May 22, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Trump deletes social media video about election victory referencing ‘Unified Reich’ after backlash. “This was not a campaign video,” a Trump campaign rep said. – Soo Rin Kim, Lalee Ibssa and Kelsey Walsh
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-social-media-video-unified-reich-/14851798/
— Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/summer-ebt-illinois-launches-food-assistance-program-part-of-a-federally-funded-providing-120-per-child/14847949/
— Biden administration canceling student loans for another 160K borrowers. With the latest action, the administration said it has canceled $167B for nearly 5M Americans through several forgiveness programs. – AP (COMMENT: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I would not have gotten one if I had tried. I was not viewed as being college material. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into upper 20% of my class. I had not demonstrated any leadership potential. I washed dishes during my junior and senior years and the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial re/green color blindness. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. One could presume that if you got a student loan, you were college material, that you would graduate, that you would get a good-paying job, and that you would pay off your loan. What went wrong with those who have not paid off their college loans?)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/biden-administration-canceling-student-loans-160k-borrowers/14856505/

NBC5
— At least five hospitalized after suspected overdoses in Near West Side apartment.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/at-least-five-hospitalized-after-suspected-overdoses-in-near-west-side-apartment/3443138/
— Thousands without power in northern Illinois as severe storms arrive (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have blasted me the most for my buying a natural gas fired whole house backup electric generator.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/thousands-without-power-in-northern-illinois-as-severe-storms-loom/3443419/
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at Black women that Republicans cause all the problems that Black women have, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/nbc-5-investigates-dismissed-sexual-assault-racial-disparities-difficulty-prosecution/3438100/

CBS2
— Democrats have always blamed Republicans for homelessness. Chicago Democrats used to a) send their homeless to DuPage County and especially to Wheaton and b) paint them as being failed products of traditional marriages.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicagos-first-chief-homelessness-officer-one-on-one/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgBhDe_Awls
— Chicago’s Millennium Park youth curfew remains as groups work to prevent summer violence (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if not already, there will be youth violence in your downtown.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/millennium-park-youth-curfew-remains/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFa7K9a0ST0

WGN9
— Chicago police paying special attention to beaches, lakefront amid summer-like weather – Gabriel Castillo
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-police-paying-special-attention-to-beaches-lakefront-amid-summer-like-weather/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Those who push pot should be presumed to use pot themselves.
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/hed-bill-would-expand-medical-marijuana-sales/
— Majority of Chicago alders support CTA chief’s ouster – Tahman Bradley, BJ Lutz (COMMENT: Will the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) officially call for my ouster as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a precinct committeeman because I promote direct election of IRP State Central Committee members? Recently, they removed me from the 2024 IRP State Central Committee Platform and Resolutions Committee. Previously, they ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, a role that I had since 2005.)
https://wgntv.com/news/traffic/chicago-council-alderman-majority-cta-president-dorval-carter/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twenty-six of the city’s alders have signed on to a non-binding resolution calling on Chicago Transit Authority President Dorval Carter to resign or for the mayor to fire him, as what began as a handful of leaders calling for his dismissal has grown to a majority. Ald. Andre Vasquez of the 40th Ward plans to introduce the resolution at Wednesday’s meeting of the Chicago City Council as critics point out that Chicago trails several cities in post-pandemic ridership recovery, including Washington, DC, Los Angeles and Boston.)
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcjbET2-hrE

FOX32
— Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard billed wrong taxpayers for pricey political junket
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1RHrc055Ew
— High winds cause power outages in Chicago suburbs – Nate Rodgers (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have blasted me the most for my buying a natural gas fired whole house backup electric generator.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/high-winds-cause-power-outages-in-northwest-suburbs

WTTW
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/lgbtq-international-travelers-warned-pride-month-threats/f6bc9e67-df4d-4aa9-a313-966a41ace1ca

WGN RADIO
— Many Chicago schools aren’t equipped to support migrants. Many migrant children in CPS are being left behind because the schools often lack bilingual support. – Pete Zimmerman (COMMENT: Under Democrat leaders and under RINO leaders, anticipate/expect that sooner rather than later, you will be forced to speak, read, and write Spanish. If I had to spend time learning how to speak, read, and write Spanish in high school, a) my ACT score would have been lower, b) I would not have graduated in the upper 20% of my class, and therefore, c) UIC would not have accepted me in 1966.)
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/many-chicago-schools-arent-equipped-to-support-migrants/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— To get more votes from minorities, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at minorities that Republicans cause all the problems that minorities have.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/21/racial-healing-focus-of-programs-in-aurora/
— Deadline for applications for student loan forgiveness extended. – Terry Savage (COMMENT: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I would not have gotten one if I had tried. I was not viewed as being college material. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into upper 20% of my class. I had not demonstrated any leadership potential. I washed dishes during my junior and senior years and the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial re/green color blindness. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. One could presume that if you got a student loan, you were college material, that you would graduate, that you would get a good-paying job, and that you would pay off your loan. What went wrong with those who have not paid off their college loans?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/21/terry-savage-news-on-student-loans-consumer-protection/
— Bartlett High School pauses yearbook distribution due to alleged antisemitic photo – ZAREEN SYED
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/21/bartlett-high-school-pauses-yearbook-distribution-due-to-alleged-antisemitic-photo/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 12,000 ComEd customers without power as high winds, severe weather reach Chicago area. (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have blasted me the most for my buying a natural gas fired whole house backup electric generator.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/05/21/comed-crews-prepare-for-power-outages-as-severe-weather-approaches-chicago-area

DAILY HERALD
— Nikki Haley faces a murky path forward and a key decision on whether or not to endorse Trump – AP (COMMENT: To not endorse Trump is to endorse Biden, that is, to officially become a Democrat.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240520/nation-and-world/nikki-haley-faces-a-murky-path-forward-and-a-key-decision-on-whether-or-not-to-endorse-trump/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans, and especially Republicans who conservative, White, male, and/or older.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240522/opinion/daily-herald-opinion-latest-alito-headlines-further-erode-trust-in-supreme-court/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Those who push pot should be presumed to use pot themselves.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/city-council-could-control-downtown-dispensary-zoning
— Protesters prep for the DNC spotlight (COMMENT: What will Democrat leaders give protestors to stop them from protesting?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-daily-gist/dnc-2024-protesters-prepare-spotlight

SOUTHERN
— Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/05/21/kansas-physicians-challenge-law-requiring-public-release-of-patients-reasons-for-abortions/
— Anticipate/expect that as November 5, 2024 approaches, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly a) stress that Trump is a German American Protestant and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn him as being a Nazi. Both Trump and I are German American Protestants. In my defense, I have often stressed a) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, b) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and c) that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/05/21/harris-democrats-slam-video-on-trump-site-referencing-unified-reich-while-republicans/

WAND TV
— Caterpillar to pay $800K in racial hiring discrimination agreement at Decatur facility. Federal investigation found Black applicants not hired based on race. (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/caterpillar-to-pay-800k-in-racial-hiring-discrimination-agreement-at-decatur-facility/article_1d89cf04-1787-11ef-9046-432f050d165d.html
— Trump says he is open to restrictions on contraception. His campaign says he misspoke – AP
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-says-he-is-open-to-restrictions-on-contraception-his-campaign-says-he-misspoke/article_12f76721-5fed-560d-8401-4d1754565861.html

WCIA
— Trump’s lawyers rested their case after calling just 2 witnesses. – AP
https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-trumps-lawyers-rested-their-case-after-calling-just-2-witnesses-experts-say-thats-not-unusual/

WGME
— Illinois teachers terrified to go to work over student violence, threats – KRISTINA WATROBSKI (COMMENT: While I was in school, none of my classmates threatened or did anything violent. I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, UIC 1966-1968 and 1971, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, Roosevelt 1980-1981, and IIT 1992-1997.)
https://wgme.com/news/nation-world/illinois-teachers-confront-school-board-over-apathy-toward-disturbing-student-threats-springfield-public-schools-education-safety-violence-restorative-justice-parents-defending-education-crisis-in-the-classroom

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-defrocked-in-2004-for-same-sex-relationship-a-faithful-methodist-is-reinstated-as-pastor/

CITIES 92.9
— Another County Talks Secession – Tom Davis
https://www.cities929.com/2024/05/21/irn-another-county-talks/

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Workers with unseen disabilities face stigmas in the workplace. – Andy Medici (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who had seen and unseen disabilities.)
https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2024/05/21/workers-with-adhd-face-stigma-in-the-workplace.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— For Dem convention, media matters – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to curry favor with the Democrat news media in Illinois: past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. What adverse actions will the aforesaid take against me at the IRP State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/05/22/for-dem-convention-media-matters-00159363
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CONVENTION ZONE: Some 500 media folks are in Chicago today touring the United Center to make sure their seats and views are just right for the Democratic National Convention in August. New world: The media and information landscape has transformed since the last in-person convention in 2016, so editors and broadcasters are looking at the convention space with new (digital) eyes. And the Dems are, too: The Democratic National Convention team is trying to find new and creative ways to bring the party’s story to life, knowing that viewers digest content in different ways than they did eight years ago.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-294/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-92/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Virtually all Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) leaders who oppose direct election of IRP State Central Committee members get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen (RPC) like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. Virtually all IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders who oppose direct election get rid of RPC like me who support planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, most commonly its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. If I was not an elected RPC, because of the aforesaid, the aforesaid would not appoint me as one. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Rebuilding the Illinois GOP – Jon A. Zahm
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/05/rebuilding-the-illinois-rebuilding-the-illinois-gop-2024/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: By Allowing EVERY GOP Primary Voter an Equal Vote for Party Leadership When you donate money to the Illinois Republican Party to fight back against President Joe Biden, Governor JB Pritzker, and the supermajority of liberal Democrats in both chambers of the General Assembly, how are the funds spent? It is up to a 17-member governing board, the State Central Committee (SCC), one person from each Congressional District chosen by party insiders ranging from Precinct Committeemen to Township Committeemen to County Chairmen. These 17 then elect a State Party Chairman and also control which staff is hired and which political consultants and vendors receive lucrative contracts. And this small group of 17 determines the policies, issues, and communications that go out under the Party name. They act similar to a company’s board of directors. By contrast, every Democrat voter votes directly for their State Central Committeeman. And they have been beating us consistently in elections since 1986 when a few party bosses, like now-disgraced Speaker Dennis Hastert and RINO IL House Minority Leader Lee Daniels conspired to change the rules and limit grassroots voting rights. Only Precinct Committeemen in Illinois, under the current rules, can vote. Not a single Republican voter within that precinct is allowed to vote on those who make up the powerful State Central Committee. That must change. What about all the other good Republicans who live in those precincts? They are disenfranchised. No vote for them for SCC. If a company refused to allow their shareholders/stakeholders to vote on who the Board of Directors are, they would be sanctioned and even jailed. (From IbendahlonPolitics.com) Our Party currently operates this inside-deal system that lacks transparency and does not respect the people who make up their broad base. Those who work hard, raise their families, and pay taxes – the same good folks who don’t always have the time to do a lot of local politics. I first got involved as a leader of this movement when my mentor, former State Senator and current Kane County Treasurer, Chris Lauzen, introduced Senate Bill 600 in 2009 to reform a party then dominated by corrupt power players like Gov. George Ryan. It passed 44-13 only to die in the Illinois House where later convicted fixer Mike Madigan, and Tom Cross, made sure it did not get a vote. Don’t let our vote on this be taken away forever. Stand for Reform. Stand for Principle. Stand for an open party that welcomes people who identify as Republicans. Do the right thing. Everyone should have one vote. That is the American and Constitutional way. This is the Resolution that will be considered this Friday, May 24th, at 10 AM by the Platform and Resolutions Committee at the 2024 IL GOP Convention in Collinsville. We ask each member to endorse this, or, if not, at least vote it to the Convention Floor so all delegates in attendance can have a say-so. To add your name and title to our list as a supporter please send me an email to goliathslayers@gmail.com. The decision on Direct Elections will be made Saturday, May 25. The 25th new name I receive will be thanked by me making a $25 donation to the charity of their choice. I can also be texted/called at 630-946-8683 (630-WIN-VOTE). My main page is Jon A Zahm on Facebook. Click HERE for a growing list of Republican and conservative organizations who have endorsed the Resolution to give every Republican primary voter a right to vote for Party leadership. If passed, this will occur every 4 years beginning in March of 2026 on the Republican Primary ballot. Each of the 17 Congressional Districts will elect one man or one woman for these important party posts that decide how to spend party dollars, how to win elections and how to help all Republicans win. IFA’s devoted and excellent leader David E. Smith is a longtime supporter of Direct Elections. Thank you and May God Bless You!)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— What You Need to Know Before the Illinois GOP Convention – Thomas Mccullagh
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/05/what-you-need-to-know-before-the-illinois-gop-convention.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois State Republican Convention is fast approaching, set to take place on Friday, May 24, and Saturday, May 25, at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, IL. This event will gather Republicans from across the state for networking, socializing, training, and learning opportunities. However, beyond these activities, the convention holds significant importance as it offers delegates a unique opportunity to influence the direction of the party for the next four years. The main tasks will include adopting a new platform and electing Illinois representatives to the Republican National Committee (RNC). Understanding the rules and mechanics of the convention is vital for those attending. The opportunity for grassroots participants and delegates to impact the party’s direction is scheduled for only 3.5 hours on Saturday afternoon. This brief window makes it essential for delegates to be well-versed in the rules. Without this knowledge, decisions about the platform and the selection of RNC members could be dominated by those who wrote the rules, rather than by the delegates themselves. The first order of business at the convention will be adopting the Rules of Order. These rules are crucial as they determine how officers are nominated and elected, how the platform is approved and adopted, and much more. Essentially, the adopted rules will decide who gets their voices heard and who has the power to influence key decisions. Prior to the convention, several committees controlled by the State Central Committee will meet to propose rules. These committees are tasked with various responsibilities and include the Convention Committee on Credentials, the Convention Committee on Platform and Resolutions, the Convention Committee on Rules and Procedures, the Convention Committee on Arrangements, the Convention Committee on At-Large Delegates and Alternates, the Convention Committee on Presidential Electors, and the Convention Committee to Nominate National Committeeman and National Committeewoman. Among these, the committees on Platform and Resolutions, Rules and Procedures, and Nominations are particularly influential. They will establish the platform, propose the rules of the convention, and nominate members to the RNC. When the convention begins, the first task will be to adopt the rules proposed by the Rules and Procedures committee. This step is critical because it sets the framework for how the rest of the convention will operate. For delegates who wish to challenge the proposed rules, the time to act is when the convention is called to order. According to the current bylaws of the Illinois Republican Party ( https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Amended-Bylaws-as-approved-April-25-2020.pdf ), specifically Articles VI and VII, the convention itself has the authority to set its own rules. This means that unless delegates propose and adopt alternate rules at the opening of the convention, the rules proposed by the Rules and Procedures committee will be enacted. These rules will then govern the adoption of the platform and the nomination and election of members to the RNC. Per Article VII (H) of the bylaws, the proposed convention rules must be published on the Illinois Republican Party website and made available in printed form to each delegation chair forty-eight hours before the convention opens. With the general business session starting at 11:30 AM on Saturday, the rules should be published by 11:30 AM on Thursday. Delegates must review these rules ahead of time to be prepared to propose alternatives if necessary. Being familiar with the proposed rules is imperative for any delegate wishing to make an impact. Grassroots delegates who want to influence the convention must be well-prepared and informed about the proposed rules. The convention’s first order of business is to adopt these rules, so understanding and being ready to discuss them is crucial. Without this preparation, the rules will likely be set by the State Central Committee, potentially advancing their agenda over that of the delegates. Delegates are encouraged to read the bylaws and consult Robert’s Rules on Rules of Order for Conventions and on Nominations. Understanding these rules ensures that all voices can be heard and that the convention’s outcomes reflect the wishes of the delegates. The Convention Committee on Credentials verifies the credentials of all delegates and alternates, ensuring that those participating in the convention are duly authorized representatives. The Convention Committee on Platform and Resolutions is responsible for drafting and proposing the party platform and any resolutions. The platform outlines the party’s principles and policy positions. The Convention Committee on Rules and Procedures proposes the rules that will govern the convention’s operations. These rules will dictate how the convention is conducted, including how votes are taken and how debates are managed. The Convention Committee on Arrangements handles the logistical aspects of the convention, including venue setup, scheduling, and ensuring that all necessary materials and resources are available. The Convention Committee on At-Large Delegates and Alternates selects delegates and alternates who will represent Illinois at the national level. The Convention Committee on Presidential Electors nominates individuals who will serve as electors in the Electoral College should the party’s presidential candidate win the general election in Illinois. The Convention Committee to Nominate National Committeeman and National Committeewoman nominates candidates for Illinois’ representatives to the Republican National Committee. To effectively participate in the convention, delegates should take several preparatory steps. Reviewing the bylaws is essential as they provide the framework for the convention. Familiarizing oneself with these bylaws, particularly Articles VI and VII, is crucial. Understanding Robert’s Rules is also important as they provide the procedural basis for conducting meetings and making decisions. Delegates should understand these rules to effectively navigate the convention’s proceedings. Staying informed is another critical step. The proposed rules will be published on the Illinois Republican Party website, and delegates should review these rules as soon as they are available to be prepared to propose any necessary changes. Engaging with other delegates before and during the convention can help build coalitions and gather support for proposed rule changes or platform amendments. The Illinois State Republican Convention is a pivotal event for party members. It provides a rare opportunity to shape the party’s future direction. However, to make the most of this opportunity, delegates must be well-prepared and informed about the convention’s rules and procedures. By understanding and being ready to engage with the rules, delegates can ensure that their voices are heard and that the convention’s outcomes reflect their collective will. This preparation will help ensure a fair and democratic process that truly represents the interests of all participants.)

WIREPOINTS
— Reckoning with woke’s repercussions: Northwestern and Harvard, JB Pritzker and Penny Pritzker – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/a-reckoning-with-wokes-repercussions-northwestern-and-harvard-jb-pritzker-and-penny-pritzker-wirepoints/
— When it comes to population growth, there is no greater contrast than Illinois and Florida – Ted Dabrowski and Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/when-it-comes-to-population-growth-there-is-no-greater-contrast-than-illinois-and-florida-wirepoints-quickpoint/
— We’re finally seeing more people wake up and talk about Illinois’ dismal education results
https://wirepoints.org/were-finally-seeing-more-people-wake-up-and-talk-about-illinois-dismal-education-results-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois legislators set to change ‘offender’ to ‘justice-impacted individual’ – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_cb6dd896-17ae-11ef-a59a-1341d90c009a.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rep. Quigley votes to count illegal aliens towards seats in Congress
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/659226208-rep-quigley-votes-to-count-illegal-aliens-towards-seats-in-congress

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House fixes mountain of mistakes in Biden’s NAACP speech – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/21/white-house-fixes-mountain-of-mistakes-in-joe-bide/
— Study shows Illinois among the highest for massive jury verdicts against companies (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always not only sided with those who I have sued, they have glorified and praised them, pandered to them, served as their operatives and dupes, and/or punished me. I should write about that. )
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3011622/study-shows-illinois-among-the-highest-for-massive-jury-verdicts-against-companies/
— States ask for federal help to block noncitizen voting – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: What is your county clerk doing to assure that illegals do not vote? What stops illegals from using their false identifications to register to vote and to vote?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/16/states-ask-federal-help-block-noncitizen-voting/
— Noncitizens caught voting in U.S. elections — here’s how they did it – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: What is your county clerk doing to assure that illegals do not vote? What stops illegals from using their false identifications to register to vote and to vote?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/3/noncitizens-do-vote-in-us-elections-heres-how-they/
— Biden cancels $7.7 billion in student loans for 160,000 borrowers in latest debt forgiveness – Jeff Mordock (COMMENT: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I would not have gotten one if I had tried. I was not viewed as being college material. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into upper 20% of my class. I had not demonstrated any leadership potential. I washed dishes during my junior and senior years and the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial re/green color blindness. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. One could presume that if you got a student loan, you were college material, that you would graduate, that you would get a good-paying job, and that you would pay off your loan. What went wrong with those who have not paid off their college loans?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/22/joe-biden-cancels-77-billion-in-student-loans-for-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— MAY 27, 2016 FLASHBACK: Trump delegates not expecting fight over GOP platform – Al Weaver (COMMENT: What changes does Trump want to the Republican Party platform?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/614137/trump-delegates-not-expecting-fight-over-gop-platform/
— The National Geographic ‘gender revolution’ has failed – Mark Judge (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3011858/national-geographic-gender-revolution-has-failed/

NEW YORK POST
— Cornell University using DEI policy to reject faculty candidates for not ‘conforming.’ – Carl Campanile (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://nypost.com/2024/05/21/us-news/cornell-university-using-dei-policy-to-reject-faculty-candidates-group-claims/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Man (Biden) famous for ‘you ain’t black’ tells graduates you ain’t got a chance – Chad Groening, Billy Davis (COMMENT: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate got more than a chance in 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and gave him my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://afn.net/politics-govt/2024/05/21/man-famous-for-you-ain-t-black-tells-graduates-you-ain-t-got-a-chance/
— Dems and media: Illegal aliens can’t vote, except when they do. – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/politics-govt/2024/05/21/dems-and-media-illegal-aliens-can-t-vote-except-when-they-do-which-is-rare-but-also-good/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden admin seeks to fast-track asylum process in five big cities ahead of election. – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/05/21/biden-admin-seeks-to-fast-track-asylum-process-in-five-big-cities-ahead-of-election-report-1460880/

BREITBART
— Hispanic Caucus Opposes Biden-Backed Immigration Expansion Bill for Failing to Include Amnesty for Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/21/hispanic-caucus-opposes-biden-backed-immigration-expansion-bill-failing-include-amnesty-illegal-aliens/
— New York Migrant Complains: Not Enough Welfare, Aid – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/05/21/new-york-migrant-complains-not-enough-welfare-aid/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Terrorists Welcome. Chronic counterterrorism lapses at the border demand investigation and congressional intervention. – Todd Bensman
https://cis.org/Oped/Terrorists-Welcome
— Exploiting Mass Immigration to Displace Blacks. The early twentieth century’s Great Replacement Theory. – George Fishma
https://cis.org/Fishman/Exploiting-Mass-Immigration-Displace-Blacks

CENTER SQUARE WASHINGTON
— More young adults in Washington state smoke weed on a daily basis – Carleen Johnson (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Those who push pot should be presumed to use pot themselves.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_7ab5d884-17c9-11ef-9d3a-6324e444e10f.html

CHARLIE KIRK
— Just How Many Illegals Will Vote In November?
https://thecharliekirkshow.com/podcasts/the-charlie-kirk-show/just-how-many-illegals-will-vote-in-november

DAILY CALLER
— California Democrats Vote Unanimously To Keep Protecting Illegal Immigrant Pedophiles – LISA MOORE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/21/they-literally-dont-give-a-damn-ca-dems-vote-unanimously-to-keep-protecting-illegal-immigrant-pedophiles/

DAILY WIRE
— Republicans Dismantle Fact-Check On Non-Citizens Registering To Vote – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-dismantle-fact-check-on-non-citizens-registering-to-vote

FEDERALIST
— Emails Show Alarming Level Of Anti-Israel Activity At Illinois STEM School (Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy) – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/22/exclusive-emails-show-alarming-level-of-anti-israel-activity-at-illinois-stem-school/

FOX NEWS
— Biden’s open-border policy welcomes foreign spies. Since Biden took office, more than 140,000 Chinese nationals have been encountered illegally crossing our border. – Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis, (ret.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-open-border-policy-welcomes-foreign-spies
— California lawmaker’s mic cut off while reading bill to end sanctuary state laws. AB 2641 would have ended sanctuary protections for illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes against minors. – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-lawmakers-mic-cut-off-while-reading-bill-end-sanctuary-state-laws-dems-dont-care

FOX NEWS RADIO
— The Biden Administration is Hiding the Nationalities of Illegals on Terror Watch List
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/05/21/the-biden-administration-is-hiding-the-nationalities-of-illegals-on-terror-watch-list/

