FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Smash-and-grab thieves steal merchandise from Gold Coast Prada store
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyxkrYFlAzk
NBC5
— Democrats ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/short-doc-its-okay-explores-drag-story-hour-through-the-eyes-of-kids/3518853/
CBS2
— Pro-Palestinian protesters in Chicago demand end to war in Gaza following Israeli airstrike. (COMMENT: My ancestors are 100% German American. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/pro-palestinian-protesters-in-chicago-demand-end-to-war-in-gaza-following-israeli-airstrike/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-protest-loop-palestine-airstrike-gaza-war/
FOX32
— Smash-and-grab crew hits Prada store in Chicago’s Gold Coast
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1499143
WBEZ
— Chicago applications now open for voting by mail. Officials expect to start mailing out ballots Sept. 26. People can apply to receive one through Oct. 31. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/elections/2024/08/10/vote-by-mail-chicago-november-election-applications
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/10/las-vegas-kamala-harris-campaign/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations. What do you say in defense of your ancestors? My ancestors always lived in northeast Illinois. They never were in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did discriminate against anyone.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/10/a-movement-not-just-a-moment-inside-the-arduous-work-of-illinois-reparations-efforts/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pro-Palestinian University of Chicago graduates receive diplomas withheld due to protests. The university dismissed disciplinary cases against five students in recent weeks after telling the students in May that it would withhold their degrees because of their involvement in a pro-Palestinian encampment. – Kade Heather (COMMENT: My ancestors are 100% German American. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/08/10/israel-hamas-war-pro-palestinian-students-university-chicago-education-mideast-diplomas-discipline
— Democrats encourage those who are the following to vote to get more preference for those who share their demographics: minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who are in America illegally, those who have less money than others, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/10/voting-access-rights-minnesota-michigan-grassroots-legislation-tova-wang-theconversation-other-views
— I protested Vietnam War at DNC 1968. – Terry Ratner (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly stress that Trump avoided the Vietnam War draft. Duckworth will take the lead. Did the Vietnam War draft impact you? It impacted me big time. Both those who supported the war and those who opposed the war used it against me. I did not enlist. I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. Those who supported the war stressed that I was 1-A, that I did not enlist, and that I got draft deferments. Those who opposed the war stressed that I was a Republican. They stressed that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, a new townhome in 1972, and condos in downtown Chicago in 1974 and 1976. They stressed that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I earned a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and an MBA in 1976. In my defense, I earned the money for the aforesaid by washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumping gasoline 1971-1972, and collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980. Further, they stressed that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I took big vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975. and 1976. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I would not have been able to do the aforesaid if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft. Further, they have always stressed that because of my health problems, I would not have been sent into combat anyway. My Democrat Post Office, Firestone Stores, IRS, and GAO superiors used my avoiding the Vietnam War draft against me the most. I should write a book about that.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/10/democratic-national-convention-dnc-1968-vietnam-war-protest-democracy-terry-ratner
— Did you get any scholarships? I did not. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. My ACT score was only 24. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. Further, they have always used against me my not getting any financial hardship scholarships to hint/imply/argue/shout that my parents were filthy rich. They ignore the fact that to pay for my undergraduate college expenses and for cars to get to/from classes, I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, and worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970. All the time I spent doing the aforesaid harmed my GPA.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2024/08/10/schuler-scholar-program-college-tuition-kindness-editorial
DAILY HERALD
— Nixon’s advice: A half century later, what lessons are we to take from the only presidential resignation in history? – Editorial (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors hated Nixon. They took their hatred against Nixon out on me. I was one of their extremely few White male employees who was Republican and non-veteran. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. They got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. They made it extremely clear that I would never be promoted again. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. They disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240810/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-nixons-advice-a-half-century-later-what-lessons-are-we-to-take-from-the-onl/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Right to free speech no license for misconduct. – JIM DEY
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-right-to-free-speech-no-license-for-misconduct/article_501591c6-54fc-11ef-8796-8fbab32ccfa2.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Can Harris and Walz Keep Hiding Who They Are?
https://johnkassnews.com/can-harris-walz-hide-who-they-are-without-media-help/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— America’s evangelical denominations lurch leftward. – Everett Piper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/10/americas-evangelical-denominations-lurch-leftward/
NEW YORK POST
— How Kamala Harris and Joe Biden guarantee terror via open border madness. – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/08/10/opinion/how-kamala-harris-and-joe-biden-guarantee-terror-via-open-border-madness/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals and attacks on U.S. citizens. – Michael Letts
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/illegals_and_attacks_on_u_s_citizens.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Bikers feel used after Harley-Davidson goes ‘totally woke’: ‘It’s branding suicide’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/08/10/bikers-feel-used-after-harley-davidson-goes-totally-woke-its-branding-suicide-1479019/
BREITBART
— Kamala Harris Promises Amnesty for Millions of Illegal Aliens, Nationwide Mail-In Voting. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/10/kamala-harris-promises-amnesty-millions-illegal-aliens-nationwide-mail-in-voting/
CHRISTIAN POST
— 5 things to know about Tim Walz’s faith, church and the ELCA. – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/news/5-things-to-know-about-tim-walzs-church.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— Critical Race Theory Organizers Plot Their Return to the Classroom. – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/10/critical-race-theory-organizers-plot-their-return-to-the-classroom/
FOX NEWS
— GOP states sue to stop Biden admin extending Obamacare to illegal immigrants. The states say that the rule is against federal law. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-states-sue-stop-biden-admin-extending-obamacare-illegal-immigrants
— ‘Disrespectful’ and ‘aggressively left-wing’ advertising spurs growth of parallel economy. As anti-woke companies pop up left and right, experts assess the effect of hyperpolarization on the consumer landscape. – Hannah Ray Lambert
https://www.foxnews.com/media/disrespectful-aggressively-left-wing-advertising-spurs-parallel-economy-growth
MRC TV
— Fox Highlights Deadly Results of Harris Being Soft on Crime. – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/fox-highlights-deadly-results-harris-being-soft-crime
PJ MEDIA
— Guess How Many Terror Watchlist Illegals Biden and Harris Have Released Into the U.S.? – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/08/10/almost-100-terror-watchlist-illegals-released-into-us-by-biden-harris-admin-n4931508
TOWNHALL
— Speaker Johnson: Tim Walz Selection Appeases Hamas Wing of the Democrat Party. – Tom Tradup
https://townhall.com/columnists/tomtradup/2024/08/10/speaker-johnson-tim-walz-selection-appeases-hamas-wing-of-the-democrat-party-n2643199
— Gov. Abbott Orders Hospitals to Collect Data on Illegal Immigrant’s Status. – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: What percent of those who come to convenient care centers and emergency rooms are illegals?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/08/10/nyt-lies-about-trumps-emergency-helicopter-landing-n2643221
WESTERN JOURNAL
— ‘Republicans For Harris’ is Scam Created By Kamala’s Campaign. – C. Douglas Golden
https://www.westernjournal.com/audio-dem-insider-says-republicans-harris-scam-created-kamalas-campaign/
ZERO HEDGE
— The Case For Mass Deportations. – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/case-mass-deportations
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Walz criticizes Trump saying he knows “nothing about service,” as the campaign trail debate over Walz’s military record continues. Walz, speaking at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, said he was proud to wear the “uniform of this country” for 24 years.” Anticipate/expect Duckworth to take the lead on this.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4822436-walz-trump-he-knows-nothing-about-service/
NEWSWEEK
— Democrats say Vance confronted on Trump avoiding service in Vietnam War. Anticipate/expect Duckworth to take the lead on this.
https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-confronted-donald-trump-avoiding-service-vietnam-war-1937536
— Democrats say Jesse Ventura Rips ‘Rich White Boy’ Donald Trump as ‘Biggest Draft Dodger’. Anticipate/expect Duckworth to take the lead on this.
https://www.newsweek.com/jesse-ventura-rich-white-boy-donald-trump-draft-dodger-1937398
MSN
— Trump and his MAGA movement stormed the Republican establishment. Now they have become it. – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/editorpicks/jonah-goldberg-trump-and-his-maga-movement-stormed-the-republican-establishment-now-they-have-become-it/ar-BB1jMCfM
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats say “Trump’s Circle Sees Him Lose Grip of His Bid.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/politics/trump-campaign-election.html
USA TODAY
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly a) blame Republicans for problems that minorities and females have and b) credit Democrats and RINOs for successes that minorities and females have..
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/08/09/olympics-simone-biles-save-dei-religion-identity/74673842007/
FOX MONTANA
— Trump targets Critical Race Theory, vaccine mandates, transgender sports policies in Bozeman speech
https://www.montanarightnow.com/elections/montana-political-show/trump-targets-critical-race-theory-vaccine-mandates-transgender-sports-policies-in-bozeman-speech/video_eac64a57-c348-50e8-958b-9d8f109262d1.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How to Make Sure Your Second Home Doesn’t Become a Tax Trap. States will come after you if they think your second home is for dodging taxes, but careful planning and record-keeping can support your case. – Cheryl Winokur Munk (COMMENT: I urge Republicans who own homes both in Illinois and in other states to vote in Illinois. Republican down ballot candidates in Illinois need your votes.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/taxes/second-home-tax-trap-3e373165
FORBES
— 5 Steps To Start Your Own Mindset Training And Maximize Career Success. – Bryan Robinson, Ph.D. (COMMENT: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, but by then, it was too late because I was 30 years old. I should have majored in accounting at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU and 1969-1970. Accounting should have made accounting my area of concentration for my MBA from Loyola in 1976. But I did not do that because I wrongly believed that I could not pass the CPA examination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2024/08/09/5-steps-to-start-your-own-mindset-training-and-maximize-career-success/
MEDIUM
— Time! You Can’t Get It Back – Beverly Bowman (COMMENT: What have you spent lots of time on that you regret the most? I regret the time that I spent helping elect those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who blame me the most for their defeats. They blame what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. They blame what I did as a) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, b) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, and d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I regret the time that I have spent helping those MTRO officers since 2000 who have blamed me the most for MTRO’s problems. I should write a book about them.)
https://beeready315.medium.com/time-you-cant-get-it-back-51a8d20650fc
Tag: MAGA
August 3, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats say “Chicago area business execs send letter to Harris urging her to choose Pritzker as running mate.” Pritzker is not only anti-Trump. Pritzker is anti those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/kamala-harris-vice-president-pick-chicago-area-business-urge-choose-gov-jb-pritzker-running-mate/15138010/
NBC5
— Blacks and illegals are aligned against Republicans. Simone Biles hints/implies/argues/shouts that employers do not give illegals jobs that Blacks have. Employers want cheap labor. Expect/anticipate that ever-increasingly, employers will replace their employees who are citizens of America with illegals. Illegals drive wages down.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/simone-biles-donald-trump-black-jobs-womens-gymnastics-olympics/3509664/
WGN9
— Democrats say “Chicago Tribune reporters push back against ownership group’s AI demands.” I do not use any AI to put GOPUSA newsletters together. I use what I have learned putting those newsletters together since 2000. Since January 1, 2005, those newsletters have included links to more than 492,200 articles. In addition, I use what I have learned serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. In addition, I use what I learned serving as a) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, b) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer 2003-2007, d) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, e) working for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year, f) etc.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-tribune-ai-negotiations/
FOX32
— Democrats say “Illinois business leaders endorse Pritzker as Harris’ VP pick.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1495120
WTTW
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/08/02/how-kamala-harris-candidacy-energized-plans-dnc-chicago-there-was-no-excitement-now-there
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats say “Migrant homeless encampment cleared; city officials deny it’s because of DNC.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/03/migrant-homeless-encampment-cleared-city-officials-deny-its-because-of-dnc/
— Democrats say “Kamala Harris is interviewing Pritzker and five other potential vice president picks this weekend.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/02/kamala-harris-weekend-vp-interviews/
— Employers want cheap labor. Expect/anticipate that ever-increasingly, employers will replace their employees who are citizens of America with illegals. Illegals drive wages down.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/02/trump-sought-to-pit-black-americans-against-migrants-in-chicago-its-part-of-an-ongoing-gop-tactic/
— Democrats say “Trump is making his 2024 campaign about Harris’ race, whether Republicans want him to or not.” Democrats ever-increasingly shout at everyone that they should vote for Harris because she is a minority woman.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/02/trump-harris-race-2024-campaign/
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at everyone that they should vote for Harris because she is a minority woman.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/02/for-multiracial-people-questions-confusing-ancestry-and-identity-are-exhausting-its-happened-my-entire-life/
— Democrats say “Five finalists named for 1st Ward seat on Aurora City Council.” Those who mayors pick to fill their vacant City Council seats say more about those mayors than anything that those mayors can say about themselves.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/five-finalists-named-1st-ward-205700222.html
— Democrats crow that “Elgin Academy sold to group planning to open an Islamic K-12 school, billed as the largest in North America.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/02/elgin-academy-sold-to-group-planning-to-open-an-islamic-k-12-school-billed-as-the-largest-in-north-america/
— Democrats run Chicago. Democrats acknowledge that “Wealth in Chicago’s Black and brown communities was eroded intentionally.” My Democrat superiors in the federal government eroded my wealth intentionally. They intentionally wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/02/afternoon-briefing-wealth-in-chicagos-black-and-brown-communities-was-eroded-intentionally-study-finds/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/afternoon-briefing-wealth-chicago-black-190000383.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/02/olympics-lgbtq-women-athletes-backlash/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Harris interviewing six potential VP picks this weekend. Pritzker is still in the mix, along with three other governors, a senator and a member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/08/02/harris-vice-president-running-mate-pick-2024-election-pritzker-kelly-walz-beshear-shapiro-buttigieg
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/08/02/jd-vance-kiss-my-grits-for-childless-cat-ladies-jennifer-aniston-insults-donald-trump-gene-lyons
— ALL OF THE FRNY PAGE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use Maduro to justify illegal immigration from Venezuela.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/08/01/venezuela-migrants-chicago-maduro-presidency
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats say “Pritzker among the final 6 Harris will interview before VP pick.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/kamala-harris-interview-jb-pritzker-vp-pick-report
— OUTSTANDING: Ken Griffin gives millions to stop recreational weed in Florida.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/ken-griffin-gives-millions-stop-legal-weed-florida
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Democrats ask “What are Pritzker’s odds of becoming Harris’ running mate?”
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/what-are-gov-jb-pritzkers-odds-of-becoming-kamala-harris-running-mate/article_8423f274-50ff-11ef-99d6-dfe9caf1c985.html\
SOUTHERN
— Employers want cheap labor. Expect/anticipate that ever-increasingly, employers will replace their employees who are citizens of America with illegals. Illegals drive wages down.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/08/02/trump-is-wrong-about-immigrants-taking-black-jobs-economists-say/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Trump fires back at Harris over ‘weird’ label: They’re the weird ones.”
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-fires-back-at-harris-over-weird-label-theyre-the-weird-ones-jd-vance-kamala-election-november-2024-president-white-house-donald-maga
— Democrats ask “How many ‘tax cheats’ are employed in the federal government?” Who do you know who is/was an IRS employee? I was an IRS employee for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. Who do you know who has audited IRS? I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $115,439-$123,136/year.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/how-many-tax-cheats-are-employed-in-the-federal-government-irs-taxes-tawpayers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced legislation mandating a “tax cheat audit” of the federal payroll designed to find the number of employees at the Internal Revenue Service who do not handle their taxes properly. Adam Andrzejewski, founder of Open the Books, says that the results of the audit show that 5,800 IRS employees and contractors owe money to the U.S. government.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-133/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Race-based funding bill filed in IL. – Jeanne Ives
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/662289345-jeanne-ives-race-based-funding-bill-filed-in-il
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago schools’ budget gap bigger than reported, but city, state pours in more money. – Jim Talamonti
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b6b99658-5104-11ef-9883-9739e8a708fb.html
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ favored electric school bus maker stumbles. Kamala Harris championed federal subsidies. Pritzker blames Fed. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-favored-electric-school-bus-maker-stumbles-kamala-harris-championed-federal-subsidies-pritzker-blames-fed-wirepoints/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS suspends ‘parole’ program amid rampant fraud. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/2/dhs-suspends-parole-program-amid-rampant-fraud/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— How To Pose as a Reasonable Critic of Israel (With a Little Help From the Media) – David Adesnik
https://freebeacon.com/israel/how-to-pose-as-a-reasonable-critic-of-israel-with-a-little-help-from-the-media/
NEW YORK POST
— Harris fumed at Americans saying ‘Merry Christmas’ – Adam Shaw
https://nypost.com/2024/08/02/us-news/harris-fumed-at-americans-saying-merry-christmas-before-illegal-migrants-were-protected-in-resurfaced-clip/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Most Effective Way to Brand Kamala. President Trump and his unapologetic authenticity are the perfect foil to Kamala Harris’s fakery. – Eric Lendrum (COMMENT: How do your critics/opponents brand you? My critics/opponents brand me as being too conservative. Far too many of them use my demographics to brand me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should sue them for defamation.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/08/03/the-most-effective-way-to-brand-kamala/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Paris Olympics are a microcosm of what Kamala would do to America. – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/the_paris_olympics_are_a_microcosm_of_what_kamala_would_do_to_america.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Hollywood elite to hold ‘Dance Party for Kamala’ fundraiser at iconic LGBTQ bar. – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/08/02/hollywood-elite-to-hold-dance-party-for-kamala-fundraiser-at-iconic-lgbtq-bar-1477046/
— Trump-aligned super PAC hammering Harris on her worst issue: ‘Fails that test’ – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/08/03/trump-aligned-super-pac-hammering-harris-on-her-worst-issue-fails-that-test-1477216/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Biden admin proposal would allow DACA recipients access to education programs for low-income Americans.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/biden-admin-proposal-allow-daca-recipients-access-education-programs-low-income-americans/26034
COILLEGE FIX
— Academia: Diversity is great but don’t call Kamala Harris a DEI hire. – Dave Huber
https://www.thecollegefix.com/academia-diversity-is-great-but-dont-call-kamala-harris-a-dei-hire/
DAILY SIGNAL
— New Hate Map Counters SPLC Narrative That Violence Is ‘Exclusively the Domain of the Far Right’ – Tyler O’Neil (COMMENT: I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois for 7 years and as an officer of the Illinois Center Right Coalition for 4 years. I should write about my critics/opponents who hint/imply/argue/shout the loudest that those groups were hate groups. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/02/new-hate-map-counters-splc-narrative-violence-exclusively-domain-far-right/
DAILY WIRE
— Wokeness Turns The Olympics Into A Farce
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1414-wokeness-turns-the-olympics-into-a-farce
FOX NEWS
— Democrats want non-citizen votes and here’s how we plan to stop them. Democrats have a clear plan to allow non-citizen voting and Trump campaign is fighting it. – Donald Trump Jr.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/donald-trump-jr-democrats-want-non-citizen-votes-heres-how-plan-stop-them
— GOP lawmakers warn Biden parole scheme could lead to massive spike in marriage fraud. The lawmakers noted that marriage fraud is a regular problem for immigration agencies. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-lawmakers-warn-biden-parole-scheme-could-lead-massive-spike-marriage-fraud
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Secret Service Cover-Up!
https://www.judicialwatch.org/secret-service-cover-up/
MRC TV
— Hannity Lists Kamala’s ‘Election Year Conversion’ Flip-Flops. – Craig Bannister
https://mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/hannity-lists-kamalas-election-year-conversion-flip-flops
NEW AMERICAN
— Harris Backed Effort to Let Illegal Alien Practice Law; Defied Obama for Mexican. – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/features/harris-backed-effort-to-let-illegal-alien-practice-law-defied-obama-for-mexican/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: That Vice President Kamala Harris is a far-left extremist, notably on immigration, is hardly news. But just how far left might be, and the Sacramento Bee offered an idea yesterday. Harris was behind the effort to push the legal authorities in California to permit an illegal alien to practice law. Indeed, the Bee’s sources say that Harris might have been the deciding factor in Mexican Sergio Garcia’s effort to become a practicing lawyer. The story comports with Harris’ well-known position on immigration. She’s an open-borders fanatic, and does not believe illegally crossing the border is a crime.)
