October 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 4,554 new coronavirus cases, with 38 deaths, again breaking 1-day record – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-again-breaks-1-day-case-record-with-4554-/7079613/
— Chicago ranked ‘rattiest city’ by Orkin pest control for 6th straight year
https://abc7chicago.com/pets-animals/were-no-1-chicago-ranked-most-rat-infested-city-6th-year-in-a-row/7076439/

NBC5
— Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin Each Broke Coronavirus Case Records Friday It marks the second day in a row each of the three states have set records in the category as the virus continues to grip the Midwest. – Katy Smyser
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-indiana-and-wisconsin-each-broke-coronavirus-case-records-friday/2355142/
— Virus Surges in Key Battleground States as Election Nears Some residents who have always voted in person on Election Day are reconsidering a lifetime tradition – Scott Bauer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/virus-surges-in-key-battleground-states-as-election-nears/2355072/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Officials report new highest one-day COVID-19 case total — 4,554 — and 38 additional deaths as statewide positivity rate rises above 5%
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201016-5awmiipgbngazixsrminl3iipa-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Highland Park to allow sales of recreational marijuana – JAMES T. NORMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/ct-hpn-highland-park-allow-recreational-dispensaries-tl-1022-20201016-y2eatewvmfgyja6yygnznrqdtu-story.html
— Big Tech slaps The New York Post to shield Joe Biden – JOHN KASS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and d) the adverse actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me because of the aforesaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-joe-biden-new-york-post-kass-20201016-qm7tr4uag5hcnlpihn7ovj6bse-story.html
— House Speaker Michael Madigan and Illinois Democrats maintain fundraising edge despite ongoing corruption probe – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-campaign-fundraising-legal-fees-20201016-2kuyt2bucfhq3fqg2hcyeeria4-story.html
— Democratic incumbent Kim Foxx, Republican challenger Pat O’Brien face off in a Cook County state’s attorney’s race defined by extraordinary climate of 2020 – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kim-foxx-pat-obrien-cook-county-2020-states-attorney-race-20201017-dydk4jsbrjgknkjkvyey5eratm-story.html
— Why we demand more than the broken construct of ‘diversity’ – ADRIENNE R. BROWN AND EVE L. EWING (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-diversity-race-20201016-fdc7geugk5f2lavlvlwet5wu74-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Top cop Johnson had 10 drinks before falling asleep behind the wheel, was allowed to drive home without a field sobriety test: watchdog A year after the incident that caused Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson’s downfall, Inspector General Joe Ferguson’s long-awaited report details an elaborate police cover-up by seven of the fired superintendent’s underlings. – Fran Spielman and Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/16/21519416/chicago-police-department-eddie-johnson-cover-up-inspector-general-report

DAILY HERALD
— Casten, Ives each raise more than $1 million in 6th Congressional District race – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201016/casten-ives-each-raise-more-than-1-million-in-6th-congressional-district-race

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois on track to lose congressional seats, electoral votes – Darren Iozia
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/Illinois-on-track-to-lose-congressional-seats-15653656.php

SOUTHERN
— Partisan battle over Illinois Supreme Court race could exceed $6 million in spending – SARAH MANSUR
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/partisan-battle-over-illinois-supreme-court-race-could-exceed-6-million-in-spending/article_4e508726-f511-51ea-9d6c-6a954ce5a68e.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County surpasses 20,000 COVID-19 cases as county reports record 338 new infections Region’s positivity rate increases to 7.4% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/10/16/dupage-county-surpasses-20-000-covid-19-cases-as-county-reports-record-338-new-infections/agbe1rs/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Needing The Support Of Catholic Women, Democrats Are Careful With Amy Coney Barrett – TOM GJELTEN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/needing-support-catholic-women-democrats-are-careful-amy-coney-barrett#stream/0

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
— College of DuPage Board Chairman Frank Napolitano Not Seeking Re-election
https://www.cod.edu/news/2020/october/napolitanoelection.aspx

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Yard Sign Suggests Googling “Jack Franks Investigation”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/yard-sign-suggests-googling-jack-franks-investigation/
— Mike Buehler Hits Franks’ Springfield Problem in First Mailing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/mike-buehler-hits-franks-springfield-problem-in-first-mailing/
— Franks Campaign Receipts in October
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/franks-campaign-receipts-in-october/
— $100,000 Algonquin Township Freedom of Information Suit Settlement Not Acceptable to Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/100000-algonquin-township-freedom-of-information-suit-settlement-not-acceptable/
— McHenry County Seems Set on Following Cook County Board’s Financial Example
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/mchenry-county-seems-set-on-following-cook-county-boards-financial-example/
— Pritzker Not Sending of Thousands to Local Democratic Party This Year
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/pritzker-not-sending-tens-of-thousand-to-local-democratic-party-this-year/
— Franks Brings In, Spends Pretty Much Nothing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/franks-brings-in-spends-pretty-much-nothing/
— Did Hate Lead Defacing of Two Trump Billboards?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/message-of-the-day-hate/
— Democratic Party Judicial Candidate Loans Campaign $47,500
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/democratic-party-judicial-candidate-loans-campaign-47500/
— IL-06/IL-14: Third Quarter Fundraising Favors Incumbents in Local Congressional Races
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/housefecq32020/
— Trump Rally in South Elgin Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/trump-rally-in-south-elgin-saturday/
— Sager Hits Reick with DUI Conviction
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/sager-hits-reick-with-dui-conviction/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— IFA Endorses Jeanne Ives in the 6th Congressional District – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/15571/

CAPITOL FAX
— 4,554 new cases, 38 additional deaths, 2,016 in hospitals, 5.1 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/16/4554-new-cases-38-additional-deaths-2016-in-hospitals-51-percent-positivity-rate/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— RNC files FEC complaint against Twitter following censorship of Hunter Biden emails – Spencer Neale
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rnc-files-fec-complaint-against-twitter-following-censorship-of-hunter-biden-emails
— Twitter and Facebook employees donate over 90% to Democrats, conservative watchdog finds – Anthony Leonardi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/twitter-and-facebook-employees-donate-over-90-to-democrats-conservative-watchdog-finds

BREITBART
— 13 Shot, 2 Fatally, Thursday Alone in Mayor Lori Lighfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/16/report-13-shot-2-fatally-thursday-alone-in-mayor-lori-lighfoots-chicago/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Kamala spokesman, Democrat PAC staffer now hold top communications posts at Twitter, Facebook The connection raises serious concerns about political biases and free speech on social media. – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/kamala-spokesman-democrat-pac-staffer-now-hold-top-comms-posts-at-twitter-facebook

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Social Media vs. the American Right – MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/social-media-vs-the-american-right/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republicans increasingly seek distance from Trump.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/521433-republicans-increasingly-seek-distance-from-trump

NEW YORK TIMES
— The federal deficit balloons to $3.1 trillion, underscoring the challenges to the economy.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/16/business/us-economy-coronavirus#budget-deficit-record

WASHINGTON POST
— Supreme Court will review Trump plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from calculations for congressional seats – Robert Barnes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-census-undocumented-immigrants/2020/10/16/cf8288be-0f51-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html
— Why Indian Americans are not becoming Republicans any time soon – Sumitra Badrinathan, Devesh Kapur and Milan Vaishnav
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/why-indian-americans-are-not-becoming-republicans-any-time-soon/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “Sorry, Republicans. Social media companies aren’t obligated to spread your lies.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/16/sorry-republicans-social-media-companies-arent-obligated-spread-your-lies/

NPR
— Trump And Republicans Raise $248 Million In September, Lagging Biden, Democrats – BENJAMIN SWASEY (DIERSEN: What discouragers you from making political contributions? Ever-increasingly, my wife and I are spending more than my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and our Social Security (SS). My CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me including forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My SS is dramatically less because I get a CSRS pension.)
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/16/924362863/trump-and-republicans-raise-248-million-in-september-lagging-democrats

October 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 4,015 new coronavirus cases, highest 1-day increase, with 53 deaths – Ravi Baichwal and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4015-new-covid-19-cases-53-deaths/7052268/
— Kamala Harris suspends travel after staffer tests COVID-19 positive – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/harris-suspends-travel-after-staffer-tests-covid-19-positive/7048858/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-10/15/2020
— Chicago early voters, some elderly, brave long lines, chilly weather during election 2020 – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-early-voters-some-elderly-brave-long-lines-chilly-weather/7057757/

CBS2
— Officer Once Assigned As Former CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson’s Driver Sues Him For Sexual Assault, Harassment
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/15/officer-once-assigned-as-former-cpd-supt-eddie-johnsons-driver-sues-him-for-sexual-assault-harassment/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois’ largest ever daily COVID-19 caseload sparks fears worst is yet to come: ‘We’re headed for a new peak’ “Instead of this being a new peak, where the number of cases comes up and then goes back down again, I think what we’re seeing is more like a mountain: you go up, you come down halfway, then you keep climbing up,” Dr. Emily Landon said. “And this mountain looks even taller than the last one.” – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/15/21517754/illinois-covid-cases-highest-deaths-pritzker-coronavirus-oct-15
— Lightfoot’s ‘authenticity’ to be center of plan to re-brand Chicago “If you look at the mayor and what she represents — her history, her background, her personality — people are very intrigued by that. They might not agree with everything. But, they’re intrigued and believe she’s authentic,” Michael Fassnacht, the city’s chief marketing officer, said Thursday. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/15/21518197/chicago-marketing-campaign-economy-travel-leisure-business-covid-coronavirus-looting-lightfoot

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville schools, districts tops in the state and U.S., new Niche.com ranking report says – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-niche-schools-districts-rankings-st-1016-20201015-xbsjjyuqtjbgnmovta743r7io4-story.html
— Wisconsin sets another daily record for coronavirus cases – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-wisconsin-coronavirus-cases-20201015-53jjgkv54ndtphhs4gy3elfgey-story.html
— Citing a ‘toxic atmosphere,’ a Black admissions employee resigns from Loyola University, prompting a discrimination probe and calls for racial justice on campus – ELYSSA CHERNEY (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office created a “toxic atmosphere” for its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-loyola-university-chicago-racism-complaint-20201015-v4jnl55c5bgbjp2faokehw5itq-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife’s state taxable income dropped to $2.4 million last year, partial tax records show – DAN PETRELLA (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” in today’s dollars, my income dropped $77,604/year (59%), from $131,532/year in GAO salary to $54,168/year in Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-2019-tax-returns-20201015-aqh44r2fardsxdbquupe6424ge-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage clerk: Don’t procrastinate when it comes to mail-in voting – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/dupage-clerk-dont-procrastinate-when-it-comes-to-mail-in-voting
— Underwood dramatically outraised challenger Oberweis in third quarter, records show – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/underwood-dramatically-outraised-challenger-oberweis-in-third-quarter-records-show
— Oberweis campaign stands by ad targeting Underwood despite ‘false’ label – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/oberweis-campaign-stands-by-ad-targeting-underwood-despite-false-label
— Partisan battle over state Supreme Court race could exceed $6 million in spending – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/partisan-battle-over-state-supreme-court-race-could-exceed-6-million-in-spending
— Tollway revenue drop reflects how many staying at home during COVID-19 – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/tollway-revenue-drop-reflects-how-many-staying-at-home-during-covid-19
— Gun owners frustrated with FOID application backlog – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/gun-owners-frustrated-with-foid-application-backlog
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly the mainstream news media serves as an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201015/news/310159966/
— Endorsement: A difficult “No” on graduated tax referendum
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201015/endorsement-a-difficult-x201cnox201d-on-graduated-tax-referendum

