May 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump to unveil new immigration plan in speech
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-to-unveil-new-immigration-plan-in-speech/5302000/
— Illinois infrastructure is costing you big money – Ravi Baichwal
https://abc7chicago.com/traffic/illinois-infrastructure-is-costing-you-big-money/5302170/

NBC5
— Gas Tax in Illinois Could More Than Double Under Proposed Bill The tax, unchanged since 1990, could rise from 19 cents to 44 cents per gallon
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-could-more-than-double-gas-tax-under-new-bill-509978361.html
— Trump to Launch New Immigration Overhaul Push The officials said more details would be released in the coming weeks – Jill Colvin and Alan Fram
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Legal-Immigration-System-Overhaul-Push-509976691.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Legal pot concerns: Everything from impaired driving to erectile dysfunction? – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/legal-pot-concerns-recreational-marijuana-impaired-driving-erectile-dysfunction/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats are in a race to the bottom in drive to ‘get Trump’ – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-barr-contempt-dirty-politics-democrats-goldberg-20190515-story.html
— Lawyer for adult book store pushes back on DuPage efforts to regulate adult businesses – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-adult-business-pushback-st-0517-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The city budget shortfall is worse than you thought $740 million: That’s the 2020 spending gap facing Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot. And the worst of the news concerns pensions. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/city-budget-shortfall-worse-you-thought
— Trump Organization blames gun violence for revenue decline at Chicago hotel So, have other Chicago hotels experienced the same phenomenon? – BRIANNA KELLY (DIERSEN: Constructively, if not literally, Democrats have called for boycotts against everything that is Trump.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/trump-organization-blames-gun-violence-revenue-decline-chicago-hotel

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bad roads cause $18 billion in damage, waste in Illinois – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190515/bad-roads-cause-18-billion-in-damage-waste-in-illinois

SOUTHERN
— Changes likely coming to state’s cannabis legalization bill – JERRY NOWICKI
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/changes-likely-coming-to-state-s-cannabis-legalization-bill/article_edbcd34e-c046-5a77-861f-8718a77bad70.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Durkin claims no fiscal need for tax hikes – Kyla Asbury 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512485124-rep-durkin-claims-no-fiscal-need-for-tax-hikes

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS LOOKS AT SPORTS BETTING AND MORE VIDEO GAMBLING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/sports-gambling-measure-moves-forward.html
— THORNER: HONEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE DISCREDITS GLOBAL WARMING CULTISTS’ DOOM AND GLOOM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-honest-scientific-evidence-discredits-global-warming-cultists-doom-and-gloom.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Lots of people are seeing Rockford’s Facebook ads asking for a casino
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/15/lots-of-people-are-seeing-rockfords-facebook-ads-asking-for-a-casino/

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Kinzinger: China Targets Farmers to Go After Trump Base – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/adam-kinzinger-farmers-tariffs-trade-war/2019/05/15/id/916099/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump to unveil immigration plan Thursday calling for new merit-based points system – Steven Nelson (DIERSEN: Will points be given for job-related a) college degrees, b) professional certifications, c) professional licenses, and d) years of work experience?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-to-unveil-immigration-plan-thursday-calling-for-new-merit-based-points-system
— Border Patrol’s busiest region hikes spending to $20M to care for asylum-seekers – Anna Giaritelli 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/border-patrols-busiest-region-hikes-spending-to-20m-to-care-for-asylum-seekers

GOPUSA
— Holocaust: Rashida Tlaib will talk like ‘fourth grader’ so ‘racist idiots’ understand
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69549
— Public not applauding ‘transgender rights’ in sports
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69545
— Feds bust massive marriage immigration fraud
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69555
— Colorado marijuana dispensaries set new record for monthly recreational sales: $114.3 million
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69558

FEDERALIST
— At Democrats’ Behest, Terrorist-Friendly Imam Gives Prayer In Congress – Erielle Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/15/democrats-behest-terrorist-friendly-imam-gives-prayer-congress/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TLAIB’S ANTI-SEMITIC HATE ELICITS STUNNING SUPPORT FROM DEMOCRATS The Left sets into Jew-hate overdrive. – Ari Lieberman
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273768/tlaibs-anti-semitic-hate-elicits-stunning-support-ari-lieberman

TOWNHALL
— DHS Issues Two New Waivers to Expedite Border Wall Construction – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/05/15/dhs-just-issued-a-bunch-of-waivers-to-build-the-wall-n2546373

FOX NEWS 
— Trump campaign keeping millionth MAGA hat under lock and key, for contest giveaway – Alex Pappas 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-keeping-millionth-maga-hat-under-lock-and-key-for-contest-give-away

AMERICAN THINKER
— Among Millennials, Trump soars — and Bernie Sanders craters – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/trump_soars__and_bernie_sanders_craters__among_youth.html

BREITBART
— WSJ: Tight Labor Market Giving U.S. Workers Leverage over Business – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/14/wsj-tight-labor-market-giving-u-s-workers-leverage-over-business/
— House Hearing on ‘Confronting White Supremacy’ – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/15/watch-live-house-hearing-on-confronting-white-supremacy/
— Customs and Border Patrol Chief: 50% of Border Patrol’s Time Not Spent on Border Security – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/15/customs-and-border-patrol-chief-50-of-border-patrols-time-not-spent-on-border-security/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Poll finds most Americans don’t realize how bad the border crisis is. Here are the eye-popping numbers – Nate Madden 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/poll-finds-americans-dont-realize-bad-border-crisis-eye-popping-numbers/
— DOJ report: 43% of all offenders last year were non-citizens – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/doj-report-43-of-all-offenders-last-year-were-non-citizens/

DAILY CALLER
— MEDIA SUDDENLY SILENT ON IMPORTANCE OF FREE PRESS AS WARREN DECLARES WAR ON FOX NEWS – Rachel Stoltzfoos
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/15/media-silent-free-press-warren-fox-news-town-hall/

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP APPROVAL AT 51% Trusted more than Dems on economy
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/trump-approval-at-51/

THE HILL
— Rosy economic data belies a harsh reality for many Americans – EUGENE LUDWIG
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/443794-rosy-economic-data-obscures-the-harsh-reality-for-many-americans
— Hatch Act complaints jumped nearly 30 percent Trump’s first year in office: report – JESSICA CAMPISI (DIERSEN: In the federal government, Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, subjectivity in performance appraisal, etc. to not hire and to get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to 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. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/443773-hatch-act-complaints-jumped-nearly-30-percent-trumps-first-year-in

REUTERS
— New Mexico city of Deming declares emergency over migrant releases – Andrew Hay (DIERSEN: Because Democrats and RINOs encourage illegal immigration, will Deming require its Democrat and RINO residents to house, to feed, to clothe, to provide healthcare, to provide education, to provide transportation, to etc. for the illegals?) 
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-emergency/new-mexico-city-of-deming-declares-emergency-over-migrant-releases-idUSKCN1SL2WZ

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Immigration Plan Emphasizes Immigrants’ Skills Over Family Ties – Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/us/politics/trump-immigration-kushner.html
— Trump Administration Balks at Global Pact to Crack Down on Online Extremism – Adam Satariano
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/technology/christchurch-call-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— White House escalates war against Facebook, Google and Twitter with a campaign asking users to share stories of censorship – Tony Romm (DIERSEN: Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a legitimate news website. I should write a book about individuals, about organizations, about companies, and about governments that continue to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a legitimate news website.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/15/white-house-escalates-war-against-facebook-google-twitter-with-campaign-asking-users-share-stories-censorship/

NEWSWEEK
— LACHLAN MURDOCH INSISTS FOX NEWS WON’T CHANGE ITS CONTENT AND SAYS AD BOYCOTTS ARE HAVING NO EFFECT – BENJAMIN FEARNOW (DIERSEN: Obviously, boycotts since 2000 have failed to make me change GOPUSA ILLINOIS email content. I should write a book about those individual, organizations, companies, and governments that have boycotted my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-ad-boycott-murdoch-1426324

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters oppose Ives.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/5/14/1857647/-Illinois-pol-who-almost-won-governor-primary-after-racist-and-transphobic-ad-mulls-House-bid

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/trump-racism-comments/588067/

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 708 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $699,900
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/708-S-Wheaton-Ave-Wheaton-IL-60189/2107069801_zpid/

May 15 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— ‘This is a war for our culture’: Radio host Gorka angered by gay wedding on ‘Arthur’ – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190515/this-is-a-war-for-our-culture-radio-host-gorka-angered-by-gay-wedding-on-arthur
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to flood America with immigrants because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats. RINOs want to flood America with immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190515/trumps-war-on-legal-immigrants
— My brush with Facebook censorship – Walt Zlotow, Glen Ellyn (DIERSEN: What is Zlotow’s position on those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that censure me and censure my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190515/my-brush-with-facebook-censorship

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Give voters a voice on future of townships – Editorial
https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20190514/our-view-give-voters-voice-on-future-of-townships

WTTW
— Could New $1,000 State Tax Drive Electric Car Owners Out of Illinois? – Nicole Cardos
https://news.wttw.com/2019/05/14/could-new-1000-state-tax-drive-electric-car-owners-out-illinois

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs oppose anything that might discourage illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/census-citizenship-question-could-hurt-citizens-noncitizens-alike/9a3e98db-9420-4dfd-a3bc-aece3c939ab4

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker’s heavy hand – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-05-15/editorial-pritzkers-heavy-hand.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Protestors call for Lewis and Clark Community College’s resignation — 22 photos Heyen says he will not step down – Scott Cousins 
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Protestors-call-for-LCCC-board-chairman-8217-s-13845954.php

RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
— Lobbyist controls late pol’s campaign fund Kimme under no obligation to terminate Topinka committee – Bob Skolnik (DIERSEN: Many if not most of those who promote/promoted Topinka work/worked against me.)
https://www.rblandmark.com/News/Articles/5-14-2019/Lobbyist-controls-late-pol%27s-campaign-fund/

WCIA
— Senator charges to reveal “what cannabis companies are viable” Chicago Democrat pitches get-rich-quick scheme ahead of marijuana vote – Mark Maxwell
https://www.wcia.com/amp/news/capitol-news/senator-charges-to-reveal-what-cannabis-companies-are-viable-/2002422831

NDIGO
— Talking Legal Weed With Rep. Sonya Harper – Hermene Hartman
https://ndigo.com/2019/05/14/talking-legal-weed-with-rep-sonya-harper/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Clinton promotes hatred against Republicans. 
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/05/15/clinton-slams-trump-in-chicago-emanuel-chill-on-weed-bill-city-halls-game-of-thrones-436776

PROPUBLICA
— At Chicago’s City Council, Committees Are Used to Reward Political Favors and Fund Patronage Without new oversight and accountability, City Hall cannot “escape corruption, mismanagement and waste,” the city watchdog says. – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted patronage.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-city-council-legislative-committees-chairs-aldermen-political-favors-patronage

COOK COUNTY RECORDER
— Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Willowbrook, Darien ask court to let them sue Sterigenics, along with Illinois – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512490421-hinsdale-burr-ridge-willowbrook-darien-ask-court-to-let-them-sue-sterigenics-along-with-illinois

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jeanne Ives May Run for Roskam’s Seat in Congress
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/15/jeanne-ives-may-run-for-roskams-seat-in-congress/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MORE THAN 130 SIX-FIGURE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS OPPOSE EDUCATION EFFICIENCY BILL – Joe Barnas (DIERSEN: When did you first become a six-figure person in today’s dollars? For me, it was in 1987 when I was 39 years old. I had worked for GAO for almost 8 years. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. And I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/more-than-130-six-figure-school-district-administrators-oppose-education-efficiency-bill/

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Springfield Has Not Earned Your Trust
http://illinoisopportunity.org/springfield-has-not-earned-your-trust/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Industrialization, Commercialization of “Millennial Marijuana” – David E. Smith 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/industrialization-commercialization-of-millennial-marijuana/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES: WHICH DIRECTION IS ILLINOIS GOING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/ives-which-direction-are-we-going.html
— AFTER LOSING NEARLY $4 BILLION LAST YEAR, POSTAL SERVICE ON TRACK TO LOSE $7 BILLION THIS YEAR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/after-losing-nearly-4-billion-last-year-postal-service-on-track-to-lose-7-billion-this-year.html

HOT AIR
— I Own The Red Hen Restaurant That Asked Sarah Sanders To Leave. Resistance Isn’t Futile. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have barred me from their events or asked me to leave their events. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/05/red-hen-restaurant-asked-sarah-sanders-leave-resistance-isnt-futile/

GOPUSA
— Romney votes with Democrats against judge who said Obama was an ‘un-American imposter’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69528
— NM governor, rents bus, sends 55 asylum seekers to Denver (DIERSEN: What about Chicago Democrats who give homeless people on-way train tickets to Wheaton?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69511
— College Democrats vow to boycott DCCC over incumbent policy (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you and why? I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are boycotting me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why they do that. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69521
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The dissenting College Democrats chapters are objecting to the DCCC’s new rule refusing to do business with consultants, pollsters and other campaign workers who sign on to work for challengers making primary runs against incumbent Democrats.)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Equality Act legislation slammed by opponents as being anti-woman – Christopher Vondracek
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/14/equality-act-legislation-slammed-by-opponents-as-b/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Cheney says Tlaib comments ‘close’ to denying Holocaust – Dominick Mastrangelo 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cheney-says-tlaib-comments-close-to-denying-holocaust

AMERICAN THINKER
— Here’s an example of the illegal aliens Trump is trying to deport – Kenneth Eliasberg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/heres_an_example_of_the_illegal_aliens_trump_is_trying_to_deport.html

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— NYT Describes Buttigieg As Nothing More Than a Product of Identity Politics – Brian McNicol
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/nyt-describes-buttigieg-as-nothing-more-than-a-product-of-identity-politics/

