February 18, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party Platform are conservative. The following are questions to ask the candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct.- Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

What have you done and what will you do if elected on November 5, 2024 to:
— Promote individual responsibility and oppose promotion of dependency on government and charity,
— Promote traditional marriage and family and oppose promotion of LGBTQ,
— Promote right to life and oppose promotion of abortion,
— Promote enforcement of immigration laws and oppose promotion of mass/illegal immigration,
— Promote enforcement of vice laws and oppose promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
— Promote enforcement of gun laws and oppose diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and
— Promote equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) and oppose promotion of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination?

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform are conservative. The Republican Party Platform is at: https://prod-static.gop.com/media/Resolution_Platform.pdf and the IRP platform is at: https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf . Those who reject the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks want to water down if not strike the aforesaid planks. I have asked to be appointed to serve on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. I served on that committee at the 2008 IRP State Convention. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who is running to serve as your Republican Precinct Committeeman? I am running to serve as the Republican Precinct Committeeman for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton. Who is running to serve as officers of your Republican township and county party organizations? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— For President, who do you predict will get more votes in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in your congressional district – Trump or Haley? In the 3rd Congressional District, a) Trump delegates include Gordon Kinzler, b) Haley delegates include Elizabeth Roskam, and c) the only Haley alternate delegate is Peter Roskam. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done to encourage registered Republicans in your precinct to vote in the March 19, 2024 primary? In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, I have hand-delivered a copy of the sample Republican ballot to each of the precinct’s 224 homes and 4 apartments that have at least one registered Republican voter. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS2
— Chicago pastor calls for White House response to American violence following Kansas City parade shooting
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-pastor-calls-for-white-house-response-to-american-violence-following-kansas-city-parade-shooting/

NBC5
— Robbers targeting patrons at suburban banks. Wheeling police are urging residents to be aware of their surroundings, especially when visiting and leaving banks or ATMs.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/robbers-targeting-patrons-at-suburban-banks-police-say/3359278/
— Chicago’s mayor issues statement after medical examiner reveals migrant boy’s cause of death. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office report said the 5-year-old died of sepsis from Strep A, COVID-19 and other viruses.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-mayor-issues-statement-after-medical-examiner-reveals-migrant-boys-cause-of-death/3359239/

WGN9
— Chicago police offer warning to Northwest Side businesses amid rash of robberies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-N2lTVPgWE

FOX32
— Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García speaks out on migrant boy’s death in Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Rx9hIJrdo
— Street vendors demand more police patrols after being targeted by robbers on Northwest Side – Nate Rodger
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northwest-side-armed-robbery-spree-chicago-police-looking-for-2-5-suspects

WBBM
— Controversial plans for another homeless shelter in Uptown rejected
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/plans-for-another-homeless-shelter-in-uptown-rejected

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Oak Park trustees approve community partners for new migrant shelter – JESSE WRIGHT (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/17/oak-park-trustees-approve-community-partners-for-new-migrant-shelter/
— 5-year-old migrant who fell sick in shelter died of sepsis – ALYSA GUFFEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/17/five-year-old-migrant-who-fell-sick-in-shelter-died-of-sepsis-medical-examiner-says/
— Trump’s legal debts top a half-billion dollars. How much will he have to pay? – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/17/trumps-legal-debts-top-a-half-billion-dollars-will-he-have-to-pay/
— Today in History: Donald Trump commutes sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich – Ap
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/18/today-in-history-donald-trump-commutes-sentence-of-former-illinois-gov-rod-blagojevich/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bothered by pro-Palestinian activists? Most Americans didn’t like civil rights, Vietnam War protests either. Americans tend to quickly praise demonstrators engaging in “good trouble” overseas but bristle at dissent in their own backyard. – Rummana Hussain (COMMENT: Conservatives protest against Democrat and RINO promotion of the Democrat Party platform, that is, conservatives protest against the promotion of dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/02/16/protests-palestinian-activists-civil-rights-vietnam-war-social-justice-rummana-hussain

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Uihleins spent more than $1 million on DeSantis’ presidential campaign in fall — will they now back Trump? – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240218/news/uihleins-spent-more-than-1-million-on-desantis-presidential-campaign-in-fall-will-they-now-back/
— What to do if you’re concerned you might be laid off — or if you’ve lost your job – ADRIANA MORGA (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO purposely misled me to believe that they were going to let me work until I was 55 in 2003 and could take regular retirement. But in September of 1997, they suddenly succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240218/business/what-to-do-if-youre-concerned-you-might-be-laid-off-or-if-youve-lost-your-job/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois, Cook County seeking more than $250M for migrant crisis – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/02/18/pritzker-asks-for-182-million-to-take-on-migrant-crisis/72605532007/

TRISTATES PUBLIC RADIO
— In wake of mass shootings, some parents hesitate bringing their kids to big events – Diba Mohtasham
https://www.tspr.org/npr-news/2024-02-17/in-wake-of-mass-shootings-some-parents-hesitate-bringing-their-kids-to-big-events

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Illinois considers making assisted suicide legal for the terminally ill – Drea Barone
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/illinois-considers-making-assisted-suicide-legal-for-the-terminally-ill/

CWB CHICAGO
— Gun, drugs, cash recovered during sting operation at West Loop homeless camp
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/02/two-arrested-gun-drugs-cash-recovered-west-loop-homeless-camp.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden’s border blackmail – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/2860246/bidens-border-blackmail/
— Michigan GOP’s ‘descent into chaos’ at the center of DNC’s strategy to hold pivotal swing state – Naomi Lim (COMMENT: When Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and/or RINOs dominate Republican organizations, those organizations do little or nothing to defend or advance the Republican Party platform. One could argue that the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization do little or nothing to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, and especially its individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2860101/michigan-gops-chaos-center-dnc-strategy-pivotal-swing-state/
— As Texas resistance grows, illegal entries increase in Arizona, California, New Mexico – Bethany Blankley
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2860143/as-texas-resistance-grows-illegal-entries-increase-in-arizona-california-new-mexico/

NEW YORK POST
— How America’s medical system has become totally woke – Kevin Bass
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/opinion/americas-medical-system-has-become-totally-woke/
— Democrat elites shouldn’t be laughing at Trump’s civil trial outcome — they just made him a political martyr – Post Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/02/16/opinion/dem-elites-shouldnt-be-laughing-at-trumps-civil-trial-outcome-they-just-made-him-a-political-martyr/
— St. Patrick’s Cathedral says it was tricked into hosting ‘sacrilegious’ transgender activist’s wild funeral – Patrick Reilly
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/us-news/st-patricks-cathedral-said-it-was-tricked-into-hosting-transgender-activists-funeral/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Feminization of America – Rick McDowell
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/the_feminization_of_america.html
— Under the Democrats’ Rule, America Has Become A Failed State – Vince Coyner
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/under_the_democrats_rule_america_has_become_a_failed_state.html
— The New York judge’s non-legal, hyper-partisan ruling will only make Trump stronger – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/the_new_york_judges_nonlegal_hyperpartisan_ruling_will_only_make_trump_stronger.html
— The DEI Road Leads to Gaza – John Green
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/the_die_road_leads_to_gaza.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Residents air laundry list of complaints against Illinois (Dolton) mayor who reportedly ‘dressed like Nino Brown’ – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/17/insider-residents-air-laundry-list-of-complaints-against-illinois-mayor-who-reportedly-dressed-like-nino-brown-1437946/

FOX NEWS
— Facing community pushback, NYC mayor reverses plan to house migrants in luxury building. The building was first advertised as luxury housing with a swimming pool and was expected to be converted into a temporary shelter for illegal migrants. – Michael Dorgan
https://www.foxnews.com/us/facing-community-pushback-nyc-mayor-reverses-plan-to-house-migrants-in-luxury-building
— Haley: Trump should not use RNC as ‘piggy bank’ for legal woes. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley warned that former President Trump is poised to use the RNC to pay his legal bills. – Chris Pandolfo
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/haley-trump-should-not-use-rnc-piggy-bank-legal-woes
— Archdiocese of New York condemns ‘scandalous,’ ‘sacrilegious’ behavior following trans activist funeral. Following the outcry, the church said it would begin a ‘Mass of Reparation’ – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-archdiocese-condemns-scandalous-sacrilegious-behavior-following-trans-activist-funeral

HOT AIR
— The US’s northern border saw a record number of illegal crossings last year, as migrants found it easier to enter through Canada, new US Customs and Border.
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/02/17/us-sees-highest-influx-of-illegals-ever-from-canada-cuz-easier-n3783128

JONATHAN TURLEY
— Chicago Mayor Extends Contract on Anti-Crime Program That He Campaigned Against As Racist
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/02/17/chicago-mayor-extends-contract-on-anti-crime-program-that-he-campaigned-against-as-racist/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Eight non-government organizations are funneling illegal immigrants into America, using taxpayer dollars – Matthew Holloway
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/eight-non-govt-organizations-are-funneling-illegal-immigrants-into-america-the-house-gop-is-fighting-to-defund-them
— Burn an American flag? No problem. Do a burnout on a ‘pride mural’ painted on the road? Get the book thrown at you. – Noah Webster
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/burn-an-american-flag-no-problem-do-a-burnout-on-a-pride-mural-painted-on-a-roadway-you-get-the-book-thrown-at-you

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— NYC Mayor Assures Harlem Residents That Empty Luxury Apartment Building Won’t House Illegal Migrants. “The development has sat empty for the past decade, until this week when neighbors noticed boxes of bunk beds being loaded in.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/02/nyc-mayor-assures-harlem-residents-that-empty-luxury-apartment-building-wont-house-illegal-migrants/
— School District in Minnesota Allows Parents to Opt-Out of LGBT Curriculum After Muslim Families Object. – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/02/school-district-in-minnesota-allows-parents-to-opt-out-of-lgbt-curriculum-after-muslim-families-object/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS: Catholic Church Declining…Because It’s Not LGBTQ-Affirming and Surrogacy-Supporting – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2024/02/17/cbs-catholic-church-decliningbecause-its-not-lgbtq-affirming-and

NEWSMAX
— Mayorkas Cannot Hide Behind Biden – Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss. (COMMENT: GAO is less than a shell of what it once was. Charles Bowsher served as an operative/dupe for the congressmen who destroyed GAO 1981-1996. Bowsher cannot hide behind those congressmen. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/alexandro-mayorkas-dhs-secretary/2024/02/17/id/1153982/
— San Francisco Names Noncitizen to Elections Board – Nick Koutsobinas (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will noncitizens run your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America?)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/san-francisco-chinese-election-board/2024/02/17/id/1154009

PJ MEDIA
— Give Me Your Ungrateful, Your Criminal, Your Anti-Western Masses Yearning To Loiter Free – CHRISTOPHER SKEET (COMMENT: I am proud to say that all my ancestors immigrated legally during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. On my father’s side, they worked in a brick factory in Chicago for 10 years and then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://pjmedia.com/christopherskeet/2024/02/17/give-me-your-ungrateful-your-criminal-your-anti-western-masses-yearning-to-loiter-free-n4926522
— Illinois and Cook County to Pump $250 Million Into Chicago’s Migrant Crisis – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/02/17/illinois-and-cook-county-to-pump-250-million-into-chicagos-migrant-crisis-n4926528

TOWNHALL
— Famous NYC Catholic Church Holds Funeral for Atheist Transgender Activist – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/17/famous-nyc-catholic-church-holds-funeral-for-atheist-transgender-activist-n2635382

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Lara Trump steps into political spotlight with RNC role – JULIA MANCHESTER (COMMENT: Leading a political organization is a thankless job. Your critics/opponents blame you for the defeats that your party’s candidates suffer. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I served as an officer of the Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007. I served as the webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Organization 2008-2010 and 2000-2004. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have blamed me the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4473118-lara-trump-steps-into-political-spotlight-with-rnc-role/

NEW YORK TIMES
— CPAC Straw Poll, Slighting Haley, Will Ask About Trump’s Ideal Running Mate. The poll question at the prominent gathering of conservatives points to his front-runner status — and just how much he controls the political right. – Michael C. Bender (COMMENT: I attended many CPACs, but not recently. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have held my attending CPACs against me the most.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/us/politics/trump-running-mate-cpac.html
— What a Reported Trump Plan on Restricting Abortion Would Mean. The idea, a federal ban after 16 weeks, is not very popular — nor would it stop very many abortions. – Claire Cain Miller and Margot Sanger-Katz (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. I should write a book about past and present RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have promoted abortion the most. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me because I oppose the promotion of abortion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/upshot/trump-16-week-abortion-ban.html
— N.Y. Archdiocese Condemns Funeral of Transgender Activist at Cathedral. In a statement, the pastor of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan said the church was not aware of Ms. Gentili’s background, or her avowed atheism, when it agreed to host the Thursday service. – Liam Stack
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/nyregion/cecilia-gentili-st-patricks-cathedral.html
— Haley Says She Is Going the Distance Against Trump. Here’s Her Plan. The former South Carolina governor is expected to lose big in her home state. Beyond that, it’s an even steeper climb. – Jazmine Ulloa
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/us/politics/haley-trump-gop.html
— How Trump Turns His Courtroom Losses Into Wins – Andrea Bernstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/opinion/trump-civil-trial-losses.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Seeing Haley’s attacks on Trump, some claim her as a member of the resistance. But the former S.C. governor rejects the label, saying her campaign ‘is not an anti-Trump movement’ – Ashley Parker and Dylan Wells
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/18/haley-trump-resistance-gop-primary/

CNN
— Nikki Haley slams Trump after death of Alexey Navalny
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/02/18/exp-nikki-haley-navalny-trump-sot-021804aseg1-cnni-u-s-politics.cnn

NEWSWEEK
— Texas Could Regret Joining United States, Republican Suggests – James Bickerton (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat/RINO army.)
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-could-regret-joining-united-states-republican-1870931

MSN
— 63% of Democrats would choose another candidate over Biden – Stephanie Raymond
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/63-of-democrats-would-choose-another-candidate-over-biden/ar-AA1jlkY4
— Joe Biden ‘breaking records’ for vacation days and ‘illegal immigration’
https://www.msn.com/en-au/travel/news/joe-biden-breaking-records-for-vacation-days-and-illegal-immigration/ar-BB1irHe0

NBC BOSTON
— Group calls for Boston to pay $15B in cash as slavery reparations
https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/group-calls-for-boston-to-pay-15b-in-cash-as-slavery-reparations/3283151/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfOHre4wYhE

USA TODAY
— What happens if Biden, Trump drop 2024 presidential bids? Here’s how it could play out – Rachel Looker
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/15/what-happens-trump-biden-drop-out-2024/72352522007/

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
— Black Americans need more success stories, not victimhood (COMMENT: Democrats can stress their success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and giving my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other-voices/article285583607.html

BOSTON HERALD
— What you should know about disability rights (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their Democrat employees who were disabled, minority, female, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, who had ancestors who had not been America for a long time, who had performance problems, and/or who they wanted to get rid of. They did everything that they could to turn them against me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/12/18/what-you-should-know-about-disability-rights/

FORBES
— Glenn Grothman Sounds The Alarm On The Consequences Of Biden’s ‘Massive Catch & Release Campaign’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpNSf2uYadU
— ‘Ushered In A New Era Of Mass Illegal Immigration’: Beth Van Duyne Hammers Biden Over The Border
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tstqjdyagyQ

BARRON’S
— What If Biden Or Trump Leaves The Race? – Camille CAMDESSUS and Aurelia END
https://www.barrons.com/news/us-election-what-if-biden-or-trump-leaves-the-race-2e3e336a

FAST COMPANY
— My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers were furious when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when GAO promoted me in 1986. According to them, those promotions should have been given to Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91022464/4-things-to-do-when-you-get-a-promotion-and-avoid-sabotaging-your-success

February 16, 2024

Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with illegals; Democrats because illegals vote for Democrats and RINOs because RINOs want cheap labor.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Pritzker, Preckwinkle pledge combined $250M for Chicago migrants; mayor dodges questions – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-immigration-pritzker-preckwinkle/14428975/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lm4iMD4-2s
— Chicago Mayor Johnson dodges questions on migrant funding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1OfsX7z4ls
— Public safety concerns around homelessness in Chicago as crisis grows. – Chuck Goudie, Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel, Tom Jones, Maggie Green and Adriana Aguilar
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-homeless-people-homelessness-in-america/14430064/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIAsR0mbjRw

NBC5
— Highland Park woman charged with trafficking immigrants from Mexico. Gladys Ibanez Olea, 34, allegedly told the immigrants that their families back home would be killed if they didn’t comply with her demands.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/highland-park-woman-charged-with-trafficking-immigrants-from-mexico/3357338/
— Johnson mum on city participation as Illinois, Cook County agree to migrant funding deal
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/johnson-mum-on-city-participation-as-illinois-cook-county-agree-to-migrant-funding-deal/3357852/
— Group protests DNC, demands aid for Chicago homeless
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/group-protests-dnc-demands-aid-for-chicago-homeless/3357694/

CBS2
— State of Illinois, Cook County pledge funds for migrant mission, no word from City of Chicago – Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/state-of-illinois-cook-county-funds-migrant-mission/
— After relatives are killed and homes destroyed, Chicago-area Palestinians plead for a cease-fire in Gaza – Andrew Ramos
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-area-palestinians-plead-cease-fire/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-families-plead-for-cease-fire-in-gaza/

FOX32
— Illinois, Cook County allocate $250M to aid migrants in Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-cook-county-aid-migrants-chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FW3_VVc1YU
— Controversy erupts as Uptown residents challenge placement of homeless shelter in mixed-use building – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/uptown-homeless-shelter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoQcdeRiwTs
— Under the Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-chefs-community-leaders-unite-feed-less-fortunate
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1411999

WTTW
— State, County Leaders Agree to Spend Additional $250M to Care for Migrants — But $70M Gap Remains – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/15/state-county-leaders-agree-spend-additional-250m-care-migrants-70m-gap-remains

WBEZ
— JB Pritzker and Toni Preckwinkle will seek $250 million more to alleviate Chicago’s migrant crisis. The governor and Cook County Board president’s funding agreement is noticeably missing a key partner — the city of Chicago. – Tina Sfondeles
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-cook-county-seeking-250m-more-for-migrant-crisis/7e003453-3541-43bc-8665-621ff1768e4d

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— To trace the origins of busing migrants to Chicago, start with Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz. The Chicago Sun-Times spoke with some of the key decision-makers in Illinois and Texas about the early months of Texas’ continuing program to export migrants to Democratic cities like Chicago. Officials here were caught off guard when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began shipping busloads of new arrivals in 2022 and were furious when Colorado’s governor and the El Paso, Texas, mayor — Democrats — got in on the act. – Frank Main and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/02/15/busing-migrants-chicago-texas-origins-start-donald-trump-tucker-carlson-ted-cruz
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with illegals, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/02/15/immigration-republicans-win-border-deal-democrats-election

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Mayor Brandon Johnson cites differences on migrant response for failure to pitch in on latest state, Cook County funding plan – JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/15/mayor-brandon-johnson-notably-absent-as-gov-j-b-pritzker-cook-county-president-toni-preckwinkle-pledge-250-million-in-migrant-aid/
— Highland Park woman arrested after forcing immigrants to hand over money earned and locking up their food – CLIFFORD WARD, CHLOE HILLES
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/14/highland-park-woman-arrested-after-forcing-immigrants-to-hand-over-money-earned-and-threatening-their-families-police-say/
— First-time candidates compete in GOP primary for Illinois House District 49 seat – DAVID SHAROS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/15/first-time-candidates-compete-in-gop-primary-for-illinois-house-district-49-seat/
— Local officials keep proving why distrust in government is high in the Midwest – David Greising
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/16/column-distrust-in-government-midwest-greising/
— Wisconsin Assembly passes constitutional amendment to limit diversity efforts – SCOTT BAUER (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always promoted diversity and they continue to promote diversity, that is, they have always promoted and they continue to promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/15/wisconsin-assembly-diversity-constitutional-amendment/
— Tribune Editorial Board endorsements for the 2024 Illinois primary election
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/16/tribune-editorial-board-endorsements-for-the-2024-illinois-primary-election/

DAILY HERALD
— In last-minute reversal, former Sen. Sam McCann pleads guilty to corruption charges – HANNAH MEISEL
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240215/illinois/in-last-minute-reversal-former-sen-sam-mccann-pleads-guilty-to-corruption-charges/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker, Preckwinkle pony up $250M for migrant crisis. How about Johnson? – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/illinois-cook-county-commit-migrant-crisis-funds-separate-city

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH & HERALD & REVIEW
— With tax credit scholarships expiring soon, Illinois schools, parents scramble to fund students’ tuition – ALYSA GUFFEY (COMMENT: How much money do/did your parents have/had? My critics/opponents have always falsely painted my parents as having been filthy rich because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. But in fact, my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. Because my parents lacked money, I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964 to buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964. I washed dishes and delivered newspapers 1964-1966 to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966 and delivered mail 1966-1967 to pay my UIC expenses and buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967. I delivered mail in 1968 to pay for my UIC expenses and buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. I delivered mail in 1969 to pay for my NIU expenses 1969-1970.)
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/with-tax-credit-scholarships-expiring-soon-illinois-schools-parents-scramble-to-fund-students-tuition/article_743a7904-cb8b-11ee-ace5-c7920d557486.html
https://herald-review.com/news/state-regional/with-tax-credit-scholarships-expiring-soon-illinois-schools-parents-scramble-to-fund-students-tuition/article_4b604104-3c73-5642-922f-9c65d73c19f6.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sam McCann pleads guilty to wire fraud, money laundering, tax evasion charges – Zach Roth
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/courts/2024/02/15/former-illinois-state-senator-sam-mccann-pleads-guilty-on-nine-federal-felony-counts/72619807007/

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Who’s funding the Mike Bost and Darren Bailey campaigns to represent IL in Congress?
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/whos-funding-the-mike-bost-and-darren-bailey-campaigns-to-represent-il-in-congress/article_a55c147e-cc40-11ee-8404-db47ef4a0921.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump wants to fire thousands of government workers. Liberals are preparing to fight back if he wins. – AP (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. Virtually all of them despised/hated Republicans. My Democrat superiors and supervisors wasted my career and took many big adverse actions against me. It is called political affiliation discrimination. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-wants-to-fire-thousands-of-government-workers-liberals-are-preparing-to-fight-back-if-he-wins/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-14-gop-led-states-have-turned-down-federal-money-to-feed-low-income-kids-in-the-summer-heres-why/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Targeting diversity efforts. Complaint filed against SIU School of Medicine for scholarship honoring Tracey Meares. – Scott Reeder
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/targeting-diversity-efforts-18087977
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A scholarship for medical students on Southern Illinois University School of Medicine’s Springfield campus is the target of an Ivy League law professor’s ire because he says it discriminates against white and straight people.)

ILLINOIS PUBLIC MEDIA
— The issue should be health, not age.
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/why-are-voters-only-concerned-with-president-bidens-age

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-234/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-36/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CARBONDALE REPORTER
— Senate Republicans Criticize Pritzker Administration Over Free Healthcare for Migrants
https://carbondalereporter.com/stories/654806619-senate-republicans-criticize-pritzker-administration-over-free-healthcare-for-migrants

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— GOP candidate gets more funds from teachers’ unions in six weeks than last Dem candidate did in two election cycles
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/654790716-gop-candidate-gets-more-funds-from-teachers-unions-in-six-weeks-than-last-dem-candidate-did-in-two-election-cycles

WIREPOINTS
— Huge Problems With Proterra Electric Transit Buses In Many Cities, Though CTA And PACE Say No Concerns – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/huge-problems-with-proterra-electric-transit-buses-in-many-cities-though-cta-and-pace-say-no-concerns-wirepoints/

CHICAGO REPUBLICAN PARTY
— The Illinois Republican Civil War is Dumb – Patrick Pfingsten
https://www.chicagogop.com/illinois_republican_civil_war_is_dumb

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rep. Fallon challenges former Biden DHS official: ‘How many migrants are you housing personally?’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/16/pat-fallon-challenges-former-biden-dhs-official-ho/
— Michigan GOP chair refuses to step down after party votes her out – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/15/kristina-karamo-refuses-to-step-down-from-michigan/
— What do Democrats do with a problem like Biden? – Scott Walker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/15/what-do-democrats-do-with-problem-like-biden/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republicans face Trump turning ‘effectively bankrupt’ RNC into legal fund for indicted front-runner – Mabinty Quarshie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2858352/trump-effectively-bankrupt-rnc-legal-fund/
— Trump’s scapegoating of mail-in voting is sinking the GOP – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that there will be many millions of fraudulent ballots mailed in for the November 5, 2024 election.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2856837/trumps-scapegoating-mail-in-voting-sinking-gop/

NEW YORK POST
— Shameful Biden tries to reward Hamas terror with a Palestinian state – Douglas Murray
https://nypost.com/2024/02/15/opinion/shameful-biden-tries-to-reward-hamas-terror-with-a-palestinian-state/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals Nation: A ‘great replacement’ beginning to unfold? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/illegals_nation_a_great_replacement_beginning_to_unfold.html
— Chumming the border for illegal aliens – Ned Cosby
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/chumming_the_border_for_illegal_aliens.html
— The arrogance of the elites – Tim Jones
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/the_arrogance_of_the_elites.html
— Urbanization is Coming For Your Suburb – Jessica Marie Baumgartner (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/urbanization_is_coming_for_your_suburb.html
— The leftist war against women’s yearning for a family – Molly Slag
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/the_leftist_war_against_womens_yearning_for_a_family.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— Illegal immigrants account for up to 22 seats in the House thanks to Biden’s exec order, experts warn – Vivek Saxena
https://americanwirenews.com/illegal-immigrants-account-for-up-to-22-seats-in-the-house-thanks-to-bidens-exec-order-experts-warn/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illegal immigrants account for up to 22 seats in the House thanks to Biden’s exec order – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/15/illegal-immigrants-account-for-up-to-22-seats-in-the-house-thanks-to-bidens-exec-order-experts-warn-1437228/
— South American crime rings have spread across America stealing millions. Just like we’d been warned. – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/15/south-american-crime-rings-have-spread-across-america-stealing-millions-just-like-wed-been-warned-1437383/

BLAZE
— ICE may release nearly half of all detained illegal aliens because of budget issues: ‘Give us more money or else’ – CORTNEY WEIL
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ice-may-release-nearly-half-of-all-detained-illegal-aliens-because-of-budget-issues-give-us-more-money-or-else
— These are the specific NGOs helping illegal aliens cross the border
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/pat-gray-unleashed/these-are-the-specific-ngos-helping-illegal-aliens-cross-the-border

BREITBART
— ‘Sanctuary Church’ Helps Free from Jail Illegal Alien Charged with Migrant Mob Attack on NYPD Officers – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/15/sanctuary-church-helps-free-from-jail-illegal-alien-charged-with-migrant-mob-attack-on-nypd-officers/
— ‘Conservative’ South Korea Establishes Ties with Cuba, Throwing Communists a Critical Lifeline – FRANCES MARTEL
https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2024/02/15/conservative-south-korea-establishes-ties-cuba-throwing-communists-critical-lifeline/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Democrats’ Immigration Evolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4-7S1Jik-o

CHRISTIAN POST
— Minnesota public school allows Somali Muslim families to opt out of LGBT curriculum. St. Louis Park Public Schools was slapped with two demand letters in recent months. – Jon Brown
https://www.christianpost.com/news/minnesota-school-district-allows-parents-to-opt-out-of-lgbt-books.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Dismisses Haley as VP Then Strongly Praises Tim Scott – Nathan Worcester
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-dismisses-haley-as-vp-then-strongly-praises-tim-scott-5587584