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— United CEO: Biz travel demand won’t return to normal until late 2024 While Scott Kirby said today he “sees light at the end of the tunnel,” he acknowledged: “It’s a long way away.” Chicago, meanwhile, will feel the pain more keenly than other cities. Here’s why. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/united-ceo-biz-travel-demand-wont-return-normal-until-late-2024

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— SCOTUS backs Trump, scuttles census after Illinois commits $1 million to outreach – RAYMON TRONCOSO
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article246459820.html

STATELINE
— Niles says police officers can no longer use ‘Thin Blue Line’ masks
https://www.mystateline.com/news/national/illinois-town-says-police-officers-can-no-longer-use-thin-blue-line-masks/

WIFR
— Breaking it Down: Progressive Tax Amendment – Elaine Rojas-Castillo
https://www.wifr.com/2020/10/16/breaking-it-down-progressive-tax-amendment/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-political-violence-threatens-us-elections#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Will mailed-in ballots be delivered on time? – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/will-mailed-in-ballots-be-delivered-on-time/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Rep. Lauren Underwood Answers Patch Candidate Survey Freshman lawmaker Underwood (D IL-14) is facing off against Jim Oberweis in November’s election. – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/rep-lauren-underwood-answers-patch-candidate-survey

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Embellished View of Her Legislation on Trump Administration Lowering Insulin Costs in New TV Commercial
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/underwood101520/
— Outside Woodstock Trump Rally Features Short Talk by Donald Trump, Jr.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/outside-woodstock-trump-rally-features-short-talk-by-donald-trump-jr/
— Question Raised as to Whether There Is Enough Money to Pay Algonquin Township Road District Employees
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/question-raised-as-to-whether-there-is-enough-money-to-pay-algonquin-township-road-district-employees/
— Sign that Will Keep Robbers Away
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/message-of-the-day-a-sign-83/
— IL-06: Jeanne Ives Responds to Sean Casten’s Latest Twitter Rant
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/ives101420b/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Enters the Den of Vipers — Virtual Interview with MSNBC
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/oberweis101420/
— Chicago Tribune Endorses Mike Buehler for County Board Chairman, plus Republicans Kathy Keefe, Michael Rein, Shannon Teresi, David Gervais, Justin Hansen and Mark Gerhardt
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/tribune-endorses-mike-buehler-for-county-board-chairman-plus-republicans-kathy-keefe-michael-rein-shannon-teresi-david-gervais-justin-hansen-and-mark-gerhardt/
— IL-14: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Endorses Jim Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/il-14-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-endorses-jim-oberweis/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Election Interference: Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District Using Taxpayer Funds To Support Referendum – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/10/election-interference-darien-woodridge-fire-protection-district-using-taxpayer-funds-to-support-referendum/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Facebook Censors IFA Post and Illinois Candidate Exploits It for Fundraising
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/facebook-censors-ifa-post-and-illinois-candidate-exploits-it-for-fundraising/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WILL COUNTY BOARD DEMS AGREE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH RACIAL REPARATIONS FOR “TRANSGENERATIONAL DAMAGE” (DIERSEN: I lived in Will County full-time 1948-1974 and part-time 1974-1976. My brother continues to live in Will County. My father lived in Will County 1922-1969 and my mother 1945-2016. My ancestors on my father’s side have lived in Will County since 1854.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/will-county-board-dems-agree-to-move-forward-with-racial-reparations-for-transgenerational-damage.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker releases personal income tax summary, says would’ve paid $3.7 million more with “Fair Tax”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/pritzker-releases-personal-income-tax-summary-says-wouldve-paid-37-million-more-with-fair-tax/
— 4,015 new cases, 53 additional deaths, 1,932 in hospitals, 4.9 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/4015-new-cases-53-additional-deaths-1932-in-hospitals-49-percent-positivity-rate/
— Illinois poll: 62 percent want high school sports restricted
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/illinois-poll-62-percent-want-high-school-sports-restricted/
— New unemployment benefit applications up nationally, rise sharply (again) in Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/new-unemployment-benefit-applications-up-nationally-rise-sharply-again-in-illinois/
— State Rep. David Allen Welter, Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe test positive for COVID-19
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/state-rep-david-allen-welter-decatur-mayor-julie-moore-wolfe-test-positive-for-covid-19/

GOPUSA
— Biden Campaign Pulls Kamala Harris Off The Trail Through The Weekend
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96379

BLAZE
— Republicans declare war on Facebook and Twitter censorship of New York Post, announce Senate hearings next week – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/republicans-war-facebook-twitter-censorship
— Amy Coney Barrett’s sorority deletes tweet recognizing her Supreme Court nomination, apologizes for being ‘hurtful to many’ – DAVE URBANSKI (DIERSEN: Disgustingly, tragically, many organizations have moved left. I should write a book about the organizations that I am/was a member of that have moved left.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/barrett-sorority-deletes-scotus-tweet

DAILY CALLER
— Twitter Reportedly Suspends Trump’s Official Campaign Account Over Video Relating To NY Post’s Hunter Biden Report – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/15/twitter-suspends-trump-official-campaign-account-video-ny-post-hunter-biden-report/

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame Republicans for COVID-19.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/us-cases-rise-trump-s-policy-panned-dangerous-fallacy-n1243513

NBC NEWS
— While LGBTQ Americans have historically been a reliable Democratic voting bloc, some gay voters say they’re “100 percent on board” with Trump this year. – Dan Avery (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ do everything that they can to destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ. I do not promote LGBTQ. I should write a book about those who have done everything that they could to destroy me. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/trump-pride-gay-republicans-why-they-re-backing-president-n1243469

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame Republicans for COVID-19.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/there-remains-no-reason-trust-trumps-rhetoric-about-coronavirus-pandemic/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/15/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 65% Say They’re Likely To Vote Early If They Can
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/65_say_they_re_likely_to_vote_early_if_they_can

October 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Long wait times, technical issues reported as early voting sites open in all wards across Chicago – Evelyn Holmes, Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/long-lines-issues-reported-as-early-voting-sites-expand-to-all-50-wards-in-chicago/7018650/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: COVID-19 positivity rates up in all 11 regions; state issues holiday travel and gathering guidance as 2,862 new cases and 49 more deaths reported
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201014-ln6lu7w34ffu5iv2ecclrtvyb4-story.html
— COVID-19 test positivity rates rising statewide as officials ask residents to consider changes to holiday tradition – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-pritzker-coronavirus-positivity-holidays-20201014-nzcoarw43nhyvpsc7us25dytrq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Durbin tells Barrett that an ‘orange cloud’ hangs over her nomination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-durbin-amy-coney-barrett-trump-supreme-court-orange-cloud-20201014-dwhcycxokfcwfehr2uxzvuayjy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters bash Barrett.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings-updates-20201014-sk2ziiqfqnfwhfmdfvyovmriy4-story.html
— Rich people like me should pay a higher tax rate – MICHAEL PINE (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare. But one could argue that you cannot call yourself rich if you do not have at least $1 million dollars saved to pay for your retirement. My aunt and my wife’s sister are in assisted living facilities at level 3 and are burning up their retirement savings at $7,000 a month.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-graduated-income-tax-wealthy-pine-20201014-x2nck6b33zfe3fhf6wc5mubxfu-story.html
— About that Madigan committee (what Madigan committee?) – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-speaker-madigan-committee-corruption-20201014-v3br4dok25am7oahpsazzgvpui-story.html
— Closing arguments, Part Five: Why reject the Pritzker Tax? Take your word for it
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-tax-amendment-graduated-20201014-4wz66hxxfzcyzczundyv5ajmwe-story.html
— Orland Park voters consider limiting terms of mayor, trustees – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-orland-park-term-limits-st-1015-20201014-bm7btondnnapvovftdbimf7qpa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker offers holiday precautions as Illinois sees most daily COVID-19 deaths since June: ‘This virus isn’t taking a holiday’ With 2,862 newly diagnosed cases of the virus, Illinois is averaging almost 2,500 additional cases per day over the last two weeks, higher even than the rate during the worst days of the pandemic in mid-May. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/10/14/21516238/illinois-covid-cases-deaths-positivity-pritzker-coronavirus-oct-14
— City failed to conduct performance evaluations for thousands of employees, inspector general says “More than 10,000” employees work in seven departments without any performance evaluations, according to Joe Ferguson, the city’s inspector general. Personnel decisions are therefore “vulnerable to … suspicions of favoritism.” – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Democrat employers use performance evaluations to get rid of their employees who do not promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/14/21516460/chicago-city-employees-performance-evaluations-inspector-general-report-joe-ferguson
— Voting 2020: Will mailed-in ballots be delivered on time? Can you trust the U.S. Postal Service to deliver your ballot on time? – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/10/14/21516717/voting-2020-ballots-delivered-time

DAILY HERALD
— 2,862 new COVID-19 cases worry officials, Thanksgiving guidelines shared – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201014/2862-new-covid-19-cases-worry-officials-thanksgiving-guidelines-shared
— Roselle trustee resigns abruptly – Trey Arline
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201014/roselle-trustee-resigns-abruptly
— After two decades on board, Mount Prospect Trustee Zadel won’t seek reelection – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201013/after-two-decades-on-board-mount-prospect-trustee-zadel-wont-seek-relection
— Metra sues Union Pacific, wants conductors back walking trains – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201014/metra-sues-union-pacific-wants-conductors-back-walking-trains
— West Suburban Community Pantry turns celebration of food into funds to feed neighbors in need – Deborah Newman (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be handing out welfare and/or collecting welfare.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20201013/west-suburban-community-pantry-turns-celebration-of-food-into-funds-to-feed-neighbors-in-need

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— United Airlines’ white-collar job cuts are permanent More than 2,500 non-union employees have left the airline or been laid off during the COVID crisis. “These reductions are expected to be largely permanent, even as demand recovers,” the company said today. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/united-airlines-white-collar-job-cuts-are-permanent
— Metra sues Union Pacific—again—as legal war escalates At issue this time: whether trains are safe enough despite COVID for conductors to collect fares. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/metra-sues-union-pacific-again-legal-war-escalates

BUREAU COUNTY NEWS
— Judge weighing dismissal of Bailey’s COVID-19 lawsuits Suits by Rep. Bailey, others challenge Pritzker’s COVID-19 orders – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bcrnews.com/2020/10/14/judge-weighing-dismissal-of-baileys-covid-19-lawsuits/a25z75h/

CHANNEL 3000
— President Trump to hold Janesville rally at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport – Brandon Arbuckle
https://www.channel3000.com/president-trump-to-hold-janesville-rally-at-southern-wisconsin-regional-airport/

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Mail Ballot Voters Urged to Apply This Week ‘Don’t put it off,’ Clerk Kaczmarek tells mail voters
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2020/63623/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “Jack Franks for Jail” Sign Surfaces at Algonquin Trump Rally
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/message-of-the-day-a-sign-82/
— Treasurer Glenda Miller Endorses Mike Buehler for County Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/treasurer-glenda-miller-endorses-mike-buehler-for-county-board-chairman/
— Pritzker Tax Hike Amendment Passage Would Move Illinois in the “Ninth Ring of Tax Hell,” says Wall Street Journal
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/pritzker-tax-hike-amendment-passage-would-move-illinois-in-the-ninth-ring-of-hell-says-wall-street-journal/
— IL-14: GOP Mailing Links Underwood to Pelosi and Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/il-14-gop-mailing-links-underwood-to-pelosi-and-madigan/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FORMER DEMOCRAT OPERATIVE TURNED FACEBOOK OFFICIAL ADMITS CENSORING STORY HARMFUL TO BIDEN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/former-democrat-operative-turned-facebook-official-admits-censoring-story-harmful-to-biden.html
— THORNER: COVID-19, A POLITICAL TOOL TO “RESET THE WORLD”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/thorner-covid-19-a-political-tool-to-reset-the-world.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 2,862 new cases, 49 additional deaths, 1,974 in hospitals, 4.6 percent positivity rate, southern Illinois’ rate drops a bit, IDPH releases holiday safety guidance
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/14/2862-new-cases-49-additional-deaths-1974-in-hospitals-46-percent-positivity-rate-southern-illinois-rate-drops-a-bit/

