January 24 Evening Edition

CNN
— White House preparing draft national emergency order and identified $7 billion for wall – Priscilla Alvarez and Tammy Kupperman
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/24/politics/trump-border-wall-emergency-draft/index.html

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker signs an executive order that encourages illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-signs-executive-order-supporting-immigrants-and-refugees/5104912/
— Illinois offers $100 million in loans to federal workers – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-offers-$100-million-in-loans-to-federal-workers/5105086/
— Longest government shutdowns in history: A look back at other recent federal government shutdowns – Danny Clemens (DIERSEN: I was a GAO employee during the 1995-1996 and 1990 shutdowns.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/a-look-back-at-other-recent-federal-government-shutdowns/2971149/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The current government shutdown is the longest in American history, surpassing the previous three-week shutdown in late 1995 and early 1996. Before 2019, the federal government experienced more than a dozen shutdowns and funding gaps of varying lengths and with varying impacts. While the federal government went more than a decade without a shutdown in the early 2000s, they happened almost annually during the Carter presidency, and there were six during Reagan’s presidency. In the early 1980s, opinions by then-Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti altered the impact of lawmakers’ failure to pass new spending bills. Prior to that, shutdowns did not always entail an actual stop to government functioning, according to the Associated Press, and they were “simply funding gaps with little real-world effect.” Here’s a look back at shutdowns since 1990:)

 

NBC5
— Chicago Billionaire Buys New York Penthouse for $238M, Setting US Record Griffin is no stranger to multi-million dollar homes – he bought several floors of a Chicago condominium this year for $58.75 million
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Billionaire-Buys-New-York-Penthouse-for-238M-Setting-US-Record-504816251.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cook County prosecutor supports marijuana legalization
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/kim-foxx-supports-marijuana-legalization

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Asylum seekers to wait in Mexico as soon as Friday, officials say – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/asylum-seekers-wait-mexico-policy-change-trump-administration/
— What’s free for Chicago’s federal workers during the shutdown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/chicago-government-shutdown-free-admission-food-federal-workers/
— Senate rejects rival Dem, GOP plans for ending government shutdown – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-rejects-rival-dem-gop-plans-for-reopening-government-shutdown-trump-schumer-mitch-mcconnell/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announces support for legalizing pot, calls for expunging misdemeanor convictions – William Lee
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-states-attorney-kim-foxx-drug-possession-20190124-story.html
— Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin just bought the most expensive U.S. home ever: A $238 million New York penthouse – Randi Stevenson and Bob Goldsborough
https://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/elitestreet/ct-re-elite-street-ken-griffin-nyc-penthouse-most-expensive-home-sale-20190123-story.html
— Elizabeth Warren to propose new ‘wealth tax’ on very rich Americans, economist says – Jeff Stein and Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: What about an “immediate pleasures tax?”)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-elizabeth-warren-wealth-tax-20190124-story.html
— Commerce secretary doesn’t understand why unpaid federal workers use food banks – Damian Paletta
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-wilbur-ross-shutdown-food-banks-20190124-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Former Exelon CEO John Rowe encourages illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/former-exelon-ceo-john-rowe-wants-us-treat-immigrants-better

 

DAILY HERALD
— R.M. Chin Promotes Beth Tatro to Director — Corporate Development
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190123/rm-chin-promotes-beth-tatro-to-director-x2013corporate-development
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Video gambling cafes could become neighbors in Wheeling – Chacour Koop
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190124/video-gambling-cafes-could-become-neighbors-in-wheeling

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker signs an executive order that encourages illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190124/gov-pritzker-signs-order-supporting-immigrant-families

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— GOP is serious, if Pritzker is – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-01-24/editorial-gop-serious-if-pritzker.html


— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-01-24/jim-dey-marijuana-full-steam-ahead-seems-inevitable.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois’ federal employees turn to food pantries during government shutdown – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-federal-employees-turn-to-food-pantries-during-government-shutdown/article_9c798d23-c791-5779-836d-261c7fb9d44d.html

 

STATELINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker signs an executive order that encourages illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-governor-signs-order-supporting-immigrant-families/1723612346

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker signs an executive order that encourages illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-governor-signs-order-supporting-immigrant-families

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Downplayed Shutdown Hardships. Dems Raged – SCOTT HORSLEY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/commerce-secretary-wilbur-ross-downplayed-shutdown-hardships-dems-raged#stream/0

 

AURORA PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker signs an executive order that encourages illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois.
https://patch.com/illinois/aurora/pritzker-signs-order-expand-illinois-immigrant-programs

 

PALATINE PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Video Gambling Proposal Gets Second Chance In Palatine – Erika Hobbs
https://patch.com/illinois/palatine/video-gambling-proposal-gets-second-chance-palatine

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Underwood & Casten Missing from Freshman-led Letter Urging Pelosi Work To End Government Shutdown
https://www.facebook.com/pg/ilgop/posts/?ref=page_internal

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CAN PRITZKER KEEP PROMISE TO STOP ILLINOIS GERRYMANDERING? – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/can-pritzker-keep-promise-to-stop-illinois-gerrymandering/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— GOP chair Schneider holding Pritzker to redistricting promise – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511740621-gop-chair-schneider-holding-pritzker-to-redistricting-promise

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives charges Bray-Parker with bullying – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511739013-ives-charges-bray-parker-with-bullying
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton says Erica Bray-Parker does not deserve to represent that city. “Erica Bray-Parker should not be elected; make sure she isn’t,” Ives told the DuPage Policy Journal of the Glenbard North teacher and Civics Club instructor now running for Wheaton City Council in District 4. “She is unfit to represent business owners and the respectful, hard-working taxpayers of Wheaton. She is a civics teacher who is not civil.” Indeed, Bray-Parker’s campaign has recently been dogged by controversy, with local business owner Jane Shaw telling the DuPage Policy Journal of rumors she heard about Bray-Parker bullying local business owners into taking down the signs of candidates she doesn’t support. The veteran educator is also accused of having manipulated her students into aiding her and her campaign. Ives argues Bray-Parker is all about special interests, warning voters that if she is elected they face additional taxes, being told what to do with their property and some form of censorship. “Churches beware too, as she has opinions, apparently, about which views of Christianity are best,” Ives added. “When your church wants to expand, would she allow a zoning change or block it with her vote?” Finally, Ives charges Bray-Parker is more than willing to run roughshod over “our Constitutional and God-given natural rights,” adding she thinks Bray-Parker has not shown herself to be inclusive in the least. “Fortunately, the business owner at Wheaton Bowl (one of the owners Bray-Parker is accused of trying to strong-arm) refused to be bullied by her,” she added. “Other businesses, I am told, cowered to her demands—which is why everyone should frequent Wheaton Bowl and tell them you appreciate their common sense and decency.” Ives urged voters to take to the polls in April to reject what she called Bray-Parker’s brand of politics. “There are two seats up for Wheaton City Council at-large,” she said. “Running against ((Bray-)Parker are Suzanne Fitch and Ron Almiron. They have my support and will receive my vote.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— No Federal Workers Seek General Assistance in Big McHenry County Townships
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/24/no-federal-workers-seek-general-assistance-in-big-mchenry-county-townships/
— Algonquin Township Trustees Rachael Lawrence and Melissa Victor Call Special Meeting for 2 Friday Afternoon to Release Secret Session Info
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/24/algonquin-township-trustees-rachael-lawrence-and-melissa-victor-call-special-meeting-for-2-friday-afternoon/
— McSweeney Moving On Outmigration
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/24/mcsweeney-moving-on-outmigration/
— Don DeWitte Named GOP Spokesman on Senate Transportation, Plus Government Accountability and Pensions Committee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/24/don-dewitte-named-gop-spokesman-on-senate-transportation-plus-government-accountability-and-pensions-committee/
— Examining Maine Township Surpluses
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/24/examining-maine-townshp-surpluses/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— After foot-dragging by Rauner, Pritzker orders all appropriated dollars spent for immigrant welcoming centers
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/24/after-foot-dragging-by-rauner-pritzker-orders-all-appropriated-dollars-spent-for-immigrant-welcoming-centers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers want to push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/24/anti-reefer-madness/

 

FOX NEWS
— Historic number of women aim for Madam President; experts credit #MeToo, recruitment efforts – Elizabeth Llorente (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters shout at women, and at everyone else, that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. How soon, if not already, will Democrat Presidential candidates promise to get rid of Trump and his supporters once and for all?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/more-women-than-ever-eyeing-u-s-presidency-experts-cite-metoo-and-decades-of-grooming-female-candidates

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The New York Times Attacks Us Deplorables, I Fight Back – Richard A Viguerie
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29548

 

DAILY CALLER
— SUPER-RICH COMMERCE SECRETARY QUESTIONS WHY FEDERAL WORKERS WITHOUT PAY NEED FOOD BANKS – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/24/rich-wilbur-ross-furloughed-federal-workers-food-banks/
— CATHOLICS DEMAND GOVERNOR CUOMO’S EXCOMMUNICATION OVER NY ABORTION LAW – Joshua Gill
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/24/catholics-cuomo-excommunication-abortion/

 

GOPUSA
— Blocking national security invites permanent chaos on the border
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63985
— Fake News Parrots
http://www.gopusa.com/fake-news-parrots/
— Kirsten Gillibrand: White women must bear burden of fighting racism alongside people of color
http://www.gopusa.com/kirsten-gillibrand-white-women-must-bear-burden-of-fighting-racism-alongside-people-of-color/

 

THE HILL
— CNN: White House preparing draft for Trump to declare national emergency – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/426883-white-house-preparing-draft-for-trump-to-declare-a-national-emergency
— Poll: Majority of voters support $15 minimum wage (DIERSEN: What job requirements did you have to meet before you first earned $15/hour in today’s dollars? Job requirements that I had to meet in 1966 included: be a United States citizen, be 18 years old, have a high school diploma, pass an employment test, pass a physical examination, have a driver’s license, pass a truck driving test, pass a background investigation, and have a car to use to make deliveries with.)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/426780-poll-a-majority-of-voters-want-a-15-minimum-wage

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Shutdown showdown: Senate votes down two bills to end shutdown after Trump agrees to postpone State of the Union – John Wagner and
Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/shutdown-showdown-senate-prepares-to-vote-on-competing-bills-after-trump-agrees-to-postpone-state-of-the-union-speech/2019/01/24/7b65e314-1fc7-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html
— As it stands, the Democratic 2020 field is by far the most diverse in history – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/24/it-stands-democratic-field-is-by-far-most-diverse-history/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. to Start Returning Some Asylum Seekers to Mexico New Trump border plan to begin in San Diego ‘imminently’
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-start-sending-some-asylum-seekers-back-to-mexico-11548362672

 

WSPA
— This marijuana marketplace is giving free weed to federal employees during the shutdown
https://www.wspa.com/news/this-marijuana-marketplace-is-giving-free-weed-to-federal-employees-during-the-shutdown/1723579239

 

WORKERS WORLD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.workers.org/2019/01/24/reclaiming-the-radical-legacy-of-martin-luther-king-jr/

January 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Nancy Pelosi tells Trump: No State of the Union in the House until shutdown ends – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pelosi-to-trump-no-state-of-the-union-in-the-house-until-shutdown-ends/5103004/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Offers $100 Million in Loans to Federal Workers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-offers-100-million-in-loans-to-federal-workers-504769791.html

 

CBS2
— Illinois Joins States Committed To Carbon-Emission Reduction
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/23/illinois-joins-states-committed-to-carbon-emission-reduction/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— House Dems introducing bill to raise minimum age to buy assault rifles – Andrew O’Reilly
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/house-dems-introducing-bill-to-raise-minimum-age-to-buy-assault-rifles
— Sarah Sanders: White House not listening to Ocasio-Cortez ‘on much of anything’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/sarah-sanders-white-house-not-listening-to-ocasio-cortez-on-much-of-anything-

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois, there are red flags on legalizing recreational pot – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-legalization-recreational-marijuana-traffic-fatalities-public-safety-public-health/
— 6 CPS workers fired, 33 removed as hundreds of sex misconduct complaints roll in – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-public-schools-sex-misconduct-complaints-board-education/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater uses Ocasio-Cortez to promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-donald-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Pope paints himself as being 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://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/amid-wall-debate-pope-says-fear-of-migration-makes-us-crazy/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger said to look at immigrants ‘as human beings.’ Then he said walls keep ‘critters out.’ – Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-border-wall-critters-20190123-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker commits Illinois to climate change fight as study shows extreme weather convincing more people
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-jb-pritzker-illinois-climate-change-20190123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump’s approval rating sinks in new poll as he gets most of blame for shutdown.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-approval-rating-shutdown-blame-poll-20190123-story.html
— Illinois to invest up to $100 million in banks to back loans for federal workers hit by shutdown – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-federal-shutdown-20190123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater argues that mass immigration helps older people.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-americans-retirement-falling-fertility-rate-us-japan-012419-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Funded in part by bigger water bills, DuPage to improve wastewater treatment plants – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190123/funded-in-part-by-bigger-water-bills-dupage-to-improve-wastewater-treatment-plants-
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters glorify and praise citizens of Hispanic foreign countries. Trump-haters plan on using citizens of Hispanic foreign countries to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries once for all that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those (including Blacks) whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190123/news/301239986/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois introduces $100 million loan program for shutdown-furloughed workers The state will deposit money in participating banks so they can provide below-market rates on loans to federal workers who qualify. – BRIANNA KELLY (DIERSEN: Of course, after the shutdown is over and all furloughed federal employees get their back pay, federal employees will again be viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have taken the lead in promoting hatred against federal employees like I was for almost 30 years and against federal retirees like I have been for more than 21 years.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/illinois-introduces-100-million-loan-program-shutdown-furloughed-workers

