August 15 Evening Edition

NBC5
— DISGUSTING: Chicago Protests: Pepper Spray Used, Clashes Reported as Group Marches to Loop The demonstrations began at Chicago’s iconic Bean before the group traveled to Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, where multiple incidents were reported
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pepper-spray-used-as-protesters-clash-with-police-while-marching-to-chicagos-loop/2322985/
— DISGUSTING: Demonstrators Clash With Police, March Into the Loop A large group of protesters is marching towards Chicago’s Loop after demonstrators were involved in multiple clashes with police
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-protests-preparations-a-live-blog-of-what-to-expect-this-weekend-2/2322786/
— Illinois Reports 1,828 New Cases of Coronavirus, Along With 5 Additional Deaths
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-1828-new-cases-of-coronavirus-along-with-5-additional-deaths/2322846/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Protesters bypass march on Dan Ryan Expressway Saturday, head directly downtown
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protesters-bypass-march-on-dan-ryan-expressway-saturday-head-directly-downtown

ABC7
— Protest against police brutality bypasses Dan Ryan Expressway, march heads down side streets Some Chicago bridges remain raised Saturday – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/protesters-plan-for-dan-ryan-shutdown-averted/6371985/

WGN TV
— Demonstrators avoid Dan Ryan despite plans to shut down expressway – Judy Wang, Brónagh Tumulty
https://wgntv.com/news/hundreds-expected-to-shut-down-dan-ryan-saturday-to-protest-police-brutality/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Protesters march through Bronzeville after police block them from Dan Ryan Activist and organizer Michael Ben Yosef said state police officials told him the protest had to draw at least 2,200 supporters to go onto the Dan Ryan. In the end, the rally was well below that amount. – Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/15/21370268/dan-ryan-protest-chicago-south-side-police-brutality-cpd
— Public health officials announce another 1,828 test positive for COVID-19 across Illinois
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/8/15/21369718/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— Illinois remembers former Gov. ‘Big Jim’ Thompson, a ‘hard-nosed political leader’ with ‘kindness’ Thompson led the state for 14 years and drew praise from both sides of the aisle.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/15/21370053/james-thompson-death-reaction-illinois-governor-big-jim

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson dies at age 84. A Republican from Chicago, ‘Big Jim’ served 4 terms. – RICK PEARSON and ROSEMARY SOBOL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-gov-thompson-dead-20200815-itcmcnimlvgenbde255np5zfvi-story.html
— Rally against police brutality ends near Grant Park after failed attempt to walk on Dan Ryan Expressway – MADELINE BUCKLEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-dan-ryan-protest-thwarted-20200815-6mwabrtgv5c5ri2ko2ska2kozy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Thompson mourned by suburbanites who knew him well
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200815/thompson-mourned-by-suburbanites-who-knew-him-well
— ‘Ballot harvesting’ targeted amid fight over voting rules – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200815/news/308159956/
— Fremont Township board member dies from scooter crash injuries – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200814/fremont-township-board-member-dies-from-scooter-crash-injuries

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Remembering Big Jim: The embodiment of a bygone political era The tenure of James R. Thompson—a pro-choice, corporate centrist—marked a time when Illinois Democrats and Republicans could work together to get things done. Now he’s gone—and so is that spirit. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors knew full-well a) that my wife had helped elect Thompson and b) that Thompson promoted patronage and political affiliation discrimination. (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_v._Republican_Party_of_Illinois and http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html ) Because of the Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois decision, my U.S. Senators and their staff members and my U.S. Representatives and their staff members made it very clear that they did NOT want to hear my complaints about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in the federal government. All my critics/opponents, all their operatives and all their dupes promote patronage and political affiliation discrimination and reject the decision in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me like I was part of a plot to stop them from hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. They were fully aware of the arguments that Thompson, Jim Edgar, and Lee Daniels made in Rutan that government employers should be allowed to engage in patronage and political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/obituaries/remembering-big-jim-embodiment-bygone-political-era

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Saluki Athletics discusses past response to student-athlete’s kneeling protests The recent death of George Floyd at the hands of police has sparked conversation concerning the issues these cheerleaders and other athletes knelt for once again, as individuals worldwide have taken to the streets to protest police brutality. – Janae Mosby (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will try to get rid of you if you do not kneel to them.)
https://dailyegyptian.com/101725/sports/saluki-athletics-discusses-past-response-to-student-athletes-kneeling-protests/

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Rep. Rodney Davis gains credibility by taking a step away from Trump.”
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-rep-rodney-davis-gains-credibility-by-taking-a-step-away-from-trump/article_0b79cfa0-f30d-5e1e-b36e-bde8bcc3e738.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Warn Of ‘Assault’ On The Postal Service As Election Nears – MATTHEW S. SCHWARTZ
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-warn-assault-postal-service-election-nears#stream/0

WGLT
— Election Officials Plan For Influx of Mail-In Ballots With New Ballot Return Options – MARY HANSEN
https://www.wglt.org/post/election-officials-plan-influx-mail-ballots-new-ballot-return-options#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— OUTSTANDING: Peoria community members support officers with Back The Blue rally – Darronté Matthews
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/peoria-community-members-support-officers-with-back-the-blue-rally/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Campaign Uses Racist And Sexist Tropes To Attack Kamala Harris.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-campaign-uses-racist-and-sexist-tropes-attack-kamala-harris#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jim Thompson, R.I.P.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/15/jim-thompson-r-i-p/
— IL-Sen: United in Prayer Vigil in McHenry County Tonight
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/15/il-sen-united-in-prayer-vigil-in-mchenry-county-tonight/
— Reick: “Wear a Damn Mask”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/15/reick-wear-a-damn-mask/
— 66th House District: Allen Skillicorn Withdrawal Watch
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/14/66th-house-district-allen-skillicorn-withdrawal-watch/
— Conservative PAC Raises Money at Bull Valley Country Club
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/14/conservative-pac-raises-money-at-bull-valley-country-club/
— Crossing the State Line to Shop for Pot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/14/crossing-the-state-line-to-shop/

CAPITOL FAX
— In memorium: Jim Thompson
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/15/in-memorium/

FOX NEWS
— Fox News Poll: Trump gaining on Biden nationally
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/fox-news-poll-trump-gaining-on-biden-nationally
— Biden campaign doubles down on national mask mandate as Trump, Biden square off over COVID guidance
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/biden-campaign-doubles-down-on-national-mask-mandate-as-trump-biden-square-off-over-covid-guidance

BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, UNACCEPTABLE: Big Tech Joins Chamber of Commerce Lawsuit to Import Foreign Workers While 26M Americans Jobless – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/14/big-tech-joins-chamber-of-commerce-lawsuit-to-import-foreign-workers-while-26m-americans-jobless/

NEWSMAX
— Nothing ‘Systemic’ About Avoiding Responsibility – Michael Reagan with Michael R. Shannon (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on destroying traditional marriage and destroying the traditional family. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/brookings-secular-values/2020/08/15/id/982272/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: America doesn’t suffer from “systemic racism.” America suffers from systemic irresponsibility. A lack of responsibility aided and abetted by therapeutic, leftist government. The Heritage Foundation’s multimaedia news organization, The Daily Signal, recently analyzed a report from the Joint Economic Committee of Congress titled “The Demise of the Happy Two-Parent Home.” The numbers are shocking and prove individual decisions determine one’s outcome in life. Not “systemic racism” or some other personal responsibility solvent. The foundation that individual decisions are based on is cultural values and that is where the problems begin. As values erode or are trashed by the prevailing secular culture, the result ripples dangerously through the population. “The report exhaustively presents data showing the shocking collapse of marriage and traditional family in America and then explores possible explanations for why it has happened. “In 1962, 71% of women ages 15-44 were married. “By 2019, this was down to 42%. In 1962, 5% of women ages 30-34 had never been married. By 2019, this was up to 35%. And the percentage of births to unmarried women has risen from 5% in 1960 to 40% in 2018.” The demographic breakdown of those ominous figures explains much of what is ailing and attempting to destroy our nation today. The Center for Equal Opportunity reports, “Late last year, the final data for 2018 were published . . . For all racial and ethnic groups combined, 39.6% of births in the United States were out-of-wedlock. For blacks, the number is 69.4%; for American Indians/Alaska Natives, 68.2% (Native Hawaiians/Other Pacific Islanders were at 50.4%); for Hispanics, 51.8%; for whites, 28.2%; and for Asian Americans, a paltry 11.7%.” Those figures alone explain the different economic outcomes among demographic groups in the USA. Not “systemic racism” or “white privilege.” Two–parent privilege is the most important factor in a young child’s life. Yet big government encourages irresponsible lifestyles by subsidizing dysfunction. The Daily Signal again, “The report examines several possible factors, a major one being the dramatic growth in the welfare state supporting female heads of household. According to the report, ‘The value of the safety net for single-mother families is 133% higher today than in 1940, and 56% higher than in 1960.'” That is the government undermining personal values at the expense of those children’s and the nation’s future. The three keys to success are simple and the formula was offered by a scholar with the leftist Brookings Institution named Ron Haskins: “American adults who follow three rules— finish high school; get a full-time job; and wait until at least age 21 to get married and have children — have a 2% chance of being poor and a 75% chance of being a middle-class wage earner.” Proving it’s not the system blocking progress for minorities in the United States. It’s personal decisions.)

TOWNHALL
— Newsweek Caves to the Rage Mob After Publishing an OpEd About Harris – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/08/15/how-an-oped-about-harris-caused-newsweek-to-cave-to-the-rage-mob-n2574422

PJ MEDIA
— ‘Social Justice’ Is Extortion – PHILIP CARL SALZMAN
https://pjmedia.com/columns/philip-carl-salzman/2020/08/15/social-justice-is-extortion-n796691
— California Democrats Propose ‘Wealth Tax’ to Combat Massive Deficit – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: 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 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Where did your money come from? My money came from what I earned when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997 and from my Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997 and my Social Security since 2010.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/08/15/california-democrats-propose-wealth-tax-to-combat-massive-deficit-n794372
— Newsweek Disavows Debate on What the Constitution Says About Harris’s Eligibility to Be VP – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/08/15/newsweek-disavows-debate-on-what-the-constitution-says-about-harriss-eligibility-to-be-vp-n794779

NEWS BUSTERS
— Who’s ‘Nasty’? NYTimes ‘News’ Pages Smear Trump, GOP as Sexist, Racist To Kamala – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2020/08/14/whos-nasty-nytimes-news-pages-smear-trump-gop-sexist-racist-kamala

LAW OFFICER
— Seattle BLM protesters demand white residents ‘give up their homes.’ Agitators try to intimidate local residents. (DIERSEN: Are you a homeowner? If/when the BLMers demand that you give up your home, how will you respond?)
https://www.lawofficer.com/seattle-blm-protesters-demand-white-residents-give-up-their-homes/

THE HILL
— Chicago deploying 1,000 extra officers over weekend to deter looting – KAELAN DEESE (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? How soon, if not already, will the Democrats loot your municipality, your municipal district, your precinct, your neighborhood, your block, and your home?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/512170-chicago-deploying-1000-extra-officers-over-weekend-to-deter-looting

POLITICO
— Finally, a Female VP Isn’t Being Set Up to Fail Unlike Ferraro and Palin, Kamala Harris isn’t a gambit to save a flailing campaign. Her nomination just feels … normal. And that’s progress. – ELIZABETH RALPH (DIERSEN: The following did everything that they could to set me up to fail: my Democrat superiors in the federal government and my critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/08/14/female-vp-395571

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Ads Attack Biden Through Deceptive Editing and Hyperbole.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/15/us/politics/trump-campaign-ads-biden.html
— James R. Thompson, Longest-Serving Governor of Illinois, Dies at 84 A relentless campaigner, he served for 14 years after winning an election to a special two-year term in 1976. – Maria Cramer (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors knew full-well a) that my wife had helped elect Thompson and b) that Thompson promoted patronage and political affiliation discrimination. (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_v._Republican_Party_of_Illinois and http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html ) Because of the Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois decision, my U.S. Senators and their staff members and my U.S. Representatives and their staff members made it very clear that they did NOT want to hear my complaints about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in the federal government. All my critics/opponents, all their operatives and all their dupes promote patronage and political affiliation discrimination and reject the decision in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me like I was part of a plot to stop them from hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. They were fully aware of the arguments that Thompson, Jim Edgar, and Lee Daniels made in Rutan that government employers should be allowed to engage in patronage and political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/15/us/james-thompson-illinois-governor-dead.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Divisions over Chicago protests highlight challenges for activists and police – Mark Guarino
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/chicago-protests-saturday/2020/08/15/92dd5c1c-df32-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Kamala Harris exposes the GOP’s radicalism.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/15/kamala-harris-exposes-gops-radicalism/
— Indians should use the historic VP selection of Kamala Harris to reckon with our own anti-Blackness – Sharmila Sen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/indians-should-use-the-historic-vp-selection-of-kamala-harris-to-reckon-with-our-own-anti-blackness/2020/08/14/54f5bf66-de6a-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html
— The election is a choice between Donald Trump — and Kamala Harris – Kathleen Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-election-is-a-choice-between-donald-trump–and-kamala-harris/2020/08/14/02003b28-de6b-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html

FORBES
— At My Company We Treat Everyone Fairly (and Other Fairy Tales) – Jennica Webster (DIERSEN: I should write a book about leaders who proudly make/made it very clear that they give preference to those who are minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, easily manipulated, easily dominated, moderate, liberal, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennicawebster/2020/08/14/at-my-company-we-treat-everyone-fairly-and-other-fairy-tales/#71b64cd729f0

OAKLAND PRESS
— Scenes from the unofficial and more political Woodward Dream Cruise – Roy Akers (DIERSEN: Will hate-filled Trump-hating car show organizers succeed in banning American nameplate cars including Chargers, Corvettes, Thunderbirds, and Mustangs?)
https://www.theoaklandpress.com/multimedia/photos-scenes-from-the-unofficial-and-more-political-woodward-dream-cruise/collection_fb1b7d36-df23-11ea-9ede-57c3766e8431.html#1

SLATE
— The Seven Right-Wing Attacks Against Kamala Harris – MOLLY OLMSTEAD (DIERSEN: Who are your critics/opponents and what attacks have they used against you? I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the attacks that they have they used against me.)
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/kamala-harris-right-wing-talking-points.html

REASON
— Protests Outside People’s Homes (Residential Picketing) and the First Amendment They can be banned, so long as the ban is content-neutral, and so long as people remain free to generally march through the neighborhood (as opposed to protesting right outside the target’s home). – EUGENE VOLOKH
https://reason.com/2020/08/15/protests-outside-peoples-homes-residential-picketing-and-the-first-amendment/

August 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Residents dispute property manager’s claim they’re ready to leave city as local, federal law enforcement team up to prosecute looters – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner (DIERSEN: What percent of Chicago residents support a) protesters, b) vandals, c) looters, and d) rioters?)
https://abc7chicago.com/residents-dispute-property-managers-claim-tenants-feel-unsafe-want-to-leave-city/6371281/

WGN RADIO
— ‘Ballot harvesting’ targeted amid fight over voting rules – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/ballot-harvesting-targeted-amid-fight-over-voting-rules/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The political utility of violence: BLM and what happened at Ronald McDonald House in Chicago – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-politics-of-violence-kass-20200815-6ki5itqu55cyzmkvtyrm4joioq-story.html
— Media coverage left some Black South Siders feeling misrepresented — again — after Englewood police shooting, underscoring yearslong feelings of distrust – CHRISTEN A. JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-media-distrust-englewood-shooting-tt-downtown-looting-20200814-zkh63uh5mjduhdk23anmgq37uq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A pot pusher asks “Can Kamala Harris get Joe Biden to push for legalizing pot?” To push pot on an individual, organization, company, government, or country is to destroy that individual, organization, company, government, or country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-kamala-harris-biden-pot-chapman-20200814-dyjnw3l2cvd4pnloikmpydflqi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A pot pusher pushes pot. To push pot on an individual, organization, company, government, or country is to destroy that individual, organization, company, government, or country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/blair-kamin/ct-biz-skokie-cannibis-dispensary-kamin-20200814-lr7d3lmqafc2zm2h3hu5pw4k2i-story.html
— Former Gov. James R. Thompson, 84, has died, according to family and Chicago police – ROSEMARY SOBOL (DIERSEN: My outstanding wife was a volunteer on Thompson’s first gubernatorial campaign.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-gov-ryan-dead-20200815-itcmcnimlvgenbde255np5zfvi-story.html
— Despite the coronavirus, the Blackwell family reunion continues — 112 years and counting – DARCEL ROCKETT (DIERSEN: During the 1960s, conflicts between Missouri Synod Lutherans and Wisconsin Synod Lutherans ended annual family reunions on both my father’s side and my mother’s side.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-blackwell-family-reunion-112-years-still-going-strong-tt-08011-20200811-feddm7ilhzbktlolyv63pq33im-story.html
— Elgin council bans tents on city land to stop homeless from setting up camp in downtown parks and parking garages – GLORIA CASAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-elgin-homeless-summit-tent-city-ban-st-0814-20200813-slycun5dw5bt3pz6vmfmbchemy-story.html
— Mayor Lightfoot, police brass address criticism over response to looting that rocked Chicago but concern remains: ‘We’re setting ourselves up for a three-peat Chicago doesn’t want’ – GREGORY PRATT and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-looting-city-hall-police-tactics-story-20200815-nzxlcfitpjgtpdmix7mrfcar4e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former Gov. James Thompson, a giant of Illinois politics, dead at 84 Early in his career Thompson helped put one Illinois governor in prison and toward his career’s end he worked tirelessly and in vain trying to keep another out of jail. – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: My outstanding wife was a volunteer on Thompson’s first gubernatorial campaign.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/15/18691508/james-jim-thompson-illinois-governor-republican-dead
— McCormick Place hospital’s cost to taxpayers? $1.7 million per patient. How the deal happened. Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s aides defend her push for little-used coronavirus hospital built by Walsh Construction as important ‘insurance policy’ at a time of ‘immense emergency.’ – Tim Novak and Robert Herguth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/14/21367889/mccormick-place-coronavirus-hospital-cost-walsh-construction-mcpier-lori-lightfoot-army-corps