CNN
— Elizabeth Warren slams Disney for laying off thousands of workers after awarding fat executive pay packages – Matt Egan
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/business/disney-elizabeth-warren-jobs/index.html
— History suggests Barrett won’t help Trump with women – Laura Beers (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on turning women against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/opinions/amy-coney-barrett-ruth-bader-ginsburg-feminism-isnt-representation-beers/index.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters want Trump to promote LGBTQ. LGBTQ-promoters focus on destroying conservatives.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/majority-trump-supporters-battleground-states-favor-lgbtq-rights-poll-finds-n1243238

WASHINGTON POST
— White House receptive to herd immunity approach branded as ‘unethical’ by WHO
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/14/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Feds start making good on Trump’s threat to defund “anarchist” cities – MICHAEL GARTLAND
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-nyc-trump-doj-anarchist-jurisdiction-20201014-fcpxrf2bdvahzlmidv426eqm6y-story.html

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters encourage young people to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joyurcaba/2020/10/14/sex-ed-that-excludes-lgbtq-people-is-tied-to-worse-health-outcomes/

October 13 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Arwady Expects Chicago to Reach 400 Cases Per Day This Week, a Number She Has Long Warned About. Previously, Arwady had said an average of 400 cases per day would likely mean a rollback to phase three of the city’s reopening plan.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/arwady-expects-chicago-to-reach-400-cases-per-day-this-week-a-number-she-has-long-warned-about/2353489/
— Pritzker’s Cousin Contributes $500K to Defeat Governor’s Graduated Income Tax Proposal – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzkers-cousin-contributes-500k-to-defeat-governors-graduated-income-tax-proposal/2353205/

CBS2
— Chicago Early Voting Sites Opening Wednesday, And That Will Benefit Mail-In Voters Too – Tim McNicholas
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/13/chicago-early-voting-sites-opening-wednesday-and-that-will-benefit-mail-in-voters-too/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Indiana, 3 other states added to Chicago’s travel quarantine list
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/indiana-3-other-states-added-to-chicagos-travel-quarantine-list
— Kyle Rittenhouse won’t be charged for gun offense in Illinois: prosecutors
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kyle-rittenhouse-wont-be-charged-for-gun-offense-in-illinois-prosecutors
— Social Security checks will increase 1.3% in 2021
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/social-security-checks-will-increase-1-3-in-2021

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State tops 9,000 fatalities as Indiana added to Chicago’s travel quarantine list; 2,851 new cases and 29 deaths reported Tuesday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201013-5vv3em2oandltapbo7dxsbhoam-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Young people are calling out racism at elite Chicago high schools, seeking reforms in admissions, culture and curriculum: ‘A change needs to happen’ – SOPHIE SHERRY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-high-schools-racism-claims-social-media-20201013-6tzhmo653jajhaw5qberfduhky-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-michigan-militia-donald-trump-joe-biden-page-20201013-xmkhit5mmzcfddqt6k2hg6j6oa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot’s worry: how Amy Coney Barrett on Supreme Court will impact gay marriage “What should I tell my daughter — that somehow now my wife and I are no longer married? That we’re no longer legitimately recognized in the eyes of the law? That is dangerous, dangerous territory,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/13/21514853/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-lightfoot-gay-same-sex-marriage-constitution
— We see that you applied for a mail-in ballot! We’ve got an eye on you, buddy. It feels like an invasion of my privacy as a voter. Intimidation by implication. – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/13/21514517/illinois-early-voting-privacy-fair-tax-amendment-phil-kadner-2020-election

DAILY HERALD
— Kevin Coyne: Candidate profile, DuPage County Board District 5
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201013/kevin-coyne-candidate-profile-dupage-county-board-district-5
— Authorities: Antioch teen obtained rifle used in Kenosha shootings in Wisconsin – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201013/authorities-antioch-teen-obtained-rifle-used-in-kenosha-shootings-in-wisconsin

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— It’s Pritzker vs. Pritzker on ‘fair tax’ now Jennifer Pritzker donates $500,000 to fight the graduated tax amendment backed by her cousin, Gov. J.B. Pritzker—the latest salvo in one of the most expensive ballot initiatives in Illinois history. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/its-pritzker-vs-pritzker-fair-tax-now

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane judge race heats up as Pedersen’s ads link Flood to Trump Flood: ‘This ad is misleading and false’ – BRENDA SCHORY
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/10/13/kane-judge-race-heats-up-as-pedersens-ads-link-flood-to-trump/abe4bkr/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Donald Trump, Jr., in Woodstock Today
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/13/donald-trump-jr-in-woodstock-today/
— IL-Sen/IL-06/IL-14/IL-17/MT-Sen: Illinois’ Jon Zahm Interview with Patriots In Tune
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/13/zahm101320/
— Rejection of Jack Franks by 2016 Republican Supporter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/13/message-of-the-day-rejection/
— The Algonquin Trump Rally
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/the-algonquin-trump-rally/
— IL-14: Underwood Named “Enemy of the Taxpayer”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/il-14-underwood-named-enemy-of-the-taxpayer/
— GOP County Board Chairman Candidate Mike Buehler Rolls Out Second Radio Ad, Doesn’t Hold Back
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/gop-county-board-chairman-candidate-mike-buehler-rolls-out-second-radio-ad/
— Pro-Life Mask Compares Covid-19 Science with Conception Science
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/message-of-the-day-a-mask-3/
— Jack Franks Spends a Bit of Time Attacking Coroner Candidate Michael Rein for Not Wearing a Mask, No Mention of Franks Going Maskless
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/jack-franks-spends-a-bit-of-time-attacking-coroner-candidate-michael-rein-for-not-wearing-a-mask/
— Trump Rally This Afternoon at Bull Valley Country Club
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/13/donald-trump-jr-in-woodstock-today/

CAPITOL FAX
— VBM applications are 8 times higher than the same period four years ago
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/13/vbm-applications-are-8-times-higher-than-the-same-period-four-years-ago/
— 2,851 new cases, 29 additional deaths, 1,848 in hospitals, 4.5 percent positivity rate, state surpasses 9,000 deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/13/2851-new-cases-29-additional-deaths-1848-in-hospitals-45-percent-positivity-rate-state-surpasses-9000-deaths/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Former White House doctor says Biden ‘not up to the job’ mentally – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/13/ronny-jackson-joe-biden-not-job-mentally/

FOX NEWS
— Trump claims Biden’s ‘dementia’ is ‘rapidly getting worse’ after campaign trail gaffes Biden made a pair of slipups while speaking on the campaign trail Monday – Audrey Conklin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-biden-dementia-getting-worse-campaign-gaffes

EPOCH TIMES
— Over 30,000 Health Experts Sign Declaration Against COVID-19 Lockdowns Declaration by 3 epidemiologists from Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford elicits support and criticism – OMID GHOREISHI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/over-30000-health-experts-sign-declaration-against-covid-19-lockdowns_3537277.html

THE HILL
— Trump dismisses ‘Fake News’ reports that his campaign is low on money – MARINA PITOFSKY (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake news, except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/520720-trump-dismisses-fake-news-reports-that-his-campaign-is-low-on-money

CNN
— Romney cites Trump’s rhetoric as he denounces ‘vile’ state of American politics – Devan Cole (DIERSEN: Who denounces Trump? Overwhelmingly, those who denounce Trump are anti-law enforcement, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/13/politics/mitt-romney-trump-pelosi-kamala-harris-attacks/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— More than 20 states have set records for new coronavirus infections in recent days
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/13/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

USA TODAY
— Biden: I prayed for Trump’s COVID recovery but he’s not ‘chastened’ – Sean Rossman (DIERSEN: In the organizations that you are/were a member of, who have the leaders chastised and why? I should write a book about the present/past leaders of the following, who they chastised, and why: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/13/2020-election-updates-barrett-hearings-continue-trump-campaigns/5969097002/

October 13 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Averaging More Coronavirus Cases Per Day Than During Virus’ May Peak
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/data-illinois-averaging-more-coronavirus-cases-per-day-than-during-virus-may-peak/2352830/

CBS2
— Protesters Demand Faster Return To In-Person Learning In Lincolnshire – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/12/protesters-demand-faster-return-to-in-person-learning-in-lincolnshire/

WGN TV
— Italian-Americans rally on Columbus Day, call for Chicago to put statues of explorer back up – Jenna Barnes, Glenn Marshall
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/rally-to-be-held-as-result-of-cancelation-of-columbus-day-parade/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: State leaders push for end to Columbus Day in Illinois
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/860013

WGN TV
— Illinois State Police seeks to diversify department to better reflect Latino population in state – Lourdes Duarte (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, to make GAO’s Chicago office better reflect the Chicagoland minority and female populations, GAO got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://wgntv.com/hidden-history/hispanic-heritage-month-hidden-history/illinois-state-police-seeks-to-diversify-department-to-better-reflect-latino-population-in-state/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Collar county endorsements: DuPage and Kane
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-collar-county-endorsements-dupage-kane-20201013-5aryotz5vfcllbudwxtrjtwm4u-story.html
— One city, two celebrations: While some call for the preservation of Columbus Day, others want the holiday to honor Indigenous people – LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA (DIERSEN: Soon, Democrats will take down statues of all those who were White, male, older, veterans, law enforcement officers, overweight/obese, non-poor, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, draft avoiders, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-columbus-day-car-caravan-indigenous-people-rally-20201013-3qghg4d7mjfobnackxmejt4464-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Defiant, proud Italian Americans celebrate Columbus Day Several hundred people gathered in Arrigo Park Monday to remember the Italian explorer. – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/12/21513122/italian-americans-celebrate-columbus-day-arrigo-park
— Sen. Durbin tells Judge Amy Coney Barrett her Supreme Court nomination ‘comes before us under a cloud’ – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: What “clouds” do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you are under. According to my critics/opponents, the following are “clouds” that I am under: the traditional marriage, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/12/21513611/sen-durbin-amy-coney-barret-trump-supreme-court-nomination-affordable-care-act
— I am a second generation American. Mexican defines who I am. Ismael Pérez and two other Latinos of Mexican descent explain what made them choose their specific Latino identity. They share the same heritage but have different upbringings, values and skin tones. – Ismael Perez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats want Americans to see themselves as being members of groups instead of seeing themselves a being Americans. Democrats especially want a) minorities to see themselves first and foremost as being minorities, b) women to see themselves first and foremost as being women, c) younger people to see themselves first and foremost as being younger people, d) those who have less money than others to see themselves first and foremost as being those who have less money than others, e) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, moderates, and liberals to see themselves first and foremost as being Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, moderates, and liberals, f) non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, and non-German Americans to see themselves first and foremost as being non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, and non-German American, and g) recent immigrants to see themselves first and foremost as being recent immigrants.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/12/21505352/hispanic-heritage-latinos-identity-ismael-perez

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois nears 9,000 COVID-19 deaths, as positivity rate, hospitalizations rise – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.bnd.com/news/coronavirus/article246268205.html

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM-promoters say “Illinois College students say they feel silenced, support Black Lives Matter during protest>’
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/Illinois-College-students-say-they-feel-silenced-15641446.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use coronvirus against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/utah-gop-sen-mike-lee-recently-infected-coronavirus-attends-scotus-hearing#stream/0

