have always been a conservative, that is, a platform Republican, that is, a Republican. My Republican critics/opponents reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. They are Democrat Lite, RINO, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, if not Republican-haters. I should write about my Republican critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the biggest adverse actions against me lately.).
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/gop-post-election-challenge-trump-voters-politics-desk-rcna182707
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats still don’t agree on the seriousness of their political problem after election defeat
https://apnews.com/article/democrats-political-problem-2024-election-0674765f082ba6116107e1e7cad4e536
REUTERS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote mote illegal immigration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7_6fybIx9s
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Constructively, Los Angeles is officially declaring war on America.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/la-council-to-finalize-and-adopt-sanctuary-city-ordinance/3573823/
NEWSWEEK
— As Hegseth Falters, Ron DeSantis May Get to Take ‘War on Woke’ to Military
https://www.newsweek.com/desantis-may-trumps-backup-plan-gop-senators-balk-pete-hegseth-1995231
— Musk Department Says Illegal Immigration Costs Taxpayer $150.7 billion
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-doge-150-billion-immigration-cost-1994609
— Employers want immigrants because employers want cheap labor. Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. According to all my Democrat employers, including GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, I was grossly overpaid. In my defense, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.newsweek.com/mass-deportation-court-ruling-favors-trump-wall-street-1995144
— Illegal Chinese Migrant Shipped Weapons to North Korea From US
https://www.newsweek.com/illegal-immigrant-shipping-weapons-north-korea-chinese-national-1994903
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with illegals against America. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on America. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://midmichigannow.com/news/nation-world/illinois-rep-john-davis-federal-forces-in-us-cities-are-an-intrusion
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will We Ever Hear the End of Slavery Reparations? (COMMENT: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, those who are the following should pay reparations: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/will-we-ever-hear-the-end-of-slavery-reparations-racism-africa-5634f18a
BLOOMBERG
— DOD Must Face Worker’s Retaliation Claims Over EEOC Complaints (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors’ retaliation against me for complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination escalated big time when I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/dod-must-face-workers-retaliation-claims-over-eeoc-complaints
FORBES
— Set Your Middle School Student On The Path To College Success (COMMENT: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being college material? I was not. Nevertheless, at the start of my junior year in 1964, I set a goal for myself to get accepted by UIC. I took college preparatory courses, I got an ACT score of 24, and I graduated in the upper 20% of my class. To buy a new car to commute to/from UIC and my parents’ home in Crete, I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights after school, Saturdays, and the summer of 1965.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivalegatt/2024/12/03/set-your-middle-school-student-on-the-path-to-college-success/
DAILY KOS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/3/2289941/-Republicans-are-going-to-wind-up-regretting-Trump-s-deportation-scheme
LOS ANGELES PROGRESSIVE
— To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites.
https://www.laprogressive.com/racism/king-trump
BROOKINGS
— Less than half of adults from disadvantaged backgrounds attain decent wages by age 30 (COMMENT: When I was 30 years old in 1978, my IRS salary was $110,020/year in today’s dollars. I had worked for IRS since 1971. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had to work my way through college. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. My ACT score was only 24. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/pathways-to-upward-mobility-diverging-pathways/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To identify adults who experienced socioeconomic disadvantage in adolescence, we assess whether they met any of the following criteria in their teens: Lived in a low-income family, Neither parent had a postsecondary degree, Mother was aged 19 years old or younger when her first child was born, Family received public assistance. Anyone who met at least one of the above criteria is included in the analysis.)
December 2, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump’s picks
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gop-sen-mike-rounds-praises-fbi-director-christopher-wray-donald-trump-names-kash-patel-departments-top-job/15609838/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-names-loyalist-kash-patel-serve-fbi-director/15607640/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump’s picks
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kash-patel-fbi-director-pick-donald-trump-reaction/
— 3 killed, 19 wounded in shootings during Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-nov-27-to-dec-2/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump’s picks
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/can-kash-patel-get-confirmed-senate
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter on gun, tax charges, despite previous promises that he would not do so
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/01/joe-biden-pardons-hunter/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/01/biden-aids-memorial-quilt-world-aids-day/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241201/news/helping-where-they-can-elgins-centro-de-informacion-assists-newcomers/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/illinois-recreational-weed-market-slowdown
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Bloomington/Normal
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/lgbtq-bloomington-normal-politics-equity-representation/article_ce153366-ae15-11ef-bab5-c71677fc34de.html
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Hate-filled White-hating White-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/real-talk-private-vigilante-state-violence-part-of-single-strategy/article_4262a9fc-ad25-11ef-b6c5-437148692781.html
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Could St. Clair County flip red like Madison County? The GOP is optimistic. (COMMENT: What are the leaders of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee doing to make DuPage County flip red?)