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Elgin city leaders: Time for real action on homelessness – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200814/elgin-city-leaders-time-for-real-action-on-homelessness

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: In wake of looting, United Airlines moves key team out of Willis Tower Amid unrest downtown, the airline’s dispatchers reported to a backup facility in Elk Grove Village. – JOHN PLETZ (DIERSEN: How many other organizations and companies have pulled their key teams out of downtown Chicago?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/transportation/wake-looting-united-airlines-moves-key-team-out-willis-tower

WTTW
— Postal Service Warns Illinois Some Mail-In Ballots Might Not Be Counted – Paris Schutz
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/14/postal-service-warns-illinois-some-mail-ballots-might-not-be-counted

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County sets another coronavirus record – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200814/sangamon-county-sets-another-coronavirus-record
— COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Illinois – Peter Hancock
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200814/covid-19-cases-continue-to-surge-in-illinois

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State officials angry over challenge to their borrowing practices – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-state-officials-angry-over-challenge-to-their-borrowing-practices/article_35034fc3-b963-598c-84f5-ef240a29eb3c.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 72 new COVID-19 cases Friday, including 2 deaths – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/08/14/dupage-county-reports-72-new-covid-19-cases-friday-including-2-deaths/aj41xua/
— Wheaton-Warrenville District 200 middle, high schools shift to start school year in remote learning District officials recommending pushing back start of school to September 1 – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/08/14/wheaton-warrenville-district-200-middle-high-schools-shift-to-start-school-year-in-remote-learning/atejxlx/

FOX ILLINOIS
— President Trump and First Lady request mail-in ballots despite his attacks – SCOTT THUMAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/president-trump-and-first-lady-request-mail-in-ballots-despite-his-attacks
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris conspiracy.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-gives-credence-to-false-racist-harris-conspiracy

NPR ILLINOIS
— Election Officials Plan For Influx of Mail-In Ballots With New Ballot Return Options – MARY HANSEN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/election-officials-plan-influx-mail-ballots-new-ballot-return-options#stream/0

WGLT
— Rep. Davis: Trump’s Comments On Postal Service ‘Frustrating’ – RYAN DENHAM & DANA CRONIN
https://www.wglt.org/post/rep-davis-trumps-comments-postal-service-frustrating#stream/0

CHICAGO PATCH
— Lightfoot Stands Alone, Talks Like ‘Boss’ She Doesn’t Want To Be KONKOL COLUMN: Mayor Lightfoot dismisses myth that Chicago needs a powerful boss to make it through tough times. Insiders aren’t so sure. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/lightfoot-stands-alone-talks-boss-she-doesnt-want-be

PRO PUBLICA ILLINOIS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: In Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago, Bridges Have Become Barricades Mayor Lori Lightfoot has repeatedly ordered Chicago’s river bridges raised to keep people out of downtown. She said the move was to protect businesses and residents. But it is also a symbol of the city’s divisions. – Mick Dumke
https://www.propublica.org/article/draft-bridges

CENTER SQUARE
— Political group Illinois Rising Action warns of mail-in voting mistakes – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/political-group-warns-of-mail-in-voting-mistakes/article_ffffcf88-de5f-11ea-986b-0b1f2fa77c2b.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— BLACK BUSINESS LEADER SPEAKS OUT ABOUT ‘FAIR TAX’ HARMS, GETS AXED FROM PRITZKER EVENT – Ben Szalinski (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs who have axed me from their events because I promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/black-business-leader-speaks-out-about-fair-tax-harms-gets-axed-from-pritzker-event/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The ‘that’s racist’ shield has already been deployed for Kamala Harris (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise, pander to, and give money to candidates who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, Democrats call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-thats-racist-shield-has-already-been-deployed-for-kamala-harris

GOPUSA
— Dolly Parton: ‘Do We Think Our Little White Asses Are The Only Ones That Matter?’ (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who pander to White-haters to curry favor with minorities?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93412

FOX NEWS
— Lara Logan accuses mainstream media of waging ‘information warfare’ with slanted coverage of Antifa, protests – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/lara-logan-mainstream-media-information-warfare-antifa
— Kamala Harris is an anti-Catholic bigot. This says a lot about the strength of Biden’s Catholic background under pressure from the anti-religious left. – Newt Gingrich
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/kamala-harris-catholic-newt-gingrich

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Eradicating the Other Public Health Crisis Cancel culture is a public health crisis. Why don’t we treat it like one? – Thaddeus G. McCotter (DIERSEN: Who takes/took the lead in canceling members of organizations that you are/were a member of? I should write a book about those who take the lead in canceling members of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce. I should write a book about those who took the lead in canceling members of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://amgreatness.com/2020/08/14/eradicating-the-other-public-health-crisis/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Plans to Give Republican National Convention Speech at White House – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/14/donald-trump-plans-give-republican-national-convention-speech-white-house/
— Majority of Undecided Voters Support Protecting U.S. Labor Market with Immigration Curbs – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Democrat and RINO employers want to replace their employees who are citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/14/poll-majority-of-undecided-voters-support-protecting-u-s-labor-market-with-immigration-curbs/
— Only ‘Kamikaze Academics’ Can Save Our Universities from Cancel Culture – JAMES DELINGPOLE (DIERSEN: Who takes/took the lead in canceling members of organizations that you are/were a member of? I should write a book about those who take the lead in canceling members of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce. I should write a book about those who took the lead in canceling members of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/08/15/delingpole-only-kamikaze-academics-can-save-our-universities-cancel-culture/
— Rudy Giuliani Rips ‘Bully’ Kamala Harris as a ‘Horrible Prosecutor’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/14/rudy-giuliani-rips-bully-kamala-harris-as-a-horrible-prosecutor/

BLAZE
— ‘This is FASCISM’: LA mayor threatens to shut off power, water to homes hosting ‘un-permitted’ gatherings ‘This is completely totalitarian absurdity. This is evil.’
https://www.theblaze.com/allie-stuckey/la-threatens-to-shut-off-power-water-for-gatherings

CBN NEWS
— Austin City Council Slashes Police Funding by $150M, Shifts Portion of Money to Fund Abortion – Steve Warren
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2020/august/austin-city-council-slashes-police-funding-by-23m-shifts-portion-of-money-to-fund-abortion

CHRISTIAN POST
— The irony of Bible burning on behalf of Black Lives Matter – Jerry Newcombe
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/the-irony-of-bible-burning-on-behalf-of-black-lives-matter.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— How the Media Drives Radical ‘Wokeness’ – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/08/14/how-the-media-drives-radical-wokeness/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: America’s Cities Are Collapsing Before Our Eyes – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: How strongly are the leaders of your municipality fighting Democrat efforts to collapse your municipality?)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/08/14/tucker_carlson_americas_cities_are_collapsing_before_our_eyes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who falsely claim to be conservative and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are conservative and/or Republican?)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/08/15/kasich_im_a_conservative_republican_and_i_will_make_the_case_for_biden_at_the_dnc.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Kamala Harris Is Far Worse Than Hillary Clinton – KYLE SMITH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/kamala-harris-far-worse-than-hillary-clinton/

PATRIOT POST
— The Rise of Partisan Fact-Checkers In today’s mainstream media, objectivity has been replaced by partisan advocacy. – Brian Mark Weber (DIERSEN: The mainstream news media is to the left of GAO. Of course, the mainstream news media would never offer me a job as a fact checker. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://patriotpost.us/articles/72734-the-rise-of-the-fact-checkers-2020-08-14

LIFE SITE
— Biden-Sanders’ ‘Unity Plan’ doesn’t mention God even once. LGBT mentioned 17 times Suffice it to say that protecting the religious rights of Americans is not a focus of this plan.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/biden-sanders-unity-plan-doesnt-mention-god-even-once-lgbt-mentioned-17-times

NBC NEWS
— U.S. Postal Service warns numerous states that mail-in ballots may be delivered too late The implication is serious, as the ballots of tens of millions of American voters eligible to vote by mail could be discarded because of delays in mail delivery. – Phil McCausland, Geoff Bennett and Kevin Collier
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/u-s-postal-service-warns-numerous-states-mail-ballots-may-n1236825?cid=eml_nbn_20200814

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE: Hate-filled Trump-hating-Trump haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/arts/trump-black-women-stereotypes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes Kamala Harris.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/technology/kamala-harris-disinformation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters side with Yale.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/us/yale-asian-american-discrimination.html
— A Black Marxist Scholar Wanted to Talk About Race. It Ignited a Fury. he cancellation of a speech reflects an intense debate on the left: Is racism the primary problem in America today, or the outgrowth of a system that oppresses all poor people? – Michael Powell
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/us/adolph-reed-controversy.html
— Obesity Raises the Risk of Death From Covid-19 Among Men Obesity is not an independent risk for women, according to a new study, perhaps because their fat is distributed differently. – Roni Caryn Rabin
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/health/covid-19-obesity.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: State and Local Budget Pain Looms Over Economy’s Future. Providing more aid to struggling governments has become one of the biggest issues tangling up the debate over another pandemic rescue package. – Jeanna Smialek, Alan Rappeport and Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/business/economy/state-local-budget-pain.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Postal Service Warns States It May Not Meet Mail-In Ballot Deadlines. The agency suggested allowing at least 15 days to request a ballot, fueling further criticism that it was making it harder to vote during the pandemic. – Luke Broadwater, Hailey Fuchs and Nick Corasaniti
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/us/politics/usps-vote-mail.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s racist attacks against Kamala Harris have already begun.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/14/trump-launches-racist-attack-against-harris/
— Kamala Harris and the rise of Indian-origin politicians in the West – Ishaan Tharoor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/08/14/kamala-harris-rise-indian-origin-politicians-west/
— Indian Americans want to claim Kamala Harris as ours. It’s a trap. – Sanjena Sathian
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/indian-americans-want-to-claim-kamala-harris-as-ours-its-a-trap/2020/08/14/74865cb0-dd88-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— NYC police union endorses Trump re-election bid – BILL SANDERSON
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pba-endorses-trump-20200814-pzuvzzp37nc7tpd53ojq3rbkhi-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Facebook’s Hate-Speech Rules Collide With Indian Politics Company executive in vital market opposed move to ban controversial politician; some employees allege favoritism to ruling party – Newley Purnell and Jeff Horwitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-hate-speech-india-politics-muslim-hindu-modi-zuckerberg-11597423346
— Can Joe Biden Hold the Democrats Together? – Ruy Teixeira (DIERSEN: Democrats are many if not all of the following: anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-joe-biden-hold-the-democrats-together-11597428063
— Universities Abandon Reason for a False Idea of ‘Empowerment’ – Aaron Alexander Zubia (DIERSEN: Democrats want to empower those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/universities-abandon-reason-for-a-false-idea-of-empowerment-11597441181

DESERET NEWS
— Is Google biased against conservatives? Utah Sen. Mike Lee and others worry that the world’s leading search engine is playing favorites. What is their evidence? – Jennifer Graham (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts send everyone to non-credible articles on non-credible websites written by non-credible authors who promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms. Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/8/14/21362500/is-google-biased-against-conservatives-breitbart-news-donald-trump-utah-mike-lee

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-haters who hypocritically flee the poverty and crime in Democrat areas and hypocritically move to Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there? How bad is the hypocritical Democrat invasion in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, in your neighborhood, and on your block?)
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/08/15/Paul-Krugman-Trump-s-racist-statist-suburban-dream/stories/202008150011

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want to defund police.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/15/shootings-chicago-denver-and-across-us-bring-new-wave-violence/3364812001/

ASHLAND DAILY PRESS
— Deceptive news websites proliferate, infecting public debate with lies Partisans have labeled legitimate news outlets as ‘fake news,’ but a there is a whole world of websites out there spreading truly false information – Max Witynski and Jessica Christoffer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts send everyone to non-credible articles on non-credible websites written by non-credible authors who promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms. Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.apg-wi.com/deceptive-news-websites-proliferate-infecting-public-debate-with-lies/article_7701aa28-de58-11ea-b456-770b96c59e28.html

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Federal Employee Protection Agencies Clash Over When to Protect Federal Employees Special counsel says a judge at the Merit Systems Protection Board is setting a dangerous precedent that would harm federal workers. – ERIC KATZ (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government took many adverse actions against me. I should write a book about my Democrat superiors in the federal government, the adverse actions that they took against me, and why they took those adverse actions. Then I should write a book about my RINO U.S. Representatives and my RINO U.S. Senators who blessed my Democrat superiors in the federal government and blessed the adverse actions that they took against me.)
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2020/08/federal-employee-protection-agencies-clash-over-when-protect-federal-employees/167631/

SEARCH ENGINE JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative hater says “Google Isn’t Really Biased Against Conservative Websites.” Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts send everyone to non-credible articles on non-credible websites written by non-credible authors who promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms. Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-bias-conservative-sites/316785/#close

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Media-Bias Concerns Aren’t Going Away – Corey Friedman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the hate-filled Trump-hating mainstream media does everything that it can to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.creators.com/read/corey-friedman/08/20/media-bias-concerns-arent-going-away

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s Attacks On Harris Are A Return To Familiar Territory.”
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/15/902756963/trumps-attacks-on-harris-are-a-return-to-familiar-territory

NEWSWEEK
— NBA Commissioner Defends League, BLM After Trump Called Players ‘Nasty’ and ‘Dumb’ – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/nba-commissioner-defends-league-blm-after-trump-called-players-nasty-dumb-1525328

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled police-hating police-hater promotes hatred against police.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/defund-the-police

ATLANTIC
— A Zoom Convention Just Isn’t the Same The quadrennial gatherings have shaped the nation’s history. What happens if they disappear? – PETER NICHOLAS
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/08/trump-biden-and-end-us-political-conventions/615262/

August 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Longtime State Sen. Terry Link charged with filing false tax return
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-lawmaker-charged-with-filing-false-tax-return/6369358/
— Illinois COVID 19 Today: IL reports 1,834 new coronavirus cases, 24 deaths – Ravi Baichwal, Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1834-new-coronavirus-cases-24-deaths/6368965/
— Trump admits he’s blocking additional postal service funding to stop mail-in ballots – Deb Riechmann (DIERSEN: Because of complaints about slow delivery of Christmas mail in 1965, the Post Office got a budget increase that resulted in the Park Forest Post Office hiring me in November of 1966.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-admits-hes-blocking-usps-funding-to-stop-mail-in-votes/6368807/
— Biden calls for nationwide mask mandate amid coronavirus pandemic – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-calls-for-nationwide-mask-mandate/6369155/

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, UNACCEPTABLE: Chicago Demonstrators Aim to Shut Down Dan Ryan Expressway This Weekend The protest, titled “Black Lives Matter March: SHUTDOWN OUR DAN RYAN,” is set to step off at noon Saturday (DIERSEN: I drove the Dan Ryan 1966-1968 to/from my parents’ home in Crete to classes at UIC, in a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, and in a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968. I bought the Pontiac with money that I earned washing dishes 1964-1966. I bought the Oldsmobile with money that I earned cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966 and delivering mail 1966-1967.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-protest-aims-to-shut-down-dan-ryan-expressway-this-weekend/2321821/

CBS2
— 218% Increase In Jobless Claims Compared To Last Year
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/live/cbsn-chicago/video/6391131-20200814004625-218-increase-in-jobless-claims-compared-to-last-year/
— Supt. Brown: Police Will Be Out Ahead Of Anyone Thinking Of Looting
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/13/supt-brown-police-will-be-out-ahead-of-anyone-thinking-of-looting/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,834 new known COVID-19 cases reported as state reaches more than 200,000 confirmed infections
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200813-2qiy7w6surhzbdqsznkbmkmfv4-story.html
— Where did you want to fly? American may drop service to up to 30 smaller cities. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-coronavirus-american-airlines-small-cities-20200813-nhu6oj4wfnbkvk5di7htlv7rxy-story.html
— State Sen. Terry Link charged with federal income tax evasion – JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-state-senator-terry-link-charged-tax-evasion-20200813-u3drrbwrdzhkbafnw47kun3iru-story.html
— Protesters against police in schools turned away from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s block: ‘It felt normal, coming to say how we feel and being shut down’ – HANNAH LEONE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cps-protest-lightfoot-police-schools-20200813-dfx7iuwndjhutkbmn4vqrqzv3e-story.html
— Lawsuit against its ex-CEO keeps #MeToo on the menu at McDonald’s – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-mcdonalds-metoo-easterbrook-ceo-20200813-7yhc2gah6rhnhbfhs2pa563ygy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker urges precautions, patience and prayers as Illinois’ case tally from ‘insidious virus’ passes 200,000
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/8/13/21366302/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— 42 felony cases tied to this week’s looting so far, Kim Foxx says The most serious charge tied to the looting downtown and other neighborhoods is attempted murder. – Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/8/13/21368227/42-charged-felonies-looting-kim-foxx-says

DAILY HERALD
— How the U.S. mail became a presidential campaign issue – Ryan Teague Beckwith and Michael Smallberg
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200813/how-the-us-mail-became-a-presidential-campaign-issue

WTTW
— 230K Chicagoans Apply to Vote By Mail, Shattering Record: Officials – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/13/230k-chicagoans-apply-vote-mail-shattering-record-officials

WBEZ
— Federal Prosecutors Charge Illinois State Sen. Terry Link With Tax Fraud – Dave McKinney, Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/stories/federal-prosecutors-charge-illinois-state-sen-terry-link-with-tax-fraud/9d300ba0-324f-4d02-8709-b25bf6085bd5

