February 14 Morning Edition

ABC7
— White House press aide TJ Ducklo resigns after threatening reporter – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-house-aide-resigns-after-threatening-reporter/10337542/

NBC5
— Trump Remains Dominant Force in GOP Following Acquittal. By most objective measures, Trump’s grasp on the GOP and its future remains airtight. – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trump-remains-dominant-force-in-gop-following-acquittal/2437726/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Republican-controlled Senate in Mississippi votes to ban transgender athletes on female teams – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/republican-controlled-senate-in-mississippi-votes-to-ban-transgender-athletes-on-female-teams

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker said the failure of his graduated-rate income tax would leave Illinois with two options. He’s eliminated both of them. – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-illinois-budget-proposal-20210214-bjbay24vpvggfpg2urhbn4ojsy-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Social distancing, masking not going away anytime soon, public health director says – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/02/14/covid-19-precautions-still-recommended-after-vaccinations/4460791001/

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Seniors are pushed aside in Illinois COVID-19 vaccination program – Ray Hanania
(DIERSEN: I am 72 years old. I hereby give my place in line to those in Illinois who are younger than me, and especially to those who are discriminated against, and especially to those who are minority, female, LGBTQ, non-married, non-healthy, poor, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, liberal, moderate, Trump-haters, 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://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/02/14/seniors-are-pushed-aside-in-illinois-covid-19-vaccination-program/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 133 COVID-19 cases Saturday, 7 deaths, 3.53% of population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/13/dupage-county-reports-133-covid-19-cases-saturday-7-deaths-353-of-population-fully-vaccinated/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Celebrates His Acquittal, Says The Impeachment Was Part Of A ‘Witch Hunt’ – JASON SLOTKIN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-celebrates-his-acquittal-says-impeachment-was-part-witch-hunt#stream/0
— Embracing ‘The Diversity Of God’: Harlem Church Engages, Affirms Queer Members – SCOTT SIMON
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, churches promote the Democrat Party platform including dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/embracing-diversity-god-harlem-church-engages-affirms-queer-members#stream/0

WIREPOINTS
— Here Are The Falsehoods From ISBE And Others Defending Illinois” Pending ‘Culturally Responsive Teaching Standards” – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/distortions-and-falsehoods-from-isbe-and-others-defending-illinois-pending-culturally-responsive-teaching-standards-wirepoints/

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Breaking News from Breakthrough Ideas
https://www.facebook.com/110040734453977/videos/750777012514600

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO HAD $41,100 IN DEBT PER TAXPAYER BEFORE COVID-19, SECOND TO NEW YORK – Justin Carlson
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-had-41100-in-debt-per-taxpayer-before-covid-19-second-to-new-york/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Overwhelmed Border Patrol fears ‘mass migration’ under Biden’s catch-and-release policy – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/14/overwhelmed-border-patrol-fears-mass-migration-und/
— D.C. Delegate Norton to Congress: Censure Trump, declare him ‘ineligible’ under 14th Amendment – Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/13/eleanor-holmes-norton-urges-congress-to-censure-do/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump gives his ‘deepest thanks’ after second acquittal – Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-reacts-second-impeachment-aquittal
— McConnell hints at criminal prosecution for Trump and says former president bears responsibility for Capitol breach – Emily Brooks
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mcconnell-trump-impeachment-trial-acquit-capitol-riot

AMERICAN THINKER
— Across America, leftists dumb students down rather than raising them up – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/across_america_leftists_dumb_students_down_rather_than_raising_them_up.html
— Studies show Westerners allegedly getting dumber – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/studies_show_westerners_allegedly_getting_dumber.html
— With Trump’s abortive impeachment, Sen. McConnell goes full narcissist – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/with_trumps_abortive_impeachment_sen_mcconnell_goes_full_narcissist.html
— What if the leftists want a civil war? – Sam Younnokis
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/what_if_the_leftists_want_a_civil_war.html
— Trump’s 2nd impeachment is the start of a bad chapter in America – Andrew W. Coy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/trumps_2nd_impeachment_is_the_start_of_a_bad_chapter_in_america.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Press Secretary Suspended After Threatening to ‘Destroy’ Reporter – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/12/biden-white-house-deputy-press-secretary-suspended-after-threatening-to-destroy-reporter/

BREITBART
— Trump’s Lawyers Beat the ‘Cancel Culture’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/13/pollak-trumps-lawyers-beat-the-cancel-culture-free-speech/
— Donald Trump Hints at Political Future While Celebrating Second Impeachment Acquittal – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/13/donald-trump-hints-at-political-future-while-celebrating-second-impeachment-acquittal/

TOWNHALL
— Biden and Big Tech Are Coming for Us – Jonathan Garthwaite
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonathangarthwaite/2021/02/14/biden-and-big-tech-are-coming-for-us-n2584659
— The Effort to Recall Gavin Newsom Continues to Gain Steam – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2021/02/13/recall-gavin-crosses-threshold-n2584705

NEWSMAX
— Married Americans More Likely to Vote Republican – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/marriage-americans-republicans-data/2021/02/14/id/1009956/

TEXAS GOP
— Texas GOP Lauds President Trump’s Acquittal
https://www.texasgop.org/texas-gop-2nd-impeachment/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Twitter shuts down conservative whistleblower, Project Veritas – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/media/2021/02/13/twitter-shuts-down-conservative-whistleblower-project-veritas

POLITICO
— Party leaders rip Republicans who voted to convict Trump – BEN LEONARD
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/13/republican-senators-convicted-trump-backlash-469008
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump escapes conviction but even his allies say he’s damaged.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/13/trump-impeachment-witch-hunt-469001

REUTERS
— Prominent anti-Trump Republicans reject 3rd party
(DIERSEN: I predict that “prominent anti-Trump Republicans” will join more strongly with the following to destroy the Republican Party once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.ksl.com/article/50106140/prominent-anti-trump-republicans-reject-3rd-party

CNN
— Louisiana Republican Party censures Cassidy following vote to convict Trump – Kelly Mena and Dan Merica
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/13/politics/bill-cassidy-louisiana-republican-party-censure/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Is This the End of Obsessively Hating Donald Trump? Loathing him has been a passion, an addiction, a compulsion. Let impeachment be the last hurrah. – Keith Olbermann
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have promoted the most hatred against those like me who do not hate Trump. I would focus on those who also have promoted the most hatred against individuals, organizations, and companies that are conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/opinion/trump-impeachment-media.html
— Will American Ideas Tear France Apart? Some of Its Leaders Think So’ – Nicole Daniels
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/learning/lesson-of-the-day-will-american-ideas-tear-france-apart-some-of-its-leaders-think-so.html
— Losing sleep over wokeness Politicians and prominent intellectuals say social theories from the United States on race, gender and post-colonialism are a threat to French identity and the French republic. – Norimitsu Onishi
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/09/world/europe/france-threat-american-universities.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “For Trump, an Escape, Not an Exoneration.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/us/politics/trump-impeachment-acquittal.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Biden has started erasing Trump’s legacy. Now the hard part starts. – Annie Linskey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-trump-legacy/2021/02/13/54129452-6c8b-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to a hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater, you are dishonorable if you do not hate Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/14/there-are-only-seven-honorable-republican-senators/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrat churches promote LGBTQ, BLM, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/14/biden-faith-based-neighborhood-partnership/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial Sharpens Republican Divides. Seven Republicans voted to convict, and several more, including Mitch McConnell, criticized the ex-president, who still commands loyalty. – Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-second-impeachment-trial-sharpens-republican-divides-11613268255

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Lindsey Graham says he’ll try to convince Trump to help the GOP secure the House and Senate in 2022 – Yelena Dzhanova
https://www.businessinsider.com/graham-wants-to-convince-trump-to-help-gop-2022-elections-2021-2

DES MOINES REGISTER
— I helped shape Section 230 in the ’90s, and I doubt social media can self-regulate. The status quo, where Twitter, Facebook, Google and YouTube can suppress anybody they feel like, isn’t a tenable situation. Free speech on the internet is at stake in what we do next. – Greg Ganske
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2021/02/14/free-speech-internet-stake-section-230-reconsidering/4454208001/

GUARDIAN
— Republican rebels who voted to convict feel Trumpists’ fury. Immediate backlash from powerful rightwingers reveal the strength of Trump’s grip on the Republican party. – Victoria Bekiempis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/14/republican-rebels-trump-impeachment-trial
— Convicted or not, Trump is history – it’s Biden who’s changing America – Robert Reich
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/14/trump-impeachment-biden-american-rescue-plan-robert-reich

DAILY MAIL
— Republicans turn on seven ‘traitors’ who voted to convict Trump: Louisiana GOP censures Senator Bill Cassidy for turning on the ex-president and MAGA supporters call on Mitt Romney, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski to resign – ANDREW COURT
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9258363/Republicans-turn-RINO-traitors-Romney-Collins-Murkowski-voted-convict-Trump.html

IOL
— SOUTH AFRICA: Social media companies to account for their content – Faheem Khota
(DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have done everything that they could to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, but failing that, they have done everything that they could to stop everyone from reading those newsletters.)
https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/international/social-media-companies-to-account-for-their-content-3bfd9ed7-6734-4752-8e32-9629418ff154
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now, new legislation from Senator Mark Warner will make changes to the bill. Democrat Warner introduced the Safe Tech Act to the Senate on February 5. This bill would essentially update the protections that social media corporations would have enjoyed under section 230 and hold them more accountable for the content that is posted on their platforms and expose them to many more lawsuits. What lies at the heart of this though, is the voices of the users of social media platforms. They would need to be a lot more rules put in place and a lot more moderators working around the clock to make sure that these rules are being adhered to. In a tweet, Warner said that “The SAFE TECH Act doesn’t interfere with free speech – it’s about allowing these platforms to finally be held accountable for harmful, often criminal, behaviour enabled by their platforms to which they have turned a blind eye for too long.” Should this bill be successful, it will certainly be a game-changer for the way social media companies are run if they don’t want to be caught on the wrong side of the law.)

February 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade canceled for second year – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-irish-parade-cancel-st-0212-20210210-vi6pqgbuojek5goidwnkpkkmpa-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: ACLU sues DuPage sheriff to ensure future inmate doesn’t go through withdrawal symptoms – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210212/aclu-sues-dupage-sheriff-to-ensure-future-inmate-doesnt-go-through-withdrawal-symptoms

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What kind of political shape is Pritzker really in? Here’s what his decision to nix an income tax hike tells us about the governor’s political fortunes as a re-election bid looms. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/what-kind-political-shape-pritzker-really

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— New speaker’s change in plans calls for no change – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-new-speakers-change-in-plans-calls-for-no-change/article_c0afa82b-9563-5ad4-a6ce-16c4448288de.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Says Impeachment Trial “Sets a Terrible Precedent”
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=318896#.YCZAQy4XCM8

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Biden’s abortion polices are abhorrent – Leonard Borries, Teutopolis
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/letter-to-the-editor-bidens-abortion-polices-are-abhorrent/article_573864fe-6c9f-11eb-8f2c-374d33d2458a.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County surpasses 70,000 COVID-19 cases with 193 new infections reported Thursday, 6 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/12/dupage-county-surpasses-70000-covid-19-cases-with-193-new-infections-reported-thursday-6-deaths/

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— New Chairman Takes Control Of Missouri Republican Party That’s Riding High – Jason Rosenbaum
(DIERSEN: Comparing Missouri with Illinois says a lot.)
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2021-02-11/new-chairman-takes-control-of-missouri-republican-party-thats-riding-high
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For newly elected Missouri Republican Party Chairman Nick Myers, his primary goal as leader of the state GOP is pretty simple. “My goal is to elect Republicans,” Myers said. Myers, a certified public accountant from Newton County and longtime party insider, said Missouri Republicans are well positioned to defend a U.S. Senate seat and capture the state auditor’s office next year. And based on the party’s off-the-charts performance in rural and exurban counties, those hopes appear within reach. Missouri Republicans have had four good election cycles in a row — most recently 2020, in which the party swept key statewide races and faced minimal losses to its supermajorities in the Missouri General Assembly. There are plenty of theories behind Republican ascendency, including capturing bellwether areas like Jefferson County or historically Democratic turf in northeast and southeast Missouri. Myers points to how Missouri voters tend to be more conservative and are therefore more responsive to a party that embraces right-of-center ideas. “I think that the Republican Party on the platform, and in general principles, is in sync with Missourians,” Myers said. “And when Missourians understand what the Republican platform and principles are, they will come out and vote for that.”)