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Evanston residents, organizations talk mail-in voting – Delaney Nelson
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/10/12/city/evanston-residents-organizations-talk-mail-in-voting/

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Report Examines the City of Evanston’s Practices That Impacted the Black Community, 1900-1960 – Larry Gavin (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. National origin discrimination is nasty. Religious discrimination is nasty. If you are White and you seek a government office or a political office, expect that your critics/opponents will use your parents and use their parents against you. What is your home town? What is/was your parents’ home town and your grandparents’ hometown? Crete was my hometown. I lived there 1948-1972. Crete was my father’s hometown and his parents’ hometown. Grant Park was my mother’s hometown and her parent’s hometown. I should write a book about how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used my parents, their parents, Crete, and Grant Park against me. They stress that both Crete and Grant Park were overwhelmingly German American and Missouri Synod Lutheran. They hint/imply/argue/shout that Crete and Grant Park were full of White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/Content/City-News/City-News/Article/Report-Examines-the-City-of-Evanston-s-Practices-That-Impacted-the-Black-Community-1900-1960/15/26/18688

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois preparing for 80 percent COVID-19 vaccination rate as soon as vaccine available – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers and organizations in Illinois advise their employees and members who are older, overweight, and/or have health problems that they will be gotten rid of if they do not get vaccinated?)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-preparing-for-80-percent-covid-19-vaccination-rate-as-soon-as-vaccine-available/article_4c82f7a0-0cb3-11eb-b998-43bbad832949.html
— Progressive tax group funded by Pritzker pays more than $10,000 to promote fake tweet – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/fake-twitter-account-shared-by-pritzker-funded-progressive-tax-group/article_39c8e194-0ccf-11eb-82ce-633bc948212f.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 6-IL: Ives Castigates Lobbyist Casten – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/6-il-ives-castigates-lobbyist-casten/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW TRUMP ADS TOUT PRESIDENT’S LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, HIGHLIGHT THREAT OF BIDEN’S PLANS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/new-trump-ads-tout-president-leadership-throughout-the-pandemic-highlight-threat-of-bidens-plans.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board executive director forced out
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/13/illinois-property-tax-appeal-board-executive-director-forced-out/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois among worst states for voter representation, report finds – Kevin Bessler
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/illinois-among-worst-states-for-voter-representation-report-finds

FOX NEWS
— Trump getting support from those most affected by ‘asymmetrical’ COVID lockdowns – Angelica Stabile
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-asymmetrical-covid-lockdowns
— Trump rally-goers drown out Jim Acosta on-air while chanting ‘CNN sucks!’ Monday night marked the first campaign rally since Trump was diagnosed with the coronavirus – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-rally-goers-drown-out-jim-acosta-on-air-while-chanting-cnn-sucks
— News outlets not traveling with Trump over COVID-19 concerns ‘White House reporters had safety concerns and were not comfortable traveling with the president,’ NYT said – Nick Givas
https://www.foxnews.com/media/news-outlets-not-sending-staff-to-travel-with-trump-over-covid-concerns
— Antifa rioters who targeted Portland cafe ‘solidified’ his Trump vote, military veteran says – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/us/antifa-rioters-veteran-portland-cafe

BREITBART
— NPR Questions Trump’s Virus Recovery, Mental Stability: ‘Not in the Right Sound Mind’ – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/12/npr-questions-trumps-virus-recovery-mental-stability-not-in-the-right-sound-mind/
— (Law Enforcement-Haters ) Deface Chicago Blackhawks’ Statue with Defund Police Message – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2020/10/12/vandals-strike-chicago-blackhawks-indian-chief-statue/

COLLEGE FIX
— Colleges begin to pull back on diversity programs over Trump’s executive order – JENNIFER KABBANY (DIERSEN: Democrat colleges use diversity to not admit Republicans, and especially to not admit Republicans who are White and/or male.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/colleges-begin-to-pull-back-on-diversity-programs-over-trumps-executive-order/

EPOCH NEWS
— White House Warns Against Lockdowns as ‘Extremely Harmful’ – EMEL AKAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/white-house-warns-against-lockdowns-calling-them-extremely-harmful_3536263.html

THE HILL
— Trump senior adviser: Polls have ‘massive oversampling of Democrats’ – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/520676-trump-senior-adviser-polls-have-massive-oversampling-of-democrats
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Biden landslide creeps into view.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/520692-the-memo-biden-landslide-creeps-into-view

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump mocks virus as he launches potential superspreader sprint to win reelection.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/13/politics/donald-trump-election-2020-campaign/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump launches frenzied campaign offensive hoping for a turnaround.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/12/politics/trump-campaign-rallies/index.html

REUTERS
— As Trump holds rally, Fauci urges masks, avoiding mass gatherings
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fauci/as-trump-holds-rally-fauci-urges-masks-avoiding-mass-gatherings-idUSKBN26X2K4

NBC NEWS
— Over 500 LGBTQ candidates to appear on November ballots, shattering records – Julie Moreau (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQ elected officials to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/over-500-lgbtq-candidates-appear-november-ballots-shattering-records-n1242961

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump doing everything in his power to disrupt the vote.”
https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/pa-state-rep-trump-doing-everything-in-his-power-to-disrupt-the-vote-93720645781

NEW YORK TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Protesters in Portland Topple Statues of Lincoln and Roosevelt – Mike Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/portland-lincoln-statue-roosevelt.html
— As Trump Flouts Safety Protocols, News Outlets Balk at Close Coverage Newspapers and networks are wary of exposing their staff members to the president and his aides, saying they do not have assurance that basic precautions will be taken to protect reporters’ health. – Michael M. Grynbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-journalists.html
— Fauci cautions Trump against holding large rallies, saying it is ‘asking for trouble.’ – Neil Vigdor and Sheila Kaplan (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have promoted/held BLM rallies?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/elections/fauci-cautions-trump-against-holding-large-rallies-saying-it-is-asking-for-trouble.html
— With Polling Sites Lacking Workers, a New Generation Steps Up Older volunteers are reluctant to work during the pandemic. High school students, who are increasingly politically engaged and have more time, are taking their place. – Hailey Fuchs
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/politics/poll-workers-teenagers-young-people.html
— FRONT PAGE: Pandemic Adds to Strain on Poor College Students – Dan Levin (DIERSEN: What helped you avoid financial problems while you were on campus? I spent three semesters and a summer session on campus at NIU 1969-1970. I paid for that with money that I earned working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/covid-poor-college-students.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump says he feels ‘powerful’ and will ‘kiss’ supporters as infections surge in 17 states.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/13/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “When Trump goes after his own: Finding nearby scapegoats for his own failings.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-when-trump-goes-after-his-own-20201013-vvigaja6vbf4xgzs7nt5bl7bii-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Congrats, Illinois, You’ll Be 47th! A new progressive tax would send the state into New Jersey and New York territory. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congrats-illinois-youll-be-47th-11602541916
— Amy Coney Barrett Should Refuse to Recuse – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-coney-barrett-should-refuse-to-recuse-11602541968
— Dr. Fauci Protests Too Much He objects to a campaign ad, though Trump took his advice on Covid-19. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dr-fauci-protests-too-much-11602541864
— Personal Computer Demand During Pandemic Fuels Strongest U.S. Market Growth in a Decade – Maria Armental (DIERSEN: I have owned and used personal computers since the early 1980s.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pc-demand-during-pandemic-drives-strongest-u-s-market-growth-in-a-decade-11602537956
— Renters Flock to Suburbia, Upending Decadelong Urbanization Trend New suburban tenants say the shift to a work-at-home model removed a longstanding barrier to living in these neighborhoods – Peter Grant
https://www.wsj.com/articles/renters-flock-to-suburbia-upending-decadelong-urbanization-trend-11602581401

NORTH JERSEY
— Divides along race, class create different worlds for marijuana users – Karen Kurson (DIERSEN: To use pot is to put yourself on track to be a ward of the state.)
https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/2020/10/13/different-worlds-nj-legal-weed-divides-along-race-class-opinion/5936141002/

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Rally Chants ‘CNN Sucks,’ Jim Acosta Says Getting Covid ‘also Sucks’ – BRENDAN COLE
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-rally-chants-cnn-sucks-jim-acosta-covid-1538516

October 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Columbus Day: Italian-American group holds rally, calls for Chicago to return Christopher Columbus statues
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/italian-american-group-holds-columbus-day-rally/6963469/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 2,742 new coronavirus cases, 13 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2742-new-coronavirus-cases-13-deaths/6970678/
— President Trump tests negative for COVID ‘on consecutive days,’ physician says
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-doctor-president-tests-negative-for-covid-on-consecutive-days/6975805/

NBC5
— Sharp Divide Over Barrett Nomination Comes Into Focus as Local Leaders Weigh In During Hearing – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/sharp-divide-over-barrett-nomination-comes-into-focus-as-local-leaders-weigh-in-during-hearing/2352899/
— Pritzker Offers Trump 5 ‘Exciting Places to Go’ in Illinois After President’s Tweet The Illinois governor publicly called out Trump for his work as president and his current place in the polls
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-offers-trump-5-exciting-places-to-go-in-illinois-after-presidents-tweet/2352670/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Protesters knock down Roosevelt and Lincoln statues in Portland – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protesters-knock-down-roosevelt-and-lincoln-statues-in-portland
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Historians have said Roosevelt expressed hostility toward Native Americans, once saying: “I don’t go so far as to think that the only good Indians are dead Indians, but I believe nine out of every 10 are …” Protesters spray-painted “Dakota 38” on the base of Lincoln’s statue, referencing the 38 Dakota men Lincoln approved to have hanged after the men were involved in a violent conflict with white settlers in Minnesota.)

WGN TV
— Diversity Employment Day (DIERSEN: Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire Republicans who are one or more of the following: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wgntv.com/community/diversity-employment-day-3/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County Auditor: Candidates present their ideas, why to choose them and not their opponent
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-auditor-candidates-st-1014-20201012-aveh4q4apzffbhgypskpnqnw6q-story.html
— Kane recorder candidates focus on budget, customer service – DAVID SHAROS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kane-recorder-st-1013-20201012-5gwrx7yhabaexaxfa6g7ngrdti-story.html
— The pandemic left election officials scrambling for judges in March. But extra pay and a law that allows younger workers has them optimistic about Nov. 3. – DAN PETRELLA and KELLI SMITH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-illinois-election-judge-recruitment-coronavirus-20201012-ucx7rknsfzefxfbur2guqmj5ea-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Politicians renew call to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day “Today must be the last day our state recognizes Columbus Day as a state holiday,” state Rep. Delia Ramirez said. – Michael Lee (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those whose ancestors immigrated more recently focus on getting rid of those whose ancestors immigrated earlier.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/10/12/21512802/indigenous-peoples-day-replace-columbus-day-illinois-state-holiday
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump was complicit in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Right-wing domestic terrorism doesn’t fester in a vacuum.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/12/21513347/michigan-right-wing-militia-kidnap-gretchen-whitmer-proud-boys-jesse-jackson

DAILY HERALD
— Suratwala v. Puchalski: Candidates differ on shrinking the size of DuPage County Board – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201012/candidates-differ-on-shrinking-the-size-of-dupage-county-board

NORTHWEST HERALD
— ‘That’s like not believing in gravity’: Casten, Ives spar over COVID-19 relief, climate change in debate – Russell Lissau
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/10/12/thats-like-not-believing-in-gravity-casten-ives-spar-over-covid-19-relief-climate-change-in-debate/acdzxqa/

HERALD & REVIEW
— President Trump mentions Illinois in early-morning cascade of tweets – Nick Vlahos
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/president-trump-mentions-illinois-in-early-morning-cascade-of-tweets/article_e446b97b-0021-50de-b3a7-694798cda590.html

