August 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago indoor mask mandate takes effect; Cook County to follow suit – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-face-masks-mask-mandate-chicaog/10963557/
— About half of Americans favor vaccine mandates for bars, restaurants: POLL – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/vaccine-mandates-vaccination-requirements-covid-vaccines-delta-variant/10964299/

FOX32
— Installation of license plate reading cameras begins on Chicago-area expressways
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/installation-of-license-plate-reading-cameras-begins-on-chicago-area-expressways

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Remap reboot: Lawmakers to return to Springfield for special one-day session to ‘amend’ legislative maps. The move follows the release of the latest U.S. Census figures. House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said he and others “want to make sure every voice is heard and represented” and invited the public to participate in open hearings before the Aug, 31 session. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/20/22634282/general-assembly-plans-return-springfield-special-session-legislative-maps-census
— Illinois COVID-19 cases hit seven-month high: ‘We are living in a very dangerous moment’ About 63% of eligible Chicagoans are fully vaccinated, but rates hover in the 20% range in many southern Illinois counties where hospitals are filling up. A total of 126 Illinois lives were lost to the virus over the last week, including 46 on Wednesday — the highest one-day toll in three months. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/8/20/22634522/illinois-coronavirus-delta-surge-mask-vaccine-mandate-pritzker-aug-20
— New camera system a necessary start to ending shootings on Chicago expressways. We remain concerned, however, about law enforcement’s ever-increasing surveillance capabilities. And there’s a danger of over-reliance on the cameras once they’re up and running. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/20/22632555/chicago-expressway-shootings-cameras-surveillance-denise-huguelet-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County issues indoor mask mandate as delta surge pushes Illinois COVID cases higher than spring’s third wave – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-delta-surge-cases-20210820-uwmexf4opbf4tgdyerlaqaarr4-story.html
— Marijuana drug tests in the workplace would follow same standard as DUI, under proposed change in Illinois law – R. McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-drug-test-20210820-33tncygpzbf4tddhtkvashkq74-story.html
— New census shows fewer white Americans, but that’s because of how we’re counting – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-census-charlottesville-tucker-carlson-replacement-theory-page-20210820-xx2nnacd2ffy5mp5tqupg25btu-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers to convene Aug. 31 to make post-census fixes to Democrat-drawn legislative maps – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-census-redistricting-20210820-cfhk6trwbzb45neyyx4vbj35aa-story.html
— Americans support vaccine mandates, AP-NORC poll finds, and COVID anxiety is rising – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-covid-anxiety-vaccine-mandate-poll-20210820-fk74aqoo6fbtpbrokhkususuyy-story.html
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Libertyville trustees approve cannabis sales – JAMES T. NORMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/libertyville/ct-lbr-cannabis-sales-tax-tl-0826-20210820-22itkl2atzfspp2n7y43ymuamy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois records highest single-day COVID-19 case total since January – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210820/illinois-records-highest-single-day-covid-19-case-total-since-january
— DuPage forest preserve looking to draw its own electoral boundaries – Scott C. Morgan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210820/dupage-forest-preserve-looking-to-draw-its-own-electoral-boundaries
— Some McHenry County families have started home schooling because of COVID-19 mask mandate – Sam Lounsberry
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210820/some-mchenry-county-families-have-started-home-schooling-because-of-covid-19-mask-mandate
— Lawmakers schedule Aug. 31 session on changing legislative maps – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210820/lawmakers-schedule-aug-31-session-on-changing-legislative-maps

WBEZ
— ‘Illinois Is Absolutely Pivotal’ To Who Controls The U.S. House – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-congressional-remapping-could-have-national-impact/be1b3875-0219-4e30-8b36-4807ad3a16fe

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— General Assembly leaders to convene special session for potential legislative map changes – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2021/08/20/illinois-lawmakers-plan-one-day-session-rework-legislative-map/8213761002/

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Republican gubernatorial candidate Gary Rabine visits Effingham – Charles Mills
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/republican-gubernatorial-candidate-visits-effingham/article_7d950c30-ffbe-11eb-afc4-1388b04cdcd2.html

FOX ST. LOUIS
— COVID outbreak shuts down police department in Illinois – Andy Banker
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/covid-outbreak-shuts-down-police-department-in-illinois-metro-east/

WSIL TV
— All but one county in Illinois at high risk for transmission of COVID-19
https://wsiltv.com/2021/08/19/all-but-one-county-in-illinois-at-high-risk-for-transmission-of-covid-19/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MEDICINE’S GETTING MAJOR INJECTIONS OF WOKE IDEOLOGY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/medicines-getting-major-injections-of-woke-ideology.html
— Border Crisis: HOW MUCH WORSE CAN IT GET?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/how-much-worse-can-it-get.html
— SLOPPY THINKING ABOUT ‘SYSTEMIC RACISM’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/sloppy-thinking-about-systemic-racism.html
— TEAM BIDEN WORKS AT ‘BEHEST OF ABORTION LOBBY’ IN DEFIANCE OF LAW, 84 GOP LEGISLATORS SAY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/team-biden-works-at-behest-of-abortion-lobby-in-defiance-of-law-84-gop-legislators-say.html
— CHICAGO CARDINAL CUPICH MANDATES COVID-19 VACCINES FOR STAFF; BANS RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/chicago-cardinal-cupich-mandates-covid-19-vaccines-for-staff-bans-religious-exemptions.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Republican Day coverage roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/20/republican-day-coverage-roundup/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/20/covid-19-roundup-92/

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham lays out six steps for GOP to win back voters. Fox News host says we should be worrying about American suffering ahead of suffering around the world. – Jen Golotko
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ingraham-six-steps-gop-win-voters
— Biden nominates former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan. Emanuel also served as President Obama’s White House chief of staff. – Michael Ruiz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-nominates-rahm-emanuel-ambassador-japan

BLAZE
— FBI has no evidence Jan. 6 riot was organized, coordinated, or otherwise planned by Trump or others – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fbi-no-evidence-jan-6-riot-organized-trump-or-others
— Taliban fighters are ‘hunting down’ journalists, carrying out revenge executions against Afghans who worked with the West – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/taliban-fighters-hunting-down-journalists-revenge-executions

DAILY SIGNAL
— China Wants You to Be a Woke ‘Anti-Racist’ While It Pursues Ethnic Cleansing – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/20/china-wants-you-to-be-a-woke-anti-racist-while-they-pursue-ethnic-cleansing/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— 2 Employees Sue Missouri School District Over “Equity” Training – Sarah Parshall Perry
https://www.heritage.org/civil-society/commentary/2-employees-sue-missouri-school-district-over-equity-training

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Vows to Bring Home Every American Who Wants to Leave Afghanistan – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/biden-vows-to-bring-home-every-american-who-wants-to-leave-afghanistan_3957984.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— State Bans on Critical Race Theory Won’t Work. Massive bureaucracies will evade them. The better solution is to break up huge school districts. – Tony Woodlief
https://www.wsj.com/articles/state-bans-critical-race-theory-school-boards-crt-culture-wars-teachers-unions-education-11629468700

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger Accuses Mo Brooks of ‘Stoking Sympathy’ for Domestic Terrorists – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-accuses-mo-brooks-stoking-sympathy-domestic-terrorists-1621539
— How Diverse Are the 10 Most Selective Universities? – NICOLE CALDWELL
https://www.newsweek.com/how-diverse-are-10-most-selective-universities-1621411

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Democrats Feel More Represented By Congress
(DIERSEN: Republican voters like me who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform are underrepresented in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Wheaton’s West district. Republican voters like me who oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination are underrepresented in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Wheaton’s West district. Republican voters like me who wanted Republicans to help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks are underrepresented in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Wheaton’s West district.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2021/democrats_feel_more_represented_by_congress

August 19 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Candidates in county races should not be required to pay for full recounts – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210819/editorial-candidates-in-county-races-should-not-be-required-to-pay-for-full-recounts

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Is Peoria’s influence in state politics at risk with new legislative map? Some are concerned – JJ Bullock
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/state/2021/08/19/peoria-wields-significant-power-in-springfield-illinois-politics/5504118001/

NPR ILLINOIS
— At State Fair, Democrats Paint GOP As Existential Threat Worthy of Keeping United Even As Rifts Divide Party – Hannah Meisel
https://www.nprillinois.org/statehouse/2021-08-18/at-state-fair-democrats-paint-gop-as-existential-threat-worthy-of-keeping-united-even-as-rifts-divide-party

WSIL TV
— Gary Rabine hopes to defeat ‘dictator’ Gov. JB Pritzker – Danny Valle
https://wsiltv.com/2021/08/18/gary-rabine-hopes-to-defeat-dictator-gov-jb-pritzker/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican Day at the fair is today. The three GOP candidates for governor won’t get a chance to talk to the crowd at the state fair, even though Rep. Rodney Davis (who might be considering a run) will get the stage (and not everyone’s happy about it). The candidates will all get a chance at the mic at this morning’s meeting of the GOP Central Committee and Republican County Chairs Association. . .Republicans say they haven’t seen any drafts of what the congressional maps might look like, but there’s an expectation that Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s seat could be erased, according to a few Republicans and some Democrats who are in Springfield for this week’s political rallies at the fair. . . .Today, 8 a.m.: GOP State Central Committee and Republican County Chairs Association meeting at the Wyndham Hotel in Springfield. Today, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy, Reps. Darin LaHood, Rodney Davis, and Mary Miller; RNC Co-Chair Tommy Hicks; RNC Committeeman Richard Porter; and GOP leaders Jim Durkin and Dan McConchie headline Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair on the Director’s Lawn. Today, 2-4 p.m.: Sen. Jason Barickman State Fair Reception at Franny’s in Springfield. Contact: sara@thenewberggroup.org or 815-596-9160. Today, 3-5 p.m.: State Rep. Dan Brady State Fair Reception at Fulgenzi in Springfield. Contact Lori at 773-320-1938 or dan@votedanbrady.com. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/08/19/pushing-party-unity-raoul-announces-re-electin-bid-returning-for-the-remap-494045

JOHN KASS
— Chaos and Violence, in Afghanistan and Chicago, with Ayaan Hirsi Ali and John Kass
https://johnkassnews.com/chaos-and-violence-in-afghanistan-and-chicago/

WIREPOINTS
— One chart tells you much about Chicago’s property tax and its pensions
https://wirepoints.org/one-chart-tells-you-much-about-chicagos-property-tax-and-its-pensions-wirepoints-quickpoint/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Time to impeach Biden: He’s actively trying to destroy the America we know and love – David N. Bossie
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/18/time-to-impeach-biden-hes-actively-trying-to-destr/

FOX NEWS
— We should not be resettling Afghan refugees before rescuing American citizens. A mass influx of refugees from Afghanistan could further divide the United States – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-resettling-afghan-refugees-rescuing-american-citizens
— Biden says as many as 15,000 Americans looking to flee Afghanistan. U.S. troops may remain in Afghanistan beyond a Aug. 31 deadline to make sure all Americans are out, the president says. – Dom Calicchio
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-says-as-many-as-15000-americans-looking-to-flee-afghanistan

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden’s Surrender Presidency – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/bidens_surrender_presidency.html
— Fall of Kabul: The Day Reagan’s America Died – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/fall_of_kabul_the_day_reagans_america_died.html
— Joe Biden crisis management, Chicago-style – Spruce Fontaine
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/joe_biden_crisis_management_chicagostyle.html
— Why Cuomo resigned versus why he should have resigned – Lynne Lechter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/why_cuomo_resigned_versus_why_he_should_have_resigned.html

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Biden Chooses Decline – Ben Shapiro
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/blog/2021/08/18/biden-chooses-decline

BREITBART
— Obama-Appointed Judge: Prosecuting Previously Deported ‘Latinx’ Illegal Aliens Is Unconstitutional, ‘Racist’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/18/obama-appointed-judge-prosecuting-previously-deported-latinx-illegal-aliens-is-unconstitutional-racist/
— Catholic League Condemns MSNBC’s ‘Obscene’ Comparison of Christians to Taliban – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/18/catholic-league-condemns-msnbcs-obscene-comparison-christians-taliban/

BLAZE
— Justice Amy Coney Barrett will determine the fate of the Obama presidential library – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/amy-barrett-obama-library-lawsuit
— ‘The fall of Kabul should be the DOWNFALL of the Biden administration’
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-chad-prather-show/the-fall-of-kabul-should-be-the-downfall-of-the-biden-administration-chad-prather
— Why is Trump banned on Twitter, but the Taliban isn’t? Experts say the terror group simply follows the rules of the far-left social media platform. – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-not-taliban-banned-from-twitter

CHRISTIAN POST
— Hobby Lobby ordered to pay $220K for not allowing trans employee to use women’s restroom – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/news/hobby-lobby-fined-for-making-trans-employee-use-unisex-restroom.html

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Unconscionable’: Taliban Has Seized UH-60 Black Hawks, Other High-Tech American Equipment, Republicans Say In Letter To White House – THOMAS CATENACCI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/18/republican-senators-black-hawk-helicopters-afghanistan-taliban-white-house/

DAILY WIRE
— Afghan Women Throwing Babies Over Barbed Wire To Save Them – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/afghan-women-throwing-babies-over-barbed-wire-to-save-them-report

