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February 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— U.S. SUSPENDS ENFORCEMENT OF TRAVEL BAN; TRUMP BASHES JUDGE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/us-suspends-enforcement-of-travel-ban;-trump-bashes-judge/1737683/
— Trump Slams ‘So-Called Judge’ Who Blocked Immigration Order – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-slams-so-called-judge-who-blocked-immigration-order/1737487/
— CHICAGO LOOP SYNAGOGUE VANDALIZED WITH SWASTIKAS, BROKEN WINDOW
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicago-loop-synagogue-vandalized-with-swastikas-broken-window/1737442/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Loop Synagogue Vandalized With Swastikas, Broken Window – Emily Florez
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-loop-synagogue-vandalized-swastikas-412773583.html
— Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to Push Similar Budget Message
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-governor-rauner-push-similar-budget-message–412788613.html
— Hundreds Protest Rep. Peter Roskam in Suburban Palatine – Shelby Bremer  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. If they have not done so already, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout at Roskam that Diersen’s GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails brought those protestors to the event.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/peter-roskam-protest-palatine-412780383.html

 

CBS2
— DuPage County Struggles To Fight Opioid Epidemic – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/04/dupage-county-struggles-to-fight-opioid-epidemic/
— Minorities Make Up 2/3 Of CPD’s 16,000 New Applicants  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/04/minorities-make-up-23-of-cpds-16000-new-applicants/
— Chicago Loop Synagogue Vandalized With Swastikas – Lauren Victory
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/04/chicago-loop-synagogue-vandalized-with-swastikas/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Roskam among Republicans on tightrope with constituents over Trump.” (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. If they have not done so already, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout at Roskam that Diersen’s GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails brought those protestors to the event.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-roskam-hultgren-trump-backlash-met-20170203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protesters gather outside GOP meeting attended by Roskam.” (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. If they have not done so already, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout at Roskam that Diersen’s GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails brought those protestors to the event.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-roskam-protest-st-0205-20170204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s policies strain decades-old ties binding a Mexican village to Waukegan.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-trump-mexico-waukegan-20170204-story.html
— Police treatment-not-prosecution program has helped 9 drug addicts so far – Bill Bird  (DIERSEN: I am 68 years old. I have never used an illegal drug and I never will.  I credit my a) outstanding parents and their having me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), raising me as a MSL, and having me confirmed as a MSL and b) my respect for the rule of law.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would credit the fact that no one has ever encouraged me to use illegal drugs.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-heroin-alternative-program-st-0205-20170204-story.html
— Chicago immigration attorney: ‘Get back to the states as soon as possible’ – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-immigration-attorney-get-back-to-the-states-as-soon-as-possible-20170204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Documents confirm Trump still benefiting from his business.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-trust-20170204-story.html
— New Trier High School parents debate planned civil rights seminar – Kathy Routliffe  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO HATE THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/winnetka/news/ct-wtk-new-trier-diversity-day-tl-0209-20170204-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Opposition to an all-day civil rights seminar planned for New Trier High School has led to a group of parents creating a website and Facebook page to call for the addition of conservative speakers and presenters, or cancellation of the event. As currently planned, students at the Winnetka and Northfield campuses will hear from a keynote speaker at the Feb. 28 event on “Understanding Today’s Struggle for Racial Civil Rights,” and choose two of more than 100 sessions or workshops to attend, according to Assistant Supt. Tim Hayes. Keynote speakers are National Book Award winner Colson Whitehead, author of “The Underground Railroad,” and Andrew Ayden, co-author with U.S. Rep. John Lewis of “March,” a graphic novel series chronicling Lewis’ civil rights history. District Supt. Linda Yonke said students must attend the keynote speech and a 50-minute homeroom presentation, but students who are uncomfortable with anything in the sessions will be able to leave. Opponents of the current format and speaker lineup say it lacks conservative voices, and thus presents a biased and politicized offering of liberal viewpoints on the issues. Wilmette resident Mark Glennon, whose son is a New Trier junior, called the schedule of presenters “flagrantly and unquestionably politically extreme.”  “What I’d like to see happen is simple: just some balance in what’s presented,” he said, adding that debate among New Trier parents and residents has caused strife in an otherwise friendly community.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you do not oppose Trump, Budweiser wants to get rid of you.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-super-bowl-commercial-preview-20170203-story.html
— Eric Trump’s business trip to Uruguay cost taxpayers $97,830 in hotel bills – Amy Brittain, Drew Harwell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-eric-trump-uruguay-trip-20170203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is showing us why he needs a (Black) history lesson.”  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes WANT TRUMP TO SAY 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 gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-black-history-frederick-douglass-perspec-0205-20170203-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump calls ruling ‘ridiculous’ as visa cancellations lifted – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-lashes-out-a-federal-judge-over-ruling-on-travel-ban/
— U.S. suspends enforcement of travel ban; Trump bashes judge – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/u-s-suspends-enforcement-of-travel-ban-trump-bashes-judge/
— Twenty more ATF agents on their way to Chicago – Sam Charles and Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cnn-20-more-atf-agents-coming-to-chicago/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Roskam meets with Republicans in Palatine, ignores 400 protestors.”  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. If they have not done so already, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout at Roskam that Diersen’s GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails brought those protestors to the event.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170204/news/170209444/
— Favia cites ‘bullies,’ withdraws from Arlington Heights trustee race – Christopher Placek and James Kane
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170204/news/170209445/
— South Elgin middle school fight severely injures student
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170203/news/170209508/
— District 89 superintendent: No boundary changes for next year – Bob Smith and Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170203/news/170209536/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What’s a serial entrepreneur to do when the world is topsy-turvy? – KRISTEN SCHORSCH  (DIERSEN: Are/were you an entrepreneur?  To turn entrepreneurs against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at entrepreneurs a) that I never was an entrepreneur, b) that I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997, c) that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, d) that I have been a retired federal employee for more that 19 years, e) that my federal pension is $50,856/year, f) that my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is $17,288/year, and g) that I never earned more than $122,991/year in today’s dollars.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170204/ISSUE01/170209920/glen-tullman-a-serial-entrepreneur-bracing-for-change

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Peoria SEAL promoted posthumously – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170203/peoria-seal-promoted-posthumously-video-seized-in-raid-was-years-old

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— District 89 board agrees to delay proposed boundary changes – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/04/district-89-board-agrees-to-delay-proposed-boundary-changes/acoxs73/

 

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hundreds Protest Glen Ellyn’s Congressman  Rep. Peter Roskam was meeting with a Republican group in Palatine.” (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. If they have not done so already, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout at Roskam that Diersen’s GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails brought those protestors to the event.)
http://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/hundreds-protest-glen-ellyns-congressman

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Doug Ibendahl on this Sunday’s Beyond the Beltway with Bruce DuMont
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14261

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Wheeling’s Mayor Agriris Used City Credit for Personal Use and Appears to have Lied About Repayment – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/02/wheelings-mayor-agriris-used-city-credit-for-personal-use-and-appears-to-have-lied-about-repayment/

 

GOPUSA
— Can Trump defuse the ‘saboteurs’ in DC?  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I never tried to sabotage its Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, or Inclusion efforts. The federal government never charged me with that because I always carried out all the AA, Diversity, and Inclusion orders that I was given.  I can provide many examples in which I was ordered to give preference to my subordinates because they were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, and that I carried out those orders.)
http://www.gopusa.com/can-trump-defuse-the-saboteurs-in-dc/
(FROM THE ARTICFLE: A former attorney with the DOJ says rules for firing federal civil service employees will make it very difficult for Donald Trump to “drain the swamp” in Washington, as he promised numerous times during his campaign. When President Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates earlier this week, it brought to light a serious problem at the Justice Department: Obama devotees and appointees ensconced in the agency. Yates, one of those holders from the Obama administration, had defiantly refused to defend Trump’s executive order calling for a temporary ban on refugees from seven predominately Muslim countries. Conservative activists have praised the president for his decision to fire Yates. J. Christian Adams, a former Justice Department attorney, contends the Obama appointee was merely fulfilling her assignment: disrupt the new administration’s plans. “Sally Yates was one of thousands of saboteurs who have been left at the Justice Department from the Obama years. She was just the first one to engage in her act of sabotage,” he said during a recent interview on American Family Radio. “There are many, many, many dozens of hundreds yet to come from other employees who have been left there.” Ronald Reagan once said: “The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.” According to Adams, that could also apply to the federal bureaucracy as a whole. “… You can’t get rid of it; Trump can’t get rid of it [or] change it. You can’t drain the swamp anymore because of federal civil service rules,” exclaims the founder of the Election Law Center. “… It’s almost like you need to go back to the spoil system where [when] you win an election you get to pick the employees. Maybe there was value to that because it actually made the government responsive to the people – because right now it’s responsive to the institutional left.” Adams believes it would take a courageous effort by Congress to change an environment he describes as unaccountable and left-leaning.)

 

BREITBART
— Thousands Protest Trump Immigration Order in London – NICK HALLETT  (DIERSEN: How soon will England declare itself to be a Muslim country?)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/02/04/thousands-protest-trump-immigration-order-london/
— Joy Reid: Trump’s Order Is a Muslim Ban That Exempts Countries Where Trump Does Business – IAN HANCHETT
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/04/joy-reid-trumps-order-is-a-muslim-ban-that-exempts-countries-where-trump-does-business/

 

THE BLAZE
— Group boycotting Trump businesses gets Nordstrom to drop Ivanka – Sarah Lee (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps drop you?  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/03/group-boycotting-trump-businesses-gets-nordstrom-to-drop-ivanka/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House chairman to sanctuary cities: ‘Your money is gone’ – PAUL BEDARD
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/house-chairman-to-sanctuary-cities-your-money-is-gone/article/2613830

 

POLITICO
— TV networks hiking ad rates for shows Trump watches – DANIEL LIPPMAN and ANNA PALMER  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but what if Trump said that he regularly reads GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to keep up to date with government and political news and commentary in Illinois?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-tv-ad-rates-morning-joe-oreilly-234647

 

THE HILL
— Shows Trump watches hike ad prices – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/317921-news-networks-raise-ad-prices-as-groups-vie-for-trumps
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump delivers for religious right.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317875-trump-delivers-for-religious-right
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Thousands protest Trump’s immigration ban for second week in a row.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/317932-thousands-protest-trumps-immigration-ban-for-second-week-in-a
— Brazile: Trump’s Supreme Court pick ‘more extreme’ than Scalia – MALLORY SHELBOURNE  (DIERSEN: Who says that you are extreme?  The following say that I am extreme: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/317927-brazile-trumps-supreme-court-pick-more-extreme-than-scalia

 

AOL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A Trump Organization business trip already cost American taxpayers.”
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/04/a-trump-organization-business-trip-already-cost-american-taxpaye/21707087/

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Global Demonstrations Over Trump’s Policies Heat Up Amid Anger Over Travel Ban.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/global-demonstrations-over-trump-s-policies-heat-amid-anger-over-n716831

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump just got checked and balanced.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/04/politics/donald-trump-travel-ban/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Picks Wall Street Over Main Street.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/trump-picks-wall-street-over-main-street.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Mr. Trump’s Random Insult Diplomacy.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/sunday/mr-trumps-random-insult-diplomacy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Will the Supreme Court Stand Up to Trump?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/sunday/will-the-supreme-court-stand-up-to-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Early Signs Suggest Trump’s Actions Are Taking a Toll on Trump Brand.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/business/the-trump-brand.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘We’ll do better’: Trump’s White House tries to gain a sense of order amid missteps – Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/well-do-better-trumps-white-house-tries-to-gain-a-sense-of-order-amid-missteps/2017/02/04/8351bdb0-ea53-11e6-bf6f-301b6b443624_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Backers and opponents of Trump travel ban hold dueling rallies at LAX – Deborah Netburn
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lax-protests-20170204-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— ATF considers sending more agents to help with Chicago’s violent crime – Aamer Madhani and Kevin Johnson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/04/atf-considers-sending-more-agents-help-chicagos-violent-crime/97485104/

 

BEND BULLETIN
— Today in history: In 1977, 11 people were killed when two Chicago Transit Authority trains collided on an elevated track. (DIERSEN: 40 years ago this evening, my wife and I were on our first date.  We were in the northeast Loop when this accident occurred.)
http://www.bendbulletin.com/nation/5021968-151/today-in-history-and-birthdays

 

  1. CLOUD TIMES
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America, and especially citizens of America who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
    http://www.sctimes.com/story/opinion/2017/02/04/trump-repeats-sad-history-immigration/97359382/

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump evades press pool AGAIN by going for an impromptu round of golf in Palm Beach while on vacation that could cost taxpayers $3MILLION.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4192192/Trump-ducks-press-pool-goes-impromptu-golf-trip.html

 

COURIER MAIL
— Why Donald Trump is good news for the media industry – Editorial
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/world/why-donald-trump-is-good-news-for-the-media-industry/news-story/4882642b8a0116d554600ec43558e6e8
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: AS President Donald Trump steps up his attacks on the “dishonest” press, major American media outlets are seeing an apparent resurgence after years of downward spiral. Newspapers, radio and television had begun to see growth during the 2016 election campaign, and that has accelerated since the inauguration, despite — or perhaps because of — the vitriol from the new president and his aides. While much of the industry has been slumping in recent years, the war between the president and the news media has seemingly drawn in a flood of new readers, listeners and viewers, including many willing to pay for news. CNN viewership rose a stunning 94 per cent during the week of Mr Trump’s inauguration in January, even as the president assailed the cable news operator as a purveyor of “fake news.” The New York Times announced this week it added nearly 300,000 paid digital subscribers in the fourth quarter of last year, the highest number since it began its paywall model.)

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Two-thirds of Britons believe Trump is threat to international stability.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/04/two-thirds-of-britons-believe-trump-is-threat-to-international-stability

February 4 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Nordstrom to drop Ivanka Trump’s clothing, accessories line – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps drop you?  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–nordstrom-ivanka-trump-20170203-story.html
— Troubled times call for congressmen to open doors to constituents – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-ecn-editorial-congress-roskam-immigration-st-0205-20170203-story.html
— Illinois’ students need fair school funding – Allison Jack, River Forest  (DIERSEN: Jack would be one of those who would hint/imply/argue/shout that Crete-Monee School District 201-U was filthy rich when I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966 and that is why I got into the upper 20% of my class, why I got an ACT score of 24, and why UIC accepted me in 1966.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illinois-students-need-fair-school-funding-20170203-story.html
— Arlington Heights candidate facing backlash after Facebook post about women’s marches – Karen Ann Cullotta
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-womens-march-facebook-candidate-tl-0209-20170203-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Munger vows to ‘help people in need’ in new job – Michael Sneed  (DIERSEN: Have you ever been “in need?” I have not. Because of that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and as being someone who has always been privileged.  If that were true, I never would have taken the bad dead end jobs that I did doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assemble line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-exclusive-munger-appointed-to-deputy-guv-post/
— Political football: Bears battle players union over workers’ comp – TINA SFONDELES AND PATRICK FINLEY
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/political-football-bears-battle-players-union-over-workers-comp/

 

DAILY HERALD
— EDITORIAL: Don’t keep secrets  The already embattled DuPage County Election Commission didn’t help itself by waiting more than a month to announce that longtime Executive Director Robert Saar effectively retired in mid-December, although his last day isn’t really until March 14. Saar has the right to his accumulated time off, but why keep his departure secret for so long?
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170204/discuss/170209512/
— EDITORIAL: Congressman speaking up  Despite the risks he took criticizing President Trump’s immigration ban, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren didn’t go far enough for several dozen people who showed up at his Campton Hills office this week. A spokesman said the 14th District congressman will host a town-hall meeting and promised appointments to all who showed. That’s decent service.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170204/discuss/170209512/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— If only voters got as flabbergasted as ratings agencies over state budget – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/NEWS02/170209923/if-only-voters-got-as-flabbergasted-as-ratings-agencies-over-state

 

NAVIGATOR
— State Representative David Reis named Assistant House Republican Leader
http://www.navigatorjournal.com/news/article_5be05f70-ea26-11e6-9363-0bb0319fff51.html

 

WVIK
— A Look At How Rauner, Emanuel Are Handling Trump – LAUREN CHOOLJIAN AND TONY ARNOLD
http://wvik.org/post/look-how-rauner-emanuel-are-handling-trump#stream/0

 

WJBC
— OUTSTANDING: Normal could prohibit new video gaming establishments close to single family neighborhoods – Adam Studzinski
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/02/03/normal-could-prohibit-new-video-gaming-establishments-close-to-single-family-neighborhoods/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Hello? People swamp Congress with calls in era of Trump – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/hello-people-swamp-congress-with-calls-in-era-of-trump/article_26f56af1-30f3-5410-b69d-d48f7d7f3ed3.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Could the next state holiday be Obama’s birthday? – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article130743344.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— District 89 superintendent recommends delaying boundary changes  Parents had voiced concerns about proposal – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/03/district-89-superintendent-recommends-delaying-boundary-changes/ax6z9j4/

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Illinois Budget Deal: The Wheels Can’t Come Off Until There’s a Cart – Reboot Illinois
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/illinois-budget-deal-wheels-cant-come-until-theres-cart

 

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Here are Chicagoland’s wealthiest ZIPs (INTERACTIVE MAP)  (DIERSEN: According to this, South Wheaton (60189) has a population of 30,184, 11,775 households, $98,856 median household income, and $347,663 median net worth.)
http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2017/02/04/here-are-chicagolands-wealthiest-zips.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to Esri, the Top 10 wealthiest ZIP codes in the Chicago area are: 60043 – Kenilworth, 60022 – Glencoe, 60093 – Winnetka, 60521 – Hinsdale, 60045 – Lake Forest, 60091 – Wilmette, 60558 – Western Springs, 60523 – Oak Brook, 60184 – Wayne, 60015 – Deerfield)

 

ILLINOIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Jeremy Plank earns Certified Fraud Examiner credential  (DIERSEN: I became a CFE in 1990 based on my having a) worked for GAO for more than 10 years, the last 4 years of which at the GS-13 level, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 level, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, d) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, e) passing the CPA examination in 1979, f) earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, g) earning an MBA in 1976, and h) earning a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970.)
http://www.ibjonline.com/local-headlines/5277-plank-earns-certified-fraud-examiner-credential
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and leading provider of anti-fraud training and education, has awarded Jeremy Plank, of Wood River, the Certified Fraud Examiner credential. Plank met a stringent set of criteria and passed a rigorous exam administered by the ACFE. Plank had to demonstrate knowledge in four areas critical to the fight against fraud: fraudulent financial transactions, fraud prevention and deterrence, legal elements of fraud and fraud investigation. Plank is currently a CPA with CJ Schlosser and Company, LLC in Edwardsville and Alton. CFEs have the ability to: examine data and records to detect and trace fraudulent transactions; interview suspects to obtain information and confessions; write investigation reports; advise clients as to their findings; testify at trial; understand the law as it relates to fraud and fraud investigations; and identify the underlying factors that motivate individuals to commit fraud. CFEs on six continents have investigated more than 1 million suspected cases of civil and criminal fraud.)