WIFR
— Pres. Trump coming to Janesville on Saturday – Nick Viviani
https://www.wifr.com/2020/10/12/pres-trump-coming-to-janesville-on-saturday/

ILLINOIS PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Half-Billion Spent On Recreational Marijuana In 9 Months Cannabis sales set another record in September, bringing total spending on adult-use cannabis to more than $530 million. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/half-billion-spent-recreational-marijuana-9-months

ORLAND PARK PATCH
— Honoring Columbus Day and American tradition Columnist Ray Hanania looks at the misguided attacks against Christopher Columbus, Presidents Washington & Lincoln; and Orland Park myths – Ray Hanania
https://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/honoring-columbus-day-american-tradition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— JUDGE AMY CONEY BARRETT’S OPENING STATEMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/judge-amy-coney-barretts-opening-statement.html
— 73% SAY RELIGIOUS FAITH SHOULD NOT BE A SUPREME COURT CANDIDATE’S DETERMINING FACTOR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/73-say-religious-faith-should-not-be-a-supreme-court-candidates-determining-factor.html
— DI LEO: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, AMBASSADOR OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/christopher-columbus-ambassador-of-western-civilization.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump demands FBI focus on Antifa after riot declared in Portland – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/12/donald-trump-demands-fbi-focus-antifa-after-riot-d/
— Trump comes back negative for coronavirus on antigen test, White House doc says – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/12/trump-comes-back-negative-coronavirus-antigen-test/

GOPUSA
— Fauci Again Runs To CNN To Whine And Complain
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96208

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why We Should Question The Narrative On Masks For all the science-signaling of its advocates, it’s fairly obvious that mask mania is a psychological affair. – BRIAN JONES (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout a) that to not wear a mask is to shout your support for Trump and b) that to wear a mask is to shout your hatred of Trump.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-we-should-question-the-narrative-on-masks/

BLAZE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Portland rioters topple Abe Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt statues in ‘day of rage’ against Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/portland-rioters-topple-lincoln-roosevelt-statues

NEWSMAX
— Conservative Jeanne Ives Coming on Strong in Ill-6 – John Gizzi
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/ives-casten-rouner-nfib/2020/10/12/id/991560/

FEDERALIST
— Democrats: It’s Trump’s Fault We’re Burning Down American Institutions The left and the right agree that American institutions are under attack. They just disagree on what those institutions are and who’s doing the attacking. – Elle Reynolds
https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/12/american-institutions-are-under-attack-but-not-by-president-trump/

THE HILL
— Protesters arrested on first day of Barrett hearings – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/520670-protesters-arrested-on-first-day-of-barrett-hearings

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters love hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who claim to ne religious, conservative, and/or Republican.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/politics/never-trump-republicans.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump gives update on when states that don’t vote for him are going to Hell – BRIAN NIEMIETZ
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-trump-new-york-california-illinois-hell-20201012-ykk5inisszfzdoj3qe6x2wl7ae-story.html

CONVERSATION
— Will German Americans again put Donald Trump over the top in the presidential election? – Martin LaMonica (DIERSEN: National origin discrimination is nasty. Religious discrimination is nasty. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who have used the following against me the most: a) my being 100% German national origin, b) my being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) my living in Crete 1948-1972. I would focus on those who would not have taken adverse actions against me if I had shared their national origin and/or religion.)
https://theconversation.com/will-german-americans-again-put-donald-trump-over-the-top-in-the-presidential-election-146283

(FROM THE ARTICLE: German Americans paved Donald Trump’s road into the White House in 2016 through Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. This ethnic group barely receives attention in American media and politics. The Midwest, home to many German Americans, is a battleground for the 2020 presidential election. Will this inconspicuous group yet again cast the deciding votes in the upcoming election? The German American experience Forty-four million Americans claim German ancestry. They constitute a large white heritage group in the United States, and the largest by far in the Midwest. Between 1850 and 1890, Germans arrived in the millions to settle in the U.S. German American farmers and workers transformed the frontier wilderness into farmland and fueled the Midwestern region’s industrialization with manpower and entrepreneurial spirit. Politically, they were never a unified voting bloc. Many were freethinkers, fighting against slavery and for women’s suffrage. They founded newspapers and led labor movements. Others were leading Evangelicals, forming the Missouri Synod, one of the most conservative religious bodies of the country. For decades, political parties vied for the vote of this heterogeneous immigrant group. Things changed in the wake of two world wars. To avoid stigmatization, German Americans stopped speaking German, anglicized their German names and became outwardly more American than any other European immigrant group. As a result, most contemporary German Americans have lost an authentic connection to their cultural heritage. Unlike other ethnic groups, they do not collectively link their identity to political action. Yet, despite this low level of community organization and activism, German Americans show common voting patterns. ‘Ghost pain of the past’ Today’s German Americans are more conservative than their ancestors. Most counties of heavy German American heritage are rural and vote Republican. We conducted a post-election analysis of this group’s behavior in the 2016 election. After we looked at occupational distributions, we suggested in 2016 that the steady economic decline in agriculture and domestic manufacturing in the Midwest made German Americans receptive to populist messages with racist overtones, a view implied by other political scientists and sociologists. A new, empirical study suggests that German Americans’ support of Trump in 2016 was not a simple outcome of party affiliation and not primarily an articulation of racism. Rather, German Americans were enticed by Trump’s isolationist agenda, an ideological preference their communities had developed long before 2016. In fact, presidential candidates with policies of protectionism and anti-interventionism have consistently benefited from the German American vote. For example, in the 1992 race, third-party candidate Ross Perot opposed NAFTA and the first Gulf War. He shared many views on trade and foreign policy with Donald Trump and performed better among German Americans than among any other descendants of 19th-century immigrants. Interestingly, the tendency to support anti-interventionist presidential candidates even extended to Democrat Barack Obama. More successful than any Democrat in presidential elections in decades among German American voters, Obama put forth a prospective foreign policy agenda that contrasted sharply with that of John McCain, who stood for the continuation of George W. Bush’s unpopular wars in the Middle East. German American support for America’s first African American president reached close to 60% in many counties of America’s heartland, making it very unlikely that racism was the primary force behind the swing toward Trump in 2016 in these counties. Rather, this phenomenon shows a consistent attraction to isolationist candidates in these communities rooted in the first half of the 20th century. That’s when German Americans vehemently opposed U.S. military intervention in Europe while being forced to rapidly assimilate. But can past traumas influence voting behavior 80 years later? Research on the persistence of historical legacies such as the voting behavior in former slaveholding counties in the South shows that political attitudes indeed can be passed down over generations even while the experiential link to their origin is lost. It appears that German American attraction to isolationism is a ghost pain of the past. What will happen in November? Trump has been an isolationist president. He abolished NAFTA, withdrew from the Paris Agreement on climate change, pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, started trade wars, snubbed military leaders and announced troop withdrawals from NATO allies. These decisions will increase his popularity among many voters who favor isolationist candidates, including German Americans. Nevertheless, we believe that Trump’s campaign faces a problem in attracting a similarly large number of German Americans voters this November. Expectations that isolationist policies would lead to greater prosperity in the Midwest were disappointed. Moreover, throughout Trump’s presidency, his record as an isolationist was overshadowed by his image as a racist. We believe that many of those German American swing voters, who voted for a noninterventionist Obama in 2008 and then were attracted by Trump’s isolationist agenda in 2016, are alienated by his incendiary response to police killings and the Black Lives Matter protests. A central tenet of isolationism is a strong desire to stay out of trouble through noninvolvement. This applies all the more at home. A growing understanding that the president’s actions did not deescalate but instead amplified violence and chaos on American streets will likely keep many German Americans from voting for Trump a second time.)

October 12 Morning Edition

WGN RADIO
— Lindsey Graham praises Barrett’s ‘excellence’ as scholar – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/the-latest-barrett-supreme-court-confirmation-hearing-opens/

ABC7
— Columbus Day: Italian-American group to hold rally, calls for Chicago to return Christopher Columbus statues CPS to mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Diane Pathieu (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? How soon, if not already, will Democrats attack statues of those who share your national origin, who share your religion, who share your race, who share your gender, who share your etc.?)
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/italian-american-group-to-hold-columbus-day-rally/6963469/

NBC5
— Students to Rally for In-Person Learning, Businesses Seek Stimulus Aid
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-coronavirus-updates-suburban-students-to-rally-for-in-person-learning-business-owners-seek-stimulus-aid/2352492/

CBS2
— State Officials To Announce Legislation To Change Columbus Day To Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Mugo Odigwe
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/12/state-officials-to-announce-legislation-to-change-columbus-day-to-indigenous-peoples-day/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The pandemic left election officials scrambling for judges in March. But extra pay and a law that allows younger workers has them optimistic about Nov. 3. – DAN PETRELLA and KELLI SMITH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-illinois-election-judge-recruitment-coronavirus-20201012-ucx7rknsfzefxfbur2guqmj5ea-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “African-Americans can teach white liberals how to cope with their hatred for Donald Trump.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-trump-white-people-hatred-20201012-ahu5epslnrhzxnuhcuooczsj3a-story.html
— Time-management tips for retirees – Katherine Reynolds Lewis (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, if they, or if anyone who they manipulate/dominate were the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, they could/would put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out in far less time than it takes me.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20201012/281852941039990

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican promote LGBTQ. If you are employed, how soon will your employer get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ? If you are a member of an organization, how soon will that organization get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ? How soon will those who run your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ?
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201012/it-was-pretty-amazing-lgbtq-community-recalls-importance-of-elk-grove-bar

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois bar, restaurant owners ignore new COVID-19 regulations from Gov. Pritzker – Corina Curry
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20201011/illinois-bar-restaurant-owners-ignore-new-covid-19-regulations-from-gov-pritzker

HERALD & REVIEW
— Decatur rally opposes Trump and ‘fascism’ and seeks allies – Tony Reid (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that oppose Trump are anti-law enforcement, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-overweight people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, anti-Italian American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://herald-review.com/news/local/watch-now-decatur-rally-opposes-trump-and-fascism-and-seeks-allies/article_5e72ac0d-1910-5e19-907f-5f262a2338fa.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Here’s how to fight the pandemic of racism in East St. Louis, Illinois Lt. Gov. says – DEASIA PAIGE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats a) blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have and b) paint Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.bnd.com/article246388170.html

CHAMPAGNE/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— What a tangled web politicians weave when they tell the truth – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-what-a-tangled-web-politicians-weave-when-they-tell-the-truth/article_202fcbad-4147-5910-9d3e-a5e279714bae.html

RIVER CITY READER
— GOP House Leader Durkin Wouldn’t Mind Seeing Speaker Madigan Plead the Fifth – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/gop-house-leader-durkin-wouldn%E2%80%99t-mind-seeing-speaker-madigan-plead-fifth

FOX ILLINOIS
— Major revenues decline, including video gaming tax – Taylor Deckert
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/major-revenues-continue-to-decline-including-video-gaming-tax

NPR ILLINOIS
— How The Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings For Amy Coney Barrett Will Work – DEIRDRE WALSH
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-supreme-court-confirmation-hearings-amy-coney-barrett-will-work#stream/0

DAILY ILLINI
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s personal self-interest overrides national interests.” If you had put your self-interest first, what would you have done? If I had put my self-interest first, I would have become a Democrat and I would have helped my superiors in the federal government get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (SES) (currently $170,800) by age 40. The federal government would have promoted me into its SES long before I was 40 years old.
https://dailyillini.com/opinions/2020/10/05/trump-tax-returns/