BREITBART
— Survey: Only 2-in-15 Americans Aware of Soaring Illegal Immigration to U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/14/survey-only-2-in-15-americans-aware-of-soaring-illegal-immigration-to-u-s/
— Beto: Trump’s ‘Racism’ Is ‘Changing This Country,’ Causing Hate Crime to Rise – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/05/14/beto-trumps-racism-is-changing-this-country-causing-hate-crime-to-rise/
— Washington Post: Democrats Want to Streamline Asylum Process for Migrants – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/14/washington-post-democrats-want-to-streamline-asylum-process-for-migrants/

NEWS BUSTERS
— ‘View’ Gets Beto to Apologize for His White, Male Privilege; Presses Him From Left on Policy – Kristine Marsh (DIERSEN: If I had been a minority or a female, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2019/05/14/view-gets-beto-apologize-his-white-male-privilege-presses-him

EPOCH NEWS
— Herman Cain Says Black Americans ‘Brainwashed’ by ‘Certain News Outlets’ to Hate Trump – JANITA KAN 
https://www.theepochtimes.com/herman-cain-says-black-americans-brainwashed-by-certain-news-outlets-to-hate-trump_2923762.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— Ilhan Omar Says Attacks On Her And Rashida Tlaib Are ‘Designed To Silence’ Muslim Voices The Democratic congresswomen have come under repeated, bad-faiths attacks in recent months. – Sarah Ruiz-Grossman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many bad-faith attacks on me since 2000 to silence me. I would focus on those attackers who crow that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ilhan-omar-rashida-tlaib-attacks_n_5cdb6534e4b061f71b876a6b

POLITICO
— Complaints grow that Trump staffers are campaigning for their boss In the president’s first year in office, formal complaints that staffers were violating an 80-year-old law prohibiting them from political activity jumped. – ANITA KUMAR
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/15/trump-staff-campaign-complaints-1318864

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: When Trump Snipes at Biden, Republican Strategists Wince – Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have taken snipes against me in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall and elsewhere. I would focus on those who crow that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/politics/trump-biden-2020.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Religiously unaffiliated voters are leading U.S. politics into uncharted waters – David Byler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/05/14/religiously-unaffiliated-voters-are-leading-us-politics-into-uncharted-waters/
— ‘This is a war for our culture’: Sebastian Gorka anguished by gay wedding on ‘Arthur’ – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/15/sebastian-gorka-slams-gay-wedding-arthur-sign-cultural-war/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Relaunches Immigration Push – Andrew Duehren
https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2019/05/15/white-house-relaunches-immigration-push/
— U.S. Births Fall to Lowest Rates Since 1980s Births in the U.S. have declined in 10 of the last 11 years since peaking in 2007 – Anthony DeBarros and Janet Adamy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-births-fall-to-lowest-rates-since-1980s-11557892860

FORBES
— What Voters Need To Know About The Racial Wealth Gap – Rakeen Mabud (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeenmabud/2019/05/15/what-voters-need-to-know-about-the-racial-wealth-gap/#7134bd1b3755

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— Medicare fraud more common among doctors treating minorities, low-income seniors – Sarah Gantz
https://www.philly.com/health/consumer/medicare-fraud-abuse-johns-hopkins-20190515.html

USA TODAY
— Young people, scrolling their friends’ Instagram feeds, feel pressure to overspend – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/13/facebook-instagram-images-put-pressure-young-people-overspend/1158795001/

JOURNAL GAZETTE
— The issues that older workers face in the job hunt – Kate Lopaze
http://www.journalgazette.net/thejobnetwork/20190513/older-worker-issues-job-hunt

OAK LEAF NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in making musicians Trump-haters.
https://www.theoakleafnews.com/magazine/2019/05/14/fighting-words/

WBAP
— Beto O’Rourke and White Privilege – Rick Roberts (DIERSEN: If I had been a minority, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.wbap.com/2019/05/14/rick-roberts-show-beto-orourke-and-white-privilege/

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Help Us Help You: What Should We Cover? Readers, it’s your turn: What issues are keeping you up at night? What strategies to adopt? How to encourage and support the faculty? Which products or services to use? – Doug Lederman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who do not want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that a) promote those who they are blacklisting, b) promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, or c) promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/05/15/its-your-turn-what-should-we-cover

NEWSWEEK
— MSNBC HOST SAYS FOX NEWS PARROTS TRUMP’S RACISM ‘LIKE A BUNCH OF DUPES’ BUT ELIZABETH WARREN SHOULD DO TOWN HALL – JASON LEMON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who discouraged everyone from speaking at and attending TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois meetings and events while I served as its chairman 2005-2012.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/msnbc-fox-news-trump-racism-elizabeth-warren-1426033

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “GOP Extremism Was Powerful Before Trump, and It Will Outlive Him.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/05/gop-extremism-was-powerful-before-trump-and-will-outlive-him.html

May 14 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— OUTSTANDING: Marijuana bill may violate Illinois Constitution, prosecutors say – Dean Olsen 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190513/marijuana-bill-may-violate-illinois-constitution-prosecutors-say
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190513/marijuana-bill-may-violate-illinois-constitution-prosecutors-say
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A key component of a bill that would legalize possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use in Illinois — erasing pot-related convictions for potentially hundreds of thousands of people — may violate the state Constitution, according to the group representing county prosecutors statewide. The bill essentially would create legislative pardons, which are illegal, said Robert Berlin, president of the Illinois State’s Attorneys Association. Under the Illinois Constitution, only the governor can issue pardons, Berlin, the DuPage County state’s attorney, told The State Journal-Register. “It’s a separation of powers argument,” he said. An additional constitutional concern, he said, is that prosecutors would be prohibited under the bill from helping to determine who is and isn’t eligible for expungement of certain misdemeanor and felony convictions. “It takes away all of our discretion,” Berlin said of Senate Bill 7, adding that court challenges could overturn such expungements. Berlin, a Republican, said the bipartisan association plans to present its concerns to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat and supporter of the bill, as well as the bill’s sponsors in the General Assembly. Berlin said the association has taken a neutral stance on the overall bill.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Growing recreational pot at home might not be allowed after all under Illinois legalization proposal, sponsors say – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-legalization-will-likely-prohibit-home-grow-20190513-story.html
— Montana Gov. Steve Bullock joins 2020 Democratic presidential race – AP (DIERSEN: Bullock is the 22nd Democrat to enter the race. One could ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes why so few want to be a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee Treasurer or Webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have had great success in destroying organizations and those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-montana-steve-bullock-2020-democratic-presidential-race-20190514-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote LGBTQ activity in Naperville. Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190514/new-naperville-group-aims-to-support-lgbtq-residents-families
— Avoiding pension payment holiday should be top priority for surplus – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190513/editorial-avoiding-pension-payment-holiday-should-be-top-priority-for-surplus

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois congressman Mike Quigley warns new Chinese-made CTA trains may pose ‘dangerous threat’ – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-congressman-warns-new-chinese-made-cta-trains-may-pose-dangerous-threat-

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Builders are putting up fewer new houses in Chicago. Here’s why. A key factor in the drop in inventory: Builders say buyers in affluent North Side neighborhoods are holding off to see how big a bite the city’s next property tax increase will take out of what they can afford. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: The $10,000 SALT cap discourages marriage and discourages homeownership. Trump should increase the SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly, if not eliminate it altogether.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/builders-are-putting-fewer-new-houses-chicago-heres-why

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Bar owners, VFWs upset over Pritzker plan to increase tax on video gaming terminals – JOSEPH BUSTOS AND GRANT MORGAN 
https://amp.bnd.com/news/local/article230192814.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— President Donald Trump celebrated the month of Ramadan Monday evening as a time when people join forces in “pursuit of hope, tolerance and peace.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/live-trump-hosts-iftar-at-white-house

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Muhs, accompanied by staff, leaves SJ-R Editor resigns, then is walked out of building – Bruce Rushton (DIERSEN: When you left the positions that you have held, what kind of show of support did you get from those around you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress how little support that I got when they succeeded in a) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, b) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, c) ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, d) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, e) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, f) ending my GAO employment in 1997, g) etc.) 
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21221-muhs-accompanied-by-staff-leaves-sj-r.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The entire State Journal-Register newsroom walked out today in support of now former editor Angie Muhs, who was walked out of the building this afternoon by the paper’s general manager after submitting her resignation on Friday. In an impromptu show of solidarity, the staff accompanied Muhs as she left the building for the final time. “Everyone walked out with her as a show of respect,” reporter Dean Olsen said. “We all gave her a hug and applauded for her and thanked her for the stand that she was taking. … People are crying.” Olsen said Muhs told her staff on Friday that she was leaving partly in hopes of avoiding more layoffs at a paper that has been decimated by staff cuts. “I think her hope was, by not having her salary to pay, her hope would be that there would be no layoffs,” said Olsen, who wasn’t present when Muhs announced her departure last week. “She was a very good editor, and she tried to promote good journalism in Springfield, despite some pretty trying circumstances that she had to deal with from GateHouse Media (the paper’s corporate owner).” Muhs declined to say what she told her staff, but she said she wasn’t expecting colleagues to walk out of the building with her. “I was very touched,” Muhs said. “I didn’t expect that. … I have tremendous respect and admiration for the State Journal-Register staff. They’re dedicated. They’re hard working. They care about doing quality local journalism, and they persevered under some really tough conditions.” Muhs lasted five years as editor of the State Journal-Register, coming to Springfield from a media company in Maine. For the second year in a row, the SJ-R this spring was named GateHouse Newspaper of the Year for its circulation division. In 2017, Muhs was named Editor of the Year in the SJ-R’s circulation division in a company-wide contest. GateHouse Media, which bought the SJ-R in 2007 and promised “hyperlocal” coverage, publishes more than 150 daily papers and is one of the nation’s biggest newspaper companies. “Angie Muhs exemplifies everything one could ask for from an editor,” wrote former SJ-R publisher and president wrote when Muhs won the 2017 editor of the year award. “She is deeply connected to her community, constantly looks for ways the SJ-R can be a leader in community engagement, demands excellence from her team and works tirelessly to ensure deliver (sic) quality, impactful content to our readers every day.” The praise remains posted at www.bestofgatehouse.com, the company web page dedicated to its contests. Gracing GateHouse Media’s home page is a photo of Abraham Lincoln impersonators taken by Rich Saal, the paper’s longtime photo editor who was laid off two weeks ago, the latest cut for a paper that has seen plenty. In 2012, newsroom employees, voted 26-4 to form a union after the paper laid off the entire copy desk. There are five news reporters left, and several beats, including courts, police and education, no longer have fulltime reporters assigned to them. Muhs declined to discuss staff cuts, but she praised Saal, saying he was one of the best photojournalists she’s ever worked with. She’s been vocal in the past about her feelings while GateHouse sliced her staff. Last September, amid a round of cuts, Muhs tweeted a quote from New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger, who said “You cannot cut the value of the product you give readers and expect them to reward you with growth.” Muhs included her own take: “Amen. If only all owners heeded these words.” Olsen said Muhs appeared emotional as she left the building for the last time. “I think she’s tried to fight within the channels of GateHouse to try to preserve the staff,” Olsen said. “I don’t know how successful she’s been. I know it’s been very frustrating for her. Her heart is in this. She quit without a job lined up. I think that says a lot right there.)

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR PATCH
— Flossmoor Hosts Pride Concert In June The Village of Flossmoor will celebrate Pride Month with a concert and party downtown June 21. – Erika Hobbs (DIERSEN: Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/flossmoor-hosts-pride-concert-june

CHICAGO NOW
— Martin with Berkowitz, Guzzardi & Durkin et al on Pritzker’s big tax increase & much more
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2019/05/watch-martin-w-berkowitz-guzzardi-durkin-et-al-on-pritzkers-big-tax-increase-much-more-cable-web/

FOX NEWS
— Texas border agents say 5,500 migrants a day are illegally entering US – William La Jeunesse
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-border-agents-say-5500-migrants-a-day-are-illegally-crossing-border
— Inside Trump 2020: As Dem field sets, campaign takes aim at ‘socialist organism with 22 heads’ – Alex Pappas 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/inside-trump-2020-as-dem-field-sets-campaign-takes-aim-at-socialist-organism-with-22-heads

AMERICAN THINKER
— MAGA vs. the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Peter Skurkiss
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/maga_vs_the_us_chamber_of_commerce.html

BREITBART
— Poll Shows Trump Holding on to Working Class Voters Against Joe Biden – John Nolte (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes look down on members of the working class. I was a member of the working class 1964-1997.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/13/poll-shows-trump-holding-working-class-voters-joe-biden/

TOWNHALL
— The One-Sided World of Cyber Bullying – Robert Knight (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponent who blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders. My critics/opponent have hundreds of thousands if not millions of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries on their blacklists.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2019/05/14/the-onesided-world-of-cyber-bullying-n2546244
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over on Facebook, Illinois Family Institute writer Laurie Higgins, a perceptive social critic, has found herself more than once in “Facebook Jail,” as have Americans for Truth President Peter LaBarbera and Houston Baptist University Prof. Robert Gagnon, an expert on Biblical sexual morality.)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TLAIB’S MORBID FANTASIES OF A PALESTINIAN “SAFE HAVEN” FOR JEWS Nancy Pelosi – Where are you? – Joseph Klein
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273766/tlaibs-morbid-fantasies-palestinian-safe-haven-joseph-klein

LIFESITE NEWS
— Twitter locks gender expert’s account for calling transsexualism a mental disorder – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/twitter-locks-gender-experts-account-for-calling-transsexualism-a-mental-disorder

DAILY CALLER
— NEW YORK STATE ADDED 250K DEMOCRATS, ONLY 9K REPUBLICANS IN LAST YEAR – Luke Rosiak (DIERSEN: Whenever Democrats move in, a) prosperity and safety decrease and b) poverty and crime increase.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/13/new-york-democrats-republicans-voters/