JUDICIAL WATCH
— TRUMP IS A POLITICAL HOSTAGE! – Tom Fitton
https://www.judicialwatch.org/videos/fitton-trump-is-a-political-hostage/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— GOP Try To Ensure Illegals Can’t Vote – Rep. Matt Rosendale (COMMENT: What is your county clerk doing to assure that illegals do not vote? What stops illegals from using their false identifications to register to vote and to vote?)
https://www.oann.com/video/real-america-video/gop-try-to-ensure-illegals-cant-vote/

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Brecheen to Newsmax: Illegal Immigrants Drain on Society – Sam Barron
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/josh-brecheen-illegal-immigration-eric-adams/2024/05/21/id/1165602/

PJ MEDIA
— Illegals Resort to Shocking Tactics to Stay in the Country – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/05/21/hundreds-of-illegals-staged-kae-robberies-to-improve-their-immigration-status-n4929210
— Biden Is Rushing a Blizzard of Regulations to ‘Cement His Legacy’ – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/05/21/biden-is-rushing-to-finish-writing-a-blizzard-of-regulations-to-cement-his-legacy-n4929213

TOWNHALL
— More Immigration, More Inflation, More Bankruptcies – John and Andy Schlafly
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnandandyschlafly/2024/05/22/more-immigration-more-inflation-more-bankruptcies-n2639364

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Biden’s new asylum ruling is a big flashing ‘Welcome’ sign for undocumented immigrants – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4675072-bidens-new-asylum-ruling-is-a-big-flashing-welcome-sign-for-illegal-immigrants/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— How Lara Trump is reshaping the Republican Party
https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-takeaways-how-lara-trump-is-reshaping-the-republican-party/

CBS NEWS
— New program hopes to help Denver’s asylum seekers legally enter workforce (COMMENT: When did you enter the work force? I entered the work force when I was 14 years old in 1962 because I knew that I had to work my way through college. Back then, if there had been as many illegals in America as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got. Those jobs enabled me to a) buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, etc., b) pay for my college expenses at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, etc., and c) buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, etc.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/video/new-program-hopes-to-help-denvers-asylum-seekers-legally-enter-workforce/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Chicago Is Tired of Waiting for Trains, and Thinks It Knows Who’s to Blame – Julie Bosman (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who blame me and who blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/us/chicago-cta-dorval-carter.html
— Can Republicans Embrace Voting by Mail? Pennsylvania Offers a Test. Republicans are now trying to sell voters on voting methods that the party has demonized for years. It won’t be easy. – Michael Wines
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/us/republicans-mail-voting-pennsylvania.html
— Will Trump Run as a Felon? A Big 2024 Question Will Soon Be Answered. The ruling in the trial of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee, which could come next week, could be a deciding factor in a tight race. – Shane Goldmacher (COMMENT: To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took many big adverse actions against me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/us/politics/trump-trial-2024-election.html

USA TODAY
— Hispanic heritage runs deep in the USA (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America is well on its way to becoming a Hispanic nation. Democrats and RINOs have no problem with that. Democrats want Hispanics because Hispanics vote for Democrats. RINOs want Hispanics because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2012/10/11/hispanic-heritage-immigration-america/1627823/

MSN
— Tim Scott calls on universities to end legacy admissions – Lauren Sforza (COMMENT: Did your parents have college degrees? Mine did not. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tim-scott-calls-on-universities-to-end-legacy-admissions/ar-AA1deaiW
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/a-colorful-history-of-lgbtq-pride-in-america/ss-BB1mQJv2

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Does It Take to Flip the 2024 Battleground States? Adjust the WSJ Swing-States Dial to see how subtle shifts in turnout and candidate choice could sway the outcome of the 2024 election. – Randy Yeip, Andrew Levinson, Aaron Zitner, Adrienne Tong
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/election-dial-battleground-states-trump-biden-224ad0e6
— Presidents’ Tax Returns and Families’ Foreign Payments Targeted by Unlikely Duo. Bipartisan proposal seeks more disclosures after years of probes of the Trump and Biden families. – Natalie Andrews (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors were overjoyed when the Democrats who ran Money Magazine helped them disallow my education deductions with their February 1978 4-page article on me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/presidents-tax-returns-and-families-foreign-payments-targeted-by-unlikely-duo-03193ef1
— Foreign Purchase of U.S. Ammo Maker Sparks National-Security Battle. Opponents of deal stress need for American ownership amid gunpowder shortage and concern over China-Russia influence. – Brett Forrest (COMMENT: I worked for GAO on its audit that resulted in its report titled “Defense Budget:
Potential Reductions to DOD’s Fiscal Year 1990 Ammunition Budget.’ SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/nsiad-90-23 )
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/foreign-purchase-of-u-s-ammo-maker-sparks-national-security-battle-db31490d
— Does America Need a Baby Boom? (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-america-need-a-baby-boom-31b422c7
— Biden’s Demoralizing Speech to Morehouse Grads. In his 2013 commencement address, Obama stressed opportunity. His successor emphasizes victimization. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-demoralizing-speech-to-morehouse-grads-obama-achievement-racism-ee5fefb5
— The IRS Money Hole Gets Deeper. The agency is already pleading poverty despite its 2022 windfall. – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about all the money that my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors spent to waste my career and to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-spending-house-appropriations-committee-daniel-werfel-congress-0b10d2a6

WFDD
— Noncitizen voting in N.C. elections is the focus of GOP sponsored bill – David Ford (COMMENT: What is your county clerk doing to assure that illegals do not vote? What stops illegals from using their false identifications to register to vote and to vote?)
https://www.wfdd.org/story/noncitizen-voting-nc-elections-focus-gop-sponsored-bill

TULSA WORLD
— Plaintiffs again question federal judge about slow movement on critical race theory lawsuit. (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in the 1980s and 1990s dragged out the class action lawsuit against them that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and that I became an active member of in 1988 when I was 40 years old. The Democrats who ran GAO in the 1990s and 2000s dragged out the lawsuit that I filed against them in 1998 that charged them with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf )
https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/plaintiffs-again-question-federal-judge-about-slow-movement-on-critical-race-theory-lawsuit/article_2c07f58e-17a4-11ef-857e-376513d030aa.html

FED SMITH
— Office of Special Counsel Cracking Down on White House Hatch Act Violations. New Hatch Act enforcement guidelines are designed to level the playing field between White House staff and other federal employees. – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2024/05/21/osc-cracking-down-on-white-house-hatch-act-violations/

GAO
— GAO Named Best Place to Work for 4th Year in a Row (COMMENT: I doubt that any GAO employee are Republican. From what I see, virtually all GAO employees are Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or do not have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.gao.gov/press-release/gao-named-best-place-work-4th-year-row

May 20, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— President Joe Biden faces silent protests over Israel-Hamas war at Morehouse commencement speech. “I support peaceful, nonviolent protests,” Biden said. – Michelle Stoddart, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, Fritz Farrow, and Selina Wang
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-joe-biden-faces-silent-protests-over-handling-of-israel-hamas-war-at-morehouse-college-commencement-speech-in-atlanta/14843871/

NBC5
— At least 27 shot, 1 fatally, across Chicago in overnight shootings
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/at-least-27-shot-1-fatally-across-chicago-in-overnight-shootings/3441079/

WGN9
— Groups gather at Chicago police district for several causes ahead of DNC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRy-bVbMpLo

CBS2
— Demonstrators vow to disrupt DNC protest in Chicago with or without a permit – Andrew Ramos
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/demonstrators-rally-outside-cpd-station-dnc-protest-chicago/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In pro-Palestinian rally at CPD station, coalition calls for mobilization ahead of DNC in August – ADRIANA PÉREZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/19/chicago-dnc-rally/
— At Evanston unity rally, a call for Gaza cease-fire and hostage release: ‘We need to tell a new story’ – AVANI KALRA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/19/israel-palestine-vigil-evanston/
— The economy trumps all when it comes to the presidential race – Laura Washington (COMMENT: To elect Biden, anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly drive up the stock market.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/20/column-presidential-race-joe-biden-donald-trump-economy-washington/
— Chicago’s fragile trade-show business stands to lose if the Democratic National Convention turns ugly. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/20/editorial-chicagos-fragile-trade-show-business-stands-to-lose-if-the-democratic-national-convention-turns-ugly/
— 3 women allege grooming, sexual misconduct by former high school teacher and coach. Administrators ignored opportunities to protect students, lawsuits say. – CHRISTY GUTOWSKI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/19/dallas-till-lawsuits-morton-east-elmwood-park/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Nearly 30 shot, one killed in weekend violence across Chicago
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/05/19/shootings-gun-violence-6-wounded-east-garfield-park-albany-avenue
— Pro-Palestine groups rally at 18th District police station. Protesters marched through the neighborhood after the rally, flying Palestinian flags and wearing kaffiyehs. They called on Chicago leaders to divest from Israel and sought the release of Illinois inmates wrongfully convicted and sentenced. – Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/05/19/israel-hamas-war-pro-palestine-groups-rally-18th-district-police-station-northwestern-uc-city-hall
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly bright for younger minorities and younger females because Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly give them more and more and more preference. But to give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. Because younger White men are ever-increasingly crashing and burning, fewer and fewer and fewer of them are “marriage material.” Back in the good old days, that is, the 1960s and 1970s, before I got married, even though I was a White male who had to work his way through college, I was able to a) graduate debt-free with a bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) earn a master’s degree when I was 27, c) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, and 25, and d) buy a new townhome when I was 24, a studio condo in downtown Chicago when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo there when I was 27. When got married when I was 29 years old in 1978, my salary was $106,785/year in today’s dollars.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/well/2024/05/19/pilsen-after-school-mental-health-wellness-girls-group-positive-coping-skills

DAILY HERALD
— Graduation ceremonies – Paul Valade (COMMENT: Who attended your graduation ceremonies? My parents attended my Crete-Monee High School graduation ceremony in 1966 and my wife attended my Loyola graduation ceremony in 1976, my DePaul graduation ceremony in 1980, and my IIT graduation ceremony in 1997.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240519/news/photo-gallery-lake-zurich-palatine-york-and-naperville-central-north-graduation-ceremonies/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN & SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/05/19/city/evanston-pride-pflag-gender-affirming-evanston-celebrate-queer-joy/
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2024/05/16/springfields-pridefest-organizer-wants-people-to-enjoy-the-journey/73643926007/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/education/2024/05/20/close-to-8500-springfield-kids-eligible-for-new-food-assistance-program/73701091007/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/marijuana-may-soon-be-a-schedule-iii-drug-what-will-change/

CWB CHICAGO
— Knife fight in downtown Chicago ends with no injuries, stunned bystanders
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/05/chicago-magnificent-mile-knife-altercation-no-injuries.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FEBRUARY 21, 2023 FLASHBACK: Will my critics/opponents give Shia Kapos and the rest of the Democrat news media extreme preference at the Illinois Republican Party State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25 like they did at their February 20, 2023 DeSantis event in Elmhurst? Will they stop me from attending the convention? Failing that, will they limit/stop my access to everything? They did everything that they could to stop me a) from learning about their DeSantis event, b) from attending their event, c) from speaking with anyone at their event, and d) from reporting on their event. My critics/opponent have taken many big adverse actions against me to curry favor with their many friends in the Democrat news media. I should write about that.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/02/21/desantis-pokes-at-pritzker-in-illinois-00083731

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-292/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you anticipate/expect the next adverse action against you will be by your critics/opponents? For me, it is getting a registered Republican voter in my precinct to run against me and to defeat me as Precinct Committeeman. So far, my critics/opponents have succeed in a) removing me from the 2024 Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, b) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) ending my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council vacancy in 2019, d) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, e) ending my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, f) ending my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, g) ended my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, h) ending my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, i) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, j) ending my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and k) ending my membership on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker squeezes Democratic legislators with threat to cut grants for their districts – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-squeezes-democratic-legislators-with-threat-to-cut-grants-for-their-districts-wirepoints/
— The Chicago Teachers union doesn’t just want 9% annual raises. They want that and more.
https://wirepoints.org/the-chicago-teachers-union-doesnt-just-want-9-annual-raises-they-want-that-and-even-more-wirepoints-on-the-shaun-thompson-show/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS CONSIDER ‘WORKER FREEDOM OF SPEECH ACT’ TO RESTRICT EMPLOYERS – Dylan Sharkey (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office would have vehemently opposed this. They opposed anything and everything that might hinder their hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. I remember when GAO’s older White male GS-14s (currently $136,414-$177,341/year) wore black arm bands at work to protest GAO’s efforts to get rid of them. GAO soon got rid of those employees who wore those arm bands.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmakers-consider-worker-freedom-of-speech-act-to-restrict-employers/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— LGBTQ movement working to transform society in its own image. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/19/lgbtq-movement-working-to-transform-society-in-its/
— Pope Francis blasted critics of his 11-year pontificate Sunday, saying conservative Catholics manifest “a suicidal attitude.” – Mark A. Kellner (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, conservatives are ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and condemned.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/19/pope-francis-tells-cbs-60-minutes-that-us-conserva/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Divisiveness destroys the Republican Party – Everett Piper (COMMENT: I should write a book about the most divisive leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/19/divisiveness-destroys-republican-party/

NEW YORK POST
— Team Biden’s sleazy plan to get the unpopular prez reelected — by any means necessary – Victor Davis Hanson (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasing negative campaigning and vote buying.)
https://nypost.com/2024/05/19/opinion/team-bidens-sleazy-plan-to-get-the-unpopular-prez-reelected-by-any-means-necessary/
— Chicago mom left waiting hours for help after 911 call for home invasion: ‘We have no units to send you’ – Katherine Donlevy
https://nypost.com/2024/05/18/us-news/chicago-mom-left-waiting-hours-for-help-after-two-masked-bandits-break-into-her-home/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Buried news: Biden administration refuses to release data about how many ‘asylum’ cases are waved through by his asylum officers. – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/buried_news_biden_administration_refuses_to_release_data_about_how_many_asylum_cases_are_waved_through_by_his_asylum_officers.html
— Even as leftists relentlessly push ‘trans,’ hard evidence shows how suicidally dangerous it is. – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/even_as_leftists_relentlessly_push_trans_hard_evidence_shows_how_suicidally_dangerous_it_is.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Butchers were murderously wrong’: New study finds risk of suicide jumps 12-fold AFTER gender surgery. – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/05/19/butchers-were-murderously-wrong-new-study-finds-risk-of-suicide-jumps-12-fold-after-gender-surgery-1460405/

BREITBART
— California Assembly Passes Apology for Slavery, Despite Entering Union as ‘Free State’ – JOEL B. POLLAK (COMMENT: Because of my bad demographics, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay reparations big time, that is, that I should pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI big time. In my defense, I have always stressed that my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/19/california-assembly-passes-apology-for-slavery-despite-entering-union-as-free-state/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Anti-Israel professors not happy about Biden’s Commencement speech invite – Joshua Odutola
https://www.campusreform.org/article/anti-israel-professors-not-happy-bidens-commencement-speech-invite/25473

COLLEGE FIX
— Stanford now has 177 DEI employees – KATLYN ANDERSON (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to get rid of those who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, non-poor, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about leaders of the following who promote DEI the most: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/stanford-now-has-177-dei-employees-research-finds/

DAILY CALLER
— Forget ‘Never Trumpers’ — More Voters Now Say They’ll Never Vote For Biden
https://dailycaller.com/2024/05/18/forget-never-trumpers-more-voters-now-say-theyll-never-vote-for-biden/

DAILY WIRE
— Rubio Supports Mass Deportation Of Illegal Aliens Following ‘Invasion Of The Country’ – ROBERT SCHMAD
https://www.dailywire.com/news/rubio-supports-mass-deportation-of-illegal-aliens-following-invasion-of-the-country

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Desperate Biden Panders to NAACP, Compares Conservative SCOTUS Justices to Segregationists. “Today, the resistance comes in other insidious forms. An extreme movement led by my predecessor and his MAGA Republican allies, backed by an extreme Supreme Court, gutted affirmative action in college admissions.” – Stacey Matthews (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders have always used Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about how Democrat and RINO leaders use AA and DEI to get rid of me.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/05/desperate-biden-panders-to-naacp-compares-conservative-scotus-justices-to-segregationists/

MRC TV
— As United Methodist Church Empties Out, PBS Leans Toward Religious Left, LGBTQ Flakes – CLAY WATERS
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/united-methodist-church-empties-out-pbs-leans-toward-religious-left-lgbtq-flakes

NEWSBUSTERS
— Leftist Media HATED Republicans Long Before Trump – Rich Noyes (COMMENT: I should write a book about how the leftist media has treated me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000.)
https://newsbusters.org/node/284194/print

PJ MEDIA
— How the West Was Woke, to the Point of Near Extinction – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/05/19/how-the-west-was-woke-to-the-point-of-near-extinction-n4929164

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Billionaires, Including Family of Gov. JB Pritzker, Funding Protests Donate Millions to House Dems
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/05/17/billionaires_funding_protests_donate_millions_to_house_dems__150960.html

TOWNHALL
— What If Biden Wins in November? Part Two. – Mark Lewis (COMMENT: RINOs, that is, anti-conservatives, ever-increasingly talk and act like they want Biden to win.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2024/05/20/what-if-biden-wins-in-november-part-two-n2639268

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Biden Says the Quiet Part Out Loud About Reason for Border Invasion
https://www.westernjournal.com/2024-election-biden-says-quiet-part-loud-reason-border-invasion/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Protesters Stormed an Ex-Senator’s Office and Demanded She Leave. She Refused. Heidi Heitkamp was in her office at the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics when protesters occupied the building. – Monica Davey and Julie Bosman
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/17/us/uchicago-protests-politics-institute.html
— See How Easily A.I. Chatbots Can Be Taught to Spew Disinformation – Jeremy White (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters spew disinformation. According to them, articles that promote direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members and conservative principles is disinformation. I should write about my biggest critics/opponents. They include leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/19/technology/biased-ai-chatbots.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/us/politics/trump-trial-tactics.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/nyregion/trump-trial-cohen-testimony.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/nyregion/trump-trial-ny-courthouse.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/opinion/trump-trial-election-appeal.html

WASHINGTON POST
— To promote DEI is to get rid of conservatives. Constructively, if you do not promote DEI, leaders of the following get rid of you: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. The aforesaid have certainly gotten rid of me.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/19/universities-dei-academic-freedom/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/19/trump-nra-dallas-jury-verdict-hush-money/73747343007/
— As Saigon fell 49 years ago, my father flew us onto the USS Midway in a fraught escape – Ngan Nguyen (COMMENT: My critics/opponents blame America’s losing the war on those who avoided the draft, especially those like me who were 1-A, conservative, Republican, White, male, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I should write a book about those who continue to use my avoiding the draft against me the most.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/04/28/vietnam-fall-saigon-escape-uss-midway/73397138007/

NEWSWEEK
— New Yorkers Blame Migrants for City’s Crime Rate – Matthew Impelli
https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-city-migrants-immigration-crime-poll-1901956

MSN
— 7.2 million illegals entered US under Biden administration, larger than population of 36 states
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/7-2-million-illegals-entered-us-under-biden-administration-larger-than-population-of-36-states/ar-BB1iEVIf
— Organization aims to combat Illinois’ teacher shortage by offering support, mentorship – Carolina Garibay (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 and was finally able to get me assigned to audits of IRS and promote me in 1986.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/organization-aims-to-combat-illinois-teacher-shortage-by-offering-support-mentorship/ar-AA1frRuW
— Democratic National Convention planning hampered by fears Brandon Johnson will ‘defend’ protesters – Elaine Mallon
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democratic-national-convention-planning-hampered-by-fears-brandon-johnson-will-defend-protesters/ar-BB1ms82u

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Downside of Delayed Gratification. We’re all told that it pays to be disciplined in our spending and consumption. But the advice can backfire. – Jacqueline R. Rifkin (COMMENT: Since we got married in 1978, my and I have a) tried to live on just one of our incomes and b) save as much as we could for our retirement.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/money-discipline-downsides-delayed-gratification-5770e346

FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs use “allyship” to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/05/19/3-ways-allyship-programs-prevent-business-risk/

SHRM
— Next Version of E-Verify Will Bring Big Changes – Roy Maurer (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) promote illegal immigration big time and b) vehemently oppose E-Verify.)
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/talent-acquisition/everify-plus-big-changes-2024-pilot
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The proposed features for the newest version of E-Verify would fundamentally change the way employment eligibility verification is conducted, according to a proposal from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). E-Verify NextGen—scheduled for release in 2024—integrates the Form I-9 process with E-Verify, the government’s electronic employment verification system, and shifts much of the process away from HR and to the new hires themselves. Employers must currently complete a new Form I-9 for each new hire and enter the information into E-Verify if they are enrolled in the program. “The proposed changes are significant,” said John Fay, an attorney and director of product strategy at Equifax Workforce Solutions. Fay was able to participate in a demo of the product. Using E-Verify NextGen, new hires would electronically enter their biographic information, citizenship or immigration status, and acceptable identity documents into E-Verify using their myEverify secure personal account. Once the employee’s identity and employment eligibility are confirmed by the system, the employer would be notified and can finish the verification by examining the documents—remotely, if taking advantage of the new alternative verification option. The submitted information will be used to create a completed Form I-9 available for download and storage by the employer. The current process relies on employer participation to correctly enter information on the Form I-9 and then transcribe that information into E-Verify, a practice which is less secure and sometimes results in data entry errors which can result in E-Verify mismatches, Fay said. “The idea behind NextGen is that the employee will be less likely to make a mistake with their own data,” he said. In addition, new hires would be notified if further action is needed to determine their employment eligibility, removing the employer’s primary role in the mismatch resolution process. Employees would receive notification of and resolve E-Verify mismatches directly with the government without requiring the employer to be an intermediary. This would create a more secure and private process that can speed up case resolution, according to USCIS. “The fact that employers are not involved in the process may sound appealing, but I know that employers have a vested interest in the verification process and will want to have a role in the process, so that could be an issue,” Fay said. Another new development is that employees would be able to carry their verification status with them when they change jobs. Currently, employees and employers must complete a new Form I-9 and enter a new E-Verify case—if an employer uses E-Verify—each time the employee starts a new job. “A key feature of NextGen is to allow employees to save their information in their myE-Verify account to be used for future employers,” USCIS said. “Once they receive their unique reference code from a new employer, the employee can simply update their information if necessary and complete the NextGen process with their new employer.” Fay said this feature—which still needs to be worked out in practice—is a common-sense approach. “If I’m a U.S. citizen and change jobs as much as some people do these days, why do I have to continually go through employment verification?” he asked. Overall, Fay said that E-Verify NextGen will be very useful for those employers still completing I-9s on paper. “For them, if they are also using E-Verify, it is a very manual process,” he said. “This will be a more seamless experience.” But Fay said that he’s not sure if E-Verify NextGen is the best option for larger employers because it doesn’t offer everything that an electronic I-9 system does. “Without a true electronic I-9 system, you still have to store the forms somewhere, you still have to do reverifications, you still have to make corrections and purge forms,” he said. “NextGen does not do any of those things. For many larger organizations, the electronic I-9 process is connected to the onboarding technology, the applicant tacking system, the payroll provider, which are all part of an integrated workflow. NextGen is not there yet but it’s good to see the government is moving in that direction.” E-Verify Required for Some E-Verify is voluntary except for federal contractors and in certain states which require all employers to use it, including Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. But evidence shows that E-Verify compliance is rarely enforced at the state level. Those employers not using E-Verify will still be required to complete the Form I-9 for new hires. Experts believe that the process enhancements included in NextGen are meant to be an incentive for more employers to voluntarily use the system. “The government is absolutely signaling to employers to consider using E-Verify because it can make the onboarding experience smoother,” Fay said. “It also plugs in nicely with the new alternative virtual procedure.” E-Verify NextGen will not replace the standard version of E-Verify for the time being and E-Verify employers will be able to choose which process they will utilize—the current E-Verify process or the NextGen version.)

