December 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: University of Illinois drops criminal background question from student application – AP (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-u-of-i-criminal-background-application-20191207-4e5xemrikfgcxet5vvngrithzu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois spent $8.5 billion to cut its pension debt. It wasn’t enough. – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191207/illinois-spent-85-billion-to-cut-its-pension-debt-it-wasnt-enough

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— GOP keeps beating the ethics drum – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191207/statehouse-insider-gop-keeps-beating-ethics-drum

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Madigan aids wannabes in Chi districts – RICH MILLER
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-madigan-aids-wannabes-in-chi-districts/article_f12c455b-4766-5a4b-889f-39723491638c.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— From nativity scene to satanic sculpture, Capitol rotunda has become focal point of religious debate – Ted Schurter
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/capitol-recap-from-nativity-scene-to-satanic-sculpture-capitol-rotunda/article_f9fa8f83-ae02-56d7-8d93-2df3e3d3bd7a.html

WLDS
— Chicago Club Fundraisers For Madigan Brings Questions in Corruption Dragnet – Benjamin Cox
http://wlds.com/news/chicago-club-fundraisers-for-madigan-brings-questions-in-corruption-dragnet/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— *REMINDER* Dundee Township Republicans Christmas Party in Algonquin Sunday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/07/il-06-il-house-district-66-dundee-township-republicans-holiday-party-in-algonquin-sunday-copy
— IL-14: James Marter Video from St. Charles Meet & Greet -Taking direct shots by name at Jim Oberweis and Sue Rezin, and inferred shots at Catalina Lauf and Ted Gradel that all chose to stand with Bruce Rauner in 2018 over Jeanne Ives 
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/07/il-14-james-marter-video-from-st-charles-meet-greet/ 
— Skillicorn Calls for Fast Action on Ethics Reform
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/07/skillicorn-calls-for-fast-action-on-ethics-reform/
— ID-14: Another Unscientific Poll
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/07/il-14-another-unscientific-poll/
— IL House 66th District: Allen Skillicorn Interview Video on Ethics
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/07/il-house-66th-district-allen-skillicorn-interview-video-on-ethics/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Is America More Tolerant than Ever Before? – Micah Clark
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/is-america-more-tolerant-than-ever-before/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Michael Bloomberg says his live-in girlfriend would be ‘de facto first lady’ if he wins election The presidential hopeful and domestic partner Diana Taylor met in 2000 – Jennifer Harper 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/6/michael-bloomberg-says-his-live-in-girlfriend-woul/
— Michael Bloomberg suggests disarming minorities to ‘keep them alive’ – Jessica Chasmar 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/8/sughed-michael-bloomberg-suggests-disarming-minori/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Media split: Bongino Report, Drudge alternative, competes in news aggregator space – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/media-split-bongino-report-drudge-alternative-competes-in-news-aggregator-space
— ‘Don’t compare me to Donald Trump!’: Biden defends insults against Iowa voter – John Gage 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dont-compare-me-to-donald-trump-biden-defends-insults-against-iowa-voter
— ‘My staff is representative of the Democratic Party’: Biden hits back at diversity question – John Gage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/my-staff-is-representative-of-the-democratic-party-biden-hits-back-at-diversity-question

BREITBART
— White House’s Grisham: ‘We’re Not Going to Legitimize’ Impeachment Hearing with Our Participation – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/12/07/white-houses-grisham-were-not-going-to-legitimize-impeachment-hearing-with-our-participation/

DAILY CALLER
— Ann Coulter Attacks Trump For Inaction On Border: ‘How Would It Be Different Under President Biden?’ – JUSTIN CARUSO
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/06/ann-coulter-trump-president-biden/

GOPUSA
— AOC: My family would have starved under Trump’s plan! (DIERSEN: One could argue that because jobs have always been available for able-bodied people, unemployment is caused by those jobs being so bad that the unemployed will not take them. The less education that you have, the less work experience that you have, the fewer professional certifications and licenses that you have, the worse that the jobs are that you might have to take.) 
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=80746

NEWSMAX
— Impeachment Has Been the Left’s Agenda All Along – Patrick Murray
https://www.newsmax.com/patrickmurray/impeachment-trump-schiff-democrats/2019/12/06/id/944861/

TOWNHALL
— Possibility of All-White Debate Stage Has Democratic Candidates Squirming – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2019/12/07/possibility-of-all-white-debate-stage-has-democratic-candidates-squirming-n2557632