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Joe Biden: A legacy of failure after only eight months (and 47 years) – Joseph Ragonese
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/commentary/joe-biden-a-legacy-of-failure-after-only-eight-months-and-47-years-139540/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— ‘CRT’ by Another Name Is Still CRT
https://www.creators.com/read/daily-editorials/08/21/crt-by-another-name-is-still-crt

CNS NEWS
— Russian Officials Praise Taliban, Whose Fighters are ‘Guarding’ Moscow’s Embassy in Kabul – Dimitri Simes
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/international/dimitri-simes/russian-officials-praise-taliban-whose-fighters-are-guarding

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Jr Says Biden Has Created The ‘Largest Hostage Situation In The History Of The World’ In Afghanistan – GREG PRICE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/18/trump-jr-biden-hostage-situation-afghanistan/

NEW AMERICAN
— Illinois Implements Vaccine Passports, Mandates – Peter Rykowski
https://thenewamerican.com/illinois-implements-vaccine-passports-mandates/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Taliban Banned on Facebook, Allowed on Twitter — Trump Still Banned on Both – Autumn Johnson
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/autumn-johnson/2021/08/18/taliban-banned-facebook-allowed-twitter-trump-still

PATRIOT POST
— Biden’s Blowup: Back to the Future of Islamic Terrorism. On the eve of 9/11, Joe Biden has re-seeded al-Qa’ida’s terrorist turf. – MARK ALEXANDER
https://patriotpost.us/alexander/82059-bidens-blowup-back-to-the-future-of-islamic-terrorism-2021-08-18

POST MILLENNIAL
— Bank of America teaches America is ‘white supremacist’, promotes abolition of police. Despite their namesake, Bank of America teaches employees that the brand of America is bad and racist. – Nick Monroe
https://thepostmillennial.com/bank-of-america-leak

COLLEGE FIX
— Pew Research poll: Liberals more likely to see ‘cancel culture’ as a tool for good – CHRISTIAN SCHNEIDER (
COMMENT: I should write a book about those who cancel others, who they cancel, and why. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, and those who I have sued.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/pew-research-poll-liberals-more-likely-to-see-cancel-culture-as-a-tool-for-good/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘They will not pin this s*** on me!’ Unconfirmed sources claim Kamala is boiling – Vivek Saxena
(COMMENT: When Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct lose elections, my critics/opponents do everything that they can to pin those losses on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken most adverse actions against me since 2000. This year, they stopped me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. In 2006, they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/18/they-will-not-pin-this-s-on-me-unconfirmed-sources-claim-kamala-is-boiling-1120464/

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘First-Come, First-Serve’: US Embassy Says Military Can’t Ensure ‘Safe Passage’ to Kabul Airport – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/first-come-first-serve-us-embassy-says-military-cant-ensure-safe-passage-to-kabul-airport_3954955.html
— CDC Director: ‘Concerning Evidence’ Shows COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness ‘Waning’ Against Delta Variant – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/cdc-director-concerning-evidence-shows-covid-19-vaccine-effectiveness-is-waning-against-delta-variant_3954466.html

THE HILL
— Billions in US weaponry seized by Taliban – REBECCA KHEEL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/568493-billions-in-us-weaponry-seized-by-taliban

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan until all American citizens are evacuated, Biden tells ABC News – Rachel Pannett, , Erin Cunningham, Jennifer Hassan and Claire Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/18/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-live-updates/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— More than 200 COVID cases traced to Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival – DAVID MATTHEWS
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-covid-cases-traces-lollapalooza-festival-chicago-20210818-i6lqnuxmpbht7ky6rkfwxqhwvu-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The U.S. Is Hostage to the Taliban. Pentagon officials admit they don’t have enough troops to protect the Kabul airport and assist Americans and Afghans trying to get to the airport. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hostage-to-the-taliban-joe-biden-lloyd-austin-mark-milley-11629323032
— The Taliban Capture Joe Biden. Kabul’s conquerors hold the leverage in defining the terms of a postwar status quo. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-taliban-afghanistan-withdrawal-evacuation-refugees-siv-translators-saigon-iran-11629315806
— The Return of ‘America Held Hostage’ Some 15,000 U.S. citizens and residents are behind Taliban lines. There’s no easy way to get them out. – Walter Russell Mead
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-american-withdrawal-kabul-taliban-afghanistan-evacuate-iran-hostage-crisis-carter-11629303110

STAR TRIBUNE
— Former staff for Minnesota Republican Party allege Jennifer Carnahan created ‘toxic’ workplace. Former executive directors of state party speak out on Carnahan; NDAs voided. – Briana Bierschbach
(COMMENT: I should write a book about how extremely toxic GAO’s Chicago office was during the 1980s and 1990s. The more of the following that its employees were, the more toxic that it was for them: Republican, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, if your ancestors had been in America for a long time, if you did not have a degree from an Ivy League university, if you had an accounting degree, if you were a CPA, and/or if you did not start you career with GAO. Further, I should write a book about the most toxic people in the following: a) Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 1999; b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012; c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee 2003-2011; d) Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007; e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, 2001-2004; and f) Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois since 1978.)
https://www.startribune.com/former-staff-for-minnesota-republican-party-allege-jennifer-carnahan-created-toxic-workplace/600088972/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Minnesota Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan has presided over a toxic workplace culture and unchecked sexual harassment in the state party, according to a growing number of former staffers and activists who have leveled allegations against her. Four former executive directors of the party released a lengthy statement on Wednesday saying Carnahan “ruled by grudges, retaliation, and intimidation” in the party, often withholding prized party data to help candidates she preferred to get a “leg up.” The statement said she retaliated against those who spoke out against her, often trying to prevent former staff from getting other jobs. “Carnahan created an extremely toxic work environment, often yelling, demeaning and questioning loyalty,” the former staffers said in a joint statement. “We would be reprimanded if we did not glowingly ‘pump up’ and stroke the ego of Carnahan in our rare public appearances.” The four former executive directors — Becky Alery, Andy Aplikowski, Christine Snell and Kevin Poindexter — said they were able to speak out after the party’s Executive Board voted Sunday to void nondisclosure agreements that they said Carnahan used to silence staff. They added their voices to a widening chorus of people calling for Carnahan to resign from party leadership, including well over a dozen state legislators, three Republican governor candidates and five members of the party’s own executive board. Carnahan has said the allegations are part of an effort by her detractors to “relitigate” the 2021 race for party chair, when she won a third term. The 15-member executive board is meeting Thursday night and will take a vote of confidence in Carnahan’s leadership. Ten votes are required to remove her as chair. Many have cited Carnahan’s close relationship with Anton “Tony” Lazzaro, a prolific GOP donor and activist who was arrested last week on federal charges of sex trafficking. Lazzaro became deeply involved in state politics through his friendship with Carnahan. Since his arrest, other allegations have flooded social media about Carnahan’s leadership of the party. Multiple women detailed in social media posts their experiences being harassed or spoken to inappropriately by staff in the party, a culture they said went unchecked. “I don’t think young women are safe in politics,” said Kayla Khang, who interned for the party when she was 17 and said male party staffers had inappropriate conversations with her and frequently made comments that made her uncomfortable. She said she was warned specifically about being alone with one former party staffer.)

NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH
— Critical Race Theory devised to divide us – State Sen. Mike Groene
https://nptelegraph.com/opinion/columnists/groene-critical-race-theory-devised-to-divide-us/article_f1181e9e-009b-11ec-82b2-6f9a9ac37ebf.html

JD SUPRA
— Why An Equity Audit Is Your Best Defense Before You Need One
(COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government acted like their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. RINO leaders of Republican organizations act like their RINO members who are moderate, minority, female, and/or younger want them to get rid of their members who are conservative, White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/why-an-equity-audit-is-your-best-2637507/

LGBTQ NATION
— COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have worked the hardest since 2000 to destroy the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition: those who reject the a) traditional marriage/family, b) right to life, c) immigration, d) illegal drugs, e) Second Amendment, and/or f) equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Of course, I would focus on leaders of the aforesaid organizations, their operatives, and their dupes.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/08/closeted-former-gop-staffer-whines-discovering-republicans-dont-support-lgbtq-rights/

GUARDIAN
— Facebook no, Twitter yes: which tech firms let the Taliban post? – Alex Hern
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/18/how-are-tech-firms-dealing-with-taliban-social-media

August 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 52 shot, 5 fatally, in weekend gun violence, CPD says
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-gun-violence-police-weekend/10954447/
— Thousands flock to Afghanistan airport in attempt to flee country as Taliban take control – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/afghanistan-taliban-news-kabul/10954385/

NBC5
— Falling Populations in Rural America Underscore Farm and Ranch Labor Shortages. The trend is clear in Nebraska, where only 24 of the state’s 93 counties gained residents, and only eight reported a rise in the white population. – Grant Schulte and David Pitt
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/falling-populations-rural-america-underscore-farm-ranch-labor-shortages/2591026/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP state lawmakers say plan for spending $2.8 billion in federal coronavirus relief is loaded with Democratic pork – DAN PETRELLA and RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-covid-relief-funds-20210816-gnf6h4zr5vdpxmxqw5kv5a7zs4-story.html
— Interactive Chicagotlan project marks 500 years since the Fall of Tenochtitlan, highlights Aztec history and contributions in the city – LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA
(DIERSEN: Were your ancestors conquerors? Mine were not. However, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress a) that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, b) that they sold that land in 1864 and bought land just northeast of downtown Crete, c) that my grandfather had a house built on that land in 1926, d) that I lived in that house 1954-1972, and e) that I inherited half interest in that house in 2016.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-500-years-tenochtitlan-chicago-conmemoration-project-20210814-2vr32mdnerarrnvfx2xr77ql2i-story.html
— Texas Supreme Court blocks local mask mandates that defied governor’s order – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-texas-court-blocks-mask-mandates-20210816-6j4dfk7nqvel3dl2a4vw7lqxxi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some goof Downstate called me ‘illegal,’ but Pilsen wrapped me up in a hug. My insecurities washed away as I discovered my new neighborhood. One small hint after another told me Chicago was home. – Ismael Perez
(DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. RINOs are nasty. I should write a book a book about conservative-hating, Protestant-hating, German American-hating RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my hometown of Crete the most as being full of conservative Missouri Synod Lutheran German Americans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. They stress that I lived in Crete 1948-1972, that I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, that I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, that my ancestors on my father’s side have lived in Crete since 1854, and that my brother continues to live in Crete in a house that my grandfather had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather bought in 1864.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/13/22623568/chicago-pilsen-home-racism-latinos-column-ismael-perez

WIREPOINTS
— A lot of people don’t trust the information coming from state health officials
https://wirepoints.org/a-lot-of-people-dont-trust-the-information-coming-from-state-health-officials-wirepoints-joins-the-scott-robbins-morning-show-on-92-9-cities-talk-fm/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— U.S. Senate 2022: Rob Cruz Departing Senate Race to Run for U.S. House in IL-03
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/15/cruz081521/
— Congressional Remap Version 5 of Dave Wasserman Map Brings IL-11 District to McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/15/congressional-remap-version-5-of-dave-wasserman-map-brings-il-11-district-to-mchenry-county/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Flights at Kabul airport suspended to clear tarmac; lawmakers push Biden to address the U.S. people. White House official: U.S. has the forces to ‘bring stability and security to that airport’ – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/flights-kabul-airport-suspended-clear-tarmac-lawma/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago spends billions on hiring teachers despite falling enrollment rates – Barnini Chakraborty
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chicago-public-schools-spend-millions-hiring-teachers-falling-enrollment

AMERICAN THINKER
— How to share the new diversity – Milli Sands
(DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/how_to_share_the_new_diversity.html
— A Brief History of the Assault on Conservatives as ‘Violent Extremists’ – Janet Levy
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am an extremist. I would focus on leaders who destroy a) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) those who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) those who refuse to pander to them, d) those who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) those who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) those who refuse to give them money. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, etc.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/a_brief_history_of_the_unrelenting_assault_on_conservatives_as_violent_extremists.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How Bush Ruined Everything. For all his faults, Al Gore couldn’t have been worse. – Adam Mill
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/15/how-bush-ruined-everything/
— Is This anything? What we have in the Oval Office right now—after the brief shining moment of Donald J. Trump—is the closest thing possible to absolutely nothing. – Bruce Bawer
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/15/is-this-anything/
— Are We in a Revolution and Don’t Even Know It? We are in the midst of a revolutionary epoch and probably most don’t even know it. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/15/are-we-in-a-revolution-and-dont-even-know-it/

BREITBART
— ‘Woke’ Gen. Mark Milley, in July: ‘Afghan Security Forces Have the Capacity to … Defend Their Country’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2021/08/15/woke-gen-mark-milley-in-july-afghan-security-forces-have-the-capacity-to-defend-their-country/

DAILY SIGNAL
— What’s True Diversity? More Than Meets the Eye – Rob Bluey (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were conservative, Republican, Protestant, and/or German American.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/16/what-is-true-diversity-its-more-than-meets-the-eye/
— Sloppy Thinking About ‘Systemic Racism’ – GianCarlo Canaparo
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always benefitted tremendously from systemic racism. If that is true, why did I take BAD JOBS that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that was because I am lazy and stupid. But I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/12/sloppy-thinking-about-systemic-racism/

TOWNHALL
— Of COURSE You’re A Terrorist! – Kevin McCullough
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2021/08/15/of-course-youre-a-terrorist-n2594163

