January 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/business/nearly-$32m-of-pot-products-sold-in-ill-on-1st-day;-dispensary-applications-due/5807922/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-reveals-first-day-marijuana-sales/2195516/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/entrepreneurs-hope-new-dispensary-licenses-will-benefit-minority-business-owners/2195655/
— Trump, Democratic Presidential Candidates File to Appear on Illinois Ballot
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/trump-democratic-presidential-candidates-file-to-appear-on-illinois-ballot/2195531/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-rakes-in-nearly-3-2m-on-first-day-of-legal-weed-sales

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP congressmen Darin LaHood and Mike Bost with paperwork for Donald Trump first in line as presidential primary candidate filing begins in Springfield – JAMIE MUNKS and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-presidential-primary-filing-period-20200102-atk2hxugwzba3iaytm4vkxejcu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/ct-elm-cannabis-story-tl-0109-20200101-bxf7rjpvt5b3znd6h3mzqfkz6y-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-illinois-legal-weed-early-days-20200102-trakidlua5hlrcqi753zrk6y4e-story.html
— No, we won’t shut up about the Illinois Exodus. Latest downside: Chicago’s top real estate investors are shopping elsewhere – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-exodus-developers-leaving-chicago-20200102-rgw5eheuhrbcdosj5nohvt5i44-story.html
— Naperville councilman John Krummen, DuPage board member Dawn DeSart holding public forum on suicide awareness – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-community-conversations-suicide-awareness-krummen-desart-st-20200102-mv4mel6rnjbp3pyg7xks7cmjlu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. – Robert Sanchez
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/2/21046792/recreational-pot-marijuana-sales-dispensary
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/2/21046978/legal-weed-sales-illinois
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against those who do not hate Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/1/2/21046687/mass-shootings-antisemitism-american-politics-s-e-cupp

DAILY HERALD
— Cronin on his ‘frustrating’ year as DuPage County Board chairman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200102/cronin-on-his-frustrating-year-as-dupage-county-board-chairman
— DuPage sheriff’s office giving car seats to families in need
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200102/dupage-sheriffs-office-giving-car-seats-to-families-in-need
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Trump-hates, the following do not “belong” anywhere: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200102/naperville-prayer-event-envisions-world-where-everyone-belongs

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Signs that Biden is Illinois Dems’ establishment bet Party pros seem to be lining up behind the candidate, while the list of delegates for Trump include none of the state’s former GOP governors nor top business leaders active in party politics. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/signs-biden-illinois-dems-establishment-bet
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: People with severe health, financial, and/or other problems spend $3.2 million on pot on January 1, 2020.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/illinois-legal-weed-tally-32-million-day-one

PEKIN TIMES
— 10 Democrats, President Trump file for Illinois primary – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.pekintimes.com/news/20200102/10-democrats-president-trump-file-for-illinois-primary

KEWANEE STAR COURIER
— Kewanee Police Department draws first blood for pot enforcement – Susan DeVilder 
https://www.starcourier.com/news/20200102/kpd-draws-first-blood-for-pot-enforcement

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Recreational marijuana purchases should not affect FOID card status, state police say Recreational purchases should not affect FOID card status – Derek Barichello
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/01/01/recreational-marijuana-purchases-should-not-affect-foid-card-status-state-police-say/av8hbze/

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/customers-line-up-at-collinsville-store-on-day-of-legal/article_2a48ff2d-c20f-54ea-a725-1cc7390e7520.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/day-of-recreational-marijuana-you-can-tell-this-is-what/article_7d7e2b92-122c-5cdd-805a-e60e2a7da32b.html

HERALD NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Activists to hold pro-Trump rally Jan. 11 in Joliet Multiple rallies planned throughout Midwest – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/12/31/activists-to-hold-pro-trump-rally-jan-11-in-joliet/ahz424a/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Sanders and Trump surge, Biden rebounds in fundraising race – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/sanders-raises-impressive-345m-in-2019s-final-quarter

WQAD
— President Trump officially on Illinois primary ballot – BRODY WOODDELL
https://wqad.com/2020/01/02/president-trump-officially-on-illinois-primary-ballot/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democratic Party Presidential Delegate/Alternate Candidates from McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/02/democratic-party-presidential-delegate-alternate-candidates-from-mchenry-county/

WIREPOINTS
— New IRS data: Record number of Illinoisans leave state as tax base continues to shrink – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/new-irs-data-record-number-of-illinoisans-leave-state-as-tax-base-continues-to-shrink-wirepoints-special-report/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Popular Trends Rule Adolescent Desires – Dr. Everett Piper
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/popular-trends-rule-adolescent-desires/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— How the 2020 Census Will Change the U.S. House – Matt Palumbo
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/tag/remap/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Authority and power’: Ilhan Omar and AOC plan to make Progressive Caucus a ‘new kind of centrism’ – Spencer Neale (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, RINOs and other conservative-haters falsely paint themselves as being centrists.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ilhan-omar-and-aoc-plan-to-make-progressive-caucus-a-new-kind-of-centrism

AMERICAN THINKER
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to lose her congressional seat based on all those NYC residents fleeing socialism? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/alexandria_ocasiocortez_to_lose_her_congressional_seat_based_on_all_those_nyc_residents_fleeing_socialism.html
— Unable to find new fake news, Vox editor recycles old fake news – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/unable_to_find_new_fake_news_vox_editor_recycles_old_fake_news.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump Nails Reason Pelosi Is Withholding Articles Of Impeachment
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/31671

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Teacher’ Is The Most Common Occupation Among Bernie Sanders’s 4th-Quarter Donors – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/02/teacher-bernie-sanders-donors/

NEWSMAX
— Thirteen States Sue Over New Rule to Limit Legal Immigration
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/apnewsalert/2020/01/02/id/928615/

TOWNHALL
Fairfax Virginia Is Now A Marijuana Sanctuary City – Marina Medvin
https://townhall.com/columnists/marinamedvin/2020/01/02/fairfax-virginia-is-now-a-marijuana-sanctuary-city-n2558850

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Administration to Go After States Allowing Illegal Immigrants to Obtain Driver’s Licenses – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/trending/trump-administration-to-go-after-states-allowing-illegal-immigrants-to-obtain-drivers-licenses/

SEAN HANNITY
— MEGA MAGA: Trump Campaign Raises $46 MILLION in 4th Quarter, $143 MILLION in 2019
https://hannity.com/media-room/mega-maga-trump-campaign-raises-46-million-in-4th-quarter-143-million-in-2019/

COLLEGE FIX
— How social justice is destroying objectivity, excellence, due process, science — and much more – Heather Mac Donald
https://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/how-social-justice-is-destroying-objectivity-excellence-due-process-science-and-much-more-speech/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— RNC Chairwoman Knocks NYT Op-Ed Claiming Republican Women Are ‘on the Brink of Extinction’ – Bradley Cortright
https://ijr.com/rnc-chairwoman-knocks-op-ed-republican-women-brink-extinction/?ut

THE HILL
— Ex-Google executive hammers company over diversity – EMILY BIRNBAUM (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what employers I have worked for and organizations that I am/was a member of to promote diversity, that is, to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/476540-ex-google-exec-hammers-company-over-diversity

NEW YORK TIMES
— More Than 200 Republicans Urge Supreme Court to Weigh Overturning Roe v. Wade Two House Democrats joined them in signing a legal brief in a case that is certain to inject the divisive politics of abortion into the 2020 presidential race. – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/us/politics/republicans-abortion-supreme-court.html
— Fourteen Democrats, Three Republicans in U.S. Presidential Race – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/01/02/us/politics/02reuters-usa-election-2020-candidates.html

REASON
— Although Cannabis Consumers Who Own Firearms Are Federal Felons, Illinois Says They Can Keep Their Guns The Illinois State Police confirms that people who try newly legal marijuana are not considered “unlawful users” of narcotics. – JACOB SULLUM
https://reason.com/2020/01/02/although-cannabis-consumers-who-own-firearms-are-federal-felons-illinois-says-they-can-keep-their-guns/

HR DRIVE
— Ageism — the ‘last acceptable bias’ — is rampant at work, AARP says – Valerie Bolden-Barrett
https://www.hrdive.com/news/ageism-the-last-acceptable-bias-is-rampant-at-work-aarp-says/569649/

LGBTQ NATION
— New Illinois law requires all public single-use restrooms be gender neutral The Equitable Restroom Act mandates that single-occupancy facilities shall be labeled “All-Gender.” – Bil Browning 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/01/new-illinois-law-requires-public-single-use-restrooms-gender-neutral/

January 2 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Maximizing the number of Republican ballots cast in the March 17, 2020 Illinois primary election should be the top priority for the following: Trump, Republican National Committee, Republican National Senate Committee, Republican National Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county/township/ward party organizations, and your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain. What are the aforesaid doing to maximize the number of Republican ballots cast in the March 17, 2020 Illinois primary election? Each and every Republican and Independent voter in Illinois a) should know which offices and referendum will be on March 17, 2020 Republican primary election ballot in their precinct, who the Republican candidates are, and which races are contested and b) should be encouraged to take advantage of mail-in ballots and early voting. Each and every Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain should know each and every Republican candidate on the ballot in their precinct and be able to answer questions about them from voters. Republican candidates frequently attend and speak at monthly Republican county/township/ward meetings. Your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain should regularly attend those meetings. Since 1999, I have the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee monthly meetings. – Dave Diersen 
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What should be included in the agenda for the January meeting of your Republican county/township/ward party organizations? ANSWER: a) election headquarters status, including location, hours of operation, and when yard signs, campaign literature, walk lists, envelopes, etc. can be picked up, b) efforts to fill vacant precinct committeeman/captain positions, c) upcoming bi-annual Republican county conventions, d) upcoming Illinois Republican Party state convention, e) upcoming party fundraisers, and f) efforts to recruit election judges. Meeting minutes should include the names of the candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended. – Dave Diersen 
http://www.gopillinois.com