DAILY CALLER
— GOP Rep Chip Roy Joins Fellow Lawmaker Calling On Texas A&M To End Minor In LGBTQ Studies – HAILEY GOMEZ
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/15/chip-roy-brian-harrison-texas-lgbtq-university/
— One Asylum Rule Is Opening The Immigration Floodgates Even Wider – ANNA ST. JOHN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/15/st-john-asylum-rule-immigration-floodgates-wider/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden’s Border Chaos Lets Foreign Criminals Live Here Indefinitely – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/15/bidens-border-chaos-lets-foreign-criminals-live-here-indefinitely-borderline/
— Denver’s Fiscal Woes Climb as Illegal Aliens Overwhelm City – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/15/denvers-financial-apocalypse-from-illegal-immigration-is-a-disaster-of-its-own-making/

FEDERALIST
— Biden’s Border Invasion Victimizes Young And Old Americans Everywhere – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/15/president-joe-bidens-border-invasion-victimizes-young-and-old-americans-everywhere/
— As Long As Universities Are Identity Obsessed, America Will Have A Surplus Of Stupid Students – DONALD T. CRITCHLOW
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/16/as-long-as-universities-are-identity-obsessed-america-will-have-a-surplus-of-stupid-students/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago migrants make poor and homeless ‘an afterthought’ in their own city: local activist. Mayor Brandon Johnson has faced backlash from the Black community over the migrant crisis. – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-migrants-make-poor-and-homeless-afterthought-their-own-city-local-activist
— To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/civil-rights-attorney-argues-cash-payments-descendants-slaves-recognize-harm-done-slavery
— House Republican introduces bill to reimburse Texas the nearly $4 billion it spent to secure border. ‘Texas has been forced to step up to protect our homes and communities, and we must be reimbursed,’ Texas GOP Rep Roger Williams tells Fox News Digital. – Kyle Morris
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republican-introduces-bill-reimburse-texas-nearly-4-billion-spent-secure-border

GOPUSA
— Trump Dismisses Haley As VP Then Strongly Praises Tim Scott
https://www.gopusa.com/trump-dismisses-haley-as-vp-then-strongly-praises-tim-scott/

HOT AIR
— Homeland Security: We Don’t Track Illegal Immigrants – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/02/15/homeland-security-we-dont-track-illegal-immigrants-n3783000

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Brandon Johnson Is Now the Most Tragically Stupid Big-City Mayor in America – JEFFREY BLEHAR
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/brandon-johnson-is-now-the-most-tragically-stupid-big-city-mayor-in-america/
— A Red-Hot Job Market for Immigrants – MARK KRIKORIAN (COMMENT: All those who hired me 1962-1997 would have hired immigrants instead of me if they could have. All the jobs that I had were bad jobs that my critics/opponents would never have stooped to take. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were filthy rich, who bought them cars, who paid for their college expenses, who got them good jobs, etc.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-red-hot-job-market-for-immigrants/
— National Geographic Names Drag Queen as a ‘Traveler of the Year’ – ABIGAIL ANTHONY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/national-geographic-names-drag-queen-as-a-traveler-of-the-year/

NEWSMAX
— Dems Shower Illegal Immigrants with Gifts, Citizens Get Nothing – Deroy Murdock
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/democrats-illegal-immigrants/2024/02/15/id/1153680/

PATRIOT POST
— Chiefs Super Bowl Parade Shattered by Urban Violence. Joe Biden jumped out to blame firearms and opponents of his gun control measures, but Democrat crime policies are the real culprit. – NATE JACKSON
https://patriotpost.us/articles/104456-chiefs-super-bowl-parade-shattered-by-urban-violence-2024-02-15

POST MILLENNIAL
— Illegal immigration to increase House seats from ‘sanctuary’ states. There are 16.8 million illegal immigrants living in the United States. – Katie Daviscourt
https://thepostmillennial.com/illegal-immigration-to-increase-house-seats-from-sanctuary-states

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEWSWEEK
— US Taxpayers to Pay $70 Million Toward Migrants in Chicago – Nick Mordowanec
https://www.newsweek.com/us-taxpayers-pay-70-million-toward-migrants-chicago-1870408

MSN
— Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is backing a Republican challenger, Darren Bailey, against incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois. – Jordan Andrews
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/matt-gaetz-fought-mccarthy-and-won-now-has-a-new-republican-target/ar-BB1idJwV
— Democrat and RINO leaders allege that their illegals deliver an economic windfall.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/immigration-wave-delivers-economic-windfall-but-there-s-a-catch/ar-BB1ijwfi

YAHOO
— Putin signs law to confiscate property from critics of Ukraine war (COMMENT: My critics/opponents 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 wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, your problems, my problems, and everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://news.yahoo.com/putin-signs-law-confiscate-property-125650000.html

CNBC
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrat DEI hires a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) who had no professional license like the one I had. Virtually all of them were minorities and/or females. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/racial-wage-gap-starts-as-early-as-16-heres-why.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with illegals; Democrats because illegals vote for Democrats and RINOs because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/learning/film-club-things-fall-apart-how-the-middle-ground-on-immigration-collapsed.html
— I.R.S. Commissioner Warns Budget Cuts Would Add to Deficit. Daniel Werfel, the Internal Revenue Service commissioner, pushed back against claims from Republicans that he had not been following the law. – Alan Rappeport (COMMENT: In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans IRS hired. GAO audits IRS. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/us/politics/internal-revenue-service-budget-cuts-hearing.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with illegals; Democrats because illegals vote for Democrats and RINOs because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/15/marco-rubio-joins-toxic-democrats-are-importing-voters-chorus/
— Biden administration failed to vet adults housing migrant children, federal watchdog says – Amanda Seitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/15/biden-migrants-border-children-labor-child/1f09c66e-cc13-11ee-aa8e-1e5794a4b2d6_story.html

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Who’s funding illegal immigration? You are. – Mark Krikorian
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/commentary-whos-funding-illegal-immigration-you-are-3001893/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with illegals, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy America.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/immigration-wave-delivers-economic-windfall-but-theres-a-catch-51085c4f

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Governor Plans Additional $182 Million in Migrant Aid. Illinois already committed $638 million to migrant response. State joint funding plan with Cook County totals $250 million. – Shruti Singh (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with illegals; Democrats because illegals vote for Democrats and RINOs because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-15/illinois-governor-plans-additional-182-million-in-migrant-aid
— My critics/opponents have always promoted diversity and they continue to promote diversity, that is, they have always promoted and they continue to promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-02-15/us-companies-cut-diversity-teams-does-dei-matter-in-corporate-america

FORBES
— Chicago Mayor Pressed Over Migrant Funding Claims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK4hIB1u04E
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2024/02/15/what-can-we-expect-from-dei-in-2024/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2024/02/16/4-reasons-employers-wont-abandon-equity-in-2024/

BARRON’S
— Want to Retire Early? Consider These Costs Before Calling it Quits. An early workforce exit may have ripple effects across your financial life. What to know. – Elizabeth O’Brien (COMMENT: I should write a book about early retirement. I have more than 26 years of experience at it.)
https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/retire-early-social-security-medicare-aa48d7db

AFBF
— New Census Shows Alarming Loss of Family Farms. The 2022 Census of Agriculture reports 141,733 fewer farms in 2022 than in 2017. (COMMENT: The farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border that my mother was raised on and I spent lots of time at in the 1950s and early 1960s is gone.)
https://www.morningagclips.com/new-census-shows-alarming-loss-of-family-farms/

NEWS NATION
— Chicago Democrat calls for ‘sanctuary city’ tag removal. Chicago city employee says local funding divested to cover migrant costs. More than 34,000 migrants have been sent to Chicago in 18 months. More than 14,000 asylum-seekers are still in city-run shelters. – Jeff Arnold
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/midwest/chicago-dem-sanctuary-city-removal/

PBS
— My critics/opponents have always promoted diversity and they continue to promote diversity, that is, they have always promoted and they continue to promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU4rK9bAftw

POLITICO
— Nearly half of voters think it’s likely Biden will be replaced as nominee, a new poll shows. About a third of voters said they thought Trump could lose the Republican nomination because of his legal troubles. – SAMANTHA LATSON
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/15/poll-biden-trump-nominees-00141732

LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
— To get more votes from those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those who have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, Democrat and RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the aforesaid that they will protect those who are the aforesaid from those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.naacpldf.org/equal-protection-initiative/

HRO TODAY
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.hrotoday.com/diversity-inclusion/diversity-pay-equity-and-inclusion/

INSIDE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
— Illinois CPA Society Survey Explores Turnover and How to Lower It (COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors talked and acted like my Black Democrat CPA subordinate threatened to leave unless they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” They succeeded in forcing me to retire and they gave him my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://insidepublicaccounting.com/2024/02/15/illinois-cpa-society-survey-explores-turnover-and-how-to-lower-it/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Judge Biden’s Presidency a Failure
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/most_judge_biden_s_presidency_a_failure

February 15, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC5
— Chiefs’ full statement after shooting at Super Bowl celebration
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nbcsports/read-the-chiefs-full-statement-after-shooting-at-super-bowl-celebration/3356579/
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters ever-increasingly a) promote more hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and b) destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ and BLM.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/oak-park-neighbors-spread-love-amid-chronic-vandalism-to-flags-outside-home/3356780/

CBS2
— Suburban Chicago woman arrested for human trafficking of Mexican migrants – John Dodge, Andrew Ramos
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-chicago-woman-arrested-for-human-trafficking-of-mexican-migrants/

WBEZ
— How much do religious dating apps really help? Connecting with someone who shares your deepest values is tough to do. How much do religious dating apps narrow down the dating pool? – Adora Namigadde (COMMENT: I met my wife at a Presbyterian singles event. She is Catholic and I am Missouri Synod Lutheran. We both worked in the Loop. I worked for IRS and she working for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/how-religious-dating-apps-help-singles-if-at-all/19bf0981-0073-416f-9f7e-a895b50ba595

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois assault weapons ban penalizes lawful gun owners. Simply passing an assault weapons ban that is ignored by criminals who get their guns illegally, yet places new mandates on lawful gun owners, is not the answer, state Sen. Craig Wilcox writes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2024/02/14/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-handguns-noncitizens-voting-school-board-lead-pipes-letters
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Highland Park woman charged with trafficking immigrants from Mexico, forcing them into labor. – Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/02/14/highland-park-gladys-olea-trafficking-mexico-labor-onwentsia
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/02/14/democrats-should-take-note-of-george-santos-replacement-if-they-want-to-win-in-november
— Syphilis cases in Chicago babies more than doubled in two years, study shows. While syphilis, a curable sexually transmitted infection, is most often mild in adults, the infection in infants, passed from their mothers in the womb, can be severe, disabling and sometimes life-threatening. – Kaitlin Washburn
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/02/14/syphilis-cases-in-chicago-babies-more-than-doubled-in-two-years-study-shows

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Judge hears arguments in Johnson homelessness referendum lawsuit – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/14/johnson-homelessness-referendum-lawsuit/
— HUD awards $2 million in Chicago area for program aimed at helping low-income families achieve financial independence – OLIVIA STEVENS (COMMENT: Since I was 24 years old in 1972 and bought a new town home in University Park, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unfairly if not improperly if not unethically took advantage of a HUD program that was aimed at helping Blacks.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/14/hud-awards-2-million-in-chicago-area-for-program-aimed-at-helping-low-income-families-achieve-financial-independence/
— We must close the digital divide in America – Meka Egwuekwe
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/15/opinion-digital-access-us-literacy/
— What responsibility do parents have for their kids? Plenty, when there is a gun involved. Handing a weapon to a disturbed teen is inexcusable. Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/15/michigan-shooting-jennifer-crumbley-ethan-crumbley/
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE HARDCOPY ARTICE HEADLINE: Trump wants RNC leaders ousted – AP (COMMENT: Who has wanted you ousted? I should write a book about my critics/opponents who succeeded in ousting me as a) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, b) the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, c) a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, d) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, e) a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, f) a member of the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors, g) GAO employee, h) etc. I would focus on my critics/opponents who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://apnews.com/article/republican-national-committee-ronna-mcdaniel-trump-whatley-51c1cf029cd0a5901082f475abc81673

DAILY HERALD
— Four people rescued as Highland Park woman charged with multiple counts of human trafficking – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240214/news/four-people-rescued-as-highland-park-woman-charged-with-multiple-counts-of-human-trafficking/
— How to boost your professionalism at work – Mary Lynn Fayoumi (COMMENT: To get promoted, I earned job-related college degrees, professional certifications, and a professional license. To get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German America, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time destroyed their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who did not share their demographics. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240214/human-resources/how-to-boost-your-professionalism-at-work/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— For airlines, the DEI wars are just beginning – John Pletz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/dei-policies-airlines-united-political-social-media-pressure

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Biden’s abortion rhetoric riles progressives for not going far enough – Alex Gangitano, Nathaniel Weixel
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/bidens-abortion-rhetoric-riles-progressives-for-not-going-far-enough/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE & SOUTHERN
— Will Democrat and RINO leaders reduce their promotion of illegal immigration because of ever-increasing backlash from voters?
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/democrats-embrace-tougher-border-enforcement-seeing-trumps-demolition-of-deal-as-a-gift/article_4654e1d2-603d-50d3-8e06-7c520ae601e3.html
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-democrats-embrace-tougher-border-enforcement-seeing-trumps-demolition-of-deal-as-a-gift/

SOUTHERN
— Investigators search for answers in deadly mass shooting at Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration – Morgan Winsor
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/02/15/investigators-search-for-answers-in-deadly-mass-shooting-at-kansas-city-chiefs-super-bowl-celebration/
— Trump calls Putin’s comment that he prefers Biden over Trump a ‘great compliment’ – Soo Rin Kim, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Lalee Ibssa
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/02/15/trump-calls-putins-comment-that-he-prefers-biden-over-trump-a-great-compliment/

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Republicans challenge Illinois’ judicial policies on female, minority attorneys – Joey Schneider
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/state-news/illinois-news/republicans-challenge-illinois-judicial-policies-on-female-minority-attorneys/

RIVERFRONT TIMES
— Democrats push pot in Collinsville.
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/weed/revolution-dispensary-to-open-new-location-in-collinsville-41873705

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Rules for Illinois’ Paid Leave for All Workers Act on hold amid concerns – Greg Bishop
https://chicagocrusader.com/rules-for-illinois-paid-leave-for-all-workers-act-on-hold-amid-concerns/

WCIA
— Illinois State Rifle Association officially files appeal to SCOTUS on assault weapon ban – Cole Henke
https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-state-rifle-association-officially-files-appeal-to-scotus-on-assault-weapon-ban/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Independent voters leaning toward voting for Trump – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/independent-voters-leaning-toward-voting-for-former-president-donald-trump-focus-group-finds-president-joe-biden-2024-election-republicans-democrats

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-233/
— Afternoon roundup.
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-35/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Measure would make parents abusers for denying children sex changes – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f3957638-cb84-11ee-9f0e-c79ea099b4d9.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden is lying to the public about the border. President has express authority to enforce immigration law. – Tom Homan and Matt O’Brien
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/biden-is-lying-to-public-about-border/
— The 25th Amendment and a disabled president – Hans von Spakovsky
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/25th-amendment-and-disabled-president/
— DHS gave out 3.5 million work permits to immigrants in 2023 – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders claim that “helped U.S. economy avoid recession.”)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/border-upside-surge-of-illegal-immigrants-helped-u/
— Republicans dismiss influence of Democrat Suozzi’s New York House seat win – Mallory Wilson and Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/republicans-dismiss-mazi-pilips-loss-of-new-york-h/
— Biden, Schumer and Romney’s foreign aid budget buster adds $1,200 per household to our crushing debt – Stephen Moore
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/biden-schumer-and-romneys-foreign-aid-budget-buste/
— It’s expensive for Trump to defend himself, and conservatives. Battle is about more than self-preservation. – Rowan Scarborough
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/14/its-expensive-for-trump-to-defend-himself-and-cons/
— Progressives don’t deserve the Jewish vote. Leftists’ abandonment of Israel is a betrayal. – Adam Milstein
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/13/democrats-dont-deserve-jewish-vote/
— Watchlisted: You’re probably already on a government extremism list. We’re all presumed guilty until proven innocent. – John & Nisha Whitehead (COMMENT: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, the more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more of an extremist that you are.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/6/governments-definition-of-domestic-extremists-incl/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ICE circulates plan to release thousands of detainees to ease deficit – Brady Knox
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2856568/ice-circulates-plan-to-release-thousands-of-detainees-to-ease-deficit/
— America’s dysfunctional overclass – Michael Barone
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2856471/americas-dysfunctional-overclass/
— Eric Adams says people will soon be ‘on the streets’ due to immigrant influx – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2856333/eric-adams-says-people-will-be-on-streets-due-immigrant-influx/
— Obama is just like Santa and ‘gives something to each American whether they’ve been naughty or nice’ – Melissa Quinn
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/red-alert-politics/1939203/watch-toure-obama-is-just-like-santa-and-gives-something-to-each-american-whether-theyve-been-naughty-or-nice/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Palestinian Authority Security Forces Behind Dozens of Recent Attacks on Israelis – Andrew Tobin
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/palestinian-authority-forces-attack-israelis/

NEW YORK POST
— George Santos trolls NY Republicans after Mazi Pilip loses special election – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/us-news/george-santos-skewers-ny-republicans-after-tom-suozzi-victory-you-fing-idiots/
— Lisa Lopez-Galvan, Kansas City Chiefs superfan and mom of 2, killed in Super Bowl parade shooting: ‘Most wonderful, beautiful person’ – Katherine Donlevy
https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/us-news/lisa-lopez-galvan-killed-in-kansas-city-chiefs-parade-shooting-report/
— NYC migrants must be deported to halt crime spree – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/opinion/nyc-migrants-must-be-deported-to-halt-crime-spree/
— Slave descendants say they’re owed $74B in reparations from St. Louis University – Jesse O’Neill
https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/us-news/slave-descendants-demand-70b-in-reparations-from-missouri-university/

AERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— DEI over public safety – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/culture/2024/02/14/dei-over-public-safety/

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Crisis on Southern Border Intensifying
https://americanfreepress.net/crisis-on-southern-border-intensifying/
— Gov. Sarah Sanders Battling Against Cultural Bolshevism in Arkansas
https://americanfreepress.net/gov-sarah-sanders-battling-against-cultural-bolshevism-in-arkansas/
— UN, NGOs Facilitate Migrant Caravans
https://americanfreepress.net/pair-of-courageous-filmmakers-prove-un-ngos-facilitate-migrant-caravans/
— It’s Time to End America’s Global Occupation
https://americanfreepress.net/its-time-to-end-americas-global-occupation/
— Civil War Brewing. GOP states send troops to stop Biden’s illegal invasion.
https://americanfreepress.net/Issue_5_6_AFP_2024_FP.pdf

AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS
— Biden giving veteran healthcare resources to illegal immigrants – TIMOTHY FRUDD
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/02/biden-giving-veteran-healthcare-resources-to-illegal-immigrants/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The people taking illegal aliens into their homes—saints, predators, or fools? – Andrea Widburg (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasingly pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders on homeowners to house their illegals and to provide them with food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/the_people_taking_illegal_aliens_into_their_homes_saints_predators_or_fools.html
— Leftwing ‘experts’ tout the illegal invasion as a ‘$7 trillion gift’ to the economy – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/leftwing_experts_tout_the_illegal_invasion_as_a_7_trillion_gift_to_the_economy.html
— Well done, GOP: Mayorkas finally gets impeached – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/well_done_gop_mayorkas_finally_gets_impeached.html

BLAZE
— Illegal immigration puts America’s kids last – IRENE ARMENDARIZ-JACKSON
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/illegal-immigration-puts-americas-kids-last

BREITBART
— Mexico Repays Biden by Slashing Migration in 2024 Campaign Year – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/15/mexico-helps-biden-slashes-migration-in-2024-campaign-year/
— Biden’s DHS Drafts Plan to ‘Mass Release’ Illegal Aliens into U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/14/report-joe-bidens-dhs-drafts-plan-to-mass-release-illegal-aliens-into-u-s/

CENTER SQUARE
— Oversight committee opens investigation into IRS for selective enforcement. House members claim that agency is not applying tax-exempt rules against left-leaning nonprofits. – Casey Harper
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0cc60a38-cc06-11ee-871e-d7f8a4ed2229.html

COLLEGE FIX
— California bill could pave way for free tuition for black students – JENNIFER KABBANY (COMMENT: How much money did you paid for your college degree(s)? I paid lots of money to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. All that money came from what I earned working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/calif-bill-could-pave-way-for-free-tuition-for-black-students/
— LGBTQ nursing course called out for prioritizing activism over healthcare
https://www.thecollegefix.com/total-disgrace-lgbtq-nursing-course-called-out-for-prioritizing-activism-over-healthcare/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Venezuelan Narco State Threatens American National Security – Laurence F. Sanford
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/the-venezuelan-narco-state-threatens-american-national-security

DAILY CALLER
— Climate Protesters Throw Pink Powder On Case Holding US Constitution – OLIVIA HICKEY
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/14/video-shows-climate-protesters-throwing-pink-powder-on-case-holding-us-constitution/
— Rank-And-File DHS Officials Applaud Impeachment Of Secretary Mayorkas – JENNIE TAER (COMMENT: During the 1980s and 1990s, GAO employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time applauded Charles Bowsher’s success in getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, 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://dailycaller.com/2024/02/14/mayorkas-impeachment-dhs-officials-border-patrol/
— Ben Crump, MSNBC Contributor Suggests Re-Defining Crime To Accommodate ‘Black Culture’ – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/14/ben-crump-msnbc-contributor-suggests-re-defining-crime-accommodate-black-culture/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden Administration’s Plan to Impose DEI on Pentagon-Run Schools – Micaela Burrow
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/14/internal-documents-shed-light-on-biden-administrations-plan-to-impose-dei-on-pentagon-run-schools/

DAILY WIRE
— Border Congressman: Mexican Drug Cartels Dialing It Back Before Election To Help Biden
https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-congressman-mexican-drug-cartels-dialing-it-back-before-election-to-help-biden
— Eric Adams Says New York City Is Handcuffed By Sanctuary City Laws Amid Migrant Crisis – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/eric-adams-says-new-york-city-is-handcuffed-by-sanctuary-city-laws-amid-migrant-crisis

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Denies Biden Is ‘Too Old’ to Be President – Jack Phillips (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-denies-biden-is-too-old-to-be-president-5587189

FEDERALIST
— Chinese Nationals Are Surging Over The Border — This Isn’t A Crisis, It’s An Invasion. – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/14/chinese-nationals-are-surging-over-the-border-this-isnt-a-crisis-its-an-invasion/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— One Sure Prediction: Mass-Immigration Special Interests will be Dependably Wrong
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/02/14/one-sure-prediction-mass-immigration-special-interests-will-be-dependably-wrong

FOX BUSINESS
— Chicago’s mayor is ending gunshot alert system because it ‘targets minorities’?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqO7DLNwCjo

FOX NEWS
— Illegal immigration could have major impact on House seats, Electoral College. Illegal immigration ‘distorts the mechanics of democratic government.’ – Thomas Catenacci
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigration-major-impact-house-seats-electoral-college-experts
— DEI training suspended after telling firefighters that White staff have caused ‘racial harm.’ The DEI training included quizzes on anti-racist thought. – Jeffrey Clark (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/dei-training-suspended-after-telling-firefighters-white-staff-caused-racial-harm-report

HOT AIR
— Southern Border Chinese Invasion Update
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/02/14/southern-border-chinese-invasion-update-n3782901

LIFE NEWS
— Democrat Wants to Give Abortionists Tax Credits to Move to Illinois to Kill Babies – Steven Ertelt
https://www.lifenews.com/2024/02/14/democrat-wants-to-give-abortionists-tax-credits-to-move-to-illinois-to-kill-babies/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Knows Exactly How Much of a Hypocrite He Is on Crime – JEFFREY BLEHAR
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-knows-exactly-how-much-of-a-hypocrite-he-is-on-crime/
— Haley Pins GOP Loss in N.Y. Special Election on Trump, Urges Party to ‘Wake Up’ – JAMES LYNCH (COMMENT: My critics/opponents blame me for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/haley-pins-gop-loss-n-y-special-election-trump-urges-party-wake-up/
— What Biden Should Do at the Border – DANIEL DI MARTINO
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/02/what-biden-should-do-at-the-border/
— Hur Report on Joe Biden: Unfit to Stand – DAN MCLAUGHLIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/unfit-to-stand/
— White House Spokesman Asks Media to Soften Coverage of Damning Special-Counsel Report – JAMES LYNCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/white-house-spokesman-asks-media-to-soften-coverage-of-damning-special-counsel-report/

NEWSMAX
— Biden, Dems Gaslighting Americans on Border – Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/dan-meuser-newsmax-border/2024/02/14/id/1153608/

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Have Another Dirty Trick to Play on Illegal Immigration – STEPHEN GREEN
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/02/14/democrats-have-another-dirty-trick-to-play-on-illegal-immigration-n4926422

RON PAUL INSTITUTE
— Heading For the ‘Texit’?
https://ronpaulinstitute.org/heading-for-the-texit/

TOWNHALL
— FBI Warns of Gang Members Teaming Up With Illegal Venezuelans In the U.S. Thanks to Biden’s Open Border – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/14/fbi-warns-of-violent-gang-members-in-the-us-thanks-to-bidens-open-border-n2635251
— Colorado Town Residents Urge Officials to Not Help Denver With Illegal Immigrant Influx – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/02/14/residents-urge-colorado-town-to-not-help-denver-with-ongoing-illegal-immigrant-crisis-n2635182
— KJP’s Desperate Attempt to Convince America Biden Is Mentally and Physically Fit Isn’t Working – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2024/02/14/kjp-lets-face-it-this-president-does-more-in-one-hour-than-most-people-do-in-a-day-n2635177

ZERO HEDGE
— Let The Illegals ‘Serve’? – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/let-illegals-serve

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Biden critics list immigration as top reason for opposition – MIRANDA NAZZARO (COMMENT: My critics/opponents reject the individual 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 in the Republican Party platform. The more of the aforesaid planks that they reject, the more that they oppose me.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4467263-biden-critics-list-immigration-as-top-reason-for-opposition-gallup/

NEWSWEEK
— Anticipate/expect ever-increasing efforts by Democrat and RINO leaders to sell their illegal immigration. Anticipate/expect them to ever-increasingly say that that there is a “workforce crisis” in America, that is, that there are many unfilled jobs in America. But in reality, Democrat leaders just want more Democrat voters. But in reality, RINO leaders just want more cheap labor, that is, they just want to drive wages down.
https://www.newsweek.com/america-facing-workforce-crisis-immigration-answer-opinion-1870062

CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-ice-release-migrants-funding-congress/

AOL
— Seattle students told it’s ‘white supremacy’ to love reading, writing – Jason Rantz
https://www.aol.com/m/4a8b138a-53c0-39d9-b0b0-96758956b6ab/rantz-seattle-students-told.html

YAHOO
— Michigan House promotes more hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://news.yahoo.com/michigan-house-passes-resolution-condemning-023240865.html

MSN
— Descendants of slaves who built St Louis University demand $74B
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/other/descendants-of-slaves-who-built-st-louis-university-demand-74b/ss-BB1igi9y?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Shields Palestinians in the U.S. From Deportation. The president, who is facing mounting criticism over U.S. support for Israel, used an authority that exempts people from deportation if their homeland is in crisis. – Hamed Aleaziz (COMMENT: What percent of those Palestinians despise/hate Jews? What percent despise/hate Republicans?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/us/politics/biden-palestinians-deportation.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/opinion/trans-visibility-legislative-rights.html
— FRONT PAGE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/us/politics/republicans-racist-language.html
— I.R.S. Commissioner Aims to Show Progress Amid Threats of Budget Cuts. Daniel Werfel will try to persuade skeptical Republicans on Thursday that funding the tax agency is a good investment. – Alan Rappeport (COMMENT: I worked for IRS for almost 9 year, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $115,439-$123,136/year. I should write a book about those who wasted my knowledge of IRS the most.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/us/politics/irs-budget-congressional-hearing.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/15/trans-adults-bathroom-medical-identity/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/06/anti-trans-bills-grow-2024/72353716007/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/13/border-security-rhetoric-affects-communities/72401347007/