NEWS BUSTERS
— HuffPost Op-Ed Breaks Ranks, Admits Obvious Truth About Kamala Harris. One leftist is trying to rebrand diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as a badge of honor and admitted something the legacy media has often been keen to deny. – Tom Olohan (COMMENT: DEI is race and gender based preference giving.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/tom-olohan/2024/08/02/huffpost-op-ed-breaks-ranks-admits-obvious-truth-about-kamala
PJ MEDIA
— Appeals Court Paves the Way for Illegals to Potentially Steal the Election in Arizona. – Matt Margolis
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/08/02/appeals-court-paves-the-way-for-illegals-to-steal-election-in-arizona-n4931300
— Joe Biden Admitted Kamala Harris Is a DEI Hire. – Matt Margolis
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/08/02/we-got-the-receipts-joe-biden-called-kamala-harris-a-dei-hire-n4931285
TOWNHALL
— Kamala Harris Really Doesn’t Want You ‘Speaking Merry Christmas’ – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2024/08/02/watch-kamalas-weird-rant-against-speaking-merry-christmas-n2642888
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “More voters say Harris has right temperament compared with Trump.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4800406-harris-trump-poll-temperament/
ABC NEWS
— Employers want cheap labor. Expect/anticipate that ever-increasingly, employers will replace their employees who are citizens of America with illegals. Illegals drive wages down.
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/trump-wrong-immigrants-taking-jobs-black-workers-economists/story?id=112490438
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at everyone that they should vote for Harris because she is a minority woman.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/us/kamala-harris-race-trump.html
— Hate-filled White-hating White-haters ever-increasingly use Sean Grayson and Sonya Massey to promote more hatred against Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/opinion/sonya-massey.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/opinion/kamala-harris-atlanta-rally.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/arts/music/kamala-harris-beyonce-kendrick-lamar.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats acknowledge that “A Pattern of Lavish Spending at a Leading L.G.B.T.Q. Nonprofit. GLAAD paid for its chief executive to fly first-class, rent a Cape Cod house and remodel her home office. It may have violated I.R.S. rules.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/business/glaad-ceo-spending.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats acknowledge that “More Americans call volume of immigrants a ‘critical threat” and say that “Chicago Council survey finds support for Trump’s border wall and use of troops, but wide opposition to his mass-deportation proposal.”
Chicago Council survey finds support for Trump’s border wall and use of troops, but wide opposition to his mass-deportation proposal.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/02/immigration-poll-chicago-council/
USA TODAY
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/08/01/trump-rally-interview-nabj-racist-comments-maga-republicans/74626968007/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats and RINOs are aligned with groups that are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor-people, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, anti-etc.
https://apnews.com/article/no-labels-campaign-finance-complaint-biden-trump-05062262e04b4bb346ab06eaea99630b
MSNBC
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/team-trump-calls-kamala-harris-dei-hire-rcna164117
MSN
— Democrats say “Trump denigrates South America, Asia, and Africa, saying they are sending criminals, rapists and lunatics to US.” To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-denigrates-south-america-asia-and-africa-saying-they-are-sending-criminals-rapists-and-lunatics-to-us/ar-BB1r2thX
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at everyone that they should vote for Harris because she is a minority woman.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/the-real-reason-donald-trump-is-making-racist-comments-about-kamala-harris/ar-BB1r6A6z
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/dei-has-some-prominent-critics-but-it-s-actually-getting-more-popular/ar-BB1r5uj5?ocid=BingNewsSerp
FOX OHIO
— Democrats acknowledge that “Ohio removes nearly 500 non-citizen voter registrations from state database.” How many illegals are registered to vote in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district? Illegals want to turn America into their motherlands. How soon will you be forced to speak, read, and write Spanish?
https://fox11online.com/news/nation-world/ohio-removes-nearly-500-non-citizen-voter-registrations-from-state-database-save-act-voting-election-integrity-midwest-november-trump-harris-illegal-immigrants
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want everyone to vote for Harris because she is a minority and a woman.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fight-of-trumps-political-life-strengths-of-kamala-harris-have-become-clearer-cd8622cc?mod=opinion_lead_pos10
— Democrats say “The Activist Pushing Companies to Ditch Their Diversity Policies. Robby Starbuck has fueled social-media attacks on Tractor Supply, Deere and Harley-Davidson, and his list of targets is getting longer.” (COMMENT: I am an anti-Affirmative Action (AA) and anti-DEI activist. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote AA and DEI. That is why they take adverse actions against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/the-activist-pushing-companies-to-ditch-their-diversity-policies-aeb82873
— Democrats say “He Skipped College to Become a Repairman. He’s On His Way to $175,000 a Year.” Because I never earned more than $150,075/year in today’s dollars even though I had by the time I was 49 years old a) three job-related master’s degrees, b) six job-related professional certifications, and c) a job-related professional license, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that was because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should sue my critics/opponents for defamation.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/he-skipped-college-to-become-a-repairman-hes-on-his-way-to-175-000-a-year-a1d6f02d
BLOOMBERG
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-02/what-is-dei-kamala-harris-and-the-controversy-over-diversity-policies
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Democrats say “A food influencer in Chicago breaks down why the Windy City should be on every restaurant lover’s bucket list.” I am a conservative influencer. That is why anti-conservatives take so many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-restaurants-food-influencer-tacos-pizza-italian-beef-alfresco-michelin-2024-8
POLITICO
— Democrats say “Trump calls off ABC debate, suggests Fox News face-off instead.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/03/trump-calls-off-abc-debate-suggests-fox-news-face-off-instead-00172554
— Democrats say “Advertising Rates & Specs.” GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and www.gopillinois.com have never contained advertising or donation requests and they never will. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one calls my tunes. Because I have enough time and money, all the time and money needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and to send them out every morning come from me and from me only. Of course, my direct competitors are furious about that.
https://www.politico.com/advertising
EEOC
— Democrats say “Prohibited Employment Policies/Practices.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject equal opportunity. They want ever-increasing big time preference for those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, parents, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, citizens of foreign countries, etc.
https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices
SNOPES
— Democrats ask “Kamala Harris Failed Her Bar Exam on First Try?” I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. Only about 20% of those who take the examination pass all its four parts on their first attempt. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. My critics/opponents have always ignored, dismissed, and/or belittled the aforesaid. I should write about my critics/opponents who stress that others got better scores on the four parts of the examination than I did.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kamala-harris-failed-bar-exam/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Harris did fail the California bar exam on her first attempt, but she later passed and was admitted to the California bar in 1990, just a year after she graduated. As such, we rated this claim as “True” with added context. The bar exam is a qualifying written exam administered by a jurisdiction for lawyers to practice law in that particular state. According to a 2016 New York Times profile of Harris about her Senate campaign, she did fail the bar exam on her first try. Harris described consoling a recent law graduate who did not make it either: “[Harris] failed the bar exam the first time she took it. Harris says she recently consoled a young law graduate who also didn’t pass; ‘I told her, it’s not a measure of your capacity’.” Harris was admitted to the bar in June 1990, according to the State Bar of California records. She graduated from the University of California Hastings school of law in 1989. The California bar exam has been described as notoriously difficult. According to the Los Angeles Times, there was only a 41.8% pass rate in 1985. In July 1989, also according to the Los Angeles Times, 59.5% of people passed and won the right to practice law from the July 1989 exams, and the pass rate was 72.2% among the 4,909 people taking the exam for the first time. In February 1990, the likely date Harris took the bar exam for a second time, the pass rate was 45.9%. Only 33.9% of people passed the February 2024 general bar exam.)
July 31, 2024 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats say “Donald Trump appearance at NABJ convention in Chicago draws protests as he insults journalists.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-appearance-nabj-convention-chicago-draws-protests-he-insults-journalists-questions-kamala-harris-race/15128473/
— Democrats say “Trump falsely questions Harris’ race in NABJ interview, says VP pick ‘does not have any impact’ His appearance had sparked criticism from some NABJ members.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-interviewed-national-association-black-journalists-convention-chicago/story?id=112435331
NBC5
— Democrats say Trumps tells Black journalists in Chicago that Kamala Harris all of a sudden turned Black. Trump’s appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists was contentious and heated from the start
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/all-of-a-sudden-trump-tells-black-journalists-in-chicago-that-kamala-harris-turned-black/3507125/
— Democrats say “Watch former President Donald Trump’s full Q & A at NABJ Convention in Chicago. Trump was interviewed for approximately 37 minutes at the event in Chicago.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/watch-former-president-donald-trumps-full-q-a-at-nabj-convention-in-chicago/3507349/
— Democrats say “VP Kamala Harris issues statement after Trump appearance at Chicago convention.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/vp-kamala-harris-issues-statement-after-trump-appearance-at-chicago-convention/3507427/
CBS2
— Democrats say “Trump spars with reporters at Black journalists’ conference over Kamala Harris’ ethnicity, immigration and jobs.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/watch-live-donald-trump-national-association-black-journalists-chicago-convention/
WGN9
— Democrats say “Trump scolds Black moderator at NABJ event in Chicago, questions Harris’ racial identity.”
https://wgntv.com/news/trump-scolds-black-moderator-at-nabj-event-in-chicago-questions-harris-racial-identity/
— Democrats say “Protestors flock to downtown Chicago for Trump’s appearance at NABJ conference.”
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/protestors-flock-to-downtown-chicago-for-trump-speech/
FOX32
— Democrats say “Trump weighs in on immunity for Illinois deputy in Sonya Massey murder.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-weighs-immunity-illinois-deputy-sonya-massey-murder
WTTW
— Democrats say that Democrats say “He’s Not Welcome Here” and that “Protesters Tell Trump He Isn’t Wanted in Chicago Ahead of Former President’s Appearance.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/31/he-s-not-welcome-here-protesters-tell-trump-he-isn-t-wanted-chicago-ahead-former
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Donald Trump questions Kamala Harris’ racial identity at Black journalists’ convention.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/31/donald-trump-questions-kamala-harris-racial-identity-compares-himself-to-lincoln-at-black-journalists-convention/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats say “Donald Trump questions Kamala Harris’ ethnic identity at Black media event in Chicago.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/donald-trumps-national-association-black-journalists-qa
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats say that Trump says that “I don’t know the exact case” and that “Trump appears unfamiliar with Sonya Massey shooting.”
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/31/trump-appears-unfamiliar-with-fatal-sonya-massey-shooting/74623599007/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say “Federal judge says New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-federal-judge-says-new-jerseys-ban-on-ar-15-rifles-is-unconstitutional/
NPR ILLINOIS & WGLT
— Democrats say “Trump attacks Kamala Harris’ racial identity at Black journalism convention.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-31/trump-attacks-kamala-harris-racial-identity-at-black-journalism-convention
https://www.wglt.org/2024-07-31/trump-attacks-kamala-harris-racial-identity-at-black-journalism-convention
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Democrats say “Trump blasts ‘fake news’ reporter who questioned racial rhetoric: Very rude.”
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/trump-blasts-fake-news-reporter-who-questioned-racial-rhetoric-very-rude-national-association-of-black-journalists-nabj-election-kamala-harris-chicago-african-american-news-media
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats say “Trump Falsely Claims Kamala Harris ‘Happened To Turn Black’ At Heated Chicago Interview. Former President Donald Trump spoke at the NABJ conference Wednesday, which got off to a late — and immediately contentious — start.”
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/31/trump-chicago-nabj/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Trump says police immunity not for ‘evil’ but for innocent mistakes. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_bc1152ee-4f7e-11ef-98dd-3744f57fdb9e.html
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Race-Based Funding Bill Filed in IL
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2024/07/31/race-based-funding-bill-filed-in-il
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s talk with Black journalists turns hostile. Former president faces questions over past remarks, hosting dinner attended by white supremacist. – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/31/donald-trumps-talk-with-black-journalists-turns-ho/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— California Democrat Says Kamala Harris Constantly Berated AG Office Staffers With F-Bombs; Didn’t Allow Interns to Look Her in the Eye. – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2024/07/31/california-democrat-says-kamala-harris-constantly-berated-ag-office-staffers-with-f-bombs-didnt-allow-interns-to-look-her-in-the-eye/
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Trump Scolds Reporter For ‘Nasty Question’ At Black Journalist Event In Chicago. – Blake Wolf
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/trump-scolds-reporter-for-nasty-question-at-black-journalist-event-in-chicago/
TRUMP VANCE
— Trump Campaign Statement on Liberal Mainstream Media Malpractice
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/0d1eb4fa-cf28-4509-832e-16c3865fcf8c
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats say “Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race.”
https://apnews.com/article/trump-black-journalists-convention-nabj-1e96aa530e88013ed6f577feaf89ccb6
MSN
— Democrats say “Trump questions whether Harris is ‘Black’ at conference of Black journalists.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-questions-whether-harris-is-black-at-conference-of-black-journalists/ar-BB1qYJzM
CBS NEWS
— Democrats say “Trump falsely attacks Kamala Harris over race, saying she happened to turn Black.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-kamala-harris-black-nabj-convention-chicago/
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “Trump speaks at Black journalists conference and attacks Harris on race.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/trump-speaks-at-black-journalists-conference-and-makes-controversial-comments-about-harris-216105541734
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Trump to Rally After Combative Interview, With Harris Speaking Later. Former President Donald J. Trump is in Pennsylvania hours after he questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’s racial identity at a convention of Black journalists. Ms. Harris addresses a Black sorority later in Houston.”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/31/us/harris-trump-election?campaign_id=60
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Journalists tussle with Trump during raucous on-stage interview. The former president’s appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists convention was controversial before, during and after the event.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/07/31/journalists-tussle-with-trump-during-raucous-on-stage-interview/
— Democrats say “Trump says Harris ‘became a Black person’ as NABJ interview turns hostile, chaotic. Donald Trump immediately berated a Black reporter who questioned him about his record of offensive comments about Black people.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/31/trump-black-voters-nabj-harris/
— Democrats say “The NABJ wasn’t the audience Trump was aiming at. His ignorant, insulting comments were aimed at the MAGA crowds watching from afar.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/31/trump-harris-nabj-black-lies/
— Democrats say “Trump issues many, many falsehoods at Black journalists’ convention. The former president falsely claims nobody was charged for deaths in Black Lives Matter protests.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/31/trump-issues-many-many-falsehoods-black-journalists-convention/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Democrats say “Trump to Black journalists: Kamala Harris only recently became a Black person.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/07/31/trump-nabj-kamala-harris-not-black-until-recently/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats say “Trump Attacks Harris’s Identity, Saying He Didn’t Know She Was Black. Republican presidential nominee has testy Q&A with Black journalists in Chicago.”
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-attacks-harriss-identity-saying-he-didnt-know-she-was-black-79fa5cb3
— Democrats say “Teen Girls Are Spending Big. She Tells Them What to Buy. Demetra Dias is your typical American 17-year-old. Brands are betting their futures on her.” What did you spend your money on when you were a teen? I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air when I was 16 in 1964. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint when I was 17. I bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19. In addition, I paid for my UIC expenses.
https://www.wsj.com/style/fashion/demetra-dias-tiktok-shopping-hauls-c2efee91
BARRON’S
— Democrats say “Trump Supporters Deride ‘Leftist’ Harris As Being Backed By Elites.”
https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-supporters-deride-leftist-harris-as-being-backed-by-elites-138a51e4
POLITICO
— Democrats say “Hostile Trump takes the stage at Black journalists’ conference. He claimed to be the best president for Black people since Abraham Lincoln and suggested Harris used her race to help her get elected.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/31/donald-trump-nabj-interview-00172104
RAW STORY
— Democrats say “MAGA supporters try gatecrashing Black convention ahead of Trump event.”
https://www.rawstory.com/maga-supporters-try-gatecrashing-black-convention-ahead-of-trump-event/
AXIOS
— Democrats say “Five explosive moments from Trump’s off-the-rails NABJ interview.”
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/31/trump-nabj-interview-five-moments
July 28, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Hundreds rally in Loop over police killing of Sonya Massey.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/27/we-cant-just-do-this-on-saturdays-hundreds-rally-in-loop-over-police-killing-of-sonya-massey/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/27/olympics-opening-ceremony-last-supper/
— Democrats say “Many West Side residents say they were left in dark about DNC plans.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/27/no-one-asked-many-west-side-residents-say-they-were-left-in-dark-about-dnc-plans/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2024/07/27/pilsen-photographer-takes-intergenerational-group-through-lgbtq-history-and-adds-them-to-it
ABC7
— Democrats say “Justice for Sonya Massey rally in downtown Chicago demands police reform action from Congress.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/justice-sonya-massey-rally-federal-plaza-downtown-chicago/15105983/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3NGxP_W3D8
NBC5
— Democrats say “Activists push for passage of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act after Sonya Massey shooting. Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression plans to march at DNC, demand congress pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/activists-push-for-passage-of-george-floyd-justice-in-policing-act-after-sonya-massey-shooting/3502691/
— Democrats say “Drag queens dazzle in display of inclusivity at 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony. Drag queens starred in a fashion runway segment and a scene appearing to represent the Last Supper that prompted controversy.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/drag-queens-dazzle-in-display-of-inclusivity-at-2024-olympics-opening-ceremony/3502700/
CBS2
— Democrats say “Protesters rally in Chicago for justice in deadly police shooting of Sonya Massey.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/sonya-massey-rally-chicago/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/crowds-gather-in-chicago-to-call-for-justice-in-sonya-massey-shooting/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/protesters-rally-in-chicago-for-justice-in-deadly-police-shooting-of-sonya-massey/ar-BB1qKtFW
WGN9
— Democrats say “Calls for change echo in downtown Chicago during rally demanding justice for Sonya Massey.”
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/calls-for-change-echo-at-federal-plaza-during-rally-demanding-justice-for-sonya-massey/
— The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things. All my Democrat coworkers who my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they all were DEI hires.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/gop-pollster-trump-talking-about-harris-as-dei-candidate-would-backfire/
CITIES 92.9
— Democrats say “Renewed calls to end Chicago’s sanctuary status ahead of expected migrant surge.”
https://www.cities929.com/2024/07/27/renewed-calls-to-end-chicagos-sanctuary-status-ahead-of-expected-migrant-surge/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & NPR ILLINOIS
— The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/gop-pollster-trump-talking-about-harris-as-dei-candidate-would-backfire/
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-26/republicans-call-kamala-harris-a-dei-hire-as-attacks-on-her-gender-and-race-increase
WCIA
— Democrats say “Black Lives Matter advocates march in Sonya Massey’s hometown.”
https://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/black-lives-matter-advocates-march-in-sonya-masseys-hometown/
KTVZ
— Democrats say “After Sonya Massey’s death, Springfield becomes the center of calls for racial justice. It’s not the first time.”
https://ktvz.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2024/07/27/after-sonya-masseys-death-springfield-becomes-the-center-of-calls-for-racial-justice-its-not-the-first-time/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Renewed calls to end Chicago’s sanctuary status ahead of expected migrant surge. – Glenn Minnis
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_75fc51ee-4b75-11ef-bf2c-f7812d6d651f.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— New polls show Trump, Harris in dead heat in 4 swing states – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/27/new-polls-show-donald-trump-kamala-harris-in-dead-/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Federal failures deepen skepticism of DEI. – Breccan F. Thies (COMMENT: The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things. All my Democrat coworkers who my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they all were DEI hires.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3088823/alphabet-soup-federal-failures-deepen-skepticism-dei/
BLAZE
— Biden’s DEI appointments RUINED the Secret Service. – Mark Levin (COMMENT: All my Democrat coworkers who my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they all were DEI hires.)
