March 17, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Behind the wheel without a license: Migrants buying cars to make a life in Chicago – NELL SALZMAN (COMMENT: Where did the money come to buy these cars? I bought my first car in 1964 when I was 16. It was a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air. The money came from what I had earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers the previous 2 years.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/17/behind-the-wheel-without-a-license-migrants-buying-cars-to-make-a-life-in-chicago/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Behind a West Loop migrant shelter, dozens of cars sit without license plates. Several of their owners stand nearby, acknowledging they lack licenses to drive them. But they increasingly have been driving, according to a Tribune analysis of police data that suggests sharp rises in arrests among migrants for breaking traffic laws. The analysis found many are now being detained in Chicago each week for driving- or vehicle-related infractions, roughly at five times the rate from last summer. “Start where you are. Do what you can. Use what you have,” said Jose Fernandez, 30 from Trujillo, Venezuela. It’s difficult to know for sure how many migrants are charged or ticketed because police don’t keep precise data on when they arrest asylum-seekers. But what is often available in arrest data — the arrestees’ country of birth — suggests that driving- and vehicle-related offenses have become the primary reason migrants end up being detained by officers. The Tribune focused on arrestees born in Venezuela because census figures show few native Venezuelans lived in Chicago before Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing migrants north 18 months ago, and city officials say that Venezuelans make up the majority of the over 37,000 migrants who’ve arrived since.)
— A week before measles outbreak, fewer than half of CPS students without stable housing were fully immunized. – SARAH MACARAEG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/15/a-week-before-measles-outbreak-less-than-half-of-cps-students-without-stable-housing-were-fully-immunized/
— TikTok creators warn of economic impact if app sees ban, call it a vital space for the marginalized – AP (COMMENT: Who are the marginalized? According to Democrats and RINOs, they have less more than others and they are liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, in America illegally, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc. They promote 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://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/16/tiktok-creators-warn-of-economic-impact-if-app-sees-ban-call-it-a-vital-space-for-the-marginalized/
— Democrat leaders have always focused on making Blacks hate Republicans. I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had trying to make my many Black coworkers and subordinates hate me.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/17/clarence-page-black-voters-donald-trump-joe-biden/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayor Johnson, explain why your administration ignored Archdiocese offer of free housing for migrants. The city shut down park district facilities to house migrants even as the Catholic Archdiocese was offering its buildings. – Marjorie Fritz-Birch, Edgewater Glen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2024/03/15/mayor-johnsons-administration-archdioceses-free-housing-migrants-letters

DAILY HERALD
— Group rallies in Naperville urging city leaders to support Gaza cease-fire resolution – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240316/news/group-rallies-in-naperville-urging-city-leaders-to-support-gaza-cease-fire-resolution/
— From mixed use to migrant landing zone, Arlington Park ideas vary — if the Bears don’t come to town. – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240316/news/from-mixed-use-to-migrant-landing-zone-arlington-park-ideas-vary-if-the-bears-dont-come-to-town/

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Elementary school students ate cannabis edibles, thought they were candy
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/elementary-school-students-ate-cannabis-edibles-thought-they-were-candy/article_1b28969c-e3ba-11ee-99e8-b3be109d3f42.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-03-16/how-ivf-is-complicating-republicans-abortion-messaging

CWB CHICAGO
— Armed men robbed 13 people, shot a woman during Saturday robbery sprees.
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/03/armed-men-robbed-13-people-shot-a-woman-during-saturday-robbery-sprees-chicago-police.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Latest census data shows over 80% of Illinois counties losing population – Kevin Bessle
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_46280936-e315-11ee-9a91-5f471273462c.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Safety or Savings? Johnson’s False Dichotomy Threatens Chicago’s Streets. – THOMAS MCCULLAGH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/03/safety-or-savings-johnsons-false-dichotomy-threatens-chicagos-streets.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump isn’t even trying to win over Haley voters or allies – Eden Villalovas (COMMENT: What do Haley voters and allies want Trump to do? Will they give Trump a written list of demands?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2924239/trump-isnt-even-trying-to-win-over-haley-voters-or-allies/
— Why Democrats are losing minority voters – Editorial (COMMENT: Preferences given to one minority are preferences not given to another minority.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2920458/why-democrats-are-losing-minority-voters/
— Mayor Adams agrees to cap ‘right to shelter’ stays for newly arrived migrants – Eden Villalovas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/2924177/mayor-adams-agrees-to-cap-right-to-shelter-stays-for-newly-arrived-migrants/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump vows to ‘reverse every single Biden disaster,’ get ‘justice for Laken’ at fiery Ohio event – Lawrence Richard
https://nypost.com/2024/03/16/us-news/trump-vows-to-reverse-every-single-biden-disaster-get-justice-for-laken-at-fiery-ohio-event/
— Tyson Foods hoping to hire over 40K immigrants for labor-manufacturing jobs. – Timothy Nerozzi (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that employers will ever-increasingly replace their employees who citizens of America with illegals.)
https://nypost.com/2024/03/16/lifestyle/tyson-foods-hoping-to-hire-over-40k-immigrants-for-labor-manufacturing-jobs-report/amp/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— ‘America First, the MAGA Movement, is the New Republican Party’
https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/17/america-first-the-maga-movement-is-the-new-republican-party/

AMERICAN THINKER
— ‘Rigorously vetted’ Haitian migrant flown into the U.S. accused of raping a disabled teenager in Massachusetts. – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/rigorously_vetted_haitian_migrant_flown_into_the_us_accused_of_raping_a_disabled_teenager_in_massachusetts.html
— The deck is stacked against Israel – Richard Berkowitz
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/the_deck_is_stacked_against_israel.html
— Illegal aliens: of course they have Second Amendment rights! – Mike McDaniel
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/illegal_aliens_of_course_they_have_second_amendment_rights.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— DeSantis signs law upping penalties for migrant drivers: ‘We don’t allow illegal aliens to get drivers licenses’ – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/03/16/desantis-signs-law-upping-penalties-for-migrant-drivers-we-dont-allow-illegal-aliens-to-get-drivers-licenses-1445684/
— After immense backlash, TSA will now require some migrants to submit to facial recognition – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/03/16/after-immense-backlash-tsa-will-now-require-some-migrants-to-submit-to-facial-recognition-1445802/
— Ex-MSNBC host agrees with exempting Black people from paying taxes because of slavery. – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/03/16/ex-msnbc-host-agrees-with-exempting-black-people-from-paying-taxes-because-of-slavery-1445706/

DAILY CALLER
— Chicago Set To Start Migrant Shelter Evictions Sunday – MARIANE ANGELA (COMMENT: Where will they go?)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/16/brandon-johnson-chicago-migrant-shelter-evictions-sunday/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Duty, Honor, Country’: Political Correctness At West Point Leaves Our Military Distracted From Its True Mission – Brian Schaeffer
https://www.dailywire.com/news/duty-honor-country-political-correctness-at-west-point-leaves-our-military-distracted-from-its-true-mission
— Missouri Democrats Read Trans Book To Children For ‘National Reading Day.’ – Zach Jewell (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats been making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/missouri-dems-read-trans-book-to-children-for-national-reading-day-republicans-respond-with-matt-walshs-johnny-the-walrus

FOX BUSINESS
— Tyson Foods hoping to hire over 40,000 immigrants for labor-manufacturing jobs. The massive hiring push comes at the same time Tyson is shuttering multiple plants in places like Iowa and Arkansas. – Timothy Nerozzi (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that employers will ever-increasingly replace their employees who citizens of America with illegals.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-us/tyson-foods-hoping-hire-40000-asylum-seekers-immigrants-labor-manufacturing-jobs
— Biden’s priorities are illegals coming to the US – Jessica Anderson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPD4qZ3BD8s

FOX NEWS
— Achieving the American Dream – Teny Sahakian (COMMENT: Starting in the 1960s, I was able to achieve much more than my parents were able to in terms of education, income, etc. But if I was young today, I doubt that I could do that because my demographics are ever-increasingly despised/hated by Democrats and RINOs: conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/american-values-small-town-america-saying-american-dream-getting-hard

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Biden regime in cahoots with UN in providing interest free loans to illegals to travel to the US – Noah Webster
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/biden-regime-in-cahoots-with-un-in-providing-interest-free-loans-to-illegals-to-travel-to-the-united-states

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— National Institute of Health Spending Nearly $600K to Apply Critical Race Theory to Opioid Abuse Cases – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/03/national-institutes-of-health-spending-nearly-600k-to-apply-critical-race-theory-to-opioid-abuse-cases/

NTD
— Republicans Face Fallout From ‘Crossover’ Haley Voters (COMMENT: How many hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who are going to vote for Biden in the general election are going to vote for Haley in the primary election in your precinct, in your municipality, in your school district, in your township, and in your county?)
https://www.ntd.com/republicans-face-fallout-from-crossover-haley-voters_979898.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chicago to Begin Evicting Illegal Immigrants from Shelters as New 60-Day Limit Takes Effect – BRITTANY BERNSTEIN (COMMENT: Where will they go?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/chicago-to-begin-evicting-illegal-immigrants-from-shelters-as-new-60-day-limit-takes-effect/
— America’s Political Realignment Is Real – MATTHEW CONTINETTI (COMMENT: RINOs ever-increasingly work harder against conservatives than against Democrats. I am a conservative. I should write a book about RINOs who have worked harder against me than against Democrats since 2000.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/03/americas-political-realignment-is-real/
— Biden’s Border Crisis Is Also a Crime Crisis – MARK GREEN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/03/bidens-border-crisis-is-also-a-crime-crisis/

NEWSMAX
— The Left wants to do more than defund the police (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors used Gingrich’s success in defunding GAO to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r_KqOSCs7A

JP MEDIA
— Migrant Crisis in New York City So Bad They’re Changing ‘Right to Shelter’ Laws – GRAYSON BAKICH
https://pjmedia.com/graysonbakich/2024/03/16/migrant-crisis-in-new-york-city-so-bad-theyre-changing-right-to-shelter-laws-n4927379

TOWNHALL
— You Can Thank Joe Biden’s Open Border Policies for a Measles Outbreak In Chicago – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/03/16/you-can-thank-bidens-open-border-policies-for-a-measles-outbreak-in-chicago-n2636510
— AOC’s Once-Family Friendly District, Now Overrun With Illegal Aliens and Prostitution – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/03/16/aocs-once-family-friendly-district-now-overrun-with-illegal-aliens-and-prostitution-n2636582

ZERO HEDGE
— Haitian Migrant Boat With Guns, Drugs & Night Vision Intercepted Off Florida As Caribbean Crisis Spreads – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/haitian-migrant-boat-guns-drugs-night-vision-intercepted-florida-caribbean-crisis

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

UPI
— Chicago to start evicting migrants from city shelters under amended policy – Simon Druker (COMMENT: Where will they go?)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/03/16/chicago-migrants-evicted-shelter/5561710611907/

MSN
— Chicago says 34 residents will exit migrant shelters in the city Sunday (COMMENT: Where will these 34 go?)
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/chicago-says-34-residents-will-exit-migrant-shelters-in-the-city-sunday/ar-BB1k09k0
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/health/other/my-life-gives-people-hope-america-s-first-ivf-baby-calls-for-procedure-to-be-protected-after-alabama-ruling-saying-she-wouldn-t-be-here-without-it/ar-BB1jrEK4
— Tyson Foods wants to hire 52,000 asylum seekers for factory jobs – Axel Turcios (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that employers will ever-increasingly replace their employees who citizens of America with illegals.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/tyson-foods-wants-to-hire-52-000-asylum-seekers-for-factory-jobs/ar-BB1jQLbB
— Tyson Foods BOYCOTTED as it sacks 1,300 staff at Iowa pork plant and offers ‘job-and-lawyer’ packages in bid to hire 42,000 asylum seekers in New York. – James Reinl
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/tyson-foods-boycotted-as-it-sacks-1-300-staff-at-iowa-pork-plant-and-offers-job-and-lawyer-packages-in-bid-to-hire-42-000-asylum-seekers-in-new-york/ar-BB1jXZUr

CNN
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they are going to use a Biden victory to get rid of Republicans once and for all starting with Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/2024-election-news-03-16-24/h_16248fa2ade0877902abd865b8dffea5

NBC NEWS
— I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition were hate groups. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, and campaign managers, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I would focus on the aforesaid who had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.aol.com/number-white-nationalist-groups-rose-205300707.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly dominate all forms of media.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/us/politics/trump-disinformation-2024-social-media.html
— No, the SAT Isn’t Racist. Lowering expectations in academia does Black people no favors. – John McWhorter

— Did you apply for college aid? I did not. I worked my way through college. Of course, that harmed my GPA.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/us/politics/fafsa-college-admissions.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Pense to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/16/mike-pence-why-no-trump-endorsement/

FAST COMPANY
— When layoffs are coming: Experts weigh in on the pros and cons of signaling downsizing. – STEPHANIE VOZZA (COMMENT: During the 1980s and 1990s, my Democrat GAO superiors made it clear that they were making their employees who were the following pay the price of Republican-led downsizing: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. But nevertheless, I believed that they would were going to let work until I was eligible to take regular retirement in 2003 when I would have been 55. I was wrong. They forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/91042339/when-layoffs-are-coming-experts-weigh-in-on-the-pros-and-cons-of-signaling-downsizing
— How to know when it’s time to quit your job. — KATHLEEN DAVIS (COMMENT: Because my Firestone Store boss directed me to clean the moldy whitewall tires that were hanging on the store walls while the store was open, I would not have given him my 2-week notice that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. He immediately, rudely, if not threatenly fired me. But then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/91042249/how-to-know-when-its-time-to-quit-your-job-2

BUSINESS INSIDER
— What limited your career advancement the most? For me, it was a) my majoring in management instead of accounting, b) my refusing to become a Democrat, c) my opposing political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, d) my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and e) my bad demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, draft-avoider, Protestant, German American, and my ancestor have been in America for a long time.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-recover-after-mistake-bad-decision-at-work-2021-9

STATEHOUSE REPORT
— The Republican establishment is anti-conservative, that is, it is anti-Republican.
https://www.statehousereport.com/2024/03/16/brack-establishment-brushes-off-self-anointed-freedom-caucus/

POLITICO
— How many hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who are going to vote for Biden in the general election are going to vote for Haley in the primary election in your precinct, in your municipality, in your school district, in your township, and in your county?
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/16/polls-trump-primary-november-00147438

March 8, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Republican Alabama governor signs law protecting IVF providers from legal liability after embryo court ruling – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/alabama-ivf-ruling-law-kay-ivey/14498091/
— Child at Pilsen shelter diagnosed with measles CDPH says – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/measles-in-chicago-pilsen-migrant-shelter-symptoms-how-long-does-vaccine-last/14503090/
— Guns, drugs and stolen vehicles: Arrests surge in Topgolf Naperville parking lot. – Chuck Goudie, Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/topgolf-naperville-il-parking-lot-arrests-guns/14501915/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville police tell the I-Team there are no known connections between all of the arrests, and in a majority of the cases, the guns or drugs were left in vehicles parked at Topgolf and could reportedly be seen in plain-view by Naperville officers walking through the lot. Like in one case last September, when Naperville officers looked through the driver-side window of a parked car and reported seeing a black Glock firearm with a laser sight and “red switch,” a device that converts a handgun into a machine gun.)

NBC5
— No plans to extend March 16 date for migrants to leave Chicago shelters, Johnson says – Bennett Haeberle and Lisa Capitanini
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/no-plans-extend-march-16-date-migrants-leave-chicago-shelters-johnson/3376769/
— Trump must pay $83.3 million in E. Jean Carroll defamation case after losing delay bid. Trump’s lawyers have challenged the judgment, which included a $65 million punitive award, saying there was a “strong probability” it will be reduced or eliminated on appeal. – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trump-must-pay-83-3-million-in-e-jean-carroll-defamation-case-after-losing-delay-bid/3376873/

CBS2
— To give work permits to illegals is to encourage more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrants-work-permits-long-undocumented/
— Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Flossmoor personnel actions are being taken because of race.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/south-suburban-chicago-mayor-police-chief-being-fired-performance/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DyagW6CY6E
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the village board meeting on Monday night, residents and officers from neighboring suburbs came out in support of Chief Jones – and in some instances brought up issues of race. They were looking for answers to what Jones did to lead to his possible departure, and further appeared to be of the impression that Deputy police Chief Keith Taylor was also to be removed. At the village board meeting on Monday night, residents and officers from neighboring suburbs came out in support of Chief Jones – and in some instances brought up issues of race. They were looking for answers to what Jones did to lead to his possible departure, and further appeared to be of the impression that Deputy police Chief Keith Taylor was also to be removed.)