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “BOYCOTTS, TRUMP’S TIRADES PART OF NEW BUSINESS LANDSCAPE.”
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170204/AP/302049936

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Crete CSX intermodal rail terminal is subject of open house – Andrew Steele
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/transportation/crete-csx-intermodal-rail-terminal-is-subject-of-open-house/article_8303046c-73b0-5ef4-9aaf-5b9b4572d95c.html

 

TIMES
— GOP introduces federal ‘right-to-work’ bill – Brent Bader
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/gop-introduces-federal-right-to-work-bill/article_5983d0c9-8a7b-5c5d-a67c-3d376608d671.html

 

GOPUSA
— California Democrats want to make entire state a sanctuary for illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/california-democrats-want-to-make-entire-state-a-sanctuary-for-illegal-aliens/
— Hail the Gender-Fluid Scouts?
http://www.gopusa.com/hail-the-gender-fluid-scouts/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Whites Need Not Apply To Teach At Barnard – David Krayden  (DIERSEN: From what I see, anti-Trumps want to post signs or have already posted signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/whites-need-not-apply-to-teach-at-barnard/

 

THE BLAZE
— Protesters plan to expose their rears at Trump Tower in Chicago to get Trump to release his tax returns – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: Those who protest against you say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.  I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/03/protesters-plan-to-expose-their-rears-at-trump-tower-to-get-trump-to-release-his-tax-returns/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Over 25 groups unite to fight sex trafficking at the Super Bowl  (DIERSEN: What is the Libertarian Party’s position on this?  I should write a book about Libertarians and about Libertarian plants in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have always worked against me. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being much “too conservative” on social issues.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/we-must-tackledemand-for-sex-trafficking-at-the-super-bowl-and-beyond

 

DAILY CALLER
— Federal Employees Trying To Undermine Trump Need To Go – Neil Siefring  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I never tried to undermine its Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, or Inclusion efforts. The federal government never charged me with that because I always carried out all the AA, Diversity, and Inclusion orders that I was given.  I can provide many examples in which I was ordered to give preference to my subordinates because they were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, and that I carried out those orders.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/federal-employees-trying-to-undermine-trump-need-to-go/
— $27B In Federal Funds Now At Risk For Sanctuary Cities – Ethan Barton
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/27b-in-federal-funds-now-at-risk-for-sanctuary-cities/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Sanctuary Cities Received $27 Billion From Feds Each Year  1 in 5 city residents in Los Angeles are illegal immigrants – Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: What percent of Chicago residents are illegals?)
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/report-sanctuary-cities-received-27-billion-feds-year/
— Gun Sales Dip in January as Trump Takes Office  FBI ran half a million fewer checks than same time last year – Stephen Gutowski  (DIERSEN: As anti-Trumps increase their threats of violence, Trump supporters will start buying more firearms and ammunition again for their self-defense.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/gun-sales-dip-january-trump-takes-office/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— ‘Refuse Fascism’ Group That Fanned Anti-Free Speech Flames at UC Berkeley is Soros-Funded – ANGIE MCPHERSON
http://ijr.com/2017/02/793907-refuse-fascism-group-that-fanned-anti-free-speech-flames-at-uc-berkeley-is-soros-funded/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The open war between the establishment and President Trump – MATTHEW CONTINETTI (DIERSEN: Who heads The Establishment in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Are they at war with Trump and his supporters?)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444602/donald-trump-establishment-washington-insiders-everything-they-can-destroy

 

THE HILL
— The Trump opposition: Hell hath no fury like Democrats’ scorn – RUSSELL PAUL LA VALLE  (DIERSEN: What plans do the Democrats and the RINOs have to get rid of Republicans in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/national-party-news/317785-the-trump-opposition-hell-hath-no-fury-like-democrats

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Black History Month: A Time to Celebrate, but Also a Time to Remember the Work Left Undone – Marsha Levick  (DIERSEN: Levick would agree with my critics/opponents, with their operatives, and with their dupes who say that 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 gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.  Further, Levick would agree with those who say that instead of me, Blacks should have been hired to do yard work, deliver newspapers, wash dishes, clean golf shoes, chip slag, pump gasoline, work on an automobile assembly line, work as a security guard, and sell tires, automotive services, and major appliances during the 1960s and 1970s.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-tragedy-of-wordsworth-academy_us_5894faaee4b061551b3dfe87

 

REUTERS
— German magazine sparks furor with image of Trump beheading Statue of Liberty  (DIERSEN: From what I see, anti-Trumps have NO PROBLEM with this image. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-germany-spiegel-idUSKBN15J0EU

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Not ‘Lone Wolves’ After All: How ISIS Guides Plots by Remote Control – RUKMINI CALLIMACHI  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois try to paint themselves as being “lone wolves.”  My critics/opponents have lots of clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  I should write a book about them.  They would love it.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/world/asia/isis-messaging-app-terror-plot.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Pence tells Trump what to do and that Trump does what Pence tells him to do.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/opinion/trump-with-a-tail.html
— ‘White Privilege’ Essay Contest Stirs Up a Connecticut Town – DANIEL VICTOR  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being some who has benefited immensely from “White privilege.”  They hint/imply/argue/shout that the only reason why I was able to get jobs, to buy cars, to earn college degrees, to buy real estate, to past professional certification tests, to get a professional license, to get promotions, to get professional certifications, to save for retirement, to etc., WAS BECAUSE OF WHITE PRIVILEGE.  Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who DEMONIZE ME, DENIGRATE ME, AND CONDEMN ME THE MOST?  NOTE: ALL OF THE AFORESAID ARE WHITE.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/nyregion/white-privilege-essay-contest-westport-connecticut.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ninth Circuit battle: May Arizona deny driver’s licenses to beneficiaries of Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program? -Eugene Volokh
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/02/04/ninth-circuit-battle-may-arizona-deny-drivers-licenses-to-beneficiaries-of-obamas-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-program/

 

NEW YORK POST
— White House to investigate leaks of Trump’s calls to Mexico, Australia – Reuters  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but not completely – my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will hint/imply/argue/shout that I am the leaker.)
http://nypost.com/2017/02/04/white-house-to-investigate-leaks-of-trumps-calls-to-mexico-australia/
— Ocean may one day swallow Trump’s ‘Winter White House’ – Jackie Salo  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump and blame his supporters for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
http://nypost.com/2017/02/04/ocean-may-one-day-swallow-trumps-winter-white-house/

 

USA TODAY
— What is a Black Bloc? The tactic that unleashed chaos in Berkeley.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/02/what-black-bloc/97393870/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As concerns mount over LGBT rights, study shows lack of protections.”  From what I see, those who promote LGBTQ activity run America, run Illinois, run Cook County, run Chicago, run etc. and they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.  Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/03/concerns-mount-over-lgbt-rights-study-shows-lack-protections/97402482/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Will Lady Gaga Take on Trump at the Super Bowl? Place Your Bets!  Offshore bookmakers are split on whether the outspoken pop star will mention the president in her halftime show; ‘I believe in a passion for inclusion’ – HANNAH KARP  (DIERSEN: The more that you demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, Trump’s supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, the more money that members of the following groups will give you: anti-Trumps, anti-Protestants, anti-conservatives, anti-Republicans, anti-Americans, anti-Whites, anti-males, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-super-bowl-tossup-will-lady-gaga-take-on-donald-trump-1486143787

 

FORBES
— Another Travel Ban: IRS Moves To Revoke Passports For Unpaid Taxes – Robert W. Wood
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2017/02/02/another-travel-ban-irs-moves-to-revoke-passports-for-unpaid-taxes/#1e10b18c7df6

 

SPARTANBURG HERALD JOURNAL
— Loose talk of being ‘un-American’  A pause in immigration from seven Muslim-majorities countries isn’t a violation of our nation’s creed. – RICH LOWRY  (DIERSEN: If there had been as many illegal and legal immigrants in America during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s as there are today, in all likelihood, they would have gotten the jobs that I did doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assemble line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://www.goupstate.com/opinion/20170203/lowry-loose-talk-of-being-un-american
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Levels of immigration spiked in the 1880s, dropped in the 1890s, and reached new highs before World War I. They declined precipitously during the war and bounced back afterward. Then the 1924 immigration law brought a new phase of lower immigration that didn’t end until the late 1960s. In 1965, fewer than 300,000 immigrants were admitted to the United States. We have been at elevated levels for decades since then and now admit about 1 million a year. The proportion of the foreign-born population is set to hit a record in 2025.)

 

WYOMING NEWS
— Keep illegal immigrants at bay by axing freebies – Joe Elkins, Cheyenne
http://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/keep-illegal-immigrants-at-bay-by-axing-freebies/article_832ac2b0-ea9d-11e6-b706-cb7f7fcfb0ca.html

 

WTOP
— Protesters dance from Trump Hotel to White House – Michelle Basch
http://wtop.com/dc/2017/02/protesters-dance-trump-hotel-white-house/slide/1/

 

KRGV
— GAO: IRS Falls Short of Protecting Taxpayers Against Fraud  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have wasted my knowledge of IRS.  I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $94,610-$100,917.)
http://www.krgv.com/story/34424851/gao-irs-falls-short-of-protecting-taxpayers-against-fraud

 

OPPOSING VIEWS
— Neighbors Greet Obama Family With Yard Signs – Lauren Briggs
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/neighbors-greet-obama-family-yard-signs-photos-0

 

NPR
— Trump Backers Want Ideology Test For Extreme Vetting – Deborah Amos  (DIERSEN: From what I see, anti-Trumps have NO PROBLEM with letting into America those who despise, if not hate, if not want to get rid of members of the following groups: Trump supporters, non-Muslins, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/02/04/513289953/trump-backers-want-ideology-test-for-extreme-vetting
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “It’s Not Just The Media — Trump Administration Closed-Lipped With Public Too.”  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who do not want me to know about their activities or their events, do not want me to promote their events, do not want me to attend their events, and/or do not want me to report on their events and b) who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/03/513311281/advocates-fear-trumps-stance-against-media-will-block-flow-of-information

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans protest in Australia.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/feb/04/protests-held-across-australia-against-donald-trumps-travel-ban
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s courtiers bring chaotic and capricious style to White House.  Two weeks in, the new administration resembles the court of a Renaissance king, with favorites infighting and Steve Bannon a Cardinal Richelieu in cargo pants.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/04/trump-inner-circle-white-house-court

 

NAPERVILLE AREA AAUW
— Pink Brain, Blue Brain: A Fascinating Look At Gender Differences  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.)
https://www.meetup.com/American-Association-of-University-Women-Naperville-Area/events/236728719/

February 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— RAUNER HIRES MUNGER AS A DEPUTY GOVERNOR – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-hires-munger-as-a-deputy-governor/1736675/
— U.S. JUDGE TEMPORARILY BLOCKS TRUMP’S TRAVEL BAN NATIONWIDE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/us-judge-temporarily-blocks-trumps-travel-ban-nationwide/1736734/
— SWEDEN’S ‘FEMINIST GOVERNMENT’ TAKES SWIPE AT TRUMP – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are a) anti-Trump make it clear that they are anti-men and b) those who are anti-men make it clear that they are anti-Trump.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/swedens-feminist-government-takes-swipe-at-trump/1736576/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps publish a website to promote protests against Trump.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-website-for-information-on-political-protests-in-chicago/1736489/

 

NBC5
— Lisa Madigan Warns of Immigration Scams After Executive Orders  Immigrants with concerns about traveling to their country of origin are encouraged to seek “reputable and legitimate” assistance and contact their local consulate.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Madigan-Warns-of-Immigration-Scams-After-Executive-Orders-412747493.html
— Activists Slam Ohio Pastor Who Talked Chicago Violence With Trump  “Why would a guy in Ohio be more credible than someone in Chicago,” activist Dawn Valenti told reporters. “That’s total disrespect of the community.” – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-activists-ohio-pastor-chicago-violence-412633043.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Hires Leslie Munger As $135,000-Per-Year Deputy Governor  (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer, GAO was paying me at GS-13 Step 10 rate which is now $122,991.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/03/rauner-hires-leslie-munger-as-135000-per-year-deputy-governor/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— U.S. judge blocks Trump’s travel ban nationwide – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/233637805-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Roskam among Republicans on tightrope with constituents over Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-roskam-hultgren-trump-backlash-met-20170203-story.html
— Watch Mike Madigan rap in cringe-worthy GOP ad – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-mike-madigan-raps-ad-0205-chicago-inc-20170203-story.html
— Rauner ally Durkin warns union to be ‘careful’ about ‘crossing’ governor with strike – Monique Garcia and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jim-durkin-afscme-met-0205-20170203-story.html
— Chicago Teachers Union protests at Emanuel’s office on first unpaid furlough day – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-teachers-city-hall-protest-0204-20170203-story.html
— Will Madigan and Rauner act like statesmen or Illinois politicians? – John McCarron
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rauner-madigan-llinois-budget-fight-perspec-0206-20170203-story.html
— As our best and brightest leave, hope dims for Illinois’ future – Zachary S. Schiffman, Chicago, professor emeritus, Northeastern Illinois University  (DIERSEN: Are/were you among the “best and brightest?”  In the federal government, for its non-veteran White male employees, to be among the “best and brightest,” you have to make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-as-our-best-and-brightest-lave-hope-dims-for-illinois-future-20170203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-medical-marijuana-growing-pains-0205-biz-20170203-story.html
— What Caterpillar builds, from small to large
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/92484337-132.html
— Jim McMahon among group of ex-NFL players pushing for legal pot as painkiller alternative – Jack Kaskey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-jim-mcmahon-legal-pot-20170203-story.html
— I am a deplorable, and I’m happy I voted for Trump – Jeff Bust, Frankfort
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-voter-happy-deplorable-perspec-0206-md-20170203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make clear that if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, they will get rid of you.  How soon, if not already, will Democrats get rid of you if do not engage in LGBTQ activity?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-sodomy-scalia-gorsuch-legal-supreme-court-perspec-0205-20170203-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CTU says women bear brunt of CPS furlough days, budget cuts – Lauren FitzPatrick  (DIERSEN: In 1981, when Charles Bowsher took over GAO and ran it for the next 15 years, he promised that GAO employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran would not be adversely impacted by budget cuts, that is, that GAO employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran would bear the brunt of budget cuts.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ctu-spends-first-furlough-day-in-front-of-mayors-office/
— School funding panel lacks guts – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kadner-school-funding-panel-lacks-guts/
— Apprenticeships are great, but bias is biggest barrier – Mary Mitchell  (DIERSEN: On the other side of the coin, three times the federal government offered me jobs even though I am not a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.  GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-apprenticeships-are-great-but-bias-is-biggest-barrier/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Trump does not see Chicago.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/editorial-president-trump-does-not-see-chicago/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote yard signs that promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, non-disabled, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are going to get rid of members of the aforesaid groups.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170203/news/170209524/
— Following social media post, Arlington Heights board race now contested – Richard Baldino
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170203/news/170209597/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam applauds Iran sanctions – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/BLOGS02/170209938/roskam-applauds-iran-sanctions
— Rauner taps Munger as new deputy governor – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/BLOGS02/170209932/rauner-taps-munger-as-new-deputy-governor
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “sowing conscience among confusion on immigration mess.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/OPINION/170209934/john-rowe-on-immigration-sowing-conscience-among-mess
— ATF looks to ‘beef up’ presence in Chicago – CNN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/NEWS02/170209916/atf-looks-to-beef-up-presence-in-chicago-cnn

 

WTTW
— CTU Members Take Protest to City Hall on First Furlough Day – Matt Masterson
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/02/03/ctu-members-take-protest-city-hall-first-furlough-day

 

DNA INFO
— Mass Mooning Planned For Chicago Trump Tower, 100+ People To Drop Trou – David Matthews
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170202/downtown/mass-mooning-planned-for-chicago-trump-tower-100-people-drop-trou

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner administration says it has no plans for mass privatization of state jobs – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: In 1981, Charles Bowsher left Arthur Andersen and ran GAO for the next 15 years. Many of his critics believed that he wanted to dissolve GAO and give the agency’s functions to Arthur Andersen.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170203/rauner-administration-says-it-has-no-plans-for-mass-privatization-of-state-jobs
— Democratic legislators call for Obama state holiday – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170203/democratic-legislators-call-for-obama-state-holiday

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “organize to oppose Trump’s agenda.”
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/02/03/progressives-organize-to-oppose-trumps-agenda/arsdbuo/

 

DAILY REPUBLICAN NEWS
— Adam Kinzinger should switch parties – Pat Cunningham  (DIERSEN: If you were elected or appointed to a government or a political office as a Republican, and if you have not defended and advanced the Republican Party platform or if you are not going to do that, you should immediately resign. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/blogs/20170203/adam-kinzinger-should-switch-parties

 

KWQC
— Rauner hires Munger as a deputy governor – AP
http://kwqc.com/2017/02/03/rauner-hires-munger-as-a-deputy-governor/

 

WSIL TV
— Trump inherits a healthy job market, with solid hiring – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34418751/trump-inherits-a-healthy-job-market-with-solid-hiring
— Trump launches his attack on banks’ financial restraints – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34417907/trump-launches-his-attack-on-banks-financial-restraints

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Roskam Expected To Face Protesters At Meeting In Palatine  Township Republican Meeting Open To Members Only – TOM ROBB
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_36ba593e-ea2c-11e6-b581-a70c07fe97c3.html

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Rauner appoints Ruscitti to Illinois Board of Higher Education, ISU board
http://dailyegyptian.com/65609/news/rauner-appoints-member-to-illinois-board-of-higher-education-isu-board/

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Iowa senators seek to force businesses to crack down on illegal workers – Kevin Hardy  (DIERSEN: How many illegal workers are there in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What is being done to crack down on their employers?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with illegal workers and with their employers against me.)
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2017/02/03/iowa-senators-seek-force-businesses-crack-down-illegal-workers/97449406/

 

ENEWS PARK FOREST
— Illinois’ Largest Union Readies Itself For First-Ever Strike Vote in Battle with Republican Governor
https://enewspf.com/2017/02/03/illinois-largest-union-readies-first-ever-strike-vote-battle-republican-governor/

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Jews to paint Trump as being Hitler and to paint Republicans as being Nazis.
http://chicagoist.com/2017/02/03/illinois_holocaust_survivors_blast.php

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Critics say ‘House of Madigan’ continues to play by own rules
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079332-critics-say-house-of-madigan-continues-to-play-by-own-rules

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSKAM APPLAUDS SANCTIONS ON IRAN, INTRODUCES ANTI-ISLAMIC REPUBLIC BILL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/roskam-applauds-sanctions-on-iran-introduces-anti-islamic-republic-bill-.html
— CHICAGO COULD LOSE $5.3B IN FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS AS SANCTUARY CITY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/chicago-could-lose-53b-in-federal-tax-dollars-as-sanctuary-city.html
— STATE SENATOR KYLE MCCARTER TAKES HIS ANTI-TAX HIKE MESSAGE TO TAXPAYERS VIA FACEBOOK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/state-senator-takes-his-anti-tax-hike-message-to-taxpayers-via-facebook.html
— HULTGREN CHEERS TRUMP DELAY OF DOL FIDUCIARY RULE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/hultgren-cheers-trump-delay-of-dol-fiduciary-rule.html
— TUNNELS OF OPPRESSION EXPOSE ‘PRIVILEGED’ STUDENTS TO ‘DEHUMANIZATION’  (DIERSEN: During the 1970s, IRS subjected its employees to similar type “training.”  During the 1980s and 1990s, GAO subjected its employees to similar type “training.”)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/tunnels-of-oppression-expose-privileged-students-to-dehumanization.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Several schools are hosting “Tunnels of Oppression,” where students experience simulated acts of racism, misogyny, and more so that they can “recognize their own privilege.”  Lee University’s Residential Life and Housing and Student Leadership Council will be hosting its fourth annual iteration of the event on Friday, during which participants will go on an interactive tour that exposes them to a different type of oppression in each room, including “racial, sexual, mental, and societal oppression.” Other schools host their own versions of the Tunnel, as well, though the exact nature of the exercise varies. Below is a video from the 2010 Tunnel of Oppression at Southern Illinois University in which students are subjected to verbal abuse by university employees.)
— AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY JOINS BATTLE TO SQUELCH STATE INCOME TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/americans-for-prosperity-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Radogno too?
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/03/radogno-too/
(FROM THE POSTING: SNEED: Rumors abound State Sen. Christine Radogno, a Republican, who is working together with Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) to break the budget logjam by securing votes for the so-called “grand bargain,” is planning to pull the plug in June and/or may be heading for a state appointment by Gov. Bruce Rauner. Or is she so disgusted and frustrated with the fractious negotiations, she is planning not to run for re-election in 2018? Radogno’s comment: “Opponents of the plan are getting desperate!”)