NEWS BUSTERS
— Media Give a Pass to Schiff Investigating a Reporter’s Phone Logs – Jeffrey Lord 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2019/12/07/media-give-pass-schiff-investigating-reporters-phone-logs
— Feminists Exalt the Wonder of Abortion – Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2019/12/07/bozell-graham-column-feminists-exalt-wonder-abortion

PJ MEDIA
— Buttigieg Has a ‘Deplorables’ Moment, Basically Calling All Trump Supporters Racists – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/election/buttigieg-has-a-deplorables-moment-basically-calling-all-trump-supporters-racists/

THE HILL
— Limbaugh: Impeachment driven by ‘raw hatred’ of Trump and ‘people who elected him’ – JOE CONCHA 
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/473373-limbaugh-impeachment-driven-by-raw-hatred-of-trump-and-the-people-who-elected

WASHINGTON POST
— Mike Bloomberg’s money buys him a very different kind of campaign. And it’s a big one. – Isaac Stanley-Becker and Michael Scherer 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mike-bloombergs-money-buys-him-a-very-different-kind-of-campaign-and-its-a-big-one/2019/12/07/0593ec7c-184a-11ea-a659-7d69641c6ff7_story.html

FORBES
— Should You Stay At Your Current Job? – Shelcy V. Joseph (DIERSEN: I can always ask myself, a) what if I had refused my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) what if I had not accepted GAO’s job offer in 1980 and stayed at IRS, c) what if I had not accepted IRS’s and Oldsmobile’s job offers in 1971 and stayed at Firestone Stores, d) what if I had not accepted Firestone Store’s job offer in 1970, and e) what if I had refused my Democrat Post Office superiors’ pressure to resign in 1969?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelcyvjoseph/2019/12/07/should-you-stay-at-your-current-job/

MEDIATE
— Drudge Report Twitter Mocks Dan Bongino’s New ‘Alternative’ to Drudge Report – Caleb Howe
https://www.mediaite.com/online/drudge-mocks-dan-bonginos-new-alternative-to-drudge-report-%f0%9f%98%b4/

December 6 Evening Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. QUESTION TO ASK CANDIDATES: What have you done and what will you do to discourage the sale and use of pot? 
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Submit-Your-Questions_-Ask-Experts-About-Recreational-Cannabis-in-Illinois_Chicago-565893022.html
https://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/cannabis-in-illinois-questions-565863752.html

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want people on welfare to smoke pot. (DIERSEN: QUESTION TO ASK CANDIDATES: What have you done and what will you do to discourage the sale and use of pot?) 
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/12/06/marijuana-legal-illinois-federal-house/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— City Club President Jay Doherty resigns, ‘distraction’ of federal investigation cited FBI agents searched the former ComEd lobbyist’s City Club office in May as part of a broadening corruption investigation. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/12/6/20999237/city-club-jay-doherty-resigns-chicago-federal-investigation-comed-lobbyist

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana sales backers organizing to counter visible ‘Opt Out’ group in Palatine – Bob Susnjara (DIERSEN: QUESTION TO ASK CANDIDATES: What have you done and what will you do to discourage the sale and use of pot?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191206/marijuana-sales-backers-organizing-to-counter-visible-opt-out-group-in-palatine—–
— Plan to allow marijuana sales in unincorporated Lake County delayed – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: QUESTION TO ASK CANDIDATES: What have you done and what will you do to discourage video gambling?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191206/plan-to-allow-marijuana-sales-in-unincorporated-lake-county-delayed

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ComEd scandal claims a major civic victim City Club of Chicago parts ways with longtime chief Jay Doherty in the wake of revelations involving a federal probe into the utility’s government lobbying. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/comed-scandal-claims-major-civic-victim
— Mike Madigan’s ComEd windfall For at least five years, the utility and its top execs have hosted an unusual big-bucks fundraiser for the House speaker, who was key to enacting the company’s Springfield agenda. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/mike-madigans-comed-windfall
— Don’t worry, ComEd still has all the juice it needs The investigation-beset utility is still as able as ever to get what it wants out of government. – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/dont-worry-comed-still-has-all-juice-it-needs
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. (DIERSEN: QUESTION TO ASK CANDIDATES: What have you done and what will you do to discourage the sale and use of pot?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/partaking-pot-2020-some-faqs-recreational-cannabis

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker, stakeholders talk next phases of legalized marijuana rollout – Jerry Nowicki (DIERSEN: QUESTION TO ASK CANDIDATES: What have you done and what will you do to discourage the sale and use of pot?)
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20191205/pritzker-stakeholders-talk-next-phases-of-legalized-marijuana-rollout