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2024-12-02/illinois-elections-st-clair-county-republican-shift
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats still don’t agree on the seriousness of their political problem after election defeat (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and nation origin discrimination. Anticipate/expect that they will ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-democrats-still-dont-agree-on-the-seriousness-of-their-political-problem-after-election-defeat/
CHICAGO MAROON
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicagomaroon.com/44707/grey-city/grassroots-legal-aid-clinic-for-asylum-seekers-receiving-constant-influx-of-new-cases/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Sanctuary showdown looms
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/12/02/sanctuary-showdown-looms-00192110
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Don’t Believe Anything Leftists Say About DEI
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2024/11/29/dont-believe-anything-leftists-say-about-dei
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What will Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do to elect a Democrat President in 2028? ANSWER: Ever-increasingly a) flood America with money illegals, b) replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, and c) get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— NRCC releases ‘Dear President Trump’ letter for all to sign
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/1/inside-beltway-nrcc-releases-dear-president-trump-/
— ‘America First patriot’: Kash Patel’s nomination wins support from House Speaker Johnson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/1/mike-johnson-supports-kash-patel-america-first-pat/
— Joe Biden lied and whoosh, Hunter’s sins are disappeared
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/2/joe-biden-lied-whoosh-hunters-sins-disappeared/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s deportation plan — Will it work and how will America react?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3242582/the-debrief-trump-deportation-plan-will-it-work-how-will-america-react/
— Trump can axe entrenched DEI frameworks his first week back in the White House
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3240591/trump-axe-dei-frameworks-first-week-in-office/
NEW YORK POST
— Illinois cops bust Canadians who crossed border with 1,100 pounds of cocaine worth $40 million
https://nypost.com/2024/12/01/us-news/illinois-cops-bust-2-canadians-who-crossed-border-with-1100-pounds-of-cocaine-worth-40-million/
— NYC pols demand crackdown after revelation about ‘criminal’ migrant population approaching 60K (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/01/us-news/nyc-pols-demand-crackdown-after-revelation-about-criminal-migrant-population-approaching-60k/
— When Trump critics resist his illegal-migrant crackdown, remember the nightmares he’s trying to end
https://nypost.com/2024/12/01/opinion/abandoned-10-year-old-boy-is-another-border-tragedy-caused-by-harris-biden/
— Sanctuary city Denver has spent almost $8,000 for each of the 45,000 migrants that have come to the city — and now the mayor says he’ll risk jail to stop them being deported
https://nypost.com/2024/12/01/us-news/denver-spent-356-million-taxpayers-money-on-illegal-migrants/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Trump’s Coming Immigration Showdown. Blue states are preparing to confront the federal government over enforcing American immigration laws.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trumps-coming-immigration-showdown/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is about to put police officers and U.S. citizens at risk over illegal immigrants – and it’s a horrible mistake
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/02/denver-mayor-mike-johnston-is-about-to-put-police-officers-and-u-s-citizens-at-risk-over-illegal-immigrants-and-its-a-horrible-mistake-1506588/
BREITBART
— 535K DACA Recipients’ Futures Uncertain After Donald Trump’s Election Victory
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/12/01/535k-daca-recipients-future-uncertain-after-donald-trumps-election-victory/
— Over 58,000 Illegal Migrants in NYC Are Felons or Facing Criminal Charges
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2024/12/01/ice-data-over-58000-illegal-migrants-nyc-are-felons-facing-criminal-charges/
— Brandon Johnson’s Chicago: 16 Shot by Saturday Afternoon on Thanksgiving Weekend
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2024/12/01/brandon-johnsons-chicago-16-shot-by-saturday-afternoon-on-thanksgiving-weekend/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Woke Isn’t Dead. The Battle to Root It Out Is Only Just Beginning
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/01/woke-not-dead/
DAILY WIRE
— California Won’t Help ICE Deport Illegals (COMMENT: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans; illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-senator-padilla-california-wont-help-ice-deport-illegals
FEDERALIST
— Joe Biden Tries To Justify Hunter Pardon By Peddling Another Round Of Lies
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/02/joe-biden-tries-to-justify-hunter-pardon-by-peddling-another-round-of-lies/
FOX NEWS
— Biden admin has ‘completely abused’ the US’s asylum laws
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6365386915112
NEWSMAX
— Jonathan Turley Calls Out Biden’s Campaign Lie on Hunter Pardon
https://www.newsmax.com/us/pardon-hunter-biden-jonathan-turley/2024/12/02/id/1189999/
— Trump Blasts Hunter Pardon: Nothing for ‘J-6 Hostages?’
https://www.newsmax.com/us/pardon-jan-6-hostages/2024/12/02/id/1190002/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— DEI Trainings Make People See Racism Even if It Isn’t There (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against whose who do not share my demographics.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/new-study-dei-trainings-make-people-see-racism-even-if-it-isn-t-there/ar-AA1v4WEk
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Mexico’s growing flirtation with China poses challenges for Trump 2.0
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5014974-mexico-dilemma-trump-china/
— Democrat and RINO leaders will never stop using DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5012229-trump-dei-merit/
CNN
— Law enforcement is one of America’s hottest jobs right now (COMMENT: IRS enforces federal tax laws. I was an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year.)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/09/business/job-market-law-enforcement/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Police departments and sheriff’s offices across are clamoring for new recruits after grappling with a sharp drop in applicants and a wave of retirements after George Floyd’s murder in 2020 caused many to be wary of working for a police force, recruiters told CNN. . .The average salary of a police officer climbed more than 37% in the first eight months of this year compared to the same time last year, according to ZipRecruiter data provided to CNN. That’s a recent sign of strong demand for police officers, because from 2022 to 2023 the average salary for policing jobs rose by roughly 8%. “Police departments are trying hard to make the role more attractive after suffering a recruitment and retention crisis,” said ZipRecruiter Chief Economist Julia Pollak. She added that there’s also been a huge spike in job postings on ZipRecruiter listing “law enforcement” as a desired skill. While a police officer may be a steady job, it’s important to note that it usually requires a months-long training process (typically paid), as well as an extensive background check.)