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO COLOR PICTURES: ‘Nothing is more important to me’ DNC, RNC delegate candidates push petitions, pump up prospective voters in the suburbs – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200102/nothing-is-more-important-to-mednc-rnc-delegate-candidates-push-petitions-pump-up-prospective-voters-in-the-suburbs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Aurora Republican Raquel Mitchell shares the sentiment, if not the party. “I really believe in the president. I believe in what he’s doing,” the Wheatland Township trustee said of incumbent Donald Trump. “Nothing is more important to me.” Filing takes place today and Friday for delegates running in the March 17 primary election. . .Illinois Republicans will send 65 delegates to the Republican National Convention in August in Charlotte, North Carolina, with 54 chosen by voters. There are three GOP delegates from each congressional district. Retired Cook County Circuit Judge Tony Iosco can’t wait to cast another vote for Trump. The president “resonates with the average American,” said Iosco, a 2016 convention delegate. “People may not like him, but they like what he’s doing. Unemployment is low and the stock market is booming.” As Mitchell circulates petitions, she finds Republicans are eager to talk about impeachment. “They hate what’s going on in Washington D.C. with the president and are enthused about signing,” she said. . .During a social event at Draft Picks in Naperville last month, sponsored by the Trump campaign and state Republicans, Mitchell collected signatures as Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider rallied the crowd. “This is Trump country,” Schneider said, adding stakes are high in 2020 with local congressional seats up for grabs and a referendum on a state progressive income tax, in addition to the presidency. “We have to fight Democrats all the way,” Schneider said. “Are you all with me?”)
— How presidents get their facts – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, there are no facts except for the facts that they give you or bless.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200102/how-presidents-get-their-facts
— Governor, lawmakers, it’s time to put up, not shut up, on ‘Fair Maps’ – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200102/editorial-governor-lawmakers-its-time-to-put-up-not-shut-up-on-fair-maps

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. If you want to destroy an individual, organization, company, government, and/or country you push pot on that individual, organization, company, government, and/or country.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-legal-weed-first-day-recreational-sales-20200101-fhtdvp4j6naphff6jmnnh6fkqy-story.html
— In apparent appeal to President Trump, imprisoned Rod Blagojevich argues today’s Democrats would have impeached Abraham Lincoln – ELVIA MALAGÓN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-rod-blagojevich-abraham-lincoln-donald-trump-impeachment-20200102-6xsmxdh3dfhcharumgncizgpna-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: State lawmakers behind cannabis legalization reflect: ‘This isn’t the finish line’ “This is day one of the end of prohibition, not the end of this process by any stretch,” said state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, who was passing out commemorative buttons Wednesday. – Rachel Hinton 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/1/21045880/legal-marijuana-sales-general-assembly-lawmakers-kelly-cassidy-heather-steans
— Campaigns lured donors with urgent end-of year-pitches: Need $1,294 by midnight! Democratic House hopeful Marie Newman’s daughter Evie, 19, a DePaul University freshman, wrote in a fundraising appeal about her mom’s support when she transitioned five years ago. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/1/1/21045957/congress-campaigns-donors-fundraising-year-end-appeals

WBBM 780
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton Buys Marijuana At Dispensary On New Year’s Day – ANDY DAHN (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the pot pushers in Illinois, that is, the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs in Illinois, get rid of you if you do not push pot?)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/lt-gov-stratton-buys-marijuana-at-dispensary-on-new-years

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Indiana projected to retain its nine U.S. House seats after census, Illinois set to lose one – Dan Carden
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/indiana-projected-to-retain-its-nine-u-s-house-seats/article_a5882e07-fef2-553a-9d75-40eec0ccfc7b.html

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “No, You Won’t Lose Your Gun Just For Smoking Pot Recreationally.”
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/no-you-wont-lose-your-gun-just-smoking-pot-recreationally#stream/0

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago’s Closest Weed Dispensary To Indiana Brings Out The Hoosiers For a state that’s lured Illinois residents over the border for years for cheaper cigarettes and gasoline, it was now Indiana’s turn to come to Illinois to buy. – Justin Laurence
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/01/01/chicagos-closest-weed-dispensary-to-indiana-brings-out-the-hoosiers/

ADVANTAGE NEWS
— State expands benefits to more seniors
https://advantagenews.com/news/state-expands-benefits-to-more-seniors/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Speeding, Illinois Marijuana Lead to Arrest of Indiana Man New Year’s Day
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/02/speeding-illinois-marijuana-lead-to-arrest-of-indiana-man-new-years-day/
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Rips Woodstock’s New Bag Tax
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/02/il-14-catalina-lauf-rips-woodstocks-new-bag-tax/ 
— Mike Buehler Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/02/mike-buehler-fundraiser/ 
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Spending January 14 Raising Money with Pardoned 1st Lieutenant Clint A. Lorance
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/02/il-14-jim-oberweis-spending-january-14-raising-money-with-pardoned-1st-lieutenant-clint-a-lorance/

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Which Illinois schools receive the most federal student aid?
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/513180440-which-illinois-schools-receive-the-most-federal-student-aid#new_tab

FOX NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois lieutenant governor among first to buy legal pot as new law takes effect – Ronn Blitzer (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the pot pushers in Illinois, that is, the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs in Illinois, get rid of you if you do not push pot?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-lieutenant-governor-among-first-to-buy-legal-pot-as-new-law-takes-effect

AMERICAN THINKER
— In California, more free rides for illegal aliens – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/in_california_more_free_rides_for_illegal_aliens.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump Going Into 2020 Election: Promises Kept And Results Achieved
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31670-trump-going-2020-election-promises-kept-and-results-achieved

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— Billy Graham Center Archives Continuing to Preserve Evangelical History Although the BGC Archives is open to the public and welcomes unexpected visitors, it remains one of Wheaton’s best-kept secrets. – KATHERINE GRABER (DIERSEN: What would Billy Graham say to those in Wheaton, including my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, who ever-increasingly promote dependency on government, promote dependency on charity, promote LGBTQ activity, promote abortion, promote booze, promote gambling, promote pot, and promote other vices, promote abolition of the First and Second Amendments, promote patronage, promote political affiliation discrimination, promote reverse discrimination, promote age discrimination, and promote even worse things?) 
https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2020/january/billy-graham-center-archives-continuing-to-preserve-evangel.html

DAILY CALLER
— Gianno Caldwell Opens Up About His Rough Upbringing in Chicago And His Journey To Conservatism – STEPHANIE HAMILL
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/01/gianno-caldwell-journey-conservatism/

NEWSMAX
— Cory Booker Proposes Office to Fight White Supremacy (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, White-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Whites are White supremacists, and especially Whites who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Calling someone a White supremacist in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.) 
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/russia-police-attack/2020/01/02/id/928636/

TOWNHALL
— Joe Biden’s Latest Ad About Trump Is a Complete Lie – Leah Barkoukis (DIERSEN: If you sought a government or political office, what would your critics/opponents stress about you to harm you? My critics/opponents would stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, union member for almost 12 years, federal retiree, childless, pet-less, Crete resident 1948-1972, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. They would stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They would stress the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me including that my GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.) 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2020/01/02/joe-bidens-latest-ad-about-trump-is-a-complete-lie-n2558826
— Newly-Elected Democrats Let Their Masks Slip, Revealing The Fascists Beneath – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2020/01/02/newlyelected-democrats-let-their-masks-slip-revealing-the-fascists-beneath-n2558766

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— AOC’s congressional seat reportedly on the line as NY Dems look to ‘draw out’ her district – Samantha Chang (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.) 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/01/02/aoc-could-lose-her-government-gig-as-ny-dems-reportedly-look-to-draw-out-her-district-871003

CNN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois lieutenant governor beats long lines to become one of the first to legally buy weed in the state – Leah Asmelash and Melissa Alonso (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the pot pushers in Illinois, that is, the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs in Illinois, get rid of you if you do not push pot?)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/01/us/illinois-marijuana-juliana-stratton-lines-trnd/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Is America So Depressed? It’s no coincidence that our politics and our mental health have declined so rapidly, at the same time. – Lee Siegel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, and especially those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, are depressed because those in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican leaders fail/refuse to defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, gambling, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/opinion/depression-america-trump.html
— Don’t Drink and Drive, Republican Leader Said. Then He Was Arrested. “I made the wrong decision,” said a New York assemblyman who drove his official state vehicle into a ditch near his home on New Year’s Eve. – Corey Kilgannon
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/nyregion/ny-legislator-drunk-driving.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: In a Homecoming Video Meant to Unite Campus, Almost Everyone Was White The video was created to show off the University of Wisconsin. Instead, it set off a furor, and a reckoning over what it means to be a black student on campus. – Julie Bosman, Emily Shetler and Natalie Yahr (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois who have stressed that I lived in Crete 1948-1972 to paint me as being a racist. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/us/university-of-wisconsin-race-video.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— In newly blue Orange County, Democrats struggle over how far left is too far – GUSTAVO ARELLANO (DIERSEN: If/when Democrats completely take over DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, how far left will they go? From what I see, they will get rid of all individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) and the nine Republican township organizations have absolutely no problem with the aforesaid. They focus on discouraging the DCRCC and the nine Republican township organizations from doing anything to maximize the number of Republican ballots cast in the March 17, 2020 Illinois primary election.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-02/orange-county-democrats-progressive

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/02/xenophobia-comes-every-race-class-heres-how-fight-back-column/2757826001/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/12/30/2020-new-years-resolution-no-2016-repeat-beat-trump-column/2737334001/
— 2020 is a great time to make these 5 easy New Year’s tech resolutions – David Kender (DIERSEN: Of course. my critics/opponents want you to read ONLY the emails that they, that their operatives, and that their dupes send you, no more, and no less.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2020/01/01/5-easy-steps-to-save-money-sanity-with-tech-in-2020/2778318001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 3. Clean out your inbox “Zero inbox,” or having no unread emails, is considered by some to be akin to achieving a state of internet nirvana. It’s something I strive for personally, but I try not to obsess over it. Depending on your rate of correspondence, maintaining a zero inbox may be an unnecessary distraction. Rather, the New Year might simply be a good time to unsubscribe from all that junk mail you receive. In accordance with CAN-SPAM legislation, it’s required by U.S. law that commercial email (e.g. newsletters and marketing material) “must include a clear and conspicuous explanation of how the recipient can opt-out of getting email” from the company in the future. So look for an “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the email. If you have Gmail, use the spam filter. If you want to go one step further, the FTC has recommendations that will scale back email, snail-mail, and spam phone calls.)
— Decade in review: Marital norms erode The transformation of our legal system as to marriage was rapid and top-down. Changes in law brought changes in culture, and they’re not all rainbows. – Ryan T. Anderson and Robert P. George
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/01/decade-same-sex-gay-marriage-timeline-transgender-consequences-column/2776564001/
— Forget what you know about 1619, historians say. Slavery began a half-century before Jamestown – Nicquel Terry Ellis (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? From what I see, if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist and even worse things.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2019/12/16/american-slavery-traces-roots-st-augustine-florida-not-jamestown/4205417002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nolan, a local historian, author and civil rights activist, insists it only advances a false, racist belief that Englishmen founded America and created the system of slavery that defined this country. “It makes me want to scream,” says Nolan. “You’re robbing black history.” The truth is Spaniards settled in St. Augustine, Florida, with enslaved blacks more than a half-century before any arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619 aboard a ship captured by English pirates. Historical records document the presence of black slaves dating back to their arrival in what was known as Spanish Florida in 1565. They built military forts, hunted food, cut wood and later even created a settlement for freed blacks, Fort Mose. But the influence and significance of the Spanish on the country’s founding was ignored and lost as English laws, language and culture established a stronghold in the new nation. Historians and other interested parties challenged writers in the 19th and 20th centuries and tried to spread the story of Spanish settlers and slaves in St. Augustine through exhibits, lectures and books. Still, the 1619 narrative carried on in history books and popular culture.)