MEDIATE
— Hate-filled America-hating America-haters ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting the Pope to destroy America.
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/madness-pope-francis-denounces-attempts-to-limit-migration-from-southern-border-in-60-minutes-interview/
— Democrats ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of those who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, non-poor, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/biden-calls-values-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-americas-core-strength-at-detroit-naacp-dinner/

BOARDERLESS MAGAZINE
— Navigating Chicago’s Immigration Court Alone. Fighting for a chance to stay, many immigrants wade alone through backlogs and attorney shortages that plague the immigration court system.
https://borderlessmag.org/2024/05/14/immigration-court-federal-backlog-attorney-shortages-new-arrivals-chicago-illinois/

PRIDE
— Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican will come out as being anti-heterosexual, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-married people, anti-rich people, anti-draft avoiders, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.pride.com/coming-out/celebrities-who-have-come-out-2024#rebelltitem1

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Re-Evaluating the ‘Essay Carveout’ After the Supreme Court barred affirmative action, many selective colleges added essay prompts focused on identity and diversity. Will they hold up under legal scrutiny? – Liam Knox (COMMENT: In my Loyola application in 1972 and in DePaul application in 1976, I stated that my IRS employee manual encouraged IRS employees like me to take graduate business and accounting courses and that was why I wanted to take those courses. But outrageously, disgustingly, and unethically, to disallow those courses, my Democrat IRS superiors ignored the aforesaid and argued that I took the courses to qualify myself for a new trade or business and to get a job in the private sector.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-age/2024/05/20/examining-admissions-essays-post-affirmative-action

DAILY MAIL
— Extremists plotting protests at Democratic Convention include Missouri man charged with spying for Russia, sparking fears Kremlin could seek to unleash chaos in Chicago. Jesse Nevel, 34, allegedly conspired with an FSB agent to ‘sow discord’ in the US. The far left activist is now involved in plans to disrupt the DNC this summer. Nevel, from St. Louis, Missouri, denies that he has ever worked for the Kremlin. – MILES DILWORTH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13392249/extremists-protests-democratic-convention-missouri-man-spying-russia-kremlin.html
— Wealthy Texas enclave steps up secession bid as feud with woke city leaders over crime crisis explodes. Lost Creek neighborhood residents who wanted to leave Austin won 91% of vote. Texas capital city dealing with 500 police shortfall, public safety crisis. Soros-backed Austin DA letting killers and rapists walk free. – MARYANN MARTINEZ
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/texas/article-13421905/texas-austin-secession-vote-lost-creek-crime.html

GUARDIAN
— Can Chicago’s mayor tackle environmental racism in one of the most segregated US cities? Brandon Johnson promised to address the city’s longstanding inequities – advocates want to make the most of the moment. – Aliya Uteuova
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/19/chicago-environmental-racism

May 16, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Police clear out pro-Palestinian DePaul quad encampment; school green spaces closed – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/post/police-clear-out-depaul-university-pro-palestinian-protest-encampment-in-lincoln-park-chicago/14825161/
— DePaul University students, faculty hold walkout over impasse on divestment negotiations – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/depaul-university-students-faculty-hold-walkout-over-impasse-between-pro-palestinian-protesters-officials-on-israel-divestment/14821862/
— CTU goes to Springfield to lobby lawmakers for more school funding, CPS CEO agrees $1B needed – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-teachers-union-goes-to-springfield-lobby-lawmakers-for-more-school-funding-cps-ceo-agrees-1b-needed-district/14822334/

CBS2
— Trump appeals gag order in New York “hush money” trial (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want a gag order that stops me from promoting a) direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members and b) those planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-appeals-gag-order-new-york-hush-money-trial/

FOX32
— Chicago teachers rally at state capitol for additional $1B in funding – Paris Schutz and Joanie Lum
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-ctu-cps-school-funding

WTTW
— Chicago Teachers Union, CPS Leaders Travel to Springfield to Lobby State Lawmakers for More Funding – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/15/chicago-teachers-union-cps-leaders-travel-springfield-lobby-state-lawmakers-more-funding

WBEZ
— Northwestern ended its encampment without cops or violence. Why is Congress upset? Northwestern University President Michael Schill is expected to be grilled by lawmakers next week for his decision to negotiate with students. – Lisa Kurian Philip
https://www.wbez.org/stories/northwestern-encampment-deal-gets-criticism-and-praise/9db7586c-fb16-4b3c-a9e4-0c21ec427645
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/planned-parenthood-offers-abortion-pill-via-app/3a0df98b-a31f-4594-a731-faa8f2d17efd

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— More than 112,000 Illinois residents have lost the right to own guns. The state doesn’t know if 84,000 still have them, sheriff says. – STACY ST. CLAIR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/16/foid-revocations-guns-rights-felons-police-seizures/
— CTU rallies in Springfield to demand greater funding for city’s schools – JEREMY GORNER and SARAH MACARAEG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/15/ctu-rallies-in-springfield-to-demand-greater-funding-for-citys-schools/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Suburban Cook County biggest area population loser in recent years, census estimates show. ROBERT MCCOPPIN, JAKE SHERIDAN, KORI RUMORE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/15/suburban-cook-county-biggest-area-population-loser-in-recent-years-census-estimates-show/
— America is distracted by Trump’s trials and campus encampments as Eastern Europe turns into a powder keg. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/15/editorial-georgia-slovakia-ukraine-russia/
— This era’s protesters could stand to ask a few more questions – Clarence Page (COMMENT: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that those who avoided the Vietnam War draft like me caused America to lose the War. They stress that I was 1-A for the draft, conservative, Republican, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors had been in America since 1844. They demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a big hypocrite and coward because I would not have been sent into combat because of my health problems. According to them, the only reason why I became a college student was to avoid the draft. In my defense, I decided to get a college degree when I was in grade school in 1962 because my father frequently decried his not having a college degree.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/15/clarence-page-protests-gaza-vietnam-campuses/
(COMMENT: Whether the protests ended the Vietnam War any sooner than it would have otherwise remains a subject for vigorous debate. But at least they helped a lot of us to make better arguments.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Biden needs to get real about trailing Trump in the latest polls.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/05/15/joe-biden-donald-trump-polls-election-2024-s-e-cupp-column

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat and RINO policies ever-increasingly increase poverty and crime in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240515/news/a-tremendous-need-how-wheaton-glen-ellyn-rotary-clubs-help-fill-the-college-of-dupage-food-pantr/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-residents-can-now-access-abortion-pill-through-mobile-app

CHALKBEAT
— In some Chicago neighborhoods, almost half of all teens and young adults are not going to school or working – Mila Koumpilova (COMMENT: I was taking classes and/or working 1953-1997. I was both taking classes and working 1962-1981 and 1992-1997.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/05/15/out-of-work-out-of-school-youth-doubled-during-pandemic-report-finds/
— Illinois high school juniors must take the ACT to fulfill graduation requirements starting next spring. – Samantha Smylie and Becky Vevea (COMMENT: No one thought that I was “college material.” They were shocked that my ACT score was 24. They thought that it would be much lower. Similarly, they were shocked that I graduated in the upper 20% of my class. Similarly, they were shocked that UIC accepted me.)
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/05/15/illinois-college-entrance-exam-is-act-not-the-sat/

CAPITOL FAX
— Johnson disapproval rating at 57 percent, approval rating at 28 percent (COMMENT: What disapproval/approval ratings do my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readers, including you, give me and why? From what I see, the more that my readers oppose direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members, reject planks in the Republican Party platform, and/or disapprove of my demographics, the more that they disapprove of me. I should write a book about my readers who disapprove of me the most. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who I have done the most to help elect and reelect since 2000. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who use their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work.)
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/15/poll-johnson-disapproval-at-57-percent-approval-at-28-percent/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-290/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-briefing-4/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-289/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Zahorik Moves from County and State to National Level Using Affirmative Action
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/05/16/zahorik-moves-from-county-and-state-to-national-level/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Venezuelan illegal alien invasion: Oak Brook shoplifting arrests up 80 percent in ’24
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/658800410-venezuelan-illegal-alien-invasion-oak-brook-shoplifting-arrests-up-80-percent-in-24

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinoisans seek judicial declaration on validity of ‘Workers Rights Amendment’ – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_72ada9ae-12ca-11ef-8e1c-07a556c99d66.html

WIREPOINTS
— New Census data: 75% of Illinois cities shrank last year, Chicago population drop nation’s 3rd-worst – Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner and Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/new-census-data-75-of-illinois-cities-shrank-last-year-chicago-population-drop-nations-3rd-worst/
— Illinois job growth? Government does all the hiring as private sector shrinks – Nick Binotti and Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-job-growth-government-does-all-the-hiring-as-private-sector-shrinks-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 9-YEARS OF DECLINE: EXPECT CHICAGO TO BE NO. 4 BEHIND HOUSTON BY 2035 – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/9-years-of-decline-expect-chicago-to-be-no-4-behind-houston-by-2035/
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION IN SPRINGFIELD SEEKING MORE CASH WHEN THEY ALREADY GET A LOT – Hannah Schmid
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-in-springfield-seeking-more-cash-when-they-already-get-a-lot/
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION CUTS CLASS TO LOBBY, COSTING TAXPAYERS UP TO $141K – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-cuts-class-to-lobby-costing-taxpayers-up-to-141k/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Border cools as migrants use Biden ‘parole’ to enter elsewhere – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/15/border-cools-migrants-use-biden-parole-enter-elsew/
— ‘Police Week’ shines spotlight on the left’s retreat from ‘defund the police’ movement – Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/15/police-week-shines-spotlight-on-lefts-retreat-from/
— Democrats really hate Americans, and here’s the proof. Those who see ordinary people as deplorable pose the real threat to democracy. – Joseph Curl
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/15/democrats-really-hate-americans-and-heres-proof/

NEW YORK POST
— Anti-Israel protesters swarm UC Irvine campus, buildings; students told to ‘leave area’ – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
https://nypost.com/2024/05/15/us-news/police-on-uc-irvine-campus-after-anti-israel-agitators-swarm-buildings-students-told-to-leave-area/
— Inflation rates show Biden is gaslighting Americans on the economy – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/05/15/opinion/inflation-rates-show-biden-is-gaslighting-americans-on-the-economy/

AMAC
— Why Counting Illegals On The Census Threatens American Democracy – Dale Wilcox
https://amac.us/blog/blog/why-counting-illegals-on-the-census-threatens-american-democracy/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Ohio Removes Illegal Aliens from State Voter Rolls – Eric Lendrum (COMMENT: How many illegals are on the voter rolls in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct?)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/15/ohio-removes-illegal-aliens-from-state-voter-rolls/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Great shortstops and now swimmers? – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/great_shortstops_and_now_swimmers.html
— With illegals rolling in through the surf, City of San Diego decides to crack down on … beach yoga – Monica Showalter (COMMENT: As illegals roll into your municipality, what are the leaders of your municipality focusing on?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/with_illegals_rolling_in_through_the_surf_city_of_san_diego_decides_to_crack_down_on_beach_yoga.html

BLAZE
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson complains about having to take care of migrants – JULIO ROSAS
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-complains-about-having-to-take-care-of-migrants

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Migrants Send List of 13 Demands to Denver Mayor. If you give migrants free housing, they’ll demand the right to ‘cook their own food with fresh, culturally appropriate ingredients’ – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Migrants-Send-List-13-Demands-Denver-Mayor

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Hamas Democrats Run Senate And Biden White House – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/hamas-democrats-run-senate-and-biden-white-house

DAILY WIRE
— Libs EXPLODE Over Not Allowing Illegals To Vote – Michael Knowles
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1490-libs-explode-over-not-allowing-illegals-vote

FOX NEWS
— Biden team reportedly in denial about dismal polling ahead of November
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6352964696112
— 148 House Democrats vote against bill to deport migrants who assault police. House passes Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-votes-bill-deport-migrants-who-assault-cops

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Judicial Watch Sues California to Force Clean-Up of Voting Rolls
https://www.judicialwatch.org/judicial-watch-sues-california-to-force-clean-up-of-voting-rolls/

NEWSMAX
— Telehealth Spurs Rise in Abortions Despite State Bans – Jim Thomas
https://www.newsmax.com/us/telehealth-abortion-bans/2024/05/14/id/1164751/

HOT AIR
— D.C. Now Requires 4-Year Degree to Teach in Day Care – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/05/15/dc-now-requires-4-year-degree-to-teach-in-day-care-n3788422

PJ MEDIA
— New York Mayor Adams Has the Perfect Job for Illegal Aliens – STEPHEN GREEN
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/05/15/new-york-mayor-adams-has-the-perfect-job-for-illegal-aliens-n4929046

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— In About-Face, Wall Street’s Big Donors Warm to Trump. They may “hate the man,” as one put it, but major business players from coast to coast are increasingly on board for a second term after the first one alienated them. – Rob Copeland
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/business/wall-street-donors-trump.html

MSN
— Biden Is Trying To ‘Get As Many Illegals in the Country As Possible’ So He Can Make a ‘One-Party State’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/elon-musk-claims-biden-is-trying-to-get-as-many-illegals-in-the-country-as-possible-so-he-can-make-a-one-party-state/ar-BB1hHdhr
— High Schoolers Walk Out as Adults Push Transgenderism – Evelyn Thomas (COMMENT: How much success have Democrats had making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/high-schoolers-walk-out-as-adults-push-transgenderism/ar-BB1kskDY

CNN
— By disallowing my education deductions in 1978 when I was 29 years old, IRS sent a big message. I had just been the subject of a 4-page “One Person’s Finances” article in Money Magazine. I had worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for 5 years and as a Special Procedures Staff Advisor for 2 years. My salary in today’s dollars was $106,785/year. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. The message that IRS sent was that IRS does not want employees who share my demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. The message that IRS sent was that IRS does not want employees like me who oppose patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. The message that IRS sent was that IRS can and will use its power to destroy whoever it wants to. Subsequently, IRS was furious when I a) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) transferred to GAO in 1980, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and d) became a licensed CPA in 1981. GAO audits IRS. Neither the Democrats who ran IRS nor the Democrats who ran GAO wanted me to be assigned to audits of IRS. The forced me to suffer a $22,996 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They forced me to take their early “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.
https://money.cnn.com/2013/05/08/pf/taxes/irs-protest/index.html

NEWSWEEK & MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ, that is, Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying traditional marriage and family.
https://www.newsweek.com/why-are-so-many-more-gen-z-identifying-lgbtq-1900962
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/18-republican-led-states-are-suing-for-the-right-to-discriminate-against-trans-workers/ar-BB1ms2Lu

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Goes From the Basement to Denial. Polls show him behind Trump, and he won’t come back unless he admits the problem. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-goes-from-the-basement-to-denial-2024-presidential-election-9ec3d29f
— Trump and Haley: A Perfect Match. As running mates, they can unite voters, raise money, and dominate American public policy for years. – Gordon Sondland (COMMENT: Haley promotes ever-increasingly talk and/or act like they rather see Biden elected than Trump.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-haley-a-perfect-match-election-vice-president-480be237
— The Power Move of Working the 5-to-9 Before the 9-to-5. Working a regular day, even into the evening, is for mere mortals. Those out to impress start well before dawn. – Callum Borchers (COMMENT: To put together and send pot a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning, I get up between midnight and 2:00 AM each and every morning.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/early-5-to-9-work-7dd4db7c
— Retirees Face Decline in Financial Wealth Due to Inflation. Inflation over the past two years has caused retirees as well as Americans several years away from retiring to take bigger withdrawals from their savings. Wall Street Journal reporter Anne Tergesen joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss a new study that focused on how inflation has harmed older households. (COMMENT: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career, took many big adverse actions against me, and forced me to take the early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/your-money-matters/retirees-face-decline-in-financial-wealth-due-to-inflation/e2d612e2-359e-4fb4-9a08-5530c27cb411
— FRONT PAGE: More Workers Are Cheating on Drug Tests. Substituted urine samples increased by sixfold, while marijuana positive screens jumped in finance and real estate, according to Quest Diagnostics – Joseph De Avila (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/cheating-on-workplace-drug-tests-hits-a-record-c3f62355

21th CENTURY CHRONICLE
— The Federal Government’s move to introduce a new productivity-based salary structure for civil servants, allowing employees at the same rank to earn different wages, is a significant policy shift. – ISMAILA UMARU LERE (COMMENT: Starting in 1989, my Democrat GAO superiors used their pay-for-performance system to get rid of their employees who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I should write a book about that.)
https://21stcenturychronicle.com/assessing-the-new-productivity-based-wage-system/

POLITICO
— Biden moves to block House from getting tapes of his interviews with special counsel on classified docs. Robert Hur’s description of those interviews fueled a firestorm over the president’s memory and mental fitness. – JOSH GERSTEIN
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/16/biden-moves-to-block-house-from-getting-his-classified-docs-interview-tapes-00158323

GOVERNING
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.governing.com/urban/how-cities-can-absorb-waves-of-refugees

GBH
— Activist calls on white religious leaders in Boston to draft atonement message – Saraya Wintersmith (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will the organizations that you are a member of issue atonement messages?)
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-15/activist-calls-on-white-religious-leaders-in-boston-to-draft-atonement-message

May 14, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Officially, who are all the candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) National Committeeman and National Committeewoman? What are their qualifications? Why are they running? Illinois Republicans await a press release from the IRP. The deadline for applying was Friday, May 3, 2024 at 5:00 PM. According to a May 8, 2024 Prairie State Wire article at https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/658419645-kolber-seeking-rnc-committeeman-seat-important-green-shoots-are-growing-in-illinois , Vince Kolber is seeking the IRP National Committeeman seat and he faces Dean White (8th CD) and Mark Shaw (1st CD). While I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2010, I conducted a candidate forum for an open IRP National Committeeman seat. Jack Roeser participated. See a Chicago Tribune article titled “Illinois Republicans pick Williamson as new national GOP representative” at https://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2010/04/illinois-republicans-pick-williamson-as-new-national-gop-representative.html and a Huffington Post article titled “Jack Roeser, Wealthy Conservative, Passed Over For GOP Leadership Role; Rich Williamson Wins National Committeeman” at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jack-roeser-wealthy-conse_n_549492 . From the Tribune article: “Williamson succeeds Pat Brady, who vacated the position when he became chairman of the Illinois Republican Party last year. Also interested in the national post were conservative Carpentersville businessman Jack Roeser and former governor candidate Jim Oberweis. The selection was made before a Republican fundraiser in honor of the statewide ticket and featuring controversial RNC Chairman Michael Steele. It was supposed to be open to the media, but Brady decided to close it today.” – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— APRIL 13, 2024 FLASHBACK: IL GOP National Committeeman Race Heats Up, Includes a Former State Party Chairman and a Wisconsin Voter
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/il-gop-national-committeeman-race-heats-up-includes-a-former-state-party-chairman-and-a-wisconsin-voter.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The race amongst the Illinois Republican Party’s State Central Committee to be the next Republican National Committeeman is heating up as candidates campaign to replace outgoing national committeeman Richard Porter and national committeewoman Demetra Demonte, who cannot run for a third time because of term limits. While the state central committee represents the governing board of the IL GOP, the national committeeman – one male and one female, represents the state party along with the state GOP chairman before the Republican National Committee The position requires frequent travel to RNC meetings throughout the country and they are elected by delegates at the state convention. The national committeeman also votes in the RNC chairman’s election, and last year, Porter, Demonte and IL GOP chairman Don Tracy all voted to support Ronna Romney-McDaniel over the grassroots-backed candidate Harmeet Dhillon. Running to replace Porter are three candidates: state central committee members Mark Shaw and Dean White, and IL GOP Finance Committee Chair Vince Kolber.”)

IDAHO POST REGISTER
— This race matters (COMMENT: Who is your Republican Precinct Committeeman? Since 2002, leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) who oppose direction of IRP State Central Committee members and/or who reject planks in the IRP platform have failed in their efforts to recruit a registered Republican in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 (previously Precinct 9) in Wheaton to run against me and to defeat me for Precinct Committeeman. But I anticipate/expect that the aforesaid leaders will do whatever that they believe is necessary to get a registered Republican in my precinct to run against me and to defeat me in 2026. I should write a book the aforesaid leaders and the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me so far, most recently, removing me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee.)

https://www.postregister.com/freeaccess/opinion-this-race-matters/article_3cabc650-0d5d-11ef-8912-03b65b4c49d4.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Precinct committeemen wield tremendous power within the Republican and Democratic parties. They elect the county political party leaders, set the county party rules and send delegates to the state convention where they vote on the state party platform and state party officers. You vote for them during the May primary elections. They’re on your ballot if you are affiliated with the Republican or Democratic parties. Registered Republicans vote for Republican PCOs, and registered Democrats vote for Democratic PCOs. If you are not affiliated with a party, you have no say.”)

IDAHO CAPITOL SUN & NEWS FROM THE STATES
— Idaho 2024 primary election: Precinct committee races represent battle for soul of GOP. Hundreds of Idahoans are running for obscure precinct positions that could shake up the state’s Republican Party leadership. – CLARK CORBIN
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2024/05/13/idaho-2024-primary-election-precinct-committee-races-represent-battle-for-soul-of-gop/
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/idaho-2024-primary-election-precinct-committee-races-represent-battle-soul-gop
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Hundreds of obscure, down ballot primary election races for neighborhood-level political positions are drawing intense competition in Idaho and have the potential to shake up party leadership – particularly within the dominant Republican Party. The problem – according to officials on both sides of the fight for control and influence of the Republican Party – is that many voters have no idea what precinct committeemen are and likely don’t recognize the names of candidates running for these positions because they aren’t high profile offices like a congressional representative, state legislator or even a county commissioner or city council member. “I would say 99% of people don’t know and don’t know who their precinct committeeman is,” former Idaho Lt. Gov. Jack Riggs said in a telephone interview. “But your neighborhood precinct is the foundation of the party, and in our case, the Republican Party.” The stakes are so high that Riggs wrote in an April 26 opinion piece for the North Idaho Republicans that “This May, precinct committeeman will be the most important race on the ballot.” Riggs, a Republican physician who served as lieutenant governor from 2001 to 2003, is the co-founder of a group called North Idaho Republicans. The group is one of at least two groups of established, traditional Idaho Republicans who are engaging heavily in the precinct committee elections this year as part of an effort to take the Republican Party back from its current leadership team that includes Chairwoman Dorothy Moon. The other group is called Gem State Conservatives, and it includes former Idaho Republican Party chairmen Trent Clark and Tom Luna. Moon defeated Luna to become chairperson of the Idaho Republican Party in 2022. . .“There is a statewide effort to take over the party at the precinct level,” Regan said in a telephone interview. “That is not what precinct committeemen are supposed to be; it’s not supposed to be the elites and the higher ups, it’s supposed to be the grassroots, the ma and pa,” Regan added. “It’s supposed to represent the voters and the people, not a bunch of special interests. When Tom Luna lost in a landslide and his faction of the party was no longer in charge of the party, they set aside their prior calls for unity at the convention when they lost and a bunch got up and left.” Multiple efforts to reach Moon, the chairwoman of the Idaho Republican Party, were unsuccessful. Additionally, Moon did not respond to a list of questions about precinct committee races that a reporter from the Sun emailed to Moon and another Idaho GOP official on April 22. What is a precinct committeeman and what do they do in Idaho? There are only a few requirements to run for precinct committeeman. Candidates must be at least 18 years old, be a U.S. citizen and have been a registered voter in the precinct for at least six months before the election. Idaho law refers to the position as precinct committeeman, but anyone can run for the office, not just men. Although they are obscure, the precinct committeemen are important because they make up the grassroots level of political parties and help determine the parties’ leaders and rules. For example, the precinct committeeman elected in the May 21 Republican primary will play a big role in who is elected chairperson of the Idaho Republican Party during the upcoming GOP state convention this summer. Precinct committeemen essentially make up the county central committees for political parties in Idaho. Under state law, within 10 days of the primary election, the precinct committeemen who are elected are required to meet, organize their county central committees and elect a county chairperson and officers. Once the county central committees are organized, they select the delegates that will attend the 2024 Idaho GOP State Convention that begins June 13 in Coeur d’Alene. At the convention, delegates will vote on who to elect as chairperson of the Idaho Republican Party and will help write and pass any changes to party rules or the party platform, which lists the party’s core beliefs and policies it supports. In Idaho, it is basically impossible to track how much money is going into precinct committeeman campaigns. Unlike other offices, there are no campaign finance reporting requirements for precinct committeemen with the county or the state, and there is no limit to what they can raise or spend, said Chelsea Carattini, a spokesperson for the Idaho Secretary of State’s office. Precinct committeemen are required to disclose a “paid for by” designation on any materials, Carattini said. Campaign finance information gives the public a transparent look at money funding political campaigns and candidates, according to the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office. For state level candidates, all money raised and spent on a campaign must be tracked and accounted for, according to the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office. Even local county candidates and judicial candidates must report campaign finance information once they raise $500, including the sources and expenses for that first $500. But for precinct committeemen, there are no such reporting requirements, Carattini said. How many precinct candidates are running in Idaho’s primary election this year? Unlike statewide races and elections, the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office does not maintain a list of all the statewide candidates running for precinct committeeman in Idaho, Carattini said. Instead of the state keeping tabs, it’s up to local county election officials. But for context, there are almost 300 Republicans in Ada County alone running for a precinct committeeman position in the May 21 Republican primary. . .How can you tell where precinct committeeman candidates stand on issues? The ability to inform voters about these tiny precinct level offices is a challenge for everybody on all sides of this election. The North Idaho Republicans and supporters of the Gem State Conservatives have published lists of the precinct committeeman candidates they are supporting or have recruited. Regan said Republican Party rules prevent central committees from endorsing precinct committeemen. Instead, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee has published a list of its current precinct committeemen in a list posted below a list of candidates for other offices that have been vetted and recommended by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee. Beyond looking at lists published online or on social media, Wasden recommends voters find out what precinct they are in and spend time researching the candidates running for precinct committeeman in their neighborhood. To support establishment Republicans looking to take the party back, Wasden urged voters to listen to see if candidates support education and public schools, reasonable government services, low taxes and fewer regulations. There’s been an increase in those running for the position in other Idaho counties as well. “For years now, the public’s interest and participation in Idaho’s Republican Party has been growing, and this year there were a record number of applicants to serve in Bonneville County,” said a press release from Nicholas Contos, Bonneville County Republican Party chairman. Across the state, there are more than 930 precincts in total, and each precinct can be represented by a different precinct committeeman in each of the four political parties the state recognizes. While state election officials do not have an exact number of precinct committeeman candidates running for office this year, longtime political observers say they have never seen this much interest and competition for the positions. “Right now what is happening is traditional, true Republicans have decided we are going to take back this party,” said Tracey Wasden, a longtime Republican booster and party official who has served as a precinct committeeman and president of the Idaho Federation of Republican Women.”)