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Pritzker Hints at Payday, Pension Stability for Public Workers – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=278280#.XEkFhFxKiM8

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Pope paints himself as being 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://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/pope-touches-down-in-panama-meets-first-couple

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Assistance for Federal Employees During Government Shutdown (DIERSEN: Of course, after the shutdown is over and all furloughed federal employees get their back pay, federal employees will again be viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have taken the lead in promoting hatred against federal employees like I was for almost 30 years and against federal retirees like I have been for more than 21 years.)
https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/gov/Pages/ShutdownAid.aspx

 

CITY OF WHEATON
— VIDEO: State of the City 2019
https://vimeo.com/311772543

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Democrat Lawmaker Anne Stava-Murray backs bill to give those who make harassment accusations rights in Springfield – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/lawmaker-backs-bill-to-give-those-who-make-harassment-accusations/article_9cd9cd76-1e96-11e9-85b0-efb672c2f0bf.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ONCE REPUBLICAN, IL CD #6 NOW REPRESENTED BY SOCIAL LEFTIST SEAN CASTEN (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican have blamed me for all the losses that Republicans suffered in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois notwithstanding the fact that I have never been a) a chairman of a Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) committee, b) a MTRCC officer, c) a MTRCC chairman, d) a DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) officer, e) a DCRCC chairman, or f) an Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member. Further, I have not been a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman since 2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member since 2011, a MTRCC webmaster since 2010, an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member since 2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member since 2004. I should write a book about past and present MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, and AAPC members, employees, officers, and chairmen who have worked the hardest to blame me for all the losses that Republicans suffered in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/once-republican-il-cd-6-now-represented-by-social-leftist-sean-casten.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton Illinois, once nicknamed “Evangelicals’ Mecca” as home to the renowned Wheaton College where evangelist Billy Graham studied, is no longer conservative politically or religiously. The once-powerful DuPage County Republican organization lost State House and Senate representation in 2018, along with its place in the U.S. Congress. Republicans state reps. David Olsen, Peter Breen, Senators Chris Nybo, Mike Connelly are no longer representing the area in the Illinois legislature. The DuPage County Board now has eight (7?) Democrats on its 18-member board, after having only one Democrat for years. DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin was challenged and nearly defeated by a Democrat. In addition, the far western suburbs’ adjoining IL Congressional District 14 is now represented by Democrat Lauren Underwood – who is portraying herself as a close colleague to the freshman New York Congress member Alexandira Ocasio-Cortez – a self-proclaimed socialist and influential Democrat.)
— Gov. Pritzker Cheers Abortion at Planned Parenthood – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/pritzker-cheers-abortion-at-planned-parenthood/
— PRITZKER OBLIGATES ILLINOIS TO UPHOLD PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REGS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/pritzker-obligates-illinois-to-uphold-paris-climate-agreement-environmental-regs.html
— THORNER: DESPITE CONTRARY CLAIMS, STUDY FINDS MARIJUANA MORE DANGEROUS TO TEENS THAN ALCOHOL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/thorner-despite-contrary-claims-study-finds-marijuana-more-dangerous-to-teens-than-alcohol.html
— PRITZKER’S ORDER TO PROMOTE STATE-FUNDED ABORTIONS MET WITH MIXED REACTIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/pritzker-boasts-illinois-most-abortion-embracing-state-in-the-nations.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP pledges to “continue to oppose taxpayer funding of abortion”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/23/ilgop-pledges-to-continue-to-oppose-taxpayer-funding-of-abortion/
— Pritzker, Frerichs announce loan program for furloughed federal workers
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/23/pritzker-frerichs-announce-loan-program-for-furloughed-federal-workers/
— Pritzker signs EO committing Illinois to Paris Climate Agreement
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/23/pritzker-signs-eo-committing-illinois-to-paris-climate-agreement/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are going drive out of Illinois all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/23/its-time-to-put-our-progressive-values-into-action-5/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Good news: Illinois will be spared when the world ends – David Freddoso
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/good-news-illinois-will-be-spared-when-the-world-ends

 

GOPUSA
— Shutdown showdown votes slated for Thursday
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63918

 

DAILY CALLER
— HERE’S ALL THE FREE STUFF YOU GET IF YOU’RE A FURLOUGHED GOVERNMENT WORKER IN DC – Matt M. Miller
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/23/free-stuff-furloughed-government-workers-shutdown-video/

 

TOWNHALL
— Pelosi Cancels the State of the Union – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/01/23/breaking-pelosi-n2539963
— Trump Calls Pelosi’s Bluff: I Plan on Showing Up For My Speech, Based On Your Original Invitation – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/01/23/trump-is-smart-to-forge-ahead-with-state-of-the-union-as-originally-scheduled-n2539462

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— A Real Killing: How Greedy Corporate Pushers Caused the Opioid Crisis Purdue and other big Oxy peddlers now face trial in federal court. – BRIAN SAADY (DIERSEN: Opioid pushers today, pot pushers tomorrow.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-the-corporate-pill-pushers-started-the-opioid-crisis/

 

THE HILL
— Trump tells Pelosi he plans to deliver State of the Union in House – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/426621-trump-tells-pelosi-he-plans-to-deliver-state-of-the-union-in-house
— Pelosi tells Trump no State of the Union on Tuesday – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/426649-pelosi-tells-trump-no-sotu-on-tuesday
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s approval rating drops further amid extended shutdown.”
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/426632-president-trumps-job-approval-continues-dropping-amid-shutdown
— Pelosi ups ante in Trump showdown – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/426686-the-memo-pelosi-ups-ante-in-trump-showdown

 

POLITICO
— House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said she would not pass a resolution allowing President Donald Trump to deliver his State of the Union address from the House chamber until the government reopens, rebuffing the president’s statement that he would move forward with the speech regardless. Trump said he would likely pursue an ‘alternative’ to delivering State of the Union in the House chamber. – HEATHER CAYGLE, REBECCA MORIN and JOHN BRESNAHAN
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/23/trump-said-he-still-plans-to-deliver-state-of-the-union-address-on-jan-29-1121068

 

ROLL CALL
— Ocasio-Cortez joins most Republicans in voting against House Democratic bills to reopen government House bills headed nowhere in Senate as upper chamber prepares to hold test votes Thursday that are expected to fail – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/aoc-joins-republicans-voting-house-democratic-bills-reopen-government

 

CNN
— Pelosi: No State of the Union in the House until shutdown ends – Kevin Liptak
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/23/politics/donald-trump-nancy-pelosi-state-of-the-union/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Tells Pelosi He Will Deliver State of the Union. Pelosi Responds, No You Won’t. – Maggie Haberman, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/us/politics/trump-state-of-union-pelosi-letter.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Pelosi tells Trump: No State of the Union address in the House until government is opened – Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-hell-deliver-state-of-the-union-at-the-capitol-despite-pelosis-request-to-postpone/2019/01/23/d171dfae-1f33-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html
— White House seeks list of programs that would be hurt if shutdown lasts into March – Damian Paletta and Juliet Eilperin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/white-house-seeks-list-of-programs-that-would-be-hurt-if-shutdown-lasts-into-march/2019/01/23/661adb3a-1f55-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— GOP Voters Want Trump To Give State of the Union Speech, Democrats Don’t (DIERSEN: Illinois Republicans want me to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs do NOT want me to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2019/gop_voters_want_trump_to_give_state_of_the_union_speech_democrats_don_t

January 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chick-fil-A headed to Chicago’s Magnificent Mile as Purple Pig moves one door south – Ryan Ori (DIERSEN: From what I see, as Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote hatred of Trump supporters, a Chick-fil-A restaurant is one of few remaining places in the world where you can wear a MAGA hat and not worry about being harassed, insulted, threatened, beaten up, killed, etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ori/ct-biz-purple-pig-chick-fil-a-ryan-ori-20190122-story.html
— Federal employees turn to food pantries during government shutdown: ‘After a while you have to let that pride go’ – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-government-shutdown-food-pantries-20190122-story.html
— Furloughed federal workers offered free mental health counseling – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN: Of course, after the shutdown is over and all furloughed federal employees are paid, federal employees will again be viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have taken the lead in promoting hatred against federal employees like I was for almost 30 years and against federal retirees like I have been for more than 21 years.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-sinai-offers-free-counseling-to-government-workers-20190122-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In the glow of victory, Governor, listen to the GOP on gerrymandering – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. I would focus on a) those who ordered the gerrymandering and why they did that, b) those who carried out the gerrymandering and why they did that, c) those who benefitted from the gerrymandering and why, and d) the negative impacts of the gerrymandering.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-gerrymandering-independent-maps-legislature/
— Shoppers describe ‘terror’ in mall after murder as hunt for gunman continues – Stefano Esposito and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/orland-square-mall-shooting-suspect-identified/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump says he told Sanders ‘not to bother’ with briefing – AP (DIERSEN: I have been your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, their operatives, and their dupes in Illinois a) who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who have treated me most rudely. 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.dailyherald.com/article/20190122/news/301229872/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump says he directed White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders not to bother with the traditional daily briefing of reporters. The last briefing took place on Dec. 18. In a tweet on Tuesday, the president said the press covers Sanders “so rudely & inaccurately, in particular certain members of the press. “I told her not to bother, the word gets out anyway!” he tweeted. “Most will never cover us fairly & hence, the term, Fake News!” The afternoon briefing has been a staple of cable news schedules during the past few administrations and the sight of Sanders’ predecessor Sean Spicer at the podium was an enduring image of the early days of Trump’s tenure. The White House Correspondents Association called the decision a retreat from transparency and accountability that sets a terrible precedent.)
— FRONT PAGE: Will DuPage Airport tenants have to pay back taxes? – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190123/will-dupage-airport-tenants-have-to-pay-back-taxes

 

WBEZ
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: What Can Chicago Do About The Racist Effects Of Segregation? Look To Other Cities – Natalie Moore
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/what-can-chicago-do-about-the-racist-effects-of-segregation-look-to-other-cities/4a834a26-c79d-4f83-a15e-51d148fa236c

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McSweeney brushes off County Board concerns about township consolidation bill
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/22/mcsweeney-brushes-off-county-board-concerns-about-township-consolidation-bill/a2m1eav/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State’s bet on expanded gambling poses risks – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-01-22/jim-dey-states-bet-expanded-gambling-poses-risks.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Percentage of women in Illinois General Assembly inches up – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at women, and at everyone else, that Republicans 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://www.sj-r.com/news/20190122/percentage-of-women-in-illinois-general-assembly-inches-up

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats lurch left on top policies as 2020 primary begins – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/democrats-lurch-left-on-top-policies-as-2020-primary-begins-01-22-2019

 

HUMAN RESOURCES LAW
— Illinois Rings in 2019 With New Employment Laws – Mark Brookstein (DIERSEN: Employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran should NEVER count on employment laws to protect them. Employment laws are designed to promote employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. Federal civil service protections a) did NOT stop my Democrat GAO superiors from forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) did NOT stop my Democrat IRS superiors from not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, getting rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974, and did NOT stop my Democrat Post Office superiors from forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.humanresourceslawblog.com/illinois-rings-in-2019-with-new-employment-laws/#
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Human Rights Act. . .Break Time for Nursing Mothers. . .Employee Reimbursement for Business Expenses. . .Equal Pay Act Expanded to African American Employees. . .Office of Labor Standards. . .Illinois Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. . .One Day Rest in Seven Act. . .Employer Tax Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave)

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Lawmaker Brad Halbrook, R-Shelbyville, wants townships with big bank accounts to return money to taxpayers – Greg Bishop
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/lawmaker-wants-townships-with-big-bank-accounts-to-return-money/article_3985defc-5f1c-58a0-b2dc-7c06e067c485.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— POLLING SHOWS OCASIO-CORTEZ’S RISING FAME
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/polling-shows-ocasio-cortezs-rising-fame.html
— ILLINOIS SENATOR (Elgie Sims Jr. (D-Chicago)) WITNESSES MALL SHOOTING, ENCOURAGES TOUGHER GUN LAWS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/illinois-lawmakers-family-stood-feet-away-during-orland-park-shooting.html
— DAILY SHOW CALLS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ‘CRAZY’ WHILE MOCKING KAREN PENCE’S CHRISTIANITY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/daily-show-calls-religious-freedom-crazy-while-mocking-karen-pences-christianity.html
— AMERICA: THE NEW SOCIALIST FRONTIER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/america-the-new-socialist-frontier.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WHO BENEFITS FROM DEMOCRATIC CONTROL? – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at everyone that everyone benefits from Democrat control, but especially Democrats who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, unmarried, recent immigrants, and/or those who have health problems.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/who-benefits-from-democratic-control/

 

FOX NEWS
— Mexico screening for criminals in latest migrant caravan; Salvadoran gang member wanted in murder is nabbed – Griff Jenkins, Frank Miles
https://www.foxnews.com/world/mexico-screening-for-criminals-in-latest-migrant-caravan-salvadoran-gang-member-wanted-in-murder-is-nabbed

 

GOPUSA
— Trump tells Sarah Huckabee Sanders ‘not to bother’ with press briefings (DIERSEN: I have been your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, their operatives, and their dupes in Illinois a) who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who have treated me most rudely. 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=63891
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump blamed the media Tuesday as the reason the White House rarely holds press briefings. He said he told press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders “not to bother” with conducting press briefings because he believes the press will be biased and covers her “rudely.”) )
— DACA Activist: Pledge of Allegiance ‘rooted in … white supremacy’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63908
— Why I’m Ready to Buy a Gun
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63724
— Is Tijuana prepared for the next caravan?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63871

 