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois’ pension debt topped $137 billion in June, a $3.5 billion increase from the previous year. – DOUG FINKE
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/guess-how-much-the-illinois-pension-debt-has-climbed-to/article_9d02881c-76d4-5f85-8792-209b46f04a18.html

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN
— House Democratic tradition goes by the board Young staffers no longer required to ‘camp out’ in the cold – Rich Miller
https://www.bcrnews.com/2019/12/05/house-democratic-tradition-goes-by-the-board/arfc774/

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— The Illinois Tax Man cometh; how should we greet him? – Jim Nowlan
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/jim-nowlan-guest-columnist-the-illinois-tax-man-cometh-how/article_af7e1a98-1875-11ea-97e0-632372ffba61.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Declines to Take Part in ‘Baseless’ House Impeachment Inquiry – AYESHA RASCOE
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-declines-take-part-baseless-house-impeachment-inquiry#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE
— Op-Ed: Progressive tax will lead to capital flight, fewer jobs, stagnant wages – Jared D. Carl
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/op-ed-progressive-tax-will-lead-to-capital-flight-fewer/article_cd3fdfd4-179a-11ea-916f-dbbfd865dbeb.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis industry job growth expected as Illinois’ medical industry prepares for recreational sales – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: QUESTION TO ASK CANDIDATES: What have you done and what will you do to discourage the sale and use of pot?)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/cannabis-industry-job-growth-expected-as-illinois-medical-industry-prepares/article_b717607a-1852-11ea-ba02-0fa08c2c2dff.html

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— House candidate Tim Baldermann has homestead exemption applied to 3 of his Will County properties; state law allows 1 – W.J. Kennedy
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/520789891-house-candidate-has-homestead-exemption-applied-to-3-of-his-will-county-properties-state-law-allows-1

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Ted Gradel Releases Freedom vs. Socialism Video
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/06/il-14-ted-gradel-releases-freedom-vs-socialism-video/
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf Named One of Ten “Majority Makers” & Receives Financial Support and Endorsement from Maverick PAC
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/06/il-14-catalina-lauf-named-one-of-ten-majority-makers-receives-financial-support-and-endorsement-from-maverick-pac/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— They Were Warned – Kathy Valente (DIERSEN: QUESTION TO ASK CANDIDATES: What have you done and what will you do to discourage the sale and use of pot?)
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/they-were-warned/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Big Marijuana and its foolish proponents easily convinced Illinois state lawmakers that legalization would decrease black market trade and ease the burden on our criminal justice system. IFI warned them that this naive notion was contradicted by the facts, and we shared ample evidence from states that had already approved “recreational” marijuana. The evidence is clear: the black market had been thriving because of legalization. Now we read that the California cannabis industry is in big trouble and want lawmakers to do something about it. What’s their problem? The black market is doing 73 percent of California’s marijuana business – or $8.7 billion. California is considered to be the largest cannabis market in the world. While 2019 is not yet over, it’s estimated that their total marijuana sales will top nearly $12 billion. Yes, the black market is thriving on the left coast, growing by leaps and bounds, and threatening to bury a quasi-legitimate (sic) industry. So much for the influx of revenue they’re anticipating.)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP SUBURBAN ORG HOLDS EARLY 2020 PRIMARY STRAW POLL; PICKS BREAK IL GOP MOLD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/il-gop-suburban-org-holds-early-2020-primary-straw-poll-picks-break-il-gop-mold.html
— IL GOP US SENATE CANDIDATES SPAR OVER IMMIGRATION ISSUE (DIERSEN: On July 5, 2003, a mere 16 and 1/2 years ago, all five announced Republican U.S. Senate candidates (John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) attended a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, Jeanne Ives’ precinct to the east, and Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/il-gop-us-senate-candidates-spar-over-immigration-issue.html
— CHICK-FIL-A’S SURRENDER WILL ONLY EMPOWER LIBERAL BULLIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/chick-fil-as-surrender-will-only-empower-liberal-bullies.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Doherty out at City Club, may have been conduit for 100 ComEd jobs
https://capitolfax.com/2019/12/06/doherty-out-at-city-club-may-have-been-conduit-for-100-comed-jobs/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bloomberg: His news reporters need to accept restrictions – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) bring to the attention of candidates articles that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that are critical of those candidates and b) call for those candidates to punish me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/6/bloomberg-his-news-reporters-need-to-accept-restri/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg says employees at his news organization need to accept restrictions with their paycheck, including the ban on investigating their boss. Bloomberg, billionaire founder of Bloomberg News, was asked in a CBS News interview about rules put in place when he announced his candidacy: The organization’s reporters are not allowed to probe him and his finances, or any of his Democratic rivals. Bloomberg News says the restriction does not apply to President Donald Trump as the government’s leader. That prompted Trump’s campaign to say it would not allow Bloomberg reporters to cover its events.)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— National media isn’t sticking up for press freedom after Pelosi’s blowup at reporter
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/national-media-isnt-sticking-up-for-press-freedom-after-pelosis-blowup-at-reporter