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/levintv/secret-service-dei
BREITBART
— France Committed National ‘Suicide’ with Woke Olympic Opening Ceremonies, Says Ex-Cabinet Minister. – KURT ZINDULKA
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/07/27/france-committed-national-suicide-with-woke-olympic-opening-ceremonies-says-ex-cabinet-minister/
— Anti-Christian Olympic Opening Ceremony Does Not Speak for France. – Marion Maréchal
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/07/27/marion-marechal-woke-olympic-opening-ceremony-does-not-speak-for-france/
— A Win for Merit: University of Alabama Closes DEI Offices. – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/07/27/a-win-for-merit-university-of-alabama-closes-dei-offices/
— Harrison Butker on Olympic Drag Queen Parody of Last Supper: ‘God Is Not Mocked’ – DYLAN GWINN
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2024/07/27/harrison-butker-on-olympic-drag-queen-parody-of-last-supper-god-is-not-mocked/
FEDERALIST
— State Department Says Not Adopting DEI Is A ‘National Security Threat’ – SIMON HANKINSON (COMMENT: The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things. All my Democrat coworkers who my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they all were DEI hires.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/25/state-department-says-not-adopting-dei-is-a-national-security-threat/
FOX NEWS
— Trump assassination attempt: Burning questions that could crack the case. Why did the Secret Service let Trump walk out on stage? – Michael Ruiz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-assassination-attempt-burning-questions-could-crack-case
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Media and ‘fact checker’ gaslighting starts, claims Harris was never appointed by Biden as ‘border czar’ – Pat Droney
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/media-gaslighting-starts-claims-harris-was-never-appointed-by-biden-as-border-czar
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— House Republicans Launch ‘Merit Caucus’ to Combat DEI Policies in Education – Mike LaChance (COMMENT: To promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI is to reject the equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform and to destroy meritocracy. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) promote AA and DEI, b) reject the equal opportunity plank in the Republican Party platform, c) destroy meritocracy, and c) destroy me and destroy my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/07/house-republicans-launch-merit-caucus-to-combat-dei-policies-in-education/
PJ MEDIA
— Border Czar Kamala Harris’ Disastrous Reign – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/07/27/more-illegals-apprehended-at-nborder-in-10-mos-than-last-13-years-n4931130
STUDY FINDS
— 65 million people have the same reason for owning guns — they don’t feel safe in America. – Chris Melore (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that under the Democrats and under the RINOs, poverty and crime will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://studyfinds.org/65-million-owning-guns/
TOWNHALL
— Progressive Causes are Corporate Malfeasance – Yaakov Menken
https://townhall.com/columnists/yaakovmenken/2024/07/28/progressive-causes-are-corporate-malfeasance-n2642482
— SAVE Act Is Democrats’ Mask Off Moment on ‘Protecting Democracy’ – Rebecca Weber
https://townhall.com/columnists/rebeccaweber/2024/07/28/save-act-is-democrats-mask-off-moment-on-protecting-democracy-n2642589
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4794384-diversity-equity-inclusion-kamala-harris/
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4796060-buttigieg-dei-attacks-on-harris-a-bad-look-for-gop/
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “New polls indicate Trump and Harris are tied in battleground states.” Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders a) will send many millions of their illegals to battleground states to use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Harris and for the rest of the Democrat candidates and b) will arrange for “deadwood” voters to vote for Harris and for the rest of the Democrat candidates. How much deadwood is there in the voter rolls in America, Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your precinct?
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/new-polls-indicate-trump-and-harris-are-tied-in-battleground-states-215827525713
— Democrats say: “Drag performance resembling Last Supper at Olympic opening ceremony rankles conservatives. While some fans loved this unabashed display of French camp and kitsch, others — particularly those who espouse conservative or Christian beliefs — were not happy with it.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/drag-performance-resembling-last-supper-olympics-opening-ceremony-rcna163927
— Democrats say “Trump calls Harris ‘a bum’ and ‘a failed vice president’ During a speech in West Palm Beach, Florida, the former president told attendees that Harris would bring “crazy San Francisco liberal values” to the White House.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-harris-attacks-bum-failed-vice-president-rcna163922
MSN
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use wokeness/wokeism to destroy Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/careersandeducation/19-ways-being-woke-is-reshaping-the-workplace/ss-BB1qIdJv
— The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-pollster-trump-calling-harris-a-dei-candidate-would-backfire/ar-BB1qK7rr
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-gop-congressman-called-kamala-harris-a-dei-hire-some-caution-it-s-a-sign-of-what-s-to-come/ar-BB1qvBxF
https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/other/trump-allies-ripped-for-totally-stupid-dumb-kamala-harris-attacks/ar-BB1qwtjl
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/blatant-racism-republican-dragged-for-calling-kamala-harris-uniformed-and-lazy/ar-BB1qHRe8
— Democrats say “What it means to be a DINK couple and why more are choosing this path.” (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors demonized me, denigrated me, condemned me, and punished me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents. They crowed that they had children. They stressed that their wives had little or no income and that it cost lots of money to raise children. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or d) become a licensed CPA in 1981. They were furious a) that I went with my wife on her many business trips to luxury resorts 1978-1992, b) that we had a new home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) that I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, and d) that we saved lots of money for our retirement.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/what-it-means-to-be-a-dink-couple-and-why-more-are-choosing-this-path/ss-AA1nvCGy
MSNBC
— Democrats say; “Potential VP pick Governor JB Pritzker pledges support for Kamala Harris no matter what.”
https://www.msnbc.com/the-weekend/watch/potential-vp-pick-governor-jb-pritzker-pledges-support-for-kamala-harris-no-matter-what-215807045599
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats say “Trump and Vance team up to campaign in Minnesota, a state that hasn’t backed the GOP in 52 years.”
https://apnews.com/article/trump-vance-minnesota-harris-2024-presidential-election-22aee6ecb821032328c1e3d210b27733
REUTERS
— All my Democrat coworkers who my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they all were DEI hires.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/racist-sexist-attacks-fly-republicans-grapple-with-how-take-harris-2024-07-27/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Kamala Harris and the Audacity of Desperation.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/27/opinion/kamala-harris-democrats.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in flooding America with illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/27/magazine/the-right-wing-dream-of-self-deportation.html
— Democrats say “14 Questions About Our Leaders’ Health.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/28/opinion/trump-biden-harris-health.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Trump team complained they were not told of suspicious-person reports before shooting. Members of the former president’s Secret Service detail and his top advisers have said they were not informed of warnings that were circulating before shooting at the July 13 rally, according to people familiar with their concerns.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07/27/trump-team-complained-they-were-not-told-suspicious-person-reports-before-shooting/
— Democrats say “JD Vance is giving Republicans buyer’s remorse. Americans on both sides of the political divide are talking about the candidate’s stumbles.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/27/jd-vance-republicans-buyers-remorse/
— Democrats say “Harris and Trump grapple with a transformed race for the White House. Enthused Democrats have embraced Harris’s late entry into the race, while Trump and his allies have scrambled to hone attacks on her.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/27/harris-trump-election-white-house/
— Democrats ever-increasingly call you a racist and a sexist if you do not promote Harris.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/28/harris-steps-up-face-trump-far-right-attacks-follow/
USA TODAY
— All my Democrat coworkers who my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they all were DEI hires.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/25/nikki-haley-kamala-harris-trump-dei/74551942007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/26/republican-lawmakers-attack-kamala-harris/74546524007/
— Democrats say “Trump facing questions about age, mental acuity.” All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination big time. They all promote up-or-out to promote age discrimination. According to them, federal employees like I was for almost 30 years who are Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and who did make the following promotion deadlines like I failed to make are disgustingly bad persons and even worse things: GS-13 (currently $115,439/year) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $136,414/year) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $160,4567/year) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $191,900/year) by age 40. They stress that I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 and that I never made GS-14. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I did the following and still did not make the aforesaid promotion deadlines, I must be an extremely bad person: a) I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/26/biden-trump-age-mental-acuity-2024-election/74511549007/
— Democrats say “The best justice money can buy: Donald Trump pursues legal challenges others can’t afford.” I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed. I would focus on the defendants and their attorneys and adverse actions that they continue to take against me. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/27/donald-trump-legal-spending-delays/74294597007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats say “WSJ Poll Shows a Tight Race Between Harris and Trump.”
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/wsj-explains/wsj-poll-shows-a-tight-race-between-harris-and-trump/715BE137-A34C-424A-8C70-E370EB3C01BC
NEW YORKER
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/05/kamala-harris-isnt-going-back
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Democrats ask “Who’s the Kamala Harris VP Pick?” and say “Odds for Every Shortlist Candidate.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/who-kamala-harris-vp-pick-candidate-odds.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: J.B. Pritzker PROS: J.B. Pritzker is the popular second-term governor of Illinois. He has been an outspoken defender of abortion rights, and his nonprofit group, Think Big America, has funded abortion-rights efforts across the country. Pritzker has also been an active Biden campaign surrogate and is known for aggressively attacking Trump. Perhaps most important, Pritzker is loaded: The Hyatt Hotels heir has an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion. He has self-financed campaigns in the past and could help ensure that money is not a problem for the Democratic ticket. CONS: Illinois is a blue state, so a Pritzker pick won’t really help Democrats in the Electoral College. He’s not very well known nationally, and putting the richest U.S. politician on the ticket may not go over well with some voters. PRITZKER’S STANCE: He endorsed Harris, saying, “She represents our party’s best chance to defeat Donald Trump in November, and I will work my heart out to help her do that.” He has yet to comment on potentially being her VP. AUDITION CLIP: Here’s Pritzker telling everyone what he really thinks about Trump:)
DAILY KOS
— The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2024/7/27/2258657/-What-the-MAGA-DEI-slur-gets-wrong
RAW STORY
— Democrats say “Trump debuts new material in attack on Harris in Minnesota.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-debuts-new-material-in-on-harris-in-minnesota/
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance: The end of Republican conservatism.”
https://www.rawstory.com/j-d-vance-the-end-of-republican-convervatism/
July 22, 2024
POLITICO
— Democrats say “Harris secures Pritzker endorsement — effectively clearing the path to the nomination.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/22/jb-pritzker-endorses-kamala-harris-2024-00170291
— Democrats say “Obama endorses open nominating process while Clintons endorse Harris.”
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/21/joe-biden-drops-out-election/biden-obama-clinton-harris-00170063
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCESABC7
— Democrats say “Harris raises about $50 million after Biden endorsement.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/biden-steps-down-president-joe-announces-he-is-dropping-out-of-the-2024-presidential-race-kamala-harris-raises-50-million/15078184/entry/15080572/
— Democrats say “Anti-abortion rights groups bash Harris calling her ‘radically pro-abortion.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/biden-steps-down-president-joe-announces-he-is-dropping-out-of-the-2024-presidential-race/15078184/entry/15078844/
— Democrats ask “What pushed President Biden to withdraw from the reelection race?” What pushed you to make big decisions? According to my Democrat GAO superiors, their threats and the adverse actions that they had taken against me had nothing to do with my decision to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997. Their “offer” ended on September 30, 1997 and I would not be eligible for regular retirement until I was 55 in 2003. They made it extremely clear that if I did not take their “offer,” they would make my next 6 years a living hell. Their threat to constructively downgrade me was the least of it. They had a) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, b) never promoted me to GS-14 and delayed my promotions to GS-13, 12, and 11, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and d) forced me to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed my earning a) job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1980, and 1976, b) job-related professional certifications in 1997, 1996, 1994, 1990, 1981, and 1979, and c) a job-related professional license (CPA) in 1981. They ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed my knowledge of IRS that I had acquired working for IRS for almost 9 years. the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had not become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/what-pushed-president-biden-withdraw-reelection-race/15078916/
NBC5
— Democrats say “Mission of DNC in Chicago ‘remains the same’ despite Joe Biden’s exit from presidential race.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mission-of-dnc-in-chicago-remains-the-same-despite-joe-bidens-exit-from-presidential-race/3496697/
— Democrats say “How Illinois Democrats stand on VP Harris as presidential nominee.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/how-illinois-democrats-stand-on-vp-harris-as-presidential-nominee/3496675/
— Democrats say “Pritzker issues statement as Biden drops out of race.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-issues-statement-as-biden-drops-out-of-race/3496519/
— Democrats say “What could happen at Chicago DNC as President Joe Biden drops reelection bid.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/what-could-happen-at-chicago-dnc-as-president-joe-biden-drops-reelection-bid/3496469/
— Biden has had great success in destroying America. America is now flooded with many millions of anti-American illegals who will vote for Democrats forever. Ask illegals what has caused problems in their motherland. They will blame Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/bidens-legacy-far-reaching-accomplishments-didnt-translate-into-political-support/3496609/
— Democrats promote Harris.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/kamala-harris-my-intention-is-to-earn-and-win-this-nomination/3496558/
— Democrats say “Here’s a look at some top names that could replace Joe Biden as Democratic nominee for president. Pritzker could be in the running to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for president in the 2024 election.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/heres-a-look-at-some-top-names-that-could-replace-joe-biden-as-democratic-nominee-for-president/3496529/
CBS2
— Democrats say “Illinois Governor JB Pritzker floated as potential VP running mate.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-floated-as-potential-vp-running-mate/
— Democrats say “Expert discuss what’s next for Democrats leading to DNC.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/expert-discuss-whats-next-for-democrats-leading-to-dnc/
FOX32
— Democrats say “Illinois Democrats divided: Here’s who has and hasn’t endorsed VP Kamala Harris.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-democrats-divided-heres-who-has-and-hasnt-endorsed-vp-kamala-harris
— Democrats say “Vandalism spree in Oak Lawn: Dozens of vehicles, garages tagged with ‘BLM’ graffiti.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/vandalism-spree-oak-lawn-dozens-vehicles-garages-tagged-blm-graffiti
WTTW
— Democrats say “Pritzker Praises Biden After He Ends Reelection Campaign, While Johnson Backs Harris.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/21/pritzker-praises-biden-after-he-ends-reelection-campaign-while-johnson-backs-harris
(FROM THE ATICLE: Aaron Del Mar, a spokesperson for the Illinois Republican Party, highlighted the turmoil engulfing the Democratic Party, and blasted Pritzker’s record. “Democrats are divided, torn apart by their own duplicity trying to pass off President Biden’s inability to fulfill his role, while Republicans stand united behind President Trump and an agenda of freedom, prosperity, and safety,” Del Mar said. “We as Illinois Republicans must continue to call attention to JB Pritzker’s tax-and-spend, pro-criminal agenda that drives families away from this state to protect the rest of the nation.”)
WGN RADIO
— Democrats ask “What happens to Biden’s campaign funds?”
https://wgnradio.com/news/what-happens-to-bidens-campaign-funds/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats stress that “Harris, endorsed by Biden, could become first woman, second black person to be president.” To get more votes from women and from Blacks, Democrats ever-increasingly use government to give more preference to women and to Blacks. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred office to my Black subordinate. They would have done that much sooner if he had also been a woman.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/21/harris-endorsed-by-biden-could-become-first-woman-second-black-person-to-be-president/
— Democrats say “Chicago-area residents worry about how a new candidate will address immigration, Gaza, environment.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/21/chicago-area-residents-worry-about-how-a-new-candidate-will-address-immigration-gaza-environment/
— Democrats say “The Secret Service acknowledges denying some past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security.” Tragically, because hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump, anticipate/expect more efforts to assassinate Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/21/the-secret-service-acknowledges-denying-some-past-requests-by-trumps-campaign-for-tighter-security-2/
— FRONT PAGE: Democrats say “Bickering in DuPage County reveals lack of oversight and loss of millions of tax dollars.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/22/bickering-in-dupage-county-reveals-lack-of-oversight-and-loss-of-millions-of-tax-dollars/
— Democrats say “The Donald Trump lovefest at the RNC was full of contradictions.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/22/column-rnc-donald-trump-jd-vance-populism-washington/
— Democrats say “Illinois should be an economic powerhouse” and ask “Why isn’t it?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/21/opinion-illinois-economy-corruption-taxes/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Joe Biden has ended his reelection campaign” and ask “What could that mean for J.B. Pritzker’s political future?” and say “While Pritzker has emphatically expressed his support of Biden, he’s also not quashed the narrative that he has White House ambitions.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/21/joe-biden-drops-out-jb-pritzker-political-future
— Democrats say “Not all Illinois Democrats fall in line over Kamala Harris replacing President Biden.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/21/illinois-democrats-president-biden-dropping-out-democratic-national-convention-kamala-harris
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “Suburban Democrats hail selfless Biden; GOP leader slams years of lies.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240721/news/suburban-democrats-praise-biden-in-wake-of-decision-to-end-reelection-bid/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats say “State Democratic Party urges local delegates to keep mum for now.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/illinois-democratic-party-urges-delegates-keep-mum-biden-exit
— Democrats ask “Who might Kamala Harris choose as her running mate?”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/kamala-harris-vice-presidential-pick-options-include-pritzker
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats ask “After President Biden drops out of race, who will Illinois delegates vote for at the DNC?”
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/21/biden-drops-out-what-does-this-mean-for-illinois-delegates/74493278007/
— Democrats ask “Who are Illinois’ highest paid state workers?” and say “Here’s the top 10.” My critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid since I was 18 in 1966. In my defense, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/07/22/top-paid-state-workers-in-illinois-salaries-supreme-court-attorney-general-treasurer/74428718007/
CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Democrats say Blacks want Harris. Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Harris gives Blacks preference big time.
https://chicagodefender.com/column-president-kamala-harris-is-for-the-people/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say “Trump’s campaign quickly pivots to Harris after Biden announces decision to leave the race.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trumps-campaign-quickly-pivots-to-harris-after-biden-announces-decision-to-leave-the-race/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Harris, who is Biden’s voice on abortion rights, is likely to raise the volume.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-22/harris-who-is-bidens-voice-on-abortion-rights-is-likely-to-raise-the-volume
— Democrats say “Mayorkas names panel to conduct review of Trump assassination attempt.” Democrats will conclude that Trump “brought it on himself.” According to my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, I bring all my problems on myself. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the adverse actions that they have taken against me including removing me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee and ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-21/mayorkas-names-panel-to-conduct-review-of-trump-assassination-attempt
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “In Illinois, not everyone’s rushing to Harris.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/22/bidens-out-but-whos-next-00170262
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-330/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— DuPage County GOP Statement on Biden Withdrawal
https://dupagegop.com/
(PRESS RELEASE: During the debate a few weeks ago, it became evident to all of us what the Democratic Party elite have known for some time: Joe Biden is unfit for the presidency. Only when this became universally apparent did the Democratic Party elite like Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and other Washington insiders decide to pressure Biden to withdraw, thereby disenfranchising the millions of Democratic primary voters who backed him. In the next few days, we will see these same elites, who have incessantly preached about “saving democracy,” abandon our country’s democratic principles by imposing their preferred presidential candidate on the American electorate.)
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media exists to help elect Democrats. Illinois Republican leaders promote Trump and blast Pritzker’s promotion of a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment/abolishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Illinois RINO leaders do not do the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— After Biden’s exit, relieved DNC delegates gear up for Chicago convention upheaval. – Samantha-Jo Roth
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3091711/dnc-delegates-biden-drops-out-chicago-convention/
AMERICAN THINKER
— MSNBC Lets the Biden Cat out of the Bag. – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/07/msnbc_lets_the_biden_cat_out_of_the_bag.html
BREITBART
— Trump Campaign on Biden Exiting Presidential Race: ‘We Are Going to Win’ – ELIZABETH WEIBEL
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/21/trump-campaign-on-biden-exiting-presidential-race-we-are-going-to-wintrump-campaign-on-biden-exiting-presidential-race-we-are-going-to-win/
COLLEGE FIX
— DEI, critical race theory pervades military trainings.- MEGAN ROSEVEAR
https://www.thecollegefix.com/dei-critical-race-theory-pervades-military-trainings-report/
DAILY SIGNAL
— How Close Was Trump to Assassination? Security Expert Explains. – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/22/trump-was-gust-wind-away-being-assassinated-security-expert-breaks-down-shooting/
NEWSMAX
— NBC Wrongly Insinuates Vance’s Wife Is Immigrant. – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigration-illegals-migrants/2024/07/21/id/1173415/
TOWNHALL
— When Fringe Becomes Mainstream. – Joseph Bauer
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2024/07/22/when-fringe-becomes-mainstream-n2642266
— Joe Biden’s Final Humiliation And The Fight Ahead. – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2024/07/22/joe-bidens-final-humiliation-and-the-fight-ahead-n2642289
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Democrats say “Trump says Kamala Harris will be easier to defeat than Biden.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-kamala-harris-will-be-easier-defeat-than-biden-2024-07-21/
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “The Democrats who could be Kamala Harris’ running mate — or challenge her for the nomination.” In Illinois, to oppose Trump is to promote Pritzker.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/kamala-harris-running-mates-democratic-presidential-ticket-rcna162848
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pritzker, 59, was an active Biden campaign surrogate, traveling to battleground states to stump for him. He founded a nonprofit committee, Think Big America, to advocate for abortion rights and to combat extremism, with a focus on battleground states. Pritzker, a second-term governor who is popular in the state, has been outspoken about protecting women’s reproductive rights and has held up Illinois as a beacon for women seeking access to care. Pritzker has signed a host of progressive initiatives into law, including a ban on assault weapons, ghost guns and switches; an increase in the minimum wage; a measure to enshrine abortion protections into law; and measures to legalize cannabis and expunge records. He has invested in early childhood education, working toward universal preschool in the state. Pritzker has also demonstrated considerable political savvy, having landed the 2024 Democratic National Convention in his state after repeated lobbying. Pritzker is widely considered to be a future presidential contender. As a billionaire who has self-financed his campaigns in the past, he is positioned to effortlessly step into a national campaign and immediately be flush with cash. In a statement issued after Biden’s announcement, Pritzker didn’t address whether he would run for president or endorse Harris.)
ABC NEWS & U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT & WAND TV
— Democrats say “Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border.”