FOX32
— Illinois Republican senators demand transparency on migrant crisis spending
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-republican-senators-demand-transparency-migrant-crisis-spending
— Illinois senator proposes bill that would legalize psilocybin mushrooms
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1422484
— Illinois congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi leads charge challenging TikTok, which could lead to a ban – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-congressman-tiktok-ban

WTTW
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame guns for gun violence instead of blaming those who use guns illegally.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/03/07/new-bill-would-ban-guns-illinois-polling-places

WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/rundown-podcast-illinois-working-to-protect-ivf/52e9ed4f-dba8-440b-918c-f962e0634a61

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat-led and RINO-led illegal immigration ever-increasingly causes food pantries to run out of food.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/08/amid-migrant-crisis-chicago-food-pantries-experience-unprecedented-demand/
— Community members chant ‘cease-fire now!’ after Naperville council doesn’t respond to resolution request – TESS KENNY (COMMENT: How strong is the Democrat hatred against conservative Jews in your county, in your township, in your school district, and in your municipality?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/07/gaza-ceasefire-resolution-naperville-city-council/
— Seniors are struggling in Chicago and nationwide – Willie Wilson (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platforms promotes poverty and crime.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/07/column-older-americans-senior-citizens-income-food-insecurity-wilson/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago-area voters offer mixed reactions to Biden’s State of the Union speech. President Biden made his case for a second term and responded to criticism about whether he’s fit for the job. One Chicago-area voter thought he looked strong, while another thought he was the ‘lesser of two evils.’ – Kade Heather (COMMENT: Biden and Trump share the following demographics: White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, parents, non-veteran, Christian, and their ancestors have been in America for a long time. Haley shares few demographics with both Biden and Trump.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/03/07/chicago-reaction-president-biden-state-of-the-union-speech-2024-politics-washington-election-ukraine
— Schaumburg man charged with human smuggling at southern border. Jail records indicate Graesen A. Jackson, 24, is facing additional charges, including resisting arrest and fleeing. He was arrested Tuesday after a vehicle chase.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/03/08/schaumburg-man-charged-with-human-smuggling-at-southern-border
— Catholic Charities to cut 300 jobs in shift from government contracts. The contracts, which fund 12% of its budget, cover services such as child care, youth programs, behavioral health counseling, senior care, adult protection, veteran services and call centers. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/03/07/catholic-charities-archdiocese-chicago-layoffs-social-services
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/03/07/theres-another-way-trump-could-get-immunity
— Democrat and RINO leaders falsely shout that their illegals are “fueling a thriving economic revival.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/03/08/immigration-economic-boost-donald-trump-joe-biden-steven-roberts-column

DAILY HERALD
— The Democrats who run the Daily Herald continue to refuse to report that Annette Corrigan is running as the Republican write-in candidate for DuPage County Board District 4. (SEE: https://sites.google.com/view/corrigan4dupage/home ) The Democrats who run the Daily Herald are fully aware that recently, I hand-delivered a copy of Corrigan’s letter (SEE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DQ_rgpNOkT1UpX4Rr6gp70T6zTtlyPQ5/view ) to each of the 224 homes and 4 apartments in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican voter.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240229/endorsements/dupage-county-board-dist-4-laplante/
— More candidates should agree to campaign ethically. More voters should demand it. – Editorial (COMMENT: I should write a book about the many slanderous and libelous things that Pritzker has said and written about Trump and about Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240308/editorials/demand-the-truth/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Anticipated voter turn out at the primary election is low – Sandra Chapman (COMMENT: In your precinct, how many do you anticipate/expect will cast a Republican ballot to vote for Trump or Haley?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/anticipated-voter-turn-out-at-the-primary-election-is-low/

CITIES 92.9
— House Republicans say Illinois is not doing enough to prevent human trafficking – Kevin Bessle
https://www.cities929.com/2024/03/07/house-republicans-say-illinois-not-doing-enough-to-prevent-human-trafficking/

WGLT & NPR ILLINOIS & WCIA
— Democrats ever-increasingly brag about their success in promoting more abortion.
https://www.wglt.org/2024-03-07/alluding-to-trump-biden-calls-out-republicans-bragging-about-abortion-bans
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-03-07/alluding-to-trump-biden-calls-out-republicans-bragging-about-abortion-bans
https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-state-of-the-union-guests-spotlight-divide-on-abortion-and-immigration-but-offer-some-rare-unity/

WCIA
— Democrats ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/reproductive-rights-advocates-say-illinois-law-protects-ivf-as-state-lawmakers-consider-legislation-to-expand-access/

NPR ILLINOIS
— In a Joe Biden-Donald Trump rematch, who gets the Nikki Haley voters? (COMMENT: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, I have always supported all the Republican candidates in general elections on ballots in my precinct. Far too many of my Republican critics/opponents have not. Far too many of them have supported only those candidates in general elections who they had supported in primary elections. Worse yet, far too many of them rather see Democrats elected than Republicans who they did not support in primary elections. Even worse yet, far too many of them destroy those who did not support their candidates in primary elections.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-03-07/in-a-joe-biden-donald-trump-rematch-who-gets-the-nikki-haley-voters
— Unions back measure protecting employees who skip religious or political work meetings – Alex Abbeduto (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. They frequently required their employees to attend meetings that promoted the Democrat Party platform, most commonly, Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/economy-business/2024-03-07/unions-back-measure-protecting-employees-who-skip-religious-or-political-work-meetings

NORTH BY NORTHWESTERN
— Too Afraid to Ask: What’s up with the growing migrant population in Chicago? – Isaiah Tatum
https://www.northbynorthwestern.com/too-afraid-to-ask-chicago-migrant/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— In his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress Thursday night, President Joe Biden singled out Illinois for the “great comeback story” of the Belvidere Assembly Plant that had closed in early 2023. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/03/08/biden-gives-illinois-a-shoutout-00146005

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/03/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-248/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/03/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-49/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP legislators demand transparency surrounding spending on migrants. Republicans estimate state taxpayers are on track to spend $3 billion over three years. – Catrina Petersen
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d08070b6-dcce-11ee-8265-1785329c1c98.html

JOHN KASS
— No Chicago Rebrand Needed, Education and Public Safety Above Cheap PR – Erin Geary
https://johnkassnews.com/no-chicago-rebrand-needed-education-and-public-safety-above-cheap-pr/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois and Chicago failing badly at their own game: ‘equity’ – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/studies-continue-to-show-illinois-and-chicago-failing-stupendously-at-their-own-game-equity-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION WANTS HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR TEACHERS MAKING NEARLY $100K – Dylan Sharkey (COMMENT: In today’s dollars, when I was 25 in 1974, my IRS salary was $97,079/year. It was $80,904/year in 1973, $66,942 in 1972, and $54,728/year in 1971. That enabled me to a) buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, b) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, c) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, and d) pay for tuition and books for graduate business courses at Loyola staring in 1972.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-wants-housing-assistance-for-teachers-making-nearly-100k/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Mike Lindell Headed for U.S. Supreme Court, Filing a Case on March 15, Says Evidence is “Explosive” During Illinois Visit
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/03/mike-lindell-headed-for-u-s-supreme-court-filing-a-case-on-march-15-says-evidence-is-explosive-during-illinois-visit.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCE

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pro-Palestinian protesters mar Biden’s State of the Union – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/7/pro-palestinian-protesters-mar-joe-bidens-state-of/
— RNC members gather in Houston to elect new leaders, cement Trump’s grip on the party – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/7/rnc-members-gather-in-houston-to-elect-new-leaders/
— Biden bungles name of Laken Riley in State of the Union, says she was ‘killed by an illegal’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/7/joe-biden-bungles-name-laken-riley-state-union-cal/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago looks for budget bandaids to fix self-inflicted woes – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2909138/chicago-budget-bandaids-fix-self-inflicted-woes/
— Democrats blast GOP over IVF and reproductive rights ahead of Biden address – Mabinty Quarshie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2907949/state-of-union-2024-democrats-blast-gop-ivf-reproductive-rights-ahead-biden-address/
— How the international economy is fueling the invasion at the southern border – Tiana Lowe Doescher (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that international employers will ever-increasingly replace their employees who are citizens of America with illegals in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your school district, and in your municipality.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2905421/how-the-international-economy-is-fueling-the-invasion-at-the-southern-border/
— State of the Union 2024: Biden goes off script to say ‘Lincoln’ Riley murdered by ‘an illegal’ after MTG taunt – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2910003/state-of-the-union-2024-biden-lincoln-riley-mtg-taunt/
— State of the Union 2024: Capitol fence returns ahead of planned Free Palestine protest. – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2907558/republicans-criticize-fence-set-up-around-capitol-amid-lack-of-border-security/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Experts Testify on Dangers of DEI at House Education Hearing – Matthew Xiao (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have used DEI the most to destroy me. I would focus on my critics/opponents who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/experts-testify-on-dangers-of-dei-at-house-education-hearing/
— Biden’s Bridge to Nowhere – Matthew Continetti
https://freebeacon.com/columns/bidens-bridge-to-nowhere/

NEW YORK POST
— The biggest question of another Trump presidency is: Who will work for him? – Douglas Murray (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who I have done the most to help elect but who have suffered defeats and who have blamed me the most for their defeats and who have punished me the most for their defeats.)
https://nypost.com/2024/03/07/opinion/the-biggest-question-of-another-trump-presidency-is-who-will-work-for-him/
— The College Board is dumbing down its SAT test again — doing no one any favors – Wai Wah Chin (COMMENT: To advance more and more and more younger Democrat minorities and females, Democrats ever-increasingly lower standards more and more and more. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, their lowering of standards ever-increasingly rendered the following WORTHLESS for me: a) my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) my earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, f) my earning job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and g) my earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were DEI hires who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.)
https://nypost.com/2024/03/07/opinion/the-college-board-is-dumbing-down-its-sat-again-test-doing-no-one-any-favors/amp/
— Marjorie Taylor Greene rips ‘unfit’ Biden after president refers to slain nursing student as ‘Lincoln Riley’ at SOTU – Josh Christenson and Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2024/03/07/us-news/marjorie-taylor-greene-dons-maga-hat-laken-riley-shirt-to-bidens-state-of-the-union/
— Biden botches name of migrant-murdered ‘Lincoln’ Riley in Trump-bashing State of the Union speech. Steven Nelson, Diana Glebova, and Josh Christenson
https://nypost.com/2024/03/07/us-news/first-excerpts-released-from-bidens-state-of-the-union-speech/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— NGOs helping Biden admin ‘manage’ border crisis, courtesy of American taxpayers – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/03/07/gop-lawmaker-ngos-helping-biden-admin-manage-border-crisis-courtesy-of-american-taxpayers/

BLAZE
— ‘Most Americans are still unaware’: Musk notes that illegal immigrant population impacts number of House seats each state has – ALEX NITZBERG
https://www.theblaze.com/news/elon-musk-illegal-immigrants-apportionment
— Biden administration ADMITS to secretly flying in illegals to reduce border crossings + Elon Musk’s chilling response
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-rubin-report/biden-administration-admits-to-secretly-flying-in-illegals-to-reduce-border-crossings-elon-musks-chilling-response

BREITBART
— Democrat Chicago Alderman: Sanctuary Cities See Migrant Surge as ‘Cash Cow’ to Get Money from Feds – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/03/08/dem-chicago-alderman-sanctuary-cities-see-migrant-surge-as-cash-cow-to-get-money-from-feds/
— House Approves ‘Laken Riley Act,’ Mandating DHS Detain Criminal Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/03/07/house-approves-laken-riley-act-mandating-dhs-detain-criminal-illegal-aliens/
— Joe Biden Mispronounces Laken Riley’s Name at State of the Union – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/03/07/watch-joe-biden-mispronounces-laken-rileys-name-at-state-of-the-union/
— Biden Backs Transgenderism, Calls for Passage of Equality Act – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/03/08/sotu-biden-backs-transgenderism-calls-for-passage-of-equality-act/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— You Might Be A Christian Nationalist If… – George Rasley (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/you-might-be-a-christian-nationalist-if

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Focuses On Issues Americans Care Least About In Biggest Speech Of Presidency – REAGAN REESE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/08/joe-biden-state-of-the-union-ukraine-economy-january-6-speech-immigration-border-crime/

DAILY WIRE
— GOP-Led House Passes ‘Laken Riley Act’, 170 Democrats Vote Against It – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-led-house-passes-laken-riley-act-170-dems-vote-against-it

EPOCH TIMES
— RNC Resolution to Block Paying Trump’s Legal Fees Is ‘Dead’ – Jack Phillips
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/rnc-resolution-to-block-paying-trumps-legal-fees-is-dead-5602226

FEDERALIST
— ‘Say Her Name’: Biden Botches Laken Riley’s Name In Heat Of Open Border Disaster – M.D. KITTLE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/08/say-her-name-biden-botches-laken-rileys-name-in-heat-of-open-border-disaster/
— Lawsuit: Illinois Is Violating Federal Law By Failing To Clean Its Voter Rolls – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/06/lawsuit-illinois-is-violating-federal-law-by-failingto-clean-its-voter-rolls/
— While Biden Denies Americans’ Frustrations With The Economy And Border, Trump Reads The Room – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/07/while-biden-denies-americans-frustrations-with-the-economy-and-border-trump-reads-the-room/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— House Passes the Laken Riley Act, Moves to Protect Americans from Criminal Aliens – Kari Jacobson
https://www.fairus.org/federal-immigration-legislation/house-passes-laken-riley-act-moves-protect-americans-criminal
— Biden Uses the State of the Union Address to Blame Congress for a Border Crisis He Does Not Want to Solve (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders created the border crisis.)
https://mailchi.mp/b5e21393d245/press-release-fair-congratulates-speaker-johnson-real-border-enforcement-measures-must-be-top-priority-as-the-house-moves-forward-12682847

FOX NEWS
— Defund the police ‘isn’t dead,’ it’s just taken new form with massive implications: retired police chief. ‘Defund the police isn’t dead,’ retired Riverside, Illinois, Police Chief Tom Weitzel says. – Emma Colton
https://www.foxnews.com/us/defund-police-isnt-dead-taken-new-form-massive-implications-retired-police-chief
— Chicago quietly moves migrants from airports after Senate committee probe. Mayor’s office ‘withholding crucial information’ about illegal immigrants at airports. – Jamie Joseph
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-quietly-moves-migrants-airports-senate-committee-probe
— Georgia immigration bill would cut state funding of sanctuary cities in wake of Laken Riley murder. Critics say GA lawmakers are trying to impose their will on cities, where elections should dictate local matters. (COMMENT: The poverty and crime that illegal immigration creates in sanctuary cities rapidly spreads to surrounding counties, townships, school districts, and municipalities.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgia-immigration-bill-cut-state-funding-sanctuary-cities-wake-laken-riley-murder
— Bill Clinton warned about immigration overwhelming ‘every place’ in America back in 1995. – Lawrence Richard
https://www.yahoo.com/news/state-union-bill-clinton-warned-174201183.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Denver Asks Property Owners to Rent to Illegal Immigrants. – Mary Chastain (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will encourage/force you to provide their illegals with housing, food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/03/denver-asks-property-owners-to-rent-to-illegal-immigrants/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— State of the Union Ads Blame Biden for Murder of Laken Riley, Call Out Dangers of Health Care for Illegal Immigrants – BRITTANY BERNSTEIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/state-of-the-union-ad-to-blame-biden-for-murder-of-laken-riley-call-out-dangers-of-health-care-for-illegal-immigrants/

NEWSMAX
— Sanctuary Cities Endanger All Americans – Nicholas Chamberas (COMMENT: The poverty and crime that illegal immigration creates in sanctuary cities rapidly spreads to surrounding counties, townships, school districts, and municipalities.)
https://www.newsmax.com/nicholaschamberas/deportation-laken-steinle/2024/03/07/id/1156395/
— Affirmative Action a Bad Idea Courts Should Leave Alone – Paul F. de Lespinasse (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.)
https://www.newsmax.com/paulfdelespinasse/affirmative-action/2024/03/07/id/1156388/

PJ MEDIA
— Denver is begging landlords in a city that already has low availability and high rents to lease their apartments to illegal aliens. – STEPHEN GREEN (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will encourage/force you to provide their illegals with housing, food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.)
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/03/07/denver-closed-four-illegal-alien-shelters-and-you-wont-believe-what-they-did-next-n4927114
— 170 Democrats Vote Against Bill to Detain Criminal Illegals – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/03/07/170-dems-vote-against-bill-to-detain-criminal-illegals-n4927122

TOWNHALL
— Marjorie Taylor Greene Bullied Biden Into Saying Laken Riley’s Name – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/03/07/marjorie-taylor-green-laken-riley-n2636263
— Laken Riley Is the Latest Sacrifice at the Altar of Anti-Borders Ideology – William Davis
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2024/03/08/laken-riley-is-the-latest-sacrifice-at-altar-of-anti-borders-ideology-n2636235

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

YAHOO
— Biden’s Use Of ‘Illegal’ To Describe Migrants Raises Red Flags For Democrats – Jonathan Nicholson
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-illegal-describe-migrants-raises-061407523.html

