FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Northwestern students set up pro-Palestinian encampment as university changes protest policy. – ALYSA GUFFEY, NELL SALZMAN, STACY ST. CLAIR, CAROLINE KUBZANSKY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/northwestern-students-set-up-pro-palestinian-encampment-as-university-changes-protest-policy/
— Wilmette enacts busing ordinance despite concerns from migrant volunteers – ALEX HULVALCHICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/wilmette-enacts-busing-ordinance-despite-concerns-from-migrant-volunteers/
— Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testifies he suppressed a story about alleged Rahm Emanuel affair
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/enquirer-publisher-emanuel-affair-allegation/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/opinion-single-mothers-children-multigenerational-households-grandparents/
— CTU’s Sustainable Community Schools model is a Trojan horse – Paul Vallas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/26/opinion-ctu-contract-demands-sustainable-community-schools-model/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Anti-Republicans promote ranked choice voting.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/25/naperville-ranked-choice-voting-election-referendum/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Republicans grapple with mail voting amid mixed signals from Trump. ‘We have to adapt’ A greater share of Chicago area Republicans cast their ballots by mail in March compared to the 2022 primary, but they were still vastly outpaced by Democrats in utilizing a voting system that has become increasingly popular. – Mitchell Armentrout (COMMENT: I contacted 14 registered Republican voters in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton who had requested mail-in ballots, but the election commission had no record of their receipt as the March 19, 2024 election approached.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/democracy/2024/04/26/vote-by-mail-republicans-illinois-donald-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While rallying his political troops last summer in Springfield heading into the primary campaign season, Illinois Republican Party chairman Don Tracy highlighted some of his top priorities to help the party regain a foothold in the Democratic-dominated state. “We’ve got to embrace early voting and voting by mail,” Tracy said at the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee & County Chairmen’s Association breakfast in August. “Democrats have won too many close elections on the strength of their vote-by-mail programs.” Tracy said such vote-banking “needs to be the focus of every campaign in every county and township throughout the state” — no small order for a party led by former President Donald Trump, who has routinely sown mistrust for mail-in voting since he lost his 2020 reelection bid. . .The state GOP chairman has downplayed the possibility of Trump’s unfounded fraud claims discouraging Illinois voters from signing up for mail ballots, noting that Trump has embraced it as he tries to retake the Oval Office from President Joe Biden. “ABSENTEE VOTING, EARLY VOTING, AND ELECTION DAY VOTING ARE ALL GOOD OPTIONS,” Trump wrote in a social media post last week. “REPUBLICANS MUST MAKE A PLAN, REGISTER, AND VOTE!” On the biggest stages, though, Trump has regularly fallen back on the myths of rampant voter fraud that he’s claimed denied him a second term. “Mail-in voting has to be totally corrupt. Get that through your head,” Trump said at a Michigan rally in February. “I mean, it has to be.” The FBI and other authorities have confirmed there was no widespread mail voter fraud or any other interference in the 2020 election. While Tracy and other establishment Illinois Republicans have kept Trump’s lies about election fraud at arm’s length, they have suggested Democrats who hold all statewide offices and supermajorities in the General Assembly aren’t committed to preventing ballot-box shenanigans. “We want to make it easy to vote but hard to cheat. Democrats want it to be easy no matter what. They loosen voter integrity rules every chance they get,” Tracy said, pointing to Democratic rejection of voter ID requirements. Republican leaders have also argued state laws that have expanded mail voting eligibility since 2020 “remove important election safeguards” — but they agree their opponents across the aisle have left them in the dust when it comes to voter registration and mail ballot sign-up efforts. “Look at the model of what Democrats have done over the years,” said former Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, a Republican from Western Springs who stepped down last year. “They have been incredibly successful at registering and mobilizing voters. “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen Republicans up 3 to 4 points on Election Day, and everyone is thrilled until — ‘whoa, whoa, there are still mail ballots out.’ Then there’s a flip, and we continue to be on the losing side,” said Durkin, a vocal opponent of Trump. “It took Republicans a while to see this is where elections are won and lost,” he said. “It’s here to stay. It’s in every state, whether you like it or not, and you have to deal with it.”)