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/3000-migrants-leave-southern-mexico-foot-new-caravan-112154915
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-07-21/3-000-migrants-leave-southern-mexico-on-foot-in-a-new-caravan-headed-for-the-us-border
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/3-000-migrants-leave-southern-mexico-on-foot-in-a-new-caravan-headed-for-the/article_0d1bdf9e-9ed3-5856-ac0b-818765dc8812.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ask “Who Will Replace Biden at the Top of the Ticket?” and say “President Biden has said he will abandon his re-election bid, and has endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris. Here’s a roster of potential contenders.”
https://www.nytimes.com/article/joe-biden-democrats-nomination-gavin-newsom-whitmer.html
— Democrats say “Democratic Billionaires and Donors Rush to Back Harris After Biden’s Exit.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/politics/democrat-donors-harris-biden.html
— Democrats say “Bus by Bus, Texas’ Governor Changed Migration Across the U.S. In two years, Texas has bused more than 119,000 people to Democrat-led cities, shifting both migration patterns and the debate over immigration. The list of cities keeps expanding.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/20/us/abbott-texas-migrant-buses.html
— Democrats promote Harris.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/politics/kamala-harris-history-career-california.html
NEW YORK SUN
— Democrats say “Biden’s Withdrawal Hands Power to Party Bosses From Primary Voters, Reversing Decades of Democratization.”
https://www.nysun.com/article/bidens-withdrawal-hands-power-to-party-bosses-from-primary-voters-reversing-decades-of-democratization
USA TODAY
— A Democrat asks “How long does marijuana stay in your system?” and says “What weed-users should know.” My critics/opponents talk and/or act like they use pot, have used pot, and/or want to use pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2024/07/16/how-long-does-weed-stay-in-your-system/74351690007/
— A Democrat says “Trump loyalists would rather embrace nonconservatives than work with Reagan Republicans.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/07/21/trump-maga-republican-party-takeover-conservatives/74436739007/
— Democrats ask “Is it possible to live without a car?” and say “Why some Americans are going car-free.” I own seven cars and a SUV.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/07/22/car-free-americans/74327548007/
MSN
— Chicago ranks as one of most stressed cities in country. Who has caused you the most stress? I should write about my critics/opponents who have caused me the most stress.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/chicago-ranks-as-one-of-most-stressed-cities-in-country/ar-BB1qmCcA
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Drops Out, the Dangers of a Lame-Duck President Emerge. As Americans focus on the campaign, the world asks what our global role will be for the next six months. – John Bolton
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dangers-of-a-lame-duck-biden-withdraw-race-2024-election-foreign-policy-national-security-d8101017
July 17, 2024
Democrats ever-increasingly run the mainstream news media (MNM). Democrats ever-increasingly use the MNM to defeat Trump and to elect Biden. When the MSN criticizes Democrats, it is to help them win. When the MNM criticizes Republicans, it is to make them lose.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats say “RNC updates: Day 3 to focus on national security, foreign policy.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-day-3-led-by-the-newly-nominated-donald-trump-jd-vance-wednesday-focuses-on-national-security-and-foreign-policy/15064209/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/17/2024
— Democrats say “Trump feted by former rivals Haley, DeSantis. Trump, with a bandage on his ear, made an appearance again Tuesday evening.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-2024-day-2-live-updates-nikki-haley-and-ron-desantis-to-speak-on-tuesday-donald-trump-makes-appearance-night-1/15062421/entry/15062834/
— Democrats say “After bashing Trump in primary, Haley and DeSantis to preach unity at Republican National Convention.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ron-desantis-nikki-haley-tonight-trump-republicans-2024-rnc-milwaukee/15063255/
— Democrats say “Haley, DeSantis give strong endorsements. Trump’s former rival Nikki Haley officially endorsed him in her speech.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-2024-day-2-live-updates-ron-desantis-digs-biden-with-weekend-at-bernies-comment-in-republican-national-convention-speech/15062421/
— Democrats say “Gov. Pritzker, Sen. Durbin critique former President Trump VP pick, J.D. Vance.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gov-jb-pritzker-sen-dick-durbin-critique-former/15063434/
— Democrats say “LGBTQ+ advocacy groups laud a new California law barring school districts from requiring that parents be notified of their child’s gender identification change.” Democrats ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/california-gender-identity-law-elicits-praise-lgbtq-advocates/15063100/
NBC5
— Democrats say “Trump made a big entrance at the RNC, but he has yet to speak. Here’s when he’s expected to deliver his speech.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/trump-made-a-big-entrance-at-the-rnc-but-he-has-yet-to-speak-heres-when-hes-expected-to-deliver-his-speech/3491866/
— Democrats say “DeSantis, Haley offer emphatic endorsements of Trump.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/rinc-live-updates-milwaukee-desantis-haley-indiana-jim-banks/3491978/
— Democrats say “DeSantis says Democrats are in ruins.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/florida-governor-ron-desantis-says-democrats-are-in-ruins/3492248/
— Democrats use Durkin to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/former-minority-leader-jim-durkin-on-trumps-messaging-vance-nomination/3490582/
— Democrats say “Black Republicans celebrate party’s diversity at 2024 RNC in Milwaukee. GOP leaders from the Chicago area said Democrats haven’t kept promises to voters.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/black-republicans-celebrate-partys-diversity-2024-rnc-milwaukee/3491912/
CBS2
— Democrats use Pat Brady to blast Vance.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fmr-illinois-gop-head-gives-215900113.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-nominates-trump-vance-republican-214900080.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9xCjoJxhPE
— Democrats say “What Trump’s choice of JD Vance as his VP running mate means for the Senate.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-vance-vp-trump-senate/
— Democrats blast Vance.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/republican-vp-pick-jd-vance-record/
— Democrats say “Chicago Pastor Corey Brooks delivers prayer at Republican National Convention.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-pastor-corey-brooks-delivers-prayer-at-republican-national-convention/
WGN9
— Democrats use Jim Durkin to blast Republicans.
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/illinois-gop-maga-moderate-republicans/
— Democrats say “Trump is feted by his former rivals in a show of Republican unity after rally shooting.”
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/ap-republican-convention-to-focus-on-immigration-a-day-after-a-bandaged-trump-makes-triumphant-entrance/
— Democrats say “Chicago crime a likely focus in RNC’s ‘Make America Safe Again’ theme.”
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/chicago-crime-a-likely-focus-in-rncs-make-america-safe-again-theme/
FOX32
— Democrats say “Pastor Corey Brooks shouts out hometown of Chicago at RNC.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ6u6wg7sOc
WTTW
— Democrats say “Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin Hosts Black Republicans From Around US, Downplays Past Trump Criticism and Future Runs For Office.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/16/aurora-mayor-richard-irvin-hosts-black-republicans-around-us-downplays-past-trump
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “US Rep. Mary Miller at RNC says media has demonized Trump.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/us-rep-mary-miller-who-at-rnc-says-media-has-demonized-trump-symbolizes-rightward-shift-of-illinois-gop/
— Democrats say “Donald Trump is feted by his former rivals in a show of Republican unity after rally shooting.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/republican-convention-2/
— Democrats say “A Teamsters pitch at the Republican National Convention suggests big trouble for Democrats.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/editorial-a-teamsters-pitch-at-the-republican-national-convention-suggests-big-trouble-for-democrats/
— Democrats say “Johnson plan to remove George Washington statue from outside his City Hall office now up in the air.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/johnson-to-remove-george-washington-statue-from-outside-his-city-hall-office/
— Democrats say “Latecomer GOP state legislative candidates have raised little cash.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/latecomer-gop-state-legislative-candidates-have-raised-little-cash-records-show/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Former primary rivals Haley, DeSantis make case for second Trump presidency.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/16/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-donald-trump-nikki-haley-ron-desantis
— Democrats ask “Will the assassination attempt change Trump?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/16/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-assassination-attempt-trump-rodney-davis
— Democrats say “Mayor Johnson nixes plan to remove George Washington statue outside his City Hall office. The since-rescinded decision to remove the statue had nothing to do with the former president’s ownership of slaves, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s communications director said.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/07/16/george-washington-statute-removal-city-hall-mayor-brandon-johnson-monuments
— Democrats say “Ahead of DNC, Brandon Johnson puts homeless on the street to make room for tent city occupants. Residents of a Magnificent Mile shelter are evicted to make room for occupants of a tent encampment that’s being cleared ahead of the Democratic National Convention.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/16/dnc-2024-homeless-democratic-national-convention-mayor-brandon-johnson-tent-city-shelter
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “Republicans lean into Trump’s border message during a convention night focused on immigration.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/news/republicans-lean-into-trumps-border-message-during-a-convention-night-focused-on-immigration/
— Democrats say “New Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi greets delegates at RNC.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/illinois-state-politics/a-great-successor-new-illinois-gop-chair-kathy-salvi-greets-delegates-at-rnc/
— Democrats say “Bob Fioretti, Charlie Kirk and cops from Illinois all in town.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/news/rnc-notebook-day-two-bob-fioretti-charlie-kirk-and-cops-from-illinois-all-in-town/
— Democrats say “Pritzker, Durbin rip into VP nominee Vance.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/nation-and-world-politics/very-extremist-views-pritzker-durbin-rip-into-vp-nominee-vance/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/fact-focus-a-look-at-ominous-claims-around-illegal-immigration-made-at-the-republican-convention/article_0fff31ad-255d-5705-ac81-1fa1b4b5416d.html
OAK PARK
— Democrats say “Local GOP rally for Donald Trump at RNC.”
https://www.oakpark.com/2024/07/16/local-gop-rally-for-donald-trump-at-rnc/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Women headline a night at the RNC that framed Trump as compassionate, not combative.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-17/women-headline-a-night-at-the-rnc-that-framed-trump-as-compassionate-not-combative
— Honoring my enslaved ancestors (COMMENT: In defense of my ancestors, they always lived in northeast Illinois, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone, and they never did discriminate against anyone.)
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/17/1197958205/honoring-ancestors-part-two-07-17-2024
WILL
— Democrats ask “What do Illinois’ former GOP leaders think of the party now?”
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/what-do-illinois-former-gop-leaders-think-of-the-party-now
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Mary Miller and the media bashers. – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly run the mainstream news media (MNM). Democrats ever-increasingly use the MNM to defeat Trump and to elect Biden. When the MSN criticizes Democrats, it is to help them win. When the MNM criticizes Republicans, it is to make them lose. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have pandered the most to the MNM in Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to curry favor with the MNM in Illinois. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I would focus the aforesaid a) who removed me from the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee and b) who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/17/mary-miller-and-the-media-bashers-00168949
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Right out of the gate, the Tribune’s Jeremy Gorner asked why Miller is “reluctant” to talk to the media. Her answer: “I’m happy to talk to people. But we would like fair coverage from the media. The media has demonized President Trump. Name-calling. That’s what my little kids did. Name calling,” Miller said. From the Tribune: “Miller didn’t address the fact that Trump has made name calling a hallmark of his political career, from his successful 2016 run for the White House, through his term as president, and in his presidential bids in 2020 and this year,” report Jeremy and Rick Pearson. Trump’s name calling: He has referred to President Joe Biden as “Crooked Joe,” his 2016 Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton as “Lyin’ Hillary,” and Haley as “Birdbrain” and DeSantis as “Ron DeSanctimonious” and “Meatball Ron.” The media bashing continued at Fiserv Forum in the evening. Kari Lake, the U.S. Senate candidate — and former TV news anchor — started her speech welcoming the crowd. “We love you all. Actually, actually, wait a minute. I don’t mean that. I don’t welcome everybody in this room. The guys up in the fake news,” she said, referring to the media rows. “Frankly, you guys up there in the fake news have worn out your welcome.” Others took swipes, too, including Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was a Trump press secretary in the White House. The take-away: Republicans feel emboldened as Trump heads into the campaign season with Republicans feeling united and polling in his favor. . .Sparks flew, when Congressman Matt Gaetz poked at former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the floor of the convention, and Illinois Republican National Committeeman Richard Porter told him to “shut up,” via X. Nikki Haley tried to bring unity to the RNC. Some people booed. . .If you’re in Milwaukee, come by for the talks, and if you’re not, check it out online. Today’s guests: Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Dr. Ben Carson.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-327/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-120/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s role in the extreme rhetoric surrounding Donald Trump. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzkers-role-in-the-extreme-rhetoric-surrounding-donald-trump-wirepoints/
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Kathy Salvi: It is an honor to be recognized by my fellow Illinois Republicans as the next Chair of the Illinois Republican Party’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/661868316-kathy-salvi-it-is-an-honor-to-be-recognized-by-my-fellow-illinois-republicans-as-the-next-chair-of-the-illinois-republican-party
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker blasts Trump’s VP selection. – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2d5056e4-439f-11ef-a0ca-e720196cccef.html
— Haley, DeSantis hammer Biden on national security policy. – Dan McCaleb
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c9d2909c-43a2-11ef-ad3d-3bd110a9af41.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s primary rivals praise him in prime-time convention speeches. – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/16/ron-desantis-and-nikki-haley-trumps-primary-rivals/
— Three police snipers were inside the building used by would-be Trump assassin. – Matt Delaney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/16/three-police-snipers-were-inside-building-used-by-/
— Chinese press sees Trump assassination attempt as a failure of democracy. ‘Violent actions’ raising doubt among allies about U.S. reliability, article says. – Bill Gertz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/15/chinese-press-sees-trump-assassination-attempt-as-/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago mayor plans removal of George Washington statue in City Hall – Elaine Mallon
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/3085809/chicago-mayor-plans-removal-george-washington-statue-city-hall/
— Security has to separate Gaetz and McCarthy during live interview verbal fight. – Brady Knox
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3086280/security-separate-gaetz-mccarthy-live-interview-verbal-fight/
— Senate GOP candidates attack ‘border czar’ Harris at Trump convention. – David Sivak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3086338/senate-gop-candidates-border-czar-harris-trump-convention/
— Heartbroken families of crime victims blame Biden and plead for Americans to vote Trump. – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3086260/heartbroken-families-crime-victims-blame-biden-rnc/
— The end of affirmative action, one year later. – GianCarlo Canaparo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/3085633/the-end-of-affirmative-action-one-year-later/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Campaign Sees ‘Nearly 20 Paths’ to Victory As Biden Flounders. Biden has just ‘one, maybe two,’ Chris LaCivita says. – Joseph Simonson
https://freebeacon.com/elections/trump-campaign-sees-nearly-20-paths-to-victory-as-biden-flounders/
— Tom Cotton Slams Biden for ‘Chaos’ at Border, ‘Third World Invasion’ The Arkansas senator’s RNC remarks focused exclusively on immigration. – Joseph Simonson
https://freebeacon.com/elections/tom-cotton-slams-biden-for-chaos-at-border-third-world-invasion/
NEW YORK POST
— Biden and Harris ‘stand with criminals,’ retired Vegas cop tells RNC crowd. – Mark A. Kellner
https://nypost.com/2024/07/16/us-news/biden-and-harris-stand-with-criminals-retired-vegas-cop-tells-rnc-crowd/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Secret Service Story is Starting to Stink. – Stu Tarlowe
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/07/the_secret_service_story_is_starting_to_stink.html
— Concerned Parents Face the Tyranny of Cancel Culture. – Janet Levy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/07/concerned_parents_face_the_tyranny_of_cancel_culture.html
BREITBART
— Democrats Try to Smear J.D. Vance as Antisemitic, Anti-Israel – JOEL B. POLLAK (COMMENT: Because I am Protestant and 100% German American, my critics/opponents have always smeared me as being antisemitic. I my defense, I have always stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, many, if not most, if not virtually all of my non-Jewish male GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were antisemitic and anti-female. Because of that, in 1989, when my Democrat GAO superiors permanently banned from their group that audited IRS, I was able to get assigned to my second choice, the group that audited federal financial institution regulators, because that group was led by a Jewish woman who my coworkers did not want to work because she was a Jewish woman.)
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2024/07/17/fact-check-democrats-try-to-smear-j-d-vance-as-antisemitic-anti-israel/
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Who Is JD Vance, Our Next Vice President – Matthew Holloway and George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/who-is-jd-vance-our-next-vice-president
DAILY CALLER
— Secret Service’s Explanations For Security Failures Ahead Of Trump Assassination Attempt Aren’t Adding Up. – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/16/secret-services-explanations-for-security-failures-ahead-of-trump-assassination-attempt-arent-adding-up/
FOX NEWS
— Secret Service director responds to criticism of Trump rally perimeter plan. Secret Service continues to face questions as FBI investigates Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-rally-shooting-fbi-investigation-attempted-assassination-july-17
— Trump Jr. wants ‘veto power over the RINOs,’ praises Vance to keep MAGA movement going ‘for generations’ Donald Trump Jr. spoke exclusively with Fox News Digital on the sidelines of the RNC Convention. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-jr-wants-veto-power-over-rinos-praises-vance-keep-maga-movement-going-for-generations
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump brings it on himself, that is, that he creates his own problems. Hate-filled Diersen-hating Diersen-haters ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that I bring it on myself, that is, that I create my own problems. I should write about the biggest hate-filled Diersen-hating Diersen-haters in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Of course, I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/joy-reid-suggests-trump-couldnt-avoid-consequences-his-own-rhetoric-after-assassination-attempt
PJ MEDIA
— DeSantis Torches the Left in RNC Speech. – CHRIS QUEEN
https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2024/07/16/desantis-torches-the-left-in-rnc-speech-n4930764
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Democrats say “MTG attacks transgender people and ‘illegal aliens’ during RNC speech.” Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly attack those who do not promote LGBTQ and illegal immigration.
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/mtg-rips-into-transgender-people-and-illegal-aliens-during-rnc-speech/ar-BB1q5dLq?item=flightsprg-tipsubsc-v1a?season//
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “Republicans contrast legal and ‘illegal’ immigrants on second night of convention. Various speakers talked up how their families came to the U.S. while vowing harsh punishments for those who cross the border illegally.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republicans-contrast-legal-vs-illegal-immigrants-rnc-rcna162247
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say Montez Sweat is a late bloomer. How old were you when you bloomed? I did not a) earn an MBA until I was 27, b) pass the CPA examination until I was 30, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination and become a licensed CPA until I was 32. e) become a Certified Fraud Examiner until I was 41, f) become a Certified Government Financial Manager until I was 45. g) become a Certified Financial Services Auditor until I was 47, and h) become a Forensic Accountant and earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading until I was 48. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors used my lateness in doing the aforesaid to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5638824/2024/07/17/montez-sweat-chicago-bears/
— Democrats say an app was unveiled by Customs and Border Protection in January 2023 that lets migrants schedule appointments. The app, known as CBP One, allows certain migrants in Mexico to set up a time and come to a port of entry to enter the country.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/17/us/rnc-fact-check#joe-biden-created-an-app-to-let-illegals-schedule-their-arrival
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Haley embraces Trump, says ‘unified’ GOP ‘essential’ to ‘saving’ country. ‘For the sake of our nation, we have to go with Donald Trump,’ the 2024 GOP primary candidate told convention delegates.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/16/rnc-convention/
— Anticipate/expect that many millions of illegals will use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrat candidates.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/16/ted-cruz-rnc-speech-immigration-voting/
USA TODAY
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/07/17/dei-workplace-trump-vance-impact/74432633007/
— Democrats say that the Republican Party says “Arm yourself accordingly.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/17/arm-yourself-gop-firm-against-gun-control-after-trump-shooting/74432303007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats say “Border Crisis a Running Theme for RNC Speakers.”