CNN
— George Santos announces he’s running for Congress again – David Wright and Simone Pathe
https://www.yahoo.com/news/george-santos-announces-running-congress-032137674.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Spate of Mock News Sites With Russian Ties Pop Up in U.S. – Steven Lee Myers (COMMENT: Of course, those websites promote Biden.)
The fake news organizations, experts say, represent a technological leap in the Kremlin’s efforts to spread false and misleading narratives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/07/business/media/russia-us-news-sites.html
— The fewer women in an industry, the more pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders to hire, retain, and promote women in that industry. When I started working for the Post Office in 1966, Firestone Stores in 1970, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980, they employed few women in jobs that required college degrees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/business/media/academy-oscars-women.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/07/opinion/trump-pandemic-president.html
— To sign a DEI pledge is to promise to use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/07/opinion/school-dei-college-diversity.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/07/us/politics/house-laken-riley-immigration.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump’s pick for RNC chief.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/08/us/politics/rnc-trump-whatley.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want Trump to pander to “suburban voters, moderates and independents.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/us/politics/donald-trump-primary-wins.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH TWO PICTURES: In my defense, I have always stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that um uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/world/europe/josette-molland-dead.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Anti-Semitic graffiti, swastikas spray-painted on Jewish cemetery gravestones in Illinois – JOSEPH WILKINSON
https://www.aol.com/anti-semitic-graffiti-swastikas-spray-003700969.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats say “Affirmative Action case still divides us 50 years later.” 53 years ago, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/03/06/dei-affirmative-action-brian-weber-supreme-court/71043795007/
— Democrats ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make students sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/06/drag-show-west-texas-am-university-supreme-court/72867262007/

NEW HAMPSHIRE JOURNAL
— NH Senate Passes Sanctuary City Ban Over Unanimous Democrat Opposition – Evan Lips (COMMENT: Who is leading the effort to stop your county, your township, your school district, and your municipality from becoming sanctuaries for illegals? Who is leading the Trump and Haley campaigns in your county, township, school district, and municipality? One could argue that they are the Trump and Haley delegates and alternate delegates in your congressional district, county, township, school district, and municipality. For my precinct, that could mean that Jay Kinzler is leading the Trump campaign and Elizabeth Roskam and Peter Roskam are leading the Haley campaign.)
https://nhjournal.com/nh-senate-passes-sanctuary-city-ban-over-unanimous-dem-opposition/

WGXA
— Georgia lawmakers harden stance on sanctuary cities after UGA student Laken Riley’s murder – Brianna Cook (COMMENT: Who is leading the effort to stop your county, your township, your school district, and your municipality from becoming sanctuaries for illegals?)
https://wgxa.tv/news/state-news/georgia-lawmakers-harden-stance-on-sanctuary-cities-after-uga-student-laken-rileys-murder

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/americans-want-the-immigration-bill-congress-wont-pass-wsj-poll-shows-227b9bb8
— Biden’s Partisan State of Disunion
The Democratic pep rally had not a single bipartisan grace note. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-partisan-state-of-disunion-891a9a62
— Greg Abbott’s Super-Duper Tuesday. The Texas Governor helps to oust GOP lawmakers who killed school choice. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/greg-abbott-super-tuesday-texas-primaries-school-choice-education-38fd39e6
— How We Think About Hell. Has the old idea, fire and brimstone through all eternity, gone out of business? – Lance Morrow (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not believe that HELL exists.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-we-think-about-hell-has-the-old-concept-of-fire-brimstone-gone-out-of-business-338271c7
— Age discriminators ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn both Biden and Trump because of their age. The issue should health, not age.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trump-biden-codependency-theyre-so-weak-theyd-lose-to-virtually-anyone-else-6b9899fa

FORBES
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaheenajanjuhajivrajeurope/2024/03/07/making-2024-stronger-for-dei/?sh=4d66ca3e437e

HAGERTY
— This is a detailed article about Frank Pope and his 1972 Corvette. We both bought new Corvettes in October of 1971; Pope was 26 and I was 23. Pope lived in Melrose Park; I lived in Crete. Pope paid for his Corvette with money he earned as a hairstylist. I paid for my Corvette with money I earned collecting delinquent taxes for IRS in Harvey and pumping gasoline part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. Pope retired 12 years ago; I retired 26 years ago. Pope has made many modifications to his Corvette; I have made virtually none to mine. Pope has driven his Corvette 42,000 miles; I have driven mine only 5,000 miles. Pope and I are still married.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/original-owner-a-trendy-hairstyle-helped-this-chicago-area-corvette-buff-buy-a-72-ls5-coupe-in-cash/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Frank Pope could barely contain his joy upon arriving at Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet in Elmhurst, Illinois, with his girlfriend, Joanne. He’d driven about five miles from his Melrose Park home to watch his new Targa Blue 1972 Corvette roll off the auto carrier. It was October 15, 1971, a day Pope had been anxiously awaiting since ordering the car eight weeks before. With Joanne by his side, he excitedly pointed to the car. “Here I am, this 26-year-old guy, with my heart pounding,” Pope recalled for Hagerty. “It was the only one on the trailer with the big-block hood. I said to Joanne, ‘Do you see the difference from the other Corvettes on there?’ She said, ‘No.’ I said, ‘Look at that hood. It’s a big-block.’ But I might as well have been speaking a different language. I told her, ‘I will never sell this car,’ and she gave me a look like she was thinking, ‘This guy must be nuts. He’s never going to ask me to marry him.’ But I did. We got engaged on Valentine’s Day 1972, and we’re still married.” Pope still has the Corvette, too, now with just 42,000 miles and still getting out for fun. Over the years, he added engine modifications while keeping the exterior and interior mostly stock. The blue Corvette fulfilled a long-time dream for the young man who’d learned his trade in barber college. . .He later left the hair styling business and became an investigator for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. “I retired 12 years ago. I was a deputy sheriff.”)

March 5, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican U.S. House District 11 candidates have different priorities – STEVE SADIN (COMMENT: To run as a Republican is to commit yourself to defending and advancing the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/04/republican-u-s-house-district-11-candidates-have-different-priorities/
— U.S. Supreme Court ruling allows Donald Trump to remain on Illinois primary ballot – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/04/u-s-supreme-court-ruling-allows-donald-trump-to-remain-on-illinois-primary-ballot/
— Democratic bona fide accusations flare in state’s attorney race – A.D. QUIG (COMMENT: In Illinois, Republican candidates ever-increasingly paint themselves as being “Democrat Lite” if not as being anti-conservative if not as being full-blown RINOs. Ever-increasingly they hint/imply/argue/shout that if elected, they will not defend or advance the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/04/democratic-bona-fide-accusations-flare-in-states-attorney-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Clayton Harris III joined several backers — including pastors, elected officials, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Anjanette Young — at Federal Plaza Monday for a news conference highlighting an influx of campaign cash to his primary opponent Eileen O’Neill Burke, suggesting the support made her a “Democrat in name only.”)
— Suburban mayors warn that Pritzker’s plan to eliminate grocery sales tax will hurt services or raise other taxes – ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/04/suburban-mayors-warn-that-pritzkers-plan-to-eliminate-grocery-sales-tax-will-hurt-services-or-raise-other-taxes/
— First report on Invest in Kids scholarship program has major flaws – Paul Vallas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/05/paul-vallas-first-report-on-invest-in-kids-scholarship-program-has-major-flaws/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/03/04/supreme-court-restores-trump-to-ballot-rejecting-state-attempts-to-ban-him-over-capitol-attack
— If you live in a lower-income or rural area, you’re probably in a news desert. Four Illinois counties have no local news source, the State of Local News Project found. When that happens, people can’t participate meaningfully in their local communities and democratic institutions. – Sarah Stonbely
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/03/04/news-deserts-lower-income-rural-areas-democracy-local-journalism-sarah-stonbely-northwestern

DAILY HERALD
— Mayors slam Pritzker’s proposal to eliminate grocery tax – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240304/news/mayors-slam-pritzkers-proposal-to-eliminate-grocery-tax/

ABC7
— Illinois’ findings that Trump played role in Capitol riot not addressed in SCOTUS’ ballot decision – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-ballot-ruling-supreme-court-primary-january-6/14491099/

CBS2
— Under the Democrats, poverty ever-increasingly increases in Chicago.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/new-food-pantry-opens-chicago/
— Chicago was incorporated as a city on March 4, 1837. (COMMENT: In 1844, my ancestors on my father’s side immigrated to Chicago from what is now Germany. They worked in a brick factory for 10 years and then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3Ynl2wwKw0

FOX32
— 6 in 10 people doubt Biden, Trump mental capabilities in new AP poll (COMMENT: What demonstrates your mental capabilities? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-trump-mental-capabilities-ap-poll-march-2024
— Calls grow in Chicago, across the US for Gaza ceasefire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvNiijA19hQ

CBS MADISON
— Former RNC chair Reince Priebus weighs in on next GOP leader – Emilee Fannon (COMMENT: Serving as the chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. You get blamed for all the losses that candidates suffer. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. Because of that, I have been blamed for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2005. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.cbs58.com/news/former-rnc-chair-weighs-in-on-next-gop-leader-doubts-election-deniers-will-be-an-issue

WGN RADIO
— How would you feel if migrants were settled on your block? – Pete Zimmerman (COMMENT: A majority vote in the following political jurisdictions should be required before Democrat and RINO leaders can dump their illegals there: precinct, municipal district, school district, township, county district, county, state, and country. Democrat and RINO leaders have not gotten any such majority vote in my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, Illinois, or America.)
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-how-would-you-feel-if-migrants-were-settled-on-your-block/#/questions

WTTW
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame guns for gun violence instead of blaming those who use guns illegally.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/03/04/who-accountable-mass-shooting-it-s-no-longer-only-person-who-pulled-trigger

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— SIU School of Medicine scholarship challenged on race, gender identity discrimination grounds – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/education/2024/03/05/federal-civil-rights-complaint-filed-against-siu-school-of-medicine/72421138007/

SHAW LOCAL
— Illinois governor’s budget proposal is unbalanced, costly – Tony McCombie
https://www.shawlocal.com/sauk-valley/2024/03/04/mccombie-column-illinois-governors-budget-proposal-is-unbalanced-costly/

FOX ILLINOIS
— MSNBC anchor calls Biden ‘fit and trim’ despite mounting mental fitness concerns – JACKSON WALKER
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/msnbc-anchor-morning-joe-calls-biden-fit-and-trim-despite-mounting-mental-fitness-concerns-joe-scarborough-mika-brzezinski-on-his-morning-joe-segment-white-house-2024-president-donald-trump-maga-republicans-election-november-general-for-office

NPR ILLINOIS
— Nearly 9 in 10 state-level primaries give voters no choice in candidates – Andrew Adams (COMMENT: Other than for president, delegates, and alternate delegates, there are no contested races on my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 Republican primary ballot in Wheaton.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2024-03-04/nearly-9-in-10-state-level-primaries-give-voters-no-choice-in-candidates

DEPAULIA
— Top DePaul trustee a big donor to Chicago mayoral candidate, national Republicans. Citadel executive Gerald Beeson cites crime as biggest concern. – Erin Gessert, Lina Gebhardt, and Fatima Hasan
https://depauliaonline.com/68862/news/top-depaul-trustee-a-big-donor-to-chicago-mayoral-candidate-national-republicans/

CWB CHICAGO
— Man shot near West Loop homeless camp as concerns about tent cities fester
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/03/chicago-west-loop-homeless-camp-shooting-news-march-2024.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/03/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-245/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/03/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-46/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Pritzker Risks Millions of Taxpayer Money on Risky Investments – Jeanne Ives
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/post/pritzker-risks-millions-of-taxpayer-money-on-risky-investments

WIREPOINTS
— Another school referendum, another pro-referendum machine starts its engine. – Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/another-school-referendum-another-pro-referendum-machine-starts-its-engine-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democratic Party Kane County Board Chair Says Republican Rauner Made Illinois a Sanctuary State
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/03/04/democratic-party-kane-county-board-chair-says-repblican-rauner-made-illinois-a-sanctuary-state/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Professor says lack of election competition in Illinois bad for governing – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_415f3554-da74-11ee-b26c-b70db7d116de.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack – Mark Sherman
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/4/supreme-court-restores-trump-ballot-rejecting-stat/AMAC

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden secretly dumped 320,000 ‘inadmissible’ illegal immigrants into US cities – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2900755/biden-secretly-dumped-320000-inadmissible-illegal-immigrants-us-cities/

AMAC
— Unchecked Illegal Immigration Is An Attack On Our Schools (COMMENT: How many illegals have Democrat and RINO leaders dumped into your school district so far?)
https://amac.us/newsline/education/unchecked-illegal-immigration-is-an-attack-on-our-schools/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— LAPD criticized for handing badges and guns to illegal aliens – Steve Jordahl
https://afn.net/culture/2024/03/04/lapd-criticized-for-handing-badge-and-gun-to-illegal-aliens/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Election year ‘dignity’ for illegals – Jeannie DeAngelis
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/03/election_year_dignity_for_illegals.html

BLAZE
— Biden’s impeached DHS secretary accuses Gov. Abbott of ‘trying to wreak havoc’ – JOSEPH MACKINNON
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-s-impeached-dhs-secretary-accuses-gov-abbott-of-trying-to-wreak-havoc

BREITBART
— Colorado Democrats Lay Off Americans and Mull Giving Illegals Government Jobs, Violating Federal Law – WARNER TODD HUSTON (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that employers will ever-increasingly replace their employees who are citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries and pay them much less.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/03/04/colorado-democrats-lay-off-americans-mull-giving-illegals-government-jobs-violating-federal-law/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Unauthorized Work Program for Tens of Thousands of Mexicans Finally Draws Congressional Curiosity. – Todd Bensman
https://cis.org/Bensman/Unauthorized-Work-Program-Tens-Thousands-Mexicans-Finally-Draws-Congressional-Curiosity

DAILY CALLER
— Supreme Court Rules Trump Cannot Be Removed From Colorado Ballot – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/04/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-be-removed-from-colorado-ballot/
— Doritos’ Terrifying New Brand Ambassador Makes Dylan Mulvaney Look Like Sydney Sweeney – ROBERT MCGREEVY
https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/04/doritos-terrifying-brand-ambassador-dylan-mulvaney-sydney-sweeney-pepsi/
— Feds Shell Out Thousands On Computer Lessons For LGBT Refugees, Fostering ‘Economic Inclusion’ In Latin America – ROBERT SCHMAD
https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/04/feds-shell-out-computer-lessons-lgbt-refugess-economic-inclusion-latin-america/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Venezuela Is Exporting Its Violent Crime Problem to US, Thanks to Biden – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/03/04/venezuela-is-exporting-its-violent-crime-problem-us-thanks-biden/
— ‘MORALLY REPREHENSIBLE’: Senators Rip FEMA on Poor Handling of Illegal Immigrant Travel – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/03/04/morally-reprehensible-senators-rip-fema-poor-handling-illegal-immigrant-travel/

DAILY WIRE
— Why The Disaster At The Southern Border Is Biden’s Responsibility And His Alone. Biden and his administration use border gamesmanship to blame Trump and the GOP for the crisis. – Daniel Street
https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-the-disaster-at-the-southern-border-is-bidens-responsibility-and-his-alone

EPOCH TIMES
— Supreme Court Rules Trump to Stay on Ballot in Unanimous Ruling – Catherine Yang
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/supreme-court-14th-trump-5590428

FEDERALIST
— Biden’s Border Invasion Will Bolster Democrats’ Electoral College Majority – DAWN BUCKINGHAM (COMMENT: Because of Democrat and RINO success in flooding Illinois with illegals, anticipate/expect that soon, 100% of all elected officials, government employees, etc. will be Democrats.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/04/bidens-border-invasion-will-bolster-democrats-electoral-college-majority/
— Why Won’t Youngkin Commit To Veto Bill Forcing Health Workers Into ‘Unconscious Bias’ DEI Lectures? – SHAWN FLEETWOOD (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They force all federal employees to take lots of DEI training courses. I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. I should write a book about the many DEI training courses that my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, subordinate, and me were forced to take. Those courses promoted hatred against Republican, and especially against Republicans who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/04/why-wont-youngkin-commit-to-veto-bill-forcing-health-workers-into-unconscious-bias-dei-lectures/

FOX NEWS
— Denver put ‘on notice’ by nearby Aurora over transporting migrants to community: ‘Not a sanctuary city’ City council passes resolution asserting the city’s inability to fund migrant crisis. – Elizabeth Heckman (COMMENT: In your municipality, school district, township, and county, who are those leading fights to get the aforesaid to declare that they are not sanctuaries?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/denver-put-notice-nearby-aurora-transporting-migrants-community-sanctuary-city

HOT AIR
— Georgia House Passes Bill Allowing Police to Arrest Suspected Illegal Aliens – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/03/04/georgia-house-passes-bill-allowing-police-to-arrest-suspected-illegal-aliens-n3784024

MRC TV
— The ‘Pre-Paid’ Way : NYC Mayor Calls Credit Cards For Illegals A ‘Win – Win’ – ERIC SCHEINER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/eric-scheiner/pre-paid-way-nyc-mayor-calls-credit-cards-illegals-win-win