BREITBART
— Grassroots Immigration Group: Amnesty Is Worse than No Wall – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/22/grassroots-immigration-group-amnesty-is-worse-than-no-wall/
— Democrat-Led States Vie for Most Abortions Allowed on Roe Anniversary – Dr. Susan Berry
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/22/democrat-led-states-vie-for-most-abortions-allowed-on-roe-anniversary/
— Trump’s Compromise Bill Includes $15M for Border Security–in Pakistan – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/22/trumps-compromise-bill-includes-15m-for-border-security-in-pakistan/
— Progressives Denounce Donald Trump’s ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ Asylum Reform – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/22/progressives-denounce-donald-trumps-unaccompanied-alien-children-asylum-reform/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Construction Worker: Where’s the Democrat Concern When I Get Laid Off?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/01/22/construction-worker-nobody-cares-when-i-get-laid-off/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Sheryl Sandberg on Censorship: ‘We Don’t Want an Internet Where Anything Goes’ – Corinne Weaver (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. Since 2000, they have focused on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/01/22/sheryl-sandberg-censorship-we-dont-want-internet-where

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats, Real and Fake – Karin McQuillan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/democrats_real_and_fake.html

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— A left-wing tug-of-war over going all in – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2019/01/22/a-left-wing-tug-of-war-over-going-all-in
— Stanford promoting LGBT thru all-gender locker room – Bob Kellogg
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/01/22/stanford-promoting-lgbt-thru-all-gender-locker-room

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— The Deep Hypocrisy of Pelosi, Schumer and the Left – Death Throes of a Nation Pelosi and Schumer have made themselves a kind of terror against the American people, holding the presidency, the government and the American people as hostages – Rev. Michael Bresciani
https://canadafreepress.com/article/the-deep-hypocrisy-of-pelosi-schumer-and-the-left-death-throes-of-a-nation

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Freshman House Dems Counter Trump’s Offer to End Shutdown Proposal comes despite speaker’s opposition to compromising on border wall funding – Haris Alic
https://freebeacon.com/politics/freshman-house-dems-counter-trumps-offer-to-end-shutdown/

 

THE HILL
— The Memo: Diverse Democratic field lines up for 2020 – Niall Strange (DIERSEN: To counter the Democrats in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in etc., will the officers of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. a) dump all their offices and committee chairmen who are White, male, older (over age 40? over age 30?), and/or non-veteran? Will they refuse to help elect any candidate who is White, male, older (over age 40? over age 30?), and/or non-veteran?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/426522-the-memo-diverse-democratic-field-lines-up-for-2020
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say: “36 percent support Trump’s reelection, 43 percent prefer generic Democrat.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/426495-poll-shows-36-percent-support-trumps-reelection-43-percent-would-vote-for

 

POLITICO
— Emergency plan for federal workers: Credit cards, pawnshops, second jobs – KATY O’DONNELL
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/22/federal-workers-government-shutdown-1106546
— Democrats’ plan to neuter Medicare for All irks liberals With their eyes on 2020, Democrats have introduced at least eight plans for expanding health coverage beyond Obamacare’s gains. – ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN and ADAM CANCRYN
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/22/democrats-medicare-for-all-obamacare-1094146

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: From Federal Worker to Uber Driver: Odd Jobs to Make Ends Meet in the Shutdown – Jack Healy
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/us/government-shutdown-moonlighting-uber.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Hundreds of IRS employees are skipping work. That could delay tax refunds. – Danielle Paquette, Lisa Rein, Jeff Stein and Kimberly Kindy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/hundreds-of-irs-employees-are-skipping-work-that-could-delay-tax-refunds/2019/01/22/1885e74e-1e7d-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “President Trump spins asylum restrictions as humanitarian relief.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/23/president-trump-spins-asylum-restrictions-humanitarian-relief/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats and their voters have shifted left as 2020 nears. They’re betting the rest of the country follows. – David Weigel and Jenna Johnson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-and-their-voters-have-lurched-left-as-2020-nears-theyre-betting-the-rest-of-the-country-follows/2019/01/22/ba2e9800-1b55-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Downside of Anti-Trump Rage Older Democrats are so busy ‘resisting,’ they’ve let fiery young progressives shape the party’s future. – Fred Barnes (DIERSEN: From what I see, all political parties are moving toward banning candidates and banning party leaders who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-downside-of-anti-trump-rage-11548201671
— The Hot New Channel for Reaching Real People: Email Frustrated by social media, businesses and others looking for an audience turn to an old standby – Christopher Mims (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who crow that they do not read emails?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hot-new-channel-for-reaching-real-people-email-11547874005
— New Caravan Grows as Mexico Eases Passage Central Americans crowd Mexico’s southern border awaiting humanitarian visas to pass unhindered toward U.S. – Juan Montes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-caravan-grows-as-mexico-eases-passage-11548191845
— FRONT PAGE: How Companies Secretly Boost Their Glassdoor Ratings Employers flood the ranking site with 5-star postings requested from enthusiastic staffers, leading to unusual spikes, a WSJ investigation found – Rolfe Winkler and Andrea Fuller (DIERSEN: Because the federal government gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently 134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40, one would expect that federal employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran would give the federal government a 5-star rating.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-manipulate-glassdoor-by-inflating-rankings-and-pressuring-employees-11548171977
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Last summer, employees of Guaranteed Rate Inc. posted a stream of negative reviews about the mortgage broker on Glassdoor, a company-ratings website. “An American sweatshop,” read a one-star review in June. “Worst company I ever worked for,” read another in July. The company’s rating on Glassdoor, which is determined by employee feedback, fell to 2.6 stars out of 5. Concerned that negative reviews could hurt recruiting, Guaranteed Rate CEO Victor Ciardelli instructed his team to enlist employees likely to post positive reviews, said a person familiar with his instructions. In September and October these employees flooded Glassdoor with hundreds of five-star ratings. The company rating now sits at 4.1. Glassdoor has become an important arbiter of employee sentiment in today’s highly competitive job market. A Wall Street Journal investigation shows it can be manipulated by employers trying to sway opinion in their favor.)

 

FORBES
— A Trump-hater says “Analysts Find Restrictive Measures In New Trump Immigration Bill.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/01/23/analysts-find-restrictive-measures-in-new-trump-immigration-bill/#3e34af8856e3

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Should women be required to register for the draft? Congressional panel likely to recommend big changes – Gregory Korte (DIERSEN: How has the draft impacted you? In 1966, when I was 18 years old, notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease, I was classified 1-A for the draft. I obtained my first student draft deferment in 1966 when I was 18 years old, and ever since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a draft dodger. In 1970, when I was 21 years old and had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, employers were extremely reluctant to hire me because they fully expected that I would be drafted. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be granted, but it was granted, and then, because of my draft lottery number, I was no longer subject to the draft. 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 veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/23/national-commission-military-public-service-congress-selective-draft-women-combat-voluntary/2619455002/
— ‘The world is going to end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change,’ Ocasio-Cortez says – William Cummings (DIERSEN: What do you predict that you will be doing 12 years from now in 2031? I predict that I will still be spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2019/01/22/ocasio-cortez-climate-change-alarm/2642481002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE AND GRAPHIC: More strikes ahead? Teachers say they love their jobs but can’t pay their bills, poll shows – Susan Page and Marina Pitofsky
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/22/teachers-across-country-love-jobs-cant-pay-bills-new-poll-shows/2623778002/

 

PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE
— Why ageism hurts men more than women – JULIA CARPENTER (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/aging-edge/2019/01/22/Why-ageism-hurts-men-more-than-women/stories/201901220156
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Age bias can be subtle — a whispered comment, a snide dig, an errant thought. Or it can show up in more overt behaviors — a forgotten meeting invite, a blatant preference for a younger colleague or even hiring discrimination. But new research shows that age bias doesn’t affect men and women equally. In fact, older men face harsher penalties than older women. Battling stereotypes By 2022, 25 percent of the American workforce is estimated to be comprised of workers age 55 and older, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But claims of age-based discrimination are already on the rise, says Michael North, assistant professor of management and organizations at New York University. Comparing the number of age discrimination complaints filed to the EEOC in 1999 to the number of claims now shows that the problem isn’t going away. This tension in modern workplaces, Mr. North says, often involves younger employees viewing older employees as overly aggressive, or selfishly refusing to step down from the C-suite and leadership roles. The stereotypical version of this kind of older worker — who continues to work past retirement age, sowing discord among younger employees who covet the senior position — is usually male. Part of that stereotype stems from a dearth of older women in senior roles. “One thing we’re really seeing is a lot of dominant older men people think aren’t willing to step aside, and you see resource constraints with millennials trying to get jobs, and we’re thinking of male CEOs refusing to relinquish power — so I think the exemplars are men,” says Ashley Martin, an assistant professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business. “So when people harbor this age bias, they’re thinking ‘These men need to get out of the way.’ And women are forgotten — which allows them to escape.”)

 

NEWS TRIBUNE
— Divided America: Traditional values now scorned – ROBERT HUMPHRIES, Puyallup
https://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article224939410.html
(FROM THE LETTER: We already have a wall, but it divides Americans rather than defending our border. Deja vu, it’s1860 all over again, and we know where that led after the flash points of Harpers Ferry and Fort Sumpter. Anyone who would declare that our nation was built on the foundations of Western European civilization is now considered a racist. That alone confirms there is a deep schism/high wall already established within our nation. On one side are those who desire to defend the culture, religion and traditions that created the greatest form of self-governance (even with all its flaws) mankind has ever devised. On the other side are those who fervently dig at its very foundation, guided by their “diverse” cultures (or worse, the failed ideology of Lenin, Stalin, Mao or Che). One can only ask: When and where will there be a defining flash point? Certainly the verbiage of many elected Democratic members of Congress loudly proclaim in “political correct” terms that they are pushing for one — in their active support of illegal aliens flooding across open borders, or in their attacks on the 2nd Amendment.)

 

GOVERNING
— 2 Weeks Into New Year, 5 States Advance LGBTQ Rights – Julie Moreau (DIERSEN: If you and the groups that you are a member of do not promote LGBTQ activity, sooner or later, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes will get rid of you and get rid of the groups that you are a member of.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/2-Weeks-Into-New-Year-5-States-Advance-LGBTQ-Rights.html

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you and the groups that you are a member of do not promote LGBTQ activity, sooner or later, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes will get rid of you and get rid of the groups that you are a member of.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/01/hate-group-suing-right-mentally-torture-lgbtq-kids-maryland/

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote outrage, resistance, and activism.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/22/onslaught-of-outrage-resistance-and-activism-reawaken-in-trump-era

January 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Government Shutdown 2019 goes on as Trump offer doesn’t budge Democrats – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-offer-doesnt-budge-democrats-on-government-shutdown-day-31/5099152/

 

CBS2
— MLK Holiday Offers Stage For 2020 Democratic Hopefuls (DIERSEN: How strongly will the 2020 Democratic Hopefuls viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/21/mlk-holiday-offers-stage-for-2020-democratic-hopefuls/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois marijuana dispensaries on a hiring binge as access expands
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-marijuana-dispensaries-on-a-hiring-binge-as-access-expands
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Actress and activist Alyssa Milano compared supporters of President Trump to members of the Ku Klux Klan.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/alyssa-milano-the-red-maga-hat-is-the-new-white-hood-

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Sunbeam pledges jolly days ahead for Illinois – Charles Selle
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-pritzker-st-0122-story.html
— Underwood, Foster, others praise work of Martin Luther King at NCC breakfast – David Sharos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-mlk-breakfast-ncc-naperville-st-0123-story.html
— Former top cop Garry McCarthy stirs controversy on police union: ‘They can’t be operating like it’s 1950 in Birmingham, Ala.’ – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing during the 1950s? My outstanding parents lived in Crete. My father worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights and worked second jobs to help pay the family’s bills. My mother stayed home to raise my brother and me. They sent us to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete. My grandparents on my father’s side operated Crete’s only hardware store. My grandparents on my mother’s side operated a farm in Grant Park.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-garry-mccarthy-mlk-fourm-20190121-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rabbi rep: Orthodox clergyman chosen to replace Lou Lang in Illinois House – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/orthodox-rabbi-yehiel-kalish-replacement-lou-lang-illinois-house-representatives/
— Past MLK critics face Twitter backlash after celebrating his legacy today – Evan F. Moore
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/martin-luther-king-mlk-cia-fbi-nra-blowback-twitter/
— Citing depiction of Native Americans, Notre Dame will cover murals of Columbus – AP (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, if you are a White Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who discriminated against minorities and against females and b) you as be being a beneficiary of their discrimination who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/notre-dame-christopher-columbus-murals-native-americans/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The University of Notre Dame will cover murals in a campus building that depict Christopher Columbus in America, the school’s president said, following criticism that the images depict Native Americans in stereotypical submissive poses before white European explorers. The 12 murals created in the 1880s by Luis Gregori were intended to encourage immigrants who had come to the U.S. during a period of anti-Catholic sentiment. But they conceal another side of Columbus: the exploitation and repression of Native Americans, said the Rev. John Jenkins, president of Notre Dame.)
— We have a right to better transparency from our governments – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO’s Chicago Office 1980-1997. The lists of GAO employees in that office to be gotten rid of that newly assigned GAO managers were given were not published. But it was obvious that all those employees on those lists were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/government-transparency-pritzker-illinois-chicago-open-meetings-freedom-information/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Cook County Board controversy is symptom of greater problems in property assessment – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190121/editorial-board-controversy-is-symptom-of-greater-problems-in-property-assessment
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America. Trump-haters are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190121/churches-in-dupage-will-counties-collecting-items-for-asylum-seekers
— Blackberry Township supervisor stepping down – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190121/blackberry-township-supervisor-stepping-down
— Crespo appointed assistant majority leader in state House
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190121/crespo-appointed-assistant-majority-leader-in-state-house
— DuPage Sheriff offering two $500 scholarships
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190121/sheriff-offering-two-500-scholarships–