HERALD NEWS
— Will County Democratic officials urge Madigan to resign as speaker, party chair They joined over 50 from around the state in signing letter – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/08/12/will-county-democratic-officials-urge-madigan-to-resign-as-speaker-party-chair/akemxo2/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Pritzker reacts to Trump’s USPS comments – Taylor Deckert
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/governor-pritzker-reacts-to-president-usps-comments

CITY OF WHEATON
— Petitions for Candidacy: 2021 Municipal Election (DIERSEN: How do the leaders of your municipality a) treat you, b) treat those in your municipal district, and c) treat those who share your demographics? How do they treat those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Do they promote BLM, LGBTQ activity, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination? What are the demographics a) of those who they promote and b) of those who they cancel? I should write a book about the leaders of Wheaton and how they have treated me since 1978.)
https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=458

CHICAGO BOOTH REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Corporations that give money to BLM shout that they are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://review.chicagobooth.edu/marketing/2020/article/corporate-responses-black-lives-matter-commitment-speaks-volumes

DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://depaulbluedemons.com/news/2020/8/13/athletics-depaul-tackles-diversity-head-on.aspx

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Rep. Allen Skillicorn May Be Dropping Out of Re-Election Campaign
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/13/state-rep-allen-skillicorn-may-be-dropping-out-of-re-election-campaign/
— IL-14: Republican Oberweis Calls on Democrat Link to Resign
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/13/il-14-republican-oberweis-calls-on-democrat-link-to-resign/
— Feds Get Democratic Party State Senator and Lake County Democratic Party Chairman Terry Link
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/13/feds-get-democratic-party-state-senator-and-lake-county-democratic-party-chairman-terry-link/
— Franks: Masks for Thee, But Not For Me
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/13/franks-masks-for-thee-but-not-for-me/
— Algonquin Township Board Keeps High Salaries, Hikes Assessor’s by $3,000 a Year
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/13/algonquin-township-board-keep-high-salaries-hike-assessors-by-3000-a-year/
— Another Dem Rep. Dumps Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/13/another-dem-rep-dumps-madigan/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER COULD HAVE SAVED NEARLY 32,000 JOBS DURING COVID-19 DOWNTURN – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-could-have-saved-nearly-32000-jobs-during-covid-19-downturn/
— ‘FAIR TAX’ SUPPORTER TERRY LINK INDICTED FOR TAX EVASION – Ben Szalinski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/fair-tax-supporter-indicted-for-tax-evasion/

CAPITOL FAX
— Sen. Link charged with income tax evasion
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/13/sen-link-charged-with-income-tax-evasion/
— 1,834 new cases, 24 additional deaths, 4.0 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/13/1834-new-cases-24-additional-deaths-40-percent-positivity-rate/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fauci: No reason why we shouldn’t be able to vote in person – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/13/anthony-fauci-no-reason-why-we-shouldnt-be-able-vo/
— Trump: Universal vote-by-mail won’t work without additional money for post office – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/13/trump-universal-vote-mail-wont-work-without-additi/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘It’s not about your rights’: Biden calls for three-month, nationwide mask mandate – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/its-not-about-your-rights-biden-calls-for-three-month-nationwide-mask-mandate

FOX NEWS
— Chicago Black Lives Matter organizer who called looting ‘reparations’ dismisses peaceful protesting Ariel Atkins also blasted Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s tough response to the looting – Lee Brown
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-black-lives-matter-looting-reparations-peaceful-protests-dismissed

GOPUSA
— Kamala Harris’ Pro-Police Past Will Haunt Her As VP Nominee
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93306

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Calls for National Outdoor Mask Mandate, Regardless of Age – KYLE OLSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/13/joe-biden-calls-for-national-outdoor-mask-mandate-regardless-of-age/
— Players Kneeling for Anthem Met with Boos Before MLS Game – AP
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2020/08/13/players-kneeling-for-anthem-met-with-boos-before-mls-game/

TOWNHALL
— The Disturbing Part About Seattle’s Police Chief Walking Away From the Job – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years. Those who they have replaced me with have been one or more of the following: less job-related work experience, less job-related education, fewer professional certifications/licenses, Democrat, moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/08/13/the-disturbing-part-about-seattles-police-chief-walking-away-n2574191

PATRIOT POST
— Democrats Hate the Nation They Want to Rule Why does the party want to lead if its leaders can’t stand the people they’re leading? – Arnold Ahlert
https://patriotpost.us/articles/72703-democrats-hate-the-nation-they-want-to-rule-2020-08-13

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Justice Department Finds Yale Admissions Illegally Discriminated Against Asian American and White Applicants – BRITTANY BERNSTEIN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and up-or-out, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to curry favor with and to pander to those who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, Trump-haters, minority, female, younger, poor, illegal aliens, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/justice-department-finds-yale-admissions-illegally-discriminated-against-asian-american-and-white-applicants/

CBS NEWS
— Trump says he wouldn’t rule out more funding for Postal Service – CAITLIN CONANT (DIERSEN: Because of complaints about slow delivery of Christmas mail in 1965, the Post Office got a budget increase that resulted in the Park Forest Post Office hiring me in November of 1966.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-funding-postal-service-mail-voting/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Justice Dept. Accuses Yale of Discrimination in Application Process – Anemona Hartocollis (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and up-or-out, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to curry favor with and to pander to those who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, Trump-haters, minority, female, younger, poor, illegal aliens, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/us/yale-discrimination.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters are doing everything that they can to destroy the suburbs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/opinion/trump-suburbs-racism.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Justice Department accuses Yale of illegal bias against White, Asian American applicants in admissions – Nick Anderson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and up-or-out, that is, the promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to curry favor with and to pander to those who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, Trump-haters, minority, female, younger, poor, illegal aliens, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/justice-department-accuses-yale-of-illegal-bias-against-white-asian-american-applicants-in-admissions/2020/08/13/d99a7376-dda5-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, UNACCEPTABLE: Austin cuts police budget by 1/3 amid national ‘defund’ push – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/austin-cuts-police-budget-by-13-amid-national-defund-push/2020/08/13/57845be4-ddab-11ea-b4f1-25b762cdbbf4_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago BLM organizer who called looting ‘reparations’ dismisses peaceful protesting – Lee Brown
https://nypost.com/2020/08/13/blm-organizer-who-called-looting-reparations-doubles-down/
— MLS fans boo players for kneeling during national anthem ahead of game – Lia Eustachewich
https://nypost.com/2020/08/13/mls-fans-boo-players-for-kneeling-during-national-anthem/

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Over 70% Of Sports Fans Support Players Speaking Out On Social Justice Issues.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/08/13/over-70-of-sports-fans-support-players-speaking-out-on-social-justice-issues-survey-finds/
— After Trump Calls Her A ‘Poor Student,’ Ocasio-Cortez Challenges Trump To Release His College Transcripts – Elana Lyn Gross
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2020/08/13/after-trump-calls-her-a-poor-student-ocasio-cortez-challenges-trump-to-release-his-college-transcripts/

HARVARD POLITICAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Why Goya’s Statement is a Betrayal of Latinx Communities.”
https://harvardpolitics.com/world/americas/goya-betrayal/

NEWSWEEK
— Legalizing Pot Is a Catastrophic Mistake – KEVIN SABET
https://www.newsweek.com/legalizing-pot-catastrophic-mistake-opinion-1524734

August 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Man charged with impaling driver with crowbar during George Floyd protest in Cicero Pablo Vazquez, 57, is charged with a felony count of attempted murder
https://abc7chicago.com/man-charged-with-impaling-driver-with-crowbar-during-protest/6362264/

NBC5
— Should Some Parts of Chicago Quarantine From Itself? More than 250 Chicago-area suburbs and towns — and even neighborhoods within the city — have rates of coronavirus cases so high that they would trigger the city’s travel restrictions – Phil Rogers and Katy Smyser (DIERSEN: What is the rate of coronavirus cases in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, and in your precinct? If it is high, why is that?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/nbc5-investigates-should-some-parts-of-chicago-quarantine-from-itself/2318893/

CBS2
— Chicago’s Magnificent Mile At Risk For Massive Store Closures, Alderman Says – Tara Molina
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/07/chicagos-magnificent-mile-at-risk-for-massive-store-closures/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM is extremely anti-religious. In addition, BLM is extremely anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-traditional marriage, anti-traditional family, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/8/8/21359279/in-the-battle-for-black-lives-churches-must-now-answer-the-call

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: City Council delays action on Naperville’s lack of affordable housing – ERIN HEGARTY and SARAH FREISHTAT (DIERSEN: What did you do to afford better housing? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-affordable-housing-recommendations-zoning-st-20200806-fqzqbfzm3nbslkyr7bnklk7c7a-story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater wants to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-nra-new-york-attorney-general-lapierre-letitia-james-huppke-20200807-2cqixfyn65aetpstmqrcdqby7i-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— It’s now even easier to fire U.S. workers for what they say – Josh Eidelson and Hassan Kanu (DIERSEN: Have you been fired? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me, that is, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” They fired me because I had become an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They fired me because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I should write a book about those who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who side with my Democrat GAO superiors. I would focus on past U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators. I would focus on present and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. All of the aforesaid talk and/or act like they reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform. All of the aforesaid pander to minorities and pander to women, and especially to minorities and to women who are younger.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20200809/its-now-even-easier-to-fire-us-workers-for-what-they-say

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Equity in Illinois higher education: ‘We are failing our African American students.’ – Raymon Troncoso (DIERSEN: What limited your educational achievements? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. While I attended high school, I did yard work, delivered newspapers, and washed dishes. The summer after high school, I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline. While I earned my bachelor’s degree, I delivered mail and worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard. While I earned my master’s degrees, I pumped gasoline, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies.)
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20200807/equity-in-illinois-higher-education-lsquowe-are-failing-our-african-american-studentsrsquo

FOX NEWS
— Illinois district includes students of color in groups with first chance at in-person learning. ‘There was a pandemic before this,’ superintendent says. ‘That was inequity and racism’ – Sam Dorman (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to those who are minority, female, LGBTQ, younger, not married, product of a non-traditional family, non-Christian, non-Italian American, non-German American, non-veteran, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, in America illegally, those who have less money than others, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time IS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE White, male, heterosexual, older, married, product of a traditional family, Christian, Italian America, German American, veteran, Republican, conservative, citizen of America, those who have more money than others, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-schools-black-brown-students-in-person-learning
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Because District 65, which includes students from Evanston and Skokie, won’t force teachers to work on-site, school buildings may not be able to accommodate all students who would like to come back to their classrooms. In that event, Superintendent Devon Horton reportedly said, the district would give priority to “Black and Brown students,” and others it considered to be “marginalized” or “oppressed.” “This decision aligns directly to the guidance released by the Illinois State Board of Education on June 23 in using an equity lens to implement and transition into blended learning. This was also a top idea recommended by our Community-based Task Force,” school district spokeswoman Melissa Messinger told Fox News. “As a community deeply committed to educational equity, we will continue to root our decisionmaking on how to best serve our most vulnerable student populations.”)
— New York City crime skyrockets as Mayor de Blasio sides with criminals against cops The mayor is basically saying to everyone: Break the law and nothing will happen to you – Newt Gingrich
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/new-york-city-crime-newt-gingrich
— National anthem protests go mainstream — how counterculture has become culture Americans surrendered to the narrative promulgated for so long by those who seek to undermine American comity. – Ben Shapiro
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/national-anthem-protests-ben-shapiro
— Black Lives Matter protester paints over Blue Lives Matter tribute – LAURA INGRAHAM
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/black-lives-matter-protester-paints-over-blue-lives-matter-tribute

AMERICAN THINKER
— Swirling corruption in Illinois, the state that brought us Obama – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/08/swirling_corruption_in_illinois_the_state_that_brought_us_obama.html
— The Truth About Slavery – Robert Wedge
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/08/the_truth_about_slavery.html
— Democrat Domestic Terrorism Can No Longer Be Ignored – J.B. Shurk
http://americanthinker.com/articles/2020/08/democrat_domestic_terrorism_can_no_longer_be_ignored.html
— Do Blacks Owe Other Blacks Reparations? – Parker Beauregard
http://americanthinker.com/articles/2020/08/do_blacks_owe_other_blacks_reparations.html
— Human Resources and Cancel Culture – Lawrence M. Ludlow (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, draft avoiders, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/08/human_resources_and_cancel_culture.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Current human resource (HR) policies deliberately misuse terms such as diversity and equity to achieve political ends. That isn’t news. But the process by which those terms were twisted into their current shapes is worth a look. Likewise, it is important to see how their current usage is grounded in economic ignorance and unsound ethics. Sadly, the resultant HR policies — including microaggression training and gender-and-race training — feed a growth industry of diversity hucksters. These quick-buck artists subvert productive corporate meritocracies and replace them with systems that enshrine mediocrity, manufacture complaints, and generate resentment – not to mention whining and pearl clutching. Even worse, the dismal results of these programs only seem to validate those who started them! The dysfunctional corporate cultures they create give politically motivated HR staff an opportunity to “referee” disputes among their newly infantilized employees. Meanwhile, adults who just want to do their jobs well, get paid, and go home are marginalized or driven off – as in the case of Google engineer James Damore; scores of editors, journalists, and columnists; and university professors in the U.S. and Canada.)

BREITBART
— FNC’s Pirro: NY AG’s Lawsuit Against NRA Proof ‘They’re Coming for Your Gun’ – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/08/08/fncs-pirro-ny-ags-lawsuit-against-nra-proof-theyre-coming-for-your-gun/
— France Blackmails Britain for £30m to Stop Illegal Boat Migrants – VICTORIA FRIEDMAN
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/08/09/france-blackmails-britain-30m-stop-illegal-boat-migrants-report/

NEWSMAX
— The Question to Ask: Who’ll Pull Biden’s Strings? – Adam Goodman (DIERSEN: Who has the most influence over the following: your representative for your municipal district, your mayor, those who run your township, your representatives for your county district, your chairman of your county board, your state representative, your state senator, your U.S. representative, etc.? If you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman, who has the most influence over the following: the officers of your Republican township party organization, the officers of your Republican county party organization, and the officers of the Illinois Republican Party?)
https://www.newsmax.com/adamgoodman/aoc-blm-green/2020/08/08/id/981217/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Bobby Jindal: President Biden Would Be Radical, with Media Enablers Braking on Corona-Panic – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2020/08/08/bobby-jindal-president-biden-would-be-radical-media-enablers-braking

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Soros, Kass, Liberal Prosecutors, and the Battle for Transparency – Carl M. Cannon
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/08/09/soros_kass_liberal_prosecutors_and_the_battle_for_transparency_143915.html

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters crow about their success in using George Floyd to promote hated not only against Trump, but against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/09/us/george-floyd-protests-different-why/index.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater says “A white person and a Black person vote by mail in the same state” and asks “Whose ballot is more likely to be rejected?” and says “The changes states are scrambling to make ahead of November to help protect voters from COVID-19 could disproportionately disenfranchise people of color.” I told my wife in 2012 that
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/white-person-black-person-vote-mail-same-state-whose-ballot-n1234126

NEW YORK TIMES
— Boycotted. Criticized. But Fox News Leads the Pack in Prime Time. Led by Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, the channel’s pro-Trump lineup outranked every network from 8 to 11 p.m. in June and July. – Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, you are reading this email notwithstanding the tremendous efforts by my critics/opponents since 2000 to viciously destroy anyone who reads GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them. Do onto others what you want done to yourself. My critics/opponents focus on destroying me, so should I start focusing on destroying them?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/business/media/fox-news-ratings.html
— Is It OK That I Haven’t Told My Parents I Was Fired? – Kwame Anthony Appiah (DIERSEN: A month before my father died suddenly in 1969, I told my parents that my Democrat Post Office superiors had succeeded in forcing me to resign. In 1971, I told my mother that my Firestone Stores boss had fired me because I had told him that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. In 1980, I told my mother and my wife that the Democrats who ran GAO had forced me to accept a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In 1997, I told my mother and my wife that my Democrat GAO superiors had succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” In 2012, I told my mother and my wife that my critics/opponents had ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship. In 2011, I told my mother and my wife that my critics/opponents had ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership. In 2010 and 2004, I told my mother and my wife that my critics/opponents had ended my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service. In 2007, I told my mother and my wife that my critics/opponents had ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership. In 2004, I told my mother and my wife that my critics/opponents had ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/magazine/jobs-unemployment-ethics.html

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
— Prop. 16 threatens California’s commitment to equality – Ward Connerly
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/08/09/prop-16-threatens-californias-commitment-to-equality-ward-connerly/

HARTFORD COURANT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, draft avoiders, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-best-reparations-0809-20200809-zepspbrrv5byzm42v4ueqdcpte-story.html

LUBBOCK ONLINE
— It’s debatable: Should presidential candidates of a certain age be screened for cognitive impairment?
https://www.lubbockonline.com/opinion/20200809/itrsquos-debatable-should-presidential-candidates-of-certain-age-be-screened-for-cognitive-impairment

WFMJ
— OUTSTANDING: Rally for GOP congressional candidate seeks to set apart differences Saturday outside the Trumbull County party headquarters republican congressional candidate Christina Hagan held a “back the blue” rally. – Janet Rogers
https://www.wfmj.com/story/42470681/back-the-blue-rally-by-republican-candidate-for-congress-seeks-to-set-apart-differences-warren-oh

KUIR8
— OUTSTANDING: Blue lives matter rally outside Yellowstone County Courthouse – Riley Nagel
https://www.kulr8.com/news/blue-lives-matter-rally-outside-yellowstone-county-courthouse/article_005d4ab6-d9db-11ea-b4ae-333a4a7a42e3.html