NEW AMERICAN
— Dems Open Back Door for Millions of Illegals – William P. Hoar
https://thenewamerican.com/print/dems-open-back-door-for-millions-of-illegals/
— Doritos Spain Hires “Trans” Pedo to Peddle Chips, Boycott Begins – Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/world-news/doritos-spain-hires-trans-pedo-to-peddle-chips-boycott-begins/

NEWSMAX
— Biden Abuses Immigration Parole, We Endure the Consequences – Sen. Marsha Blackburn
https://www.newsmax.com/senmarshablackburn/immigration-biden-administration/2024/03/04/id/1155885/
— Texas Gov. Abbott: ‘Enforcing the Laws’ at Border – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/greg-abbott-texas-border-patrol/2024/03/04/id/1155867/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Judge upholds Tennessee law to stop crossover voting in primaries. – TRAVIS LOLLER (COMMENT: In your precinct, what percent cast Republican ballots in primary elections but then vote for Democrat candidates in general elections?)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-upholds-tennessee-law-stop-174935835.html

MSN
— Kathy Hochul’s Plan to Prioritize Illegal Immigrants for NY Jobs – Ethan Anderson
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/kathy-hochul-s-plan-to-prioritize-illegal-immigrants-for-ny-jobs/ar-BB1jepKk

NEW YORK TIMES
— Breaking Down Costs for I.V.F. Patients After a Ruling – Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard (COMMENT: My wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. We did not adopt or become foster parents. I should write a book about my GAO superiors who used that against me the most.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/business/alabama-ivf-embryos-costs.html
— To get more votes from females, Democrat and RINO females want female candidates to promise to give females more preference. But to give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to females is to discriminate against males.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/opinion/haley-women-super-tuesday.html
— FRONT PAGE: Americans Live Far From Work, Given a Choice – Emma Goldberg (COMMENT: In 1974, when I was 25 years old, when IRS promoted me to a GS-12 (currently $97,079/year) job in the Loop, I immediately bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building so that I could walk to/from work and graduate evening business classes at Loyola. I did that for 2 years and then traded that condo into the building’s developer for a one bedroom condo and walked to/from graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I did that for 2 years and then got married, sold that one bedroom condo and bought a home in Wheaton with my wife.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/business/zip-code-shift-home-work.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters falsely argue that “urban America has improved.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/opinion/trump-biden.html

NBC DALLAS FORT WORTH
— Republican primary voters asked to weigh in on 13 yes/no party propositions. Why not Dems? Primary propositions are not a policy referendum or a vote for a law, just a way to poll party voters on a topic. (COMMENT: What yes/no party propositions should Illinois Republicans be asked?)
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/republican-primary-voters-asked-to-weigh-in-on-13-party-propositions/3478787/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: TEXAS GOP PRIMARY BALLOT PROPOSITIONS
1. Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden.
2. Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.
3. The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.
4. The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
5. Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
6. The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.
7. The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.
8 The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
9.. The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican Primary to only registered Republicans.
10. The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
11. Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
12. The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
13. Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California Finds a New Way to Be Soft on Crime. The Legislature creates a new ‘systemic racism’ defense that risks turning many felons free. – Heather Mac Donald
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-finds-a-new-way-to-be-soft-on-crime-systemic-racism-defense-frees-felons-f5282810
— Unplug From Distractions – Cordilia James (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are distractions.)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/cant-get-things-done-without-background-noise-youre-not-alone-c5a41773

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Official Pitches Plan to Bill Biden for Migrant Costs – Miranda Davis and Shruti Date Singh
https://www.yahoo.com/news/illinois-official-pitches-plan-bill-193914387.html

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI to not hire, to not retain, and to not promote Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time..
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/business-is-booming-for-dei-lawyers-as-firms-ask-whats-legal

DESERT REVIEW
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.thedesertreview.com/news/state/injuries-at-border-wall-as-illegals-jump-to-us/article_f8541736-da72-11ee-ac5c-2391bc6b2392.html

CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS
— 2 Catoosa County incumbents kept off Republican ballot – Andrew Wilkins (COMMENT: In Illinois, Republican candidates ever-increasingly paint themselves as being “Democrat Lite” if not as being anti-conservative if not as being full-blown RINOs. Ever-increasingly they hint/imply/argue/shout that if elected, they will not defend or advance the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/mar/04/2-catoosa-county-incumbents-off-republican-ballot-tfp/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two incumbent Catoosa County commissioners and a former commissioner were denied a spot on the Republican primary ballot Monday morning — a new effort, county party leadership says, to only run candidates who adhere to the party’s platform.)

KSAT
— Voters in Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills, Olmos Park and parts of northern Bexar County have been inundated with campaign literature in the race for the Republican nomination for Texas House District 121. – Dillon Collier, Joshua Saunders, Mason Hickok (COMMENT: What campaign literature have the candidates in contested Republican primary races in your precinct provided your Republican Precinct Committeeman to distribute?)
https://www.ksat.com/vote-2024/2024/02/27/attack-ads-massive-contributions-bring-spotlight-to-hd-121-republican-primary/

VOX
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more immigration; Democrat leaders because immigrants vote for Democrats and RINO leaders because RINO leaders want cheap labor.
https://www.vox.com/policy/24087060/refugee-resettlement-program-asylum-seekers-immigration-reform

MEDIA MATTERS
— Sean Hannity suggests Democrats support “amnesty” for migrants in exchange for electoral support. Hannity: “Is that the ultimate goal, offer amnesty in the hopes of, ‘Hey, we’re going to give you something of great worth. I hope you’ll remember us when you go vote?’”
https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/sean-hannity-suggests-democrats-support-amnesty-migrants-exchange-electoral-support

MERRIAM WEBSTER
— Kill two birds with one stone (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, age discriminators stress both Biden’s and Trump’s age together to kill two birds with one stone. To kill me in 1974 when I was 25 years old, my Democrat IRS superiors started stressing my age big time because they had not promoted me to GS-13, currently $115,439/year. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. I should write a book about how Democrat and RINO leaders use age discrimination, that is, use “up-or-out,” to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill%20two%20birds%20with%20one%20stone

February 24, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Internal DHS analysis warns of threats posed against 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Tom Jones (COMMENT: Remember when Democrat violence canceled Trump’s Chicago rally  in 2016?)
https://abc7chicago.com/dnc-2024-chicago-democratic-national-convention-dhs-security-threats/14462581/
— Judge rules Chicago real estate transfer tax primary ballot question invalid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjlX_m3p8og
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. All those who hired me would have hired illegals instead of me if they could have.
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-work-permit-authorization-unity-initiative/14462070/
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/14462126/
— Allegations of sex abuse or assault against Chicago Public Schools staff are up 12% – Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-public-schools-grooming-child-sex-assault-abuse/14462021/

NBC5
— Surveillance video shows Chicago teen, 8 others steal cars worth $583K from Wisconsin dealership. One suspect, a 17-year-old Chicago boy, was arrested Sunday in the southern Wisconsin community of Pleasant Prairie after the stolen vehicle he was driving crashed along Interstate 94. – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-teen-8-others-stole-several-cars-worth-583k-from-wisconsin-luxury-dealership-police-say/3364413/
— Controversial real estate transfer tax removed from primary ballot in Chicago after judge’s ruling
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2024/controversial-real-estate-transfer-tax-removed-from-primary-ballot-in-chicago-after-judges-ruling/3364498/

CBS2
— Judge tosses Chicago referendum on tax hike on sales of million-dollar homes to fight homelessness – Adam Harrington, Todd Feurer, John Odenthal
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-tosses-chicago-referendum-tax-sales-homes-fight-homelessness/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. All those who hired me would have hired illegals instead of me if they could have.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/lack-access-work-permits-migrants-shelters/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FslKOBufrZk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku985cpunqo
— Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard accused of misusing public funds, improperly running charity – Megan Hickey, Alex Ortiz
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dolton-mayor-charity/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuqt74U2Cxc

WGN RADIO
— Where does Chicago rank among cities with people in financial distress – Brian Althimer (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/where-does-chicago-rank-in-cities-with-the-most-people-in-financial-distress/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville councilman Josh McBroom said no one interested in housing migrants but emails show some people did respond. – TESS KENNY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/23/naperville-councilman-mcbroom-migrant-housing-foi-interest-email/
— Local Russians in exile decry war in Ukraine — and Putin — on invasion’s 2-year anniversary. – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/23/local-russians-in-exile-decry-war-in-ukraine-and-putin-on-invasions-2-year-anniversary/
— Illinois agrees to tougher oversight of polluters in low-income communities, resolving civil rights complaint about Chicago scrap shredder. – MICHAEL HAWTHORNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/23/illinois-agrees-to-tougher-oversight-of-polluters-in-low-income-communities-resolving-civil-rights-complaint-about-chicago-scrap-shredder/
— Naperville mansion sells for nearly $8M, making it the suburb’s second-priciest sale in history – BOB GOLDSBOROUGH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/23/naperville-mansion-sells-for-nearly-8m-making-it-the-suburbs-second-priciest-sale-in-history/

DAILY HERALD
— It’s newcomer vs. five-time federal candidate in GOP’s 14th Congressional District contes. – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240223/us-congress-politics/its-newcomer-vs-five-time-federal-candidate-in-gops-14th-congressional-district-contest/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— With IVF under the gun, fertility providers in Illinois face an uncertain future – Jon Asplund
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/alabama-ivf-ruling-creates-uncertain-future-illinois-providers

MADISON RECORD
— Madison County Board passes resolution opposing Illinois’ sanctuary status – Heather Isringhausen Gvillo (COMMENT: Who is leading the effort to get your county to pass such a resolution?)
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/655075553-madison-county-board-passes-resolution-opposing-illinois-sanctuary-status

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Lara Trump Urges RNC to Cover Donald Trump’s Legal Bills, Citing Voter Support – Benzinga
https://pantagraph.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/lara-trump-urges-rnc-to-cover-donald-trumps-legal-bills-citing-voter-support/video_7ff2f17f-968d-540c-9ea1-56de419a6ebf.html

WSIL TV
— Trump says he ‘strongly supports’ IVF and calls on Alabama lawmakers to protect access – AP
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/trump-says-he-strongly-supports-ivf-and-calls-on-alabama-lawmakers-to-protect-access/article_edcf89fe-a58a-5927-8d5e-09a2ff19f36f.html

WAND TV
— Trump tells religious broadcasters he’ll defend Christianity against perceived threats from the left. – AP
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-tells-religious-broadcasters-hell-defend-christianity-against-perceived-threats-from-the-left/article_d74108ec-dd53-5c39-942f-636ecbfb54c1.html
— Trump says he ‘strongly supports’ IVF and calls on Alabama lawmakers to protect access – AP
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-says-he-strongly-supports-ivf-after-alabama-court-ruling-puts-new-pressure-on-republicans/article_6fc5273c-7cc0-5980-9702-b79559ea61e1.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump speaks at Black Conservative Gala ahead of GOP primary – KIMBERLEI DAVIS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-to-speak-at-black-conservative-gala-donald-president-presidential-primary-palmetto-state-columbia-metropolitan-convention-center
— LGBTQ+ rights, abortion & immigration: Trump, Haley’s take on big issues before SC primary – COURTNEY ROWLES, EMMA PARKHOUSE, CONNOR INGALLS and ANDREW JAMES
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/donald-trump-nikki-haley-south-carolina-gop-primary-republican-vote-election-2024-big-issues-abortion-lgbtq-israel-ukraine-war-january-6-immigration-border-patrol

NPR ILLINOIS
— How moving back to the South could give Black Americans’ vote more power – Manoush Zomorodi, Rachel Faulkner White, Sanaz Meshkinpour
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-02-23/how-moving-back-to-the-south-could-give-black-americans-vote-more-power

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— More Trump VP hopefuls speak at CPAC – Justin Kounelias
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/more-trump-vp-hopefuls-speak-at-cpac/
— Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy shows Trump ally drowning in debt – Ella Lee, Zach Schonfeld
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/rudy-giuliani-bankruptcy-shows-trump-ally-drowning-in-debt/amp/
— Trump says his criminal indictments boosted his appeal to Black voters – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-says-his-criminal-indictments-boosted-his-appeal-to-black-voters/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-40/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Rivian shaping up as another example of why government shouldn’t pick winners and losers – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/rivian-shaping-up-as-another-example-of-why-government-shouldnt-pick-winners-and-losers-wirepoints/
— Wirepoints and Jeff Daly of WZUS run through everything you need to know about Illinois’ 2025 budget
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-and-jeff-daly-of-wzus-run-through-everything-you-need-to-know-about-illinois-2025-budget/

CHAMBANA SUN
— Illinois Governor Proposes $1 Billion in Tax Increases for Migrant Crisis Expenses
https://chambanasun.com/stories/655077460-illinois-governor-proposes-1-billion-in-tax-increases-for-migrant-crisis-expenses

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS’ REAL ‘STATE OF THE STATE’ – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/paul-vallas-illinois-real-state-of-the-state/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MAY 30, 2023 FLASHBACK: Don Tracy, IL GOP Leaders Endorsed a Pro-Choice, Pro-Same Sex Marriage, Pro-Transgender Candidate (Bob Fioretti) Who Voted for Barack Obama, Violating GOP Party Platform
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/05/don-tracy-il-gop-leaders-endorsed-a-pro-choice-pro-same-sex-marriage-pro-transgender-candidate-who-voted-for-barack-obama-violating-gop-party-platform.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hispanic Democrat lawmakers blast Biden over embrace of Trump solutions for asylum, border – Mallory Wilson and Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: Hispanic Democrat lawmakers want to flood America with Hispanics.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/23/hispanic-democrat-lawmakers-blast-biden-over-embra/
— Mike Pompeo is obvious and best choice for Trump’s running mate – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/23/mike-pompeo-is-obvious-and-best-choice-for-trumps-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago skips crime and school issues to kick police out of schools – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2873445/chicago-skips-crime-and-school-issues-to-kick-police-out-of-schools/
— CPAC 2024: Kristi Noem says Biden could reverse border crisis ‘within 24 hours’ – Julia Johnson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2873048/cpac-2024-kristi-noem-biden-could-reverse-border-crisis-24-hours/
— Stephen Miller: ‘Seal the border, deport all the illegals’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/2870904/stephen-miller-seal-the-border-deport-all-the-illegals/
— Passengers getting bumped from flights for asylum-seekers – Luke Gentile
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2870559/passengers-getting-bumped-flights-asylum-seekers-report/
— CPAC 2024: Kristi Noem says ‘I know I could’ help Trump win as his vice presidential choice – Julia Johnson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2872162/cpac-2024-kristi-noem-help-trump-vp-choice/
— CPAC 2024: Trump fans dish on vice presidential favorites at confab of MAGA faithful – David Sivak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2870247/cpac-2024-trump-vice-president-straw-poll/
— CPAC 2024: Megyn Kelly calls on parents to fight against child gender transitions – Julia Johnson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2874721/cpac-2024-megyn-kelly-child-gender-transitions/
— CPAC 2024: Once a Republican bastion, annual gathering brings fringe movement to the mainstream – Cami Mondeaux
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2873188/cpac-2024-republican-bastion-fringe-movement-mainstream/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden’s Approval on Immigration Reaches New Low – Matthew Xiao
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/bidens-approval-on-immigration-reaches-new-low-poll/
— California Reparations Bill Would Require State Licensing Boards To Favor Black Applicants – Charles Hilu (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, I was the office’s only licensed CPA. Not only were those promoted over me not licensed CPAs, they had no professional certification or fewer than I had, they had less education than I had, and/or they had less work experience than I had. They all were Democrat DEI hires.)
https://freebeacon.com/california/california-reparations-bill-would-require-state-licensing-boards-to-favor-black-applicants/
— Joe Biden’s Senior Moment of the Week (Vol. 82)
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/watch-joe-bidens-senior-moment-of-the-week-vol-82/

NEW YORK POST
— Ex-Google exec claims he was denied promotion by woke tech firm because he’s a white man – Ariel Zilber
https://nypost.com/2024/02/23/business/ex-google-exec-claims-he-was-denied-promotion-by-woke-tech-firm-because-hes-a-white-man/

AMAC
— How should American lawmakers react to the Biden administration’s orders giving illegal immigrants a pathway to vote in our elections? (COMMENT: Absolutely NO!)
https://amac.us/poll/how-should-american-lawmakers-react-to-the-biden-administrations-orders-giving-illegal-immigrants-a-pathway-to-vote-in-our-elections/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Court Strikes Down New York City Law Allowing Illegal Aliens to Vote
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/23/court-strikes-down-new-york-city-law-allowing-illegal-aliens-to-vote/

AMERICAN FAMILY RADIO
— Is Your Church Woke? And Why Do You Owe It to God to Leave If They Are. – ALEX MCFARLAND
https://www.afa.net/the-stand/culture/2024/02/is-your-church-woke/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Texas’s Ken Paxton takes on the open-borders NGO juggernaut – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/texass_ken_paxton_takes_on_the_openborders_ngo_juggernaut.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— AOC latest squad member to turn on Biden for doing Trump ‘impressions’ – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/23/aoc-latest-squad-member-to-turn-on-biden-for-doing-trump-impressions-1439452/

BREITBART
— NGO Smuggles Migrants Away from Border Before Federal Inspection – Rep. Tom Tiffany
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/02/23/rep-tom-tiffany-ngo-smuggles-migrants-away-from-border-before-federal-inspection/

COLLEGE FIX
— White supremacy goes back to ‘early church’: Oxford professor – MICAIAH BILGER (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/white-supremacy-goes-back-to-early-church-oxford-professor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The most egregious thing that we have to wrestle with is the normalization of white supremacy,” Reddie said. Although Christianity “was created as a movement for those who are marginalized and oppressed,” he said white leaders quickly began using the religion as a weapon to seize land and oppress other cultures. Reddie traced the distortion back to the early Christians who blamed the Jews for killing Jesus, instead of Roman leader Pontius Pilate, according to the report. “Pilate represents white supremacy, and white supremacy now becomes normalized and effectively becomes the religion of Jesus, the religion of God,” the professor said. As time went on, more and more people began to believe Jesus was a white European, like them, Reddie said.
Baptist News Global reports: That’s why few white Christians flinched at the claim that Jesus called European and American Christians to travel the globe to oppress brown- and Black-skinned people, he said, explaining that a Christianity suffused with white supremacy enabled plantation owners in the American South to see no contradiction between their faith and owning other human beings. “They saw people who are other as inferior and that it was OK to kill or enslave them for their own good.” Those attitudes clearly continue to exist and in the U.S. are evident in the rise of Trumpism, the British scholar said. Because white supremacy has been connected with Christianity for so long, he said it has “distorted the very fabric of what we call Christianity and the nature of church.” The Baylor conference is part of a “three-year sequences of programs on confronting racism in the white church and seeking God’s justice,” according to the event website. More than a dozen pastors, theologians, and Christian leaders participated. Baylor is a private, Protestant Christian university in Texas. Earlier this year, a Catholic university professor also linked white supremacy with the early Christian church in a new book, “Christian Supremacy.” The author, Fordham University Professor Magda Teter, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that white supremacists’ ideology “is rooted in Christian ideas of social and religious hierarchy.”)