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kraft takes out newspaper ad supporting furloughed workers amid shutdown The foodmaker walks the line between supporting families and making a political statement. – JESSICA WOHL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/kraft-takes-out-newspaper-ad-supporting-furloughed-workers-amid-shutdown

 

HERALD NEWS
— Rezin to serve in Republican Senate leadership – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/18/rezin-to-serve-in-republican-senate-leadership/a7gcrrd/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Disruptions Expected As Furloughed IRS Workers Called Back To Work Without Pay
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/disruptions-expected-furloughed-irs-workers-called-back-work-without-pay#stream/0

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Pritzker extends early olive branch to Illinois GOP Representative McCombie signals optimism after meeting new governor – Jim Niedelman
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/pritzker-extends-early-olive-branch-to-illinois-gop/1713625629

 

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Rauner administration reduced number of state patronage jobs – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://fox2now.com/2019/01/21/rauner-administration-reduced-number-of-state-patronage-jobs/

ABC ST. LOUIS

— Illinois Gov. Pritzker still determining how much raises will cost taxpayers
https://abcstlouis.com/news/local/illinois-gov-pritzker-still-determining-how-much-raises-will-cost-taxpayers

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Analysis: How The Rise Of The Far Right Threatens Democracy Worldwide – PALLAVI GOGOI (DIERSEN: What about the rise of the far left?)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/analysis-how-rise-far-right-threatens-democracy-worldwide#stream/0

 

MILLENNIAL POLITICS
— Meet Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, Dick Durbin’s Millennial Primary Challenger
https://millennialpolitics.co/anne-stava-murray/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Chicago Has Stricter Revolving Door Lobbying Rules than General Assembly
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/21/chicago-has-stricter-revolving-door-lobbying-rules-than-general-assembly/
— Reader Reaction to Woodstock Independent Editorial Hit Piece on Joe Tirio – Part 3
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/21/reader-reaction-to-woodstock-independent-editorial-hit-piece-on-joe-tirio-part-3/
— Racist Ballot Plan Now Being Promoted to Deny Republican Ballot Access
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/21/racist-ballot-plan-now-being-promoted-to-deny-republican-ballot-access/
— Kane and McHenry County GOP Plan “Getting to Know You” Bowling
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/21/kane-and-mchenry-county-gop-plan-getting-to-know-you-bowling/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— 8 candidates file to run for office in Hinsdale
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511726566-8-candidates-file-to-run-for-office-in-hinsdale

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— GOP chair Schneider not reassured after Pritzker inaugural speech – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511721046-gop-chair-schneider-not-reassured-after-pritzker-inaugural-speech
— Former Kendall County GOP chair: AG Madigan should have done more – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511724700-former-kendall-county-gop-chair-ag-madigan-should-have-done-more
— Wheatland trustee: AG Madigan failed to go after Blagojevich – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511724696-wheatland-trustee-ag-madigan-failed-to-go-after-blagojevich

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AFTER 18 MONTHS, PALOS TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE REFUSES TO BOW TO ARAB COMMUNITY’S DEMANDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/hindu-community-rises-to-support-palos-township-trustee-.html
— PLANNED PARENTHOOD PRESIDENT: ABORTION IS ‘OUR CORE MISSION’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/planned-parenthood-president-abortion-is-our-core-mission.html
— TWO SIDES OF A HOLOCAUST: A MARCH FOR LIFE & A RETREAT FROM CONSCIENCE – James M. Kushiner
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/two-sides-of-a-holocaust-a-march-for-life-a-retreat-from-conscience-.html
— THORNER: PRO-LIFERS CHALLENGE CHICAGO PLANNED PARENTHOOD’S ROE VS. WADE CELEBRATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/thorner-pro-lifers-challenge-chicago-planned-parenthoods-roe-vs-wade-celebration.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites and White-haters promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/21/bernice-king-rips-resurgence-nationalistic-and-whi/

 

GOPUSA
— MLK’s lessons not fully learned today (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63763
— Battery cars pose significant hazards
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63733
— She’s ‘winning’: The press protects Pelosi
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63760
— Too easy to legally buy a gun? U.S. study says few criminals buy them in stores
http://www.gopusa.com/too-easy-to-legally-buy-a-gun-u-s-study-says-few-criminals-buy-them-in-stores/
— The hair-raising cost of socialism
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63650

 

TOWNHALL
— Democrats’ Rejection of Reasonable White House Offer Exposes Their Top Priority: Reflexive Resistance – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/01/21/analysis-trump-gave-a-good-speech-and-made-a-fair-offer–democrats-must-negotiate-n2539331

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why I’m not attending any pity parties for furloughed federal workers – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: According to this article, federal employees with professional degrees get 18% less in wages and benefits than similar employees in private sector jobs. I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. 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.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/why_im_not_attending_any_pity_parties_for_furloughed_federal_workers.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— If they care about their country, Democrats need to make a counteroffer – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/if-they-care-about-their-country-democrats-need-to-make-a-counteroffer

 

EPOCH TIMES
— GOP Punishes Steve King, Anti-Semitic Dem Gets Choice Committee – MARK TAPSCOTT
https://www.theepochtimes.com/gop-punishes-steve-king-anti-semitic-dem-gets-choice-committee_2774145.html

 

THE HILL
— Give federal workers a voice to break the impasse – THOMAS KOCHAN (DIERSEN: I wonder what Casten thinks of me. The record shows that those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee want to get rid of me. The record shows that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/426260-give-federal-workers-a-voice-to-break-the-impasse

 

POLITICO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/01/21/marijuana-legalization-congress-224031

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In Business and Governing, Trump Seeks Victory in Chaos.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/us/donald-trump-leadership-style.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: His lack of public empathy for unpaid federal workers echoes his treatment of some construction workers, contractors and lawyers whom he refused to pay for their work on his real estate projects. The plight of the farmers and small-business owners wilting without the financial support pledged by his administration harks back to the multiple lenders and investors who financed Mr. Trump’s business ventures only to come up shortchanged. And his ever-changing positions (I’ll own the shutdown; you own the shutdown; the wall could be steel; it must be concrete; then again, it could be steel) have left heads in both parties spinning. Even after his televised proposal on Saturday to break the deadlock, Mr. Trump has no progress to show.)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Steve King to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/opinion/steve-king-iowa.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use MLK to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-king-king-20190121-story.html

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— These groups offer housing, financial shutdown assistance to unpaid feds – Amelia Brust
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2019/01/these-groups-offer-housing-financial-shutdown-assistance-to-unpaid-feds/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Have Bleak Outlook on Race Relations This MLK Day (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at minorities and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/january_2019/americans_have_bleak_outlook_on_race_relations_this_mlk_day

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Voice of America’s Journalists Aren’t Getting Paid. But They’re Still Reporting the News – Brian Stelter (DIERSEN: Since 2004, I have spent more than 51,300 unpaid hours putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out. At $50/hour, that is $2,565,000, and at $100/hour, that is $5,130,000.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/voice-of-americas-journalists-arent-getting-paid-but-theyre-still-reporting-the-news/

January 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois’ new governor touts legal marijuana, but will he remove roadblocks to expand medical pot? – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: By using/wanting pot, you shout that you have very serious mental and/or physical health problems.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-medical-marijuana-lawsuits-pritzker-20190120-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Could new referendum change road merger plan in Naperville, Lisle townships? – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190121/could-new-referendum-change-road-merger-plan-in-naperville-lisle-townships

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— You’re not imagining it: That property tax pain is real Residential property tax collections have grown three times faster than incomes in Illinois since 2000. – MARK GLENNON
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/youre-not-imagining-it-property-tax-pain-real

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Durbin ‘ready to sit down and talk’ about deal to end shutdown – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190120/durbin-ready-to-sit-down-and-talk-about-deal-to-end-shutdown
— Martin Luther King’s influence resonates in Illinois – Maudlyne Ihejirika (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 Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190120/martin-luther-kings-influence-resonates-in-illinois

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Shutdown goes on as Trump offer doesn’t budge Democrats – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/shutdown-goes-on-as-trump-offer-doesnt-budge-democrats-01-21-2019

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Medical Students Push For More LGBT Health Training To Address Disparities – RACHEL COHEN (DIERSEN: To engage in LGBTQ activity is to tremendously increase your risk of having health problems.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/medical-students-push-more-lgbt-health-training-address-disparities#stream/0
— Pension Buyout Participation Rate Higher Than Expected, Early Numbers Show – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old forced my Civil Service Retirement System pension to be reduced by 12%. Instead of $60,586/year, it is only $53,316/year, or $7,270/year less. SEE: http://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/csrs-information/computation/)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/pension-buyout-participation-rate-higher-expected-early-numbers-show#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Public employees hired before 2011–and who have worked for at least eight years–get an annual three percent boost when they collect their pensions. That adds to what the retirees bring in, but also the cost of Illinois’ pension debt. So, state lawmakers introduced the option as part of last year’s budget. State retirees can now choose to swap the three percent annual adjustment on their pensions for a lump sum payment–70 percent of what they would have gotten. They also get to keep their base pension and 1.5 percent adjustment each year. Tim Blair is the Executive Secretary for Illinois’ State Employees Retirement System. He says the deal isn’t a panacea.)

 

WIRE POINTS
— Illinois’ lethal combination: Rising property taxes and stagnant incomes – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-lethal-combination-rising-property-taxes-and-stagnant-incomes/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT IS A MAN? A RESPONSE TO GILLETTE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/what-is-a-man-a-response-to-gillette.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump yields on 3 immigration policies in effort to reach compromise on wall – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/20/donald-trump-yields-on-3-immigration-policies/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Hawkish Democrats, Anti-War Republicans? Thank Trump I used to worry that a president Hillary Clinton would make Dems more militaristic. It turns out Donald did the trick. – JACK HUNTER
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/hawkish-democrats-anti-war-republicans-thank-trump/

 

DAILY CALLER
— GILLIBRAND DOESN’T THINK TRUMP’S ‘RACIST’ BORDER POLICIES WERE RACIST WHEN SHE SUPPORTED THEM – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/20/gillibrand-border-racist-trump/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Colleges honor MLK with former communist leader, #MeToo activist, and Women’s March leader – Jon Street
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11773

 

WGLT
— IWU Welcomes Black Liberation Activist For MLK Day Teach-In – MARY CULLEN
http://www.wglt.org/post/iwu-welcomes-black-liberation-activist-mlk-day-teach#stream/0

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WOMEN VICIOUSLY ATTACK BLACK TRUMP SUPPORTER AT WOMEN’S MARCH Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson – ‘Repeatedly calling me a n-gger!’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/women-viciously-attack-black-trump-supporter-at-womens-march/

 

TOWNHALL
— Sorry, Trump’s Wall Speech Was Brilliant – Larry Provost Larry Provost
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryprovost/2019/01/21/sorry-trumps-wall-speech-was-brilliant-n2539341
— Why Do GOP Politicians Obligingly Eat Their Own? – Sheriff David Clarke (Ret.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarke(ret)/2019/01/21/why-do-gop-politicians-obligingly-eat-their-own-n2539339

 

CNS NEWS
— Gillibrand Explains Her Flip on Amnesty for Illegal Aliens: Empathy – Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/gillibrand-explains-her-flip-amnesty-illegal-aliens-empathy

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Anti-Trump media touts fake news to whip up mob against pro-life kids. They should be ashamed
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/anti-trump-media-touts-fake-news-to-whip-up-mob-against-pro-life-kids.-they

 

POLITICO
— Trump tweets three dozen times on Day 30 of shutdown The president’s feed overflowed with messages of support from lawmakers, James Woods and Jacob Wohl’s dad. – QUINT FORGEY
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/20/trump-tweet-shutdown-1116078

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Push Trump Immigration Plan, Seeking to Corner Democrats on Shutdown – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/us/politics/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-pence.html
— Trump’s Deal Meets With Skepticism Among Immigrants in Texas – Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/us/border-wall-daca-tps-trump-reaction.html
— Want to Close the Pay Gap? Pay Transparency Will Help It may not be the cure-all to inequity, but we need a starting point. – Kristin Wong (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors used the extreme subjectivity and extreme transparency in their pay-for-performance system a) to reward their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, an/or younger and b) to punish their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/smarter-living/pay-wage-gap-salary-secrecy-transparency.html

 

PRESTON BUSINESS REVIEW
— March for Life declares victory as media downplay it despite VP visit – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/march-for-life-declares-victory-as-media-downplay-it-despite-vp-visit/65864/

 

FINANCIAL TIMES
— U.S. may never escape the pit of identity politics – Jim Tanner, Brookline, MA
https://www.ft.com/content/84ab84c8-1b22-11e9-b93e-f4351a53f1c3

 

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Who Is a Women’s College For? As transgender students claim their space, traditionalists see an identity crisis – Nora Caplan-Bricker
https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/caplan-bricker

 

NEWSWEEK
— DONALD TRUMP SAYS FEDERAL WORKERS AWAITING PAYCHECKS ARE ‘GREAT PATRIOTS’: ‘WE WILL WIN BIG’ – DAVID BRENNAN
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-government-shutdown-border-wall-federal-employees-pay-salary-1298751

 

THINK PROGRESS
— LGBTQ leaders warned about a Trump presidency. Two years later, it’s clear they were right. The Trump administration has undermined LGBTQ rights at every turn. – ZACK FORD
https://thinkprogress.org/lgbtq-leaders-warned-about-a-trump-presidency-two-years-later-its-clear-they-were-right-74fc635bd655/

January 20 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Democrats aren’t buying Trump’s shutdown-ending ‘compromise’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/democrats-aren-t-buying-trump-s-shutdown-ending-compromise-