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-biden-election-2024-rnc/card/border-crisis-a-running-theme-for-speakers-R8XIlsqNsPIrwQUekcdY?mod=mhp
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance and the Indian-American Dream. This immigrant group has prospered without quotas or grievances.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/j-d-vance-and-the-indian-american-dream-2024-election-usha-81ddedd0
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://hbr.org/2024/07/research-4-ways-employees-respond-to-dei-initiatives
BHARAT EXPRESS NEWS
— Who is Usha Vance, the immigrant daughter married to Trump’s vice presidential pick, JD Vance?
https://thebharatexpressnews.com/who-is-usha-vance-the-immigrant-daughter-married-to-trumps-vice-presidential-pick-jd-vance/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many Republicans see Usha Vance, the Indian-American wife of vice presidential candidate JD Vance, as a symbol of generational change and growing diversity within the party. Usha, 38, is a corporate lawyer who was previously a registered Democrat, the daughter of Indian immigrants and a practicing Hindu. Danny Willis, 25, chairman of Delaware Young Republicans, said: “With this ticket, with the show of diversity in what would be the second gentleman and second lady of the United States, I am extremely proud to be a Hispanic man and a Republican.” Usha has a very different story to tell than the last Republican second lady, Karen Pence, a white grandmother and devout Christian from Indiana who was an elementary school teacher and watercolorist. She is the daughter of Krish and Lakshmi Chilukuri, who are originally from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and later settled in California. Krish is an engineer and a university professor; Lakshmi is a biologist and college provost. They are part of a tight-knit community of Indian-American academics in the suburbs of San Diego. Usha said in a recent interview with Fox News: “I grew up in a religious family, my parents are Hindu, and I think that was one of the things that made them such good parents, that made them really, really good people.” Even as a child, Usha seemed a stranger to self-doubt. In a 2022 New York Times profile, Vikram Rao, a family friend who works in Silicon Valley, was quoted as saying, “By age 5 or 6, she had taken on a leadership role. She decided what board games we would play and what the rules would be. She was never mean or unkind, but she was the boss.” The same Times article noted that between 2007 and 2010, Usha “posted 65 ‘read’ books to her Goodreads account, including novels by Zadie Smith, Jonathan Safran Foer and Vladimir Nabokov, and nonfiction by Nina Burleigh and Nicholas Kristof. Her account was inactive for six years afterward.” Usha met J.D. Vance at Yale Law School, where they co-organized a discussion group on “social decline in white America”—a theme he would later return to in his bestselling book Hillbilly Elegy. The book chronicles his upbringing in a poor family in Appalachia and the beginnings of his relationship with Usha, played in a 2020 Netflix film adaptation by Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto. The couple didn’t seem like an obvious match, but in Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. praises Usha as a “Yale spirit guide” who helped him navigate campus life. “She instinctively understood the questions I didn’t even know to ask, and she always encouraged me to seek opportunities I didn’t know existed,” he wrote. Usha once told NBC News, “We were friends and I liked that he was so diligent. He would show up at 9 a.m. meetings that I scheduled for us to work on the brief together.” Among the two fellow Yale Law students was businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, who unsuccessfully ran for Republican president this year. Usha was an editor of the Yale Law Journal and editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal of Law & Technology. She also took courses in which she provided free legal advice on issues surrounding the Supreme Court and media freedom. She also holds a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Cambridge. Her thesis focused on “the methods used to protect printing rights in seventeenth-century England,” according to her biography on the university’s website. JD and Usha married in 2014 in an interfaith ceremony in Kentucky. That same year, she served as a clerk on the influential DC circuit court for Brett Kavanaugh, whom Donald Trump would nominate and confirm to the US Supreme Court in 2018. Usha also served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice John Roberts during the 2017-2018 term, during which time Roberts wrote a 5-4 ruling upholding Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries. At the 200-lawyer law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, Vance, a partner, focused on civil litigation and appeals. The firm, which calls itself “radically progressive,” has counted Berkshire Hathaway, Bank of America and PG&E among its clients. Usha’s own clients have included a division of the Walt Disney Company and the Regents of the University of California. Public records show that Usha was a registered Democrat and voted in that party’s primary in 2014. However, she also voted in the 2022 Republican primary, when her husband was running for the Ohio Senate. Last month, the couple were interviewed by Fox News at their home in Cincinnati, Ohio, about the possibility of JD becoming Donald Trump’s running mate. Usha said: “I don’t know if anyone is ever ready for that kind of scrutiny. I think the first campaign he started, we were shocked. It was so different from anything we had ever done before. But it was an adventure. “And so I guess the way I say it is, I’m not eager to change anything about our lives right now. But I really, you know, believe in JD, and I really love him. And so we’ll just see what happens with our lives.” On Monday, as JD entered the Republican National Convention Hall and members of the Ohio delegation chanted his name, Usha was by his side. She has proven to be an anchor in such moments. “Usha definitely brings me back down to earth a little bit, and when I get maybe a little too cocky or a little too proud, I remind myself that she’s accomplished way more than I have,” JD told the Megyn Kelly Show podcast in 2020. “I’m one of those guys who really benefits from having kind of a powerful female voice on his left shoulder saying, ‘Don’t do that, do that’ — it’s just important.” Usha said in a statement late Monday that she was resigning from the firm to support her family — they have two sons, Ewan, 6, Vivek, 4, and a daughter, Mirabel, 2. A spokesman for Munger said Usha was an “excellent lawyer and colleague.” Republicans at the convention praised the Vances, but some were reluctant to speak out about what they see as identity politics. Virginia Zemel, 66, of Downers Grove, Illinois, said, “You don’t look at the color of the person’s skin and ethnicity. It’s the character of the person and what they stand for.” “America began as a melting pot and we are including everyone. The leadership of President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and his wonderful family, and now JD Vance as Vice President and his wife and family will be a message to bring back the strength of our country.” However, some political analysts believe Usha’s arrival less than four months before Election Day could be an asset to the otherwise all-white Republican candidacy. John Zogby, a pollster and author, said: “The second lady candidates are barely in the mix. But Indian-Americans are becoming increasingly influential in the United States. They are strongly Democratic – or at least they have been – in their voting record, so if there is an opportunity to tweak that and get even a small percentage, that could be vital, especially in those swing states that everyone is talking about.” He added: “It looks good, she’s a smart lady and anything that can convince a few voters can have a huge impact in an election like this.”)
POLITICO
— Democrats say “How Donald Trump learned to love J.D. Vance.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/16/donald-trump-jd-vance-relationship-00168422
PEW RESEARCH
— Democrats ever-increasingly run the mainstream news media (MNM). Democrats ever-increasingly use the MNM to defeat Trump and to elect Biden. When the MSN criticizes Democrats, it is to help them win. When the MNM criticizes Republicans, it is to make them lose. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have pandered the most to the MNM in Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to curry favor with the MNM in Illinois. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I would focus on the aforesaid a) who removed me from the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee and b) who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/05/07/broad-agreement-in-u-s-even-among-partisans-on-which-news-outlets-are-part-of-the-mainstream-media/
July 16, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats say “RNC 2024: Day 2 will focus on immigration; Nikki Haley to speak. Chants of ‘we love Trump’ could be heard as he entered the RNC on night 1.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-2024-day-2-donald-trump-makes-appearance-on-night-1-immigration-and-crime-will-be-focus-tuesday/15062421/
— Democrats say “Protesters rally at GOP convention for abortion and immigrant rights, end to war in Gaza.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/republican-convention-2024-protestors-begin-gather-outside-fiserv/15060959/
— Democrats say Trump says about Vance “You can help me win” and “How Trump landed on JD Vance as his VP pick.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/why-did-trump-pick-jd-vance/15062411/
— Democrats say “Suspect purchased 50 rounds of ammunition on day of shooting.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/donald-trump-rally-shooting-secret-service-director-says-police-were-inside-building-shooter-was-positioned-on/15057158/
NBC5
— Democrats say “What to watch as the Republican National Convention enters its second day in Milwaukee. On Tuesday, the overview shifts to immigration and crime, according to Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/what-to-watch-as-the-republican-national-convention-enters-its-second-day-in-milwaukee/3491097/
— Democrats ask “What do Illinois Republicans think of Trump running mate JD Vance?” and say “Some expressed surprise at the choice, but delegates agreed they will support the ticket.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/what-do-illinois-republicans-think-of-trump-running-mate-jd-vance/3490973/
— Democrats say “Tuesday at the RNC to feature focus on immigration, crime. The theme of the second day will be “Make America Safe Again,” according to convention officials.” (COMMENT: The younger that you are, the less education that you have, and the fewer job skills that you have, the more that illegal immigration harms you. I had to work my way through college. If there had been as many illegals in America back then as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs I got doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, and delivering mail. And if not that, the wages that I was paid would have been less because illegals drive wages down.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/rnc-tuesday-nikki-haley-speak-trump-platform-immigration/3491040/
— Democrats say Sen. Tim Scott says “America ‘isn’t a racist country” and Scott “blasts Chicago leadership over violence.” (COMMENT: Ever since the Civil War, Democrat leaders have ever-increasingly shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have and that Republicans are racists who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/tim-scott-america-isnt-racist-blasts-chicago-over-gun-violence/3490744/
CBS2
— Democrats say “Love fest for JD Vance among Illinois delegates at Republican National Convention.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy_Vgll7bjE
WTTW
— Democrats say “From Immigration to Public Safety, What a Trump Victory Could Mean for Chicago.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/16/immigration-public-safety-what-trump-victory-could-mean-chicago
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Suburban native, far-right conservative talk show host Charlie Kirk speaks at RNC. The 30-year-old Wheeling High School grad founded Turning Point USA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting conservative values on high school and college campuses.” (COMMENT: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you promote, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you far-right.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/15/charlie-kirk-rnc-republican-convention-speech
— Democrats say “Donald Trump’s VP pick, Sen. J.D. Vance, is the reason Chicago has no top federal prosecutor. Former President Trump wasn’t going to repeat his Mike Pence mistake. He needed someone he could count on to follow orders.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/15/donald-trump-running-mate-selection-jd-vance-april-perry-us-attorney-chicago
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Photos: The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/15/photos-the-republican-national-convention-in-milwaukee/
— Brandon Johnson’s desperate loan gambit to keep the Chicago Teachers Union happy. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/editorial-cps-brandon-johnson-ctu-budget/
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “What to watch as the Republican National Convention enters its second day in Milwaukee.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/nation-and-world-politics/what-to-watch-as-the-republican-national-convention-enters-its-second-day-in-milwaukee/
— Democrats say “JD Vance is a relative political unknown. He’s been asked to help Donald Trump avenge his 2020 loss.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/nation-and-world-politics/jd-vance-is-a-relative-political-unknown-hes-been-asked-to-help-donald-trump-avenge-his-2020-loss/
— Democrats say “Fact-checking Day 1 of the 2024 Republican National Convention.” (COMMENT: During the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, I often worked as a fact checker, and especially during my last 11 years as a GS-13 Step 1-10 Analyst, currently $115,439-$150,075/year.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/nation-and-world-politics/fact-checking-day-1-of-the-2024-republican-national-convention/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE & WAND TV
— Democrats say “Protesters rally peacefully at GOP convention for abortion and immigrant rights, end to war in Gaza.”
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/protesters-rally-at-gop-convention-for-abortion-and-immigrant-rights-end-to-war-in-gaza/article_9af8c43c-8ec9-56e7-a667-340701db9788.html
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/protesters-rally-peacefully-at-gop-convention-for-abortion-and-immigrant-rights-end-to-war-in/article_a613b591-d449-5065-b63a-7b042ff8cde9.html
SOUTHERN
— Democrats say “What to know about Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle.” (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to work for, work with, and/or supervise all the many females they hired. Females were my superiors during my last 8 years at GAO and a female was my immediate supervisor during my last 4 years. Those females led GAO’s successful effort to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Further, during my last 8 years, they assigned me to supervise all their female employees who they wanted to get rid because they had serious performance problems. All the females who they promoted over me had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the CPA license that I had. My Democrat GAO superiors stressed to all my many female superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates that I opposed gender based preference giving. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted at them that I caused all their problems.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/15/what-to-know-about-secret-service-director-kimberly-cheatle/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a 2022 interview with the trade publication Security Magazine, Cheatle reflected on being a woman in the Secret Service. “That achievement in a male-dominated industry was not lost on me,” Cheatle said. “I kept a photo on my desk of the first five women sworn into the service, and I used that to remind me that these women created opportunities for me and I can help others grow and lead as well.” Cheatle graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology, according to the News-Gazette, and she first applied for a job as a Secret Service agent before leaving school.)
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats acknowledge that “Signs of trouble at Trump rally were evident in minutes before gunman opened fire.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-signs-of-trouble-at-trump-rally-were-evident-in-minutes-before-gunman-opened-fire/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Signs of trouble were evident in the minutes before shots rang out at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania: Police had a report of a suspicious man pacing near the magnetometers and were apparently exchanging photos of the suspect. Witnesses pointed and shouted at an armed man on a nearby roof. When a police officer climbed up to the roof to investigate, the gunman turned and pointed his rifle at him. But the officer did not — or could not — fire a single shot. A sniper cut down 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks within seconds of him firing an AR-style rifle toward the former president, but it was too late. Now investigators are trying to painstakingly piece together how an armed man with no military background managed to reach high ground and get the jump on teams of Secret Service agents. Stan Kephart, a former police chief who worked event security for two former presidents, said the shooting followed an “an absolute and abysmal failure” on the part of the Secret Service to protect Trump. The agency is ultimately responsible for the candidate’s safety, he added. “You don’t get to blame other people. They are under your control,” said Kephart, now a consulting expert on law enforcement event security.)
— Democrats say “27% in new survey say Vance ‘best’ or ‘good’ pick for Trump.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/27-in-new-survey-say-vance-best-or-good-pick-for-trump/
OUR QUAD CITIES
— LaHood on what Trump VP pick Vance brings to the table. – Eric Olsen (COMMENT: For the last job that you were hired for, what did you bring to the table? GAO audits IRS. When GAO hired me in 1980 when I was 31 years old, a) I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, b) I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and d) I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. But my Democrat GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled the aforesaid. They forced me to take a $22,996 (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10. They delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13 and never promoted me to GS-14. They kept me off audits of IRS until 1986.)
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/lahood-on-what-trump-vp-pick-vance-brings-to-the-table/
WGLT
— Democrats and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn the AR-15.
https://www.wglt.org/2024-07-15/why-the-weapon-of-choice-matters-in-the-trump-assassination-attempt
AXIOS
— Democrats say “Illinois GOP leaders (Mary Miller, Kathy Salvi, Tony McCombie, Aaron Del Mar, The Uihleins) to watch in 2024.’
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2024/07/16/illinois-gop-leaders-to-watch-2024
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance’s Illinois connection.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/16/jd-vances-illinois-connection-00168596
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You can say he has one connection to Illinois. He’s been blamed for holding up the confirmation of April Perry as Chicago’s top federal prosecutor. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth recently accused Vance of wanting to “grind the Department of Justice to a halt” over the confirmation. About his VP slot: Neither senator commented on Vance being named Donald Trump’s running mate. Durbin will join Gov. JB Pritzker at an unrelated event today, so we’ll wait for the Illinois press corps to pounce. . .Former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger headlined “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and called out Vance for criticizing U.S. support of Ukraine in the war against Russia. “They are celebrating that choice in Milwaukee and in Moscow,” he said.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-326/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— March 11, 2016 in Chicago: The Day Violence Against Trump Campaign Was Legitimized. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/march-11-2016-in-chicago-the-day-violence-against-trump-campaign-was-legitimized-wirepoints/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— At national convention, Illinois’ beleaguered GOP portrays calm amid internal storm.- PETER HANCOCK & HANNAH MEISEL (COMMENT: Illinois Republicans like me who are conservative, that is, who are platform Republicans, want direct election of Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) members. Because I promote direct election of IRP SCC members, IRP SCC members who oppose direct election used pretexts to remove me from the 2024 IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. In 2021, they ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks. In 2015, they gerrymandered my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct in Wheaton.)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/at-national-convention-illinois-beleaguered-gop-portrays-calm-amid-internal-storm
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump surprises convention with bandaged cameo. – Seth McLaughlin and Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/15/donald-trump-surprises-republican-national-convent/
— Biden rejects responsibility for overheated rhetoric: ‘I’m not engaged in that’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/15/joe-biden-rejects-responsibility-overheated-rhetor/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) unloads on Secret Service failures: ‘It’s the DEI bulls***’ – Timothy P. Carney (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to work for, work with, and/or supervise all the many females they hired. Females were my superiors during my last 8 years at GAO and a female was my immediate supervisor during my last 4 years. Those females led GAO’s successful effort to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Further, during my last 8 years, they assigned me to supervise all their female employees who they wanted to get rid because they had serious performance problems. All the females who they promoted over me had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the CPA license that I had. My Democrat GAO superiors stressed to all my many female superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates that I opposed gender based preference giving. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted at them that I caused all their problems.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3082918/congresswoman-unloads-secret-service-failures-dei/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I think what we’re seeing is what happens when you are more focused on checking boxes, then you are actually getting the most qualified people in the room,” she said. “There is a lot of work and discussions that needs to be had about who are we hiring to protect presidential candidates,” the congresswoman said. “Donald Trump is six-foot-two. I’m five-foot-three. You wouldn’t want me protecting him. I cannot physically take a bullet for him at that height. And so when you have people who are just not physically capable of doing so, we have to have that conversation.” She summarized the DEI approach as “we need so many of X, Y, and Z,” saying this approach “has really put us all collectively in danger and it’s a real shame.”)
NEW YORK POST
— Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle landed job after push by Jill Biden’s office. – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2024/07/15/us-news/secret-service-director-kim-cheatle-landed-job-after-push-by-jill-bidens-office-sources/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Four sources close to President Biden’s family, including people who interacted with Cheatle during the Obama-Biden administration, said she was well liked by the future first lady and her most senior aides, including top adviser Anthony Bernal. “Cheatle served on Dr. Biden’s second lady detail and Anthony pushed for her,” a Democratic insider told The Post. “Anthony has no national security or law enforcement experience. He should have no influence over the selection of the USSS director.” “I heard at the time she was being considered for director that Anthony had pushed her forward as an option,” another well-placed source told The Post. Bernal, 51, is widely regarded as rivaling even White House chief of staff Jeff Zients in terms of influence over administration decisions. He has faced allegations of bullying and sexual harassment from colleagues who have likened his sway to that of Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin over the Romanov court. “Anthony is obsessed with being DEI-compliant,” a third source told The Post, using the acronym for diversity, equity and inclusion — the human resources practice of attempting to ensure diversity in the workforce.)
— Biden admin flying migrants from overwhelmed California to Texas after Gov. Abbott’s crackdown deterred crossings — at $80K per flight. – Jennie Taer
https://nypost.com/2024/07/15/us-news/biden-admin-flying-migrants-from-overwhelmed-california-to-texas-after-gov-abbotts-crackdown-deterred-crossings/
— Everything to know about RNC 2024: When it’s on, how to watch, plus speaker schedule – Caitlin Doornbos and Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/07/15/us-news/rnc-guide-2024-when-its-on-how-to-watch-speaker-schedule-2/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Walking Over The Graves of Our Heroes. – Allan J. Feifer
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/07/walking_over_the_graves_of_our_heroes.html
BREITBART
— Joe Biden’s Parole Pipeline Welcomes Nearly 1.2 Million Migrants to U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/15/joe-bidens-parole-pipeline-welcomes-nearly-1-2million-migrants-us/
— Trump VP Pick J.D. Vance Hailed as ‘One of the Best’ Senators on Immigration. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/07/15/trump-vp-pick-j-d-vance-hailed-as-one-of-the-best-senators-on-immigration/
EPOCH TIMES
— 39 Things to Know About JD Vance, Trump’s Running Mate. The freshman senator and best-selling author from Ohio is the first millennial on a major party ticket. Here’s a rundown of his background and stances. – Joseph Lord, Jackson Richman
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/39-things-to-know-about-jd-vance-trumps-running-mate-5687131
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 2. He’s a Catholic. Mr. Vance was raised Protestant, but later converted to Catholicism, officially becoming Catholic in August 2019.
3. He’s Married to Usha Chilukuri Vance. Mr. Vance is married to Usha Chilukuri Vance, who he met at Yale Law School. They married in 2014.