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘This Is Political Violence’: Milo Yiannopoulos Talks to Tucker About Berkeley Riots
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/02/milo-yiannopoulos-tucker-carlson-tonight-berkeley-protest
— Nordstrom Has Dropped Ivanka Trump’s Fashion Line for Spring Season
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/03/nordstrom-drops-ivanka-trump-fashion-line-spring-season

 

GOPUSA
— How About “America First” for College Admissions? – Cliff Kincaid  (DIERSEN: UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 17, NIU in 1969 when 20, Loyola on 1972 when I was 23, DePaul in 1976 when I was 27, and IIT in 1992 when I was 43, but because of my demographics, I doubt that they would admit if was 17, 20, 23, 27, or 43 today.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20246
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a recent article, “Surge in foreign students may be crowding Americans out of elite colleges,” The Washington Post stumbled on the truth about one of the factors affecting the rising cost of college for American students. The percentage of foreign students enrolling in both public and private colleges and universities has skyrocketed. Their sponsors, Middle East governments and regimes like China, buy their way into American colleges and universities for their own students, forcing up costs for the dwindling number of Americans fortunate enough to gain admission. It is estimated that over one million international students are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities. That figure has doubled in 15 years. The growing international enrollment is crowding out qualified U.S. students.)

 

BARBWIRE
— ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES, SUPPORT THIS ADMINISTRATION, AND FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT! – ALLAN ERICKSON
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/03/roll-up-sleeves-support-administration-fight-for-the-right/

 

BLAZE
— Bruce Springsteen to Australian crowd: ‘We stand before you embarrassed Americans tonight’ – Dave Urbansk
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/03/bruce-springsteen-to-australian-crowd-we-stand-before-you-embarrassed-americans-tonight/

 

BREITBART
— Starbucks Tells U.S. Veterans Why Company Will Hire Refugees Instead – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/02/starbucks-tells-u-s-veterans-why-company-will-hire-refugees-instead/

 

DAILY CALLER
— California Democrat Compares Trump White House To ISIS ‘Bent On Destroying Civilization’ – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/calif-dem-compares-trump-white-house-to-isis-bent-on-destroying-civilization-video/
— Famous Berkeley Prof Suggests That Violent Protesters At Milo Event Were Right-Wing Plants – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/famous-berkeley-prof-suggests-that-violent-protesters-at-milo-event-were-right-wing-plants-video/
— Trump’s Trip Costing Taxpayers Millions Has A Lot Of Precedent – Eric Lieberman
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/trumps-trip-costing-taxpayers-millions-has-a-lot-of-precedent/

 

NEWSMAX
— OUTRAGEOUS: Congressional Republicans Move to Block Mexican Wall – Mark Swanson
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/donald-trump-border-wall-mexico/2017/02/03/id/771869/

 

THE HILL
— Federal judge halts Trump travel ban nationwide – BROOKE SEIPEL
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/317884-washington-state-judge-halts-trump-immigration-ban-nationwide
— Trump weekend trip to Florida could cost taxpayers $3M – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317819-trumps-mar-a-lago-trip-could-cost-upwards-of-3-million-report

 

POLITICO
— Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner worked to sink LGBT order  Members of the religious right with ties to the Trump administration say they have been lead to believe that some changes will still be coming. – ANNIE KARNI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-lgbt-order-234617

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Thousands Of LGBTQ People Set To Protest Trump In NYC On Saturday  Because now is not the time to be silent. – Curtis M. Wong
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lgbtq-trump-protests_us_5893a715e4b09bd304ba6fa2

 

CNN
— ATF seeking sharp increase of agents in Chicago – Pamela Brown and Mary Kay Mallonee
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/first-on-cnn-atf-seeking-sharp-increase-of-agents-in-chicago/index.html
— Federal judge declines to renew restraining order on Trump travel ban – Laura Jarrett
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/federal-judge-declines-to-renew-restraining-order-on-trump-travel-ban/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “First Trump approval rating lags behind past presidents.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/donald-trump-approval-rating/index.html
— Over 100,000 visas revoked, government lawyer says in Virginia court – Laura Jarrett
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/over-100000-visas-revoked-government-lawyer-says-in-virginia-court/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Begins Assault on Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations – BEN PROTESS and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/business/dealbook/trump-congress-financial-regulations.html
— Creating a Safe Space for California Dreamers – PATRICIA LEIGH BROWNFE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/education/edlife/daca-undocumented-university-of-california-merced-fiat-lux-scholars.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Anxiety, unease and eagerness to move on: Workers cope with Trump’s first two weeks – Jena McGregor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/02/03/anxiety-unease-and-eagerness-to-move-on-workers-cope-with-trumps-first-two-weeks/
— Government reveals more than 100,000 visas revoked due to travel ban – Rachel Weiner and Justin Jouvenal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/government-reveals-over-100000-visas-revoked-due-to-travel-ban/2017/02/03/7d529eec-ea2c-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html

 

NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
— Members Educate New Senator On Federal Employee Issues  (DIERSEN: I was a NTEU member 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer in its Chicago, Harvey, and Joliet offices.)
https://www.nteu.org/blog/2017/02/02/members-educate-new-senator-on-federal-e

 

FED SMITH
— Strong Words From the New Secretary of State to Federal Workers – Michael Wald
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/03/strong-words-from-the-new-secretary-of-state-to-federal-workers/
— Legislation Introduced to Abolish the EPA – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/03/legislation-introduced-to-abolish-the-epa/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— To federal employees: Know your rights! – Debra D’Agostino  (DIERSEN: 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 d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/02/federal-employees-know-rights/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Promised White Supremacy. Now He’s Delivering It. He’s implementing his campaign platform—and he’s only getting started.”  Constructively, Clinton promised to get rid those who were Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140377/trump-promised-white-supremacy-now-hes-delivering-it

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Trump Wants to Kill the Fiduciary Rule. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal for Retirement Savers – Megan Leonhardt
http://time.com/money/4659440/fiduciary-rule-delayed-donald-trump/

 

METRO WEEKLY
— Pro-LGBTQ Trump adviser won’t get White House position he was promised  Anthony Scaramucci could have influenced President Trump on some LGBTQ issues – John Riley  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act they have been promised a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, lots of money, a new home, a new car, and/or lots more if they succeed in getting rid of me.)
https://www.metroweekly.com/2017/02/pro-lgbt-trump-adviser-wont-get-white-house-position-promised/

February 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP ASKS PEOPLE TO PRAY FOR ‘APPRENTICE’ RATINGS, SCHWARZENEGGER RESPONSE: ‘LET’S SWITCH JOBS’ – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-asks-people-to-pray-for-apprentice-ratings-schwarzenegger-response-lets-switch-jobs/1733695/
— TRUMP PROCLAIMS FEBRUARY ‘AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH’ – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-proclaims-february-african-american-history-month/1733832/
— KKK FLYERS FOUND IN PARK FOREST, MANTENO – Stacey Baca
http://abc7chicago.com/news/kkk-flyers-found-in-2-chicago-suburbs/1734350/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Discussed Chicago Violence With Trump’s Chief of Staff  Emanuel brought up his call with Preibus after being asked about the president’s most recent comments about the city. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Emanuel-Discussed-Chicago-Violence-with-Trumps-Chief-of-Staff-412572073.html
— Harley-Davidson Workers Ride Into Washington to Meet Trump  “In this administration our allegiance will be to the American workers and to American businesses, like Harley-Davidson,” Trump told reporters. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Harley-Davidson-Workers-Ride-Into-Washington-to-Meet-Trump-412622013.html
— Duckworth Urges Mattis to Stand Up to Trump’s Immigration Order  “There are over 5,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, many of whom are embedded with frontline Iraqi units and working side-by-side with their Muslim counterparts,” Duckworth wrote. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Duckworth-Urges-Sec-Mattis-to-Stand-Up-to-Trumps-Travel-Order-412587433.html
— Durbin, Duckworth Spark Federal Probe of Trump Travel Order  The Department of Homeland Security’s independent Office of the Inspector General has launched a formal investigation into the implementation and legality of Trump’s travel ban. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-Duckworth-Spark-Federal-Probe-of-Trump-Travel-Order-412594433.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lawmakers draft plans to keep Illinois paychecks flowing  The Republican and Democratic measures would approach the payments differently. – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lawmakers-draft-plans-to-keep-illinois-paychecks-flowing/
— Nine-year tab for Chicago Fire Dept. bias claims: $92 million – JARED RUTECKI
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nine-year-tab-for-chicago-fire-dept-bias-claims-92-million/amp/
— No Wisconsin trip, but Trump greets Harley riders at White House – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/no-wisconsin-trip-but-trump-greets-harley-riders-at-white-house/
— White House: Trump comments on Mexico ‘lighthearted’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-house-trump-comments-on-mexico-lighthearted/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aurora election forum set for Eola Community Center – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-forum-st-0204-20170202-story.html
— Taxpayers should tell legislators how to balance state budget – Ted Slowik  (DIERSEN: Should those who pay the most taxes have the most say on how to balance the budget?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-state-budget-st-0203-20170202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, the Chicago Tribune sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-holocaust-survivors-diss-trump-0203-chicago-inc-20170202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will companies post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-0205-biz-20170202-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— National Democratic arm says unseating Roskam a 2018 priority – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/news/170209719/
— Trump asks for prayers for Schwarzenegger’s ratings at National Prayer Breakfast – Abby Phillip  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes crow that they are religious, that is, that they are a member of a church, that attend church services, and the they give money to a church. They talk and act like that gives them license to sin and standing to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those who do not pander to them, those who do not glorify and praise them, and those who do not give them money. They talk and act like they pray and ask for prayers that GOD would send me straight to HELL. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/news/170209768/
— A Michigan man who police say battered his girlfriend before running naked through her Lisle apartment building, pulling fire alarms and fighting with residents and police, has vowed to never use drugs again. Nicholas Henning, 19, of Brighton, is charged with two counts of domestic battery and one count of aggravated battery of a police officer. – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/news/170209750/
— Comparing protests is a misleading ‘litmus test’ for bias – Jim Slusher
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/discuss/170209846/
— Some question Arlington Heights candidate’s social media post – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170201/news/170209843/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Political heat rising on GOP’s Roskam – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Roskam that I have caused all his problems, that I am causing all his problems, and that I will forever cause his problems if I keep on sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Roskam to punish me for that.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170202/BLOGS02/170209952/political-heat-rising-on-gops-roskam
— Five high-powered Chicago women (including Diana Rauner) wrestle the dreaded ‘work-life’ balance question – LISA BERTAGNOLI
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170202/NEWS07/170209957/-five-high-powered-chicago-women-wrestle-the-dreaded-work-life

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Shutdown is what the state needs – Editorial
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/shutdown-is-what-the-state-needs/article_fa1b45d1-9bf0-56a4-aa78-cb3f76103bea.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County Election Commission director retires amid consolidation talks – ANDREA EARNEST
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/31/dupage-county-election-commission-director-retires-amid-consolidation-talks/ajpk3z/

 

PARENTS OF NEW TRIER
— Balance – or else suspend – New Trier’s Seminar Day on Race, February 28
http://www.parentsofnewtrier.org/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NTPSDRC/

 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE PETER BREEN
— They Get Crystal Clocks … You Get Your Clock Cleaned
http://www.reppeterbreen.org/2017/02/opinion-they-get-crystal-clocks-you-get.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Naperville Township supervisor Ossyra seeks re-election
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079173-naperville-supervisor-ossyra-seeks-re-election
— Ives backs no-tax alternative to Senate ‘Grand Bargain’ – Karen Kidd
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079084-ives-backs-no-tax-alternative-to-senate-grand-bargain
— High property taxes a multilayered problem in Illinois
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079135-high-property-taxes-a-multilayered-problem-in-illinois

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Forbes continues shining the light on our work. – Kirk Allen  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want me to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to shine light ONLY ON WHAT THEY WANT ME TO SHINE LIGHT ON.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/02/forbes-continues-shining-the-light-on-our-work/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS CAN AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND A BAD BUDGET DEAL BY PASSING AN APPROPRIATIONS MEASURE – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmakers-can-avoid-a-government-shutdown-and-a-bad-budget-deal-by-passing-an-appropriations-measure/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— POLITICAL HEAT RISING ON GOP’S ROSKAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/political-heat-rising-on-gops-roskam.html
— ILLINOIS HAS HIGHEST COMBINED SALES TAX BURDEN IN MIDWEST, SEVENTH-HIGHEST IN U.S.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/illinois-has-highest-combined-sales-tax-burden-in-midwest-seventh-highest-in-us.html
— ILLINOIS RANKED 37TH IN POLL OF HAPPIEST STATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/illinois-ranked-37th-in-poll-of-happiest-states.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis, Randy Hultgren also targeted *** DCCC already targeting Roskam with full-time staff
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/02/dccc-already-targeting-roskam-with-full-time-staff/

 

GOPUSA
— Abbott cuts Travis County funds as sanctuary city battle intensifies  (DIERSEN: I suggest balancing Illinois’ budget by cutting funds for sanctuary counties, sanctuary townships, sanctuary wards, sanctuary municipalities, sanctuary etc. in Illinois. Of course, those political jurisdictions would be free to ask for money a) from Mexico and from other foreign countries and b) from rich Democrats and rich Democrat plants, rich Libertarians and rich Libertarian plants, rich Greens and rich Green plants, and rich RINOs.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20209
— Who knew there were so many homophobic, racist xenophobes at Berkeley
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20193
— Florida businesses that ban guns could be held liable for leaving patrons defenseless
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20211

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Overseeing the Destruction of the Democrat Coalition – Taylor Lewis  (DIERSEN: From what I see, the Democrat coalition consists of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/02/trump_overseeing_the_destruction_of_the_democrat_coalition.html

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— OUTSTANDING: Texas Gov. Abbott cuts funding to Austin over sanctuary city policies
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/02/texas-gov-abbott-cuts-funding-to-austin-over-sanctuary-city-policies.html
— Trump on Tough Phone Calls With Foreign Leaders: ‘Don’t Worry About It’ … But Should We? – MICHAEL C. BENDER
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/02/02/trump-tough-phone-calls-foreign-leaders-dont-worry-about-it-should-we

 

BLAZE
— Anti-Trump flier given to elementary school students. District says it was an accident. – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/02/anti-trump-flier-given-to-elementary-school-students-district-says-it-was-an-accident/

 

BREITBART
— Heritage’s Moffit: Trump Should Order Agency ‘Inventory’ to Drain the Swamp – DAN RIEHL (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors always acted like they had a list of their employees who they wanted to get rid of.  The more of the following that you were, the more likely that you would be on their list: Republican, White, male, older, and non-veteran.)
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/02/02/heritages-moffit-trump-should-order-agency-inventory-drain-swamp/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Anti-Trump Federal Employees Hold Meetings to Plan ‘Resistance’ and Work Slowdowns – VICTORIA TAFT (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, that is, they promote political affiliation discrimination.  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 d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://ijr.com/wildfire/2017/02/791697-anti-trump-federal-employees-hold-meetings-to-plan-resistance-and-work-slowdowns/

 

TPM
— Roskam’s Office Nixes Obamacare Town Hall Because A Reporter Was Present – CAITLIN MACNEAL
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/peter-roskam-cancels-obamacare-meeting

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Liberals were certain they had Neil Gorsuch — his high school yearbook revealed that he had founded the “Fascism Forever” club at Georgetown Prep, the Jesuit school he attended. Well, actually, no. Just more fake news, according to America, the official magazine of the Jesuit religious order in the United States. – DAVID FREDDOSO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fascism-forever/article/2613775#.WJPTApL60DM.facebook

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump picks up the phone, sets off diplomatic chaos.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-foreign-policy-rhetoric-iran-australia-mexico-234531
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Distrust in Trump’s White House spurs leaks, confusion.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-aides-distrust-confusion-leaks-234550

 

THE HILL
— Republicans impatient with anti-Trump civil servants – BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317651-gop-lawmakers-impatient-with-anti-trump-civil-servants

 

AOL NEWS
— Trump threatens to cancel UC Berkeley’s funding in wake of violent protests
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/02/trump-threatens-to-cancel-uc-berkeley-s-funding-in-wake-of-violen/21705781/

 

MSN
— Resistance from within: Federal workers push back against Trump – Juliet Eilperin, Lisa Rein, Marc Fisher
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/resistance-from-within-federal-workers-push-back-against-trump/ar-AAmts5m

 

CNBC
— Here’s what worries Wall Street about Trump’s immigration ban – Turney Duff
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/02/heres-what-worries-wall-street-about-trumps-immigration-ban-commentary.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters.  Most Trump supporters are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or their ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Democrats want to get rid of members of the aforesaid groups.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/the-peculiar-populism-of-donald-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “White House considering action on religious freedom that critics warn could lead to discrimination.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL) discriminate against all people, but especially against those who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, non-German American, non-MSL, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always reminded my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government that I was baptized as an MSL, raised as an MSL, and confirmed as an MSL.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-considering-order-on-religious-freedom-that-critics-warn-could-lead-to-discrimination/2017/02/02/631ea41a-e8ee-11e6-bf6f-301b6b443624_story.html

 

FORBES
— Watchdogs Searching For Corruption Across Illinois Say They’re Finding It – Amanda Robert
http://www.forbes.com/sites/legalnewsline/2017/02/01/watchdogs-searching-for-corruption-across-illinois-say-theyre-finding-it/#422f51624934

 

FED SMITH
— Election Consequences and Targeting Federal Employee Unions – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/02/election-consequences-and-targeting-federal-employee-unions/

 

SAN DIEGO GAY & LESBIAN NEWS
— Leaked anti-LGBT executive order allows broad discrimination in the name of religion – Timothy Rawles  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL) discriminate against all people, but especially against those who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, non-German American, non-MSL, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always reminded my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government that I was baptized as an MSL, raised as an MSL, and confirmed as an MSL.)
http://sdgln.com/news/2017/02/02/leaked-anti-lgbt-executive-order-allows-broad-discrimination-name-religion

 

INQUISITR
— Reuters To Reporters: Cover Trump Administration As ‘Authoritarian Regime’
http://www.inquisitr.com/3941712/reuters-to-reporters-cover-trump-administration-as-authoritarian-regime/

February 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner ally Illinois Policy Institute seeks spending cuts on universities, care for poor, teacher pensions – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-policy-budget-bruce-rauner-met-20170131-story.html
— Will February be budget month for Illinois? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-budget-rauner-madigan-edit-0201-md-20170131-story.html
— Drain the swamp of the federal bureaucracy — and start with middle management – Steve Frank is an attorney and writer who, until he recently retired, served for more than 30 years in the U.S. Department of Justice.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-bureacracy-drain-the-swamp-trump-perspec-0201-jm-20170131-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats and RINOs promote mass immigration.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-jewish-muslim-fathers-viral-photo-met-20170131-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Obama fights back: Former president’s team resists Trump – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-fights-back-former-presidents-team-resists-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: It seems that for Democrats, promoting Islam is now a higher priority than promoting LGBTQ activity.  What do those who promote LGBTQ activity have to say about that?  What about the conflicts between Islam and LGBTQ activity?
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-trump-wont-make-america-great-again-without-refugees/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats and RINOs promote mass immigration.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170201/news/170209959/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PENSION DATA ON CHASE, GILGIS, IOZZO, MAIO, AND WESTROM: Ex-DuPage County board members profit from pension loophole – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: What pension loopholes have you benefited from? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would argue that for almost 3 years 1966-1969 while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office, I earned full-time credit toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension even though I only worked part-time. One of my Democrat GAO superiors bragged that when he found out about that in 1980, I successfully got Congress to eliminate that, so that now such CSRS credit is prorated.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would also argue that I benefited from taking an early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  But so far, my taking that offer has cost me in today’s dollars $1,400,563 in lost income ($10,249/mo. salary X 233 months minus $4,238 pension X 233 months).
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170201/news/170209960/
— Suburban residents worry about health insurance as ACA enrollment ends – Jamie Sotonoff  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that as a federal employee for almost 30 years and as a federal retiree for more than 19 years, I have been a member in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/). They have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170201/news/170209961/

 

NBC5
— Meet the 29-Year-Old Suburban Democrat Running for Governor  “I was getting sick of how politics were being done, how things were being run, partisan politics being everyone against everyone else with no one actually listening to other people’s opinions,” Paterakis said. – Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: From what I see, it is extremely difficult to win an election if those who have the most religious, government, political, and financial clout do not want you to win.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/-29-Year-Old-Suburban-Democrat-Running-for-Governor-412357043.html