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Day 30 of shutdown: Trump lashes out after Democrats reject offer – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-shutdown-daca-20190120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans take stock of shutdown’s everyday effects.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-government-shutdown-20190120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State’s video-gambling bust a cautionary tale for Chicago – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-video-gambling-revenues-propublica-wbez/
— New lawsuit against Pritzker campaign alleges sexual discrimination – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lawsuit-sexual-discrimination-j-b-pritzker-sue/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater uses Steve King to promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-steve-king-iowa-racist-remarks/

 

DAILY HERALD
— President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to threaten to target millions of people living in the country illegally if he doesn’t get funding for his border wall. – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190120/news/301209963/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to not hire Republicans, b) to not retain Republicans, c) to not promote Republicans, and d) to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190120/editorial-honoring-the-dream-of-martin-luther-king-jr
— Are we missing a bet on older workers? – Jim Kendall (DIERSEN: You are an “older worker” a) if you are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, b) if you work for the federal government, and c) if you did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190120/are-we-missing-a-bet-on-older-workers

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Leadership necessary to turn state around – JASON BARICKMAN
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2019-01-20/guest-commentary-leadership-necessary-turn-state-around.html

 

SOUTHERN
— How Illinois bet on video gambling and lost Legalizing video poker and slots was supposed to generate billions of dollars for the state. A decade later, that hasn’t happened. Now, legislators want to double down on gambling. – JASON GROTTO, SANDHYA KAMBHAMPATI, AND DAN MIHALOPOULOS
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/how-illinois-bet-on-video-gambling-and-lost/article_c54fc60a-a47f-50f9-be05-40f97efcc5b2.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Reader Reaction to Woodstock Independent Editorial Hit Piece on Joe Tirio – Part 2
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/20/reader-reaction-to-woodstock-independent-editorial-hit-piece-on-joe-tirio-part-2/
— Transcript of Judge Kevin Costello’s August 23, 1918, Decision in the Case Seeking to Uncover Whose Behind the Illinois Integrity Fund’s Mailings Smearing Joe Tirio
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/20/transcript-of-judge-kevin-costellos-august-23-1918-decision-in-the-case-seeking-to-uncover-whose-behind-the-illinois-integrity-funds-mailings-smearing-joe-tirio/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Plainfield Township; $69,951.80 in self-dealing – Investigations continue – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/plainfield-township-69951-80-in-self-dealing-investigations-continue/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SEN. DURBIN CO-SPONSORED PLAN TO PROTECT DREAMERS — NOW THAT TRUMP WANTS IT, HE’S AGAINST IT – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/19/sen-durbin-protect-dreamers-trump/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Women’s March protesters aim message of anger, defiance at Trump White House – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/20/womens-march-aims-message-anger-defiance-trump-whi/

 

CNN
— Kinzinger: This is an idiotic shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/01/20/rep-adam-kinzinger-trump-democrats-government-shutdown-sot-nr-vpx.cnn

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Trump’s Immigration Announcement, a Compromise Snubbed All Around – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/us/politics/trump-immigration-conservatives-democrats.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The grass-roots progressive activism of the past two years has been inspiring. But it’s still a shadow of what the country needs.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/opinion/shutdown-resistance-trump.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House, Democrats Float Proposals to End Shutdown, but Wide Gaps Remain Sides show no signs of movement on funding border wall or agreeing on related immigration overhauls, as Pelosi calls Trump’s offer to delay deportation of some undocumented immigrants a ‘nonstarter’ – Thomas M. Burton and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-democrats-float-proposals-to-end-shutdown-but-wide-gaps-remain-11548010772
— Women’s Marches Aimed to Rev Momentum Ahead of 2020 Third annual wave of marches took place Saturday – Jennifer Levitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/womens-marches-aim-to-rev-momentum-ahead-of-2020-11547899201

 

BLOOMBERG
— Employees Use Workplace as Source of Trust as Pessimism Persists – Benedikt Kammel (DIERSEN: Who have you had been reluctant to trust? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I was reluctant to trust any of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates because I knew that they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of those who shared my demographics: a) Republican, b) White, c) male, d) non-veteran, and e) an employee who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-20/employees-use-workplace-as-source-of-trust-as-pessimism-persists

 

FORBES
— Trump Can Act On Immigration Reform Where Obama Refused By Approving State-Run Guest Worker Programs – Patrick Gleason
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2019/01/20/trump-can-act-on-immigration-reform-where-obama-didnt-by-approving-state-run-guest-worker-programs/#380b72e35a0f

 

NIU
— Prepare to Earn the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Credential with NIU. (DIERSEN: I passed the CIA examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32 years old and a) after I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) after I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) after I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, d) after I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and e) after I had worked for GAO for just over 1 year. I worked for GAO 1980-1997. I do not recall that any of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, or subordinates took the examination, let alone passed it on their first attempt. They demonized, denigrated, and condemned the certification as being worthless and not job-related. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
https://niu.edu/continuing-professional-education/professionals/internal-audit/index.shtml

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January 20 Morning Edition

LISLE TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
— The Lisle Township Republican Organization is outraged by recent comments made by our newly elected State Representative Anne Stava-Murray. Impugning the residents of Naperville who have worked tirelessly to make Naperville a great place to live for people of all races and religions is reprehensible. Rep. Anne Stava-Murray’s baseless attacks on Naperville highlight her lack of interest in serving her constituents. She has stated that she is already running for another office even before she begins her term in the General Assembly. If she is so disinterested in serving and holds her constituents in such disdain she should resign and let someone who wants to work for all the residents be the State Representative from the 81st District. On behalf of her constituents and all the residents of the City of Naperville, we demand an apology from Rep. Stava-Murray and call on her colleagues in the General Assembly to publicly
censure her extremist attacks. – Jay Fisher, Chairman, LTRO
https://lislegop.org/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Stava-Murray committee reports nearly $7K in contributions during third quarter (DIERSEN: One could ask AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 Political Action Committee, Amy Hunckler, Andrea Molina, Debra Stava, and Timothy Heverin if they agree with Stava-Murray.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511657892-stava-murray-committee-reports-nearly-7k-in-contributions-during-third-quarter

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville police equip every patrol car with bean-bag shotgun – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-beanbag-shotguns-st-0120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to not hire Republicans, b) to not retain Republicans, c) to not promote Republicans, and d) to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-mcgrath-column-st-0120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump immigration plan DOA — can Kushner-Durbin relationship lead to deal? – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-immigration-plan-doa-can-kushner-durbin-relationship-lead-to-deal/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield police set to start camera program with public – Crystal Thomas
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190119/springfield-police-set-to-start-camera-program-with-public
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Springfield will soon join several Illinois cities that have a voluntary program in which residents can register their private cameras to help out police. Police Chief Kenny Winslow told the City Council this past week that the registration will be available through the Springfield Police Department’s website in February. Residents who own private exterior cameras would enter information, like their address and a way to contact them, into a portal on the website. That information would be uploaded into a spreadsheet, which would plot all of the registered private security cameras on a map. Police officers would have access to this information and would be able to contact camera owners afterward if a crime occurred nearby. “We can send an alert via email or have detectives just call,” Winslow said. Winslow said the camera owners would be able to send in the footage through evidence.com, which is an encrypted hosting site that the city already uses. Or, a police officer could review the footage with the homeowner. Winslow said police are more likely to apprehend a suspect if they get information quickly after a crime. Plus, Winslow said the camera network could act as a deterrent to crime happening in the first place. “It will hopefully lead to more investigatory leads on crimes, or hopefully a better apprehension rate or maybe even a reduction (in crime),” Winslow said. “We just have to figure it out how to better market it to have good participation.”)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Central Illinois student Emily Kuhn at March for Life in D.C.: ‘Too many unborn lives are taken’ – DONNETTE BECKETT
https://herald-review.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/central-illinois-student-at-march-for-life-in-d-c/article_37cb5140-fd81-5448-8540-0de79afa95ee.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Steve King to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20190119/editorial-mlks-message-still-resonates—and-needs-to-be-realized

 

INDIANA GAZETTE
— White supremacists ate my homework – Ann Coulter
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/columnists/white-supremacists-ate-my-homework/article_d55b89a7-056c-598f-88ad-22b72fdf7e5b.html

 

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Steve King to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/steve-king-blames-unhinged-left-for-white-supremacy-uproar-defends/article_05dc3d75-fc30-54ea-b886-8802791b8d2a.html

 

WREX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters march in Rockford.
https://wrex.com/category/2019/01/19/rockford-joins-other-cities-in-annual-womens-march-on-saturday/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters march in Geneva.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/women-march-and-rally-northern-illinois-snow

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democratic Party is extinct but for illegal immigration – Andrew Solomon
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/the_democratic_party_is_extinct_but_for_illegal_immigration.html
— Good fences make good neighbors – Timothy Rosen
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/good_fences_make_good_neighbors.html
— The Tables Turn on Pelosi and the Media – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_tables_turn_on_pelosi_and_the_media.html
— Jew-Hatred in the Democratic Party – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/jewhatred_in_the_democratic_party.html

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PELOSI AND THE DEMS CAN’T COMPROMISE ON PATHWAY TO DEMOGRAPHIC MAJORITY – Daniel Greenfield (DIERSEN: Because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, to get in power and to stay in power, Democrats want to flood America with immigrants. Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272606/pelosi-and-dems-cant-compromise-pathway-daniel-greenfield

 

TOWNHALL
— To Win in 2020, Trump Must Build the Wall – Jeff Crouere
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2019/01/20/to-win-in-2020-trump-must-build-the-wall-n2539326
— Harry Reid Exposes Greatest Liberal Scam of All-Time – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2019/01/20/harry-reid-exposes-greatest-liberal-scam-of-alltime-n2539256
— Conservative Heavyweights React to President Trump’s DACA Offer – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: Who are the “conservative heavyweights” in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? What are they doing and what have they done to defend and 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 platform and in the Republican Party platform?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/19/conservative-heavyweights-react-to-president-trumps-daca-offer-n2539318

 

CNS NEWS
— Trump Offers 3 Years of Legal Status for Dreamers for 230 Miles of ‘See-Through Steel Barrier’
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cnsnewscom-staff/trump-offers-3-years-legal-status-dreamers-230-miles-see-through-steel

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump’s compromise immigration deal is a good one but Dems will do anything to deprive him of a win – Kayleigh McEnany
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trumps-compromise-immigration-deal-is-a-good-one-but-dems-will-do-anything-to-deprive-him-of-a-win

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘VOTED FOR TRUMP AND GOT JEB’ — COULTER, OTHER IMMIGRATION HAWKS AREN’T HAPPY WITH TRUMP’S PLAN – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/19/coulter-immigration-hawks-trump-compromise/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Pelosi Shuns Trump Offer to Swap Amnesty for Wall – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/19/pelosi-shuns-trump-offer-to-swap-amnesty-for-wall/
— Trump Must Go to the Mat Over Liberal Judge’s Ruling On Census Question – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/19/trump-must-go-to-the-mat-over-liberal-judges-ruling-on-census-question/

 

NUMBERS USA
— Pres. Trump Offers Amnesty for Border Wall Trade
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/pres-trump-offers-amnesty-border-wall-trade

 

BLAZE
— Houston homeowner shoots burglars attempting to break in, kills three Homeowner says he grabbed his gun in self-defense – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: If you break into a home, you should expect to leave that home in a body bag.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/houston-homeowner-shoots-burglars-attempted-to-break-in-kills-three

 

BREITBART
— Pirro to Pelosi: ‘Are You Working for Americans or Illegals … or Is It That You Don’t Give a Damn?’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/01/19/pirro-to-pelosi-are-you-working-for-americans-or-illegals-or-is-it-that-you-dont-give-a-damn/
— Anti-Trump Women’s March in D.C. – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/19/watch-live-anti-trump-womens-march-in-d-c/
— Reformers Worry DACA Work Permit Amnesty-for-Wall Funding will Encourage More Caravans – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/19/reformers-worry-daca-work-permit-amnesty-for-wall-funding-will-encourage-more-caravans/
— Flashback: Prominent Democrats Open to Wall for DACA Amnesty Deal – Katherine Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/19/flashback-democrats-open-to-wall-for-daca-amnesty-deal/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, to get in power and to stay in power, Democrats want to flood America with immigrants. Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/01/19/watch-nyt-writer-explains-why-nation-immigrants-needs-open-borders/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Losing the drug war to foreign smugglers – Joe Arpaio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/9/losing-the-drug-war-to-foreign-smugglers/
— Navigating the great divide Can red state and blue state America coexist? – Stephen Moore
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/6/can-red-state-and-blue-state-america-coexist/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pro-Trump groups blast Trump’s ‘embarrassing surrender,’ ‘betrayal’ on wall, ‘Dreamers’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/pro-trump-groups-blast-trumps-embarrassing-surrender-betrayal-on-wall-dreamers

 

NEW AMERICAN
— When They Can’t Go Up, They Go Down. Nearly 400 Illegals Dig Under Border Barrier Into Arizona – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31237-when-they-can-t-go-up-they-go-down-nearly-400-illegals-dig-under-border-barrier-into-arizona
— Fearing Loose Cannons of Their Own, Democrats Collapse on King Censure – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/31229-fearing-loose-cannons-of-their-own-democrats-collapse-on-king-censure

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— My Day at the Women’s March – Belle Kendle
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/19/quityerbitchin-my-day-at-the-womens-march/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Study: Desiring ‘authentic’ food supports … white supremacy
https://www.thecollegefix.com/study-desiring-authentic-food-supports-white-supremacy/

 

THE HILL
— Rove warns Senate GOP: Don’t put only focus on base – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Since at least the 1970s, those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party have focused on destroying the party’s base. They have especially focused on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/426154-rove-warns-senate-gop-dont-put-only-focus-on-base
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/426173-ocasio-cortez-speaks-about-justice-at-womens-march
— Trump defends immigration proposal against ‘amnesty’ criticism from conservatives – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/426198-trump-defends-immigration-proposal-against-amnesty-criticism-from