MSN
— NYC Pays $220 Million To Rent Hotel Owned by Pakistan
https://www.msn.com/en-in/travel/news/nyc-pays-220-million-to-rent-hotel-owned-by-pakistan-vivek-ramaswamy-calls-it-nuts/ar-AA1v3U6P
— 22% of all illegal US-Canada border crossings by Indians
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/22-of-all-illegal-us-canada-border-crossings-by-indians/ar-AA1v5pWv
— Musk accused of doxxing federal employees (COMMENT: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 27 years. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most. They hint/imply/argue/shout that pay, benefits, and pensions for federal employees are far too generous. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/sowing-terror-and-fear-world-s-richest-man-accused-of-doxxing-federal-employees/ar-AA1uViVp
— Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who want Trump to fail.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/conservative-backed-group-is-creating-a-list-of-federal-workers-it-suspects-could-resist-trump-plans/ar-BB1oLfIf
NEWSWEEK
— Wisconsin Leader Enters Race for DNC Chair: Who Else Is Running, Rumored? (COMMENT: Serving as the chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write about that. I would focus on those who blamed me the most for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct during and after that time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/wisconsin-leader-ben-wikler-enters-race-dnc-chair-who-else-running-rumored-1993777
NBC NEWS
— Trump nominates loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director (COMMENT: What are you loyal to? I am loyal to the Republican Party platform. I am a platform Republican. My critics/opponents reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/trump-nominates-loyalist-kash-patel-to-serve-as-fbi-director-225871941620
USA TODAY
— Democrats lost working-class voters
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/30/democrats-trump-working-class-massachusetts-voters/76431138007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The GOP Barely Won the House. Factionalism in 2025 would waste a majority that could be fleeting.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-gop-barely-won-the-house-9d5e1bb5
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/dalton-georgia-trump-jobs-deportations-1d293804
— Texas Offers Trump a Blueprint for Illegal-Immigration Crackdown. State responsible for $11 billion ‘Operation Lone Star’ effort is looking to aid the president-elect’s proposed border restrictions.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-texas-border-immigration-operation-lone-star-e57144d4
— The White-Collar Hiring Rut Is Here. That’s Bad News for Young College Grads. (COMMENT: When you graduated from college, what frustrated your job search? For me, it was my being 1-A for the Vietnam War draft. Potential employers saw me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Further, potential employers were under tremendous from Democrat leaders to hire those who did not share my demographics. Further, my GPA was not that great because instead of studying, I spent far too many hours working my way through college.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/white-collar-college-educated-workers-jobs-c594c29a
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougmelville/2024/12/01/barely-legal-5-hard-truths–a-blueprint-for-your-dei-plan-in-2025/
HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL
— Are “bad jobs” dead ends or steppingstones to better things? (COMMENT: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/social-policy/are-bad-jobs-dead-ends-or-steppingstones-better-things
BANKRATE
— Hidden costs of home ownership. Average annual price to maintain property rises to all-time high. (COMMENT: To lower home maintenance costs, I continue to mow and fertilize the lawn, trim the bushes, rake and mulch the leaves, service the underground lawn sprinkler system, shovel the snow, etc.)
https://www.bankrate.com/homeownership/most-common-home-maintenance-costs/
SEACOAST
— Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who want Trump to fail.
https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/12/01/commentary-firing-non-partisan-federal-employees-will-hurt-our-nation/76615933007/
MSN
— 14 Jobs That Pay Decent, But Most People Think They Are Too Good For (COMMENT: As more and more and more Americans refuse to take bad jobs, pressure builds to let citizens foreign countries take those jobs legally. My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for taking bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/14-jobs-that-pay-decent-but-most-people-think-they-are-too-good-for/ss-AA1thK5x
PEW RESEARCH
— Views of DEI have become more negative among U.S. workers (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/11/19/views-of-dei-have-become-slightly-more-negative-among-us-workers/
BBC
— Who are the millions of Britons not working, and why? (COMMENT: Because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire early, I have not worked since I was 49 years old in 1997. I gave up searching for jobs appropriate for someone with my work experience, professional certifications, and professional license long ago because potential employers were turned off by the many adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors had taken against me. In addition to forcing me to retire early, they had a) delayed my promotions and never promoting me beyond GS-13, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and c) forced me to take a $22,996 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. Further they were turned off by my bad demographics, my having complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and my having sued my GAO superiors for the aforesaid. Thankfully, my wife and I could afford the $84,910/year loss in income in today’s dollars that I suffered a) because of my wife’s income, b) because of my $65,165/year federal pension in today’s dollars, c) because the federal government pays 72% of our health insurance premiums, and d) because we have no debts or dependents.)
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52660591
DAILY KOS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Americans who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/1/2289482/-Weeping-in-America-and-for-America
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Rep. Delia Ramirez to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/1/2288843/-For-Rep-Delia-Ramirez-Trump-s-mass-deportation-plan-is-personal
November 30, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/30/what-does-the-trump-administration-have-in-store-for-chicago-families-many-are-concerned-about-child-care-costs-paid-family-leave/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pro-Palestinian protesters block traffic on Mag Mile to highlight continuing conflict in Gaza. The hourlong blockage of Michigan Avenue culminated in a chaotic scene at the Apple store on the Chicago River. Chicago police officers and store security spent several minutes removing a handful of protesters who entered the store and chanted inside. (COMMENT: Chicago today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/11/29/black-friday-mag-mile-gaza-israel-protest
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2024/11/29/severe-pregnancy-complications-illinois-black-mothers
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2024/11/30/severe-pregnancy-complications-illinois-black-mothers
DAILY HERALD
— Inauguration set for new DuPage County officials
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241129/news/inauguration-set-for-new-dupage-county-officials/
WSPY
— The next school reform push in Illinois: testing and accountability (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, the tests I took enabled me to a) get hired by the Post Office (1966), IRS (1971), and GAO (1980), b) earn degrees from NIU (1970), Loyola (1976), DePaul (1980), and IIT (1997), c) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt (1979), and d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt (1981).)