WRIC
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ event shows support to law enforcement officers in New Kent County – WRIC Newsroom
https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/back-the-blue-event-shows-support-to-law-enforcement-officers-in-new-kent-county/

TC PALM
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ marchers in Fort Pierce honor law enforcement officers for good works, sacrifice – Lamaur Stancil
https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/st-lucie-county/2020/08/08/back-blue-march-fort-pierce-honors-law-enforcement-sacrifice/5539311002/

WKYC
— Rally in support of police takes place in Cleveland
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/rally-in-support-of-police-planned-for-saturday-in-cleveland/95-073d29d9-f5a2-4042-b62a-36aaaf3be3d3

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE
— The Whims of the Working Class Could Decide Presidential Race – MATTHEW RENDA (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents demonize, denigrate, and condemn the working class. I was a member of the working class 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.courthousenews.com/the-whims-of-the-working-class-could-decide-presidential-race/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to hypocritical hate-filled Republican-haters who hypocritically flee the poverty and crime in Democrat areas and move to Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there? How bad is the hypocritical Democrat invasion in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, in your neighborhood, and on your block?)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/09/donald-trump-outdated-approach-falls-flat-america-diverse-democratic-suburbs

August 8 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Stimulus package talks collapse; no help expected for unemployed now President Donald Trump said he was likely to issue executive orders related to COVID, perhaps in the next day or so. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/covid-19-aid-talks-collapse;-no-help-expected-for-jobless-now/6361220/
— Harleys everywhere, masks nowhere: Sturgis biker rally expected to draw 250K amid COVID-19 pandemic – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/health/harleys-everywhere-masks-nowhere-sturgis-draws-thousands/6361243/
— Community rallies after Black Lives Matter banner damaged in north suburbs (DIERSEN: To steal/vandalize BLM/LGBTQ signs, banners, etc. is to promote BLM/LGBTQ.)
https://abc7chicago.com/arlington-heights-community-rallies-after-blm-banner-damaged/6361135/

NBC5
— Census Bureau Drop-Outs Complicate Door-Knocking Efforts The census helps determine how $1.5 trillion in federal spending is distributed and how many congressional seats each state gets – Mike Schneider
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/census-bureau-drop-outs-complicate-door-knocking-efforts/2319072/

CBS2
— Mail Thieves With USPS Master Key On The Loose In North Side Neighborhoods – Jermont Terry
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/06/mail-thieves-with-usps-master-key-on-the-loose-in-north-side-neighborhoods/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois’ exodus problem is a governance problem – RICHARD PORTER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on driving the following out of Illinois, out of DuPage County, out of DuPage County’s 4th District, out of Milton Township, out of Wheaton, out of Wheaton’s West District, and out of my precinct: individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-commentary-illinois-exodus-population-20200807-oyg2snfx3bcehmhy3n55n4x6vi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Handful of protesters take aim at Mike Ditka in Oakbrook Terrace – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200807/handful-of-protesters-take-aim-at-mike-ditka-in-oakbrook-terrace
— Harleys everywhere, masks nowhere: Sturgis draws thousands – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200807/news/308079905/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pandemic puts divorce lawyers to work Attorneys say COVID is contributing to breaking up marriages that were already under stress. – WENDELL HUTSON (DIERSEN: BLM and LGBTQ are anti-traditional marriage and anti-traditional family.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/law/pandemic-puts-divorce-lawyers-work

KESQ
— Yard signs show support to ‘Back the Blue’ (DIERSEN: Organizations and companies that are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and Republican candidates on November 3, 2020 ballots should buy Back the Blue yard signs in large bulk quantities and distribute them to homeowners who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.kesq.com/news/national-world/2020/08/07/yard-signs-show-support-to-back-the-blue/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Drinking can become a problem during crisis – Christine Bryant (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are heavy drinkers. The more booze that they drink, the ruder that they get. I should write a book about the rudest heavy-drinking people that I have had to deal with during the last 20 years. I would focus on present and past activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, government employees, etc. in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.nwitimes.com/lifestyles/drinking-can-become-a-problem-during-crisis/article_793ffe35-dc50-569f-94de-7ac9eada0d82.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries that ever-increasingly make it clear that those who are the following are NOT WELCOME: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/valparaiso-mayor-condemns-racism-discrimination-says-city-is-welcoming-to-all/article_e88b6dac-4bae-5b61-8abd-d56db186a6a8.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Coalition of states, cities and civil rights groups on Friday asked a federal judge to declare as unconstitutional President Donald Trump’s order seeking to exclude people in the country illegally from being part of the process for redrawing congressional districts. – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Democrat and RINO states, cities, and civil rights groups illegally attract illegals to get more clout in Congress and to get more federal money.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/states-ask-that-trumps-district-drawing-order-be-stopped

NPR ILLINOIS
— Springfield Names May 31 BLM Solidarity Day, Requires Anti-Racism Training For Employees – MARY HANSEN (DIERSEN: BLM and “anti-racism training” promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/springfield-names-may-31-blm-solidarity-day-requires-anti-racism-training-employees#stream/0

WSIL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Kansas City plans Black Lives Matter murals for 6 streets – AP (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wsiltv.com/2020/08/07/kansas-city-plans-black-lives-matter-murals-for-6-streets/

CENTER SQUARE
— Democrats review options to take action against Madigan after patronage scandal – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/democrats-review-options-to-take-action-against-madigan-after-patronage-scandal/article_ab03149a-d8e7-11ea-81bd-af3fde86c2c2.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER AGAIN PUSHES CRIMINALIZING BUSINESSES FOR FAILING TO FOLLOW HIS COVID-19 ORDERS – Ben Szalinski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-again-pushes-criminalizing-businesses-for-failing-to-follow-his-covid-19-orders/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— How Democrats’ Trump Derangement Syndrome is Literally Killing People – Dr. Everett Piper
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/08/how-democrats-trump-derangement-syndrome-is-literally-killing-people/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Catholic Group Calls on Biden to Denounce Vandalism, Violence Against Churches – Graham Piro (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters promote violence to defeat Trump.)
https://freebeacon.com/issues/catholic-group-calls-on-biden-to-denounce-vandalism-violence-against-churches/
— Nevada Sent More Than 200K Mail-In Primary Ballots to Wrong Addresses One-sixth of Clark County mail-in ballots were sent to outdated or undeliverable addresses – Joe Schoffstall
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/nevada-sent-more-than-200k-mail-in-primary-ballots-to-wrong-addresses/
— For Biden Family, a History of Tax Problems Hunter Biden hit with $450,000 tax lien last month, the latest in a series of tax problems for Biden family members – Alana Goodman (DIERSEN: To demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I was an IRS employee for almost 9 years.)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/for-biden-family-a-history-of-tax-problems/

GOPUSA
— Antifa Violence Continues With Wooden Shields, Lasers, Rocks And Fires
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93100

FOX BUSINESS
— In Chicago, federal agents hit the streets as homicides spike Chicago has seen 450 murders in the city this year through Aug. 2 – up 55% compared with 2019 – Erin Ailworth, Sadie Gurman
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/chicago-federal-agents-homicides-spike

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Right Needs Their Own Boycott: Social Media Liberals have been winning the culture war due to their economic pressure on corporations. Why can’t we? – MICHAEL WARREN DAVIS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Facebook. Facebook is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/conservatives-need-their-own-boycott-social-media/

BREITBART
— Biden Campaign Doubles Down: Black Reporter ‘Deserving’ of ‘Junkie’ Comment – KYLE OLSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the rudest people that I have had to deal with during the last 20 years. I would focus on present and past activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, government employees, etc. in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who are heavy drinkers.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/07/biden-campaign-black-reporter-deserving-of-junkie-comment/
— Mike Lee’s S386 Bill Creates ‘Green Card Lite’ for New Waves of Migrants – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2020/08/07/mike-lees-s386-bill-creates-green-card-lite-for-more-migrants/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who hate Trump glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/08/07/george-w-bush-paints-immigrants-as-people-with-energy-and-talent/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Here’s the Other Hard-Left, Extreme Biden Quotes the Media Are BURYING – Michael Dellanno
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/michael-dellanno/2020/08/07/heres-other-hard-left-extreme-biden-quotes-media-are-burying

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Portland Mayor to Rioters: Stop Murdering! You’re Helping Trump!
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/08/07/portland-mayor-to-rioters-stop-murdering-youre-helping-trump/

FEDERALIST
— The Insanity Of Cancel Culture – Katie Herzog (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries should be required to publish official lists of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they are cancelling. I should publish a list of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments a) that are trying to cancel me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) that did cancel my service as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/07/journalist-katie-herzog-on-the-insanity-of-cancel-culture-and-media-narratives/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Will Joe Biden Put Down the Rosary Beads and Respond? – JACK FOWLER
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/will-joe-biden-put-down-the-rosary-beads-and-respond/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Leftist group targets 75 Dems with racist ‘White List’, plans to bully them into reparations submission – Vivek Saxena (DIERSEN: Who leads the effort to bully people into reparations submission in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? How much do they want you to pay in reparations?)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/08/07/lefitst-group-targets-75-dems-with-racist-white-list-plans-to-bully-them-into-reparations-submission-956819

POLITICO
— OUTRAGEOUS: Kasich and Sanders to join forces for a night of unity at Democratic convention The roster for the event is taking shape, with a few notable additions — and omissions. – HOLLY OTTERBEIN and RYAN LIZZA (DIERSEN: In my precinct, a) Trump got only 137 votes in the 2016 general election while Clinton got 211 and b) Trump got only 21 votes in the 2016 Republican primary while Kasich got 93. I should write a book about the Trump-haters in my precinct and their secret Facebook group.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/07/who-will-speak-at-dnc-392533

NEW YORK TIMES
— The ‘Indirect’ Costs at College Can Involve Nasty Surprises Expenses for books, transportation and food outside a meal plan may be a problem for poor and moderate-income students, a new report finds. – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: The following helped me graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE: a) working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time 1966-1969 and b) living with my parents in Crete 1966-1969.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/your-money/college-costs-tuition.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Like a virus, weeds seize any opportunity to spread — and this summer, they’re ferocious – Adrian Higgins (DIERSEN: I have led the “Friends of the Prairie Path Park” in my precinct since 2001. Sadly, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been successful in filling the park with weeds.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/get-the-spades-and-the-clippers-the-weeds-are-trying-to-take-over/2020/08/04/3016de24-d329-11ea-8d32-1ebf4e9d8e0d_story.html

BOSTON HERALD
— Shifting farther to the left, Biden is now a Bernie Bro – PETER LUCAS
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/08/08/shifting-farther-to-the-left-biden-is-now-a-bernie-bro/

TIMES REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater says “‘Drinking the Kool-Aid’ takes on a whole new meaning.”
https://www.timesreporter.com/opinion/20200808/gene-lyons-rsquodrinking-kool-aidrsquo-takes-on-whole-new-meaning

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In Chicago, Federal Agents Hit the Streets as Homicides Spike Trump calls for a surge of hundreds of federal officers in cities that have seen increases in violent crime – Erin Ailworth and Sadie Gurman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-chicago-federal-agents-hit-the-streets-as-homicides-spike-11596794403
— An Autopsy of New York’s Mail-Vote Mess Lax deadlines. Late ballots. Carelessness. Missing postmarks. And a warning for Nov. 3. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-autopsy-of-new-yorks-mail-vote-mess-11596841128
— ‘Life of a Klansman’ Review: A Hood in the Closet The author of ‘Slaves in the Family’ returns with a personal history of New Orleans during Reconstruction. – W. Ralph Eubanks
https://www.wsj.com/articles/life-of-a-klansman-review-a-hood-in-the-closet-11596812363
— The Tax Breaks for Homes That Help You Now – Laura Saunders (DIERSEN: The $10,000 SALT cap discourages traditional marriage and discourages the traditional family. Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tax-breaks-for-homes-that-help-you-now-11596792602
— School Closures Damage the Youngest Children Kids learn to function as people by playing together between ages 2 and 5. They can’t play on Zoom. – Christine K. VanDeVelde
https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-closures-damage-the-youngest-children-11596825976

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Facebook and Forbes promote hatred against conservatives.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/vidhichoudhary/2020/08/07/facebook-said-to-delete-strike-warnings-for-conservative-platforms-that-post-misinformation/#6a6ffe7011a7

TAHOE DAILY TRIBUNE
— Save Lake Tahoe from invasive weeds – Carolyn Willette (DIERSEN: I have led the “Friends of the Prairie Path Park” in my precinct since 2001. Sadly, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been successful in filling the park with invasive weeds.)
https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/save-lake-tahoe-from-invasive-weeds-and-herbicides/

MAUI NEWS
— Social distancing hard on political campaigns COVID-19 offers more hurdles for newcomers
https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2020/08/social-distancing-hard-on-political-campaigns/

WTHI TV
— POLICE IDENTIFY POLITICAL SIGN THEFT SUSPECT The people in the provided photos can be seen taking campaign signs supporting President Donald Trump. – Chris Essex
https://www.wthitv.com/content/news/Person-caught-on-camera-stealing-campaign-signs-out-of-Terre-Haute-yards-572019761.html

WBAY
— Those stealing political signs could face fines – Kati Anderson
https://www.wbay.com/2020/08/08/those-stealing-political-signs-could-face-fines/

WEEK
— Age discrimination rises in recessions (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote age discrimination. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who are present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://theweek.com/articles/929715/age-discrimination-rises-recessions

NEW REPUBLIC
— In Defense of Rude Politics – Libby Watson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the rudest people that I have had to deal with during the last 20 years. I would focus on present and past activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, government employees, etc. in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who are heavy drinkers.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/156856/defense-rude-politics

August 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Joe Biden won’t go to Milwaukee to accept Democratic nomination – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-wont-go-to-milwaukee-to-accept-democratic-nomination/6355425/
— Trump considering giving convention acceptance speech from White House – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-floats-giving-rnc-acceptance-speech-from-white-house/6356001/

CBS2
— Six Chicago Aldermen Urge Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan To Resign As ComEd Pleads Not Guilty In Bribery Scandal – Todd Feurer
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/05/six-chicago-aldermen-urge-illinois-house-speaker-michael-madigan-to-resign-as-comed-pleads-not-guilty-in-bribery-scandal/

NBC5
— Pritzker Expresses Concern Over New Coronavirus Infection Trends in Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/pritzker-expresses-concern-over-new-coronavirus-infection-trends-in-illinois/2317451/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM-promoters promote BLM.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/colorful-black-lives-matter-mural-covers-chicago-street/2317474/
— Biden on Cognitive Test: ‘Why the Hell Would I Take a Test?’ President Trump has hailed his own mental acuity by referencing his performance on a cognitive test often given to older patients to identify early signs of dementia – Bill Barrow
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/biden-on-cognitive-test-why-the-hell-would-i-take-a-test/2317377/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker warns of ‘extraordinarily painful’ cuts, job losses if Washington doesn’t provide pandemic relief funding to states – RICK PEARSON and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-pritzker-20200805-2w7wojdzybc2nk4ild23v5oqzm-story.html
— ‘I am feeling that this is the end of my career.’ Millions of US jobs are gone for good. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-unemployment-job-loss-20200805-sxtnnjfr7vfwbgx5lppyqskmxu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-covid-deaths-axios-chapman-20200805-lrmugkmlhvblpaxioy3nxaexku-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Vote with your face? Masks one more thing voters will get to decide on Election Day Although Illinois requires face coverings in public indoor spaces, such as grocery or drug stores, mandating their use in the voting booth would raise some sticky legal issues of possible voter suppression. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/5/21356321/masks-voters-election-day-coronavirus-covid-illinois-chicago
— Chicago Public Schools staying closed due to worsening COVID-19 conditions, Lightfoot says The mayor said the decision to keep kids home had little to do with the Chicago Teachers Union’s increasing pressure and threats to strike. – Nader Issa and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/8/5/21355448/chicago-public-schools-remote-learning-coronavirus
— Coronavirus ‘rages on’ in Illinois, prompting Pritzker to warn locals to take action — or the state ‘will be forced to step in’ The Metro East and southern Illinois regions are still hovering close to the 8% positivity rate that would trigger a state intervention. “Without local action, even more stringent regulations restricting public interaction, or in the extreme, another stay-at-home order might be in your future,” Pritzker said. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/5/21356024/illinois-coronavirus-cases-deaths-pritzker-covid-increase

DAILY HERALD
— Huge fundraising gap illustrates different strategies in 10th Congressional District race – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200721/huge-fundraising-gap-illustrates-different-strategies-in-10th-congressional-district-race

ELGIN PATCH
— Pritzker Shows He’s Not The Boss By Refusing To Take On Madigan Why won’t Pritzker demand House speaker be stripped of power federal amid corruption probe? Madigan is the real boss. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/elgin/s/h75ce/pritzker-shows-hes-not-the-boss-by-refusing-to-take-on-madigan

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Governor Pritzker Facing Indirect Civil Contempt Motion Seeking He Be Placed In The County Jail – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/08/illinois-governor-pritzker-facing-indirect-civil-contempt-motion-seeking-he-be-placed-in-the-county-jail/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Public School Officials Spread Disinformation – Diane O’Burns
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/illinois-public-school-officials-spread-disinformation-part-2/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW YORK CITY SETS UP “CHECKPOINTS” TO ENFORCE COVID QUARANTINE; WILL CHICAGO FOLLOW?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/new-york-city-sets-up-checkpoints-to-enforce-covid-quarantine-will-chicago-follow-.html
— THORNER: CHAOS AND MASS DISENFRANCHISEMENT PLAGUE MAIL-IN BALLOTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/thorner-chaos-and-mass-disenfranchisement-plague-mail-in-ballots-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— US Rep. Rodney Davis has tested positive for COVID-19
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/05/us-rep-rodney-davis-has-tested-positive-for-covid-19/
— 1,759 new cases, 30 additional deaths, 3.9 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/05/1759-new-cases-30-additional-deaths-39-percent-positivity-rate/
— Pritzker responds *** Will County judge says Clay County rulings “bereft of any meaningful legal analysis,” as Rep. Bailey asks Clay County judge to hold Pritzker in contempt, toss him in jail
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/05/will-county-judge-says-clay-county-rulings-bereft-of-any-meaningful-legal-analysis-as-rep-bailey-asks-clay-county-judge-to-hold-pritzker-in-contempt-toss-him-in-jail/