 

ABC7
— POLICE: EMPLOYEE STRUCK DISABLED ADULT AT ELMHURST GROUP HOME
http://abc7chicago.com/news/police-employee-struck-disabled-adult-at-elmhurst-group-home/1730719/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago Police release January crime stats
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/232982768-story
— Mayor Emanuel opens his home to ‘Dreamers’ – Lisa Chavarria  (DIERSEN: This encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.  From what I see, those who promote Dreamers are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/232926615-story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel opened his home to “Dreamers” on Tuesday night. The six young people who joined the Emanuel family for dinner all attend Chicago public high schools. They are all undocumented immigrants who were brought here as children. The “DREAM” Act would have given them a path to citizenship, but it’s not clear that path will remain clear with Donald Trump in the White House. Emanuel, who has vehemently protected Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city, says Trump’s anti-immigration efforts are contrary to American values. “The power of the United States is that people from all walks of life, every part of the world, can come to Chicago, the most American of American cities,” Emanuel said. “And they can give their children a chance at a better life.” Archbishop Blase Cupich, who is an outspoken supporter of immigration, also attended the dinner.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump immigration order cause for ‘grave concern’ – ADAM KINZINGER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170201/OPINION/170139956
— Libertarians offer no-tax-hike state budget – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170131/BLOGS02/170139967/libertarians-offer-no-tax-hike-state-budget

 

WTTW
— Is It Really Possible to Balance the State Budget Without a Tax Hike? – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/31/it-really-possible-balance-state-budget-without-tax-hike

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, universities side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170130/bradley-university-says-end-ban

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— State of the Standoff: ‘The state of Illinois is on fire’ – Devan Patel
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/state-of-the-standoff-the-state-of-illinois-is-on/article_2b61d7ba-952f-5e0d-9662-85ad510c0b99.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Trump’s interim U.S. attorney general Dana Boente formerly from Carlinville – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170131/trumps-interim-us-attorney-general-formerly-from-carlinville

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Report concludes 1 Illinois home in 5 ‘seriously’ underwater  High property taxes hamper McHenry County’s housing recovery – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/30/report-concludes-1-illinois-home-in-5-seriously-underwater/ajdl3t9/

 

TIMES
— Lawmakers may break anti-tax pledges – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/lawmakers-may-break-anti-tax-pledges/article_627520b3-27b6-5a79-92ea-7d89f7317efe.html
— Proposed laws aim to reform Illinois group homes
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/proposed-laws-aim-to-reform-illinois-group-homes/article_80785849-f9d5-514b-8bc5-624903170d0b.html

 

WAND
— Illini Republican Organization Reacts to Protests Against President Trump’s Executive Order – Meredith Hackler
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34395601/illini-republican-organization-reacts-to-protests-against-president-trumps-executive-order

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner Urges Mendoza To Fight Stopping State Employee Pay – Jordan Abudayyeh
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-urges-mendoza-to-fight-stopping-state-employee-pay

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Bleak Future For Illinois Economy – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/report-bleak-future-illinois-economy#stream/0

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— STEVE FORBES TALKS SIMPLY ABOUT CAPITALISM AT NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE
http://www.positivelynaperville.com/2017/01/31/limited-number-tickets-remains-available-steve-forbes-talk-tonight-wentz-concert-hall/69548

 

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage Voters Will see Tax Questions on April Ballot  16 different taxing bodies will pose questions to voters about future funding – Patrick Martin
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-voters-will-see-tax-questions-april-ballot

 

EVANSTON NOW
— Anti-Trump group strategizes at Curt’s – Charles Bartling (DIERSEN: Where do anti-Trump groups strategize in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://evanstonnow.com/comment/40652

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— U.S. Senator Rand Paul Offers Worthy Obamacare Alternative – Joshua Withrow
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/01/u-s-senator-rand-paul-offers-worthy-obamacare-alternative/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Radical Trans-Formation of America  For decades the Left has embarked on a science- and morality-defying quest to advance a sexuality ideology that undermines human flourishing. There is no better illustration of that than the radical “trans”-formation of America with regard to “transgenderism.”
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-radical-trans-formation-america/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSERVATIVE INITIAL REACTION TO GORSUCH PICK IS OPTIMISTIC, BUT CAUTIOUS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/conservative-initial-reaction-to-gorsuch-pick-is-optimistic-but-cautious.html

 

GOPUSA
— McCain Emerges as Leader of #NeverTrump GOP Establishment in Congress
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20088
— CEO predicts Trump assassination within 100 days
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20097

 

FOX NEWS
— Obama may challenge Trump more forcefully in coming months  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps will use that to justify violence against Trump and against his supporters.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/01/obama-may-challenge-trump-more-forcefully-in-coming-months-report-says.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Picking and choosing: Fired AG defended Obama’s unlawful immigration amnesty – Valerie Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/31/sally-yates-obeyed-obama-after-immigration-amnesty/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats running Tea Party playbook against Trump – W. JAMES ANTLE III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-running-tea-party-playbook-against-trump/article/2613568

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— The Hysteria Over Trumps Nonexistent ‘Muslim Ban’ Grows by the Minute – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/01/31/hysteria-trumps-nonexistent-muslim-ban-grows-minute/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Illegal Aliens Really Do Commit voter fraud – and always for Democrats
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/illegal-aliens-really-do-vote-and-always-for-democrats

 

JOHN BIVER
— Identity Politics and Paraphilias: Man’s Search for Meaning
http://johnbiver.com/identity-politics-paraphilias-mans-search-meaning/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— An ungood reading of Orwell – Jonathan F. Keiler
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/02/an_ungood_reading_of_orwell.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— MERCY FOR THE ‘DREAMERS’ – Star Parker  (DIERSEN: Yes, but the more that you give the Dreamers, the more people who will come to America illegally, the more people who will stay in America illegally, and the more people who will bring others to America illegally.  Soon, if not already, employers will stop hiring American citizens and only hire Dreamers. In 1971, to settle an EEOC complaint, Oldsmobile stopped hiring Whites.  Because of that, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted.  That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/mercy-for-the-dreamers/
— LOWER CONDUCT STANDARDS FOR LIBERALS – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/cartoons/lower-conduct-standards-for-liberals/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The Mass Protests Facing Trump Are Hardly Unprecedented – Doug Ibendahl
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/31/mass-anti-trump-protests-are-hardly-unprecedented/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— U.S. MUSLIMS URGED: DON’T COOPERATE AT BORDER  Travelers who raise suspicion instructed not to answer questions – ART MOORE  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates frequently asked me questions to bring out the fact that I was baptized, raised, and conformed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and that I was conservative, Republican, old (born in 1948), non-poor, a gun owner, 100% German American, non-veteran, and that my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.  Of course, they used the aforesaid facts against me.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/u-s-muslims-urged-dont-cooperate-at-border/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Picks Neil Gorsuch to Replace Antonin Scalia on Supreme Court
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/trump-picks-neil-gorsuch/2017/01/31/id/771358/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ANTI-TRUMP PROTEST LEADER ARRESTED ON CHILD SEX CHARGES
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/31/anti-trump-protest-leader-arrested-on-child-sex-charges/

 

BLAZE
— State legislature considering making all of California a ‘sanctuary state’ – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/31/state-legislature-considering-making-all-of-california-a-sanctuary-state/

 

BREITBART
— Flashback: Chuck Schumer Considered Refugee Pause in 2015 – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/30/flashback-chuck-schumer-considered-refugee-pause-2015/

 

EAGLE FORUM
— Eagle Forum Thanks President Trump for Keeping His Promise
http://eagleforum.org/publications/press-releases/ef-applauds-gorsuch-selection.html

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Bannon’s power puts Republicans on edge.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317236-bannons-power-puts-republicans-on-edge
— Trump White House clashes with resistant civil servants – BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317238-trump-white-house-clashes-with-resistant-civil-servants

 

CNN
— Budweiser is accidentally political in Super Bowl ad – Alexandra Larkin  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats and RINOs a) blame you and your ancestors for all the problems that minorities and women have had, are having, and will have and b) demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/us/budweiser-immigration-commercial-trnd/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This year, Budweiser’s sneak peek of its commercial departs from their normal content and instead tells the story of company co-founder, Adolphus Busch, as he emigrates from Germany to the United States. The commercial, titled “Born the Hard Way,” and set in the 1800s, follows Busch as he sails through storms to reach the United States, faces discrimination because of his German heritage (Americans he meets tell him “go back home” and “you’re not wanted here”). Eventually, he arrives in St. Louis, Missouri, where he would meet Eberhard Anheuser and go on to create the brewing giant. The advertisement comes as the nation witnesses widespread protests over President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration ban, but Budweiser insists that the coincidental timing is just that — a coincidence. Ricardo Marques, vice president of marketing at Budweiser, has said in a statement that the commercial is “a story we believe will resonate with today’s entrepreneurial generation — those who will continue to strive for their dreams.” Budweiser stressed that the commercial focuses on the universal story of the immigrant. Mike Bryne, the chief creative officer of the advertisement agency that helped create the commercial, Anomaly, said in a statement, “When Budweiser told us that they wanted to celebrate those who embody the American spirit, we realized the ultimate story lived within their own brand history. Adolphus Busch is the hero of the Anheuser-Busch American dream.”)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Fear of Protesters Prompts Cancellation of Trump Trip – JONATHAN WEISMAN and GARDINER HARRIS (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps crow that their threats of violence are working.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/us/politics/donald-trump-administration.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “A Government on Edge and in the Dark.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/opinion/a-government-on-edge-and-in-the-dark.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you insult Trump, the more that anti-Trumps promote you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/arts/jon-stewart-trump-colbert.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/opinion/how-trump-has-taken-away-our-homes.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— It will take 170 years for women to be equal to men — unless some things change, study says – Amanda Erickson  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs promote Islam.  Under Islam, women will NEVER be equal to men.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/31/it-will-take-170-years-for-women-to-be-equal-to-men-under-current-conditions-study-says/
— Many federal employees don’t like Trump’s program, but they’re not revolting – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/02/01/many-feds-dont-like-trumps-program-but-theyre-not-revolting/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Jewish.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/31/sean-spicer-sounds-like-a-holocaust-denier/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats vow to fight Trump’s Gorsuch nomination – Marisa Schultz and Bob Fredericks
http://nypost.com/2017/02/01/democrats-vow-to-fight-trumps-gorsuch-nomination/

 

USA TODAY
_ FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF BANNON: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Bannon takes dark view of Islam – Steve Reilly and Brad Heath  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) glorify and praise Islam and b) talk and act like they are going to get rid of all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote Islam.)

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Analysis: To resist or not, the federal employees’ dilemma – Joe Davidson
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/national/article/Analysis-To-resist-or-not-the-federal-10896345.php

 

CBS SACRAMENTO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America.
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/01/31/california-lawmakers-aim-to-protect-rights-of-immigrants-under-trump-administration/

 

WASHINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Reince Priebus, wife settle on 6,000-square-foot home just outside the Beltway
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2017/01/31/reince-priebus-wife-settle-on-6-000-square-foot.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want America to continue to pander to Mexico.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexicos-bad-luck-gets-even-worse-1485908893
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nothing-redeems-trumps-travel-ban-1485907087
— Amid Trump’s visa storm, a German reminder of what bad policy looks like. – Holman Jenkins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/incompetence-is-the-norm-1485907006

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Less Than a Third of Americans Believe Trump’s Immigration Order Makes Them Safer.”
http://fortune.com/2017/02/01/trump-immigration-order-safer-survey/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Connolly calls for 3.2 percent raise for federal employees – Carten Cordell (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with hatred of federal employees and federal retirees.  I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years. They have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/connolly-calls-for-32-percent-raise-for-federal-employees
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the Virginia congressman — whose constituency consists of many federal workers — said the group has been wrongly maligned by the administration and the House, following the reinstitution of the Holman Rule, which allows it to make program or employee cuts in its appropriation bills. “For too long Republicans have bullied our federal workforce, falsely painting the civil servant as the scapegoat for all our country’s problems,” Connolly said in a statement. “They’ve endured shutdowns and furloughs, attacks on pay and benefits, and an across-the-board hiring freeze. Their hard work was questioned. Now, thanks to the Armageddon Rule, even individual positions could be on the congressional chopping block.” The measure won support from the National Treasury Employees Union and its president, Tony Reardon, who decried the disparity in pay increases federal employees face compared to the private sector. “Federal employees are dedicated public servants. They are highly trained and educated and work hard every day to help all Americans,” Reardon said in a statement. “They should not have to accept substandard pay raises and face continual attacks on their rights and benefits.”)

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— The people versus the president  (DIERSEN: Who claims to be “the people” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?  From what I see, they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/02/01/the-people-versus-the-president

 

INCOME INVESTORS
— 3 Things the Media Won’t Tell You About Wealth Inequality – Robert Baillieul  (DIERSEN: If you are not poor, what do your critics/opponents attribute that to?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout I am not poor a) because I was born a White male, b) because I have been blessed with good health (aside from poor eyesight and partial red-green color blindness), c) because I avoided the draft, d) because I got married, e) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, f) because the federal government overpaid me, and g) because my federal pension and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is too generous.)
https://www.incomeinvestors.com/3-things-media-wont-tell-wealth-inequality/13662/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First, take the idea getting rich requires wealthy parents. Today, 9.6 million households in America have more than $1.0 million in assets. Of this total, 86% of them are first-generation rich; in other words, they earned their money. (Source: “10 Things You Didn’t Know About Millionaires,” CNN Money, July 31, 2014.) Most millionaires are working, and not sitting on a beach drinking cocktails. In terms of jobs, you’ll find them employed as managers (17%), educators (12%), executives (7%), business owners (6%), and professionals. (Source: “29 Valuable Facts about Millionaires,” FactRetriever.com, December 27, 2016.) Education is a key theme. Most millionaires have a college degree. Many hold advanced certifications, including a Master’s degree (18%), law degrees (eight percent), medical degrees (six percent), and PhDs (six percent). (Source: “$1 Million Isn’t Worth What It Used To Be,” Visual Capitalist, November 22, 2016.) They’re experienced, too. The average millionaire takes 32 years to hit the seven-figure mark. While the media focuses on startup founders, real wealth building is a slow process. (Source: “It takes the typical self-made millionaire at least 32 years to get rich,” Business Insider, March 5, 2015.) Skills attained. Customers served. Ladders climbed. Not a trust fund in sight. Second, we often hear the rich need to pay their “fair share.” The idea gained steam after Warren Buffett wrote his famous wealth inequality op-ed. In 2011, the billionaire investor pointed out he paid a lower tax rate than his secretary. Capital gain taxes, he argued, were unfairly low compared to levies placed on earned income. (Source: “Stop Coddling the Super-Rich,” The New York Times, August 14, 2011.) Fact is, the rich are paying a bigger load than ever. In 1950, 89% of Americans paid income taxes. Today, only 47% do so. (Source: “T15-0138 – Tax Units with Zero or Negative Income Tax,” Tax Policy Center, October 2, 2015.) On average, the top 20% pay $50,176 in income taxes. In total, this group pays 87% of all income taxes collected. By comparison, four in 10 people at the bottom end of the income spectrum end up collecting money from the government. (Source: Ibid.) Buffett’s affairs are not typical, either. Only about a quarter of those making more than $1.0 million per year pay a lower tax rate than middle-class taxpayers, according to a 2012 study by the Congressional Research Service. Never mind that these studies often skip the corporate taxes owners pay as well. (Source: “An Analysis of the “Buffett Rule,”” Congressional Research Service, March 28,2012.) And finally, the idea that America’s wealthy class is some sort of gilded elite. Once again, the numbers don’t bear that out. Nearly 70% of millionaire families lose their wealth by the second generation. Over 90% are out of the country clubs by the third. (Source: Visual Capitalist, November 22, 2016, op cit.))

January 31 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Illinois Policy Institute Pitches State Budget Plan With No Tax Hike – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/31/conservative-policy-group-pitches-state-budget-plan-with-no-tax-hike/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A conservative lobbying group has outlined a plan for ending the state’s budget standoff without a major income tax increase. The Illinois Policy Institute’s budget plan would move all new employees and as many current workers as it can persuade into a 401(k)-style retirement plan, instead of defined pensions. The proposal also would make most able-bodied people without children ineligible for Medicaid, impose the state’s most recent contract offer to unionized state workers, reduce state payroll by 10 percent, and freeze property taxes for five years. Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman said it also would end state revenue sharing with larger local governments, which he claimed spend more money than they should. “We want to end that charade. We want to create local accountability. If a local school district wants to engage in pension spiking at the end of a teacher’s career, they can do that. If they want to give administrators excessive compensation packages, they can do that. But they won’t be able to send the bill to other taxpayers anymore,” he said. Tillman said state mandates on local government would be reduced, but he acknowledged there would be skepticism and resistance to much of the IPI budget plan. “Every single political actor at the local level will want to hold on to every penny they can, and it won’t be until the public demands these reforms that we really see the political will,” he said. State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said she thinks the public will press for approval of the IPI budget plan. “That four-person family where the dad’s working his tail off, and maybe has a second job, and they know that they’re funding the Medicare for an able-bodied single adult who doesn’t want to get a job; I’ll tell you what, they’re all in on this plan, sir. All in,” she said.)
— Starbucks CEO’s Stance On Trump Travel Ban Stirs Up Bitter Brew – Jim Williams  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Starbucks post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/30/starbucks-ceos-stance-on-travel-ban-stirs-up-bitter-brew/

 

NBC5
— Trump Picks Federal Appeals Judge Gorsuch for Supreme Court  The ninth seat on the Supreme Court has sat empty since Antonin Scalia died in February 2016 – Julie Pace and Mark Sherman
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Donald-Trump-Supreme-Court-Pick-412318353.html
— Trump Sent $10K Check to Illinois FedEx Courier  “I’m still just living a dream,” Bouvet told the Washington Post. “I never thought in a million years this would happen.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Sent-10000-Check-to-Illinois-FedEx-Courier-Report-412296163.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Pawar says Rauner is a “coward” for his response to Trump immigration order.  The stronger that you speak out against the immigration order, the more that the anti-Trump news media glorifies you and praises you.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pawar-rauner-coward-trump-refugee-order-412316113.html

 