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s unhappy anniversary.”
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/20/opinions/end-of-trumps-second-year-in-office-weekly-opinion-roundup-wiedenkeller/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/womens-march-2019-01-19-washington-dc-nyc-boston-protest-signs-pro-life-live-stream-updates-today/

 

YAHOO NEWS & CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Man-haters promote hatred of men. Those who have less money promote hatred of those who have more money.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/aoc-women-march-speech-fierce-212256250.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/most-americans-support-alexandria-ocasio-191922906.html

https://www.ccn.com/why-wall-street-should-fear-the-rise-of-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Offers Temporary Protections for ‘Dreamers’ in Exchange for Wall Funding – Annie Karni and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/us/politics/trump-proposal-daca-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be a man-hater.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/opinion/sunday/trump-ocasio-cortez-dowd.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After I’d been writing a column for a few years, a male boss gave me a T-shirt depicting the Furies swooping. He didn’t mean it as a compliment. The three sisters, the “infernal goddesses” of ancient mythology born from the blood shed by Uranus when he was castrated by his son, were known for relentlessly hounding men. But the Furies took vengeance on wicked men who hurt women and swore false oaths. So I took it as a compliment. The capital has suddenly been infused with the spirit of the Furies. After many false springs and discouraging backlashes, we are finally experiencing a revolutionary assertion of women’s power that is transforming Congress. “Kill Bill”-style, the fiery Democratic women keep coming, driven by vengeance against the wicked man in the White House with the history of hurting women and swearing false oaths.)
— In Iowa, Gillibrand Uses Small-Town Roots to Sell Electability – Shane Goldmacher (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and Glen Ellyn have made it very clear that if I ever sought a government office or a political office, they would shout from their rooftops that that my hometown Crete was full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots while I lived there 1948-1972. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/us/politics/kirsten-gillibrand-iowa-president.html
— Crazy Rich Progressives Elizabeth Warren’s brushback pitch was aimed at candidates rich enough to self-fund their campaigns. But this kind of binary thinking is a slight to history. – Timothy Egan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/opinion/crazy-rich-progressives.html
— Why Do People Fall for Fake News?   Are they blinded by their political passions? Or are they just intellectually lazy? – Gordon Pennycook and David Rand (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. They do not want me to bring any news or any commentary to anyone’s attention, including the news and commentary that they put out or bless. They want to be the sole source of news and commentary for everyone.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/opinion/sunday/fake-news.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to not hire Republicans, b) to not retain Republicans, c) to not promote Republicans, and d) to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/20/most-young-white-men-are-much-more-open-diversity-than-older-generations/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Shutdown damages way of life (for federal employees) (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors damaged my way of life big time when they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” My federal pension is 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/working-for-the-federal-government-used-to-promise-stability-the-shutdown-threatens-to-change-that/2019/01/15/5ebaba8e-1836-11e9-a804-c35766b9f234_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Why can’t Trump make deals?” and says “No one trusts him anymore.”
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-credibility-20190118-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— ‘Not a 2,000-mile concrete structure from sea to sea’: Is Trump scaling back border wall plan? – Christal Hayes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/19/trump-wall-wont-2-000-mile-concrete-structure-sea-sea/2627378002/

 

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Steve King to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
http://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/bipartisan-berating-is-loud-and-clear-for-steve-king/article_35f56534-198f-58dc-b4d6-ec51084c4a64.html

 

BOSTON HERALD & BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/19/hundreds-show-up-to-boston-womens-march/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/01/19/are-not-divided-amid-cold-and-controversy-women-march-draws-crowd-common/7ZEE7Ar0CIpMe9IvEJ6SxN/story.html

 

CBS NEW YORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/4012900-womens-march-calls-for-equal-representation-in-government/

 

DENVER POST
— Womxn’s March in Denver draws an estimated 80,000 protesters Last year, about 100,000 people attended the march – JESSICA SEAMAN (DIERSEN: To participate in a women’s march is to shout 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://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/19/womxns-march-denver-2019/

 

GAINESVILLE TIMES
— How younger generations get their news and why that matters – Shannon Casas (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO website. Those who run Facebook want those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican to lose. Nevertheless, ever-increasingly, and outrageously, religious, conservative, and Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. rely on Facebook to communicate. Ever-increasingly, they erroneously assume that if they post something on Facebook, everyone will see it. Ever-increasingly, they stop publishing websites, stop updating their websites, and stop sending out emails. That is exactly what Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want them to do.)
https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/columnists/shannon-casas-how-younger-generations-get-their-news-and-why-matters/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A little more than 10 years ago, distributing news by way of Facebook, Snapchat or any other social media was unheard of; it’s one of the most transformational shifts in the way we consume news. And it’s a driving force in how vastly different news consumption habits are and will be for millennials and younger. Older generations seek out news, for example setting aside time to read the morning paper, while millennials’ are more likely to bump into a story on social media. They don’t necessarily spend less time reading news. Some 85 percent of them report that keeping up with news is at least somewhat important to them and 69 percent get news daily, according to the American Press Institute. But they consume that news throughout their day across multiple platforms — a click on a Facebook link here, viewing an Instagram post there, watching a video on YouTube their friend shared, and so forth. And the large majority of it is done on their cellphones. I’ll point out here that much of this column was tapped out on my phone. “News and information are woven into an often continuous but mindful way that Millennials connect to the world generally, which mixes news with social connection, problem solving, social action, and entertainment,” according to the American Press Institute research. This trend continues with the next generation, those born after 1995: “Media consumption for Gen Z’s is embedded in their daily lives so they are not even consciously making a decision to consume content,” according to a Forbes article.)

 

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE
— Age discrimination: a moral embarrassment – HELAINE OLEN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Republicans, Whites, men, and non-veterans should be advised that they will be flushed down the toilet if they are not earning at least $100,000/year by age 25, $200,000/year by age 30, $300,000/year by age 35, $400,000/year by age 40, $500,000/year by age 45, $600,000/year by age 50, $700,000/year by age 55, $800,000/year by age 60, $900,000/year by age 65, and $1,000,000 year by age 70.)
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2019/jan/20/age-discrimination-a-moral-embarassment/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When you dive into popular literature on retirement, you could be forgiven for thinking there are hordes of Americans in their late 50s or early 60s desperate to leave the paid workforce as soon as they can. Blog posts and academic studies beg people to hold off on collecting Social Security until the age of 70 so they can maximize their benefits. There is Bloomberg Businessweek’s article “Not prepared for retirement? Here’s a solution. Don’t retire.” And Inc.’s “Want to Retire Early? Here are 3 Reasons You Probably Shouldn’t.” Few listen. The most common age to file for Social Security is 62. Why? Well, many of these people are not downscaling their professional lives or exiting the workforce entirely because they want to do so. They are likely victims of age discrimination. That’s the searing conclusion that can be drawn from a recently released joint Urban Institute-ProPublica analysis of data from the Social Security Administration and National Institute on Aging’s joint longitudinal Health and Retirement Study. The researchers behind the report found a majority of workers over the age of 50 are likely at some point to be shoved out of their jobs, either via an overt firing or resignation under pressure of demotions, loss of future benefits or deteriorating work conditions. The damage to their bottom line is often permanent. When many find new positions, they are often jobs that are significantly below both their skill levels and previous pay grades, such as the former corporate executive ProPublica discovered working at a print shop, as a bartender, and staffing the front desk at a local gym. Making matters worse: The retirement prospects for many younger baby boomers and members of Generation X look dismal as the shift from workplace pensions to the do-it-yourself 401(k) has left millions of people without the resources to maintain even a semblance of their current lifestyle in retirement. As a result, surveys say a majority of Americans plan to work well past the traditional retirement age, with many claiming they will collect a paycheck till they drop.)

 

FOX MEMPHIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/president-trump-policies-protested-at-memphis-womens-march/907102536

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Two years of Trump: Dizzying dysfunction, controversies, mark first half of president’s first term.”
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/jan/20/two-years-under-trump-dizzying-dysfunction-constan/

 

IOWA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/gillibrand-first-trip-iowa-trump-corrupting-soul-country#stream/0

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2019-01-19/the-women-s-march-from-new-york-to-los-angeles

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Fast-Growing, Outer-Ring Suburbs Can Be Fertile Ground For Racism In Youth Sports.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2019/01/20/fast-growing-outer-ring-suburbs-can-be-fertile-ground-for-racism-in-youth-sports/#65c4c922b2ef

 

NEWSWEEK
— ANN COULTER BLASTS DONALD TRUMP OVER BORDER WALL PROPOSAL: ‘WE VOTED FOR TRUMP AND GOT JEB!’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/ann-coulter-blasts-donald-trump-over-border-wall-proposal-we-voted-trump-and-1298425
— POLITICAL FIGURES DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM WOMEN’S MARCH AMID ACCUSATIONS OF ANTI-SEMITISM – NICOLE GOODKIND
https://www.newsweek.com/womens-march-anti-semitism-kamala-harris-kirsten-gillibrand-1298210
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ PROMOTES HATRED OF CONSERVATIVES AND HATRED OF MEN
https://www.newsweek.com/video-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-slams-conservatives-calls-women-shake-table-1298413

 

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Offer Is a Joke.”
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/01/19/trumps-offer-is-a-joke/

 

INSIGHT NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters, White-haters, and America-haters promote hatred of Trump, Whites, and America.
https://www.insightnews.com/news/the-house-rejects-white-nationalism-and-white-supremacy-in-long/article_ed9c1b44-1b60-11e9-8d78-87a1aa82fafa.html

 

GUARDIAN & DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans and anti-men promote woman’s marches in America.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/jan/19/womens-march-2019-london-new-york-berlin-washington-dc-live
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6611771/Sam-Frost-wears-powerful-slogan-T-shirt-Womens-March-Sydney.html

 

GUARDIAN & NOLA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters promote hated of Republicans.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/20/steve-king-is-representative-of-the-problem-with-donald-trump
https://www.nola.com/opinions/2019/01/why-republicans-have-to-keep-disavowing-racists.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump’s Federal Financial Regulators Expensed $2,500 for Booze (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. Will Trump ask GAO for help? I worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, the last almost 8 years of which at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels, currently $106,044-$125,325/year. During the last 5 of those years, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT and I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-federal-finance-regulators-expensed-dollar2500-for-booze-report

January 19 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Stava-Murray stands by comment that Naperville has ‘white supremacist policies’ – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn who hint/imply/argue/shout that my hometown Crete was full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots while I lived there 1948-1972. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-stava-murray-white-supremacist-claims-st-0120-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: City officials reacted strongly to Stava-Murray’s claims about Naperville’s policies. “I don’t think that the city can be fairly characterized in that way. In fact, it’s very much the opposite,” Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico said. “It’s a very loving city and a very welcoming city.” Naperville City Councilman Kevin Coyne said the community celebrates diversity and welcomes people of all ethnicities. “Rep. Stava-Murray’s comments were reckless and unfounded,” Coyne said. “She should apologize to her constituents in Naperville who she has embarrassed with these disparaging and patently false comments.” Stava-Murray said Friday she is glad her comment, which was posted about two weeks ago, is getting attention. “I think this is a very necessary conversation people need to be having in Naperville and the Chicago area because we are still so segregated,” she said. “There are many schools in Naperville that have almost no black students in them and many schools where there is not a single black teacher teaching.” She also said Naperville makes no effort to educate residents on the city’s history as it relates race disparities and the city’s lack of a race-based bullying policy is “one of the areas where a lack of policy is a white supremacist policy.” Her preference for Oak Park is based on the fact that “they actually have a history of actively working to desegregate their area,” she said. “This reaction of caring more about appearance than reducing the negative impact on white active denial of white supremacy, that’s what made me want to move to Oak Park in the first place,” she said. Chirico said that while he understands some opinions can be based on experiences, he doesn’t see how a blanket statement regarding white supremacy could be applied to Naperville. “I certainly don’t think there’s any government policy that could even be interpreted that way,” Chirico said.)
— Patti Blagojevich ‘speechless’ Van Dyke sentence is shorter than her husband’s — and sends up flare to Trump on social media – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-patti-blagojevich-van-dyke-reaction-20190119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups march in Chicago: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-womens-march-coverage-20190119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups march in Geneva: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-geneva-womens-march-st-0120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups march in Chicago: 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-young-womens-march-rally-activists-snow/
— Shutdown leads to delays in lawsuits against government – AP (DIERSEN: Have you sued the federal government? I have. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf I should write a book about the lawsuit.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/shutdown-leads-to-delays-in-lawsuits-against-government/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups march in Geneva: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190119/committed-to-a-cause-weather-no-match-for-fox-valley-womens-march

 

ABC7
— Trump government shutdown announcement: Trump offers a ‘Dreamers’ deal for border-money proposal – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-offers-a-dreamers-deal-for-border-money-proposal/5097237/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote “Women’s March demonstrations around the United States.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/womens-march-2019-demonstrations-around-the-united-states-photos/5097250/

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Former Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner apparently failed to ‘rip the economic guts out of Indiana’ – Joseph S. Pete
https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/former-ill-gov-bruce-rauner-apparently-failed-to-rip-the/article_249e13a4-028c-57ca-aeca-38318a60ea99.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Thousands Gather Across U.S. For 3rd Annual Women’s Marches.”
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/thousands-gather-across-us-3rd-annual-womens-marches#stream/0

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Craig Wilcox Reports
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/19/craig-wilcox-reports/
— Pam Althoff Named Executive Director of Medical Cannabis Alliance of Illinois
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/19/pam-althoff-named-executive-director-of-medical-cannabis-alliance-of-illinois/
— State Rep. David McSweeney Offers Road Map for Illinois GOP Future
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/19/state-rep-david-mcsweeney-offers-road-map-for-illinois-gop-future/
— Reader Reaction to Woodstock Independent Editorial Hit Piece on Joe Tirio – Part 1
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/19/reader-reaction-to-woodstock-independent-editorial-hit-piece-on-joe-tirio-part-1/