DAILY SIGNAL
— Under Biden, US Failing to Push Latin American Nations to Stem Illegal Immigration – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/23/under-biden-us-failing-push-latin-american-nations-stem-illegal-immigration-borderline/

DAILY WIRE
— Illinois Dem Gov Says He Didn’t Ask For ‘Crisis’ Of Immigrants. Look What He Stated In 2021. – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/illinois-dem-gov-says-he-didnt-ask-for-crisis-of-immigrants-look-what-he-stated-in-2021
— Biden Prepares Basement For Reelection Campaign. – Andrew Klavan
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-prepares-basement-for-reelection-campaign
— Microsoft Brags That It Pays White Employees Less Than Non-White Employees Despite ‘Same Job Title’ The admission came in the company’s diversity report, which hones in on a “pay equity” initiative. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/microsoft-brags-that-it-pays-white-employees-less-than-non-white-employees-despite-same-job-title

EPOCH TIMES
— Jury Finds NRA Head Wayne Pierre Liable, Must Pay $4.3 Million in Damages. The jury found that LaPierre misused charitable funds on a lavish lifestyle. – Caden Pearson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/jury-finds-nra-head-wayne-pierre-liable-must-pay-4-3-million-in-damages-5594053

FOX NEWS
— AOC heckled in town hall: ‘all you care about is illegal aliens’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6347476464112
— Sen. Tom Cotton torches Google AI system as ‘racist, preposterously woke, Hamas-sympathizing’ – Jamie Joseph
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-tom-cotton-torches-google-ai-system-as-racist-preposterously-woke-hamas-sympathizing

GOPUSA
— While Biden Pushes Ukraine To Fight, He Demands Israel Surrender
https://www.gopusa.com/while-biden-pushes-ukraine-to-fight-he-demands-israel-surrender/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Catholic NGO, accuses the ‘charity’ of engaging in human trafficking at the border – Pat Droney
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/texas-ag-ken-paxton-sues-catholic-ngo-accuses-the-charity-of-engaging-in-human-trafficking-at-the-border

MRC TV
— Border Patrol Encounters Plummet in Gov. Abbott’s Texas, Surge in Newsom’s California, Hobbs’ Arizona – CRAIG BANNISTER
https://mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/border-patrol-encounters-plummet-gov-abbotts-texas-surge-newsoms-california
— Illegal Aliens Unleashed onto the Streets of San Diego by Border Patrol – CRAIG BANNISTER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/illegal-aliens-unleashed-streets-san-diego-border-patrol

NEWS BUSTERS
— GOP Attorney General on Biden’s FAA ‘Making Passenger Safety Take a Back Seat to Diversity’ – Tom Olohan
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/tom-olohan/2024/02/23/watch-gop-attorney-general-bidens-faa-making-passenger-safety
— Hostin Conspiracy: GOP Only Support IVF to Stave Off White Replacement – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2024/02/23/hostin-conspiracy-gop-only-support-ivf-stave-white
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Good things don’t last long on ABC’s The View. After defending embryos as children earlier in the week, staunchly racist and anti-Semitic co-host Sunny Hostin (the descendant of slave owners) found her angle of attack against Republicans on Friday, in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling on in vitro fertilization. According to her, the only reason Republicans were now coming out in defense of IVF was because it was how they planned to stave off white people being replaced by minorities. “On the one hand, they want you to not have an abortion and then they also don’t want you to have more children. Make up your minds. Whatever that means,” Friday moderator Joy Behar kvetched, keeping with the narrative that the GOP was trying to stop people from using IVF, for some reason. Before cracking open the lid on her crazy conspiracy theory, Hostin suggested she was on the trail of something major. “I think they do want you to have more children and they just not saying the quiet part out loud,” she teased. “Which is, multicultural Americans are going to become the majority population by 2050,” she began to unwind her crazy. “By 2050, the Hispanic Americans are expected to have the most population growth, an increase of about six percent, while the white population is expected to decrease by about 11 percent. At this time, the birth rate for white Americans in this country has been falling since the great recession and it’s dropped almost 23 percent between 2007 and 2022.”)

NEWSMAX
— Trump Strongly Supports IVF After Alabama Court Ruling
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-ivf-abortion/2024/02/23/id/1154747/

TOWNHALL
— There Are More Illegal Migrants in the U.S. Than the Population of 36 States. – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect those millions of illegals to use their false identifications to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrat candidates.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/23/there-are-more-illegal-migrants-in-the-us-than-the-population-of-36-states-n2635643
— Nikki Haley Says America Will Have a ‘Female President’ in 2024, Either Her or Kamala Harris – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/02/23/nikki-haley-kamala-harris-remark-n2635655
— Newsom Blames Republicans After Border Patrol Releases Hundreds of Illegal Aliens In San Diego – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/23/san-diego-migrant-center-closes-after-aliens-are-mass-released-in-california-n2635657
— Don’t Want to Pay for Health Care or Groceries? Then Don’t. Pretend to Be an Illegal Alien Instead. – Carolyn Phippen (COMMENT: What percent of those in your hospital’s emergency room are illegals?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/carolyn-phippen/2024/02/24/dont-want-to-pay-for-health-care-or-groceries-then-dont-pretend-to-be-an-illegal-alien-instead-n2635661
— Woke Google AI Erases U.S. History – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/23/google-ai-erases-us-history-n2635631

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump supporters turn out in force at CPAC
https://thehill.com/video/trump-supporters-turn-out-in-force-at-cpac/9458431/

CBS NEWS
— Potential Trump VP picks speaking at CPAC
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/potential-trump-vp-picks-speaking-at-cpac/

CBS NEWS & FOX NEW YORK
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/staten-island-to-hold-st-patricks-day-parade-welcoming-lgbtq-groups-for-the-first-time/
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/video/dozens-gather-at-state-capitol-in-support-of-legislation-focused-on-supporting-lgbtq-community/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AIhxiycXmo
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/staten-island-st-patricks-day-parade-lgbtq

MSN
— MAGA fans predict who will be Trump’s VP: Daily Mail asks CPAC attendees if Tulsi Gabbard, Kristi Noem, Ben Carson, Elise Stefanik should be at the top of his running mate shortlist.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/maga-fans-predict-who-will-be-trump-s-vp-daily-mail-asks-cpac-attendees-if-tulsi-gabbard-kristi-noem-ben-carson-elise-stefanik-should-be-at-the-top-of-his-running-mate-shortlist/ar-BB1iMvR7

MSNBC
— To get votes from voters who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn voters who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyuhk7V8wCo

NEWSWEEK
— California’s Gen Z, Millennials Sour on Benefits of Migrants – Nick Mordowanec
https://www.newsweek.com/california-gen-z-millennials-migrants-burden-survey-1872848

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Tries to Flip the Politics of Immigration. – Michael D. Shear (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders falsely argue that Republican leaders tanked “the border restrictions they have demanded for years.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/us/politics/biden-immigration-executive-action.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Student Loan Boast: The Supreme Court ‘Didn’t Stop Me’ The President ignores the law again as he forgives more student debt. The total is now $138 billion and counting. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-student-debt-forgiveness-supreme-court-0c5204fe
— How Trump Turned Conservatives Against Helping Ukraine. GOP’s transformation is on full display at CPAC gathering: ‘The war is the fault of the U.S.’ – Molly Ball (COMMENT: Putin would not have invaded Ukraine if Trump had been President.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/how-trump-turned-conservatives-against-helping-ukraine-d9f75b3b
— Blue-State Residents Streamed Into South Carolina. Here’s Why It Stayed Ruby Red. Conservatives who leave Democratic states are often looking for a politically favorable new home. – Eliza Collins, Paul Overberg, and Anthony DeBarros
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/blue-state-residents-streamed-into-south-carolina-heres-why-it-stayed-ruby-red-a049c74c
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “People do look for their own cohorts,” said Paul Westcott, L2’s executive vice president. In South Carolina, he said, “People see a lower cost of living, lower taxes, and are looking for that cohort that matches their own. Maybe they’re not thinking about it consciously, but they are finding themselves among other conservatives there.”)

JOURNAL
— The harm of illegal immigration – Joseph de Soto
https://www.journal-news.net/the-harm-of-illegal-immigration/article_c9808989-5d8e-523e-9930-014905502d12.html

EURASIA REVIEW
— Welfare For Migrants Ensures The Border Crisis Will Continue – Ryan McMaken
https://www.eurasiareview.com/24022024-welfare-for-migrants-ensures-the-border-crisis-will-continue-oped/

INDEPENDENT
— Nikki Haley calls Congress ‘most privileged nursing home in the country’
https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/nikki-haley-trump-south-carolina-biden-b2501677.html

BNN
— At CPAC, Trump Supporters Forecast a ‘Civil War’ if Election Loss Occurs
https://bnnbreaking.com/politics/at-cpac-trump-supporters-forecast-a-civil-war-if-election-loss-occurs

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 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

January 27, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Migrants keep coming as Mayor Brandon Johnson hides Chicago’s welcome mat – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/1/26/24052246/migrants-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-state-funding-gov-pritzker-asylum-seekers-rich-miller
— Ageism has no place in politics. Longevity is a blessing, not a disability. – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/26/24051648/ageism-has-no-place-in-politics
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/1/26/24050612/donald-trump-mental-lapses-jan-6-nikki-haley-maga-gene-lyons
— 2 CPS high school students killed in Loop shooting. ‘It feels normalized when it shouldn’t be’ Robert Boston, 16, and Monterio Williams, 17, were students at Innovations High School, a CPS charter school at 17 N. State St., police said. – Violet Miller, Mary Norkol, Tom Schuba and Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/1/26/24051984/loop-shooting-teens-killed-wabash-washington
— Chicago restaurants struggled with labor shortages last year. Relief is coming slowly. A new report says city eateries had trouble finding workers last summer, with 82% of them short at least one kitchen staffer. Local owners say things have started to improve, but food and labor costs are still a concern. – Audrey Hettleman (COMMENT: I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights part-time during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and full-time during the summer in between. Since 1964, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that against me to paint me as being an unmitigated loser. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they never would have stooped to take job like I took. In my defense, with the money I earned and saved washing dishes, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966. I used it to get to/from a) jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, and delivering mail and b) classes at UIC. I sold it in late 1967 and bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those whose parents a) had lots of money, b) bought them cars, c) paid their college expenses, and/or d) got them jobs.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/26/24046983/chicago-restaurants-rising-food-labor-costs-labor-shortages-chef-2023

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Speaker Johnson warns Senate against border deal, suggesting it will be ‘dead on arrival’ in House – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-aud-nw–20240126-2kj2oedkdfck3bkr7pwy3dgtei-story.html
— Aldermen sign letter urging Johnson to scrap 60-day migrant shelter policy – Alice Yin, Jake Sheridan and A.D. Quig
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-brandon-johnson-aldermen-allies-migrants-20240125-n7yqnpfvrbbznmcli5l3tqofzq-story.html
— Overnight count showing more homeless on the streets of Aurora reflects growing national crisis – Denise Crosby
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-homeless-count-st-0128-20240127-lwm24py6zfh6jccjvoakaypqce-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— The Democrat Party ever-increasingly promotes more 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://www.dailyherald.com/20240126/syndicated-columnists/lincoln-and-reagan-wouldnt-recognize-todays-republican-party/
— Homeless man convicted of raping woman on Prairie Path (in) Wheaton – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240126/news/homeless-man-convicted-of-raping-woman-on-prairie-path-near-wheaton/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A 44-year-old homeless man was convicted Thursday evening of raping a woman on the Illinois Prairie Path (in) Wheaton almost six years ago. Following a three-day trial and less than three hours of deliberation, a jury found Robert Davison guilty of multiple counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one count of unlawful restraint. Davison has been in custody at the DuPage County jail since his arrest in May of 2018. Wheaton police began investigating the attack just after midnight on May 18, 2018, when a woman was heard screaming for help near the PADS shelter in Wheaton. The woman had dirt on her face and cuts to her upper body. The woman told investigators she had been approached by Davison along the Prairie Path who “demanded sex from her.” When she refused, she said Davison dragged her into a wooded area by the hair and sexually assaulted her. Davison fled after the attack, but was located two days later, authorities said. Davison is scheduled back in court March 7 for a pre-sentencing hearing. He faces up to 90 years in prison.)