PJ MEDIA
— Trump: Rashida Tlaib’s Holocaust Comments Show ‘Tremendous Hatred of Israel and the Jewish People’ – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/trump-rashida-tlaibs-holocaust-comments-show-tremendous-hatred-of-israel-and-the-jewish-people/

HOT AIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/05/13/support-pot-legalization-fading/

REAL CLEAR
— Tlaib: Friend Told Me To Talk Like A 4th Grader So Racist Idiots Understand – Tim Hains 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/14/tlaib_friends_tell_me_to_talk_like_a_4th_grader_so_racist_idiots_understand.html

THE HILL
— Pete Buttigieg gambles with criticism of identity politics – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How successful have the Democrats been in promoting hatred in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, and in your county? I should write a book about the success that Democrats have had in promoting hatred in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/443498-pete-buttigieg-gambles-with-criticism-of-identity-politics

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) promote hatred of Whites and b) crow about their success in getting rid of Whites.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-news-laura-ingraham-huge-demographic-shift_n_5cda64ece4b0f7ba48a9e012
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to shout a) that you disrespect the rule of law, b) that you disrespect that country, and c) that you disrespect the citizens of that country. 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/undocumented-immigration-crime-marshall-project_n_5cda71f4e4b0f7ba48aa005a

POLITICO
— ‘One of the most important endorsements in America right now’ Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren jockey for the campaign backing of liberal heroine Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. – HOLLY OTTERBEIN and ALEX THOMPSON (DIERSEN: The following SHOULD NOT and DO NOT want my endorsement: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. The aforesaid work against me.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/13/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-2020-1318929

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Planes, buses moving migrants from crowded border shelters – AP (DIERSEN: One could argue that because Democrats and RINOs encourage illegal immigration, Democrats and RINOs should be required to take illegals into their homes, to feed them, to clothe them, to provide them health care, to educate them, to provide them with transportation, to give them jobs, etc.) 
https://www.wral.com/planes-buses-move-migrants-from-crowded-border-shelters/18384465/

REUTERS
— Islanders complain to U.N. over Australia’s climate change inaction (DIERSEN: When your critics/opponents have a complaint about you, who can/do they complain to? My critics/opponents complain to a) the voters in my precinct, b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) officers, c) the DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, d) my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, e) the IRP officers, f) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, g) Wheaton officials, h) Milton Township officials, i) DuPage County officials, j) Illinois officials, and k) federal officials. Until they got rid of me, they complained to a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers and directors, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce officers and directors, c) MTRCC officers (to dump me as webmaster) d) Illinois Center Right Coalition officers and directors, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter officers and directors, f) my Democrat GAO superiors, g) etc.) 
https://news.yahoo.com/islanders-complain-u-n-over-australias-climate-change-011959186.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Twitter Isn’t Real Life (if You’re a Democrat) The online left doesn’t like Joe Biden. Voters seem to. – Michelle Goldberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/opinion/joe-biden-twitter-2020.html
— The Rise of the Haphazard Self How working-class men detach from work, family and church. – David Brooks
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/opinion/working-class-men.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The researchers conducted 107 in-depth interviews with working-class men. Many of the men told them that the economy doesn’t allow them to provide the same standard of living that their fathers could provide. That has created the culture of the side hustle. The men feel that they have to have three or four occupations, and they bounce around among them so they can stay employed full time.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Why the gender pay gap persists (and what we can do about it) Professions dominated by women are undervalued in ways legislation can’t fix – Emma Goldberg (DIERSEN: Because of the following, if I had been a woman, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/14/why-gender-pay-gap-still-persists-what-we-can-do-about-it/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Female film workers in Georgia urge Hollywood not to boycott over abortion ban – JENNY JARVIE (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries boycott you and why? I should write a book about those that boycott me and boycott my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why they do that.)
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-georgia-film-workers-hollywood-boycott-20190513-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn older people.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boomer-bequest-is-millennial-misery-11557788725
— GM Looks to Jump-Start Cadillac—Again Latest brand reboot follows five years of U.S. market-share decline, dealer angst – Mike Colias (DIERSEN: The more that Democrats successfully promote age discrimination, the fewer Cadillacs that will be sold.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-looks-to-jump-start-cadillacagain-11557753226 
(FROM THE ARTICLE: By contrast, in the U.S., where it has operated for more than a century, Cadillac sold only 154,702 cars last year. Among U.S. buyers, the brand has had trouble shaking its image of big cars favored by older drivers, dealers and analysts say.)

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: ACT test: The number of perfect scores is soaring everywhere, as expensive test prep booms
Hannah Sparling and Dan Horn (DIERSEN: Of course, if I sought any kind of government or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that the only reason why I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old was that I took the Becker CPA Exam Review (https://www.becker.com/cpa-review.html) which currently starts at $2,493.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/05/01/act-sat-scholarships-college-admissions-scandal-scores-test-prep/3640007002/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Why Joe Biden needs Libertarians – Joshua Spivak (DIERSEN: The Libertarian Party exists to promote pot and other terrible things. To get standing to destroy conservatives like me and to destroy Republicans like me, far too many Libertarians fraudulently claim to be conservative and/or Republican. I should write a book about the aforesaid frauds in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.) 
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Why-Joe-Biden-needs-Libertarians-Opinion-13842117.php

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— A new effort boosts a diminished Illinois statehouse press – Mari Cohen
https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/capitol-news-illinois.php

PEW
— Behind the Movement to Kick Chicago Out of Illinois – Matt Vasilogambros (DIERSEN: Eve-increasingly, Illinois Democrats make it clear that want individuals, organizations, and companies to leave Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/05/14/behind-the-movement-to-kick-chicago-out-of-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Illinois, a resolution calling on Congress to declare Chicago the 51st state has eight Republican cosponsors in the state House (there are 44 Republicans in the lower chamber) and support among many of the state’s conservative activists. It’s the second such bill in as many years. Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook, the bill’s author, cites the many issues tearing the state apart. He listed Democrats’ “overreaching” stances on abortion, guns, immigration, debt, pensions, Medicaid spending, property taxes, green energy and workers’ compensation as just some of the reasons Chicago and Illinois should go their separate ways. Recent polling from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale shows two-thirds of Illinois voters think the state is moving in the wrong direction. That same March poll from the Simon Institute shows “significant regional differences” in responses. The state division hit a breaking point several years ago, when Illinois was mired in the longest fiscal stalemate in the United States since the Great Depression. The budget battle between Democratic lawmakers and then-Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner lasted more than two years, threatening public university accreditation, statewide road construction and “junk” credit ratings. Halbrook blamed the impasse on Chicago-area Democrats. “Everywhere I go, people say we just need to get rid of Chicago,” he told Stateline. “It gets rid of all of our problems. My constituency is serious about it. I’m trying to save the state.” Halbrook has a small family farm in Shelbyville, a rural community along the Kaskaskia River in central Illinois with around 4,600 residents. New Illinois? Forty percent of the Prairie State’s 12.7 million residents live in Cook County, the county surrounding Chicago. The broader Chicago metropolitan area consists of 9.5 million people. Without the Chicagoland area, Illinois would have fewer people than Connecticut. Democrats control both chambers of the General Assembly and the governor’s office, and most of them are from Chicagoland — including 62 of the 74 Democrats in the House. The rest of Illinois is largely agricultural and conservative, aside from the parts of Illinois near St. Louis in neighboring Missouri and pockets of central Illinois. A July 2018 paper from the Simon Institute found that Illinois’ politics “are marked and marred by regionalism.” The idea of dividing Illinois has been around throughout Illinois’ history, the paper says, despite “how impractical it is.” While these regional divides are prevalent in other states across the country, it’s exaggerated in Illinois because of “the extent to which many Illinois leaders emphasize, exploit and exacerbate these regional differences for their own advantage,” the paper claims. The Windy City has all the political power, the money and the economic growth, said G.H. Merritt, who runs New Illinois, a separation group that has begun starting chapters in counties throughout the state to build grassroots support. Merritt, a former nonprofit administrator, lives in Lake County, north of Chicago. So far, she has 26 county chapters that want to split the rest of Illinois from Chicago. When forming her organization, Merritt sought advice from other state separation organizations, like New California. The group, which is run by a conservative radio talk show host, advocates for the creation of a new state split from the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas “to throw off the bonds of tyranny.” Activists such as Merritt blame state Democratic leaders from Chicago for creating a “systemically corrupt climate” and many of the problems Illinois currently faces, like the $134 billion in unfunded pensions and other fiscal problems — despite the fact that these problems grew through both Democratic and Republican governorships.)

NEWSWEEK
— RUDY GIULIANI SLAMS RASHIDA TLAIB’S CLAIM HER PALESTINIAN ANCESTORS WERE ‘KIND’ TO JEWS: ‘THE GRAND MUFTI WAS A CLOSE ALLY OF HITLER. HE MURDERED JEWS’ – CALLUM PATON 
https://www.newsweek.com/rudy-giuliani-slams-rashida-tlaibs-claim-her-palestinian-ancestors-were-kind-1424694

May 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Constitutional crisis? Some House Democrats don’t think so – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abc7chicago.com/constitutional-crisis-some-house-democrats-dont-think-so/5298135/

CBS2
— Bedford Park Feels The Pain Of Housing An Emissions Testing Facility – Vince Gerasole
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/13/bedford-park-feels-the-pain-of-housing-an-emissions-testing-facility/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House GOP focusing on women and minorities for 2020 challengers – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-house-gop-women-minorities-2020-20190513-story.html
— Fallout from the trade war: Illinois firms say you’ll pay more for furniture, scooters and a lot more – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-china-tariffs-illinois-impact-20190510-story.html
— Jewel-Osco employees alleging age discrimination can pursue lawsuit as a group, judge rules – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-jewel-osco-age-discrimination-lawsuit-20190513-story.html
— Why Illinois shouldn’t mandate quotas for company boards – Editorial (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to 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.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-corporate-board-female-minority-illinois-20190513-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Suburban double dippers hit taxpayers in the wallet – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/madeleine-doubek-collar-county-board-pensions-senate-bill/
— 65 years after Brown v. Board of Education, we risk going backward – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/brown-board-eduacation-school-segregation-jesse-jackson/

DAILY HERALD
— Dems say Trump, GOP, twisting Tlaib’s Holocaust remarks – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190513/news/305139851/
— Seven residents at Wheaton’s DuPage Care Center are 100 or older – Bev Horne
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190513/seven-residents-at-wheatons-dupage-care-center-are-100-or-older

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Crunch time for Pritzker as Illinois lawmakers near key votes With Mike Madigan in the background, the state’s new governor faces a critical test in the coming days on his graduated income tax and other plans. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/crunch-time-pritzker-illinois-lawmakers-near-key-votes

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Actress Alyssa Milano ignited social media with a tweet Friday night calling for women to join her in a sex strike to protest strict abortion bans passed by Republican-controlled legislatures.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/actress-calls-for-women-to-go-on-sex-strike-to-protest-abortion-ban

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Omarosa requests to join lawsuit alleging women were underpaid by Trump campaign – Katie Mettler
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Omarosa-requests-to-join-lawsuit-alleging-women-13841597.php

PLATT COUNTY JOURNAL REPUBLICAN
— Just 11 percent of state corn crop is planted
https://www.journal-republican.com/news/just-percent-of-state-corn-crop-is-planted/article_4a2e1a9a-75c7-11e9-9c54-13a8177c58c8.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— POTENTIAL PROPERTY TAX FREEZE Property tax freeze could be part of state progressive tax legislation – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/05/10/potential-property-tax-freeze/asa1n1b/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Why House Republicans are searching for women, minorities for 2020 elections – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/house-gop-focusing-on-women-minorities-for-2020

WGLT
— Why Barickman Bolted From The Cannabis Bill – CHARLIE SCHLENKER 
https://www.wglt.org/post/why-barickman-bolted-cannabis-bill#stream/0

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers have two weeks to finish, pass state budget with simple majorities – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmakers-have-two-weeks-to-finish-pass-state-budget-with/article_49723e08-75a7-11e9-bef9-238bb5382597.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURBIN BLAMES TRUMP FOR BORDER CRISIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/durbin-blames-trump-for-border-crisis.html
— LAHOOD DISTRICT TORN BETWEEN THE GOOD AND BAD OF CHINESE TARIFF DISPUTE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/lahood-on-china-tariffs.html
— WILL COSTELLO’S REPLACEMENT OPPOSE PRITZKER TAX HIKE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/will-costello-replacement-also-oppose-pritzker-tax-hike-.html
— SKILLICORN: WILL GOV. PRITZKER UNDO ONE OF IL’S ONLY PENSION REFORMS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/skillicorn-driving-a-spike-in-teachers-pensions.html
— KINDT: HOW ABOUT A “FAIR TAX” ON ILLINOIS GAMBLING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/kindt-tax-holidays-for-illinois-gambling.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, you should oppose pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/13/what-about-the-children/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump accuses Rashida Tlaib of ‘tremendous hatred of Israel’ – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/13/donald-trump-accuses-rashida-tlaib-tremendous-hatr/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Gillibrand on Polling Woes: ‘People Are Generally Biased Against Women’ – David Rutz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that old White men are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.) 
https://freebeacon.com/politics/gillibrand-on-polling-woes-people-are-generally-biased-against-women/

NEWSMAX
— Ex-Ill. Rep. Schilling Launching Historic Comeback in Iowa – John Gizzi 
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/bobby-schiling-iowa-caucuses-2020/2019/05/13/id/915757/
— Texas Senate Committee Advances ‘Chick-fil-A’ Bill – Solange Reyner 
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/texas-chick-fil-a/2019/05/13/id/915829/