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/the-next-school-reform-push-in-illinois-testing-and-accountability/article_0cdb396a-ae48-11ef-bf4f-235257bd1396.html
WHEATON PATCH
— $2K In Cannabis Products Stolen During Home Burglary In Wheaton. An apartment in the Briarbrook complex was burglarized in mid-November.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/2k-cannabis-products-stolen-during-home-burglary-wheaton
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Pritzker ever-increasingly makes it clear that he is going to drive out of Illinois all Republicans who voted for Trump and are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already will Pritzker officially a) stop schools from accepting students whose parents are Republican, b) stop schools from graduating Republicans, c) stop Republicans from getting professional certifications and licenses, d) stop employers hiring Republicans, e) force employers to fire their Republican employees, f) destroy businesses and organizations run my Republicans, g) stop Republicans from owning firearms, vehicles, real estate, etc., h) etc.? What are the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party doing about the aforesaid? Who will come to the defense of Republicans in Illinois? 2.4 million in Illinois voted for Trump, 191,000 in DuPage County, and 373 in my precinct. Trump won all but 14 of Illinois’ 102 counties. – Dave Diersen
http://www-gopillinois.com
— With his rejection of federal immigration law, will Pritzker become the second George Wallace? SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— My critics/opponents who have lots of political and/or government clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois paint themselves as being very well informed about political and government and news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans. Of course, they would deny that they read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. If that is true, on what sources do they rely and why? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Illinois sanctuary law will hinder, but won’t stop ICE agents in potential deportation actions (COMMENT: How hard will Pritzker and the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district fight deportation?)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/666186855-illinois-sanctuary-law-will-hinder-but-won-t-stop-ice-agents-in-potential-deportation-actions
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Liberals pay political price for war on families (COMMENT: To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/nov/29/liberals-pay-political-price-war-families/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How the Left gins up a war on women (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy women.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/3242044/handmaid-tales/
— Harris’s loss of support in major cities spells trouble for Democrats beyond Trump (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly run the Chicago area. Democrats despise/hate Republicans. Ever-increasingly, anticipate/expect that if you are a Republican in the Chicago area, that Democrats will get rid of you. The Democrats who ran the Post Office when I was 18 in 1966, IRS when I was 22, and GAO when I was 31 hired me, but if I was 18, 22, or 31 today, they would not hire me.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3245661/harris-loss-support-major-cities-spells-trouble-democrats-beyond-trump/
— Group of 300 illegal immigrants breaches Texas border in final days of Biden administration
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3245639/group-illegal-immigrants-breaches-texas-border/
— The strategy behind negative campaigning (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are negative campaigners. They have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I should write about their success in a) removing me from the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee this year, b) ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) ending my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy in 2019, d) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, e) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, f) ending my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, g) ending my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, h) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, i) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, j) ending my bid to be the MTRO Treasurer in 2004, k) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, l) ending my GAO employment in 1997, m) etc.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3212863/harris-cries-fascist-strategy-negative-campaigning/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump plans to give local sheriffs more power to act as immigration agents amid mass deportation crackdown (COMMENT: How hard will Pritzker and the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district fight deportation?)
https://nypost.com/2024/11/29/us-news/trump-plans-to-give-local-sheriffs-more-power-to-help-with-the-migrant-crisis/
AMAC
— Crime Rate for Illegal Aliens Vastly Understated (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/crime-rate-for-illegal-aliens-vastly-understated-data-shows/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois Democrat Jonathan Jackson whines about Trump’s hyperfocus on ‘efficiency’ and debloating government (COMMENT: Yes, there was bloat in GAO during the 1980s and 1990s, but Republicans threw the baby out with the bathwater when the destroyed GAO.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/11/illinois_democrat_whines_about_trump_s_hyperfocus_on_efficiency_and_debloating_government.html
— Pete Hegseth on Women in Combat
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/11/pete_hegseth_on_women_in_combat.html
BREITBART
— Local Sheriffs Back Trump’s Deportation Plan: ‘People Are Tired of This’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/29/report-local-sheriffs-back-trumps-deportation-plan-people-are-tired-this/
CENTER SQUARE COLORADO
— Denver spends more than $350 million on migrants
https://www.thecentersquare.com/colorado/article_af0c1b62-ae45-11ef-a45e-1335938bbf3e.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— To Get Rid of Woke, Understand How It Got Started (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always been woke and are ever-increasingly woke.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/11/29/get-rid-woke-understand-got-started/
EPOCH TIMES
— Biden to Attend Trump’s Inauguration
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/biden-to-attend-trumps-inauguration-white-house-5766688
FOX NEWS
— Liberals call for ‘MAGA’ to ‘give thanks to undocumented immigrants’ on Thanksgiving. X users asked which migrants flooding Chicago and NYC harvested their turkeys.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/liberals-call-maga-give-thanks-undocumented-immigrants-thanksgiving
— ‘Party of wokeness’: Democratic strategist dissects reasons behind 2024 loss (COMMENT: To promote wokeness is to promote more hatred against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6365337261112
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Young Men Just Swung towards the GOP. Conservatives Have to Win Them. (COMMENT: If I had not followed conservative principles, I would not have been able a) to earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) to earn master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) to earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, d) to earn a professional license when I was 32, e) to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., f) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, and g) to get married when I was 29.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/11/young-men-just-swung-towards-the-gop-conservatives-have-to-win-them/
NEWSMAX
— Stop Attending, Supporting ‘Woke’ Colleges (COMMENT: The Democrats who run the four universities that I earned degrees from (NIU-1970, Loyola-1976, DePaul-1980, and IIT-1997 and their students ever-increasingly make it clear that they despise/hate Trump and those who share his demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/bill-oreilly-woke-colleges/2024/11/29/id/1189808/
PJ MEDIA
— The Unreality of Leftist Ideology
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/11/29/washington-irving-and-the-unreality-of-leftist-ideology-n4934712
— Woke Marxists Not Only Reject Western Culture, but Remake It in Their Evil Image
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/11/30/woke-marxists-not-only-reject-western-culture-but-remake-it-in-their-evil-image-n4934725#google_vignette
PATRIOT POST
— DEI Training Makes You More Likely to Agree With … Literally Hitler. Hitler accused Jews of discriminating and conspiring to enrich themselves — much as DEI and radical theories accuse white people of doing today. (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to promote more hatred against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/112447-study-dei-training-makes-you-more-likely-to-agree-with-dot-dot-dot-literally-hitler-2024-11-29
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Democrats Need To Stop Being The Party Of Wokeness and Moral Condescension
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/11/29/dem_strategist_julian_epstein_democrats_need_to_stop_being_the_party_of_wokeness_and_moral_condescension.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— Democrat and RINO ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-migrants-mass-deportation-southern-border-illegals-1992681
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2024-11-30/emboldened-manosphere-accelerates-threats-and-demeaning-language-toward-women-after-us-election
CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lgbtq-americans-voting-demographic-2024-election/
— How soon will Los Angeles officially declare war on America?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/los-angeles-braces-trump-mass-deportations-sanctuary-city/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, men are falling further and further and further behind women academically, career-wise, and financially. Will Trump stop that decline? All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/opinion/dating-bro-culture-manosphere-trump-cinderella.html
JOURNAL NEWS
— The only thing the illegals are picking are hotel rooms in sanctuary cities.