WIREPOINTS
— No shame: Illinois set to borrow from Fed’s “lender of last resort” facility a second time. – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/no-shame-illinois-set-to-borrow-from-feds-lender-of-last-resort-facility-a-second-time-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— A Story of Actual Racial Injustice in an Illinois School District – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. Ever-increasingly, employers and organizations give preference to their employees and members because they are minority, female, younger, Trump-haters, moderate, liberal, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, poor, non-overweight, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, non-draft avoiders, and/or if their ancestors have not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about how therefore, employers and organizations discriminate against their employees and members because they are White, male, older, Trump supporters, conservative, Republican, non-poor, overweight, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or because their ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/a-story-of-actual-racial-injustice-in-an-illinois-school-district/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump rushes to rejoin campaign after doctor’s OK – Alex Swoyer and Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/11/trump-rallies-resume-after-sean-conley-clears-pres/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Members Don’t Recall Biden’s Attendance at Black Church as Teen Biden campaign trail anecdote called into question – Alana Goodman (DIERSEN: When Firestone hired me in 1970, I asked to be assigned to its Chicago Heights store. When IRS hired me in 1971, I asked to be assigned to its Harvey office. In 1972, I bought a new town home in University Park.)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/members-dont-recall-bidens-attendance-at-black-church-as-teen/

FOX NEWS
— Trump tells supporters he’s ‘tested totally negative’ for coronavirus ‘I’ve been tested totally negative,’ Trump said – Andrew O’Reilly
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-hes-tested-totally-negative-for-coronavirus-despite-silence-from-wh-physcian

TOWNHALL
— Big Tech Censorship is Finally Now Coming After the Rest of Us Conservatives – Rachel Alexander (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents side with Big Tech.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2020/10/12/big-tech-censorship-is-finally-now-coming-after-the-rest-of-us-conservatives-n2577864
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many of us thought “that could never happen to me” when rowdy right-wingers like Laura Loomer and Gavin McInnes were banned from social media. We are careful and polite about what we post. Surely Big Tech sees how reasonable we are and would never come after us too. Not so anymore. Big Tech is now starting to label regular conservative viewpoints as false and using that as justification to censor and even permanently ban us. They are threatening to ban conservatives for posting things that left-leaning fact checkers say have a very remote possibility of not being true. . .Do you see where this is leading? If you say “capitalism leads to prosperity,” that could be “fact-checked” as false because you can always point to poor people. If you say “Christianity saves lives” that could be “fact-checked” as false because some Christians were martyred for their faith. . .Rep. Jim Jordan and other congressional conservatives issued a report this month on Big Tech censorship, focusing on Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon and Twitter. The report stated, “Big Tech is out to get conservatives. Time and again, Big Tech uses its power to suppress and marginalize conservative voices.” Google was caught blacklisting some of the top conservative media sites in July, noticeably shortly before the election. Notice we’re no longer talking about Infowars and fringe sites. These are the top conservative sites in the country, including Townhall, Breitbart, The Daily Wire and Judicial Watch. . .Jordan and Rep. Matt Gaetz were shadow-banned by Twitter in 2018, but not a single member of the 78-person Progressive Caucus was shadow-banned. RNC chair Ronna McDaniel was shadow-banned, but not the DNC chair. The report lists many incidents of censorship of prominent, regular conservatives, including President Trump. On the other hand, conduct threatening violence on the extreme left is often given a free pass. Tweets by the Ayatollah Khamenei are allowed stating that Iran will reciprocate against the U.S. for the death of Hajj Qasem Soleimani and that Israel will be uprooted and destroyed. . .Many conservatives will still blow this off, saying it’s not censorship because private companies are involved, and we just need to come up with our own competing alternatives. This may be true, but it’s not solving the problem. No platforms fair to conservatives have come anywhere near the competitiveness of the top Big Tech companies. Parler, which President Trump recommended as a social media alternative, has only 2.8 million users. Whereas Facebook has over 2.7 billion users, Instagram has 1 billion and Twitter has 48.35 million. So conservatives are being increasingly shut out of the modern-day version of the public square. . .Something has to change. The left already controls so much of society — education, most of the legal system, traditional media, Hollywood — that the addition of Big Tech will ensure that conservatives never win another election again. It’s just not clear to many of us what is the best way to fight back.)

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “After narrow 2018 victory, will GOP’s Rodney Davis keep his seat this year?” and says “Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan is running on health care, again.”
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/10/12/blue-wave-survivors-after-narrow-2018-victory-will-gops-rodney-davis-keep-his-seat-this-year/

POLITICO
— For some Black youth, it’s time to question Democratic loyalties Gen Z is not only liberal but skeptical, and the Black community’s diehard support for the party that embraced civil rights is ripe for a rethink. – MAYA KING (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at Black youth, and at everyone else, that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/11/gen-z-black-youth-conservatives-trump-421914

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Some worried Democrats have 2nd thoughts on voting by mail – NICHOLAS RICCARDI
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/some-worried-democrats-have-2nd-thoughts-on-voting-by-mail/

CBS NEWS
— The Lincoln Project: Career Republicans call on Americans to vote out President Trump A group of longtime Republican strategists who have worked with the likes of John McCain and George W. Bush have launched a scorching campaign against the president. – Lesley Stahl reports.(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the “Republicans” who have worked the hardest since 2000 to defeat Republicans. I would focus on “Republicans” in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-lincoln-project-republican-strategists-super-pac-trump-60-minutes-2020-10-11/

MSN
— Trump asks campaign to schedule daily events for him until election – John Bowden
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-asks-campaign-to-schedule-daily-events-for-him-until-election-report/ar-BB19V6AU?li=BBnbcA1

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Fears of a “Blue Wave” grow among Republicans.”
https://www.msnbc.com/american-voices/watch/fears-of-a-blue-wave-grow-among-republicans-93652037614

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— People Harmed by Coronavirus Vaccines Will Have Little Recourse – Peter Loftus and Susan Pullman (DIERSEN: Of course, employers and organizations will get rid of their employees and members who are old, overweight, and/or have health problems who fail/refuse to be vaccinated.).
https://www.wsj.com/articles/people-harmed-by-coronavirus-vaccines-will-have-little-recourse-11602432000
— Biden Woos Working-Class White Voters Who Backed Trump – Sabrina Siddiqui and Catherine Lucey (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise present and past members of the working-class. I was a member of the working-class 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-woos-working-class-white-voters-who-backed-trump-11602421204
— Pennsylvania, Texas and Ohio See Court Rulings Over Mail Ballots Both political parties are mounting legal challenges across many states, with mail-in voting at the center – Brent Kendall and Alexa Corse
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pennsylvania-texas-and-ohio-see-court-rulings-over-mail-ballots-11602456726
— The Supreme Court and the Election Returns In resolving legal disputes about vote-counting, the justices should err on the side of speed and clarity. – David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-supreme-court-and-the-election-returns-11602435660
— Ballot Deadlines and the Supreme Court The Justices can reduce the chances of a post-election crisis by advising lower courts now. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ballot-deadlines-and-the-supreme-court-11602448993
— Columbus Day Stands for Diversity Italian-Americans, victims of severe discrimination, rallied to honor him. – Alessandra Bocchi
https://www.wsj.com/articles/columbus-day-stands-for-diversity-11602446541
— How Managers Can Rally the Troops – Rachel Feintzeig (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government rallied their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and /or veteran by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/battling-pandemic-blues-how-managers-can-rally-the-troops-11602460801
— Amy Coney Barrett’s Intellectual Firepower, Conservative Mentors Propelled Career Supreme Court pick hasn’t hid antiabortion views, yet enjoys widespread popularity on Notre Dame campus – James V. Grimaldi, Joe Barrett and Jacob Gershman (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. I might still be an IRS employee if my Democrat IRS superiors had not succeeded in doing that. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986. I might still be a GAO employee if my Democrat GAO superiors had not succeeded in doing that. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-coney-barretts-intellectual-firepower-conservative-mentors-propelled-career-11602431482

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: More than 1 million people could lose their vote on Nov. 3. That’s the best-case scenario Rejected ballots in the 2020 election battle between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden could become the post-election focus. – Pat Beall, Catharina Felke, Jackie Hajdenberg, Elizabeth Mulvey and Aseem Shukla
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/10/08/rejected-mail-ballots-projected-major-factor-2020-election/3576714001/
— ‘Undecided’ voters give decision-making a bad name. They shouldn’t be center stage. It’s hard to imagine more ill-suited interrogators and analysts than folks who have seen the Trump presidency and Biden’s campaign yet are uncommitted. – Peter Funt
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/12/trump-biden-undecided-voters-town-hall-debate-column/5960486002/
— When will things go back to normal? – Joel Shannon (DIERSEN: Democrats want to use COVID-19 to end parades, to end Republican political events, to end etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/10/10/coronavirus-when-return-to-normal-life/5882898002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Biden leads Trump by 12 points nationally, president trails on pandemic trust in new poll.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/11/biden-leads-trump-12-points-nationally-polls-finds/5960232002/

MIAMI HERALD
— ‘It’s a Trojan horse.’ Donald Trump Jr., Rubio rally Miami Hispanics as race tightens – BIANCA PADRÓ OCASIO
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article246368035.html

KENOSHA NEWS
— City government needs diversity – Linda Bergo, Kenosha (DIERSEN: How much Democrat pressure is there on your municipality, on your township, on your county, and on Illinois to not hire and to get rid of its employees and residents who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, overweight, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.kenoshanews.com/opinion/letters/writer-city-government-needs-diversity/article_7c4717d2-6f10-57f0-8a87-476c23477f5e.html

GREENVILLE NEWS
— Audit finds Clemson City overwhelmingly employs white males. Officials hope to change that. – Zoe Nicholson (DIERSEN: How much Democrat pressure is there on your municipality, on your township, on your county, and on Illinois to not hire and to get rid of its employees and residents who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, overweight, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2020/10/12/clemson-city-sc-mostly-employs-white-males-officials-hope-change/3637971001/

THE WEEK
— Eric Trump claims his father has ‘lost a fortune’ due to the presidency (DIERSEN: What has cost you a fortune? My net worth and my Civil Service Retirement System pension would be much higher if I had become a Democrat and if I had helped my superiors in the federal government get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (SES) (currently $170,800) by age 40. The federal government would have promoted me into its SES long before I was 40 years old.)
https://theweek.com/speedreads/943123/eric-trump-claims-father-lost-fortune-due-presidency

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters want Facebook to do even more to get rid of conservatives once and for all.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/10/19/why-facebook-cant-fix-itself

EDUCATION WEEK
— ‘Classrooms Are Political’ – Larry Ferlazzo (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, Democrat teachers ever-increasingly crank out “good little Democrats” who are ever-increasingly anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2020/10/classrooms_are_political.html

AXIOS
— Justice Department ready to charge Google with monopoly search practices – Ashley Gold (DIERSEN: I hope that the Justice Department a) focuses on how Google treats www.gopillinois.com and b) focuses on how Google steers everyone to non-credible articles on non-credible websites written by non-credible authors that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.axios.com/justice-ready-to-charge-google-with-monopoly-search-practices-c533707a-8132-460f-85c5-6c7ffeaa1e46.html

October 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 2,727 new coronavirus cases, 9 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2727-new-coronavirus-cases-9-deaths/6944910/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ promote LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/society/national-coming-out-day-coming-out-during-a-pandemic/6943403/