ABC7
— PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP NOMINATES JUDGE NEIL GORSUCH TO U.S. SUPREME COURT – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-donald-trump-nominates-judge-neil-gorsuch-for-supreme-court/1729837/
— REP. KINZINGER ASKS TRUMP TO EXEMPT IRAQIS WHO SERVED FROM TRAVEL BAN – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/kinzinger-asks-trump-to-exempt-iraqis-who-served-from-travel-ban/1729742/
— 7 ARRESTED AT #RESISTTRUMPTUESDAY PROTEST IN CHICAGO – Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/7-arrested-at-resisttrumptuesday-protest-in-chicago/1730402/
— TRUMP CANCELS TRIP TO MILWAUKEE; HARLEY-DAVIDSON NOT COMFORTABLE WITH LIKELY PROTESTS, SOURCE SAYS – CNN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps will crow that their threats of violence are working.)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-cancels-trip-to-milwaukee;-harley-davidson-not-comfortable-with-likely-protests-source-says/1730801/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Proposed laws aim to reform Illinois group homes – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/232801580-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump picks Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-supreme-court-pick-gorsuch-20170131-story.html
— Trump cancels planned Milwaukee economic speech (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps will crow that their threats of violence are working.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-cancels-milwaukee-visit-20170131-story.html
— 7 arrested in second week of ‘Resist Trump’ protests – William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-federal-building-protest-met-20170201-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner ally seeks spending cuts on universities, care for poor, teacher pensions.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-policy-budget-bruce-rauner-met-20170131-story.html
— President Trump sent rural Illinois FedEx courier a $10,000 check in the mail – Justin Jouvenal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-trump-illinois-supporter-20170131-story.html
— Durbin calls Trump attorney general nominee Sessions ‘wrong person for job’ – Katherine Skiba  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want someone who is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dick-durbin-opposes-jeff-sessions-met-0131-20170131-story.html
— Toying with run for governor, J.B. Pritzker calls Trump immigration order ‘wrong’ – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents toy with?  Since 2000, my critics/opponents have toyed with replacing me as your GOPUSA Illinois with someone who they can manipulate/dominate.  Sooner or later, their replacement for me would promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-pritzker-silberman-0131-chicago-inc-20170131-story.html
— DIERSEWN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Chicago man is frantic over Trump order as Iranian-artist wife stranded abroad.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-green-card-iranian-artist-met-20170130-story.html
— Trump gives the hard left a chance at power – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-trump-supreme-court-kass-0201-20170131-column.html
— In Peoria, Caterpillar’s move feels like ‘kick in the gut’ – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-caterpillar-peoria-reaction-0201-biz-20170131-story.html
— Chicago State must pay whistleblower $4.3 million after delaying payment – Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-state-whistleblower-final-payment-20170131-story.html
— Two lawsuits in Chicago challenge Trump travel ban – Jason Meisner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-travel-ban-chicago-lawsuit-met-20170131-story.html
— Fireworks at the Justice Department: Trump fires acting Attorney General Sally Yates – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-fires-sally-yates-attorney-general-edit-0201-jm-20170131-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How a ‘chaos candidate’ becomes a disaster president.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-refugees-immigration-ban-perspec-0201-20170131-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump’s constant lying threatens the American experiment.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-constant-lying-20170131-story.html
— People gather to protest Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos for education secretary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-protest-trumps-nomination-of-betsy-devos-for-education-secretary-photos-20170131-photogallery.html
— Hobby Lobby case among Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s notable opinions
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-supreme-court-nominee-neil-gorsuch-notable-opinions-20170131-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— President Trump names Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court pick – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/julie-pace-and-mark-sherman/
— Trump nixes Wisconsin trip amidst protest concerns – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps will crow that their threats of violence are working.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-nixes-wisconsin-trip-amidst-protests-concerns/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps Durbin and Duckworth say to Rauner “Stand up against Obamacare repeal.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-duckworth-to-rauner-stand-up-against-obamacare-repeal/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Abortion trigger law ‘a nightmare scenario for women.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-abortion-trigger-law-a-nightmare-scenario-for-women/
— Durbin, Duckworth to Rauner: ‘Stand up’ against Obamacare repeal – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-duckworth-to-rauner-stand-up-against-obamacare-repeal/
— Trump taps Gorsuch for Supreme Court, youngest nominee in decades – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/julie-pace-and-mark-sherman/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Constituents crowd Hultgren office to discuss president – James Fuller  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are nasty.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170131/news/170139747/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “People are very concerned about President Trump,” Scown told a nodding Goncher. “He has no understanding of his limited powers under the Constitution. He shows no discipline. We feel it’s our Congress’ duty to address an out of control president. We want to know that Mr. Hultgren will protect the Constitution and protect our rights.” Specifically, Scown pointed Trump’s recent ban on immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations as unconstitutional. Miller, an armed services veteran, said preventing Muslims who are non-U.S. citizens who helped U.S. military efforts in the Middle East is “a disgrace.” Hultgren released a statement Monday calling the ban “overly broad” with an “inconsistent and confused” interpretation. Hultgren said he supports efforts to review immigration screening processes to strengthen them. However, he said the process to vet refugees is “already extensive and thorough.” Miller said Hultgren’s statement was “weak” and didn’t go far enough. “He didn’t stand up and say it’s immoral, illegal, and we should ban it,” Miller said. The constituents also called on Hultgren to make his position known on various presidential cabinet appointments, especially those involving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the education department. “Will the congressman stand up and protect the environment?” Miller asked. “Will he stand up for public schools?” Goncher said Hultgren does plan on hosting a town hall shortly. The staff has not set the time and place for such a public meeting, she said. Goncher pledged to call every one of the constituents who came to the office Tuesday and make separate appointments to listen to their concerns if need be. “We will always be available,” she said. “What we’re asking if that they make an appointment. If they give us a heads up on the topic, we can have a little bit more information to share with them.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Trump’s voter fraud claim spread like a virus.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170131/news/170139814/
— Librarians can combat ‘fake news,’ panel says – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170131/news/170139754/
— Suburban officials roll out welcome mat for Caterpillar – Anna Marie Kukec
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170131/business/170139761/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin, Duckworth hit Rauner over Obamacare – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170131/BLOGS02/170139965/durbin-duckworth-hit-rauner-over-obamacare

 

WTTW
— How Healthy is Illinois’ Job Market? – Evan Garcia  (DIERSEN: Employers in northeast Illinois are overwhelmingly Democrat. Therefore, the healthier that Illinois’ job market gets, the fewer members of the following groups will be hired or promoted: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/31/how-healthy-illinois-job-market

 

BLOOMIMGTON PANTAGRAPH
— After Trump order, volunteer lawyers descend on big airports – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/after-trump-order-volunteer-lawyers-descend-on-big-airports/article_d368635d-660d-5b38-ae3b-b32b8604cd98.html
— 2 federal lawsuits filed in Chicago over Trump travel ban – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/federal-lawsuits-filed-in-chicago-over-trump-travel-ban/article_b97c9f51-70cf-5712-bcf4-a8498b212acb.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Local officials: ‘It feels like being left at the altar’ – Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170131/local-officials-it-feels-like-being-left-at-altar

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Policy Institute offers budget solution that promises not to raise taxes – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170131/illinois-policy-institute-offers-budget-solution-that-promises-not-to-raise-taxes

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-31/immigration-ban-ui-we-will-not-abide.html

 

LINCOLN COURIER
— Rauner administration alleges misinformation in AFSCME voting – Doug Finke
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20170131/rauner-administration-alleges-misinformation-in-afscme-voting

 

WSIL TV
— Speaker Paul Ryan defends Trump’s order, warns of protests – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34385489/speaker-defends-trumps-order-warns-of-protests

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “About That $10K Check Trump Sent To An Illinois Volunteer.”
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/31/trump_fedex_courier.php

 

ILLINOIS NEWS WATCH
— Trump justice nominee means Illinois’ fair share case could lead to national right-to-work law
https://ilnews.org/11938/trump-justice-nominee-means-illinois-fair-share-case-lead-national-right-work-law/

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— President Trump v. Useful Idiots, et al. – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14253
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The protests against our new Commander-in-Chief aren’t going to stop. In fact, expect the hate and anger to get hotter, and the size of the protests to get larger, as President Trump keeps winning for America. And the winning has only begun. So don’t let the protests dampen your post-election joy. Just sit back and savor the spectacle. The Extreme Left – which is the only wing left in the Democratic Party — is nothing if not entertaining. The Democrats have proven they don’t care an iota about expanding economic opportunity for the millions abandoned by their failed ideology and political idols. And they have also made it painfully obvious that keeping Americans safe is the least of their concerns. I seriously question whether there’s a single protester out there who truly believes Trump will harm the interests of women, the LGBT community, African-Americans, Hispanics, or anyone else. It’s actually quite the opposite. What’s keeping the Democrats up at night is a recurring nightmare in which Donald Trump continues to make good on his promises to lift-up all and unite the country. The typical Trump hater out there marching and/or inciting violence isn’t concerned about others. It’s purely a selfish concern centered on their fear of becoming even more irrelevant – if that’s even possible. Donald Trump and his supporters can take heart in the fact that another great President faced similar opposition from a hysterical Left, and it only made him stronger.)

 

CHRISTIAN NEWS WIRE
— Trump Triangulates on Homosexuality vs. Abortion — AFTAH Condemns Decision to Keep Obama’s Pro-LGBT Executive Order – Peter LaBarbera
http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/7367579046.html

 

GOPUSA
— When Will They Show Outrage Over Dead Americans?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20075
— Chicago Pub apologizes for ‘Build-A-Wall’ burger with Mexican toppings
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19972
— You want fake news? Check out AG’s ‘hate crime hotline’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20090
— Rasmussen poll shows strong backing for halt in refugees
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20070

 

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham Reacts to Obama: Security, Border Control Aren’t ‘American Values’?
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/31/ingraham-reacts-obama-statement-security-border-control-arent-american-values
— Al Sharpton Slammed for Calling Jesus a ‘Refugee’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/31/al-sharpton-tweet-jesus-refugee-reaction
— Tech companies worry about cherished tech visas – AP
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/01/31/ap-explains-tech-companies-worry-about-cherished-tech-visas.html

 

DAILY WIRE
— No, Muslim Refugees Are Not Jewish WWII Refugees. Here Are 5 Reasons Why. – MICHAEL QAZVINI
http://www.dailywire.com/news/1217/no-muslim-refugees-are-not-jewish-wwii-refugees-michael-qazvini

 

DAILY CALLER
— Let’s Be Real: Obama ‘Barred’ Syrian Christian Refugees. Just Look At The Numbers – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/28/lets-be-real-obama-barred-syrian-christian-refugees-just-look-at-the-numbers/

 

FEDERALIST
— Christians Need To Stop Being So Naive About Muslim Immigration – Wendy Wilson
http://thefederalist.com/2017/01/06/christians-need-stop-naive-muslim-immigration/

 

BLAZE
— Trump administration grants nearly 900 refugees waivers to enter U.S. this week – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/31/report-trump-administration-grants-nearly-900-refugees-waivers-to-enter-us-this-week/

 

POLITICO
— Trump picks Gorsuch for Supreme Court – SHANE GOLDMACHER and JOSH GERSTEIN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-gorsuch-supreme-court-234464

 

THE HILL
— GAO: IRS should improve handling of ID-theft cases – NAOMI JAGODA  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I worked GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 of those years.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/317239-watchdog-irs-should-improve-handling-of-id-theft-cases
— Drudge slams GOP Congress for making Trump ‘do everything alone’ – JOE CONCHA (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in promoting the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, especially their traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/316955-drudge-slams-gop-congress-for-making-trump-do-everything-alone

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— To: The Next Governor of Illinois – Keith Kelleher, president, SEIU Healthcare Illinois
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/to-the-next-governor-of-illinois_us_5890c73fe4b02c397c178cd0

 

CNN
— President Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court – Ariane de Vogue
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/donald-trump-supreme-court-nominee/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “Trump continues Obama order protecting LGBTQ federal workers.” For federal employees, ever-increasingly since the 1960s, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/lgbt-protections-trump-continues-obama-policy-federal-workers/

 

REUTERS
— Trump’s go-to man Bannon takes hardline view on immigration – John Walcott and Julia Edwards Ainsley  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats and RINOs blame you for all the problems that minorities and women have had, are having, and will have.)
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN15E2TG

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and MARK LANDLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/us/politics/supreme-court-nominee-trump.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— California moves closer to becoming sanctuary state after measure gets committee approval – NANCY DILLON
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/california-moves-closer-sanctuary-state-article-1.2960979

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: As Democrats ever-increasingly become more anti-Jew, Democrats ever-increasingly accuse Republicans of being anti-Jew.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-white-houses-soft-core-holocaust-denialism/2017/01/30/193da2a4-e724-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html
— Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch, a proponent of strictly interpreting the Constitution, to fill Supreme Court vacancy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/31/trump-nominates-neil-gorsuch-a-proponent-of-strictly-interpreting-the-constitution-to-fill-supreme-court-vacancy/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to pander to foreign countries and to their citizens. Anti-Trumps put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/trumps-top-trade-adviser-says-germany-exploits-the-u-s.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Taps Judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court  Appeals-court judge, if confirmed, would replace Justice Scalia – MICHAEL C. BENDER and  BRENT KENDALL
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-taps-judge-neil-gorsuch-for-supreme-court-1485911116?mod=djemalertNEWS

 

MODESTO BEE
— Whatever Trump breaks, GOP owns it – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Everything that Obama broke, Democrats own it.)
http://www.modbee.com/opinion/editorials/article129870199.html

 

MACOMB RADIO
— Governor Rauner Promises State Workers Will be Payed – Sean Patrick  (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, as GAO’s budget was cut more and more and more in relative if not absolute terms, the head of GAO, Charles Bowsher, promised more and more and more that employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran would not be adversely affected, this is, that only employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran would be adversely affected.)
http://macombradio.com/macomb-news/289816

 

GAO
— IRS Improved Telephone Service but Needs to Better Assist Identity Theft Victims and Prevent Release of Fraudulent Refunds (DIERSEN: As a GS-11, currently $66,379, IRS Revenue Officer in early 1974, I was responsible for all of the IRS employees in Chicago who answered telephone calls from taxpayers and their representatives.  As a result of my performance on that assignment, IRS promoted me to GS-12, currently $79,563, in mid-1974.)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-186

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Introduced to Give Federal Employees a 3.2% Pay Raise in 2018 – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/31/legislation-introduced-to-give-federal-employees-a-3-2-pay-raise-in-2018/

 

SLATE
— In America, We Don’t Excuse Injustice if Only a Few People Are Affected – Evan Urquhart  (DIERSEN: Poetical affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and other injustices mainly affect federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/01/30/in_america_we_don_t_excuse_injustice_if_only_a_few_people_are_affected.html

 

ESQUIRE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Aside from Prejudiced, Trump’s Travel Ban Is Also Incompetent.”
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/videos/a52703/seth-meyers-trump-ban/

 

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “DONALD TRUMP’S INNER CIRCLE IS ALREADY ALIENATING ITS ALLIES.”
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/01/donald-trump-immigration-executive-order

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Despite new pledge, fears persist of anti-LGBT action from Trump – Chris Johnson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity hint/imply/argue/shout that they, their operatives, and their dupes will get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.  Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/01/31/despite-pledge-on-obama-order-advocates-still-fear-anti-lgbt-action-from-trump/

January 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner avoids taking stand on Trump refugee executive order – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: If you “take a stand” against Trump, the anti-Trump media will glorify and praise you.  How soon, if not already, if you fail/refuse to “take a stand” against Trump, will the anti-Trump media demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-donald-trump-syrian-refugees-executive-order-20170129-story.html
— Strike vote by big Illinois worker union starts Monday – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-afscme-strike-vote-monday-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Interest payments on Illinois’ unpaid bills add to vast cost of budget impasse – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-budget-impasse-cost-met-20170129-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Refugees in Illinois: More than 40 percent from banned countries.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-muslim-refugees-in-illinois-htmlstory.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Chicagoans decry travel restrictions as family, friends held at O’Hare.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-ohare-immigration-met-20170129-story.html
— Does it ever make sense to work for free? – Amy Morin  (DIERSEN: Because no one pays me for what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor as being WORHLESS. How much an hour are my critics/opponents paying their operatives and their dupes to harass me?  Is at least $15 an hour?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-does-it-ever-make-sense-to-work-for-free-20170125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President Trump, keep your ‘Feds’ to yourself.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-chicago-crime-glanton-20170127-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-travel-ban-puts-chicago-on-edge/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want the “sports world” to promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, to serve as operatives or as dupes for Democrat politicians.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/hatefulness-of-trumps-immigration-ban-exposed-by-sports-world/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and those who voted for him.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/ask-a-chicagoan-mr-president-about-dangerous-immigrants/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump glorifies and praises another anti-Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/laura-washington-emanuel-displays-skillful-touch-vs-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Joe Walsh speaking to Elk Grove Republicans  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? Who will the speaker be at your next monthly township, ward, and/or county party meeting?  Who spoke at the last meeting?  Which candidates, elected officials, and party leaders attended the last meeting?  How many precinct committeemen/captains attended?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170129/news/170128736/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: Former congressman and radio host Joe Walsh will be the guest speaker at the Republican Organization of Elk Grove Township meeting 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 at Elk Grove Township Meeting Hall, 2400 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Admission is free, the meeting is open and refreshments will be served.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Elgin High teacher fears Trump will restrict climate change research.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170130/news/170139968/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF MARNI PYKE: OK or ‘outrageous’? Metra’s latest fare hike arrives this week – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170130/news/170139967/
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Many DuPage voters will face tax hike questions in April – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170130/news/170139963/
— Cronyism alive and well in DuPage – Bob Peickert, Chairman, Democratic Party of DuPage County, Lombard  (DIERSEN: If someone were to charge me with benefiting from cronyism in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and/or in Illinois, what facts would they cite?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170130/discuss/170139984/

 

DNA INFO
— ‘Open Up Your Homes’ To DREAMers, Says Rahm, Who Will Host In His House – Alex Nitkin  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170129/ohare/rahm-emanuel-ohare-protest-trump-executive-order-travel-restrictions
(FROM THE ARTICLE: O’HARE — Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s name evoked boos and hisses from the hundreds of demonstrators outside at O’Hare Airport when a speaker mentioned his name. Few realized he had joined them. The mayor ducked into the airport’s international terminal Sunday, shook hands with volunteer attorneys and called on residents across the city to host refugees and immigrants in their homes as an act of defiance to President Donald Trump’s restrictive executive order. Trump’s order, signed on Friday, suspends all U.S. refugee resettlement for 120 days, bars Syrian refugees indefinitely, and blocks travel into the U.S. for 90 days for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. It will also stop green card holders from those seven countries from entering the U.S. again if they travel abroad. On Saturday, after more than a thousand protesters marched inside and outside the terminal, Emanuel released a statement saying the travel restrictions had “tarnished America’s standing as a beacon of hope for the free world.” The next evening, he bypassed the crowds and made for the dozens of volunteer lawyers who had set up a makeshift office at a McDonald’s inside the terminal. He huddled and shook hands with organizers, asking which law firms they represented. Some volunteers held up signs in Arabic and Farsi offering counsel to travelers who had been detained, while others huddled around laptops drafting writs of habeas corpus on their behalf. “I want to thank all the lawyers here who are assuring people that when they come, what they’re met with is support, security and safety,” Emanuel said. “That’s who we are, and that is what we’re doing.” Meanwhile, officials from the city’s aviation department, which runs operations at the airport, dropped off a shipment of coffee and pastries for the lawyers. While Emanuel was at the airport, his office released a statement saying he would host immigrants in his home who had been granted legal status under the DREAM Act. Trump has so far laid off the legislation, which outlines a path to citizenship for immigrants who enter the country illegally as young children. “At a moment of unease and vulnerability for so many, let’s come together as a city and put action behind our words and the values we hold dear as a welcoming city,” the statement read. Emanuel and the City Council last week affirmed Chicago’s status as a “sanctuary city,” which bars local law enforcement from helping federal officials identify or deport undocumented immigrants. Trump has threatened to withhold federal funding from the city over its status. Here is Emanuel’s statement: “One hundred years ago, the people of Chicago opened their hearts and their homes to my grandfather when he immigrated to this great city, fleeing the pogroms of Eastern Europe in search of freedom and opportunity. In that spirit, in the coming days my family and I will host DREAMers attending Chicago Public Schools and Chicago City Colleges for a meal, a conversation, and a recognition and celebration of all that unites us, rather than what divides us. I am asking every interested resident of the City of Chicago to join us by hosting a similar meal in your own homes and at restaurants in your own neighborhoods, or by sharing welcoming words through a phone call or email. At a moment of unease and vulnerability for so many, let’s come together as a city and put action behind our words and the values we hold dear as a welcoming city. Lets show the world that the City of Big Shoulders is also a city of big hearts.”)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis throws support behind Trump move – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-30/davis-throws-support-behind-trump-move.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Attorney general ups ante on budget brinksmanship  Court filing might quickly precipitate a shutdown of government – Rich Miller
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/01/27/springfield-spotlight-attorney-general-ups-ante-on-budget-brinksmanship/ckoa9nd/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “ACA Repeal Would Hurt Illinois’ Economy.”
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/analysts-project-aca-repeal-would-hurt-illinois-economy#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hundreds Attend Rally For Immigrants in Champaign-Urbana.”
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/hundreds-attend-rally-immigrants-champaign-urbana#stream/0

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— That ain’t Monopoly money those Springfield characters are playing with – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article129217714.html
— Here’s what your local congressmen say about Trump’s immigration order – KELSEY LANDIS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article129517214.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Governor and AFSCME Agree on Worker Pay – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=235461#.WI9K6RHxZZJ

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Illinois among states expected to continue course toward clean energy future – JEN FIFIELD
http://dailyegyptian.com/65339/state/illinois-among-states-expected-to-continue-course-toward-clean-energy-future/