ABC7
— Group seeks to keep Donald Trump off Illinois primary ballot citing January 6 insurrection – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-news-illinois-primary-january-6-insurrection/14364007/
— City council members urge mayor to extend Feb. 1 shelter eviction deadline – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrants-city-council-governor-jb-pritzker/14363628/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvtczBPMQmw
— Fake explicit Taylor Swift images: White House is ‘alarmed’ – Karen Travers and Emmanuelle Saliba
https://abc7chicago.com/fake-explicit-taylor-swift-images-white-house-is-alarmed-/14364105/
— 2 students killed in Loop shooting outside of high school ID’d, Chicago police say – Evelyn Holmes, Tre Ward
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-loop-washington-street-wabash/14363148/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh4CUFp1GcM
— Rally at University of Chicago calls for ceasefire in Gaza – Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/university-of-chicago-rally-ceasefire-gaza/14363448/

NBC5
— Markham holds fundraising event to help migrants in Chicago. “This should not just be a city of Chicago problem” – Regina Waldroup (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly do more to promote illegal immigration.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/markham-holds-fundraising-event-to-help-migrants-in-chicago/3339361/
— Gunmen opened fire as students exited school in Chicago’s Loop, killing two students
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gunmen-opened-fire-as-students-exited-school-in-chicagos-loop-killing-two-students/3339210/
— Mayor releases statement after shooting in Loop in downtown Chicago. The shocking scene unfolded just before 12:30 p.m. outside Innovations High School on North Wabash Street.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mayor-releases-statement-after-shooting-in-loop-in-downtown-chicago/3339367/

CBS2
— Two teens dead in shooting in downtown Chicago. – Suzanne Le Mignot, Marybel Gonzalez, Elyssa Kaufman, John Dodge, Rebecca McCann
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/police-investigation-downtown-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWPk6MAtbv8
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/for-migrants-in-chicago-who-want-to-legally-stay-and-work-a-complicated-legal-process/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-migrants-work-permits/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yCaV9Ydfwg
— Chicago Scholars program helps first-generation and low-income students achieve college dreams – Audrina Sinclair (COMMENT: What if Affirmative Action had been only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-scholars-program-helps-first-generation-and-low-income-students-achieve-college-dreams/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-scholars-program-helps-students-achieve-college-dreams/

WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://wgntv.com/news/deans-list/chicago-native-vic-mensa-cast-of-the-chi-helps-feed-unhoused-asylum-seekers/

FOX32
— First evictions scheduled under Chicago mayor’s 60-day migrant shelter policy
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1401778
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qib_m3Uaos
— Texas holds strong in barbed wire approach at border
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1401841
— Disruption erupts as Chicago alderwoman addresses Holocaust Remembrance Day resolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRxrEf4m-6I

WGN RADIO
— Councilman Josh McBroom says zero Naperville residents would volunteer to help house migrants – Pete Zimmerman
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/councilman-josh-mcbroom-says-zero-naperville-residents-would-volunteer-to-help-house-migrants/
— Should volunteers in Naperville house migrants? – Pete Zimmerman (COMMENT: How many empty bedrooms do you have in your home? Anticipate/expect that the more empty bedrooms that you have, the more pressure that you will be under from Democrat and RINO leaders to take illegals into your home and to provide them with housing, food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc. Anticipate/expect that at least initially, Democrat and RINO leaders will give you lots of money to do that.)
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-should-volunteers-in-naperville-house-migrants/#/questions

WBEZ
— Will Mayor Johnson evict 2,000 migrants next week? – Hunter Clauss (COMMENT: How many illegals are headed for your county, for your township, for your municipality, and for your school district?)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-rundown-will-mayor-johnson-evict-2000-migrants-next-week/8b4298a3-f06f-4df2-8a90-1587d2f30696

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Park Ridge Takes Compassionate Approach Should Any Migrants Arrive – Todd Wessell (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you if you do not take illegals into your home and provide them with food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.)
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/park-ridge-takes-compassionate-approach-should-any-migrants-arrive/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While no known arrivals of asylum seekers have occurred in Park Ridge, the city has put together a plan that would become effective if a bus load of migrants are suddenly dropped off in the city. Park Ridge leaders have decided not to enact an ordinance that would impose fines on bus companies and their drivers for allowing migrants to disembark in the city without prior notice. Instead, City Manager Joe Gilmore said, an “Emergency Management Plan” has been put together that directs that Park Ridge will “compassionately facilitate transportation (of migrants) to the city of Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications.” The plan lays out procedures the city and police department will follow should a drop off occur. In cases where migrants have been dropped off in Park Ridge without the city’s knowledge, “they should be sheltered at either the Dee Road or Uptown Metra station (whichever is closest).” From there, local police will contact the Metra Police Department and assist in getting people on the next inbound train to Chicago. In instances where a bus carrying migrants has not yet dropped off their passengers, the police “should request that the passengers remain on the bus for routing to the city of Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications.” According to Gilmore, city officials have studied the migrant issue for a lengthy period of time which for many suburbs has triggered ordinances that penalize bus companies and drivers that arrive in their communities unannounced. Most of those towns say they do not have the resources to shelter and feed asylum seekers. Local ordinances have been approved in neighboring Des Plaines and Rosemont. “The plan is high-level and fluid, and discussed frequently by city staff,” continued Gilmore. He explained that the city’s staff has communicated with other suburbs about their experiences. He added that a recent survey of the Northwest Municipal Conference revealed that a majority of its 46 members have not adopted ordinances that restrict unscheduled bus stops within their borders. “Park Ridge staff discussed this option, and engaged the city attorney, and staff concluded that this is not an effective option, at this time. We continue to monitor the situations and options.” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott about two years ago implemented the program of transporting asylum seekers, most of whom have entered the U.S. through Texas, to Northern locations that have declared themselves sanctuary cities. The city of Chicago considers itself a sanctuary city. Many people believe that Abbott created the program to dump migrants in cities as a way of showing the problems his state is wrestling with. In its Emergency Plan, Park Ridge police will provide “address, guidance, and/or escort to the Chicago location where migrants are given food and shelter. “The city of Park Ridge, like every Chicagoland municipality facing this crisis, does not have the resources or infrastructure necessary to accommodate individuals on a long-term basis,” said the city’s Emergency Plan.)

WAND TV
— Illinois election leaders hear oral arguments over Biden, Trump appearing on primary ballot – Mike Miletich
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois-election-leaders-hear-oral-arguments-over-biden-trump-appearing-on-primary-ballot/article_ed61096c-bc93-11ee-9574-471ea1501ba1.html

WTAX
— Biden challenge fizzles
https://wtax.com/news/101101-biden-challenge-fizzles/

WJBC
— Objections to President Biden’s presence on the Illinois primary ballot have failed to convince the State Board of Elections to disqualify him. – Dave Dahl
https://www.wjbc.com/2024/01/26/presidential-candidacies-facing-objection-in-illinois-with-little-success/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Tensions grow between city, state and federal government over influx of migrants – ANDREW ADAMS
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/tensions-grow-between-city-state-and-federal-government-over-influx-of-migrants

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— How Many People Experience Homelessness In Chicago? Annual Count Aims To Boost Services. City staffers and volunteers connected with hundreds of unhoused Chicagoans during the annual point-in-time count Thursday night. Meanwhile, thousands of migrants face homelessness as the city’s shelter stay limit approaches. – Colin Boyle (COMMENT: As limousine liberal Democrats take over DuPage County, Chicago Democrat leaders send fewer of their homeless people to DuPage County. Democrat leaders have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned traditional marriage and family and painted homeless people as being products of many failed traditional families.)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/01/26/johnson-touts-administrations-efforts-for-homeless-amid-looming-migrant-eviction-deadline/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-23/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Programs based on Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness undermine merit in America – William O. Lipinski (COMMENT: My critics/opponents a) reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision and b) use DEI to get rid of Republicans like me who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2024/01/26/right-from-the-middle-programs-based-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusiveness-undermine-merit-in-america/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago mayor not on board with blocking DNC in exchange for federal funding for migrants – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_bc6cd8d0-bc76-11ee-bc5d-9785b7e51aae.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Raucous Pro-Gaza Hecklers Interrupted Incumbent Democrats Bill Foster and Sean Casten Marks DuPage Debate
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/27/raucus-pro-gasa-hecklers-interrupted-incumbent-democrats-bill-foster-and-sean-casten-marks-dupage-debate/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— The Migrant Crisis is Driving the U.S. Economy Deeper into Debt
https://www.illinoisreview.com/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Texas attorney general rejects Biden demands over border standoff – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/26/ken-paxton-texas-ag-rejects-biden-demands-over-bor/
— DHS reports worst border numbers in history as House moves to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/26/dhs-reports-worst-border-numbers-in-history-as-hou/
— Jury awards E. Jean Carroll more than $83M in additional damages over Trump remarks – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/26/jury-awards-e-jean-carroll-over-83m-additional-dam/
— Biden vows to get tough on border security if Congress will pass a ‘bipartisan bill’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/26/joe-biden-vows-get-tough-border-security-if-congre/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nikki Haley hits Trump over cognitive health after E. Jean Carroll confusion – Mabinty Quarshie (COMMENT: How negative will Haley and her supporters go against Trump and against those who share his demographics? Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2820142/nikki-haley-hits-trump-cognitive-ability/
— Liberal Chicago mayor’s move to the right on crisis issue sets off fight with allies – Rachel Schilke
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2821460/liberal-chicago-mayors-move-right-crisis-issue-fight-allies/
— Why does Chicago hate illegal immigrants? – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2821354/why-does-chicago-hate-illegal-immigrants/
— Send the migrant buses to the rich white liberal suburbs – Jeremiah Poff (COMMENT: To cast a Democrat ballot in the March 19, 2024 primary is to volunteer to take illegals into your home and to provide them with food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2820189/send-the-migrant-buses-to-the-rich-white-liberal-suburbs/
— Senators reach deal to shut down border when migrant crossings surge. – David Sivak (COMMNET: Absolutely no one believes that Democrat or RINO leaders would ever “shut down” the border. Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/2821875/senators-reach-deal-shut-down-border/
— Migrant encounters at border surpassed all-time record in December: 371,000 people. – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2819005/immigrant-encounters-border-surpassed-all-time-record-december/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Joe Biden’s Senior Moment of the Week (Vol. 78)
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/watch-joe-bidens-senior-moment-of-the-week-vol-78/

NEW YORK POST
— Texas refuses to back down in border standoff with feds, as record 302K migrants illegally cross US-Mexico border in December. – Megan Palin and Selim Algar
https://nypost.com/2024/01/26/news/texas-refuses-to-back-down-in-border-standoff-with-feds-as-record-302k-migrants-illegally-cross-us-mexico-border-in-december/
— NASCAR looks to diversify audience despite anti-DEI backlash as viewership falls – Shannon Thale
https://nypost.com/2024/01/26/business/nascar-looks-to-diversify-audience-despite-anti-dei-backlash/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Law firm launches ‘hot line’ to report DEI’s damage to your career ladder. – Chris Woodward (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who had a) less work experience than I had, b) less education than I had, c) fewer or no professional certifications than I had, and/or d) no professional license. Virtually all of them were minorities and/or females. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://afn.net/legal-courts/2024/01/26/law-firm-launches-hot-line-to-report-dei-s-damage-to-your-career-ladder/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Texas won’t give up its right to defend itself – Michael Letts
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/texas_wont_give_up_its_right_to_defend_itself.html
— Conservatives vote for policies, but all Democrats have is personal attacks – Molly Slag
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/conservatives_vote_for_policies_but_all_democrats_have_is_personal_attacks.html
— Biden hates working people – John Conlin (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who look down on/despise/hate past/present/future working people the most. I was a working person 1962-1997.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/biden_hates_working_people.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Migrants invade the beaches of La Jolla, California – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/26/migrants-invade-the-beaches-of-la-jolla-california-1431252/
— Boston mayor announces reparations task force teams after hosting racist holiday party – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/26/boston-mayor-announces-reparations-task-force-teams-after-hosting-racist-holiday-party-1431121/

BLAZE
— Biden challenges GOP to pass border security deal and gets immediate blowback: ‘Extraordinary dishonesty’ – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-border-deal-blasted-online

BREITBART
— Illegals Dock Boat at California Beach, Then Flee into Neighborhood – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/26/suspected-illegal-migrants-dock-boat-california-beach-flee-neighborhood/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Texas Gov. Sends Border Warning to White House. Biden’s ‘broken the compact between the United States and the States’ in not securing the border, and 25 other Republican governors agree. – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Texas-Gov-Sends-Border-Warning-White-House

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— How Joe Biden Starts The American Civil War 2.0 – George Rasley (COMMENT: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/how-joe-biden-starts-the-american-civil-war-2-0

DAILY CALLER
— Three federal judges are facing a judicial conduct complaint for establishing policies to grant oral arguments based on the attorney’s race and sex. America First Legal (AFL) filed complaints Thursday against three judges on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel, Judge Staci M. Yandle and Judge David W. Dugan for orders issued in 2020 that prioritize granting oral arguments for “newer, female, and minority attorneys.” The policies “intentionally discriminate, evidence judicial bias, and undermine public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary,” the complaint argues. – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/26/federal-judges-female-minority-attorneys/
— Number Of Chinese Migrants Who Crossed Border In December Surpassed Previous Year Totals – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/26/number-of-chinese-migrants-who-crossed-border-in-december-surpassed-previous-year-totals/

DAILY SIGNAL
— No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: The Cost of Unchecked Illegal Immigration on Americans – Simon Hankinson (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders make Republicans pay for providing illegals with housing, food, clothing, medical care, transportation, education, etc.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/26/thing-free-lunch-cost-unchecked-illegal-immigration-americans-borderline/

DAILY WIRE
— Texas National Guard Continues Building Razor Wire Border Barriers, Defies Biden Admin. Texas state authorities are continuing to refuse Border Patrol agents access to the contested swath of border in Eagle Pass, Texas. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-texas-national-guard-continues-building-razor-wire-border-barriers-defies-biden-admin
— 25 Republican Governors Band Together To Support Texas In Its Fight To Secure The Border – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/25-republican-governors-band-together-to-support-texas-in-its-fight-to-secure-the-border
— Speaker Mike Johnson: House Republicans To Impeach Mayorkas As Soon As Next Week. (COMMENT: Mayorkas is an operative for Biden.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-mike-johnson-house-republicans-to-impeach-mayorkas-as-soon-as-next-week
— Anti-Semitism, Wokeness, And Why A Strong America Is Essential To Israel’s Survival – Vitaliy Katsenelson
https://www.dailywire.com/news/anti-semitism-wokeness-and-why-a-strong-america-is-essential-to-israels-survival-part-1-a-small-country-with-a-big-story

FOX NEWS
— Illinois governor criticized for promoting record-breaking cannabis sales – Garrett Tenney (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6345658448112
— GOP lawmaker moves to defund ‘sanctuary’ cities, slams ‘hypocrisy’ as they seek federal aid for migrant crisis. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-lawmaker-moves-defund-sanctuary-cities-slams-hypocrisy-they-seek-federal-aid-migrant-crisis
— Biden is pitting law enforcement against law enforcement in border crisis – SEAN HANNITY
https://www.foxnews.com/media/sean-hannity-biden-law-enforcement-border-crisis
— Every great nation had great walls. Democrats must not want America to be great. – Jesse Watters
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jesse-watters-every-great-nation-had-great-walls
— Politicians’ promises to enforce the border are really amnesty plus gargantuan foreign worker increases. Ingraham exposes the ‘dark comedy.’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-politicians-promises-enforce-border-amnesty-gargantuan-foreign-worker-increases
— Laura Ingraham: Are Republicans giving Biden political cover?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5lABrTNuDk
— Haley’s grassroots fundraising soars, but a top-dollar liberal donor wants to see ‘path to victory’ Billionaire LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman pauses Nikki Haley funding after her New Hampshire GOP presidential primary loss to Donald Trump. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/haley-grassroots-fundraising-soars-top-dollar-donor-wants-see-path-victory

HANNITY
— INVASION! Shocking Footage Captures Boat Full of Migrants Arriving at La Jolla Beach in San Diego
https://hannity.com/media-room/invasion-shocking-footage-captures-boat-full-of-migrants-arriving-at-la-jolla-beach-in-san-diego-watch/
— Biden Has Encouraged Lawlessness and Asylum Abuse
https://hannity.com/media-room/hannity-biden-has-encouraged-lawlessness-and-asylum-abuse-watch/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Border escalation: 25 state governors support Texas; 10 states have deployed troops and law enforcement officers. – Matthew Holloway
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/border-escalation-25-state-governors-support-texas-trump-calls-for-natl-guard-deployment
— A wall could’ve cost less: Biden’s DHS shells out over $20 BILLION on ‘asylum seekers’ – Matthew Holloway
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/a-wall-wouldve-cost-less-biden-dhs-shells-out-over-20-billion-on-asylum-seekers

MRC TV
— It’s a Border Showdown For Abbott – and That’s Bad News For Biden – BRITTANY M. HUGHES
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/its-border-showdown-abbott-and-thats-bad-news-biden

NTD
— ‘Invasion’ Provisions in Constitution Have Never Been Interpreted by Courts – Tiffany Meier
https://www.ntd.com/invasion-provisions-in-constitution-have-never-been-interpreted-by-courts-former-immigration-judge_969230.html

NEWSMAX
— Democrats are using migrants to control districts – Carl Higbie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLEgYWROOa4

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Black Chicago Residents Fed Up With Illegals – Mark Carter
https://www.oann.com/video/real-america-video/black-chicago-residents-fed-up-with-illegals/
— Biden Admin. Spent $20B On Illegal Migrant Resettlement In Two Years – John Hines
https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/watchdog-biden-admin-spent-20b-on-illegal-migrant-resettlement-in-two-years/

TED CRUZ
— SEN. CRUZ LEADS COMMERCE GOP IN DEMANDING ANSWERS FROM CHICAGO MAYOR ON MISUSE OF FEDERAL AIRPORT DOLLARS TO HOUSE ILLEGAL ALIENS
https://www.cruz.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-cruz-leads-commerce-gop-in-demanding-answers-from-chicago-mayor-on-misuse-of-federal-airport-dollars-to-house-illegal-aliens

TOWNHALL
— The ‘Comprehensive Immigration Reform’ Scam – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2024/01/26/the-comprehensive-immigration-reform-scam-n2634244
— On the Brink of a Constitutional Crisis – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2024/01/26/on-the-brink-of-a-constitutional-crisis-and-regime-media-is-dying-n2634242
— Reversing the Damage Biden has Done. Now entering his fourth year in office, Joe Biden represents the worst president and worst administration in the last 76 years. – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2024/01/27/reversing-the-damage-biden-has-done-n2634265

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Migrant crisis overwhelms Denver hospital, schools (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, sooner or later, if not already, illegals will overwhelm the hospitals and schools where you live.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFo2ePAqs8U

CBS NEWS
— Texas attorney general refuses to grant federal agents full access to border park: “Your request is hereby denied” – Camilo Montoya-Galvez
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-refuses-federal-agents-access-shelby-park-eagle-pass-border/

CBS COLORADO
— Growing number of migrants offer to clean windshields at Denver intersections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyKRpdI-RMQ

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden fought on Friday to save a bipartisan immigration deal from collapse in Congress, vowing to shut down the border if the plan became law even as the Republican speaker Johnson pronounced it dead on arrival in the House. – Karoun Demirjian (COMMNET: Absolutely no one believes that Democrat or RINO leaders would ever “shut down the border.” Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/us/politics/johnson-opposes-border-deal.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Haley.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/us/politics/nikki-haley-trump-unhinged.html
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans like me who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/opinion/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei.html