https://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/journal-junction—december-1-2024/article_da2fbda8-2f3a-56fd-9148-555b2a4e476b.html
KTRH
— Blue Cities Are Planning To Defy Trump’s Deportation (COMMENT: How strongly will Pritzker and the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district defy deportation?)
https://ktrh.iheart.com/alternate/amp/2024-11-29-blue-cities-are-planning-to-defy-trumps-deportation/
USA HERALD
— The State Bar of California Under Fire: Should Meritocracy Trump Diversity in Admitting New Lawyers? (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.)
https://usaherald.com/the-state-bar-of-california-under-fire-should-meritocracy-trump-diversity-in-admitting-new-lawyers/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Local Sheriffs Gearing Up to Help Trump Carry Out Mass Deportations (COMMENT: How strongly will law enforcement help Trump in your county, township, and municipality?)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/county-sheriffs-trump-immigration-plan-deportations-64c522dd
— What the Top 1% Really Pays the IRS. They kick in 40.4% of income taxes, nearly double their income share. (COMMENT: Ever since I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have wanted me to pay more taxes a) because they believe that federal employees are grossly overpaid and that federal benefits and pensions are much too generous, b) because I was an IRS employee for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because of my wife’s income and our not having children, and e) because I paid less federal income tax 1972-1977 and my wife and I 1978 paid less federal income tax until recently by itemizing our deductions.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/what-the-top-1-really-pays-the-irs-57c4ad58
— Trump’s Rainbow Coalition. His biggest vote gains from 2020 came in states with the most immigrants. And he seems to have broken the Democratic monopoly on the black vote. (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO political consultants will continue to if not increase advising Trump to dump those who have demographics that vote for Republicans to get more votes from those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trumps-rainbow-coalition-realignment-election-voters-minorities-race-ethnicity-e6867c3c
— America Has Much to Be Thankful For (COMMENT: QUESTION: Why do minority and/or female citizens of foreign countries ever-increasingly illegally come to America illegally and illegally stay in America illegally? ANSWER: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference over citizens of America who are White and/or male.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-has-much-to-be-thankful-for-452806fb
— The GOP Barely Won the House. Factionalism in 2025 would waste a majority that could be fleeting.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-gop-barely-won-the-house-9d5e1bb5
— Gavin Newsom Turns on Elon Musk (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are masters at turning people against people. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would use as examples the many who they have turned against me. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/gavin-newsom-turns-on-elon-musk-12280bd7
— Employers ever-increasingly want cheap labor. My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In today’s dollars, I earned a) $12.41/hour 1964-1966, b) $18.99-$20.25/hour 1966-1969, c) $54,728-$110,020/year 1971-1980, and d) $87,024-$150,075/year 1980-1997. In my defense, I earned a) a high school diploma in 1966, b) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, c) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, d) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and e) a job-related professional license in 1981. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on what they did to qualify themselves for better paying jobs.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/trump-immigration-policy-job-growth-567fb3cd
FORBES
— Will Trump Nominees Face FBI Background Checks? (COMMENT: What background checks have you passed? I passed background checks to be hired by the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980. In my opinion, candidates for government and political offices should be required to pass background checks before they can run. I should write a book about candidates who would have failed background checks if they had taken them.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/11/25/will-trump-nominees-face-fbi-background-checks-heres-what-to-know/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2024/11/29/deportation-plan-presents-a-daunting-challenge-for-america/
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurencoulman/2024/11/29/dei-rollbacks-or-revision-of-diversity-initiatives/
BLOOMBERG
— Checkr Triples Revenue as Background-Check Firm Courts Large Enterprise Clients (COMMENT: What background checks have you passed? I passed background checks to be hired by the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980. In my opinion, candidates for government and political offices should be required to pass background checks before they can run. I should write a book about candidates who would have failed background checks if they had taken them.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/checkr-triples-revenue-courts-large-202451348.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/checkr-triples-revenue-as-background-check-firm-courts-large-enterprise-clients/ar-AA1uS9p2
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Unlike traditional background check services that require manual work like gathering documents from various government and judicial systems about an individual’s history, Checkr maintains partnerships with governments so it can tap a large digital database of public records. . .More recently, Checkr has expanded its customer base to include non-tech sectors such as retail, manufacturing and hospitality. It also introduced a personal background-check product this year, letting individuals ensure the accuracy of their history before it’s seen by banks, landlords and potential employers.)
CENTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION
— Background Checks and Security Clearances (COMMENT: What background checks have you passed? I passed background checks to be hired by the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980. In my opinion, candidates for government and political offices should be required to pass background checks before they can run. I should write a book about candidates who would have failed background checks if they had taken them.)
https://presidentialtransition.org/appointee-resources/ready-to-serve-prospective-appointees/background-checks-and-security-clearances/
(FROM THE POSTING: Every person hired for a federal job must undergo a background investigation to ensure that they are “reliable, trustworthy, of good conduct and character, and loyal to the United States.” This is an important and lengthy part of the appointment process. Familiarize yourself with the forms
To initiate a background investigation, your sponsoring agency will ask you to complete one or more of these forms: the Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF 86) ( https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf86.pdf ) or the Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions (SF 85P) ( https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf85p.pdf ), depending on how your position may affect national security and other sensitive matters such as government finance and technology. The government is in the process of consolidating these forms into one Personnel Vetting Questionnaire. It may take weeks to gather your records and complete, and longer if you have significant foreign travel. Get started early!)