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— How to improve your agency in 2020 – Tom Temin (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, the best way to improve a federal agency is to get rid of its employees who are Trump supporters, Republican, White, male, draft avoiders, conservative, Protestant, German American, non-poor, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time who did not make 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://federalnewsnetwork.com/tom-temin-commentary/2020/01/how-to-improve-your-agency-in-2020/

HR TECHNOLOGIST
— How AI & Mindfulness Can Tackle Age Bias in the Modern Workplace – Andres Blank
https://www.hrtechnologist.com/articles/ai-in-hr/how-ai-mindfulness-can-tackle-age-bias-in-the-modern-workplace/

January 1 Morning Edition

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot Pushers push pot.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/31/with-legal-marijuana-in-2020-some-count-down-to-hempy-new-year/

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot Pushers push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/business/legal-recreational-marijuana-sales-begin-in-illinois/5804233/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot Pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/1/1/21043086/legal-weed-marijuana-live-updates-recreational-sales

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot Pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-legal-weed-first-day-recreational-sales-20200101-fhtdvp4j6naphff6jmnnh6fkqy-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-adult-use-park-forest-st-0101-20191231-serpmwwls5d6njsj6uenolucjq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot Pushers push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191231/editorial-board-we-all-have-a-stake-in-how-new-marijuana-law-plays-out

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Drug recognition experts to play a big role in detecting Illinois drivers who are high – Megan Jones
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20191231/drug-recognition-experts-to-play-big-role-in-detecting-illinois-drivers-who-are-high
— Despite late primary, Illinois could influence 2020 race
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200101/despite-late-primary-illinois-could-influence-2020-race

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois party leaders, political observers assess past year, look ahead to 2020
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-party-leaders-political-observers-assess-past-year-look-ahead/article_17be6e1c-911f-51cd-b936-83e4f7adfc60.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot Pushers push pot.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Pritzker-ready-to-grant-11-017-pot-pardons-14941710.php

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot Pushers push pot.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/12/31/legalization-day-dawns-in-chicago-as-dispensaries-and-politicians-prepare-for-day-1/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Could 2020 be the year of the Republican woman? And three women happen to be running in the 6th and 14th districts
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/01/il-06-il-14-elise-stefanik-talks-republican-women-running-for-congress-in-2020/
— As the calendar turned, here’s a snapshot of the 14th district candidates social media followers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/01/il-14-latest-social-media-metrics/
— Message of the Day – A New Sign for Entering Illinois
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/01/message-of-the-day-a-sign-52/
— KICKOFF 2020 Support President Trump Rally in Algonquin Hosted by Joe Ptak
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/01/kickoff-2020-support-president-trump-rally-in-algonquin-copy/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— AG: DuPage County violated FOIA (and so did the College of DuPage) – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/12/ag-dupage-county-violated-foia-and-so-did-the-college-of-dupage/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How Democrats stir bigotry and division They blame Trump for attacks on Jews and never admit their own culpability – Tammy Bruce 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/1/how-democrats-stir-bigotry-and-division/
— Losing our Religion: Conservative churches grapple with gender issues in time of growth – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/31/church-growth-tied-sexual-conservatism/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— New census numbers undercut ‘ascendant America’ theory – Michael Barone (DIERSEN: I should write a book about anti-conservative individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that ever-increasingly dump those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on anti-conservatives in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois that a) falsely state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/new-census-numbers-undercut-ascendant-america-theory

AMERICAN THINKER
— Who is more like Hitler: Trump or those who maintain he is like Hitler? – David Byrne
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/who_is_more_like_hitler_trump_or_those_who_maintain_he_is_like_hitler.html
— Can the Union Endure? – Christopher Skeet
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/01/can_the_union_endure.html
— Progressive Disorder and Injustice – Anthony J. DeBlasi
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/01/progressive_disorder_and_injustice.html

BLAZE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago police will be ringing in the new year by protecting marijuana dispensary customers – Leon Wolf
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-police-marijuana-customers

DAILY CALLER
— NYT Claims ‘2019 The Darkest Yet For Journalists’ Under The Trump Administration – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/31/new-york-times-darkest-year-journalists-trump-administration/
— Homeland Security Chief Orders Review Of State Laws Allowing Driver’s Licenses For Illegal Aliens – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/01/dhs-review-drivers-license-illegal-migrants/

TOWNHALL
— Nothing Says ‘Happy New Year’ Quite Like Giving Taxpayer-Funded Health Care to Illegal Aliens – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/01/01/nothing-says-happy-new-year-quite-like-giving-taxpayer-funded-health-care-to-il-n2558798
— Here’s How One School District Is Encouraging Students to Participate in ‘Civic Engagement’ – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers want their students to promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.) 
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/12/31/heres-how-one-school-district-is-encouraging-students-to-participate-in-civic-engagement-n2558792

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden touts plan to issue driver’s licenses, grant citizenship to all, reverse Trump’s border progress in first few weeks – Tom Tillison 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/01/01/biden-touts-plan-to-issue-drivers-licenses-grant-citizenship-to-all-reverse-trumps-border-progress-in-first-few-weeks-870690

NATIONAL REVIEW
— If This Has Been Super-Decade, Why Are We Still so Angry? – JONAH GOLDBERG (DIERSEN: For you, what has changed from 10 year ago, since 2010? 10 years ago, I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, and the Milton Township Republicans Central Committee webmaster, but my critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have ended that. My wife worked for Central DuPage Hospital, but she is retired now. My mother, her sister, and one of her brothers were alive, but they have died. My aunt was living on her own, but she has been in assisted living the last 10 years. My hometown Crete was doing better than it is now. I was not on Social Security and Medicare, but I am now. I did not have type 2 diabetes, but I do now. I put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, but by the end of 2015, I started putting one together and sending it out each and every evening too.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/12/if-this-has-been-super-decade-why-are-we-still-so-angry/

NEW YORK TIMES
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Poisoned places to work – Amanda Hess (DIERSEN: I should write a book about working for GAO in its Chicago office during the 1980s and 1990s. The more of the following that you were, the more poisoned that the workplace was: Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, non-poor, conservative, former union member, if your ancestors had been in America for a long time, if you did not have a degree in public administration from an Ivy League university, and/or if you had not started your career with GAO.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/arts/television/the-sexual-predators-tv-wife.html
— No More Excuses Not to Exercise Many people say they don’t have the time to work out. But most of us spend hours each day viewing screens. – Gretchen Reynolds
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/01/well/move/exercise-physical-aciivity-workout-time.html

NEW YORK POST
— Rudy Giuliani criticizes Bill de Blasio over anti-Semitic attacks: ‘You’re responsible’ – Bob Fredericks
https://nypost.com/2019/12/31/rudy-giuliani-criticizes-bill-de-blasio-over-anti-semitic-attacks-youre-responsible/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will the ’20s Roar Again? We are overdue today for another wave of creative thinking about everything—politics, the culture, education and morality. But this time, hold the roaring. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/will-the-20s-roar-again-11577836404
— Get Ready for a Contested Convention – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/get-ready-for-a-contested-convention-11577836484
— Democrats End 2019 Showing Fissures Over Fighting vs. Compromise Joe Biden tells primary voters he can appeal to Republicans, while Elizabeth Warren emphasizes picking a fighter – Joshua Jamerson in Boston and Ken Thomas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-end-2019-showing-fissures-over-fighting-vs-compromise-11577823966

USA TODAY
— Texas church had fed gunman who opened fire during service, was watching him before rampage – John Bacon
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/31/texas-church-shooting-church-gave-killer-food-watching-him/2782276001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that Republicans cause all the problems that women have.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/12/30/american-women-share-common-ground-health-care-gun-violence-column/2750561001/

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Have we reached ‘peak influencer’? – Hannah Murphy (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want you to rely on them, and not on me, for identifying articles that are of interest to Illinois Republicans. Because my critics/opponents cannot manipulate/dominate me, they focus on destroying me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.ft.com/content/9e8d8da6-0c2f-11ea-bb52-34c8d9dc6d84

December 30 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— TOP 10: President Trump’s biggest accomplishments of 2019!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Four big moments in politics coming to Chicago and Illinois in 2020  The outcome of the Illinois March primary may be a deciding vote in the race for the Democratic nomination for president. – Dick Simpson 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/30/21042988/chicago-illinois-elections-2020-census-illinois-primary-election-dick-simpson-lori-lightfoot
— Ald. Carrie Austin drops out of ward committeeperson race Austin’s petition signatures had been challenged; she was 409 signatures short of the 925 minimum to get on the ballot, said Jim Allen, spokesman for the Chicago Board of Elections. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/12/30/21043542/alderman-carrie-austin-34th-ward-committeeperson-race-cook-county-democratic-party
— Todd Stroger withdraws from primary Stroger fell short of the signatures needed to get on the ballot for a seat on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/12/30/21042937/todd-stroger-primary-ballot-mwrd