NEW YORK SUN
— Migrant Crime Turning America’s Cities Into War Zones. Gang members recruit migrants from shelters and as they come off buses from Texas, putting them to work in retail theft rings or worse. – BETSY MCCAUGHEY
https://www.nysun.com/article/migrant-crime-turning-americas-cities-into-war-zones

SEATTLE TIMES
— Biden shields Palestinians in the U.S. from deportation – Hamed Aleaziz (COMMENT: What percent of those Palestinians despise/hate Jews? What percent despise/hate Republicans?)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/biden-shields-palestinians-in-the-u-s-from-deportation/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Lesson in Wokeness. Of course this is a story about California, but it can happen anywhere. – JJames Freeman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-lesson-in-wokeness-d55ce9de
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/congress-isnt-going-to-fix-the-border-can-biden-8e819275
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tom-suozzi-wins-new-york-house-seat-mazi-pilip-gop-border-bill-donald-trump-51e36a38
— Biden Can’t Win Without Help From Trump. The Hur report only reinforced that voters have decided the president isn’t up to a second term. But he keeps on running. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-cant-win-without-help-from-trump-hur-report-voters-age-disqualify-5e64c2e2
— The Real Reason Biden Won’t Quit. If you enjoyed the perks and trappings of the presidency, would you drop out? – Kenneth L. Khachigian
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-real-reason-biden-wont-quit-2024-presidential-election-30c01808

FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/02/14/dei-is-not-being-cancelled-its-just-getting-started/

ACLU
— While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997), a) virtually none of my superiors and supervisors were Republican and b) fewer and fewer and fewer of my coworkers and subordinates were Republican. While I have served as a DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, fewer and fewer and fewer of my fellow Precinct Committeemen are conservative, that is, fewer and fewer and fewer are platform Republicans.
https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/there-was-no-one-that-looked-like-me-why-diversity-matters-in-the-military
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/anti-dei-efforts-are-the-latest-attack-on-racial-equity-and-free-speech

LINKEDIN
— Top Tips for Career Advancement in Accounting – Lisa Ingram (COMMENT: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, if I could do it over again, I would have overcome my fear of not being able to pass the CPA examination much sooner. I would have majored in accounting instead of management at UIC, NIU, and Loyola and I would have done things much sooner than I did. As it was, I did not earn an MBA from Loyola until I was 27 in 1976. I did not take and pass the CPA examination until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul until I was 31. I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination and become a licensed CPA until I was 32. But by then, because of my bad demographics, I was much “too old” to have a successful career in accounting. I did not take more than one graduate evening course at a time at Loyola and DePaul because of financial limitations and time limitations. IRS did not offer me a job until I was 22 and it was as a “Revenue Officer” job instead of a “Revenue Agent” job because I had not taken enough accounting courses.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-tips-career-advancement-accounting-finance-lisa-ingram-bsc/

DAILY MAIL
Majority of side effects suffered by trans people taking hormone drugs are ‘serious’ and potentially life threatening – CASSIDY MORRISON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13083339/Majority-effects-suffered-trans-people-taking-hormone-drugs-potentially-life-threatening-according-striking-analysis-official-data.html

February 12, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

DAILY HERALD
— Both parties agree immigration policy failing – Tonia Khouri, Naperville Township Republican Organization Chairman
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240211/letters-to-the-editor/both-parties-agree-immigration-policy-failing/
(FROM THE LETTER: The crisis at our southern border is being politicized by the media to further the partisan divide between Republicans and Democrats. Both parties agree the anonymous uncontrolled mass entry of millions of migrants is adversely affecting states, counties, cities and local communities, posing a growing risk of enduring consequences. As a nation proud of its immigrant heritage, Naperville Township values diversity and espouses generosity towards charity and helping those in need. For 3 years the Biden Administration’s border policy has negligently overlooked the surge of migrants. Bipartisan concerns have fallen on deaf ears of state and federal leadership. In these challenging economic conditions, taxpayers can’t afford the unsustainable financial burden and unintended consequences we will face due to the influx of migrants. The challenges posed by the influx of migrants remain unaddressed, with no viable solutions or responses in sight: How do you expect educators to run their classrooms when overwhelmed with an influx of migrant children with different languages and backgrounds who are required to be educated without any additional resources? How do you expect medical providers to continue the quality, cost and availability of care that our community relies upon when healthcare must account for an enormous influx of migrants into our local healthcare system? How can our elected officials guarantee our safety when additional strain is placed on law enforcement and judicial system by this influx of migrants without support? Our responsibility to stand up for the well-being and future of our children, as well as the community, transcends political boundaries. Republicans and Democrats unite in acknowledging the failure of the Biden border policy. We endorse Republican candidates who offer practical solutions and seek lasting resolutions that protect our communities instead of jeopardizing them further.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— You can thank a German immigrant for the start of the Naperville Public Library – STEVE METSCH and ANDREA FIELD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/the-way-we-were-you-can-thank-a-german-immigrant-for-the-start-of-the-naperville-public-library/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Naperville Public Library has a rich history helped in large part by the generosity of James L. Nichols. Nichols, born in Germany in 1851, spoke his native tongue until age 12. He learned to speak English after he and his parents moved to America, living first in Albany, New York, and then moving to Illinois. Nichols earned a certificate to teach at a country district school by age 18, and later moved to Naperville in 1876 when he was 25. He graduated from North-Western College — now known as North Central College — in 1880. In 1882, Nichols was appointed chair of the college’s commerce department and four years later he published a textbook called “The Business Guide.” A huge success, his book had sold 3 million copies by 1917. In 1891, he left higher education to focus on running his publishing company, J.L. Nichols & Co. Nichols was just 44 when he died Aug. 18, 1895, but what he left in his last will and testament had a lasting impact on his adopted hometown. Nichols bequeathed $10,000 to the city of Naperville for the establishment of a library with the requirements that the city maintain it, supply its materials and provide employees for its continual use.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s political future may hinge on 2024 DNC
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-daily-gist/pritzkers-political-future-may-hinge-2024-dnc

SAINT LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Missouri legalized recreational marijuana a year ago. What’s that mean for the Metro East? – Will Bauer
https://www.stlpr.org/economy-business/2024-02-07/missouri-legalized-recreational-marijuana-a-year-ago-whats-that-mean-for-the-metro-east

DEPAULIA
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://depauliaonline.com/68225/news/biden-rolls-out-new-reproductive-guidelines-on-the-51st-anniversary-of-roe-v-wade/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— When moving, most people say ‘I want a good job, I want my kids to do well’ and that’s just not what Illinois offers anymore
https://wirepoints.org/when-moving-most-people-say-i-want-a-good-job-i-want-my-kids-to-do-well-and-thats-just-not-what-illinois-offers-anymore-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Local Black Business Organization Stands Against ‘Bring Chicago Home” Referendum
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/local-black-business-organization-stands-against-bring-chicago-home-referendum/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Developer says banning single-family zoning in Illinois would end ‘American Dream’ – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3485140e-c799-11ee-9495-df03544a0663.html
— State Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-Geneva, urges Illinois’ school choice program be reinstated – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_ff8845d4-c782-11ee-bc70-77c8f85f375b.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Poll: 86% of voters say Biden ‘too old’ to serve second term – Ramsey Touchberry (COMMENT: Health should be the issue, not age.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/11/abc-newsipsos-poll-86-of-voters-say-joe-biden-too-/
— DHS Secretary Mayorkas on border crisis: ‘We don’t bear responsibility for a broken system’ – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/11/alejandro-mayorkas-we-dont-bear-responsibility-for/
— Marriage is the glue that holds society together – Don Feder
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/11/valentine-to-future-marriage-is-glue-that-holds-so/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mayorkas denies ‘responsibility for broken system’ at border – Jenny Goldsberry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/2849563/mayorkas-denies-responsibility-for-broken-system-at-border/

NEW YORK POST
— Now it’s free cash: Hochul and Adams’ never-ending migrant-money spigot – Nicole Gelinas
https://nypost.com/2024/02/11/opinion/hochul-and-adams-never-ending-migrant-money-spigot/
— Biden defends Nikki Haley from Trump jab on her deployed husband’s whereabouts – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/02/11/news/biden-defends-nikki-haley-from-trump-jab-on-her-deployed-husbands-whereabouts/
— How Joe Biden can save his old-man image – James Bovard
https://nypost.com/2024/02/11/opinion/how-joe-biden-can-save-his-old-man-image/
— Whopping 86% of voters feel Biden is too old to finish another term – Ryan King (COMMENT: The issue should be Biden’s health, not his age.)
https://nypost.com/2024/02/11/news/whopping-86-of-voters-feel-biden-is-too-old-to-finish-another-term-poll/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Base it on merit – that’s the point at West Point – Chad Groening (COMMENT: My critics/opponents promote race and gender based preference giving, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/02/12/maginnis-base-it-on-merit-that-s-the-point-at-west-point/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Respect for Authorities ‘Died Suddenly’ – J.B. Shurk
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/respect_for_authorities_died_suddenly.html
— I never thought I’d see – Blaine L. Pardoe
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/i_never_thought_id_see.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I never thought I’d see….America in another Cold War with Russia. Cities ignore the law under the label of “Sanctuary Cities,” then complain when illegal immigrants are sent there. Government officials conspiring with Big Tech to censor millions of Americans online. The Federal government human trafficking over a million illegal and undocumented people a year. A President who took deliberate actions to make the southern border weaker.
Congress and the media labeling a protest as an “insurrection” while calling actual riots, “peaceful protests.” The American people turning a blind eye to a President who clearly is suffering from dementia and pretending that everything is all right.)

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— Chaos, uncertainty loom as Chicago set to evict 13K illegal immigrants from shelters – Kevin Haggerty|
https://americanwirenews.com/chaos-uncertainty-loom-as-chicago-set-to-evict-13k-illegal-immigrants-from-shelters/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chaos, uncertainty loom as Chicago set to evict 13K illegal immigrants from shelters – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/11/chaos-uncertainty-loom-as-chicago-set-to-evict-13k-illegal-immigrants-from-shelters-1436165/
— ‘Hey NFL, the United States only has one National Anthem’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/11/hey-nfl-the-united-states-only-has-one-national-anthem-1436188/
— Denver mayor cuts $5M from public services to pay for illegal immigrants, faults GOP, Donald Trump – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/11/denver-mayor-cuts-5m-from-public-services-to-pay-for-illegal-immigrants-faults-gop-donald-trump-1436120/
— Democrat cries foul over Hochul’s ‘endless handouts’ to illegal aliens: ‘It’s time to end this madness’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/11/democrat-cries-foul-over-hochuls-endless-handouts-to-illegal-aliens-its-time-to-end-this-madness-1436139/
— ‘Political retaliation’: San Fran teacher who exposed ‘Woke Kindergarten’ program put on leave. – Melissa Fine (COMMENT: I should write a book about the many/big adverse actions that have been taken against me because I promote conservative principles.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/11/political-retaliation-san-fran-teacher-who-exposed-woke-kindergarten-program-put-on-leave-1436024/
— Obama’s WH physician says special counsel report shows Biden has ‘serious issues’ – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/11/obamas-wh-physician-says-special-counsel-report-shows-biden-has-serious-issues-1436114/
— UCSF Black History Month ‘Diagnosing Whiteness’ lecture claims ‘whites are psychopaths’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/11/ucsf-black-history-month-diagnosing-whiteness-lecture-claims-whites-are-psychopaths-1436066/

BREITBART
— Democrat Mayor of Sanctuary City Denver Cuts Services for Americans, Blames Trump – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/02/11/colorados-sanctuary-city-mayor-cuts-services-americans-blames-trump/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Kansas considers bill to end mandatory DEI statements in higher ed – Patrick McDonald (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy you if you do not promote DEI, that is, if you do not help them destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/kansas-considers-bill-to-end-mandatory-dei-statements-in-higher-ed-/24820

COLLEGE FIX
— Johns Hopkins University swaps ‘citizenship’ study with focus on ‘colonialism’ – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/johns-hopkins-university-swaps-citizenship-study-with-focus-on-colonialism/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Teacher Who Criticized ‘Woke Kindergarten’ Put on Leave by School District – Brandon Poulter (COMMENT: I should write a book about the many/big adverse actions that have been taken against me because I promote conservative principles.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/11/teacher-who-criticized-woke-kindergarten-put-on-leave-by-school-district/

DAILY WIRE
— Mayorkas Claims He And Biden ‘Don’t Bear Responsibility’ For Border Crisis
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mayorkas-claims-he-and-biden-dont-bear-responsibility-for-border-crisis-wont-say-he-deserves-to-keep-job
— Nikki Haley Commits To Taking Mental Competency Test, Calls On Trump, Biden To Take One
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nikki-haley-commits-to-taking-mental-competency-test-calls-on-trump-biden-to-take-one

FOX NEWS
— Biden’s age, mental acuity impacting election chances becomes media focus after tough special counsel report. Left-leaning news organization and liberal pundits have put a spotlight on Biden’s advanced age. – Brian Flood, David Rutz (COMMENT: The issue should be Biden’s health, not his age.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/bidens-age-mental-acuity-impacting-election-chances-becomes-media-focus-after-tough-special-counsel-report
— Why Biden’s anger and defensiveness inflamed anxiety about his memory issues. A majority of Democrats are questioning Biden’s fitness for the job. – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/why-bidens-anger-defensiveness-inflamed-anxiety-his-memory-issues
— Haley calls for ‘diminished’ Biden, Trump to take mental acuity tests. Haley says she’d have ‘no problem’ taking cognitive test herself. – Stephen Sorace
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/haley-calls-diminished-biden-trump-take-mental-acuity-tests
— Legal experts question if Biden is ‘using all of the resources at his disposal’ in light of failed border bill. Legal experts weigh in on whether the Biden administration is ‘flouting’ US immigration law. – Brianna Herlihy
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/legal-experts-question-biden-using-all-resources-his-disposal-light-failed-border-bill
— University of California campuses see dramatic rise in students identifying as transgender or non-binary. Gender non-conforming, non-binary and transgender students have tripled over the last four years. – Nikolas Lanum
https://www.foxnews.com/media/university-california-campuses-dramatic-rise-students-identifying-transgender-non-binary
— Chinese migrant says TikTok helped her to know where to cross the US southern border. TikTok is purportedly circulating content of instructions on how to get into the U.S. illegally. – Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chinese-migrant-says-tiktok-helped-know-where-cross-us-southern-border
— Chinese migrants are fastest growing group to illegally enter U.S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXr38ZpzomM

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Sunny Hostin, Race-Obsessed Host of ‘The View,’ Learns She is Descended From Slave Owners – Mike LaChance (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois, that they were never in a position to discriminate against anyone, and that they never did discriminate against anyone.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/02/sunny-hostin-race-obsessed-host-of-the-view-learns-she-is-descended-from-slave-owners/

PARADISE
— Elon Musk says Biden opened border to keep Democrats in power
https://theparadise.ng/24336/elon-musk-says-biden-opened-border-to-keep-democrats-in-power/

PJ MEDIA
— Eviction Clock Is Ticking for Migrants in Chicago – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/02/11/eviction-clock-is-ticking-for-migrants-in-chicago-as-mayor-johnson-panics-n4926343

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DHS Secretary Mayorkas On Border Crisis: “We Don’t Bear Responsibility For A Broken System” – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/02/11/dhs_secretary_mayorkas_on_border_crisis_we_dont_bear_responsibility_for_a_broken_system.html

TOWNHALL
— Crime Caused by Illegal Migrants Skyrocket Thanks to Joe Biden – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/11/illegal-migrant-arrested-after-allegedly-shooting-tourist-in-nyc-n2635078
— Border Czar Mayorkas Blames Congress for Immigration Crisis. – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/11/border-czar-mayorkas-blames-congress-for-immigration-crisis-n2635102

ZERO HEDGE
— Gaslight Supreme: Mayorkas Says “We Don’t Bear Responsibility” For Border Crisis – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/gaslight-supreme-mayorkas-says-we-dont-bear-responsibility-border-crisis

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— To get votes from those who have demographics that vote for Democrat candidates, RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, and RINO party leaders ever-increasingly give more and more and more preference to those who have demographics that vote for Democrat candidates. I should write a book about those RINOs and their preference giving in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. Demographics that vote for Democrat candidates include: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.ourmidland.com/news/politics/article/republicans-work-to-recruit-female-minority-18662293.php

CNN
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote Haley.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/11/politics/nikki-haley-immigration-policy/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders use illegals to destroy Denver’s schools. How soon, if not already, will Democrat and RINO leaders use illegals to destroy the schools in your school district?
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/video/migrant-crisis-in-colorado-is-now-affecting-enrollment-in-denver-schools-go-behind-the-story/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/us/politics/trump-taylor-swift-travis-kelce.html
— A Biden promoter says “Biden Seems Forgetful, but That Doesn’t Mean He Is Forgetting.” Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together reminds me of the many big adverse actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me. I should write a book about my biggest critics/opponents the biggest adverse actions that they have taken against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/opinion/neuroscientist-on-biden-age-memory.html

USA TODAY
— Older workers find a less tolerant workplace: Why many say age discrimination abounds. – Daniel de Visé (COMMENT: I have fought age discrimination since 1974 when I was 25 years old.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/02/11/older-workers-see-rampant-age-discrimination/72526697007/
— Using the SAT, ACT in college admissions isn’t ‘racist.’ What else has the left got wrong? – Ingrid Jacques (COMMENT: Since I was 17 years old in1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unfairly got an ACT score of 24 because my parents were filthy rich and because I benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those whose parents were filthy rich.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/02/11/dartmouth-standardized-testing-sat-racism-progressives/72498000007/
— Why do women look for freelance, gig jobs? Avoiding the ‘old boys network’ at the office. – Paul Davidson (COMMENT: I should write a book about my GAO Chicago office superiors 1980-1997. I would focus on those who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. I would focus on those a) who had less education than I had, b) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or c) who had no professional license like the CPA license that I had. I would focus on those who took the most big adverse actions against me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/02/09/gig-work-economy-women-avoid-coworkers/72496492007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Is Strongest GOP Leader Standing as Johnson, McConnell Take Flak. House and Senate Republicans grumble and feud as nomination front-runner gains power. – Lindsay Wise and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/republican-party-leader-donald-trump-299af353
— Maduro Plays the Migrant Blackmail Card. Venezuela dares the U.S. to reimpose oil and gas sanctions. Will Biden give in? – Mary Anastasia O’Grady (COMMENT: Constructively, Venezuela has declared war on America. When will Maduro have his citizens in America rise up and destroy America?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/maduro-plays-the-migrant-blackmail-card-venezuela-us-oil-gas-sanctions-biden-d1278704
— Can Nikki Haley Harness ‘Freedom’ in the MAGA Fight?
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/potomac-watch-strassel/wsj-opinion-can-nikki-haley-harness-freedom-in-the-maga-fight/FDA3CBEC-25C6-4C0D-B1FE-FD16CE187C6B
— A Concrete Jungle Where Bad Dreams Are Made Of. Migrants have learned that there’s nothing they can’t do in New York, from shoplifting to assault. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-concrete-jungle-where-bad-dreams-are-made-of-crime-shooting-migrants-365864a5
— This Father and Son Are the Brains. Their 1967 GTO Is the Brawn. Bob Williford’s classic Pontiac has no air conditioning but plenty of muscle, and has been in the family for nearly six decades. Samuel and Bob Williford’s 1967 Pontiac GTO is a model widely regarded as the first muscle car. – A.J. Baime (COMMENT: In 1966, when I was in high school, I wanted to buy a new loaded 1966 Pontiac GTO. But all I could afford to buy was a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint which was widely regarded as being a poor man’s GTO. I never even considered asking my father for money. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant on the east side of Chicago Heights. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/he-could-have-bought-a-practical-car-he-got-an-american-icon-instead-21e44b62
— Denver Is Furious That Washington Can’t Fix the Border. Blocking of Senate bill to overhaul U.S. asylum law leaves big cities strained by migrant arrivals. – Alicia A. Caldwell and Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/denver-colorado-immigration-bill-border-62766163

BLOOMBERG
— Biden’s Reelection Campaign Joins TikTok to Reach Young Voters. Move comes amid concerns about security of Chinese-owned app. – Akayla Gardner
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-12/biden-s-reelection-campaign-joins-tiktok-to-reach-young-voters

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Democrats flood the Sunday shows to insist Biden’s mind is just fine – Katie Balevic
https://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-biden-mind-fine-special-counsel-report-sunday-shows-2024-2

TULSA WORLD
— Tulsa Race Massacre reparations discussion makes its way to City Hall (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois, that they were never in a position to discriminate against anyone, and that they never did discriminate against anyone.)
https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/racemassacre/tulsa-race-massacre-reparations-discussion-makes-its-way-to-city-hall/article_545999be-c788-11ee-a14c-175713bd0955.html

PUBLISHED REPORTER
— Biden Campaign Co-Chair Defends President’s Mental Fitness Amid Speculation – Harrington Maury (COMMENT: My critics/opponents stress that when they take big adverse actions against me, virtually no one comes to my defense. Most recently, they stress their success in ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, a role that I had since 2005. I should write a book about those who could/should have come to my defense, but did not. I would focus on those unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who I did the most to help elect/reelect. I would focus on those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.publishedreporter.com/2024/02/12/biden-campaign-co-chair-defends-presidents-mental-fitness-amid-speculation/

GO BANK RATE
— Two’s Company, Three’s a Crowd: The Average Income of Dual-Income, No Kids Duos – Karen Doyle (COMMENT: All my superiors and supervisors had children and almost all of them a) had spouses who had little or no income, b) painted themselves as having far far far less money because they had children, c) blamed their not having master’s degrees, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses on their having children, and d) despised/hated DINKs (dual income, no kids) like my wife and I. I should write a book about my superiors and supervisors. I would focus on my GAO superiors who strongly hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I lied about my and my wife’s unsuccessful efforts to have children, b) that we could have and we should have adopted or became foster parents, and c) that if we had children, I would never had been able to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, become a licensed CPA in 1981,earn job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, earn a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, etc. I would focus on my superiors who were the most furious a) when my wife and I went on frequent vacations after her frequent business trips to luxury resorts across America 1978-1992, b) when my wife and I had a home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) when I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, d) when they saw how much money we were saving for our retirement, e) etc.)
https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/finance/average-income-dual-income-no-kids-duos/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every parent knows that kids are expensive. But in addition to shelling out more when you have offspring, parents also often earn less. This makes the little darlings doubly expensive. Here’s what you need to know about the income disparity between parents and those who are child-free. Couples Without Kids Earn More. Couples known as dual income, no kids — or DINKs as they’re sometimes called — earn more than couples with kids, even if both spouses work. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey Data, as analyzed by Rocket Mortgage, the average dual-income couple who has children has income of $129,000 per year. Two-income couples without kids averaged $9,000 more per year, for a total of $138,000 in annual income. Couples Without Kids Also Spend Less. In addition to having more time to spend on their careers and the increase in salary that comes along with that, couples without kids spend less simply because they aren’t feeding, housing, clothing and educating little people who aren’t contributing to the household income. According to the Institute for Family Studies, the cost to raise a child to adulthood ranges from $202,248 to $430,928. These added expenses coupled with reduced income result in a double whammy for parents. What Are DINKs Doing With All That Extra Money? The dual income, no kids crowd earns more and spends less, so where is that extra money going? Some of it is going to savings, with DINKs putting more aside for retirements than their colleagues who are parents.)
— Mark Cuban: Here’s Why I Don’t Spend Money on a Chauffeur or Cleaning Services – Josephine Nesbit (COMMENT: I am one of the fewer and fewer and fewer homeowners in Wheaton who fertilize, mow, and edge their lawns, trim their bushes, mulch/rake their leaves, shovel their driveway and sidewalk, etc.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mark-cuban-why-don-t-130059290.html
(FROM THGE ARTICLE: World-famous entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist Mark Cuban has a net worth of $4.7 billion, but even he doesn’t spend money on a chauffeur or cleaning services. On “The Really Good Podcast,” the billionaire told host Bobbi Althoff that he doesn’t have a butler, prefers to drive himself everywhere, and does his own laundry. While Cuban does have a personal chef in Dallas, he and his wife cook most of their meals. The video currently has over 2.5 million views on YouTube. Cuban said he drives himself because he enjoys the privacy when asked if he has a chauffeur. “I like the privacy. I’ve been around people who have hired somebody to do everything for them, and that’s just like no privacy,” he explained. “It’s hard enough to have privacy.” Cuban does own several houses and enjoys his private jets, which he says helps him save time. Cuban also said he tries to be the same person as when he was poor and rich and has kept most of the same friends. “When I was poor, I had a blast. I loved my life,” he explained. “I could wake up smiling and back then, you just had not to answer the phone because it could be a bill collector.” Earlier this year, Cuban told CBS’s Sunday Morning that he worked hard to keep his wealth from changing his personality and would be happy with 1% of his net worth. Born to working-class parents in Pittsburgh, Cuban didn’t grow up with the wealth he has today. When Althoff asked when he stopped being poor, Cuban said it was when he was 28 or 29 years old. “But when I was 27, I won’t forget it,” Cuban said. “I went to the ATM, and it showed me a big old zero. So that’s when I was 27. And then got past that, and then bam, bam, bam, bam, bam.”)