 

GOPUSA
— Karen Pence begins teaching at Christian school amid media attacks
http://www.gopusa.com/karen-pence-begins-teaching-at-christian-school-amid-media-attacks/
— HS Basketball coach saw Trump banner in the stands as racism (DIERSEN: What would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county do to you if you displayed a Trump banner?)
http://www.gopusa.com/hs-basketball-coach-saw-trump-banner-in-the-stands-as-racism/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Laura Loomer Brings Illegal Immigrants To Nancy Pelosi’s Home. Pelosi Has Police Remove Them. – AMANDA PRESTIGIACOMO (DIERSEN: What would the anti-Trumps in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county do if someone brought illegals to their homes?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/42171/watch-laura-loomer-brings-illegal-immigrants-nancy-amanda-prestigiacomo

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Grandstanding Gavin Newsom urges furloughed TSA workers to file for unemployment compensation, even though they will be paid eventually – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/grandstanding_gavin_newsom_urges_furloughed_tsa_workers_to_file_for_unemployment_compensation_even_though_they_will_be_paid_eventually.html

 

THE HILL
— Trump pitches new plan to reopen government amid Dem pushback – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/426178-trump-pitches-new-plan-to-reopen-government-amid-dem-pushback
— Democrats signal they’ll reject Trump shutdown proposal – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/426168-democrats-signal-theyll-reject-trump-shutdown-proposal

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s bid to negotiate on wall met by Democratic rejection The president’s remarks marked an attempt to end the 29-day shutdown, though Democratic lawmakers swiftly dismissed the approach. – ELIANA JOHNSON and BURGESS EVERETT
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/19/trump-government-shutdown-deal-1116049

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-men promote anti-men.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-20/womens-march-returns-to-us-cities-fractured/10729924

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.N.C. Admissions Lawsuit Brings Another Attack on Affirmative Action – Anemona Hartocollis (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992, but I doubt that they would admit me today. My demographics are terrible in their eyes. I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (Baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/us/unc-affirmative-action-lawsuit.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill weighs race so heavily in its admissions process that it is the predominant factor in determining whether many black and Hispanic students get in, according to court papers filed on Friday by an anti-affirmative action group that is also suing Harvard. The group, Students for Fair Admissions, says the university is excluding white and Asian applicants in favor of less qualified black and Hispanic students. The plaintiffs accuse U.N.C., a public flagship university, of using race “at every stage” of the admissions process, in violation of the law, “even when the application gives no indication that race affected the student’s life in any way.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-men promote anti-men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/world/europe/womens-march-europe.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump offers 3-year extension of protection for ‘dreamers’ in exchange for $5.7 billion for wall; Democrats call it a ‘non-starter’ – Katie Zezima,Erica Werner and David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-to-make-new-offer-to-democrats-as-government-shutdown-drags-on/2019/01/19/2cde029e-1bf3-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-men promote anti-men.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/womens-march-on-washington-thousands-expected-for-third-womens-march-after-year-of-controversy/2019/01/18/68044464-1b2b-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Says He Supports Temporary DACA Protections for More Wall Funding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls the proposal a ‘non-starter’ – Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-to-support-daca-protections-for-more-wall-funding-11547920247

 

FORBES
— ‘I Work; You Pay Me’: Repercussions Of The U.S. Government Breaking The First Rule Of Employment – Rodd Wagner
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roddwagner/2019/01/19/i-work-you-pay-me-repercussions-of-the-u-s-government-breaking-the-first-rule-of-employment/#7c18ff27632d
— Stop Hiring: Self-Selection Is Better – Diane Bogino (DIERSEN: Potential federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised a) that they will be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 and b) that extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2019/01/15/stop-hiring-self-selection-is-better/#a78b4a94a5e6
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Self-selection” is a relatively new phrase on the hiring scene. According to Personnel Today, “Self-selection is the process where a job seeker is given information about the negative aspects of a vacancy and employer as well as the good points, to better enable them to make an informed decision about whether to apply for a job.” Its transparency gives candidates the option upfront to withdraw themselves from being considered for a position, for whatever reason. However, self-selection has a longer history than one might imagine; and like every story, self-selection has two sides. The dark side of self-selection was in full bloom just a few decades ago. I’ve been on the planet long enough to remember help wanted ads that simply advised people of different races, nationalities or genders not to apply. None of those criteria determine anyone’s ability, talents, or attributes. Let’s not go back to the old days of discrimination — that’s never a good goal for your business, brand or candidates.)

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against women, and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Pitts-The-enduring-problem-of-race-in-America-13545887.php

 

ATLANTA BLACK STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White says “Tucker Carlson Tries and Fails to Make His Case for Why White People Are the Real Victims of Racism.”
https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/01/19/tucker-carlson-makes-his-case-for-why-white-people-are-the-real-victims-of-racism/

January 18 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— George W. Bush delivers pizzas to federal workers, calls for end to government shutdown
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/george-w-bush-delivers-pizzas-to-federal-workers-calls-for-end-to-government-shutdown

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal employees in Chicago rally, meet with members of Congress to urge end to government shutdown – Lolly Bowean
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-fed-employees-rally-with-congressmen-20190118-story.html
— Election judges who worked in November finally being paid, DuPage clerk says – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-election-judges-finally-paid-st-0120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker gives his deputy governors tall orders – Rich Miler (DIERSEN: All the managers that GAO assigned to its GAO office while I worked there 1980-1997 were given lists of GAO Chicago office employees to get rid of. All of those targeted employees were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jb-pritzker-deputy-governors-sol-flores-dan-hynes-christian-mitchell-jesse-ruiz/
— Federal workers tell tales of woe to Illinois’ congressional delegation – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/government-shutdown-federal-workers-roundtable-illinois-congressional-delegation/

 

DAILY HERALD
— After 2-month wait, DuPage election judges finally getting paid – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190118/after-2-month-wait-dupage-election-judges-finally-getting-paid
— Trump promises March for Life crowd that he stands with them – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190118/news/301189885/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The $15 excuse some employers need to kiss Chicago goodbye When it comes to the minimum wage, there’s a right way to do things—and a wrong way. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/15-excuse-some-employers-need-kiss-chicago-goodbye

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Thousands gather for March for Life in D.C. on day 28 of government shutdown – John Gonzalez and Amy Aubert
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/thousands-gather-for-march-for-life-rally-in-dc-on-day-28-of-government-shutdown

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Winning candidates outspent opponents in local state legislative races – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190118/winning-candidates-outspent-opponents-in-local-state-legislative-races

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— For Pritzker, actions will speak louder than words – Editorial
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-for-pritzker-actions-will-speak-louder-than-words/article_a5839973-c8cd-5e6e-b010-9e54d5d7bebf.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Facing Lost Funds And Representation, Illinois Hopes It Can Count On You – MADELYN BECK
http://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/facing-lost-funds-and-representation-illinois-hopes-it-can-count-you#stream/0

 

WREX
— Winnebago County Salvation Army helps feed federal employees during shutdown
https://wrex.com/category/2019/01/17/winnebago-county-salvation-army-helps-feed-federal-employees-during-shutdown/

 

ILLINOIS PATCH
— The Richest County In Illinois (Kendall) May Surprise You The richest counties in each state have median household incomes ranging from $58,000 up to $129,000. See the number for Illinois. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/richest-county-illinois-may-surprise-you

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP TO PROLIFE MARCHERS: ANY LEGISLATION THAT WEAKENS PROTECTION OF HUMAN LIFE, I WILL VETO
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/trump-to-prolife-marchers-any-legislation-that-weakens-protection-of-human-life-i-will-veto.html
— ILLINOIS’ MOST JOB-PRODUCING SECTOR? GOVERNMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/illinois-most-job-producing-sector-government.html
— PRITZKER SIGNS NEW STATE GUN SHOP LAW INTO EFFECT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/pritzker-signs-new-state-gun-shop-law-into-effect.html
— ANOTHER GOP STATE REP FRESHMAN REJECTS STATE PENSION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/weber-rejects-taxpayer-funded-pension.html
— THORNER: LEFTIST BILL AYERS CALLS FOR OPEN BORDERS AT PRO LIFE COUNTER DEMONSTRATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/thorner-leftist-bill-ayers-calls-for-open-borders-at-pro-life-counter-demonstration.html

 

GOPUSA
— The Gillette ad is bad… and here’s why – Bobby Eberle
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63699
— Ted Cruz: Pelosi terrified of Trump speaking directly to Americans during State of the Union
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63658
— Existing border barriers work — and we need more of them
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63664
— New Central American caravan met with warm response from Mexico
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63684

 

BREITBART
— 800 New Caravan Migrants Break Border Gate into Mexico – Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/18/800-new-caravan-migrants-break-border-gate-into-mexico/
— CNN Attacks Beto O’Rourke for Being White – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/18/nolte-cnn-attacks-beto-orourke-for-being-white/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Marchers cheer Trump’s vow to protect life – Chris Woodward and Judy Brown
https://onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2019/01/18/marchers-cheer-trumps-vow-to-protect-life

 

WASHINGTON POST
— IRS workers beckoned to involuntary servitude “They’re pissed. They’re beyond pissed.” – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/18/irs-workers-beckoned-involuntary-servitude/
— The shutdown is undercutting the IRS, just in time for a particularly difficult tax season – Jeff Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/the-shutdown-is-undercutting-the-irs-just-in-time-for-a-particularly-difficult-tax-season/2019/01/18/6b649ed8-1b53-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html
— Harvard affirmative action case pits Asian Americans against each other — and everyone else – Meghan Liu
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/18/harvard-affirmative-action-case-pits-asian-americans-against-each-other-everyone-else/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Chicago Federal Workers: ‘Furlough Trump!’ and ‘Where Is Mitch?’ – Mario Parker
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-18/chicago-federal-workers-have-a-plan-furlough-trump

 

GOVERNING
— A State-Run Bank for Marijuana Money? Not So Fast. The idea is gaining popularity as a way to get around federal laws that ban banks from handling cannabis businesses’ money. But a new report pans the idea. – LIZ FARMER
http://www.governing.com/week-in-finance/gov-state-run-cannabis-bank.html

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 816 James Court, Wheaton – $335,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448289_zpid/

January 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Pritzker signs gun dealer licensing bill into law – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/governor-jb-pritzker-signs-gun-dealer-licensing-bill-into-law/5092894/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Supporters of the bill say federal regulators are stretched too thin, but opponents say the new licensing is expensive, and could force small dealers out of business. The Illinois Rifle Association released a statement Thursday saying, “The state licenses for gun dealers measure was passed in the previous General Assembly but was never sent to Governor Rauner because 2nd Amendment rights opponents knew he would veto it. Political gamesmanship like this is just a typical day in Illinois politics. The Illinois State Rifle Association is deeply disappointed in the action taken today, but is certainly not surprised. The federal government already licenses gun dealers. There is no need to add yet another layer of bureaucracy on gun dealers. The only thing this measure is going to do is make it cost more money for gun dealers to do business in Illinois, which is going to hurt the smaller dealers. The action taken today is another assault on our 2nd Amendment rights. Nothing in this bill is going to enhance public safety in Illinois. The only thing that is being accomplished here is the creation of a bureaucratic nightmare for gun dealers. Rest assured, we will be challenging this new law in court.”)
— Smoking in car with kids could carry $1,000 fine in Indiana soon (DIERSEN: What about smoking pot in a car with kids?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/$1000-fine-proposed-for-smoking-with-kids-in-car/5093429/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Orders Worker-Training Investment Review (DIERSEN: How much of your time and your money have you invested in job-related education? I invested lots of my time and my money earning 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.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-orders-worker-training-investment-review-504478272.html

 

CBS2
— Governor JB Pritzker Signs Gun Dealer Licensing Law – Mike Puccinelli
Governor JB Pritzker Signs Gun Dealer Licensing Law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Supporters have called it commonsense legislation, but opponents have said it’s classic government overreach. Gun rights advocates said the measure would run small dealers out of business due to the cost of the new regulations.)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pritzker signs bill allowing Illinois to license gun dealers – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/new-gov-pritzker-signs-oft-rejected-gun-dealer-licensing
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The law affects about 2,400 firearms dealers and its provisions take effect in six months. Each must show it is licensed with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and purchase a five-year state permit — $1,500 for retail shops and $300 for independent dealers. Each must install videotaping in retail sections of the store, maintain an electronic inventory and require annual employee training in spotting so-called straw purchases. The Illinois State Rifle Association promised a lawsuit challenging the plan. “The federal government already licenses gun dealers. There is no need to add yet another layer of bureaucracy on gun dealers,” executive director Richard Pearson said in a statement. “The only thing this measure is going to do is make it cost more money for gun dealers to do business in Illinois, which is going to hurt the smaller dealers. “The action taken today is another assault on our 2nd Amendment rights.” Pritzker, who already this week reversed course on GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner’s policies toward labor with pro-union action, said gun-rights organizations are “just wrong” in their criticism of the licensing bill. He added, “I’m going to continue to make sure that we’re standing up to the voices like the Illinois State Rifle Association and the National Rifle Association to protect our families and our children.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs law requiring state licensing of Illinois gun dealers; rifle association threatens lawsuit – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-signs-gun-legislation-20190117-story.html
— DuPage County fentanyl deaths up 76% in 2018, total opioid-related deaths up 3%, coroner says – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-county-opioid-deaths-2018-st-0118-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Anti-abortion activist Matthew Wiersema, 26, of Wheaton, says Melrose Park cop chastised and left him in Maywood – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/anti-abortion-activist-says-melrose-park-cop-chastised-dropped-off-maywood/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wiersema told the Chicago Sun-Times Thursday that he was handcuffed, put in a police car and driven to nearby Maywood, where police released him but kept his camera. “This isn’t an arrest, so shut up with your bull—- and go show this garbage to somebody in f—— Wheaton,” a voice can be heard saying on Wiersema’s video. Hours later, Wiersema returned to the Melrose Park police station to file a complaint and retrieve his camera. He later posted the video online.)
— Pritzker signs ‘long overdue’ gun dealer licensing bill, vows ‘more work to do’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: ‘More work to do’ is code for abolishing the Second Amendment and confiscating all firearms from non-Democrats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-signs-gun-dealer-licensing-measure/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois State Rifle Association said in a statement that the law will hurt small dealers by making them pay more. And they called it “another assault on our 2nd Amendment rights.” “Nothing in this bill is going to enhance public safety in Illinois,” the group said in a statement. “The only thing that is being accomplished here is the creation of a bureaucratic nightmare for gun dealers. Rest assured, we will be challenging this new law in court.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Two years in: Is American great again yet?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-trump-administration-two-year-anniversary-reelection/
— The dubious attack of psychologists on ‘traditional masculinity’ – Gene Lyons
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-dubious-attack-of-psychologists-on-traditional-masculinity/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Construction to begin on long-awaited Jefferson center in District 200 – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190117/construction-to-begin-on-long-awaited-jefferson-center-in-district-200