— Northwestern students set up protest encampment, call out university censorship of pro-Palestinian speech. Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy. – Isabel Funk
https://chicago.suntimes.com/israel-hamas-war/2024/04/25/northwestern-students-set-up-palestine-solidarity-camp-on-campus
— The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2024/04/25/pritzker-action-plan-combat-homelessness-unhoused-racial-disparity
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/04/25/hate-crimes-acts-antisemitism-racism-rising-what-chicago-is-doing-311-debra-silverstein
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/04/25/asylum-seekers-venezuela-wedding-chicago-migrants-immigration-city-hall-news
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrats promote cashless-bail.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240425/news/hows-cashless-bail-going-heres-what-the-data-says/
— DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek appears to be pitching her defiance of county policy requiring a bidding process for major business contracts on the technicality that a state attorney general’s opinion gives her unfettered autonomy in how she runs her office. And she’s willing to go to court, she says, “to carry out my office’s duties.” She misses some key points. – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240426/editorials/the-basic-tenets-of-public-administration/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Students on Northwestern’s campus set up encampment – Brandon Dupré
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/northwestern-university-students-set-anti-gaza-war-encampment-campus
ABC7
— Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his signature. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/tennessee-law-lawmakers-ok-bill-criminalizing-adults-who-help-minors-receive-gender-affirming-care/14735418/
— 93 arrested at USC following pro-Palestinian protest
https://abc7chicago.com/usc-protest-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-police-clash-during-rally-at-alumni-park-university-of-southern-california-campus/14728289/
NBC5
— Effort to recall Mayor Johnson picks up police union endorsement. FOP upset by what it calls violations of its recently signed contract. – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/effort-to-recall-mayor-johnson-picks-up-police-union-endorsement/3421005/
— Protesters set up tent encampment on Northwestern University campus. The protests mirror several demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war happening at college campuses in the U.S.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protesters-set-up-tent-encampment-on-northwestern-university-campus/3420482/
— With pro-Palestine encampment set up at Northwestern, some Jewish students worry about safety – Sara Machi
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestine-encampment-northwestern-jewish-students/
CBS2
— With pro-Palestine encampment set up at Northwestern, some Jewish students worry about safety – Sara Machi
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestine-encampment-northwestern-jewish-students/
— Northwestern University students set up pro-Palestine tent encampment on campus – Todd Feurer, Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/northwestern-university-palestinian-protests-tent-encampment-israel/
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at Blacks and at women that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/call-to-action-conversation-justice-black-women/
— The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gov-jb-pritzker-seeking-an-extra-50-million-next-year-to-fight-homelessness-in-illinois/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/gov-jb-pritzker-proposes-50-million-more-next-year-to-fight-homelessness-in-illinois/
— Wilmette village board approves ordinance on timeframe for buses carrying migrants – Jeramie Bizzle
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/wilmette-village-board-approves-ordinance-for-migrant-drop-offs/
WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/pritzker-uic-discuss-report-focused-on-black-homelessness-in-illinois/
FOX32
— Northwestern students set up encampment on Evanston campus in support of Palestine – Joanie Lum and Will Hager
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northwestern-palestine-israel-campus-protest
WBEZ
— Northwestern students set up protest encampment, call out university censorship of pro-Palestinian speech. Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy. – Isabel Funk
https://www.wbez.org/stories/northwestern-students-set-up-palestine-protest-camp-on-campus/214265c1-c53a-4a4f-b89e-705962fcb256
STATELINE
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run everything and b) blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/the-university-of-illinois-reports-black-residents-are-8-times-more-likely-to-be-homeless/
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Pro-Palestine encampment continues into morning despite warnings from NU administration
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/04/25/campus/live-pro-palestinian-student-activists-set-up-encampment-on-deering-meadow/
— Northwestern Hillel released a statement Thursday on the ongoing encampment set up by pro-Palestinian student activists on Deering Meadow and a Wednesday evening vote by the Associated Student Government Senate to sign onto a People’s Resolution calling for NU divestment from Israeli institutions. – Shannon Tyler
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/04/25/campus/nu-hillel-releases-statement-on-nu-liberated-zone/
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run everything and b) blame Republicans for all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2024/04/25/city/ywca-evanston-north-shore-talks-solidarity-white-supremacy-at-annual-unite-against-racism-campaign/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— 17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion – AP (COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who BOTH promoted abortion AND demonized, denigrated, and condemned me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-17-states-challenge-federal-rules-entitling-workers-to-accommodations-for-abortion/
WRKR
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot. Pot is poison.