BREITBART
— Oprah Coaches White People on How to Navigate ‘Unconscious’ Racism on Apple TV Show – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/08/05/oprah-coaches-white-people-on-how-to-navigate-unconscious-racism/
— Donald Trump: Black Lives Matter a ‘Marxist Group’ that Is Not Good for Our Country
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/05/donald-trump-black-lives-matter-a-marxist-group-that-is-not-good-for-our-country/
— Rapper FBG Duck Shot Down in Broad Daylight in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/08/05/fbg-duck-shot-down-in-broad-daylight-in-mayor-lori-lightfoots-chicago/

CNS NEWS
— Biden: ‘I’ll Send a Bill to Congress Creating a Clear Roadmap to Citizenship for…11 Million Undocumented People’
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/cnsnewscom-staff/biden-ill-send-bill-congress-creating-clear-roadmap-citizenship
— Cuban Restaurant Owner Rejects Black Activists’ ‘Mafia Tactics,’ Quotas, Diversity Training – Bailey Duran
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/bailey-duran/cuban-restaurant-owner-rejects-black-activists-mafia-tactics-quotas

FEDERALIST
— Cuban Immigrant Faces Down Black Lives Matter Over Attempted Shakedown Of His Restaurant – Jonah Gottschalk
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/05/cuban-immigrant-faces-down-black-lives-matter-over-attempted-shakedown-of-his-restaurant/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Illinois Dem calls on colleges to ban history, compares subject to ‘poison pill’ – James Ferguson
https://campusreform.org/?id=15389

THE HILL
— Biden needs to bring religious Americans into the Democratic fold – AVI SCHICK (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/510650-biden-needs-to-bring-religious-americans-into-the-democratic-fold

NEW YORK TIMES
— 2020 Election Live Updates: Biden Will Not Go to Milwaukee for Democratic Convention Bowing to the health threats posed by the coronavirus, Democrats announced that their convention would be almost entirely virtual. Democrats dialed back their Milwaukee convention plans, and Joe Biden will accept his party’s nomination from Delaware.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/us/elections/biden-vs-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook removes first post by Trump containing coronavirus misinformation The company is has faced pressure to better moderate its site amid a massive advertiser boycott. – Heather Kelly
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/05/trump-post-removed-facebook/

FORBES
— Four Things Employers Should Do To Accommodate Political Diversity In The Workplace – Ilana Redstone (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilanaredstone/2020/08/05/four-things-employers-should-do-to-accommodate-political-diversity-in-the-workplace/

WFPL
— What Louisville Has And Has Not Done To Meet Protesters’ Demands – Ryan Van Velzer (DIERSEN: What demands have the Democrats made on your mayor?)
https://wfpl.org/what-louisville-has-and-has-not-done-to-meet-protesters-demands/

ELLISVILLE LEADER
— OUTRAGEOUS: Ellisville rejects Back-the-Blue rally – Jack Hammett
https://www.leader-call.com/news/ellisville-rejects-back-the-blue-rally/article_df760a6e-d754-11ea-8dda-0382c0db312a.html

JD SUPRA
— Contrary to EEOC Pandemic Guidance, New York City Warns Employers Against Preferential Treatment of Older Workers
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/contrary-to-eeoc-pandemic-guidance-new-90164/

METRO WEEKLY
— Democrats’ 2020 platform solidifies party’s commitment to LGBTQ rights – John Riley
https://www.metroweekly.com/2020/08/democrats-2020-platform-solidifies-partys-commitment-to-lgbtq-rights/

August 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: 1,471 new COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths Gov. Pritzker announces face mask campaign
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1471-new-covid-19-cases-19-deaths/6353268/
— High school freshman, 14, Chicago’s youngest 40th ward Democratic Deputy Committeewoman – Jalyn Henderson
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/north-side-girl-14-youngest-40th-ward-democratic-deputy-committeewoman/6354022/

NBC5
— ‘Sobering’ Report Shows Hardening Attitudes Against Media Nearly half of all Americans describe the news media as “very biased,” the survey found – David Bauder
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/sobering-report-shows-hardening-attitudes-against-media/2316483/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State House GOP leader Jim Durkin says Pritzker overextending his executive authority in dealing with pandemic – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-durkin-legislature-20200804-tjo7hmcjojcsrfeqkgzvrzrnmi-story.html
— It’s now even easier to fire U.S. workers for what they say – JOSH EIDELSON AND HASSAN KANU
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers-finance/sns-bb-now-easier-to-fire-workers-speech-20200731-v3apjrik75fn7jjuulebjjhway-story.html
— 19 more deaths reported as sources say CPS expected to announce all-remote learning plan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200804-m3zisehutnbktj53i5x4axrwt4-story.html
— The gross politicization of school reopening plans – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-teachers-union-reopening-lightfoot-trump-20200804-ep74ugrfi5fr5l7wpzzfq3hwja-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Death toll expected to spike following Illinois’ rise in coronavirus cases: ‘We’re heading for another surge’ A rise in coronavirus cases in Illinois over the last month has not been accompanied by a rise in deaths. That’ll change soon, experts say. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/4/21354803/illinois-coronavirus-cases-deaths-lag-pritzker-covid
— Foxx joins coalition against Trump administration effort to block asylum seekers from working The group argues that states and cities will lose tax revenue, see increased social service costs and a reduction of their ability to self-govern. – Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/4/21354689/kim-foxx-president-donald-trump-asylum-employment-working
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon will the Democrats in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America have enough votes to officially get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/8/3/21353115/voting-rights-act-vote-by-mail-2020-election-security-jesse-jackson

DAILY HERALD
— Browser may affect Kane County ballot request
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200804/browser-may-affect-kane-county-ballot-request

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Bloomington council member Jenn Carrillo ticketed for blocking street during Black Lives Matter rally – ANALISA TROFIMUK
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bloomington-council-member-ticketed-for-blocking-street-during-black-lives-matter-rally/article_e1d410cb-ca00-55b6-93ce-53eb270bc156.html

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Black Lives Matter Mural Painted By 18 Artists Takes Over Uptown Street Each letter in the massive mural was painted by a different Chicago artist. – Joe Ward
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/08/04/black-lives-matter-mural-painted-by-18-artists-takes-over-uptown-street/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— As Usual, Springfield Democrats Drop the Ball on Real Estate Tax Relief
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/04/as-usual-springfield-democrats-drop-the-ball-on-real-estate-tax-relief/
— County Libertarians Pass Ballot Access Test Regarding Reduced Number of Required Signatures and On-line Signing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/03/county-libertarians-pass-ballot-access-test-regarding-reduced-number-of-required-signatures-and-on-line-signing/
— Second Version of Appointed Coroner’s Job Description
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/03/second-version-of-appointed-coroners-job-description/
— IL-14: The Silence of the Underwood on Mike Madigan, etc.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/03/il-14-the-silence-of-the-undewood/
— Harvard GOP Candidate Meet and Greet Wednesday, August 5th
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/03/harvard-gop-candidate-meet-and-greet-august-5th/
— GOP Holding Algonquin Fundraiser August 10th Featuring Ives, Oberweis, State & Local Candidates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/03/gop-holding-algonquin-fundraiser-august-10th-featuring-ives-oberweis-state-local-candidates/
— Mocking Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/02/mocking-madigan/

CAPITOL FAX
— Judy Baar Topinka posthumously inducted into Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/04/jbt-posthumously-inducted-into-chicago-lgbt-hall-of-fame/
— ILGOP takes aim at Kilbride
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/04/ilgop-takes-aim-at-kilbride/
— 1,471 new cases, 19 additional deaths, 3.9 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/04/1471-new-cases-19-additional-deaths-39-percent-positivity-rate/
— Republicans play the Madigan money card
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/04/republicans-play-the-madigan-money-card/

BREITBART
— Mike Pence on ‘Defund the Police’: ‘We’re Going to Back the Blue,’ ‘Give More Resources to Law Enforcement’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/08/04/exclusive-mike-pence-on-defund-the-police-were-going-to-back-the-blue-give-more-resources-to-law-enforcement/
— Back the Blue Rally Organizers Give Officers $1,500 in Gift Cards – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2020/08/04/video-back-blue-rally-organizers-give-officers-1500-gift-cards/
— Joe Biden Backs Creation of National American Latino Museum – HARIS ALIC
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/04/joe-biden-backs-creation-of-national-american-latino-museum/

BLAZE
— Mail-in voting update: Due to massive postal failures, New York will count many mailed-in ballots even if they’re not postmarked by the deadline, or postmarked at all Six weeks after the primary, no result – Aason Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ew-york-will-count-many-mailed-in-ballots-even-if-theyre-not-postmarked-by-the-deadline

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Your Quality Of Life In A Democrat-Run City – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/33024

STAR PARKER
— TRAGIC: The Collapse of the Traditional American Family
https://www.creators.com/read/star-parker/08/20/the-collapse-of-the-traditional-american-family

DAILY WIRE
— George Floyd Body Cam Footage Is Out. The Story Is Far More Complicated Than Media Led Us To Believe. – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-floyd-body-cam-footage-is-out

FEDERALIST
— Crazy Mob Calls Chicago Writer A Racist For Criticizing A Jew When conservative Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass was hit with baseless attacks from the leftist cancel mob, he didn’t cower — he pushed back and won. – Dennis Byrne
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/04/crazy-mob-calls-chicago-writer-a-racist-for-criticizing-a-jew/

TOWNHALL
— ‘Absolutely Unprecedented’: Leftist PAC Infiltrates Local Republican Primaries to Flip Them Blue – Madeline Peltzer
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelinepeltzer/2020/08/04/absolutely-unprecedented-leftist-pac-infiltrates-local-republican-primaries-to-flip-them-blue-n2573640

DAILY WEALTH
— Why Every Investor Should Be Rooting for Trump in November – C. Scott Garliss
https://dailywealth.com/articles/why-every-investor-should-be-rooting-for-trump-in-november/

THE HILL
— Biden rolls out plan to empower Latino community – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: To EMPOWER one group is to DISENFRANCHISE another group. To EMPOWER minorities, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, women, younger people, moderates, liberals, citizens of foreign countries, those who have less money than others, non-Christians, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time is to DISENFRANCHISE those who are White, Republican, White, male, older, conservative, citizens of America, those who have more money than others, Christian, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/510435-biden-rolls-out-plan-to-empower-latino-community

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: I should write a book those who focus on canceling conservative individuals, conservative organizations, conservative companies, and conservative governments in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, and my precinct. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/cancel-culture-censorship-can-be-most-dangerous-those-who-promote-ncna1235671
— Husband of L.A. District Attorney charged for pulling gun on Black Lives Matter protesters The husband of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey was charged with misdemeanors after pulling a gun on BLM protesters outside their home in March. – Alicia Victoria Lozano and Andrew Blankstein
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/husband-l-district-attorney-charged-pulling-gun-black-lives-matter-n1235807

WASHINGTON POST
— Michigan ballots tangled in mail delays in advance of Tuesday primary – Elise Viebeck, Annie Gowen and Kayla B. Ruble
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/michigan-ballots-tangled-in-mail-delays-in-advance-of-tuesday-primary/2020/08/03/95c2039e-d5a8-11ea-9c3b-dfc394c03988_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Judge orders New York state to count previously invalidated mail-in ballots – Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/judge-orders-new-york-state-to-count-invalidated-mail-in-ballots/

AARP
— Mending the Nation a Top Priority in November Elections Winners will have to repair the economic, health and social devastation of 2020 – Dena Bunis
https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/government-elections/info-2020/voter-key-issues.html

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— What a real commitment to diversity in the workplace looks like (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2020/08/04/what-real-commitment-diversity-workplace-looks-like/5532449002/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM Riots Lead to Surging Gun Sales in the U.S.
https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-anti-racist-protests-lead-surging-gun-sales-us-1522553

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Sports Feel Completely Meaningless Right Now — and More Valuable Than Ever – Will Leitch
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/08/sports-now-feel-meaningless-and-more-valuable-than-ever.html

ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat Party platform promotes reverse discrimination, destruction of traditional marriage, destruction of the traditional family, etc.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/8/04/democratic-platform-promises-bold-action-racial-lgbtq-equality

MARKET WATCH
— Fighting racism at work means hiring employees with these qualities — and the best companies know it – Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They want to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or younger person who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, or female who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, or female who would take the job.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fighting-racism-at-work-means-hiring-employees-with-these-qualities-and-the-best-companies-know-it-2020-08-04

GM AUTHORITY
— General Motors To Suspend Facebook Advertising Over Hateful Content – SAM MCEACHERN
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/08/general-motors-to-suspend-facebook-advertising-over-hateful-content/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Strongly Reject Government Role in Ensuring Neighborhood Diversity (DIERSEN: Democrats use housing regulations to help Democrats a) take over neighborhoods, b) take over precincts, c) take over municipal districts, d) take over municipalities, e) take over county districts, and f) take over counties.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/social_issues/voters_strongly_reject_government_role_in_ensuring_neighborhood_diversity

August 4 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Suburban Districts Deal With Threats, Controversy in Debate Over How to Proceed With School Year
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-districts-deal-with-threats-controversy-in-debate-over-how-to-proceed-with-school-year/2316383/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Gabriel Piemonte claims to speak for Italian Americans. Who claims to speak for those who share your demographics?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/3/21352852/italian-american-group-permanent-removal-columbus-statues-chicago-arrigo-grant-park

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rockford protesters sue Winnebago County officials, allege ‘unconstitutional detentions’ without timely hearings – SYDNEY CZYZON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-protesters-jail-lawsuit-rockford-winnebago-county-20200803-mni44uhibfc23kjc5ifvnfwtde-story.html
— Six members of Oak Park community relations commission submit resignation, feel work has been ‘devalued’ – STEVE SCHERING (DIERSEN: What do you do? Who devalues what you do? I put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about those who focus on devaluing that.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-crc-resignations-tl-0730-20200804-jnalztk2jbalvahtef6eu3u4qe-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County facing $14 million budget shortfall – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200804/dupage-county-facing-14-million-budget-shortfall

WTTW
— Is Campaign Money From Speaker Michael Madigan ‘Dirty’? – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/03/campaign-money-speaker-michael-madigan-dirty
— Chicago Fair Housing Advocates Criticize Rollback in Regulations – Marissa Nelson (DIERSEN: Democrats use housing regulations to help Democrats a) take over neighborhoods, b) take over precincts, c) take over municipal districts, d) take over municipalities, e) take over county districts, and f) take over counties.)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/03/chicago-fair-housing-advocates-criticize-rollback-regulations

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Momence residents turn out to support city leaders – Chris Breach (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, BLM, that is, the Democrat Party, makes its demands on municipalities. How has your municipality responded? How is your municipality responding? How will your municipality respond?)
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/momence-residents-turn-out-to-support-city-leaders/article_de58c29c-d5fc-11ea-9d1b-abcbcf3f2cf3.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Protesters were out in full force Monday outside Momence City Hall before and during the evening’s city council meeting, but so were Momence residents. Approximately 40 residents showed their support for their community as a Black Lives Matter rally drew about 25 to 30 people who were chanting and holding signs. Momence resident Steve Gross said he was hoping to get inside the city council meeting to talk about this weekend’s upcoming community garage sales. The meeting space had reached capacity limits and members of the public were admitted in turns. “People need to be responsible and stuff, but I couldn’t even get in to address anything with all this,” Gross said. “Actually, I had somebody engage me and be aggressive toward me. … It’s super unfortunate.” The protesters were on the sidewalk just east of the City Hall entrance, while the town supporters remained on the west side of the entrance. There were a couple skirmishes. At 8 p.m. police squad cars from St. Anne, Grant Park, two from Manteno and one from Kankakee County Sheriff’s department arrived and parked on West Washington Street. Those officers joined four officers from the Momence Police department who were there for crowd control and to keep peace. “You’ve got some people who are being hotheads, and some people are reasonable,” Gross said. Mayor Chuck Steele was in attendance and presided over the council after missing the previous two meetings due to his wife’s illness. The protesters have voiced their displeasure of Steele regarding statements he made about a June 9 BLM march in Momence and his calling for Alderwoman Rebekah Cope-Evers’ resignation because she attended the event. The protesters were chanting “Black Lives Matter,” “Momma, I can’t breathe” and holding signs that read “No justice, No Peace,” and “Make Racism Wrong Again.” A couple of the residents who showed up in support of their community were holding signs that read “We Support Our Mayor & Police,” and others were carrying the American flag and “Back the Blue” signs. “We love our mayor,” one resident said. “I’m here to just support my town,” Momence resident Michael Quirk said. “I think just like everyone else, everyone is fed up with all the protests and stuff, and I think the mayor took offense when that happened. I think he took it to heart because he knows that this isn’t a racist town. There’s no bigotry or anything, and it just got spun out and everyone took their opportunity.” Several people spoke during the citizen forum portion of the meeting, including Julia McDonald, of Kankakee, who asked the mayor for a public apology. “We ask that you let go of your defensiveness and instead open your eyes and your ears,” she said in part. “Listen to people when they have something to say on these streets, whether you agree with them or not.” Normon Davis, a Black Momence resident, spoke during the forum in support of Steele, who he has known for 24 years. Davis said he grew up in the housing projects in Chicago. “In no way does he deserve the title of racist,” Davis said. “… He’s shown a lot of generosity throughout the community. Over the 24 years he’s shown without words his compassion and his love for the community. “Being reared in the housing projects, I know firsthand what true racism is, and Mayor Chuck Steele does not fit the bill.” After he addressed the council, Davis said residents support Steele. “Momence is one of the most peaceful towns that you’ll encounter in the United States,” Davis said. “We’re a small community. … The bottom line is this right here — get to know someone before you pass judgment.” During the mayor’s report during the council meeting, Steele said he and Police Chief Brian Brucato attended the NAACP law enforcement meeting in July in Kankakee. “Brian has already signed the 10 Shared Principles, and we will be getting posters of that made up,” Steele said. “We will be bringing that to the council next meeting to have the council approve it also.” The 10 Shared Principles are measures designed to build trust between law enforcement and communities of color. The Momence Police will also adopt the #8cantwait de-escalation initiatives for police. “For the most part we already do most of everything that’s on there, and I support our police department 100 percent,” said Steele, who declined to comment any further after the meeting.)