NEW YORK SUN
— Trump, Wading Into Texas Border Dispute With Biden, Calls on ‘All Willing States’ To Send ‘Guards’ The former president’s remarks come amid a growing constitutional debate as Democrats call for President Biden to take over Texas’ National Guard forces due to the governor’s refusal to abide by a Supreme Court ruling. – RUSSELL PAYNE (COMMENT: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.nysun.com/article/trump-wading-into-texas-border-dispute-with-biden-calls-on-all-willing-states-to-send-guards

HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-vigilantism-invasion-immigrants-greg-abbott_n_65b3f960e4b0d407294f09d9

THE HILL
— Executive order will expand race preferences throughout the federal government – ALISON SOMIN (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders a) reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision and b) continue to use DEI to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/3883986-new-executive-order-will-expand-race-preferences-throughout-the-federal-government/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Individuals should be treated as individuals and not on the basis of their membership in racial groups, especially by our government. Unfortunately, a new executive order encourages federal agencies to focus on racial group identity rather than the character and qualifications of employees and contractors. It will result in racial quotas in hiring, procuring, and even using artificial intelligence throughout the government. The executive order’s stated goal is advancing racial equity throughout the federal government. The word “equity” appears 21 times. The order brims with talk about “new action plans to advance equity,” “extending and strengthening equity-advancing requirements for agencies,” and requires agencies to convene “Equity Teams” charged with ensuring that their agencies are “delivering equitable outcomes.” While equity sounds similar to “equality,” the two concepts are quite different. A Biden campaign video narrated by Vice President Kamala Harris nicely sums up the difference, indicating that the administration uses “equality” to mean that each individual is given the same opportunities. “Equity,” on the other hand, seeks to achieve equal outcomes.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Willing to ‘Shut Down’ Border During Migrant Surges if Deal Passes. House Speaker Johnson moves ahead with plans for impeachment vote on Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. – Siobhan Hughes (COMMNET: Absolutely no one believes that Democrat or RINO leaders would ever “shut down” the border. Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/mike-johnson-takes-dim-view-of-border-talks-plans-mayorkas-impeachment-96700991
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Haley.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nikki-haley-should-go-for-broke-veteran-speechwriter-gives-advice-to-beat-trump-ae68c70c
— FRONT PAGE: Get Ready for the Longest Presidential Campaign Ever, Featuring the Oldest Candidates. If GOP primary contest ends quickly, the Biden-Trump face-off would present an endurance challenge for both candidates. – Annie Linskey, Alex Leary, Suzanne Vranica
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/biden-trump-campaign-longest-ever-age-7e849b34

FORBES
— GOP Senator: ‘When We Have Illegal Immigration, It Hurts Legal Immigration’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFm4mmxTMEg

BOOKS
— Why People Participate in Politics (COMMENT: Far too many people participate in politics to get more preference for themselves and for those who share their demographics. I should write a book about that.)
https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/21st-century-american-government-and-politics/s12-02-why-people-participate.html

CORVETTE BLOGGER
— The Corvette Assembly Plant Built 222 New Corvettes on Tuesday – Keith Cornett
https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2024/01/24/the-corvette-assembly-plant-built-222-new-corvettes-on-tuesday/
— C7 Corvette Doused with Gas and Burned During LA Street Takeover – Keith Cornett
https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2024/01/23/video-c7-corvette-doused-with-gas-and-burned-during-la-street-takeover/

INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES
— Making Good Men Harder to Find: How Changing Wealth Inequality Affects Marriage Patterns – Rosemary L. Hopcroft (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Republicans who are White and/or male are ever-increasingly paid less than Democrats and RINOs who are minority and/or female. I am Republican, White, and male. I worked for Democrats 1964-1997. In today’s dollars, the most I was ever paid was $150,075/year. If I had been a Democrat, minority, or female, I would have been paid much more than that, at least $191,900/year in today’s dollars. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. All my coworkers who my superiors promoted over me were Democrats who had a) less work experience than I had, b) less education than I had, c) fewer or no professional certifications than I had, and/or d) no professional license. Virtually all of them were minorities and/or females. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://ifstudies.org/blog/making-good-men-harder-to-find-how-changing-wealth-inequality-affects-marriage-patterns
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lots of things affect how hard it is to find a spouse. Local sex ratios are an example. For instance, in Alaska, where there are many more men than women, it is harder for a man to find a wife than a woman to find a husband. Something else that affects how hard it is for someone to find a spouse are preferences. If a person will only accept someone as a spouse who has characteristics that few people have, then it will hard for that person to find a spouse. In a recent paper published in Evolution and Human Behavior, Robert Brooks and coauthors used computer simulation models to mimic how different wealth characteristics of individuals influence the outcome of marriage markets. Their models simulated a population of one million men and one million women encountering each other and pairing off if they met a partner who met their specification for wealth. All the simulated men and women had a wealth characteristic that was distributed normally in the population, with a certain mean and standard deviation. That is, some men and women were rich, some were poor and most were in between, with the amount of inequality measured by the standard deviation of wealth. The women had the greater requirements for a spouse—they would only pair with a man they encountered of equal or greater wealth than themselves. The men had the least requirements for a spouse—they would pair with a woman they encountered who was willing to pair with them.)

DAILY MAIL
— Frustrated Chicago Democrat Cata Truss calls for Windy City’s sanctuary city status to be scrapped because funds for low-income locals are being ‘divested’ into worsening migrant crisis. Truss wants Chicago to turn away migrants instead of paying for them. She successfully sued the city to block a local park becoming a migrant shelter. Chicago spent $156 million on the crisis and still has 14,200 in its 28 shelters. – NIC WHITE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13010405/democrat-chicago-lift-sanctuary-city-migrant-crisis.htmlL
— Just a fifth of Chicago voters think progressive Mayor Brandon Johnson is doing a good job only eight months after he was elected, as Windy City tackles migrant crisis and he refuses to end sanctuary city status. As many as 69 percent disapprove of the Democratic mayor’s performance. Johnson’s short tenure has been shadowed by the migrant crisis. – GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13011547/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrants.html

GUARDIAN
— Roaches, rats and rotten food reported at Chicago shelter for asylum seekers. Public safety concerns about shelter housing more than 2,500 prompted in December after five-year-old boy died. – Alma Campos
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/26/chicago-asylum-seeker-shelter-rats-expired-food

TELEGRAPH
— Texas has started the fight to save the US from illegal migration. The Lone Star state’s governor is now taking on a federal government that refuses to control the borders. – DOUGLAS MURRAY
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/26/texas-has-started-fight-to-save-us-from-illegal-migration/

January 14, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC5
— Chicago opens warming centers across city, including for migrants staying at ‘landing zone’ – Matt Stefanski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-to-open-warming-centers-across-city-including-for-migrants-staying-at-landing-zone/3326772/

CBS2
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrants-chicago-shelters-concordia-place/
— Extreme cold prompts Chicago to open additional warming centers for residents and migrants – Beth Lawrence
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-extreme-cold-warming-centers-residents-migrants/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5e-xgv8VQc

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Community input sought by Aurora groups on how to help asylum seekers – Denise Crosby (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-asylum-seekers-st-0114-20240112-7vfizrseefe6dngitvvpzdsnvi-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Out of work and running out of time, migrants struggle to find jobs in Chicago – Nell Salzman (COMMENT: If offered to them, will migrants take the bad jobs that I took? I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-work-permits-process-20240114-2qjw2l4jcjbaji7tjiugnifdzi-story.html
— MLK taught us to love our neighbor. Unity between Black and Jewish Americans is vital. – Seth M. Limmer (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government had great success in uniting my Democrat Jewish and Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me. I should write a book about that. It culminated in 1997 when I was 49 when my Democrat Jewish GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-martin-luther-king-sermon-black-jewish-americans-unity-20240114-kn5xqmytzzaftii7yfuct6fw4u-story.html
— The 1833 Treaty of Chicago forced Native Americans off their land, but legal disputes continued for years. – Ron Grossman (COMMENT: What have your ancestors taken from Native Americans? My ancestors on my father’s side were farmers who immigrated from what is now Germany to Chicago in 1844. They worked in a brick factory there until they had saved enough money to homestead a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854. They sold that farm in 1864 and bought 10 acres on the north side of downtown Crete. My grandfather had 1286 Wood Street built on that land in 1926. I lived in that house 1954-1972. My father lived in that house until he died in 1969. My mother lived in that house until she died in 2016. My brother lived in that house until he died in 2022. I sold that house in 2022. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have aways used the aforesaid against me.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-vintage-indian-treaty-1914-chicago-20240114-fgoohs7dcbajbpi3muxq24mpqu-story.html
(COMMENT: In June 1905, the Tribune recalled that some 70 years earlier, diplomacy had been a thriving industry on Lake Michigan’s shore, far removed from its accustomed focal point in the nation’s capital. “In the days of Chicago’s youth, treaties were negotiated here. Representatives of the United States and of the Potawatomi and other tribes held solemn councils here and entered into agreements by which the Indians gave up much and got little.” Collectively, those treaties stripped the Indians of their tribal lands. They proceeded apace with the westward movement of European farmers and ranchers. Indians not only lost their hunting grounds, they became foreigners in someone else’s country. Until 1924, Indians weren’t American citizens.)
— Racial equity activist must pay at least $38,000 after judge dismisses her lawsuit alleging harm from Awake Illinois leader. – Alex Hulvalchick and Pam DeFiglio (COMMENT: Have you supervised a racial equity activist? I did during all of the last 8 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office. He was a younger Black CPA who always led the office’s many Black events. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to turn him against me. They stressed to him that I was conservative, Republican, Protestant, and 100% German American. They stressed to him that my ancestors had been in America since 1844 but that none of them joined the Union Army. They stressed to him that I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and that I had lived in Wheaton since 1978. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted at him that I gave him unfair job assignments, performance expectations, and performance appraisals. They shouted at him that I sabotaged his career advancement. They stressed to him that I supported the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform. But they stressed the most to him that was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination and age discrimination. In September of 1997, when I was 49 years old, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” that expired at the end of that month. I was not eligible for regular retirement for another 6 years and they made it clear that if I did not take their “offer,” my next 6 years would be a living hell. They gave my younger Black activist subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-awake-activist-lawsuit-tl-0111-20240112-4ram7soozvh2hotp7qhnalzyl4-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: After conviction, ex-Ald. Ed Burke gets pension bump; former Speaker Mike Madigan now in line for hike before new trial date – Ray Long (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes complaint that my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is too generous. They especially complain that for computing my pension, a) I got almost 3 years full-time CSRS credit while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 even though I worked only part-time and b) I got more than a full year CSRS credit for my unused sick leave that I had when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-burke-madigan-pensions-20240114-bmead6ia55boffb5cmrlupu72u-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville narrowly avoids landing on state list for Illinois’ least affordable cities – Tess Kenny (COMMENT: What helped you and your spouse afford your first home? Our salaries and my wife’s savings helped us buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528 ) in 1978: I had worked for IRS for 7 years and my wife had worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions for 8 years. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $106,785/year. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-affordable-housing-illinois-state-list-0114-20240112-x24tjsp6hzeyxoofcdboakji64-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Democracy not at risk, but not operating optimally – Michael Barone (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders run America. They ever-increasingly use democracy to screw Republicans.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240113/article/democracy-not-at-risk-but-not-operating-optimally/
— How the accountant shortage is affecting businesses, markets – Brian Davidson
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240114/business/how-the-accountant-shortage-is-affecting-businesses-markets/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Although one could point to a number of factors driving this change, one of the most significant is the general decline in the number of certified professional accountants (CPA) and the impact of this decrease on professional firms and businesses.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As ‘mansion tax’ catches on in U.S. cities, Los Angeles offers lessons. – Sarah Holder
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/what-chicago-can-learn-los-angeles-mansion-tax

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County officials draft proclamation amid asylum seeker influx
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2024/01/11/kane-county-officials-draft-proclamation-amid-asylum-seeker-influx/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump fraud trial: Trump calls civil charges politically motivated (COMMENT: All the many adverse actions that my Democrat GAO (1980-1997), IRS (1971-1980), and Post Office (1966-1969) superiors took against me were politically motivated.)
https://pantagraph.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/trump-fraud-trial-trump-calls-civil-charges-politically-motivated/video_6fe561a8-f271-556a-83dd-93b5c753475e.html

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Evanston’s Reparations Committee selects which descendants will get grants first – Carlos D. Williamson (COMMENT: Democrats promote who gets reparations, but not who pays for them.)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/01/13/evanston-reparations-direct-descendant-grants/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump likes to call people losers. Now Biden’s using the insult on him – Tamara Keith (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a loser. In my defense, I stress that I earned three master’s degrees (Loyola-business-1976, DePaul-accounting-1980, and IIT-finance-1997), six professional certifications (accounting-1979, internal auditing-1981, fraud examination-1990, government financial management-1994, financial services auditing-1996, and forensic accounting-1997), and a professional license (CPA-1981).)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-13/trump-likes-to-call-people-losers-now-bidens-using-the-insult-on-him

CITIES 92.9
— Major disparities among minority children in Illinois – Kevin Bessler (COMMENT: Because Democrats run education in Illinois, Democrats cause disparities.)
https://www.cities929.com/2024/01/12/report-major-disparities-among-minority-children-in-illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The report analyzed 12 indicators representing well-being milestones from cradle to career and converted them into a scale ranging from 0 to 1,000. In Illinois, Asian and Pacific Islander children have the highest index score at 837, followed by white children at 740. Black children received an index score of 341. . .The report shows that poverty levels improved between 2007–2011 and 2017–2021, but too many families still struggle to make ends meet. More than half of Black (58%), American Indian or Alaska Native (57%) and Latino (53%) kids live below the federal poverty level.)

WGLT
— Darin LaHood endorses Donald Trump for president ahead of Iowa caucuses – Tim Shelley
https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2024-01-13/darin-lahood-endorses-donald-trump-for-president-ahead-of-iowa-caucuses

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

SOUTHEAST ILLINIS NEWS
— Bailey: ‘Joe Biden’s handling of the border, ceding control to cartels involved in human trafficking, is despicable’
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/653682699-bailey-joe-biden-s-handling-of-the-border-ceding-control-to-cartels-involved-in-human-trafficking-is-despicable

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Congressman Darin LaHood Endorses President Donald J. Trump
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/13/lahood-endorses-trump/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— The Modern Democrats’ Legacy and the Devastation of Inflation – John F. Di Leo
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/opinion-the-modern-democrats-legacy-and-the-devastation-of-inflation.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— MTG threatens to oust Speaker Johnson over border deal – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/13/mtg-threatens-oust-speaker-mike-johnson-over-borde/
— Projection and denial: That’s the Biden way – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/12/projection-and-denial-thats-biden-way/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the question of whether homeless people have a right to camp on public property. – Kaelan Deese
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2794406/supreme-court-weigh-whether-cities-criminalize-homeless/
— The wheels are falling off of the forced transition to electric vehicles – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2793977/wheels-falling-off-forced-transition-to-electric-vehicles/
— Ron DeSantis is running against corporate America – Timothy P. Carney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2795135/ron-desantis-is-running-against-corporate-america/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Claudine Gay Was the Embodiment of Woke Academia – Peter W. Wood
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/downcast-gay/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrat-to-English Dictionary — updated for 2024 – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/the_democrattoenglish_dictionary__updated_for_2024.html
— We Are in an Abusive Relationship with Our Government – J.B. Shurk
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/01/we_are_in_an_abusive_relationship_with_our_government.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: California is now covering the costs of genital-mutilating surgeries for illegal aliens. Leftism’s slippery slope invariably leads to depraved absurdity. Consider how Governor (receding) Hairdo and the Pyrite State’s other communist saboteurs have greased the shifting ground under Californians’ feet: (1) There is no illegal immigration crisis. (2) There may be a crisis, but California taxpayers won’t be paying for it. (3) Taxpayers may have to foot the bill for the illegal immigration crisis, but California will do nothing to incentivize illegal immigration. (4) After further review, these aliens aren’t “illegal,” but rather “undocumented.” (5) Health care is a human right. (6) California must provide “undocumented” aliens healthcare. (7) Mutilating the genitals to make them look like the opposite sex is health care. (8) California taxpayers must pay for “undocumented” aliens’ genital surgery. (9) Californians who object to paying for undocumented aliens’ genital surgery may be guilty of “hate” crimes and will be prosecuted. Why punish the people who illegally enter the United States when you can punish the people who do not want to subsidize immigration crimes while canceling their votes with the votes of those here illegally?)
— Claudine Gay debacle is the end result of a 1968 Xerox memo – Michael Bertolone (COMMENT: Since the 1960s, employers have been under ever-increasingly pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote young minorities and young females, that is, to discriminate against older Whites and older men.).
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/claudine_gay_debacle_is_the_end_result_of_a_1968_xerox_memo.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The genesis of the policy that led to her hiring can be found in a 1968 memo that then-Xerox CEO Joseph C. Wilson wrote in which he directed his hiring managers to hire underqualified and outright unqualified minorities in the name of “diversity.” Using Claudine Gay’s example as a case study, we can now clearly see the dismal fruit of this well-intentioned but sadly naive policy. Xerox CEO Wilson implemented the policy in reaction to the riots sweeping the U.S. in 1968, particularly after Martin Luther King’s assassination. This reaction foreshadows corporate America’s reaction to the killing of George Floyd by the ramping up of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. Wilson’s directive also included a warning that read, “The full and unqualified cooperation of all Xerox managers is expected in reaching our minority hiring goals.” He could have added “or else” to that statement. Similar hiring directives have been issued at universities and corporations over the last several decades. The only difference is that the decision-makers have gotten clever and usually don’t memorialize these policies in writing. Word of mouth is the preferred method to avoid the blowback of conservatives and the general public. But now, leftists have deluded themselves into thinking that there will be no repercussions for their out-of-touch machinations.)
— You just might be a Democrat if … – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/you_just_might_be_a_democrat_if__part_ii.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— DeSantis lays out his border plan, including funding the wall with remittance fees – Vivek Saxena
https://americanwirenews.com/desantis-lays-out-his-border-plan-including-funding-the-wall-with-remittance-fees/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— DeSantis lays out his border plan, including funding the wall with remittance fees – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/13/desantis-lays-out-his-border-plan-including-funding-the-wall-with-remittance-fees-1427453/
— Washington Dem in hot seat for saying ‘nobody stays awake at night worrying about the southern border’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/13/washington-dem-in-hot-seat-for-saying-nobody-stays-awake-at-night-worrying-about-the-southern-border-1427423/
— AOC facing backlash after she’s asked about migrants being placed in schools: ‘It’s not in my district’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/13/aoc-facing-backlash-after-shes-asked-about-migrants-being-placed-in-schools-its-not-in-my-district-1427376/