COLLEGE FIX
— Alabama the latest state to ban teaching of critical race theory in schools
https://www.thecollegefix.com/alabama-the-latest-state-to-ban-teaching-of-critical-race-theory-in-schools/
— Today’s trans-identified teen: bored, privileged, lonely and entitled – PAM CURTIS
https://www.thecollegefix.com/todays-trans-identified-teen-bored-privileged-lonely-and-entitled/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Tom Stoppard on cancel culture and the end of free speech. – Fiona Dodwell
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about leaders who destroy a) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) those who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) those who refuse to pander to them, d) those who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) those who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) those who refuse to give them money. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, etc.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/tom-stoppard-cancel-culture-free-speech

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Don’t Judge Me – Abigail Shrier
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. I should write a book about them. I would focus on leaders who destroy a) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) those who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) those who refuse to pander to them, d) those who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) those who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) those who refuse to give them money. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, etc. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/08/03/dont_judge_me_non-judgmental_populism_could_win_us_548567.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Desperate people plunge to death after clinging on departing plane to escape Taliban takeover – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/desperate-people-plunge-to-death-after-clinging-on-departing-plane-to-escape-taliban-takeover-1119531/
— Psaki takes week off, ‘out of office’ reply runs as Biden avoids Afghanistan nightmare – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/psaki-takes-week-off-out-of-office-reply-runs-as-biden-avoids-taliban-afghanistan-nightmare-1119462/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Afghanistan: U.S. Embassy Evacuates, American Citizens Left Behind, Told To “Shelter in Place” Biden admin threatens Taliban with a “response” if stranded Americans are harmed. – Vijeta Uniyal
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/afghanistan-u-s-embassy-evacuates-american-citizens-left-behind-told-to-shelter-in-place/

EPOCH TIMES
— Taliban Enters Presidential Palace, Declares Victory as Afghan President Flees – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/afghanistan-president-flees-country-as-taliban-enters-kabul_3949448.html

POLITICO
— The GOP waves white flag on the gay marriage wars. The Republican Party has moved on from one of the most seminal culture war debates, even as evangelicals fume. – MERIDITH MCGRAW
(DIERSEN: Those who reject the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform have worked the hardest against me.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/16/republicans-gay-marriage-wars-505041

YAHOO NEWS
— Scalise says Biden administration to blame for “epic failure” in Afghanistan
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scalise-says-biden-administration-blame-152445773.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Afghanistan News: 20-Year U.S. War Ending as It Began, With Taliban Ruling Afghanistan
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/15/world/taliban-afghanistan-news
— Competence Is Critical for Democracy. Let’s Redefine It. – Rosa Brooks
(DIERSEN: In 1979, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take that examination do that. In 1981, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, and subordinates were furious that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take examination do that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/15/opinion/competence-is-critical-for-democracy-lets-redefine-it.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Afghanistan’s collapse leaves allies questioning U.S. resolve on other fronts – Liz Sly
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghanistan-chaos-blame-us/2021/08/14/0d4e5ab2-fd3e-11eb-911c-524bc8b68f17_story.html
— Social media algorithms determine what we see. But we can’t see them. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Everyone in Illinois can see that RINOs who run the following do not want anyone to see GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, conservative websites, conservative organizations, churches, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/09/social-media-algorithms-determine-what-we-see-we-cant-see-them/

NEW YORK POST
— Joe Biden’s defeat will echo for eternity – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2021/08/15/joe-bidens-defeat-will-echo-for-eternity-devine/
— Running away from a ‘nation building’ mess – James Jay Carafano
https://nypost.com/2021/08/13/running-away-from-a-nation-building-mess/amp/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Afghanistan Surrender. The President tries to duck responsibility for a calamitous withdrawal. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-afghanistan-surrender-withdrawal-ashraf-ghani-kabul-saigon-jihadist-9-11-11629054041
— Big Tech Acts Like Big Brother. YouTube censored my news conference as ‘misinformation.’ – Nicole Malliotakis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-tech-youtube-google-de-blasio-nyc-vaccine-passport-covid-19-censorship-free-speech-11629044629

DAILY SENTINEL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters love it when conservatives leave the Republican Party.
https://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/columns/a-conservative-without-a-party/article_085e7a86-fc9a-11eb-b202-dfa79379c0f0.html

ATLANTIC
— President Biden’s embrace of the story of Equal America is being contested on the right and left alike. – George Packer
(DIERSEN: In 1979, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take that examination do that. In 1981, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take that examination do that.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/bidens-agenda-is-equal-america/619751/

August 12 Morning Edition

NBC5
— US Jobless Claims Near Pandemic Low as Economy Strengthens. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell for a third straight week to 375,000 from 387,000 the previous week. – Christopher Rugaber
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/us-jobless-claims-near-pandemic-low-as-economy-strengthens/2588754/

WGN9
— Parents rally against Gov. Pritzker’s school mask mandate in Niles – Kelly Davis
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/parents-rally-against-gov-pritzkers-school-mask-mandate-in-niles/

WTTW
— Census Data Kicks Off Effort to Reshape US House Districts – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2021/08/12/census-data-kicks-effort-reshape-us-house-districts

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois now a red state? COVID-19 cases hit four-month high as much of state slips into CDC’s red ‘high risk’ category. The state is now averaging nearly 3,000 new COVID-19 diagnoses each day, a rate that has multiplied by eight since the first week of July. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/8/11/22620656/illinois-coronavirus-high-cases-delta-four-months-pritzker-vaccine-covid
— Why should FedEx and Nike pay less than you to foot the bill for a $3.5 trillion federal budget? We favor a proposed “real corporate profits tax,” which would require companies to pay a 7% tax on earnings they report to investors above $100 million. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/12/22619875/real-corporate-profits-tax-sen-elizabeth-warren-angus-king-3-5-trillion-federal-budget-editorial

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— 2022 a rebuilding year for Illinois GOP – JIM NOWLAN
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/jim-nowlan-2022-a-rebuilding-year-for-illinois-gop/article_b99ea184-f9f9-11eb-94b1-778972403334.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When I was a kid in politics half a century ago, the GOP party organizations at the state and county level still had some influence over who would win primary nominations. That, by the way, was the historic purpose of party organizations: To influence, even control, primary nominations, by rallying the precinct workers in behalf of candidates the party leaders felt had the best chance of winning the general election. Not today, when GOP party organizations have many chieftains, but almost no Indians to work the trenches. And no money unless a Daddy Warbucks sort, like billionaire Ken Griffin, once again matches Pritzker. . .Look at it this way. If you were an attractive young GOP contender, why would you put yourself up against the Democratic state slate, likely lose, and then watch others walk over your dead political body to run when prospects might subsequently be better?)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Experts at odds make for political, policy fireworks – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-experts-at-odds-make-for-political-policy-fireworks/article_1ee99502-5761-504b-9993-0cc186cb0207.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Former President Trump congratulates Gov. Parson for pardoning McCloskeys – Jasmyn Willis
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/former-president-trump-congratulates-gov-parson-for-pardoning-mccloskeys

CHICAGO READER
— That coddlin’ town . . .Daley, Burke, and Rahm have been too generous to Trump and his tower, and taxpayers are paying the price. – Ben Joravsky
https://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/that-coddlin-town/Content?oid=90884813

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois’ ‘Vax Verify’ program ‘worst yet,’ national group says – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-vax-verify-program-worst-yet-national-group-says/article_9503eca2-faea-11eb-9ec3-4b9c23e7c11c.html

JOHN KASS
— Lightfoot & the Chicago Police: it’ll get worse
https://johnkassnews.com/lightfoot-and-the-chicago-police/

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago Teachers Union raises specter of school closings due to Delta virus. What would that mean for youth homicides? – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-teachers-union-raises-specter-of-school-closings-due-to-delta-virus-what-would-that-mean-for-youth-homicides-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— S&P: GROWING DEBT, REFUSING REFORMS, POPULATION LOSS DOOM ILLINOIS PUBLIC PENSIONS – Noah Shaar
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/sp-growing-debt-refusing-reforms-population-loss-doom-illinois-public-pensions/
— CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS HIRING 2,000 STAFFERS, BUT MIGHT BE MISSING 100,000 STUDENTS – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-public-schools-hiring-2000-staffers-but-might-be-missing-100000-students/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden’s equity agenda will make schools less safe – Stacy Washington
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/bidens-equity-agenda-will-make-schools-less-safe

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— They’re All Socialists Now. Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget was written by a socialist—and it shows. – Editorial
https://freebeacon.com/policy/theyre-all-socialists-now/

FOX NEWS
— ‘Hannity’ on bipartisan infrastructure bill, COVID-positive migrants
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/hannity-on-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-covid-positive-migrants
— Cuomo, Avenatti, The Lincoln Project: The media’s anti-Trump idols who’ve collapsed in disgrace. The governor, the attorney and the super PAC all enjoyed media darling status before being derailed by scandal. – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/media/andrew-cuomo-michael-avenatti-the-lincoln-project

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chicago official, on bagpipe mourning ritual for slain officer: ‘We don’t have time for this s—!’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/chicago_official_on_bagpipe_mourning_ritual_for_slain_officer_we_dont_have_time_for_this_s.html
— When Everything is Racist, Nothing Is – John Green
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/when_everything_is_racist_nothing_is.html
— No need for basics in Oregon – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/no_need_for_basics_in_oregon.html
— Critical Race Theory rejects Martin Luther King’s dream – Pandra Selivanov
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/critical_race_theory_rejects_martin_luther_kings_dream.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Hundred-Year Road To CRT. A brief look at the progressive agenda in education reveals that critical race theory is just the latest in a long series of attempts to deform and ultimately fracture the country. – Larry Sand
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/11/the-hundred-year-road-to-crt/
— American Armageddon What started out as elite woke nonsense now warps everyone’s daily life. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/11/american-armageddon/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘We Are Going To Win’: Clay Travis Says Anti-Mask And Anti-CRT Movement Could Be ‘The Next Tea Party’ – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/11/we-going-win-clay-travis-anti-mask-critical-race-theory-movement-next-tea-party/
— Pompeo Says He Will ‘Never Support’ CRT In Schools – SHAKHZOD YULDOSHBOEV
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/11/mike-pompeo-critical-race-theory/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Bob Woodson’s New Book Reminds Us of Black Triumphs in American History – Virginia Allen (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate, which they did.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/12/bob-woodsons-new-book-is-reminder-of-black-triumphs-in-us-history/

FEDERALIST
— Why Women Should Pursue Marriage Just As Intentionally As A Career. Look at your life and prioritize what’s most important to you. If finding someone to love who will love you back matters, focus your energies there. – Suzanne Venker
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/11/why-women-should-pursue-marriage-just-as-intentionally-as-a-career/

TOWNHALL
— Senate Passes Tom Cotton’s Amendment to Prohibit Federal Dollars From Funding CRT – Zach Bauder
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/zachbauder/2021/08/11/tom-cotton-anticrt-bill-n2593991
— Woke Nonsense is Warping Everyday Life – Victor Davis Hanson
https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2021/08/12/victor-davis-hanson-woke-nonsense-is-warping-everyday-life-n2594007

FOX BUSINESS
— American Express CRT training urged staff to adopt a hierarchy, putting ‘marginalized’ above ‘privileged’ – Tyler O’Neil
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being privileged. If I was privileged, why did I take BAD JOBS that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/amex-crt-training-urged-staff-to-adopt-a-hierarchy-putting-marginalized-above-privileged

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: Democrats Are Trying To “Change The Demographics Of This Country” – Tim Hains
(DIERSEN: Democrats are flooding America with people who vote for Democrats or will vote for Democrats, that is, with people who need/want massive government assistance. Overwhelmingly, they are minority, female, younger, lack education, lack job skills, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/08/11/tucker_carlson_democrats_are_trying_to_change_the_demographics_of_this_country.html

POWERLINE
— HOW CRITICAL RACE THEORY INFESTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS – JOHN HINDERAKER
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/08/how-critical-race-theory-infests-public-schools.php
— WASHINGTON POST ATTACKS FACEBOOK FOR INSUFFICIENT CENSURING OF CONSERVATIVES – PAUL MIRENGOFF
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to take adverse actions against me for what I do for your as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, their campaign volunteers, etc. I should write a book about the adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me since 2000.)
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/08/washington-post-attacks-facebook-for-insufficient-censuring-of-conservatives-enough.php

AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE
— Mask Mandates and Critical Race Theory – What Your Kids Are Facing as They Head Back to School – Jay Sekulow
https://aclj.org/critical-race-theory/mask-mandates-and-critical-race-theory-what-your-kids-are-facing-as-they-head-back-to-school

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Medical Education And Research Crumbling Under Racial Identity Politics – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/investigation-medical-education-and-research-crumbling-under-racial-identity-politics/

EPOCH TIMES
— Are We Witnessing the End of the American Experiment? How Half of the Political Dialect Wants to Erase America’s History. – Dave Rubin
https://www.theepochtimes.com/dave-rubin-are-we-witnessing-the-end-of-the-american-experiment-how-half-of-the-political-dialect-wants-to-erase-americas-history_3943801.html

THE HILL
— Demonizing the police risks public safety and gets cops killed. – MAURICE RICHARDS
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/567170-demonizing-the-police-risks-public-safety-and-gets-cops-killed

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-haters says “GOP tries to deflect blame for Covid-19 misinformation.”
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/08/12/covid-cases-immigration-gop-johns-pkg-dlt-vpx.cnn