ECONOMIC TIMES
— People are so confident about their earning power today that they do not keep tabs on saving, spending. – Uma Shashikant (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are the following should be less and less and less confident: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/save/people-are-so-confident-about-their-earning-power-today-that-they-do-not-keep-tabs-on-saving-spending/articleshow/107574095.cms

February 9, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Special counsel finds Joe Biden ‘willfully’ disclosed classified materials as private citizen, but no criminal charges warranted – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/special-counsel-biden-willfully-disclosed-classified-materials-as-private-citizen-but-no-criminal-charges-warranted/
— Special counsel alleged Biden couldn’t recall personal milestones. His response: ‘My memory is fine’ – JOSH BOAK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/special-counsel-alleged-biden-couldnt-recall-personal-milestones-his-response-my-memory-is-fine/
— No migrants camped out at O’Hare International Airport for first time since summer, questions loom over dwindling city funds – ALICE YIN and NELL SALZMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/no-migrants-at-ohare-airport/
— Democratic candidates for state’s attorney split on juvenile crimes, retail theft – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/cook-county-states-attorney-debate/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville residents lambast McBroom for his migrant sign-up sheet proposal, calling it politically motivated and ‘self-serving’ – TESS KENNY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/naperville-mcbroom-council-chicago-migrant-criticism/

DAILY HERALD
— A surcharge for hybrid vehicles? – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240209/editorials/a-surcharge-for-hybrid-vehicles/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— For Pritzker, the DNC could be a dress rehearsal for a presidential run – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/jb-pritzker-dnc-presidential-springboard

NBC5
— Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report that questioned his memory, handling of documents – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/special-counsel-biden-willfully-disclosed-classified-materials-but-no-criminal-charges-warranted/3351019/
— Task force to gather information, history on Illinois’ underground railroad created (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly equate slaves fleeing slavery with citizens of foreign countries fleeing their motherlands.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/task-force-to-gather-information-history-on-illinois-underground-railroad-created/3348966/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBR-sIKq9AU
— A look into the process behind Evanston’s reparations program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Rd2VjC6D0
— Important details on migrant shelters remain up in the air following Johnson, Pritzker meeting – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WfkkLTfEko

CBS2
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/volunteers-free-store-migrants-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbPhg6UTJ94

FOX32
— Illinois Republicans raise concerns over spending on healthcare for non-citizens
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-republicans-spending-healthcare-noncitizens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I6BWfc2pgQ
— Biden insists ‘my memory is fine’ as he angrily criticizes Special Counsel report. President Biden on Thursday addressed the nation in a primetime speech regarding the release of a Special Counsel report that called into question his mental clarity, as well as the war in Gaza.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1408444

WTTW
— Special Counsel: Biden ‘Willfully’ Disclosed Classified Materials, but No Criminal Charges Warranted – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/08/special-counsel-biden-willfully-disclosed-classified-materials-no-criminal-charges

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— NRA endorses incumbent Bost over challenger Bailey – Brenden Moore
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/nra-endorses-incumbent-bost-over-challenger-bailey/article_e707a414-c5ed-11ee-9c63-3bfee16ff224.html

STATELINE
— Votes for Trump won’t be counted in Illinois if challenge to keep him off primary ballot is successful – John Clark
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/votes-for-trump-wont-be-counted-in-illinois-if-challenge-to-keep-him-off-primary-ballot-is-successful/

WJBC
— Illinois Senate Republicans tired of tax dollars going to free health care for immigrants – Dave Dahl
https://www.wjbc.com/2024/02/09/illinois-senate-republicans-tired-of-tax-dollars-going-to-free-health-care-for-immigrants/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden’s age continues to linger as a campaign issue amid slip-ups – AUSTIN DENEAN (COMMENT: The issue should be his health, not his age.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/president-joe-bidens-age-continues-to-linger-as-a-campaign-issue-amid-slip-ups-2024-election-politics-former-president-donald-trump-republican-primary-nikki-haley-dean-phillips

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/ap-as-dei-policies-come-under-legal-attack-philanthropic-donors-consider-how-to-adapt/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The Illinois-Indiana Border Separates Two Worlds – EDWARD ROBERT MCCLELLAND
https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/the-illinois-indiana-border-separates-two-worlds/

CHALKBEAT
— Chicago Public Schools enrollment climbs as more migrant families arrive – Becky Veveaand
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/02/08/chicago-public-schools-sees-more-migrant-students/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-230/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-32/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— The Invasion Democrats Created and America Can’t Unsee
https://johnkassnews.com/the-invasion-america-wont-forget/

WIREPOINTS
— The well-educated are fleeing Illinois, too – Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/the-well-educated-are-fleeing-illinois-too-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Justice Department Describes Joe Biden as “An Elderly Man with a Poor Memory”
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/02/08/justice-department-describes-joe-biden-as-an-elderly-man-with-a-poor-memory/

NORTH COOK NEWS
— North County municipalities refuse to discuss illegal immigrant crisis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/654329444-north-county-municipalities-refuse-to-discuss-illegal-immigrant-crisis

WEST COOK NEWS
— West Cook County municipalities refuse to discuss illegal immigrant crisis
https://westcooknews.com/stories/654334892-west-cook-county-municipalities-refuse-to-discuss-illegal-immigrant-crisis

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Lake Forest podcast hosts: ‘The law allows you to come to the United States border and say I am seeking Asylum’
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/654138370-lake-forest-podcast-hosts-the-law-allows-you-to-come-to-the-united-states-border-and-say-i-am-seeking-asylum

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL State Rifle Assoc. Launches Video Highlighting Gun Control’s Racist History, Says Laws Were Meant to Keep Minorities Unarmed
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/il-state-rifle-assoc-launches-video-highlighting-gun-controls-racist-history-says-laws-were-meant-to-keep-minorities-unarmed.html
— The Failed Experiment of Decriminalizing Drugs – David E. Smith
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/opinion-the-failed-experiment-of-decriminalizing-drugs.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Well-meaning elderly man’: Republicans seize on Biden memory issues detailed in Hur report – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/8/republicans-seize-joe-biden-memory-issues-detailed/
— Stephen A. Smith grapples with reality in MAGA meltdown: ‘Who’s to say Black people would be wrong to vote Trump? – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/08/stephen-a-smith-grapples-with-reality-in-maga-meltdown-whos-to-say-black-people-would-be-wrong-to-vote-trump-1435147/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nikki Haley reads ‘mean tweets’ in new viral video – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2844867/nikki-haley-mean-tweets-second-late-night-appearance/
— Executive actions cannot stem tide of illegal immigration: White House – Haisten Willis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/2845797/white-house-executive-action-tide-illegal-immigration/
— Eric Adams’s gangs of New York – Parker Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2844540/eric-adamss-gangs-new-york/
— Sunny Hostin still wants reparations after discovering ancestors were ‘enslavers’ – Jenny Goldsberry (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2845357/sunny-hostin-reparations-ancestors-were-enslavers/
— Biden likes banning books too, you hypocrites – Parker Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2845323/the-amazon-files-biden-likes-banning-books-too-you-hypocrites/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Grindr, the original gay hookup app, is under fire for discriminating against gays – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/grindr_the_original_gay_hookup_app_is_under_fire_for_discriminating_against_gays.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Asylum seekers’ seem to think they’ll be voting in 2024: ‘Of course, for Biden’ – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/08/asylum-seekers-seem-to-think-theyll-be-voting-in-2024-of-course-for-biden-1435213/
— Dangerous new trend? Illegal alien beats NY homeowner, steals flag before flipping camera the bird – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/08/dangerous-new-trend-illegal-alien-beats-ny-homeowner-steals-flag-before-flipping-camera-the-bird-1435119/
— GOP candidate ignites firestorm when she takes a flamethrower to ‘sexualized’ books that ‘groom’ kids – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/08/gop-candidate-ignites-firestorm-when-she-takes-a-flamethrower-to-sexualized-books-that-groom-kids-1435200/

BLAZE
— Enough border photo ops! GOP governors need to fight the interior invasion – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/enough-border-photo-ops-gop-governors-need-to-fight-the-interior-invasion

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Threatens to Further Cut Deportations Unless Congress Funnels Billions to Border Crossers – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/08/joe-biden-threatens-to-further-cut-deportations-unless-congress-funnels-billions-to-border-crossers/

COLLEGE FIX
— Bill would stop universities from imposing DEI pledges on students, staff – MARY MOBLEY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/bill-would-stop-universities-from-imposing-dei-pledges-on-students-staff/
— New York, Illinois universities vandalized with swastikas, antisemitic graffiti in same week – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/new-york-illinois-universities-vandalized-with-swastikas-antisemitic-graffiti-in-same-week/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Gang’s All Here—Thanks to Biden’s Open Border – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/08/gangs-all-here-thanks-bidens-open-border-borderline/

DAILY WIRE
— Republicans Slam Biden Admin For Saying ICE Will Reduce Deportations If GOP Doesn’t Pass Border Bill – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-slam-biden-admin-for-saying-ice-will-reduce-deportations-if-gop-doesnt-pass-border-bill
— Stephen A. Smith Rips Democrats For Prioritizing Illegal Aliens Over Americans
https://www.dailywire.com/news/stephen-a-smith-rips-democrats-for-prioritizing-illegal-aliens-over-americans
— Senator Murphy On Democrats’ Priorities: ‘People We Care About Most’ Are ‘Undocumented Americans’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-murphy-on-democrats-priorities-people-we-care-about-most-are-undocumented-americans
— Dartmouth Brings Back SAT Requirement. – Mairead Elordi (COMMENT: The federal government should bring back the Federal Service Entrance Examination (FSEE). Because I passed the FSEE in 1970, IRS offered me a job in 1971. The Democrats who run the federal government dumped the FSEE because it frustrated their efforts to hire Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dartmouth-brings-back-sat-requirement
— The Racial Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card. It’s Only Going To Lead To More Failure. – Ben Shapiro
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-racial-get-out-of-jail-free-card-its-only-going-to-lead-to-more-failure

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Glides to Victory in Nevada Caucus. Trump’s win came hours after the Supreme Court heard arguments on an effort to remove him from the ballot in Colorado. – Janice Hisle
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-glides-to-victory-in-nevada-caucus-5583315

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— House to Vote Again on Mayorkas Impeachment After Setback – Kari Jacobson
https://www.fairus.org/biden-immigration-border-policy/house-vote-again-mayorkas-impeachment-after-setback

FOX BUSINESS
— Democrats border bill attempts to ‘normalize’ illegal immigration: Sen. Ted Cruz. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, discusses whether the Republican Party is in ‘chaos’ after killing the Democrats’ border package on ‘Varney & Co.’
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6346486485112

FOX NEWS
— It’s become an industry for race hustlers to find racism in everything. Race obsessed snake oil salesmen do us all a grave disservice while lining their own pockets – Greg Gutfeld
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/greg-gutfeld-industry-race-hustlers-racism
— Infighting continues at New York Times as staffers complain about LGBTQ coverage. Times staffers have bickered over everything from transgender issues to coverage of Israel-Hamas war. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/infighting-continues-new-york-times-staffers-complain-about-lgbtq-coverage
— ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith rails against ‘$53 million pilot program for illegals,’ predicts Trump victory. ‘I personally think his return to the presidency is going to be civil war in this country,’ Smith says of Trump. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/espns-stephen-a-smith-predicts-trump-will-defeat-biden-immigration-economic-issues-persist
— Democratic senator reveals ‘people we care about most’ are ‘undocumented Americans’ in US. Democratic Sen Chris Murphy joined MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Wednesday to discuss border security bill. – Hanna Panreck
https://www.foxnews.com/media/democratic-senator-reveals-people-we-care-about-most-undocumented-americans-us
— Biden admin facing mounting backlash after migrant attacks homeowner, steals flag: ‘Becoming a trend’ ‘When people break our laws, they put their middle finger up to the cameras,’ Harris Faulkner says. – Hanna Panreck
https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-admin-facing-more-outrage-after-migrant-attacks-homeowner-steals-flag-becoming-a-trend
— ‘Friends’, ‘Seinfeld’ and other TV shows unfit for today’s woke culture. What is woke culture? Revisit 8 TV shows that grapple with complexities of societal sensitivity. – Maeghan Dolph
https://www.foxnews.com/media/tv-shows-woke-culture
— Bipartisan lawmakers eye ‘pilot program’ to expedite citizenship for migrants who serve in US military. Bill proposed as a bipartisan immigration and border security deal went down in flames. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bipartisan-lawmakers-eye-pilot-program-expedite-citizenship-migrants-who-serve-us-military

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Stop Allowing Noncitizens To Determine Congressional and Presidential Representation – Lora Ries
https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/stop-allowing-noncitizens-determine-congressional-and-presidential
— Voters Want Meaningful Reforms To Stem Illegal Immigration – Simon Hankinson
https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/voters-want-meaningful-reforms-stem-illegal-immigration

MRC TV
— ‘Biden Should Be Removed’: X Reacts To Biden Avoiding Docs Prosecution Due To Mental Deficiencies – ERIC SCHEINER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/eric-scheiner/biden-should-be-removed-x-reacts-biden-avoiding-docs-prosecution-due-mental

NEWS BUSTERS
— Musk Bashes Disney’s ‘Mandatory Institutionalized Racism,’ Promises to Support Lawsuits – Tom Olohan
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/tom-olohan/2024/02/08/musk-bashes-disneys-mandatory-institutionalized-racism
— Racial Revelations: Sunny Hostin’s Family Owned Slaves, Still DEMANDS Reparations – Nicholas Fondacaro (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2024/02/08/racial-revelations-hostins-family-owned-slaves-still-demands

NEWSMAX
— Biden, No-Border Dems Brought Us Illegal Immigrant Crime – Deroy Murdock
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/ice-newsom-nypd/2024/02/08/id/1152803/
— Musk Rages Against ‘Disney’s DEI Gestapo’ – Lee Barney
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/elon-musk-dei-disney/2024/02/08/id/1152802/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Democrat Senator Chris Murphy Wants Illegals To Help Them Win Elections – Will Scharf
https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/will-scharf-democrats-want-illegals-to-help-them-win-elections/

PJ MEDIA
— Need More Proof That Transgenderism Is a Mental Disorder? Here You Go! – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/02/08/need-more-proof-that-transgenderism-is-a-mental-disorder-here-you-go-n4926257

POST MILLENNIAL
— The View’s Sunny Hostin SHOCKED to find she’s descended from Spanish slaveholders (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/the-views-sunny-hostin-shocked-to-find-shes-descended-from-spanish-slaveholders

POWER LINE
— ILLEGALS ARE ALREADY VOTING – LLOYD BILLINGSLEY
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/02/illegals-are-already-voting.php

TOWNHALL
— The Absurd Democrat Border Con – Victor Davis Hanson
https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2024/02/09/the-absurd-democrat-border-con-n2635023
— Mayorkas Wants You to Have Pity for Illegal Migrants Who Killed Americans – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/08/mayorkas-americans-killed-by-illegals-should-not-be-politicized-n2634948
— Biden Plans to Do What He Said He Couldn’t Regarding Illegal Immigration – Matt Vespa |
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/02/08/biden-plans-to-do-what-he-said-he-couldnt-regarding-illegal-immigration-n2634976
— Democrat PLEDGES ALLEGIANCE to Illegal Immigrants, ADMITS AMERICA-LAST AGENDA!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwPWPJ-_iZQ
— Sunny Hostin Learned Her Ancestors Owned Slaves and Her Response Is Truly Something – Spencer Brown (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/02/08/its-a-bummer-sunny-hostin-on-finding-out-her-ancestors-owned-slaves-n2634971

ZERO HEDGE
— Democrats Fail America’s Youth As Dozens Of Schools In Illinois & Maryland Have Zero Kids Proficient In Math – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/democrats-fail-americas-youth-dozens-schools-illinois-maryland-have-zero-kids-proficient

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

REUTERS
— Republican US senators seek info on Illinois judges’ diversity policies – Nate Raymond
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/republican-us-senators-seek-info-illinois-judges-diversity-policies-2024-02-08/

NBC NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/anti-dei-rhetoric-black-organizations-counter-billionaires-rcna136815

CBS NEWS
— Migrant crossings fall sharply along Texas border, shifting to Arizona and California – Camilo Montoya-Galvez
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-texas-border-arizona-california-migrants/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) blame Republicans for everything that is bad.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/opinion/trump-republicans-border-ukraine.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/us/politics/trump-border-biden.html

FOX SAVANNAH
— Chicago may delay school year so students can ‘attend’ Democratic National Convention – KRISTINA WATROBSKI
https://fox28savannah.com/news/nation-world/chicago-may-delay-school-year-so-students-can-attend-democratic-national-convention-dnc-2024-election-chicago-public-schools-illinois-politics-education-crisis-in-the-classroom

FOX SAN DIEGO
— 80% of asylum-seekers rejected, DHS official says – Salvador Rivera
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/border-report/80-of-asylum-seekers-rejected-dhs-official-says/

FORBES
— Musk Rages Against ‘Disney’s DEI Gestapo’ And Doubles Down On Crusade – Robert Hart
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2024/02/08/musk-rages-against-disneys-dei-gestapo-and-doubles-down-on-anti-diversity-crusade/

GOVERNING
— The Resentments and Realities of the Rural-Urban Divide. There are some delightful, lively small towns, but let the numbers do the talking: In Illinois, downstaters and their city “cousins” live in different worlds of expectations and aspirations. – Jim Nowlan
https://www.governing.com/politics/the-resentments-and-realities-of-the-rural-urban-divide

DAILY MAIL
— Biden’s own DOJ said he has ‘diminished faculties and a faulty memory’: Classified docs probe reveals he left Afghan files next to dog bed in garage, forgot when his son Beau died AND couldn’t remember when he was vice president. Long-awaited report reveals an 81-year-old president suffering memory lapses. ‘He did not remember, even within several years, when his son Beau died,’ it said. Biden said he had cooperated fully and that the matter was now closed. -ROB CRILLY
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13062835/joe-biden-classified-documents-garage-private-office-investigation-not-charged.html

February 8, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Orland Park mayor suggests those opposing US interests ‘go to another country.’ Mayor Keith Pekau’s comments came amid discussion on an Israel-Hamas cease-fire resolution. – Emmanuel Camarillo
https://abc7chicago.com/village-of-orland-park-il-mayor-keith-pekau/14394841/
— 33 arrested in Niles protest at Woodward Manufacturing, accuse company of complicity in Gaza war – Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/niles-protest-woodward-manufacturing-israel-hamas-war/14396475/

NBC5
— Northern Illinois University dramatically expands no-tuition program for incoming students (COMMENT: My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. In today’s dollars, he never earned more than $60,000 a year.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/northern-illinois-university-dramatically-expands-no-tuition-program-for-incoming-students/3348559/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to a press release, students who have an overall GPA of 3.0 or above, and whose families have an adjusted gross income of $100,000 or less qualify for the program. Previously, the income cutoff was $75,000, according to the press release.)

CBS2
— Protests to be allowed just outside of DNC in Chicago this summer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dnc-protests-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhFSG_oZsQ
— Effort to remove former President Trump from Illinois ballot is allowed to go ahead – Chris Tye
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/effort-remove-trump-from-illinois-ballot/

WGN9
— Orland Park mayor unapologetic, despite criticism over rejecting cease-fire in Gaza – Angelica Sanchez
https://wgntv.com/israel-hamas-conflict/orland-park-mayor-unapologetic-despite-criticism-over-rejecting-cease-fire-in-gaza/

FOX32
— People camping out for Trump Supreme Court case
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1407712
— Chicago crime: 457 cars stolen in a single week, alderwoman weighs in (COMMENT: While I worked for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in 1973.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-crime-457-cars-stolen-single-week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVL8OFzImsc

WTTW
— Donald Trump’s Allies in Nevada GOP Ensured Victory for ‘None of These Candidates’ Over Nikki Haley – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/07/donald-trump-s-allies-nevada-gop-ensured-victory-none-these-candidates-over-nikki-haley

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau’s remarks on cease-fire draw protest from Islamic advocacy group – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/07/orland-park-mayor-keith-pekaus-remarks-on-cease-fire-draw-protest-from-islamic-advocacy-group/
— Trump’s presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that’s broken new legal ground – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/07/trumps-presidential-bid-hangs-in-the-balance-in-a-supreme-court-case-thats-broken-new-legal-ground/
— Judge rejects request for hold on challenge to Donald Trump’s place on Illinois primary ballot – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/07/judge-rejects-request-for-hold-on-challenge-to-donald-trumps-place-on-illinois-primary-ballot/
— Nikki Haley pushes forward after Trump’s allies in Nevada ensured her loss to ‘none of these candidates’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/07/haley-pushes-forward-after-trumps-allies-in-nevada-ensured-her-loss-to-none-of-these-candidates/
— Will the mayor’s pension working group seriously tackle the problem? 3 city pension plans have only enough money to pay out less than four years of benefits. – TED DABROWSKI, JOSH BANDOCH, DENNIS LACOMB and ED BACHRACH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/opinion-chicago-pension-working-group/
— With tax credit scholarships expiring soon, schools and parents scramble to fund students’ tuition – Alysa Guffey
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/with-tax-credit-scholarships-expiring-soon-schools-and-parents-scramble-to-fund-students-tuition/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/with-tax-credit-scholarships-expiring-soon-schools-and-parents-scramble-to-fund-students-tuition/ar-BB1hY7Az

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 33 pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested outside military contractor’s factory in Niles. More than 100 protesters gathered Wednesday outside Woodward Inc., alleging the firm is complicit in Gaza deaths. – Cindy Hernandez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/7/24065418/33-pro-palestinian-protesters-arrested-niles-boeing-woodward-defense-contractor-israel-hamas-gaza
— Illinois challenge to Trump’s candidacy won’t be delayed, Cook County judge rules. Judge Tracie Porter denied Trump’s request to delay the challenge until after the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on similar challenges in other states, setting a Feb. 16 next court date. – Dave McKinney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024/2/7/24065356/donald-trump-objection-placement-illinois-march-primary-ballot-no-delay

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE OF ANDERSON: A handful of politicians (Janice Anderson, Mark Curran, Paul Froehlich, Pete DiCianni) switch parties, citing extremism. Others question their motives.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240207/local-politics/a-handful-of-politicians-switch-parties-citing-extremism-others-question-their-motives/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jim Zay, the DuPage Republican Party chairman and the longest-serving county board member, suggests switching parties is an opportunistic move. Zay remembers when Democratic candidates would lose and then run under the GOP banner. Roger Kotecki, for instance, ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat in 1988 before winning a county board seat as a Republican in 1990. Now Democrats hold the county board majority in DuPage, a traditional GOP bastion. “They’re taking advantage of this situation where they think, ‘The Republican Party’s done in DuPage, and so I’m going to jump on board the Democratic side here and run for office and nobody will know,’” Zay said. “And I think the voters in DuPage County are a lot smarter than that.”)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Naperville residents denounce McBroom’s ‘polite challenge’ to house migrants – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240207/news/naperville-residents-denounce-mcbrooms-polite-challenge-to-house-migrants/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville residents Tuesday blasted City Councilman Josh McBroom, describing his idea of a volunteer signup sheet to house migrants as disingenuous and nothing more than a political stunt. McBroom drew national media attention following a Jan. 16 council meeting during which he suggested the city should look into creating a signup sheet for residents interested in housing new arrivals. In the days after the meeting, McBroom, a Republican, said his proposal was a “polite challenge” to those who support open borders. A week later, McBroom and three other council members who supported the notion withdrew the request and the city manager issued a memo stating city staff would not look into the proposal and it would not come before council for further discussion. “It has been astonishing to hear a council member declare with baseless conviction that Naperville residents are hypocrites about supporting people in need because they didn’t sign a nonexistent form,” resident Meena Banasiak said. “Instead of making an earnest effort to find common ground among different perspectives you provide a disingenuous proposal that needlessly insulted our residents and diverted attention from solving the actual problem to ridiculing people who want a real solution.” Banasiak was among the more than 150 people who attended Tuesday’s meeting, which included public comment from more than 30 residents. Though several focused on McBroom, others requested a resolution from the city council supporting a cease-fire in Gaza and addressed issues such as controversy surrounding this year’s social service agency grant awards and the resignation of a human rights and fair housing commission member. Banasiak and others called on council members to censure McBroom. Though some council members expressed disappointment in the events since Jan. 16, they did not discuss or indicate support for censure. After Tuesday’s meeting, McBroom said that while many who spoke offered to help — either through donations or programs — he did not hear anyone offer to house any migrants in their homes. Earlier this month, McBroom sent a letter to Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott thanking him for his leadership with the migrant crisis and shared his volunteer signup sheet proposal. “Democrat legislators helped to create this mess and now the rest of us are left paying the bill,” McBroom wrote. “Many of my colleagues and fellow residents are quick to support the idea of welcoming and supporting new migrants, but no one is willing to invite them into their home. And my statement proved that.” McBroom repeated similar sentiments Tuesday and remained steadfast in his belief that taxpayers should not foot the bill for new arrivals. In January, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced another $11 million in state grants would be made available to municipalities to assist new arrivals. McBroom repeated similar sentiments Tuesday and remained steadfast in his belief that taxpayers should not foot the bill for new arrivals. In January, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced another $11 million in state grants would be made available to municipalities to assist new arrivals. “I don’t want to use tax dollars, I don’t want to take state aid,” McBroom said after Tuesday’s meeting. Naperville Mayor Scott Wehrli said the city has not applied for state grant funding to assist migrants. He added that any grant application would have to come before the council. Though the city has not received buses carrying migrants from Texas in recent weeks, Wehrli said the city intends to follow its plan and provide safe passage to new arrivals to the landing zone in Chicago. “I don’t want to use tax dollars, I don’t want to take state aid,” McBroom said after Tuesday’s meeting. Naperville Mayor Scott Wehrli said the city has not applied for state grant funding to assist migrants. He added that any grant application would have to come before the council. Though the city has not received buses carrying migrants from Texas in recent weeks, Wehrli said the city intends to follow its plan and provide safe passage to new arrivals to the landing zone in Chicago.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-pulse/illinois-abortion-providers-discuss-threats-violence
— Kam Buckner introduces bill that would ban single-family zoning in most Illinois cities – Leigh Giangreco (COMMENT: Does your precinct have apartment buildings? My DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton has four apartment buildings. Renters are far less likely to vote for Republicans.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/bill-banning-single-family-zoning-illinois-introduced#/

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— RNC convention planning ‘full speed ahead’ in Milwaukee despite looming leadership shakeup. – Lawrence Andrea
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/07/rnc-convention-planning-full-speed-ahead-despite-leadership-shakeup/72510636007/

MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— State representative, other GOP candidates make pitches at Quincy Tea Party meeting – J. ROBERT GOUGH
https://muddyrivernews.com/top-stories/state-representative-other-gop-candidates-make-pitches-at-quincy-tea-party-meeting/20240207075945/

NORTHERN STAR
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly push more pot on students. My having never used pot helped me a) work my way through college and graduate from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 21 in 1970, b) pass the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, c) get hired by Firestone Stores in 1970, d) get hired by IRS in 1971 and promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, g) get hired by GAO in 1980, h) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, i) pass the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt in 1981, j) become a licensed CPA in 1981, k) etc.
https://northernstar.info/112642/opinion/marijuana-should-be-federally-legalized/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-229/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-31/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County municipalities refuse to discuss illegal immigrant crisis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/654202054-dupage-county-municipalities-refuse-to-discuss-illegal-immigrant-crisis
— McHenry County municipalities refuse to discuss illegal immigrant crisis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/654194659-mchenry-county-municipalities-refuse-to-discuss-illegal-immigrant-crisis
— Lake County municipalities refuse to discuss illegal immigrant crisis
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/654213650-lake-county-municipalities-refuse-to-discuss-illegal-immigrant-crisis
— Sean Casten shows once again that he cares more about people who entered the country illegally than American citizens’ – Jeanne Ives
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/654174123-jeanne-ives-sean-casten-shows-once-again-that-he-cares-more-about-people-who-entered-the-country-illegally-than-american-citizens

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Cleta’s Memo- The Threat of Non-Citizens Voting in 2024
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/post/cleta-s-memo-the-threat-of-non-citizens-voting-in-2024

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Top campaign contribution recipients in Illinois for the week of Dec. 17
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/654203180-top-campaign-contribution-recipients-in-illinois-for-the-week-of-dec-17

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— UPWARD MOBILITY TOUGHER IN ILLINOIS THAN IN REST OF MIDWEST, MOST OF U.S. – Joe Tabor
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/upward-mobility-tougher-in-illinois-than-in-rest-of-midwest-most-of-u-s/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP Ally Ronna Romney-McDaniel to Resign as RNC Chair, Leaves Legacy of Election Losses, Poor Fundraising
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/breaking-il-gop-ally-ronna-romney-mcdaniel-to-resign-as-rnc-chair-leaves-legacy-of-election-losses-poor-fundraising.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Unstoppable Trump cements hold over Republican Party – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/8/unstoppable-donald-trump-cements-hold-over-republi/
— Last-minute 2020 election changes encouraged voter fraud – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/7/inside-beltway-last-minute-2020-election-changes-e/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Senate GOP is functionally leaderless – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2843297/the-senate-gop-is-functionally-leaderless/
— Mitch McConnell played bigger part in failed border plan than anyone knew: ‘He wrote the deal’ – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/2844183/chris-murphy-mitch-mcconnell-role-border-legislation/
— Trump suggests North Carolina GOP Chairman Whatley as Ronna McDaniel successor at RNC – Julia Johnson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2843976/trump-north-carolina-gop-chairman-whatley-ronna-mcdaniel-republican-national-committee/
— Whom Trump could pick to lead the RNC – Misty Severi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2843358/who-trump-could-pick-new-leader-rnc/
— Leaked Border Patrol numbers show illegal immigrant arrests dropped 50% from December to January – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/2843511/border-patrol-numbers-illegal-immigrant-arrests-january/
— The border bill is a setup for the GOP – Elizabeth Stauffer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/2842732/the-border-bill-is-a-setup-for-the-gop/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s mental decline cannot be ignored – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/02/07/opinion/joe-bidens-mental-decline-cannot-be-ignored/
— Biden admin aware many migrants shouldn’t qualify as asylum seekers – Alex Oliveira
https://nypost.com/2024/02/07/news/internal-documents-show-dhs-knows-many-migrants-shouldnt-qualify-for-asylum/
— Hamas’ ‘cease-fire offer’ was only a call for Israel to give up – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/02/07/opinion/hamas-cease-fire-offer-was-only-a-call-for-israel-to-give-up/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— How ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’ May Be Imperiling Airline Safety. “Equity” and mendacity could go hand in hand when there are political points to be scored. – Mark Bradford (COMMENT: To promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI is to reject meritocracy. I should write books about how AA and DEI have harmed the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, conservative organizations, religious organizations, education, healthcare, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-faas-disability-bait-and-switch/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Absurd Democrat Border Con. It remains unclear why Biden and Homeland Security Chief Alejandro Mayorkas destroyed what Trump had achieved. Why would they ensure such misery for both Americans and millions of illegal migrants? – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/08/the-absurd-democrat-border-con/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Calls grow to get Mitch McConnell out of there – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/calls_grow_to_get_mitch_mcconnell_out_of_there.html
— Are We on The Doorstep of Another Civil War? – John Kudla
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/are_we_on_the_doorstep_of_another_civil_war.html
— Mail-in voter fraud and the 2020 election – Chris Talgo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/mailin_voter_fraud_and_the_2020_election.html