BREITBART
— Border Patrol Flies Migrants from South Texas to Reduce Overcrowding – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/05/13/border-patrol-flies-migrants-from-south-texas-to-reduce-overcrowding/
— Poll: GOP Voters Say Border Wall, Reducing All Immigration Must be Top Priority for Trump – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/13/poll-gop-voters-say-border-wall-reducing-all-immigration-must-be-top-priority-for-trump/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Cartels ‘kicking our butts’ in New Mexico, as state left without checkpoints – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/cartels-kicking-butts-new-mexico-state-left-without-checkpoints/

HOT AIR
— Democrats Don’t Realize Most Americans Want Visa Overstays Deported
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/05/13/democrats-dont-realize-americans-want-visa-overstays-deported/

THE HILL
— Texas Senate takes up ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill – JESSICA CAMPISI
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/443473-texas-senate-takes-up-save-chick-fil-a-bill
— Trump accuses Tlaib of harboring ‘hatred of Israel and Jewish people’ – JORDAN FABIAN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/443363-trump-accuses-tlaib-of-harboring-hatred-of-israel-and-jewish-people
— Omar accuses Liz Cheney of ‘deep seeded hate and Islamophobia’ – JUSTIN WISE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/443452-ilhan-omar-accuses-cheney-of-deep-seeded-hate-and-islamophobia
— Sanders defends Tlaib from Trump: ‘Stop dividing the American people up by their religion’ – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/443457-sanders-defends-tlaib-from-trump-stop-dividing-the-american-people-up-by-their

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump joins GOP criticism of Rep. Tlaib over remarks on Holocaust, Israel – John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-joins-gop-criticism-of-rep-tlaib-over-remarks-on-holocaust-israel/2019/05/13/212074aa-7567-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html

DENVER POST
— 55 Central American refugees seeking asylum bused to Denver Sunday night Overwhelmed shelters in Texas and New Mexico sent refugees to 3 churches – KIRK MITCHELL and SAJA HINDI
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/13/central-american-refugees-seek-asylum-denver/

BUSINESS NEWS DAILY
— How to Age-Proof Your Resume – Jennifer Post (DIERSEN: I am 70 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that it has been a) 22 years since I worked for GAO, earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, and became a Forensic Accountant; b) 23 years since I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor; c) 25 years since I became a Certified Government Financial Manager; d) 29 years since I became a Certified Fraud Examiner; e) 38 years since I became a Certified Internal Auditor and Licensed CPA; f) 39 years since I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul and worked for IRS; g) 40 years since I became a CPA; h) 43 years since I earned an MBA from Loyola; and i) 49 years since I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU.) 
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/15033-age-proof-resume.html

MONDAY NOTE
— Confusing Facebook With the Internet is the Perfect Storm for Fake News – Frederic Filloux
https://mondaynote.com/confusing-facebook-and-the-internet-is-the-perfect-storm-for-fake-news-8b5cd7e772f8

May 12 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Democrat blowing smoke with claim of decreased teen marijuana use – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-cassidy-legalization-recreational-pot-teen-marijuana-use/
— Those who benefit most should pay the most in Illinois taxes – Daniel Pupo, Orland Park (DIERSEN: Who does the State of Illinois give the most money to each year? How much money does the State of Illinois give you? One could argue that the more money that the State of Illinois gives you, the more state income tax that you should pay.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/phil-kadner-taxes-louis-farrakhan-st-sabina/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— AOC briefly takes Pelosi’s spot in presiding over House; reportedly youngest woman to wield gavel – Nicole Darrah
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/aoc-briefly-takes-pelosi-s-spot-in-presiding-over-house-reportedly-youngest-woman-to-wield-gavel

WGN RADIO
— Things Millennials Will Never Get To Experience – ASHLEY BIHUN
https://wgnradio.com/2019/05/12/things-millennials-will-never-get-to-experience/

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Potential challenger wonders if U.S. Rep. Underwood puts constituents’ best interests first – Glenn Minnis 
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512484982-potential-challenger-wonders-if-u-s-rep-underwood-puts-constituents-best-interests-first

POLITIFACT
— Cassidy puffs up what stats say about teen marijuana use – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller 
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2019/may/12/kelly-cassidy/cassidy-puffs-what-stats-say-about-teen-marijuana-/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— College Dems buck DCCC over its ‘blacklist’ policy, see Ocasio-Cortez as inspiration More than 70 campus chapters boycott group, saying it’s ‘antithetical to our values’ – Gabriella Muñoz (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Attend a Milton Township Republican Central Committee meeting and watch them in action.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/10/college-democrats-buck-dccc-over-primary-challenge/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: House Democrats’ plans to blacklist rebellious strategists have sparked a backlash from a key party demographic, with dozens of chapters of College Democrats vowing to boycott the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee over its efforts to protect incumbents from primary challenges. In doing so, the boycotting chapters are finding a champion in popular freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. They dissenting College Democrats chapters are objecting to the DCCC’s new rule refusing to do business with consultants, pollsters and other campaign workers who sign on to work for challengers seeking primary incumbent Democrats. The chapters are calling on their members not to donate to the DCCC, and to ask others also to withhold their support. “The rule would financially deter and greatly disadvantage vital new voices in our party, who are often younger and come from underrepresented and historically marginalized communities and identities,” the boycotters said in a statement. “This blacklist policy is undemocratic and antithetical to our values of inclusion and diversity.”)

DAILY CALLER
— THIS OVERWHELMED MEXICAN IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTER HAS HAD SIX MASS ESCAPES IN SIX WEEKS – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/12/mexico-immigrants-mass-escapes/

WORLD NET DAILY
— 700 MILLION PEOPLE COULD MOVE TO U.S., ANALYSIS SHOWS ‘Eye-opening numbers highlight the risks of an open-borders scenario’ – JOSEPH FARAH (DIERSEN: What percent of these 700 million 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 – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/700-million-people-could-move-to-u-s-analysis-shows/
— FARRAKHAN AND ALT-RIGHT: FLIP SIDES OF SAME COIN? Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson pinpoints causes of anger for both extremes
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/farrakhan-and-alt-right-flip-sides-of-same-coin/

BREITBART
— STUDY: The CNN Search Engine — Google Search Results Overwhelmingly Favor Mainstream Media – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/05/12/study-the-cnn-search-engine-google-search-results-overwhelmingly-favor-mainstream-media/

POLITICO
— Harris calls for Facebook regulation – PATRICK TEMPLE-WEST 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/12/kamala-harris-facebook-regulation-1317655

NEW YORK TIMES
— Can Nancy Pelosi Keep the Democrats in Line? From Blue Dogs to Green New Dealers, they’re not making it easy. – Michelle Cottle
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/opinion/nancy-pelosi-democrats.html

USA TODAY
— Good news, graduates: Hiring will be up this year – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: When you earned your bachelor’s degree, what harmed your job search? For me, it was my being draft bait. Employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I received. It was for a job that did really require my bachelor’s degree in management from NIU. Further, I had not demonstrated leadership abilities. I had worked part-time for the Post Office in Park Forest for almost 3 years and I had worked part-time for the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights as a dish washer for 1 ½ years and I doubt that employers saw that favorably.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/12/good-news-graduates-hiring-will-be-up-this-year/39455479/

WFMJ
— Ohio: More than 30K people register to buy medical pot – AP
http://www.wfmj.com/story/40461145/ohio-more-than-30k-people-register-to-buy-medical-pot

LOS ANGELES TIMES & KTLA
— Pot Smuggling Arrests at LAX Have Surged 166% Since Marijuana Legalization
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-lax-marijuana-trafficking-california-airports-20190512-story.html
https://ktla.com/2019/05/12/pot-smuggling-arrests-at-lax-have-surged-166-since-marijuana-legalization/

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM & CBS LOCAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article230308839.html
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/05/11/supporters-march-fort-worth-marijuana-reform-texas/

DALLAS NEWS
— Beto O’Rourke in a pinch, overshadowed by Joe Biden’s experience and Pete Buttigieg’s fresher face – Todd J. Gillman (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. What experience do you have? I should write a book about those who focus on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning the experience that I have.)
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/05/12/beto-orourke-pinch-overshadowed-joe-bidens-experience-pete-buttigiegs-fresher-face

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
— Group that funded civil war in Texas GOP launches new offensive – Taylor Goldenstein
https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/texas_legislature/article/Group-that-funded-civil-war-in-Texas-GOP-launches-13805267.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Empower Texans made its name by using its political action committee’s deep pockets to threaten Republicans with aggressive primary challenges if they fell out of line with the conservative group’s hardline agenda. Then the 2018 elections happened. State records show the Tea Party-aligned group spent a record sum of more than $4 million last year — more than three times the amount it spent in the 2016 presidential year. Yet the majority of the candidates it endorsed, 26 out of 47, lost their primary, general and special elections. If its increasingly irate email blasts are any indication, that’s led to a frustrating legislative session for the group — one that’s often left it on the sidelines of major debates. The budget, with an additional $9 billion for public education and tax reform, is oversized, members complain. Property tax solutions offered up thus far are “not relief, just reform,” they scoff. Some conservative lawmakers are voicing the same critique. Texas Take: Get political headlines from across the state sent directly to your inbox)

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Stoners do not want me around and I do want them around. 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/irisdorbian/2019/05/12/moms-say-theyve-experience-discrimination-for-weed-use-says-new-study/#21a0c8214cc3
— Why Breaking Up Facebook Doesn’t Solve Our Most Pressing Social Media Problem – Michael Posner
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelposner/2019/05/12/why-breaking-up-facebook-doesnt-solve-our-most-pressing-social-media-problem/#30a52d235ecf

PBS
— Venezuelans fleeing crisis are seeking asylum in Texas – Ivette Feliciano and Zachary Green
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/venezuelans-fleeing-crisis-are-seeking-asylum-in-texas

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How electable are you? According to non-Republicans, the more of the following that you are, the more electable that you 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://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/05/12/what-if-electability-is-more-about-authenticity-than-moderation/

DAILY BEAST
— Longest-Serving Iowa Republican Becoming a Democrat, Blames Trump – Barbie Latza Nadeau (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. If you want to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance the platform of a political party, you should be a member of that political party. I should write a book about present/past members/leaders of the following organizations who focus/focused on getting rid of those like me who help elect candidates who defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and the Republican Party platform: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, IRP, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition.) 
http://www.thedailybeast.com/longest-serving-iowa-republican-andy-mckean-switches-parties-blames-trump

GAY STAR NEWS
— Cal Poly faculty votes to remove Chick-fil-A from campus – Rafaella Gunz (DIERSEN: What would you do if Democrats tried to remove a Chick-fil-A from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, from Illinois?) 
https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/cal-poly-faculty-votes-to-remove-chick-fil-a-from-campus/#gs.bi5dhx

May 11 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Cardinal Cupich rebukes Father Pfleger for Louis Farrakhan event – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/religion/cardinal-cupich-rebukes-father-pfleger-for-louis-farrakhan-event/5295212/
— Emanuel fires back at Lightfoot’s pension problem characterization – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/emanuel-fires-back-at-lightfoots-pension-problem-comments/5294928/

NBC5
— Cardinal Blase Cupich Apologizes to Jewish Community After Louis Farrakhan Speech The Nation of Islam leader spoke at St. Sabina Church after being banned from Facebook
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cardinal-blase-cupich-apologizes-to-jewish-community-after-louis-farrakhan-speech-509781801.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cupich apologizes to ‘my Jewish brothers and sisters’ after Farrakhan speech – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cupich-farrakhan-pfleger-st-sabina-nation-islam-jews-facebook/
— Holocaust survivor blasts Pfleger for giving Farrakhan ‘platform for hatred’ – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/louis-farrakhan-michael-pfleger-facebook-ban-fritzie-fritzshall-holocaust-survivor/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-marijuana-offices-chicago-expansion-20190322-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190510/investment-firm-buys-mundelein-cbd-products-maker
— ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ mindset making way into US schools – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190510/run-hide-fight-mindset-making-way-into-us-schools

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Morrison Files Amendment To Protect Future Tax Increases
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/morrison-files-amendment-to-protect-future-tax-increases/

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— James Doe, Hastert case continues after no settlement reached – KATIE FINLON
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2019/05/09/james-doe-hastert-case-continues-after-no-settlement-reached/afjbg1x/

SAVE YOUR HOME NOW
— Thomas Nelson loses over $447,000 on sale of Wheaton home (IN DIERSEN’S PRECINCT)
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512479176-market-watch-thomas-nelson-loses-over-447-000-on-sale-of-wheaton-home
— Naperville homeowner lost more than $226,000 on sale
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512482116-market-watch-naperville-homeowner-lost-more-than-226-000-on-sale
— Mary & Symour Jacobs lose over $312,000 on the sale of their Downers Grove home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512479182-market-watch-mary-symour-jacobs-lose-over-312-000-on-the-sale-of-their-downers-grove-home
— Anadil Johnson & Gerald Cahill lose over $686,000 on sale of Chicago home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512479181-market-watch-anadil-johnson-gerald-cahill-lose-over-686-000-on-sale-of-chicago-home

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Illinois posts 5th highest foreclosure rate in first quarter
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/512483586-analysis-illinois-posts-5th-highest-foreclosure-rate-in-first-quarter

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Colorado school shooters stole guns from parents – Dominick Mastrangelo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/colorado-school-shooters-stole-guns-from-parents

BREITBART
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN): Facebook’s Privacy Violations, Censorship Prove Big Tech ‘Can No Longer Self-Regulate’ – SEAN MORAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee do to censor me and to censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about what my critics/opponents in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter did to censor me and censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/10/marsha-blackburn-facebooks-privacy-violations-censorship-prove-big-tech-no-longer-self-regulate/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— 4 REASONS WHY CONSERVATIVES SHOULD PRIORITIZE BREAKING UP GOOGLE OVER FACEBOOK – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273736/4-reasons-why-conservatives-should-prioritize-daniel-greenfield

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Challenging Liberal Racism – Edward Ring (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of Whites.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/05/10/challenging-liberal-racism/