NEW YORK POST
— Trump, GOP slam Dems’ $3.5T budget as ‘Communist plan to destroy’ US – Emily Crane
https://nypost.com/2021/08/11/trump-gop-slam-dems-3-5t-budget-as-communist-plan-to-destroy-us/
— What happened to ‘Yes we can’? Politics of victimhood has replaced hope and optimism – Michael Shellenberger (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs shout at minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, etc. that getting rid of Republicans is the only way to get ahead.)
https://nypost.com/2021/08/11/politics-of-victimhood-has-replaced-hope-and-optimism/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Will Ruin the Climate. They’ve wrecked the cities and the border. Why would climate policy be different? – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-ruin-climate-border-security-immigration-violent-crime-ipcc-report-united-nations-progressives-11628711174
— Inflation Punishes the Unprotected. Government shields its employees and beneficiaries, but not ordinary workers, from higher prices. – Phil Gramm and Mike Solon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-government-spending-workers-prices-wage-growth-stagnation-monetary-policy-biden-11628710715

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Experts predict increase in populations of color – Mabinty Quarshie and Donovan Slack
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO politicians a) who pander to minorities by getting rid of Republicans who are White, b) who pander to females by getting rid of Republicans who are male, c) who pander to younger people by getting rid of Republicans who are older, d) who pander to LGBTQ people by getting rid of Republicans who are heterosexual, e) who pander to those who are not married by getting rid of Republicans who are married, f) who pander to veterans by getting rid of Republicans who are not veterans, g) who pander to those who hate Trump by getting rid of Republicans who do not hate Trump, h) who pander to moderates and liberals by getting rid of Republicans who are conservative, i) who pander to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs by getting rid of Republicans, j) who pander to those who in America illegally by getting rid of Republicans, k) who pander to those who have less money by getting rid of Republicans who have more money, l) who pander to those who do not own guns by getting rid of Republicans who are gun owners, m) who pander to non-Christians by getting rid of Republicans who are Christian, n) who pander to non-Protestants by getting rid of Republicans who are Protestant, o) who pander to non-Italian Americans by getting rid of Republicans who are Italian American, p) who pander to non-German Americans by getting rid of Republicans who are German American, q) who pander to those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time by getting rid of Republicans whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, r) who pander to those who have dependents by getting rid of Republicans who do not have dependents, s) who pander to those who are a member of a church, attend church services, and/or give money to a church by getting rid of Republicans who are not a member of a church, who do not attend church services, and/or who do not give money to a church, and t) who pander to those who are etc. by getting rid of Republicans who are etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/12/how-2020-census-change-how-we-look-america-what-expect/5493043001/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— 21 Millennial and Gen Z Republican Campaign Operatives to Watch
(DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents paint themselves as working for a) the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/millennial-genz-republican-campaign-staff-to-watch-2022-elections-politics-8

FORBES
— Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Considerations For Every CEO – Jason Blessing
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will CEOs officially announce that they are officially getting rid of people who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/08/11/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-considerations-for-every-ceo/
— Ten Proven Actions To Advance Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion – Elyse Rosenblum
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gradsoflife/2021/08/11/new-report-ten-proven-actions-to-advance-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/

NEWSWEEK
— Oregon School Board Votes to Ban Pride and Black Lives Matter Flags – JACK BERESFORD
https://www.newsweek.com/oregon-school-board-votes-ban-pride-black-lives-matter-flags-1618654

August 11 Evening Edition

NBC5
— YouTube Suspends Rand Paul After Misleading Video on Masks. Paul called YouTube’s decision a “badge of honor” in a Tweet. – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/youtube-suspends-rand-paul-after-misleading-video-on-masks/2588497/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois State Fair is back, but not all the shake-ups to be lemon: Delta variant throws some pols’ plans up in the air. Like corn dogs, lemon shake-ups and the butter cow, Governor’s Day and Republican Day are traditions at the fair. But Gov. J.B. Pritzker is already scaling back some of his plans. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/8/11/22620717/illinois-state-fair-pritzker-governors-day-republican-democrat-coronavirus-democratic-county-chairs
— Durbin: Murder of CPD Officer Ella French shows need to boost punishment of gun ‘straw purchasers’ In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Durbin wrote, “The straw purchase that led to Officer French’s death is a call to action for the Justice Department’s Strike Force.” – Lynn Sweet and Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/10/22618821/durbin-murder-chicago-cop-ella-french-shows-boost-punishment-gun-straw-purchasers
— Cops once again shun a visit from Mayor Lightfoot. This time it was officers in the same unit as slain Chicago Police Officer Ella French who were meeting at McCormick Place. They objected to a mayoral visit and complained to Supt. David Brown about an overall lack of support. – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/11/22620497/chicago-cops-once-again-shun-visit-mayor-lori-lightfoot
— What’s in the Senate infrastructure bill for Illinois; rocky road ahead in Congress for Democrats. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to hold House progressives, will not take up the Senate infrastructure legislation until the Senate approves the companion “human infrastructure” bill. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/11/22620911/whats-in-the-senate-infrastructure-bill-for-illinois-rocky-road-ahead-in-congress-for-democrats

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Sen. Rand Paul calls suspension from YouTube a ‘badge of honor’
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/sen-rand-paul-calls-suspension-from-youtube-a-badge-of-honor/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Democrats want Latinas to be pot pushers.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/08/11/watch-selena-at-canna-bella-luxs-latinas-in-cannabis-mixer-at-the-davis-theater/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Putting Coronavirus Vaccination Information Online at Credit Bureau Experian®
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/11/pritzker-putting-coronavirus-vaccination-information-online-at-credit-bureau-experian/
— Anti-Mask Mandate Sign Deployed by Parents of Crystal Lake Grade School Students
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/11/message-of-the-day-a-sign-97/
— Crystal Lake Grade School District Board Decides to Follow Pritzker Mask Order
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/10/crystal-lake-grade-school-district-board-decides-to-follow-pritzker-mask-order/
— Pritzker Administration Threatening Public Schools with Loss of State Financial Aid If Students Not Masked
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/09/pritzker-administration-threatening-public-schools-with-loss-of-state-financial-aid-if-students-not-masked/
— UPDATE: Illinois’ Kwame Raoul Joins 16 of His Colleagues Urging U.S. Senate Passage of PRO Act
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/11/ilag081021/
— School Employees Get More Benefits
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/11/school-employees-get-more-benefits/
— DeWitte on Pritzker Mask Mandate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/11/dewitte-on-pritzker-mask-mandate/
— UPDATED: Dundee Township Mental Health Board Litigation Parties File Joint Motion Scheduling Summary Judgement as Elgin Township Dissolves its Mental Health Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/10/dundee081021/
— Wilcox & McConchie Schedule Fundraiser Sept. 11th on Mike Rein’s Hilltop Estate Overlooking Fox River Valley
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/10/wilcox-mcconchie-schedule-fundraiser-sept-11th-on-mike-reins-hilltop-estate-overlooking-fox-river-valley/
— SIU Establishes Tax Eater Award
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/10/siu-establishes-tax-eater-award/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER’S ECONOMIC RECORD: WEAK LABOR MARKET, WIDENING RACIAL GAPS – Orphe Divounguy
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/pritzkers-economic-record-weak-labor-market-widening-racial-gaps/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS SETS UP ONLINE DIGITAL COVID-19 VACCINATION PASSPORT SYSTEM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/illinois-sets-up-online-digital-covid-19-vaccination-passport-system.html
— GO FUND ME PAGE SET UP TO FUND GROGAN RECOUNT; DEADLINE AUGUST 27TH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/go-fund-me-page-set-up-to-fund-grogan-recount-deadline-august-27th.html
— SHAPIRO: WHEN DOES THE COVID-19 PANIC END?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/shapiro-when-does-the-covid-19-panic-end.html

CAPITOL FAX
— WBEZ: About 20 percent of Illinois legislators, mainly in the House, won’t say if they’re vaccinated or not
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/11/wbez-about-20-percent-of-illinois-legislators-mainly-in-the-house-wont-say-if-theyre-vaccinated-or-not/

— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/11/covid-19-roundup-88/
— Pritzker won’t attend Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch, a “large indoor event”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/11/pritzker-wont-attend-illinois-democratic-county-chairs-association-brunch-a-large-indoor-event/
— Illinois to get $15 billion from US Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill, eligible to compete for “billions more”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/11/illinois-to-get-15-billion-from-us-senates-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-eligible-to-compete-for-billions-more/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Arizona AG fears it’s ‘too late’ to fix Biden border blunders – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/arizona-ag-fears-its-too-late-to-fix-biden-border-blunders

GOPUSA
— ‘You’re Fired’: GOP Parties In 2 Wyoming Counties Vote Not To Recognize Liz Cheney
https://www.gopusa.com/youre-fired-gop-parties-in-2-wyoming-counties-vote-not-to-recognize-liz-cheney/

BREITBART
— Biden’s DHS Refusing to Disclose Where in U.S. Illegal Aliens Are Being Sent – JOHN BINDER
(DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/11/bidens-dhs-refusing-to-disclose-where-in-u-s-illegal-aliens-are-being-sent/

BLAZE
— Rand Paul rips into ‘leftwing cretins’ at YouTube after being suspended over COVID videos – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/rand-paul-youtube-ban-covid

DAILY WIRE
— ‘I’m Not Sure When YouTube Became An Arm Of The Government’: Rand Paul Slaps Back After YouTube Suspension – Ian Haworth
https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-not-sure-when-youtube-became-an-arm-of-the-government-rand-paul-slaps-back-after-youtube-suspension

PATRIOT POST
— Murder Capital Cops in Crisis. Officer Ella French is the first female police officer to be killed in Chicago since 1988. – EMMY GRIFFIN
https://patriotpost.us/articles/81857-murder-capital-cops-in-crisis-2021-08-11

THE HILL
— New Census data to show US diversifying at fastest rate ever – REID WILSON
(DIERSEN: Democrats are overjoyed about this, and especially Democrats who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Overwhelmingly and increasingly, non-whites need/want massive government assistance, and therefore, they vote for Democrats.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/567383-new-census-data-to-show-us-diversifying-at-fastest-rate-ever
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new figures are almost certain to shine a spotlight on a trend that annual surveys have illustrated over the last several years: The number of white Americans is declining. The white population in America has grown far more slowly than minority groups for decades. White people are having fewer children and starting their families at a later age than other groups, a long-term trend that demographers have called a baby bust. The opioid epidemic, too, has claimed so many lives that it measurably reduced the nation’s life expectancy, especially among white people.)

NBC NEWS
— Unvaccinated students to pay $750 ‘Covid fee’ at West Virginia college, $500 at Alabama school. West Virginia Wesleyan College and Birmingham–Southern College in Alabama announced the fees prior to the start of the fall semester. – Minyvonne Burke
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/unvaccinated-students-pay-750-covid-fee-west-virginia-college-500-n1276593

TIMES OF SAN DIEGO
— Newsom Calls Republican Front-Runner Elder ‘Anti-Vax Conspiracy Spreader’ – Chris Jennewein
https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/08/10/newsom-calls-republican-front-runner-elder-anti-vax-conspiracy-spreader/

NBC SAN DIEGO
— Mandates Create Booming Black Market for Fake Vaccination Cards. Bogus cards can be found online for as much as $200. – Artie Ojeda
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that your vaccination card is forged: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/coronavirus/mandates-create-booming-black-market-for-fake-vaccination-cards/2690217/

NEWSWEEK
— Joe Manchin Only Democrat to Join Republicans in Vote to Ban Critical Race Theory Funding
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-manchin-only-democrat-join-republicans-vote-ban-critical-race-theory-funding-1618429

August 11 Morning Edition

CBS2
— A Crisis Of Violence In Chicago: Looking At Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Record On Crime – Chris Tye
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/10/chicago-lightfoot-crime-record/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Socialist aldermen fire back at colleagues who said they have ‘blood on their hands’ for Ella French death. “The killing of anybody is wrong. … The problem is, when the police do it, it’s overlooked. But when they get killed, it takes two-point-five-seconds to find and catch somebody,” said Ald. Jeanette Taylor. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/10/22618580/socialist-aldermen-chicago-police-officer-ella-french-shot-killed-traffic-stop-reform

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Board rejects bid to help fund auditor’s recount – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210810/dupage-county-board-rejects-bid-to-help-fund-auditors-recount
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Other counties have recently taken positions and paid for recounts,” said Jim Zay, a Republican who supported the resolution. “Macon County did so and overturned the sheriff’s race.” But member Greg Hart, one of the seven to sign on to the resolution, pulled his support on Tuesday. While Hart said Grogan has every right to pursue his challenge in court, “the burden of proof is always on the petitioner.”)
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Mount Prospect trustees vote to have police patch with thin blue line removed – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210810/mount-prospect-trustees-vote-to-have-police-patch-with-thin-blue-line-removed
— Political leaders are failing our police – Ray Cowin, Bartlett
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210811/political-leaders-are-failing-our-police

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Marion family takes stand against mask mandate as three children suspended Gov. Pritzker says schools should enforce mask mandate as they do dress code. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/marion-family-takes-stand-against-mask-mandate-as-three-children-suspended/article_ff6fa736-fa07-11eb-a985-1bb1bebb4534.html

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Kelvyn Park High School Throws Out Hundreds Of Classic Books, Outraging Neighbors. CPS officials said Kelvyn Park High School is undergoing renovations, and the books were “weeded” out in the process. – Mina Bloom
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/08/09/kelvyn-park-high-school-throws-out-classic-books/