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois loses population for a 6th straight year — and lost more residents than any state this decade – Cecilia Reyes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-population-loss-census-release-20191230-grrid2pgtbenppwrgprzg3fuhe-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmwood-park/ct-elm-cannabis-shop-tl-0102-20191230-z53nfyogyfgg7n4txx2vuzzzmi-story.html
— Top 10 Naperville stories of 2019 – SUZANNE BAKER and ERIN HEGARTY (DIERSEN: I should write an article about the top 10 Wheaton government and political stories in 2019.) 
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/candidate-forum-to-be-held-for-kendall-board-district-kendall/article_f9b62584-2b0c-11ea-bf29-43f5730bd912.html

DAILY HERALD
— Legislature faces a mandate for ethics reform in 2020 – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191230/editorial-legislature-faces-a-mandate-for-ethics-reform-in-2020

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/business/chicago-dispensaries-prepare-for-marijuana-legalization-jan-1/5799887/

CBS2
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4337548-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-get-ready-for-deluge-of-recreational-marijuana-customers/

WTTW
— CPD to Deploy 1,300 Additional Officers on New Year’s Eve – Matt Masterson 
https://news.wttw.com/2019/12/30/cpd-deploy-1300-additional-officers-new-year-s-eve

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Local employers still hashing out rules on legal marijuana – Debra Pressey 
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/local-employers-still-hashing-out-rules-on-legal-marijuana/article_8750006a-4122-5a2d-93a6-f6ddc4519816.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191230/luciano-todays-pot-shops-will-leave-old-timers-dazed-and-confused

OAK PARK
— The problem is escapism – Ken Trainor (DIERSEN: The more that you want booze and/or pot, the more that you shout that you do not want to deal with reality and/or that you cannot deal with reality.)
https://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/12-30-2019/The-problem-is-escapism/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office breaks down legal cannabis laws – Kevin Schwaller
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/tazewell-county-sheriffs-office-breaks-down-legal-cannabis-laws/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Got questions about legal marijuana in 2020? Police have answers
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/got-questions-about-legal-marijuana-in-2020-police-have-answers

WREX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. 
https://wrex.com/2019/12/30/sunnyside-marijuana-dispensary-opens-at-6-a-m-new-years-day/

WSPY
— Candidate Forum to be Held for Kendall Board District 2, Kendall Circuit Clerk Primary Candidates (DIERSEN: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organization would be hosting candidate forums for Republican candidates in contested primary races.)
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/candidate-forum-to-be-held-for-kendall-board-district-kendall/article_f9b62584-2b0c-11ea-bf29-43f5730bd912.html 

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/12/30/where-to-buy-legal-weed-in-chicago-on-january-1/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Petition Objection Withdrawn *UPDATE: New Video at End*
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/30/il-14-catalina-lauf-petition-objection-withdrawn/
— McHenry County Health Department on Marijuana: “Caution and Concern”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/30/mchenry-county-health-department-on-marijuana-caution-and-concern/ 
— More People Moving Out Than Into Illinois
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/30/more-people-moving-out-than-into-illinois/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHURCH SHOOTING RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT CARRYING FIREARMS IN ILLINOIS CHURCHES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/church-shooting-raises-questions-about-carrying-firearms-in-illinois-churches.html
— 105,000 PEOPLE LEFT ILLINOIS LAST YEAR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/105000-people-left-illinois-last-year.html
— 72% OF AMERICANS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT 2020 (DIERSEN: From what I see, if you live in Illinois, the more of the following that you are, the more ever-increasingly difficult it is to be optimistic about the future: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/72-of-americans-optimistic-about-2020-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use anti-Semitic attacks to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/30/bill-de-blasio-blames-anti-semitic-attacks-on-atmo/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— These were the Republicans most critical of Trump in 2019 – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: I should publish a list of those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and a) have been the most critical of me and why and b) have been the most critical of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/these-were-the-republicans-most-critical-of-trump-in-2019
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger In the fall, Kinzinger, 41, another Trump administration foreign policy critic, denounced the president for suggesting impeachment would result in “civil war like fracture” in the country. “I have visited nations ravaged by civil war. I have never imagined such a quote to be repeated by a President. This is beyond repugnant,” tweeted the lawmaker, who’s represented the region southwest of Chicago since 2011. The congressman additionally wasn’t shy about voicing his displeasure with Trump’s decision to host the G-7 summit at one of his Florida properties before changing the location to Camp David after several Republicans complained about conflicts of interest.)
— Mark Levin rips Washington Post for citing Democratic outrage at Trump response to attacks on Jews – Dominick Mastrangelo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mark-levin-rips-washington-post-for-citing-democratic-outrage-at-trump-response-to-attacks-on-jews

BREITBART
— Census: California to Lose Congressional Seat for First Time in History – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/12/30/census-california-to-lose-congressional-seat-for-first-time-in-history/
— Rasmussen Shows 2:1 Opposition to Cheap Labor Legal Immigration – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/30/rasmussen-shows-21-opposition-to-cheap-labor-legal-immigration/

DAILY CALLER
— Beto O’Rourke Doesn’t Thank Armed Churchgoers Who Stopped A Mass Shooting In Texas – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/30/beto-orourke-hero-congregants-white-settlement/
— Giuliani: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Has Watched Anti-Semitism Spread ‘Like A Cancer’ – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/30/rudy-giuliani-bill-de-blasio-anti-semitism-spread-cancer-lazy-twitter-new-york-mayors/

DAILY WIRE
— De Blasio Appears To Blame Trump For Violence Against Jews – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/de-blasio-appears-to-blame-trump-for-violence-against-jews

PJ MEDIA
— Obama Was the Most Anti-Semitic President in History, So Let’s Stop Pointing Fingers at Trump – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/obama-was-the-most-anti-semitic-president-in-history-so-lets-stop-pointing-fingers-at-trump/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Trump’s Executive Order Against Anti-Semitism Will Protect U.S. Jews – Joel Griffith
https://www.heritage.org/religious-liberty/commentary/trumps-executive-order-against-anti-semitism-will-protect-us-jews

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— 2019 Was the Year That Democrats Went Off the Rails – Frank Miele
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/12/30/2019_was_the_year_that_democrats_went_off_the_rails_142041.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Political Power Set to Continue Shift to Southern States, Data Show Americans are moving to states with warm weather, strong job growth and cheaper housing – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sunbelt-set-to-gain-congressional-seats-data-show-11577723599

December 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says impeachment will only ’embolden’ Trump – BEATRICE PETERSON
https://abc7chicago.com/rep-tulsi-gabbard-says-impeachment-will-only-embolden-trump/5796131/

CBS2
— Legal Marijuana Sales May Spark Midwest Interstate Tension – AP
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/29/legal-marijuana-sales-may-spark-midwest-interstate-tension/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sweeping ICE raids in Mississippi’s chicken country opened up jobs for American workers. – RICHARD FAUSSET
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-ice-raids-mississippi-chicken-country-20191229-liu65wnfdfgitmjnoifo5xoy2e-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— States charge more for electric cars as new laws take effect – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191229/news/312299944/

HERALD & REVIEW
— New Illinois law requires companies to train employees on how to recognize, prevent sexual harassment – ABDEL JIMENEZ (DIERSEN: What about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid?)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/new-illinois-law-requires-companies-to-train-employees-on-how/article_618fb736-83ea-5c26-9477-00ff34fe87f4.html
— The Herald & Review’s goals for 2020 — and how you can help us – Chris Coates (DIERSEN: What goals do the following have for 2020: Illinois Republican Party, your Republican township, ward, and county party organizations, and your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? My goals for 2020 include helping elect all the Republican candidates on the November 3 ballot in my precinct. I will focus on getting yard sign locations in my precinct for the candidates. I will deliver sample ballots and campaign literature to the Republican and Independent voters in my precinct. I will encourage the candidates to help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day Parade and Fireworks. I will continue to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening.) 
https://herald-review.com/news/local/the-herald-review-s-goals-for-and-how-you-can/article_c16cfaba-f14d-5a96-8c8b-a569ff2119e4.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.news-gazette.com/business/entrepreneurs/local-marijuana-dispensaries-not-wasting-any-time/article_f73d506e-3392-575e-8dfa-35ec9a2a6deb.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Officials warn about increase in drunk driving over holidays – Amanda Henderson
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/officials-warn-about-increase-in-drunk-driving-over-holidays

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Year in Review: Top 19 Political Headlines in 2019 – Mark Maxwell
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/illinois-capitol-news/year-in-review-top-19-political-headlines-in-2019/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: All But Official Catalina Lauf Will Remain on Ballot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/29/il-14-all-but-official-catalina-lauf-will-remain-on-ballot/ 
— Bob Miller Answers Questions in Algonquin Township Case
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/29/bob-miller-answers-questions-in-algonquin-township-case/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Former US attorney in southern Illinois Steve Wigginton charged with 3rd DUI – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/29/former-us-attorney-in-southern-illinois-charged-wi/

AMERICAN THINKER
— How Obama Impacted the Military – Janet Levy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/12/12_27_2019_16_54.html
— Despicable: Black attacks on Jews are rooted in Democrats’ coddling of anti-Semites – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/despicable_black_attacks_on_jews_are_rooted_in_democrats_coddling_of_antisemites.html
— The unhinged Left can doom us – Don Herston
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/the_unhinged_left_can_doom_us.html

BREITBART
— New York Times Disdains Wage Raises for Blue-Collar Americans – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/12/29/new-york-times-disdains-wage-raises-for-americans/

TOWNHALL
— Truth Bomb: Former Democratic Politician Says Anti-Semitism in NY Comes From the Left – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2019/12/29/former-democratic-politician-says-antisemitism-is-coming-from-the-left-n2558658

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘If He’d Take It’: Biden Says He’s Open to Nominating Obama for Supreme Court – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/if-hed-take-it-biden-says-hes-open-to-nominating-obama-for-supreme-court_3187764.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Pew study says nonwhites now majority of US births, K-12 population due to open borders – Tom Tillison 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/12/29/pew-study-says-nonwhites-now-majority-of-us-births-k-12-population-due-to-open-borders-869515