WIREPOINTS
— Wirepoints challenges Illinois State Board of Education Director’s claims on new teaching standards – Ted Dabrowski on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight
https://wirepoints.org/ted-dabrowski-challenges-illinois-state-board-of-education-directors-claims-on-new-teaching-standards-wirepoints-on-wttws-chicago-tonight/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS will admit 25,000 migrants waiting in Mexico – Stephen Dinan
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs have declared war on Republicans, that is, on conservatives. Democrats and RINOs see immigrants as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all, that is, to get rid of conservatives once and for all.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/12/dhs-will-admit-25000-migrants-waiting-mexico/

FOX NEWS
— Biden faces bipartisan backlash after firing prosecutor probing corruption among Illinois Democrats. Democrats and Republicans condemned the move to fire Chicago-based U.S. Attorney John Lausch – Morgan Phillips
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-backlash-after-firing-prosecutor-running-corruption-investigation-illinois-dems

NEWSMAX
— Anti-Trump Republicans Face Major Challenge in Launching Third Party – Reuters
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Conservatives are platform Republicans. Conservative-haters have dominated the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) since at least Big Jim Thompson. Conservative-haters want to use Kinzinger a) to drive all the remaining conservatives out of the IRP and b) destroy the IRP.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/republicans-anti-trump-third-party-cheney/2021/02/12/id/1009746/

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Order Prevents ‘Arrest, Removal of Nearly All’ Criminal Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/11/report-joe-biden-order-prevents-arrest-removal-of-nearly-all-criminal-illegal-aliens/
— Biden Urges Americans to Wear Masks ‘Over the Next Year’ to Save Lives – HARIS ALIC
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/11/biden-urges-americans-to-wear-masks-over-the-next-year-to-save-lives/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Border Policy Is Surrendering Children To ‘Cartels, Coyotes And Smugglers’ – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/11/donald-trump-stephen-miller-joe-biden-border-policy-surrendering-children-cartels-coyotes-smugglers/
— Unifying The GOP Under Ron DeSantis – RICHARD PROTZMANN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/08/protzmann-unifying-the-gop-under-ron-desantis/

DAILY SIGNAL
— School Choice Provides Opportunity for All of America’s Kids to Have Better Life – Lindsey Burke
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/02/11/school-choice-provides-opportunity-for-all-of-americas-kids-to-have-better-life/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Liberals and the Tenth Commandment – Eric M. Wallace
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/02/12/liberals-and-the-tenth-commandment

TOWNHALL
— Pretexts: The Timber of Crooked Democrats – Will Alexander
(DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes reject one or more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote one or more of the following: dependency on government, dependency on charity, BLM, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2021/02/12/pretexts-the-timber-of-crooked-democrats-n2584638
— Rising Republican Rotters To Look Out For – Ilana Mercer
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Conservatives are platform Republicans. Conservative-haters have dominated the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) since at least Big Jim Thompson. Conservative-haters want to use Kinzinger a) to drive all the remaining conservatives out of the IRP and b) destroy the IRP.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/ilanamercer/2021/02/12/rising-republican-rotters-to-look-out-for-n2584640
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Political pygmy Adam Kinzinger was another young GOPer to rush onto the “enemedia” to announce his hackneyed vision for reclaiming the GOP from the deforming clutches of Trump and MAGA America. Last month, Kinzinger voted to impeach President Trump. He further swelled the chorus by announcing that “the Republican Party had lost its way. If we are to lead again, we need to muster the courage to remember who we are.” So original. So inspirational. “We need to remember what we believe and why we believe it,” Kinzinger continued. “Looking in the mirror can be hard, but the time has come to choose what kind of party we will be, and what kind of future we’ll fight to bring about.” (CNN) With his Country First initiative, Kinzinger evinces his inability to comprehend that, for him, the “Country” ought to comprise of his constituents, the people he represents. It is the lead of his constituents that Kinzinger is obliged to follow, not his own political métier. Kinzinger is a spawn of the military. While we’re at it, let us dispatch for once and for all of the conservative mythology surrounding the philosophical fabric of the military, these days (in Kinzinger’s case the reserve). Isn’t it obvious the military is becoming a morass of leftism, statism, feminism, reverse-racism, interventionism, propositionalism, and other poisonous creeds? If nothing else, the Trump years have made it clear that the military brass has aligned with the Left.)

PJ MEDIA
— The Morning Briefing: In a Just World Democrats Would Pay for Impeachment Lies – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2021/02/11/the-morning-briefing-in-a-just-world-democrats-would-pay-for-impeachment-lies-n1424563

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— 2 journalists win prizes for work on underrepresented people
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, conservatives are underrepresented in the following: a) leadership of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) leadership of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Downtown Association, and c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://news.yahoo.com/2-journalists-win-prizes-underrepresented-155403790.html

CNN
— Nikki Haley criticizes Trump and says he has no future in the GOP. – Veronica Stracqualursi
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/12/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump-gop/index.html

REUTERS
— Anti-Trump Republicans face major challenge in launching third party – Tim Reid, James Oliphant, David Morgan, Joseph Ax
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-third-party-insight-idUSKBN2AC053

NBC NEWS
— Rep. Jordan cites lack of due process, condemns cancel culture in defense of Trump
https://news.yahoo.com/rep-jordan-cites-lack-due-222125949.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tracking Viral Misinformation. Every day, Times reporters will chronicle and debunk false and misleading information that is going viral online. – Sheera Frenkel
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions#instagram-barred-robert-f-kennedy-jrs-account-anti-vaccine-accounts-remain
— The Economic Case for Regulating Social Media. The core business model of platforms like Facebook and Twitter poses a threat to society and requires retooling, an economist says. – Robert H. Frank
(DIERSEN: Who wants you to be regulated? My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. Failing that, me to have to get permission from the following before to I include links to articles in the newsletters: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, d) leaders of Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/business/social-media-facebook-regulation.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Most Capitol Riot Suspects Have No Far-Right Group Ties, a Challenge in Fight Against Extremism. About 14% of those facing federal charges have known affiliations with extremist organization. – Joe Palazzolo, Erin Ailworth and Rebecca Davis O’Brien
https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-capitol-riot-suspects-have-no-far-right-group-ties-a-challenge-in-fight-against-extremism-11613139086

USA TODAY
— Trump Facebook ban draws flood of opinions as Oversight Board nears ruling over Capitol riot suspension – Jessica Guynn
(DIERSEN: Who wants you to be banned? I should write a book about those who want me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to be banned. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, d) leaders of Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/02/11/facebook-trump-ban-oversight-board-comments/6729949002/

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger Duels with Jim Jordan about Donald Trump’s Role in Capitol Riot – DARRAGH ROCHE
(DIERSEN: From what I see, under Kinzinger, sooner or later, if not already, a) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members will be told to resign unless they dump conservatives, b) Illinois Republican county party chairmen will be told to resign unless they dump conservatives, c) Illinois Republican township and ward party chairmen will be told to resign unless they dump conservatives, and b) Republican precinct committeemen and captains will be told to resign unless they dump conservatives.)
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-duels-jim-jordan-about-donald-trump-role-capitol-riot-1568797

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Australia report says make Google and Facebook pay for news – AP
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents a) who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, b) who write and/or publish articles, but c) who do not want me to include links to those articles in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on those who reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, BLM, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.startribune.com/australia-report-says-make-google-and-facebook-pay-for-news/600022192/

NORFOLK DAILY NEWS
— It’s a scary time for conservatives – Michael Reagan
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the following who are/were the most anti-conservative: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, d) leaders of Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://norfolkdailynews.com/commentary/it-s-a-scary-time-for-conservatives/article_edb110fe-6ae0-11eb-8f0d-9342836b877e.html

AMERICAN RENAISSANCE
— Racism in Real Estate? Major Realtors’ Association Confronts the Issue – Lew Sichelman
(DIERSEN: If you asked those who have bought homes in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county during the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50+ years the following questions, what would they say: a) what were the main reasons why you bought your home, b) what is your political affiliation, and c) what did your realtor say to about political trends? From what I see, about 4 out of 5 homebuyers in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage County are Democrats. Ever-increasingly, it seems like realtors are steering Democrats into my neighborhood, into my precinct, into Wheaton’s West District, into Wheaton, into Milton Township, into DuPage County’s 4th District, and into DuPage County. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they hate Republicans.)
https://www.amren.com/news/2021/02/racism-in-real-estate-major-realtors-association-confronts-the-issue/

NEW REPUBLIC
— Can There Ever Be a Working-Class Republican Party? The party of the country club tries to embrace a new egalitarian economic agenda. – Christopher Caldwell
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents despise/hate the working class. They stress that I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they would never stoop to take such jobs and b) that holding such jobs proves that you are an abject loser/failure.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/161113/republican-working-class-agenda-hawley-rubio

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “‘Trumpism Is Violence. The former president made violence integral to his political appeal from the beginning to the end of his tenure in office.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/trumpism-violence/618010/

AXIOS
— Republicans raise bias claims to board reviewing Trump’s Facebook ban
https://www.axios.com/republicans-raise-bias-claims-to-board-reviewing-trumps-facebook-ban-164ec898-4569-45a1-bbc0-5708b5bcce1d.html

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “‘Accomplice’ senators who amplified Trump’s lies now get a say in his fate. Republicans Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz and others unabashedly endorsed the former president’s assault on democracy.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/11/republican-senators-accomplices-trump-impeachment-josh-hawley-ted-cruz

DAILY MAIL
— Iowa GOP lawmaker wants to poll university employees on their political party affiliations amid accusations that conservative speech has been suppressed on campuses.  Iowa state Senator Jim Carlin introduced bill this week to poll university workers. Anonymous poll would be conducted by the state’s Board of Regents. Includes University of Iowa, Iowa State U and University of Northern Iowa. It comes after all three schools apologized for ‘egregious’ free speech violations. Republicans have accused the schools of repressing conservative students. – KEITH GRIFFITH
(DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats who despised, if not hated Republicans. Nevertheless, I got promoted in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9251971/Iowa-GOP-lawmaker-wants-poll-university-employees-political-party-affiliations.html

January 28 Evening Edition

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
— RNC Statement on Senate Impeachment Trial
https://twitter.com/GOPChairwoman/status/1354552272685035521

ABC7
— Chief federal judge scorns Capitol riot suspects, keeps rioter jailed – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/chief-federal-judge-scorns-capitol-riot-suspects-keeps-rioter-jailed/10105487/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 4,191 new cases, 103 deaths; vaccine efforts ramp up. As Illinois COVID vaccination ramps up, 2nd appointments prove hard to find – Sarah Schulte, Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-covid-vaccinations-ramp-up-more-than-4k-new-cases-reported/10097641/
— Chicago Auto Show postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic; annual McCormick Place event pushed to spring – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-auto-show-2021-mccormick-place-covid/8589401/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Republican lawmakers urge Pritzker to veto police reform proposal – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/republican-lawmakers-urge-pritzker-to-veto-police-reform-proposal

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House GOP leader calls new speaker’s style and offer of talks over coffee ‘refreshing’ — and he’s not talking about the cup of joe. The conversations Republican Jim Durkin’s had with Democrat Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch leave Durkin hopeful that this General Assembly will be markedly different than those led by Mike Madigan, whose iron-fisted grip on the gavel earned him the nickname “The Velvet Hammer.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/28/22254660/durkin-welch-speaker-republican-democrat-general-assembly-madigan-coffee

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois population continues to drop, CMAP study finds | At Pentagon’s request, Pritzker sends Illinois guard to D.C. | Lightfoot, Pritzker to speak at racial healing virtual summit – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-immigration-economy-illinois-census-welch-legislative-agenda-spin-20210128-oljpgbccmrfcriveubruziglk4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— State Republicans slam Pritzker as COVID-19 vaccinations lag – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210128/news/301289877/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin, Duckworth sign on to D.C. statehood bill. Though popular among Democrats, the measure faces long odds in a closely divided Congress. – GREG HINZ
(DIERSEN: What about making Chicago the 52nd state?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/durbin-duckworth-sign-dc-statehood-bill

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote violence, you are not a Christian.
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/christianity-on-display-at-capitol-riot-sparks-new-dialogue/article_71903d08-098b-5b30-ae36-b46758721a72.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Illinois senators support legislation to make Washington D.C. 51st state – Matt Sheehan
(DIERSEN: What about making Chicago the 52nd state?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/illinois-senators-support-legislation-to-make-washington-d-c-51st-state/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will Democrats get rid of law enforcement officers who support Trump?
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/after-capitol-attack-does-police-maga-sentiment-cross-line#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Cancel culture on campuses: Students are ‘in an echo chamber’ says Campus Reform – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/cancel-culture-on-campuses-students-are-in-an-echo-chamber-says-campus-reform

WIFR
— Rep. Kinzinger unsure of party alignment. Now that the impeachment trial is on the Senate floor, Kinzinger says there’s not much else he can do.
https://www.wifr.com/2021/01/29/rep-kinzinger-unsure-of-party-alignment/

CAPITOL FAX
— 500 Illinois National Guard members activated for Washington, DC security duty
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/28/500-illinois-national-guard-members-activated-for-washington-dc-security-duty/
— Shaw, Tracy and Gryder to be interviewed for state GOP chair
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/28/shaw-tracy-and-gryder-to-be-interviewed-for-state-gop-chair/
— 4,191 new confirmed and probable cases; 103 additional deaths; 2,802 hospitalized; 567 in ICU; 4.3 percent average case positivity rate; 5.5 average test positivity rate; 36,728 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/28/4191-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-103-additional-deaths-2802-hospitalized-567-in-icu-43-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-55-average-test-positivity-rate-36728-average-daily-doses/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Stop Big Tech and Big Businesses Silencing of Conservative Voices – Christine Misner
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/gardner-stop-big-tech-and-big-businesses-silencing-of-conservative-voices/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Duckworth ‘profoundly disappointed’ Biden Cabinet doesn’t include Asian Americans – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/28/tammy-duckworth-profoundly-disappointed-biden-cabi/
— ICE orders agents to stop using ‘illegal alien’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/28/ice-orders-agents-stop-using-illegal-alien/

FOX NEWS
— Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘white supremacist’ accusations about Republicans ‘reckless’ and ‘divisive’: Ronna McDaniel. Ocasio-Cortez’s comments do nothing to bring down the ‘temperature,’ McDaniel argues – Nikolas Lanum
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-accusations-republicans-reckless-divisive-ronna-mcdaniel


— CPAC organizers accuse Politico of trying to ‘cancel’ conservative event with ‘misleading’ claims to sponsors. ‘Politico is attempting to chill sponsorship of CPAC and harm the American Conservative Union,’ general counsel David Safavian wrote. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cpac-organizers-politico-cancel-conservative-misleading-claims-sponsors