WIREPOINTS
— Blizzard Of New Illinois Laws But School Consolidation Bill Left To Die. Thank Teachers’ Unions. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/blizzard-of-new-illinois-laws-but-school-consolidation-bill-left-to-die-thank-teachers-unions-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO’S DEBT GROWS TO $43,700 PER TAXPAYER DESPITE FEDERAL COVID-19 AID – Perry Zhao
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicagos-debt-grows-to-43700-per-taxpayer-despite-federal-covid-19-aid/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Creado taking on dominant social media platforms with ‘America first’ approach. Tech start-ups challenge rules, practices that they say silence conservatives. – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/10/creado-taking-dominant-social-media-platforms-amer/

FOX NEWS
— Senate passes Cotton’s amendment preventing federal funds from promoting CRT in school Critical race theory has been the center of debate in D.C. and local school districts – Edmund DeMarche
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cotton-crt-vote

AMERICAN THINKER
— COVID hysteria, vaccine passports: Where it’s all leading – Douglas Herz
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/covid_hysteria_vaccine_passports_where_its_all_leading.html
— Jeb Bush – Trading Low Energy for Wokeness – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/jeb_bush__trading_low_energy_for_wokeness.html
— Impeach Joe Biden – J. Robert Smith
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/impeach_joe_biden_.html

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Radical Left Woke Politics’: Sen. Josh Hawley Explains Why He Voted Against ‘Bad’ Infrastructure Bill – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/10/sen-josh-hawley-infrastructure-bill/
— ‘Black Lives Matter’ Course At Princeton University Includes Reading From Longtime Communist Party Member Angela Davis – KYLE REYNOLDS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/10/black-lives-matter-course-princeton-university-reading-communist-party-member-angela-davis/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Cancel Culture, Wokeness Will Destroy Our Country – Star Parker
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/11/cancel-culture-wokeness-will-destroy-our-country/
— 9 Things You Need to Know About the Budget Resolution’s Reckless Tax and Spending Spree – Matthew Dickerson / Richard Stern / Rachel Greszler / David Ditch
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/10/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-budget-resolutions-reckless-tax-and-spending-spree/

NEWSMAX
— CA Gubernatorial Candidate Larry Elder Slams CRT, Advocates School Choice – Jeremy Frankel
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/larryelder-california-gavinnewsom-gop/2021/08/10/id/1031854/

TOWNHALL
— Josh Hawley Launches Conservative Challenge to $3.5T Budget Bill’s Radical Proposals – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2021/08/10/hawley-promises-15-amendments-to-radical-lefts-35t-budget-bill-n2593887

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Chicago Can’t Get a Grip on Its Murder Crisis – ED BACHRACH & AUSTIN BERG
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/why-chicago-cant-get-a-grip-on-its-murder-crisis/
— Law Schools Are Succumbing to ‘Progressivism’ – GEORGE LEEF
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/law-schools-are-succumbing-to-progressivism/
— Before the Diversity Mania Took Hold of America – GEORGE LEEF
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/before-the-diversity-mania-took-hold-of-america/

HARTLAND INSTITUTE
— THE HUNDRED-YEAR ROAD TO CRT A brief look at the progressive agenda in education reveals that Critical Race Theory is just the latest in a long series of attempts to deform and ultimately fracture the country. – Larry Sand
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/the-sandstorm-the-hundred-year-road-to-crt

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Taking Critical Race Theory Bans to Court – Henry Kokkeler
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/08/11/taking_critical_race_theory_bans_to_court_146221.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Subway Franchisees Tired of Megan Rapinoe as Customers Boycott the Restaurant “The ad should be pulled and done with. It gets tiring apologizing.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/subway-franchisees-tired-of-megan-rapinoe-as-customers-boycott-the-restaurant/

THE HILL
— Rand Paul suspended one week by YouTube over COVID-19 mask claims – JORDAN WILLIAMS
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/567311-rand-paul-suspended-one-week-by-youtube-over-covid-19-mask-claims

NEW YORK TIMES
— Virus Misinformation Spikes as Delta Cases Surge – Davey Alba
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, etc. have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are full of misinformation. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/technology/covid-delta-misinformation-surge.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Inside the White House-Facebook Rift Over Vaccine Misinformation Frustrations grew behind the scenes among top leaders on both sides, potentially hurting the government’s efforts to overcome the pandemic. – Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Cecilia Kang
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many ominous warnings that I have gotten from my critics/opponents to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. This year, they stopped me from doing something that I had done since 2005 — raising funds from Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day Parade and Fireworks. I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. In 2006, they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/technology/facebook-vaccine-misinformation.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In March, Andy Slavitt, then a top pandemic adviser for President Biden, called Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president for global affairs, and delivered an ominous warning.)
— Are Workplace Diversity Programs Doing More Harm Than Good?
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/opinion/workplace-diversity-dei-initiative.html
— We Research Misinformation on Facebook. It Just Disabled Our Accounts. – Laura Edelson and Damon McCoy
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/opinion/facebook-misinformation.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans learned to stop worrying about a Biden victory and love the infrastructure bill – Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/infrastructure-biden-mcconnell-trump/2021/08/10/239eae72-f959-11eb-8a67-f14cd1d28e47_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— American Express tells its workers capitalism is racist – Christopher F. Rufo
https://nypost.com/2021/08/11/american-express-tells-its-workers-capitalism-is-racist/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Which Voters Made Joe Biden President? Progressives say Biden owes them but suburbanites put him over the top in 2020. – William A. Galston
(DIERSEN: To vote for Democrats is to shout that you are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-2020-presidential-race-campaign-moderate-voters-progressives-democratic-base-11628631014

FORBES
— Republicans Should Cheer Passage Of The Infrastructure Bill – Ike Brannon
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ikebrannon/2021/08/11/republicans-should-cheer-passage-of-the-infrastructure-bill/

BOSTON HERALD
— Critical Race Theory about money, power & revenge – DAN BACKER
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/08/11/backer-critical-race-theory-about-money-power-revenge/

LONGVIEW NEWS JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In your opinion, how welcome are those who share your demographics in a) the organizations that you are a member of, b) your municipality, c) your township, d) your county, e) Illinois, and f) America? I should survey a) members of the Milton Township Republican Organization, b) members of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) residents of Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, d) residents of the Wheaton Park District, e) residents of Wheaton’s West District, f) residents of Wheaton, g) residents of Milton Township, h) residents of DuPage County’s 4th District, i) residents of DuPage County, and j) residents of Illinois. Demographics that I would focus on include race, gender, age, sexual identity, religion, national origin, political affiliation, liberal/moderate/conservative, education, past/present occupation, renter/homeowner, income, net worth, marital status, veteran status, gun owner status, Trump hater/neutral/supporter, Kinzinger hater/neutral/supporter, and length of time ancestors have been in America.)
https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/longview-city-council-hatred-not-welcome-in-longview/article_0402f9c6-e345-11eb-b0fd-6fecec3816f5.html

FORBES
— 12 Ways Leaders Can Make Timely Calls On Complicated Decisions (DIERSEN: What decisions have you made that your critics/opponents have used against you the most? After hearing TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois’ and Dan Proft’s arguments why Jim Ryan could not win the general election, I backed Pat O’Malley in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary election.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2021/08/10/12-ways-leaders-can-make-timely-calls-on-complicated-decisions/

FAST COMPANY
— Choosing to be a ‘nonpolitical’ company means choosing to be anti-Black – Mimi Fox Melton
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies make it clear that they are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90664604/choosing-to-be-a-non-political-company-means-choosing-to-be-anti-black

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Harvard Race-Admissions Case Tests O’Connor’s 25-Year Prediction – Tiana Headley
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/harvard-race-admissions-case-tests-oconnors-25-year-prediction
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s majority opinion preserving affirmative action in a 2003 case included some declarative wording that justices tend to avoid—and that the justice came to regret using. “The Court expects that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today,” O’Connor wrote in Grutter v. Bollinger, a case involving the University of Michigan. Eighteen years later, what the retired justice meant to convey in that statement could help form arguments at the Supreme Court if its conservative majority takes up a challenge to Harvard …)

NEWSWEEK
— Megan Rapinoe’s Post-Olympic Woes Continue as Subway Franchises Want Her Dropped – SCOTT MCDONALD
https://www.newsweek.com/megan-rapinoes-post-olympic-woes-continue-subway-franchises-want-her-dropped-1618189
— Diversity Mural in Cedarburg School District in Wisconsin to Be Removed Because ‘Not All Members of Community Represented’ – JON JACKSON
(DIERSEN: What are your demographics and how well are they represented in the leadership of the following: your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, your school district, your park district, your chamber of commerce, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America? My demographics that are most underrepresented in the aforesaid include: conservative, older (I was born in 1948), Republican, Protestant, and German American.)
https://www.newsweek.com/school-diversity-mural-removed-because-not-all-members-community-represented-1617945

TIMES
— Woke, Inc: has big business hijacked politics for profits?
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/woke-inc-has-big-business-hijacked-politics-for-profits-rzmpmf3q8

DAILY MAIL
— Oregon Gov Kate Brown scraps need for high school students to prove proficiency in math, reading and writing to get diploma in bid to bolster minority students who ‘don’t test well’ – PETER BELFIORE
(DIERSEN: What tests have you passed? Ever-increasing, because of BLM, CRT, and 1619, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I passed tests because of all the “White privilege” that I had. The tests that I have passed include a) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, d) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) all the tests necessary to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) all the tests necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, and h) the Post Office employment examination in 1966.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9879959/Oregon-scraps-requirement-high-school-students-prove-proficiency-math-reading-writing.html

August 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago violence: 72 shot, 11 fatally, over weekend, CPD says
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-gun-violence-police-weekend/10940049/

CBS2
— City In Mourning, Third Suspect In Custody After Shooting That Left Chicago Police Officer Ella French Dead, Second Officer Critically Injured
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/09/police-officer-shot-killed-chicago-suspects/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Democrats want Blacks to be pot pushers. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-transporting-pot-st-0809-20210809-wsmyip2y6vhmxairbp25kvhnce-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Obama throws birthday bash at Martha’s Vineyard mansion that was big even after being scaled back. John Legend sang “Happy Birthday” to Obama. Other performers included Common and The Roots. President Joe Biden sent a video tribute. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/8/22616150/obama-throws-birthday-bash-at-marthas-vineyard-mansion-that-was-big-even-after-being-scaled-back
— Slain Chicago police officer ‘wanted to do good for the world,’ brother says. The slain officer was identified by the department as Ella French, on the force since April 2018. Officers involved in the incident were wearing body cameras, and much of what happened was caught on video, CPD Supt. David Brown said Sunday. – Madeline Kenney, Tom Schuba, Sophie Sherry, and Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/8/8/22615487/chicago-police-officer-killed-ella-french-wounded-suspects-arrested-west-englewood-david-brown

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Top IL health official says COVID-19 politics, misinformation are harming people – GAREN VARTANIAN
https://www.bnd.com/news/coronavirus/article253236033.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— ISP pledges to advance women in policing
(DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/community/isp-pledges-to-advance-women-in-policing/article_43526c6a-f899-11eb-b63c-a3d32a9bb0a0.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Zuckerberg’s $400M political donation fuels GOP suspicion and new election rules – AP
(DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/nation-world/article/Voting-Bill-Zuckerberg-16373320.php

WCMY
— Congressional candidate Marter on January 6th committee, fighting coronavirus, inflation – Rick Koshko
https://1430wcmy.com/2021/08/07/congressional-candidate-marter-on-january-6th-committee-fighting-coronavirus-inflation/

HINSDALE PATCH
— Hinsdale Sees Largest Virus Hike Since May – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-sees-largest-virus-hike-may-agencies

WIREPOINTS
— Lightfoot’s ‘Whole Of Government’ Approach Won’t Reduce Violent Crime. Two Committed Parents Will. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/lightfoots-whole-of-government-approach-wont-reduce-violent-crime-two-committed-parents-will-wirepoints/

FOX NEWS
— Critical race theory – why it’s absolutely critical to know these facts. Race is a social construct that I refuse to afford any more power. – Dr. Alveda King
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/critical-race-theory-critical-facts-alveda-king

AMERICAN THINKER
— The attacks on Gov. DeSantis have escalated along with the Delta variant – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/the_attacks_on_gov_desantis_have_escalated_along_with_the_delta_variant.html
— They Let Us Down and It’s Hard to Trust Them Again – Andrew W. Coy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/they_let_us_down_and_its_hard_to_trust_them_again.html
— White-supremacist rocks – Tim Haering
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/whitesupremacist_rocks.html
— Obama party planning – Jeannie DeAngelis
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/obama_party_planning.html
— Biden’s Six Months In Office Have Us On The Road To Communism – Frank Liberato
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/bidens_six_months_in_office_have_us_on_the_road_to_communism.html

BREITBART
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot Blames ‘Guns’ After Chicago Officer’s Death – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/08/mayor-lori-lightfoot-blames-guns-chicago-officers-death/
— Tom Cotton Warns: Democrats Using DACA to Slip Amnesty into Budget – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/08/exclusive-tom-cotton-warns-dems-using-daca-slip-amnesty-budget/
— Biden’s DHS Quietly Flying, Busing Border Crossers to West Texas – JOHN BINDER
(DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/08/08/report-bidens-dhs-quietly-flying-busing-border-crossers-west-texas/
— Levin Tears into ‘Diabolical’ Democratic Party — BLM, Antifa the ‘Militia-Wing’ Enforcing Autocracy – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/08/08/watch-levin-tears-into-diabolical-democratic-party-blm-antifa-the-militia-wing-enforcing-autocracy/