 

EFFINGHAM RADIO
— Governor Rauner Discusses Growth and Opportunity in Illinois with U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Samantha Leturno
http://www.effinghamradio.com/2017/01/29/governor-rauner-discusses-growth-and-opportunity-in-illinois-with-u-s-chamber-of-commerce/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Donald Trump’s travel ban could change American history.  Ban becomes defining moment in Trump’s presidency.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/how-donald-trumps-travel-ban-could-change-american-history/647084853

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-in-savoy-rally-against-trumps-order-01-30-2017
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/organizing-for-action-march-in-downtown-springfield-01-30-2017

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Illinois AG Madigan asks court to force action by her speaker father and governor – Kevin McDermott
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-ag-madigan-asks-court-to-force-action-by-her/article_6ae62d0d-98a0-5bde-8dd5-7dc9e261a818.html

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups crow that”CHICAGO MAYOR CALLS FOR ACTIONS TO WELCOME IMMIGRANTS:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170130/AP/301309943
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “ENVIRONMENTALISTS PREPARING TO BATTLE TRUMP, GOP IN COURT.”
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170129/AP/301299988

 

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Let’s face it: Taxes are going up.” Democrats always want non-Democrats to pay more taxes.
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/as-it-is-let-s-face-it-taxes-are-going/article_1256ddb9-bf51-51c5-9dd2-3d5a52229299.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Illinois held hostage to a ‘Grand Bargain’ – State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton)
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511077780-illinois-held-hostage-to-a-grand-bargain

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious groups” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34374101/religious-groups-join-outpouring-against-trump-refugee-order
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Lisa Madigan sides with the anti-Trumps.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34373839/madigan-condemns-trump-immigration-order
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump denies immigration restriction caused airport chaos.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34375480/white-house-defends-immigration-order-in-face-of-protests

 

WGEM
— Governor Rauner takes to social media to voice concerns about employee pay – Don Dwyer (DIERSEN: What concerns do you voice?  Since 2000, I have used GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to voice concerns that politicians who are elected/appointed as Republicans in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton far too often fail/refuse to defend/advance far too many planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.wgem.com/story/34375258/2017/01/30/governor-rauner-takes-to-social-media-to-voice-concerns-about-employee-pay

 

ENEWS PARK FOREST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “In Wake of Trump Executive Orders, Over 1000 From Chicago Suburbs March and Rally Against Muslim Ban, Call For Sanctuary Cities.”
https://enewspf.com/2017/01/29/wake-trump-executive-orders-1000-chicago-suburbs-march-rally-muslim-ban-call-sanctuary-cities/

 

NILES PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “‘Muslim Ban’ Protests Create New Allies at Chicago, Morton Grove Rallies.  Hundreds march through Morton Grove, hundreds more return to O’Hare to oppose Trump’s immigration orders.”
http://patch.com/illinois/niles/muslim-ban-creates-new-allies-chicago-area-rallies

 

COLUMBIA CHRONICLE
— Voters vs Donors: $95.8 million circling Illinois legislative races creates loyalty concerns – Rric Bradach  (DIERSEN: What do you say to candidates, to elected officials, and to party leaders who talk and/or act like they are operatives or dupes for those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that give them the most money?  My critics/opponents give lots of money to candidates, to elected officials, and to party leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
http://www.columbiachronicle.com/metro/article_36162eb2-e500-11e6-9fac-7b7539e77256.html

 

NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
— THE DANIEL L. GOODWIN DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES PRESENTS  James Carville and Mary Matalin  Thursday, February 2 at 7:30 p.m.  NEIU Auditorium, 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago
http://neiu.edu/university-life/arts-northeastern/guest-lectures

 

DAILY ILLINI
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, universities talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.
http://dailyillini.com/opinions/editorials/2017/01/30/editorial-university-must-continue-to-foster-global-community/

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/protestors-take-to-the-airport/647011768

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Rahm Emanuel Worst Elected Official
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/two-minute-warning-rahm-emanuel-worst-elected-official

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ramey calls out McManamon for ‘almost abusive’ behavior – Tabitha Fleming
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511077756-ramey-calls-out-mcmanamon-for-almost-abusive-behavior

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Critics say ‘House of Madigan’ continues to play by own rules – Carol Ostrow  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They make it very clear that they will use their operatives and their dupes to destroy any individual, any organization, any company, or any government that does not play by the rules that my critics/opponent have set.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511077159-critics-say-house-of-madigan-continues-to-play-by-own-rules

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. IVES BLASTS SENATE LEADERSHIP FOR BUDGET DEAL “OUT OF TOUCH” WITH ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/rep-ives-blasts-senate-leadership-for-budget-deal-out-of-touch-with-illinois-taxpayers.html
— WHAT’S HOLDING THE ARAB WORLD BACK?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/whats-holding-the-arab-world-back.html
— THORNER: WILL TRUMP BE MISLED TO PICK ANOTHER SOUTER?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-will-trump-be-misled-to-pick-another-souter.html

 

FEDERALIST
— Islamists Join Environmentalists At Standing Rock To Delegitimize America  What unites these two seemingly antithetical movements is their shared desires to accumulate power and topple a common enemy. – Shireen Qudosi
http://thefederalist.com/2017/01/30/islamists-join-environmentalists-standing-rock-delegitimize-america/

 

ANDY MARTIN
— The New York Times lies when it says President Trump’s voter fraud claims are a “fantasy”
https://contrariancommentary.wordpress.com/2017/01/30/andy-martin-the-new-york-times-lies-when-it-says-president-trumps-voter-fraud-claims-are-a-fantasy/

 

BREITBART
— Times columnist and author India Knight has called for the assassination of U.S. President, Donald J. Trump. – DONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/01/29/times-journo-calls-for-assassination-of-president-trump/

 

BLAZE
— Don’t be fooled — protests and marches aren’t coming ‘out of nowhere’ – Sarah Lee  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents do not come out of nowhere.  They are manipulated/dominated,if not paid by my critics/opponents.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/29/commentary-dont-be-fooled-protests-and-marches-arent-coming-out-of-nowhere/

 

GOPUSA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anarchists say “From Palestine to Mexico, all the borders got to go!”
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19969

 

DAILY CALLER
— Most Of The Muslim Countries Trump Targeted Have Discriminatory Entry Policies – RYAN PICKRELL
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/28/most-of-the-muslim-countries-targeted-by-trump-have-discriminatory-visa-policies/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— President Trump Stops Suicidal Immigration Policy – Left Goes Nuts – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24989

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TRUMP DECLARES WAR ON SANCTUARY CITIES – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/30/trump-declares-war-on-sanctuary-cities/
— TRUMP REFUGEE ORDER BALANCES SECURITY AND COMPASSION
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/30/trump-immigration-order-an-extension-of-obama-policy/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Lawlessness is Obama’s real legacy – KEN PAXTON
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lawlessness-is-obamas-real-legacy/article/2613235

 

POLITICO
— Illinois GOP largely silent on Trump’s travel ban – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: If you criticize Trump, the anti-Trump media will glorify and praise you.  How soon, if not already, if you fail/refuse to criticize Trump, will the anti-Trump media demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you?)
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2017/01/blue-states-gop-largely-silent-on-trumps-travel-ban-109157
— Rauner sees ‘serious concerns’ with Trump’s travel ban – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2017/01/rauner-admits-serious-concerns-over-trumps-immigration-order-109151
— Trump signs executive order requiring that for every one new regulation, two must be revoked – NOLAN D. MCCASKILL and MATTHEW NUSSBAUM
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-signs-executive-order-requiring-that-for-every-one-new-regulation-two-must-be-revoked-234365

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Kellyanne Conway: Reporters Who ‘Talked Smack’ About Trump Should Be Fired  The Trump administration continues its threats toward the media. – Marina Fang  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want me to be fired.  Their operatives and their dupes talk and act like they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they succeeded in getting me fired.  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kellyanne-conway-media_us_588e3df1e4b0b065cbbcaf48?

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Google, in Post-Obama Era, Aggressively Woos Republicans – CECILIA KANGJA  (DIERSEN: What does Google think of you?  What does Google think of Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/technology/google-in-post-obama-era-aggressively-woos-republicans.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Few companies have been as intimately tied to the Democratic Party in recent years as Google. So now that Donald J. Trump is president, the giant company, in Silicon Valley parlance, is having to pivot. The shift was evident a day after Congress began its new session this month. That evening, about 70 lawmakers, a majority of them Republicans, were feted at the stately Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, where they clinked champagne and bourbon glasses and posed for selfies with the 600 guests assembled in their honor. The event’s main host was not from the Republican establishment. Instead, the party was primarily financed and anchored by Google. “We’ve partnered with Google on events before, but nothing like this party,” said Alex Skatell, founder of The Independent Journal Review, a news start-up with a right-leaning millennial audience, which also helped host the event. “I’ve never heard of an event as big.”)
— Generation X More Addicted to Social Media Than Millennials, Report Finds – JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/technology/millennial-social-media-usage.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/christian-leaders-denounce-trumps-plan-to-favor-christian-immigrants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/donald-trumps-muslim-ban-is-cowardly-and-dangerous.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/opinion/building-a-wall-of-ignorance.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/opinion/no-trump-not-on-our-watch.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/politics/donald-trump-democrats-backlash-executive-orders.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/donald-trump-perception-foreign-policy.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump transition leader’s goal is two-thirds cut in EPA employees – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, Republican Senators and Republican Representatives cut the number of the agency’s employees in half.  Virtually all those gotten rid of were Republicans, Whites, males, older employees, and/or non-veterans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/30/trump-transition-leaders-goal-is-two-thirds-cut-in-epa-employees/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP-led Congress starting to worry about its role in the Trump era.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-gop-whiplash-20170130-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Executive order makes U.S. safer – Rep. Marsha Blackburn
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/01/29/president-trump-executive-order-marsha-blackburn-editorials-debates/97215084/

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if government is subsidizing your health insurance, if you are earning credits toward a government pension, and/or if you are getting a government pension, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned by those who are NOT getting government subsidized health insurance, by those who are NOT earning credits toward a government pension, and/or by those who are NOT getting a government pension.
http://www.bgdailynews.com/opinion/commentary/pension-disclosures-surely-raise-eyebrows/article_d55759e4-3557-5ae8-b0b5-8a074c4ad486.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The President’s Right to Say ‘You’re Fired’  Today’s civil-service system violates the Constitution. Trump has the power to fix it. – PHILIP K. HOWARD  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, that is, they promote political affiliation discrimination.  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 d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-presidents-right-to-say-youre-fired-1485732801
— States’ Revenue Shortfalls Exacerbate Budget Crunch  Possible federal cuts to Medicaid funding also weigh on governors – JON KAMP
http://www.wsj.com/articles/states-revenue-shortfalls-exacerbate-budget-crunch-1485741515
— How Liberals Killed the Freedom of Movement  By suppressing debate about Islam, nationalism and terror, the left set the stage for today’s backlash. – SOHRAB AHMARI
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-liberals-killed-the-freedom-of-movement-1485464612
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-refugee-bonfire-1485735021
http://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trumps-mexican-standoff-1485733389

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-presidents-right-to-say-youre-fired-1485732801
— New Mnuchin Pay Disclosure Shows a $5.6 Million Payout  Treasury secretary nominees pay topped median for other regional bank chiefs – RACHEL LOUISE ENSIGN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-mnuchin-pay-disclosure-shows-a-5-6-million-payout-1485548650

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Democrats’ Secret Weapon: Republicans Own Everything Now – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: One could say that Republicans own everything in DuPage County and in each of its nine townships.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/democrats-secret-weapon-republicans-own-everything-now.html

 

NATIONAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Muslim ban is the first step in a great unraveling of America.”
http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/trumps-muslim-ban-is-the-first-step-in-a-great-unravelling-of-america

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— How to hack a hiring freeze – Carten Cordell
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/how-to-hack-trumps-hiring-freeze

 

GUARDIAN
— Trump’s America, where even park employees have become enemies of the state – Sarah Kendzior
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/29/trump-america-parks-employees-enemies-of-state

 

DAILY MAIL
— Reince Priebus says there is a ‘buffet of options’ on paying for wall which could include taxing drug cartels or fining illegal immigrants – AP  (DIERSEN: What about fining those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and/or to bring others to America illegally?  There are far too many of the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4169480/White-House-cites-buffet-options-paying-wall.html

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— Illinois attorney general files request to halt state workers’ pay – George Gallanis
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/01/30/illi-j30.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Support Temporary Ban on Newcomers from Seven Nations
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/january_2017/most_support_temporary_ban_on_newcomers_from_seven_nations

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— From what I see, news outlets on the following draft list are overwhelmingly anti-Trump; do you agree?  Which news outlets would you add to the list and/or delete from list?  Trump supporters in Illinois should monitor the news outlets on the list for opposition research. The best way to do that is to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com
ABC7
NBC5
CBS2
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
DAILY HERALD
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
NORTHWEST HERALD
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
QUAD CITY TIMES
QUAD CITIES ONLINE
HERALD & REVIEW
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
JOURNAL STANDARD
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
SOUTHERN
RIVER CITIES’ READER
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
FOX ILLINOIS
WQAD
WSIL
WAND
WJBD
CHICAGOIST
DAILY ILLINI
CAPITOLFAX
THE HILL
HUFFINGTON POST
POLITICO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
REUTERS
CNN
UPI
ABC NEWS
NBC NEWS
CBS NEWS
MSNBC
NEW YORK TIMES
WASHINGTON POST
LOS ANGELES TIMES
USA TODAY
WALL STREET JOURNAL
FORTUNE
FORBES
MONEY MAGAZINE
DAILY BEAST
FEDERAL TIMES
FED SMITH
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
GUARDIAN
DAIL MAIL
FACEBOOK
GOOGLE

January 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— All detainees released from O’Hare after chaotic day at airport – Sam Charles, Lynn Sweet, Matthew Hendrickson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-signs-order-barring-all-refugees-for-four-months/
— Trump protesters shut down O’Hare international terminal – Matthew Hendrickson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-protesters-shut-down-ohare-international-terminal/
— Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order on deportations – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-temporarily-blocks-trumps-executive-order-on-deportations/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want mass/illegal immigration because immigrants vote for Democrats.  Libertarians want mass/illegal immigration because Libertarians want pot.  RINOs want mass/illegal immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-from-lady-liberty-to-the-great-wall-of-fear/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote Mexico and its citizens.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20170129/281638189927278

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump immigration policy changes put some on edge.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/batavia-geneva-st-charles/news/ct-nvs-immigration-dupage-kane-st-0129-2-20170128-story.html
— Woman impersonated lawmaker’s wife, snuck into GOP retreat – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps, anti-conservatives, and anti-Republicans are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their end.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-woman-impersonated-lawmakers-wife-gop-retreat-20170128-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A woman impersonated the wife of a GOP lawmaker and snuck into the congressional Republican retreat in Philadelphia Thursday, the same day President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence appeared, retreat organizers told lawmakers late Saturday. The revelation came as the nonprofit Congressional Institute that organizes the retreat investigates how audio of the gathering leaked. In an email to GOP lawmakers, institute president Mark Strand did not directly say that the impersonator was the same person who leaked the audio, but that was the implication. “The Congressional Institute is continuing to investigate this breach in order to fully understand how it happened and to ensure it does not happen again,” said Strand’s email, which was obtained by The Associated Press. The audio was leaked to several news outlets and first reported by The Washington Post. It reveals lawmakers airing concerns about the practical difficulties and political risks of repealing and replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law, among other things. There is also audio of a question-and-answer session with Pence, indicating that the intruder was in the same room as the vice president, which raises security concerns. It was not immediately clear if she was also present for the session with Trump, who spoke before Pence but did not engage in a private discussion with lawmakers. The email says that the unauthorized person “misrepresented herself on multiple occasions to retreat organizers as the spouse of an elected official” and used counterfeit credentials. She went through the same security checkpoints as every other attendee, including magnetometers, and was escorted from the event around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, after Trump and Pence left. The email says officials are working to “ascertain the identity of the woman in question.”  Capitol Police and the Sergeant at Arms are investigating, according to a statement Saturday night from Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., who chairs the House GOP conference.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Democrats express ‘disbelief’ at Trump immigration order.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-democrats-express-disbelief-at-trump-immigration-order-20170128-story.html
— Federal judge stays deportations of detainees after challenge to Trump order – Jerry Markon, Emma Brown, David Nakamura
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-travel-ban-emergency-stay-20170128-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH THREE BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats Brad Schneider and Raja Krishnamoorthi.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170128/news/170128775/
— What hiring freezes do to the workers left to pick up the slack – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997 while Republican Congressmen and Republican Senators a) cut GAO’s budget in relative terms or in absolute terms and b) imposed hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.  Ever-increasingly, as the years went by, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hated the agency’s Republican employees more and more and more, and especially its Republican employees like me who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170129/business/170128982/
— Collaboration crucial to consolidation – Daniel J. Cronin, Chairman, DuPage County Board, Elmhurst
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170129/discuss/170129202/

 

ABC7
— 13 DETAINED AT O’HARE FOLLOWING TRUMP ORDER, PROTESTERS CALL FOR THEIR RELEASE – Will Jones and Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/news/13-detained-at-ohare-following-trump-order-protesters-call-for-their-release/1725960/
— LEWIS PROFESSOR FOUND SHOT TO DEATH IN PARKING LOT OF NAPERVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
http://abc7chicago.com/news/lewis-professor-found-shot-to-death-in-parking-lot-of-naperville-middle-school/1725107/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Frerichs.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170128/schoenburg-frerichs-says-hes-focusing-on-job-not-election
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion laws, regulations, policies, procedures, practices, quotas, goals, and targets to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170128/springfield-public-librarys-first-same-fest-celebrates-diversity
— TRAGIC: Springfield continued to add VIDEO GAMBLING terminals in 2016. According to an annual report from the Illinois Gaming Board, 574 terminals operated at 127 locations in the city at the end of 2016 compared with 529 at 119 locations at the end of 2015. A little more than $131.5 million was wagered in 2016, and approximately $99 million was paid out. Net terminal income, the equivalent of gambling losses, totaled $32.3 million. The city of Springfield’s share from tax revenue was a little more than $1.6 million. Springfield continued to lead the state in number of video terminals, followed by Rockford with 435 terminals at 91 locations.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170128/local-business-notes-14m-rail-consolidation-grant-on-hold-in-dc

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rauner contract offer generous – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What major “offers” have you accepted? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, I “accepted” my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer.” They made it very clear that if I did not accept their “offer,” constructively, they would kill me. Of course, since 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted that the “offer” was far too generous – in today’s dollars, $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and $17,288 health/dental/vision insurance subsidy for life. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991, and I paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS. In addition, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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 33.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/27/our-view-rauner-contract-offer-generous/aedk9eh/
— Lawmakers differ on lawsuit to stop Illinois state workers’ pay without budget – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/27/lawmakers-differ-on-lawsuit-to-stop-illinois-state-workers-pay-without-budget/a70r3ix/

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Attorney General’s Motion Could Rob Governor of His Leverage – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: What leverage do your critics/opponents have against you?  Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like they are paid lots of money to harm/destroy me by those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/motion-could-rob-governor-of-leverage

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Gambling Hearing lacks Chicago presence – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-29/tom-kacich-hearing-lacks-chicago-presence.html
— New angle on budget battle – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-29/new-angle-budget-battle.html

 

SOUTHERN
— State of the Standoff: Rauner-Madigan clash has helped perpetuate impasse – DAN PETRELLA
http://thesouthern.com/state-of-the-standoff-rauner-madigan-clash-has-helped-perpetuate/article_e9ab56ea-b0f9-5681-89a7-bbdcdb4ec4db.html

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries to be “asylum seekers.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34370484/trumps-ban-dashes-hope-for-many-asylum-seekers

 

WAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “PM Trudeau says Canada welcomes refugees.” How easy is it for terrorists to get into America from Canada?
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34371995/pm-trudeau-says-canada-welcomes-refugees