AMERICAN THINKER
— In homeless-plagued America, why are taxpayers financing second homes for illegals? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/in_homelessplagued_america_why_are_taxpayers_financing_second_homes_for_illegals.html
— The ‘reparations study commission’ dodge of Dem presidential contenders is in peril – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/uhoh_the_reparations_study_commission_dodge_of_dem_presidential_contenders_is_in_peril.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Pentagon to Transfer $1.5 Billion to Border Wall
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pentagon-to-transfer-1-5-billion-to-border-wall_2916763.html

GOPUSA
— Farrakhan rants against ‘satanic’ Jews
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69364
— Keeping Fake Illegal Alien Families Together
http://www.gopusa.com/keeping-fake-illegal-alien-families-together/
— Atheist group convinces school ‘God bless America’ is illegal prayer
http://www.gopusa.com/atheist-group-convinces-school-god-bless-america-is-illegal-prayer/

WORLD NET DAILY
— AGE DISCRIMINATION: COMMONPLACE IN AMERICA Chuck Norris warns against internalizing negative stereotypes (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, political organizations discriminate against their older members, and especially against their older members who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about how the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee discriminate against their older members. I should write a book about how TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. discriminated against their older members.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/age-discrimination-commonplace-in-america/

CONSERVATIVE NEWS DIGEST
— Postal Service Loses $2.1 Billion in Q2, Fails to Grow Revenue in Boom Economy – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/05/postal-service-loses-2-1-billion-in-q2-fails-to-grow-revenue-in-boom-economy/

THE HILL
— Texas state lawmaker derails conservative-backed bill to ‘Save Chick-Fil-A’ – MORGAN GSTALTER 
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/443230-openly-gay-texas-lawmaker-derails-conservative-bill-to-save-chick-fil-a

NEW YORK TIMES
— It’s Time to Break Up Facebook – Chris Hughes
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/opinion/sunday/chris-hughes-facebook-zuckerberg.html
— Can the Racial Wealth Gap Be Closed Without Speaking of Race? Political momentum on the left for such an effort must face the reality of legal obstacles, particularly from the Supreme Court. – Emily Badger (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/upshot/racial-wealth-gap-2020-candidates.html
— ‘Threatening the Future’: The High Stakes of Deepening School Segregation – Dana Goldstein (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration. Now they promote segregation.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/us/threatening-the-future-the-high-stakes-of-deepening-school-segregation.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ask GAO to examine ‘unprecedented’ immigration backlog – Abigail Hauslohner (DIERSEN: What percent of GAO employees are Democrats – 98%, 99%, 100%? GAO uses Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and budget cuts to get rid of its employees who are Republican.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/democrats-ask-federal-watchdog-to-examine-unprecedented-immigration-backlog/2019/05/10/bad98bfa-7368-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html
— Are we over cars? Not so fast. – John Kelly
https://www.dailycomet.com/news/20190412/opinion-are-we-over-cars-not-so-fast
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Neither of my 20-something daughters owns a car, I explained. By the time I was their age, I’d owned three. A lot of today’s young people would rather grab an Uber or a Lyft ride than drive themselves. And if they do want to drive, they reserve a Zipcar. John said: “In urban areas, and if you’re young and in college, or just out of college and in your 20s, everything you said is true.” But get married, have a baby and move to the suburbs, he said, and “everything you said is false.”)

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Facebook takes on hate, belatedly and selectively – John Diaz 
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/diaz/article/Facebook-takes-on-hate-belatedly-and-selectively-13837148.php

NEWSWEEK
— THE BIG PICTURE THE LEFT DOESN’T WANT YOU TO SEE – NEWT GINGRICH (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which articles do those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) NOT want you to see? ANSWER: The articles linked to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC do NOT bring to your attention.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/big-picture-left-russia-collusion-gingrich-trump-1419505

FORBES
— What Is The Role Of White Allyship In Diversity And Inclusion Efforts? – Janice Gassam
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/05/11/what-is-the-role-of-white-allyship-in-diversity-and-inclusion-efforts/#686cf62955cd

INDEPENDENT
— Nearly half of social media users who share articles have passed on fake news, study suggests – Andrew Woodcock (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee. Ever-increasingly, they, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA Illinois emails.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fake-news-facebook-twitter-share-misinformation-survey-a8908361.html

LGBTQ NATION
— Lesbian lawmaker kills #SaveChickfilA ‘religious freedom’ bill Our hero of the week is part of the state legislature’s five-women LGBTQ Caucus. – Daniel Villarreal (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ promoters show their power to destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/05/texan-lgbtq-lawmaker-kills-savechickfila-religious-freedom-bill/

May 10 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Someone polling for an Ives challenge against Casten; Will she run? – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/someone-polling-for-an-ives-challenge-against-casten-will-she-run/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Someone is paying for a poll to test how former state Sen. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, would do against freshman Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., who represents the swing suburban sixth congressional district. Ives, a conservative, almost defeated former Gov. Bruce Rauner and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti in the March, 2018 GOP primary, with Rauner struggling to attract Republicans while also keeping a distance from President Donald Trump. In April, Sanguinetti announced a March, 2020 GOP primary bid in the sixth. If Ives jumped in the contest, Sanguinetti would have to decide if she will be pulled to the right and if she would run from, or with, Trump whose name will be at the top of the ballot. Polls show Trump very unpopular in Illinois. Ives, a West Point graduate, told the Chicago Sun-Times she is not closing any doors. Ives was asked, “Are you interested or thinking about running for Congress in the 6th district?” and she replied, “We’ve you know, this for me it’s always been a team decision. I don’t do anything without my team supporting it and we’ve not made a decision on any race at all.” Asked about the origins of the survey, she said, “You know, I don’t control that,” adding that she was one of the people getting a call from the polling firm. Casten, allied with House centrist Democrats, pulled an upset in 2018 when he beat now former Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill. The 6th Congressional District hugs the Chicago suburbs and includes parts of Cook, DuPage, Kane, McHenry and Lake counties.)
— Lowering property taxes will require lots more money from the state – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rich-miller-property-tax-relief-sam-yingling-jonathan-carroll/
— Should Democrats avoid a female candidate if they want to win? – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/should-democrats-avoid-a-female-candidate-if-they-want-to-win/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage Visitors and Convention Bureau hires lobbyist as opposition to hotel tax increases – Chuck Fieldman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/ct-dob-hotel-tax-opposition-tl-0516-story.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Joe Biden backs health care for illegal immigrants, says ‘we have an obligation’ to provide it – Lukas Mikelionis (DIERSEN: Who is the “we” that Biden refers to? Because Democrats illegally encourage illegals to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally, the “we” should only be Democrats.) 
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/joe-biden-backs-health-care-for-illegal-immigrants-says-we-have-an-obligation-to-provide-it

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Where all the tax money from recreational marijuana will go – JOHN PLETZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/where-all-tax-money-recreational-marijuana-will-go
— An opportunity for growth tops the list of what new college grads want in a job. – BRIANNA KELLY (DIERSEN: Prospective federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised a) that the federal government will use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of them if they do not make 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; b) that extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid deadlines; and c) that if they do not make the aforesaid promotion deadlines, they will be demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being disgusting lazy stupid White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.) 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/employment/biggest-priority-class-2019

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Driving a spike in teacher pensions – State Rep. Allen Skillicorn
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/05/10/skillicorn-driving-a-spike-in-teacher-pensions/ah9fwag/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Republicans call for budget talks with legislative leaders despite working groups – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/republicans-call-for-budget-talks-with-legislative-leaders-despite-working/article_7f2a3eb4-729c-11e9-8077-2745042bf2a1.html
— New Democrat lawmaker replaces anti-progressive tax incumbent – Cole Lauterbach 
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/new-democrat-lawmaker-replaces-anti-progressive-tax-incumbent/article_b69717dc-7341-11e9-9b09-7f69b529abe0.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: ONE DEMOCRAT SAYS “NOT SO FAST” TO ILLINOIS LEGALIZING POT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-one-democrat-says-not-so-fast-to-illinois-legalizing-pot-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Is it time to start thinking about merging some of Illinois’ counties?
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/10/is-it-time-to-start-thinking-about-merging-some-of-illinois-counties/
— Video gaming operators float alternative to Pritzker’s tax hike
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/10/video-gaming-operators-float-alternative-to-pritzkers-tax-hike/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/10/garbage-in-garbage-out-2/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Beto O’Rourke suggests using tax system to transfer wealth from rich whites to blacks – Emily Larsen (DIERSEN: O’Rourke would certainly approve of my Democrat GAO superiors who in 1997 when I was 49 years old a) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and b) gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/beto-orourke-suggests-using-tax-system-to-transfer-wealth-from-wealthy-whites-to-blacks
— Border apprehensions to surpass last 13 year totals in 122 days, DHS heightens funding plea – Paul Bedard 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/border-crossings-to-surpass-last-13-year-totals-in-122-days-dhs-heightens-funding-plea

WASHINGTON TIMES
— HUD proposes rule to oust illegal immigrants from public housing – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Because Democrats illegally encourage illegals to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally, Democrats should offer to take illegals into their homes, to feed them, to clothe them, to provide them healthcare, to educate them, to provide them with transportation, etc.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/10/hud-proposes-ban-illegal-immigrants-public-housing/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Birds of a feather: Why are so many Democrats so reprehensible in exactly the same way? – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/birds_of_a_feather_why_are_so_many_democrats_so_reprehensible_in_exactly_the_same_way.html
— Diversity of thought should trump diversity of skin color – Ron A.Y. Rich
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/diversity_of_thought_should_trump_diversity_of_skin_color.html

TOWNHALL
— Report: Colorado High School Shooting Suspect Railed Against Christians and Trump, Shared Leftist Content – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/05/10/revealed-colorado-high-school-shooter-railed-against-christians-and-trump-supported-leftist-groups-n2546161

BREITBART
— Michelle Malkin Censored on Facebook for Opposing Censorship – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: Who censors you? I should write a book about those who have constructively or literally censored me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/05/10/michelle-malkin-censored-on-facebook-for-opposing-censorship/
— White House Immigration Plan Likely to Include Mandatory Nationwide E-Verify – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/10/white-house-immigration-plan-likely-to-include-mandatory-nationwide-e-verify/
— Democrats Invited Anti-Israel Imam Omar Suleiman to Give House Invocation – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/10/anti-israel-imam-omar-suleiman-to-give-house-invocation/

DAILY CALLER
— LGBTQ CAUCUS KILLS ‘SAVE CHICK-FIL-A’ BILL IN TEXAS – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/10/lgbtq-chick-fil-a-bill-texas/
— HUD SAYS TRUMP PLAN TO EVICT ILLEGALS COULD LEAVE 55,000 CHILDREN HOMELESS – Jason Hopkins (DIERSEN: Because Democrats illegally encourage illegals to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally, Democrats should offer to take illegals into their homes, to feed them, to clothe them, to provide them healthcare, to educate them, to provide them with transportation, etc.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/10/trump-eviction-plan-kids-homeless/

CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— Social Media Account of Suspected Colorado School Shooter Reveals He Hated Christians – Amanda Casanova
https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/social-media-account-of-suspected-colorado-school-shooter-reveals-he-hated-christians.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Texas LGBTQ Caucus Kills ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ Bill – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/texas-lgbtq-caucus-kills-save-chick-fil-a-bill/

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-Hater says “Trump’s Fake Fight Against Real News.”
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/09/donald-trump-dana-milbank-press-credential-226868

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “College Republican Group Turning Point Has A White Supremacy Problem.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tpusa-college-republican-group-turning-point-has-a-white-supremacy-problem_n_5cd58fdbe4b0796a95dac4f6

WASHINGTON POST
— London’s mayor says Trump ‘not in same class’ as Obama and Bush, not worthy of state visit to Britain – Adam Taylor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/10/londons-mayor-says-trump-not-same-class-obama-bush-not-worthy-uk-state-visit/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump takes over Fourth of July celebration, changing its location and inserting himself into the program.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-takes-over-fourth-of-july-celebration-changing-its-location-and-inserting-himself-into-the-program/2019/05/10/40f428c0-733d-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html

BLOOMBERG
— States That Struggled to Forecast SALT Changes See an April Tax Boon – Elizabeth Campbell and Elise Young
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-10/an-april-tax-boon-for-salt-hit-states-that-struggled-to-forecast

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— GOP lawmakers, IRS watchdogs disagree on tax gap fix – Jory Heckman
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2019/05/gop-lawmakers-irs-watchdogs-disagree-on-tax-gap-fix/

FEDERAL TIMES
– How Congress can better protect whistleblowers from retaliation – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I should write a book about how Civil Service protections failed to protect me.) 
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2019/05/10/how-congress-can-better-protect-whistleblowers-from-retaliation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal whistleblowers often go to members of Congress to report waste, fraud and abuse at their agencies. But that means congressional staff need to be on top of their game to make sure that they don’t expose those whistleblowers to negative repercussions, according to a May 7 Government Accountability Office report. “Federal whistleblowers — employees who report violations of law, agency mismanagement or ethical violations — help to safeguard the federal government against waste, fraud and abuse,” the report said. Whistleblowers can report to various entities, including the Congress. While these reports are a key source of information for federal oversight, whistleblowers can risk reprisal. Therefore, it is important to appropriately handle whistleblowers’ information and identity.”)