PEW RESEARCH
— Americans’ top sources of political news (COMMENT: My critics/opponents who have lots of political and/or government clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois paint themselves as being very well informed about political and government and news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans. Of course, they would deny that they read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. If that is true, on what sources do they rely and why?)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/10/31/americans-top-sources-of-political-news-ahead-of-the-2024-election/
INDEPENDENT
— Black jobs are bad jobs that Whites refuse to take. My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for taking bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Blacks should have gotten the jobs and promotions that I got. They were especially furious when IRS promoted me instead of Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me instead of a Black in 1986. They were overjoyed when GAO forced me to retire in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. I should write a book about the aforesaid.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/during-campaign-trump-talked-black-171602738.html
November 29, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly use AI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/28/ai-regulations-us-outlook/
— Why aren’t more people talking about America’s alcoholism? (COMMENT: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents are big drinkers if not alcoholics. I should write about those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/29/opinion-america-alcoholism-problem/
— Stacy Davis Gates, President, Chicago Teachers Union: Despite what editorial board indicates, teacher attendance at CPS tracks with statewide trends
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/11/29/opinion-chicago-teachers-absenteeism-stacey-davis-gates/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A year into bail reform, more domestic violence defendants ordered held pending trial in Cook County. Judges are spending more time on initial court hearings as they weigh whether to detain or release defendants. However, issues remain with interpretation and implementation of the state’s watershed criminal justice reform law.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bail-reform/2024/11/29/bail-reform-domestic-violence-defendants-ordered-held-pending-trial-cook-county
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/11/29/women-asylum-border-abuse-donald-trump-project-25-carol-cleaveland-michele-waslin
FOX32
— Mexico’s president tells Trump she will take measures to stop illegal immigration
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1554710
WGN9
— LGBTQ destroys traditional marriage and family, that is, LGBTQ promotes homelessness.
https://wgntv.com/news/cover-story/chicago-cover-story-youth-homelessness-lgbtq/
WCBM
— FOIA Finds Chicago Uses FEMA Funding for Democrat Donor Business to Feed Illegals
https://wcbm.com/national-headline/foia-finds-chicago-uses-fema-funding-for-democrat-donor-business-to-feed-illegals/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Employers want cheap labor. My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In today’s dollars, I earned a) $12.41/hour 1964-1966, b) $18.99-$20.25/hour 1966-1969, c) $54,728-$110,020/year 1971-1980, and d) $87,024-$150,075/year 1980-1997. In my defense, I earned a) a high school diploma in 1966, b) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, c) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, d) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and e) a job-related professional license in 1981. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on what they did to qualify themselves for better paying jobs. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Have you taken bad jobs? According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had lots of money, who bought them cars, who paid for their college expenses, and who got them jobs. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Recording of Madigan Making Insurance Business Pitch for His Son
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/11/28/recording-of-madigan-making-pitch-for-insurance-business-for-his-son/
— Thanksgiving Belt Tightening
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/11/28/thanksgiving-belt-tightening/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP Support Proves Again to be the ‘Kiss of Death’ Even During a Trump-Dominated, Historic Election Cycle
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/11/il-gop-support-proves-again-to-be-the-kiss-of-death-even-during-a-trump-dominated-historic-election-cycle.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It wasn’t that long ago when IL GOP leaders were endorsing Fl. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ failed presidential bid, hosting ‘Never Trumpers’ at fundraisers in Naples, Florida; naming anti-MAGA officials as gala co-chairs and blaming President Donald Trump for Illinois election losses in 2020 and 2022. When Trump secured the Republican nomination for president last Spring, those same officials were silent. But that’s not all. When this publication revealed that a party leader in 2016 compared Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler – IL GOP officials were once again silent. This pattern, however, should come as no surprise. In 2022, IL GOP officials backed Richard Irvin’s failed campaign for Illinois governor. During the primary campaign, it was reported by WTTW’s Paris Schutz that in 2018, Irvin sent text messages calling Trump an “idiot” and a “bigoted racist.” Irvin also texted the friend, “I hate Trump too!” Irvin would lose the primary to the Trump-endorsed candidate by 43 points. During Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair last year, then Illinois Republican national committeeman Richard Porter gave an interview to the Chicago Tribune and said that Trump couldn’t win independent voters in swing states in 2024 and that he was running for president to avoid going to jail. “I think the most ardent Trumpers recognize that they might love him in their heart, but they know in their head he is not going to win independents in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, New Hampshire, Arizona and Nevada. And that’s what you need to do to become president. And if you don’t become president of the United States, Trump goes to jail.” After this publication ran a story on his reported comments, Porter was in damage control, offering a long explanation to try and repair the damage – but it was too little, too late. And during the 2024 election, Trump would win every swing state proving Porter to be wrong once again. And former Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin – who is revered and respected by IL GOP leaders – likes to blame Trump for every Republican loss in Illinois. In November 2023, Durkin announced that he was not going to run for Cook County State’s Attorney and he blamed President Trump for his decision not to throw his hat in the race. “I know that if you’re going to run in a race, you have to run knowing that you have a good chance of winning, and I see no path winning with Trump at the top of the ticket [in 2024],” Durkin told CBS Chicago anchor Brad Edwards. In the Spring of 2022, IL GOP leaders traveled down to Naples, Florida to host a private reception featuring former US Attorney General Bill Baar, who served as AG under the George HW Bush and Donald Trump presidential administrations. Baar remains critical of Trump, and in November of 2022, he published a scathing opinion piece in the New York Post, writing, “Unless the rest of the party goes along with him, he will burn the whole house down by leading ‘his people’ out of the GOP. Trump’s willingness to destroy the party if he does not get his way is not based on principle, but on his own supreme narcissism. His egoism makes him unable to think of a political party as anything but an extension of himself – a cult of personality.” During this past election cycle where Trump dominated and made history winning both the popular and electoral votes by historic margins – and Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate and maintained control of the U.S. House – IL GOP leaders once again proved why their support is the ‘kiss of death.’ In District 10, Democrat U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider smoked Republican Jim Carris – who was the darling of the IL GOP, by 20 points – the largest margin of defeat of any congressional candidate. Illinois Republican leaders came out strong for Carris in ways not seen with other pro-MAGA candidates – as Carris had the support of the IL GOP establishment and leaders like IL GOP co-chair Kathy Salvi and national committeeman Dean White. Carris even appeared alongside Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at a private event where the two shared the stage. Carris is pro-choice and refused to vocalize any support of Trump during his failed congressional campaign. “I’ve done a lot of research on this and studied and really given it a lot of thought and I am a pro-choice candidate,” Carris told a group in Winnetka, Illinois on June 6, 2024. During that same event, Carris refused to offer support for Trump when asked – who at the time was the presumptive Republican nominee for President, saying, “I am an independent person. I will decide when the time comes, but I’m concerned about my own campaign at this point…rather than be worried about the national election.” Carris was also endorsed by former U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (IL), who is a Never Trumper – and called him “one of my political heroes…I can’t tell you how meaningful this is to me.” During the 2016 national GOP convention, many IL GOP leaders, including then Gov. Rauner, former Gov. Jim Edgar, US Sen. Mark Kirk and Rauner-appointed Comptroller Leslie Munger, skipped the convention because they did not support Trump. Kirk even ran an ad that said that Trump was not “fit to be Commander in Chief.” Across Illinois, state Democratic leaders maintained their super majority control as Republicans failed to flip any seats despite this being a historic Republican year with Trump at the top of the ticket. Democrats in the state House maintain the largest majority over Republicans in Illinois history. So what’s the key takeaway? IL GOP leaders and their cadre of failed political consultants have proven that like the Chicago Bears – they can find creative ways to lose and snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. But what can you expect? It’s in their DNA.)