HANNITY
— Today’s Democratic Party Doesn’t Respect Freedom of Speech or Expression
https://hannity.com/media-room/hannity-todays-democratic-party-doesnt-respect-freedom-of-speech-or-expression/


— CRUZ: ‘Silicon Valley Billionaires’ and ‘Big Tech’ Are ‘Using Power to Silence Dissent’
https://hannity.com/media-room/cruz-silicon-valley-billionaires-and-big-tech-are-using-power-to-silence-dissent/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Will Be ‘Actively Involved’ in Republican Politics, Not Interested in Third Party: Former Adviser – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-will-be-actively-involved-in-republican-politics-not-interested-in-third-party-former-advisor_3675722.html

THE HILL
— Kinzinger: Marjorie Greene is ‘not a Republican’ – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/536299-kinzinger-marjorie-taylor-greene-is-not-a-republican

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters paint Marjorie Taylor Greene as being a typical Trump supporter.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/536355-gop-has-growing-taylor-greene-problem

WASHINGTON POST
— Time to double or upgrade masks as coronavirus variants emerge, experts say. Better face coverings are needed to curb more-transmissible strains as vaccine rollout is underway, they say – Fenit Nirappil
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/27/double-mask-variants-guidance/
— General Motors to eliminate gasoline and diesel light-duty cars and SUVs by 2035. Big U.S. automaker says it will invest heavily in electric vehicles and become carbon neutral by 2040 – Steven Mufson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/01/28/general-motors-electric/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater glorifies and praises Liz Cheney and paints Marjorie Taylor Greene as being a typical Trump supporter.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/28/gop-is-self-policing-further-right/

NEWSWEEK
— Republicans Most at Risk of Being Primaried in 2022 – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
(DIERSEN: How hard will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters work to get hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters to run against Republican Precinct Committeemen?)
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-most-risk-being-primaried-2022-1565100

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled boomer-hating boomer-haters promote hatred against boomers.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-conservative-case-against-the-boomers

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 57% of Voters Say Trump Impeachment Will Further Divide America
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/57_of_voters_say_trump_impeachment_will_further_divide_america

January 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois tax revenue losses lower than expected during pandemic, U. of I. study finds – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-revenues-surpass-coronavirus-projections-20210126-fde4xaswoje43dazidgc5lgxpi-story.html
— As institutions fade, a key question: ‘Who charts Chicago’s future and what does it look like?’ – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-chicago-pfleger-catholic-church-kass-20210127-pl22uoundfgz3dv6luezko3wpy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating “Mitt Romney calls out fellow Republicans for pushing stolen election myth, says it makes achieving unity more difficult.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mitt-romney-republicans-election-20210126-ohugfwzwgjcg5echre2xv7tr7y-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How Second Amendment gun rights fall short for African Americans. Nothing in the Constitution restricts gun ownership by ethnicity. But in reality, the Second Amendment doesn’t apply equally to people of color, who are often killed while trying to fully exercise their right to “keep and bear Arms.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/26/22248836/how-second-amendment-gun-rights-fall-short-for-african-americans

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame police for all the problems that minorities have.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210127/editorial-residents-should-be-part-of-the-discussion-about-police-reform

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters side with Communist China against America.
https://abc7chicago.com/society/asian-americans-support-biden-order-condemning-hate-amid-pandemic/10043661/

WBEZ
— Survival Economics: High Unemployment Pushes Black Chicagoans Into Informal Jobs – Natalie Moore
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, b) they would never have stooped to take those jobs, and c) Blacks should have gotten those jobs. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/survival-economics-high-unemployment-pushes-black-chicagoans-into-informal-jobs/98d4d918-6f36-48c7-9576-82f1394d6c2d

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Lawmakers delaying return to Springfield, future plans uncertain – Ben Szalinski
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/01/27/illinois-general-assembly-delays-return-springfield-until-feb-9/4267840001/

RIVER BENDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth promotes LGBTQ in the military.
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/duckworth-applauds-president-bidens-move-to-end-trumps-discriminatory-transgender-military-ban—47359.cfm

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Biden: ‘Now is the time to act’ on racial justice
(DIERSEN: To act on social justice is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://jg-tc.com/news/national/biden-now-is-the-time-to-act-on-racial-justice/video_2f58226e-9ae7-5d2a-acef-8e2e10a63ce4.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 222 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 5 deaths, region’s positivity decreases to 7.5% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/27/dupage-county-reports-222-covid-19-cases-tuesday-5-deaths-regions-positivity-decreases-to-75/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Hypocrisy in big tech censorship is ‘stunning’ says FCC commissioner – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/hypocrisy-in-big-tech-censorship-is-stunning-says-fcc-commissioner

WGLT
— Bloomington To Observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day Each October – MICHELE STEINBACHER
(DIERSEN: Are you a Republican White male? How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats demonize you, denigrate your, and condemn you.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/bloomington-observe-indigeneous-peoples-day-each-october#stream/0

LCBC RADIO
— Kinzinger Has No Plans To Attend Ottawa Rally That Questions His Party Allegiance – Jeremy Aitken
https://www.lcbcradio.com/wlpo/kinzinger-has-no-plans-to-attend-ottawa-rally-that-questions-his-party-allegiance/article_0bb67346-6019-11eb-857a-ebf50a9df808.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Watch 50% likely Republican Gov Candidate Richard Porter discuss w/Berkowitz how to make IL a destination state again – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/01/watch-50-likely-republican-gov-candidate-richard-porter-discuss-wberkowitz-how-to-make-il-a-destination-state-again-cable-and-web/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Despite being 10th most restrictive state, Illinois’ COVID-19 death rate higher than all neighbors – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/despite-being-10th-most-restrictive-state-illinois-covid-19-death-rate-higher-than-all-neighbors/article_7c88a1d6-6012-11eb-ae9f-439f68b60f8e.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Algonquin Township Consolidation Referendum Petitioners Ask Judge to Place Question on the Ballot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/26/algonquin-township-consolidation-referendum-petitioners-ask-judge-to-place-question-on-the-ballot/
— Day Before Trump Leaves Office HHS Starts Probe of Pritzker Abortion Coverage Mandate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/26/day-before-trump-leaves-office-hhs-starts-probe-of-pritzker-abortion-coverage-mandate/
— State Allows Partial Reprieve from Pritzker Purgatory in McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/26/state-allows-partial-reprieve-from-pritzker-purgatory-in-mchenry-county/
— Grafton Township GOP Endorses Terra DeBlatz for Assessor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/26/grafton-township-gop-endorses-terra-deblatz-for-assessor/
— NWH Gives Bob Anderson Page 2 Platform to Advocate for Putting the McHenry Township Road District under Township Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/26/nwh-gives-bob-anderson-page-2-platform-to-advocate-for-putting-the-mchenry-township-road-district-under-township-board/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Jeanne Ives on the Importance of the Lesser Magistrate – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/01/the-importance-of-the-lesser-magistrate/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s post-presidency clout puts Republicans on notice, Democrats on high alert – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/26/donald-trump-post-presidency-clout-puts-republican/
— ‘An absolute lie’: CPAC tangles with Sacha Baron Cohen over fake Klansman claim – Valerie Richardson
(DIERSEN: Although not recently, I have attended many CPACs. I should write a book about how Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs in the following have used that against me: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/26/cpac-sacha-baron-cohen-ku-klux-klan-claim-absolute/

FOX NEWS
— ‘Same problems’ will resurface if Biden rolls back border wall construction, former NM governor warns. Susana Martinez says the Biden administration’s border agenda is ‘very wrong’ – Megan Gallen
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-rolls-back-border-wall-construction-susana-martinez

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Other Peoples’ Money and the Minimum Wage – Eric M. Wallace, Ph.D.
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/01/27/other-peoples-money-and-the-minimum-wage

PJ MEDIA
— Disagreeing With Biden’s Transgender Policy Is ‘Incitement’ Now?! Facebook Says So… – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/01/26/disagreeing-with-bidens-transgender-policy-is-incitement-now-facebook-says-so-n1411958
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ironically, Gagnon’s post drew attention to Facebook’s suspension of his friend, Laurie Higgins, who got a 7-day ban for criticizing Biden’s policy. “There was absolutely no incitement to violence on our part. We abhor violence done to any person,” Gagnon told PJ Media on Tuesday. “This is just a thinly veiled and pathetic excuse for censorship of any critical views toward trans-tyranny over our consciences, religion, and reason.” Only one point of view is being allowed,” he added, ominously. “Trump was not the great danger to the Republic. Left-wing canceling is.” Gagnon, who holds a Ph.D. in Pauline theology and sexuality from Princeton Theological Seminary, has published “The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics.” He teaches as a professor of New Testament Theology at Houston Baptist University. In the post Facebook flagged, Gagnon had defended Higgins’ response to Biden’s pro-transgender military policy.)

ONE NEWS NOW
— 1776 vs. 1619: a symbol of simmering disagreements – Billy Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2021/01/26/1776-vs-1619-a-symbol-of-simmering-disagreements

DAILY HEADLINES
— Court Rules Virginia Allowing Late Ballots Missing Postmark Was ILLEGAL
https://dailyheadlines.com/breaking-court-rules-virginia-allowing-late-ballots-missing-postmark-was-illegal/

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Promptly Dismantles Trump’s Border Security Measures – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-promptly-dismantles-trumps-border-security-measures_3672234.html
— 45 Republican Senators Vote Against Trump Impeachment Trial, Say It’s Unconstitutional. The 55–45 decision suggests that Trump will not be convicted in an impeachment trial. – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/only-5-gop-senators-vote-saying-trump-impeachment-trial-is-constitutional_3672649.html

THE HILL
— Conservatives lean into warnings on ‘wave of censorship’ – JONATHAN EASLEY
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters who lead the following officially banish conservatives once and for all: your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, Illinois Republican Party, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/536000-conservatives-lean-into-warnings-on-wave-of-censorship

POLITICO
— Pennsylvania GOP pledges full allegiance to Trump. Once a producer of centrist Republicans like Arlen Specter and Tom Ridge, the state GOP now bears the MAGA stamp. – HOLLY OTTERBEIN
(DIERSEN: Centrist Republicans focus on a) driving conservatives out of the Republican Party and b) destroying the Republican Party.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/26/pennsylvania-republican-party-trump-support-462843

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Why major corporate donors halted funding to GOP.”
https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2021/01/27/gop-donations-capitol-riot-avlon-reality-check-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/new-day-highlights/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— GOP signals unwillingness to part with Trump after riot – STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN
(DIERSEN: How fast will the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America, b) who are employers in the aforesaid, and c) that are organizations that you are a member of get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that fail/refuse to disavow Trump?)
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/politics/gop-signals/UROMNJBUWY77SKPOA532M5RQNE/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Proud Boys Under Growing Scrutiny in Capitol Riot Investigation. Officials are trying to determine to what extent far-right groups planned the assault in advance. – Alan Feuer and Frances Robles
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/us/proud-boys-capitol-riot.html
— Twitter Acquires Revue, a Newsletter Company – Kate Conger
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/technology/twitter-revue-newsletter.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Proud Boys Were Key Instigators in Capitol Riot
https://www.wsj.com/video/video-investigation-proud-boys-were-key-instigators-in-capitol-riot/37B883B6-9B19-400F-8036-15DE4EA8A015.html
— Twitter to Buy Newsletter-Creation Service Revue Move reflects interest among social-media companies in providing content creators with tools to make money – Sarah E. Needleman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-is-buying-newsletter-provider-revue-11611666920

DESERT NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater crows over Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO success in making young people anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2021/1/26/22233884/future-of-the-gop-republican-party-young-conservatives-generation-z-millennials-after-donald-trump

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Bugged by censorship, Florida Republicans seek to punish Big Tech – GRAY ROHRER
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Big Teck against conservatives.)
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-desantis-republicans-tech-bill-20210126-e2lqqsvcgbdk7p6bm6k7w3c4cq-story.html

FED SMITH
— COVID-19 and “Protecting the Federal Workforce” The White House has issued guidance for agencies on implementing new COVID-19 safety regulations for federal employees. – Ian Smith
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will all employers, all organizations, all municipalities, all townships, all counties, all states, and all countries issue similar guidance for their employees, members, and/or residents?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2021/01/26/covid-19-protecting-the-federal-workforce/

ATLANTIC
— The First Amendment Is No Excuse for Letting Social-Media Companies Do Whatever They Want. Private corporations have far too much power over the flow of ideas and information in today’s society. – Genevieve Lakier
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want Google, Facebook, etc. to deplatform me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/first-amendment-regulation/617827/

TECH RADAR
— Twitter might soon start sending out email newsletters Revue acquisition will bring editorial newsletters to the social network – Anthony Spadafora
https://www.techradar.com/news/twitter-might-soon-start-sending-out-email-newsletters

LAW 360
— Woman Files $10M Suit Over Firing For Role In Capitol Chaos
(DIERSEN: I attended a Bob Dole rally in Wheaton in 1996. That made my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates furious. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/05/dole-takes-pulse-of-the-heartland/913b56e4-dd07-4491-9bb3-7de45ad54d5f/ )
https://www.law360.com/employment/articles/1348965/woman-files-10m-suit-over-firing-for-role-in-capitol-chaos-

January 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Senate GOP largely votes against holding Trump impeachment trial – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-largely-votes-against-holding-trump-impeachment-trial/10026720/
— Illinois COVID Update Today: IL reports 3,667 new cases, 87 deaths; Regions 8,9 move into Tier 1 mitigations Walgreens, Jewel providing COVID-19 vaccines across IL
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3667-new-cases-87-deaths/10032879/