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat Party platform and the Libertarian Party platform cause homelessness and early death.
https://newrepublic.com/article/153875/homelessness-not-crime
https://newrepublic.com/article/153870/inequality-death-america-life-expectancy-gap

May 9, 2019

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Past and present candidates and elected officials who spoke at Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s (MTRCC) outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, May 8, 2019, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall included Bucholz, Ives, Jorgensen, Kachiroubas, Keller, Larsen, LeVan, Molitor, Monino, Sanguinetti, and Whelan. DuPage County Recorder Fred Bucholz announced that he was not running again and endorsed Babette Holder for the position. Meeting attendees included Almiron, Bohn, Carlson, Caruso, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Elliott, Falbo, Fitzpatrick, Galvin, Holder, Jensen, Kinzler, Krzyzewski, Lofgren, Lollino, McGowen, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Rash, Ryan, Shaw, Slinger, Smith, and Tatro. How fast and how far have the organizations that you are a member of moved to the left? I should write a book about how fast and how far the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the MTRCC have moved to the left. 10 years ago, I easily got the MTRCC to pass a resolution against video gambling. Today, I doubt that I could get the MTRCC to pass a resolution against recreational pot. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Too many articles? My critics/opponents say that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails contain links to too many articles. The articles that they want me to cut are those which a) promote Trump, b) promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and the Republican Party platform, and/or c) promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. The only articles that they want you to see are those that the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and MTRCC officers approve of. They want you to a) spend all your time on their websites and Facebook and b) spend none of your time reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn the format that I use for GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS 
— How bad are your demographics? How soon, if not already, will political parties officially declare a) that their officers must be minority, female, and/or younger, b) that they will only back candidates who are minority, female, and/or younger, and c) that they are dumping voters who are White, male, and/or older? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Marijuana legalization may create more problems than it solves, cautions former candidate Ives – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512480916-marijuana-legalization-may-create-more-problems-than-it-solves-cautions-former-candidate-ives

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— Ten Reasons to Oppose Legal Weed in Illinois – Mary Anne Hackett
https://catholiccitizens.org/news/86727/ten-reasons-to-oppose-legal-weed-in-illinois/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— City Council Discusses Recreational Marijuana (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, each and every mayor and each and every city council member in Illinois and each and every candidate for the aforesaid positions should state on the record that they will vote to pass ordinances a) to “opt out” of the retail sale of pot and b) to impose zoning restrictions on the commercial growing of pot. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging pot usage is one of Wheaton’s most important issues. According to Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller, “Dude, I got news for you: Cannabis is already in your neighborhood. Your neighbors are consuming it, perhaps even right this moment. And most of your neighbors want it legalized.” SEE: https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/07/moylan-apparently-doesnt-realize-that-people-use-cannabis-now/)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/council-discusses-recreational-marijuana/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor J.B. Pritzker recently introduced a bill that would legalize the sale and possession of recreational marijuana statewide. And with the Democratic Party in control of the Illinois House and Senate, Illinois becoming the 11th state to legalize cannabis is likely. City council discussed what that means for Naperville at its most recent meeting. “Will we see an increase in crime? Will we see a decrease in medical calls? What have other similar communities like ours seen after legalization that we should consider?” asked Councilwoman Patty Gustin.)

WEEK
— Law enforcement, NAACP, Catholic bishops stand united against recreational pot legalization
https://week.com/news/political/2019/05/08/law-enforcement-naacp-stand-united-against-recreational-pot-legalization/

WQAD
— Tobacco-inform group lobbies against Illinois legalizing recreational marijuana – KATRINA LAMANSKY
https://wqad.com/2019/05/08/tobacco-inform-group-lobbies-against-illinois-legalizing-recreational-marijuana/

WGLT
— McLean County Libertarians Host Illinois Separation Founder – ERIC STOCK (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you are not religious, you are not conservative, and you are not Republican. You are Libertarian.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/mclean-county-libertarians-host-illinois-separation-founder-0#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The party’s McLean County chairman Steve Suess acknowledged any effort to create a 51st state has little chance of going anywhere, but he said he wants to start a philosophical debate, something he said the party has succeeded in doing in the past. “The Libertarian Party has supported cannabis legalization since 1971 when it was formed, and look at where we are now,” Suess said. “The Libertarian party has supported gender and sexual minority rights since it was founded. It’s first presidential candidate was openly gay.” Suess said the county’s libertarians haven’t taken a formal stance on separation, but he endorses it. He said Illinois’ regional differences are too great to be governed by the same state legislative body.)

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republican Backer Of Recreational Cannabis Jason Barickman Says No To Democrat Proposal – JACLYN DRISCOLL (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you are not religious, you are not conservative, and you are not Republican. You are Libertarian.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republican-backer-recreational-cannabis-says-no-proposal#stream/0

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Legal marijuana opponents express concerns over safety, commercialization – Cassie Buchman 
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190508/legal-marijuana-opponents-express-concerns-over-safety-commercialization

HERALD & REVIEW
— Cannabis equity group proposes changes to Illinois legalization bill – JERRY NOWICKI
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/cannabis-equity-group-proposes-changes-to-illinois-legalization-bill/article_741ca058-a51e-5afc-b33f-fee93b6ecd0a.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Legal marijuana opponents express concerns over safety, commercialization – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190508/legal-marijuana-opponents-express-concerns-over-safety-commercialization
— House Republicans say no tax hikes needed with improved state finances – DOUG FINKE
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190508/house-republicans-say-no-tax-hikes-needed-with-improved-state-finances
— Lawmaker proposes higher gas tax, car fees for road projects – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190508/lawmaker-proposes-higher-gas-tax-car-fees-for-road-projects
— Nearly 200 women urge House Dems to resurrect abortion law rewrite – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190508/nearly-200-women-urge-house-dems-to-resurrect-abortion-law-rewrite
— Small businesses opposed to increase in video gaming tax – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190508/small-businesses-opposed-to-increase-in-video-gaming-tax

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Police oppose marijuana legalization in Illinois, but want a bigger cut of the proceeds if law passes – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-police-oppose-marijuana-legalization-in-illinois-20190508-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An abortion promoter promotes abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-abortion-heartbeat-late-term-trump-20190508-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats love it every time the Pope says or does something that is 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pope-francis-catholic-heresy-letter-20190508-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Abortion promoters promote abortion.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190508/women-urge-democrats-to-act-on-abortion-legislation
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that you should pay. 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190509/a-deeper-look-into-the-sabotage-of-reconstruction
— Second COD president finalist meets the public – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190508/second-cod-president-finalist-meets-the-public

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Emanuel’s new pension Rx: tax high-end retirement income With other ideas stalled, the outgoing mayor comes up with one for paying off state and city pension debt: tax retirement income of over $100,000 a year. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Would that be $200,000 for married filing jointly?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/emanuels-new-pension-rx-tax-high-end-retirement-income

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in attracting citizens of foreign countries to Illinois. Democrats focus in driving out of Illinois those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/when-migrant-students-come-to-illinois-schools-adjust-and-embrace/46dcac3b-6b19-4af8-9e8d-953b4c5aed77

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Business owners wage preemptive fight against video gambling tax hike No bill filed yet, but governor has voiced support for raising tax on gaming revenue – Grant Morgan
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/05/08/business-owners-wage-preemptive-fight-against-video-gambling-tax-hike/az20bfq/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State officials put great effort into conning public on pensions – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-05-08/jim-dey-state-officials-put-great-effort-conning-public-pensions.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— GOP: No new taxes needed with unexpected revenue – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/05/08/gop-no-new-taxes-needed-with-unexpected-revenue/aqqmmp1/

MORRIS HERALD NEWS
— Against the current Bucking statewide trends, Grundy County adds population – Drew Zimmerman
https://www.morrisherald-news.com/2019/05/08/against-the-current/a8r6wfq/

SOUTHERN
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bill allowing undocumented immigrants to access student financial aid goes to governor – PETER HANCOCK 
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/bill-allowing-undocumented-immigrants-to-access-student-financial-aid-goes/article_aa38820c-0f12-59e5-9e28-b75d1d95ea51.html

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Trust hard to come by when promises broken in Springfield – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-trust-hard-to-come-by-when-promises-broken/article_4c65058c-71a6-11e9-97e7-ff806a907097.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy Institute open letter to Gov. J.B. Pritzker opposing the progressive income tax amendment
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/09/opposition/
— G-PAC poll: 66 percent support “Fix the FOID Act” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/09/g-pac-poll-66-percent-support-fix-the-foid-act/
— Sports betting details
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/09/sports-betting-details/

FOX NEWS
— Trump defends national emergency declaration at Mexico border, says Dems ‘don’t mind crime’ – Victor Garcia
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-rally-florida-mexico-immigration-drugs-crime-national-emergency

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Warren Has Proposed or Backed Plans Totaling Estimated $129 Trillion in Government Spending Three of Warren’s major proposals alone cost $2.365 trillion – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/politics/warren-has-proposed-or-backed-plans-totaling-estimated-129-trillion-in-government-spending/

TOWNHALL
— Racist Liberals Attack Tiger Woods – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/05/09/racist-liberals-attack-tiger-woods-n2546033

NEW AMERICAN
— Facebook’s “Click-Gap” System Favors Establishment Media Over Alternative Media – Raven Clabough (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to a) spend all your time on their websites and Facebook and b) spend none of your time reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/32235-facebook-s-click-gap-system-favors-establishment-media-over-alternative-media

AMERICAN THINKER
— After the Boomers Are Gone, the Bloodshed Begins – Cam Brown
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/after_the_boomers_are_gone_the_bloodshed_begins.html

BREITBART
— ‘Sanctuary City’ Oakland, Near-Broke, Will Use Gas Tax Money to Keep Lights On – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/09/sanctuary-city-oakland-near-broke-will-use-gas-tax-money-to-keep-lights-on/

BLAZE
— Joe Biden says the U.S. is obligated to provide healthcare to illegal immigrants He hasn’t committed to any particular healthcare plan yet – Aaron Colen (DIERSEN: Citizens of foreign countries, and especially those who are minority, female, and/or younger, illegally come to America illegally a) to get free housing, free food, free clothing, free healthcare, free education, free etc. and b) to take advantage of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
https://www.theblaze.com/news/joe-biden-says-the-u-s-is-obligated-to-provide-healthcare-to-illegal-immigrants

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Athlete could lose $4 million contract for quoting the Bible on sinfulness of homosexuality – Martin M. Barillas
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/athlete-could-lose-4-million-contract-for-quoting-the-bible-on-sinfulness-of-homosexuality

EPOCH TIMES
— Amazon’s Use of Southern Poverty Law Center ‘Hate List’ Challenged by Consumer Group – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/amazons-use-of-southern-poverty-law-center-hate-list-challenged-by-consumer-group_2912718.html

THE HILL
— About half of white Republicans, 18 percent of white Democrats would be bothered to hear foreign language in public – ARIS FOLLEY (DIERSEN: Those who want to turn America into Mexico want to force everyone in America speak, read, and write Spanish. 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/442749-about-half-of-white-republicans-18-percent-of-white-democrats

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat Illinois comptroller honors GOP trailblazer Topinka (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform that you reject, the more that Illinois Democrats honor you.)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Democrat-Illinois-comptroller-honors-GOP-13831382.php

ABC NEWS
— Mayor Pete Buttigieg asks for help diversifying his base – BEATRICE PETERSON (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will political parties officially declare a) that their officers must be minority, female, and/or younger, b) that they will only back candidates who are minority, female, and/or younger, and c) that they are dumping voters who are White, male, and/or older?) 
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mayor-pete-buttigieg-asks-diversifying-base/story?id=62878522

CBS NEWS
— Trump defends “tax shelter” practice after report that his businesses lost millions – KATHRYN WATSON, CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ (DIERSEN: In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and at IRS hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my education deductions were improper tax shelters.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-defends-tax-shelter-practice-after-report-that-his-businesses-lost-millions/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs oppose anything that discourages citizens of foreign countries from a) coming illegally to America illegally and b) staying illegally in America illegally. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/09/trump-administration-wants-charge-asylum-some-refugees-price-may-be-too-high/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in turning Britain against America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/09/pompeos-visit-britain-shows-special-relationship-adrift/
— Still traumatized from 2016 loss, Democrats weigh how much to reach out to rural America – Holly Bailey (DIERSEN: How fast and how far have the organizations that you are a member of moved to the left? I should write a book about how fast and how far the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) have moved to the left. 10 years ago, I easily got the MTRCC to pass a resolution against video gambling. Today, I doubt that I could get the MTRCC to pass a resolution against recreational pot.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/should-democrats-bother-reaching-out-to-rural-america/2019/05/07/23c80a16-6db4-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats face a challenge finding a messenger — and a message — who can appeal to both worlds, especially as the party’s move to the left on subjects like gun control makes outreach to small-town America harder.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Denver votes to decriminalize magic mushrooms, in unofficial results – DAVID KELLY (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you are not religious, you are not conservative, and you are not Republican. You are Libertarian.)
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-magic-mushroom-denver-decriminalization-20190508-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a last-minute surprise, it appears this city has lived up to its libertarian leanings and passed an ordinance decriminalizing hallucinogenic magic mushrooms, the first measure of its kind in the nation.)
— Trump complained about Amazon’s tax breaks — even as he used them himself – LAURA DAVISON (DIERSEN: In 1978, the Democrats at Money Magazine and at IRS hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my education deductions were improper tax breaks.)
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-trump-taxes-writeoffs-depreciation-20190508-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republicans Hire Nine Regional Directors for Trump 2020 Election Re-election team plans to more than double number of communications staff from 2016 – Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-campaign-hires-nine-regional-directors-for-2020-election-11557355628
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ohio Valley region: Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia and Illinois will be overseen by Clayton Henson, the party’s coalitions director in Ohio in 2016 and a former regional political director for the Office of Political Affairs in the Trump White House.)
— Chick-fil-A’s Lean Menu Helps Chain Bulk Up Sales tripled over past decade at fast-food company focused on chicken; new markets could test expansion – Micah Maidenberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chick-fil-as-lean-menu-helps-chain-bulk-up-11557313200
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now, five decades later, the closely held company this year is poised to become the third-biggest U.S. restaurant chain by sales behind McDonald’s Corp. and Starbucks Corp. according to food-service consultancy Technomic Inc. The growth reflects Chick-fil-A’s expansion over the past decade, as well as consumers’ broader turn toward chicken.)
— Bernie Sanders Tax Return Shows Perils of Do-It-Yourself Tax Prep Sanders underpaid by $4,479 in 2009, an accountant says. He promptly fixed any mistakes, his campaign says. – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-tax-return-shows-perils-of-do-it-yourself-tax-prep-11557307800