— Another $6.6 Billion in Tax Dollars for Green Energy, Before the Spigot is Shut Off
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/11/opinion-another-6-6-billion-in-tax-dollars-for-green-energy-before-the-spigot-is-shut-off.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The California GOP has a path back to relevance (COMMENT: What is the Illinois GOP path back to relevance? 77 million voted for Trump nationwide, 2.4 million in Illinois, 191,000 in DuPage County, and 373 in my precinct. Trump won all but 14 of Illinois’ 102 counties.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3243072/california-gop-has-path-back-to-relevance/
NEW YORK POST
— Mass arrests at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as anti-Israel protesters block procession
https://nypost.com/2024/11/28/us-news/mass-arrests-at-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-as-anti-israel-protesters-block-path/
— We should be thankful that the future is in Trump’s hands — and not Harris’
https://nypost.com/2024/11/28/opinion/we-should-be-thankful-that-the-future-is-in-trumps-hands-and-not-harris/
— Thanksgiving is a great time to forgive those who dumped you for your political views (COMMENT: Many have dumped me because I support planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://nypost.com/2024/11/27/opinion/on-thanksgiving-forgive-those-who-dumped-you-for-your-political-views/
AMERICAN THINKER
— We don’t want revenge, we want justice
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/11/we_don_t_want_revenge_we_want_justice.html
BLAZE
— I’m thankful for American voters who rejected leftism, lawlessness, and lunacy this election
https://www.theblaze.com/news/im-thankful-for-american-voters-who-rejected-leftism-lawlessness-and-lunacy-this-election
BREITBART
— Democrats Scold Americans on Thanksgiving: Thank Illegal Aliens for Picking Your Food.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/28/democrats-scold-americans-thankgiving-thank-illegal-aliens-picking-your-food/
— Top Migration Lobbyist: Public Rejected Biden’s Border Policies Only Because of Bad Messaging
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/11/28/scoop-investor-lobbyist-says-voters-reject-migration-because-of-joe-biden-democrats/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— A Case Study in Cheap H-1B Labor
https://cis.org/Miano/Case-Study-Cheap-H1B-Labor
DAILY CALLER
— Women Gather For ‘Primal Scream’ Session To Cope With Trump Victory
https://dailycaller.com/2024/11/28/women-gather-primal-scream-session-cope-trump-victory/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Here’s How to Deport More Than 10 Million People
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/11/28/how-deport-over-10-million-people/
FEDERALIST
— 40 Things To Be Grateful For After Trump’s Historic Win
https://thefederalist.com/2024/11/28/40-things-to-be-grateful-for-after-trumps-historic-win/
FOX BUSINESS
— Majority of Americans support Trump’s agenda (COMMENT: Trump’s agenda is the Republican Party platform. To what extent do the following support Trump’s agenda: the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party and the leaders of your county, township, and ward party organizations?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzcz-WAtdLE
FOX NEWS
— Texas could bus migrants directly to ICE for deportation instead of to sanctuary cities
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-could-bus-migrants-directly-ice-deportation-instead-sanctuary-cities-under-proposed-plan
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Why Latinos Deported Harris From the White House
https://www.heritage.org/border-security/commentary/why-latinos-deported-harris-the-white-house
— Japan Follows America’s Lead in Importing Millions To Do Low-Paying, Unskilled Jobs
https://www.heritage.org/jobs-and-labor/commentary/japan-follows-americas-lead-importing-millions-do-low-paying-unskilled
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Indian illegal immigrants are increasingly crossing into the U.S. from Canada – so what’s being done about it?