NBC5
— GOP Largely Sides Against Holding Trump Impeachment Trial Republican denunciations of Trump have cooled since the riot at the U.S. Capitol – Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/republican-senators-want-to-halt-trump-impeachment-trial/2422605/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Georgia lawmaker removed from House Chamber after refusing COVID-19 test – Claire Simms
(DIERSEN: From what I see, soon, you will not be allowed to do anything in America unless a) you are wearing a mask, b) you social distance, c) you have recently tested negative, and d) you have been fully vaccinated.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/georgia-house-speaker-removes-lawmaker-for-refusing-covid-19-tests

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State House to convene for just one day to hash out ways to meet in future that ‘preserve as much normalcy as possible’ A spokesman for House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch said cancelling the other scheduled days gives members time to figure out how to conduct the session with a combination of remote work and socially distanced meetings. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/26/22251079/state-house-speaker-welch-cancel-february-session-days-covid-19-coronavirus-concerns
— ‘THIS IS ME’: Rioters flaunt involvement in Capitol siege. In dozens of cases, supporters of Donald Trump downright flaunted their activity on social media on the day of the deadly insurrection. – AP
(DIERSEN: If you really are a Trump supporter, you do not do things that harm Trump.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/26/22250573/rioters-flaunt-involvement-in-capitol-siege
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden signs Executive Orders that promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/26/22251548/joe-biden-susan-rice-executive-orders-systemic-racism-trump-1776-commission-private-prisons-aapi

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Romney.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mitt-romney-republicans-election-20210126-ohugfwzwgjcg5echre2xv7tr7y-story.html
— White House news of more vaccine doses ‘heartening,’ Gov. Pritzker says | Lightfoot, teachers union hit stalemate | Pritzker administration facing federal probe after approving scrap shredder on Southeast Side – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-white-house-governors-city-hall-gentrification-ordinances-spin-20210127-4l2hqeutczgxtewbkjuhlxv5za-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that to regain the suburbs, the Republican Party should a) dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in its platform and b) dump voters, dump organizations, dump companies, and dump governments that support the aforesaid planks and especially dump the aforesaid that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210126/to-regain-suburbs-republicans-must-return-to-first-principles
— Aurora Electoral Board removes alderman-at-large candidate from ballot – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210126/aurora-electoral-board-removes-alderman-at-large-candidate-from-ballot
— Settlement in defamation suit filed by McHenry County clerk, recorder – Katie Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210126/settlement-in-defamation-suit-filed-by-mchenry-county-clerk-recorder

HERALD & REVIEW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/a-look-inside-bloomingtons-first-recreational-cannabis-dispensary-which-opens-tuesday/article_c2edaabf-9c22-57d4-b405-2567587b4c1b.html

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Illinois National Guard at the Inauguration, largest special deployment in 15 years – Jason Flynn
https://dailyegyptian.com/105576/crime/illinois-national-guard-at-the-inauguration-largest-special-deployment-in-15-years/

WALLS 102 & WGLC
— LaSalle County Republicans hosting rally against U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger
https://www.walls102.com/lasalle-county-republicans-hosting-rally-against-u-s-rep-adam-kinzinger/
https://www.wglc.net/lasalle-county-republicans-hosting-rally-against-u-s-rep-adam-kinzinger/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Appointee, Michael Pack, Leaves Trail Of Shattered Careers At VOA.” Elmer Staats who ran GAO 1966-1981 and Charles Bowsher who ran GAO 1981-1996 and James Hinchman who ran GAO 1996 -1998 and David Walker who ran GAO 1998 to 2008 left trails of many shattered careers at GAO. They wasted the careers of and got rid of GAO employees who were White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-appointee-michael-pak-leaves-trail-shattered-careers-voa#stream/0
— Biden Administration Restores Aid To Palestinians, Reversing Trump Policy – MARK KATKOV
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-administration-restores-aid-palestinians-reversing-trump-policy#stream/0
— Trump Impeachment Trial Could Further Polarize Nation.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-impeachment-trial-could-further-polarize-nation-analyst-says#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats ramp up their efforts to increase illegal immigration.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/doj-rescinds-zero-tolerance-immigration-rule

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— How to Succeed in Politics Without Winning an Election. Two weeks into a new term, State Sen. Heather Steans is retiring, leaving political allies to pick her replacement. On the Far North Side, that’s simply how it’s done. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/heather-steans-kelly-cassidy-handoff/

CENTER SQUARE
— Kinzinger says Trump Republicans will come back around – Cole Lauterbach
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporting Republicans support far more planks in the Republican Party platform than other Republicans do. Overwhelmingly, Trump-supporting Republicans support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. )
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/kinzinger-says-trump-republicans-will-come-back-around/article_06e27da2-6009-11eb-9f7f-af48af9bb4fc.html
— Illinois House cancels all but one session day for February – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-house-could-cancel-all-but-one-session-day-for-february/article_fcb7d414-5ff7-11eb-8a97-eb045d37a8b0.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Grogan says White is evading servicers
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/572982214-grogan-says-white-is-evading-servicers

ILLINOIS NEWSROOM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden signs Executive Orders that promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/biden-white-house-aims-to-advance-racial-equity-with-executive-actions/

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that to regain the suburbs, the Republican Party should a) dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in its platform and b) dump voters, dump organizations, dump companies, and dump governments that support the aforesaid planks and especially dump the aforesaid that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/26/the-splintering-gop/
— 3,667 new confirmed and probable cases; 87 additional deaths; 3,001 hospitalized; 608 in ICU; 4.6 percent average case positivity rate; 5.7 percent average test positivity rate; 30,180 average daily doses; Two more regions move to Tier 1
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/26/3667-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-87-additional-deaths-3001-hospitalized-608-in-icu-46-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-57-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-30180-average-daily-doses-two-mo/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s post-presidency clout puts Republicans on notice, Democrats on high alert – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/26/donald-trump-post-presidency-clout-puts-republican/

GOPUSA
‘– MAGA Patriot Party’ Files With FEC; Trump Team Says It’s Not Affiliated
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105732

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— News outlets can’t figure out why Americans don’t trust them — Ella Carroll-Smith
(DIERSEN: By their actions, my critics/opponents make it clear that they side with the Democrat news media.)
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/news-outlets-cant-figure-out-why-americans-dont-trust-them/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For years now, media outlets have been more interested in pushing their own partisan agendas than reporting the facts and the American people are sick and tired of it. Even Politico is beginning to see through its own bias enough to understand this, as noted by Jack Shafer in his recent piece: “How About a Little Sobriety Please?” In the column, Shafer says, “At a time when large portions of the country think mainstream media is a tool of the left, perhaps it’s time to tone down the Biden adulation.”)

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Scott DesJarlais to Newsmax TV: Liberals Using Censorship to Kill GOP – Charlie McCarthy
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the efforts to censure me since 2000.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/scott-desjarlais-censorship-twitter-facebook/2021/01/26/id/1007324/

EPOCH TIMES
— Border Wall Contractors Told to Stop Construction by Tuesday Night: Congressman – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/all-border-wall-construction-will-be-stopped-tuesday-night-congressman_3672101.html

THE HILL
— Oregon Republican Party calls Capitol riot a ‘false flag’ operation to discredit GOP, silence Trump supporters – LEXI LONAS
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/535882-oregon-republican-party-calls-the-capitol-riot-a-false-flag-operation-to
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden signs Executive Orders that promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/535999-5-things-to-know-about-bidens-racial-equity-executive-orders

ROLL CALL
— Trump conviction unlikely after most GOP senators vote to dismiss impeachment trial. 45 Republicans supported a constitutional point of order against holding the trial. – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/26/trump-conviction-unlikely-senate-impeachment-trial/

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Tammy Duckworth calls the upcoming Senate impeachment trial “perfectly constitutional.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tammy-duckworth-senate-impeachment-trial-trump-cbsn-red-and-blue-interview-2021-01-26/

NBC NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Group of U.S. Catholic bishops encourage children to be LGBTQers.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/group-u-s-catholic-bishops-urges-support-lgbtq-youth-n1255645

NEW YORK TIMES
— Rupert Murdoch, Accepting Award, Condemns ‘Awful Woke Orthodoxy’ Mr. Murdoch of News Corp, who spoke in a video, has been relatively quiet publicly in recent years. He called conformity on social media “a straitjacket on sensibility.” – Katie Robertson
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/business/media/rupert-murdoch-josh-hawley-woke.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Oregon Republican Party calls U.S. Capitol riot a ‘false flag’ meant to ‘discredit President Trump’ – Jaclyn Peiser
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/26/oregon-republican-false-flag-capitol/
— Biden to sign executive actions on equity – Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Tracy Jan
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office. My plan for a career in the automotive industry ended in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-to-sign-executive-actions-on-equity/2021/01/26/3ffbcff6-5f8e-11eb-9430-e7c77b5b0297_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Black Americans trail Whites on every economic measure, including wealth, income, employment and homeownership. The disparities have existed for decades, even when comparing workers with similar education levels. The gaps, economists say, stem in large part from government-sanctioned policies that continue to discriminate against Black people in lending, housing, education and criminal justice.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “More voters have had it with Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/26/more-voters-have-had-it-with-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “After Capitol attack, Republicans are again whitewashing Trump’s behavior.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/26/after-capitol-attack-republicans-are-again-whitewashing-trumps-behavior/

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater a) glorifies and praises hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters and b) demonizes, denigrates, and condemns those who do not hate Trump.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/26/opinion/gops-incipient-civil-war-who-is-standing-up-who-is-toadying-up/

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “YouTube Suspends Rudy Giuliani From Ads Over Election Lies.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-26/youtube-temporarily-suspends-rudy-giuliani-from-partner-program

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most GOP Voters Say Trump Third Party Is a Good Idea
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-haters would argue that for every Republican who joined a Trump Third Party, two, three, four, five+ Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or Independents would join the Republican Party.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/most_gop_voters_say_trump_third_party_is_a_good_idea

INDEPENDENT
— Oregon Republicans say Capitol riot was staged to harm Trump. Resolution passed by Oregon GOP compares House Republicans who voted to impeach to Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold – Gustaf Kilande
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/oregon-republicans-capitol-riot-trump-b1792867.html

GUARDIAN
— U.S. companies using pandemic as a tool to break unions, workers claim – Michael Sainato
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/26/coronavirus-pandemic-unions-break
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden signs Executive Orders that promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/26/joe-biden-executive-orders-us-racial-equity

January 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Joe Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people serving in military – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-reverses-trump-ban-on-trans-people-in-military/10001483/
— Parents rally for Illinois high school sports as COVID-19 puts season on hold for student athletes – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-sports-high-school-ihsa/9978778/

WGN TV
— House to send Trump impeachment to Senate tonight – Sydney Kalich
https://wgntv.com/news/house-to-send-trump-impeachment-to-senate-tonight/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine | President Biden asked about battle over Chicago teachers returning to classrooms | Line grows for Kelly Cassidy’s state rep seat – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lighfoot-gets-vaccine-ra-joy-budzinski-washington-spin-20210126-bccviuyqzzfshixbeanb7s3fde-story.html
— Trump’s sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to the Senate – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-impeachment-senate-trial-20210125-uowfdmbv4bchfc42bi5tcwh2g4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Leave the sign on Chicago’s Trump Tower.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-trump-tower-sign-riverfront-20210125-a3vc6k2dhnddxmac45zfodqdcu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Catholics who promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-joe-biden-catholic-20210125-3hgicpwtbnfntprn3zy764d5ru-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to Senate. House Democrats were to carry the sole impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection” across the Capitol late Monday, the prosecutors making the ceremonial walk to the Senate. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/25/22248716/house-sending-trump-impeachment-senate-gop-opposes-trial

DAILY HERALD
— Woman files lawsuit to reverse removal of Algonquin Township abolition question from ballot – Sam Lounsberry
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210125/woman-files-lawsuit-to-reverse-removal-of-township-abolition-question-from-ballot
— Illinois reports 40 more COVID-19 deaths, another 3,292 cases – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210124/illinois-reports-40-more-covid-19-deaths-another-3292-cases

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Sally Turner Picked For Bill Brady’s Former Senate Seat – RYAN DENHAM
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/sally-turner-picked-bill-bradys-former-senate-seat#stream/0

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LASALLE CO GOP TO HOLD RALLY CALLING FOR KINZINGER TO REPRESENT HIS HOME 16TH CD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/lasalle-co-gop-to-hold-rally-calling-for-kinzinger-to-represent-his-home-16th-cd.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin’s new leadership team
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/25/durkins-new-leadership-team/
— 2,944 new confirmed and probable cases; 49 additional deaths; 2,962 hospitalized; 601 in ICU; 4.7 percent average case positivity rate; 5.8 percent average test positivity rate; 28,171 average daily doses; Two regions move to Phase 4
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/25/2944-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-49-additional-deaths-2962-hospitalized-601-in-icu-47-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-58-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-28171-average-daily-doses-two-re/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— CNN’s Jim Acosta: Trump supporters, Fox News ‘a threat to our democracy’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/jim-acosta-trump-supporters-fox-news-remain-a-thre/
— Biden’s empty words belie his actions. Biden promises unity but tears down everything Trump did. – Newt Gingrich
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/bidens-empty-words-belie-his-actions/
— Chief Justice John Roberts won’t preside over Trump impeachment trial – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/chief-justice-john-roberts-wont-preside-over-trump/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gaetz-Cheney feud reflects House GOP MAGA-establishment factional fight – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gaetz-cheney-feud-reflects-house-gop-maga-establishment-factional-fight