WTOP
— House Judiciary Committee hears contempt resolution against Barr – Nahal Amouzadeh (DIERSEN: How fast and how far have the organizations that you are a member of moved to the left? I should write a book about how fast and how far the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) have moved to the left. 10 years ago, I easily got the MTRCC to pass a resolution against video gambling. Today, I doubt that I could get the MTRCC to pass a resolution against recreational pot.)
https://wtop.com/government/2019/05/watch-house-judiciary-committee-hears-contempt-resolution-against-barr/

FORBES
— Reimagining Your Channels, Rebooting Your Strategy – Mat Zucker (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn the format that I use for GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/matzucker/2019/05/01/reimagining-your-channels-rebooting-your-strategy/#761970ec7587

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters hate Trump and his supporters. Trump-haters hate Republicans and/or pander to those who hate Republicans. Trump-haters hate Americans and/or pander to those who hate Americans. Trump-haters hate Whites and/or pander to those who hate Whites. Trump-haters hate men and/or pander to those who hate men. Trump-haters hate Protestants and/or pander to those who hate Protestants. Trump-haters hate German Americans and/or pander to those who hate German Americans. Trump-haters hate rich people and/or pander to those who hate rich people. Trump-haters hate those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and/or pander to those who those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/07/721165704/white-nationalism

VOX
— Poll: Elizabeth Warren’s handling of her DNA results hurts her favorability — but not her electoral chances About one-fifth of Democratic voters say they view her less favorably after she released the results. – Li Zhou (DIERSEN: What if I had successfully claimed Swedish ancestry? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. Again, what if I had successfully claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://www.vox.com/2019/5/8/18535741/poll-elizabeth-warren-dna-test-2020-democratic-primary

EDUCATION WEEK
— Whites, Blacks Divided on Value of Neighborhood Schools and Diversity, Survey Finds – Christina Samuels 
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/05/pew_survey_diversity_neighborhood_schools.html

BJG CONSULTING
— How Well Do You Know Your Competition? (DIERSEN: Who competes against you? Those who compete against me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and my www.gopillinois.com website a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
https://bjg-consulting.com/how-well-do-you-know-your-competition/

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Illinois Press Foundation Creates Statehouse News Bureau – Evelyn Mateos 
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/a-section/illinois-press-foundation-creates-statehouse-news-bureau/

May 8 Evening Edition

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— Marijuana Legalization Impact On Naperville (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, each and every mayor and each and every city council member in Illinois and each and every candidate for the aforesaid positions should state on the record that they will vote to pass ordinances a) to “opt out” of the retail sale of pot and b) to impose zoning restrictions on the commercial growing of pot. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging pot usage is one of Wheaton’s most important issues. According to Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller, “Dude, I got news for you: Cannabis is already in your neighborhood. Your neighbors are consuming it, perhaps even right this moment. And most of your neighbors want it legalized.” SEE: https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/07/moylan-apparently-doesnt-realize-that-people-use-cannabis-now/)
https://www.nctv17.com/nctv17-news-update/marijuana-legalization-impact-on-naperville-heroes-honored-10-years-of-naperville-news-17/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Ten Reasons to Oppose Legal Weed in Illinois – Kathy Valente 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/top-10-reasons-to-oppose-legal-weed-in-illinois/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: LEGAL POT – THE LAST NAIL IN ILLINOIS’ COFFIN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/legal-pot-last-nail-in-illinois-coffin.html
— THORNER: THE SO-CALLED “EQUALITY ACT” IS REALLY AN “ANTI-CHRISTIAN ACT”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-the-so-called-equality-act-is-really-an-anti-christian-act.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Westchester chief of police Steve Stelter spoke at an anti-cannabis legalization press conference today
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/08/todays-quotable-154/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Opposition to Recreational Marijuana Grows – Cole Lauterbach 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=284063#.XNMZO45KiM8

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A bill that does more harm than good is the wrong way to legalize marijuana – Aaron Weiner, PhD, ABPP, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director of Addiction Services, Linden Oaks Behavioral Health
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/marijuana-legalization-marijuana-bill-illinois-marijuana-legalization/
— Take a deep dive into the facts and reject marijuana legalization – Kevin Sabet, President and co-founder of Smart Approaches to Marijuana
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-marijuana-legalization-opponents-pritzker-democrats/
— Trump calls massive tax write offs for real estate losses ‘sport’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-billion-dollar-real-estate-loss-tax-write-off/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gas taxes and driver’s license fees would go up dramatically under Illinois Senate proposal – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-senate-gas-tax-hike-20190508-story.html
— Region makes renewed push for state to fund South Suburban Airport – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-third-airport-update-st-0320-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker, you can end the excuses at DCFS – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-dcfs-audit-caseloads-pritzker-20190508-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville opposes countywide hotel tax proposed in DuPage – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190508/naperville-opposes-countywide-hotel-tax-proposed-in-dupage

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress – Gabrielle Moreira
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/house-judiciary-committee-votes-to-hold-attorney-general-william-barr-in-contempt-of-congress

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump administration’s relentless attacks on Obamacare are shameful.”
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/05/07/underwood-trump-administrations-relentless-attacks-on-obamacare-are-shameful/ar3p6f3/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Ups Another Legislator’s Pension
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/pritzker-ups-another-legislators-pension/ 
— State Police Report of Steve Reick DUI Arrest
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/state-police-report-of-steve-reick-dui-arrest/ 
— GOP Invites Applications for McHenry County Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/gop-invites-applications-for-mchenry-county-coroner/ 
— May 30th Deadline to Apply for McHenry County Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/may-30th-deadline-to-apply-for-mchenry-county-coroner/ 
— Assessment Appeals Way Down
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/assessment-appeals-way-down/
— Dems Propose 44 Cent State Gas Tax, Up To 8 Cents County MFT, Plus 3 Cents for Municipalities Passing a “Responsible Bid Ordinance,” To Be Raised Annually by Any Increase in the “Transportation Fee Index,” License Plate Fees to Be Hiked, Too, Cars from $90 to $148, Electric Cars to Pay $1,000 Annual Tax
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/dems-prooiose-44-cent-gas-tax-to-be-raised-annually-by-any-increase-in-the-transportation-fee-index/

GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar calls herself Trump’s ‘biggest nemesis’ and his ‘nightmare’
http://www.gopusa.com/ilhan-omar-calls-herself-trumps-biggest-nemesis-and-his-nightmare/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Unprecedented Volumes of Aliens Continue to Arrive as Thousands Enter Deep South Texas – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/05/unprecedented-volumes-of-aliens-continue-to-arrive-as-thousands-enter-deep-south-texas/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s ‘credible fear’ directive restores some integrity to asylum process
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trumps-credible-fear-directive-restores-some-integrity-to-asylum-process
— The federal bill that would sexualize your kids, like it or not – Emilie Kao
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-federal-bill-that-would-sexualize-your-kids-like-it-or-not

DAILY CALLER
— MONTHLY APPREHENSION NUMBERS TOP 100,000 FOR SECOND STRAIGHT MONTH – Jason Hopkins 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/08/monthly-apprehension-april-dhs/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Twitter Suspends Account That Tracks Violence Against MAGA Supporters – Alexander Hall 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/05/08/twitter-suspends-account-tracks-violence-against-maga

PJ MEDIA
— Muslim Workers Sue Amazon for Failing to Accommodate Their ‘Religious Needs’ – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/amazon-sued-for-discriminating-against-muslim-workers/

WORLD NET DAILY
— 1 COLORADO SCHOOL-SHOOTING SUSPECT HATED CHRISTIANS, TRUMP Other is juvenile ‘transitioning from female to male’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/juvenile-shooting-suspect-in-colorado-identified-as-transgender/

LIFEZETTE
— Note to Ocasio-Cortez: If You Want Higher Wages, Forget Open Borders and Mass Migration Much of the American Left in the Trump era must realize this – Pawel Styrna
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/05/note-to-ocasio-cortez-if-you-want-higher-wages-forget-open-borders-and-mass-migration/

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Denver becomes the first U.S. city to effectively decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, outlawed by the U.S. government since 1970
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2019/05/08/denver-becomes-the-first-u-s-city-to-effectively-decriminalize-psilocybin-mushrooms-outlawed-by-the-u-s-government-since-1970/
— Where’s the pot? California tracking system unlikely to know – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/wheres-the-pot-california-tracking-system-unlikely-to-know/2019/05/08/8de78d10-71b8-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48e_story.html

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Can an Employer Legally Withdraw a Job Offer after It’s Been Made? (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, EEOC got Oldsmobile to agree to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in Oldsmobile withdrawing a job offer that I had accepted. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/can-employer-legally-withdraw-job-offer-after-it-s-been-made

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— All the Ways Hiring Algorithms Can Introduce Bias – Miranda Bogen
https://hbr.org/2019/05/all-the-ways-hiring-algorithms-can-introduce-bias

FEDWEEK
— Annual Employee Survey about to Start
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/annual-employee-survey-about-to-start/
— GAO Examines Issues, Trends Affecting Federal Employment
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/gao-examines-issues-trends-affecting-federal-employment/

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Chicago Pride Parade will be a bit different this year
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/102423456/chicago-pride-parade-will-be-a-bit-different-this-year

May 8 Morning Edition

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL
— Would legal marijuana bring dispensaries to DeKalb, Sycamore? Mayors weigh in DeKalb, Sycamore mayors weigh in on recreational marijuana legalization – KELSEY RETTKE (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, each and every mayor and each and every city council member in Illinois and each and every candidate for the aforesaid positions should state on the record that they will vote to pass ordinances a) to “opt out” of the retail sale of pot and b) to impose zoning restrictions on the commercial growing of pot. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging pot usage is one of Wheaton’s most important issues. According to Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller, “Dude, I got news for you: Cannabis is already in your neighborhood. Your neighbors are consuming it, perhaps even right this moment. And most of your neighbors want it legalized.” SEE: https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/07/moylan-apparently-doesnt-realize-that-people-use-cannabis-now/)
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/05/07/would-legal-marijuana-bring-dispensaries-to-dekalb-sycamore-mayors-weigh-in/al897t/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If Illinois lawmakers do decide to legalize marijuana use by adults by 2020, DeKalb Mayor Jerry Smith says it will be a community decision on whether a dispensary is allowed to open in his city. Smith was in Springfield on Wednesday lobbying on behalf of the city with the Illinois Municipal League. He says he expects the legalization proposal will pass.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DECEMBER 24, 2003 FLASHBACK: Church arsonist receives 39 years – Ted Gregory (DIERSEN: Palinski was a registered Republican voter in my precinct. According to this article, Palinski’s “life started unraveling when he began using marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs as a teenager.” I should try to arrange for Palinski to speak at public hearings in Wheaton about the evils of pot.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-12-24-0312240124-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Wheaton man who was admonished by a judge as a “selfish heartbreaker” received 39 years in prison Tuesday for setting fires that destroyed a Catholic church and damaged his next-door neighbor’s home, and for trying to arrange the murder of a prosecution witness in those cases. Adam Palinski, 22, a college student with a history of emotional instability, was sentenced by DuPage County Judge Perry Thompson. Palinski broke the hearts of parishioners at Wheaton’s St. Michael Catholic Church, which Palinski and his family attended, as well as the hearts of his neighbors and relatives, Thompson said. Thompson noted at Tuesday’s sentencing that family members testified Palinski is loving, courteous and religious. “Had any of those good qualities been present on the days in question, we would not be here today,” Thompson said. “Your dreams are going to be deferred for a long time.” In November, juries found Palinski guilty of arson, aggravated arson and solicitation of murder for hire. Aided by a videotaped confession and audio tapes of wiretapped conversations, prosecutors said Palinski set fire to the inside of the church about 2 a.m. March 18, 2002, after a night of drinking. The church, which was destroyed, is offering masses for the estimated 2,700 families in its school gymnasium. St. Michael’s leaders estimate the cost of rebuilding to be $9.75 million. About $4.5 million has been raised. After setting the church ablaze, Palinski splashed gasoline on his neighbor’s home and ignited it, prosecutors said. It went out before the residents awoke that morning. No one was injured. On one of the tapes, when investigators asked why Palinski set the fires, he replied: “No particular reason. I was bored.” Five months after his arrest, Palinski was charged with trying to find a hit man to kill a friend who obtained informal admissions of guilt from Palinski by wearing a court-approved listening device. At Tuesday’s sentencing, DuPage County Assistant State’s Atty. Joseph Ruggiero, who prosecuted the case with Steven Knight, said Palinski was a liar whose life started unraveling when he began using marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs as a teenager.)
— Is a graduated income tax a Trojan horse to soak the middle class? Neigh! – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-graduated-income-tax-trojan-horse-argument-20190507-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON THE SOUTH SUBURBS TIGHTENS: South suburbs need billions for repairs. Will the state help pay for them? – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-slowik-southland-capital-town-hall-st-0509-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s sports-betting plan sparks industry war over who wins It’s Neil Bluhm and other casino operators vs. FanDuel and DraftKings over who will make the big money if Pritzker’s plan to legalize sports betting is approved. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzkers-sports-betting-plan-sparks-industry-war-over-who-wins
— Why an airport in Peotone is still unlikely to fly The dream persists among those who envision a third airport giving Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs a badly needed boost. But unless airlines buy in, the region should look elsewhere for its economic spark. – JOE CAHILL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/why-airport-peotone-still-unlikely-fly

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190508/marijuana-tax-revenues-welcome-in-boulder