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker warns of deep cuts, job losses without federal aid – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article244700287.html

WREX
— Local leaders react to Facebook comment made by Rep. John Cabello
https://wrex.com/2020/08/03/local-leaders-react-to-cabello-facebook-controversy/

CHICAGO NOW
— Do you trust the post office to handle the 2020 presidential election? – Howard Moore (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Postal employees, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. What percent of Postal employees are Democrats?)
http://www.chicagonow.com/hippy-shakes/2020/08/do-you-trust-the-post-office-to-handle-the-2020-presidential-election/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Leftist Lawmakers and Activists Call for Cancellation of All History Classes – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/leftist-lawmakers-and-activists-call-for-the-cancellation-of-all-history-classes/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— November election debacle like New York’s would spark endless legal challenges, uncertainty – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/3/november-election-problems-new-york-would-spark-le/
— Boycotts, ‘cancel culture’ lose their appeal for many Americans – Jennifer Harper (DIERSEN: I should write a book those who focus on destroying conservative individuals, conservative organizations, conservative companies, and conservative governments in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, and my precinct. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/3/boycotts-cancel-culture-lose-their-appeal-for-many/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Major League Baseball ratings ‘fell off’ after opening day amid support for Black Lives Matter movement – Emma Colton (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will MLB require players, fans, etc. to kneel to BLMers?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mlb-ratings-fell-off-after-opening-day-amid-support-for-black-lives-matter-movement

FOX NEWS
— Joe Concha on ‘cancel culture’: You will be eliminated for saying things the ‘woke mob’ doesn’t like He reacted to statements made by former New York Times opinion editor Bari Weiss – Talia Kaplan (DIERSEN: I should write a book those who focus on destroying conservative individuals, conservative organizations, conservative companies, and conservative governments in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, and my precinct. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/joe-concha-cancel-culture-bari-weiss

FEDERALIST
— How The Progressive-Or-Bigot Binary Changed Culture Quickly If people are only racist or ‘antiracist,’ your ideology is easy to enforce after a certain point of proliferation because people believe it’s bad for business to be on the side of alleged racism. – Emily Jashinsky (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that if you do not share their hatred of Trump, you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/04/how-the-progressive-or-bigot-binary-changed-culture-quickly/

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Wrecking the American Dream Yes, suburbanites, Democrats plan to destroy your community. – Robert Stacy McCain (DIERSEN: Democrats use housing regulations to help Democrats a) take over neighborhoods, b) take over precincts, c) take over municipal districts, d) take over municipalities, e) take over county districts, and f) take over counties.)
https://spectator.org/wrecking-the-american-dream/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of the basic tasks of the political Left, not only in contemporary America but on a worldwide basis ever since the French Revolution, is to identify those social institutions that are healthy and functional, then ruin them completely, and call this result “reform.” Sometimes millions of people die as a result of the Left’s appetite for “reform” (e.g., collectivization of agriculture in the Soviet Union), but always innocent people are made to suffer on behalf of the allegedly idealistic motives of the self-anointed progressive “reformers.” Scarcely half a century ago, America’s system of higher education was the envy of the world, but that was before the Left instituted the kind of “reform” that produces unemployed Gender Studies majors saddled with tens of thousands of dollars in student-loan debt for degrees that don’t qualify them for any gainful employment. If you criticize the Left’s hegemonic influence in academia, of course, you will be accused of being “anti-intellectual,” as though leftists have a natural right to define the purpose, content, and structure of intellectual endeavor; anyone who doesn’t share the Left’s values is thereby disqualified from participation in academia. Our universities now exist not to provide young people with useful knowledge and career skills, but rather to indoctrinate them with the Left’s destructive belief system and train them to become political activists. Anyone who dissents from this agenda — even such eminent scholars as University of Pennsylvania Law Professor Amy Wax — becomes persona non grata on campus. As Thomas Sowell once remarked, “The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.” Joe Biden has no clue about the Left’s agenda for America’s future because, let’s face it, the Democratic Party’s nominee has no clue about anything. Clearly in an advanced stage of senile dementia, Biden is a sock-puppet mindlessly repeating left-wing rhetoric written for him by young progressive staffers. The addled geriatric is being used as a “moderate” Trojan Horse to advance the agenda of a party whose ideological center of gravity is somewhere in a range between Nicolás Maduro and Pol Pot. Everyone can see the bait-and-switch charade Democrats are attempting to perpetrate. However, the national news media — another institution that the Left has completely ruined — are doing their darnedest to pretend not only that Joe Biden is a sentient and credible candidate for president, but that he is so overwhelmingly popular he’ll win in a landslide. The one question the media don’t want Americans to contemplate is what will happen if indeed Landslide Joe is elected. Because the Left — that is to say, the radicals who actually control the Democratic Party, and who would be empowered by Biden’s election — has some mighty ambitious plans for “reform.”)

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Joe Biden Is Not A Nice Guy A close look at his first presidential campaign demolishes the facade of decency he’s built up in recent years. – JONATHAN LEAF
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/joe-biden-is-not-a-nice-guy/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Affordable Housing in Suburbs Is a Money Grubbing Scam – Edward Ring (DIERSEN: Democrats use housing regulations to help Democrats a) take over neighborhoods, b) take over precincts, c) take over municipal districts, d) take over municipalities, e) take over county districts, and f) take over counties.)
https://amgreatness.com/2020/08/03/affordable-housing-in-suburbs-is-a-money-grubbing-scam/

AMERICAN PRESS
— Rule helps preserve ‘American dream’ – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats use housing regulations to help Democrats a) take over neighborhoods, b) take over precincts, c) take over municipal districts, d) take over municipalities, e) take over county districts, and f) take over counties.)
https://www.americanpress.com/opinion/editorials/rule-helps-preserve-american-dream/article_62cc1b98-00a3-5a5c-8e4f-ea206843fc7a.html

BREITBART
— 34 Shot, 9 Fatally, over Weekend in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/03/34-shot-9-fatally-over-weekend-in-mayor-lightfoots-chicago/
— Oprah Hosts White Guilt Session: ‘Whiteness Gives You an Advantage No Matter What’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK (DIERSEN: What position on White guilt do the following have: a) the candidates on the November 3, 2020 ballot in your precinct, b) elected and appointed officials who represent America, Illinois, your county, your county district, your township, your municipality, your municipal district, and your precinct, and c) the leaders of the organizations that you are a member of?)
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/08/03/oprah-hosts-white-guilt-session-whiteness-gives-you-an-advantage-no-matter-what/
— Teachers’ Unions, Socialist Groups Demand More Funding, End to ‘Systemic Racism’ – DR. SUSAN BERRY (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, I never would have accomplished what did if I had been a minority or a female. But if I had been a minority or a female, the federal government would have promoted into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/03/tteachers-unions-socialist-groups-demand-more-funding-end-to-systemic-racism/
— Pressure Mounts on Joe Biden to Skip Presidential Debates – HARIS ALIC
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/08/03/pressure-mounts-on-joe-biden-to-skip-presidential-debates/

BLAZE
— Let’s end the absurdity surrounding anthem kneeling – AARON COLEN (DIERSEN: To kneel is to shout that you hate not only Trump and law enforcement, but that you also hate all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/commentary-lets-end-the-absurdity-surrounding-anthem-kneeling

CHRISTIAN POST
— Is the PC culture dictated by white elites? – Michael Brown (DIERSEN: Who dictates the PC culture in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about elites who dictate the PC culture in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West district, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th district, in DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/is-the-pc-culture-dictated-by-white-elites.html

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Truth Is a Casualty in Our Culture War – Joseph Loconte, Ph.D.
https://www.heritage.org/civil-society/commentary/truth-casualty-our-culture-war

LIFE SITE
— Leftist ‘wokeness’ is a new religion, and it’s coming to convert you In case you hadn’t noticed, a new fundamentalist religion has been born in the streets of America. It’s the religion of Woke. – William Kilpatrick (DIERSEN: Who focuses on promoting wokeness in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your county district, in your county, and Illinois? Those who promote wokeness are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/leftist-wokeness-is-a-new-religion-and-its-coming-to-convert-you

FOX BUSINESS
— Survey finds social media habits of Americans changing as national tensions rise Many people have spent more time of social media, but others need a break – Frank Miles (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want everyone to spend 24+ hours a day on Facebook. Ever-increasingly, Facebook is anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/survey-finds-social-media-habits-of-americans-changing-as-national-tensions-rise

EPOCH TIMES
— New York Mayor Admits City Did Not Submit Application to Paint Black Lives Matter Murals – JANITA KAN (DIERSEN: Does the mayor of your municipality claim authority to authorize painting messages on the streets of your municipality? If so, what messages does the mayor of your municipality want painted on the streets of your municipality?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-york-mayor-admits-city-did-not-submit-application-to-paint-black-lives-matter-murals_3448691.html

THE HILL
— Democrats’ silence on our summer of violence is a tactical blunder – ANDREW STEIN (DIERSEN: Obviously, Democrats believe that their promoting violence will elect Biden. How terrified of Democrat violence are a) the leaders of your municipality, your township, and your county; b) the leaders of your Republican township, ward, and county party organizations; c) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, and d) the Republican candidates on the November 3, 2020 ballot in your precinct?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/510217-democrats-silence-on-our-summer-of-violence-is-a-tactical-blunder

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters say “Trump’s assault on mail voting threatens his reelection bid. The president’s comments have made his base distrustful of mail voting ahead of an election that may hinge on turnout by mail.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trumps-assault-on-mail-voting-threatens-his-reelection-bid-390949

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— USPS considering closing post offices ahead of presidential election
https://www.kwtx.com/2020/07/30/usps-considering-closing-post-offices-ahead-of-presidential-election/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use housing regulations to help Democrats a) take over neighborhoods, b) take over precincts, c) take over municipal districts, d) take over municipalities, e) take over county districts, and f) take over counties.
https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/american-dream-while-black-homeownership/
— Educators join National Day of Resistance to fight for safe and equitable schools “Nothing about being in a pandemic is normal. Nothing about dealing with racism is normal,” Chicago teacher Nina Hike told NBC News. – Ali Gostanian
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/educators-join-national-day-resistance-fight-safe-equitable-schools-n1235637

NEW YORK TIMES
— Gettysburg? The Liberty Bell? Trump Weighs R.N.C. Speech Options The president and his aides are holding out hope for ambitious convention programming, and have considered a return to Mount Rushmore or a speech by Melania Trump from Seneca Falls, N.Y. – Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/us/politics/trump-rnc-speech.html

ABC LOS ANGELES
— 4 men sentenced for offering DTLA homeless people cash, cigarettes for voter fraud Four men have been sentenced for offering homeless people on LA’s Skid Row cash and cigarettes in exchange for signatures on election forms. (DIERSEN: How successful have Democrats been in attracting homeless people to your municipality?)
https://abc7.com/politics/4-sentenced-in-skid-row-voter-fraud-scheme/6349199/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/08/02/republicans-embrace-trump-racism-give-up-on-black-voters-column/5559249002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters welcome hate-filled Trump-hater Kasich.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2020/08/03/biden-democrats-welcome-kasich-never-trumpers-convention-editorials-debates/5539223002/

BLOOMBERG
— Next Steps for Companies That Pledged to Do Better on Diversity (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-04/next-steps-for-companies-that-pledged-to-do-better-on-diversity

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use housing regulations to help Democrats a) take over neighborhoods, b) take over precincts, c) take over municipal districts, d) take over municipalities, e) take over county districts, and f) take over counties.
https://www.startribune.com/trump-s-cynical-fear-peddling-save-the-suburbs-gambit-won-t-work-i-think/571997952/

SACRAMENTO BEE
— California may ban African hunting trophies. How Black Lives Matter has altered the debate – RYAN SABALOW
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article244539612.html

OKLAHOMAN
— Trump turns panic peddler to nervous NIMBY suburbs – CLARENCE PAGE (DIERSEN: What do you say to present and past municipal officials who talk and/or act like they want to fill your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipal district, and your municipality with Democrats, that is, with members of protected groups? Protected groups include those who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, non-Trump supporters, non-Christians, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, and/or have health problems.)
https://oklahoman.com/article/5668248/clarence-page-trump-turns-panic-peddler-to-nervous-nimby-suburbs

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— Black Lives Matter protesters dominate city budget hearing – Riley Johnson, Nick McConnell (DIERSEN: How will the leaders of your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world respond to demands from Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs to get rid of Republicans once and for all, and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden),, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/black-lives-matter-protesters-dominate-city-budget-hearing/article_8e7d13a9-5bd6-5a56-8f12-d28c51a02381.html

RALEIGH NEWS OBSERVER
— Progressives ignore how remote learning will widen the achievement gap. – J. PEDER ZANE (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents never attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article244684507.html

HUDSON VALLEY 360
— OUTSTANDING: 400 march in Cairo Back the Blue rally (DIERSEN: If a Back the Blue rally was held in your municipality, a) how many would attend, b) would the Republican leaders of your municipality speak at the rally, c) would the Republican leaders of your township speak at the rally, d) would the Republican leaders of your county speak at the rally, e) would the Republicans who represent your municipality in Springfield speak at the rally, f) would the leaders of your Republican township/ward and county party organizations speak at the rally, g) would religious leaders in your municipality speak at the rally, h) would the leaders of your chamber of commerce speak at the rally, and i) would the Republican candidates on November 3, 2020 ballots in your municipality speak at the rally?)
https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/400-march-in-cairo-back-the-blue-rally/image_0f5b4269-78a0-5aa5-aa28-2ab141ea7b2d.html

TULSA WORLD
— OUTSTANDING: Coweta’s ‘Back the Blue’ rally draws crow to show support – JOHN FERGUSON
https://tulsaworld.com/communities/wagoner/news/cowetas-back-the-blue-rally-draws-crow-to-show-support/article_4eb77b2b-d7ab-5c08-ac04-c1a357a92e53.html

KGW8
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Faith leaders gather in downtown Portland in support of Black Lives Matter protesters; demonstrators march to Southeast police precinct – Mike Benner (DIERSEN: BLM is extremely anti-religious.)
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/protests/faith-leaders-gather-in-downtown-portland-in-support-of-black-lives-matter-protesters/283-7e4809d7-fffd-4ec8-b690-4e58c08a8ee6

WFMJ
— Early voting changes focus of presidential campaigns – Janet Rogers (DIERSEN: Have all the Republican candidates on the November 3, 2020 ballot for your precinct provided your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain with campaign literature and yard sins?)
https://www.wfmj.com/story/42447048/early-voting-changes-focus-of-presidential-campaigns-youngstown-oh

FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford Police Vehicles Dominate The Market Thanks To Endless Innovation – Brett Foote
https://fordauthority.com/2020/08/ford-police-vehicles-dominate-the-market-thanks-to-endless-innovation-video/

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY
— Together, we can make a difference: A 12-step plan to address racism and unconscious bias  A time of unrest has provided an opportunity for CPAs to make an impact in their workplaces and the community. – Kimberly Ellison-Taylor (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2020/aug/kimberly-ellison-taylor-plan-to-address-racism-and-unconscious-bias.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 2. Conduct a ‘listen and understand’ town hall with ideas crowdsourced from team members across the organization  These are opportunities to hear from the Black and African American community and learn things that may have never been considered. Many of our colleagues are afraid of saying the wrong thing, but you should just speak from the heart. Put yourself in our shoes. How would you feel if it were you or your family?)

August 1 Evening Edition

NEWSWEEK
— Charges Announced for 17 People After Rockford Protests Over Two Days – MATT KEELEY (DIERSEN: If there have been no Back the Blue rallies in your municipality, why is that? In your municipality, how strong/threatening are the BLMers and LGBTQers, that is, how strong/threatening are the Democrats in your municipality?)
https://www.newsweek.com/charges-announced-17-people-after-illinois-protests-over-two-days-1522193
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Police in Rockford, Illinois announced charges Saturday for 17 people arrested during protests over two straight days. On Friday, 11 protesters were arrested after a small protest blocking East State Street, according to WTVO. Then Saturday, an additional six protesters were arrested during a counterprotest at a “Back the Blue” rally in support of police. Rockford Police Chief Dan O’Shea, Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana, and State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross held a press conference Saturday afternoon announcing the charges. Six of the protesters were charged with mob action alone, while three more were charged with mob action and resisting arrest. Other charges included aggravated battery to a police officer, disorderly conduct, obstruction of police officers, damage to property and resisting a police officer. “The First Amendment is very clear. It does not give unbridled freedom to infringe on the rights of others,” Ross said. Former Democratic State Rep. Litesa Wallace shared a video in which she said she raised about $2,000 from her supporters to pay the bond for six of those arrested on Friday. “I am exhausted—which doesn’t say a lot because I didn’t do a lot today. I can only imagine how tired and exhausted the individuals who were arrested are. And I can only imagine how tired and exhausted people who are older than me are, who have been in this fight and wanting justice and equality for decades upon decades,” she said. . .The Friday protest was over the treatment of protesters during a May 30 demonstration in Rockford responding to the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Protesters alleged that the Rockford Police used excessive force. An internal investigation by police announced Wednesday that it had found no evidence of wrongdoing by the officers. About 20 protesters announced several demands on Friday, including that the city drop all charges against demonstrators involved in the May 30 protest, and that the police hire an outside investigator to determine whether excessive force was used.)