DAILY WIRE
— Top 5 Moments From Ben Shapiro’s Appearance On ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-top-5-moments-from-ben-shapiros-appearance-on-real-time-with-bill-maher

FEDERALIST
— Vaccine And Mask Coercion Is A Purge Of Republican Voters, And Republicans Are Letting It Happen. Republicans are still by and large allowing their own voters to be purged from employment and schooling based on their evidence-informed convictions that oppose reality-defying leftist groupthink. – Joy Pullmann
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/09/vaccine-and-mask-coercion-is-a-purge-of-republican-voters-and-republicans-are-letting-it-happen/
— Rocks Are Racist Now: University Of Wisconsin Moves ‘Derogatory’ Boulder For 50K – Gabe Kaminsky
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/09/rocks-are-racist-now-university-of-wisconsin-moves-derogatory-boulder-for-50k/

FOX BUSINESS
— College was supposed to close the wealth gap for Black Americans. The opposite happened. Black college graduates in their 30s have lost ground over three decades, the result of student debt and sluggish income growth. – Rachel Louise Ensign and Shane Shifflett
(DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate, which they did.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/college-was-supposed-to-close-the-wealth-gap-for-black-americans-the-opposite-happened

TOWNHALL
— Lori Lightfoot Criticized for Tweet Following Cop’s Death: Some ‘Say We Do Too Much’ for the Police. – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/08/08/lori-lightfoot-criticized-for-tweet-following-cops-death-others-say-we-do-too-much-for-the-police-n2593793
— Woke Politics Destroyed The Marine Corps I Knew – Will Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2021/08/09/woke-politics-destroyed-the-marine-corps-i-knew-n2593790
— Republican RINOs Betray GOP Grassroots Once Again – Jeff Crouere
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2021/08/09/republican-rinos-betray-gop-grassroots-once-again-n2593801

NEWS BUSTERS
— GOP States Suspicious Of Big Tech Election Office Donations – Autumn Johnson
(DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/autumn-johnson/2021/08/08/gop-states-suspicious-big-tech-election-office
— Jim Acosta Suggests Naming New COVID Variants After Republican Officials – P.J. Gladnick
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/pj-gladnick/2021/08/09/jim-acosta-suggests-naming-new-covid-variants-after-republican

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Police Officer Shot Dead on a Savage Night of Violence – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/08/08/chicago-police-officer-shot-dead-on-a-savage-night-of-violence-n1468038

COLLEGE FIX
— The absurdity of cancel culture captured in this one image – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/the-absurdity-of-cancel-culture-captured-in-this-one-image/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Blinken’s Diversity & Inclusion Plan Erodes Equality & Excellence – Peter Berkowitz
(DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors’ top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. That meant getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/08/08/blinkens_diversity__inclusion_plan_erodes_equality__excellence_146213.html

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— The 25th Amendment Catch 22 means Biden is Irreplaceable as President. – Kevin Fobbs and Susan Swift
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/commentary/the-25th-amendment-catch-22-means-biden-is-irreplaceable-as-president-139293/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— “The fight over Critical Race Theory in education is a fight in many ways for our national survival” My address on Critical Race Theory in education to state legislators: “I want to talk about how you can save the nation…. If you wanted to think of a way to tear this country apart, it’s hard to think of a way better than what they are doing.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/the-fight-over-critical-race-theory-in-education-is-a-fight-in-many-ways-for-our-national-survival/
— Farrakhan Roots Feed Black Lives Matter Movement Anti-Semitism. – Samantha Mandeles
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/farrakhan-roots-feed-black-lives-matter-movement-anti-semitism/
— Cruz v. Graham on ‘Infrastructure’ Monstrosity – Swamp Drainer vs. Swamp Creature. Graham has destroyed–in supporting a pork-stuffed, racist, and unpaid for package–whatever good will he had among the base of the Republican party.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/cruz-v-graham-on-infrastructure-monstrosity-swamp-drainer-vs-swamp-creature/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— NYT reporter excuses maskless Obama bash because guests are ‘sophisticated, vaccinated crowd’ – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/09/nyt-reporter-excuses-maskless-obama-bash-because-guests-are-sophisticated-vaccinated-crowd-1115654/

EPOCH TIMES
— Marxism 101: What It Is and How It Is Working in Our Culture Today – Emily Allison
https://www.theepochtimes.com/marxism-101-what-it-is-and-how-it-is-working-in-our-culture-today_3939062.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Don’t Be Fooled by Social Media Companies – Ashley Boyd
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) want everyone to spend all the time on Facebook, b) do not want me to send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and c) do not want anyone to read those newsletters.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/08/opinion/tiktok-facebook-youtube-transparency.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The conservative and Christian roots of many beloved fast-food chains. It’s not just Chick-fil-A. – Marcia Chatelain
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/08/09/conservative-christian-roots-many-beloved-fast-food-chains/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Honest Should You Be During Your Exit Interview? – Allison Pohle
(DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They do not want to hire, retain, or promote Republicans, and especially Republicans who are conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/exit-interview-questions-11628199445

FORTUNE
— 4 ways to advance inclusion for Black employees – DONNA MORRIS and LAREINA YEE
(DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate, which they did.)
https://fortune.com/2021/08/08/black-employees-workers-diversity-equity-inclusion/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump Is Disappearing From Our Conversations.”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-losing-internet-1616035

WORLD TRIBUNE
— Texas town left in dark as Feds funnel illegals in and set them free
(DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://www.worldtribune.com/texas-town-left-in-dark-as-feds-funnel-illegals-in-and-set-them-free/

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Community Support for First-Generation Graduate Students. We cannot assume that just because they successfully navigated their undergraduate years they will smoothly sail through graduate training, write Arnaldo Diaz Vazquez and Natalie Lundsteen. – Arnaldo Diaz Vazquez and Natalie Lundsteen
(DIERSEN: I was a first-generation undergraduate (NIU-1970) student and graduate (Loyola-1976, DePaul-1980, and IIT-1997) student.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2021/08/09/advice-helping-first-generation-students-succeed-graduate-school-opinion

LGBTQ NATION
— Andrew Cuomo is known as a hero for LGBTQ rights. He’s still a monster. The Governor of New York led the charge for marriage equality and other LGBTQ advances. That doesn’t make up for his history of lies, intimidation and sexual harassment. – John Gallagher
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/08/andrew-cuomo-hero-lgbtq-rights-hes-still-monster/

August 8 Morning Edition

NBC5
— New Law Requires Illinois to Purchase American, State Flags Made in US
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-law-requires-illinois-to-purchase-american-state-flags-made-in-u-s/2584574/

WGN RADIO
— Senate votes to advance infrastructure bill – Raquel Martin
https://wgnradio.com/news/senate-votes-to-advance-infrastructure-bill/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Marijuana advertising violates Illinois’ rules and puts youths at risk – Aaron Weiner, addiction specialist, Lake Forest
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-080821-20210808-htta74vqtbdzzfjdpln3tcpzuy-story.html
— Momentum drags in Senate on $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan; Schumer says talks to resume Sunday – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-senators-infrastructure-weekend-vote-20210807-pq3snuitpbfn5bpelmetcaiifm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Forsaking demonization, embracing the power of optimism – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Libertarians, and RINOs discourage Republicans from being optimistic.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210807/editorial-forsaking-demonization-embracing-the-power-of-optimism
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURES: Why Thomas Jefferson’s name was removed from suburban school building. Waukegan school takes civil rights icon’s name. Will others change, too? – Russell Lissau
(DIERSEN: From what I see, under the Democrats, the more of the following that they were, the sooner that their names will be removed: White, male, older, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if their ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210807/why-thomas-jeffersons-name-was-removed-from-suburban-school-building

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Plenty to chew on this week – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-plenty-to-chew-on-this-week/article_f0345e35-8cae-57e9-8f0e-7894346ee553.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The court has created six study groups to study these issues (created when state lawmakers redrew the Supreme Court districts) and assess ‘the fiscal consequences of these changes.’ The court’s seven justices, including Chief Justice Anne Burke, were not informed that legislators were considering redistricting for the high court.”)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— US is flying Central Americans to Mexico to deter crossings – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/us-is-flying-central-americans-to-mexico-to-deter-crossings/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Transplants Are Trampling the Chicago Machine. Chicago politics used to exclude anybody nobody sent. As outsiders change the city’s makeup, they’re looking for leaders who aren’t too much like insiders. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
https://www.chicagomag.com/politics-city-life/transplants-are-trampling-the-chicago-machine/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Running for the Republican Nomination for Governor, Paul Schimpf Courts Voters at McHenry County Fair
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/07/running-for-the-republican-nomination-for-governor-paul-schimpf-courts-voters-at-mchenry-county-fair/
— McHenry County GOPAC Holding Another Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/07/mchenry-county-gopac-holding-another-fundraiser/
— U.S. Senate 2022: Fundraising Through Q2, 2021
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/07/senate080721/
— That Algonquin Founders Day Parade I Missed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/07/that-algonquin-founders-day-parade-i-missed/
— Ugaste on School Face Mask Mandate by Governor Pritzker
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/06/ugaste-on-school-face-mask-mandate-by-governor-pritzker/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The 2022 midterms will be too late to save America – M. E. Boyd
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/the_2022_midterms_will_be_too_late_to_save_america.html
— On campus, the worst is yet to come – Richard Baehr
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/on_campus_the_worst_is_yet_to_come.html
— New York has billions for unemployed illegal aliens – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/new_york_has_billions_for_unemployed_illegal_aliens.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— School Choice Is Not Enough. Parents and school choice advocates must ensure their new curricula are not as bad as what they are replacing. – Zachary D. Rogers
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/07/school-choice-is-not-enough/

BREITBART
— 6 Things Joe Biden Could Do About Covid if He Is Serious – JAMES P. PINKERTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/07/pinkerton-6-things-joe-biden-could-do-about-covid-if-he-is-serious/

DAILY WIRE
— Obama Is Building An Opulent ‘Presidential Center’ In Chicago. It’s Not In A Poor, Black, Or Environmentally Friendly Neighborhood – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/obama-presidential-center-chicago-hypocrisy
— Princeton Now Offers A Class About Black Lives Matter That Includes Readings From An Avowed Marxist – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/princeton-now-offers-a-class-about-black-lives-matter-that-includes-readings-from-an-avowed-marxist

PJ MEDIA
— New York City’s Vaccine Passport Is the Real Jim Crow 2.0 – STACEY LENNOX
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/stacey-lennox/2021/08/07/memes-make-it-clear-new-york-citys-vaccine-passport-is-the-real-jim-crow-2-0-n1467914

TOWNHALL
— Why Johnny Can’t Think – Rob Jenkins
https://townhall.com/columnists/robjenkins/2021/08/08/why-johnny-cant-think-n2593762

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Ben Shapiro And Malcolm Nance Debate Critical Race Theory on HBO With Bill Maher – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/08/07/watch_ben_shapiro_and_malcolm_nance_debate_critical_race_theory_on_hbo_with_bill_maher.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Anti-Racism Reaches Its Most Ridiculous Low Yet: $50,000 to Move a Rock – DAN MCLAUGHLIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/anti-racism-reaches-its-most-ridiculous-low-yet-50000-to-move-a-rock/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden’s border disaster: 834 unaccompanied children taken into custody in ONE day – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/07/bidens-border-disaster-834-unaccompanied-children-taken-into-custody-in-one-day-1115016/

EPOCH TIMES
— Democrat Mayors Calling to ‘Defund the Police’ Used Taxpayer Cash to Hire Their Own Private Security – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.theepochtimes.com/defund-the-police-mayors-used-taxpayer-cash-to-hire-their-own-private-security-adam-andrzejewski_3936878.html

AMERICAN RENAISSANCE
— What’s Ahead for Whites – Jared Taylor
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about turncoat Whites who promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.amren.com/videos/2021/08/whats-ahead-for-whites/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What’s ahead for white people in this country? First, there will be fewer of us. . .And we’re getting more non-whites. . .If you think this is a “great replacement,” Wikipedia says you believe in “a white nationalist conspiracy theory.” . . . Our country treats whites like a problem that must be solved. . .Every big organization has an army of people promoting “diversity.” Diversity means fewer white people, especially white men. . .You’ve heard of Critical Race Theory, which says all white people have unfair privileges and oppress everyone else whether we want to or not. That’s just our nature. . .Not one elected official talks about the interests of whites. I can’t remember when a politician even said anything good about white people. We are citizens of this country, but we might as well be stateless people who are just allowed to live here. Our government treats us like an embarrassment. The George Floyd riots were an eruption of contempt for whites. . .So, what’s ahead? More non-whites and their white “allies” will make policy. Blacks and Hispanics can’t succeed the way we do, so there will be ruthless preferences for them that will mean discrimination against us. Congress could pass new laws, but it won’t have to. Every non-white preference today is based on “civil rights” laws that were supposed to ban racial discrimination – so laws don’t matter. There could be race quotas for directors and executives of all companies. Race quotas for juries and grand juries – and these would be floors, not ceilings. Our rulers will pressure private companies to muzzle dissidents. They could tell banks not to give us mortgages. Cut off our electricity, water, telephone. If that doesn’t work, call what we say hate speech and make it a crime. If the Supreme Court tries to save the First Amendment, pack the court. Impose a “reparations” tax. Every white person making more than a certain amount would pay an additional 10 percent of gross income. There could be an even bigger “white privilege” tax on inheritances. Whites got their wealth through oppression, so they shouldn’t be able to pass it on. Make anyone buying a gun sign a diversity pledge. Impose a stiff anti-hate tax on any marriage license granted to two white people. “Progressive stacking” will become routine. That means, in a group, white people – especially white men – speak last. And when whites speak in public, they will start by confessing their white privilege and apologize for standing on land they stole. The CDC, along with 200 local jurisdictions, says racism is a “serious public health threat.” Declare white neighborhoods a public health threat and force them to integrate. We did it with school busing; we can do it with neighborhoods. I don’t know if all these things will happen; some will, for sure. But oppression will intensify at different rates in different places, so whites will gather in the least oppressive ones. You can move to one of those places. Whites will eventually elect representatives who stand up for them. You should be a part of that. The bitter truth is, we can’t save the whole country. We built it and we made it great, but it’s not ours anymore. Our goal should be local autonomy and eventual independence, so encourage all secession movements. Liberals are vicious, but if we are determined to leave, I don’t think they will kill us just to keep our corpses in the Union. Our rulers hate our history and despise us. They should be happy to see us go. So, it’s up to us to make this happen, and up to us alone. The decision is ours. If we want a place of our own on this continent, where we can be an outpost of Europe – without apologies and for ever – we have to make it happen.)