Ms. Vance currently works as a corporate litigator. She has clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice John. Roberts and then-appellate Judge Brett Kavanaugh. She would be the first Hindu spouse of a vice president. . .9. He Experienced the Decline of the Rust Belt. In both his memoir and the movie adaptation, Mr. Vance explains his experience of the decline of the Rust Belt, and the impacts it had on those living there. Speaking about his native Middletown, Mr. Vance wrote in Hillbilly Elegy, “There is a lack of agency here— a feeling that you have little control over your life and a willingness to blame everyone but yourself. ”He’s made clear that this experience has continued to shape his political life and decisions. . .11. His Parents Divorced When He was a Toddler. Mr. Vance’s parents, Donald Bowman and Bev Vance, divorced when he was very young, leaving Mr. Vance to be raised by his mother. In “Hillbilly Elegy,” Mr. Bowman is described as having been largely absent from Mr. Vance’s life, though the two reconnected later in life. Mr. Vance says both of his parents struggled to maintain stability in their employment, both largely worked a series of odd jobs over the years. . .15. His Grandparents Were Democrats. Like many in the Rust Belt of the late 20th century, Mr. Vance’s grandparents were pro-union Democrats. Mr. Vance describes their attitude toward politics in “Hillbilly Elegy,” writing, “All politicians might be crooks, but if there were any exceptions, they were undoubtedly members of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal coalition. Mr. Vance said the exception was 1984, when his grandfather voted for President Ronald Reagan. . .16. He’s a Marine Corps. Iraq Combat vet. Mr. Vance served in Iraq as a Marine combat correspondent during the mid-2000s. . .19. He Was an Editor of the Yale Law Journal
While studying law, Mr. Vance served on the editorial staff of the Yale Law Journal. . .22. He’s Sponsored Programs to Combat Drug Addiction. In 2016, Mr. Vance left California and returned to Ohio, where he helped launch an effort to combat opioid abuse in the state. Called “Our Ohio Renewal,” the project was short-lived, and the online domain for the website is no longer accessible. . .36. He’s Critical of the Iraq War. Though he served in the Iraq War, Mr. Vance has since been critical of the conflict, saying he made a “mistake” in initially supporting it. “I served my country honorably, and I saw when I went to Iraq that I had been lied to, that the promises of the foreign policy establishment of this country were a complete joke,” he said on the Senate floor in April. . .37. Critical of Ukraine Aid. Mr. Vance has been critical of continued U.S. support for the war in Ukraine. Since taking office, he’s voted against every Ukraine aid package that’s come to the floor. He’s called for Europe to bear the brunt of financing the war. Mr. Vance wrote in an April op-ed for The New York Times that the current trajectory of the war is unsustainable for either the U.S. or Ukraine. He said that the notion that Ukraine will reclaim all its land lost to Russia is “fantastical.”. . . 39. He Says US Focus Should Be on China. Mr. Vance has also taken a tough stance on China, encouraging the United States to focus its efforts there. Between war in Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, Mr. Vance said, America has “to pick and choose” where it invests its resources. “We should be focused on our own problems, and that’s mostly China,” Mr. Vance said in April. “My argument is the Chinese are focused on real power. They’re not focused on how tough people talk on TV or how strong our alleged resolve is. They’re focused on how strong we actually are, and to be strong enough to push back against the Chinese, we’ve got to focus there, and right now, we’re stretched too thin.”)
FOX NEWS
— US Secret Service director plans to ‘stay on’ as calls grow for her resignation. Cheatle called the attempted assassination on Trump ‘unacceptable,’ adding the ‘buck stops with her’ – Greg Wehner
https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-secret-service-director-plans-stay-on-calls-grow-her-resignation
TOWNHALL
— The Republican Party Platform is Good. – Mark Lewis
https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2024/07/16/the-republican-party-platform-is-good-n2641988
— DEI Is Transitioning to Die – Alan Joseph Bauer
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2024/07/16/dei-is-transitioning-to-die-n2641940
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Democrats say “Fact-checking night 1 of the Republican National Convention.” (COMMENT: During the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, I often worked as a fact checker, and especially during my last 11 years as a GS-13 Step 1-10 Analyst, currently $115,439-$150,075/year.)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/15/politics/fact-check-night-one-republican-national-convention/index.html
— Democrats say “Rally security failure has Secret Service at odds with its local law enforcement allies.”
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/16/politics/secret-service-trump-rally-blame/index.html
YAHOO
— Democrats acknowledge that Vance says “He Changed My Mind” and that “Vance Responds To Sean Hannity About Calling Donald Trump “America’s Hitler” And Other Insults.”
https://au.news.yahoo.com/changed-mind-j-d-vance-015817265.html
MSN
— Vance opposes Democrat efforts to replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/when-democrats-accused-jd-vance-of-endorsing-racist-great-replacement-theory/ar-BB1q2h5z
— Jim Jordan Issues Warning to Parents on ‘Illegal Aliens’ Hiding in Schools. – Kaitlin Lewis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/jim-jordan-issues-warning-to-parents-on-illegal-aliens-hiding-in-schools/ar-BB1kYnhP
ABC NEWS
— Democrats say “The rise of JD Vance: From ‘never-Trump guy’ to VP pick. Vance could reach new heights, possibly serving as Trump’s vice president.” (COMMENT: How much money did your parents have? While my parents had more money than Vance’s parents had, I had to work my way through college. I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail. My critics/opponents have/had wealthy parents.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rise-jd-vance-trump-guy-potential-vp-pick/story?id=111310334
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Vance’s rise began when he released his memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” where he reflects on his upbringing and growing up in a low-income family involved in violence and addiction in Middletown, Ohio — part of America’s Rust Belt.)
NBC NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/anti-lgbtq-rhetoric-plays-prominent-role-first-night-rnc-rcna162028
CBS NEWS
— Democrats say “2024 RNC Day 1 fact check of the Republican National Convention.” (COMMENT: During the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, I often worked as a fact checker, and especially during my last 11 years as a GS-13 Step 1-10 Analyst, currently $115,439-$150,075/year.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2024-rnc-day-1-fact-check-republican-national-convention/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Fact-Checking Day 1 of the Republican National Convention.” (COMMENT: During the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, I often worked as a fact checker, and especially during my last 11 years as a GS-13 Step 1-10 Analyst, currently $115,439-$150,075/year.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/15/us/rnc-fact-check
— Democrats say “Trump Rally Gunman ‘Didn’t Want Attention’ in School, Classmates Said. Fellow students described the gunman, Thomas Crooks, as intelligent but solitary, someone who tried to avoid teasing by his classmates.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/us/trump-rally-shooting-crooks.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ a plea to the White working class.” (COMMENT: How much money did your parents have? While my parents had more money than Vance’s parents had, I had to work my way through college. I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail. My critics/opponents have/had wealthy parents.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/07/15/hillbilly-elegy-jd-vance-review/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Vance grew up in what his memoir describes as “an Ohio steel town that has been hemorrhaging jobs and hope for as long as I can remember.” His mother struggled with addiction; he was raised by his grandparents, neither of whom graduated from high school. . .Though he has overcome his demons, Vance is sympathetic to those left behind. As he describes their plight, “From low social mobility to poverty to divorce and drug addiction, my home is a hub of misery.” And in contrast to other groups that also experience widespread poverty, “working class whites are the most pessimistic group in America.”)
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance adds veteran appeal to Trump’s populist campaign. As a former Marine Corps grunt, the VP pick speaks to the military and lower working class.” (COMMENT: Because my parents lacked money, during my freshman and sophomore years in high school, my plan was to enlist and use the G.I. Bill to get a college degree. But early in my junior year in 1964, I realized that I could earn a college degree much sooner a) if I got accepted by UIC, b) if I commuted to/from classes at UIC and my parents’ home in Crete, and c) if could earn enough money with part-time jobs. The part-time job that I got working for the Park Forest Post Office enabled me to do that, and not only that, but to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, to transfer to NIU in 1969, and to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning that Charger.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/15/vance-trump-veterans-appeal/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I interviewed Vance back in August 2016, when “Hillbilly Elegy” was published. “I think in a lot of ways, and for a lot of kids, frankly, the military is that ticket out,” he told me. “It shows you a different world. It gives you a set of skills that I simply didn’t have when I joined the Marines. … From there, I went to Ohio State, and then I went to Yale Law School,” he continued. “But it really provided a number of opportunities that again, I wouldn’t have had if I hadn’t had the Marine Corps.” The skills he acquired as a Marine took him to Big Law, then Big Tech, and on to Big Politics and the Ohio Senate contest of 2022.
— Democrats say “Thousands of RNC protesters denounce Trump, GOP agenda in Milwaukee. Anti-Trump protesters at the Republican National Convention decried political violence of all kinds while condemning threats to democracy and the GOP agenda.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/15/republican-national-convention-protests-trump/
— Democrats say “Jan. 6 marchers at Republican convention complicate efforts to avoid subject.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/16/trump-republicans-convention-jan-6/
USA TODAY
— Democrats say : “RNC 2024: Which Republicans have stayed away from Milwaukee.” Which Republican leaders in your county, township, and municipality boycotted the 2024 Illinois Republican Party State Convention in Collinsville?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/16/rnc-2024-who-is-staying-away-from-milwaukee/74415168007/
— Democrats say “Tuesday’s RNC theme puts focus on law enforcement.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/16/tuesday-rnc-theme-what-make-america-safe-again-means/74421209007/
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Democrats say “Trump’s Running Mate: Lawyer and Author-Turned-MAGA Senator J.D. Vance. The former lawyer and author who rose to prominence for a gut-wrenching memoir of addiction in America has quickly become a powerful voice for Trump in Congress.” (COMMENT: How much money did your parents have? While my parents had more money than Vance’s parents had, I had to work my way through college. I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail. My critics/opponents have/had wealthy parents.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-07-15/trumps-running-mate-lawyer-and-author-turned-maga-senator-j-d-vance
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Once a corporate lawyer who attended Yale Law School, Vance rose to national prominence as the author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” a poignant and gut-wrenching memoir that showcased poverty, isolation and lack of opportunity that haunted his family and others in rural Kentucky.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats say “Trump Bets on a MAGA Successor in J.D. Vance. His choice of the 39-year-old Senator reinforces his base, rather than appealing to a broader coalition.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jd-vance-donald-trump-vice-president-2024-election-e37cf310
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance Offers Trump a Fresh Face With a MAGA Profile. Ohio senator has appeal in ‘Blue Wall’ states but might not expand support among suburban women and swing voters.”
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/j-d-vance-offers-trump-a-fresh-face-with-a-maga-profile-034d3083
— Democrats ask “Who Is in Donald Trump’s Inner Circle?” and say “These Are His Closest Advisers.”
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-advisors-inner-circle-presidential-campaign-0e056dee
— Democrats say “Elon Musk Has Said He Is Committing Around $45 Million a Month to a New Pro-Trump Super PAC.”
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/elon-musk-has-said-he-is-committing-around-45-million-a-month-to-a-new-pro-trump-super-pac-dda53823
— “The Trump Shooting Changed Everything. The nation narrowly averted tragedy Saturday. Is it enough to ease our political polarization?” – James Piereson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trump-shooting-changed-everything-80f11bd8?mod=opinion_lead_pos5
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Democrats acknowledge that “Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, has been at the center of GOP efforts in Congress to “dismantle” diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies, and has suggested that if Trump wins re-election, he should fire “every mid-level bureaucrat” in government.” Soon, if not already, all federal employees will be conservative-hating Republican-hating Democrats who are minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/07/heres-now-trumps-new-vice-presidential-pick-stacks-federal-workforce-issues/398056/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance on His MAGA Conversion. Trump’s man in Ohio once called him “America’s Hitler,” but there’s an explanation.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2024/07/j-d-vance-explains-his-conversion-to-trump-and-maga.html
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCTAION
— Democrat teachers ever-increasingly promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/academic-freedom/2024/07/16/bridging-campus-divide-dangerous-ideas-ai
July 15, 2024 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Illinois Republicans help Trump clinch GOP nomination at 2024 RNC in Milwaukee. – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/post/republican-convention-2024-illinois-republicans-gather-milwaukee-prepare/15061025/
— RNC 2024 live updates
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-2024-trump-says-he-will-announce-vp-pick-today-event-kicks-off-in-milwaukee-following-rally-assassination-attempt/15060290/
— Illinois Republicans gather in Milwaukee to prepare for RNC 2024 – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/post/republican-convention-2024-illinois-republicans-gather-milwaukee-prepare/15061025/
— Local police were inside shooter’s building
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/donald-trump-rally-shooting-secret-service-director-says-police-were-inside-building-shooter-was-positioned-on/15057158/
NBC5
— RNC LIVE: Watch live coverage of 2024 Republican National Convention
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/rnc-live-watch-live-coverage-of-2024-republican-national-convention/3490152/
— Illinois Republican delegates call for unity, praise Trump as RNC begins. The convention officially nominated Trump and JD Vance on Monday afternoon. – James Neveau and Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/illinois-republican-delegates-call-for-unity-praise-trump-as-rnc-begins/3490525/
CBS2
— Illinois Republican delegates admire VP pick JD Vance’s journey from never-Trumper to Trump ally. – Chris Tye, Joe Donlon
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-republican-delegates-admire-vp-pick-j-d-vance-trump-ally/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/illinois-delegates-pleased-with-jd-vance-as-former-president-trumps-vp-pick/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s3ZCqFTQ9U
WGN9
— Illinois GOP aims to unify MAGA, ‘Never Trump’ wings of delegation
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/final-preparations-taken-in-milwaukee-for-rnc-as-trump-set-to-choose-his-vice-presidential-candidate/
— Democrats ask “Who is JD Vance?” and say “Things to know about Donald Trump’s pick for vice president.”
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/ap-who-is-jd-vance-things-to-know-about-donald-trumps-pick-for-vice-president/
WTTW
— RNC Live Blog, Day 1: Illinois Delegates Pitch Unity at RNC as Security on High Alert
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/15/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-live-blog-day-1
— Illinois Delegates Kick Off RNC by Celebrating Trump’s Survival, Pledging Unity – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/15/illinois-delegates-kick-rnc-celebrating-trump-s-survival-pledging-unity
— First-Time Illinois Delegates Look Ahead to Week at Republican National Convention. – Nick Blumberg
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/15/first-time-illinois-delegates-look-ahead-week-republican-national-convention
— ‘We’re Not Going Back to That’: Chicagoans Join First Major RNC Protest in Milwaukee. – Matt Masterson
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/15/we-re-not-going-back-chicagoans-join-first-major-rnc-protest-milwaukee
WLS AM
— Illinois GOP Unified for Trump as RNC Begins
https://www.wlsam.com/2024/07/15/illinois-gop-unified-for-trump-as-rnc-begins/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois delegates in Milwaukee say J.D. Vance ‘will bring a lot of energy’ to GOP ticket. – JEREMY GORNER and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/15/illinois-delegates-in-milwaukee-say-j-d-vance-will-bring-a-lot-of-energy-to-gop-ticket/
— ‘We’re not intimidated’: Chicago protesters head to Milwaukee for RNC – NELL SALZMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/15/were-not-intimidated-chicago-protesters-head-to-milwaukee-for-rnc/
— Energetic Illinois Republicans thank ‘an angel’ for Trump’s survival, push for unity. Illinois Republicans rallied behind former President Donald Trump — whom they say is helping heal fractures in their own state party. – Mitchell Armentrout and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/15/rnc-donald-trump-illinois-republicans-milwaukee
— Jubilant GOP delegates nominate Trump for president as he announces JD Vance as running mate. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/15/republican-presidential-nominee/
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Republicans open convention with quest to unify behind Trump. – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240715/nation-and-world-politics/illinois-republicans-open-convention-with-quest-to-unify-behind-trump/
— RNC Notebook, Day One: Bailey selfies, Jr. sightings, hotel disrespect? – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240715/news/rnc-notebook-day-one-bailey-selfies-jr-sightings-hotel-disrespect/
— An appeal to youth? Veep choice of Vance a key strategic move, delegates say. – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240715/news/an-appeal-to-youth-veep-choice-of-vance-a-key-strategic-move-delegates-say/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Sidewalk plaques will memorialize 1919 race riot victims – Dennis Rodkin
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/1919-race-riot-victims-memorialized-sidewalk-plaques
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois Republicans emphasize unity, thank ‘an angel’ for sparing Trump in Saturday gunfire. – Brenden Moore
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/illinois-republicans-unity-at-rnc/article_efbd89fc-42d9-11ef-90a1-23f429c6234c.html
CHICAGO CRUSAUDER
— ‘Is He Dead?’ Why Black People Are Not Grieving The Failed Assassination Of Donald Trump
https://chicagocrusader.com/is-he-dead-why-black-people-are-not-grieving-the-failed-assassination-of-donald-trump/
EVANSTON NOW
— Democrats say “State GOP proclaims unity despite internal disarray.”
https://evanstonnow.com/state-gop-proclaims-unity-despite-internal-disarray/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— A list of all politicians and celebrities speaking at the Republican National Convention – Claire Reid
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/14/full-list-of-politicians-and-celebrities-scheduled-to-speak-at-the-republican-national-convention/74400547007/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— ‘Hillbilly Elegy’: JD Vance’s rise to vice presidential candidate began with a bestselling memoir. – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-hillbilly-elegy-jd-vances-rise-to-vice-presidential-candidate-began-with-a-bestselling-memoir/
— Outside RNC, conservative group defends its Project 2025 guidebook as Democrats ramp up attacks – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-outside-rnc-conservative-group-defends-its-project-2025-guidebook-as-democrats-ramp-up-attacks/
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Republican National Convention: Illinois delegate expects party will showcase consensus on a foreign policy platform. – Maria Gardner Lara
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-07-15/republican-national-convention-illinois-delegate-expects-party-will-showcase-consensus-on-a-foreign-policy-platform
WMBD
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance once compared Trump to Hitler. Now they are running mates.”
https://wmbdradio.com/2024/07/15/j-d-vance-once-compared-trump-to-hitler-now-they-are-running-mates/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-119/
— Bost and Bailey set aside feud as Illinois Republicans tout unity at RNC delegate breakfast
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/15/bost-and-bailey-set-aside-feud-as-illinois-republicans-tout-unity-at-rnc-delegate-breakfast/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Live updates from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/live-updates-from-the-republican-national-convention-in-milwaukee
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump taps Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as running mate. – Seth McLaughlin and Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/15/jd-vance-chosen-trump-vice-president-2024-race/
— President Biden struggled Monday to explain his recent demand that Democrats put former President Donald Trump in the “bull’s-eye,” saying it was a mistake but also saying he could have said worse. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/15/joe-biden-says-it-was-mistake-to-say-he-wanted-to-/
BREITBART
— New York Times Migrant Story Shows the Giveaways and Legal Chaos of Joe Biden’s Border Crisis – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/07/15/new-york-times-migrant-story-shows-giveaways-legal-chaos-joe-bidens-border-crisis/
DAILY CALLER
— Migrants Are Slamming US Ports Of Entry In Near-Record Numbers – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/15/migrants-ports-of-entry-near-record-numbers/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Flying Country to Country, Migrants and Smugglers are Developing New Ways to Reach the U.S. – Michael McManus
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/flying-country-country-migrants-and-smugglers-are-developing-new-ways-reach-us
NEWS BUSTERS
— 36 Years of Media Derision & Scorn for GOP Veeps – Rich Noyes
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/2024/07/07/flashback-36-years-media-derision-scorn-gop-veeps
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Local police were inside shooter’s building
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/donald-trump-rally-shooting-assassination-attempt/?id=111916828
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Picks J.D. Vance as 2024 Running Mate. Ohio senator could help boost the GOP ticket’s appeal in Midwest battleground states. – Alex Leary and Vivian Salama
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-vp-pick-jd-vance-f179310d
— Mystery Around Trump Shooter Deepens. FBI analyzed Thomas Matthew Crooks’s phone and found nothing to explain why he tried to assassinate former president. – Clare Ansberry, Sadie Gurman, and Joel Schectman
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/mystery-around-trump-shooter-deepens-9d51f9ae
NEW REPUBLIC
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance’s Most Scathing Criticisms of Trump. Donald Trump’s pick for vice president has a long history of criticizing him. Here are some of his top hits.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/183818/trump-vp-pick-jd-vance-criticized-him-douchey-celeb
July 15, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WGN9
— Trump in Milwaukee after assassination attempt, Illinois delegates make short trip north for RNC
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/trump-prepares-for-rnc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A number of Illinois Republicans have made the short trek north to Milwaukee, an unlikely host for the RNC considering it’s a deeply Democratic city. However, Wisconsin is a key swing state in the upcoming election after Biden defeated Trump there in 2020 by less than a percentage point. “We were once inch away from not having a presidential nominee,” Aaron Del Mar of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee said in the wake of the assassination attempt on Trump. “So, yes, certainly that is going to have an impact on who the VP pick is.” Other Illinois delegates say Republicans will use this week to underscore what they think one-party Democratic leadership has meant for Illinois. “The idea that immigrants should be getting more services than people of Chicago, it’s nuts,” Republican National Committeeman Richard Porter said. “It’s just wrong. “So I think it’s time for people to step back and see who it is that’s going to be delivering the kind of ideas and the kind of services that actually help the people of Illinois.” Illinois delegates will be set up near the back of the convention floor this week, next to Arkansas and just behind Texas. Swing states like Florida, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are positioned much closer to the front.)