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/indian-illegal-immigrants-are-increasingly-crossing-into-the-u-s-from-canada-leading-to-more-deportation-flights
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Pro-Hamas Mob Tries to Block Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/11/pro-hamas-mob-tries-to-block-macys-thanksgiving-parade/
LIFEZETTE
— Musk Leads The Charge To Audit The IRS (COMMENT: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
https://www.lifezette.com/2024/11/musk-leads-the-charge-to-audit-the-irs-public-says-eliminate-it-watch/
NEWS BUSTERS
— PBS Promotes ‘Spike in Racist Incidents’ After Trump Win
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2024/11/29/rising-hate-pbs-promotes-spike-racist-incidents-after-trump-win-splc
NEWSMAX
— Blue Cities Finalizing Efforts to Thwart Trump’s Deportations (COMMENT: What are the Democrats and RINOs who run your county, township, municipality, and school district doing to thwart deportation?)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/blue-cities-states/2024/11/28/id/1189700/
— Musk, Stallone Join Trump for Thanksgiving
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-musk-stallone/2024/11/29/id/1189765/
PJ MEDIA
— Federal Appeals Court Stops Biden Administration From Removing Border Wall In Texas
https://pjmedia.com/bryan-s-jung/2024/11/28/federal-appeals-court-stops-biden-administration-from-removing-razor-wire-on-border-in-texas-n4934709
TOWNHALL
— Five Things To Be Thankful For In 2024
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2024/11/28/five-things-to-be-thankful-for-in-2024-n2648346
— Democrat Urges Americans to ‘Give Thanks’ to Illegal Immigrants on Thanksgiving (COMMENT: Democrat leaders want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/11/28/democrat-tells-americans-to-give-thanks-to-illegal-immigrants-on-thanksgiving-n2648380
— Jaguar Doubles Down on Woke New Rebranding Ad
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/11/28/jaguars-woke-new-ad-n2648320#google_vignette
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump posts parody video crashing Democrats’ Thanksgiving meal
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5014762-trump-biden-parody-video-democrats-thanksgiving/
NEWSWEEK
— Mexico Quashes Donald Trump’s Claim It Agreed To ‘Effectively’ Close Border
https://www.newsweek.com/mexico-quashes-donald-trump-claim-agreed-effectively-close-border-1992892
MSNBC
— RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/thanksgiving-shopping-food-prices-trump-rcna181951
NEW YORK TIMES
— What do you influence? I influence conservative principles and the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/us/politics/democratic-influencers.html
— Transgender Activists Question the Movement’s Confrontational Approach (COMMENT: My critics/opponent promote LGBTQ. I should write about those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/us/politics/transgender-activists-rights.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Texas is gearing up in a big way for Trump’s mass deportation campaign. The state’s Republican leaders say they’re primed for Texas to be both the model and epicenter as the incoming administration cracks down on immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/11/29/migrant-deportations-texas-border-homan-abbott/
USA TODAY
— RIP DEI? The war on ‘woke’ America has a new commander-in-chief (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always been woke, that is, they have always blamed their problems on those who do not share their demographics.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/11/22/rip-dei-donald-trump-president/76116276007/
INDY STAR
— RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/readers/2024/11/06/logansport-immigration-jobs-labor/76072394007/
WTOC
— Local Republican leaders react to President-elect Trump’s victory (COMMENT: How are the following reacting to Trump’s victory: the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party and the leaders of your Republican county, township, and ward party organizations?)
https://www.wtoc.com/2024/11/06/local-republican-leaders-react-president-elect-trumps-victory/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rich Countries Are Becoming Addicted to Cheap Labor. Businesses are relying more on migrant workers as labor shortages persist, but economists warn of long-term dangers.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/business-immigrant-low-skilled-labor-addiction-bf009a83
— America Has Much to Be Thankful For (COMMENT: The many things that I am thankful for include my being able to earn four college degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license even though neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, and I had to work my way through college. Further, I was able to earn enough money to buy a new car when I was 17 and a new town home when I was 24.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-has-much-to-be-thankful-for-452806fb
HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL
— Are “bad jobs” dead ends or steppingstones to better things? (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had lots of money, who bought them cars, who paid for their college expenses, and who got them jobs.)
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/social-policy/are-bad-jobs-dead-ends-or-steppingstones-better-things
BLOOMBERG
— RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-06-28/immigration-benefits-go-far-beyond-providing-cheap-labor
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Musk is hiring for DOGE (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors wasted what I had learned working for IRS for almost 9 years, earning an MBA and a master’s degree in accounting, and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt. GAO audits IRS. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted what I had learned working for IRS and working for GAO for almost 18 years, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and earning a master’s degree in finance. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.aol.com/elon-musk-hiring-doge-heres-181742212.html
FORBES
— RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ethankarp/2024/11/25/40-essential-truths-to-succeed-in-manufacturing-right-now/
FAST COMPANY
— 5 times it makes sense to include your high-school job on your résumé (COMMENT: My having washed dishes during my junior and senior years in high school and the summer in between set me back in many ways. My having delivered mail while I was a student at UIC and NIU 1966-1969 set me back in many ways.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90459897/5-times-it-makes-sense-to-include-your-high-school-job-on-your-resume
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If the experience is relevant. . . If the job was in the same industry. . .If you were promoted)
MCKINSEY & COMPANY
— The value of experience (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors wasted what I had learned working for IRS for almost 9 years, earning an MBA and a master’s degree in accounting, and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt. GAO audits IRS. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted what I had learned working for IRS and working for GAO for almost 18 years, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and earning a master’s degree in finance. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/human-capital-at-work-the-value-of-experience
ECONOMIST
— The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-rural. What is your connection farming? My mother was born and raised on a farm. I spent lots of time at that farm during the 1950s and early 1960s.
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/11/28/americas-rural-urban-divide-nurtures-wannabe-state-splitters
WORD & WAY
— What Congress Reveals About Lutheran Denominations (COMMENT: In 1961, when I was in 8th grade, Trinity Lutheran Church and Grade School in Crete left the Missouri Synod for the Wisconsin Synod. To stay with the Missouri Synod, my parents joined Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest and transferred me to a newly formed 8th grade there. That ended my parents’ annual family reunions that had been held for many decades. That had a major impact on me.)
https://wordandway.org/2024/08/15/what-congress-reveals-about-lutheran-denominations/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among the current 532 members of Congress (there are three open House seats at the moment), Republicans have a narrow majority with 51% of the seats. The partisan divide among Lutheran members in Congress depends on which denomination. Of the 20 Lutheran members identified, 12 belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America that Walz is part of, while 7 are in the more conservative Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. One other member, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, is part of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, which is smaller and more conservative than the other two bodies. . .The members of the 118th Congress show which Lutheran denominations in public life have the most partisan leaning. Only the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has a bipartisan delegation, while the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod currently only send Republicans to Congress.)
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— 20 Certification Programs for Careers That Pay Well (COMMENT: Who do you know who has passed the CPA and/or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examination? Who do you know who passed one or both of those examinations on their first attempt? I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and the CIA examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://money.usnews.com/careers/articles/certificate-programs-that-pay-well
NPR
— RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2024/11/26/g-s1-35805/chinese-expulsion-act-railroads-immigration-crackdown
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2024/04/02/1228739124/how-we-got-to-made-in-china
GUARDIAN
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/29/trump-mass-deportation-plan-cities