THE HILL
— GOP chairwoman: Trump ‘still leads the party’ – CAROLINE VAKIL
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/566873-gop-chairwoman-trump-still-leads-the-party

NEW YORK TIMES
— What to Do With Our Covid Rage – Sarah Smarsh
(DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Republican-haters will blame you for Covid: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/07/opinion/sunday/covid-unvaccinated-anger.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Cuomo Took Advantage of #MeToo When a movement swept the world, the New York governor cast himself as its champion. But even as he signed protections and surrounded himself with feminists, he was committing fresh offenses – Jodi Kantor and Arya Sundaram
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians who cast themselves as being advocates for the following: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, moderates, liberals, RINOs, Trump-haters, citizens of foreign countries, those who have financial problems, those who have health problems, renters, non-married people, dog-owners, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, and/or stoners.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/07/nyregion/andrew-cuomo-metoo.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Zuckerberg’s cash fuels GOP suspicion and new election rules – Nicholas Riccardi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/zuckerbergs-cash-fuels-gop-suspicion-and-new-election-rules/2021/08/08/cab9477c-f840-11eb-911c-524bc8b68f17_story.html
— In public, Cuomo cast himself as an advocate of women. In private, women say, he was harassing them at the same time. – Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians who cast themselves as being advocates for the following: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, moderates, liberals, RINOs, Trump-haters, citizens of foreign countries, those who have financial problems, those who have health problems, renters, non-married people, dog-owners, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, and/or stoners.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cuomo-sexual-harassment/2021/08/07/98d91b72-f630-11eb-9068-bf463c8c74de_story.html

USA TODAY
— North Carolina digitizes slave deeds, paving way to link descendants to deserved reparations Efforts put African Americans closer to determining lineage and verifying who is owed slavery reparations across generations. – Drew Reisinger
(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the more slaves that your ancestors owned, the more reparations that you will have to pay.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/opinion/2021/08/02/n-c-digitizes-slave-deeds-paving-way-link-descendants-repair/7974392002/

FORBES
— France Protests—But Vaccine Passport Enforcement Is Working – Alex Ledsom
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2021/08/08/france-protests-but-vaccine-passport-enforcement-is-working/

STOCKTON RECORD
— Reparations for slavery: How they could be enacted in California
(DIERSEN: Sooner or later, the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America will more officially call for Republicans to pay reparations. How will the following respond: a) the leaders of your Republican township/ward party organization, b) the leaders of your Republican county party organization, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, d) the IRP leaders, e) the Republican leaders of the governments that you are under, and f) the candidates on June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballots in your precinct? Will they “cut a deal” that only Republicans who are the following pay reparations: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.recordnet.com/in-depth/news/2021/08/07/reparations-slavery-how-they-could-enacted-california/7974074002/

LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— Critical race theory has no place in public schools – Richard J. Eggleston
https://lmtribune.com/opinion/critical-race-theory-has-no-place-in-public-schools/article_fe87aee1-f54b-5029-938c-244a79f880aa.html

STARS AND STRIPES
— Navy has a history of blaming sailors for its institutional failings
(DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-08-07/Navy-has-a-history-of-blaming-sailors-for-its-institutional-failings-2488205.html

August 5 Evening Edition

FOX32
— School mask mandate polarizes Arlington Heights residents – Dane Placko
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/school-mask-mandate-polarizes-arlington-heights-residents

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis feuds with White House as COVID cases rise, President Biden asks GOP governors to ‘get out of the way’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-florida-governor-feud-white-house-20210805-zvbhdt6wubcbbmvtpgnk53t2zu-story.html
— GOP governor candidate Gary Rabine skews Danish study’s findings to attack Pritzker’s school mask mandate – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-gary-rabine-masks-false-statements-20210805-trjbkpoxg5grbffkqvy4eivdzq-story.html
— Health officials urge COVID tests for Lollapalooza goers. Crowds were ‘literally pressed against each other, maskless,’ says one attendee planning to get screened. – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS and ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-lollapalooza-testing-aftermath-20210805-ltkl5fw23ffntgfctlr57y5bcm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— What are Dillard’s chances if he runs for governor again? – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210805/what-are-dillards-chances-if-he-runs-for-governor-again
— Pritzker hopes school mask mandate ‘very temporary,’ but new COVID-19 cases top 3,000 – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210805/pritzker-hopes-school-mask-mandate-very-temporary-but-new-covid-19-cases-top-3000
— Future of ethics in Illinois is in governor’s hands – Jim Durkin
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210805/future-of-ethics-in-illinois-is-in-governors-hands

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The leadership challenge of division. – EMILY DRAKE and TODD CONNOR
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about divisive leaders. I would focus on those who a) divide Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, b) divide liberals and moderates against conservatives, c) divide minorities against Whites, d) divide females against males, e) divide younger people against older people, f) divide LGBTQers against heterosexuals, g) divide veterans against non-veterans, h) divide Trump-haters against those who do not hate Trump, i) divide non-patriotic people against patriotic people, j) divide citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, k) divide non-married people against married people, l) divide those who have less money against those who have more money, m) divide those who have health problems against those who do not have health problems, n) divide those who do not own guns against those who do own guns, o) divide non-Christians against Christians, p) divide non-Protestants against Protestants, q) divide non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, r) divide non-German Americans against German Americans, s) divide those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and t) divide their supporters against everyone else. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/chicago-comes-back/leadership-challenge-division

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker issues new mask mandates, threatens schools with sanctions – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-issues-new-mask-mandates-threatens-schools-with-sanctions/article_272fe5ec-f562-11eb-a728-2736bcceebf8.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Equality vs. “Equity” – Scott Oakley
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/equality-vs-equity/

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/05/covid-19-roundup-86/

FOX NEWS
— Over 800 unaccompanied migrant kids apprehended at the border in a single day as numbers surge. There are expected to be more than 210,000 migrant encounters in July. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/over-unaccompanied-migrant-kids-border-single-day-numbers-surge

GOPUSA
— NY Dems Push State To Keep Chick-Fil-A Off Major Highway – Michael Haverluck
https://www.gopusa.com/ny-dems-push-state-to-keep-chick-fil-a-off-major-highway/
— Ill. Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Banning Cooperation Between Local Police And ICE
https://www.gopusa.com/ill-gov-pritzker-signs-law-banning-cooperation-between-local-police-and-ice/
— America Witnessing Tsunami Of Future Democratic Voters
https://www.gopusa.com/america-witnessing-tsunami-of-future-democratic-voters/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The DC Insurrection of 1932 – Frank A. Greco
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/the_dc_insurrection_of_1932.html
— University of Kentucky paid big bucks for abusive CRT seminar – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/university_of_kentucky_paid_big_bucks_for_abusive_crt_seminar.html
— A new ‘white peril’? – Gunnar Heinsohn
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/a_new_white_peril.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Collapse of the College Republicans. If we don’t do something now to fix the youth wing of our movement, then we’ll only be driving out our best future leaders before they even have a chance to get started. – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/02/the-collapse-of-the-college-republicans/

BREITBART
— Poll: More Americans Worried About Voter Fraud Than Voter Suppression – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/05/americans-voter-fraud-suppression/
— Radical Fairfax County ‘Summer Learning Guide’ Tells 2nd Graders, ‘I Feel Safe When There Are No Police’ – BRECCAN F. THIES
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/05/virginia-radicalism-fairfax-county-second-graders-police/
— ‘Governor Who’: Biden Responds to Intense Criticism from Gov. Ron DeSantis – KYLE MORRIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/05/governor-who-biden-responds-to-intense-criticism-from-gov-ron-desantis/
— Republican Gubernatorial Candidate John Cox: Gavin Newsom Failing on Cost of Living, Crime, Homelessness – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2021/08/05/republican-gubernatorial-john-cox-gavin-newsom-failing/

BLAZE
— School board president cuts off Iranian immigrant mom delivering anti-critical race theory remarks as crowd erupts in anger ‘Motherland was ravaged by communism!’ – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/school-board-president-cuts-off-iranian-immigrant-mom-anti-crt-remarks

DAILY CALLER
— Government-Funded Groups Are Teaching Transgender Ideology To Kids – VARUN HUKERI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/05/sex-education-transgender-cdc-funding-nonprofits-schools/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Bias by Omission: 1619 Project Ignores Democratic Party’s History of Racism – Mark Hemingway
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/05/bias-by-omission-1619-project-ignores-democratic-partys-history-of-racism/

TOWNHALL
— Liberals Hate That You Have Rights – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2021/08/05/liberals-hate-that-you-have-rights-n2593564

NEWSMAX
— At Its Best It’s Still the Worst: Deadliest Ideology in Human History – Jonathan Jakubowski
https://www.newsmax.com/jonathanjakubowski/communism/2021/08/05/id/1031264/

PATRIOT POST
— NYT’s 1619 Project Whitewashes Democrat Racism
https://patriotpost.us/articles/81714-in-brief-nyts-1619-project-whitewashes-democrat-racism-2021-08-05

PJ MEDIA
— Forget What ‘The Squad’ Says: The American Dream Is Alive and Well – STACEY LENNOX
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/stacey-lennox/2021/08/05/forget-what-the-squad-says-the-american-dream-is-alive-and-well-n1467217
— Biden to Push for Dirty Electric Cars Our Power Grids Aren’t Ready to Support – BRYAN PRESTON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/08/05/biden-to-push-for-dirty-electric-cars-our-power-grids-arent-ready-to-support-n1467218

NATIONAL REVIEW
— CRT Roundup: Fairfax County Schools Sent Second Graders Video Vilifying Cops: ‘I Feel Safe When There Are No Police’
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/critical-race-theory-roundup/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— 7 Ways to Fight the Democrats on Critical Race Theory – Joy Pullmann
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/08/05/7_ways_to_fight_the_democrats_on_critical_race_theory_548697.html

POST MILLENNIAL
— Record number of unaccompanied minors recorded during Biden border crisis. On August 4th alone, 834 unaccompanied children were placed into CBP custody. – Nick Monroe
https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-border-crisis-unaccompanied-minors
— Trump slams US women’s soccer team: ‘Woke means you lose’
https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-shames-us-womens-soccer-team

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— New survey decimates the left’s voter-suppression arguments against voter ID – Robert Jonathan
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/05/new-survey-decimates-the-lefts-voter-suppression-arguments-against-voter-id-1114088/

BLOOMBERG
— Disability Access Hits Opposition in Senate Infrastructure Debate. An amendment aimed at boosting ADA compliance for public transit agencies was criticized as a “woke planning mandate” by a GOP senator. – Hadriana Lowenkron
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-05/when-transit-accessibility-becomes-woke-planning

August 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dillard weighing third run for governor to ‘restore political balance to Illinois and make it safe and function well again’ Kirk Dillard, who is currently the head of the Regional Transportation Agency’s board of directors, said in a statement Wednesday people “whom I respect and whose opinions I value reached out to me,” believing him “a Republican who can win a general election.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/8/4/22610240/rta-chair-kirk-dillard-governor-race-pritzker-bailey-rabine-scimpf-republican-primary
— ‘5/25 Move to Action’ pushing Chicago businesses to keep racial reckoning commitments – Maudlyne Ihejirika
(DIERSEN: While I worked for Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/4/22608100/5-25-move-to-action-pushing-chicago-businesses-keep-racial-reckoning-commitments

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Less than 2 months after lifting most COVID-19 orders, Gov. J.B. Pritzker issues mask mandate for schools and vaccine requirement for some state workers – DAN PETRELLA, LISA SCHENCKER, MADELINE BUCKLEY and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-pritzker-school-masks-20210804-gdo7vctdgre4laxtk7kyfyfjfm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Speakers at board meeting urge Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 to defy mask mandate – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210804/speakers-at-board-meeting-urge-dist-54-to-defy-mask-mandate