ABC7
— RNC 2024, recast by Trump assassination attempt, kicks off Monday. The RNC will maintain its original programming despite the Trump rally shooting.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-2024-event-kicks-off-in-milwaukee-following-donald-trump-assassination-attempt/15060290/
— Portrait of suspected gunman emerges after Trump assassination attempt. A recovered firearm was legally purchased by the suspect’s father, sources said.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-assassination-attempt-suspect-had-registered-republican/15058563/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Officials feared that the assassination attempt would inspire others. The assassination attempt against President Donald Trump “will likely be amplified in extremist messaging and heavily exploited by malicious actors as well as adversarial nation-states in mis/dis/mal-information aimed at fomenting division,” according to an NYPD intelligence product obtained by ABC News. “In the immediate hours after the shooting took place, multiple users on numerous online messaging platforms responded to the incident with support for the attack, overt calls for civil war, hostile rhetoric against FPOTUS Trump, threats against elected officials, and generalized calls for retaliatory violence,” according to the bulletin which was dated July 14, 2024. . . (Crooks) was working as a dietary aide at the Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, according to administrator Marcie Grimm. Thomas Matthew Crooks “performed his job without concern” and passed a background check, according to Grimm. “We are shocked and saddened to learn of his involvement as Thomas Matthew Crooks performed his job without concern and his background check was clean,” Grimm said in a statement. “We are fully cooperating with law enforcement officials at this time.” The firearm recovered at the scene was legally purchased by the suspect’s father, an urgent trace conducted by ATF found, according to multiple law enforcement sources. A source who has been briefed said the gun was an AR-15 style rifle that was purchased in 2013. . .Crooks had no known history of mental illness, per the FBI. His family is cooperating with investigators. “We’re looking into his background, his day-to-day activities, any writings, and social media posts that might help us identify what led to this shooting. And we have not seen anything threatening,” Rojek added. . .So far, investigators have not uncovered any ties to extremist organizations or individuals, though they continue to scour information from the suspect’s phone and other digital devices, according to the sources. Increasingly, the shooting was looking like a lone wolf attack, sources said. . .Myers said that Crooks “tended to be more of an interesting one” and described him as “more socially reserved” and someone who “didn’t have a ton of friends.” But he said he never heard Crooks discuss politics or, specifically, Donald Trump. . .Myers and another student said that Crooks tried to join the high school’s rifle team but was rejected and asked not to return after a “preseason” session. “He didn’t just not make the team, he was asked not to come back because how bad of a shot he was, it was considered like, dangerous,” said Myers. Another member of the team, who asked not to be named, told ABC News that there was a view that Crooks “wasn’t really fit for the rifle team.” “He also shot terrible,” the team member added. . .Crooks, however, did belong to a local shooting club, counsel for the club confirms to ABC News, Clairton Sportsmen’s Club. . .The classmate added that Crooks was interested in building computers and never discussed politics. . .It was too early in the investigation to say whether the suspect had been acting alone, Bivens said. Investigators were determining if anyone else had been involved, he said.)
— Donald Trump supporters hold rally in Chicago day after assassination attempt. – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-shooting-supporters-hold-rally-chicagos-west/15059186/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The rally hosted by Trump supporters in the Austin neighborhood was briefly interrupted after a verbal altercation with those who did not welcome their presence led to a person pulling a weapon. Police, who were monitoring the rally nearby, responded immediately and the situation was diffused. . .The rally was a small one, bringing together around 20 Trump supporters.)
— No changes made to RNC security plan after Trump assassination attempt, Secret Service says. Chicago Police Department monitoring situation in preparation for DNC.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-rally-shooting-authorities-reexamining-2024-rnc/15058117/
— Chicago shootings: At least 36 shot, 6 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shootings-weekend-least-25-shot-4-fatally/15058670/
NBC5
— Trump attack a ‘failure’ for Secret Service: retired agent who survived Reagan assassination attempt. While in the Secret Service, Tim McCarthy suffered a gunshot wound to the chest during an assassination attempt against former President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/trump-attack-a-failure-for-secret-service-retired-agent-who-survived-reagan-assassination-attempt-says/3489204/
— Biden orders security review of RNC plans after Trump assassination attempt. The president also ordered a review of security at the rally Saturday where former President Trump was injured in an assassination attempt. – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/biden-security-review-rnc-milwaukee-plans-trump-assassination-attempt/3489143/
— Secret Service ‘confident’ in security plans for Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/secret-service-confident-in-security-plans-for-republican-national-convention-in-milwaukee/3489236/
— Here’s who is expected to speak at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/heres-who-is-expected-to-speak-at-the-republican-national-convention-in-milwaukee/3489177/
CBS2
— The 2024 Republican National Convention set to begin on heels of assassination attempt. Here’s what to know. – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/2024-republican-national-convention-what-to-know/
— Ex-classmate of Trump rally shooter describes him as “normal boy,” rejected from high school rifle team. – Madeleine May
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-rally-shooter-classmate-normal-boy-rejected-from-high-school-rifle-team/
— Trump rally shooter’s motive still unclear as Biden urges calm.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/trump-shooting-statement-joe-biden-updates/
— Secret Service to review security at Chicago DNC after Trump assassination attempt. -Dave Savini
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/secret-service-review-security-chicago-dnc-trump-assassination-attempt/
FOX32
— Chicago police heighten security for DNC after Trump rally shooting. – Nate Rodgers and Cody King
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-heighten-security-for-dnc-after-trump-rally-shooting
WTTW
— The RNC’s First Day Will Still Focus on the Economy. Here’s What to Know About Trump’s Plans. – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/15/rnc-s-first-day-will-still-focus-economy-here-s-what-know-about-trump-s-plans
— From the Uihleins to Prominent Business Owners, Who Are Illinois’ Biggest Republican Donors? – Nick Blumberg (COMMENT: What do major Republican donors think of you?)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/15/uihleins-prominent-business-owners-who-are-illinois-biggest-republican-donors
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump’s Top Donors: With a combined $10 million donation to the Make America Great Again Super PAC, billionaires Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein are the second-biggest backers of Trump’s reelection bid — though their contribution has been dwarfed by the $75 million kicked in by banking heir Timothy Mellon. The Uihleins, Lake Forest residents and owners of the shipping products company Uline, are longtime conservative political donors. Uline, which was once headquartered in Illinois, moved in 2010 to Wisconsin — also home to Schlitz Brewing, to which Richard Uihlein is an heir. The Uihleins have long been active in Illinois politics. They supported former Gov. Bruce Rauner in his successful 2014 election bid. In 2018, they backed his unsuccessful challenger in the Republican gubernatorial primary, then-state Rep. Jeanne Ives. They’ve also supported U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (R-Springfield), who drew widespread condemnation for approvingly quoting Adolf Hitler in a 2021 speech; failed Illinois gubernatorial and congressional candidate Darren Bailey; and U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Peoria). Other donations have gone to two firebrands in the U.S. House: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) and U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida). Elizabeth Uihlein also made a $3,300 gift to former Vice President Mike Pence’s presidential campaign in 2023. Since 1998, the Uihleins and their company have made donations totaling nearly $92 million to Illinois-based candidates or committees, according to state election records. The Uihleins have also been active donors to a variety of PACs during the current election cycle. Including their contribution to the Trump campaign, they’ve made more than $61 million in donations to candidates and committees across the country last year and this year, according to federal election records. They’ve been most generous to two Downers Grove-based Super PACs affiliated with the conservative activist organization Restoration of America: Restoration PAC and Fair Courts America. Restoration of America’s founder, Doug Truax, was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2014 Illinois Republican primary for U.S. Senate, losing to Jim Oberweis. In total, the Uihleins have given the two PACs nearly $20 million in 2023 and 2024. They’re also longtime backers of the Club For Growth PAC, which has raked in nearly $16 million from the Uihleins this cycle. And while they’re now Trump mega-donors, they also contributed $3 million to Never Back Down, a super PAC supporting the failed presidential campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. . .The Uihleins aren’t the only Illinoisans actively backing conservative political committees during this election cycle. Billionaire Ken Griffin — who famously railed against crime in Chicago and announced he’d move his hedge fund, Citadel, to Miami in 2022 — is still listed as an Illinois resident in some of the contributions that appear in federal election records. During the current campaign cycle, he’s pumped nearly $60 million into campaigns and committees across the country. He has given $10 million apiece to Maryland’s Future, which is supporting former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s bid for the U.S. Senate, and Keystone Renewal PAC, which is backing Republican David McCormick’s bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat from Pennsylvania. Griffin has also donated $6 million to the American Patriots PAC, a group that backs military veteran candidates that spent heavily in a successful bid to oust U.S. Rep. Bob Good (R-Virginia), who voted to unseat former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. While Griffin hasn’t been an active donor in Illinois campaigns recently, he did give $6,600 to the successful Nebraska Senate bid of Pete Ricketts, a Republican, who is part of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs. Craig Duchossois, whose billionaire family previously owned the Arlington Park horse racing track, has given more than $9 million to an array of candidates and committees this cycle. According to federal records, Duchossois gave $3 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, which backs GOP House candidates; $2 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, which supports Republican Senate candidates; and $1 million to the PAC associated with the Koch Brothers-founded group Americans for Prosperity. He also gave $13,200 to Ricketts’ campaign and an associated fund. . .Federal records show that during the current election cycle, the RNC has taken in $826,000 from Elizabeth Uihlein; $413,000 from Duchossois; and $250,000 from Gerson. . .Just 50 Illinoisans have given Trump $3,300 or more, the maximum amount under federal law per each election (primary and general). Compare that to 572 such contributions to Biden. The average contribution to Trump was $39, whereas Biden donations averaged $221. And the overall totals reflect the disparity in Illinois’ political leaning as well. Trump has taken in $3.7 million from Illinoisans, according to the most recent data available, while Biden has taken in $5.8 million.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who shot and injured Trump was able to get so close. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/14/the-secret-service-is-investigating-how-a-gunman-who-shot-and-injured-trump-was-able-to-get-so-close/
— Former fire chief who died at Trump rally used his body to shield family from gunfire. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/14/former-fire-chief-who-died-at-trump-rally-used-his-body-to-shield-family-from-gunfire-2/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Illinois GOP leaders at RNC say Trump shooting will unite the party for November. – JEREMY GORNER and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/14/rnc-trump-shooting-illinois/
— Chicago’s Jewish community is bearing the brunt of religious intolerance. – Yinam Cohen (COMMENT: Democrats run Chicago.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/15/opinion-anstisemitism-hate-crimes-chicago/
— To reduce gun violence, America must change the culture that glamorizes violence. – Tio Hardiman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/15/opinion-america-glamorizes-gun-violence/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump expected to take RNC stage Monday night. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/15/rnc-milwaukee-trump-convention-opening-night
— Illinois Republicans ready to ‘rock this’ RNC as Trump assassination attempt unites GOP. Donald Trump’s defiant response to the shooting has provided “a shot of adrenaline in our arm” for his already fervent followers, Illinois delegate Aaron Del Mar said as the GOP gets ready to kick off the Republican National Convention on Monday. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/14/illinois-republicans-trump-assassination-attempt-gop-national-convention-milwaukee
— With the attempt on his life, Trump’s convention will be ‘epic,’ says Reince Priebus. The image of a bloodied Trump pumping his fist at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania Saturday and mouthing the word “fight” will become one of the iconic photos defining these charged political times. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/14/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-donald-trump-assassination-attempt
— After Trump assassination attempt, Dems pause counter-messaging at RNC, including Pritzker appearance. Democrats had planned daily press conferences to highlight “the grave danger that Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans pose to our democracy, our rights and our livelihoods.” But with images of the shooting still fresh in the voters’ minds, they’re opting to let President Biden lead their response. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/14/trump-assassination-attempt-democrats-counter-messaging-pause-republican-national-convention-pritzker
— Mental health disorders are remarkably pervasive in the general public. Nearly 20% of the US population is estimated to have a mental illness.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/07/12/gun-access-rage-hate-fuel-killings-violence-crime-diana-fishbein-alex-rohrer-madeline-jupina
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/07/15/rallying-cry-defend-rights-transgender-people-youth-conservative-states-republicans-heather-steans
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH MCCARTY PHOTO: Former suburban police chief wounded protecting Reagan Tim McCarthy expects ‘deep dive’ into security failures. – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240714/news/former-suburban-police-chief-wounded-protecting-reagan-expects-deep-dive-into-security-failures/
— What we know about the 20-year-old suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump. – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240714/nation-and-world/what-we-know-about-the-20-year-old-suspect-in-the-apparent-assassination-attempt-of-donald-trump/
— Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Trump. – Devlin Barrett, Perry Stein
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240715/crime/judge-dismisses-classified-documents-indictment-against-trump/
CRAINS CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Airlines look to navigate political turbulence around their diversity commitments. – Judith Crown (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/airlines-dei-efforts-navigate-polarized-political-landscape
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Jim Marter of Oswego, a delegate and the Republican candidate for Illinois’ 14th Congressional District, said on matters of foreign policy, there’s a clear consensus within the party since the old guard is no longer dominant. The old guard, he said, refers to “the old Republicans where a lot of them wanted to go into this, that, and the other war.” He said that contrasts with the current Republican stance. “I think for the most part,” he said, “Republicans are at this point, let’s say, ‘hey, if it doesn’t directly affect our national security, we don’t want to be involved.’” Marter opposes U.S involvement in the Ukraine War but does support U.S. funding to Israel in its war in Gaza. This aligns with Trump’s stance. Israel has received more U.S. aid than any other country since World War II, according to Reuters. – Maria Gardner Lara
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-07-15/republican-national-convention-illinois-delegate-says-it-will-showcase-partys-isolationist-foreign-policy-view
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— ‘Died a hero’: Man killed at Trump rally used body to shield family from gunfire. – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/man-killed-at-trump-rally-was-former-fire-chief-who-died-a-hero-pa-governor-says/
NPR ILLINOIS
— After saying she wouldn’t be there, Nikki Haley will now speak at Republican convention. – Sarah McCammon
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-14/after-saying-she-wouldnt-be-there-nikki-haley-will-now-speak-at-republican-convention
— Women don’t have equal access to college in prison. – Jenny Abamu (COMMENT: What gave you access to college? For me it was my taking college preparatory classes in high school, getting an ACT score of 24, and graduating in the upper 20% of my class.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-15/women-dont-have-equal-access-to-college-in-prison-heres-why
WGLT
— How the shooting at Trump’s rally breached security at the event. – Ayesha Rascoe
https://www.wglt.org/2024-07-14/how-the-shooting-at-trumps-rally-breached-security-at-the-event
CITIES 92.9
— Different views of how Biden, Trump impact Illinois’ down-ballot races. – Greg Bishop
https://www.cities929.com/2024/07/15/different-views-of-how-biden-trump-impact-illinois-down-ballot-races/
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Hawley calls for congressional investigation into Trump assassination attempt security failures. – Jason Rosenbaum
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2024-07-14/senator-josh-hawley-missouri-congressional-investigation-trump-assassination-attempt-failures-fbi-secret-service
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP ready for Trump’s convention – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/15/illinois-gop-ready-for-trumps-convention-00168227
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-325/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— As Republican Convention Begins Democrats Come Bearing Gifts.
https://johnkassnews.com/as-republican-convention-begins-democrats-come-bearing-gifts/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
RNC
— 2024 MASTER EVENT CALENDAR
https://www.scribd.com/document/750623190/RNC-Master-Calendar#fullscreen&from_embed
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump: I’m rewriting RNC speech after near-death experience. – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/15/donald-trump-im-rewriting-rnc-speech-after-near-de/
— Secret Service at center of ‘failure’ to prevent assassination attempt. – Stephen Dinan and Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/14/secret-service-at-center-of-failure-to-prevent-ass/
— Words of vilification from Trump’s opponents echo after close attempt at assassination. – Susan Ferrechio (COMMENT: If you are a Republican, the more demographics that you share with Trump, especially his religion and national origin, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters vilify you.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/14/donald-trump-shooting-follows-ramped-vilification-/
— Trump shooter had no clear politics, wore a Demolition Ranch T-shirt, had bomb-making material. Thomas Matthew Crooks lived south of Pittsburgh, was bullied in high school. – Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/14/donald-trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-had-no-/
— Secret Service director, DEI hiring under scrutiny in wake of Trump security lapses. – Matt Delaney (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/14/secret-service-director-dei-hiring-under-scrutiny-/
— Democrat media’s ‘Hitlerization’ of Trump no match for divine providence. – Charles Hurt (COMMENT: If you are a Republican, the more demographics that you share with Trump, especially his religion and national origin, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters Hitlerize you.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/14/fearless-men-history/
— A Trump-Vance ticket is a Biden-Harris victory. Trump needs a running mate with conviction and experience that voters can trust. – Jeffrey Scott Shapiro
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/13/trump-vance-ticket-is-biden-harris-victory/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Failure to intercept Trump shooter either ‘malice or incompetence’: Betsy DeVos’s brother. – Kaelan Deese
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3082009/trump-shooter-intercept-malice-incompetence-betsy-devos-brother/
— Wisconsin Gov. Evers asking for guns to be banned near RNC convention after Trump shooting. – Conrad Hoyt
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/3082055/evers-asking-guns-banned-near-rnc-convention-trump-shooting/
— Trump assassination attempt follows a Charlottesville every weekend & January 6th on steroids. – Tiana Lowe Doescher
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3082167/trump-assassination-attempt-follows-a-charlottesville-every-weekend-january-6th-on-steroids/
— Is Trump Hitler or not? – Ian Haworth (COMMENT: If you are a Republican, the more demographics that you share with Trump, especially his religion and national origin, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters Hitlerize you.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3081484/is-trump-hitler-or-not/
— Will Democrats now stop calling Trump a threat to democracy? – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3081574/will-democrats-now-stop-calling-trump-a-threat-to-democracy/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump lands in Milwaukee for RNC on day after assassination attempt. – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/trump-lands-in-milwaukee-for-rnc-after-assassination-attempt/
— Secret Service blames local police, says it was tasked with securing properties surrounding Trump’s Pa. rally. – Alex Oliveira and Victoria Churchill
https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/secret-service-blames-local-police-says-it-was-tasked-with-securing-properties-surrounding-trumps-pa-rally/
— Disgraced ex- Illinois Gov. Blagojevich now a ‘Trump-o-crat’ with praise for his ‘his new Republican Party’ – Carl Campanile (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am disgraced. They stress the adverse actions that they, their operatives, and their dupes have taken against me. I should write about them.)