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Pritzker and Madigan Are Primed for a Gerrymandering Deathmatch The very shape of Illinois politics is at stake in the fight over remapping — and it could be the new governor’s biggest battle. – ROBERT REED (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-July-2019/Pritzker-and-Madigan-Are-Primed-for-a-Gerrymandering-Deathmatch/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Democratic state lawmakers try to get Trump tax returns, too – AP (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. Will “Democratic state lawmakers” try to get Trump’s college, high school, grade school, and kindergarten grade reports? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that they got far better grades than I did on the CPA examination and the courses that they took in college, high school, grade school, and kindergarten.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Democratic-state-lawmakers-try-to-get-Trump-tax-13826519.php

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— We Need To Change How We Talk About Immigration – Reid Willis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs talk and act like they are foreign agents for Mexico and for other foreign countries.)
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2019/05/we-need-to-change-how-we-talk-about-immigration/

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Cutting Student Loan Debt With Your Money
http://illinoisopportunity.org/cutting-student-loan-debt-with-your-money/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS’ FORMER U.S. SENATOR MARK KIRK GOES TO WORK FOR THE CHINESE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/illinois-former-us-senator-goes-to-work-for-the-chinese.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want tax hikes say “States with graduated tax systems cut rates more often than they raise them.”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/07/study-states-with-graduated-tax-systems-cut-rates-more-often-than-they-raise-them/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— DISCRIMINATION AND DISPARITIES II – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and the dupes, I was able to do the following solely because I benefitted tremendously from past and present discrimination against minorities, against women, and against veterans: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. The Post Office hired me in 1966 and let me work there for almost 3 years. IRS hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. GAO hired me in 1980 and let me work there for almost 18 years. GAO promoted me in 1986. I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc. I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, and 1976. I got married in 1978. My wife and I bought a house in 1978 and had one built in 1984.) 
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/discrimination-and-disparities-ii/

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— ED-SCHOOLS AND MULTICULTURALISTS EXHIBIT BURNIN’ LOVE FOR LEFTIST INDOCTRINATION – Robert G. Holland
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/ed-schools-and-multiculturalists-exhibit-burnin-love-for-leftist-indoctrination

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump forces rev up Michigan political operation – David M. Drucker (DIERSEN: Who heads Trump’s political operation in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-forces-rev-up-michigan-political-operation
— Over 1% of Guatemala, Honduras entered US since September – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs promise citizens of foreign countries who are minority and/or female that if they come to America and promise to vote for Democrats and/or promise to take bad jobs, Democrats and RINOs will use the federal government, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to give them preferential treatment. Minorities and females who come to America can look forward to a) free housing, b) free food, c) free clothing, d) free health care, e) free education, f) free transportation, g) free etc.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/shock-over-1-of-guatemala-honduras-entered-us-since-september

TOWNHALL
— Keeping Fake Illegal Alien Families Together – Michelle Malkin
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2019/05/08/keeping-fake-illegal-alien-families-together-n2546006

GOPUSA
— Cory Booker Promises Ambitious Assault on the Second Amendment
http://www.gopusa.com/cory-booker-promises-ambitious-assault-on-the-second-amendment/
— Who loses when teachers’ unions win? The kids
http://www.gopusa.com/who-loses-when-teachers-unions-win-the-kids/
— U.S. revokes citizenship of Portland mosque’s imam
http://www.gopusa.com/u-s-revokes-citizenship-of-portland-mosques-imam/

FEDERALIST
— Illegal Immigration Creates Mass Misery That U.S. Leaders Don’t Want To Fix Liberals who think border enforcement is inhumane need to examine the ways mass border trespassing and open borders create misery. – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/08/illegal-immigration-creates-mass-misery-u-s-leaders-dont-want-fix/
— Joe Biden Should Apologize To Clarence Thomas, Not To Anita Hill – Inez Feltscher Stepman
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/01/joe-biden-apologize-clarence-thomas-not-anita-hill/

FOX NEWS
— Twitter permanently suspends AOC parody account for being misleading – Sam Dorman (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is misleading except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/twitter-permanently-suspends-aoc-parody-account-for-being-misleading
— Tiger Woods receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom clouded by fresh round of criticism – Ryan Gaydos (DIERSEN: How did your critics/opponents cloud your achievements? My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government demonized, denigrated, and condemned the college degrees, professional certifications, and professional license that I earned a) as being not job-related, b) as not helping me carry out my job duties, c) as being an attempt by me to qualify myself for a “new trade or business,” d) as being an attempt by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) as being a distraction.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tiger-woods-presidential-medal-freedom-fresh-criticism

BREITBART
— 3 in 10 Migrant Family Interviews Result in False Claim Findings, Says ICE – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/05/07/exclusive-3-in-10-migrant-family-interviews-result-in-false-claim-findings-says-ice/
— Mean Little Mayor Pete Buttigieg Is Terrible at Christianity – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/08/nolte-mean-little-mayor-pete-buttigieg-is-terrible-at-christianity/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The ‘Packed White Nationalist’ Rally That Wasn’t – Edward Ring (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn Memorial Day parades and Independence Day parades and fireworks as being White nationalist rallies?)
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/07/the-packed-white-nationalist-rally-that-wasnt/

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE
— LATIN AMERICA IS COLLAPSING AND TAKING AMERICA WITH IT They’re dragging us down even as we try to rescue them. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273660/latin-america-collapsing-and-taking-america-it-daniel-greenfield
— JEW-HATRED ANCIENT AND MODERN Colonizing the Democratic Party. – Bruce Thornton
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273680/jew-hatred-ancient-and-modern-bruce-thornton

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Fake Illegal Alien Families – MICHELLE MALKIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/border-crisis-illegal-immigrants-use-fake-family-members/
— Democrats Aren’t Returning to Normalcy – JONAH GOLDBERG
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/democratic-party-presidential-candidates-embrace-radicalism/

ONE NEWS NOW
— If illegals can afford cartels, they can afford asylum fees – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/05/08/if-illegals-can-afford-cartels-they-can-afford-asylum-fees

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— The owner of a Washington, D.C. area radio station that broadcasts Sputnik International 24/7 has been ordered to register his Florida-based broadcasting company as a Russian foreign agent. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs talk and act like they are foreign agents for Mexico and for other foreign countries.)
https://wvva.com/news/national-news-from-the-associated-press/2019/05/08/dc-area-radio-station-told-to-register-as-russian-agent/

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Female candidates for president still face bias in 2020 Sexism is going strong, according to recent studies.”
https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/the-bias-facing-women-candidates-for-president

POLITICO
— Trump campaign refuses to say whether it has a policy on foreign agents Several 2020 Democrats and the DNC have openly forsworn the use of hacked email and other information in their campaigns. – ELIANA JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs talk and act like they are foreign agents for Mexico and for other foreign countries.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/07/trump-campaign-mum-on-foreign-meddling-policy-1309711

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) encourage White women who citizens of America to abort their babies and b) encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America. How soon will citizens of foreign countries in America have enough clout to force everyone in America to speak, read, and write Spanish? How soon will citizens of foreign countries in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California have enough clout to get those states to secede and to join up with Mexico? 
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-immigration-crackdown-will-make-america-s-population-slowdown-ncna1003011

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Can Keep Sending Asylum Seekers to Mexico, Court Rules – Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/us/trump-asylum-remain-mexico.html
— CBS Censors a ‘Good Fight’ Segment. Its Topic Was Chinese Censorship. – Julia Jacobs
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/arts/television/cbs-good-fight-chinese-censorship.html
— The Real Threat Uncovered by Armed Civilians at the Border – Nausicaa Renner
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/08/magazine/the-real-threat-uncovered-by-armed-civilians-at-the-border.html
— 3 Muslim Workers at Amazon File Federal Discrimination Complaint – Karen Weise
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/08/technology/amazon-muslim-workers-complaint.html

WASHINGTON POST
— By early Tuesday evening, more than 720 former federal prosecutors who worked in Democratic and Republican administrations had signed a letter asserting that President Trump would have been charged with obstructing justice based on special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s findings — if Trump were not the president. – Matt Zapotosky (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that they could get hundreds if not thousands of signatures from activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout on a letter that would demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and who they successfully manipulate/dominate. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/who-signed-the-letter-asserting-trump-would-have-been-charged-with-obstruction-if-he-werent-president-and-what-they-hope-happens-next/2019/05/07/66744532-710b-11e9-8be0-ca575670e91c_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Colorado shooting suspect shared anti-Trump post on Facebook – Lia Eustachewich
https://nypost.com/2019/05/08/colorado-shooting-suspect-shared-anti-trump-post-on-facebook/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s base is a lot more damaging than his high-ranking enablers.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-trump-supporters-atone-20190508-story.html

USA TODAY
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Alcohol use soaring worldwide: The average adult now consumes about 1.7 gallons of pure alcohol per year – Doyle Rice
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/07/alcohol-use-rising-around-world/1128705001/
— 2020 Democrats are big on helping the poor, but for the most part not with their own money – Editorial
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/05/07/2020-democratic-presidential-candidates-not-so-sweet-charity-editorials-debates/3561543002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Buttigieg, O’Rourke, Sanders Are Struggling With Black Voters – Joshua Jamerson (DIERSEN: What will Democrat political consultants tell Buttigieg, O’Rourke, and Sanders to do? Will they tell Buttigieg, O’Rourke, and Sanders could to promise to use the federal government to take even more money and opportunities away from non-Blacks and give that money and those opportunities to Blacks? It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. Will Democrat political consultants tell Buttigieg, O’Rourke, and Sanders to cite me as an example? Buttigieg, O’Rourke, and Sanders could stress that they agree with all the adverse actions that the federal government took against me. Buttigieg, O’Rourke, and Sanders could hint/imply/argue/shout that I have always been a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/buttigieg-orourke-sanders-are-struggling-with-black-voters-11557230702
— Tuition Is Looming and You’re Coming Up Short. What Can You Do? – Cheryl Winokur Munk (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from for your undergraduate tuition? Mine came from what I earned when I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. Where did the money come from for your graduate tuition? Mine came from what I earned when I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tuition-is-looming-and-youre-coming-up-short-what-can-you-do-11557259926

DAILY NEWS MINER
— Two apply so far for Fairbanks assembly vacancy; deadline is May 15 – Amanda Bohman (DIERSEN: Information on the application process is at http://www.co.fairbanks.ak.us/assembly/Documents/Assembly%20Seat%20E%20Vacancy%20Information%20Packet%202019.pdf
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/two-apply-so-far-for-fairbanks-assembly-vacancy-deadline-is/article_c1a745ba-7126-11e9-b6ac-53f4282c3207.html

LEAF CHRONICLE
— Powers resigns Clarksville City Council seat, city will seek applicants
https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/local/clarksville/2019/05/01/powers-resigns-clarksville-city-council-seat/3645824002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Candidates applying to fill a vacancy on the City Council must be qualified in accordance with the Clarksville City Charter and general state law. A city councilman must be a resident of the city of Clarksville; be at least 18; have resided in the city for 12 months; and reside in and be qualified to vote in the ward to which they seek appointment. The City Clerk will publish a notice of the vacancy. Within 60 days of the vacancy, all qualified applicants must appear before the council at a regularly scheduled meeting, which in this case will be June 6, to make known their intention to apply to fill the vacancy. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers on Public Square. Applicants may make a brief statement to the City Council at the meeting about their desire to serve on the council, including their background, education, training, employment, military service, volunteer work, and other matters appropriate to an evaluation of their application, and they may answer questions from council members. Within 14 days of that meeting, the mayor will call a special meeting of the council for the purpose of appointing an applicant to fill the vacancy. Only those applicants who appeared at the June 6 meeting and made known their intention to apply to fill the vacancy may be considered at the special called meeting.)

MOTLEY FOOL
— It’s Not Just Older Workers Who Get Hurt by Ageism Turns out younger employees fall victim to age discrimination, too. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: The Democrats who ran GAO during the 1980s and 1990s used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and budget cuts to get rid of virtually all of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to 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. I should write a book about those Democrats and their victims.)
https://www.fool.com/careers/2019/05/08/its-not-just-older-workers-who-get-hurt-by-ageism.aspx

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Double Standard: McCain Was Too Old in 2008, but Biden and Bernie Are Not in 2020 – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/05/double-standard-mccain-was-too-old-in-2008-but-biden-and-bernie-are-not-in-2020/

FED MANAGER
— GAO Suggests Improvements To Human Capital Management (DIERSEN: GAO leads by example. All employers in America and in the world can see that GAO gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO does not promote to 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. To do the aforesaid, GAO uses Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and budget cuts.) 
https://www.fedmanager.com/featured/3341-gao-suggests-improvements-to-human-capital-management

CAPITOL RESEARCH CENTER
— Don’t Trust the Messenger: The “Right” Reporting? (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Everyone in journalism should be required to disclose the sources and amounts of their income. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $53,316/year, my Social Security is $2,118/year, and my RMD is about $10,000/year.) 
https://capitalresearch.org/article/dont-trust-the-messenger-part-4/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservatives and right-leaning moderates know that in order to get the “full story” they should read not only the Wall Street Journal and National Review, but also the Washington Post and The Atlantic. After all, it’s important to know how the other half of America thinks and feels about the news of the day. However, the media landscape isn’t what it used to be—where once there were nominally nonpartisan broadcast and print media, new nonprofit newsrooms backed by big liberal foundation resources have risen, even as conservative platforms have folded. But that doesn’t mean conservative readers and writers should resign themselves to obsolescence: a combination of foundation giving and visionary leadership could breathe new life into conservative and even less-partisan journalism, while providing the stability and flexibility necessary for new outlets to thrive.)

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “ROBERT MUELLER PROVED DONALD TRUMP IS THE LIVING EMBODIMENT OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS.” (DIERSEN: According to this Trump-hater, “Most Americans already hold a low opinion of Trump.” Who has a low opinion of you? I should write a book about those who have a low opinion of me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.newsweek.com/robert-mueller-donald-trump-living-embodiment-seven-deadly-sins-1402444