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Illinois fails to support disability services, report finds – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/illinois-fails-to-support-disability-services-report-finds/article_e2c51400-bb26-5771-b6ec-7b9b3ef4d090.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Property taxes rapidly eroding DuPage home values  (DIERSEN: According to the Milton Township Assessor, 915 Cove Court in Wheaton is worth $455,220.  However, potential buyers for the property would be discouraged from offering that much because its real estate taxes are so high – $11,059.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511077658-analysis-property-taxes-rapidly-eroding-dupage-home-values

 

WIREPOINTS
— Mad World: Dysfunctional Thought in a Rigged System — Rep. Jeanne Ives
http://www.wirepoints.com/mad-world-dysfunctional-thought-in-a-rigged-system-rep-jeanne-ives-wirepoints-guest/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Inauguration barhopping in Chicago’s most pro-Trump neighborhood – Maya Dukmasova
http://m.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/01/20/inauguration-bar-hopping-in-chicagos-most-pro-trump-neighborhood

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees — Separating Fact from Hysteria – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444370/donald-trump-refugee-executive-order-no-muslim-ban-separating-fact-hysteria
— This Is What Post-Christian Dissent Looks Like – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444347/donald-trump-protestors-post-christian-dissent

 

DAILY WIRE
— Princeton Freshman: They’re Training Us To Hate Each Other – Elliott Hamilton
http://www.dailywire.com/news/12839/princeton-freshman-theyre-training-us-hate-each-elliott-hamilton

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— VA Losing Employee Support, Opening ‘Gaps’ in Veterans’ Care – Morgan Chalfant  (DIERSEN: Democrats who run the federal government gain support from their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran by using Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion laws, regulations, policies, procedures, practices, quotas, goals, and targets to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
Trump’s VA secretary inherits workforce, wait time challenges
http://freebeacon.com/issues/va-losing-employee-support-opening-gaps-veterans-care/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— HAWAII BILL WOULD CLASSIFY HOMELESSNESS AS MEDICAL CONDITION  Goal: Let physicians, health-care providers ‘write prescriptions for housing’ – AP
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/hawaii-bill-would-classify-homelessness-as-medical-condition/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— FedEx Driver Who Saved American Flag at Anti-U.S. Protest Just Learned His Fate – KYLE BECKER  (DIERSEN: I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969.  Today, if a postal employee did something like this FedEx employee did, he/she would be immediately fired.)
http://ijr.com/wildfire/2017/01/788720-fedex-driver-who-saved-american-flag-at-anti-u-s-protest-just-learned-his-fate/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Priebus: We Won’t Apologize For Keeping America Safe – Tim Hains
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/01/29/priebus_we_wont_apologize_for_keeping_america_safe.html

 

THE HILL
— Ellison: Trump’s executive order is a Muslim ban – MALLORY SHELBOURNE (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/316752-ellison-trumps-order-is-a-muslim-ban

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s curbs on visas and refugees could affect Americans. The order could backfire on travelers and also touches on some legal permanent residents.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-refugees-visas-implications-234306

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Donald Trump Mulling Fate Of Young Immigrants Protected By Barack Obama  (DIERSEN: What percent of Dreamers are Democrat, minority, and/or female – 98%, 99%, 100%?  Ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion laws, regulations, policies, procedures, practices, etc. force Americans to give preference big time to those who are minority and/or female. How soon, if not already, will employers post signs that say “NON-DREAMERS NOT WANTED.”)
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/donald-trump-mulling-fate-of-young-immigrants-protected-by-barack-obama-1653838

 

CNN
— Homeland Security to comply with orders not to deport travelers – Ariane de Vogue, Eli Watkins and Alanne Orjoux
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/ny-immigration-order-stay/index.html
— White House discussing asking foreign visitors for social media info and cell phone contacts – Jake Tapper
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/donald-trump-immigrant-policy-social-media-contacts/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “condemn Trump order on refugees, citizens from Muslim nations.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/legislators-trump-executive-order-refugees-muslim-nations/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump and GOP Search for Solution for ‘Dreamers’ – AP  (DIERSEN: The more that you give Dreamers, the more that people a) will come to America illegally, b) will stay in America illegally, and c) will bring others to America illegally.  Democrats focus on turning Dreamers against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/01/29/us/politics/ap-us-trump-young-immigrants.html
— Judge Blocks Part of Trump’s Immigration Order – MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ALAN FEUER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/refugees-detained-at-us-airports-prompting-legal-challenges-to-trumps-immigration-order.html
— American Commando Killed in Yemen in Trump’s First Counterterror Operation – ERIC SCHMITT
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/world/middleeast/american-commando-killed-in-yemen-in-trumps-first-counterterror-operation.html
— White House Official, in Reversal, Says Green Card Holders Won’t Be Barred – MICHAEL D. SHEAR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/politics/white-house-official-in-reversal-says-green-card-holders-wont-be-barred.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Dreamers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/magazine/the-only-way-we-can-fight-back-is-to-excel.html
— Calling Yourself ‘Humbled’ Doesn’t Sound as Humble as It Used To – CARINA CHOCANO  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents are not humble.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that those who they work for have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/magazine/calling-yourself-humbled-doesnt-sound-as-humble-as-it-used-to.html
— Instead of Leaving a Job, Why Not Take a Pause? – RACHAEL O’MEARA  (DIERSEN: In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted that they might let me work until 2003 when I would be eligible for regular retirement if I a) happily agreed to be constructively demoted and b) happily agreed to work for my coworkers and for my subordinates who had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, and/or fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/jobs/career-pause-sabbaticals-unpaid-leaves.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/president-trump-meet-my-family.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/anxiety-about-muslim-refugees-is-stoked-online-by-the-far-right-media.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/the-fog-of-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/wild-child-takes-charge.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/wild-child-takes-charge.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/a-sisterly-no-to-donald-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-the-religious-rights-trojan-horse.html
— The Normalization Trap – ADAM BEAR and JOSHUA KNOBE  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do everything that they can to normalize being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/the-normalization-trap.html
— One Country, Two Tribes – SABRINA TAVERNISE  (DIERSEN: In America, one tribe is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors AND THE OTHER SIDE IS Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/one-country-two-tribes.html
— Why Succeeding Against the Odds Can Make You Sick – JAMES HAMBLIN  DIERSEN: What are your biggest successes?  Mine include surviving tremendous efforts my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to get rid of me a) for almost 3 years at the Post Office, b) for almost 9 years at IRS, and for almost 18 years at GAO.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/sunday/why-succeeding-against-the-odds-can-make-you-sick.html
— In Divided Wisconsin County, Packers Talk is O.K., but No Politics – JULIE BOSMAN  (DIERSEN: How divided is your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/in-a-divided-wisconsin-county-many-choose-political-silence.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Judge stays deportations; Trump order barring refugees, migrants from Muslim countries triggers chaos, outrage – Jerry Markon, Emma Brown and Katherine Shaver
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/refugees-detained-at-us-airports-challenge-trumps-executive-order/2017/01/28/e69501a2-e562-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s base-pleasing antics create firestorm.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/28/trumps-base-pleasing-antics-create-firestorm/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protests against Trump’s immigration plan set in more than 30 cities.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/29/homeland-security-judges-stay-has-little-impact-travel-ban/97211720/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/28/us-immigrants-react-ban-our-president-trying-divide-us/97185962/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How a Trump tariff could sideswipe U.S. auto industry.”
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/How-a-Trump-tariff-could-sideswipe-U-S-auto-10890681.php

 

PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS
— Ann Coulter: Donald Trump leads new GOP ‘on steroids’ – William Kelly
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/ann-coulter-donald-trump-leads-new-gop-steroids/1on0akg9IUllT4lX7mvKcP/

 

COLUMBIA TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Tensions, tumult mark Trump’s first days as president.”
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/perspectives/tensions-tumult-mark-trump-s-rst-days-as-president/article_ae93db45-e0d1-5ed3-9eb9-51b0ea95cbac.html

 

FED SMITH
— This Federal Employee Union (National Border Patrol Council) Actually Supports Trump – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/29/this-federal-employee-union-actually-supports-trump/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— To Wall or Not to Wall? Voters Expect Big Cut in Illegal Immigration  (DIERSEN: Democrats want mass/illegal immigration because immigrants vote for Democrats.  Libertarians want mass/illegal immigration because Libertarians want pot.  RINOs want mass/illegal immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/january_2017/to_wall_or_not_to_wall_voters_expect_big_cut_in_illegal_immigration

 

GUARDIAN
— Donald Trump defends Muslim-countries travel ban amid protests: ‘our country needs strong borders’ – Amber Jamieson
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2017/jan/29/donald-trump-us-travel-ban-refugees-airports

January 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— IRAN TO BAN US CITIZENS IN RESPONSE TO DONALD TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION ORDER – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/iran-to-ban-us-citizens-in-response-to-trumps-immigration-order/1725747/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Activists Rally at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport Against Trump’s Order on Refugees.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-ohare-airport-refugees-detained-trump-executive-order-412060113.html
— ‘Refugees Welcome’ Protest Erupts at JFK Airport  The demonstrators held homemade signs that read “No ban, no wall” and “Refugees welcome” in front of Terminal 4’s international arrivals area Saturday afternoon – Michael George  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps hold up signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WELCOME: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Following-Detainment-Refugees-Welcome-Protest-Erupts-at-JFK-Airport-412046833.html

 

CBS2
— President Trump’s Executive Order Detains Many At O’Hare Airport – Mike Krauser
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/28/president-trumps-executive-order-detains-many-at-ohare-airport/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump signs order giving Joint Chiefs 30 days to come up with plan to defeat ISIS – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/232356058-story
— FedEx stands up for driver seen stopping flag-burners
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/232330283-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise “Chicago advocates” who “condemn Trump’s order on refugees, migrants.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-reaction-trump-immigration-suspension-met-20170127-story.html
— Trump, Putin have first official phone conversation amid European anxiety about future relations – Christi Parsons and Tracy Wilkinson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-putin-phone-call-20170128-story.html
— Lake County Circuit Court loses ‘key people’ under early retirement incentive – Jim Newton  (DIERSEN: Because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System pension was dramatically reduced, is dramatically reduced, and will be dramatically reduced for the rest of my life. That dramatic reduction is increasingly requiring my wife and I to spend our non-retirement savings to pay our bills.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/crime/ct-lns-circuit-court-retirements-st-0128-20170127-story.html
— 18 people held at O’Hare after Trump order, including Park Ridge man – Grace Wong and Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-several-reportedly-detained-at-o-hare-international-airport-20170128-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump order aimed at refugees from Muslim countries sparks confusion, outrage.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-migrants-grounded-20170128-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Countries where Trump does business are not hit by new travel restrictions.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-immigration-conflicts-20170128-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “Trump blocks Muslim refugees, America loses a part of itself.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps hold up signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-muslim-refugees-huppke-20170128-column.html
— Trump sets 5-year and lifetime lobbying ban for officials
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-lobbying-ban-20170128-story.html
— Report says youth unemployment chronic, concentrated and deeply rooted – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: Were you unemployed when you were young?  I was not.  I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and worked as a security guard.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-youth-unemployment-data-0129-biz-20170127-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump tasks son-in-law Kushner, a diplomatic novice, with managing Mexico dispute.”  GAO audits IRS.  My Democrat GAO superiors tasked IRS novices with auditing IRS while at the same time wasting my knowledge of IRS that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-kushner-diplomacy-20170128-story.html
— Naperville shooting victim identified as Lewis University college prof – Karen Sorensen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-homicide-shooting-st-0129-20170128-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— People traveling from Iran detained at O’Hare after Trump’s order – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-signs-order-barring-all-refugees-for-four-months/
— Legal residents with green cards warned not to leave U.S. – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/legal-residents-with-green-cards-warned-not-to-leave-u-s/
— Congresswoman, lawyers working to free 13 detainees at O’Hare – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-signs-order-barring-all-refugees-for-four-months/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Anger erupts over Trump’s order banning refugees from U.S.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170128/news/301289926/
— As U.S. bans refugees, alarms remain over homegrown extremists – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170128/news/301289905/
— Man shot outside Naperville school while waiting for son, age 4 – Jake Griffin and Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170128/news/170128808/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What Trump, and Rauner, could do for Chicago – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: What do you want Trump and Rauner to do for your municipality?  Who should pay for that?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170128/ISSUE05/170129843/what-donald-trump-and-bruce-rauner-could-do-for-chicago

 

WLS
— Rauner Will Fight For Workers Pay – Nick Gale  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997.  The Democrats who ran GAO back then fought for their employees, but only for their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/01/28/rauner-will-fight-for-workers-pay/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— VERY SAD: Urbana’s Mayor Calls Trump A “Bully” With New Order On Sanctuary Cities – Em Nguyen
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/urbanas-mayor-calls-trump-a-bully-with-new-order-on-sanctuary-cities
— VERY SAD: Evanston Mayor Says Suburb Still Has ‘Sanctuary City’ Status – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/evanston-mayor-says-suburb-still-has-sanctuary-city-status-01-27-2017

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Growing fallout from Trump’s new immigration crackdown.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34368551/growing-fallout-from-trumps-new-immigration-crackdown
— Trump’s immigration curbs no surprise, those affected say – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34367570/trumps-immigration-curbs-no-surprise-those-affected-say

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AFSCME looks out for its members – Charlene Henderson, Springfield  (DIERSEN: What organizations are/were you a member of?  Do/did those organizations look out for you?  I should write a book about a) how TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois looked out for its members 2005-2012, b) how the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee looked out for its members 2003-2011, c) how the Milton Township Republican Central Committee has looked out for its members since 1999, d) how the Illinois Center Right Coalition looked out for its members 2003-2007, and e) how the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter looked out for its members 2001-2004.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170127/letter-afscme-looks-out-for-its-members

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— State of the Standoff: Money keeps flowing into pensions – Dan Petrella
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/state-of-the-standoff-money-keeps-flowing-into-pensions/article_7f993d34-1207-5dd0-8bc2-7bc7a84c05d9.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Springfield standoff: No budget equals layoffs, pain – Barb Ickes
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/springfield-standoff-no-budget-equals-layoffs-pain/article_11846c6a-2cad-5879-85e3-0ddd28483bb9.html
— Illinois impasse: ‘There’s no comparison that we can point to’ – Dan Petrella
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/illinois-impasse-there-s-no-comparison-that-we-can-point/article_234e6e9a-3091-5b02-9d0e-4d4e77a55381.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— More waiting on the ‘grand bargain’ – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170128/statehouse-insider-more-waiting-on-grand-bargain

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Donald Trump inauguration – alternative facts or alternative opinions? – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20170128/chuck-sweeny-donald-trump-inauguration—alternative-facts-or-alternative-opinions

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— AG’s office says proposed pay freeze wouldn’t affect UI workers – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-28/ags-office-says-proposed-pay-freeze-wouldnt-affect-ui-workers.html

 

SOUTHERN
— State of the Standoff: Will it ever end? Budget impasse reaches unparalleled territory – DAN PETRELLA
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-of-the-standoff-will-it-ever-end-budget-impasse/article_08e9dcb9-3c1b-5aea-a50f-08c56f45a2b2.html

 

CASINO NEWS DAILY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Considers Casino Industry Expansion to End Budget Impasse
http://www.casinonewsdaily.com/2017/01/28/illinois-considers-casino-industry-expansion-end-budget-impasse/

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— Dropping home values, high property taxes push Illinois toward financial cliff, analyst says
http://westcooknews.com/stories/511077455-dropping-home-values-high-property-taxes-push-illinois-toward-financial-cliff-analyst-says

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— INSTEAD OF TAX HIKES, END PENSION PICKUPS  Lawmakers are proposing a range of new tax hikes as a “compromise” solution to the state’s budget woes. But simple reforms to Illinois’ teacher pension system are a better way to fix the state’s finances without hurting taxpayers. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/instead-of-tax-hikes-end-pension-pickups/?linkId=33881001
— INSTEAD OF TAX HIKES, REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION TO PRIORITIZE STUDENTS OVER ADMINISTRATORS  Illinois spends more money on retirement costs than on university operations – and tuition keeps rising to prop up this overspending. Instead of hiking taxes to maintain current spending habits in higher education, politicians should shift priorities from propping up six-figure administrators to keeping tuition affordable for students. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/instead-of-tax-hikes-reform-higher-education-to-prioritize-students-over-administrators/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TREASONOUS: CHICAGO OFFICIALS DECLARE THEY PLAN TO DEFY TEMPORARY FEDERAL IMMIGRATION BAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/chicago-officials-declare-they-plan-to-defy-temporary-federal-immigration-ban.html
— IDEAS OF SMALLER GOVERNMENT, LOWER TAXES “UNREALISTIC,” REPUBLICAN SENATE LEADER CHRISTINE RADOGNO SAYS  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you get elected/appointed as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and to advance the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/ideas-of-smaller-government-lower-taxes-unrealistic-il-gop-senate-leader-says.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Why Trump’s probe of voter fraud is long overdue – John Fund and Hans A. von Spakovsky
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/01/25/john-fund-and-hans-von-spakovsky-why-trumps-probe-voter-fraud-is-long-overdue.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Slams New York Times, Washington Post on Twitter – Loren Gutentag
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Trump-Twitter-Media/2017/01/28/id/770853/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegal Aliens Really Do Vote – a Lot – William Campenni
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/illegal_aliens_really_do_vote_a_lot.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— JUNE 16, 2016 FLASHBACK: The Past Six Presidents Have All Used The Executive Power To Block Certain Classes Of Immigrants – ALEX PFEIFFER
http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/16/the-past-six-presidents-have-all-used-executive-power-to-block-certain-classes-of-immigrants/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Schumer calls for Trump admin to ‘rescind’ refugee order.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316711-schumer-calls-for-trump-admin-to-rescind-refugee-order
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump order on refugees creates chaos.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316699-trump-order-on-refugees-creates-chaos-confusion

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s immigration ban sends shockwaves.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/28/politics/donald-trump-executive-order-immigration-reaction/index.html

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans decry “U.S. travel curbs.”
http://in.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-refugees-mideast-idINKBN15C0MR

 

NBC NEWS
— Officials Say Visas Were Being Revoked Prior to Trump’s Executive Order – SAFIA SAMEE ALI
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officials-say-visas-were-being-revoked-prior-trump-s-executive-n713546

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban Is Cowardly and Dangerous.”  Islam is more like political party or a country without borders than a religion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/donald-trumps-muslim-ban-is-cowardly-and-dangerous.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries, but despise, if not hate, those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/refugees-syria-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “‘Up Is Down’: Trump’s Unreality Show Echoes His Business Past.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/politics/donald-trump-truth.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “We must stand with refugees and green card holders from the Middle East who’ve fallen victim to Trump’s ban.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/stand-victims-trump-refugee-ban-article-1.2958290
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Trump falls far short of his campaign promises despite a historically busy first week in the White House.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-falls-short-campaign-promises-busy-week-article-1.2958256

 

WALL STREET JORNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Silicon Valley Leaders Target Donald Trump’s Travel Restrictions.  Executives worry order will affect their companies’ employees, say ban violates personal and company principals.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/silicon-valley-leaders-target-donald-trumps-travel-restrictions-1485649332