FOX NEWS
— House Democrats present Trump impeachment charge to the Senate, allowing trial to begin. Trump will be tried for ‘incitement of insurrection’ – Thomas Barrabi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-proceeds-senate-trial-house-democrats-present-charge
— Meghan McCain: Katie Couric, others calling for ‘deprogramming’ Republicans can ‘go to hell’ ‘I don’t need to be deprogrammed,’ said ‘The View’ co-host – David Rutz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/meghan-mccain-katie-couric-deprogamming-republicans-hell

GOPUSA
— Unbelievable! Mitt Romney Says Trump Impeachment Trial Needed For ‘Unity’ – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105687

BREITBART
— GOP Rep. Kinzinger: ‘Majority’ of GOP Would Have Voted to Impeach Trump in a ‘Secret’ Vote – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/25/gop-rep-kinzinger-majority-of-gop-would-have-voted-to-impeach-trump-in-a-secret-vote/
— Democrats Push Three Amnesty Plans – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/25/democrats-push-three-amnesty-strategies/
— Kevin McCarthy: Liz Cheney Has to ‘Answer’ to GOP Conference for Impeachment Vote – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/25/kevin-mccarthy-liz-cheney-answer-gop-conference-impeachment-vote/

BLAZE
— Gun store says it won’t sell firearms, ammunition to Biden supporters: ‘Sorry for the inconvenience’ The announcement from Trigger Firearms and Reloading came on Inauguration Day – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/gun-store-will-not-sell-to-biden-supporters

DAILY CALLER
— House Officially Presents Article Of Impeachment To The Senate – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/25/house-presents-article-of-impeachment-donald-trump-to-senate/
— ‘A Demographic Cul-De-Sac’: Jeff Flake Says There Is ‘Certainly No Future With Trumpism’ – BRANDON GILLESPIE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/25/jeff-flake-donald-trump-trumpism-republican-party/

PJ MEDIA
— Biden’s Trans Agenda Threatens the Military, Science, and Women’s Rights – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/01/25/bidens-trans-agenda-threatens-the-military-science-and-womens-rights-n1409461

THE HILL
— House formally sends impeachment to Senate, putting Trump on trial for Capitol riot – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/535749-house-formally-sends-impeachment-to-senate-putting-trump-on-trial-for-capitol

CNN
— Arizona Republicans wrestle with their party’s future – Kyung Lah and Kim Berryman
By Kyung Lah and Kim Berryman,
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/25/politics/arizona-republican-party-trump/index.html
— Trump begins speaking with impeachment lawyer, even as he scrambles to build defense team – Jeff Zeleny and Manu Raju
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/25/politics/impeachment-trump-lawyer-legal-team/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— For the second time in just over a year, the House delivered the Senate an impeachment charge against Trump. – Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/politics/house-impeachment-article-senate.html
— With Impeachment Trial Looming, Republicans Waver on Punishing Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/politics/trump-republicans-impeachment-trial.html

WASHINGTON POST
— As Trump departs, his extremes live on in state GOPs – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/25/trump-departs-his-extremes-live-state-gops/
— After Capitol riot, police chiefs work to root out officers with ties to extremist groups – Kimberly Kindy, Mark Berman and Kim Bellware
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs frame Republicans as being domestic violent extremists. They especially frame Republicans who are law enforcement officers, veterans, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is why ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/police-capitol-riot-extremists/2021/01/24/16fdb2bc-5a7b-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html
— Tech experts overwhelmingly approve of Trump suspensions from social media – Cat Zakrzewski
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/25/technology-202-tech-experts-overwhelmingly-approve-trump-suspensions-social-media/

NEW YORK POST
— House GOP want to add Facebook, Twitter to Parler probe of Capitol siege – Ebony Bowden
https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/house-gop-want-to-add-facebook-twitter-to-parler-probe-of-dc-siege/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trying Mr. Trump, Private Citizen. Democrats want to punish the ex-President but may revive him. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trying-mr-trump-private-citizen-11611618128

NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Thinks Republican Party Is ‘in a Battle’ Over Post-Trump Future – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-thinks-republican-party-battle-over-post-trump-future-1564190

AXIOS
— Trump political team disavows “Patriot Party” groups – Lachlan Markay
https://www.axios.com/trump-political-team-disavows-patriot-party-groups-f97c1a07-2541-4ba9-baee-6e31ced88bfa.html

January 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Who condemned the summer looting? Our university presidents mostly failed us. – JONATHAN ZIMMERMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-riots-protest-universities-zimmerman-20210122-4gmgrgn34vhp3bko7q6dhjznhe-story.html
— Cook County property taxes: We’re all paying our ‘fair share’ – EDITORIAL
(DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay higher real estate taxes? I should write a book about those who want the assessed valuation of my home to be increased. I would focus on those who I have sued, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-maria-pappas-study-property-taxes-20210125-mse5scnxhve33pvjtldexz5j7a-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-francisca-lino-leaving-church-20210124-3wlphevu7zcodn2emclwg7vzs4-story.html
— A $15 federal minimum wage would be an anchor on struggling businesses – RACHEL GRESZLER
(DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents were furious that the Post Office paid me $16.81 an hour (GS-4 Step 1) in today’s dollars. The Post Office hired me because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The job had the following requirements and I met all those requirements: have a high school diploma, pass an employment examination, pass a physical examination, pass a background investigation, pass a truck driving test, own a car to deliver mail from, and be available to work at least 20 hours a week.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-minimum-wage-economy-heritage-20210122-2627frctwncqpp2yrxpag6t4zy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters promote LGBTQ-promoters.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2021/1/24/22247183/jojo-siwa-comes-out-part-of-lgbtq-community-youtube-superstar-celebrities

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— 12th Subcircuit Candidate Keeps Pursuing Claims Of Election Fraud – Lauren Barry
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/12th-subcircuit-candidate-keeps-pursuing-claims-of-election-fraud/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 117 COVID-19 cases Sunday, fewest in over a month, and 1 death, region’s positivity rate decreases to 7.2% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/24/dupage-county-reports-117-covid-19-cases-sunday-fewest-in-over-a-month-and-1-death-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-72/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Many options’: Democrats eye 14th Amendment as impeachment alternative. Tim Kaine doubts enough Republicans would vote to convict, suggests another path to banish Trump. – David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan
(DIERSEN: What ways are the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world considering to banish Trump supporters? Will they officially stop Trump supporters a) from seeking or holding government and political offices, b) from getting an education, c) from getting jobs, d) from owning firearms and ammunition, e) from owning vehicles, f) from owning real estate, e) etc.? How soon will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters succeed in sending Trump supporters to concentration camps?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/tim-kaine-eyes-14th-amendment-impeachment-alternat/
— The media remains addicted to Trump – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/inside-the-beltway-the-media-remains-addicted-to-d/
— Governors move to bring National Guard home after troops treated like ‘servants’ 5,000 troops will remain in Washington through mid-March – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/thousands-of-national-guard-troops-called-back-hom/
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders running for Arkansas governor – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/sarah-sanders-run-arkansas-governor/
— ‘We’re fighters here’: PragerU fights Big Tech’s ‘cancel culture and the mob’ – James Varney
(DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in cancelling conservatives in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about those who have taken the lead since 2000 in cancelling conservatives in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/craig-strazzeri-prageru-fighting-big-tech-cancel-c/
— Agree with liberals, or you’re racist, xenophobic and dangerous – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/agree-with-liberals-or-youre-racist-xenophobic-and/
— Chinese communists cannot be brought into civilized world through trade. If that actually worked, we wouldn’t be dealing now with arrested nuns and concentration camps. – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/chinese-communists-cannot-be-brought-into-civilize/
— Supreme Court dismisses emoluments cases against Trump – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/supreme-court-dismisses-emoluments-cases-against-t/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden LGBT Rights Order Charges Into Culture War – Kevin Daley
https://freebeacon.com/courts/biden-lgbt-rights-order-charges-into-culture-war/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Biden’s directive broaches almost every aspect of domestic policy, from housing to refugee resettlement to transgender student athletes. The order requires every federal agency to make clear that civil rights laws banning sex discrimination also ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, citing the Supreme Court’s landmark gay rights ruling in June 2020. Many changes resulting from Biden’s order, like a ban on anti-gay discrimination in renting, are unlikely to cause controversy. Other mandates will accelerate long-simmering cultural disputes, like those allowing trans students to participate in women’s sports or use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. While Biden says his focus is fixed on the coronavirus pandemic and economic stimulus, cultural conflict is poised to play a defining role in the coming years of his presidency.)

FOX NEWS
— Trump impeachment article being sent to Senate Monday, ahead of trial next month. Democrats would need high bar of 17 Republicans to join them to convict Trump. – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-article-being-sent-to-senate-today-to-kick-off-trial

GOPUSA
— Growing Number Of GOP Senators Oppose ‘Impeachment Show Trial’ As Romney Urges Conviction
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105659
— Did Donald Trump Destroy The Republican Party?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105677
— National Guard To Send 15,000 Troops Home From DC By Order Of GOP Governors
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105662
— Law Firms Attack Biden-Endorsed Trainings Promoting Racial Stereotyping
(DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs stereotype you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105657

AMERICAN THINKER
— Watching as the USA Falls Prey to the Allure of Communism – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/watching_as_the_usa_falls_prey_to_the_allure_of_communism.html

BLAZE
— Four banks have reportedly severed ties with Donald Trump since the Capitol riots. The loans and accounts are worth hundreds of millions – Paul Sacca
(DIERSEN: What have your critics/opponents done to you to harm you financially? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/banks-drop-trump-organization-capitol
— Native America tribe torches Biden admin over oil, drilling order: ‘A direct attack on our economy, sovereignty’ ‘Your order is a direct attack on our economy, sovereignty, and our right to self-determination’ – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/native-america-tribe-torches-biden-admin-over-oil-drilling-order

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Biden’s First Executive Orders Defy His Calls for Unity
https://www.heritage.org/press/heritage-foundation-experts-respond-ill-advised-biden-executive-orders

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Future of GOP Will Be Determined By Trump Trial. In his short, but extremely eventful political career, Donald Trump was treated horribly by the Democrats and the Deep State and not much better by Republicans. This abuse must end for the sake of the party and the country. – Jeff Crouere
https://canadafreepress.com/article/future-of-gop-will-be-determined-by-trump-trial

TOWNHALL
— Sorry, But That’s the Rule: President Asterisk Is A Draft Dodger – Kurt Schlichter
(DIERSEN: What have your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes used against you the most? Mine have stressed since 1966 a) that I was 1-A, b) that I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, and c) that I never enlisted. I should write a book about critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who used the aforesaid against me the most. I would focus on my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates at the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. To this day, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at veterans, and at everyone else, that I am a draft dodger.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2021/01/25/sorry-but-thats-the-rule-president-asterisk-is-a-draft-dodger-n2583602
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I sure think these New Rules are dumb, but what can you do? In fact, I have always hated the whole chickenhawk thing, the idea that, rather than military service being a character resume plus, its absence is a minus and some sort of character flaw. Only about 30% of people can qualify physically and otherwise for service, so right off you are consigning about 70% of folks to some sort of second-hand moral status. That’s stupid. Further, the idea that an American citizen who did not serve has some sort of disqualification from opining on military issues is utterly unAmerican. . .This was demonstrated with the whole “Cadet Bone Spurs” thing about Donald Trump. The “cadet” part relates to him having gone to military school, which I guess the New Rules decree is something to be ashamed of now. As with shifting attitude toward the National Guard troops from violent threats to the literal safety of oppressed people to heroic defenders of the country from Thor-wannabes to tiresome eyesores to be consigned to a Congressional parking garage, you need constant updates on whether military stuff is good or bad at any given moment. Anyway, the “Bone Spurs” part was the medical diagnosis that kept Trump from draft eligibility. For some reason, this diagnosis strikes people who have never had to do a long ruck march over rough terrain with half their body weight on their backs as hilarious. . .Trump got four student deferments as an undergrad. Then the Army – not anyone else – decided he as not physically fit for military service. No shock – go to a MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station), tell the doc you have bone spurs on your paws, and see how fast you get transferred back to Fort Living Room. . .And here’s another thing, and maybe I’m a bit technical, but Trump was never drafted. So, it’s kind of hard to “dodge the draft” when you weren’t drafted. Draft dodgers typically got their induction notices and split to Manitoba. That was draft dodging – and St. Jimmy Carter pardoned them all, so it’s weird that draft dodging is now bad again. Regardless, the New Rules are the New Rules and I am helpless to alter them. * is just as much of a draft dodger as the Bad Orange Man. The Asterisk-In-Chief got five student deferments as an undergrad. Then the Army apparently decided that he had a history of asthma and that was that. Putting aside that he’s more known for gaffes and wandering about aimlessly than coughing fits, President * was disqualified, just as a huge percentage of potential recruits are. And like Trump, he was never drafted, making it hard in any but the most meta way to fairly consider him a “draft dodger.” But none of that matters because of the New Rules. The New Rules decree that * is a cowardly draft dodger unfit to hold the office of president, so there you are. Sorry.)