BREITBART
— Mayorkas: Americans Killed by Illegals ‘Should Not Be Politicized’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/07/dhs-chief-mayorkas-americans-killed-by-illegals-should-not-be-politicized/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Biden admin wants to reward illegal immigrants with college prep programs
https://www.campusreform.org/article/biden-admin-wants-to-reward-illegal-immigrants-with-college-prep-programs/24815

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Trump Called ‘Racist’ for Saying ‘Invasion’ — Is it Still Racist When Sharpton Says It? – Larry Elder
https://www.creators.com/read/larry-elder/02/24/trump-called-racist-for-saying-invasion-is-it-still-racist-when-sharpton-says-it

DAILY CALLER
— DEI Activists Pressure Corporations To Keep Pushing Race-Based Programs Despite Mounting Lawsuits – JAMES LYNCH
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/07/dei-activists-pressure-corporations-pushing-programs-lawsuits/
— Dems Want To Make Everything Electric — Except The Border Fence – Ron Hart
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/07/hart-democrat-border-bill-illegal-immigration-trump/
— Senate Republicans Block Border Bill – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/07/senate-republicans-block-border-bill/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Stop Allowing Noncitizens to Determine Congressional and Presidential Representation – Lora Ries
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/07/stop-allowing-noncitizens-to-determine-congressional-and-presidential-representation/
— Transgender Series: Why Parents Can’t Trust Mental Health Professionals – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/08/transgender-series-part-2-truthful-therapist-explains-parents-cant-trust-mental-health-professionals/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Availability of Work Authorization Is a Known ‘Pull Factor’ for Illegal Immigration and the Submission of Fraudulent Asylum Claims. The Senate’s border bill would make it worse. Elizabeth Jacobs
https://cis.org/Jacobs/Availability-Work-Authorization-Known-Pull-Factor-Illegal-Immigration-and-Submission

DAILY WIRE
— Illinois Math And Science Academy Hosts Race-Based Retreats Exclusively For ‘Black And Latinx’ Students. Staff at the school requested that photographers at the school be “Black/Latinx” – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/illinois-math-and-science-academy-hosts-race-based-retreats-exclusively-for-black-and-latinx-students

FEDERALIST
— Parental Rights Group Files Complaint Against Illinois School (Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora) For Racist Black- And Hispanic-Only Programs – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/07/exclusive-parental-rights-group-files-complaint-against-illinois-school-for-racist-black-and-hispanic-only-programs/
— Trump’s Defense Of Anheuser-Busch Undermines Conservatives’ Most Effective Boycott Yet – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/07/trumps-defense-of-anheuser-busch-undermines-conservatives-most-effective-boycott-yet/
— Democrats’ Election Interference Undermines Voters’ Confidence In The Electoral Process – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/07/democrats-election-interference-undermines-voters-confidence-in-the-electoral-process/

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
— Gender Pronouns are the Catechism of a New Secular Faith Being Pushed on All of Us
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/gender-pronouns-are-the-catechism-of-a-new-secular-faith-being-pushed-on-all-of-us/

FOX BUSINESS
— ‘Woke-ism’ requires discrimination – Katie Pavlich (COMMENT: To be woke is to discriminate against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6346432767112

FOX NEWS
— The entire structure of the government is pay to play. Watters calls out greed among officials. – JESSE WATTERS
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jesse-watters-entire-structure-government-pay-to-play
— Eric Adams is giving ‘illegal aliens everything’ – Curtis Sliwa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7l8FWeBT5c
— Gaetz says George Santos ‘never missed more’ following failed Mayorkas ouster. Rep Matt Gaetz also mentioned missing former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, joking, ‘Never thought you’d hear me say that’ – Timothy H.J. Nerozzi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gaetz-says-george-santos-never-missed-more-following-failed-mayorkas-ouster

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Federal Judicial Bureaucracy Pushes DEI Agenda – ED WHELAN (COMMENT: Democrats push DEI because those who are the following vote for Democrats: liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or nave ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/federal-judicial-bureaucracy-pushes-dei-agenda/
— Princeton University Boasts of Thriving DEI Programs in Annual Report – ABIGAIL ANTHONY (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they frequently crowed about their success in replacing their employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran with employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/princeton-university-boasts-of-thriving-dei-programs-in-annual-report/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Elon Musk RIPS Biden Admin ‘Rolling Out the Red Carpet’ for Illegal Immigrants – Tom Olohan
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/tom-olohan/2024/02/07/elon-musk-rips-biden-admin-rolling-out-red-carpet-illegal

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— NYC Prioritizing Illegals Over Citizens – Andrew Giuliani
https://www.oann.com/video/real-america-video/nyc-prioritizing-illegals-over-citizens/

PATRIOT POST
— Impeach Him Again. A vote on Mayorkas’ impeachment can be brought up again, and, if Republicans aren’t trying to lose, it should be. Over and over and over again. – ANN COULTER
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/104266-impeach-him-again-2024-02-08

REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— Despite Denials, Critical Race Theory Is Used to Teach Your Children – Rhyen Staley
https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2024/02/07/despite_denials_critical_race_theory_is_used_to_teach_your_children_1010258.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Cruz: Senate Border Bill Codifies Biden’s Open Border, Pays Off Sanctuary Cities – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/02/07/cruz_senate_border_bill_codifies_bidens_open_border_pays_off_sanctuary_cities.html

TOWNHALL
— Biden Admits Senate ‘Border Security’ Bill Is a Precursor to Amnesty for Millions of Illegals – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: If you come to a country illegally, you should never be allowed to vote in that country.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/07/biden-admits-senate-bill-precursor-to-amnesty-for-illegals-n2634879
— First Illegal Migrants In NY Get Prepaid Credit Cards, Now They Get American Jobs – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: If they could have, all the employers who hired me would have hired illegals instead of me.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/07/dem-gov-hochul-relaxes-requirements-for-illegals-to-get-government-jobs-n2634877

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats are rushing to fix their failed sanctuary city and open border schemes – J.T. YOUNG
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4451085-democrats-are-rushing-to-fix-their-failed-sanctuary-city-and-open-border-schemes/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4453130-after-fumbling-border-security-the-immigration-crisis-is-on-republicans/
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4452675-for-gop-on-border-crisis-sells-better-than-compromise/

CBS NEWS
— NYC giving pre-paid debit cards to asylum seeker families for food, baby supplies
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/nyc-distributing-pre-paid-debit-cards-to-asylum-seeker-families/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-giving-pre-paid-debit-cards-to-asylum-seeker-families-for-food-baby-supplies/

NBC NEWS
— Democrats and RINOs falsely argue that the “bipartisan immigration agreement” would have decreased illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/biden-administration-weighs-executive-action-border-migrants-rcna137804

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— IRS expects to collect hundreds of billions more in overdue and unpaid taxes thanks to new funding – FATIMA HUSSEIN (COMMENT: GAO audits IRS. I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years and for the Democrats who ran GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years. Based on how those Democrats treated me, anticipate/expect that IRS will use its new funding to go after Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wifr.com/2024/02/07/irs-expects-collect-hundreds-billions-more-overdue-unpaid-taxes-thanks-new-funding/

YAHOO
— According to Democrats and RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more privileged that you are: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most as being privileged. I would focus on how much money their parents have/had.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/6-things-white-people-highlight-151602356.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats and RINOs falsely argue that the “bipartisan immigration agreement” would have decreased illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/us/politics/trump-border-biden.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Trump’s mistakes and shortcomings, but ignore, downplay, dismiss, belittle, demonize, denigrate, and condemn all that he has done right.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/opinion/politics-friends-trump-pandemic.html

ABC SAN DIEGO
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration
https://www.10news.com/residents-in-chicago-suburbs-mobilize-to-aid-dropped-off-migrants

FOX ATLANTA
— 33 arrested after pro-Palestinian protest in Chicago suburb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-KIsoyGKiA

AMERICA MAGAZINE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use Jesus to promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2024/02/07/jrs-joan-rosenhauer-migrants-asylum-seekers-247180

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say Iran, Russia and China do not fear Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/our-enemies-dont-fear-biden-or-trump-neither-man-can-deter-iran-russia-or-china-8815287b
— Minority business groups press companies to support diversity initiatives under legal attack – Tali Arbel
https://www.wsj.com/business/dei-diversity-initiatives-advocacy-elon-musk-bill-ackman-b64caeea
— Just because Mayorkas is an operative for Biden, that is not reason to not impeach Mayorkas.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeaching-mayorkas-was-a-mistake-this-precedent-will-be-used-against-gop-d0bf4956
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/border-deal-senate-gop-james-lankford-mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-ukraine-israel-aid-f4e8ceb2

FORBES
— What Is A Forensic Accountant? Role And Responsibilities. – Kayla Missman (COMMENT: I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997 when I was 48 years old.)
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/healthcare/become-a-forensic-accountant/
— Earning A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting: Everything You Need To Know – Ilana Hamilton and Brenna Swanston (COMMENT: Majoring in management instead of accounting at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, and Loyola 1972-1976 was one of my biggest mistakes. By the time I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, because I am a White male, I was viewed as being much too old to have a successful career in accounting. Accounting firms were never interested in me because they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire Democrats who were minority, female, and/or young. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step-1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. If had been a minority or a female, I would have gotten many job offers from accounting firms.)
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/business-and-marketing/bachelors-in-accounting/
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/aparnarae/2024/02/08/3-misconceptions-derailing-equity-efforts/

HR BREW
— PwC removes diversity requirement for its interns – Kristen Parisi (COMMENT: Accounting firms were never interested in me because they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire Democrats who were minority, female, and/or young. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step-1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. If had been a minority or a female, I would have gotten many job offers from accounting firms.)
https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/2024/02/07/pwc-removes-diversity-requirement-for-start-interns
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since SCOTUS issued its decision banning race-based affirmative action in education, multiple lawsuits have been filed against companies because of their DEI programs. PwC, an accounting firm with 46,000 US employees, was one of the companies targeted by anti-DEI activist group America First Legal in 2023 following the affirmative action decision. The group, led by Stephen Miller, said that PwC’s Start internship and scholarship programs, which only accepted applicants from underrepresented groups, could be illegal, the Financial Times reported.

CPA JOURNAL
— My critics/opponents applaud my Democrat GAO superiors for their forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old so that they could my job and my preferred corner office to my Democrat Black CPA subordinate, which is exactly what they did. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2024/02/07/keeping-our-promise/

POLITICO                                                                                                  
— Loyalty is a one-way street in Donald Trump’s GOP. Just ask Ronna McDaniel. The Republican National Committee chair is expected to step down this spring. — NATALIE ALLISON and MERIDITH MCGRAW (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders a) who I have done the most to help elect and to reelect, b) who have blamed me the most for their defeats, and c) who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to punish me for their defeats.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/08/ronna-mcdaniel-trump-step-down-00140291
— Could Taylor Swift tilt Florida blue? It’s Democrats’ wildest dream. “People care about her. People understand the importance of her. She is a youth icon,” said one Florida Democrat. – KIMBERLY LEONARD
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/07/taylor-swift-biden-florida-democrats-00140243

PARADISE
— TikTok Giving Chinese Illegals Step-By-Step Instructions On How To Invade U.S.
https://theparadise.ng/23728/watch-tiktok-giving-chinese-illegals-step-by-step-instructions-on-how-to-invade-u-s/

NATION BUILDER
— TRAINING & RESOURCE MANUAL for REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN – Illinois Republican State Central Committee – GOP Training Subcommittee – August, 2015 (COMMENT: I am in the process of hand-delivering a copy of the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot for my precinct to each of the 228 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican voter.)
https://assets.nationbuilder.com/mcleancountygop/pages/981/attachments/original/1650681545/PrecinctCommitteemanManual-1.pdf?1650681545/1000

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— To get more and more and more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly shout at them that they are victims: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-rich, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/positive-prescription/202402/an-antidote-for-wound-collecting

ACLU
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://www.aclu.org/podcast/how-to-dismantle-the-anti-dei-machine

NPR
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbur.org/npr/1220480721/immigration-lgbtq-violence-asylum
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/08/1220480721/immigration-lgbtq-violence-asylum

TIME
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://time.com/6692645/immigration-economy-us-gdp-growth-cbo-report/

February 7, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Brandon Johnson touts $18M invested in Black, Latino businesses to feed migrants – ALICE YIN (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/06/mayor-brandon-johnson-touts-18m-invested-in-black-latino-businesses-to-feed-migrants/
— At downtown protest, parents press Chicago Public Schools to provide ‘immediate’ relief to families without busing. – ALYSA GUFFEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/06/at-downtown-protest-parents-press-chicago-public-schools-to-provide-immediate-relief-to-families-without-busing/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: McBroom applauds migrant busing in letter to Texas governor, says his Naperville host idea meant to be ‘provocative’ – TESS KENNY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/06/naperville-mcbroom-letter-texas-abbott-migrant/
— Illinois is not as blue as we think. Gerrymandering is the problem. – M. Todd Henderson:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/07/illinois-gerrymandering-redistricting/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/06/illinois-man-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-trying-to-burn-down-danville-abortion-clinic/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Orland Park mayor rejects Gaza cease-fire resolution, suggests those opposing U.S. interests ‘go to another country.’ The Chicago Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned Keith Pekau’s comments calling them ‘ignorant and dangerous.’ Pekau said he values the ‘respectful views of all my constituents.’ – Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/6/24064147/orland-park-mayor-dismisses-israel-hamaz-gaza-war-mideast-cease-fire-resolution-cair-chicago
— City slip-up to allow protesters to march right up to Democratic National Convention when whole world is watching. Due to a technicality, the city was forced on appeal Monday to allow one of those groups to march to the sidewalk in front of the United Center. The Poor People’s Army was granted its permit after the city failed to respond to the application within its own 10-day deadline. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/6/24063524/democratic-national-convention-chicago-protest
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Chicago migrants are under pressure as deadline to find permanent housing looms. Migrants looking for apartments face language and financial obstacles in a market without enough affordable places to live. – Adriana Cardona-Maguigad (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/6/24063447/chicago-migrants-under-pressure-deadline-find-permanent-housing-looms
— Antisemitic messages left on cars in Edgewater. Nearly 45 flyers were posted in the 5400 and 5500 blocks of North Magnolia Avenue sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/2/6/24064349/antisemitic-messages-left-on-cars-in-edgewater-hate-crime-chicago

DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240206/nation-and-world-politics/gop-says-biden-has-all-the-power-he-needs-to-control-the-border-the-reality-is-far-more-complicated/
— Democrat and RINO women ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying men.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240205/syndicated-columnists/the-power-of-women/

ABC7
— House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/house-republicans-impeachment-homeland-security-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas/14390975/
— Appeals court rejects Trump’s immunity claim in federal election interference case. The three-judge panel heard arguments in early January. – Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin and Peter Charalambous
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-news-immunity-president-today/14391216/
— Lincoln Park vehicles targeted by antisemitic flyers with outlandish claims about Jews – Michelle Gallardo and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crime-police-investigation-antisemitism-antisemitic-flyers/14392824/
— CPS students, parents rally after bus transportation canceled just weeks before start of school year – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/cps-school-bus-chicago-protest-daley-plaza/14392385/
— Mayor Johnson, Gov. Pritzker meet on migrant crisis as local businesses help feed new arrivals. – Sarah Schulte (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-migrant-crisis-mayor-brandon-johnson-news-illinois-governor-jb-pritzker/14390575/

NBC5
— Important details on migrant shelters remain up in the air following Johnson, Pritzker meeting at City Hall (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/important-details-on-migrant-shelters-remain-up-in-the-air-following-johnson-pritzker-meeting-at-city-hall/3348863/
— Food service for asylum seekers in Chicago takes center stage amid new contract – Mary Ann Ahern (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/food-service-for-asylum-seekers-in-chicago-takes-center-stage-amid-new-contract/3348932/
— 50 vehicles parked in Lincoln Park targeted by antisemitic flyers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/50-vehicles-parked-in-lincoln-park-targeted-by-antisemitic-flyers/3349090/

CBS2
— Chicago touts $18M effort to feed migrants at city shelters (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-touts-18m-effort-to-feed-migrants-at-city-shelters/
— Activists fighting for permits to protest closer to DNC in Chicago – Chris Tye
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/democratic-national-convention-protesters-permits-union-park-grant-park/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-izmjOjmzQ
— Antisemitic flyers found on Chicago car windshields
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/antisemitic-flyers-found-on-chicago-car-windshields/

WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Hamas.
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-opinion-piece-about-detroit-suburb-is-racist-and-islamophobic-democrats-say/

FOX32
— Chicago mayor celebrates role of Black, brown businesses in feeding migrants (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpt7O8Y3qDM
— Nearly $18M invested in feeding Chicago migrants over 8 months (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/feeding-chicago-migrants
— Activist groups demand protest permit for Chicago DNC
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-activist-groups-protest-permit-democratic-national-convention
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHEKYzDODCY
— Chicago Public Schools faces demand for expanded transportation services
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-public-schools-expanded-transportation-services

WTTW
— Illinois Supreme Court Denies State Lawmaker’s Bid to Vacate Gun Ban Ruling – Jerry Nowicki
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/06/illinois-supreme-court-denies-state-lawmaker-s-bid-vacate-gun-ban-ruling

WBEZ
— Chicago migrants are under pressure as the deadline to find permanent housing looms. Migrants looking for apartments face language and financial obstacles in a market without enough affordable places to live. – Adriana Cardona-Maguigad (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-migrants-search-for-housing-as-deadline-looms/4c347c3d-1b59-47e2-a707-76855a4e9166

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats push more pot in Springfield.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/business/2024/02/06/cannabis-retailer-high-profile-opens-store-in-springfield/72487230007/
— Playwright hopes original work about 1908 race riot can jumpstart conversations. ‘Outraged’ will makes its debut at the UIS Studio Theatre this weekend. – Steven Spearie (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that the longer that your ancestors have been in America and the more of the following that you are, the more that you have benefitted from discrimination against Blacks: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, and/or German American.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/history/2024/02/06/an-original-play-on-the-1908-springfield-race-riot-debuts-this-weekend/72419776007/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Businesses around Springfield celebrate Black History Month – Kaira Willis (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago Office 1980-1997, they encouraged/forced their employees to celebrate a different oppressed group virtually every month. Of course that hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the oppressors were conservatives, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, non-veterans, Protestants, Italian Americans, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/businesses-around-springfield-celebrate-black-history-month

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republicans and Democrats are moving in opposite directions on immigration – Steve Inskeep, Claudia Grisales
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-02-07/republicans-and-democrats-are-moving-in-opposite-directions-on-immigration

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-228/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-30/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and others draw attention to Illinois’ dismal education results – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-and-others-draw-attention-to-illinois-dismal-education-results-wirepoints/
— Publishers of op-eds by CTBA’s Ralph Martire on immigration should start checking his facts – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/publishers-of-ralph-martires-op-eds-on-immigration-should-start-checking-his-facts-wirepoints/
— You can see why criminals are so emboldened in Chicago
https://wirepoints.org/you-can-see-why-criminals-are-so-emboldened-in-chicago-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Former Mayoral candidate Green slams Mayor Johnson’s $105m illegal alien dining plan
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/654132481-former-mayoral-candidate-green-slams-mayor-johnson-s-105m-illegal-alien-dining-plan

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Kankakee County municipalities refuse to discuss illegal immigrant crisis
https://kankakeetimes.com/stories/654136053-kankakee-county-municipalities-refuse-to-discuss-illegal-immigrant-crisis

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP Unveils New Logo Instead of New Leadership, as Pro-Choice, Anti-Trump State Party Violates Platform and Perfects the Art of Losing
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/il-gop-unveils-new-logo-instead-of-new-leadership-as-pro-choice-anti-trump-state-party-violates-platform-and-perfects-the-art-of-losing.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Senate border deal reignites conservative fury against McConnell, calls for his ouster – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/6/senate-border-deal-reignites-gop-fury-against-mitc/
— Senate’s illegal-alien amnesty bill will crush this country. America is stupid and weak under Biden’s leadership. – Peter Navarro
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/6/senates-illegal-alien-amnesty-bill-will-crush-this/
— Mayorkas avoids impeachment as House Republicans fail to muster votes – Stephen Dinan and Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/6/alejandro-mayorkas-avoids-impeachment-house-republ/
— Voters want meaningful reforms to stem illegal immigration – Simon Hankinson (COMMENT: E-Verify.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/6/voters-want-meaningful-reforms-to-stem-illegal-imm/
— RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel plans to resign – Kerry Picket and Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/6/ronna-mcdaniel-rnc-chairwoman-leave-post-end-month/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Conservative GOP senators say time is up on McConnell and his ‘failing’ leadership – Samantha-Jo Roth
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/2840388/conservative-gop-senators-say-times-up-mcconnell-leadership/
— China is infiltrating America through its open borders – Parker Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2837574/china-is-infiltrating-america-through-its-open-borders/

NEW YORK POST
— If Trump is convicted, an election win evaporates for Republicans – Isaac Schorr
https://nypost.com/2024/02/06/opinion/if-trump-is-convicted-an-election-win-evaporates-for-republicans/
— NYC’s migrant crisis hits new level of madness: Free rooms, meals to thugs who are robbing us – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2024/02/06/opinion/nycs-migrant-crisis-hits-new-level-of-madness-free-rooms-meals-to-thugs-who-are-robbing-us/
— House Republicans fail to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in dramatic 216-214 vote – Josh Christenson
https://nypost.com/2024/02/06/news/house-republicans-fail-to-impeach-homeland-security-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas/
— Eric Adams asks Albany to cover 50% of NYC’s migrant crisis costs on ‘Tin Cup Day’ – Craig McCarthy, Vaughn Golden, Aneeta Bhole and Emily Crane
https://nypost.com/2024/02/06/metro/mayor-adams-begs-albany-to-cover-50-of-nycs-migrant-crisis-costs-on-tin-cup-day/
— RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tells Trump she’s resigning after South Carolina primary – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2024/02/06/news/rnc-chairwoman-ronna-mcdaniel-tells-trump-shes-resigning-after-south-carolina-primary-report/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Nikki Haley Is All-In on the Climate Cult. A failing campaign isn’t stopping Haley from getting in tight with Wall Street. – Riley Moore
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/nikki-haley-is-all-in-on-the-climate-cult/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The new ‘border security’ bill is about legalizing illegals – Michael Letts
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/the_new_border_security_bill_is_about_legalizing_illegals.html
— Next up from Team Biden: Free college for illegals? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/next_up_from_team_biden_free_college_for_illegals.html

BLAZE
— Find out where illegal immigrants are allowed to vote
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/sara-gonzales-unfiltered/find-out-where-illegal-immigrants-are-allowed-to-vote
— THIS Elon Musk tweet just made establishment GOP very upset
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-rubin-report/this-elon-musk-tweet-just-made-establishment-gop-very-upset
— GOP senator James Lankford gets big mad at Elon Musk for his honest prediction about the ‘long-term goal’ of the so-called border bill – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/lankford-attacks-elon-musk-border-bill

BREITBART
— Biden Gives Game Plan Away: Senate Bill Precursor to Amnesty for Illegals – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/06/https-www-breitbart-com-politics-2024-02-06-exclusive-rep-bob-goods-alert-act-to-weaken-unelected-bureaucrats-gone-wild-passes-committee/
— ‘Disgrace’ Senate Bill Essentially Pays Illegal Aliens to Cross Southern Border – Beth Van Duyne
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/06/exclusive-beth-van-duyne-disgrace-senate-bill-essentially-pays-illegal-aliens-to-cross-southern-border/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘A Resounding Betrayal’: Republicans, Conservatives React To Failed Mayorkas Impeachment – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/06/resounding-betrayal-republicans-react-failed-mayorkas-impeachment/
— House Vote To Impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Fails – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/06/house-vote-impeach-dhs-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas-fails/
— Here Are The Four Republicans Who Voted Against Impeaching Alejandro Mayorkas – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/06/here-are-the-four-republicans-who-voted-against-impeaching-alejandro-mayorkas/
— Denver Starts Booting Hundreds Of Migrant Families From Shelter As It Struggles To Keep Up – HAILEY GOMEZ
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/07/denver-boots-800-migrants-from-shelter-struggles-crisis/

DAILY WIRE
— Al Sharpton Calls Migrant Crisis ‘Invasion’ “You are seeing an influx of migrants all over the country.” – Mairead Elordi
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-al-sharpton-calls-migrant-crisis-invasion
— Biden Demands Illegal Aliens He’s Let In Get Pathway To Citizenship
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-demands-illegal-aliens-hes-let-in-get-pathway-to-citizenship

FEDERALIST
— Without Mass Deportations, America’s Demographics Shift Will Result In Radical Politics – B.L. HAHN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/07/without-mass-deportations-americas-demographics-will-result-in-radical-politics/
— The Border Crisis Is The Definition Of A Foreign ‘Invasion’ – JOSHUA S. TREVIÑO
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/06/the-border-crisis-is-the-definition-of-a-foreign-invasion/
— Senate Border Bill Is Nothing But A Democrat Propaganda Op – KYLEE GRISWOLD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/06/senate-border-bill-is-nothing-but-a-democrat-propaganda-op/
— Biden Calls Texas Stopping Border Illegals In Eagle Pass ‘Blocking Enforcement’ – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/06/biden-calls-texas-stopping-border-illegals-in-eagle-pass-blocking-enforcement/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago invests nearly $18M to feed illegal migrants amid homeless crisis. By the end of 2023, the city was serving 18,000 daily hot meals across 21 shelter sites to illegal migrants. – Stepheny Price
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-invests-nearly-18m-feed-illegal-migrants-amid-homeless-crisis
— Stop allowing noncitizens to determine congressional and presidential representation. Biden’s intentional border crisis has produced unprecedented apportionment issues. – Lora Ries, RJ Hauman
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/stop-allowing-noncitizens-determine-congressional-presidential-representation
— Fastest growing migrant group is from China. Fox News’ Gillian Turner on the increase of illegal immigration into the U.S. coming from China.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346351635112
— Migrants’ attack on NYPD a glimpse of America’s future under Biden, other soft-on-crime Dems. The migrants’ attack on NYPD officers in Times Square feels like a watershed moment. – Paul Mauro
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/migrants-attack-nypd-glimpse-americas-future-under-biden-other-soft-crime-dems
— NYC mayor claims cards for migrants is a ‘smart policy shift’ Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas reports on how migrants are supposed to get 40% more than citizens on SNAP on ‘Outnumbered.’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346376933112

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Republicans, led by Rep. Eli Crane, Sens. Mike Lee, Tom Cotton, and others slam proposed border deal – Pat Droney
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/republicans-led-by-rep-eli-crane-sens-mike-lee-tom-cotton-and-others-slam-proposed-border-deal

NATIONAL REVIEW
— House Republicans Fail to Impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas in Major Blow to GOP – HALEY STRACK
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/house-advances-vote-to-impeach-homeland-security-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas/

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Cruz: Time for McConnell to Go – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ted-cruz-mitch-mcconnell-border-bill/2024/02/06/id/1152571/
— Bill an express lane for illegal immigration – Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_dKkE2l1m8

TOWNHALL
— Biden to Berate Republicans for Refusing to Fix a Crisis He Created – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/02/06/biden-to-berate-republicans-for-refusing-to-fix-a-crisis-he-created-n2634833
— We Better Not See a Single RINO Traitor Vote for This ‘Border Security’ Monstrosity – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattvespa/2024/02/06/i-better-not-see-a-single-republican-vote-for-this-border-security-monstrosity-n2634809
— After a Crushing Defeat in Nevada, Nikki Haley Must Accept This Conclusion – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/02/07/after-crushing-defeat-in-nevada-someone-has-to-tell-nikki-haley-to-drop-out-n2634883

WESTERN JOURNAL
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams Compares Himself to Jesus During His Speech Celebrating Non-White Hires – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.westernjournal.com/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-compares-jesus-speech-celebrating-non-white-hires/
— DEI Run Amok: FAA Hiring People with ‘Severe Intellectual, Psychiatric Disability’ Is Disaster in the Making (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 physical and/or mental health problems and/or were liberal, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, had parents who were immigrants, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/dei-run-amok-faa-hiring-people-severe-intellectual-psychiatric-disability-disaster-making/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC NEWS & CNN & NEW YORK TIMES & THE HILL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/transgender-survey-transition-hrt-surgery-gender-affirming-rcna137563
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/us/us-transgender-2022-survey-reaj/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/health/trangender-survey-harassment-poverty.html
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4452248-half-of-trans-people-in-us-have-considered-moving-out-of-state-because-of-anti-lgbtq-laws-survey/

MSN
— Elon Musk Pledges to Cover Legal Expenses for Disney Employees ‘Discriminated Against’ by DEI Policies – Benjamin Lindsay (COMMENT: My critics/opponents a) benefitted from DEI policies, b) want to benefit from DEI policies, and/or c) pander to minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/elon-musk-pledges-to-cover-legal-expenses-for-disney-employees-discriminated-against-by-dei-policies/ar-BB1hTc9M

NEW YORK TIMES
— $2.4 Billion Is Not Enough for New York’s Migrant Crisis, Adams Says. Mayor Eric Adams told state lawmakers in Albany that New York City needed $4.6 billion just to pay for half of its yearly costs related to the migrant influx. – Grace Ashford and Claire Fahy
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/nyregion/adams-albany-migrant-crisis.html
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrat DEI hires a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) who had no professional license. Virtually all of them were females and/or minorities. It got ever-increasingly worse after 1974 when I was 25. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA on 1981. It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/business/dei-job-interview.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Pritzker ramps up abortion rights investments amid 2028 chatter – Hannah Knowles
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/07/jb-pritzker-abortion-think-big/
— Haley loses to ‘none of these candidates’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/07/nevada-primary-election-2024-campaign-updates/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Legacy Admissions May Not Be at Odds With Diversity. Selective colleges have a lot of minority alumni after half a century of affirmative action. – Jason L. Riley (COMMENT: What if Affirmative Action had only been for those whose parents did not have college degrees? 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/legacy-admissions-may-not-be-at-odds-with-diversity-hcbu-campus-culture-b893e6b7
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-punts-on-the-border-rather-than-get-things-done-immigration-failure-campaign-7ae4dcbb

FORBES
— John Cornyn Blasts Biden’s Border Policies: ‘A High-Powered Magnet For Illegal Immigration’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMLvW7LOB0Y

COURIER JOURNAL
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2024/02/07/anti-black-hate-fbi-report-nobody-cares/72492410007/

PATCH U.S.
— Thousands Of U.S. Cities Could Be Ghost Towns By 2100. About 15,000 cities nationwide, located everywhere but Hawaii and Washington, D.C., could see a dramatic population shift. – Beth Dalbey
https://patch.com/us/across-america/thousands-u-s-cities-could-be-ghost-towns-2100-new-study
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Five states — Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi and New Hampshire — could see population declines in about three-fourths of their cities.)