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— A Republican operative is running for Congress in Georgia with Trump’s blessing. Will it be enough? (COMMENT: I have never been an operative for any person and I never will be. My critics/opponents have a very hard time calling me an operative because I do not need/want more money. I have enough money. I have a Civil Service Retirement System pension, currently $65,165/year. The federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance. We have no debts. We have no children or dependents. We have substantial retirement savings. We own a home in Wheaton, a car condo in Naperville, and seven cars and an SUV. I have no desire for a political office or government office. I am 75 years old. Because of the aforesaid, no one manipulates me, no one dominates me, and no one ever will. While they can and do take big public adverse actions against me, for example, removing me from the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolution Committee, my critics/opponents decry that no one can tell me what to do.)
https://srnnews.com/a-republican-operative-is-running-for-congress-in-georgia-with-trumps-blessing-will-it-be-enough/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The Illinois Democratic Party elected their seven “base” members to serve on the Democratic National Committee on Monday. They are Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, Congresswomen Robin Kelly and Delia Rameriz, former Senate President John Cullerton, Democratic Committeewoman Kristina Zahorik and former Deputy Gov. Dan Hynes. Here’s how the votes broke down, via Lee Enterprises’ Brenden Moore. ( https://twitter.com/brendenmoore13/status/1790178141769466021 ) – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: It would be great if the Illinois Republican Party would be so open.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Northwestern threatens disciplinary action as American, Israeli flags vandalized. Flags were set up for Israel’s Memorial Day. – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/post/northwestern-president-threatens-disciplinary-action-as-american-israeli-flags-near-former-pro-palestinian-encampment-vandalized/14812323/
— CPD’s massive safety plan to protect Chicago during DNC – Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel, Tom Jones, Maggie Green and Adriana Aguilar and Chuck Goudie
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14810925/

NBC5
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/city-announces-more-changes-to-chicago-pride-parade-reversing-course-after-reducing-event-size/3435618/

CBS2
— End-of-year FEST at DePaul University canceled with protest encampment continuing – Adam Harrington
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/end-of-year-fest-depaul-university-canceled-protest-encampment/
— Antisemitic signs left on cars in Chicago’s West Ridge community
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/antisemitic-flyers-cars-chicago-west-ridge-community/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4WjlfuTux4

FOX32
— Chicago police investigate anti-Semitic fliers found on predominantly Jewish block – Nic Flosi
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-antisemitic-fliers-jewish-neighborhood

WTTW
— Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Fined $10K for Firing Whistleblowers – Heather Cherone (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I increasingly blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Consequently, they increasingly took big adverse actions against me.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/13/chicago-city-treasurer-melissa-conyears-ervin-fined-10k-firing-whistleblowers

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With or without CPS/CTU ‘day of action’ in Springfield, there’s no more money for Chicago schools – Editorial
https://www.yahoo.com/news/editorial-without-cps-ctu-day-100500103.html
— ‘We’re on the friends and family plan now’: New details emerge in alleged AT&T scheme to bribe House speaker. – Jason Meisner, Ray Long
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/we-re-on-the-friends-and-family-plan-now-new-details-emerge-in-alleged-at-t-scheme-to-bribe-house-speaker/ar-BB1mjYvV

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/05/13/donald-trump-going-overseas-president-elections-gene-lyons

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO PHOTOS: GOP legislative hopefuls sue state over slating ban – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240513/illinois-state-politics/gop-legislative-hopefuls-sue-state-over-slating-ban/
— Democrats promote Democrats who blast Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240513/nation-and-world-politics/democratic-ad-campaign-tries-to-chip-away-at-trump-support-among-rural-swing-voters-in-3-key-states/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for Donald Trump in Florida and Texas and possibly other large states in the coming weeks. – AP
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/ron-desantis-is-planning-to-raise-money-for-donald-trump-in-florida-and-texas-ap/article_b1fc6b05-981a-56b4-b12c-b03c7f84f727.html

SOUTHERN
— Haley voters don’t want Trump – Isabella Murray (COMMENT: I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. For general elections, Republican Precinct Committeemen are required to help elect those candidates who win Republican primary elections. I have always done that.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/05/13/zombie-haley-voters-dont-want-trump-but-many-not-sold-on-biden-either/

WSIL TV
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters run America. The more that you question the 2020 election, the faster that they destroy you.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/rudy-guiliani-s-radio-show-has-been-canceled-after-he-repeatedly-discussed-false-2020-election/article_530e149b-0b63-5343-96da-7034bed4a7f6.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUID & WCIA
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will send their illegals to battleground/swing states to use their false identifications to vote for Biden.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/johnsons-intuition-clashes-with-data-on-illegal-voting/
https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-trump-to-stump-in-minnesota-a-traditionally-blue-state-he-insists-he-can-win-is-it-really-in-play/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/13/afternoon-roundup-196/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Candidates file lawsuit challenging Illinois’ hastily changed election law – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1718e3a2-115c-11ef-93b1-47f6d0682015.html

COOK COUNTY
— IL Dems unconstitutionally changed election rules to block Republican candidates from fall ballot, lawsuit says
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/658603879-il-dems-unconstitutionally-changed-election-rules-to-block-republican-candidates-from-fall-ballot-lawsuit-says

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP lawmakers Tuberville, Vance, Malliotakis attend court to support Trump – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/13/gop-sens-tuberville-vance-and-rep-malliotakis-atte/
— GOP leaders clash with Secret Service over ‘protest trap’ near Republican National Convention site – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/13/gop-leaders-clash-with-secret-service-over-protest/
— Trump campaign rails at ‘disgusting’ Mother’s Day ad from Biden-Harris campaign – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/13/donald-trump-campaign-rails-at-disgusting-mothers-/
— Pull federal funding from universities that won’t protect Jewish students. ‘Never again’ is right now – Rep. Ashley Hinson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/13/pull-federal-funding-from-universities-that-wont-p/
— After U.S. withdrawal, terror groups ‘gaining strength’ in Afghanistan, report warns. Critics questions effectiveness of ‘over the horizon’ surveillance. – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/14/after-us-withdrawal-terror-groups-gaining-strength/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Can Blinken stand up to anyone other than Israel? – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3002409/blinken-stand-up-israel/
— Illegal immigration up 3.8 million since Biden became president – Conn Carroll (COMMENT: How many illegals are there in your county, township, municipality, and school district?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3002214/illegal-immigration-up-3-8-million-since-biden-became-president/
— Campus mayhem, funded by our adversaries – Robert Bellafiore
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3002063/campus-mayhem-funded-by-our-adversaries/

NEW YORK POST
— Ken Griffin slams pro-Palestinian protests as ‘performative art,’ urges Harvard to embrace ‘Western values’ – Ariel Zilber
https://nypost.com/2024/05/13/business/ken-griffin-slams-pro-palestinian-protests-as-performative-art/
— Nancy Pelosi yet again reveals Democrats’ disdain for average Americans – Joe Concha (COMMENT: My critics/opponents a) distain those who have less money than they have and/or b) glorify, praise, and pander to those who have more money than they have.).
https://nypost.com/2024/05/13/opinion/nancy-pelosi-yet-again-reveals-democrats-disdain-for-average-americans/
— Border charities spending taxpayer millions on music therapy, ‘people-plant interactions’ and huge salaries – Megan Palin
https://nypost.com/2024/05/13/us-news/border-charities-spend-millions-on-music-therapy-salaries-report/
— Anti-Israel Columbia grads wear zip ties, rip diplomas on stage during commencement – Doree Lewak and Emily Crane
https://nypost.com/2024/05/13/us-news/columbia-university-grads-wear-zip-ties-rip-diplomas-on-stage-during-commencement-ceremony/

BLAZE
— Boston uses taxpayer funds to support anti-ICE groups providing services to illegal aliens – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/boston-uses-taxpayer-funds-to-support-anti-ice-groups-providing-services-to-illegal-aliens
— House Committee investigates surge of Chinese nationals illegally crossing border after Biden relaxes vetting – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/house-committee-investigates-surge-of-chinese-nationals-illegally-crossing-border-after-biden-relaxes-vetting-report

BREITBART
— Catch and Release: Biden’s DHS Freed Illegal Alien Convicted Killer into U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/05/13/catch-and-release-bidens-dhs-freed-illegal-alien-convicted-killer-into-u-s/

COLLEGE FIX
— Northwestern journalism professor counts Yemeni terrorism supporter among his ‘comrades’ – HUDSON CROZIER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/northwestern-journalism-professor-counts-yemeni-terrorism-supporter-among-his-comrades/

DAILY WIRE
— San Francisco Slammed For Spending Millions Of Dollars For Vodka And Beer For Homeless Alcoholics – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/san-francisco-program-slammed-for-spending-millions-of-dollars-giving-vodka-and-beer-to-homeless-people-with-severe-alcohol-addiction

FEDERALIST
— Teachers Unions’ Fanatical Hatred Of Children Ignited The Parent Revolution – COREY DEANGELIS
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/13/teachers-unions-fanatical-hatred-of-children-ignited-the-parent-revolution/

EPOCH TIMES
— Why 1960 Alternate Electors Succeeded Where 2020 Ones Failed. The two elections bear striking similarities, but important differences allowed one to succeed, while the other failed. – Lawrence Wilson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/why-1960-alternate-electors-succeeded-where-2020-ones-failed-5637240
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A November election decades ago produced a clear winner in a hotly contested presidential race. Yet the popular vote immediately came under scrutiny in several states. In one, auditors discovered clear errors in tabulating vote totals. In others, credible evidence of election fraud was uncovered. With a court challenge underway, electors from both parties met at a state capitol and conducted the electoral vote. Two certifications were forwarded to Washington, one declaring the Democratic candidate to be the victor, the other naming the Republican. The Republican vice president—also a candidate in the race—convened a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6. Without fanfare, he moved to accept the Democratic slate of electors and set the Republican electors aside. So ended the presidential election of 1960. The state in question was Hawaii. The vice president was Richard Nixon, who ran against Democrat John F. Kennedy, and would have won if as few as 11,000 votes spread over five battleground states had gone the other way. Sixty years later, history nearly repeated itself as Republican electors from seven states sent alternative electoral certifications to Washington amid allegations of election fraud.)

FEDERALIST
— Without The SAVE Act, The Only Thing Keeping Foreigners From Voting Is The Honor System – MIKE LEE (COMMENT: Do not anticipate/expect that Democrat election officials will stop illegals from voting.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/13/without-the-save-act-the-only-thing-keeping-foreigners-from-voting-is-the-honor-system/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— House Passes Bill to Stop Illegal Aliens from Distorting Congressional Apportionment (COMMENT: How many illegals are there in your congressional district and how many of their illegals have Democrat leaders sent there recently?)
https://www.fairus.org/news/congress/house-passes-bill-stop-illegal-aliens-distorting-congressional-apportionment

FOX NEWS
— Biden’s unvetted migrant parole plan putting every community at risk. Abuse of parole is only one layer of Biden’s immigration ‘strategy,’ one that should be shut down immediately. – Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidens-unvetted-migrant-parole-plan-putting-every-community-at-risk

JUDICIAL WATCH
— New Documents Reveal DC Training for Noncitizen Voting (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that illegals will use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Democrats.)
https://www.judicialwatch.org/documents-reveal-dc-training-noncitizen-voting/

NEW AMERICAN
— Could Biden Use Executive Order to Let Illegals Vote? – Catherine Engelbrecht (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Biden will do that.)
https://thenewamerican.com/video/could-biden-use-executive-order-to-let-illegals-vote-catherine-engelbrecht/
— Trump’s Popularity Is Soaring. But Will It Make a Difference? – Steve Bonta (COMMENT: Joseph Stalin said “It’s Not Who Votes That Counts, It’s Who Counts The Votes.”)
https://thenewamerican.com/video/trumps-popularity-is-soaring-but-will-it-make-a-difference/

REAL CLEAR INVESTIGATIONS
— Embattled Dolton Mayor’s Sky-High Salary Revealed – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2024/05/13/waste_of_the_day_embattled_illinois_mayors_sky-high_salary_revealed_1030909.html

TOWNHALL
— NYC Sued for Denying IVF Coverage to Gay Male Couples – Madeline Leesman (COMMENT: Should I write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who used my and my wife giving up trying to have children in the 1980s without trying IVF to justify taking big adverse actions against me including throwing me off audits of IRS, giving me an extremely bad job assignment and performance appraisal, and ranking me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for performance purposes in 1989?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/05/11/nyc-invitro-lawsuit-n2638872

TURNING POINT USA
— Illinois Math and Science Academy Faces Backlash Over Equity Training Requirements for Teachers (COMMENT: Who has used DEI to get rid of you? Those above me in the following continue to use DEI to get rid of me: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. Those above me in the following used DEI to get rid of me: American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter in 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition in 2007, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012. Those above me in the following continue to use DEI to get rid of me: Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Those above me in the following used DEI to get rid of me: Post Office in 1969, IRS in 1980, and GAO in 1997. I should write a book those above me in the aforesaid and what they are doing and have done to get rid of me. If I had been a woman or a minority, they would not have taken the many big adverse actions against me that they did.)
https://www.tpusa.com/live/illinois-math-and-science-academy-faces-backlash-over-equity-training-requirements-for-teachers

ZERO HEDGE
— Biden Calls Illegals Crossing The Border “Hispanic Voters” – TYLER DURDEN (COMMENT: No one anticipates/expects that any illegal will ever vote for a Republican. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promise to give illegals more and more and more preference.)
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-calls-illegals-crossing-border-hispanic-voters

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— He’s Running for Senate With an Immigrant’s Origin Story. Here’s the Rest. Bernie Moreno, the Republican challenging Senator Sherrod Brown in Ohio, tells a riches-to-rags-to-riches tale. But the reality isn’t so tidy. – Jonathan Weisman, Patricia Mazzei and Simón Posada (COMMENT: How much money did your ancestors have when they immigrated? On my father’s side, they had to work in a brick factory in Chicago 1844-1854 before they had enough money to homestead a farm in southeast Crete Township. On my mother’s side, they were sharecroppers in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/12/us/politics/bernie-moreno-ohio.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/us/politics/gop-earmarks-lgbtq-centers.html

MSN
— U.S. Anchor Baby Policy Ensures Easy Welfare Access for Illegals – Jordan Andrews
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/study-finds-u-s-anchor-baby-policy-ensures-easy-welfare-access-for-illegals/ar-AA1mqd0o

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/red-states-sue-eeoc-over-harassment-guidances-lgbtq-protections

NPR
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/13/1250880650/girl-scouts-migrant-children-asylum-latin-america

QUORA
— Are people responsible for the actions of their ancestors? (COMMENT: What did your ancestors do? On my father’s side, my father took and kept an office job in a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights in 1941 and kept it until he died suddenly in 1969. He married my mother in 1945 and they had me in 1948 and my brother in 1953. My grandfather fought the Germans in WWI, operated Crete’s only a hardware store, had my father and my aunt Eunice, and had 1286 Wood Street built in Crete. My great grandfather raised and sold horses in Crete, operated Crete’s only hardware store, had my grandfather and other children, and had a large historical home built on Main Street in Crete. My great great grandfather and his father immigrated from what is now Germany in 1844, worked in brick factory in Chicago until 1854, homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, had my great great grandfather and other children, sold the farm and bought 10 acres just northeast of downtown Crete in 1864, raised horses on it, and then operated Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, my mother was born and raised on a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. She raised me and my brother. Her parents operated that farm. Her grandparents operated that farm. Her great great grandparents immigrated from what is now Germany in the 1850s and were sharecroppers.)
https://www.quora.com/Are-people-responsible-for-the-actions-of-their-ancestors

DAILY MAIL
— Illegal migrants are being ‘encouraged’ to vote, top Republican warns after shocking documents reveals ‘training’ for noncitizens to cast ballots in Washington D.C. Chip Roy is the lead sponsor of new legislation that will soon hit the House floor to prevent illegal immigrants from voting in federal elections. DC City Council voted to allow illegal immigrants to vote last year. – MORGAN PHILLIPS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13413623/elections-illegal-migrants-washington-dc-chip-roy.html

TELEGRAPH
— Blame Democratic dysfunction on big cities. The herd effect is leading progressive lawmakers down a dark path where fashion is more important than function. – RICHARD PORTER
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2024/05/12/democrats-crime-herd-affect-urban-joe-biden/

May 13, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza – JOSH BOAK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/12/blinken-delivers-criticism-of-israel/
— The IRS gets back on its feet. Time to crack down on wealthy cheaters. – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have wasted my knowledge of IRS the most. I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. I worked GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $115,439-$123,136/year.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/13/editorial-irs-funding-audits-wealthy-cheaters/

ABC7
— Protesters deny DePaul University’s request to vacate encampment as negotiations ‘are at an impasse’ Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have remained on Lincoln Park campus quad since April 30. – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pro-palestinian-protesters-deny-depaul-universitys-request-to-vacate-encampment-ahead-of-2-week-mark-negotiations-at-impasse/14804610/

NBC5
— Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/blinken-criticism-israel-war-gaza/3434921/

CBS2
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transborder-students-us-mexico-graduate/

WGN9
— Under the Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase in Chicago. Soon, everyone in Chicago will be handing out welfare and/or collecting welfare.
https://wgntv.com/news/features/share-our-spare-helping-chicago-families-as-need-grows/

FOX32
— Protesters gather to honor Palestinian mothers in Chicago on Mother’s Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDuSA-S6zlg

WGN RADIO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/steve-dales-other-world/chicagos-gay-mens-chorus-is-celebrating-40-years/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hitting their pocketbooks: How Illinois backs Israel, hinders its opponents – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/05/13/illinois-ups-investment-in-israel-as-student-groups-continue-protests/71228972007/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump may face $100M+ tax bill if he loses IRS audit fight over Chicago tower – AP (COMMENT: Democrat leaders use IRS to get rid of Republicans. My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions in 1978 when I was a GS-12 Step 4 (currently $106,785/year) IRS Collection Division Special Procedures Staff Advisor. They stressed their disallowance to all my IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates and to everyone else. They disallowed the graduate evening business and accounting courses that I had taken at Loyola and DePaul 1972-1978. Even though my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take those courses and I had stated that in my Loyola and DePaul applications, they outrageously and unethically argued that the courses were not related to my job duties, that they did not maintain or improve my job skills, that they qualified me for a new trade or business, and that I took them to get a job in the private sector. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They would not have done that if I had not complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/report-trump-may-face-100m-tax-bill-if-he-loses-irs-audit-fight-over-chicago/article_4701545e-0fe1-11ef-a043-270da722131e.html

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— In a new low, Missouri’s AG defends defamation on the taxpayers’ dime – Editorial (COMMENT: Those who defame me talk and/or act like they are operatives or dupes for my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they can defame me because I am a “public figure” because I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor. I should sue them.)
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-in-a-new-low-missouris-ag-defends-defamation-on-the-taxpayers-dime/article_5cd6900c-0efe-11ef-911c-ef426bb080b9.html

WAND TV
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise Chinese illegals.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-suggests-chinese-migrants-are-in-the-us-to-build-an-army-the-migrants-tell/article_956d1632-3ca0-5286-9aa0-c6bcbb03cfd0.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democratic ad campaign tries to chip away at Trump support among rural swing voters in 3 key states (Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin) – AP (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will flood Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin with their illegals who will use their false identifications to vote for Biden.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-democratic-ad-campaign-tries-to-chip-away-at-trump-support-among-rural-swing-voters-in-3-key-states/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-288/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

ILLINOIS FREDOM CAUCUS
— Chicago Teachers Union needs to refund taxpayers – not demand more money
https://www.myradiolink.com/2024/05/10/il-freedom-caucus-chicago-teachers-union-needs-to-refund-taxpayers-not-demand-more-money/

WIREPOINTS
— Mayor Johnson deepens concerns about what side he will be on if DNC protesters become lawbreakers and challenge police – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/mayor-johnson-deepens-concerns-about-what-side-he-will-be-on-if-dnc-protesters-become-lawbreakers-and-challenge-police-wirepoints/
— Lawsuit Filed Against State of Illinois Over Democrats’ Retroactive Election Rule Change – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/scoop-lawsuit-filed-against-state-of-illinois-over-democrats-retroactive-election-rule-change-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Delays continue to plague Illinois agency responsible for issuing professional licenses – Kevin Bessler (COMMENT: I earned a CPA license when I was 32 years old in 1981. I had a) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, and f) worked for GAO for more than a year.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_0568f268-0f14-11ef-b423-fbd861d076a6.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman doing to help elect Republican candidates? I am in the process of hand-delivering permanent mail-in ballot applications to 64 registered Republican voters in my precinct in 55 homes and one apartment who did not vote recently. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you were me, how would you react to high-profile people who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who take big public adverse actions against me? Those who take big public adverse actions against me a) reject direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members, b) reject planks in the Republican Party platform, and/or c) reject Trump. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do your critics/opponents stress about you to turn people against you?