https://wrkr.com/illinois-worst-state-to-get-stoned/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-277/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-78/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
IBENDAHL ON POLITICS
— See Who Supports and Who Opposes Restoring Direct Elections
https://ibendahlonpolitics.com/2024/04/25/who-supports-and-opposes-restoring-direct-elections/
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives on DEI funding for universities: ‘The funding program these elitists conceived is so obviously racist that only someone in the bubble of higher ed would propose it’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/657998560-ives-on-dei-funding-for-universities-the-funding-program-these-elitists-conceived-is-so-obviously-racist-that-only-someone-in-the-bubble-of-higher-ed-would-propose-it
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Students, Faculty Set up Pro-Gaza Camp at Northwestern University, Accuse Israel of War Crimes, Just Miles from Illinois Holocaust Museum
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/students-faculty-set-up-pro-gaza-camp-at-northwestern-university-accuse-israel-of-war-crimes-just-miles-from-illinois-holocaust-museum.html
— Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, TPUSA COO Tyler Bowyer Among 18 Indicted by AZ Grand Jury for Election Interference, Trump Listed as “Unindicted Co-Conspirator”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/breaking-rudy-giuliani-mark-meadows-tpusa-coo-tyler-bowyer-among-18-indicted-by-az-grand-jury-for-election-interference-trump-listed-as-unindicted-co-conspirator.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Activists use Black Americans to push through radical DEI agenda. The ultimate blackface. – John K. Amanchukwu Sr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/25/activists-use-black-americans-to-push-through-radi/
— GOP tightens rules on pork-barrel spending after LGBT blowup – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/25/gop-tightens-rules-on-pork-barrel-spending-after-l/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Marxist takeover of higher education reaches a fever pitch – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/2979708/the-marxist-takeover-of-higher-education-reaches-a-fever-pitch/
— California’s new affirmative action plan – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2974536/californias-new-affirmative-action-plan/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The more of the following that you are and the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that Democrats and RINOs will force you to pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. I am all of the aforesaid. In my defense, while my ancestors have been in America since 1844, they have always lived in northeast Illinois. Further, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did. Further, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.
https://freebeacon.com/california/as-california-voters-sour-on-cash-reparations-state-dems-push-subsidized-property-taxes-and-expedited-business-licenses-instead/
NEW YORK POST
— Don’t buy the left’s gaslighting — ‘outside agitators’ aren’t behind campus antisemitism. – Andy Ngo (COMMEMT: I should write about antisemitism in GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://nypost.com/2024/04/25/opinion/dont-buy-the-lefts-gaslighting-outside-agitators-arent-behind-campus-antisemitism/
AMERICAN THINKER
— We Won’t Live By Your Wokeness – Patty Knap
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/04/we_won_t_live_by_your_wokeness.html
BLAZE
— Durbin pushes voting rights for illegal aliens without public consent – CATHERINE ENGELBRECHT
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/durbin-pushes-voting-rights-for-illegal-aliens-without-public-consent
BREITBART
— Biden’s deputies are using science agencies to promote transgenderism, including among K-12 children. – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/04/25/transgender-rachel-levine-attacks-heterosexuality-homosexuality/
DAILY WIRE
— Andrew Klavan Urges Americans To Push Back On Transgenderism Because It’s Teaching People To ‘Live A Lie’ – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/andrew-klavan-urges-americans-to-push-back-on-transgenderism-because-its-teaching-people-to-live-a-lie
CATHOLIC VOTE
— DEI schemes do not lead to increased productivity. DEI schemes promote hatred against employees who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://catholicvote.org/dei-schemes-not-leading-to-improved-performance/
FOX NEWS
— Our campuses are occupied and our streets are being overrun with ‘wild-eyed Jew haters’ Democrats are trying to manage a ‘horde of child monsters’ – Greg Gutfeld
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/greg-gutfeld-campuses-occupied-streets-being-overrun-wild-eyed-jew-haters
— The progressive little chickens have come home to roost. Fox News host Greg Gutfeld gives his take on anti-Israel protests on college campuses and the White supremacy ‘threat’ the left allegedly has been pushing on ‘Gutfeld!’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6351775578112
— Democrats have created a ‘horde of child monsters’ – Greg Gutfeld
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRaW6GLOgTc
— Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe illegal immigration is real crisis, not a media narrative. 32% of respondents believe Biden administration ‘most responsible’ for border crisis. – Hanna Panreck
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nearly-two-thirds-americans-believe-illegal-immigration-real-crisis-not-media-narrative-poll
— The more of the following that you are and the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that Democrats and RINOs will force you to pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. I am all of the aforesaid. In my defense, while my ancestors have been in America since 1844, they have always lived in northeast Illinois. Further, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did. Further, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tennessee-house-tables-bill-banned-consideration-reparations
HOT AIR
— Sanctuary Cities Keep Releasing Sex Offenders to Avoid ICE Detainers – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/04/25/sanctuary-cities-keep-releasing-sex-offenders-to-avoid-ice-detainers-n3787157
MRC TV
— Nearly Half of Latinos Support Mass Deportations of Illegal Aliens – More than Blacks – CRAIG BANNISTER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/nearly-half-latinos-support-mass-deportations-illegal-aliens-more-blacks
— Illegal Aliens Sent to Martha’s Vineyard Get Special ‘Crime Victim’ Visas – BRITTANY M. HUGHES
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/illegal-aliens-sent-marthas-vineyard-get-special-crime-victim-visas
NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Majority Are for Mass Deportations – MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-majority-are-for-mass-deportations/
NEWSMAX
— Democrats from the Senate and House are urging the Drug Enforcement Administration to remove marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, saying it’s “time to act.” – Fran Beyer (COMMENT: If I had been a pot user, I would not have been able to earn three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/marijuana-schedule-three-drugs/2024/04/25/id/1162459/
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Poll: Over Half Of Americans Support Large Deportations Of Illegal Migrants – James Meyers
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/poll-over-half-of-americans-support-large-deportations-of-illegal-migrants/
— Biden To Bring In Gaza ‘Refugees’ – Mark Lamb
https://www.oann.com/video/real-america-video/biden-to-bring-in-gaza-refugees/
REAL CLEAR DEFENSE
— Meritocracy and the Great Power Competition – Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, my being able to do the following was not because of meritocracy, but because I benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics: a) earn three master’s degrees, b) earn six professional certifications, and c) earn a professional license. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents have/had lots of money.)