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In unprecedented move, pension plan cuts benefits promised to retirees – Jonnelle Marte  (DIERSEN: If you are in line to get a pension or if you are getting a pension, who wants your pension to be cut, if not eliminated? I should write a book about those who want my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension to be cut, if not eliminated. I could focus on those who are full of hatred against those who are in line to get a pension and against those like me who are getting a pension.  I could focus on the aforesaid haters who regularly read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/01/27/in-unprecedented-move-pension-plan-approves-benefit-cuts-for-retired-iron-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A pension fund in Cleveland became the first plan to approve benefit cuts for current retirees — even though it is still years away from running out of cash. The move, some critics say, could open the door for other troubled pension plans to follow suit. The financially strapped Iron Workers Local 17 Pension fund proposed a plan for extending its life span by reducing benefits for workers and retirees. Now that the plan has received final approval, roughly half of the 2,000 participants will see their pension benefits shrink on Feb. 1. Benefits will be cut by 20 percent on average, but some retirees are expecting their monthly payments to be slashed by as much as 60 percent. The unprecedented move comes after a 2014 law made it possible for troubled pension plans to reduce benefits to retirees if it would improve the financial health of the fund. The legislation dealt a major blow to federal protections that for nearly 40 years guarded the financial promises made to retirees. The announcement stunned some former ironworkers, many of whom said they sacrificed time with family and other opportunities so that they could earn a secure income stream in retirement. Joe Finley, 63, said he regularly worked 12 hours a day and took weekend shifts so that he could earn more credits for his pension. Now, his monthly check is set to be reduced to $1,900, from the roughly $3,500 he was previously receiving. The lost income is about equal to his monthly mortgage payment, causing Finley to worry that he may have to put his three-bedroom home on the market. “This is the devastation that I knew was coming, but I just couldn’t wrap my mind around it,” Finley said after learning the news. “You play by all the rules … and then they pull the rug out from under you.” The fund’s proposal was first green-lighted by the Treasury Department late last year before being put up for a vote by members this month. The impact will vary based on the individual’s work status and age. About half of the participants are not going to see any cuts at all because of their age or a disability. Others will see minor reductions. But more than 300 participants will see their checks cut by between 30 and 60 percent. Some people who took advantage of an early retirement option are among those facing the steepest cuts. Some critics say the divide in outcomes may have ultimately pinned workers, who could have felt they were choosing between a smaller pension and no pension at all, against retirees who feel they have few options for making up the lost pay. More than half of the 1,938 people eligible to vote did not cast a vote. About 16 percent, or 300, voted against the cuts. Another 600 members voted in favor of the changes. “I’ve been sort of sitting here staring off in the distance,” said Larry Burruel, 68, who is expecting his pension check to be cut in half. “We’re going to have to make a lot of cuts,” said Burruel, who is worried he and his wife will struggle to afford their medical bills with the smaller paycheck. The leaders of the ironworkers fund said making cuts now could prevent the need for more dramatic reductions in the future. Without changes, the ironworkers fund was on pace to run out of cash by 2024. At that point, the plan would have had to rely on the federal insurance program meant to protect multiemployer plans. But that program is also facing steep shortfalls and is on track to run out of money by 2025. “The suspension plan, while reducing their pensions now, is a better alternative than letting the pension fund become insolvent,” the trustees of the fund said in a statement. The ironworkers make up only a small portion of the roughly 1 million workers and retirees in pension plans that are on track to exhaust funds within the next two decades, according to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, which insures private pensions. The Central States Pension Fund, one of the largest multiemployer pension plans in the country, became the first fund to apply to cut benefits under the law with a proposal that would have affected nearly 300,000 current and retired truckers. But Treasury rejected that application in the spring, saying the changes would not be enough to save the financially struggling fund. Some pension advocates said they worry that the approval of the cuts in Cleveland could open the door for other financially struggling pension plans to follow suit. “Retirees … performed dangerous work counting on the promise of their pensions,” said Karen Ferguson, director of the Pension Rights Center. “It is simply wrong that after their years of backbreaking work, they have been left out in the cold.” Ferguson and other consumer advocates argue that rejecting the cuts would have given lawmakers more time to come up with another plan for shoring up pension funds. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who is critical of the cuts, called on Congress to find a long-term fix. “Too many retirees across Ohio face uncertainty over the benefits they’ve earned,” he said. “We need to work on a bipartisan solution to protect Ohio workers from the mistakes made by those managing their funds.”)

 

THE BEAST
— Gregg Phillips, Donald Trump’s Voter Fraud Guru, Blasted as a ‘Revolving Door Hustler’  Making outlandish claims about illegal votes is only the latest in a long line of controversies Gregg Phillips has found himself in. – GIDEON RESNICK, BEN COLLINS, and BRANDY ZADROZNY
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/28/gregg-phillips-donald-trump-s-voter-fraud-guru-blasted-as-a-revolving-door-hustler.html

 

FED SMITH
— Practical Advice for Incoming Political Appointees from Federal Insiders – Bob Gilson  (DIERSEN: From what I see, virtually all federal employees are Democrats who not only want Trump to fail, they will focus on making him fail. Democrats put defending and advancing the Democrat Party platform before all else.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/28/practical-advice-for-incoming-political-appointees-from-federal-insiders/

 

INDEPENDENT
— The truth about your inheritance  Younger generations increasingly expect a windfall will get them out of money trouble. But new figures could make for alarming reading. – Kate Hughes  (DIERSEN: My 86-year-old aunt is spending $230 a day for assisted living.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/money/the-truth-about-your-inheritance-a7545696.html

January 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote opposition to “Trump’s order on refugees, migrants.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-reaction-trump-immigration-suspension-met-20170127-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Reach that ‘grand bargain’ or watch workers get hurt – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-reach-that-grand-bargain-or-watch-workers-get-hurt/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Possible motive for 4-town merger push: Lowering property taxes – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: What percent of the real estate in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois is off the real estate tax roles?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170127/news/170128917/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The attorney representing petitioners who want to merge Lisle, Warrenville and Woodridge with Naperville says the initiative is all about money. Annexing the smaller communities to Naperville would allow the larger city to use economies of scale to reduce the property tax burden on residents, Frank Avila said. The Chicago attorney said he still “is not authorized” to say who is behind the merger push. “This is about making life more affordable,” Avila said. But mayors of the four communities say talk of lowering taxes is “smoke and mirrors” and those behind the proposal have a political motive, especially because of the “clandestine and haphazard” way the idea has come to the fore. “People with serious issues bring it forward in a little more responsible manner, and this certainly was not done in a responsible manner,” Warrenville Mayor David Brummel said. “I just don’t think it’s all about taxes.”)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Seaway’s struggle ends in failure; Texas bank to assume deposits – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170127/NEWS01/170129844/seaways-struggle-ends-in-failure-texas-bank-to-assume-deposits

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— Local lawmakers upset over Lisa Madigan’s actions – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170127/local-lawmakers-upset-over-lisa-madigans-actions

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Trump proposes big import tax, triggering fight with Mexico – AP (DIERSEN: Obviously, there would be no need for a wall or an import tax if Mexico would end its war on America, that is, if Mexico a) stopped sending its citizens into America illegally, b) recalled its citizens who are in America illegally, and c) stopped sending pot and other illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/01/27/trump-proposes-big-import-tax-triggering-fight-with-mexico/ap6jgkz/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Central Illinoisans carry faith at March for Life – HUEY FREEMAN
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/central-illinois-pro-lifers-enjoy-support-from-new-administration/article_b82fc0f5-32bd-5cab-a2ff-404fee8eb1da.html
— ‘Opportunity tax’ could cost businesses thousands – CHRIS LUSVARDI  (DIERSEN: What is next?  Will precincts, municipalities, townships/wards, counties, states, and countries charge “opportunity taxes” to live and/or work in their jurisdictions? How will the amount of the tax be determined?  Democrats and RINOs would want members of the following groups to pay much higher taxes: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/opportunity-tax-could-cost-businesses-thousands/article_fface362-0a7f-5e19-9c52-0de5cfc871ca.html

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— Rauner criticizes AG’s move on worker pay  (DIERSEN: Who criticizes what you do/did? The following criticize what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois since 2000 and what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and the following criticize what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, a GAO employee 1980-1997, an IRS employee 1971-1980, a Post Office employee 1966-1969, etc.: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/01/27/rauner-criticizes-ags-move-on-worker-pay/

 

WSIL TV
— Trump voters thrilled with promised action on border wall – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34360604/trump-voters-thrilled-with-promised-action-on-border-wall

 

WJBD RADIO
— Governor Sends Letter to State Workers Promising to Fight for Their Paychecks  Asks For Attorney General Lisa Madigan to Reconsider Her Decision  (DIERSEN: If/when Republicans cut/end federal employee paychecks/benefits and/or cut/end federal retiree pensions/benefits, who will “fight” for federal employees and/or for federal retirees?  From what I see, virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees and federal retirees.  What should federal employees and federal retires do to defend themselves?  I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been an involuntarily retired federal employee for more than 19 years.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/01/27/governor-sends-letter-to-state-workers-promising-to-fight-for-their-paychecks–
— Trump Pushes Voter Fraud Claim Citing Fringe Blogger Gregg Phillips – ABC News (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a “fringe blogger” and even worse things.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/27/trump-pushes-voter-fraud-claim-citing-fringe-blogger
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump cited a new study Thursday to back up his claim that millions of ballots were cast illegally in the 2016 election – this one from a widely discredited blogger who has thus far declined to provide any evidence. The president’s latest source: 56-year old Gregg Phillips of Austin, Texas, a man who has been roundly criticized by mainstream academics and political opponents as a conspiracy theorist. His critics note that Phillips has claimed the Obama Department of Homeland Security hacked the election. Asked by ABC News if he had evidence to support his claim that millions of people voted illegally, Phillips demurred, saying he “is building that case right now.” “I may be a whacko, I may be a nut, I don’t know, I don’t really care what they say about me,” he said. Trump thought enough of Phillips’s theory that he cited it on Twitter. “Gregg Phillips and crew say at least 3,000,000 votes were illegal. We must do better!” he tweeted on Friday morning. To Phillips, who has argued that a recent tax lien against him is the product of political persecution by the IRS, the presidential attention came as a shock. “That was a little unexpected,” Phillips said of the Trump tweet. “What are you going to say? I mean, I’m just a regular guy and all of a sudden the President tweets my name and my whole world lit up for a little while today.” . . . On Thursday, Trump made Phillips the newest expert to bolster his voter fraud claims.)

 

EFFINGHAM RADIO
— Rauner Calls Madigan’s Budget Move “Political” – Ethan Kruger (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors made many political moves against me.  My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.effinghamradio.com/2017/01/28/rauner-calls-madigans-budget-move-political/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say anti-Trump “U of I Students Develop Resource for Undocumented Students.”
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/u-of-i-students-develop-resource-for-undocumented-students
— Illinois Senator Proposes Amusement Tax – Lindsey Hess
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-senator-proposes-amusement-tax-01-28-2017

 

NILES PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Resisting Trump, Multi-Faith Group Gathers Sunday in Morton Grove  Calling for solidarity with targeted groups, afternoon rally and march will urge suburban town governments pass laws shielding immigrants.”  Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operative or as dupes for anti-Trumps.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries against America. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
http://patch.com/illinois/niles/resisting-pres-trump-multi-faith-group-gathers-sunday-morton-grove

 

DEERFIELD PATCH
— Schneider Calls Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration ‘Disgraceful’  Democratic Illinois congressman says order presents “a de facto religious test for entry.” – Tim Moran  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://patch.com/illinois/deerfield/schneider-calls-trumps-executive-order-immigration-disgraceful

 

DAILY ILLINI
— The New York Times attorney who defended stories concerning sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump is set to give the College of Media’s commencement speech in May. – Megan Jones
http://dailyillini.com/featured/2017/01/27/college-media-commencement-speaker-get-mr-trump-appeals-good-people/

 

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— March for Life blog: Mike Pence, others urge end to abortion – Dwight Adams and Maureen Groppe
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/01/27/march-life-live-organizers-excited-mike-pence-appearance/97132990/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Mark Glennon Is One Of The Most Dangerous Men In Illinois
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/mark-glennon-is-one-of-the-most-dangerous-men-in-il

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— KINZINGER HOPEFUL TO “SEE GREAT THINGS” FROM TRUMP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/kinzinger-hopeful-to-see-great-things-from-trump.html
— WHY IS AMERICA SO RICH?  Why is America the world’s richest nation? Is it mostly because of the government, or is it thanks to entrepreneurs and businessmen? Historian Burt Folsom of Hillsdale College explains.  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are filled with hatred of the federal government, federal employees, and federal retirees?  The are especially filled with hatred of me because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and because I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/why-is-america-so-rich.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump backs group examining voter fraud – Dave Boyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/27/donald-trump-backs-group-examining-voter-fraud/
— Forty years ago, Congress enacted the Hyde Amendment — a law that continues to this day to proscribe federal Medicaid funds from being used to subsidize abortion in most circumstances. – Chris Smith
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/24/strengthening-the-hyde-amendment/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Sanctuary’ restaurant movement grows  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO restaurants post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19765
— California ready to begin secession attempt
http://www.gopusa.com/california-ready-to-begin-secession-attempt/
— Trump admin debates designating Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19923

 

FOX NEWS
— Secret Service agent who suggested she won’t take bullet for Trump on paid leave  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on dramatically reduced paid leave ($50,856 pension instead of $122,991 salary) since 1997 when I was 49 years old.  Why? Because in 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/28/secret-service-agent-who-suggested-won-t-take-bullet-for-trump-on-paid-leave-report-says.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Obama gave foreign ‘students’ 180,000 U.S. jobs, $32B in lost wages – PAUL BEDARD  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat employers and RINO employers make it clear that they prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-gave-foreign-students-180000-u.s.-jobs-32b-in-lost-wages/article/2613146
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A pro-immigrant program was expanded under President Obama that paid U.S. firms $2.7 billion to hire 180,000 foreign “students,” jobs that likely otherwise would have gone to Americans, according to a new report. The so-called “Optional Practical Training” was supposedly set up for foreign students but actually included no training and put college graduates in the high-paying jobs for three years. The Center for Immigration Studies, which on Friday urged President Trump to stop the program, estimated that the jobs paid $60,000, suggesting a total of $11 billion in annual wages lost to American workers, over $32 billion over three years. In his Inaugural Address, Trump advocated an “America First” theme. The Center said the program, also used under former President George W. Bush, paid companies $10,000-$15,000 to hire the foreigner college grads for three years.)

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TRUMP UNLOADS ON ‘DISGUSTING’ MADONNA
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/27/trump-unloads-on-disgusting-madonna/

 

TOWNHALL
— It’s “Christmas in January” for Conservatives – Wayne Allyn Root
http://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2017/01/28/its-christmas-in-january-for-conservatives-n2277737

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Ohio State class teaches students to detect and respond to microaggressions, white privilege – AMANDA TIDWELL (DIERSEN: Are you White?  How privileged are you?  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 minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30923/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump Promised To Bring Back Jobs. For Potential Federal Employees, He’s Taking Them Away.  The federal hiring freeze means people who thought they have positions no longer do. Dave Jamleson, Sam Stein, and Amanda Terkel (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-hiring-freeze_us_588b9f18e4b08a14f7e5c121
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump as a Utopian Thinker.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-as-a-utopian-thinker_us_588c299be4b0cd25e49048f1
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs argue against trying to stop illegal immigration.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mexico-tax-goods-more-expensive_us_588b52a0e4b0303c07530f6f
— Trump Is Not the Real Nightmare. Congress Is.  While we wait for a GOP mutiny, they keep giving their useful idiot just enough rope to hang himself. – Misha Pinkhasov  (DIERSEN: Who considers you to be one of their useful idiots?  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who consider me to be one of their useful idiots?  They stress that I send them GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising.  They stress that I include links to their articles in the emails.  They stress that I promote their events.  They stress that I attend their events.  They stress that I report on their events.  While all that time, they are doing everything that they can to destroy me and to destroy my supporters.  Again, I should write a book about my those who consider me to be one of their useful idiots?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-is-not-the-nightmare-congress-is_us_588a1906e4b01ea697898991
— Welcome To A New Era Of Activism – Mary Anne Hitt  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors PROTEST AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/welcome-to-a-new-era-of-activism_us_588b759de4b0020b224b43e7

 

REUTERS
— Trump aides divided over policy shielding ‘dreamer’ immigrants – Julia Edwards Ainsley and Richard Cowan
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-idUSKBN15C0BV

 

UPI
— Google recalls staff to U.S., criticizes Trump immigration order – Daniel Uria
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/01/28/Google-recalls-staff-to-US-criticizes-Trump-immigration-order/2071485618595/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Refugees Detained at U.S. Airports, Prompting Legal Challenges to Trump’s Immigration Order – NICHOLAS KULISH and MANNY FERNANDEZ
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/refugees-detained-at-us-airports-prompting-legal-challenges-to-trumps-immigration-order.html
— Trump Bars Refugees and Citizens of 7 Muslim Countries – MICHAEL D. SHEAR and HELENE COOPER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/us/politics/trump-syrian-refugees.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against trying to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/business/mexico-border-wall-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/us/politics/president-donald-trump-first-week.html
— How to Buy a Used Car in an Age of Widespread Recalls – RON LIEBER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/your-money/used-cars-takata-recalls.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries oppose fighting voter fraud, that is, which of the aforesaid promote voter fraud?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/the-voter-fraud-fantasy.html
— The Trump War on Public Schools – Gail Collins  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, public schools focus on a) defending and advancing the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) cranking out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/the-trump-war-on-public-schools.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/donald-trumps-un-american-refugee-policy.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/mexicos-forceful-resistance.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/world/americas/mexico-border-tijuana-migrants-haitians-trump-wall.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Refugees detained at U.S. airports challenge Trump’s executive order – Emma Brown and David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/refugees-detained-at-us-airports-challenge-trumps-executive-order/2017/01/28/e69501a2-e562-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, RINOs, and those who brought children to America illegally use those children as cannon fodder.
http://college.usatoday.com/2017/01/27/how-dreamers-are-preparing-in-case-trump-ends-obama-immigration-actions/

 

NEW YOUR POST
— Peru, Colombia vow to stand with Mexico against Trump – Reuters  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which countries stand against Trump? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
http://nypost.com/2017/01/28/peru-colombia-vow-to-stand-with-mexico-against-trump/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Under Trump, America recedes.” Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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 longer than their ancestors.  If you are an anti-Trump, how many of the aforesaid groups are you a member of?
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/trump-america-recedes-article-1.2956849

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— The end of manly labor – Rob Walker
https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2017/01/29/the-end-manly-labor/WjzhrUhDCFnWGN1NcR0clL/story.html

 

EXPRESS TRIBUNE
— Trump campaign against bureaucracy alarms federal workers – AFP  (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 19 years.  What is your attitude toward federal employees and toward federal retirees?  From what I see, virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees and retirees. In my defense, I have always been a Republican.  Virtually all federal employees and retiree are Democrats.  Virtually all of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates despised if not hated Republicans.)
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1307394/trump-campaign-bureaucracy-alarms-federal-workers/

 

WSJM
— Lawmaker: Focus Should Be On Workers Who Have Stopped Looking For Employment  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in Washington, DC have done since 1997 to stop me from getting work that is appropriate for someone with my work experience, my education, my professional certifications, and my professional license.  I could group them as follows: activists, candidates, elected/appointed officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://www.wsjm.com/2017/01/28/lawmaker-focus-should-be-on-workers-who-have-stopped-looking-for-employment/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Immigration Standoff Brewing Between Texas Governor, County Sheriff  Greg Abbott threatens to withhold funding to Travis County, whose sheriff reversed policy on detaining undocumented immigrants – DAN FROSCH  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner insist that all of America’s immigration laws be enforced in Illinois?  When will Rauner insist that all employers in Illinois use E-Verify?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-standoff-brewing-between-texas-governor-county-sheriff-1485555737
— Trump Tries to Build a ‘Different Party’ – Peggy Noonan  (DIERSEN: Trump promised that if elected, he would defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-tries-to-build-a-different-party-1485478386
— Google Criticizes Impact on Staff of Trump Immigration Order  Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai tells staff ‘it’s painful to see the personal cost’ on colleagues – JACK NICAS  (DIERSEN: What do you say to big “American” companies that put their interests ahead of America’s interests?  Under the Democrats, and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, big “American” companies talk and act like they are anti-American.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/google-criticizes-impact-on-staff-of-trump-immigration-order-1485596067
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/enrique-pena-nieto-put-in-tough-spot-by-donald-trump-1485556405

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Sanctuary Cities Plan to Dodge President Trump’s Funding Cuts.”
http://fortune.com/2017/01/27/sanctuary-cities-president-trump-funding-cuts-illegal-immigrants/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with foreign countries against America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-extreme-vetting-refugees-lawmakers-respond-2017-1

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs argue against trying to stop illegal immigration.
http://time.com/money/4651919/trump-import-tax-mexico-build-wall/