My critics/opponents:
— stress to those who oppose direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members that I have always advocated strongly for direct election,
— stress to those who despise/hate Trump that I share many demographics with Trump; we are both conservative, Republican, White, male, older, draft avoiders, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and we have ancestors who have been in America for a long time,
— stress to veterans that I avoided the draft,
— stress to non-Protestants that I am Protestant,
— stress to non-German Americans that I am 100% German American,
— stress to those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time that my ancestors have been in America since 1844,
— stress to moderates and liberals that I am conservative,
— stress to those who reject the personal responsibility plank in the Republican Party platform that I advocate for that plank,
— stress to those who reject the traditional marriage and family plank in the Republican Party platform that I advocate for that plank,
— stress to those who reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform that I advocate for that plank,
— stress to those who reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform that I advocate for that plank,
— stress to those who reject the illegal drugs plank in the Republican Party platform that I advocate for that plank,
— stress to those who reject the Second Amendment plank in the Republican Party platform that I advocate for that plank,
— stress to those who reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform that I advocate strongly for that plank,
— stress to those who despise/hate federal employees that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969 and that my ending salary was $150,075/year in today’s dollars,
— stress to those who do not have a pension that I have gotten a Civil Service Retirement System pension (currently $65,165/year) since 1997 and that the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums,
— stress to renters that I have owned real estate since 1972,
— stress to those who are not married that I have been married since 1978,
— stress to those whose spouse has little or no income that my wife always had good-paying jobs,
— stress to those who have children that my wife and I do not,
— stress to those who have dependents to care for that I do not,
— stress to those who have no master’s degrees that I have three,
— stress to those who have no professional certifications that I have six,
— stress to those who have no professional licenses that I became a licensed CPA in 1981,
— stress to those who have/had major health problems that I do not,
— stress to those who have dogs that I do not,
— stress to those who despise/hate conservative principles that Crete used to advocate that I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and
— stress to those who despise/hate conservative principles that Wheaton used to advocate that I have lived in Wheaton since 1978. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— DEI Hits the VA: Biden’s Veterans Affairs Department Offers Race-Based Training Programs That Exclude White Vets. ‘Equity’ means realizing ‘treating everybody the same might not be enough,’ VA official Shawn Liu says. – Peter Hasson
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/dei-hits-the-va-bidens-veterans-affairs-department-offers-race-based-training-programs-that-exclude-white-vets/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Illegals Have More Rights Than Citizens. If you are an illegal alien, your chances of getting away with committing a crime are higher than those of an American citizen. – Ed Brodow
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/13/illegals-have-more-rights-than-citizens/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats are proving the existence of the ‘Great Replacement’ theory – Eric Utter (COMMENT: How much success are Democrats having replacing voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats in your county, township, municipality, and school district?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/democrats_are_proving_the_existence_of_the_great_replacement_theory.html

CENTER SQUARE
— Trump tax cuts becoming important election year issue – Casey Harper (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their troubled operatives, and the troubled dupes have always wanted me to pay more taxes because I avoided the draft, because I worked for IRS, because my wife has always had a good job, because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did become foster parents, because I do not give money to a church, because etc.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_fb84b5a0-0ecf-11ef-9b26-836f4c63d800.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Rally Draws Tens of Thousands in Blue State New Jersey – Janice Hisle (COMMENT: Of course, this makes hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters furious.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-draws-tens-of-thousands-makes-history-in-blue-state-rally-5648508
— Republican Campaign Strategists See Jewish Voters Moving Right in 2024. Being perceived as weak on supporting Israel appears to be a growing problem for Democrats seeking re-election. – Mark Tapscott (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government had great success in turning Jewish superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/republican-campaign-strategists-see-jewish-voters-moving-right-in-2024-post-5644515

FOX NEWS
— South Side Chicago pastor says ‘faith in government is very low’ after seeing city resources go to migrants. Pastor Corey Brooks said the handling of migrant crisis in Chicago shows a ‘serious leadership flaw’ – Teny Sahakian
https://www.foxnews.com/media/south-side-chicago-pastor-says-faith-government-very-low-after-seeing-city-resources-migrants
— Jewish students across the US blame DEI, faculty for anti-Israel protests: ‘Wasting my tuition dollars’ USC, George Washington, UT-Austin, Rutgers and Cornell students said the campus environment is ‘dangerous’ and ‘antisemitic’ – Nikolas Lanum (COMMENT: Democrats run education in America.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jewish-students-across-us-blame-dei-faculty-anti-israel-protests-wasting-tuition-dollars

TOWNHALL
— Electoral College Mischief Not Unprecedented—You Don’t Have to Look That Far Back – Fred Lucas (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will flood battleground/swing states with their illegals who will use their false identifications to vote for Biden.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/fredlucas/2024/05/12/electoral-college-mischief-not-unprecedentedyou-dont-have-to-look-that-far-back-n2638950

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

REUTERS
— Billionaire investor Ken Griffin calls on Harvard to embrace ‘Western values’
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/billionaire-investor-ken-griffin-calls-harvard-embrace-western-values-2024-05-11/

NEW YORK TIMES
— A German Initiative to Keep Workers Employed by Retraining Them – Melissa Eddy (COMMENT: In 1992, when I was 43 years old, after had been assigned to GAO’s group that audited federal financial regulators since 1990, I started using my own money to pay for graduate evening finance courses at IIT, and in 1997, after I completed 14 courses, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading. I did that because my Democrat GAO superiors had made it very clear that to force me to take their early retirement “offer,” they would never again assign me to audits of IRS. But in 1997, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” They should have always assigned me to audits of IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, 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 $97,079-$110,020/year. But my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/business/germany-workers-retraining.html
— To Protect Kids, We Need More Foster Care, Not Less – Naomi Schaefer Riley (COMMENT: I should write a book about how my Democrat GAO superiors demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/opinion/child-abuse-foster-care.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP escalates fight with Secret Service over convention protesters. Senior GOP representatives have been arguing for weeks with Secret Service officials, but the agency has not budged. – Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/10/republican-convention-milwaukee-protesters/
— Those who defame me talk and/or act like they are operatives or dupes for my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they can defame me because I am a “public figure” because I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor. I should sue them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/11/trump-carroll-comments-defamation/

MSN
— U.S. to welcome illegal migrants this summer by handing out free IDs – Jon Michael Raasch
https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/u-s-to-welcome-illegal-migrants-this-summer-by-handing-out-free-ids/ar-BB1mbeqj
— Biden lets in immigrants and taxpayers get stuck with the bill – Simon Hankinson
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biden-lets-in-immigrants-and-taxpayers-get-stuck-with-the-bill/ar-AA1etnz9
— To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat candidates and elected officials, their operatives, and their dupes ever-increasingly not only promise to give non-Whites even more preference, they promote more hatred against Whites.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/white-people-never-have-to-think-about-these-things/ar-BB1me6BO

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Kicked out in ’68 for protesting at Arizona State University, 78-year-old finally graduates. Alfredo Gutierrez, one of Arizona’s most influential Latino leaders, earned a degree nearly 60 years after he was kicked out of ASU for protesting. – Daniel Gonzalez (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always equated getting draft deferments and not enlisting with protesting. They have always a) stressed that was 1-A for the draft, b) stressed that I got draft deferments 1966-1971, and c) stressed that I never enlisted.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/11/alfredo-gutierrez-graduates-after-1968-college-protests/73613424007/
— The Democrat Party promote homelessness, that is, it promotes LGBQ, that is, it destroys traditional marriage and family.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/05/08/supreme-court-homelessness-grants-pass-oregon/73530096007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California Beaches Are a New Gateway for Illegal Immigration. Migrants who want to avoid the Mexican border are arriving on boats, then rushing into waiting vehicles. – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/illegal-migrant-california-beach-boat-crossing-7f135d8e
— Trump’s Vice Presidential Opportunity. He needs to attract Nikki Haley’s voters, and a MAGA echo won’t do it. – Editorial (COMMENT: How many Haley voters are going to vote for Biden? If you vote for Biden, you never were a Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-vice-presidential-opportunity-candidate-election-05e7aa64
— Evangelist Franklin Graham Says Democratic Politics Have Turned Against Religion. Whereas the late Billy Graham warned against crossing the line with politicians, his son owns a Trump-endorsed Bible. – Vivian Salama
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/evangelical-franklin-graham-donald-trump-support-0af2b035
— There’s Not Enough Power for America’s High-Tech Ambitions – David Uberti
https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/data-centers-energy-georgia-development-7a5352e9
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use same-sex marriage to ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-20-years-of-same-sex-marriage-changed-america-670758bd
— What 1960s Antiwar Protesters Think About Today’s Unrest on College Campuses. – Alyssa Lukpat, Joseph Pisani, and Suryatapa Bhattacharya (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have used against me the most my avoiding the Vietnam War draft. I would focus on my Democrat Post Office, Firestone Stores, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates. I would focus on those who hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that America lost the war because of hypocrites and cowards like me. They stressed that I should have enlisted straight out of high school because of my being 1-A for the draft and because of my demographics (White, male, conservative, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844). But that instead, while and after my peers died in Vietnam, I got draft deferments and a) earned a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and master’s degrees in 1976 and in 1980, b) bought a new cars in 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc., c) went on vacations every year since 1969 except 1972, d) bought real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984, and e) earned professional certifications in 1979 and1981 and a professional license in 1981. They stressed that because of my health problems, I would not have been sent into combat anyway. I could not run because I had a bone disease, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and I had partial red/green color blindness. They used the aforesaid to hint/imply/argue/shout that I was a super hypocrite and a super coward.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/1968-anti-war-protesters-pro-palestinian-campus-protests-0264a9cb
— Biden Breaks a 2004 Promise to Israel. To facilitate withdrawal from Gaza, Bush pledged the U.S. would ‘lead efforts’ against terrorism. – Amit Segal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-breaks-a-2004-promise-to-israel-sharon-hamas-gaza-terrorism-a081d7e4
— Campus Protesters, Unmasked. Anti-KKK laws are relevant against today’s antisemites. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/campus-protesters-unmasked-ohio-a0197b89
— Relationships get complicated when one spouse retires and the other keeps working – Clare Ansberry (COMMENT: My wife and I have been married since 1978. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/retirement-couples-relationships-942a76a9

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/big-law-recruiting-rush-puts-more-pressure-on-diverse-students

HUFFINGTON POST
— ‘What The Hell’s She Talking About?’: Ex-RNC Chair Exposes Lara Trump’s Blatant Lie. Michael Steele tells Trump to “stop it” when it comes to this big falsehood. – Ed Mazza
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-steele-lara-trump-lie_n_6641832ce4b0c43c96b0cc65
— Blinken Criticizes Israel For Conduct In Gaza Conflict. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza. – AP
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/united-states-israel-palestinians_n_66410d47e4b0866a5b2c3033?se
— ‘Free Speech Absolutist’ Elon Musk Reportedly Threatens To Sue Twitter Workers Who Leak To Press – Mary Papenfuss (COMMENT: My critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all of their problems, your problems, my problems, and everyone’s problems. They have falsely charged me with “leaking” confidential/private information. I should sue them for that. All the “information” that they charge me with “leaking” was already in the public realm, was already know by the Democrats and/or their news media, and/or was my opinion. They have never wanted me to report that Republican events that were open to the public took place, who organized those events, where or when those events took place, who spoke at those events, who the high-profile attendees were at those events, or home many attended those events.)
https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/news/free-speech-absolutist-elon-musk-032732704.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: New Twitter CEO Elon Musk, who has described himself as a “free speech absolutist,” is now threatening to sue his own employees who leak information to the press, according to an email he sent to workers reportedly leaked Saturday to a media organization. Musk issued a message warning the company’s workers against leaking “confidential” information, and threatening to sue “for damages” those who violated non-disclosure agreements, according to the email obtained by tech outlet Platformer. Managing Editor Zoe Schiffer then distributed Musk’s message — on Twitter. Musk asked staffers to sign a pledge indicating they understood his email, and said he expected a response by 5 p.m. Saturday, Schiffer said. She did not post the actual email in an effort to do everything possible to protect the source, she said. It was a dramatic turnaround from Musk’s catch phrase “transparency is the key to trust,” and “sunlight is the best disinfectant.” Musk could not immediately be reached for comment.)

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
— SPJ Code of Conduct (COMMENT: I am a SPJ member. I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should sue my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have violated the SPJ Code of Conduct. I have always fully disclosed that I have always been a conservative Republican. I have always fully disclosed that I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I have always fully disclosed my sources of income and my demographics including that I am White, male, older (born in 1948), draft avoider, heterosexual, married, childless, non-poor, Protestant, 100% German American, and my having ancestors who have been in America since 1844. I have always fully disclosed that I advocate the Republican Party platform and direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members.)
https://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp

May 11, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Far too many of those who want to keep the current in-house system for electing Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) members destroy those like me who promote direct election of IRP SCC members.

I have promoted direct election of IRP SCC members big time since I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000. I served on the teams that fought for direct election at the IRP State Conventions in 2008 and 2012.

I should write a book about those who oppose direct election the most and who because of that have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me..

I would focus on those who reject the most planks in the IRP platform. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work.

I would focus on past and present leaders of the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO).

I would focus on those a) who removed me from the 2024 IRP State Convention Party Platform and Resolutions Committee, b) who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) who ended my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council vacancy in 2019, d) who gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, e) who ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, f) who ended my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, g) who ended my service as the MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004, h) who ended my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, i) who almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, j) who ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and k) who ended my membership on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

IBENDAHL ON POLITICS
— Grassroots are united on restoring direct elections for the Illinois GOP
https://ibendahlonpolitics.com/2024/05/10/grassroots-are-united-on-restoring-direct-elections-for-the-illinois-gop/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS2
— CPS teachers to lobby Springfield for more funding. Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools teachers plan to skip school and head to Springfield next week to lobby state lawmakers for more funding for the school district, but lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say the request is pretty much a non-starter.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-public-schools-teachers-springfield-state-funding/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/cps-teachers-to-lobby-springfield-for-more-funding/
— DePaul University warns of possible “escalated confrontations” at pro-Palestinian encampment – Adam Harrington, Matthew Cramer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/depaul-university-escalated-confrontations-pro-palestinian-encampment/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/news/some-entries-restored-scaled-back-2024-chicago-pride-parade/

WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-pride-parade-2024-officials-move-starting-point-adjust-cap-on-entries/

FOX32
— Democrats prepare for potential protests at Chicago convention – Paris Schutz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/democrats-protests-chicago-convention

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayor Johnson doesn’t bring up $1 billion ask for schools in Springfield. The Chicago Teachers Union is set for its own lobby day to ask for money for Chicago schools. But coming to town with two weeks left can mean settling for leftovers, and if the budget is as tight as the governor says, there may not be any leftovers for CPS. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/05/10/mayor-brandon-johnson-billion-dollars-chicago-public-schools-springfield-budget-ctu-union-rich-miller
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2024/05/10/city-bumps-up-pride-parade-entries-150

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville facing $5M budget hole if governor’s proposal to nix grocery tax gets approved – TESS KENNY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/10/naperville-city-council-grocery-tax-cut-state-budget-governor-pritzker/
— Officials lay out ambitious timeline for closing, rebuilding Stateville, Logan prisons – JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/10/officials-lay-out-ambitious-timeline-for-closing-rebuilding-stateville-logan-prisons/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH TWO PHOTOS: DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek is threatening a legal fight unless existing bills for her office are paid and the county auditor is no longer involved in approving future invoices. – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240510/news/dupage-county-clerk-to-county-pay-my-bills/

FOX32
— Democrats prepare for potential protests at Chicago convention – Paris Schutz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/democrats-protests-chicago-convention
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWOICylMsdE

WTTW
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/10/city-announces-additional-entries-new-starting-point-chicago-pride-parade

WGN RADIO
— Biden stabs Israel in the back while the media loses it over a Stormy show trial – John Kass
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/chicago-way-w-john-kass-biden-stabs-israel-in-the-back-while-the-media-loses-it-over-a-stormy-show-trial/

WBEZ
— Facing a budget cliff, CPS lets teachers out of school to lobby Springfield. District leaders will join teachers for a lobbying day in the state capital. Critics say the day away from classrooms is inappropriate. – Sarah Karp
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-teachers-getting-day-off-to-lobby-lawmakers/12f16b54-939c-4988-8630-98ab6625fa20

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-88/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIRE POINTS
— Chicago mayor wants $1 billion more for schools even though 43% of CPS teachers are chronically absent – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-mayor-wants-1-billion-more-for-schools-even-though-43-of-cps-teachers-are-chronically-absent-wirepoints-quickpoint/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Biden Gives Crime a Free Pass, Compromises Our Safety – MARK VARGAS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/05/vargas-biden-gives-crime-a-free-pass-compromises-our-safety.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP congressman Eli Crane calls Biden’s border handling ‘treasonous’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/10/rep-eli-crane-calls-joe-bidens-border-handling-tre/
— ‘Woke’ Scouts and the death of another American institution. Dangerous move comes at a time when our boys are in crisis. – Tom Basile
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/10/woke-scouts-and-death-of-another-american-institut/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Joe Biden’s Senior Moment of the Week (Vol. 93)
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/watch-joe-bidens-senior-moment-of-the-week-vol-93/
— Xi Gains Ground As Biden Stumbles – Mike Watson
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/xi-gains-ground-as-biden-stumbles/

NEW YORK POST
— Legal immigrants are being hurt the most by Biden’s policies – Andrew Arthur
https://nypost.com/2024/05/10/opinion/legal-immigrants-are-being-hurt-the-most-by-bidens-policies/
— Biden administration preparing to hand out 10K migrant ID cards in several US cities – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2024/05/09/us-news/biden-administration-preparing-to-hand-out-10k-migrant-id-cards-report/
— Biden betrays Israel for the feeling of a few clueless college students – Douglas Murray
https://nypost.com/2024/05/09/opinion/biden-betrays-israel-for-the-feeling-of-a-few-clueless-college-students/

AMAC
— Chicago Schools Crumble While Teachers Make Extremist Demands
https://amac.us/newsline/education/chicago-schools-crumble-while-teachers-make-extremist-demands/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— College takeovers are CRT in action – Victor Joecks
https://afn.net/opinion/victor-joecks/2024/05/10/college-takeovers-are-crt-in-action/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Replacement theory? Joe Biden calls illegals ‘Hispanic voters’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/replacement_theory_joe_biden_calls_illegals_hispanic_voters.html
— Biden uses arms as a bargaining chip to force Israel to go soft on Hamas – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/joe_biden_uses_arms_as_a_bargaining_chip_to_force_israel_to_go_soft_on_hamas.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Elon Musk identifies ‘Democratic Party goal’, makes ominous election prediction after telling House vote. – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/05/10/elon-musk-identifies-democratic-party-goal-makes-ominous-election-prediction-after-telling-house-vote-1458530/

BLAZE
— From Soros to Beijing: Unveiling the billionaires behind transgenderism – GLENN BECK
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/from-soros-to-beijing-unveiling-the-billionaires-behind-transgenderism

BREITBART
— GOP Senators: Joe Biden’s Obamacare for DACA Illegal Aliens Is ‘Economically Unsustainable’ for Americans – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/10/gop-senators-joe-bidens-obamacare-for-daca-illegal-aliens-is-economically-unsustainable-for-americans/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Here’s How To Tell Congress Only Citizens Should Vote – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/chq-joins-only-citizens-votes-coalition-here-s-how-to-tell-congress-only-citizens-should-vote

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Ways the Left Exploits Illegal Immigration for Electoral Gain – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/10/ways-left-exploits-illegal-immigration-electoral-gain-borderline/

FOX NEWS
— Civil War General Sherman’s sword among relics headed to Ohio auction next week. ‘Conservative’ estimate by auction house president suggests saber will fetch at least $40,000. AP (COMMENT: I inherited a Civil War sword and its scabbard from one of my relatives on my father’s side who fought for the Union Army.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/civil-war-general-shermans-sword-relics-headed-ohio-auction-next-week

NEW AMERICAN
— Cartels Control Border. It’s Not Secure – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/border-agent-cartels-control-border-its-not-secure/

NEWSMAX
— Dems’ true border plan coming to life in ‘bait and switch’ moment – Bob Brooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P4dwni4xkg
— Greg Abbott Slams ‘Feckless’ Immigration Proposals – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/us/greg-abbott-joe-biden-immigration/2024/05/10/id/1164241/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Dems Vote Unanimously To Give Representation To Illegals (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://www.oann.com/video/in-focus-video/dems-vote-unanimously-to-give-representation-to-illegals/

PJ MEDIA
— Illegal Immigrants in Denver Won’t Leave Tent Encampment for Shelters Until the City Meets 13 ‘Demands’ – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/05/10/illegal-immigrants-in-denver-wont-leave-tent-encampment-for-shelters-until-the-city-meets-13-demands-n4928934

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Judge Dismisses Charges Against 211 Illegal Immigrants Who Violently Stampeded Over Border – George C. Upper III
https://www.westernjournal.com/judge-dismisses-charges-211-illegal-immigrants-violently-stampeded-border/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump vows to reverse transgender student protections ‘on day one’ – BROOKE MIGDON
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4656405-donald-trump-transgender-students-athletes-title-ix-lgbtq/
— How Trump will stop the invasion at our southern border – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4656263-trump-illegal-immigration-southern-border/

MSN
— U.S. to welcome illegal migrants this summer by handing out free IDs – Jon Michael Raasch
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/u-s-to-welcome-illegal-migrants-this-summer-by-handing-out-free-ids/ar-BB1mbkA6

WASHINGTON POST
— Billy Graham statue for U.S. Capitol to be unveiled next week. A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled next week in a ceremony. – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2024/05/10/billy-graham-statue-capital-ceremony/99b67a24-0f16-11ef-ae0a-a6870885518d_story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/10/target-pride-collection/

NEW YORK SUN
— Hundreds of Chicago Teachers To Skip Work To Lobby for Giant Raises, Radical Teaching Freedoms, as Schools Flounder. The city’s teachers’ union has ‘positioned itself as the new political machine in Chicago,’ one observer tells the Sun, as the group implements a playbook that ‘will be used to inspire other government and teachers unions around the country.’ – MAGGIE HRONCICH
https://www.nysun.com/article/hundreds-of-chicago-teachers-to-skip-work-to-lobby-for-giant-raises-radical-teaching-freedoms-as-schools-flounder

NBC BOSTON
— To get customers who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, etc., Democrat and RINO companies ever-increasingly promote DEI, that is, they ever-increasingly dump customers who are White, male, older, heterosexual, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg8bN4tySPE

FOX DENVER
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting religion to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpr1ASsv2qc

COEUR D’ALENE PRTESS
— I should write books about the success that Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs have had since 2000 in infiltrating, infesting, taking over, conquering, and destroying the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.
https://cdapress.com/news/2024/may/11/my-turn-killing-the-idaho-republican-party/

LIBERTY LENS
— Become A Precinct Committeeman – Steven Carr, Glen Rock, PA (COMMENT: I should write books about the success that Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs have had since 2000 in infiltrating, infesting, taking over, conquering, and destroying the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://libertylens.news/articles/letters/2024/05/10/become-a-precinct-committeeman/
(FROM THE LETTER: By becoming a Republican Committeeman for your local county or State Republican Party, you can vote on County bylaws and help elect better county and state party leadership of the republican party and local county GOP. Plus, get out the vote for better MAGA and America First candidates to get on the ballot and get more republican voters to your very own voting precinct and change the republican party from inside the party by recruiting more precinct committeeman to the republican party to outnumber the moderates in the republican party. No precinct committeeman? No republican party. It’s that simple. There are over 200,000 empty precinct committee seats in the Republican party that need to be filled. If you need more information on becoming a precinct committeeman, go to Dan Schultz’ website PrecinctStrategy.com. The Precinct Committeeman is the most powerful office in the country because we help get the candidates on to the primary ballot and endorse candidates and can even primary candidates off the ballot. Plus, we elect leadership all the way up to the RNC Chair.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Will Need a Miracle to Escape Its Debt Burden. The city got a pandemic lifeline from the feds and did nothing to shore up its finances for the long term. – Judge Glock
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-will-need-a-miracle-to-escape-its-debt-burden-dd39353b
— Job seekers, frustrated with corporate hiring software, are using artificial intelligence to craft cover letters and résumés in seconds, and deploying new automated bots to robo-apply for hundreds of jobs in just a few clicks. In response, companies are deploying more bots of their own to sort through the oceans of applications. – Lindsay Ellis (COMMENT: What did you stress that got you hired? GAO audits IRS. In my 1980 GAO Analyst application, I stressed a) that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do and what GAO Analysts do is very similar, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and e) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. The Democrats who ran GAO ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed the aforesaid by forcing me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/ai-job-application-685f29f7
— What You Aren’t Hearing About Marijuana’s Health Effects. Bertha Madras, a leading expert on weed, outlines the science linking it to psychiatric disorders, permanent brain damage, and other serious harms. – Allysia Finley (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-you-arent-reading-about-marijuana-permanent-brain-damage-biden-schedule-iii-9660395e
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Young people who smoked marijuana in the 1960s were seen as part of the counterculture. Now the cannabis culture is mainstream. A 2022 survey sponsored by the National Institutes of Health found that 28.8% of Americans age 19 to 30 had used marijuana in the preceding 30 days—more than three times as many as smoked cigarettes. Among those 35 to 50, 17.3% had used weed in the previous month, versus 12.2% for cigarettes. While marijuana use remains a federal crime, 24 states have legalized it and another 14 permit it for medical purposes. Last week media outlets reported that the Biden administration is moving to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous Schedule III drug—on par with anabolic steroids and Tylenol with codeine—which would provide tax benefits and a financial boon to the pot industry. Bertha Madras thinks this would be a colossal mistake. Ms. Madras, 81, is a psychobiology professor at Harvard Medical School and one of the foremost experts on marijuana. “It’s a political decision, not a scientific one,” she says. “And it’s a tragic one.” In 2024, that is a countercultural view.)

FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/05/10/trump-promises-rollback-on-trans-rights-heres-what-hes-said/

HOOVER INSTITUTE
— Does Merit Still Matter? – Peter M. Robinson (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you owe your achievements in life to? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I owe my achievements in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-married, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. In my defense, I have stressed a) that my parents never attended college, b) that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, c) that he never earned more than $50.000/year in today’s dollars, d) that he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, e) that he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21, f) that my mother never attended high school, and g) that I had to work my way through college. I should write a book about mt critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had lots of money, who bought them cars, who paid for their college expenses, and/or who got them jobs.)
https://www.hoover.org/research/does-merit-still-matter

May 10, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
Unanswered questions concerning the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Who represents each of the 17 congressional districts on the committee and what is their contact information?
— Who has replaced me as the member who represents the 3rd Congressional District and what reasons have been given for my removal?
— At the IRP State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25, which committee members are going to vote on May 24 for the resolution that calls for direct election of IRP State Central Committee members?
— At the convention on May 24, which committee members are going to vote to strengthen or to weaken calls for promoting the following in the platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws including adding E-Verity, discouragement of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, protection of Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving)?

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do political consultants in Illinois who want Republican candidates to lose advise Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders and their candidates to do? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The IRP platform in conservative. I am one of the extremely few Republican political consultants in Illinois. I have been a member of the American Association of Political Consultants since 2001. I served on the board of directors of its Midwest Chapter 2001-2004. I want Republican candidates to win. Political consultants in Illinois who want Republican candidates to lose do not advise the IRP leaders or their candidates to defend and advance the IRP platform. Instead, they advise the IRP leaders and their candidates to ignore the platform, to paint themselves as being Democrat Lite if not anti-conservative, and to give the voters what they want. According to them, Illinois voters want dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and race and gender based preference giving. Far too many IRP leaders and far too many of their candidates have taken that advice and are taking that advice. That is why Republican candidates are losing elections. That is why I am extremely concerned that efforts are under way under the table to move the new IRP platform to the left.

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
Call for articles. Please email to me at diersen@aol.com links to articles in which Illinois Republican party leaders, elected officials, candidates, major donors, and activists promote the following planks in the Republican Party platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws including adding E-Verity, discouragement of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, protection of Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving). – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— University of Chicago protesters call out campus police ‘shoving, hitting’ while encampment was cleared. In a press conference at the school Thursday morning, students criticized university president Paul Alivisatos and shared their experiences when police began emptying the encampment early Tuesday. – Mohammad Samra
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/05/09/university-of-chicago-pro-palestinian-protesters-campus-police-paul-alivisatos
— Secret Service building secret Democratic convention communications center in southern suburb. ‘The X is the event,’ Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told the Chicago Sun-Times about the location, which will be the central hub for about 60 agencies involved in designing and implementing convention security. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/05/09/secret-service-building-secure-democratic-convention-communications-center-southern-suburb-elections

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/10/migrant-mourns-death-of-child-one-of-the-many-unaccounted-for-in-chicago-without-money-youre-nobody/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH THREE PHOTOS: Republican leaders slating legislative candidates despite new law banning it – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240509/illinois-state-politics/republican-leaders-slating-legislative-candidates-despite-new-law-banning-it/

ABC7
— VERY SAD: The Chevrolet Malibu, the brand’s last sedan, will end production. General Motors’ mainstream Chevrolet brand will sell only trucks, SUVs, and the Corvette in the United States. – Peter Valdes-Dapena
https://abc7chicago.com/post/production-of-chevrolet-malibu-to-end-general-motors-sedan-chevy/14788891/
— Chicago Mayor Johnson RTA board nominee coming under fire for lack of transit knowledge. – Sarah Schulte (COMMENT: What do you have knowledge of? I have knowledge of IRS. GAO audits IRS. The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 wasted my knowledge of IRS. I should write a book about my GAO coworkers who they assigned to audits of IRS instead of me. They knew little or nothing about IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, 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 $97,079-$110,020/year. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt and I had earned an MBA from Loyola. The Democrats who ran IRS and GAO back then certainly did not want Republicans like me to work on audits of IRS. They succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-pick-to-serve-on-rta-board-rev-ira-acree-coming-under-fire-for-lack-of-transit-knowledge/14790975/

NBC5
— Man killed in STREET TAKEOVER was not part of event (COMMENT: Chicago today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORWD-gPuarQ

CBS2
— University of Chicago protesters call removal of pro-Palestinian encampment a “brutal police raid” – Todd Feurer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/university-of-chicago-protesters-encampment-removed-response/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRcT1GM0Uug
— Chicago Police officer shortage a concern with summer, DNC coming (COMMENT: Democrats run Chicago. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/shortage-chicago-police-officers-summer-dnc/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-police-officer-shortage-a-concern-with-summer-dnc-coming/
— Organizers hope Mexican Independence Day festival in Chicago’s Grant Park deters chaos – Charlie De Mar
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mexican-independence-day-festival-chicago-grant-park-deter-chaos/

FOX32
— Chicago teachers to skip school to lobby state lawmakers for more funding – Paris Schutz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-teachers-skip-school-lobby-state-lawmakers-funding
— Protesters call out University of Chicago for tactics used to take down encampments
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protesters-call-out-university-of-chicago-for-tactics-used-to-take-down-encampments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaLNzQtNRuk
— Chicago police investigate vandalism of squad cars with reported feces
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1453853
— Highest-paying jobs right out of college revealed – Stephanie Weaver (COMMENT: I earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU when I was 21 years old in 1970. In 1971, my starting IRS salary was $54,728/year in today’s dollars.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/highest-paying-jobs-school-revealed
— VERY SAY: GM ends production of Chevrolet Malibu to make room for electric vehicles – Aislinn Murphy
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gm-ending-production-chevrolet-malibu

WGN RADIO
— Chicago is 4th ranked city for number of millionaires – Michael Piff
https://wgnradio.com/wintrust-business-lunch/wintrust-business-minute-chicago-is-4th-ranked-city-for-number-of-millionaires/
— Over 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck – Patrick Hennessey
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/ted-rossman-over-60-of-americans-are-living-paycheck-to-paycheck/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Failure to oust Speaker ‘MAGA Mike’ Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump – AP (COMMENT: Are/were you allied with Trump? Since 2015, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a Trump promoter. To punish me, they have taken many big adverse actions against me including a) removing me from the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee, b) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, c) ending my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council vacancy, and d) gerrymandering my precinct.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/failure-to-oust-speaker-maga-mike-johnson-shows-strength-and-weakness-of-his-alliance-with/article_8411232d-7320-5425-b330-e5769ca6cca5.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are showing up to help – AP (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always promoted those who could and should have come to my defense, but have not. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those a) who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, b) who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, and/or c) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Wheaton.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-is-limited-in-what-he-can-say-about-his-court-case-his-gop-allies-are-showing-up-to-help/

WAND TV
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/dems-face-uphill-battle-to-pass-legislation-to-protect-dreamers/article_67a46918-0d83-11ef-b0be-ab1444d5eb66.html

WYSO
— Their first baby came with medical debt. These Illinois parents won’t have another. – Noam Levey (COMMENT: My wife and I got married in 1978. We gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. My wife has always had good paying jobs. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used the aforesaid against me. I should write a book about those who have used it against me the most. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt, b) afford to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, e) become a licensed CPA, f) have a home built in Wheaton, g) buy collector cars, h) earn four more professional licenses, i) etc.)
https://www.wyso.org/npr-news/2024-05-09/their-first-baby-came-with-medical-debt-these-illinois-parents-wont-have-another

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/09/chicago-pride-parade-announces-2024-grand-marshals-fortune-feimster-and-jax-smith/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-287/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-87/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago Teachers Union demands estimated at $50 billion
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_7376f9a8-0e4c-11ef-8d37-9f266fdaa465.html
— Race-based, higher ed funding formula advocates want state to cover student costs – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_104d8ee2-0e46-11ef-84a6-1bd8223d4e37.html

WIREPOINTS
— Negligence or something more? Gov. Pritzker’s $827 million in taxpayer subsidies for Rivian. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/negligence-or-something-more-gov-pritzkers-827-million-in-taxpayer-subsidies-for-rivian-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Tax Bills Show Increase or Decrease for Each Tax District
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/05/09/mchenry-county-tax-bills-show-increase-or-decrease-for-each-tax-district/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION CUTTING CLASS TO LOBBY SPRINGFIELD LAWMAKERS – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-cutting-class-to-lobby-springfield-lawmakers/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal immigrants in Denver demand ‘culturally appropriate’ food, free lawyers at tent city (COMMENT: What have the illegals in your municipality demanded? What will they demand? How will your mayor respond?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/9/illegal-immigrants-denver-demand-culturally-approp/
— Student sues school district over suspension for saying ‘illegal aliens,’ switches to homeschooling – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/9/student-sues-school-district-over-suspension-for-s/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republicans move to expose Biden for flying in 400,000 ‘unvetted’ migrants – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/2992456/republicans-biden-flying-400000-migrants/
— Johnson’s speakership saved because top four candidates to replace him lack votes to win gavel – Cami Mondeaux
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2998071/johnson-speakership-saved-top-four-candidates-replace-struggle-secure-gavel/
— Student suspended for saying ‘illegal aliens’ gets help from Trump after online threats – Asher Notheis (COMMENT: If I had been active in Republican politics, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966, IRS in 1971, or GAO in 1980.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/student-suspended-for-saying-illegal-aliens-gets-help-from-trump-after-online-threats/ar-BB1m7vYB

NEW YORK POST
— NYS Board of Regents joins the woke battle to force biological boys into girls’ sports – Post Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/05/10/opinion/state-board-of-regents-joins-woke-crackdown-on-trans-sports-dissent/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals in Denver issue the city a list of 13 ‘demands’ for services – Monica Showalter (COMMENT: What have the illegals in your municipality demanded? What will they demand? How will your mayor respond?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/illegals_in_denver_issue_the_city_a_list_of_13_demands_for_services.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Completely fed up’: Biden not exactly welcomed to Chicago with open arms, protesters fill streets – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/05/09/completely-fed-up-biden-not-exactly-welcomed-to-chicago-with-open-arms-protesters-fill-streets-1458275/
— Republicans fight to stop Dems from using illegal aliens in ‘greatest election interference’ scheme in history – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/05/09/republicans-fight-to-stop-dems-from-using-illegal-aliens-in-greatest-election-interference-scheme-in-history-1458224/

BLAZE
— House passes bill to add citizenship question to census to stop illegal aliens from distorting congressional representation – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/house-passes-bill-to-add-citizenship-question-to-census-to-stop-illegal-aliens-from-distorting-congressional-representation

BREITBART
— Asheville, NC: Reparations Commission Recommends ‘No Strings Attached’ Monthly Cash Payments – HANNAH KNUDSEN
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2024/05/09/asheville-reparations-commission-recommends-guaranteed-income-program/

CENTER SQUARE FLORIDA
— DeSantis to Jewish students: Come to college in Florida – Bethany Blankley (COMMENT: I should write a book about the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had turning my many Jewish superiors and supervisors against me. They stressed that I was conservative, Republican, Protestant, 100% German American, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and a Wheaton resident since 1978.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/article_f5d48fb8-0e52-11ef-a157-13c9e62d8d41.html

COLLEGE FIX
— University math, chemistry, immunology job openings require scholars pledge loyalty to DEI – DANIEL NUCCIO (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. To get promoted, federal employees have to promote DEI. RINOs run Republican organizations in Illinois. To survive in those organizations, Precinct Committeemen have to promote DEI. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-math-chemistry-immunology-job-openings-require-scholars-pledge-loyalty-to-dei/

DAILY WIRE
— Teachers Put Through ‘Coaching’ Sessions On Gender And Sexuality At Woke Illinois Math Academy – Leif Le Mahieu (COMMENT: How much success have Democrats had so far making the students in your school district sexual active LGBTQers?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/teachers-put-through-coaching-sessions-on-gender-and-sexuality-at-woke-illinois-math-academy
— Biden Faces Dueling Calls From Democrats Over Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants, Border Security – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-faces-dueling-calls-from-democrats-over-amnesty-for-illegal-immigrants-border-security
— Trump Slams Biden For Threatening To Withhold Military Aid To Israel: ‘Taking The Side Of These Terrorists’ – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-slams-biden-for-threatening-to-withhold-military-aid-to-israel-taking-the-side-of-these-terrorists

EPOCH TIMES
— Illinois Governor Signs Controversial Election Bill That Would Help Democrats. ‘It really does make sure that we don’t have backroom deals to put people on the ballot,’ Illinois Governor Pritzker said. – Tom Ozimek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/illinois-gop-accuses-democrats-of-election-interference-by-banning-candidate-slating-5646215
— Secret Service ‘Must Provide Protection’ to Trump If He’s Jailed – Jack Phillips
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/secret-service-must-provide-protection-to-trump-if-hes-jailed-spokesperson-5645322

FOX NEWS
— Denver migrants refuse to leave encampment, send mayor list of demands. The list includes demands for better food, access to immigration lawyers, and unlimited shower time. – Gabriel Hays (COMMENT: What have the illegals in your municipality demanded? What will they demand? How will your mayor respond?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/denver-migrants-refuse-leave-encampment-send-denver-mayor-list-demands
— Taxpayer-funded ID program for illegal immigrants expected to begin this summer. The initial rollout will consist of 10,000 cards. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ice-eyes-summer-rollout-for-id-card-program-for-illegal-immigrants

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Another blow to the middle class: Biden will add 100,000 ‘dreamers’ to Affordable Care Act – Pat Droney
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/another-blow-to-the-middle-class-biden-will-add-100000-dreamers-to-affordable-care-act

MRC TV
— Taxpayers Fund $150 Billion of Perks Annually for Illegal Aliens, Including Biden’s ‘Parolees’ – CRAIG BANNISTER (COMMENT: How many millions of Biden’s many millions of illegals are going to vote for Biden?)
https://mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/taxpayers-fund-150-billion-perks-annually-illegal-aliens-including-bidens
— Illegals Set Up ‘Protest’ Camp In Denver, Demanding ‘Culturally Appropriate’ Food, Free Healthcare, & Lawyers – BRITTANY M. HUGHES
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/illegals-set-protest-camp-denver-demanding-culturally-appropriate-food-free
— IBM Subsidiary Faces Discrimination Lawsuit Over DEI – EVAN POELLINGER
https://mrctv.org/blog/evan-poellinger/ibm-subsidiary-faces-discrimination-lawsuit-over-dei

NATIONAL REVIEW
— San Francisco Mayor Appoints Drag Queen to Head Office of Transgender Initiatives – ABIGAIL ANTHONY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/san-francisco-mayor-appoints-drag-queen-to-head-office-of-transgender-initiatives/

NEW AMERICAN
— GOP Bills Would Require ID to Vote in Fed Elections, Stop Counting Illegals in Census – R. Cort Kirkwood (COMMENT: Yes, but illegals use false identifications.)
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/gop-bills-would-require-id-to-vote-in-fed-elections-stop-counting-illegals-in-census/

NEWSMAX
— Companies Look to Rebrand ‘DEI’ Without Ditching Controversial Practice. Republican Virginia State Delegate Wren Williams, a small business owner, has warned against kneeling to “woke” demands, stating companies that have capitulated to progressives’ demands have learned that if you “go woke,” you “go broke.” – Marisa Herman
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/dei-esg-woke/2024/05/09/id/1164061/

POST MILLENNIAL
— IBM faces discrimination suit after OMG revealed anti-white male hiring practices. Wood claims that Red Hat used illegal anti-white and anti-male hiring practices to make Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) quotas. – Katie Daviscourt

https://thepostmillennial.com/ibm-faces-discrimination-suit-after-omg-revealed-anti-white-male-hiring-practices

TOWNHALL
— Entitled Illegal Immigrants Send Mayor Long List of Demands: ‘Unlimited Showers, Fresh Food’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/05/09/immigrants-refuse-to-leave-encampment-send-mayor-list-of-demands-n2638835

ZERO HEDGE
— Denver Illegals Make Demands, Include ‘Culturally Appropriate’ Food, Lawyers, Unlimited Showers And Warnings Before Evictions – TYLER DURDEN (COMMENT: How many millions of Biden’s many millions of illegals are going to vote for him?)
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/denver-illegals-make-demands-include-culturally-appropriate-food-lawyers-unlimited

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— What percent of the money given to the following is from donors who reject many, most, if not virtually all of the planks in the Republican Party platform: a) Illinois Republican Party, b) your Republican county party organization, and c) your Republican township/ward party organization?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/opinion/republicans-protest-israel.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters us Stormy Daniels to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/opinion/donald-trump-stormy-daniels.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Four Of Trump’s Children Will Be GOP Convention Delegates
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/09/barron-trump-florida-delegate-gop-convention/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/09/citizenship-question-census-stephen-miller/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/09/republican-bogus-claims-vote-fraud/
— Democrats have always blamed antisemitism on Republicans. My Democrat superiors in the federal government did that big time. I should write a book about them and their success.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/09/antisemitism-schools-congressional-hearing/
— I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that I am an extremist. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/09/hannity-rfk-extremeism-republicans/

BALTIMORE SUN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/05/10/shield-youth-from-williams/

REUTERS
— Trump vows to target EVs, LNG exports in meeting with oil CEOs
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-vows-target-electric-vehicles-meeting-with-oil-ceos-report-2024-05-09/

NEWSWEEK
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-democrats-give-illegals-political-representation-1898946

MSN
— Democrats push Biden on amnesty for illegals before possible Trump victory (COMMENT: How many millions of Biden’s many millions of illegals are going to vote for Biden?)
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/politics/dems-push-biden-on-amnesty-for-illegals-before-possible-trump-victory/ar-BB1m6Wri
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/former-dei-trainer-sounds-alarm-on-useless-trainings-detrimental-to-minorities/ar-AA1fWPb5

WALL STREET JOUIRNAL
— Trump and the Lawfare Implosion of 2024. Will his prosecution end up putting him back in the White House? – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lawfare-implosion-of-2024-donald-trump-indictments-election-87e99955
— Democrats crow about their success in getting religion to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/methodists-keep-up-with-the-times-general-conference-2024-gay-marriage-4d01492e
— What percent of Haley voters are going to vote for Biden?
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/nikki-haley-is-huddling-with-donors-and-wont-endorse-donald-trump-yet-052d3d0f
— FRONT PAGE: Hospitals Are Refusing to Do Surgeries Unless You Pay in Full First – Melanie Evans (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that I have always had health insurance. The federal government pays 72% of health insurance for its employees, retirees, and their spouses.
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/hospitals-pay-before-treatment-patients-c477e2d6

FORTUNE
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://fortune.com/2024/05/10/bill-ackman-dei-attack-milken-session/

FAST COMPANY
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91122169/what-we-lose-when-we-cut-d-and-e-from-dei

ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— How CPA Firms Can Prepare for Illinois’ Pay Transparency Law. Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, employers in Illinois will be required to disclose salary ranges in job postings. Here’s what CPA firms and other organizations can do now to prepare. – Helena Almeida (COMMENT: GAO audits IRS. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 required me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year.)
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/digital-exclusive—2024/how-cpa-firms-can-prepare-for-illinois-pay-transparency-law

May 9, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
I should write a book about the many big things that I have done since 2000 -m Milton Township and DuPage County to promote direct election of Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) members and the many big adverse actions that past and present IRP chairmen and SCC members, DuPage County Republican Central Committee leaders, and Milton Township Republican Organization leaders have taken against me because of that including removing me from the 2024 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. I would focus on the aforesaid who fail/refuse to defend/advance the most planks in the Republican Party platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
Unanswered questions concerning the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Who represents each of the 17 congressional districts on the committee and what is their contact information?
— Who has replaced me as the member who represents the 3rd Congressional District and what reasons have been given for my removal?
— At the IRP State Convention in Collinsville May 24-25, which committee members are going to vote on May 24 for the resolution that calls for direct election of IRP State Central Committee members?
— At the convention on May 24, which committee members are going to vote to strengthen or to weaken calls for promoting the following in the platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws including adding E-Verity, discouragement of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, protection of Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving)?