https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/disgraced-ex-illinois-gov-blagojevich-now-a-trump-o-crat-with-praise-for-his-his-new-republican-party/
— Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle facing mounting calls to resign after ‘total security breakdown’ at Trump rally. – Dana Kennedy
https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/secret-service-chief-kimberly-cheatle-facing-mounting-calls-to-resign-after-total-security-breakdown-at-trump-rally/
— Fury at Secret Service after Trump shooter opens fire from obvious perch & video shows agents fumbling to get ex-prez to safety. Ryan King and Joe Marino
https://nypost.com/2024/07/14/us-news/secret-service-under-pressure-in-wake-of-assassination-attempt-on-trump/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The Immaculate Conception of Thomas Crooks. – Editorial
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/the-immaculate-conception-of-thomas-crooks/
AMERICAN GRATNESS
— The Biden Titanic. Removing Biden is wise and needed for the country’s sake, but it will not solve the growing public anger at the left. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/07/15/the-biden-titanic/
AMERICAN THINKER
— They look just like the Keystone Kops: The DEI Secret Service in inaction. – Ned Barnett (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/07/they_look_just_like_the_keystone_kops_the_dei_secret_service_in_inaction.html
BEAUFORD COUNTY NOW
— Was the attempt on Trump’s life an isolated event or the start of something Big? – Editorial
https://www.beaufortcountynow.com/post/81077/was-the-attempt-on-trumps-life-an-isolated-event-or-the-start-of-something-big.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump’s resilience, momentum dire threat to Deep State – Jeff Willis
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/07/15/trumps-resilience-momentum-dire-threat-to-deep-state-1472367/
BLAZE
— Why are Dems FREAKING OUT over Efforts to STOP Illegals from Voting?!? (COMMENT: In your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct, how many illegals are going to vote for Biden and for the rest of the rest of the Democrats on the ballot?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFiH28k_jTQ
COLLEGE FIX
— 15 times academia demonized Trump before assassination attempt. – JENNIFER KABBANY (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/15-times-academia-demonized-trump-before-assassination-attempt/
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Did You See the New RNC Platform? Trump is a Genius. Democrats are Screwed. I Dare Democrats to Argue with Any of Our Platform. I Double Dare You. – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.creators.com/read/wayne-allyn-root
DAILY SIGNAL
— Secret Service Director Put Focus on diversity. – Jarrett Stepman (COMMENT: To meet federal diversity commitments, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/14/secret-service-director-put-focus-on-diversity/
DAILY WIRE
— Biden DEI Push In Secret Service Led To Unqualified Agents, One Of Whom Threw Tampons At Her Boss In Unhinged Rage. – Luke Rosiak (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-dei-push-in-secret-service-led-to-unqualified-agents-one-of-whom-threw-tampons-at-her-boss-in-unhinged-rage
FOX NEWS
— Without a border, immigrant crime can hit everywhere. Honest analysts admit that illegal immigrants commit more crime than citizens. – Thomas Homan (COMMENT: To illegally come into a country illegally and/or to illegally stay illegally in a country illegally is to demonstrate a) gross disrespect for the rule of law and b) gross disrespect for that country. Beyond overwhelmingly, illegals demand massive government assistance.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/without-border-immigrant-crime-can-hit-everywhere
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government in Evanston.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-suburb-expand-eligibility-guaranteed-income-program-we-all-need-help
GOPUSA
— A Platform For Trump’s GOP Heads To Milwaukee
https://www.gopusa.com/a-platform-for-trumps-gop-heads-to-milwaukee/
— What Will Happen At The Republican Convention, And What To Watch For
https://www.gopusa.com/what-will-happen-at-the-republican-convention-and-what-to-watch-for/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— GOP platform has lost its way. – Kathryn Jean Lopez
https://www.pressrepublican.com/opinion/gop-platform-has-lost-its-way/article_2f8f9bca-4194-11ef-87fd-77a74dd03b36.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pro-life people believe abortion to be the human rights issue of our lifetime, one with eternal stakes. With the Republican Party’s changes to its platform regarding abortion, it’s hard to believe the GOP is in the cause for the long haul — never mind the eternal. The platform no longer calls for an end to abortion, opting instead for the leave-it-to-the-states position. This platform and likely presidential nominee Donald Trump have abandoned any even nominal claim to the moral high ground. Lauren Onak, vice-presidential candidate for the American Solidarity Party, is a pro-life convert who recently talked with me not just about saving babies but also helping people with immigration status and housing. If you are going to have an abortion because you don’t have anywhere to live, some pro-life people want to offer help. That’s the work of civil society— sometimes making use of government resources. If abortion is about human rights, ignoring women and children who need help is unacceptable. It doesn’t have to be this way. Henry Hyde, the late congressman, said something that remains true today: “The public virtue of hospitality has been grievously violated by abortion liberty,” he said. “And so, we must do better and we must do differently,” he said. “We must reclaim the heritage of public hospitality. We must become again become again a people capable of welcoming new life, weak life, dependent life, into our midst — and cherishing it,” Hyde went on. Onak is running with presidential candidate Peter Sonski. While they are not seriously expecting to have to move to D.C. come January, they have the right idea in wanting to offer an opportunity for Americans who feel politically homeless to vote in keeping with their values. Their platform is largely based on Catholic Social Teaching, even while they aim to be ecumenical. The Republican Party of 2024 does not reflect this thinking. Catholic convert Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance has declared his support for abortion pills, which cruelly leave women and girls alone to see the demise of the remains of their unborn children. I listened to him speak about the vulnerability of teen girls to the pro-abortion message at an Ohio March for Life in October 2023. But that was then. Republicans now believe they have no responsibility beyond their home states. And maybe not even entirely there — Vance, in a “Meet the Press” interview, cited an erroneous interpretation of a recent Supreme Court decision. He and Trump have both said it approved of abortion pills, when it was a mere ruling on standing that did no such thing. Hyde’s above quotes came before Roe v. Wade was overturned, but his words are relevant to Republicans who might want to seriously consider their abortion positions on something based on more than what Donald Trump wants and the prospects of the next election. The American Solidarity Party is a winning ticket this year, only inasmuch as it captures something of the pro-life vision — loving and welcome — that is all too often lost today. At least someone is giving it a try.)
POST MILLENNIAL
— Biden Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle vowed to make DEI a priority of agency. – Katie Daviscourt (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
“I’m very conscious as I sit in this chair now of making sure that we need to attract diverse candidates,” said Cheatle.
https://time.com/6998539/trump-shooting-republicans-blame-dei-secret-service-women/
TOWNHALL
— Enough Illegal Aliens Are Registered to Vote to Swing the Election In Biden’s Favor. – Sarah Arnold|
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/07/14/investigation-discovers-enough-illegal-aliens-registered-to-vote-to-swing-the-election-in-bidens-favor-n2641588
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Biden’s Secret Service Director’s Profile Says It All – Diversity – Joe Saunders (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/screen-shot-bidens-secret-service-directors-profile-says-diversity/
— Bongino Breaks Down Woke Secret Service Failures Point by Point, And It’s Absolutely Chilling. – Lorri Wickenhauser
https://www.westernjournal.com/bongino-breaks-woke-secret-service-failures-point-point-absolutely-chilling/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/gop-lawmaker-calls-secret-service-director-a-dei-person-after-trump-shooting/ar-BB1pY6BH
NEW YORK TIMES
— The New York Times unabashedly promotes hatred against Trump and then hypocritically says “The Attack on Donald Trump Is Antithetical to America.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/opinion/donald-trump-rally-shooting.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump remade the GOP in his image — and its platform in his words. – Derek Hawkins, Clara Ence Morse, Adrián Blanco and Aadit Tambe (COMMENT: Of course, my critics/opponents will stress those planks that Trump a) deleted, b) diminished, or c) failed to strengthen.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2024/republican-platform-changes-trump/
— What to know about the head of Secret Service as agency faces scrutiny. The 27th director of the U.S. Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, was sworn into office in 2022 and now faces questions about how the agency handled Trump’s rally. – Maria Sacchetti
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07/14/secret-service-director-kimberly-cheatle/
USA TODAY
— Republicans’ focus on Biden’s age is a trap. Talk about his policy failures instead. The focus on age could easily come back to bite Republicans, hard. Where will voters go if Democrats end up nominating someone other than Joe Biden? – John Tillman
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/07/15/biden-age-inflation-border-policy-trump-republican-convention/74371168007/
— Joe Biden has everyone worried. Let’s talk about aging, for real. – Charles Trepany
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/07/10/joe-biden-trump-debate-aging/74348049007/
— New Republican platform makes one thing clear: We’ve dropped the anti-abortion effort. Republicans have made it clear they will follow Trump anywhere, even if it’s to ignore the anti-abortion movement. – Dace Potas
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/07/11/rnc-gop-platform-abortion-republicans-pro-life/74347683007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump’s near assassination presents the biggest crisis for the Secret Service in decades. At the heart of what will be a torrent of investigations: How was a 20-year-old lone shooter able to take up an exposed firing position on an open rooftop not much more than a football field away from the former president? – C. Ryan Barber,, James Fanelli, Jan Wolfe
https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-rally-shooting-is-the-secret-services-nightmare-1b35a7d6
— America Was an Inch From Catastrophe, and I Was There. I served in the Gulf War and know the sound of gunfire. I didn’t expect it at a rally in Pennsylvania. – David McCormick
https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-was-an-inch-from-catastrophe-and-i-was-there-butler-trump-rally-9e47b971
— The Question Aging Bosses Should Ask Themselves. Leadership and aging were urgent issues for American companies even before President Biden’s halting debate performance. – Callum Borchers (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/the-age-question-looms-over-americas-bosses-31c1706b
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/retirement-social-security-benefits-illegal-immigrants-c5a04d74
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/07/14/how-to-talk-about-dei-work-in-a-polarizing-political-climate/
BLOOMBERG
— Secret Service Trump Rally Response Spurs Bipartisan Queries. – Ellen M Gilmer and Michaela Ross
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-14/secret-service-trump-rally-response-spurs-bipartisan-queries
DAILY DOT
— MAGA fumes over women on Trump’s Secret Service detail, say DEI to blame for assassination attempt. The Secret Service director has tried to ramp up female recruitment. – Katherine Huggins (COMMENT: To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.)
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/donald-trump-secret-service-women/
TIME & DAILY KOS
— To meet Affirmative Action and DEI requirements, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me.
https://time.com/6998539/trump-shooting-republicans-blame-dei-secret-service-women/
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/7/14/2254146/-Republicans-are-wasting-no-time-in-blaming-Democrats-and-Biden
July 12, 2024 SPECIAL EDITION – SALVI ELECTED
SPECIAL EDITION – SALVI ELECTED
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Kathy Salvi Elected Chair of the Illinois Republican Party
https://illinois.gop/kathy-salvi-elected-chair-of-the-illinois-republican-party/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Today, The State Central Committee of the Illinois Republican Party elected Kathy Salvi as the next Chair by acclimation, with a start date of July 19th in accordance with outgoing Chairman Don Tracy’s resignation. Chairman Tracy released the following statement following the election of the new Chair: “Congratulations to Kathy Salvi for taking on this challenging yet important position to build a brighter future for Illinois. Republicans in this state are united behind President Trump and understand that the Biden/Pritzker agenda is wrong for our families. We will show in Milwaukee this week that we are unified in purpose – to make this state and this country great once again with a message of hope and prosperity for the future.”)
— Illinois Republican Chairwoman-Elect Kathy Salvi Statement
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Following today’s vote by acclamation to elect Kathy Salvi as the next Chair of the Illinois Republican Party, the Chairwoman-Elect released the following statement: “It is an honor to be recognized by my fellow Illinois Republicans as the next Chair of the Illinois Republican Party. As we prepare to nominate the next President of the United States, Illinois stands as a testament to what Democrat governance can do: out of control cost of living, rampant crime, and rife with corruption. Illinois Republicans will stand and fight for our conservative ideals and set this state, and nation, back on the right track. Thank you Chairman Tracy for your commitment to this State and our Party.”)
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— National Committeeman Richard Porter looks ahead to GOP convention as party names new state chair. – PETER HANCOCK
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/national-committeeman-richard-porter-looks-ahead-to-gop-convention-as-party-names-new-state-chair
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans will gather in Milwaukee next week for what promises to be a historic national convention. Former President Donald Trump will be nominated for the third consecutive time as the party’s presidential nominee, the first major party candidate to win nomination that many times since Franklin Roosevelt. And if he’s successful in the fall campaign, he’ll be the first American president since Grover Cleveland to serve two nonconsecutive terms. But amid the speeches, the cheerleading, the flag-waving and balloons, the Illinois Republican Party hopes for an opportunity to send its own message to the nation. “We want people to see a party that’s on the swing up,” Richard Porter, the state party’s national committeeman, told Capitol News Illinois during a podcast interview this week. “We’ve been in a long dry spell.” This year will mark Porter’s third convention as national committeeman, a senior post within the state party and a post he has held since 2014 (2010?). He and National Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte serve as the state party’s representatives to the Republican National Committee, as well as the RNC’s liaisons with state and local GOP organizations. It can be a difficult job in a reliably Democratic state like Illinois, where no Republican presidential candidate has won since George H.W. Bush in 1988. Democrats currently hold all statewide elected offices, both U.S. Senate seats, 13 of the state’s 17 seats in the U.S. House, and supermajorities in both chambers of the General Assembly. This year in particular, though, Porter said Illinois Republicans need to make a positive impression because just a few weeks after the GOP convention in Milwaukee, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker will play host to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. “And so we’d like to show what the future of Illinois can be,” Porter said. “A future of freedom and renewal, where Illinois becomes a place where you want to raise a family again, build a business. Because right now people are leaving. And there’s no reason why that should be. Illinois is the heart of the country and has all sorts of natural advantages. It’s just not been governed well.” This year’s convention, however, comes at a challenging time for the state party. On June 21, less than a month before the start of the convention, state party chairman Don Tracy announced his plans to resign from that job by the end of the convention due to “intra party power struggles, and local intra party animosities.” “In better days, Illinois Republicans came together after tough intra party elections,” Tracy said in his announcement. “Now however, we have Republicans who would rather fight other Republicans than engage in the harder work of defeating incumbent Democrats by convincing swing voters to vote Republican.” During a closed-door meeting Friday, party officials met and elected Kathy Salvi, of Mundelein, as the new chair beginning July 19, the day after the RNC concludes. Salvi, who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate against Democrat Tammy Duckworth in 2022, was chosen over two other candidates for the job: state Rep. John Cabello, of Machesney Park; and Aaron Del Mar, of Palatine, a party activist who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor in 2022. Tracy struck a different tone in a Friday statement, congratulating Salvi and saying the party is “united behind President Trump.” “We will show in Milwaukee this week that we are unified in purpose – to make this state and this country great once again with a message of hope and prosperity for the future,” he said in the statement. At the national level, meanwhile, Republicans also face a unique challenge with their nominee, who will be the first convicted felon to win a major party’s presidential nomination. Trump was found guilty in May on 34 felony charges for paying hush money to cover up a prior affair with the adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Trump has also been indicted on other felony charges stemming from his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and the mishandling of classified documents. Much like Trump himself has done, however, Porter brushed aside those issues as politically motivated. “I think they’re all seen as being part of a broader plan, which is to try to use the legal system to squelch political competition,” he said. “They recognize that Donald Trump has an enormous appeal, particularly with constituencies the Democrats used to (attract) such as labor, such as the Hispanic community, such as the Black community.” Listen to the full interview with Richard Porter on Capitol Cast wherever you get your podcasts. ( https://soundcloud.com/user-592090129-621623053/richard-porter-on-the-rnc-capitol-cast-july-12-2024 ).)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Time for a reset? Illinois Republicans enter GOP convention with a new leader — and old divisions. The convention will mark a coming-out party for Kathy Salvi, who faces the challenge of rebuilding a party incrementally decimated by failed statewide campaigns, division within its ranks — and Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s vast fortune bolstering Democratic supermajorities. – Tina Sfondeles and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/12/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-illinois-gop-reset-kathy-salvi
DAILY HERALD
— Republican Party names Kathy Salvi state chair; National Committeeman Richard Porter looks ahead to GOP convention.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240712/news/republican-party-names-kathy-salvi-state-chair-national-committeeman-richard-porter-looks-ahead-to/
JOURNAL & TOPICS
— After Contentious State Party Convention, Illinois GOP Names Kathy Salvi As New Chair. Palatine Republican Committeeman Aaron Des Mar, 1 Of 3 Chair Finalists, Says Salvi Will ‘Help Heal Party’ – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/after-contentious-state-party-convention-illinois-gop-names-kathy-salvi-as-new-chair/
ABC7
— Kathy Salvi elected new Illinois Republican chair after Don Tracy’s resignation
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-republican-party-elects-kathy-salvi-new-chair/15054462/
WGN9
— Illinois Republican Party elects Kathy Salvi as new chair. – Lourdes Duarte, Alonzo Small
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/illinois-republican-party-elects-kathy-salvi-as-new-chair/
FOX32
— Illinois GOP selects Kathy Salvi as new state chairwoman. – Paris Schutz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-gop-kathy-salvi-chairwoman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8W2jA_TQ-I
WTTW
— Illinois Republicans Select Kathy Salvi as New State Party Chair – Erica Demarest
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/12/illinois-republicans-select-kathy-salvi-new-state-party-chair
LAKE FOREST PATCH
— Former Candidate For Senate, Congress Picked As New Chair Of Illinois Republican Party. Following Don Tracy’s resignation, Illinois GOP officials selected a new leader ahead of next week’s Republican National Convention. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/lakeforest/new-illinois-republican-party-chair-be-picked-three-finalists
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-118/
(FROM THE DEMOCRAT PARTY OF ILLINOIS: “We are not surprised to see the ILGOP pick a far-right extremist to sit at the head of their party. However, we are surprised that they chose someone whose draconian views on abortion will almost certainly drag down their entire Republican ticket. The ILGOP is littered with anti-abortion extremists, but it is now chaired by someone who once opposed abortions for victims of rape, saying, ‘abortion only adds insult to injury.’ The election of Kathy Salvi is not just a threat to the ILGOP’s ill-fated ticket, but to women all across our state. Kathy Salvi’s extreme stances on healthcare, immigration, and women’s rights are fundamentally at odds with the values of Illinois working families. Salvi will fit right in with the modern-day ILGOP as she is no stranger to losing elections. We defeated Kathy Salvi and MAGA extremism across Illinois in 2022, and we are more determined than ever to combat the ILGOP’s far-right agenda at the ballot box this November. While the ILGOP is in turmoil, we are focused on electing leaders who will enhance access to affordable healthcare, defend reproductive rights, and promote inclusive policies that benefit all Illinoisans.” MILLER: Kathy Salvi, who was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for U.S. Senate against Sen. Tammy Duckworth in 2022, has consistently aligned herself with far-right ideologies that Illinois voters have repeatedly rejected. Her failed Senate run underscores the state’s rejection of her regressive policies. Now, as the new ILGOP Chair, Salvi’s leadership threatens to drag the party even further into the depths of extremism, away from the values that define our diverse and inclusive state.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Here’s how Milwaukee — a heavily Democratic city — is feeling about welcoming thousands of Republicans for the party’s convention. – ROBERT CHIARITO and MITCH SMITH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/12/milwaukee-democrats-republican-national-convention/
— Pro-Palestine DNC protesters win route within ‘sight and sound’ of convention, but still want tweaks. – JASON MEISNER and JAKE SHERIDAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/12/pro-palestine-dnc-protesters-win-route-within-sight-and-sound-of-convention-but-still-want-tweaks/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/12/illinois-touts-diversity-in-pot-industry-but-new-owners-say-they-need-financial-help/
ABC7
— Trump taps celebrities to speak at RNC, including Savannah Chrisley and Dana White
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-taps-celebrities-speak-rnc-including-savannah-chrisley/15054149/
NBC5
— Republicans use Democratic squabbles to their advantage ahead of RNC in Milwaukee. The RNC is in Wisconsin, a battleground state that political insiders see as key to winning the White House. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/republicans-use-democratic-squabbles-to-their-advantage-ahead-of-rnc-in-milwaukee/3487987/
WBEZ
— Democrats crow about their success in manipulating/dominating young people.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2024/07/12/young-biden-delegates-in-illinois-make-the-case-for-him-to-stay-in-the-race
SOUTHERN
— Biden’s post-debate struggles could drag down Democrats in tough races. – ABC
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/12/bidens-post-debate-struggles-could-drag-down-democrats-in-tough-races-heres-how-theyre-responding/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Polling since debate shows Trump gaining an edge over Biden. – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/polling-since-debate-shows-former-president-donald-trump-gaining-an-edge-over-president-joe-biden-2024-election-politics
ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.30208.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Balich on drug bust of foreign nationals: ‘Illegals are not better than citizens and do not belong here’
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/661778187-balich-on-drug-bust-of-foreign-nationals-illegals-are-not-better-than-citizens-and-do-not-belong-here
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO SCHOOL SPENDING NEARLY DOUBLES AS SCORES DROP – Kurtis Karg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicagos-education-formula-is-to-spend-more-see-students-do-worse/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Doctor at center of president’s health troubles so close to Biden clan that his objectivity doubted. – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/12/doctor-at-center-of-presidents-health-troubles-so-/
— How the IRS let Trump’s tax returns be stolen. – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: In 1977, when I had been an IRS employee for 6 years, Money Magazine selected me to be the subject of one of its “One Person’s Finances” articles because it intended to and did paint my education deductions as being improper.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/12/how-irs-let-donald-trumps-tax-returns-be-stolen/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pro-Palestinian protests set to embroil Chicago Democratic National Convention. – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3080175/pro-palestinian-protests-set-embroil-chicago-dnc/
NEW YORK POST
— With terrorists streaming in via Biden’s open borders, it’s time to repeal NY’s sanctuary-city laws. – Robert Holden
https://nypost.com/2024/07/12/opinion/with-terrorists-streaming-in-via-bidens-open-borders-its-time-to-repeal-nys-sanctuary-city-laws/
BREITBART
— The Dismantle DEI Act would eliminate such practices in the government and terminate DEI offices “throughout every single agency” in the federal government, Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX) said during a Wednesday appearance on Breitbart News Daily. – HANNAH KNUDSEN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/12/exclusive-rep-michael-cloud-dismantle-dei-act-would-target-federal-government/
DAILY CALLER
— Biden’s Official Photos Are Full Of ‘Broad Scale Doctoring,’ Yet White House Complains About ‘Cheapfakes’ – LEENA NASIR
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/12/joe-biden-white-house-photos-broad-scale-doctoring-cheapfakes/
FOX NEWS RADIO
— NYC Shelters House 65k Illegals
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/07/12/nyc-shelters-house-65k-illegals/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lenwoodvlongsr/2024/07/12/60-years-of-progress-the-civil-rights-act-and-the-unfinished-journey/
POLITICO
— House Dem tells Biden directly: Time for someone else to lead. It happened during a virtual meeting between the president and the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the host ended it shortly after, according to a person familiar with the matter. – NICHOLAS WU and SARAH FERRIS
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/12/congress/hispanic-caucus-to-meet-with-biden-00167820