NBC5

— U.S. Sees Highest Number of New Coronavirus Cases in Nearly Two Months New cases are rising in 33 states across the South, East and Midwest – Annie Palmer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/u-s-sees-highest-number-of-new-coronavirus-cases-in-nearly-two-months/2352149/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— U.S. will get extended look at Amy Coney Barrett who will tell senators courts ‘should not try’ to make policy – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/11/21511491/u-s-will-get-extended-look-at-amy-coney-barrett-tell-senators-courts-should-not-try-to-make-policy
— While Underwood does not directly condemn “rioting and looting” during that appearance, taken in the full context of her remarks it is a stretch to suggest her praise of “beautiful protests” extends to looting and rioting. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/11/21509935/fact-check-oberweis-underwood-14th-congressional-district-rioting-looting-sun-times-editorial-board
— The achievements of Italians and Italian Americans weave so fully through the quilt of American culture that their threads are nearly invisible. – Bill Dal Cerro
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/11/21506841/columbus-day-italian-americans-achievements-bill-dal-cerro-guglielmo-marconi-lee-iacocca

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— VOTER GUIDE (DIERSEN: Republican township, ward, and county organizations should a) publish voter guides and b) publish updated versions of those guides as candidates get endorsements, as new information about voting comes out, etc. I have already taken the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization voter guide to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. It would be great if I could take an updated version of that guide to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter who has not voted yet.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/
— Amy Coney Barrett hearing: Senators weigh COVID-19 risk for Barrett Supreme Court hearing – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-hearing-20201011-f37opxbxpngkxdgysyys26nqzu-story.html

HINSDALE PATCH
— Hinsdale-Area Rep Says ‘Trump Loves America’ in 2016 Post Deanne Mazzochi also explains why a ‘white, male Republican president’ is best for liberty. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-area-rep-says-trump-loves-america-2016-post

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Endorsements roll in for several candidates – Ron DeBrock (DIERSEN: Republican township, ward, and county organizations should a) publish voter guides and b) publish updated versions of those guides as candidates get endorsements, as new information about voting comes out, etc. I have already taken the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization voter guide to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. It would be great if I could take an updated version of that guide to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter who has not voted yet.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Campaign-Notebook-Endorsements-roll-in-for-15637774.php

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Reasons Tribune Endorses Mark Curran
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/11/tribune-endorses-mark-curran/
— Brian Sager Mails Again, Says He Won’t Vote for Mike Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/11/brian-sager-mails-again-says-he-wont-vote-for-mike-madigan/
— IL-06: WGN-TV Debate Decisive Win for Jeanne Ives
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/11/cidebate101120/
— Another Trump Law Enforcement Arrest – Arson in Naperville
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/10/another-trump-law-enforcement-arrest-arson-in-naperville/
— Pritzker Wants 80% of Population Vaccination (See Page 5)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/10/pritzker-wants-80-of-population-vaccination-see-page-5/
— Ives Portrays Herself as “Tough Mom” Wanting to “Smash the Status Quo”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/09/ives-portrays-herself-as-tough-mom-wanting-to-smash-the-status-quo/
— Judge David Gervais Mails
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/09/judge-david-gervais-mails/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Interviews from Wednesday and Thursday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/09/oberweis100920/
— Republicans Respond to Lying Jack Franks’ Robo-Call Implying Republican Party Support
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/09/republicans-respond-to-lying-jack-franks-robo-call-implying-republican-party-support/
— Mask Price Gouger Charged (with Anti-Pritzker Mask Not Related to Story)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/09/mask-price-gouger-charged/
–NFIB Mails Against Pritzker Tax Hike Amendment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/09/nfib-mails-against-pritzker-tax-hike-amendment/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Publicity Stunt Targeting Alleged Suppression of Black Voters Through Social Media
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/08/underwood100620/

FOX NEWS
— Twitter adds warning to ‘immune’ tweet by US President Trump The warning said his tweet “violated the Twitter rules about spreading misleading and potentially harmful information” related to COVID-19. – Frank Miles (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation and harmful, except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/twitter-adds-warning-to-immune-tweet-by-us-president-trump

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘I’m not one to play with’: Candace Owens puts Joe Walsh’s wife on legal notice for her scandalous claim – Samantha Chang
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/10/11/im-not-one-to-play-with-candace-owens-puts-joe-walshs-wife-on-legal-notice-for-her-scandalous-claim-983094

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump chooses denial and recklessness as he’s set to resume campaign rallies.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/11/politics/trump-coronavirus-2020-election/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “What Trump really wants from his risky rallies.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/11/opinions/donald-trump-rallies-coronavirus-obeidallah/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump just keeps driving in the wrong direction.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/11/politics/us-election-2020-week-ahead/index.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Democrats promote LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the destruction of the traditional family.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/national-coming-out-day-20-people-who-came-out-2020-n1242833

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “As Trump stumbles, voters finalize their choices, and Biden’s lead grows.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/as-trump-stumbles-voters-finalize-their-choices-and-bidens-lead-grows/2020/10/11/0ed19f6e-0a7f-11eb-991c-be6ead8c4018_story.html
— Suffering from smallpox after Gettysburg, Lincoln may have infected his valet – Michael S. Rosenwald
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/10/11/lincoln-smallpox-valet-died/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi couldn’t pass ‘basic aptitude tests’ – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2020/10/11/trump-nancy-pelosi-couldnt-pass-basic-aptitude-tests/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The Times Publishes Voter Guide and Election Resources as Early Voting Begins (DIERSEN: Republican township, ward, and county organizations should a) publish voter guides and b) publish updated versions of those guides as candidates get endorsements, as new information about voting comes out, etc. I have already taken the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization voter guide to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. It would be great if I could take an updated version of that guide to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter who has not voted yet.)
https://www.latimes.com/about/pressreleases/story/2020-10-07/the-times-publishes-voter-guide-and-election-resources-as-early-voting-begins

USA TODAY
— Key takeaways from the New York Times’ investigation into Trump’s taxes while in office – Matthew Brown (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Money Magazine’s investigation into my taxes while I was an IRS employee.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/11/key-takeaways-nyt-look-into-trumps-taxes-while-office/5960622002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Isn’t a Transmission Risk, White House Physician Says – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-holds-first-public-event-since-his-covid-diagnosis-11602361769

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Interview Today: President Says Now Immune to Coronavirus, Unlike Biden
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-11/trump-says-he-s-now-immune-to-the-coronavirus-unlike-biden

October 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Pres. Trump speaks at White House, 1st public appearance since return from COVID-19 hospitalization – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-makes-1st-public-appearance-since-his-hospital-stay/6914672/
— Illinois COVID-19: Lake County at warning level as IL reports 2,905 new coronavirus cases, 31 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2905-new-coronavirus-cases-31-deaths/6919007/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A different approach to honoring ethnic and racial pride on this Columbus Day With Chicago’s three main Columbus sculptures on lockdown, this year’s holiday feels like a good time to reconsider the merits of all the city’s public monuments. (DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats destroy all monuments of those who were one or more of the following: law enforcement officers, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/10/21507540/christopher-columbus-day-statues-sculptures-chicago-offensive-art-historic-racism-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Trump supporters rally in Algonquin, calling for ‘four more years’ – Cassie Buchman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201010/trump-supporters-rally-in-algonquin-calling-for-four-more-years
— Group launches initiative to combat racism, make mosques more inclusive – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201010/group-launches-initiative-to-combat-racism-make-mosques-more-inclusive

HERALD REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: Supporters for President Trump, GOP candidates rally in Decatur
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-supporters-for-president-trump-gop-candidates-rally-in-decatur/article_d6c97980-e765-5a7e-b19e-61343a5a4c07.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— ‘Fair tax’ or ‘Trojan horse?’ Central Illinoisans weigh graduated tax ballot question – Sierra Henry, Allison Petty
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/fair-tax-or-trojan-horse-central-illinoisans-weigh-graduated-tax-ballot-question/article_b0c3cb26-82f3-58c0-8d23-3fc847eec99e.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Bradley University cancels spring break – y Leslie Renken
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20201010/covid-19-in-illinois-region-4-opens-up-as-bradley-university-cancels-spring-break

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters endorse Biden.
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-we-recommend-joe-biden-for-president-and-overwhelming-rejection-of-trump/article_8e9ad239-0886-5182-a2a6-897acc0b26f5.html

GOPUSA
— Bob Dole Claims No Republicans On Debate Commission Support Trump (DIERSEN: I attended a Bob Dole rally in Wheaton in 1996. That made my Democrat GAO superiors furious. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/05/dole-takes-pulse-of-the-heartland/913b56e4-dd07-4491-9bb3-7de45ad54d5f/ )
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96123

BLAZE
— Chris Christie released from hospital following COVID-19 diagnosis, treatment with remdesivir – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chris-christie-released-from-hospital-following-covid-19-diagnosis

EPOCH TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Lauds Support for Law Enforcement in First In-Person Event Amid Recovery – ALLEN ZHONG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-lauds-supports-for-law-enforcement-in-first-in-person-event-amid-recovery_3533952.html

THE HILL
— US coronavirus numbers rise, raising worries about winter – JESSIE HELLMANN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/520419-us-coronavirus-numbers-rise-raising-worries-about-winter

POLITICO
— The Time Nixon’s Cronies Tried to Overturn a Presidential Election The gambit was cynical and disruptive, but in the end it didn’t work. – DAVID GREENBERG
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/10/10/the-time-nixons-cronies-tried-to-overturn-a-presidential-election-428318

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow that “At least 24 people in Trump’s orbit have tested positive for COVID-19.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-covid-19-health-status-people-in-his-orbit-2020-10-10/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump addresses supporters at White House event; Biden campaigns in Erie, Pa. – Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/10/10/trump-biden-live-updates/

NEW YORK POST
— How social media censorship ‘silences’ conservative thoughts – Doree Lewak
https://nypost.com/article/social-media-censorship-conservatives/

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says Republicans turn to fear—instead of Trump—to defend Senate majority.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/10/10/armageddon-bloodbath-biden-presidency-republicans-turn-to-fear-instead-of-trump-to-defend-senate-majority/

BLOOMBERG
— The 50 Richest Americans Are Worth as Much as the Poorest 165 Million A look at U.S. wealth data through the first half of 2020 shows stark disparities by race, age and class. – Ben Steverman and Alexandre Tanzi
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-08/top-50-richest-people-in-the-us-are-worth-as-much-as-poorest-165-million
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Baby Boomers hold the majority of U.S. wealth, with $59.6 trillion, twice Generation X’s $28.5 trillion and more than 10 times Millennials’ $5.2 trillion.)