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Kinzinger is right to call out shutdown stupidity – Editorial
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/16/our-view-kinzinger-is-right-to-call-out-shutdown-stupidity/ar2egxb/
— The future of the Republican Party in Illinois – David McSweeney
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/16/our-view-the-future-of-the-republican-party-in-illinois/axhgeni/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gov. Pritzker signs gun dealer certification bill – AP
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190117/gov-pritzker-signs-gun-dealer-certification-bill

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— People, not politicians, should hold power – Scott Reeder
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/scott-reeder-people-not-politicians-should-hold-power/article_5d788294-1905-11e9-9def-7b5c477e2714.html

 

TIMES
— Sen. Sue Rezin named to Republican leadership team
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/01/17/sen-sue-rezin-named-to-republican-leadership-team/ab67o9t/

 

  1. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
    https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2019/01/17/medical-marijuana-meet-seven-st-louis-players.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Party bosses, pols pick Illinois leaders – SCOTT REEDER
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/party-bosses-pols-pick-illinios-leaders/article_6009b7ee-bc54-5038-8bf0-1e7718435809.html

 

WSPY
— Local Legislators Appointed to House, Senate Leadership Roles
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/local-legislators-appointed-to-house-senate-leadership-roles/article_1541c458-1a5f-11e9-8da8-87e29b771b8b.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Cohen acknowledges rigging polls for Trump in 2014 and 2015 – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/cohen-acknowledges-rigging-polls-for-trump-in-2014-and-2015
— 2020 Democrats face a choice: Fight Trump or ignore him? – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/2020-democrats-face-a-choice-fight-trump-or-ignore-him

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— DuPage County Election Commission Dissolves
https://www.nctv17.com/news/dupage-county-election-commission-dissolves/

 

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Face it America, racism is the trump card of the current presidency.” Typically, Trump-haters also hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicagocrusader.com/face-it-america-racism-is-the-trump-card-of-the-current-presidency/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives weighs in on DuPage Township corruption scandal – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511723648-ives-weighs-in-on-dupage-corruption-scandal
— Ives blasts Rauner for last-minute veto – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511723012-ives-blasts-rauner-for-last-minute-veto

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Benford hopes Mayer’s departure heralds new era for DuPage Township – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511723695-benford-hopes-mayer-s-departure-heralds-new-era-for-dupage-township

 

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— What We Want to See from Governor J.B. Pritzker
https://illinoisopportunity.org/what-we-want-to-see-from-governor-j-b-pritzker/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois congressman Rodney Davis wants site of Springfield Race Riot to be a National Historic Monument (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups benefitted from their parents’, their grandparents’, their great grandparents’, and the rest of their ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against women and therefore should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-congressman-wants-site-of-springfield-race-riot-to-be/article_0e367af8-1a75-11e9-bc69-1308c9169d6f.html
— Illinois’ gubernatorial race sets national spending record – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-gubernatorial-race-sets-national-spending-record/article_81122c72-1a91-11e9-8ce1-438f59ef61ef.html
— Gun advocates eye court challenge after Pritzker signs gun dealer licensing bill – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/gun-advocates-eye-court-challenge-after-pritzker-signs-gun-dealer/article_824a835e-1a7e-11e9-a31b-9f9391dc7aca.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner deletes his account
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/17/rauner-deletes-his-account/
— McSweeney’s path forward for the GOP
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/17/mcsweeneys-path-forward-for-the-gop/
— Edgar out front on horsemen gaming push
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/17/edgar-out-front-on-horsemen-gaming-push/

 

FOX NEWS RADIO
— Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL): Senator Rand Paul Is A Very Weak Person Wanting To Retreat From The Middle East
https://radio.foxnews.com/2019/01/17/congressman-adam-kinzinger-r-il-senator-rand-paul-is-a-very-weak-person-wanting-to-retreat-from-the-middle-east/

 

BREITBART
— New York Times Op-Ed Urges Open Borders: ‘Let Them In’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2019/01/17/new-york-times-op-ed-urges-open-borders-let-them-in/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Federal employees need to prepare for the next government shutdown – Ryan Ellis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/federal-employees-need-to-prepare-for-the-next-government-shutdown

 

CNS NEWS
— GOP Congressman Introduces Bill to Prevent Government Shutdowns – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/gop-congressman-introduces-bill-prevent-government-shutdowns
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bill was also sponsored by Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio), Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Fred Upton (R-Mich.).)

 

EAGLE FORUM
— Feminism Destroys Lives (DIERSEN: What do you say to men who pander to feminists? I should write a book about men in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who pander to feminists.)
https://eagleforum.org/publications/efr/jan19.html

 

GOPUSA
— NAACP, Maxine Waters and Ocasio-Cortez go after CBS for lack of black reporters; CBS caved (DIERSEN: How has EEOC impacted you? What did you want when you were young? I wanted a successful career in the automotive industry. EEOC ended all that in 1971 when I was 22 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That made me unemployed because Firestone had fired me for accepting that offer. I had to get a job fast because I had a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. Because of the aforesaid, I accepted a job offer from IRS.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63488
— Ed Case, Hawaii Democrat, claims he’s ‘an Asian trapped in a white body’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Whites act like they are minorities trapped in White bodies, men act like they are females trapped in male bodies, older people like they are younger people trapped in older people bodies, German Americans act like they are non-German Americans trapped in German American bodies, and Whites act like they are Democrats trapped in Republican bodies. Ever-increasingly, in America, it is unpopular to be White, male, older, German American, and Republican.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63588
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, bringing ‘gangster’ to government
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63457
— Harry Reid hits Ocasio-Cortez’s 70% tax hike, warns Democrats not to push ‘radical change’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63510

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Marines Hoist White Flag To Social Justice Warriors
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29502

 

THE HILL
— Trump fires back at Pelosi, cancels her foreign travel – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/425887-trump-fires-back-at-pelosi-cancels-her-foreign-travel

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Only an anti-American would say “There’s Nothing Wrong With Open Borders.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/opinion/open-borders-immigration.html
— As Shutdown Drags On, Some Step Up to Help Unpaid Federal Workers – Glenn Thrush, Julie Bosman and Kirk Johnson
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/us/politics/government-shutdown-security-net-.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Back pay approved for furloughed federal employees once shutdown ends – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/17/back-pay-approved-furloughed-federal-employees-once-shutdown-ends/?utm_term=.0c4e4b568d32
— The abortion issue is more polarized than ever, leading some to view March for Life as a Republican rally – Julie Zauzmer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who reject the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and b) who have worked the hardest to destroy those like me who support that plank.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/01/17/abortion-issue-is-more-polarized-than-ever-leading-some-view-march-life-republican-rally/

 

CAMPUS SAFETY
— GAO Report: Gov’t Must Do More to Combat Hunger on College Campuses A new report from the GAO found in 2016, two million college students who qualified for food assistance did not receive the benefits. – Amy Rock (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete while I attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/university/gao-hunger-on-college-campuses/

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Bills to protect federal employees, interns from sexual harassment pass House – Eric White
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/01/bills-to-protect-federal-employees-and-interns-from-sexual-harassment-pass-house/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Federal Employees Rally to Highlight the Work They’re Not Doing During the Shutdown – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2019/01/federal-employees-rally-highlight-work-theyre-not-doing-during-shutdown/154258/

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Government Shutdown: Pampered Federal Workers Don’t Deserve Anyone’s Pity – Editorial (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most since 1966 when I was 18 years old a) for my being a federal employee for almost 30 years and b) for my being a federal retiree for more than 21 years?)
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/federal-workers-government-shutdown/

(FROM THE EDITORIAL: The worst thing about the government shutdown isn’t the — minimal — harm it’s causing. It’s all the misplaced hand-wringing about federal workers, most of whom are overpaid and underworked, and all whom will get their back pay once government reopens. As the shutdown goes on, news accounts of the alleged suffering of federal workers mount. They’re lining up at food banks! They’re forced to take odd jobs, or rent rooms out on Airbnb! They need help! This week, Kraft Foods announced that it was opening a “pop-up” store in Washington, D.C. to provide free food to federal workers so that none of them “have to worry about putting dinner on the table because they aren’t receiving a paycheck.” Whole Foods hosted a free spaghetti dinner at select stores. Other companies are chipping in. Keep in mind that the 800,000 federal workers affected by the shutdown have so far missed a grand total of one paycheck, which would have arrived five days ago. There’s no doubt that this is challenging for many workers, particularly those who don’t budget their money well. But Congress has already guaranteed they will be made whole once the shutdown ends. This is an inconvenience, not a hardship. In the meantime, let’s remember who we are talking about here. While there are certainly plenty of hardworking, dedicated federal workers, they are, for the most part, incredibly pampered. They get better pay and more generous benefits than private sector workers doing the same things. They work fewer hours. And they have far greater job security. Better Pay and Benefits An analysis of federal pay by the Congressional Budget Office found that when you combine pay and benefits, federal workers make as much as 52% more than their private sector counterparts, depending on their education level. It also found that this gap has widened in recent years, because even when the economy was in a recession, federal workers kept getting annual pay hikes. A more recent analysis by the Cato Institute found that federal employees make 76% more than private sector workers. Using data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Cato report found that the average federal employee pulls down $123,160 a year in pay and benefits, compared with $69,901 in the private sector. It also found that this gap had increased since the 1990s, when it was 39%. They also get generous amounts of paid time off, including nearly two weeks of paid sick leave, 10 federal holidays and at least two weeks paid vacation. Less Productive Not only do federal workers make more, they work less than those in the private sector. A Heritage Foundation analysis found that federal employees put in an average 38.7 hours a week, compared with 41.4 in the private sector. Other reports show that government workers are 38% more likely to take time off work for illness or personal reasons, and miss 50% more hours than private sector workers. Here’s one case in point. After the Obama administration eliminated the International Labor Comparisons office, which employed 16 economists, the private sector Conference Board took on the work. But instead of 16 workers, the Conference Board needed only three to do the work. Project Veritas recently produced a series of undercover videos, in which federal workers bragged about how little they work, or how much time they spend at work on outside projects. Is it any surprise that the quit rate among federal workers is one-quarter the quit rate in the private sector? Unmatched Job Security What’s more, it is almost impossible to fire a federal worker. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the rate of layoffs and discharges among federal workers is one sixth the rate of the private sector. A Government Accountability audit found that it can take between five months to more than a year to fire a poor performing worker. Another GAO audit found that managers routinely hand out top performance ratings to federal workers. In fact, 99.5% got a “fully successful” rating or above. More than a third earned the highest rating of “outstanding.” At the other end of the spectrum, just 0.4% of federal workers got “minimally successful” and 0.1% “unacceptable” ratings. Worse still, federal workers who do cause serious problems at work often get put on paid administrative leave as punishment. Yet another GAO audit found that the government spent more than $3 billion in just two years for what amounted to paid vacations. Hundreds of federal workers had received a year or more of paid administrative leave. One Quarter Are ‘Non-Essential’ As we noted in this space earlier, government agencies affected by the shutdown furloughed about 400,000 workers. (The other 400,000 “essential workers” are at their jobs, but not currently getting paychecks.) Excluding the military (which is unaffected by the shutdown) and the Postal Service (which is self-financed), that means 25% of the total federal work force of just over 3 million is “nonessential.” At several agencies, the vast majority of workers are “nonessential.” Here’s a sampling compiled by Government Executive of the share of workers furloughed during the shutdown. NASA: 95.4% Housing and Urban Development: 95.4% Securities and Exchange Commission: 93.5% Commerce Department: 86% Federal Trade Commission 76.7% Department of the Interior: 76% Department of Agriculture: 66.5%. Collectively, just this sampling of government agencies spent more than $244 billion of taxpayer money last year. If nothing else, the shutdown has highlighted how bloated the federal workforce has become. Many Threatened To Quit Anyway Lastly, more than a quarter of the federal workforce threatened to quit if President Donald Trump got elected. A survey of federal employees by the Government Business Council and GovExec.com found that 14% said they would “definitely” consider quitting their jobs and another 13% said they might consider it. Just 65% said they’d stay on at their jobs no matter who wins. The shutdown provides these workers a perfect opportunity to live up to their promise. And the booming labor market means that there are plenty of jobs in the private sector. (Of course, that would mean giving up their cushy federal jobs.) The government will eventually reopen. All of these workers will be back on the job. And they’ll all get paid for the days they stayed home. So please, spare us the crocodile tears.)