ATLANTIC
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Democrat and RINO leaders promote the draft agreement on immigration and asylum.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/republicans-congress-immigration-deal/677357/

RASMUSSEN REPORT
— 52% of Voters Approve of Mayorkas Impeachment
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/52_of_voters_approve_of_mayorkas_impeachment

DAILY MAIL
— Chicago property tycoon has spent $150,000 of his own money resettling almost 500 migrants in 15 buildings – but says he’s been condemned by locals and a city official ‘threatened his life’ Chris Amatore said he felt called by God to help house Chicago’s migrants. Migrants sleep on floors with no furniture, but are happy to be out of shelters. Amatore claims Alderman Greg Mitchell threatened his life for his efforts. – NIC WHITE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13053729/Chicago-migrants-stay-Chris-Amatore-buildings-death-threat.html

February 2, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Over 100 kids shot near Chicago schools in last 5 years – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-near-school-senn-high-gun-violence/14379567/

NBC5
— $66M earmarked for Chicago violence intervention program expansion (COMMENT: Why is there so much violence in Chicago?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/66m-earmarked-for-chicago-violence-intervention-program-expansion/3344821/

CBS2
— Chicago nonprofit helping students, parents attend college for free through scholarship program (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, I was able to work my way through college and graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. But college expenses were much lower back then. But still, I could not have done it if my parents had not provided me with room and board a) while I was at student at UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969 so that I could keep my part-time Park Forest Post Office job, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-nonprofit-helping-students-parents-attend-college-for-free-through-scholarship-program/
— Tesla electric cars to feature at Chicago Auto Show for first time
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/tesla-electric-cars-to-feature-at-chicago-auto-show-for-first-time/

WGN9
— City leaders announce new plan to reduce gun violence in Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ysPWFp94I
— The Great Migration: How a Chicago newspaper helped shape the nation (COMMENT: In defense of my ancestors, I have always stressed that all of them have only lived always in northeast Illinois.)
https://wgntv.com/news/black-history-month/the-great-migration-how-a-chicago-newspaper-helped-shape-the-nation/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AelHr8yk1r4

FOX32
— Pritzker criticizes Chicago City Council’s Gaza ceasefire resolution: ‘I was disappointed’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-criticizes-chicago-city-council-gaza-ceasefire-resolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Ws-X7TLwc

WTTW
— New Anti-Violence Initiative Aims to Reduce Chicago Shootings by 50% in 5 Years – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/01/new-anti-violence-initiative-aims-reduce-chicago-shootings-50-5-years
— Pritzker ‘Disappointed’ With Chicago’s Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution, Says It’ll Have No Impact on Foreign Policy – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/01/pritzker-disappointed-chicago-s-gaza-cease-fire-resolution-says-it-ll-have-no-impact

WBEZ
— Can Chicago’s power grid handle a move from natural gas to electric in homes?
https://www.wbez.org/stories/can-chicagos-power-grid-handle-a-move-from-natural-gas-to-electric-in-homes/1c50f61f-6998-45b6-894c-b755fc84c69a

WGN RADIO
— More than 200 staffers with Chicago Tribune and 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/business-news/ap-more-than-200-staffers-with-chicago-tribune-and-6-other-newsrooms-begin-24-hour-strike/
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/a-look-into-chicago-tribunes-24-hour-strike/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker criticizes City Hall’s Gaza cease-fire resolution – OLIVIA STEVENS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/01/pritzker-criticizes-gaza-cease-fire-resolution/
— A hateful travesty on the floor of the City Council. Wednesday’s City Council vote on Gaza was shameful. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/01/ct-editorial-gaza-resolution-debra-silverstein/
— Foundations, business interests raise $66 million to fight crime in Chicago – OLIVIA STEVENS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/01/foundations-business-interests-raise-66-million-to-fight-crime-in-chicago/
— CPS suggests starting school after Democratic National Convention for city’s ‘logistical needs’ The district suggests starting classes Monday, Aug. 26 – one week later than usual – after the Aug. 19-22 convention wraps up. – ALYSA GUFFEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/01/cps-suggests-starting-school-after-democratic-national-convention-for-citys-logistical-needs/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Left-wingers will not be ignored. Dems plan to crash Dem party in Chicago this summer to accuse fellow Dems of not being Dem enough. – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/2/1/24057972/democratic-national-convention-protests-2024-election-trump-biden-lgbtq-abortion-rights
— Ald. Greg Mitchell accused of threatening building owner who housed migrants. Building owner Christopher Amatore said he was summoned to a meeting where a “screaming” Mitchell asked him “how dare I place migrants in his ward without his permission,” according to a complaint filed with the inspector general. – Fran Spielman (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly dump more and more and more of their illegals into your county, into your township, into your municipality, into your school district, into your precinct, and into your neighborhood.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/2/1/24058274/chicago-migrant-crisis-ald-greg-mitchell-7th-ward-property-owner-complaint
— Chicago Tribune reporters, newsroom staff strike for first time in newspaper’s 180-year history: ‘This is Chicago, we don’t back down’ They were joined by seven newsrooms across the country in the 24-hour strike for better pay and retention of their 401(k) match benefits. “None of us got into journalism for the money, but we can’t do it for free,” said Joe Mahr, a Pulitzer Prize winner. – Violet Miller (COMMENT: I was a union member for almost 12 years. What do you say to journalists who demonize me, denigrate me. and condemn me? They stress a) that I do not have a degree in journalism, b) that am not paid for what I do, and c) that I am conservative.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2024/2/1/24058233/chicago-tribune-strike-alden-global-capital-union-walkout-labor-history
— Women make up more than half of new lawyers nationwide, but only 48.9% of all associates at Chicago’s law firms. – Kaitlin Washburn (COMMENT: All my employers were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote women.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/1/24047138/chicago-law-firms-diversity-women-people-of-color-associates-partners
— Ambitious plan aims to raise $400 million to halve Chicago shootings, homicides in 5 years. A 50% decline in murders from last year would put the city at fewer than 400 — a total the city last saw in 1965, when there were 395 slayings, according to the Chicago Police Department. – Tina Sfondeles and Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/2/1/24058149/ambitious-plan-400-million-dollars-reduce-chicago-shootings-homicides-50-percent-5-years
— Controversial West Chicago trash site halted by state board. The ruling, made by a panel appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, may not be the end to the controversial plan. Latino residents complained that their neighborhood would be a dump for predominantly white DuPage County cities. – Brett Chase (COMMENT: The higher the percentage of residents that are White in your county, township, municipality, and/or school district, the more that Democrat leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn the aforesaid as being racist. I should write a book about that.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/1/24058169/dupage-garbage-racism-pollution-case-decided-lrs-pritzker-west-chicago
— Illinois incumbents in Congress have fundraising advantage over rivals heading into March primary. Incumbents in the most contested Illinois House primaries – Danny Davis, Sean Casten, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Bill Foster and Mike Bost have more – cash-on-hand than their rivals. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/2/1/24058685/illinois-congressional-races-incumbents-fundraising-march-primary-election
— In Illinois politics, remaps keep the powerful in power. The maps Illinois Democrats approved in 2021 sealed in their political power for a decade — adding one Hispanic-majority blue seat in Congress and forcing two Republicans out of their districts. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/2/2/24048182/gerrymandering-illinois-chicago-redistricting-reform-democracy-solutions-project
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And she called the “shining star” of the redistricting process the creation of the 3rd Congressional District, the state’s second Latino majority district, which ultimately elected Rep. Delia Ramirez, a fellow progressive.)

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois tax policy and the ability to help migrants – Ralph Martire
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240201/columns/illinois-tax-policy-and-the-ability-to-help-migrants/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Judge denies abortion-rights group’s protest permit ahead of DNC – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/judge-denies-protest-permit-ahead-chicago-dnc
— Pritzker dismisses significance of city’s cease-fire resolution – Justin Laurence
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/jb-pritzker-dismisses-chicagos-cease-fire-resolution
— Chicago’s wealthiest raise $66 million for fight against crime – Miranda Davis
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicagos-wealthiest-raising-funds-fighting-crime

SOUTHERN
— Southern Illinois cities talk about the ability to care for an influx of illegal immigrants – Robert Robbins
https://thesouthern.com/news/southern-illinois-cities-talk-about-the-ability-to-care-for-an-influx-of-illegal-immigrants/article_48bb5286-a29f-5a54-b038-26a361892e1b.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS/GAZETTE
— Ford County Board to vote on ‘no-migrant’ declaration – DAVE HINTON
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/ford-county-board-to-vote-on-no-migrant-declaration/article_5894463a-e14d-5287-83fb-54a80f93a969.html
— Democrats push more pot in Danville
https://www.news-gazette.com/business/economy/danvilles-newest-dispensary-to-sell-cannabis-with-a-side-of-music/article_cd95a3bc-597e-558a-b9d2-99325069117c.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly paint Trump as being someone who despises/hates minorities and women, that is, as being a racist and a sexist.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-02-01/trump-and-his-supporters-continue-to-take-jabs-at-nikki-haleys-identity

FOX ILLINOIS
— DeSantis announces he’ll send Florida National Guard to the US-Mexico border – Jack Lemnus (COMMENT: Just kidding, but when will Illinois send its national guard to Texas?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/desantis-to-hold-press-conference-in-jacksonville-beside-state-law-enforcement-leaders-florida-national-guard-adjutant-general-john-haas-executive-director-highway-safety-motor-vehicles-dave-kerner-and-director-florida-february-1-2024
https://cbs12.com/news/local/desantis-to-hold-press-conference-in-jacksonville-beside-state-law-enforcement-leaders-florida-national-guard-adjutant-general-john-haas-executive-director-highway-safety-motor-vehicles-dave-kerner-and-director-florida-february-1-2024

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Someone Has to Wear the Jacket. The old Chicago phrase, “wear the jacket,” means to take the fall. We have a short list of some of the town’s great jacket-wearers. – EDWARD ROBERT MCCLELLAND (COMMENT: I adamantly refuse to wear the jacket for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered. I should write a book about those losing Republican candidates who have blamed me the most for their losses. I would focus on the real reasons why they lost elections. I would focus on those who have had their disgusting operatives and dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/someone-has-to-wear-the-jacket/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Haley’s Illinois friends – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/02/02/haleys-illinois-friends-00139273

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-225/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-27/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— We’re handing out all these benefits, it’s costing Illinoisans billions…the simple answer is to end our sanctuary status.
https://wirepoints.org/were-handing-out-all-these-benefits-its-costing-illinoisans-billions-the-simple-answer-is-to-end-our-sanctuary-status-wirepoints-on-with-wjols-scott-slocum/
— Illinois’ Delia Ramirez one of just three U.S. Congress members voting against ban on U.S. entry by members of terror groups that attacked Israel October 7
https://wirepoints.org/all-but-three-members-of-u-s-congress-vote-to-ban-members-of-terror-groups-that-attacked-israel-on-october-7-illinois-della-ramirez-one-of-the-three-wirepoints-quickpoint/

CHAMBANA SUN
— Diving Into Digital Equity
https://chambanasun.com/stories/653995805-diving-into-digital-equity

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— 65.4% of Will County students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in Will County rose by 30.2% compared to the previous school year. (COMMENT: My Trinity Lutheran Grade School, Hope Lutheran Grade School, and Crete-Monee High School teachers helped me earn an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my class, and get accepted by UIC in 1966.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/653949201-will-county-how-many-students-failed-the-ela-test-in-2021-22-school-year

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO NEEDS A PUBLIC SAFETY ACT TO COUNTER SAFE-T ACT – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-chicago-needs-a-public-safety-act-to-counter-safe-t-act/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Exposing Deep State Corruption – Illinois State Board of Elections Outed? – Nancy Hayes
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/02/exposing-deep-state-corruption-illinois-state-board-of-elections-outed/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Violence-plagued Chicago mocked for city council demanding Gaza cease-fire – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/1/calls-for-chicago-cease-fire-erupt-after-city-coun/
— Media should tear apart Biden’s claims on illegal immigration. President caused border chaos, said nothing was wrong, now blames GOP. – Tim Murtaugh
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/1/media-should-tear-apart-bidens-claims-on-illegal-i/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago calls for end to violence in Gaza as crime in West Side neighborhoods escalates – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2831439/chicago-calls-end-to-violence-in-gaza-as-crime-in-neighborhoods-escalates/
— DeSantis wades back into national fight with promise to send soldiers to Texas – Eden Villalovas (COMMENT: Just kidding, but when will Illinois send its national guard to Texas?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2831674/desantis-wades-back-national-fight-promise-send-soldiers-texas/
— Hochul loosens state job requirements for migrant workers – Christian Wade (COMMENT: New York today, Illinois tomorrow. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2830736/hochul-loosens-state-job-requirements-for-migrant-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hochul said the state is working with agencies to implement the changes, including dropping application requirements like proof of a high school diploma and English proficiency. . .The Hochul administration has identified 4,000 entry-level job openings within state agencies, including administrative, equipment service, repair and food services, according to an internal memo obtained by local media outlets.)
— Somalia First: Ilhan Omar hates America – Ian Haworth
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2830843/somalia-first-ilhan-omar-hates-america/
— Trump or no Trump, the Lankford border deal will only make the border crisis worse – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2831834/lankford-border-deal-will-only-make-border-crisis-worse/
— Even Gavin Newsom isn’t woke (or racist) enough for liberal activists – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2831684/even-gavin-newsom-isnt-woke-or-racist-enough-for-liberal-activists/
— How Congress can help rid higher education of DEI – Sen. Bill Cassidy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/2831335/how-congress-can-help-rid-higher-education-of-dei/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Illegals in the voting booth: After 3 decades in the making, the threat is real
https://afn.net/politics-govt/2024/02/01/illegals-in-the-voting-booth-after-3-decades-in-the-making-the-threat-is-real/
— Growing hostility revealed toward Christians in the West – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/persecution/2024/02/02/growing-hostility-revealed-toward-christians-in-the-west/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Majority of House Dems Vote Against Deporting Illegals Convicted of Drunk Driving, Social Security Fraud – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/01/majority-of-house-dems-vote-against-deporting-illegals-convicted-of-drunk-driving-social-security-fraud/

AMERICAN THINKER
— From Hamas to drunk drivers, is there anybody Democrats won’t vote against deporting? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/from_hamas_to_drunk_drivers_theres_nobody_democrats_wont_vote_to_keep_here.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Sen. Rick Scott accuses McConnell of ‘undermining’ Republicans with border deal – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/31/sen-rick-scott-accuses-mcconnell-of-undermining-republicans-with-border-deal-1432579/
— Boston rec center turned into migrant shelter spark FURY among residents – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/01/on-fire-first-photos-of-boston-rec-center-turned-into-migrant-shelter-spark-fury-among-residents-1432884/

BREITBART
— Alderman Blasts Chicago for Paying Illegals More than $9,000 a Month in Freebies: ‘I’d Come to Chicago, Too’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON (COMMENT: When your ancestors immigrated, what freebies did they get? I do not know of any that mine got.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/02/01/watch-alderman-blasts-chicago-for-paying-illegals-more-than-9000-a-month-in-freebies-id-come-to-chicago-too/
— Chuck Schumer Rushes Lankford’s More-Migration Bill to Senate Vote – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/02/02/chuck-schumer-rushes-lankfords-more-migration-bill-to-senate-vote/

CONSERVATIVE NUT
— Why low income students don’t go to college – Henry Conway (COMMENT: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being “college material?” I was not.)
https://theconservativenut.com/why-low-income-students-dont-go-to-college-yahoo-answers/
— What is low income in DuPage County? – Henry Conway
https://theconservativenut.com/what-is-low-income-in-dupage-county/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County, located in Illinois, has a significant population of individuals and families with incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. This means that many residents struggle to meet their basic needs and face financial challenges on a daily basis.)

DAILY CALLER
— GOP State Senator Who Fought Against Woke Schools Is Now Pushing Bill Requiring ‘Racial Bias’ Training For Nurses – KATE ANDERSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/01/gop-state-senator-pushing-bill-requiring-racial-bias-training-nurses-despite-history-opposition-crt/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Escape to New York—America’s Wide-Open Northern Border – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/01/escape-new-york-americas-wide-open-northern-border-borderline/

EPOCH TIMES
— The Legal War Raging Between the White House and Texas. Just because the Supreme Court allowed the Biden administration some leeway last week, that doesn’t mean Texas will lose in the end, lawyers say. – Matthew Vadum
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/the-legal-war-raging-between-the-white-house-and-texas-5574342

FOX BUSINESS
— Hundreds of millions are being spent on migrants in Chicago: William Kelly Chicago journalist William Kelly discusses how the city is nearing a breaking point over the migrant crisis on ‘The Bottom Line.’ (COMMENT: Kelly came to my defense when my critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes end my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I should also write a book about those who could/should have come to my defense in 2012 but did not. I would focus on those who I have done the most to help elect and to help reelect since 2000.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6346033588112
— Rising costs of housing pushing millennials to make ‘drastic sacrifices’ by living in vans for years. ‘People are just now having to make those drastic sacrifices,’ Orlando, Florida-based realtor Freddie Smith said. – Hannah Grossman (COMMENT; Back in the good old days, that is, back in 1972, I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24 years old. The down payment came from what I had earned a) working for IRS for the previous 15 months, b) pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for the previous 18 months, and c) working for that store full-time for 7 months before that. That income also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for tuition and books for graduate business courses at Loyola in 1972.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/rising-costs-housing-pushing-millennials-make-drastic-sacrifices-living-vans-years

FOX NEWS
— NYC migrant crisis started when Mayor Adams invited illegals in – Curtis Sliwa
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6346001180112
— What life was like 50 years ago in America, compared to now in 2024 – Nicole Pelletiere, Cortney D. Moore (COMMENT: What were you doing 50 years ago this month? I earned $80,094/year in today’s dollars supervising all of IRS’s employees in the Loop who answered taxpayer questions by telephone. I lived in a town home in University Park that I bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I bought new in 1971, a 1974 Dodge Dart that I bought new in 1973, and a 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air that I bought in 1971. I took graduate evening business courses at Loyola.)
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/what-life-like-50-years-ago-america-compared-now-2023

HOT AIR
— Charles Blow: Rejection of DEI Is ‘a New Era of Oppression’ – JOHN SEXTON (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly require/force everyone to ever-increasingly give more and more and more preference to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have less money than others, citizens of foreign countries, etc.)
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/02/01/charles-blow-rejection-of-dei-is-a-new-era-of-oppression-n608932

MRC TV
— Biden Admits the Border is a Sieve as Illegals Continue to Stream Into the United States – EVAN POELLINGER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/evan-poellinger/biden-admits-border-sieve-illegals-continue-stream-united-states
— House Dems Overwhelmingly Vote Against Deporting Illegals Who Commit Crimes – NICK KANGADIS
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/house-dems-overwhelmingly-vote-against-deporting-illegals-who-commit-crimes

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Rep. Greene Introduces Resolution To Censure Rep. Omar – Frank Lara-Risco
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/rep-greene-introduces-resolution-to-censure-rep-omar/

PJ MEDIA
— ‘You Have the Right to Remain Woke!’ El Paso Cops Required to Ask Perps Their Pronouns – EVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/02/01/you-have-the-right-to-remain-woke-el-paso-cops-required-to-ask-perps-their-pronouns-n4926032

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Equity Is Justice, Redefined – Richard Porter
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/02/01/equity_is_justice_redefined_150415.html

TOWNHALL
— America’s Future Clouded By Illegal Immigration, Uncontrolled Debt – Tom Patterson
https://townhall.com/columnists/tom-patterson/2024/02/02/americas-future-clouded-by-illegal-immigration-uncontrolled-debt-n2634512

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

YAHOO NEWS
— Nikki Haley trolls Trump over ballot claim: ‘He’s confused again’ – Martha McHardy
https://au.news.yahoo.com/nikki-haley-trolls-trump-over-131714168.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Taylor Swift Is a ‘Treasure,’ Says Liz Cheney, a Prime Trump Critic. The former U.S. representative and others opposing the former president have needled conservatives over baseless theories involving the pop star, the Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce and the specter of a Biden endorsement. – Jonathan Weisman (COMMENT: How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Swift to defeat Trump?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/us/politics/taylor-swift-liz-cheney-trump.html
— Michigan Had No Seat at R.N.C. Meeting, but 2 People Showed Up Anyway. Kristina Karamo, the party’s far-right leader of almost a year, and Pete Hoekstra, a former House member who was elected to replace her, converged at a Republican National Committee conclave. – Neil Vigdor
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/us/politics/michigan-karamo-hoekstra-rnc.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE OF SWIFT: How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Swift to defeat Trump?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/01/taylor-swift-conspiracy-theories-gop/72437805007/
— The ‘Harvard of Christian schools’ slams Fox News op/ed calling the college ‘woke’ Wheaton College is calling out a Fox News opinion piece by freelancer Tim Scheiderer, saying ‘it failed to meet minimal standards for journalistic accuracy.’ – Amaris Encinas
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/01/wheaton-college-fox-news-opinion-woke/72370641007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A college known as the “Harvard of Christian schools” is clapping back at a Fox News opinion piece that claims the school has gone “woke” just like Harvard University. Wheaton College, a private Christian liberal arts school just outside Chicago, issued a statement Wednesday addressing the Fox News article, saying that they “remain committed to Christian service” and that the “claims made about the college are false or misleading.” Freelance writer Tim Scheiderer, who penned the Fox News op/ed, says that the school has begun to “mimic Harvard’s wokeness” by “banning biblical words, teaching critical race theory, and psychologizing gender identity issues.” “In the 19th century, Harvard was slowly, and permanently, transformed from a Christian university into a secular one,” Scheiderer writes. “At Wheaton, the biblical belief in only two sexes is being tainted. With this and the other shifts mentioned, it may seem like a slow drift. But a gentle tide can carry a boat far from its dock.” Wheaton College President Philip Ryken slammed the “incendiary” opinion piece, saying in a statement that it “failed to meet minimal standards for journalistic accuracy.” Here’s what we know. Who is Tim Scheiderer? Scheiderer, the author of the article, has no apparent affiliation with Wheaton College. He graduated from Bob Jones University, a private evangelical university in Greenville, South Carolina, with a B.A. in mass communications and media studies in 1999. He also has a “Master of Divinity” from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, according to his LinkedIn page. Scheiderer’s resumé also lists him as a founding board member of The Augustine Fellowship, a Christian Study Center at Georgetown University. He says on his website that he earned his “writing chops” working for ABC, Fox News and CNN. What else does the Fox News article say? Scheiderer writes that Wheaton College has slowly drifted away from traditional Christian values since the 2000s when the education department “commended the teachings of Marxists.” The college’s most “blatant offense against Christianity is the ban of certain biblical words that are key to the faith’s foundation,” stating that students have been discouraged from using words like “service” and “mankind.” He also calls out an endowed chair in Wheaton’s psychology program for expressing views on gender identity that Scheiderer says are “rooted in an anti-God philosophy.” Scheiderer concludes the article by asking: “Would Billy Graham, the most influential 20th-century evangelical, endorse his alma mater? How has Wheaton College responded? In his statement, Wheaton College’s president discouraged community members from “engaging further” with Scheiderer. The article, which Ryken says appeared to have been “cobbled from out-of-context items found on the Internet” is mischaracterizing since the author “does not name any sources or give any citations for his many contentions.” Ryken said that Scheiderer had reached out to the college’s marketing department a month ago, claiming that he was writing an article for the Wall Street Journal on a tight deadline. When the spokesperson questioned Scheiderer’s credentials, he told them that he was “actually a freelance writer attempting to pitch an idea to the Journal’s opinion section.” “A representative from the WSJ confirmed that Scheiderer was not an employee. Although the WSJ did not run his piece, evidently he was able to have it appear on a FOX News page,” Ryker noted. “Wheaton College remains fully committed to Christian service − which we embrace as ‘service’ in our very mission statement − to biblical orthodoxy and Christ-centered education, including in matters of human sexuality, gender identity, and race relations,” Ryken said. Ryker concludes the statement by pointing to the college’s institutional commitments website for “ accurate information about our convictions.”)