DOUG’S NEWSLETTER
— It’s Doers vs. Do-Nothings on the question of restoring direct elections for the Illinois GOP
https://dougelstonibendahl.substack.com/p/its-doers-vs-do-nothings-on-the-question
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The SUPPORT camp is standing up for Republican voters and historic change. They are demanding that our vote be restored – a vote which never should have been stolen from Republican voters in the first place. And then there is the OPPOSE list. Empowering Republican voters is about the last thing the persons on that list have in mind. The idea of their Republican constituents getting energized and taking an active interest in how the sausage is really being made in our state party apparently terrifies them. No doubt for good reason. That is why the Illinois GOP’s state central committee has been holding their meetings basically in secret ever since a couple hundred angry peasants showed up to the state central committee meeting that was held shortly after the Illinois GOP’s disastrous election of November 2022 and rightly demanded resignations of top state party officials. To say our state party is grossly out of touch with the Republican voters it has a duty to serve would be a colossal understatement. When deadwood bosses aren’t disrespecting Republican voters and meeting in secret, they are actively and openly INVITING Democrats into our party (just check out the OPPOSE list). Republican primary voters need a broom to sweep out the deadwood. That broom is our vote. We need a vote again for the top officials of the Illinois Republican Party, the state central committee. . .The good news is we can give all Republican primary voters back their vote at the upcoming state convention on May 24 & 25 in downstate Collinsville. We can make the GOP relevant again in Illinois. That would be an historic event – but far from a radical one. We would simply be giving Republicans back their vote which never should have been stolen from them in the first place. If you haven’t already signed-on, we invite you to join the growing list of good people who are standing up for their fellow Republicans and their right to vote. Alternatively, if you think the only problem with the Illinois Republican Party is that Republicans are voting too much, we’re happy to add your name on the other list.)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago protests block downtown streets with President Biden in city for fundraiser – Sarah Schulte and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-joe-biden-in-chicago-2024-campaign-after-speaking-on-new-microsoft-artificial-intelligence-hub-wisconsin/14783936/
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14785742/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqHuVolIPj8
— Demonstrators allege ‘excessive force’ used to clear encampments – Chuck Goudie
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-law-enforcement-on-alert-for-college-protests-demonstrators-allege-excessive-force-used-to-clear-encampments-records-show/14785795/
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14785857/

NBC5
— Traffic disrupted as protests held in Loop during President Biden’s Chicago visit for fundraiser. – Natalie Martinez
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/traffic-disrupted-protests-loop-during-president-bidens-chicago-visit-fundraiser/3432547/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/president-biden-makes-chicago-stop-with-protests-and-travel-impacts-expected/3432263/
— As New York implements congestion pricing, could Chicago ever see something similar? – Charlie Wojciechowski (COMMENT: Have you worked in downtown Chicago? I did in 1971 and then 1973-1997. What did you do to avoid congestion? I took the CTA and RTA in 1971. I bought a downtown condo and walked to work 1974-1978. I took the RTA 1978-1997.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-york-downtown-congestion-pricing-chicago/3432431/

WGN9
— Biden greeted by protestors in Chicago after Racine County visit
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/ap-biden-heads-to-wisconsin-to-laud-a-new-microsoft-facility-meet-voters-and-troll-trump/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUUmNuX-E-c

FOX32
— Biden’s visit to Chicago draws protesters
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1453235

WGN RADIO
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-is-recreational-marijuana-priced-fairly/#/questions

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County GOP chair angered by new ballot-access law; ‘We will challenge it in court’ – STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/08/lake-county-gop-chair-angered-by-new-ballot-access-law-we-will-challenge-it-in-court/
— The Chicago Tribune ever-increasingly promotes Biden and demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/08/in-chicago-president-joe-biden-reminds-voters-of-the-chaos-under-donald-trump/
— Gun arrest No. 18 since August made at Naperville Topgolf parking lot – TESS KENNY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/08/naperville-topgolf-police-gun-firearm-arrest/
— Mayor Brandon Johnson talks school funding, Bears stadium and ‘less high-profile budget needs’ during Springfield visit – JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/08/mayor-brandon-johnson-talks-school-funding-bears-stadium-and-less-high-profile-budget-needs-during-springfield-visit/
–Illinois commission’s new recommendations on university funding don’t address racial inequities – Paul Vallas (COMMENT: Under the Democrats, anticipate/expect ever-increasing race and gender based budgeting.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/09/opinion-illinois-public-university-funding-equity/
— New vision for Evanston is focused on ‘yes in my backyard’ rules – Daniel Biss
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/08/opinion-evanston-new-development-rules/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Biden headlines Chicago fundraiser, bringing in more than $2 million for reelection campaign. Biden, stopping in Chicago after a campaign tour of swing-state Wisconsin, is mining the deep pockets of Democratic megadonors in Illinois. – Kade Heather, Isabel Funk and Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/05/08/biden-fundraiser-chicago-loop-palmer-house-israel-palestinian-protests-2024-presidential-race
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Haley. I should write a book about those who my critics/opponents promote.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/05/08/donald-trump-nikki-haley-problem-2024-presidential-election-gop-s-e-cupp

JOURNAL COURIER
— Barron Trump, 18, to make political debut as Florida delegate to the Republican convention – AP (COMMENT: My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. He fought brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood. He was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never attended college. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant on the east side of Chicago Heights. He never earned more the $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to help pay the family’s bills.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/politics/article/barron-trump-18-to-make-political-debut-as-19447736.php

STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Blagojevich backs Trump during Mar-a-Lago visit – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/05/09/former-illinois-governor-rod-blagojevich-endorses-donald-trump/73605222007/
— Fixing ‘broken’ system, advocates stand behind cashless bail in Illinois.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/05/06/fixing-broken-system-advocates-stand-behind-cashless-bail-in-illinois/73473044007/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats crow about their success in promoting abortion and race and gender based preference giving.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/these-are-the-top-issues-americans-would-risk-arrest-to-protest-poll/

WGLT
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wglt.org/2024-05-09/medical-residents-are-starting-to-avoid-states-with-abortion-bans-data-shows

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-286/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-86/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Kolber seeking Illinois Republican Party National Committeeman seat (COMMENT: While I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, I conducted a candidate forum for that seat.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/658419645-kolber-seeking-rnc-committeeman-seat-important-green-shoots-are-growing-in-illinois

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Decriminalizing prostitution in Illinois proposed; lawmaker shocked at idea – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3b588fde-0d78-11ef-b91e-0b4e27f26a73.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— LAWMAKERS TAKE ALL 3 ADVISORY QUESTION SPOTS ON NOVEMBER BALLOT – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/lawmakers-take-all-3-advisory-question-spots-on-november-ballot/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Biden Gives Dangerous Illegal Immigrants on Terror Watch List a Free Pass During Chicago Fundraiser, Says Trump is the Real Threat to U.S.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/05/biden-gives-dangerous-illegal-immigrants-on-terror-watch-list-a-free-pass-during-chicago-fundraiser-says-trump-is-the-real-threat-to-u-s.html
— Once Upon a Time, There Were Liberals in America – John F. Di Leo
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/05/opinion-once-upon-a-time-there-were-liberals-in-america.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Speaker Johnson champions bill preventing illegal immigrants from casting votes – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/8/mike-johnson-champions-bill-preventing-illegal-imm/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Speaker Johnson unveils election bill to ban noncitizens from voting – Cami Mondeaux
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2995998/johnson-unveils-election-bill-noncitizens-voting/
— Mother of student suspended for saying ‘illegal alien’ had ‘no other choice’ but to sue school board. – Asher Notheis (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs immediately will get rid of you if you say “illegal alien.”)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2996847/mother-student-suspended-saying-illegal-alien-sue-school-board/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Cruelty of Woke Compassion – Doug MacGregor
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/05/the_cruelty_of_woke_compassion.html

BREITBART
— Denver Democrats Push Migrants to Private Homes – WARNER TODD HUSTON (COMMENT: Denver today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/05/08/denver-democrats-push-migrants-private-homes/

DAILY SIGNAL
— House Passes Bill to Restore Citizenship Question to Census – Rob Bluey
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/05/08/house-passes-bill-to-restore-citizenship-question-to-census/

DAILY WIRE
— White Men Deserve Gratitude, Not Demonization. Their goal is to erase white men from the workforce, as punishment for doing everything so well, for so long. – Matt Walsh (COMMENT: To get more votes from minorities and from females, Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites and against males.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-men-deserve-gratitude-not-demonization

EPOCH TIMES
— What’s Behind America’s Doctor Crisis? – Autumn Spredemann (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, emergency rooms are filled with illegals. Ever-increasingly, everyone in healthcare will be more and more and more of the following: minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, citizens of foreign countries, etc.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/whats-behind-americas-doctor-crisis-5640380
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Securing an appointment to see a doctor in the United States is exacerbated by soaring health care demand and fewer doctors. Many specializations are increasingly affected by this trend, but primary care and emergency medicine are among the hardest hit. The average wait time to see a doctor has increased since 2017 and continued to rise after the demand spike brought on by COVID-19. A survey conducted by AMN Healthcare in 2022 of 15 large metro markets revealed the average time to see a physician was 26 days—an 8 percent increase from 2017 and a 24 percent spike since 2004.
Staff constraints are also felt in hospital emergency departments. Nearly 140 million Americans visited a hospital emergency department in 2021, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those, about 13 percent resulted in hospital admission; while thousands waited hours to see a health care provider. Consequently, many patients leave before being seen by a doctor.)

FEDERALIST
— Illinois Democrats Change Rules To Cement Incumbent Power In Actual Attack On Democracy – M.D. KITTLE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/08/illinois-democrats-change-rules-to-cement-incumbent-power-in-actual-attack-on-democracy/

FOX NEWS
— GOP bill adding citizenship question to 2030 census passes House without a single Democrat. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-bill-adding-citizenship-question-2030-census-passes-house-single-democrat
— Cartels lure American teens to smuggle illegals: ‘No idea what they’re getting into’ – and ‘no way out’ Mexican cartels use social media to recruit American teens with hope of ‘quick money,’ ‘promise of adventure,’ experts say. – Christina Coulter
https://www.foxnews.com/us/cartels-lure-american-teens-to-smuggle-illegals-no-idea-what-theyre-getting-into-and-no-way-out

HOT AIR
— Illegal Migrants Send List of ‘Demands’ to Denver Mayor (COMMENT: When illegals hit your mayor with demands, how will he/she respond?)
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/05/08/illegal-migrants-send-list-of-demands-to-denver-mayor-n3787995

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden Commits To Saving Hamas, Will Cut Off Offensive Weapons To Israel If It Enters Rafah – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/05/biden-commits-to-saving-hamas-will-cut-off-offensive-weapons-to-israel-if-it-enters-rafah/

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Will Use Military, Local Cops, Alien Enemies Act to Deport 20M Illegals – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/trump-will-use-military-local-cops-alien-enemies-act-to-deport-20m-illegals/

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Mayor’s Attempt to Hide Illegal Aliens Before the DNC Convention Didn’t Go Well – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/05/08/chicago-mayor-attempt-to-hide-illegal-aliens-during-the-convention-didnt-go-well-n4928869

— New Jersey Taxpayers Spend $7 Billion Yearly on Illegals – CATHERINE SALGADO (COMMENT: How many billions are Illinois taxpayers spending on illegals each year?)
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/05/08/new-jersey-taxpayers-spend-7b-yearly-on-illegals-n4928880
— Ignore the Shocking Number of Rapes Committed by ‘Newcomers’ or You’ll Be Punished, You Bigot – KEVIN DOWNEY JR. (COMMENT: I should write a book about my nasty/vicious critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County who continue to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a newcomer. They stress that I have lived in Wheaton only since 1978 and that unlike them, I have never attended any schools or churches in Wheaton.)
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/05/08/ignore-the-shocking-number-of-rapes-committed-by-newcomers-you-bigot-n4928862

ZERO HEDGE
— Denver Sets Up ‘Host Migrants In Your Home’ Hotline – TYLER DURDEN (COMMENT: Denver today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/denver-sets-host-migrants-your-home-hotline

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— Illinois Democrats’ law changing the choosing of legislative candidates faces GOP opposition. Illinois Democrats have changed the way candidates for the General Assembly get on the ballot. – JOHN O’CONNOR
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/illinois-democrats-law-changing-choosing-legislative-candidates-faces-110043961

THE HILL
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will send many millions of their many millions of illegals to battleground/swing states and have them use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4652682-joe-biden-donald-trump-election-results-cnn/

NEW YORK TIMES
— To get more votes from those who are the following, Biden will ever-increasingly promise to get the federal government to give them more and more and more preference: Democrat, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, nom-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, illegals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/opinion/biden-young-voters-gaza.html
— Know Thine Enemy – Noam Cohen (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/weekinreview/23alinsky.html

MSN
— Can you be fired for your political opinions? – Quentin Fottrell (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me into early retirement when I was 49 in 1997 because I opposed their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/can-i-be-fired-for-my-political-opinions-yes-%E2%80%94-so-choose-your-words-about-israel-palestine-trump-and-biden-very-carefully/ar-AA1iOSmu
— Geraldo Rivera salutes affirmative action in final Fox News appearance – Dominick Mastrangelo (COMMENT: All my coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) had less work experience than I had, less education, fewer or no professional certifications, and/or no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/geraldo-rivera-salutes-affirmative-action-in-final-fox-news-appearance/ar-AA1dgZol

NEW YORK SUN
— On the Border Crisis Over Illegal Aliens, ‘I Like Ike’ Biden’s done nothing. Compare him to Eisenhower, who sent a million illegals back to Mexico and got re-elected in a landslide. – LAWRENCE KUDLOW
https://www.nysun.com/article/on-the-border-crisis-over-illegal-aliens-i-like-ike

NEWSWEEK
— Ever-increasingly, everyone in healthcare will be more and more and more of the following: minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, citizens of foreign countries, etc.
https://www.newsweek.com/dei-still-critically-important-healthcare-despite-backlash-1898071
— Denver Migrants’ Free Rent Program Gets a Boost – Nick Mordowanec (COMMENT: Denver today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-rent-program-immigration-denver-1898496

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Brace for Gaza War Protests at Convention in Chicago. Officials are planning for potential disruptions inside and outside convention venue; organizers say fundraising has been strong. – Ken Thomas and John McCormick
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democrats-brace-for-gaza-war-protests-at-convention-in-chicago-fb155df7
— Conservative Judges Plan to Blackball Columbia University Graduates. More than a dozen Trump appointees sign letter critical of school’s response to student protests, academic-integrity issues. – Jess Bravin and Melissa Korn (COMMENT: My critics/opponents blackball those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/conservative-judges-plan-to-blackball-columbia-university-graduates-2e99c279
— FRONT PAGE: Employers want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/west-virginia-workers-migrants-jobs-0be74c9f
— The EV Red Ink Keeps Coming. As companies lose money, Biden keeps rolling out the subsidies. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-vehicle-manufacturer-losses-lucid-subsidies-1102e2de

POLITICO
— Democrats crow about their success in using lawsuits to harass Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/05/09/trump-trial-stormy-daniels-testimony-00156845

May 7, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Judge again holds Donald Trump in contempt, threatens jail time as hush money trial enters 3rd week – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-trial-today-testimony-in-former-presidents-criminal-hush-money-enters-third-week/14773117/
— Group of University of Chicago faculty defend pro-Palestinian encampment – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/university-of-chicago-stops-negotiations-with-organizers-pro-palestinian-encampment-as-faculty-to-speak-in-support-protests/14772860/
— Mayor Johnson pulling proposal to open new Chicago migrant shelter on South Side. Mayor’s office wanted to move 900 migrants from Loop shelter to new location. – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-mayor-brandon-johnson-pulling-proposal-to-open-new-migrant-shelter-on-canal-street/14775496/

NBC5
— At least 27 arrested as ‘gang violence’ impacts Chicago’s Cinco De Mayo parade. Police said a decision had been made to cancel the parade, while a Chicago alderperson said the decision was made to “relocate” it.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/at-least-27-arrested-as-gang-violence-impacts-chicagos-cinco-de-mayo-parade/3429780/
— Chicago mayor wants to MOVE MIGRANTS from downtown shelter to South Side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrL_MsHa3W4

CBS2
— Protesters facing police at University of Chicago. Protesters chanting and locking arms were facing officers wearing shields and heavy protective gear. Tents were seen being taken down and construction equipment was brought into the area.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/protesters-facing-police-at-university-of-chicago/

WGN9
— Johnson headed to Springfield to lobby ‘on behalf of the people of Chicago’ – Tahman Bradley (COMMENT: Johnson lobbies only for Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time and b) illegals.)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/johnson-headed-to-springfield-to-lobby-on-behalf-of-the-people-of-chicago/

FOX32
— University of Chicago police begin to clear protest encampment – Joanie Lum, Will Hager
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/university-of-chicago-palestine-protest-police
— Rising school violence sparks concern: Chicago agency links increase to mental health crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqdKlCZOYf4

WTTW
— Chicago’s First Chief Homelessness Officer Begins Work on Long-Term Plan, Immediate Problems – Shelby Hawkins (COMMENT: Who steered you away from homelessness? For me, they include my parents, my grandparents, and my teachers at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest, and Crete-Monee High School.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/06/chicago-s-first-chief-homelessness-officer-begins-work-long-term-plan-immediate-problems

WBEZ
— Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/how-the-1963-cps-boycott-over-segregation-shaped-chicago-protests-for-decades-to-come/a172ce2c-5ea0-4a81-b2e4-6019bdf6b8af

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Johnson reverses course on moving migrants from downtown to proposed shelter in 11th Ward after stiff opposition from alderman, property owners – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/06/johnson-pulls-plans-migrant-shelter-11th-ward/
— Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard vetoes hiring of former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/06/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-vetoes-hiring-of-former-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot/
— Giannoulias urges residents to get a Real ID as federal deadline is a year away – OLIVIA STEVENS (COMMENT: What does Giannoulias urge illegals to do?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/06/secretary-of-states-office-urges-residents-to-get-a-real-id-as-federal-deadline-is-a-year-away/
— U. of C. faculty members gather to support pro-Palestinian student protesters – AVANI KALRA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/06/uchicago-faculty-members-gather-to-support-pro-palestinian-student-protesters/
— Politics and government are nasty/vicious. The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and RINOs do to get rid of you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/07/opinion-illinois-allow-felons-run-for-office/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Police begin clearing out pro-Palestinian encampment on campus of University of Chicago. The action began around daybreak Tuesday as campus police surrounded the university’s main quadrangle. According to live reports from the scene, the police were keeping students from entering the quad. – Mary Norkol
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/05/07/pro-palestinian-encampment-university-of-chicago-tear-down
— University of Chicago faculty call on administration to resume negotiations with pro-Palestinian protesters – Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/05/06/university-of-chicago-faculty-pro-palestinian-protesters-encampment
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI to not hire Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/05/06/companies-rushing-to-end-diversity-programs-are-making-a-mistake

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Group says state Democrats blocked it from putting parental consent question before voters – Jon Asplund
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/parental-consent-question-blocked-illinois-ballot-group-says

WGN RADIO
— U of C assistant professor: Student demands reflect the importance of the moment – Pete Zimmerman
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/u-of-c-assistant-professor-student-demands-reflect-the-importance-of-the-moment/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Months after cash bail ended in Illinois, more changes could be coming. What to know. – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/05/06/fixing-broken-system-advocates-stand-behind-cashless-bail-in-illinois/73473044007/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Springfield.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2024/05/07/illinois-eagle-opens-brick-and-mortar-location-in-springfield/73069191007/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly food America with their illegals.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-05-06/is-it-easy-for-migrants-to-enter-the-u-s-we-went-to-the-border-to-find-out

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump calls Biden weak on antisemitism – AP
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/trump-ignores-rhetoric-calls-biden-weak-antisemitism-donald-joe-former-president-jews-jewish-hate-speech-language-hitler-nazi-germany-response-israel-holocaust-yom-hashoah
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/maxine-waters-warns-trump-supporters-prepping-for-civil-war-if-he-loses-2024-election-rep-maxine-waters-d-calif-california-democrat-former-president-donald-trump-white-house-president-joe-biden-msnbc

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-05-06/is-it-easy-for-migrants-to-enter-the-u-s-we-went-to-the-border-to-find-out

WQAD
— University of Chicago faculty voice support for protest encampment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl6Pfxp9Cak

EVANSTON NOW
— Bringing video gambling, that is, the ‘crack cocaine of gambling’ to Evanston – Bill Smith (COMMENT: I helped lead the successful fight against video gambling in Wheaton. Those who want video gambling and other vices will never forgive me. They continue to take big adverse actions against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://evanstonnow.com/bringing-the-crack-cocaine-of-gambling-to-evanston/

CHICAGO MAROON
— Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Ninth Day on Quad
https://chicagomaroon.com/43133/news/live-updates-pro-palestine-encampment-enters-ninth-day-on-quad/

CHALKBEAT
— Illinois’ legislative session is winding down. Here are seven education issues to watch in Springfield. – Samantha Smylie
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/05/06/illinois-legislative-session-close-to-end-education-bills/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Cop swapping for conventions – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/05/07/cop-swapping-for-conventions-00156455

CAPITOL FAX

— Morning briefing

https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-284

— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-84/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I should write a book about Saul Alinski disciples who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who push negatives and who target, freeze, personalize, and polarize people like me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I would focus on those who blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those a) who ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, b) who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, c) who ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and d) who ended my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— When the going gets tough, do not hope/anticipate/expect that anyone will come to your defense. I should write a book about those who could/should have but did not come to my defense when my critics/opponents took big adverse actions against me. For example, when my critics/opponents a) ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, b) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, c) ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and d) ended my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. In my book, I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who I have done the most to help elect and to help reelect. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Which Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct have you done the most to help elect and reelect? I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who I have done the most to help elect and reelect. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats. I would focus on those who blamed what I did as a) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, b) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, and c) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What motivates your critics/opponents the most to blast you, to insult you, to defame/slander/liable you, to lie about you, to threaten you, and/or to take big adverse actions against you? For my critics/opponents it is my advocacy a) for direct election of Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members, b) for personal responsibility, c) for traditional marriage and family, d) for right to life, e) for E-Verify and enforcement of immigration laws, f) for discouragement of vices, g) for Second Amendment rights, and/or h) for equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Most recently, they ended my membership on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. I should write about my critics/opponents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Politics is nasty/vicious. The more that you advocate conservative principles and/or the more that you advocate direct election of Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members, anticipate/expect that your critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a hypocrite. My critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican stress a) that I avoided the draft, b) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and c) that I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to a church. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who ended my membership on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Politics is nasty/vicious. I should write a book about those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican but who have worked harder against me than against any Democrat. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— 496 illegal aliens arrive at Chicago airport during eight month span
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/658391269-496-illegal-aliens-arrive-at-chicago-airport-during-eight-month-span

WIREPOINTS
— Brazen election interference: Illinois Democrats retroactively change law to knock out Republican challengers. Surely, lawsuits must follow. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/brazen-election-interference-illinois-democrats-retroactively-change-law-to-knock-out-republican-challengers-surely-lawsuits-must-follow-wirepoints/
— Chicago needs more champions of literacy like Willie Wilson – Ted Dabrowski (COMMENT: What do you champion for? I champion for the Republican Party platform and for those who defend and advance that platform.)
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-needs-more-champions-of-literacy-like-willie-wilson-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville: Migrants attracted to Illinois’ health care, ‘soft-on-crime’ policies – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4cc4ff12-098d-11ef-bd89-67cb15dfc758.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Pritzker family funding anti-Israel, anti-white college protests
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/658385491-report-pritzker-family-funding-anti-israel-anti-white-college-protests

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Blagojevich Joins Trump, Speaker Johnson and GOP Officials on Stage During RNC Retreat at Mar-a-Lago Over the Weekend
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/05/blagojevich-joins-trump-speaker-johnson-and-gop-officials-on-stage-during-rnc-retreat-at-mar-a-lago-over-the-weekend.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— MIT drops DEI-pledge requirements in hiring – Valerie Richardson (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/6/mit-drops-dei-pledge-requirements-hiring-after-con/

NEW YORK POST
— House GOP wants answers from FBI over diversity obsession – Miranda Devine (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were obsessed with promoting diversity, that is, they were obsessed with promoting Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or non-Protestant.)
https://nypost.com/2024/05/06/us-news/house-gop-wants-answers-from-fbi-over-diversity-obsession/

AMERICAN THINKER
— A DEI military cannot protect or defend America – M.B. Mathews
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/05/a_dei_military_cannot_protect_or_defend_america.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Inside Trump’s plan for ‘mass deportations’ of nearly 20 million illegals on ‘day one’ – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/05/06/inside-trumps-plan-for-mass-deportations-of-nearly-20-million-illegals-on-day-one-1457430/

BREITBART
— Chicago Teachers Union Accused of Giving Official’s Mother Multimillion-Dollar Contracts – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2024/05/06/chicago-teachers-union-accused-of-giving-officials-mother-multimillion-dollar-contracts/
— RNC’s Establishment Election Integrity Lawyer Suddenly Resigns – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/05/06/great-news-rncs-establishment-election-integrity-lawyer-suddenly-resigns/
— Speaker Johnson ‘Misled’ Republicans to Believe They Are Powerless Against Biden – Thomas Massie
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/06/thomas-massie-speaker-johnson-misled-republicans-believe-powerless-against-biden/
— Joe Biden’s Obamacare for DACA Illegal Aliens to Cost Americans $300 Million Annually – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/05/06/joe-bidens-obamacare-for-daca-illegal-aliens-to-cost-americans-300-million-annually/
— Americans Protest Boston’s Housing Giveaway to Immigrants – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/06/americans-protest-bostons-housing-giveaway-to-immigrants/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— A Democrat Crack Up Is A Terrible Thing To Waste – Richard A. Viguerie
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/a-democrat-crack-up-is-a-terrible-thing-to-waste

DAILY WIRE
— Terror Group Hezbollah Praises Protests On College Campuses: It’s Causing Biden To Cave On Israel
https://www.dailywire.com/news/terror-group-hezbollah-praises-protests-on-college-campuses-its-causing-biden-to-cave-on-israel

FEDERALIST
— Illegal Aliens Skew Elections By Inflating Certain States’ Electoral Power. This Bill Would Change That – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/06/illegal-aliens-skew-elections-by-inflating-certain-states-electoral-power-this-bill-would-change-that/