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH
— Americans Are Fleeing Lockdowns, When They Can Afford It – Jeffrey A. Tucker
(DIERSEN: What has decreased the need for you to leave your home? I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.aier.org/article/americans-are-fleeing-lockdowns-when-they-can-afford-it/

EPOCH TIMES
— Romney Says Impeachment Trial Against Trump Should Go Forward. House representatives who voted to impeach get significant GOP backlash. – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/romney-says-impeachment-trial-against-trump-should-go-forward_3669186.html

THE HILL
— Rebuilding the Federal Workforce
(DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Democrats want 100% of federal employees to be Democrats, and especially to be Democrats who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/event/532757-rebuilding-the-federal-workforce-part-2

POLITICO
— Impeachment trial to keep National Guard troops at Capitol. There are fears of mass demonstrations. – ANDREW DESIDERIO, LARA SELIGMAN and NATASHA BERTRAND
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/24/impeachment-trial-national-guard-trump-capitol-461805
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Some Trump aides stuck with him till the end. Now they’re screwed. The former president has all but vanished from public view while his former team navigates an unforgiving job market.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/donald-trump-post-presidency-462018
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “MAGA media looks to turn White House briefing room into a battlefield. Some Trump loving members of the press corps are eager to get access to the Biden White House.” Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned me as being like Jeff Gannon. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon and even worse things. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press conferences and share privileged information with reporters that have caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Of course, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. But if not that, I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who do NOT want me to know about their press conferences, b) who do NOT want me to attend their press conferences, c) who do NOT want me to ask questions during their press conferences, d) who do NOT want me to speak with other reporters, e) who have barred me from attending their press conferences, f) who have had me thrown out of their press conferences, and/or g) who do not want me to report on their press conferences.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/maga-media-white-house-briefing-462015

NEW YORK TIMES
— Divisions Harden in Senate as It Prepares to Receive Impeachment Article. Mitt Romney indicated that he believed the charge against former President Donald J. Trump was impeachable, while Marco Rubio called a trial “stupid.” – Catie Edmondson
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/us/politics/impeachment-senate-republicans.html
— What Internet Censorship Looks Like – Shira Ovide
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/technology/internet-censorship-uganda.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats press ahead with second impeachment trial, as GOP is divided on how to defend Trump – Amy B Wang, Josh Dawsey and Amy Goldstein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-press-ahead-with-second-impeachment-trial-as-gop-divided-on-how-to-defend-trump/2021/01/24/74cbfb74-5e81-11eb-afbe-9a11a127d146_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden to Lift Restrictions on Transgender Military Service Members. Administration could act as soon as Monday to reverse former President Donald Trump’s directive. – Nancy A. Youssef and Gordon Lubold
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, under the Democrats, will only those who are at least one of the following be allowed in the military: Democrat, minority, female, young, LGBTQ, not married, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, anti-military, anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-to-lift-restrictions-on-transgender-military-service-members-11611528649
— China Overtakes U.S. as World’s Leading Destination for Foreign Direct Investment. Flows into America nearly halved as Covid-19 dragged on the economy in 2020. – Paul Hannon and Eun-Young Jeong
(DIERSEN: Of course, America-haters are overjoyed about this.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-overtakes-u-s-as-worlds-leading-destination-for-foreign-direct-investment-11611511200
— How to Know When to Quit Your Job. Many baby boomers—especially those at the top of their game—struggle with the decision to step down. And when they leave, the transition is often ‘painful and messy,’ says one career coach. – Betsy Morris
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about everything that led to my taking my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I certainly was not at the “top of my game.” My GAO career ended in 1987 when my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986. My IRS career ended in 1975 when my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-know-when-to-quit-your-job-11611507600
— Online Speech Wars Are Here to Stay. Both left and right want to regulate social media, but their ‘fixes’ would break the web. – Andy Kessler
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to kill me, to kill my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and to kill those who read those newsletters, but failing that, they want the leaders of the following to regulate me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, conservative organizations, and religious organization and b) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and/or Wheaton. I should write a book about the aforesaid and how they have treated me and treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/online-speech-wars-are-here-to-stay-11611526491
— 10 Performance Review Preparation Tips – Anthony DeRosa (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, I entered into the court record all the performance reviews that my GAO supervisors gave me 1980-1997. My GAO supervisors were always under tremendous pressure from their Democrat superiors to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/10-performance-review-preparation-tips-11610125896

FAST COMPANY
— Why it can feel difficult to make authentic friendships at work. This is why you may feel your coworkers and deskmates don’t make up your “true blues.” – MARISSA KING
(DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were always under tremendous pressure to get rid of federal employees who shared my demographics.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90590945/why-it-can-feel-difficult-making-authentic-friendships-in-the-workplace

AXIOS
— 85% diversity on Biden people team – Alayna Treene
(DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you will be officially banished: White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Republican, non-poor, law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.axios.com/biden-personnel-team-opm-7df87473-3fd3-4ff7-9289-c89994e50879.html

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters say “Club For Growth billionaires finance fascist Republican politicians.”
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/25/club-j25.html

January 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mitch McConnell: Donald Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol siege, mob ‘fed lies’ about election – AP
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mcconnell-trump-provoked-capitol-siege-mob-fed-lies/9813121/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 4,318 new cases, 33 deaths; Chicago, suburban counties move to Tier 2 IDPH announces changes to mitigation metrics, allowing several regions to relax restrictions – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4318-new-covid-19-cases-33-deaths/9813625/
— Multiple National Guard members removed from Biden inauguration – APB
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. They, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in ending my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012 and my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/multiple-national-guard-members-removed-from-biden-inauguration/9815297/
— Stores drop MyPillow after CEO pushes election conspiracies – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/stores-drop-mypillow-after-ceo-pushes-election-conspiracies/9816664/

NBC5
— MyPillow’s CEO, a Trump Supporter, Says Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s Stopped Selling His Products – Lauren Thomas
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/mypillows-ceo-a-trump-supporter-says-bed-bath-beyond-kohls-stopped-selling-his-products/2418662/
— McConnell Says Trump ‘Fed Lies’ to Mob About Biden Election. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s remarks are his most severe and public rebuke of outgoing President Donald Trump – Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/mcconnell-says-trump-fed-lies-to-mob-about-biden-election/2418767/

CBS2
— City Hall, County Building, State Office Buildings To Be Closed Tomorrow As Precaution For Biden Inauguration
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/19/city-hall-county-building-to-be-closed-tomorrow-as-precaution-for-biden-inauguration/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘We did what we came here to do’: Trump bids farewell to White House in video – Chris Williams
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/we-did-what-we-came-here-to-do-trump-bids-farewell-to-white-house-in-video

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago City Hall, Cook County building closed Wednesday as ‘precautionary step’ because of Biden inauguration in Washington – GREGORY PRATT, JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-city-hall-cook-county-building-closed-inauguration-20210119-6bqm3ncs2rbeldjniq6nz7buoe-story.html
— Heather Steans resigning from Illinois Senate, Madigan moves out of Springfield digs | Illinois GOP, Democrats on Biden’s inauguration tomorrow | Chicago Teachers Union mulls another strike – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-steans-resigning-lahood-rush-biden-spin-20210119-nbkzwrrtazeqlbloder3ij52q4-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to close loopholes that let Chicago police cooperate with immigration agents clears committee: ‘We will finally make Chicago a true sanctuary city’ – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-immigrants-lightfoot-loophole-20210119-5xt4w7pfwjgynb2rrbwss2edgi-story.html
— Why all Americans should be rooting for Joe Biden’s success – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Democrats, libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs rooted for Trump’s failure.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-biden-inauguration-20210119-akc5kgvwovb4dcwcmai5pksnme-story.html
— Smile, you’re on an FBI tip list! US Capitol rioters couldn’t resist taking selfies – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-capitol-selfies-trump-cruz-page-20210119-xr742caoajfshilffm472e6yca-story.html
— GOP Lake County election official retires; two election complaints dismissed – ALEXANDRA KUKULKA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-election-board-changes-st-0120-20210119-lxaebcqazzd7jmdg5bj6xt3pei-story.html
— Trump is not the first president to snub an inauguration – JACEY FORTIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-nyt-residents-who-skipped-inaugurations-20210119-oxhlrwp3bba6nncdy25qgfqjn4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Biden immigration plan opposed by GOP, conservative groups. Several pro-immigration groups, meanwhile, said they would press Biden to go even further and take steps such as an immediate moratorium on deportations, detentions and new arrests. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/19/22239640/biden-immigration-plan-opposed-by-gop-conservative-groups
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It’s a mass amnesty for almost the entire population of illegal immigrants living in the United States — people who broke our laws to get here and stay here,” said Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He added, “A mass amnesty with no safeguards and no strings attached is a nonstarter.” “There are many issues I think we can work cooperatively with President-elect Biden, but a blanket amnesty for people who are here unlawfully isn’t going to be one of them,” said Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who is often a central player in Senate immigration battles. That view was shared by Mark Krikorian, executive director of the conservative Center for Immigration Studies, which favors curbing immigration. “Past proposals at least accepted the concept of turning off the faucet and mopping up the overflow. This is nothing but mopping up and letting the faucet continue to run,” Krikorian said. The top lobbyist for NumbersUSA, which also wants to limit immigration, agreed that without changes, the measure seemed destined to receive little if any GOP support. “They’re just going straight-up amnesty,” said the lobbyist, Rosemary Jenks. She said that made the measure likely to fail in the Senate, where it would need at least 10 Republicans to join all 50 Democrats to overcome a filibuster that would kill the measure.)
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Committee eliminates exceptions to Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance. Mayor Lori Lightfoot had promised to prevent Chicago Police officers from working with immigration agents by eliminating loopholes that allowed police to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in certain circumstances. – Fran Spielman and Elvia Malagón
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/1/19/22238629/immigrants-chicago-federal-ice-immigration-customs-enforcement-welcoming-city-ordinance
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Long after Trump is gone, the cancer of Trump will threaten to destroy our nation. The barbarians are now within.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/19/22238881/trump-supporters-maga-political-extremism

DAILY HERALD
— Police investigate minor confrontation between Trump demonstrators in Schaumburg – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210119/police-investigate-minor-confrontation-between-trump-demonstrators-in-schaumburg
— President Trump wishes Biden luck without naming him in farewell video – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210119/watch-president-trump-wishes-biden-luck-without-naming-him-in-farewell-video
— ‘We followed the law’: Mount Prospect candidates feel vindicated by ruling – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210119/we-followed-the-law-mount-prospect-candidates-feel-vindicated-by-ruling
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Kane County Board members consider lifting recreational marijuana ban – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210119/kane-county-board-members-consider-lifting-recreational-marijuana-ban

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin, Duckworth ask Illinois’ U.S. attorneys to prosecute Capitol rioters. A joint letter urges federal law enforcement here to prioritize cases against those who stormed Congress. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/durbin-duckworth-ask-illinois-us-attorneys-prosecute-capitol-rioters

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— McClure appointed to Senate GOP leadership role – Ben Szalinski
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/01/19/mcclure-appointed-senate-gop-leadership-role/4203371001/

ILLINOIS PATCH
— IL Revises Coronavirus Tiers, Will Prioritize Inmate Vaccinations. Inmates — like residents of other congregate settings — will get the vaccine before those younger than 65 with high-risk medical conditions. – J. Ryne Danielson,
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/il-revises-coronavirus-tiers-will-prioritize-inmate-vaccinations

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “You Black Boys” Wouldn’t Support 1973 Mineral Extraction Bill Put Forth by Southern Illinois State Reps.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/you-black-boys-didnt-support-1973-mineral-extraction-bill-put-forth-by-southern-illinois-state-reps/
— GOP Township February Primary Voting Open for Feb. 23rd Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/gop-township-fevruary-primary-voting-open-for-feb-23rd-election/
— IL-6: Sean Casten on Republicans
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/il-6-sean-casten-on-republicans/
— Pritzker Administration Dishes Out More Money While Seeking Higher Taxes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/pritzker-administration-dishes-out-more-money-while-seeking-higher-taxes/
— Pro-Life Leader Joe Scheidler, R.I.P.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/joe-scheidler-r-i-p/
— Casinos Open, Restaurants – Not So Much
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/casinos-open-restaurants-not-so-much/
— Illinois Moves Up One Notch on U-Haul List
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/illinois-moves-up-one-notch-on-u-haul-list/
— Jim Tobin Opposes Federal Bailout of State Government
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/jim-tobin-opposes-federal-bailout-of-state-government/
— Mike Buehler Spends $78,000 in Successful McHenry County Board Race during Last Quarter of 2020
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/mike-buehler-spends-78000-in-successful-mchenry-county-board-race-during-last-quarter-of-2020/

CAPITOL FAX
— Kinzinger says GOP heading for internal showdown
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/19/kinzinger-says-gop-heading-for-internal-showdown/
— 4,318 new confirmed and probable cases; 33 additional deaths; 3,335 hospitalized; 713 in ICU; 5.7 percent case positivity rate; 6.9 percent test positivity rate; Some regions opened up
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/19/4318-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-33-additional-deaths-3335-hospitalized-713-in-icu-57-percent-case-positivity-rate-69-percent-test-positivity-rate-some-regions-opened-up/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— McConnell: Trump ‘fed lies’ to violent mob attacking U.S. Capitol – Alex Swoyer
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/19/mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-fed-lies-to-violent-m/

GOPUSA
— Senate Returns; McConnell Says Trump ‘Provoked’ Mob That Attacked Capitol, ‘Fed Them Lies’
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105400

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Weaponizing The Past – KURT HOFER
(DIERSEN: What percent of students today a) believe that Confederate soldiers were Republicans and b) believe that Union soldiers were Democrats?)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/stanley-payne-on-weaponizing-the-past/

BLAZE
— GOP leaders, VP Pence to ditch President Trump’s send-off. McConnell, McCarthy will attend church with President-elect Joe Biden instead. Politicians’ priorities. – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/gop-leaders-ditch-trump-sendoff

ONE NEWS NOW
— In fractured country, Left determined it will define ‘unity’ and punish dissenters
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2021/01/19/in-fractured-country-left-determined-it-will-define-unity-and-punish-dissenters

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Tucker Carlson Reveals What He Thinks Is the Real Reason for the Massive Military Presence in DC – Grant Atkinson
https://www.westernjournal.com/tucker-carlson-reveals-thinks-real-reason-massive-military-presence-dc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “So no matter what they are telling you, those 26,000 federal troops are not there for your safety,” Carlson said on Monday night’s segment of “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” “Instead, unmistakably, the Democratic Party is using those troops to send the rest of us a message about power: ‘We’re in charge now.’”)