CANADA FREE PRESS
— The Trump Train Rolls Over Democrat Roadblocks – Jeff Crouere 
https://canadafreepress.com/article/the-trump-train-rolls-over-democrat-roadblocks
— The Return of the Homosexual Imperialists – Cliff Kincaid 
https://canadafreepress.com/article/the-return-of-the-homosexual-imperialists
— A Good Scapegoat is Almost as Good as a Solution – Chuck Lehmann
https://canadafreepress.com/article/a-good-scapegoat-is-almost-as-good-as-a-solution
— Slouching Toward Gomorrah – Chuck Lehmann
https://canadafreepress.com/article/slouching-toward-gomorrah
— African Americans Are Taking Back Jobs Stolen By Illegal Aliens
https://canadafreepress.com/article/african-americans-are-taking-back-jobs-stolen-by-illegal-aliens

THE HILL
— Democrats worry impeachment acquittal will embolden Trump – JORDAIN CARNEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/475855-democrats-worry-impeachment-acquittal-will-embolden-trump
— Trump official: ‘Everyone who wants a job can get a job’ in Trump economy – ZACK BUDRYK (DIERSEN: But what about a job that is appropriate for the applicant’s education, work experience, and professional certifications/licenses? But what about a job for those in Illinois who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/476139-trump-director-of-trade-everyone-who-wants-a-job-can-get-a-job-in

NEW YORK TIMES
— 8 Ways to Work Smarter in 2020 – Tim Herrera (DIERSEN: What could you have done to get promoted, but did NOT do? I did NOT become a Democrat. I did NOT pretend to be Swedish. I did NOT paint myself as being a yes-man. I did NOT help my supervisors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/smarter-living/8-ways-to-work-smarter-in-2020.html

NEW YORK POST
— How liberals are allowing anti-Semitism to flourish – Karol Markowicz
https://nypost.com/2019/12/29/how-liberals-are-allowing-anti-semitism-to-flourish/

FORBES
— You Must Answer This One Question If You Want To Maximize Your Career Success In 2020 – Mark Murphy (DIERSEN: What did you do to learn new job-related skills? I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997 when I was 48 years old. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32 years old. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 when I was 31 years old. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markmurphy/2020/12/29/you-must-answer-this-one-question-if-you-want-to-maximize-your-career-success-in-2020/#7d5adbeb5449

(FROM THE ARTICLE: First, set a big career goal for 2020. Maybe you want new responsibilities, a promotion, to double sales, or whatever. But then, after you set that goal, ask yourself, “What new skills am I going to have to learn in order to achieve my big goal?” If you can’t identify any new skills that you’ll need to learn, then you’ve just discovered that your goal needs to be more difficult. Forcing yourself to learn new skills sounds like a pretty obvious task. But our study called “If Employees Aren’t Learning, You’re Not Leading” discovered that only 35% of employees say that they’re Always learning something new at work. Meanwhile, 52% of employees are Never, Occasionally or Rarely learning new things. And as bad as it is that most employees aren’t actually learning new skills at work each year, the situation is even worse: Employees who are always learning new things are 10 times more likely to be inspired than those who are not. Not only does learning new skills keep our careers progressing, it also significantly increases our fulfillment and inspiration on the job. And as you can see in the chart below from the study, the more we increase our learning on the job, the more inspired we become.)

December 29 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 20 shot, 3 fatally in Chicago weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/20-shot-3-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-violence/5796300/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-12/29/2019

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump Senate impeachment trial finds scant precedent in history – MIKE DORNING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-impeachment-senate-1999-20191229-story.html
— Naperville man says experiencing Woodstock in 1969 with best friend proved a ‘perfect segue to the rest of our lives’ – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1969? I worked as a part-time mailman for the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office until they forced me to resign in September. I was a full-time student at NIU. I stayed at University Plaza Dormitory, but I lived with my parents in Crete weekends during my first semester and during the summer. I drove a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. My father died suddenly in October.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-best-2019-naperville-man-woodstock-st-0816-20191227-gpfcskntybcz5ogobcdtxtgzjm-story.html
— Poverty grew in one-third of counties despite strong national economy – TIM HENDERSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, notwithstanding its very high cost of living, Republican-haters encourage people who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems to move to DuPage County.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-poverty-rate-20191229-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191229/what-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-marijuana-legalization

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-hoping-amid-rapid-pot-rollout/article_102c5b22-3b48-5d4e-9aca-33e42d094e6f.html
— Rallies in support of, and opposition to, President Trump claim busy Decatur street corners – Kennedy Nolen (DIERSEN: If rallies were held in support of Trump and/or in opposition to Trump in your municipality, in your township/ward, and/or in your county, what would the leaders of your municipality, your township/ward, and/or your county say about the leaders of those rallies?) 
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rallies-in-support-of-and-opposition-to-president-trump-claim/article_6eff3ef6-6a16-51e7-bd80-bcfd830414b0.html

JOURNAL STANDARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20191228/end-of-prohibition-means-sunny-day-for-rockford-area-marijuana-users

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20191229/what-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-marijuana-legalization-in-illinois

LINCOLN COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20191229/what-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-marijuana-legalization

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article238723438.html
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article238752113.html

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/in-a-few-days-it-will-be-legal-to-use/article_56db8d9f-a783-5ef4-b6ed-71362c7773fa.html

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/marijuana/recreational-marijuana-in-illinois-what-you-need-to-know/article_56178c44-0909-581d-bcc5-f1c6087895fe.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump-supporters.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/2019-brought-stepped-efforts-counter-white-supremacist-violence

KMOV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.kmov.com/news/news-breaks-down-what-you-need-to-know-ahead-of/article_736eac96-29b1-11ea-9c4d-47ac545a6322.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— The Loss of Christianity at Christianity Today – Ron Citlau 
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/the-loss-of-christianity-at-christianity-today/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Court calls for group to study jury selection discrimination – AP (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? From what I see, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more certain that judges and juries will rule against you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters paint the aforesaid demographics negatively.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/28/court-calls-for-group-to-study-jury-selection-disc/

FOX NEWS
— 2019 was American journalism’s worst year ever – Here are 7 reasons why – Dan Gainor
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dan-gainor-2019-was-american-journalisms-worst-year-ever-here-are-7-reasons-why
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hatred of Trump The left-wing media hate Trump more than they hate anyone. It’s the foundation of everything they do, from Twitter snark to promoting the bogus impeachment. Left-wing journalists have repeatedly compared Trump to the worst people in history. MSNBC host Donny Deutsch told viewers that Trump had “so many stunning parallels to what Hitler was doing in the early ’30s.” Then he added one of the memorably stupid comments of 2019: “I’m not saying Trump is going to slaughter 6 million Jews, but …” The media also hate Trump supporters. CNN Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter is one of many journalists who have referred to Trump voters as the “Trump cult.” He even inquired if the president was using “mind control.”)

DAILY CALLER
— Don’t Count On Trump To Leave A Lasting Impact On The GOP – Charles Kolb (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have had a lasting impact on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC). I would focus on those who have had the most success in driving conservatives out of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC, that is, those who had the most success in driving the base of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC out of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC, that is, those who had the most success in destroying the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/28/kolb-trump-impact-gop/

AMERICAN THINKER
— What ‘white privilege’ means in small-town West Virginia – Lloyd Marcus (DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. Do your political critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn your hometown? Mine do. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn Crete where I lived 1948-1972 and where my brother continues to live. They paint Crete as having been full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things when I lived there. I should write a book about critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/what_white_privilege_means_in_smalltown_west_virginia.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The hate-filled war on straight white men has become so extreme that the University of Melbourne Student Union wants to ban white men from speaking in classes so women and transgenders will feel free to contribute to discussions. Insane social justice warriors demand that white men be silenced — not allowed to have an opinion regarding reviewing movies, climate change, and everything in between. Folks, we have allowed leftists to create a generation of hate-filled social justice warrior terrorists who believe that the world would be a much better place if we could get rid of scum-of-the-earth white guys like Pop Kern. While I am pleased that more and more people are fighting back, we need more people telling SJWs, “No! Back off! Get a life, and get a job!” The Democratic Party is the greatest distributor of class envy, racial hate, and division. Democrats have disdain for all things patriotic, wholesome, and good. The party has deteriorated to become a mob of hate-filled treasonous domestic terrorists who must be crushed in 2020.)
— The Gay Mafia Comes to Idaho – Jeremy Egerer
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/12/the_gay_mafia_comes_to_idaho.html
— Blue-Collar Workers are Now Solidly Republican – Tim Jones (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat, a Libertarian, a Green, or a RINO, you have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/12/blue_collar_workers_are_now_solidly_republican.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— FEBRUARY 4, 2016 FLASHBACK: Can You Be Fired For Your Political Beliefs Or Activities? Maybe – Donna Ballman
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/can-you-be-fired-for-your_b_9154066

REUTERS
— Christianity Today’s split with Trump highlights deeper issue in white evangelical America – Simon Lewis, Heather Timmon
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-religion/christianity-todays-split-with-trump-highlights-deeper-issue-in-white-evangelical-america-idUSKBN1YX09N

NBC NEWS
— Gerrymandering is alive and well. The coming battle will be bigger than ever. Republicans, Democrats clash over who will draw the congressional district maps that could determine control of the House. – Jane C. Timm (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton in 2015.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gerrymandering-alive-well-coming-battle-will-be-bigger-ever-n1106951

WASHINGTON POST
— NOVEMBER 25, 2016 FLASHBACK: Can businesses refuse to serve — or employ — Trump supporters? – Eugene Volokh 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/11/25/can-businesses-refuse-to-serve-or-employ-trump-supporters/

MOTLEY FOOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.fool.com/investing/the-5-biggest-marijuana-milestones-in-2019.aspx
— Why I Can’t Get on Board With Very Early Retirement It’s one thing to retire in your early 60s. But retiring in your 40s or 50s is a whole different ballgame. – Maurie Backman
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2019/12/28/why-i-cant-get-on-board-with-very-early-retirement.aspx