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Kim Reynolds introduces bill defining ‘man’ and ‘woman,’ opponents brand it ‘LGBTQ erasure’ – Brianne Pfannenstiel and Galen Bacharier
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/01/iowa-governor-kim-reynolds-introduces-bill-defining-man-woman-criticized-lgbtq-erasure/72441900007/

PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY
— Atlantic City raises flag for Black History Month – Matthew Strabuk (COMMENT: The Democrats who run the federal government have always promoted Black History Month big time. I should write a book about the many Black History Month event that I was required to attend. I would focus on those events 1980-1997 while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS.)
https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/gallery-black-history-flag/collection_35d8075e-c13a-11ee-ac58-132e4f26d2c7.html#1

KTRH
— Cashing In: Illegals Living Large on U.S. Benefits – Corey Olson
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2024-02-01-cashing-in-illegals-living-large-on-us-benefits/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The United States of Nullification. Political arguments, policy differences and personal slights are now grounds for destruction. – Lance Morrow (COMMENT: My critics/opponents 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 should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/politics/trump-
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-united-states-of-nullification-cancel-culture-polarization-df9e949e
— Topeka With a Message for Migrants: We Want You. Kansas capital hopes to lure migrants with work authorization to fill some of its thousands of open jobs. – Alicia A. Caldwell (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. If those Democrats could have hired illegals instead of me, they certainly would have.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-american-city-with-a-message-for-migrants-we-want-you-69ef7049

FORBES
— Chicago EVs Froze As I Did An Easy Two Week Tesla Trip In Snowy Utah – Brad Templeton
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2024/02/01/chicago-evs-froze-as-i-did-an-easy-two-week-tesla-trip-in-snowy-utah/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Jealousy at work? Here is how to deal with it. – Rebecca Knight (COMMENT: My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely jealous. They held it against me big time a) when I avoided the draft, b) when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986, c) when I bought news cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1978, etc., d) when I bought a new town home in 1972 and condos in 1974 and 1976, e) when I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance in 1976, 1980, and 1997 respectively, f) when I got married and we bought a home in Wheaton in 1978, g) when I accompanied my wife on her many business trips to luxury resorts 1978-1992, h) when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, i) when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, j) when I became a licensed CPA in 1981, k) when my wife and I had a home built in Wheaton in 1984, l) when I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, m) when I earned professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, n) when etc. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was able to do the aforesaid because I benefitted tremendously from discrimination against Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-deal-with-jealousy-and-envy-toward-a-coworker-2022-7

POLITICO
— Trump influence over congressional GOP spikes ever higher. Republicans are increasingly sensitive to Trump’s viewpoints and conscious of his power to upend bills that Joe Biden might be able to tout on the campaign trail. – BURGESS EVERETT, OLIVIA BEAVERS and MERIDITH MCGRAW
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/02/trump-congressional-republicans-influence-00139061

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— GOP Primary: Trump Leads Haley by 33 Points
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/gop_primary_trump_leads_haley_by_33_points

DAILY MAIL
— Ron DeSantis sends up to 1,000 Florida National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border to ‘stop this invasion once and for all’ because Biden doesn’t have ‘the will to get the job done’ – Rob Crilly (COMMENT: Just kidding, but when will Illinois send its national guard to Texas?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ron-desantis-sends-up-to-1-000-florida-national-guard-troops-to-the-texas-mexico-border-to-stop-this-invasion-once-and-for-all-because-biden-doesn-t-have-the-will-to-get-the-job-done/ar-BB1hDbgE
— Woke Squad member Ayanna Pressley claims Walgreens is RACIST for closing stores in crime-ridden areas because it is a ‘disruptive, life-threatening act of racial and economic discrimination’ – JOE HUTCHISON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13034023/ayanna-pressley-says-walgreens-racist-store-closures-high-crime-areas.html

February 1, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago City Council passes resolution calling for Gaza cease-fire – Jessica D’Onofrio and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-city-council-gaza-update-israel-hamas-war-cease-fire-resolution/14374308/

NBC5
— Proposed Illinois bill could prohibit police traffic stops for minor offenses. The most controversial part of the bill involves stops for speeding that would not result in misdemeanors or felonies. In Illinois, that means speeding 25-35 miles an hour over the limit. – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/proposed-illinois-bill-could-prohibit-police-traffic-stops-for-minor-offenses/3343451/
— Chicago City Council approves resolution calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-city-council-passes-ceasefire-resolution-israel-hamas-gaza/3343352/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/watch-the-moment-chicago-city-council-approves-a-resolution-calling-for-a-ceasefire-in-the-israel-hamas-war/3343595/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_egmTW02z1k
— Chicago set to get new public bathrooms. (COMMENT: As poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase under the Democrats and under the RINOs, how soon will your municipality provide public bathrooms?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-set-to-get-new-public-bathrooms-heres-what-we-know-so-far/3343256/

CBS2
— Mayor Brandon Johnson casts tie-breaking vote as Chicago City Council calls for ceasefire in Gaza – Todd Feurer, Chris Tye
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/city-council-gaza-ceasefire-resolution-vote-mayor-brandon-johnson/
— Illinois lawmaker proposes restrictions on police traffic stops – Todd Feurer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-rep-justin-slaughter-traffic-stop-legislation/
— High rate of violence against Black women in Chicago prompts call for City Council task force – Tara Molina
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cbs-2-reports-violence-against-black-women-city-council-task-force/
— Democrats ever-increasingly puh more pot.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-company-cannabis-infused-wing-sauce-super-bowl/
— Chicago Tribune journalists to go on strike. The 24-hour strike will be the first ever for Tribune staff.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-tribune-journalists-to-go-on-strike/
— Chicago City Council calls for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwDP0WhIQhs

FOX32
— Chicago becomes largest US city to pass Gaza ceasefire resolution. Chicago City Council members cast their votes Wednesday on a resolution that calls for an “immediate” ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1404039
— Chicago passes Gaza ceasefire resolution, sparking concerns of increased anti-Semitism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2sAE30iR2I
— Palestine supporters speak out after Chicago passes ceasefire resolution
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1404118

WTTW
— Effort to Remove Donald Trump From the Illinois Primary Ballot Continues in State Court – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/31/effort-remove-donald-trump-illinois-primary-ballot-continues-state-court
— Chicago Tribune Journalists to Hold 1-Day Strike Thursday Over ‘Non-Starter’ Contract Proposals – Eunice Alpasan
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/31/chicago-tribune-journalists-hold-1-day-strike-thursday-over-non-starter-contract

WGN RADIO
— Senate GOP Leader John Curran: There is no plan to adequately handle migrants – Pete Zimmerman
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/senate-gop-leader-john-curran-there-is-no-plan-to-adequately-handle-migrants/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Group objecting to Donald Trump’s place on Illinois primary ballot takes its case to court – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-donald-trump-illlnois-ballot-objection-20240131-xoix5osbkjgopknk4qfai6nd3y-story.html
— Housing affordability near record low hits Black buyers particularly hard – Jarrell Dillard and Jonnelle Marte
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-housing-affordability-black-buyers-20240131-kwjxmpqy7rfdpjw35zbgjclwcm-story.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-biden-immigration-border-hopes-20240131-rt7hvj6v35cmlcvynym6t6akza-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/01/31/venezuelan-migrants-create-feel-of-home-for-the-holidays-hosting-party-at-lutheran-church-in-oak-park-even-as-their-housing-uncertainty-looms/
— Remove the coverings: Native American history should not go into hiding – Editorial (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents stress to Native Americans to turn them against you? Mine stress that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-native-american-museums-history-covered-20240131-aeujk4z3ajao5jvp5ehh5gf2oy-story.html
— Vintage Chicago Tribune: Revisiting 1924 – MARIANNE MATHER (COMMENT: What were your ancestors doing in 1924? On my father’s side, they were operating Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they were operating a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/01/31/vintage-chicago-tribune-revisiting-1924/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/01/31/clarence-page-joe-bidens-campaign-could-use-some-star-power-paging-taylor-swift/
— Democrats ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/01/31/steve-chapman-heres-why-we-shouldnt-deprive-transgender-kids-of-medical-options/
— Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media serves as an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/01/31/maria-prudente-newsrooms-are-disappearing-who-will-we-turn-to-for-the-truth/
— Police reform in Chicago requires that justice run in both directions – Paul Vallas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/01/31/paul-vallas-police-reform-in-chicago-requires-that-justice-run-in-both-directions/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 3 charged in scheme directing migrants to shoplift in exchange for fake IDs, sheriff says. A trio of Mexican nationals directed recent Venezuelan migrants to steal from Magnificent Mile stores in exchange for ID cards that would allow them to get jobs, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/1/30/24055792/migrants-shoplifting-fake-id-card-sheriff-tom-dart
— Chicago City Council passes Gaza cease-fire resolution as Johnson casts tie-breaking vote. After a meeting interrupted by protests that caused a one-hour delay, the mayor delivered the 24-23 vote by lobbying fence-sitting alderpersons, then voting to break the 23-23 deadlock. – Fran Spielman and Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/1/31/24057161/mayor-brandon-johnson-gaza-ceasefire-resolution-raucous-debate-clears-chambers
— Battle to keep Trump off Illinois primary ballot moves to state court. Objectors asked the court to move quickly and are hoping it will hear arguments as soon as Monday. – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/1/31/24057030/battle-to-keep-trump-off-illinois-primary-ballot-moves-to-state-court
— Chicago Tribune’s unionized newsroom staff to go on 24-hour strike Thursday: ‘Enough is enough’ Employees are demanding fair wages and for owner Alden Global Capital to not cut its 401(k) match contribution. – Emmanuel Camarillo (COMMENT: I was a union member for almost 12 years. My critics/opponents despise if not hate unions and union members. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2024/1/31/24057349/chicago-tribune-staff-strike-reporters-thursday-alden-global-capital-newsguild-cwa
— Chicago and Cook County are looking for election judges. Why not step up? The March 19 primary is approaching, and the November general election after that. Election officials are offering incentives to attract judges. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/31/24055786/chicago-and-cook-county-are-looking-for-election-judges-why-not-step-up
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/2/1/24057261/maga-conspiracy-taylor-swift-pentagon-asset-travis-kelce-chiefs-fox-news-cupp

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Thwarted by Elections Board, voters aiming to bar Trump from Illinois primary ballot seek expedited appeal – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/illinois-voters-attempt-bar-trump-primary-heads-court

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Border talk dominates law enforcement roundtable in Rockford – Jeff Kolkey
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/local/2024/02/01/law-enforcement-gathers-for-mcgraw-campaign-roundtable-in-rockford/72422693007/

SHAW LOCAL
— GOP congressional candidates in 11th District differ on immigration, gun control – Russell Lissau
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2024/01/31/gop-congressional-candidates-in-11th-district-differ-on-immigration-gun-control/
— Wheaton park district looks to fill board vacancy
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2024/01/31/wheaton-park-district-looks-to-fill-board-vacancy/

JOURNAL COURIER
— House bill proposing traffic stop restrictions opposed by police, lawmakers – Ben Singson
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/illinois-house-traffic-stop-bill-condemned-18637220.php

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— How to fight back against age discrimination – Jim Miller (COMMENT: I should write a book about age discrimination.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/life/advice/how-to-fight-back-against-age-discrimination/article_eb23b27e-a462-11ee-8c32-d3b06052cfa9.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say that “Trump says VP pick won’t impact the race” and ask “So what’s he looking for in a running mate?”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-31/trump-says-vp-pick-wont-impact-the-race-so-whats-he-looking-for-in-a-running-mate

NPR ILLINOIS & WGLT
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-31/senate-gop-split-threatens-bipartisan-border-deal-as-trump-looms-large
https://www.wglt.org/2024-01-31/senate-gop-split-threatens-bipartisan-border-deal-as-trump-looms-large

CITY OF WHEATON
— VIDEO: City Council Planning Session 1-29-24 RE: Bus regulations
https://vimeo.com/907954576

ILLINOIS NEWS BUREAU
— Whether a racial minority or majority at their school, white teachers struggle with race relations – AMBY SHARITA FORREST (COMMENT: During the almost 3 years that I worked for the Post Office, almost 9 years for GAO, and almost 18 years for GAO, I worked for, worked with, and supervised many Blacks.)
https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/920500785
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a study of white teachers’ sense of belongingness at their schools, education professor Jennifer L. Nelson found that these teachers were often ill-equipped for discussions about racial issues with Black colleagues and students because they had little prior experience thinking about or confronting race in their family, educational and previous work environments. White workers’ emotions about race and reactions to racial differences in the workplace are triggered by identity threat-induced culture shock, researchers suggest in a new study. White teachers who worked at a school where the faculty was majority Black felt shocked, rejected, uncomfortable and anxious when racial discussions arose and their racial or professional identities were challenged, the researchers found. When triggered by feeling different – regardless of whether they were a racial minority or majority in their workplace –white teachers responded by practicing social avoidance, shunning intergroup relations and ducking conversations about race. “Most of the white teachers in our sample hailed from racially segregated social worlds – attending predominantly white high schools and universities” that left them unprepared to handle race relations in their workplace, said first author Jennifer L. Nelson, a professor of education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, who co-wrote the study with Tiffany D. Johnson, a business professor at Georgia Institute of Technology.)

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Fewer Migrants Are Being Bused To Chicago, Officials Say. The recent “slowdown” comes after the number of buses spiked toward the end of the year, overloading the city’s shelter system and causing people to sleep overnight on warming buses. – Madison Savedra
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/01/31/fewer-migrants-are-being-bussed-to-chicago-officials-say/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-224/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-26/
— QUESTION: Should CapitolFax.com honor the Chicago Tribune Guild’s picket line tomorrow and not post any stories from the paper? (COMMENT: I was a union member for almost 12 years. My critics/opponents despise if not hate unions and union members. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/31/question-of-the-day-3645/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois and Chicago’s recent ‘welcoming’ programs have helped boost the cost of illegal immigration in Illinois by at least $2.2 billion over the last two years. – Ted Dabrowski and Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/welcoming-programs-increase-the-cost-of-illegal-immigration-in-illinois-by-at-least-2-2-billion-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— As other states send units to southern border, Illinois sends National Guard to Mideast – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d9dc45f0-c08a-11ee-9186-2ffc2cbd0a23.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Charlie Kirk: ‘The left’s open borders rhetoric is pure virtue signaling’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653969402-charlie-kirk-the-left-s-open-borders-rhetoric-is-pure-virtue-signaling

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NEARLY 70% OF CHICAGO VOTERS UNHAPPY WITH MAYOR’S JOB ON MIGRANT CRISIS – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/nearly-70-of-chicago-voters-unhappy-with-mayors-job-on-migrant-crisis/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Two ‘Squad’ members are lone votes against bill to bar Hamas members from U.S. – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/31/cori-bush-rashida-tlaib-are-lone-votes-against-bil/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s next legal challenge could be about his Chicago skyscraper – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2829814/trump-legal-challenge-chicago-skyscraper/
— Democratic Gov. Healey slammed for closing rec center in black neighborhood to house immigrants – Peyton Sorosinski
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2830017/democratic-gov-faces-backlash-community-closing-popular-sports-center-massachusetts-house-migrants/
— Biden boosted by women as he builds lead over Trump in new poll – Rachel Schilke (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to get more votes from women, Democrat and RINO elected officials ever-increasingly give women more preference over men.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2830227/biden-leads-trump-women-overall-new-poll/
— We have to make a more concerted effort to repel leftist candidates for local elections before they can breach the gates and cause damage for us to clean up later. – Parker Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2829687/repel-the-enemy-at-the-gates/

NEW YORK POST
— Speaker Johnson accuses Biden of ‘absolute madness’ on border, warns of ‘clear and present danger’ – Josh Christenson
https://nypost.com/2024/01/31/news/house-speaker-mike-johnson-accuses-biden-of-absolute-madness-on-border-warns-of-clear-and-present-danger-as-migrant-crisis-rages/
— Biden holds six-point national lead over Trump, fueled by female voters – Diana Glebova (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to get more votes from women, Democrat and RINO elected officials ever-increasingly give women more preference over men.)
https://nypost.com/2024/01/31/news/biden-holds-six-point-national-lead-over-trump-fueled-by-women-poll/
— Migrants who attacked NYPD cops violated ‘parole’ — Send ‘em packing – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/01/31/opinion/nyc-migrants-violated-parole-send-em-packing/
— NYPD seizes illegal scooters from migrant shelters amid ‘uptick’ in moped-riding bandits in NYC – Allie Griffin
https://nypost.com/2024/02/01/metro/nypd-seizes-illegal-scooters-from-migrant-shelters-amid-uptick-in-moped-riding-bandits-in-nyc/

BLAZE
— ‘Whiny snowflakes’: Billionaire Ken Griffin rips Harvard students, says he stopped donating to school over its woke values – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/whiny-snowflakes-billionaire-ken-griffin-rips-harvard-students-says-he-stopped-donating-to-school-over-its-woke-values

BREITBART
— Chicago City-Sponsored Migrant Shelters Filled with Rats, Rotting Food, Garbage – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/31/chicago-city-sponsored-migrant-shelters-filled-rats-rotting-food-garbage/
— Migrants Brutally Attack NYC Cops, Get Freed from Jail without Bail – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/31/watch-migrants-brutally-attack-nyc-cops-get-freed-from-jail-without-bail/
— Biden Admin-Released Migrant Crime Wave Sweeping Sanctuary Cities – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/01/31/biden-admin-released-migrant-crime-wave-sweeping-sanctuary-cities/
— 154 Democrats Oppose New Criminal Penalties for Illegal Aliens Leading Border Agents on High-Speed Chases – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/31/154-democrats-oppose-new-criminal-penalties-for-illegal-aliens-leading-border-agents-on-high-speed-chases/
— Johnson Sets Vote on Tax Bill Conservatives Call ‘Trojan Horse to Expand Welfare’ for Illegal Aliens – BRADLEY JAYE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/31/johnson-sets-vote-on-tax-bill-conservatives-call-trojan-horse-to-expand-welfare-for-illegal-aliens/

COLLEGE MIX
— Scientists warn: Declining academic standards mixed with DEI recipe for disaster – DANIEL NUCCIO, NIU
https://www.thecollegefix.com/scientists-warn-declining-academic-standards-mixed-with-dei-recipe-for-disaster/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Lankford Border Bill Empowers Impeachment-Bound DHS Secretary Mayorkas – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/lankford-border-bill-empowers-impeachment-bound-dhs-secretary-mayorkas

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— The New Gold Rush — The American Border – Larry Elder
https://www.creators.com/read/larry-elder/02/24/the-new-gold-rush-the-american-border

DAILY CALLER
— ‘These People Are Dopes’: Chicago Roasted On Social Media For Passing Resolution Supporting Gaza Ceasefire – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/31/chicago-roasted-social-media-passing-resolution-supporting-gaza/
— Video Appears To Show Migrants Tucked Away In Hidden Room Under Military Guard At Major US Airport – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/31/exclusive-video-appears-to-show-migrants-tucked-away-in-hidden-room-under-military-guard-at-major-us-airport/
— California Dems Unveil First-Of-Its-Kind Reparations Package – MARY LOU MASTERS (COMMENT: California today, Illinois tomorrow.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/31/california-democrats-introduce-first-ever-reparations-package/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Brands Bipartisan Border Deal The ‘Stupid Bill’ – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-brands-bipartisan-border-deal-the-stupid-bill

EPOCH TIMES
— Griffin Donated $5 Million to Haley Super PAC – Wim De Gent (COMMENT: What do the Haley-supporters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct think of you? How do they treat you?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/republican-megadonor-ken-griffin-donated-5-million-to-nikki-haley-super-pac-5577708

FEDERALIST
— The Biden Administration Is Treading On Texas’ Sovereignty – MARGOT CLEVELAND
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/01/the-biden-administration-is-treading-on-texas-sovereignty-not-the-other-way-around/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Congress Should Not Eliminate Per-Country Caps
https://www.fairus.org/federal-immigration-legislation/congress-should-not-eliminate-country-caps

FOX BUSINESS
— Biden will likely lose 2024 election over the border crisis. Biden did everything he can do to speed up the flow of illegals into the US. – Stuart Varney
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/stuart-varney-biden-lose-2024-election-border-crisis

FOX NEWS
— Illinois sheriffs bust migrant-run operation coercing others into stealing so they could buy fake IDs. The arrest came amid an uptick of retail theft cases in Chicago’s downtown area involving migrants. – Bradford Betz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-sheriffs-bust-migrant-run-operation-coercing-stealing-buy-fake-ids
— This deal would ‘normalize’ 5,000 migrants a day: Sen. Ted Cruz. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, discusses how Chicago’s mayor is housing illegal migrants in the airport on ‘Hannity.’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6345970225112
— NYPD chief blasts migrants’ attack on officers as mugshots of suspects released. 4 of the men pleaded not guilty, a 5th person has been arrested and 4 others are being sought by police. – Louis Casiano By Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/us/nypd-chief-blasts-release-migrants-accused-attacking-officers-should-be-sitting-at-rikers

HOT AIR
— Democrat Governor Takes Recreation Center Away from Poor Black Kids to Give Shelter to Illegal Aliens – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/01/31/democrat-governor-takes-recreation-center-away-from-poor-black-kids-to-give-shelter-to-illegal-aliens-n608659

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Southern Illinois U Med School Scholarship Discriminating Against Non-LGBTQI+ White and Asian Students Challenged By Equal Protection Project
Short version: White and Asian (non-Pacific Islander) students cannot apply for the Meares scholarship unless they are “LGBTQI+”. So your straight White or Asian student whose “gender identity” aligns with their biological sex cannot apply. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/southern-illinois-u-med-school-scholarship-discriminating-against-non-lgbtqi-white-and-asian-students-challenged-by-equal-protection-project/
— ‘Reprehensible’: NYPD Lashes Out After Four Illegals Accused of Beating Cops are Released Without Bail. The NYPD is still seeking three more suspects. All eight suspects are Venezuelan “asylum-seekers” who arrived in NYC last year. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/reprehensible-nypd-lashes-out-after-four-illegals-accused-of-beating-cops-are-released-without-bail/

MRC TV
— SUVs Drop Off Illegal Aliens at California Border – EVAN POELLINGER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/evan-poellinger/video-suvs-drop-illegal-aliens-california-border
— NY State of Crime: Illegals Who ‘Allegedly’ Beat Up 2 Cops ‘Released Without Bail’ – NICK KANGADIS
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/ny-state-crime-illegals-who-allegedly-beat-2-cops-released-without-bail

NATIONAL REVIEW
— U.S. Murder Capital, Chicago, Calls for Gaza Cease-Fire – LUTHER RAY ABEL
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/u-s-murder-capital-calls-for-gaza-cease-fire/
— Chicago City Council Passes Resolution Demanding Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/chicago-passes-resolution-demanding-israel-hamas-cease-fire-amid-high-city-crime/

NEW AMERICAN
— House Committee Votes to Impeach Mayorkas. Full House Votes Next Week – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/house-committee-votes-to-impeach-mayorkas-full-house-votes-next-week/

NEWSMAX
— Illinois GOP Ignores Will of the People, Pushes Anti-Trump Agenda – Mark Vargas
https://www.newsmax.com/markvargas/illinois-gop-anti-trump/2024/01/31/id/1151718/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So back in Illinois: What’s the current position of the state Republican Party? According to the embattled state party chairman Don Tracy, the party will remain “neutral” during this primary season. In other words, they want to wait it out. It’s too early and there’s not enough data to make any predictions just yet. But again, this should come as no surprise. During the 2020 presidential primary, it was reported that owners in Tracy’s family-owned business — where he is an owner — donated $6,193 to Biden’s campaign. In 2018, owners made only a $250 donation to Trump. But it was only a year ago when Tracy wanted to reevaluate the state party’s so-called “neutrality” policy after a Trump-endorsed conservative grassroots Republican defeated the state party’s preferred establishment-backed candidate for governor in the 2022 Illinois Republican primary by 43 points. Tracy then blamed the Trump-endorsed candidate for all of the 2022 statewide midterm election losses — a move that angered the powerful and influential grassroots base of the party. And last spring key Illinois GOP party leaders, including national committeeman Richard Porter — a close friend and adviser to Tracy and Republican National Committee Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel — endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the presidential primary. During Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair this past August, Porter was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune where on-record, he repeated a line often used by the Democrats and said that Trump was running for president simply to avoid going to jail. After both the Chicago Tribune and Illinois Review reported on his on-the-record comments, Porter was in panic mode. Realizing that his inner monologue was now public record, he offered a long, meandering follow-up statement to try and clarify his statement. But the damage was already done. But none of this is accidental and multiple sources in Illinois confirm that Illinois Republican Party leaders are playing the “neutral” card because they are holding out hope that one of Trump’s 91 criminal charges — 44 federal and 47 state — will stick and he will be jailed before the Republican National Convention in August, leaving Haley or DeSantis as the Republican nominee for president who will face Biden in November. State party leaders will emphatically and publicly deny that this is the strategy, but this is the truth. And it’s the only reason that explains why they are remaining selectively neutral this presidential primary season — for fear of angering DeSantis or Haley by coming out so quickly in support of Trump. But the pattern is clear. Last March, the Illinois Republican Party hosted a fundraiser that featured former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, who served as attorney general under Trump. Barr frequently attacks Trump in media interviews and says the GOP presidential front-runner is destroying the Republican Party. And who served on the host committee? Tracy and Porter. And when former President Trump visited southern Illinois in June 2022, none of the state party leaders, including Tracy and Porter bothered to show up. That’s right: The 45th president of the United States of America and the leader of the national party shows up in your backyard, and the state Republican party leaders decide to skip the party. It’s no wonder Democrats control every lever in the state — the establishment, anti-Trump Republicans within the state party allow it.)
— Giuliani watches illegals pummel cops, issues grim warning – Eric Bolling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLMgcF2O1Sg

TOWNHALL
— Youngkin and Other GOP Governors Are Right to Stand With Texas – Rich Anderson
https://townhall.com/columnists/rich-anderson/2024/01/31/gov-glenn-youngkin-and-other-gop-governors-are-right-to-stand-with-texas-n2634368
— The Razor Thin Margin of Freedom – Jerry Newcombe
https://townhall.com/columnists/jerrynewcombe/2024/02/01/the-razor-thin-margin-of-freedom-n2634459
— GA State Senator Captures Video Showing Groups of Illegal Migrants Hidden In Rooms at ATL Airport – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/31/a-ga-state-senator-appears-to-show-groups-of-illegal-immigrants-in-a-room-at-atl-airport-n2634457
— The Fall of Rome, Updated – Ann Coulter
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2024/01/31/the-fall-of-rome-updated-n2634447
— Biden Gives FREE STUFF to GAY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bam00vsmes

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Challenger to ‘RINO’ Senator Earns Party Endorsement, Makes Commitment to Threaten Mitch McConnell’s Position – C. Douglas Golden
https://www.westernjournal.com/challenger-rino-senator-earns-party-endorsement-makes-commitment-threaten-mitch-mcconnells-position/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

C-SPAN
— Speaker Johnson Delivers First Floor Speech on Border Security and Immigration Policy. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) uses his first official floor speech since his election last fall to criticize the Biden administration’s border security policies and accuses the administration of “incentivizing” people to come into the U.S. illegally.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5104634/speaker-johnson-delivers-floor-speech-border-security-immigration-policy

NBC NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders deny that the bipartisan border deal would allow 5,000 illegal crossings per day.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/does-new-immigration-bill-5000-illegal-border-crossings-per-day-rcna136656
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use slavery to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-students-empowered-ft-monroe-trip-slavery-birthplace-rcna134788

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Republican Georgia governor Brian Kemp signs bill that would define antisemitism in state law – Jeff Amy (COMMENT: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being antisemites, and especially Republicans like me who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrats encourage/use/force Jewish people to take adverse actions against Republicans like me. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on the on the many/big adverse actions that my Democrat Post Office (1966-1969), IRS (1971-1980) and GAO (1980-1997) superiors succeeded in getting my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take against me. Those adverse actions include forcing me to resign in 1969, disallowing my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowing my education expenses in 1978, forcing me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, never promoting me beyond GS-13, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I would also focus on Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on me.)
https://www.wfxg.com/story/50404534/georgia-governor-signs-bill-that-would-define-antisemitism-in-state-law