EPOCH TIMES
— Twitter Shares Fall Even More Following Trump Ban – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/twitter-shares-fall-even-more-following-trump-ban_3662630.html

THE HIILL
— McConnell: Trump ‘provoked’ crowd that stormed Capitol – ALEXANDER BOLTON
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/534804-mcconnell-trump-provoked-crowd-that-stormed-capitol

HUFFINGTON POST
— San Diego’s First Gay Mayor Of Color Plans To Reshape America’s ‘Finest City’ Democrat Todd Gloria is eager to blaze a trail for a new generation of LGBTQ lawmakers as well as scale up how California views its second-largest city. – Curtis M. Wong
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat municipalities, Democrat townships, Democrat counties, Democrat states, and America officially ban Republicans from seeking or holding government offices, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? How soon, if not already, will RINO organizations officially require their leaders to be at least three, four, five, six+ of the following: Trump-hater, moderate/liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, not married, poor, non-Christion, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or their Ancestors have not been in America for a long time?)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/san-diego-mayor-todd-gloria-interview_n_5fb5b77ac5b6f00bd84d3bf8

ABC NEWS
— Fully break or remain loyal: Republican voters reckon with GOP’s future after Trump. Some voters are hoping for a Trumpian successor, just not Trump himself. – Kendall Karson
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fully-break-remain-loyal-republican-voters-reckon-gops/story?id=75330723

CNN
— McConnell says Capitol riot mob “provoked” by Trump – Alex Rogers
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.cnn.com/webview/politics/live-news/biden-inauguration-dc-security-01-19-21/h_8b7dfc864e294d6e71073ffcfebb2107
— Two Army National Guard members removed from inauguration duty – Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann and Zachary Cohe
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. They, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in ending my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012 and my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/national-guard-removed-inauguration-duty/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Twelve National Guard troops removed from inaugural protection, two for possible links to extremist groups.
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. They, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in ending my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012 and my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/national-guard-extremist-pentagon.html
— McConnell, weighing impeachment vote, says mob that assaulted the Capitol was ‘provoked by the president.’ – Nicholas Fandos
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/mcconnell-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— McConnell blames Trump for having ‘provoked’ mob – John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz and Felicia Sonmez
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/19/inauguration-biden-trump-live-updates/
— Lawmakers who objected to election results have been cut off from 20 of their 30 biggest corporate PAC donors – Douglas MacMillan and Jena McGregor
(DIERSEN: How much clout do your critics/opponents have to harm you? How strongly do they threaten to use that clout? How strongly have they used that clout? My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who demand that recipients of their money do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and failing that, b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. Previously, they demanded that recipients of their money a) end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, b) end my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, c) end my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, d) end my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and e) end my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/19/gop-corporate-pac-funding/

RUSMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Pessimistic About U.S. Race Relations on Eve of Biden Inauguration
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to make minorities hate Republicans, and especially to make minorities hate Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans and see minorities as being their soldiers in their Army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/social_issues/americans_pessimistic_about_u_s_race_relations_on_eve_of_biden_inauguration

January 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 3,385 new cases, 50 deaths; Chicago, suburban counties move to Tier 2. IDPH announces changes to mitigation metrics, allowing several regions to relax restrictions
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-cases-vaccine-coronavirus/9779973/

NBC5
— Twitter Suspends GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Greene, who has supported President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the election, tweeted a slew of false claims about election fraud.”)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/twitter-suspends-gop-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene/2418066/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois reports 3,385 new cases of COVID-19, 50 additional deaths
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-reports-3385-new-cases-of-covid-19-50-additional-deaths
— Man with hatchet robs Wheaton Walgreens
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-with-hatchet-robs-suburban-walgreens

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Maine Township Electoral Board may decide Jan. 21 if Republican candidates should remain on April ballot – JENNIFER JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-maine-electoral-board-tl-0121-20210118-4tdqa2kc7nfnrfe36ep5ywzb2i-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hasty police and justice ‘reforms’ in Illinois undermine public safety. This soon-to-be law weakens the ability to fight crime and protect the public. It is a recipe for further carnage. – Jason Johnson, President, Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/18/22237262/illinois-police-justice-reforms-springfield-pritzker-cook-county
— Biden’s virtual inaugural parade to feature Chicago’s South Shore Drill Team. Tony Goldwyn to host the festivities, also to include college drumlines, Jon Stewart and a reunion of New Radicals – Michael Collins
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2021/1/18/22237696/biden-inaugural-parade-south-shore-drill-team-new-radicals-jon-stewart-virtual
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared war on Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/18/22237164/election-biden-inauguration-capitol-riot-gop-republican-party-extremism-white-supremacy
— Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/18/22237093/inauguration-rehearsal-evacuated-fire-homeless-camp
— A QAnon storefront in Winnetka? Controversy over display by wife of @properties CEO reignites after Trump rally. The display, featuring a mannequin wearing a “Q” hat and wristbands promoting the baseless conspiracy theory, drew condemnation last year when it was put up at the Neopolitan Collection in Winnetka. – Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/18/22221199/qanon-conspiracy-theory-trump-neapolitan-collection-properties-kelly-golden-winnetka

DAILY HERALD
— Chicago Golf Club named to National Register of Historic Places
(DIERSEN: My precinct is immediately north of the golf course. All of Golf Lane is in my precinct.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210118/chicago-golf-club-named-to-national-register-of-historic-places

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Joseph Scheidler, zealous crusader against abortion, dies. The activist who used PR skills to court controversy and energize a national movement following the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling died today at his Northwest Side home. – STEVEN R. STRAHLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/obituaries/joseph-scheidler-zealous-crusader-against-abortion-dies

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Republicans begin to whittle down potential Bill Brady replacements – Zach Roth
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/01/18/republicans-44th-legislative-district-consider-brady-replacements/4177410001/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— What is Illinois known for? Here are 9 things — good, bad and in-between – NICK VLAHOS
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/what-is-illinois-known-for-here-are-9-things-good-bad-and-in-between/collection_6e5ce3d2-c303-5a81-8f7b-554f19eaee4b.html#1

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Bost continues to defend Trump, refuses interview about link between challenging election results and Jan. 6 insurrection – Kallie Cox
https://dailyegyptian.com/105394/showcase/bost-continues-to-defend-trump-refuses-interview-about-link-between-challenging-election-results-and-jan-6-insurrection/

WLDS
— Davidsmeyer Calls Out Governor For Not Reopening Service Industry; Continued Failures at IDES – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/davidsmeyer-calls-out-governor-for-not-reopening-service-industry-continued-failures-at-ides/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Migrant Caravan: Thousands Move Into Guatemala, Hoping To Reach U.S. – JASON BEAUBIEN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/migrant-caravan-thousands-move-guatemala-hoping-reach-us#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rep. Tim Butler speaks out against police reform bill, calls on Republicans to take responsibility for Capitol Insurrection – Matt Sheehan
(DIERSEN: To what extent does Butler hold the following responsible for the Capitol Riot: a) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump; b) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump; c) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump; and d) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/on-the-record/on-the-record-rep-tim-butler-speaks-out-against-police-reform-bill-calls-on-republicans-to-take-responsibility-for-capitol-insurrection/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After the Jan. 6 insurrection of the U.S. Capitol, Illinois State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) is calling on the Republican party to wipe out any similar problems the party currently has. “My hope is that those of us in the Republican party can own this because this was a rally that was at the behest of the President who is a member of our party. We need to make sure we root out any trouble that we have and make sure people understand this isn’t tolerated in our democracy, we can’t have this. Hopefully going forward it’s something we never see again,” Butler said.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Sunday at the State Capitol
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/18/sunday-at-the-state-capitol/
— IL-6: Excising God & Christianity
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/17/il-6-excising-god-christianity/
— Pritzker Puts Prisoners’ Vaccine Priority Ahead of Seniors’
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/18/pritzker-puts-prisoners-vaccine-priority-ahead-of-seniors/
— Federal Capitol Rally, Incursion Timeline
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/18/capitol-rally-incursion-timeline/
— Will Crystal Lake Become a Wide Open Pot Town?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/18/will-crystal-lake-become-a-wide-open-pot-town/
— Algqonquin Township Abolition Referendum Snuffed Out by Three Township Officials
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/17/algqonquin-township-abolition-referendum-snuffed-out-by-three-township-officials/
— Franks Returns $400,000 of 2009 Campaign Cash to Relatives
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/17/franks-returns-400000-of-2009-campaign-cash-to-relatives/
— Illinois Finally Allowing Those Most Susceptible to To Be Vaccinated
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/17/illinois-finally-allowing-those-most-susciptable-to-cornoavirus-to-be-vaccinated/
— Legislation Filed by Legislators
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/17/no-legisation-filed-by-an-y-local-legislator-yet/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood No Longer Serving on Homeland Security Committee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/17/underwood011721/
— $3,000 a Month in Algonquin’s Lobbyist Contract for Former State Rep. Mike Tryon
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/17/3000-a-month-in-algonquins-lobbyist-contract-for-mike-tryon/
— Kinzinger Promises GOP Civil War
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/16/kinzinger-promises-gop-civil-war/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Bid Rigging Scheme Leads To $587,773.00 Restitution Payment to College of DuPage – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/01/bid-rigging-scheme-leads-to-587773-00-restitution-payment-to-college-of-dupage/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PROLIFE HERO JOE SCHEIDLER DIES AT AGE 93
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/prolife-hero-joe-scheidler-dies-at-age-93-.html
— DISCOURAGED ABOUT THE WAY THINGS ARE? THERE’S TRAINING FOR THAT …
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/discouraged-about-the-way-things-are-theres-training-for-that-.html
— BLACK LIVES MATTER TOUTS IL’S LAW ENFORCEMENT OVERHAUL MEASURE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/black-lives-matter-touts-ils-law-enforcement-overhaul-measure.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump leaves mark as one of the most consequential one-term presidents. President broke barriers to make major deals at home and abroad. – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/18/donald-trump-accomplishments-mark-consequential-si/

GOPUSA
— Big Tech Declares War! After Trump And Parler, Who Is Next? – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105311
— Distrust: FBI Vetting National Guard Troops In DC Amid Fears Of Insider Attack
(DIERSEN: I have been a reporter for GOPUSA since 2000. I should write a book about RINO major donors, RINO political consultants, and RINO campaign managers who have not wanted me to ask their candidates questions. Their candidates reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105327
— An Escalator Ride Into Hell
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs are nasty. I can always ask myself a) what if the Post Office had not hired me in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 and b) what if I had not become a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2000 and 2008, GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2001, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2003, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2003, and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105297

BREITBART
— ‘Chicago Reader’ Columnist Agitates for ‘Tribune’ Columnist John Kass to be ‘Deplatformed’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2021/01/18/liberal-chicago-paper-agitates-for-tribune-columnist-john-kass-to-be-deplatformed/
— CNN Demands Cable Companies Blacklist OAN and Newsmax TV – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2021/01/18/nolte-cnn-demands-cable-companies-blacklist-oan-and-newsmax-tv/
— Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen Suggests White Male National Guard Members Are an Insider Threat – KRISTINA WONG
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/18/democrat-rep-steve-cohen-suggests-white-male-national-guard-members-are-an-insider-threat/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Has Left US Better Off and Free – Mark Vargas
https://www.newsmax.com/markvargas/fox-maga-maytag-mexican/2021/01/18/id/1006034/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump exits White House silenced by Twitter, shunned by some in GOP.” I should write a book about those who shun me. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534513-trump-exits-white-house-silenced-by-twitter-shunned-by-some-in-gop

NEW YORK TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Murkowski Is Latest G.O.P. Senator to Signal Possible Support for Convicting Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/14/us/impeachment-trump

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Democrats See America as Unfair and Discriminatory
(DIERSEN: Have you worked for Democrats, worked with Democrats, and/or supervised Democrats? I did for almost 30 years. According to them, it was unfair and discriminatory a) that the Post Office hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old and let me work there for almost 3 years, b) that IRS hired me in 1971, promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and let me work there for almost 9 years, and c) that GAO hired me in 1980, promoted me in 1986, and let me work there for almost 18 years. According them, because of Republican discrimination against minorities, females, and veterans, if I had been a minority, female, or veteran, none of the aforesaid would have happened and I would never have been able a) to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) to earn job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, or c) to earn a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/america_s_best_days

January 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: UK virus variant found as state reports 6,642 new cases, 123 deaths. 3 regions see Illinois COVID-19 restrictions loosen. – Eric Horng and Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-6642-new-covid-cases-123-deaths/9679613/
— COVID-19 vaccine data show twice as many women as men getting vaccinated. Vaccination coverage may reflect more on eligibility, as healthcare workers and elderly go first.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/twice-as-many-women-as-men-getting-coronavirus-vaccine-data/9685253/
— FBI director says more than 200 suspects identified in US Capitol riots “FBI agents are coming to find you.” – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/fbi-says-over-200-identified-in-capitol-riots/9689358/