BREITBART
— Pro-Palestinian Protesters Swarm White House Fence, Secret Service Deployed – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/13/watch-pro-palestinian-protesters-swarm-white-house-fence-secret-service-deployed/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— The Largest Terror Attack in US History Has Already Happened. Here It Is. – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.creators.com/read/wayne-allyn-root/01/24/the-largest-terror-attack-in-us-history-has-already-happened-here-it-is
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Have you seen the polls? Most Americans are angry and shocked about our open borders. They are literally in shock that any U.S. president would allow this to happen. A huge majority defines this as an “invasion.” A huge majority also says this is a national security crisis. Here is what most Americans can see and understand: Open borders are leading to massive increases in spending: welfare, food stamps, national debt — the bankruptcy of America. And of course, a massive decline in our quality of living.)

DAILY WIRE
— Delusional Biden Says Southern Border Is Not In Crisis As Illegal Crossings Surge – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/delusional-biden-says-southern-border-is-not-in-crisis-as-illegal-crossings-surge

FEDERALIST
— Democrats Talk About Illegal Immigrants The Same Way They Used To Talk About Slaves – EVITA DUFFY-ALFONSO
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/13/democrats-talk-about-illegal-immigrants-the-same-way-they-used-to-talk-about-slaves/

FOX NEWS
— White House accuses Abbott of trying to ‘politicize the border’ after Texas seizes park along Rio Grande. Texas has battled with the federal government over border security. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-accuses-abbott-trying-politicize-border-blocking-border-patrol-park
— Eric Adams rips Texas Gov. Abbott for ‘mean-spiritedness’ on illegal immigrant crisis. NYC Mayor Eric Adams called for a national ‘decompression strategy’ to place migrants throughout the country. – Chris Pandolfo
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/eric-adams-rips-texas-gov-abbott-mean-spiritedness-illegal-immigrant-crisis
— DHS claims Border Patrol blocked by Texas from entering area to rescue migrants who later drowned. DHS says an adult and two children drowned in the incident. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-claims-border-patrol-blocked-by-texas-from-entering-area-to-rescue-migrants-who-later-drowned

HOT AIR
— Biden Admin Spent $700K to Prevent Pregnancy in ‘Transgender Boys’
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/01/13/biden-admin-spent-700k-to-prevent-pregnancy-in-transgender-boys-n604768

LAW ENFORCEMET TODAY
— Democrats for children? NYC Mayor Eric Adams kicks more students out of their school to house illegals. – Noah Webster
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/democrats-for-children-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-kicks-high-school-students-out-of-their-school-to-house-illegals

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Executives Say They’re Still Committed to DEI Policies Despite Rising Backlash – Mike LaChance (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders use DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about that.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/executives-say-theyre-still-committed-to-dei-policies-despite-rising-backlash/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Threat to Our Democracy in 2024, Enabled by the Biden Administration – TOMMY VALENTINE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/a-threat-to-our-democracy-in-2024-enabled-by-the-biden-administration/

NEWSMAX
— Rep. McCaul: Mayorkas Impeachment Could Come in Weeks – Nick Koutsobinas (COMMENT: Mayorkas is an operative for Biden.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mayorkas-illegal-migrant/2024/01/13/id/1149465/
— Rep. Burlison to Newsmax: Shut Down Border or We Shut Down Govt – Jim Thomas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/burlison-shutdown-migrant/2024/01/13/id/1149472/

PJ MEDIA
— DoJ Asks Supreme Court To Tell Texas Not to Block Border Patrol From Patrols – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/01/13/doj-asks-supreme-court-to-tell-texas-not-to-block-border-patrol-from-patrols-n4925449
— WHO Appoints Transgender Majority for Panel on Raising Children. – MILT HARRIS
https://pjmedia.com/miltharris/2024/01/13/who-appoints-transgender-majority-for-panel-on-raising-children-n4925446

POST MILLENNIAL
— Illinois governor begs Texas to stop sending illegal immigrants to Chicago. “Your callousness, sending buses and planes full of migrants in this weather, is now life-threatening to every one of the arrivals.” – Katie Daviscourt
https://thepostmillennial.com/illinois-governor-begs-texas-to-stop-sending-illegal-immigrants-to-chicago
— Biden takes Texas to Supreme Court over armed National Guard blocking illegal immigrants from entry – Thomas Stevenson
https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-takes-texas-to-supreme-court-over-armed-national-guard-blocking-illegal-immigrants-from-entry

TOWNHALL
— You Won’t Believe What Dem Jerry Nadler Said About Illegal Migrants – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/13/you-wont-believe-what-dem-jerry-nadler-said-about-illegal-migrants-n2633583
— Biden Admin Dishes Out $700,000 Into Another Woke, Radical Transgender Program – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/13/biden-pours-70000-into-another-woke-radical-transgender-program-n2633546
— Florida Introduces Several Anti-Woke LGBTQ Bills Aimed to Destroy the Grooming of Children – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/13/florida-introduces-several-anti-woke-lgbtq-bills-aimed-to-protect-children-n2633543
— Maine Builds Rent-Free Apartments for Illegal Migrants Paid for by American Taxpayers – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/13/maine-builds-rent-free-apartments-for-illegal-migrants-paid-for-by-american-taxpayers-n2633542
— Biden Admin Dishes Out $700,000 Into Another Woke, Radical Transgender Program – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/13/biden-pours-70000-into-another-woke-radical-transgender-program-n2633546

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Many Older Immigrants in New York Are Struggling: ‘I Have No Future’ Immigrants are the majority of New York City’s 65-and-over population. Many have no nest egg, and some are coping with social isolation. – Winnie Hu and Jeffrey E. Singer (COMMENT: RINO employers want immigrants because RINO employers want cheap labor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/nyregion/older-immigrants-retirement.html

ABC NEWS & WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) paint themselves as having been the Union Army in the Civil War and b) paint Republicans as having been the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/republican-candidates-struggle-civil-war-history-party-grapples-106350803
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/13/haley-trump-civil-war-history/

NEWSWEEK
— Joe Biden Faces Backlash After Refusing to Call Southern Border a ‘Crisis’ – Natalie Venegas
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-faces-criticism-over-southern-border-crisis-1860525

— MAGA Furious at Border Deal Backed by Republican Senators: ‘Surrender’ – Thomas Kika
https://www.newsweek.com/maga-furious-border-deal-backed-republican-senators-surrender-1860511

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maga-furious-at-border-deal-backed-by-republican-senators-surrender/ar-AA1mVs1B

BUSINESS NEWS
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://biz.crast.net/dei-becomes-cool/

FOX ORLANDO
— Eatonville hosts 47th MLK Day parade (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly use MLK to promote more hatred against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/1395250

WBRZ
— American Civil Rights activist reconnects with children she met during work to desegregate South (COMMENT: Have you supervised a Black activist? I did during all of the last 8 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office. He was a younger Black CPA who always led the office’s many Black events. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to turn him against me. They stressed to him that I was conservative, Republican, Protestant, and 100% German American. They stressed to him that my ancestors had been in America since 1844 but that none of them joined the Union Army. They stressed to him that I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and that I had lived in Wheaton since 1978. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted at him that I gave him unfair job assignments, performance expectations, and performance appraisals. They shouted at him that I sabotaged his career advancement. They stressed to him that I supported the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform. But they stressed the most to him that was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination and age discrimination. In September of 1997, when I was 49 years old, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” that expired at the end of that month. I was not eligible for regular retirement for another 6 years and they made it clear that if I did not take their “offer,” my next 6 years would be a living hell. They gave my younger Black activist subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.wbrz.com/videos/american-civil-rights-activist-reconnects-with-children-she-met-during-work-to-desegregate-south

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL
— Pat Gill running for eighth term as Woodbury County Auditor – Caitlin Yamada (COMMENT: Government is nasty/vicious. Politics is nasty/vicious. I should write a book about my critics/opponents in DuPage County who since 2000 have discouraged me the most from running for DuPage County Auditor, something that I never wanted to do. I would focus on those discouragers who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who have ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed my qualifications the most. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,439-$150,075/year. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. I became a licensed CPA. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I became a Forensic Accountant, Certified Financial Services Auditor, Certified Government Financial Manager, and Certified Fraud Examiner. I earned master’s degrees in finance, accounting, and business. In my role as an Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member 1983-1996, I tried to recruit former DuPage County Auditor Bill Jacklin and his deputy Jim Rasins. I recruited Rasins to speak at an AGA Chicago Chapter training event. I worked hard to elect Rasins County Auditor in 2000 and 2004 and I worked hard to elect Bob Grogan County Auditor in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020. Grogan’s deputy was Peter Balgemann who is one of my relatives.)
https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/government-politics/pat-gill-woodbury-county-auditor-election/article_0a69c4b6-b0a2-11ee-b419-033daf66fdb5.html

HISTORY
— ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S EMBRACE OF FOREIGN-BORN FIGHTERS More than a quarter million immigrants took up arms for the United States. – HAROLD HOLZER (COMMENT: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army. All my ancestors were farmers who immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. My harshest critics/opponents stress that none of them enlisted in the Union Army. In my defense, I own a Civil War sword that I inherited from a relative who did enlist in the Union Army. I have it in my closet by my front door for my self-defense.)
https://www.historynet.com/immigrants-union-army-civil-war/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the earliest days of Union enlistment in New York City, anyone willing to volunteer was welcome at recruitment offices—including the foreign-born. Language barriers proved no obstacle, particularly among Germans. After all, German support had helped Abraham Lincoln win the presidency in 1860. After the fall of Fort Sumter and the call for 75,000 militia to suppress the rebellion, Lincoln wisely concluded that a war to save the Union must not be an exclusively native-born undertaking. So he launched a concerted effort to lure marquee commanders from various ethnic backgrounds, regardless of their politics (though he did resist abolitionist Frederick Douglass’ early pleas for the enlistment of free Blacks). One of Lincoln’s first such acts was to order his secretary of war to appoint “Col. Julian Allen, a Polish gentleman, naturalized,” who proposed “raising a Regiment of our citizens of his nationality, to serve in our Army.” After some initial resistance from the War Department, Allen got his commission. Army regulations at the time explicitly stated: “No volunteer will be mustered into the service who is unable to speak the English language.” That rule would simply be ignored. From the outset, the restriction hardly stemmed the early enthusiasm of the foreign-born to don the U.S. Army uniform, even if the uniforms themselves reflected more the ethnic background of the recruits than the cohesion of the supposedly united states. That spring, German-born New York Herald correspondent Henry Villard seemed “surprised”—but clearly proud—to observe freshly minted “infantry dressed in the genuine Bavarian uniform….Prussian uniforms, too; the ‘Garibaldi Guards’ in the legendary red blouses and bersaglieri [Italian infantry] hats,” as well as “‘Zouaves’ and ‘Turcoes’ [North African infantrymen], clothed as in the French army, with some fanciful American features grafted upon them.” Before long, Lincoln granted a request by Carl Schurz, the recently named U.S. minister to Spain, to abandon his post in Madrid and raise a regiment in New York. Although his initial recruitment efforts fell short, Schurz won a military commission anyway, and served in the Army of the Potomac. In 1863, however, he earned damning criticism when his men fled from a Confederate assault at Chancellorsville. Most officers subject to such castigation would have faced demotion or dismissal. But Schurz still exerted enormous influence—over the German-born community as well as Lincoln—for his tireless work in the 1860 campaign. A gifted orator, he managed to convince Lincoln to continue backing him even as he leveled injudicious criticism (privately, at least) on his commander-in-chief. Then there was the case of Franz Sigel, a 36-year-old German-born general who notched an even more dubious record in the West. From the outset of the war, however, Sigel proved a magnet for German recruitment. “I Fights Mit Sigel” became a rallying cry among German-speaking soldiers. Each time Lincoln sought to downgrade Sigel, the outcry from Germans proved overpowering. In 1864, when Lincoln briefly faced a third-party reelection challenge, many of those expressing support for the insurgency cited the president’s alleged injustices against Sigel. IRISH LEADERS, MIXED RESULTS If German Americans contributed the largest foreign-born contingent in the Federal army, Irish Americans proved a close second. Some 150,000 Irishmen took up arms for the Union.)

TIME
— The Civil War Was Won by Immigrant Soldiers – DON H. DOYLE
https://time.com/3940428/civil-war-immigrant-soldiers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Why did they fight? What were they fighting for? Recruitment posters in the New York Historical Society provide hints at the answers.
One poster reads: Patrioti Italiani! Honvedek! Amis de la liberté! Deutsche Freiheits Kaempfer! (Italian patriots! Hungarians! Friends of liberty! German freedom fighters!) Then, in English, it urges “250 able-bodied men . . . Patriots of all nations” to fight for their “adopted country.” One immigrant mother gave testimony in 1863 to an antislavery convention as to why her 17-year-old son was fighting for the Union. “I am from Germany where my brothers all fought against the Government and tried to make us free, but were unsuccessful,” she said. “We foreigners know the preciousness of that great, noble gift a great deal better than you, because you never were in slavery, but we are born in it.” Following the failed Revolution of 1848, thousands of young Germans fled to America. They took up arms in what they saw as yet another battle in the revolutionary struggle against the forces of aristocracy and slavery. “It isn’t a war where two powers fight to win a piece of land,” one German enlistee wrote to his family. “Instead it’s about freedom or slavery, and you can well imagine, dear mother, I support the cause of freedom with all my might.” In another letter written to his family in Europe, a German soldier gave a pithy explanation of the war: “I don’t have the space or the time to explain all about the cause, only this much: the states that are rebelling are slave states, and they want slavery to be expanded, but the northern states are against this, and so it is civil war!”)

ATLANTIC
— Biden has forced the Texas National Guard to take control of a 2.5-mile stretch of the U.S. border with Mexico. The Texas National Guard has repeatedly denied U.S. Border Patrol agents access to the Shelby Park area in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Civil War began when South Carolina refused to allow federal authorities to access Fort Sumter.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/01/texas-border-stunt-abbott/677118/

DAILY MAIL
— Chicago’s progressive mayor refuses to answer THREE times when asked if he’ll raise city’s taxes to help pay for the migrant crisis. The Windy City’s mayor made the empty comments during a sit-down with CBS 2 Thursday, where talks hovered around the looming task of setting a city budget. The discussion, however, quickly turned to his predecessors’ pledge to house arriving asylum seekers – a promise he has vowed to continue into next year. With shelters now packed – and busses arriving from states like Texas daily – Franza asked the ex-teacher who succeeded Lori Lightfoot about his response. – ALEX HAMMER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12960405/Brandon-johnson-chicago-mayor-migrants-taxes-interview.html
— Texas national guards use riot shields to hold back horde of migrants trying to cross through razor wire in Eagle Pass with one person hurling a rock towards a soldier’s head. Texas National Guard members are seen struggling to push back against migrants in new footage taken at the border last month. Eagle Pass has become a flash point for the migrant crisis with a record number of crossings taking place. – BETHAN SEXTON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12960613/Texas-national-guards-riot-shields-migrants-Eagle-Pass.html