GM AUTHORITY
— Chevrolet Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter Talks C8 As A Daily Driver – JONATHAN LOPEZ (DIERSEN: What were your daily drivers? I drove a 1958 Blue/White Chevy BelAir 1964-1966, 1966 Red Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, 1968 Blue Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, 1969 Blue Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971, 1962 White Chevy BelAir 1971-1978, 1974 Gold Dodge Dart 1973-1974, 1978 Blue Chevy Chevette 1978-1994, 1993 Red Ford Thunderbird 1994, 1990 Red Ford Thunderbird LX 1994-1996 and 2004-2010, 1997 Red Chevy Cavalier 1996-2004, and 2003 Gray Chevy Cavalier LS 2010-present.) 
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/12/chevrolet-corvette-chief-engineer-tadge-juechter-talks-c8-as-a-daily-driver/

ATLANTIC
— It’s a Weird Time to Be Young and Conservative – EMMA GREEN (DIERSEN: In the organizations that you are a member of, what percent of the leaders of those organizations are conservative? A conservative is someone who defends and advances the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform. Based on the aforesaid definition, extremely few of the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee are conservative.) 
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/12/princeton-young-conservatives-trump/604192/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, heterosexual, patriotic, Republican, American, older, gun owners, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, etc. 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/12/evangelicals-supporting-trump-now-article-faith-literally/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— For you, what has changed from 10 year ago, since 2010? 10 years ago, I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, and the Milton Township Republicans Central Committee webmaster, but my critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have ended that. My wife worked for Central DuPage Hospital, but she is retired now. My mother, her sister, and one of her brothers were alive, but they have died. My aunt was living on her own, but she has been in assisted living the last 10 years. My hometown Crete was doing better than it is now. I was not on Social Security and Medicare, but I am now. I did not have type 2 diabetes, but I do now. I put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, but by the end of 2015, I started putting one together and sending it out each and every evening too. – Dave Diersen 
http://www.gopillinois.com

December 28 Evening Edition

WGN TV
— Marijuana arrests plummet in Illinois’ 5 largest suburbs – AP (DIERSEN: Why is that?)
https://wgntv.com/2019/12/28/marijuana-arrests-plummet-in-illinois-5-largest-suburbs/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— US mass killings in 2019 reached record numbers  In all, there were 41 mass killings, defined as when four or more people are killed excluding the perpetrator. Of those, 33 were mass shootings.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/28/21040419/mass-killings-shootings-2019-record

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats taking council control in Pence’s Indiana hometown – AP (DIERSEN: What do the members of your city council think of you? How do they treat you?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191228/news/312289948/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats will enter 2020 with a City Council majority in Republican Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana hometown for the first time since the 1980s after a recount confirmed a candidate’s one-vote victory margin. Democrats captured their 4-3 Columbus City Council majority in November’s election as they defeated two Republican incumbents, including Democrat Jerone Wood’s 260-259 win over Republican Councilman Dascal Bunch.)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— American colleges are veering into academic ‘police state’ territory – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/28/colleges-sharp-veer-toward-police-state/

TOWNHALL
— Hispanics Along the Southern Border Are Campaigning for Trump. This Is Why They Support Him. – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/12/28/watch-hispanic-trump-supporters-along-the-border-explain-why-the-gops-values-align-with-theirs-n2558632
— African Americans Are Taking Back Jobs Stolen By Illegal Aliens – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2019/12/28/african-americans-taking-back-jobs-stolen-by-illegal-aliens-n2558637
— CNN Panel Says to Watch Out for Republican Racism in 2020 – Bronson Stocking (DIERSEN: In 2020, in Illinois, in your country, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will do everything that they can to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2019/12/28/cnn-panel-already-seeing-racism-in-2020-n2558635

FOX BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot smoking gains on booze as teens’ favorite vice – Jonathan Garber
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pot-smoking-gains-booze-teens-144241929.html

AEI
— Chart of the day: For every 100 girls/women…
https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/chart-of-the-day-for-every-100-girls-women/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The data in the table show that on many, many measures of: a) educational, behavioral and mental health outcomes, b) alcohol, drug addiction, and drug overdoses, c) suicide, murder, violent crimes, and incarceration, d) job fatalities and e) homelessness, boys and men are faring much worse than girls and women. And yet despite the fact that boys and men are at so much greater risk than girls and women on so many different measures, those significant gender disparities that disproportionately and adversely affect men get almost no attention. In fact, it’s girls and women who get a disproportionate amount of attention, resources, and financial support, including: 1. There are women’s centers and women’s commissions on almost every college campus in the country, but not a single men’s center or commission that I’m aware of. 2. In higher education, there is a significant and disproportionate number of sex-specific scholarships, fellowships, awards, initiatives, etc. for female students and faculty. Many of those single-sex, female-only programs are currently being challenged with Title IX complaints to the Office for Civil Rights.)

THE HILL
— Why taxpayers should support expanding the GAO – GARRETT JOHNSON AND M. ANTHONY MILLS (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I have always supported/promoted GAO’s mission. GAO audits IRS. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, after having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year, I took a $19,568/year pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer to GAO. But the Democrats who ran GAO wasted the knowledge of IRS, wasted my career, forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, and kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They wasted what I learned earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.) 
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/476007-why-taxpayers-should-support-expanding-the-gao
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Congress approved $1.4 trillion in new spending last week to avoid another government shutdown over the holidays. Taxpayers are right to be wary whenever Congress pulls out its checkbook. But when it comes to one important line-item, budget hawks should be rooting for more funding, not less. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) serves as Congress’s watchdog and plays a critical role in holding the federal government accountable to the American people. In November, the comptroller general issued the annual Performance and Accountability Report for FY2019, which found that GAO’s work, “yielded a record $214.7 billion in financial benefits — a return of about $338 for every dollar invested in GAO.” Congress has provided $630 million in new funding for GAO — a $40 million increase. This new spending will help support the comptroller general’s efforts to modernize oversight and improve Congress’s ability to anticipate and address critical challenges. Since 2014, GAO’s work has produced $340 billion in savings and more than 6,400 improvements in program and operational improvements across the government, according to the comptroller general’s February testimony before Congress. In addition to its traditional auditing work, GAO recently established a science, technology, assessment, and analytics (STAA) team. The STAA team is focused on enhancing Congress’s capacity to assess emerging technologies, auditing federal science and technology programs, and using advanced analytics to improve auditing.)

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Marijuana arrests plummet in Illinois’ 5 largest suburbs (DIERSEN: Why is that?)
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article238786328.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat news media promotes stories that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/dec/28/top-news-stories-2019-impeachment-trump-tops-list/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use “White Voters on the Far Right” to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/us/politics/trump-2020-trumpstock.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘We have the resources’: Democratic presidential candidates propose trillions in spending amid debate over what’s doable – Toluse Olorunnipa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/we-have-the-resources-democratic-presidential-candidates-propose-trillions-in-spending-amid-debate-over-whats-doable/2019/12/28/1d8a74e0-28c6-11ea-a14c-412f7b9e2717_story.html
— A government shutdown and the biggest raise in a decade: How Trump gave federal workers whiplash in 2019 – Lisa Rein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-government-shutdown-and-the-biggest-raise-in-a-decade-how-trump-gave-federal-workers-whiplash-in-2019/2019/12/28/7e99f55e-2677-11ea-b2ca-2e72667c1741_story.html

USA TODAY                                          
— Will it be a happy new year? Sure, in our own lives. For the country? Poll says that’s tougher. – Susan Page, William Cummings, Nicholas Wu
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/12/28/poll-american-optimism-2020-their-own-lives-tempered-us/2708362001/

December 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/society/chicago-cannabis-coordinator-lays-out-dos-and-donts-for-2020-legal-weed/5792406/

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://wgntv.com/2019/12/27/dispensaries-working-for-months-to-prepare-for-flood-of-marijuana-customers/

WBBM 780
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/naperville-mayor-unfazed-by-state-pot-legalization

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-legalization-on-jan-1-20191227-aa52o6wmrnegvfpgb55uedlgcq-story.html
— New state law requires companies to train employees on how to recognize, prevent sexual harassment – Abdel Jimenez
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-law-requires-harassment-training-20191227-rgyrgwgidnfrzbpvmkjgdlpl5y-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Deerfield doubles down on its assault weapons ban and welcomes marijuana sales – STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/ct-dfr-year-in-review-tl-0102-20191227-4yqdte54orfwxklrgvpkpvw5vq-story.html
— You still can’t smoke weed and drive — but tests to prove impairment murky The state law legalizing weed authorizes a study to find the best way to enforce laws against driving while stoned. – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/27/21038162/pot-recreational-marijuana-illinois-driving-dui-pot-cannabis-impaired-police
— Drug recognition experts will play a big role in detecting drivers who are high come Jan. 1, police say – MEGAN JONES
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-drug-recognition-experts-st-1229-20191227-lq34jrsz6nh6hhlmy5nyd7hdnm-story.html

— The 2010s: America’s decade of jobs, opportunity and prosperity – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-jobs-economy-growth-recession-trump-20191227-wgtdv4jpkfcs7c36u6l5unyi6u-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Bloomingdale Township clerk Joyce Hundhausen remembered for service to community – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191227/bloomingdale-township-clerk-remembered-for-service-to-community
— Ex-Hinsdale South teachers sue Sterigenics over cancers – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191227/ex-hinsdale-south-teachers-sue-sterigenics-over-cancers

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— POLICE ANSWER PRE-JANUARY 1ST CANNABIS QUESTIONS ON FACEBOOK
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/police-answer-pre-january-1st-cannabis-questions-on-facebook.html
— “REFUGEES” AND “IMMIGRANTS” – THE SAME, OR VERY DIFFERENT IN ILLINOIS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/refugees-and-immigrants-the-same-or-very-different-in-illinois-.html

DAILY WIRE
— Michael Moore: ‘White People Have Not Changed…You Should Be Afraid Of Them’ – Joseph Curl (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who promote hatred against Whites to curry favor with White-haters?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/michael-moore-white-people-have-not-changed-you-should-be-afraid-of-them

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The following happily claim that “White Christian America ended in the 2010s:” Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/2010s-spelled-end-white-christian-america-ncna1106936

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— Cannabis-related psychosis, addiction, ER visits: For young users, marijuana can be a dangerous game – Rita Giordano
https://www.inquirer.com/health/marijuana-addiction-adolescents-psychosis-abuse-vaping-penn-state-20191223.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Women Favor World Run By Women More Than Men Do
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/december_2019/women_favor_world_run_by_women_more_than_men_do