CBS2
— Pritzker Activates 250 National Guard Troops In Springfield Ahead Of Potential Armed Protests
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/15/pritzker-activates-250-national-guard-troops-in-springfield-ahead-of-potential-armed-protests/
— Chief Of Staff For Illinois House Speaker Welch Tests Positive For COVID-19; Lawmakers And Staff Urged To Self-Isolate
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/15/chief-of-staff-for-illinois-house-speaker-welch-tests-positive-for-covid-19-lawmakers-and-staff-urged-to-self-isolate/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kinzinger says he was armed during Capitol riot | Illinois National Guard mobilized amid security threats | Pritzker, Lightfoot aren’t attending inauguration – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kinzinger-gun-capitol-pritzker-criminal-justice-spin-20210116-pzy6gmkm4zha7hphvu3jfbabuu-story.html
— A ‘new day’ or same old for Illinois taxpayers? – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-illinois-taxpayers-kass-20210116-4qlljytcybftvkuugoqkkncyt4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The time for healing is after the cancer of Trumpism has been removed.” 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. What will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters do to get rid of the aforesaid Trump-voters? What should the aforesaid Trump-voters do to defend themselves?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-impeachment-insurrection-healing-20210115-dmg6ld7q5ba7pbejv54nlkzjye-story.html
— Policing and outrage at a rushed criminal justice reform bill – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-crime-bill-illinois-cash-bail-20210115-dppzcwnborbhxi43z4alagxxfa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— States declare emergencies, close capitols ahead of rallies. Though details remain murky, demonstrations are expected at state capitols beginning Sunday and leading up to Biden’s succession of President Donald Trump on Wednesday. State officials hope to avoid the type of violence that occurred Jan. 6, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, leaving a Capitol Police officer and four others dead. – AP
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot to demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who voted for Trump being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, extremists, criminals, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/15/22233712/states-declare-emergencies-close-capitols-ahead-of-rallies

DAILY HERALD
— Local authorities keep plans for pre-inauguration security close to the vest – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210115/local-authorities-keep-plans-for-pre-inauguration-security-close-to-the-vest
— How a DuPage County couple narrowly avoided chaos at the Capitol – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210115/how-a-dupage-county-couple-narrowly-avoided-chaos-at-the-capitol
— States declare emergencies, close capitols ahead of rallies – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210115/news/301159900/

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Protesters who love their guns could lose them if convicted in U.S. Capitol siege – Bruce Vielmetti
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2021/01/15/capitol-rioters-could-lose-gun-rights-if-convicted-federal-offense/4178080001/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, D-Downers Grove, compared Wednesday’s uprising on the U.S. Capitol Building to the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861 that started the Civil War. – Eric Schelkopf
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Democrats see the following as being their soldiers: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, minorities, women, younger people, LGBTQers, non-married, veteran, liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Independent, RINO, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, those who are in America illegally, recent immigrants, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, those who lack education, lack work experience, lack job skills, etc.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/news/government/2021/01/11/capitol-building-uprising-trump-focus-of-casten-virtual-town-hall-meeting/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Police investigating after some lawmakers claim Capitol tours were given to rioters ahead of breach – Haley Townsend
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/police-investigating-after-some-lawmakers-claim-capitol-tours-were-given-to-rioters-ahead-of-breach/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage County Clerk signed anti-transparency contract with Dominion Voting Systems – Dominion encouraged County to resist disclosure of information – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/01/dupage-county-clerk-signed-anti-transparency-contract-with-dominion-voting-systems-dominion-encouraged-county-to-resist-disclosure-of-information/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— (Anti) Police “Reform” Omnibus Bill – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/anti-police-reform-omnibus-bill/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL CONGRESS MEMBER SIGNS ONTO EFFORT TO REMOVE CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE FROM AMERICAN CULTURE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/il-congress-member-signs-onto-effort-to-remove-christian-influence-from-american-culture-.html
— DR. JAMES DOBSON: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/dr-james-dobson-where-do-we-go-from-here.html
— ILLINOIS FACES WORST POPULATION LOSS SINCE WORLD WAR II
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/illinois-faces-worse-population-loss-since-world-war-ii.html
— WEYERMULLER: CHICAGO MARCH FOR LIFE 2021 PLANS CAR PARADE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/weyermuller-chicago-march-for-life-2021-plans-car-parade-.html
— THE NEXT BORDER CRISIS WILL BE BIDEN’S
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/the-next-border-crisis-will-be-bidens.html
— THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN A CREEDAL NATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/the-importance-of-civic-education-in-a-creedal-nation.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Unemployment applications soar nationally and in Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/15/unemployment-applications-soar-nationally-and-in-illinois/
— CMS encourages state employees to work remotely starting Sunday
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/15/cms-encourages-state-employees-to-work-remotely-starting-sunday/
— 6,642 new confirmed and probable cases; 123 additional deaths; 3,446 hospitalized; 712 in ICU; 6.5 percent case positivity rate; 7.7 percent test positivity rate; Average of 27,125 vaccines administered daily
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/15/6642-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-123-additional-deaths-3446-hospitalized-712-in-icu-65-percent-case-positivity-rate-77-percent-test-positivity-rate-average-of-27125-vaccines-administered-daily/
— Pritzker activates Illinois National Guard to help secure state buildings in Springfield
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/15/pritzker-activates-illinois-national-guard-to-help-secure-state-buildings-in-springfield/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— VERY SAD: NRA files for bankruptcy protection, will seek to reorganize in Texas – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/15/nra-files-bankruptcy-protection-will-seek-reorgani/

GOPUSA
— DC Stages Big Drama As Metro Stations Begin Closing Today And Federal Workers Stay Home Through Inauguration
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100651
— End Of Free Speech? AOC Wants Commission To ‘Rein In Media’ Over ‘Disinformation’ – Bobby Eberle
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. According to my critics/opponents, Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains should only read what they get directly from the chairmen of a) their Republican township/ward/county party organizations and b) the Illinois Republican Party. According to my critics/opponents, the chairmen of Republican township/ward/county party organizations in Illinois and the Illinois Republican Party should get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100630
— Gang Of Ten Republicans Ignored Voters In Casting Self-Righteous Impeachment Vote
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100625
— Equality Act Would Stomp Religious Conservatives
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100468

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater demonizes, denigrates, and condemns those who voted for Trump as being racists.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-core-support-never-about-economy_n_6000b785c5b62c0057bb6dfc

NBC NEWS
— Online far-right movements fracture in wake of Capitol riot – Ben Collins
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents painted TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) as being far-right groups that caused Republican candidates in Illinois to lose elections. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/online-far-right-movements-fracture-wake-capitol-riot-n1254459

ABC NEWS
— Longtime Trump advisers connected to groups behind rally that led to Capitol attack. Roger Stone, Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn all promoted the Jan. 6 rally. – Will Steakin, Matthew Mosk, James Gordon Meek, and Ali Dukakis
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents stress that I organized and promoted Wheaton’s 2004 and 2005 9/11 ceremonies and that I have raised money from Republican candidates and elected official in DuPage County since 2005 to help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/longtime-trump-advisers-connected-groups-rally-led-capitol/story?id=75261028
— Beyond domestic terrorists, officials eye foreign influence, drones as threats to Biden inauguration Several federal and local agencies issued a joint threat assessment. – ike Levine
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/domestic-terrorists-officials-eye-foreign-influence-drones-threats/story?id=75281116
— Nearly a dozen ex-military members among those arrested in connection with Capitol riot. The arrests suggest a deeper level of far-right sympathizers, experts say. – Olivia Rubin and Soo Rin Kim
https://abcnews.go.com/US/dozen-military-members-arrested-connection-capitol-riot/story?id=75278680

CNN
— US takes back its assertion that Capitol rioters wanted to ‘capture and assassinate’ officials – Katelyn Polantz
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/politics/capitol-capture-assassinate-elected-officials/index.html

REUTERS
— Pelosi calls for prosecution of any Congress members who might have helped pro-Trump siege – Susan Cornwell
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump/pelosi-prosecute-any-members-of-congress-who-aided-trump-supporters-capitol-attack-idUSKBN29K0NV

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ask “Abandon Trump?” and say “Deep in the G.O.P. Ranks, the MAGA Mind-Set Prevails. As President Trump prepares to exit the White House, his ideas, including falsehoods and conspiracy theories, continue to exert a gravitational pull among grass-roots G.O.P. officials.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/us/politics/trump-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater viciously demonizes, denigrates, and condemns minorities who support Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/15/understand-trumps-support-we-must-think-terms-multiracial-whiteness/
— A small group of sleuths had been identifying right-wing extremists long before the attack on the Capitol – Robert Klemko
(DIERSEN: From what see, the more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a domestic terrorist and even worse things: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/antifa-far-right-doxing-identities/2021/01/10/41721de0-4dd7-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html
— The Capitol rioters generated the evidence that will be used against them – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/14/capitol-rioters-generated-evidence-that-will-be-used-against-them/
— The Republicans are out of time to repudiate Trump’s election lies – Eugene Robinson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-republicans-are-out-of-time-to-repudiate-trumps-election-lies/2021/01/14/a591da9e-5698-11eb-a931-5b162d0d033d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The demographic divergence that helps explain perceptions of the Capitol rioters.”
(DIERSEN: From what see, the more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a domestic terrorist and even worse things: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/14/demographic-divergence-that-helps-explain-perceptions-capitol-rioters/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “A broad cross section of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, arrests show” and asks “Now what?” According to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters, Trump supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, extremists, criminals, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. According to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters, Trump supporters are overwhelmingly law enforcement officers, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-01-14/capitol-besieged-broad-cross-section-trump-supporters

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— National Rifle Association Files for Bankruptcy Gun-rights group plans to move to Texas amid legal battle with New York’s attorney general – Mark Maremont and Jonathan Randles
https://www.wsj.com/articles/national-rifle-association-files-for-bankruptcy-11610746812
— Capitol Events and Excusing Violent Actions The reporters and commentators who are indignant about Trump supporters threatening the rule of law sang a different tune last year in reaction to hundreds of major antifa and Black Lives Matter protests that were “mostly peaceful.” – Adam Graham
https://www.wsj.com/articles/capitol-events-and-excusing-violent-actions-11610746623
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Big Business’s Sharp Left Turn. Corporations’ new political role carries serious political and legal consequences. – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-businesss-sharp-left-turn-11610665896
— THE DEATH OF THE OFFICE DESK IS UPON US It has been the centerpiece of corporate life for decades, but as companies reshape workplaces, many may find dedicated individual work areas no longer make sense – Chip Cutter
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-death-of-the-office-desk-is-upon-us-11610553529
— ‘Boomers’ Review: Eminent Aquarians The Baby Boom cohort inherited postwar American prosperity. What have they done with it? – Barton Swaim
(DIERSEN: Are you a Baby Boomer? If so, what did you do with your life? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc. I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. I bought condos in 1972, 1974, and 1976. I got married in 1978. My wife and I bought a home in 1978 and we had one built in 1984.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boomers-review-eminent-aquarians-11610733067
— Where Trump Came From—and Where Trumpism Is Going A populist movement rooted in worries about globalization and alienation from elites culminated in the storming of the Capitol. What can conservatives salvage from the debris? – Gerald F. Seib
(DIERSEN: If you have supported Trump, why is that? I have supported Trump for what he has done to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, and especially its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-trump-came-fromand-where-trumpism-is-going-11610726416

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “As Biden prepares to take office and America reels from Capitol riots, Black and white still define the nation.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/01/14/black-america-history-social-economic-inequalities/5759328002/
— ‘They want to take your speech away,’ censorship cry unites Trump supporters and extremists after Capitol attack – Jessica Guynn
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will call Trump-supporters a) extremists, b) White supremacists, c) Nazis, d) KKK members, e) haters, f) racists, g) sexists, h) bigots, and i) even worse things. What will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in the following do to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and failing that, to stop everyone from reading those newsletters: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/15/censorship-trump-extremists-facebook-twitter-social-media-capitol-riot/4178737001/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/tech/2021/01/15/censorship-trump-extremists-facebook-twitter-social-media-capitol-riot/4178737001/

ATLANTIC
— MAGA Is an Extreme Aberration All movements adjust their tactics over time. The president’s most extreme supporters have concluded that violence is useful. – Joan Donovan
(DIERSEN: If you are a law-breaker, you are not a Trump-supporter.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/maga-isnt-a-normal-protest-movement/617685/

VOICE OF AMERICA
— Arrests Mount in US Capitol Riot With Nearly 300 Suspects Identified – Masood Farivar
https://www.voanews.com/2020-usa-votes/arrests-mount-us-capitol-riot-nearly-300-suspects-identified

PBS
— Should Trump be allowed back on social media after he leaves office? Half of Americans say yes – Laura Santhanam
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/half-of-americans-say-trump-should-get-back-his-social-media-megaphone-after-leaving-office

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in using the Capitol Riot to get rid of Trump.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/terrorism/after_capitol_riot_50_want_trump_removed_from_office_now

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Student-Debt Cancellation Stands Its Best Chance Yet. But Would It Advance Social Justice? – Kelly Field
(DIERSEN: One could ask me what if I could have gotten a student loan? I would have used the many hours that I worked during my junior and senior years in high school and the summer in between washing dishes a) to study, b) to get better grades, c) to get a higher ACT score, and hopefully, d) to get accepted by an Ivy League University. I would have a) majored in accounting, b) earned a master’s degree in accounting much sooner, c) taken and passed the CPA examination much sooner, and d) taken and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination much sooner than I did.)
https://www.chronicle.com/article/student-debt-cancellation-stands-its-best-chance-yet-but-would-it-advance-social-justice

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Washington and state capitols brace for violence from armed Trump supporters.” Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot to demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who voted for Trump being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, extremists, criminals, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/15/washington-us-state-capitols-threat-violence-trump