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says Trump’s campaign rallies are public-health hazards.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/campaign-chronicles/donald-trumps-campaign-rallies-are-now-confirmed-public-health-hazards

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/10/donald-trumps-performance-masquerading-leader-isnt-even-original/

October 10 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois mail-in ballot requests to vote by mail for 2020 election shatter records – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-mail-in-ballot-requests-shatter-records/6902530/

NBC5
— Florida GOP Fights to Animate Trump’s Base Without President The president’s campaign dispatched its available assets to Panama City Beach this week, including Donald Trump Jr., Gov. Ron DeSantis, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle – Steve Peoples
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/florida-gop-fights-to-animate-trumps-base-without-president/2351991/

CBS2
— U of I Student Threatened With Dismissal After Refusing To Quarantine Says COVID-19 Tests Were Negative – Charlie De Mar
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/09/u-of-i-student-threatened-with-dismissal-after-refusing-to-quarantine-says-covid-19-tests-were-negative/
— Student Athletes Protest Outside Home Of Dr. Ngozi Ezike
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/09/student-athletes-protest-outside-home-of-dr-ngozi-ezike/
— Scalia ‘Heir’ Barrett May Be Open To Reversing Roe V. Wade
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/09/scalia-heir-barrett-may-be-open-to-reversing-roe-v-wade/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Suburban high school athletes to Pritzker, Ezike: ‘Let us play’ – Tia Ewing
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/suburban-high-school-athletes-to-pritzker-ezike-let-us-play

WGN RADIO
— Voting-related lawsuits pepper US before Election Day – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/voting-related-lawsuits-pepper-us-before-election-day/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Budget, transparency among issues in Kane auditor election – DAVID SHAROS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kane-auditor-candidates-st-1011-20201009-eknl34msxrh7rk6kzh5vv37m5e-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Terry Hunt, 68, of Big Rock, is looking to continue in the position of county auditor, a job he has held since 2012. Looking at the county, Hunt says concerns include the pandemic and its impact, and concerns about taxes. “COVID has been front and center of everything and is on everyone’s list at this point,” Hunt said. “It impacts people’s lives on so many levels from personal health to the ability to buy food and work. It has overshadowed typical things like taxes.” Property taxes are still an issue, Hunt insists, “as everyone is aware of what they owe” as well as their obligation to pay. If re-elected, Hunt said he wants to continue to “increase financial transparency” as well as “audit each operation in an objective and fair way.” “The auditor’s function is that he’s the only elected official authorized to audit each county operation and it’s a responsibility to the people that elected us as opposed to someone that’s appointed,” he said. Hunt also wants to continue to work with the other team members “to balance the budget” and said he will continue to work on ad hoc committees and other tasks “that go beyond the office” and above “the lowest threshold” of just doing the auditor’s job.)
— Gen Z college grads struggle to launch careers in pandemic economy. ‘I chose the worst year to get my life together.’ – ABDEL JIMENEZ (DIERSEN: What hindered/hinders your job searches? My being draft bait hindered my job searches during 1970 and early 1971. My not being a minority, female, or veteran always hindered my job searches with employers that were under pressure to hire minorities, females, and/or veterans. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in a) Firestone Stores firing me and b) my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-recent-college-graduates-difficult-job-market-20201009-ncc73bu3yvhsbeu2bzbquii3xy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker warns Illinois’ improvements have ‘cooled down’ as 2,818 more people test positive for COVID-19
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/10/21510492/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Though lagging in polls, Trump could pull off a win. Instead of talking up a blue wave, Democrats should guard against complacency and put turnout strategies into overdrive.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/9/21509911/laura-washington-election-donald-trump-jie-biden

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County has more federal COVID-19 assistance money than requests for help – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201009/kane-county-has-more-federal-covid-19-assistance-money-than-requests-for-help
— Lake County exceeds state’s COVID-19 warning levels – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201009/lake-county-exceeds-states-covid-19-warning-levels

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U.S. Chamber makes another Illinois congressional endorsement After backing Jeanne Ives over Sean Casten, the business group endorses Republican Mary Miller in the race to succeed retiring downstater John Shimkus. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/us-chamber-makes-another-illinois-congressional-endorsement

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield restaurants co-star in pair of political ads – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/subscriber/20201009/springfield-restaurants-co-star-in-pair-of-political-ads

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats pull plug on House’s puny Madigan-ComEd probe – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-democrats-pull-plug-on-house-s-puny-madigan-comed-probe/article_5e254385-9f4c-50c5-b497-d5f218127e78.html

HERALD NEWS
— National Rifle Association endorses Will County area state candidates
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/10/08/national-rifle-association-endorses-will-county-area-state-candidates/au0o7jz/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Outrage genuine, but Durkin still playing politics – Rich Miller
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-outrage-genuine-but-durkin-still-playing-politics/article_6f17f115-405a-5233-a705-4aab3b7106ff.html

BELLVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Profanity on large political sign ‘crossing the line,’ southwestern Illinois mayor says – LEXI CORTES
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article246353280.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Calls for Madigan to Step Down – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) those who have called for me to step down as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) those who successfully called for me to step down as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. I would focus on those a) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois and b) who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=312165#.X4GKDIh_OM8

NPR ILLINOIS
— Gun Control Groups Voice ‘Grave Concerns’ About Supreme Court Nominee’s Record – CARRIE JOHNSON
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/gun-control-groups-voice-grave-concerns-about-supreme-court-nominees-record#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Challenger demands Lindsey Graham get COVID-19 test before debate – AP (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, if you are older, overweight/obese, and/or have health problems, will your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demand that you get a COVID-19 test?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/challenger-demands-graham-get-covid-19-test-before-debate
— On radio and television, Trump sets out to get campaign back on track – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-sets-out-to-get-campaign-back-on-track

CHICAGO PATCH
— Free Virtual Diversity Career Fair for Chicago (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that if you are any of the following, they will not hire you: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/calendar/event/20201016/909752/free-virtual-diversity-career-fair-for-chicago-on-10-16-2020

WIREPOINTS
— Tests Show 20% Of Chicagoans Have COVID Antibodies. Surprised? You Shouldn’t Be. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/tests-show-20-of-chicagoans-have-covid-antibodies-surprised-you-shouldnt-be-wirepoints/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— IHSA adds hate speech and discrimination policy in effort to protect students – Trina Thomas (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, hate speech is any speech that does not promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/553546386-ihsa-adds-hate-speech-and-discrimination-policy-in-effort-to-protect-students
— Illinois retirees could pay $3 billion in state income taxes under Pritzker graduated tax hike plan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are against retirees and especially against a) retirees who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, draft avoiders, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) retirees who were government employees.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/557018358-analysis-illinois-retirees-could-pay-3-billion-in-state-income-taxes-under-pritzker-graduated-tax-hike-plan

ILLINOIS CAPITOL NEWS
— Black Caucus highlights racial health disparities – RAYMON TRONCOSO (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois and they especially run Chicago and Cook County.)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/black-caucus-highlights-racial-health-disparities

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— NFL launching initiatives throughout LGBTQ History Month – AP (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the sports industry officially bar you from watching sports unless you promote LGBTQ?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/9/nfl-launching-initiatives-throughout-lgbtq-history/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Data Reveal How Yale Discriminates Based on Race – Charles Fain Lehman (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Firestone Stores fired me because I had sought and accepted that offer. The aforesaid directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/data-reveal-how-yale-discriminates-based-on-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Black applicants to Yale University are up to eight times more likely to be admitted than Asian applicants with the same level of academic skill, a disparity that the Department of Justice says violates federal law.)
— With No Tough Questions, Biden Still Bumbles Through Another Week – Paul Crookston (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/with-no-tough-questions-biden-still-bumbles-through-another-week/
— China Exploits Students Abroad to Steal American Tech – Jack Beyrer
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-exploits-students-abroad-to-steal-american-tech-new-report-says/

PJ MEDIA
— Vote Trump or Have Your Freedom Die – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2020/10/09/the-morning-briefing-vote-trump-or-have-your-freedom-die-n1023827

CHRISTIAN POST
— The hostile takeover we’re resisting has to do with ideology not race – Michael Brown (DIERSEN: How successful have anti-conservatives been in taking over a) your municipal district, b) your municipality, c) your township, d) your county district, e) your county, f) the organizations that you are/were a member of, and g) the employers that your work/worked for? I should write a book about the success that anti-conservatives have had in taking over a) Wheaton’s West District, b) Wheaton, c) Milton Township, d) DuPage County’s 4th District, e) DuPage County, and f) Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce.)
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/hostile-takeover-were-resisting-has-to-do-with-ideology-not-race.html

LIFE NEWS
— Joe Biden Supports Unlimited Abortions, Up to Birth, at Taxpayer Expense – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/10/09/joe-biden-supports-unlimited-abortions-up-to-birth-at-taxpayer-expense/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— 9 people at Trump’s Minnesota campaign rally have tested positive for the coronavirus – MARY PAPENFUSS
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/10/10/9-people-at-trumps-minnesota-campaign-rally-have-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus/24646687/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ask “How Long Should Trump Be in Isolation?” How soon, if not already, will the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America demand that all Trump supporters go into isolation at least until after November 3, 2020?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/10/us/trump-covid-isolation.html
— Huge Absentee Vote in Key States Favors Democrats So Far In Wisconsin, about 146,000 people voted by mail in the 2016 general election. This fall, about 647,000 people have already voted absentee, many in Democratic strongholds. – Reid J. Epstein, Nick Corasaniti and Stephanie Saul
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/10/us/politics/early-voting-swing-states.html
— Talk Radio Is Turning Millions of Americans Into Conservatives The medium is at the heart of Trumpism. – Paul Matzko
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/opinion/talk-radio-conservatives-trumpism.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Thursday presidential debate canceled; Trump appears on conservative media – John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz and Amy B Wang (DIERSEN: If Fox News and Rush Limbaugh are conservative media, then the mainstream news media is liberal media.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/10/09/trump-biden-live-updates/
— Kyle Rittenhouse extradition hearing delayed as lawyer claims a ‘political prosecution’ – Mark Guarino (DIERSEN: POLITICAL AFFILIATION DISCRIMINATION: If I had been a Republican, my Democrat superiors in the federal government would not have taken the adverse actions against me that they did. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, would not have given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, would not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, would have promoted me beyond GS-13, would not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, would not have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and would not have forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would have promoted me beyond GS-12, would not have disallowed my education deductions in 1978, would not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1975, and would not have disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would not have forced me resign in 1969 and would not have disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/kyle-rittenhouse-extradition-hearing-delayed-as-lawyer-claims-a-political-prosecution/2020/10/09/4977b690-0a47-11eb-9be6-cf25fb429f1a_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: More People Have Doorbell Cameras. That’s a Problem for Those Who Swipe Trump and Biden Lawn Signs. Sign-stealing ramps up ahead of presidential elections, but this time around, more homeowners have cameras; ‘growing like gangbusters’ – Madeleine Ngo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-people-have-doorbell-cameras-thats-a-problem-for-those-who-swipe-trump-and-biden-lawn-signs-11602282887
— Nancy Pelosi’s Insanity Plea Democrats introduce a radical bill to remove Presidents. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nancy-pelosis-insanity-plea-11602283493
— The Tyranny of the ‘Tolerant’ They’ll tear you down if you use the wrong word, have a flawed past, fail to salute the fashionable woke flag. – Joseph Epstein (DIERSEN: Those who claim to be tolerant are extremely intolerant. They want everyone to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, ant-Christian, anti-Protestant, ant-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tyranny-of-the-tolerant-11602278220
— Is the Supreme Court Too Catholic? From Antonin Scalia to Amy Coney Barrett, opposition to Catholic nominees has been mainly about the politics of abortion, not their religious faith – Matthew J. Franck (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs are extremely divisive. They do everything that can to turn Catholics against non-Catholics.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-the-supreme-court-too-catholic-11602167306
— The Crises of America’s Sick Presidents, From George Washington to Donald Trump The Founders didn’t anticipate how often presidential illness would become an issue – Ted Widmer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-crises-of-americas-sick-presidents-from-george-washington-to-donald-trump-11602272815
— Why Politicians Despise Us—Continued Among the fibs at the vice presidential debate, the worst is a bipartisan myth about the virus’s spread. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-politicians-despise-uscontinued-11602265429

FORBES
— Americans Are Split On Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett, CNN Poll Finds – Elana Lyn Gross (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents a) who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being too conservative. They promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2020/10/07/americans-are-split-on-supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-cnn-poll-finds/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An 83% majority of Republicans want Barrett confirmed compared to only 8% of Democrats, and independents were evenly split at 42%, according to the CNN poll conducted by the independent research company SSRS. The participants were split on Barrett’s judicial ideology, with 43% saying she would be too conservative and 41% being satisfied.)

REPORTERS COMMITTEE
— Reporters Committee examines Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s record on press rights issues – GRAYSON CLARY
https://www.rcfp.org/amy-coney-barrett-press-rights/