WIFR
— Arrests made after protesters, police clash following ‘Back the Blue’ rally
https://www.wifr.com/2020/08/01/arrests-made-after-protesters-police-clash-after-back-the-blue-rally/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At least 100 attendees of a pro-police rally in downtown Rockford were met by anti-police protesters Saturday morning. The groups Concerned Citizens for America of Northern Illinois and the Illinois Family Institute held the rally at the Winnebago County Justice Center, at 650 W. State Street in downtown Rockford. Rep. John Cabello (R-68th) and former Rep. Jim Sacia (R-89th) spoke at the rally which was held to “Support all men and women in law enforcement and the amazing, vital, and dangerous work they do to protect our communities and country from lawlessness and evil.” This comes following a protest on Friday evening, where nine protesters were taken into custody and later charged. However, former Illinois Rep. Litesa Wallace raised money to help bond out those arrested Friday night.)

WREX
— At least one arrested after Back the Blue rally, protest in Rockford – Kristin Crowley
https://wrex.com/2020/08/01/at-least-one-arrested-after-back-the-blue-rally-protest-in-rockord/
— Former Democrat Illinois Representative Litesa Wallace bonds Rockford protesters out of jail – Kristin Crowley
https://wrex.com/2020/08/01/former-il-rep-bonds-rockford-protesters-out-of-jail/
— ‘Back the Blue’ rally and RYA protest meet head on – Erin Chapman
https://wrex.com/2020/08/01/back-the-blue-rally-and-rya-protest-meet-head-on/

STATELINE
— Protesters clash with police in downtown Rockford
https://www.mystateline.com/news/live-anti-police-protesters-gather-at-rockford-police-hq/

ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: 1,639 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths, following record-high testing day 11 Illinois counties considered ‘warning level’ for COVID-19: health officials
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1639-new-covid-19-cases-8-deaths/6346750/

NBC5
— Chicago Dunkin’ Employee Arrested After Saliva Found in State Trooper’s Drink: Police Vincent Sessler, 25, was arrested on multiple charges Friday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-dunkin-employee-arrested-after-saliva-found-in-state-troopers-drink-police/2315413/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater says “Trump’s Election Agitations and Distortions.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/fact-check-trumps-election-agitations-and-distortions/2315415/

CBS2
— Wisconsin Republicans ‘Stand Ready’ To Kill Gov. Tony Evers’ Statewide Mask Requirement
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/07/31/wisconsin-republicans-stand-ready-to-kill-gov-tony-evers-statewide-mask-requirement/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Another congressman tests positive, blasts GOP colleagues who ‘strut’ around without masks – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/another-congressman-tests-positive-blasts-gop-colleagues-who-strut-around-without-masks

WGN TV
— Illinois State University will change dorm floor names that reflect Jefferson, Madison, Monroe – AP (DIERSEN: How many municipalities, schools, streets, etc. are named after Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, etc.?)
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois-state-university-will-change-dorm-floor-names-that-reflect-jefferson-madison-monroe/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After plummeting, COVID-19 is again picking up dangerous speed in much of the Midwest – JULIE BOSMAN, MANNY FERNANDEZ AND THOMAS FULLER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-covid-19-midwest-20200801-xwtytflzvvfcfjlfjhtzkgp2qe-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/blackhawks/ct-chicago-blackhawks-nhl-kneel4hockey-20200801-lrebdwexrzbszhftuichrzy7mm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hang-ups, lies and wrong numbers: Contact tracers’ uphill fight against COVID-19  The state of Illinois wants 90% of infections traced within 24 hours of a diagnosis, but officials in some areas admit they are falling far short of that. – Brett Chase and Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/7/31/21345926/contact-tracers-tracing-coronavirus-covid19-illinois-pritzker-howard-brown
— Enough Illinois House Democrats stand with Mike Madigan — for now House Democrats make a “stability” argument. They say nobody demanding Madigan’s resignation has presented an alternative. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/7/31/21350201/illinois-house-speaker-michael-madigan-comed-rich-miller
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-saturday/2020/8/1/21345619/sky-carry-tradition-wnba-players-advocating-social-injustice-were-all-fight-together

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s deadliest summer in 19 years June and July homicides are at their highest level since 2001. And seven months into the year, the city is not far from passing 2019’s total number of killings. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/chicagos-deadliest-summer-19-years
— Veep hopeful Duckworth gets star turn—on Fox As Joe Biden nears a decision on his running mate, the Illinois senator makes an unusual pitch. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: During 2006, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shouted at Roskam that my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member was going to cause him to lose to Duckworth. During 2018, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shouted at Roskam that my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor was going to cause him to lose to Casten. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them. During 2020, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shouted at Ives that my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor was going to cause her to lose to Casten. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/veep-hopeful-duckworth-gets-star-turn-fox

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural painted on Indiana Avenue – Christine Fernando
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2020/08/01/indianapolis-black-lives-matter-mural-painted-indiana-avenue/5562886002/
— Pacers kneel during national anthem – Ethan Sears (DIERSEN: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?)
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2020/08/01/indiana-pacers-kneel-during-national-anthem/5563869002/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Dumba kneels, NHL puts focus on Black Lives Matter movement (DIERSEN: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?)
https://www.startribune.com/dumba-kneels-nhl-puts-focus-on-black-lives-matter-movement/571981982/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Police warn defunding hurts recruitment – Jeff Mordock (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers only want to hire a) young Democrat minorities, b) young Democrat females, c) LGBTQers, and d) illegals.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/1/defund-police-movement-hurts-recruitment-effort-ch/
— ‘Morale is lower with White officers’ in wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody – Jeff Mordock (DIERSEN: Are you White? How is your morale in wake of the ever-increasing efforts by Democrats and RINOs to promote hatred of White Republicans?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/28/black-cops-say-systemic-racism-exists-policing/
— Supreme Court’s LGBTQ ruling threatens to inundate small businesses – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/28/supreme-court-lgbt-ruling-threatens-small-business/
— Authoritarian decisions on masks and gender identity leads to surly, if any, compliance by Americans – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/29/government-decisions-on-masks-and-gender-identity-/
— D.C. police stop ‘Black Preborn Lives Matter’ street painting, arrest two protesters Students for Life of America say they had prior police permission, allege viewpoint discrimination (DIERSEN: What side is your mayor on, side A or side B? Side A is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Side B is pro-law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/1/police-stop-pro-lifers-painting-street-black-prebo/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The coronavirus has shown people that big government can’t solve all their problems – Brad Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-coronavirus-has-shown-people-that-big-government-cant-solve-all-their-problems

FOX NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: New Jersey passes bill that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain professional licenses – Sam Dorman (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. I transferred to GAO from IRS when I was 31 years old in 1980. I became a licensed CPA in 1981 and I worked for GAO in its Chicago office until 1997. To best of my knowledge, I was the only licensed CPA who worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-jersey-bill-illegal-immigrants-professional-occupational-licenses

AMERICAN THINKER
— Seattle is apparently implementing Maoist training for white employees – Andrea Widburg (DIERSEN: Are you White? Are you a racist? If YOU are White, how soon will Illinois, your county, your township, and/or your municipality force YOU to admit that YOU are racist? Ever-increasingly, states, counties, townships, municipalities, organizations, companies, their operatives, and their dupes make it clear to Whites that they will be gotten rid if they do not admit to being racists.)
https://employment.einnews.com/article_detail/523037205/8Hn9_brd4ZLerKXz
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There’s a new Jim Crow afoot in America. Once again, it’s coming from the Democrats, but this time, instead of pitting whites against blacks, it’s pitting blacks against whites. Beleaguered white people technically have the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at their back but, in the witch hunt atmosphere currently prevailing in America, it’s unclear whether they’ll have the courage to use it. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 doesn’t mince words. It exists to outlaw discrimination based upon a person’s race, color, religion, sex, or country of national origin. It explicitly expands these protections to employment programs. Under Title VII, “It shall be an unlawful employment practice for any employer, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining, including on-the-job training programs to discriminate against any individual because of his race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in admission to, or employment in, any program established to provide apprenticeship or other training. (42 U.S. Code §2000e-2(d).)” The City of Seattle has put a program in place for its 10,000 employees. There are special whites-only aspects of the program. In the “white only” portions of the program, whites must admit that they are racist (and, presumably, any refusal is more proof of racism), and then they must have that racism trained out of them. Christopher Rufo has obtained the materials for the segregated “whites only” training. Trying to summarize the material falls far short of showing the immensity of this Title VII violation, so I’ve embedded all of the tweets below.)

BREITBART
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago Sees 139 Percent Increase in Murder – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/01/mayor-lightfoots-chicago-sees-139-percent-increase-murder/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Chicago Gun Myth – David Harsanyi
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/07/31/the-chicago-gun-myth-chicago-murders/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Defend free speech from the Mob, because your beliefs are next – Editorial
https://www.christianpost.com/news/defend-free-speech-from-the-mob-because-your-beliefs-are-next.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Policing and Politics in a Time of Turmoil – Paul Adams
https://www.theepochtimes.com/policing-and-politics-in-a-time-of-turmoil_3445597.html

LIBERTY NATION
— Seattle Plans To Undo Whiteness, Along With Undoing The Police The city council has decided that the two greatest threats are the police and white skin. – Kelli Ballard
https://www.libertynation.com/seattle-plans-to-undo-whiteness-along-with-undoing-the-police/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters say “Trump struggles to stay on script, frustrating GOP again.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/510064-trump-struggles-to-stay-on-script-frustrating-gop-again

YAHOO
— Thunder players all kneel during anthem after threat from Oklahoma lawmaker – Jason Owens (DIERSEN: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?)
https://sports.yahoo.com/oklahoma-lawmaker-threatens-tax-penalties-for-thunder-if-players-kneel-during-anthem-031146336.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tammy Duckworth Is Nothing and Everything Like Joe Biden Despite their disparate backgrounds, the Illinois Democrat has carved out a public life most evocative of the man she could join on the presidential ticket. – Matt Flegenheimer (DIERSEN: Duckworth condemns Trump for avoiding the draft. Will Duckworth likewise condemn Biden for avoiding the draft? I should write a book about those who avoided the draft and how that impacted the rest of their life.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/us/politics/tammy-duckworth-biden-vp.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled America-haters in Portland claim victory over America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/calm-returns-to-portland-as-federal-agents-withdraw/2020/07/31/3606b35a-d364-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html
— Alexander Vindman: Coming forward ended my career. I still believe doing what’s right matters. – Alexander S. Vindman (DIERSEN: If your career is ended, what ended it? The following ended my career in the federal government: I have always been a Republican. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Starting in 1966, when I was 18 years old, I made it clear to my superiors that I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/01/alexander-vindman-retiring-oped/

NEW YORK POST
— Barack Obama’s half-brother rips ‘cold and ruthless’ ex-president – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2020/08/01/barack-obamas-half-brother-rips-cold-and-ruthless-ex-president/

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?
https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2020/07/31/mavericks-and-rockets-kneel-during-national-anthem-protesting-racial-injustice-before-nba-restart-opener/

WHEC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?
https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/black-lives-matter-event-also-targets-transphobia-and-homophobia/5814018/
— ‘OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue’ events held around Monroe County
https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/back-the-blue-events-held-around-monroe-county/5813967/?cat=565

NBC CONNECTICUT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled law enforcement-haters say that to hold a Back the Blue rally is to oppose police accountability.
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/opposers-of-police-accountability-bill-hold-back-the-blue-rally/2311882/

FOX BALTIMORE
— Officials say removal of Black Lives Matter murals was a result of miscommunication – Micarie Kemp (DIERSEN: What side is your mayor on, side A or side B? Side A is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Side B is pro-law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/officials-say-miscommunication-resulted-in-removal-of-black-lives-matter-art-installation

HOLLAND SENTINEL
— OUTSTANDING: Supporters turn out to ‘Back the Blue’
https://www.hollandsentinel.com/photogallery/MI/20200801/PHOTOGALLERY/801009998/PH/1

WSPA
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ rally held in downtown Greenville
https://www.wspa.com/news/back-the-blue-rally-held-in-downtown-greenville/

WLOS
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ procession drives through Buncombe County to show support for officers – Kari Barrows
https://wlos.com/news/local/back-the-blue-procession-drives-through-buncombe-county-to-show-support-for-officers

WZZM
— OUTSTANDING: Holland ‘Back the Blue’ rally features U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga The congressman emphasized the importance of supporting police officers.
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/holland-zeeland/holland-back-the-blue-rally/69-41708800-c80c-48ad-8003-1c19a1744684

SPECTRUM LOCAL NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue Ride and Rally Held in Scottsville on Saturday
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/human-interest/2020/08/01/back-the-blue-ride-and-rally-held-in-scottsville-
— OUTSTANDING: North Tonawanda Neighborhood Watch Hosts Blue Lives Matter Rally
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/human-interest/2020/08/01/north-tonawanda-neighborhood-watch-hosts-blue-lives-matter-rally

ALABAMA NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Wetumpka Locals Back the Blue Saturday – Samantha Williams
https://www.alabamanews.net/2020/08/01/wetumpka-locals-back-the-blue-saturday/

WICZ
— OUTSTANDING: Local Political Movement Hosts “Back the Blue” Rally – Austin Tanner
http://www.wicz.com/story/42441016/local-political-movement-hosts-back-the-blue-rally

LMT ONLINE
— OUTSTANDING: Pro-police message at Albany rally – Steve Barnes
https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Pro-police-message-at-Albany-rally-with-a-few-15451493.php

FOX 61
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue rally at state capital – Angelo Bavaro
https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/police-back-blue-protest-rally-accountability-law-qualified-immunity/520-90bca8b0-b81d-4fda-8523-bb223de3a016

FINANCIAL ADVISOR
— Early Retirement Looks Tempting. Too Tempting – EVAN SIMONOFF (DIERSEN: I should write a book about early retirement.)
https://www.fa-mag.com/news/early-retirement-looks-tempting–too-tempting-56994.html

August 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago sees 139% jump in murders, uptick in shootings in July 2020
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-sees-139%25-jump-in-murders-uptick-in-shootings-in-july-2020-police/6346844/
— Illinois coronavirus: Multiple positive COVID-19 tests traced to Will Co. private prom attended by 270 students, chaperones – Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/health/private-prom-of-270-students-chaperones-investigated-after-attendees-test-positive-for-covid-19/6346039/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois State University said it will rename floors in a residence hall that are named for U.S. secretaries of state who had slaves. They include Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe. (DIERSEN: How many municipalities, schools, streets, etc. are named after Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, etc.?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-state-university-to-change-floor-names-at-dormitory

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-haters promote the cancel culture. I should write a book about those who lead the cancel culture in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton’s West District, my precinct, my neighborhood, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-cancel-culture-nba-charlie-kirk-zorn-20200731-nbohyowc3rbkzpvxsqgv3nljpu-story.html
— I’m part of Gen Z. This is why young people are disregarding COVID-19 precautions. – ANNIE ROSS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-coronavirus-generation-z-social-media-20200731-a7yiwtdwxzey7mcsigzzwdh2ca-story.html
— Will Chicago teachers strike — again — if CPS schools reopen this fall? Union officials remain mum so far. – CLAIRE HAO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-ctu-strike-school-reopening-20200730-ig73sxuyfzgsrng66kqmpoiio4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, illegally, Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. Needless-to-say, Democrats and RINOs should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/7/31/21350047/2020-census-undocumented-residents-trump-memo-chicago-congress-redistricting

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Blue Lives Matter rally held near Arlington Heights police station – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200731/blue-lives-matter-rally-held-near-arlington-heights-police-station

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago won’t rebound if people remain afraid to take mass transit Solving that problem needs to be at the top of decision-makers’ agendas. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicago-wont-rebound-if-people-remain-afraid-take-mass-transit

WBEZ
— CPS Agreed To Pay School Police Officers’ Full Salary And Pensions — Up To $150,000 Per Year New data shows what CPS’ contract with police calls for: a full year’s salary and benefits for 10 months of work. – Yana Kunichoff, Sarah Karp (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, what was the most that you earned for 12 months of work? In today’s dollars, in 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me $131,532. I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532. Before that, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431. I had earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-management) when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-business), 31 (DePaul-accounting), and 48 (IIT-finance), b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant), and c) a job-related professional license (CPA) when I was 32.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/cps-agreed-to-pay-school-police-officers-full-salary-and-pensions-up-to-150000-per-year/f91bac89-2f1b-4c8e-b8c8-383c7a5a3bcc

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters want to empower individuals, empower organizations, empower companies, empower governments, and empower countries that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200731/census-can-lsquoempowerrsquo-asian-americans-officials-and-organizations-stress

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male. older, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/the-diversity-dilemma-do-southern-illinois-police-forces-look-like-their-communities/article_201c223e-1124-5b57-9840-c02c5cf6dc31.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Trump’s faith outreach aims to cast Democrats as the enemy – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Protestant-haters make it clear that they hate Protestants. To demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, my hate-filled Protestant-hating critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed a) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1962, b) that my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, and c) that my parents sent me to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with MSL. I should write a book about the biggest Protestant-haters in Illinois, in DuPage County, in DuPage County’s West District, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Wheaton’s West District.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Trump-s-faith-outreach-aims-to-cast-Democrats-as-15451045.php

STATELINE
— Pro-police ‘Back the Blue’ rally draws counter-protesters in downtown Rockford (DIERSEN: BLMers, LGBTQers, and Democrats stand together. In your municipality, how successful have the BLMers, LGBTQers, and Democrats been in discouraging/stopping Back the Blue rallies? Is the mayor of your municipality pro-BLM/LGBTQ/DEMOCRAT or pro-Back the Blue?)
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/pro-police-back-the-blue-rally-draws-counter-protesters-in-downtown-rockford/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Attendees of a pro-police rally in downtown Rockford were met by anti-police protesters Saturday morning. Rep. John Cabello (R-68th) and former Rep. Jim Sacia (R-89th) are among the speakers expected at an “Illinois Back the Blue” rally in Rockford today. Cabello was a former Rockford Police Detective; Sacia served 28 years as a FBI special agent in Rockford before serving 11 years as an Illinois State Representative. The groups Concerned Citizens for America of Northern Illinois and the Illinois Family Institute plan to hold the rally from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Winnebago County Justice Center, at 650 W. State Street. In a press release, the organization said it will hold the rally, “To support all men and women in law enforcement and the amazing, vital, and dangerous work they do to protect our communities and country from lawlessness and evil.” This comes following several demonstrations by anti-police protest groups in Rockford, the most recent of which was Friday night. About 20 protesters blocked East State Street near the Rockford City Market Pavilion. City Market had been canceled due to the protester’s planned activity. For the past month market-goers have been met by those protesters. Several vendors told Eyewitness News they do not feel save while doing business and say the disruptions were keeping people away. There were some tense moments as drivers attempted to make their way through the area. Rockford Police and Winnebago County Sheriff’s deputies moved in to help drivers get past. Nine protesters, five women and four men, were eventually taken into custody. In response, the group Rockford Youth Abolitionists announced they would be demonstrating at the “Back the Blue” rally. “We are standing in solidarity with protesters arrested yesterday at a nonviolent protest and against the fascist police state. RYA condemns the actions of law enforcement as well as the white supremacist rally happening,” the group said in a statement.)