ABC7
— Jennifer Aniston reveals she cut ties with ‘a few people’ who refused to get COVID vaccine – Megan Stone
(DIERSEN: Who has cut ties with you? Ever-increasingly, those who reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform have cut ties with me. Ever-increasingly, those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination (Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, CRT, 1619, reparations), and/or age discrimination have cut ties with me. Ever-increasingly, those who destroy people a) because they cannot manipulate/dominate them, b) because they refuse to glorify and praise them, c) because they refuse to pander to them, d) because they refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) because they refuse to cover-up their wrong doing, and/or f) because they refuse to give them money have cut ties with me. I should write a book about those who have cut ties with me.)
https://abc7chicago.com/jennifer-aniston-vaccination-vaccine-covid-instyle/10929961/

WGN9
— ‘Why force it?’ 2 upcoming Chicago street festivals cancel due to COVID-19 – Gaynor Hall
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/why-force-it-2-upcoming-chicago-street-festivals-cancel-due-to-covid-19/
— Dixon comptroller who stole $54M released from prison after serving half of sentence – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/dixon-comptroller-who-stole-54m-released-from-prison-after-serving-half-of-sentence/

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at Blacks, and at everyone else, that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://chicagocrusader.com/being-black-in-america-is-a-journey-filled-with-mountains-and-valleys/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ Gov. Pritzker strips school districts, parents of control over masks with new mandate – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-gov-pritzker-strips-school-districts-parents-of-control-over-masks-with-new-mandate-wirepoints/
— Illinois doing all it can to ensure the worst year ever for illegal border crossings – Quickpoint
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-doing-all-it-can-to-ensure-the-worst-year-ever-for-illegal-border-crossings-quickpoint/

FOX NEWS
— Iranian immigrant cut off at board meeting for slamming CRT: ‘My motherland was ravaged by communism’ Mom of three slams critical race theory at school board meeting in Philadelphia suburb – Joshua Q. Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/media/iranian-immigrant-critical-race-theory-pennsylvania-school-board
— CRT debate heats up in Nebraska as university professors deride proposal from regent. University of Nebraska Board of Regents set to consider resolution to oppose ‘any imposition of Critical Race Theory in curriculum’ – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/us/critical-race-theory-controversy-nebraska
— Tucker: News organizations took money from the Chinese Communist Party
(DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/tucker-news-organizations-took-money-from-the-chinese-communist-party

AMERICAN THINKER
— Homeland Insecurity for Conservatives – Jeffrey Folks
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/homeland_insecurity_for_conservatives.html
— What the heck is going on in this country? – Bob Weir
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/what_the_heck_is_going_on_in_this_country.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Administration Allegedly Planning to Distribute Johnson & Johnson Vaccine to Illegal Aliens – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/04/biden-administration-allegedly-planning-to-distribute-johnson-johnson-vaccine-to-illegal-aliens/
— Disestablishment a Second Time. It is time to save our kids from the leftism and racist misinformation they are receiving in poorly performing public schools. – Theodore Roosevelt Malloch
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/04/disestablishment-a-second-time/
— Vaccination Weaponization. The Biden Administration should look in the mirror before casting stones at others. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/04/vaccination-weaponization/

BRIETBART
— Illinois School District CCSD21 (Wheeling) Mandates Coronavirus Vaccines; 60+ Teachers, Staff Face Termination – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/04/exclusive-illinois-school-district-mandates-coronavirus-vaccines-60-teachers-staff-face-termination/
— Illinois Gov. Pritzker Makes Not Hiring Illegal Aliens with Work Permits a Civil Rights Violation – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/04/illinois-illegal-aliens-work-permits/
— Immigrant Federal Judge Warns: CRT Violates ‘Bedrock’ Legal Principle of Presumption of Innocence – BRECCAN F. THIES
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs presume that you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/04/immigrant-federal-judge-warns-crt-violates-bedrock-legal-principle-of-presumption-of-innocence/
— DeSantis Gives Unilever 90 Days to Reverse Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2021/08/04/desantis-gives-unilever-90-days-to-reverse-ben-jerrys-israel-boycott/
— Mark Morgan: ‘White House and Democrats Are Trying to Pass Through a Mass Amnesty as Part of Infrastructure’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2021/08/04/exclusive-mark-morgan-democrats-amnesty/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘My Motherland Has Been Ravaged By Communism’: Mom Speaks Out Against CRT Before School Board President Rips Mic Away From Her – KATIE JERKOVICH
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/04/motherland-ravaged-communism-mom-speaks-out-crt-school-board-president-rips-mic-away/
— CRT Will Teach Children To ‘Hate’ America And Each Other, Ayaan Hirsi Ali Says – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/04/ayaan-hirsi-ali-fears-critical-race-theory-will-teach-children-to-hate-each-other-wokeness/

TOWNHALL
— What the Woke Folk Are in For – Emmett Tyrrell
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2021/08/05/what-the-woke-folk-are-in-for-n2593626

FEDERALIST
— Here’s Why Babies Are Great And Why The Left Hates Them – Spencer Lindquist
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/05/ben-domenech-heres-why-babies-are-great-and-why-the-left-hates-them/

PJ MEDIA
— Biden Admin Has Dropped Thousands of COVID+ Illegal Migrants Into Just One Texas Town – BRYAN PRESTON
(DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/08/04/report-biden-admin-has-dropped-thousands-of-covid-illegal-migrants-into-just-one-texas-town-n1467115

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Gingrich on Border: Anti-American Left’s Ideal Model Is To “Get Rid Of The Rest Of Us” – Ian Schwartz
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about anti-conservatives who ever-increasingly get rid of conservatives. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/08/04/gingrich_on_border_anti-american_lefts_ideal_model_is_to_get_rid_of_the_rest_of_us.html

NEW AMERICAN
— Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) Speculates FBI Knew of January 6 Plans and Did Nothing – James Murphy
https://thenewamerican.com/johnson-speculates-fbi-knew-of-january-6-plans-and-did-nothing/
— Public Schools: Masks, Vaccines, and Usurpation of Parental Authority – C. Mitchell Shaw
https://thenewamerican.com/public-schools-masks-vaccines-and-usurpation-of-parental-authority/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— It Isn’t Immigration; It’s a Government-Sponsored Invasion – Laura Hollis
https://www.creators.com/read/laura-hollis/08/21/it-isnt-immigration-its-a-government-sponsored-invasion

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Racialized ‘Equity’ Agenda in Biden’s Infrastructure Bill – DAN LENNINGTON
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/the-racialized-equity-agenda-in-bidens-infrastructure-bill/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Sen. Rubio’s chilling warning: China has weaponized America’s own ‘corporate lust for profits’ – Kay Apfel
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/05/sen-rubios-chilling-warning-china-has-weaponized-americas-own-corporate-lust-for-profits-1113636/
— Gingrich: Anti-American left on mission to ‘drown traditional, classic Americans,’ replace us with ignorant illegals – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/05/gingrich-anti-american-left-on-mission-to-drown-traditional-classic-americans-replace-us-with-ignorant-illegals-1113696/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Former Trump official says Biden admin directly involved with Critical Race Theory push – Nick Monroe
https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-admin-involved-crt
— James Lindsay slams wokeness, critical race theory at YAF conference – Libby Emmons
https://thepostmillennial.com/james-lindsay-slams-wokeness-critical-race-theory-at-yaf-conference

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Federal Government Released Over 7,000 COVID-Positive Migrants in McAllen, TX “On Monday, we watched Border Patrol drop off bus loads of migrants in downtown McAllen all day long. – Mary Chastain
(DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/report-federal-government-released-over-7000-covid-positive-migrants-in-mcallen-tx/
— DeSantis To Biden: ‘I Don’t Wanna Hear a Blip About COVID From You’ Until You Secure the Border. DeSantis added he will stand in Biden’s way if he tries to deny kids in-person teaching, impose mandates and lockdowns, restrict people, and ruin jobs. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/desantis-to-biden-i-dont-wanna-hear-a-blip-about-covid-from-you-until-you-secure-the-border/

EPOCH TIMES
— To Save America, Run for School Board – Roger L. Simon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/to-save-america-run-for-school-board_3933758.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Forget Congress, the Senate, or whatever glamorous position you ever fantasized about or not, even president of the United States, if you want to have a serious impact from your work, if, as they say, you want to make a difference, to change this country for the good in the short and long term, run for your local school board. You would be saving America from turning into the bleakest, socialist-communist state imaginable because that is what our current educational system, K-12, is designed to do and, sadly, has been successful in doing, literally for decades—and it’s only getting worse. You would in the process also be a true revolutionary in the tradition of the Founders of our country in bringing back truth, justice and the American way to our children and our children’s children. Someone’s gotta do it—the hour is late. But you, dear reader, can save us, especially if we band together—and there are plenty of us to do it. Please consider running for the school board to radically change a highly-corrupt and evil leftwing educational system, which has crossed the border into child abuse. The failure of this current system rests on two mutually reinforcing planes. One, indoctrination, rather than actual education, has become the overwhelming goal of our system from pre-school and kindergarten onwards.)
— Missouri Parents Censored Online for Opposing Mask Mandates in School – Jessica Marie Baumgartner
https://www.theepochtimes.com/missouri-parents-censored-online-for-opposing-mask-mandates-in-school_3933012.html

MCCLATCHY DC
— Texas Senator Ted Cruz hits Twitter, TV to target critical race theory – NATHAN HART
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article253116493.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— 10 Killed in Crash of Packed Van in South Texas. The vehicle was carrying 30 people believed to be migrants in Brooks County, about 80 miles north of the Mexico border, the authorities said. – Jesus Jiménez and Alyssa Lukpat
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/us/texas-border-migrant-crash.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Tennessee could withhold millions from schools found to violate guidelines on teaching critical race theory – Andrew Jeong
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/05/tennessee-critical-race-theory/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/advocating-for-equity/2021/08/04/8e6c16e8-f3b1-11eb-a636-18cac59a98dc_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pelosi Undermines the Jan. 6 Committee. Booting GOP choices was an unprecedented step that makes the body look partisan. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pelosi-jan-6-committee-capitol-riot-bennie-thompson-11628101068

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertreiss/2021/08/04/ceos-weigh-in-on-the-power-of-diversity/?sh=2172d5926cef

BANKRATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at minorities, and at everyone else, that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.bankrate.com/banking/savings/closing-the-racial-wealth-gap/

OKLAHOMA COUNCIL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
— ‘ONLY WHITE PEOPLE CAN BE RACIST’: UNION OFFICIALS CALL FOR PURGE OF TEACHER WORKFORCE
(DIERSEN: “White” is code for Republican. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who run your municipality officially get rid of the remaining Republicans in your municipality?)
https://www.ocpathink.org/post/only-white-people-can-be-racist-union-officials-call-for-purge-of-teacher-workforce

WSMV
— Tennessee House Speaker plans to call for special session if school systems enact mask mandate – CHUCK MORRIS
https://www.wsmv.com/news/tennessee/house-speaker-plans-to-call-for-special-session-if-school-systems-enact-mask-mandate/article_1ed5f0ca-f3c9-11eb-be64-8bfc545d9273.html

WBUR
— How Boston’s Mayoral Candidates Are Thinking About The Racial Wealth Gap
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at minorities, and at everyone else, that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2021/08/04/mayoral-candidates-wealth-gap

WWLP
— Advocates urge ‘roadmap’ for eliminating racial wealth gaps – Chris Lisinski
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at minorities, and at everyone else, that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.wwlp.com/news/state-politics/advocates-urge-roadmap-for-eliminating-racial-wealth-gaps/

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Republican recall candidates pile on Newsom in first debate – Alexei Koseff
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Republican-recall-candidates-pile-on-Newson-in-16365342.php

NEWSWEEK
— Ted Cruz Calls Biden’s Election COVID ‘Superspreader Event’ Over Immigration Policy – ANDRE J. ELLINGTON
https://www.newsweek.com/ted-cruz-calls-bidens-election-covid-superspreader-event-over-immigration-policy-1616394
— Minnesota School District Ban on ‘All Lives Matter’ Signs Violates First Amendment: Lawsuit – CARLY MAYBERRY
https://www.newsweek.com/minnesota-school-district-ban-all-lives-matter-signs-violates-first-amendment-lawsuit-1616299
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Doug Seaton, Upper Midwest Law Center president said his clients were discriminated against after being prohibited from displaying “All Lives Matter” signs on school property while “Black Lives Matter” posters were allowed.)

DAILY MAIL
— ‘I don’t want to hear a blip about COVID from you’: Gov. DeSantis rages at Biden for criticizing Florida’s pandemic response and demands HE secure the border and stop ‘importing’ the virus – MORGAN PHILLIPS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9862133/Ron-DeSantis-tears-Joe-Biden-raps-Florida-banning-mask-mandates.html
— Pennsylvania school board president cuts off Iranian mom questioning the teaching of CRT in class and calls the POLICE on her – GINA MARTINEZ
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9861915/Pennsylvania-school-board-president-fire-cutting-Iranian-mother-questioning-CRT.html
— Workshop or WOKESHOP? University of Kentucky hosted $5,000 anti-racism seminar where deans and top faculty were taught to accept their ‘white inferiority’ and filled out pledge cards with steps to erase inequality – SANDRA SALATHE
(DIERSEN: “White” is code for Republican. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who run your municipality officially get rid of the remaining Republicans in your municipality?)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9860589/University-Kentucky-anti-racism-workshop-taught-faculty-accept-white-inferiority.html