GOPUSA
— Trump Campaign Reports $76 Million Fundraising Haul In April
https://www.gopusa.com/trump-campaign-reports-76-million-fundraising-haul-in-april/
— NYPD Says Protesters Had Weapons, Gas Masks And ‘Death To America!’ Pamphlets
https://www.gopusa.com/nypd-says-protesters-had-weapons-gas-masks-and-death-to-america-pamphlets/
— Taxpayers Are Subsidizing College Extremism
https://www.gopusa.com/taxpayers-are-subsidizing-college-extremism/
— House Committees To Investigate NPR Over ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’
https://www.gopusa.com/house-committees-to-investigate-npr-over-viewpoint-discrimination/

FEDERALIST
— Illegal Aliens Skew Elections By Inflating Certain States’ Electoral Power. This Bill Would Change That. – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/06/illegal-aliens-skew-elections-by-inflating-certain-states-electoral-power-this-bill-would-change-that/

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Mass Migration is Costly and Increases Inflation – Pawel Styrna
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/economist-admits-mass-migration-costly-and-increases-inflation

FOX BUSINESS
— Chicago teachers’ demands show why big cities are in deep trouble. Chicago is representative of the problems we see in virtually all big cities, Stuart Varney argues.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/stuart-varney-chicago-teachers-demands-big-cities-deep-trouble
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6352418689112

FOX NEWS
— MIT eliminates DEI hiring requirement – Teny Sahakian (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/elite-university-eliminates-dei-hiring-requirement-work

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/05/dei-has-failed-its-time-for-something-better/

NEW AMERICAN
— NY Post: Immigration Experts Say Biden “Migrants” Are Likely Here Forever – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/ny-post-immigration-experts-say-biden-migrants-are-likely-here-forever/

NEWSMAX
— Red States Last Walls of Defense Against Border Invasion – Larry Bell
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/immigration-states/2024/05/06/id/1163619/

PJ MEDIA
— University Activists Were Raised in K-12 Wokeness – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/05/06/university-activists-were-raised-in-k-12-wokeness-n4928805

ZERO HEDGE
— Florida Bans ‘Indoctrination’ In Teacher-Training Programs – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/florida-bans-indoctrination-teacher-training-programs

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that making everyone a sexually active LGBTQer is their top priority.
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4647026-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-strut-stuff-on-national-mall/

NEW YORK TIMES
— UChicago Says Free Speech Is Sacred. Some Students See Hypocrisy. The president has allowed protest encampments. But they have also disrupted campus life, and he wants the tents down. – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/us/university-of-chicago-protests-encampment.html
— Know Thine Enemy – Noam Cohen (COMMENT: I should write a book about Saul Alinski disciples who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/weekinreview/23alinsky.html
— M.I.T. Will No Longer Require Diversity Statements for Hiring Faculty – Anemona Hartocollis (COMMENT: To promote diversity to promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/us/mit-diversity-statements-faculty-hiring.html

WASHINGTON POST

— I should write a book about those who have defamed me the most. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I would focus on those blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those a) who ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, b) who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, c) who ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and d) who ended my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/11/trump-carroll-comments-defamation/

USA TODAY
— The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. My qualifications included a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, b) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, d) passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earning a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970, and e) passing the postal employment examination and earning a high school diploma in 1966.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/05/02/employee-referral-programs-hurt-diversity/73532573007/

MSN
— Ken Griffin Lashes Out at Ivy League Protests – Janet Lorin
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/ken-griffin-lashes-out-at-ivy-league-protests/ar-BB1lV7hb
— School board president trolls Moms for Liberty by getting sworn in on stack of banned books – John Russell (COMMENT: Democrat teachers ever-increasingly make their students sexually active LGBTQers.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/school-board-president-trolls-moms-for-liberty-by-getting-sworn-in-on-stack-of-banned-books/ar-AA1l6eJe
— To encourage those who are the following to be woke is to encourage them to be guilt-ridden: conservative, Republican, White, male. older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/research-suggests-being-woke-may-affect-your-mental-health/ss-BB1kXlsa

NEWSWEEK
— ‘Diversity’ Migrants Getting Citizenship Surges – Nick Mordowanec
https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-immigration-visa-asylum-diversity-1897536

NBC BOSTON
— Boston protesters rally against state using $420M to ‘shelter illegals.’ – RAY LEWIS
https://mynbc15.com/news/nation-world/boston-protesters-rally-against-state-using-420m-to-shelter-illegals-report-says-massachusetts-governor-maura-healey-immigration-migrants-southern0-border-crisis-mayor-michelle-wu-emergency-shelter-system

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— In Atlanta, long lines of migrants downtown reflect surge at border – Lautaro Grinspan
https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/in-atlanta-long-lines-of-migrants-downtown-reflect-surge-at-border/537WXXOWN5CFDH6NDNOOEBUTWM/

BLOOMBERG
— Chicago Cops Plan Job Swap With Milwaukee for Conventions. Chicago will host the Democratic National Convention in August. Security apparatus for the event is ‘extensive,’ governor says. – Miranda Davis and Kailey Leinz
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-06/chicago-milwaukee-will-share-convention-police-pritzker-says

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Pension Suicide Pact.
A new union gambit could kill the state’s modest pension reform. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-worker-pensions-union-social-security-f8da91bb
— Who’s Happiest at Work? – Anne Marie Chaker (COMMENT: Democrat federal employees who are the following should be very happy because the Democrats who run the federal government give them tremendous preference: minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those who ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/whos-happiest-at-work-hint-its-not-women-47932465
— Colleges Have a New Source of Protest on Their Hands: Irate Parents. Frustrated parents are pushing back against university responses to the Gaza protests. – Clare Ansberry, Oyin Adedoyin, Katherine Hamilton
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/college-protests-parents-angry-e93bb2ef

FORBES
— What Is Gaslighting? Examples And How To Deal With It. – Marissa Conrad and Rufus Tony Spann (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest gaslighters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I would focus on those blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those a) who ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, b) who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, c) who ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and d) who ended my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee.)
https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/what-is-gaslighting/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation that hinges on creating self-doubt. “I think of gaslighting as trying to associate someone with the label ‘crazy,’” says Paige Sweet, Ph.D., an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Michigan who studies gaslighting in relationships and in the workplace. “It’s making someone seem or feel unstable, irrational and not credible, making them feel like what they’re seeing or experiencing isn’t real, that they’re making it up, that no one else will believe them.” Gaslighting involves an imbalance of power between the abuser and the person they’re gaslighting. Abusers often exploit stereotypes or vulnerabilities related to gender, sexuality, race, nationality and/or class. “The most distinctive feature of gaslighting is that it’s not enough for the gaslighter simply to control his victim or have things go his way: It’s essential to him that the victim herself actually come to agree with him,” writes Andrew D. Spear, an associate professor of philosophy at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, in a 2019 paper on gaslighting in Inquiry.)
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2024/05/06/10-reasons-why-dei-is-important-for-businesses-and-how-its-evolving/

FORTUNE
— What is a callable CD? What to know about the risks. – TRINA PAUL (COMMENT: I learned yesterday from its printed monthly statement that JP Morgan called four of its brokered CDs on April 2 and 11, 2024 that were paying 5.65%, 5.75%, 5.75%, and 5.8%.)
https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/what-is-a-callable-cd/

SPECTATOR
— Chicago plans to keep the DNC migrant-free
https://thespectator.com/newsletter/chicago-plans-dnc-migrant-free-dc-diary-05-06-24/

POLITICO
— How the Right Learned to Love Saul Alinsky – JACK SHAFER (COMMENT: I should write a book about Saul Alinski disciples who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/02/08/right-saul-alinsky-canada-truckers-00006903
— Right loves to hate, imitate Alinsky – KENNETH P. VOGEL (COMMENT: I should write a book about Saul Alinski disciples who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2010/03/right-loves-to-hate-imitate-alinsky-034751

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 71% Want Disney to Return to Family-Friendly Entertainment
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/entertainment/may_2024/71_want_disney_to_return_to_family_friendly_entertainment

RAIR FOUNDATION
— The Great Replacement is Not a Theory – It’s Reality
https://rairfoundation.com/great-replacement-is-not-theory-its-reality-video/

DAILY MAIL
— Lawmakers pressure Biden administration to unveil the true number of migrants living in U.S. that experts estimate is at least 22 MILLION. Recent estimates claim around 11 million illegal immigrants are living in U.S. But Republican lawmakers claim the real number exceeds 20 million. – KATELYN CARALLE (COMMENT: How many millions of these millions are Democrats going to send to battleground/swing states to use their false identifications to vote for Biden?)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13388315/biden-administration-migrant-figures-american-neighborhood.html

May 6, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cinco de Mayo parade cut short after report of shots fired along route. Kaitlin Washburn and Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2024/05/05/cinco-de-mayo-parade-shots-report-route-changed
— Pro-Palestinian camps remain at Chicago-area campuses; 68 arrested at the School of the Art Institute. Counter-protesters at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus reportedly tried to clash with protesters, but the pro-Palestinian protesters used de-escalation tactics to keep peace. Nationwide, more than 2,500 protesters have been arrested since April 18. – Sophie Sherry, Violet Miller and Isabel Funk
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/05/05/pro-palestinian-camps-remain-at-chicago-area-campuses-68-arrested-at-the-school-of-the-art-institute
— Stop mandatory driving tests for Illinois’ seniors. Current driver’s license requirements for seniors are not making roads safer. Older drivers get in fewer accidents than other age groups, studies show. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2024/05/05/mandatory-drivers-license-tests-seniors-road-safety-illinois-secretary-state-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cinco de Mayo Parade in Little Village canceled after reports of gunfire. – Adriana Perez
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/05/cinco-de-mayo-parade-little-village/
— Tensions flare between DePaul pro-Palestine encampment and counterprotesters. – AVANI KALRA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/05/depaul-encampment-protest/
— Congress enters thorny debate over how to define antisemitism. – Clarence Page (COMMENT: I should write a book about antisemitism in GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997 and how that impacted me.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/05/column-antisemitism-bill-congress-page/

ABC7
— 6 months out, a tight presidential race with battle between issues and attributes. Trump has 46% support among U.S. adults and Biden 44% in a head-to-head matchup. – Gary Langer
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-trump-poll-6-months-out-a-tight-presidential-election-2024-with-battle-between-issues-and-attributes/14770642/
— SW Side Cinco de Mayo Parade rerouted after nearby gang-related fights, arrests, Chicago police say – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-cinco-de-mayo-parade-rerouted-in-heart-of-little-village-after-gang-related-fights-arrests-police-activity/14769804/
— Tensions run high during dueling pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel protests at DePaul’s Lincoln Park Quad – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/depaul-university-protest-school-asks-students-to-avoid-lincoln-park-chicago-quad-amid-pro-israel-pro-palestinian-protests/14769841/
— Chicago shootings: At least 31 shot, 6 killed in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-at-least-23-shot-4-killed-in-gun-violence-across-city-police-department-says/14768881/
— A look at commencement ceremonies as US campuses are roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/a-look-at-commencement-ceremonies-as-us-campuses-are-roiled-by-protests-over-the-israel-hamas-war/14771061/

NBC5
— Chicago’s Cinco De Mayo parade canceled due to ‘gang violence,’ officials say. The parade was scheduled to start at noon at the intersection of Cermak and Damen.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-cinco-de-mayo-parade-canceled-gang-violence-officials-say/3429131/
— Sen. Tim Scott dodges on whether he would accept 2024 election results. The senator, who ran for the Republican nomination for president last year, repeatedly refused to say whether he’d accept this year’s presidential election results, regardless of who wins. – Alexandra Marquez (COMMMENT: How many millions of the Democrats’ illegals will use their false identifications to vote for Biden in battleground/swing states?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/sen-tim-scott-dodges-on-whether-he-would-accept-2024-election-results/3429249/

CBS2
— Talks between pro-Palestinian protesters, University of Chicago suspended
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/talks-between-pro-palestinian-protesters-university-of-chicago-suspended/
— Chicago Police respond to clash between protesters at DePaul University – Andrew Ramos
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/lincoln-park-quad-dueling-protests/
— Cinco de Mayo parade canceled due to gang violence in the area
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cinco-de-mayo-parade-canceled-due-to-gang-violence/

WGN9
— Tensions escalate amid competing protests at DePaul – Gabriel Castillo, Brónagh Tumulty
https://wgntv.com/news/tensions-escalate-amid-competing-protests-at-depaul/
— Police: West Side Cinco de Mayo parade on Cermak canceled due to gang violence. – Courtney Spinelli, Gabriel Castillo
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/west-side-cinco-de-mayo-parade-canceled-after-reports-of-violence/

FOX32
— Cinco de Mayo parade canceled in Chicago due to gang violence in the area. – Tia Ewing
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cinco-de-mayo-parade-canceled-in-chicago-due-to-gang-violence-in-the-area-police

WTT W
— Democrats crow about their success in getting religion to promote LGBTQ.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/05/methodists-end-bans-gay-clergy-and-same-sex-marriage-closing-50-years-battles-mainline
— Probe Into 8 CPD Officers Found No Evidence They Were Active Members of Oath Keepers — But Investigators Only Asked Them. – Heather Cherone (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have used against me the most my serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 and as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/05/03/probe-8-cpd-officers-found-no-evidence-they-were-active-members-oath-keepers

WGN RADIO
— Why is jury selection important? – Jack Heinrich (COMMENT: What percent of the Chicago-area jury pool is anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://wgnradio.com/karen-conti/why-is-jury-selection-important/

FOX ILLINOIS
— What to expect after a judge put a gag order on Trump in hush money case – AP (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the links to articles that they have demanded that I delete from my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and my comments in my newsletters that they have demanded that I delete.)
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/what-to-expect-after-a-judge-put-a-gag-order-on-former-president-donald-trump-in-hush-money-case-criminal-trial-manhattan-possible-jail-time-punishment-gop-republican-party-2024-election-high-profile-case

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WSIL TV & WAND TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/will-abortion-turn-florida-from-red-to-blue/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-many-florida-women-cant-get-abortions-past-6-weeks-where-else-can-they-go/
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/many-florida-women-cant-get-abortions-past-6-weeks-where-else-can-they-go/article_ffce8248-a0fe-55bc-8ce3-1869b177245d.html
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/many-florida-women-cant-get-abortions-past-6-weeks-where-else-can-they-go/article_dcb1da72-f691-5229-b68e-2f692bc32db6.html

CBW CHICAGO
— Gunman kills driver at street ‘takeover’ as video cameras roll
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/05/chicago-gage-park-street-takeover-shooting-murder.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/05/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-283/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Law Enforcement Organization Holding Huntley Meeting
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/05/06/law-enforcement-organization-holding-huntley-meeting/
— Pro-Hamas Protesters Civil at My Leftwing Oberlin College
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/05/06/pro-hamas-protesters-civil-at-my-leftwing-oberlin-college/
— CORRECTION: MASSIVE MISINTERPRETATION OF THE NEW LAW – NO Free Ride for GOP State’s Attorney Candidate Randi Freese and County Board Candidates Deena Krieger, Carl Kamienski
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/05/05/free-ride-for-gopstates-attorney-candidate-randi-freese-and-county-board-candidates-deena-krieger-carl-kamienski-copy/

WIREPOINTS
— Don’t fall for the “progressive-income-tax-for-property-tax-relief” tax swap referendum – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/dont-fall-for-the-progressive-income-tax-for-property-tax-relief-referendum-wirepoints/
— The Illinois State University self-proclaimed progressives – BLNNews “Progressives are FAR left. They don’t believe in capitalism or the Republic.”
https://wirepoints.org/the-illinois-state-university-self-proclaimed-progressives-blnnews/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— STATE LAWMAKERS IN SPRINGFIELD PASS BILL TO CUT OFF COMPETITION IN 78 RACES – Hilary Gowins
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/editorial-state-lawmakers-in-springfield-pass-bill-to-cut-off-competition-in-78-races/
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION WANTS LEAVE SO TEACHERS CAN WORK FOR CTU FOUNDATION, MAYOR JOHNSON – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-wants-leave-so-teachers-can-work-for-ctu-foundation-mayor-johnson/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Saul Anuzis warns against professional infiltration of college demonstrations. – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/5/inside-beltway-saul-anuzis-warns-against-professio/
— The Christian church needs conviction, not sugar-coated candy. – Shane Idleman
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/5/christian-church-needs-conviction-not-sugar-coated/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois candidates feel ‘cheated, violated, robbed’ after Pritzker enacts law ending slating – Greg Bishop
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2991807/candidates-feel-cheated-violated-robbed-after-pritzker-enacts-law-ending-slating/
— Biden brings the gender war to work – Editorial (COMMENT: Many if not most of my Democrat older White male Chicago office GAO superiors and supervisors were big smokers and big drinkers. They were furious when GAO gutted their smoking room and made it into a lactation room.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2985748/biden-brings-the-gender-war-to-work/

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago abruptly cancels Cinco de Mayo parade over fears of ‘safety of all in attendance’ – Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2024/05/05/us-news/chicago-adruptly-cancels-cinco-de-mayo-parade-over-fears-of-safety-of-all-in-attendance/
— Chicago Teachers Union’s $50B demands include pay hikes, abortions, and migrant accommodations — at $2K per migrant
https://nypost.com/2024/05/05/us-news/chicago-teachers-contract-demands-include-abortions-2k-per-migrant/
— Inside Trump’s plan to deport ‘nearly 20 million’ illegal migrants from the US – Diana Glebova
https://nypost.com/2024/05/05/us-news/inside-trumps-plan-to-deport-nearly-20-million-migrants-from-the-us/
— Brainwashing campus activists starts long before college. – Karol Markowicz
https://nypost.com/2024/05/05/opinion/brainwashing-campus-activists-starts-long-before-college/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The End of Old Left-wing Mythologies. The one-eyed Jack American Left has been flipped over, and what turned up proved frightening. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/06/the-end-of-old-left-wing-mythologies/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chicago teachers’ union demands $50B in pay hikes, fully funded abortions, and migrant housing – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/05/05/chicago-teachers-union-demands-50b-in-pay-hikes-fully-funded-abortions-and-migrant-housing-1457297/

BLAZE
— Chicago Teachers Union’s $50 billion in demands: abortions, migrant services, required LGBTQ training, gender-neutral bathrooms. – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-teachers-union-demands-negotiations-abortions-migrants
— Blaze News investigates: Mobs of illegal aliens keep storming border — but El Paso is laying down the law. – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/blaze-news-investigates-mobs-of-illegal-aliens-keep-storming-border-but-el-paso-is-laying-down-the-law

BREITBART
— Chicago Teachers $50B Contract Demands Abortion, Migrant Freebies – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2024/05/05/chicago-teachers-50b-contract-demands-abortion-migrant-freebies/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago forced to cancel Cinco de Mayo parade due to gang violence. Police make multiple arrests on gun charges. – Bradford Betz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-forced-cancel-cinco-de-mayo-parade-gang-violence
— Chicago teachers’ $50B demands include pay hikes, abortions, migrant accommodation. The demands include members getting 9% annual wage increases through fiscal year 2028. – Michael Dorgan
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-teachers-50b-demands-includes-pay-hikes-abortions-migrant-accommodation

NATIONAL REVIEW
— MIT Scraps Diversity Statements in Faculty-Hiring Process after Discovering ‘They Don’t Work’ – JAMES LYNCH (COMMENT: Constructively, Democrat and RINO leaders get rid of you if you fail/refuse to push diversity, that is, if you fail/refuse to push political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mit-scraps-diversity-statements-in-faculty-hiring-process-after-discovering-they-dont-work/
— Maximizing the Incumbency. Biden is trying to buy his reelection with tax dollars, half of them extracted from voters who oppose him. – NEAL B. FREEMAN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/05/maximizing-the-incumbency/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Plan: Deport ‘Nearly 20 Million’ Illegals – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-border-deport/2024/05/05/id/1163565/
— MIT Does Away With New Hire Diversity Statements – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/us/mit-diversity-college/2024/05/05/id/1163553/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Race to the Bottom: Illinois Competing with California to be the ‘Left’s Progressive Utopia’ – Samuel Short
https://www.westernjournal.com/race-bottom-state-competing-california-lefts-progressive-utopia/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CNN
— Long ER waits plague short-staffed hospitals, affecting older adults. – Judith Graham (COMMENT: What percent of those who go to emergency rooms are illegals?)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/26/health/emergency-room-wait-times-kff-partner-content-wellness/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Nonprofit News – Margaret Renkl (COMMENT: My direct competitors are beyond furious that I have the necessary time, money, experience, ability, and motivation to put together a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter and to send it out each and every morning free of charge, without any advertising, and without any donation requests. I should write a book about my direct competitors. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/opinion/nonprofit-media-journalism.html
— A FAFSA Fiasco Has Students Still Asking: Which College Can They Afford? – Colbi Edmonds and Bernard Mokam (COMMENT: When I was in high school, I decided that I could afford UIC if my parents provided me with room and board which they did. But that meant I had to commute by car to/from classes. I decided that I wanted that car to be a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor-man’s GTO. I bought that car in May of 1966 with money that I earned and saved washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights for the previous 18 months.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/fafsa-college-financial-aid.html
— After Weeks of Protests, Columbia Cancels Main Commencement Ceremony – Sharon Otterman
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/nyregion/columbia-commencement-cancel-protests.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DEI is getting a new name. Can it dump the political baggage? Under mounting legal and political pressure, companies’ DEI tactics are evolving. – Taylor Telford and Julian Mark (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use anything and everything that they can to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/05/dei-affirmative-action-rebrand-evolution/
— Democrats use the Pope to promote transgender sex workers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/05/pope-francis-transgender-sex-workers/

NEW YORK SUN
— MIT First Among America’s Elite Colleges to Jettison Mandatory ‘Diversity Statements’ for Prospective Employees. A number of states have already banned or cracked down on DEI administrative offices at public colleges and universities. – MATTHEW RICE (COMMENT: To promote diversity is to discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nysun.com/article/mit-first-in-the-ivy-league-to-jettison-mandatory-diversity-statements-for-prospective-employees

USA TODAY
— Time’s money, but how much? Here’s what Americans think an hour of their time is worth – Medora Lee (COMMENT: How much an hour do you believe my time is worth? I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. I passed the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I became a licensed CPA. I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2024/05/01/time-is-money-value-of-time/73514699007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Smear Campaign Against ‘Christian Nationalists’ The label is ‘assigned’ to Americans who believe there is a link between faith and freedom. – Ralph Reed
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-smear-campaign-against-christian-nationalists-faith-freedom-f3954994
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more pot. Those who promote something are presumed to use it themselves.
https://www.wsj.com/business/cannabis-companies-profits-taxes-3f8bbee0
— Crime and Progressive Lack of Punishment. The failure to impose penalties on bad behavior, on campus and elsewhere, produces much more of it. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/crime-and-progressive-lack-of-punishment-65c8d68c
— Baby Boomer Professors Join Student Protests, Risking Arrest and Violence. Faculty take to the front lines at universities, often in support of students’ right to protest. – Douglas Belkin and Melissa Korn
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/college-protests-faculty-free-speech-7c1542da

POLITICO
— Pro-Palestinian protesters are backed by a surprising source: Biden’s biggest donors. Some of the most outspoken groups against Biden and Israel get funding from foundations attached to some of the biggest names in Democratic circles. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/05/pro-palestinian-protests-columbia-university-funding-donors-00156135
— Trump’s family steers clear of trial — even as he spotlights them – ADAM WREN
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/06/trump-trial-new-york-melania-family-00156189
— Trump accuses Biden of ‘running a Gestapo administration’ during private donor retreat – ALEX ISENSTADT and SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/05/trump-retreat-biden-2024-elections-00156171
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump also brought on stage Rod Blagojevich, the controversial former Democratic Illinois governor whose prison sentence for corruption was commuted by Trump. Blagojevich, who describes himself as a “Trump-ocrat,” was invited by the campaign to attend the event and was surprised to be called on stage, according to a spokesperson for the former governor. He has not spoken to Trump about any vice presidential consideration.)

WHITE HOUSE & NARFE
— Public Service Recognition Week (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, almost 18 years for GAO, 9 years for IRS, and 3 years for the Post Office. I should write a book about those who have used that against me the most. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/05/03/a-proclamation-on-public-service-recognition-week-2024/
https://www.narfe.org/narfe-celebrates-public-service-recognition-week/