NEWSWEEK
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/liz-cheney-taylor-swift-national-treasure-republicans-1865788

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP FOLD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/us/us-immigration-asylum-border.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) run America and b) blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/opinion/racist-backlash-history.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump holds large lead over Haley in South Carolina, Post-Monmouth poll finds. The former S.C. governor has seen her favorability fall in her home state while Trump’s has improved. – Dan Balz, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/01/south-carolina-poll-post-monmouth/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/31/taylor-swift-trump-maga-politics/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/31/gop-says-no-need-new-immigration-laws-thats-not-what-it-used-say/

USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/31/lgbtq-youth-aunts-support-parents-family/72352607007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more obesity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/01/31/advocates-sign-obesity-bill-of-rights/72356030007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Votes for Hamas. Mayor Brandon Johnson supports a cease-fire . . . in Gaza, not Chicago. – Editorial (COMMENT: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being antisemites, and especially Republicans like me who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrats encourage/use/force Jewish people to take adverse actions against Republicans like me. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on the on the many/big adverse actions that my Democrat Post Office (1966-1969), IRS (1971-1980) and GAO (1980-1997) superiors succeeded in getting my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take against me. Those adverse actions include forcing me to resign in 1969, disallowing my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowing my education expenses in 1978, forcing me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, never promoting me beyond GS-13, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I would also focus on Money Magazine’s 4-page February 1978 article on me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/brandon-johnson-chicago-cease-fire-resolution-gaza-israel-2e7cd658
— Anticipate/expect hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters to ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taylor-swift-psyop-theory-donald-trump-travis-kelce-nfl-kansas-city-chiefs-joe-biden-288d7091
— In the ‘Asian Century,’ Indians and Chinese Flee. Why are the brightest and wealthiest so eager to leave these supposedly ascendant countries? – Sadanand Dhume
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-the-asian-century-indians-and-chinese-migrate-away-skilled-wealthy-immigrants-1702a683

KKTV
— “Colorado Springs is not a sanctuary city” officials react after first group of migrants arrive in Colorado Springs – Jared Dean (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasing pressure from the Democrat and RINO leaders in your municipality to officially make your municipality a sanctuary for illegals, Democrats, RINOs, minorities, females, younger people, poor people, homeless people, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.kktv.com/2024/02/01/colorado-springs-is-not-sanctuary-city-officials-react-after-first-group-migrants-arrive-colorado-springs/
https://www.kktv.com/video/2024/02/01/watch-county-leaders-say-they-will-not-declare-sanctuary-city-migrants-arrive-colorado-springs/

FORBES
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Casts Tie-Breaking Vote To Pass Pro-Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ4IsDPlsyk
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/01/31/why-biden-cant-easily-shut-down-the-border-as-both-he-and-trump-have-suggested/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2024/01/31/3-of-the-most-popular-dei-myths-debunked/

MONEY TALKS
— The Average Payment for 9 Types of Social Security Recipients – Brandon Ballenger (COMMENT: Because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension, even though I paid into Social Security 1964-1974 while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, and pumped more gasoline, my Social Security is dramatically reduced – it is only $2,945/year. Because Medicare now costs me $3,266/year, all my Social Security goes to pay Medicare and I had to pay Medicare $321 more for 2024.)
https://www.moneytalksnews.com/slideshows/heres-the-average-social-security-benefit/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Retired workers Number of beneficiaries: 50.1 million (75% of all Social Security beneficiaries) Average annual benefit: $22,860)

REASON
— Ever-increasingly, at the request of Democrat and RINO leaders, citizens of foreign countries are illegally invading America.
https://reason.com/volokh/2024/01/31/more-on-why-immigration-is-not-invasion/
https://reason.com/volokh/2024/01/31/how-biden-can-alleviate-pressure-on-the-border-by-making-legal-migration-easier/

SLASH GEAR
— Ford 10-Speed Transmission: The Most Common Problems – PRARTHANA GOPAL (COMMENT: I am one of the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Ford over this transmission. I represent Mustang owners in Illinois. SEE: https://dockets.justia.com/docket/illinois/ilndce/1:2023cv04130/435016 The lawsuit has since been transferred to Massachusetts.)
https://www.slashgear.com/1490143/ford-10-speed-transmission-common-problems/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2017, Ford debuted the 10R80 transmission, which it had developed in collaboration with General Motors. The new transmission was first introduced in Ford F-150 trucks, but it soon became a mainstay in other models like the Mustang, Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, and Ranger, among others. The 10R80 was designed to provide more power and fuel efficiency, allowing drivers to experience a more responsive and nimble handling experience. That said, problems soon began to surface with the 10-speed automatic transmission. Owners of Ford passenger vehicles experienced various issues, ranging from jerky driving to delayed gear shifting and more. Over time, consistent problems with the transmission system led to multiple consumer complaints and even lawsuits against Ford. Ford’s 10-speed automatic transmission has made an appearance in several Ford vehicles over the years, but it has also become the subject of multiple lawsuits. Plaintiffs have repeatedly alleged that the 10R80 transmission is defective. Some have also claimed that the auto manufacturer has known about this problem since 2018. A lawsuit, filed with the Massachusetts State Court on April 18, 2023, stated: “A common design and/or manufacturing defect in Ford’s 10R80 transmissions is a potentially life-threatening safety issue, and Ford has refused to recall or replace the defective Transmissions.” . . . Ford, on the other hand, refuted several of these allegations, asserting that the plaintiffs didn’t seek prompt servicing for their vehicles. Ford also pointed out that the complainants continued to use their cars despite these issues surfacing — a fact that could negate the severity of the claims. . .One of the most common issues that people have experienced with Ford vehicles that used the 10R80 transmission was the “sluggish” pace of gear changes. Some drivers also allegedly experienced violent and sudden shifts from one gear to the other.) 

January 31, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Taxpayers foot bill for relocating migrants who want to leave Chicago – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel, Tom Jones, Maggie Green and Adriana Aguilar
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-paying-for-migrant-crisis-texas/14373445/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s the secret side of Chicago’s migrant crisis. Some migrants who arrive here don’t want to stay. Some asylum-seekers coming to Chicago from the border, at a sizable cost to government agencies, are then going somewhere else. The ABC7 I-Team asked Illinois state officials for information on how many migrants are coming and going. An ABC7 data investigation reveals this double migration, the coming and going, is running up the tab for a crisis that already caught Illinois by surprise, and continues to stretch government resources and finances. . .The I-Team filed an open records request to find out how many migrants are leaving Illinois, what that costs and who’s paying? According to the Illinois Department of Human Services, migrant travel costs in the Chicago area, including people leaving by bus, plane and train, total more than $775,000. And when additional travel related expenses such as rideshares are factored in, it’s almost $850,000 of taxpayer money that has been spent on migrants moving out of Chicago. State officials say 4,327 migrants have now come and gone. That is more than 10% of the migrants sent to Chicago over the last year and a half. . .Catholic Charities has provided some of the logistical help in relocating migrants from Illinois. A spokesperson for Gov. JB Pritzker tells the I-Team that before leaving here, Illinois authorities make sure there is a friend or family member on the other end to receive the asylum-seekers, wherever they’re going. Records show many of the migrants leaving Illinois are going to New York, Florida and Georgia. And some are going back to Texas.)
— Trump 2024: IL election board decides former president will stay on primary ballot – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-news-chicago-2024/14372138/
— City council committee examines conditions at shelters for Chicago migrants. Meeting comes after Mayor Brandon Johnson extends eviction deadline. -Jessica D’Onofrio and Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-brandon-johnson-mayor-migrant-crisis/14371741/
— CPS high school students walk out of class to demand Gaza cease-fire – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-public-schools-cps-walkout-ceasefire-gaza-war/14373001/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-venezuelan-migrant-oak-park-st-edmund-parish/14373531/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdZBYHC-0NQ

NBC5
— Mayor Johnson signs $79 million spending increase for Favorite Healthcare Staffing for migrant shelters – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mayor-johnson-signs-79-million-spending-increase-for-favorite-healthcare-staffing-for-migrant-shelters/3342303/

CBS2
— Suburban Chicago man says dashboard of his Tesla caught fire out of the blue – Jermont Terry
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-chicago-man-dashboard-tesla-fire/

WGN9
— 3 Chicago men charged with selling fraudulent IDs to migrants – Alonzo Small
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/3-chicago-men-charged-with-selling-fraudulent-ids-to-migrants/
— City council committee hearing focuses on living conditions at Chicago migrant shelters
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/mayors-office-handling-of-migrant-shelter-conditions-probed-by-chicago-committee/
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/city-council-committee-hearing-focuses-on-living-conditions-at-chicago-migrant-shelters/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_CeUNK83do
— Political parties exist to defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, and RINO party leaders reject the aforesaid.
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-some-republican-leaders-are-pushing-back-against-the-conservative-freedom-caucus-in-statehouses/

FOX32
— Chicago officials lay out next steps for migrants. In the last year-and-a-half, more than 35,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago from the southern border. On Tuesday morning, the heads of various city departments involved in the migrant mission met at City Hall to streamline the next steps.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1403633
— Chicago students stage walkout in support of Palestine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CZgQaf8fyY
— Chicago committee discusses migrant resettlement, shelter oversight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp-rUM-C0uM

WTTW
— CPS Students Hold Walkouts in Support of Gaza Cease-Fire – Paris Schutz
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/30/cps-students-hold-walkouts-support-gaza-cease-fire

WBBM
— Activists say city is trying to muzzle them during DNC in Chicago – Andy Dahn
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/activists-city-trying-to-muzzle-them-during-dnc-in-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Niles, Lincolnwood, Norridge pass ordinances to curb unscheduled bus drop-offs of migrants – Richard Requena
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/niles/ct-nhs-migrant-bus-drop-off-tl-0205-20240130-scd7ss6tlravlbrgasoaitkax4-story.html
— Biden calls Trump a ‘loser’ as he raises money in Florida – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-aud-nw-election-2024-biden-florida-20240130-cahqxflw3fbfxnbxfdvyw5nu5m-story.html
— Activists call on Chicago to reverse permit denial for march before Democratic National Convention – Rebecca Johnson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dnc-protest-permit-0131-20240131-6ter4plpffh3veg3eiqgqpmnji-story.html
— Chicago aldermen focus on migrant work authorizations rather than shelter conditions – A.D. Quig and Olivia Stevens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrant-shelter-conditions-hearing-20240130-saelr45odzgeleogarw6xqmuqu-story.html
— Illinois elections board keeps Donald Trump on primary ballot. ‘I love Illinois,’ former president responds. – Rick Pearson and Olivia Stevens
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-donald-trump-illinois-primary-ballot-20240130-she6cwlxi5fpnn4w7kpmm7aogq-story.html
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-taylor-swift-joe-biden-page-20240131-6rlvefqj7jga7lwww5cf54f4om-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Abortion rights, LGBTQ+ activists want delegates to see them during Democratic Convention protest. The city has denied a group’s permit to hold a demonstration at Jane M. Byrne Plaza during the Democratic National Convention in August. A judge this week will decide whether an alternate route is acceptable. – Audrey Hettleman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/30/24056307/lgbtq-organizers-appeal-denial-of-permit-to-march-during-democratic-convention
— CPS students walk out to support City Council’s Gaza cease-fire resolution. The Council is expected to debate the long-delayed resolution Wednesday after more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed. It also seeks the release of Israeli hostages taken by the militant group Hamas in its Oct. 7 attack. – Nader Issa, Phyllis Cha and Michael Puente
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/1/30/24055756/cps-students-walk-out-schools-support-gaza-ceasefire
— Election officials seek new incentives to recruit election judges for March primary. Finding enough election judges has become increasingly challenging. Officials have tried increasing pay and tapping groups such as veterans and high school students and more. – Tessa Weinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/30/24054701/election-judges-shortage-march-19-primary-illinois-recruitment-incentives
— My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/1/30/24055628/german-bund-chicago-daily-times-expose-pbs-series-american-experience-nazi-town-usa-world-war-ii

DAILY HERALD
— House GOP is moving quickly to impeach Mayorkas as border security becomes top election issue – AP (COMMENT: Mayorkas is an operative for Democrat and RINO leaders. Charles Bowsher was an operative for Democrat and RINO leaders while he ran GAO 1981-1996. Bowsher ever-increasingly destroyed GAO and especially under Clinton 1993-1996 and under Gingrich 1995-1996. GAO is less than a shell of what it once was. Bowsher used Democrat and RINO budget cuts, Affirmative Action, DEI, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination to get rid of GAO’s employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. He got rid of GAO employees who had accounting degrees, were CPAs, did not have Ivy League degrees, and/or who he had not promoted into his Senior Executive Service, currently $191,900/year, by age 40. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240130/nation-and-world-politics/house-gop-is-moving-quickly-to-impeach-mayorkas-as-border-security-becomes-top-election-issue/
— Biden calls Trump a ‘loser’ as he raises money on his home turf in Florida – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240130/nation-and-world-politics/biden-to-soak-up-sunshine-and-campaign-cash-in-florida-trip/
— GOP congressional candidates in 11th District differ on immigration, gun control – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240130/news/gop-congressional-candidates-differ-on-immigration-gun-control/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Evanston considers proposal allowing documented residents to vote in municipal elections – Edward Simon Cruz
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/01/29/city/evanston-considers-proposal-allowing-documented-residents-to-vote-in-municipal-elections/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly analogize helping Blacks to escape slavery with helping citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally..
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/history/2024/01/31/group-is-trying-to-bring-underground-railroad-voices-together-in-state/72267990007/

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Iowa GOP bill would block undocumented immigrants from accessing public assistance – Brianne Pfannenstiel
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/30/iowa-gop-bill-cracks-down-on-smuggling-of-undocumented-immigrants-public-assistance/72412766007/

IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH
— Bill would require use of ‘E-Verify’ to check workers’ immigration status – ROBIN OPSAHL
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/01/24/bill-would-require-use-of-e-verify-to-check-workers-immigration-status/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DeSantis demands ‘Squad’ member be expelled, deported over ‘Somalians first’ remarks – RAY LEWIS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/desantis-demands-squad-member-be-expelled-deported-over-somalians-first-remarks-ilhan-omar-somalia-somali-muslim-florida-congress

NEWS CHANNEL 20 & Q98.5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/springfield-officials-discuss-how-cannabis-revenue-is-being-used#
https://q985online.com/illinois-weed-infused-wing-sauce-for-super-bowl/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Voters under 30 hold polarized political views based on gender (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting younger people to hate Republicans.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-29/voters-under-30-hold-polarized-political-views-based-on-gender-data-shows
— IRS got $80B to. . .chase rich tax avoiders. Here’s how it’s going – Ari Shapiro, Megan Lim, Patrick Jarenwattananon (COMMENT: Because IRS is run by Democrats, IRS will use that money to chase Republicans, and especially Republicans like me who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. They certainly will not chase Democrats who are major donors. I worked for Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years and I worked for Democrats who ran GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-30/the-irs-got-80b-to-help-people-and-chase-rich-tax-avoiders-heres-how-its-going

SBB RESEARCH GROUP FOUNDATION
— Milton Township Food Pantry Receives the SBB Research Group Foundation Grant (COMMENT: What percent of the residents of your county, of your township, of your municipality, and of your school district are non-native English speakers?)
https://www.prweb.com/releases/milton-township-food-pantry-receives-the-sbb-research-group-foundation-grant-302048183.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Recognizing the diversity of the population in Milton Township, where 39% of residents are non-native English speakers. The pantry has taken proactive steps to bridge language barriers. They utilize translation technology to better understand and fulfill the unique needs of their clients.)

CAPITOL FAX

— Morning briefing

https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-223/

— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-25/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— The SAFE-T Act is making the detention of alleged criminals difficult
https://wirepoints.org/were-at-2-billion-spent-on-illegal-immigrants-so-far-and-were-no-closer-to-a-resolution-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago provides 300,000 meals a week to non-citizen migrants, among other services – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_ec4ccd18-bf63-11ee-a769-0fe8de97a9ff.html#

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Illinois Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce New Gun Restriction Law
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/653968871-illinois-sheriffs-refuse-to-enforce-new-gun-restriction-law

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— House Republican Members Request Illegal Immigration Crisis Public Hearings
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/653963308-house-republican-members-request-illegal-immigration-crisis-public-hearings

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House committee gives first approval to Mayorkas impeachment – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/31/house-committee-gives-first-approval-to-alejandro-/
— Bold & Blunt: DEI brainwashing is worse than you think – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/30/bold-blunt-dei-brainwashing-is-worse-than-you-thin/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ly-kvKI3lI
— No immigration deal: Laws do not enforce themselves, and Biden isn’t trustworthy – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/30/no-immigration-deal-laws-do-not-enforce-themselves/
— House Republican committee reveals fundraising totals that ‘shattered’ record – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/30/inside-beltway-national-republican-congressional-c/
— Ron DeSantis calls for Ilhan Omar’s expulsion from Congress, deportation over ‘Somali first’ video – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/30/ron-desantis-calls-ilhan-omars-expulsion-congress-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House panel advances Mayorkas articles of impeachment – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2824106/house-panel-approves-mayorkas-articles-of-impeachment/
— Trump survives Illinois Board of Elections vote determining his 2024 ballot status – Jack Birle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2826533/trump-survives-illinois-board-of-elections-vote-2024-ballot-status/
— Rick Scott accuses McConnell of ‘undermining’ GOP over Senate border deal – Emily Jacobs
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/2827482/rick-scott-mcconnell-undermining-gop-op-ed/
— All hail the American royalty – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2825241/all-hail-the-american-royalty/
— Since the 1960s, Democrat and RINO leaders have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2827690/biden-doj-says-keep-race-based-policies-at-west-point/

NEW YORK POST
— House panel approves impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas – Josh Christe
https://nypost.com/2024/01/31/news/house-panel-approves-impeachment-articles-against-mayorkas/
— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is right: America is being invaded – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/opinion/texas-gov-greg-abbott-is-right-america-is-being-invaded/
— NY considering relaxing work qualifications for thousands of jobs to hire migrants – Vaughn Golden (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger, they ever-increasingly relaxed work qualifications. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and professional license.)
https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/metro/ny-weighing-rule-change-to-hire-thousands-of-migrants/
— Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as election board declines to ban him over Capitol riot – AP
https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/news/trump-stays-on-illinois-ballot-as-election-board-declines-to-ban-him-over-capitol-riot/
— Denver struggling to stay afloat, facing ‘pressing budgetary concern’ after arrival of 38,000 migrants – Isabel Keane
https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/news/denver-inundated-by-arrival-of-40000-migrants/
— Speaker Johnson rips Biden for claim ‘I’ve done all I can’ to secure US-Mexico border: ‘Simply untrue’ – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2024/01/30/news/biden-says-ive-done-all-i-can-to-secure-border-johnson-says-simply-untrue/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Death of Citizenship – Steve McCann
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/the_death_of_citizenship.html
— A GOP Divided Cannot Stand – Jasmine Campos (COMMENT: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO elected officials and party leaders ever-increasingly drive conservatives out of the party, that is, they ever-increasingly drive platform Republicans out of the party, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy the party.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/a_gop_divided_cannot_stand.html
— Why hasn’t the CDC warned about all the diseases that could be brought in because of Joe Biden’s open borders? – Jack Hellner (COMMENT: Remember COVID-19.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/why_hasnt_the_cdc_warned_about_all_the_diseases_that_could_be_brought_in_because_of_joe_bidens_open_borders.html
— The border deal trap is out in the open, and desperate Democrats are lying to blame the GOP – D. Parker
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/the_border_deal_trap_is_out_in_the_open_and_desperate_democrats_are_lying_to_blame_the_gop.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Gov. Abbott has message for sanctuary cities on migrant busing and they won’t like it – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/30/gov-abbott-has-message-for-sanctuary-cities-on-migrant-busing-and-they-wont-like-it-1432188/
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/30/averting-civil-war-should-be-first-priority-1432365/

BREITBART
— Biden DHS Celebrates Program Helping Illegals Finger ‘Bad Employers’ for Prosecution – WARNER TODD HUSTON (COMMENT: Employers want illegals because employers want cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/30/biden-dhs-celebrates-program-helping-illegals-finger-bad-employers-for-prosecution/
— Biden Could Have Resolved Border Crisis ‘Today, Yesterday, Three Years Ago’ – Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/30/gop-rep-steube-biden-could-have-resolved-border-crisis-today-yesterday-three-years-ago/

DAILY CALLER
— Donald Trump Will Remain On State Ballot After Board Of Elections Vote – NICOLE SILVERIO
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/30/donald-trump-illinois-ballot-14th-amendment/

DAILY WIRE
— Cruz: Biden’s Border Crisis Is So Bad He Makes Obama’s Border Crisis Seem ‘Minuscule’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/cruz-bidens-border-crisis-is-so-bad-he-makes-obamas-border-crisis-seem-minuscule

EPOCH TIMES
— A ‘Well-Funded Cabal’ Influenced the 2020 Election—What Lies Ahead in 2024? Republicans may be holding a losing hand this November as the Democratic Party uses the advantages it gained during and after the 2020 election cycle. – Kevin Stocklin
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/after-2020-election-efforts-by-well-funded-cabal-a-look-ahead-at-2024-post-5575531

FEDERALIST
— 20 Questions To Ask Republican Candidates In Your State – JOY PULLMANN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/31/20-questions-to-ask-republican-candidates-in-your-state/

FOX BUSINESS
— Mayorkas’ decisions are putting lives in danger – Chad Wolf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf1HJa2vVWI

FOX NEWS
— Mayorkas impeachment articles approved by committee, setting up full House vote. The Biden administration has called the allegations ‘baseless’ – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mayorkas-impeachment-articles-approved-by-committee-setting-up-full-house-vote
— Migrant crime is a ‘problem that extends beyond the borders of Chicago’: Brian Strockis. Oak Brook Police Chief Brian Strockis discusses how the migrant crisis is impacting his Chicago suburb on ‘America Reports.’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6345890251112
— Chicago Democrat goes off on city’s handling of migrant crisis: ‘It’s an invasion’ Andre Smith called out the Windy City for using funds to shelter migrants while Chicagoans struggle. – Elizabeth Heckman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-democrat-citys-handling-migrant-crisis-invasion
— Democrats are so pro-migrant that it’s now Russian roulette with Americans’ safety. Pro-migrant Democrats don’t care about your safety. This is especially true at our nation’s airports. – Betsy McCaughey (COMMENT: Remember 9/11.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/democrats-pro-migrant-russian-roulette-americans-safety
— Denver becoming overwhelmed after 40,000 spike in migrant population. As Denver increases 5% in its population, the city struggles to support the influx of immigrants. – Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi (COMMENT: Denver today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/denver-becoming-overwhelmed-40000-spike-migrant-population
— Mayorkas lashes out at ‘baseless’ GOP allegations ahead of key impeachment vote. Republicans have accused Mayorkas of failing to follow immigration law. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mayorkas-lashes-out-baseless-gop-allegations-ahead-of-key-impeachment-vote
— The Southern Illinois University medical school is under fire after offering and promoting a race and sexual orientation-based scholarship, which some said is “discriminatory” and the “poster-child for what universities should not do.” “The discrimination operates at multiple levels, including race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity,” William Jacobson, founder of EqualProtect.org and a Cornell University Law Professor, told Fox News Digital. “This discriminatory eligibility scheme is the poster-child for what universities should not do.” – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, everyone in healthcare in America will be minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, non-American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://news.yahoo.com/illinois-university-medical-school-hit-013520405.html
— No wall, no deal. The Senate and House GOP must walk away from any immigration “compromise” that doesn’t begin with the completion of the Wall. – Hugh Hewitt
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/morning-glory-no-wall-no-deal

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Texas Can Keep Securing the Border. Supreme Court Didn’t Prevent It – Hans A. von Spakovsky
https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/texas-can-keep-securing-the-border-supreme-court-didnt-prevent-it

HOUSE REPUBLICANS
— House Republicans Are Holding DHS Secretary Mayorkas Accountable
https://www.gop.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=702

NEWSMAX
— House Will Impeach Mayorkas – Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/lauren-boebert-alejandro-mayorkas-impeach/2024/01/30/id/1151640/

PJ MEDIA
— Biden’s Border War on Texas and the American People Continues – GREG BYRNES
https://pjmedia.com/gregbyrnes/2024/01/30/president-bidens-border-war-on-texas-and-the-american-people-continues-n4925955
— Venezuela, Like Iran, Plays Biden for a Fool and America Suffers for It – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/01/30/venezuela-like-iran-plays-biden-for-a-fool-and-american-suffers-for-it-n4925960

POST MILLENNIAL
— 15 actions Biden has taken to open the US border without Congressional approval. Biden used climate change as a reason to increase the number of refugees admitted to the US each year. – Libby Emmons
https://thepostmillennial.com/15-actions-biden-has-taken-to-open-the-us-border-without-congressional-approval

TOWNHALL
— Texas Rep Reveals How Many Known or Suspected Terrorists Have Entered Through the Southern Border. – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/01/30/border-house-judiciary-hearing-n2634367

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4437811-republicans-have-a-serious-taylor-swift-problem/

MSNBC
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/maga-republicans-dial-up-the-conspiracy-theories-about-taylor-swift-203310661535

CBS NEWS
— Proposal allows asylum seekers in New York to get temporary government jobs (COMMENT: New York today, Illinois tomorrow. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 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/newyork/news/asylum-seeker-temporary-state-government-jobs-new-york/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/proposal-allows-asylum-seekers-in-new-york-to-get-temporary-government-jobs/

NEWSWEEK
— Anti-religious businesses ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.newsweek.com/heres-how-businesses-can-true-lgbtq-allies-opinion-1865356
— Everything Taylor Swift Has Said About Joe Biden – Billie Schwab Dunn (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasingly efforts by hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters to use Swift to promote more hatred against Trump. Will Haley get Swift to campaign for her?)
https://www.newsweek.com/everything-taylor-swift-said-about-president-joe-biden-1865185

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/us/politics/biden-border-crisis-immigration.html

— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Taylor Swift to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/us/politics/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-trump.html

USA TODAY
— Think you’ll work past 70? Good luck. Why most of us retire earlier. – Daniel de Visé (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you will be encouraged/forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, White, male, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/24/most-americans-retire-earlier-than-expected-over-their-health-layoffs/72312011007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— WSJ represents employers who want cheap labor, so therefore, it ever-increasingly promotes more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/alejandro-mayorkas-impeachment-house-republicans-border-immigration-homeland-security-1a431a5d
— Republicans Move to Impeach Homeland Security Chief Mayorkas Over Border. Effort comes as Senate tries to wrap up bipartisan deal on immigration. – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/politics/republicans-move-to-impeach-homeland-security-chief-mayorkas-over-border-1ef82a62
— Job Quitting Fell 12% Last Year – Austen Hufford (COMMENT: I withstood very big efforts by my Democrat superiors to get me to quit while I worked for them for almost 18 years at GAO, for almost 9 years at IRS, and for almost 3 years at the Post Office. They took many very big adverse actions against me. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/fewer-workers-are-quitting-heres-what-that-means-for-the-economy-82e6c55b

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Minneapolis is giving people $500 a month and recipients say the no-strings-attached cash is helping them fight soaring housing costs – Eliza Relman
https://www.businessinsider.com/basic-income-gbi-ubi-housing-rent-minneapolis-homeless-real-estate-2024-1

NPR
— Chicago Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/01/31/1227157119/for-chicagos-new-migrants-informal-support-groups-help-ease-the-pain-and-trauma

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— How meaningful work during college launches student careers – Melissa Ezarik (COMMENT: My working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969 to pay for earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 did not help my career. Because of negative government employee stereotypes, in many ways, it harmed my career.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/life-after-college/2023/11/08/how-meaningful-work-during-college-launches