NEWSWEEK
— YALE COLLEGE STUDENTS REBUT TRUMP CAMPAIGN WEBSITE WITH ‘SNOWFLAKES FIGHT BACK’ SITE OF THEIR OWN – RAMSEY TOUCHBERRY
https://www.newsweek.com/yale-college-students-rebut-trump-campaign-website-snowflakes-fight-back-site-their-own-1479400

DAILY MAIL
— Six cancer-stricken teachers who worked at the same high school blame their illnesses on a nearby sterilizing plant that released carcinogenic gas into the neighborhood Six former teachers from Willowbrook, Illinois, are suing medical supply sterilization company Sterigenics – SNEJANA FARBEROV
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7830867/Five-former-teachers-blame-cancers-sterilizing-plant.html

December 27 Morning Edition

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4309511-who-can-smoke-weed-in-illinois-after-january-1st/
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/26/the-rules-regarding-recreational-marijuana-in-illinois/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/27/21030851/recreational-marijuana-cannabis-legal-weed-jan-1-illinois-brighton-park

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Aurora marijuana dispensary would be across the street from Naperville where recreational sales are currently banned – ERIN HEGARTY and SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-reaction-mayor-police-aurora-pot-dispensary-st-20191227-rhxjgcyburabjjovec3gcnlt2q-story.html
— It’s the future that matters – TOM HUDSON (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want you to do now and in the future? ANSWER: Engage in LGBTQ activity, have abortions, encourage mass/illegal immigration, drink booze, gamble, smoke pot, encourage abolition of the First and Second Amendments, encourage patronage, encourage political affiliation discrimination, encourage reverse discrimination, encourage age discrimination, and encourage retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. Further, get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-tns-bc-weekahead-20191227-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you oppose the Wall, that is, if you oppose illegal immigration, Trump-haters glorify and praise you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-border-wall-texas-landowners-20191226-knlz7vqnrfeyxlkaoo35b3qwfu-story.html

GAZETTE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Western Illinois University explores cannabis classes – Robert Connelly
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/western-illinois-explores-cannabis-classes-20191226

WAND TV
— AAA issues warning about driving high on marijuana
https://www.wandtv.com/news/aaa-issues-warning-about-driving-high-on-marijuana/article_ee48276e-28b0-11ea-a4cc-6b8c69ad8124.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSTRUCTION OF NAVY SHIP ‘HARVEY MILK’ BEGINS AT SAN DIEGO SHIPBUILDER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/construction-of-navy-ship-harvey-milk-begins-at-san-diego-shipbuilder.html
— U.S. CHILDREN, CHRISTIAN CHILDREN MORE LIKELY TO BE RAISED IN SINGLE-PARENT HOMES: PEW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/us-children-christian-children-more-likely-to-be-raised-in-single-parent-homes-pew.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dismiss impeachment articles – JAMES JEANBLANC
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/26/letters-to-the-editor-dismiss-impeachment-articles/

SEAN HANNITY
— TRUMP: The US Should Be a ‘Sanctuary for Law-Abiding Americans, Not Criminal Aliens’
https://hannity.com/media-room/trump-the-us-should-be-a-sanctuary-for-law-abiding-americans-not-criminal-aliens/

GOPUSA
— Nordstrom banned Salvation Army kettles because they made LGBTQ employees ‘uncomfortable’ (DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs succeed in banning individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81794
— Pope Francis, secure behind Vatican walls, scolds ‘stony’ hearts toward migrants
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81808

AMERICAN THINKER
— Respected veteran journalist Dennis Byrne calls out his profession for betraying its principles going after Trump – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/respected_veteran_journalist_calls_out_his_profession_for_betraying_its_principles_going_after_trump.html
— Sanctuary laws defy the will of the American people – Brian Lonergan
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/sanctuary_laws_defy_the_will_of_the_american_people.html
— The Campaign Money Industrial Complex – Robert Weissberg
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/12/the_campaign_money_industrial_complex.html
— Bernie Sanders is starting to scare them – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/bernie_sanders_is_starting_to_scare_them.html

BREITBART
— Pete Buttigieg’s Reparations for Illegals Are a Gift to Cartels – Alex Marlow
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/26/alex-marlow-pete-buttigiegs-reparations-for-illegals-are-a-gift-to-cartels/

DAILY WIRE
— AOC Attacks Democrats For Accepting Money From Billionaires. She Did The Same Thing. – Ryan Saavedra (DIERSEN: What percent of billionaires are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-attacks-democrats-for-accepting-money-from-billionaires-she-did-the-same-thing

NEWSMAX
— Mexicans Joining Central Americans in Seeking Asylum
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mexicans-us-border-asylum/2019/12/26/id/947374/

COLLEGE FIX
— 20 times leftists went berserk on campus in 2019
https://www.thecollegefix.com/video-20-times-leftists-went-berserk-on-campus-in-2019/

CREATORS
— Topics We Aren’t Allowed to Talk About – Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel
https://www.creators.com/read/tucker-carlson-neil-patel/12/19/topics-we-arent-allowed-to-talk-about

HUFFINGTON POST
— The March For LGBTQ Rights Is Storming Through Trump Country – Travis Waldron (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest against you? Those who work the hardest against me promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation opposing the aforesaid. I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest against me. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lgbt-nondiscrimination-laws-red-states-kentucky_n_5df7fcfbe4b047e888a2be31

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/opinion/sunday/latinos-arizona-battleground.html
— ‘Everyday Supercar’: A New Corvette Puts a Target on Ferrari’s Back The $60,000 Stingray pushes its engine to the middle and expectations through the roof. – Lawrence Ulrich
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/business/2020-corvette-stingray.html
— 36 Corvettes, Hidden for Years in a Garage, Will Be Given Away The set of ’Vettes, one from each production year between 1953 and 1989, will be part of a sweepstakes drawing next year. – James Barron
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/business/peter-max-corvettes-contest.html
— Big Money and America’s Lost Decade Yes, the rich have too much political influence. – Paul Krugman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/opinion/warren-campaign-donors.html

NEW YORK POST
— Your nostalgia might say otherwise, but we’re living in the best time imaginable – Michael Barone (DIERSEN: In Illinois, the future is ever-increasingly bright for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid see activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who dump individuals, dump organizations, dump companies, dump governments, and dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who have dumped me and have dumped those who share my demographics.)
https://nypost.com/2019/12/26/your-nostalgia-might-say-otherwise-but-were-living-in-the-best-time-imaginable/

WASHINGTON POST
— Warren embraced the high-dollar fundraiser circuit for years — until just before her presidential campaign – Annie Linskey and Michelle Ye Hee Lee (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being nasty vicious operatives or dupes for those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. They do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/warren-embraced-the-high-dollar-fundraiser-circuit-for-years–until-just-before-her-presidential-campaign/2019/12/23/818fa02a-253b-11ea-ad73-2fd294520e97_story.html
— Colleges should be laboratories of respectful, diverse thinking. What happened? – Jay Mathews (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat educators focus on making their students anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/colleges-should-be-laboratories-of-respectful-diverse-thinking-what-happened/2019/12/26/70d33f9e-2815-11ea-ad73-2fd294520e97_story.html

CLEVELAND
— Illinois provides the Democrats with a Midwestern base: The Flyover – Seth A. Richardson and Rich Exner
https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2019/12/illinois-provides-the-democrats-with-a-midwestern-base-the-flyover.html

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Californians will see 52 names on 2020 presidential ballots. Who are they? – BRYAN ANDERSON
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article238727478.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rank-and-File Workers Get Bigger Raises Short supply of labor, minimum-wage rises and increased poaching have helped lift wages for lower-income workers – Eric Morath and Jeffrey Sparshott
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rank-and-file-workers-get-bigger-raises-11577442600
— Is It Inflation-Adjusted? Spot the Creeping Tax Increases for 2020 Millions of Americans pay more to Uncle Sam than they would if some key tax numbers were indexed for inflation – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-it-inflation-adjusted-spot-the-creeping-tax-increases-for-2020-11577442606
— Want to Reach Your Savings Goal in 2020? Here’s What the Research Says Will Help Whether it’s retirement or a down payment, New Year’s is one of the best times to make a financial plan, behavioral economists say. Here are some of their tips and strategies. – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have not saved anywhere near as much for their retirement as I have. According to them, I saved more because unlike them, a) I have been undeservedly healthy, b) I undeservedly avoided the draft, c) I was undeservedly grossly overpaid by the federal government, d) my wife has income, e) my wife and I undeservedly gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, e) I have not given lots of money to churches, and/or f) I undeservedly benefitted from my ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against females.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/want-to-reach-your-savings-goal-in-2020-heres-what-the-research-says-will-help-11577356205

FORBES
— The Coming Boom in Millennial Wealth – Charles Taylor
https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlesrtaylor/2019/12/27/the-coming-boom-in-millennial-wealth/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO COLOR PICTURES: Those who hate America and/or hate Whites crow about their progress in promoting hatred against America and hatred against Whites. 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/23/what-2010-s-obama-and-trump-meant-civil-rights-movement/4352581002/

MEDIA POST
— Advertising Regulations Take Shape As Illinois Readies For Legal Cannabis – Ken Klein (DIERSEN: Democrat television stations in Illinois, Democrat newspapers in Illinois, Democrat news websites in Illinois, and Democrat etc. in Illinois outrageously, disgustingly, knowingly, intentionally, willfully, flagrantly, and illegally violate these rules.) 
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/344968/advertising-regulations-take-shape-as-illinois-rea.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The rules in Illinois resemble an emerging regulatory framework: – No false or misleading claims – No promotion of overconsumption – No depiction of consumption – No health/therapeutic claims – No images of cannabis leaves or buds – No images likely to appeal to minors such as cartoons – No ads on public transit vehicles or shelters – No promotion of sales by giving away products or conducting games/competitions related to consumption – Buffer zone (1,000 feet) from schools, parks, libraries, playgrounds, rec centers, or game arcades that allow those under 21)

ALTERNET
— Former Democratic NJ congressman poised to regret joining Trump’s GOP over impeachment: He’s ‘alienated a lot of people’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to get elected to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but after they are elected, they dump their constituents who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on such elected officials in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have dumped me. I would focus on those who have promoted dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.alternet.org/2019/12/former-democratic-nj-congressman-poised-to-regret-joining-trumps-gop-over-impeachment-hes-alienated-a-lot-of-people/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to Griffith — who went back to being a Democrat — Van Drew has “alienated a lot of people who put their faith in him.” Michael Suleiman, chairman of the Atlantic County Democratic Committee in South Jersey, told New York Magazine that Van Drew burned a lot of bridges when he became a Republican and stressed that he is “now persona non grata with Democrats.” Suleiman asserted, “No one likes a weasel, and no one likes a turncoat.”)

COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
— Year in review: The state of press freedom in 2019 (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout the loudest that I am not a journalist. According to them, you are NOT a journalist UNLESS a) you are paid for what you do, b) you claim to be non-partisan, and c) you have a college degree in journalism. While I do not have a degree in journalism, I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year. What GAO Analysts do is very similar to want journalist do.)
https://mailchi.mp/cpj/year-in-review-the-state-of-press-freedom-in-2019

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What are the leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations and the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party doing to get out the Republican vote ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_out_the_vote ) for the March 17, 2020 Republican primary election? Does your Republican township/ward/county party organization have an election headquarters up and running? Which of the offices on the Republican primary ballot for your precinct have contested races? QUESTION: On what do you base your opinion/criticism of leaders of political organizations? ANSWER: I base my opinion/criticism of leaders on political organizations on the experience that I gained a) serving as the Chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, b) serving on the Steering Committee of Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007, c) serving as the webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, d) serving as a director of the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter 2001-2004, e) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, and f) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

December 26 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Pot pushers push medical pot to push recreational pot. It is ever-increasingly clear that pot pushers want everyone in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois to be a stoner. To use pot is to destroy yourself, and therefore, to destroy your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191226/pot-supporters-relieved-but-medical-marijuana-patients-fear-shortage-after-jan-1
— How Influential Women in Business face challenges in a male-dominated world – Kim Mikus (DIERSEN: Do/did you have a male-dominated job? All the jobs that I had while I worked for the federal government were male-dominated. I delivered mail for the Post Office 1966-1969, I collected delinquent taxes for IRS 1971-1980, and I audited federal agencies for GAO 1980-1997. In my opinion, my superiors had a very hard time hiring and retaining women for the aforesaid jobs not because they were male-dominated jobs, but because they were viewed by virtually everyone as being “bad jobs.”) 
https://www.dhbusinessledger.com/business/20191216/how-influential-women-in-business-face-challenges-in-a-male-dominated-world

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF PRITZKER: Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s use of millions from his personal fortune for public expenses raises concerns about conflicts, transparency – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-personal-wealth-20191226-thxe36molvba5djcbdfcovi4re-story.html
— A new year means new ways for Illinois lawmakers to dip into your wallet – RANDY BLASER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-evr-blaser-column-new-laws-tl-0102-20191226-fjubawj6rnh6xhjblo6mughoua-story.html
— 2020 Democrats are naming their fundraising ‘bundlers’ amid a fight over big money in politics – JONATHAN LAI AND JULIA TERRUSO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-democrats-bundlers-20191226-story.html

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers posh pot.
https://qctimes.com/news/local/barb-ickes/viewpoint-pot-propaganda-most-of-us-knew-better-all-these/article_7d70cb75-d36a-5d0e-9c5d-2f8a052efa83.html

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Party, political leaders assess past year, turn to 2020 vision – Jerry Nowicki, Rebecca Anzel and Peter Hancock
https://www.theintelligencer.com/local/article/Party-political-leaders-assess-past-year-turn-14932176.php

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— We’re living in (almost) the best of times – Michael Barone (DIERSEN: From what I see, employment opportunities for those who share my terrible demographics are worse today. Employers are less likely to hire, retain, or promote those who share my terrible demographics. The Post Office hired me in 1966 when I was 16; I doubt that it would hire me today if I was 16. Firestone Stores hired when I was 21; I doubt that it would hire me today if I was 21. General Motors offered me a job when I was 22; I doubt that it would offer me a job today if I was 22. IRS hired me when I was 22; I doubt that it would hire me today if I was 22. IRS promoted me when I was 23, 24, and 25; I doubt that IRS would promote me today if I was 23, 24, or 25. GAO hired me when I was 31; I doubt that it would hire me today if I was 31. GAO promoted me when I was 38; I doubt that GAO would promote me today if I was 38. From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers are under pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote minorities and females.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/were-living-in-almost-the-best-of-times

GOPUSA
— Liberals full of hate
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81742
— The enduring spirit and optimism of the American people (DIERSEN: Because Democrats run Illinois, it is ever-increasingly more difficult to be optimistic for individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois that are the following: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81767

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, Democrats use citizens of foreign countries to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/customs-border-patrol-elizabeth/2019/12/25/id/947305/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump warns Dem Gov Newsom to fix California’s homeless crisis — or the feds will – Samantha Chang
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/12/26/trump-warns-dem-gov-newsom-to-fix-californias-homeless-crisis-or-the-feds-will-868424

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Iran curbs internet before possible new protests – Reuters (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to know only what they want you to know, no more and no less. Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, they work very hard a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes and the many things that they have done since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://ijr.com/iran-curbs-internet-before-possible-new-protests-reports/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters oppose any and all efforts to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/us/politics/trump-border-wall.html
— Another Caravan of Mexican Migrants-But Heading South of Border for Christmas – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/12/26/world/americas/26reuters-usa-immigration-mexico.html
— Behind a U.A.W. Crisis: Lavish Meals and Luxury Villas A federal investigation has led to accusations that union leaders diverted funds to perks like a $6,500 steak dinner and golf outings and gear costing $80,000. – Noam Scheiber and Neal E. Boudette
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/business/uaw-gary-jones-investigation.html
— We’re Getting Old – Susan Jacoby (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) destroy traditional marriage, b) destroy the traditional family, c) discourage having children, and d) promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/23/opinion/america-aging.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— What the Democratic candidates’ argument about hypocrisy really tells us – Paul Waldman (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who fail/refuse to oppose the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/24/what-democratic-candidates-argument-about-hypocrisy-really-tells-us/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters oppose any and all efforts to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-12-26/trump-border-wall-2020-reelection

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Clinton’s Impeachment Was Dignified The Democratic base demanded a circus this time, and Pelosi is giving it to them. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/clintons-impeachment-was-dignified-11577229325
— Do You Pay Too Much for Internet Service? See How Your Bill Compares. A WSJ analysis of thousands of U.S. broadband bills finds that low-income and rural areas often get worse deals than their counterparts. – Inti Pacheco and Shalini Ramachandran
https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-you-pay-too-much-for-internet-service-see-how-your-bill-compares-11577199600

BUFFALO NEWS
— A divided country hardens its stances (DIERSEN: Do the majority of voters in your precinct, municipality, township/ward, and county favor or oppose promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination?)
https://buffalonews.com/2019/12/26/a-divided-country-hardens-its-stances/

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— Here’s your Texas 2020 March primary ballot – CARLA ASTUDILLO (DIERSEN: In your precinct, how many Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs routinely cast Republican primary ballots? Do they vote for Republican candidates who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform? Do they vote for Republican candidates who have the least chance of winning in general elections?) 
https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2019/2020-primary-election-ballot/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Texas is an open-primary state, so voters can decide every two years whether they’d rather help pick the Republican or the Democratic nominees (or hold out and go to third-party conventions.)

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Illinois Employers Have Long To-Do List for New Worker Procedures, Rules – Abad Lopez and Melanie Chico (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers are required by law to give preference to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/insight-illinois-employers-have-long-to-do-list-for-new-worker-procedures-rules-5

FORBES
— Not Just Trump And Bloomberg: Here Are The Billionaire Politicians Of The Decade – Giacomo Tognini
https://www.forbes.com/sites/giacomotognini/2019/12/26/not-just-trump-and-bloomberg-here-are-the-billionaire-politicians-of-the-decade/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump isn’t even the richest politician in the U.S. — that title goes to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (Net worth: $3.4 billion), who was elected in November 2018 after one of the most expensive gubernatorial races in American history.)

MARKET WATCH
— The SECURE Act is changing retirement — here are the most important things to know – Alessandra Malito
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/with-president-trumps-signature-the-secure-act-is-passed-here-are-the-most-important-things-to-know-2019-12-21
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Increasing the required minimum distribution age — and contribution age Previously, qualified account holders such as those with a 401(k) or IRA had to withdraw required minimum distributions (RMD) in the year they turned age 70.5. The SECURE Act increases that age to 72, which may have tax implications, depending on where the account holders fall in their tax bracket in the year they withdraw. The 70.5 age was based on life expectancies in the early 1960s, the House said, and had not been updated since.)

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Facebook joins Silicon Valley’s rush to appear responsible The social media group took steps in 2019 to address concern over its impact but critics called its reforms cosmetic – Hannah Murphy (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you a) to be on Facebook 24 hours a day, b) to stop visiting websites including www.gopillinois.com, and c) to stop reading emails including GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
https://www.ft.com/content/eaa54780-1c7c-11ea-9186-7348c2f183af

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “TRUMP HAS TURNED HIS BACK ON THE WORKING CLASS.” What do you say to politicians who have turned their back on voters who share your demographics? I should write a book about politicians in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have turned their back on voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-has-turned-his-back-working-class-opinion-1478952

BUZZFEED NEWS
— Twitter And Facebook’s Race To The Bottom The two companies had a bad run in the 2010s. It was their own fault. – Alex Kantrowitz (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you a) to be on Facebook 24 hours a day, b) to stop visiting websites including www.gopillinois.com, and c) to stop reading emails including GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexkantrowitz/twitter-and-facebooks-race-to-the-bottom

BEAST
— J.K. Rowling Accused of Being Transphobic Over Tweet – Emma Tucker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ activists, their operatives, and their dupes destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jk-rowling-accused-of-being-transphobic-over-tweet

MARIJUANA BUSINESS DAILY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois marijuana retailers in potential $2B market expect long lines, possible supply shortages as adult-use sales kick off Jan. 1 – John Schroyer
https://mjbizdaily.com/illinois-adult-use-marijuana-retailers-expect-long-lines-possible-shortages/