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER & NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Police agencies don’t reflect diversity of communities (DIERSEN: Are you employed? Were you employed? Do/did your superiors reflect your demographics? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, very few of my superiors were Republican, conservative, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)

https://jg-tc.com/news/local/police-agencies-dont-reflect-diversity-of-communities-midwest-analysis-shows/article_d4d6d68e-108c-535f-82e3-d216cf013be2.htmlhttps://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/sea-of-white-cops-doesnt-reflect-diversity-of-communities-midwest-analysis-shows/article_78d1c031-016b-5c1c-9a48-bfe1a16d9d78.html

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Creation of Black Lives Matter street painting on Indiana Ave. (DIERSEN: What is your mayor’s position on street murals? Does your mayor claim authority to approve/disapprove them?)
https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2020/08/01/indianapolis-black-lives-matter-mural-painted-indiana-ave/5562330002/

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Bucks players kneel for anthem, and every player has a social-justice message on their jersey – JR Radcliffe (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats will try to destroy you if you do not kneel to them.)
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2020/07/31/bucks-players-kneel-during-anthem-before-nba-restart/5559411002/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Business owners cite reasons for moving to Indiana – Steve Euvino
https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/business-owners-cite-reasons-for-moving-to-indiana/article_b7d0e789-452f-514a-bc22-aeca04e092be.html

WREX
— Group of protesters arrested in Rockford
https://wrex.com/2020/07/31/group-of-protesters-arrested-in-rockford/

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Naperville Tops List Of Best U.S. Cities To Raise Family The city also topped the list of Cities with Best Public Schools. – Lisa Marie Farve (DIERSEN: Pot pushers and LGBTQ pushers want to end all that.)
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/s/h714m/naperville-tops-list-best-u-s-cities-raise-family-study

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Jeanette Ward on Freedom, Faith and Family – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/07/spotlight-jeanette-ward-on-freedom-faith-and-family/
— Embers Of Racism, With Obama’s Help, Turned Into An Inferno – Dr. Everett Piper
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/07/embers-of-racism-with-obamas-help-turned-into-an-inferno/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Intolerance of the Tolerance Culture – Micah Clark
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/the-intolerance-of-the-tolerance-culture/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Foreign threats loom ahead of US presidential election – AP (DIERSEN: Countries that want to destroy America want Biden to win.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/1/foreign-threats-loom-ahead-of-us-presidential-elec/
— Trump says he’s helped minorities ‘far better’ than Obama – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/31/trump-says-hes-helped-minorities-far-better-obama/
— Pro-lifers win permission to paint ‘Black Preborn Lives Matter’ on D.C. street Pro-life message comes after protesters paint ‘Defund the Police’ on 16th Street – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: What is your mayor’s position on street murals? Does your mayor claim authority to approve/disapprove them?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/31/pro-lifers-win-permission-to-paint-black-preborn-l/

— House approves more than $500 million for election security – Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/31/house-approves-more-than-500-million-for-election-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Twitter bans former KKK leader David Duke for violating rules on hateful conduct – Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/twitter-bans-former-kkk-leader-david-duke-for-violating-rules-on-hateful-conduct
— Between Fauci’s lines: Yes, the Black Lives Matter protests likely spread the coronavirus
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/between-faucis-lines-yes-the-black-lives-matter-protests-likely-spread-the-coronavirus

FOX NEWS
— President Trump doubles down on mail-in ballot concerns, predicts voting chaos
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/president-trump-doubles-down-on-mail-in-ballot-concerns-predicts-voting-chaos
— Victor Davis Hanson: Coronavirus pandemic exposing cultural suicide by elites in sports, academia, Hollywood All that matters is that the country itself learns from these suicidal examples and heals itself. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/coronavirus-cultural-suicide-elites-victor-davis-hanson

GOPUSA
— Fauci Suddenly Runs Out Of Opinions When Asked If Protests Should Be Limited To Control Coronavirus
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=92797
— The Biden Rule: ‘No Men Need Apply!’ – Patrick J. Buchanan (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will companies and organizations post signs that say members of the following groups need not apply for employment or for membership: White, male, older, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoider, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=92813

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Great Pale Scarecrow of White Supremacist Violence White supremacy needn’t have any actual substance behind it; the media will simply stuff it with myth and hyperbole to make it seem real enough to be useful. – Ray McCoy (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Whites who demonize, denigrate, and condemn other Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things to curry favor with White-haters. I would focus on those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District.)
https://amgreatness.com/2020/07/31/the-great-pale-scarecrow-of-white-supremacist-violence/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Meets with Police Organization: ‘You Have Tremendous Public Support’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/31/donald-trump-meets-with-police-organization-you-have-tremendous-public-support/
— 5 Ways Wikipedia Editors Support and Protect Antifa – T.D. ADLER
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/07/31/5-ways-wikipedia-editors-support-and-protect-antifa/
— Obama Privately Warns Top Dem Donors: Trump Voters ‘Glued’ to Breitbart, Fox News, Rush Limbaugh – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/07/31/obama-privately-warns-top-dem-donors-trump-voters-glued-to-breitbart-fox-news-rush-limbaugh/

BLAZE
— Rioters leave grisly threat for police outside Portland Justice Center: a burned, decapitated pig’s head with a police hat. A warning, or a threat? – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/pig-head-portland-fire-flag

NEWSMAX
— Joe Biden’s “Fair Shot” for Black Women Is a Sure Miss – Patrice Lee Onwuka
https://www.newsmax.com/patriceleeonwuka/black-gender-gig-independent/2020/07/31/id/980031/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 7 Woke Rebellions in America’s Newsrooms – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/07/30/7-woke-rebellions-in-americas-newsrooms/

FEDERALIST
— How To Keep Corporate Wokeness From Destroying America The Democratic Party long ago abandoned working-class blacks and whites in favor of identity politics, corporatism, and cultural leftism. It’s time for the GOP to step up by returning to its roots. – Willis L. Krumholz
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/31/how-to-keep-corporate-wokeness-from-destroying-america/
— Twitter’s Absence Loomed Large In Big Tech Hearing – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/30/twitters-absence-loomed-large-in-big-tech-hearing/
— Rep. Ken Buck On Big Tech: There’s Too Much Power In The Hands Of A Few People – Tristan Justice (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who use their religious, government, political, and/or financial power to destroy individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those in Illinois, in DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/31/rep-ken-buck-on-big-tech-theres-too-much-power-in-the-hands-of-a-few-people/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Elites, Dems crowd church for John Lewis funeral as normal Americans face worship restrictions ‘Two sets of rules…these are the folks that insist we wear masks and distance everywhere. They are liars,’ commented C-FAM’s Austin Ruse. – Paul Smeaton
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/conservatives-slam-elites-for-social-distancing-hypocrisy-at-john-lewis-funeral

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Systemic Racism Canard’s Consequences – PETER KIRSANOW
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-systemic-racism-canards-consequences/
— In Illinois, Take the Corruption, Lose the American History – DAN MCLAUGHLIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/in-illinois-take-the-corruption-lose-the-american-history/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-haters promote the cancel culture. I should write a book about those who lead the cancel culture in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton’s West District, my precinct, my neighborhood, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/opinion/509946-why-cancel-culture-embraces-free-speech
— NBA shoots air ball on free speech – JEFFREY M. MCCALL
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/509938-nba-shoots-air-ball-on-free-speech

POLITICO
— DHS removes official who oversaw intelligence reports on journalists The official, Brian Murphy, ran the department’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis. – BETSY WOODRUFF SWAN and DANIEL LIPPMAN (DIERSEN: What would an intelligence report on me contain?)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/01/dhs-removes-official-who-oversaw-intelligence-reports-on-journalists-390042

CNN
— Trump says he will ban TikTok – Brian Fung
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/31/tech/tiktok-trump-bytedance-sale/index.html
— Trump releases 2019 financial disclosure report (DIERSEN: Democrats use financial disclosure reports to destroy Republicans. As a federal employee, I had to file financial disclosure reports. I should write a book about how my Democrat superiors used the reports that I filed to make my supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate envious. Overwhelmingly, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government painted themselves as having financial problems. They were furious that I was able a) to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, etc.; b) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35; c) to pay for tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; and d) to pay for tuition and books to earn job-related professional certifications when I was 30 and 32.)
https://cbs58.com/news/trump-releases-2019-financial-disclosure-report

CBS NEWS
— NBA players and coaches kneel during national anthem as season restarts – CHRISTOPHER BRITO (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats will try to destroy you if you do not kneel to them.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nba-players-kneeling-anthem-protest-lebron-james-colin-kaepernick-bubble/

CBS SPORTS
— Jonathan Isaac cites gospel as explanation for not kneeling, wearing Black Lives Matter shirt Friday Isaac is an ordained minister – Sam Quinn (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats will try to destroy you if you do not kneel to them.)
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jonathan-isaac-cites-gospel-as-explanation-for-not-kneeling-wearing-black-lives-matter-shirt-friday/

YAHOO SPORTS
— NHL fans kneel on social media in support of Black Lives Matter after players didn’t – Ethan Cadeaux (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats will try to destroy you if you do not kneel to them.)
https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl-fans-kneel-social-media-013918519.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Big Tech Earnings Surge as Economy Slumps
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/07/30/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus

WASHINGTON POST
— Despite virus threat, Black voters wary of voting by mail – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/despite-virus-threat-black-voters-wary-of-voting-by-mail/2020/07/31/8afb1bfc-d333-11ea-826b-cc394d824e35_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— ‘Peaceful protests’ prompt new lows in media misconduct – Michael Barone
https://nypost.com/2020/07/31/peaceful-protests-prompt-new-lows-in-media-misconduct/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, Democrats will try to destroy you if you do not kneel to them.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/dan-wolken/2020/07/31/nba-players-kneeling-national-anthem-doesnt-feel-defiant/5558645002/

WBUR
— Biden Wants The Fed To Help Close Racial Economic Gaps. How Would That Work? – Danielle Kurtzleben (DIERSEN: To close racial economic gaps is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wbur.org/npr/897911727/biden-wants-the-fed-to-help-close-racial-economic-gaps-how-would-that-work

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Captive Mind and America’s Resegregation Idol smashing and cancel culture are part of a broad ideological project to dominate society. – Andrew A. Michta
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-captive-mind-and-americas-resegregation-11596222112
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, nationwide protests, which quickly turned to riots, have been hijacked by the neo-Marxist left, morphing into an all-out assault on American cities and institutions. This assault is underpinned by an audacious attempt to rewrite history that turns specific past events into weapons not only to overpower political opponents but also to recast all of American history as a litany of racial transgressions. The radicals have turned race into a lens through which to view the country’s history, and not simply because they are obsessed with race. They have done so because it allows them to identify and separate those groups that deserve affirmation, in their view, and those that do not. What is taking place is the resegregation of America, the endpoint of which will be the rejection of everything the civil-rights movement stood for. What is driving the radical protesters and rioters—who are enabled and manipulated by the “digital intelligentsia” in the press and an expanding segment of the political and business classes—is contempt for the freedom of anyone who fails to comport with their image of a just society. In authoritarian systems those in power seek to proscribe certain forms of political speech and social activity. Totalitarians claim unconditional authority to reach deep into each person’s conscience. They prescribe an interpretation of the world and dictate the language with which citizens are permitted to express that interpretation. Authoritarian regimes leave largely untouched the private civic sphere of human activity; totalitarians destroy traditional value systems and reorder the culture. That is why they are harder to overthrow. The ill-named progressivism that has inspired shrill demands to dismantle police forces and destroy statues is only a small manifestation of a massive project aimed at the re-education of the American population. The goal of this project is to negate the story of the American republic and replace it with a tale anchored exclusively in race categories and narratives of oppression. The nature of this exercise, with its sledgehammer rhetoric that obliterates complexities in favor of one-dimensional “correct” interpretations, is as close to Marxist agitprop as one can get.)

FORBES
— IBM Offers 1000 Paid Internships To Increase Diversity In Tech – Anna Powers (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups need not apply: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/annapowers/2020/07/31/ibm-offers-1000-paid-internships-to-increase-diversity-in-tech/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, big business makes it clear that it hates individuals, hates organizations, hates companies, hates governments, and hates countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexreimer/2020/07/31/charlie-kirk-and-right-wing-pundits-express-fake-outrage-at-nba-players-protesting-during-anthem/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters make it clear that they hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maiahoskin/2020/07/31/a-lack-of-police-pressure-isnt-chicagos-problem-structural-racism-and-trauma-are/
— Google Announces Measures To Crack Down On Misinformation Ahead Of Presidential Election – Daniel Cassady (DIERSEN: Google has always cracked down on me and has always cracked down on my www.gopillinois.com website. Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been overjoyed about that. Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts are to non-credible websites and to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors that promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielcassady/2020/07/31/google-announces-measures-to-crack-down-on-misinformation-ahead-of-presidential-election/

WBAP
— Tulsa Will Remove BLM Street Sign After Request for Back the Blue Sign – AP (DIERSEN: What is your mayor’s position on street murals? Does your mayor claim authority to approve/disapprove them?)
https://www.wbap.com/2020/07/31/tulsa-will-remove-blm-street-sign-after-request-for-back-the-blue-sign/

KGW8
— Black Lives Matter demonstrators rally in downtown Portland for 65th night in a row Local organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement said they plan to keep demonstrating until city and state officials do more to eradicate systemic racism. – Maggie Vespa (DIERSEN: One would expect that the more racist that a municipality is, the more BLM riots that it would have. How racist is your municipality? How many BLM riots has it had?)
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/protests/portland-protests-federal-courthouse-friday-july-31/283-1a26f601-b6de-4ef8-b8b5-b6c21d67144f
— Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler responds to protests, federal officers – Laural Porter (DIERSEN: How will your mayor respond? Are you a member of any of the following groups? Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters want your mayor to get rid of members of the following groups in your municipality once and for all: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, heterosexuals, married people, non-poor people, gun owners, Christians, Italian Americans, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.kgw.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/straight-talk/straight-talk/283-f4360f24-1ee5-406c-87be-32f2f72dd738

WEAR TV
— ‘All Lives Matter’ mural denied by City of Pensacola as Mayor suspends street murals – Rebekah Castor (DIERSEN: What is your mayor’s position on street murals? Does your mayor claim authority to approve/disapprove them?)
https://weartv.com/news/local/all-lives-matter-mural-denied-by-city-of-pensacola-as-mayor-suspends-street-murals

NEWS 10 & AFI AM
— OUTSTANDING: “Back the Blue” rally scheduled for Saturday in Albany
https://www.news10.com/top-stories/back-the-blue-rally-scheduled-for-saturday-in-albany/
https://985thecat.iheart.com/content/2020-08-01-back-the-blue-rally-today-in-albany/

WZZM 13
— OUTSTANDING: Pro-police rally taking place Saturday in Holland – Amy McNeel
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/pro-police-rally-taking-place-saturday-in-holland/69-e6ae41c1-a66d-46dc-a18a-e39d3f116fce

FARIBAULT DAILY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Community members show support for law enforcement with ‘Back the Blue’ rally – MICHELLE VLASAK
https://www.southernminn.com/faribault_daily_news/news/article_dbb66393-9fe0-5097-be44-c90b2ac275d0.html

WLTX
— Effort underway to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural on Columbia street Organizers say the art project, proposed in the Rosewood neighborhood, won’t cost the city one single cent. – Alicia Neaves (DIERSEN: What is your mayor’s position on street murals? Does your mayor claim authority to approve/disapprove them?)
https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/effort-underway-to-paint-black-lives-matter-mural-on-columbia-street/101-62d585e1-a56f-4fcf-b324-76721cb84114

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters want the world to see America as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/01/898099524/how-u-s-protests-for-racial-justice-have-impacted-the-countrys-global-image

NEWSWEEK
— These States Invalidate Mail-In Ballots After Election Day – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
https://www.newsweek.com/these-states-invalidate-mail-ballots-after-election-day-1522060