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2024/04/25/meritocracy_and_the_great_power_competition_1027368.html
TOWNHALL
— Sanctuary Cities Defund the Police to Pay for Illegal Immigration – William Davis
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2024/04/26/sanctuary-cities-defund-the-police-to-pay-for-illegal-immigration-n2638234
— US, 17 Other Nations Issue Joint Statement Calling on Hamas to Release Hostages – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/04/25/white-house-joint-statement-on-release-of-hostages-n2638277
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— United Methodist Church grapples with deep divides over LGBTQ issues – Maura Barrett and Parnia Mazhar and Deon J. Hampton (COMMENT:I should write about my religious critics/opponents. They stress that unlike them, I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. They stress that unlike them, I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to a church.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/united-methodist-church-grapples-deep-001437777.html
THE HILL
— Monica Lewinsky joins in on Taylor Swift viral ‘asylum’ meme with White House image – MIRANDA NAZZARO
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4620717-monica-lewinsky-joins-in-on-taylor-swift-viral-asylum-meme-with-white-house-image/
— Immigration advocates see work permits as Biden’s best option – RAFAEL BERNAL (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers will use work permits to replace their employees who vote for Republicans with illegals who vote for Democrats and RINOs.)
https://thehill.com/latino/4618409-immigration-advocates-asylum-work-permits-bidens-border/
NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S.C. Cancels Its Main Graduation Ceremony, Citing Security Concerns. There have been student protests and arrests, as well as controversy over the school’s decision to cancel the speech of its valedictorian. – Stephanie Saul
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/us/usc-cancels-graduation-campus-protests.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Colleges change graduation plans as protests spread to more campuses. – Kim Bellware, Jonathan Edwards and Daniel Wu
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04/24/commencement-graduation-protests/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/21/trump-promises-oil-drilling-deportations-at-odds/73404663007/
NBC MOBILE
— Hundreds of migrants on trains arrive at El Paso-Juarez border – Julian Resendiz
https://www.wkrg.com/news/hundreds-of-migrants-arrive-on-trains-at-el-paso-juarez-border/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Retire at 65? It’s More Like 62. People are overly optimistic about how much they can work later in life. – Anne Tergesen (COMMENT: I should write a book about being forced to retire early. My Civil Service Retirement System pension and retirement savings are dramatically less because I was forced to retire early.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/retire-at-65-its-more-like-62-d5f943c4
VANGUARD
— Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers will hire, retain, and promote only Democrats and RINOs who are minority, female, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/04/equity-in-business-how-to-ensure-equitable-wealth-distribution/amp/
ATLANTIC
— The Myth of Working Your Way Through College – Svati Kirsten Narula (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents whose parents are/were wealthy. I would focus on those who ignore/dismiss/belittle the fact a) that I worked my way through college, b) that I earned three master’s degrees, c) that I earned six professional certifications, and d) that I earned a professional license.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/the-myth-of-working-your-way-through-college/359735/
MEDIUM
— Unfair Advantages in Life – Sean Kernan (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I have had the following unfair advantages in life: a) my ancestors have been in America since 1844, b) I was born a healthy White male, c) I was first born, d) my mother stayed home and raised me, e) my parents sent me to parochial grade schools, f) I avoided the Vietnam War draft, g) I got married when I was 29 years old, and h) my wife and I did not have children.. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, I have not been able to run since grade school because of a hereditary bone disease, my vision has never been correctable to 20/20, I have partial red/green color blindness, I had to work my way through college, and my father died suddenly when I was 21.)
https://medium.com/mind-cafe/4-unfair-advantages-in-life-that-people-take-for-granted-b214de3c0d3a
CHRISTION SCIENCE MONITOR
— The more of the following that you are and the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that Democrats and RINOs will force you to pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. I am all of the aforesaid. In my defense, while my ancestors have been in America since 1844, they have always lived in northeast Illinois. Further, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did. Further, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.
https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2024/0425/stolen-wealth-of-slavery-David-Montero-reparations