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Vows to Give Taxpayer-Funded Obamacare to All Illegal Aliens in U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/06/joe-biden-vows-to-give-taxpayer-funded-obamacare-to-all-illegal-aliens-in-u-s/
— When We Self-Censor on Politics and Religion, the Left Wins – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/12/05/rick-manning-when-we-self-censor-on-politics-and-religion-the-left-wins/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Administration Dramatically Increases Immigration Workplace Investigations – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/06/ice-worksite-enforcement-investigations/
— Nancy Pelosi Claimed To ‘Resent’ The Word ‘Hate.’ She Once Said GOP Were ‘Paralyzed With Hatred’ Of Clinton – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
SOCIAL ISS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/06/nancy-pelosi-hate-catholic-clinton-trump/

GOPUSA
— Democrats’ Diversity — Only in the Back of the Bus – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=80740

NEWS BUSTERS
— Acosta What? CNN Lectures Pelosi Doesn’t Want Rudely Shouted Questions! – Alex Christy
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2019/12/05/cnn-reacts-pelosi-presser-outburst-he-used-work-fox-news
— CNN Liberals ‘Love’ ‘Iconic’ Pelosi Putting Sinclair’s James Rosen ‘In His Place’ – Kristine Marsh
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2019/12/06/cnn-liberals-love-iconic-pelosi-putting-sinclairs-james-rosen-his
— Tapper Refuses to Push Back on Pelosi Dissing Sinclair’s James Rosen as Not a Real Journalist – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2019/12/06/tapper-refuses-push-back-pelosi-dissing-sinclairs-james-rosen-not

TOWNHALL
— The Latest Jobs Report Was Not Kind…to Democrats – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/12/06/maga-bitches-over-250000-jobs-created-in-november-unemployment-rate-dips-again-n2557594

CAMPUS REFORM
— Students want ‘free’ tuition for illegals…but won’t donate their own money – Eduardo Neret (DIERSEN: Democrats want Republicans to provide them and everyone else with “free stuff.”)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14070

WASHINGTON POST
— Do women and people of color running for president get to be as angry as Joe Biden? – Eugene Scott 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/06/do-women-people-color-running-president-get-be-angry-joe-biden/
— Wall Street says it cares about diversity. But most big banks won’t share complete workforce data. We asked the 15 largest U.S. banks for workforce race and gender data that they already report to the federal government. Only two shared the full numbers. – Renae Merle and Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/12/06/wall-street-says-it-cares-about-diversity-most-big-banks-wont-share-complete-workforce-data/

FORBES
— The Impact Of Unemployment On Male Well-Being – Adi Gaskell (DIERSEN: I have been underemployed since 1976 and unemployed since 1997.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2019/12/06/the-impact-of-unemployment-on-male-wellbeing/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The impact of unemployment on well-being is well documented, although research from a few years ago suggested that it’s “good work” rather than just work that is the key to mental well-being. With the traditional gender roles presenting the role of men as the bread winner for the family, it seems logical that unemployment would pose a particular burden on men, and that was the subject of a recent report from the IZA World of Labor. The report reveals that the number of working-age men outside the labor force is on the rise around the world, with this corresponding with a rise in stress and other mental health issues, including depression and anger. Indeed, male unemployment is also linked to a range of physical health concerns, including suicide and substance abuse that are raising mortality rates across the United States. The researchers believe the issues of male unemployment are strongest among low-skilled labor, with those in work also suffering from declining wages and status. This often ultimately results in men dropping out of the labor force entirely. Many of the issues facing unemployed men revolve around a loss of hope, and such issues were consistent around the world. That many unemployed men resort to opioid abuse merely exacerbates their slide into poor mental well-being. This is often accompanied by marriage failure and a decline in civic or religious participation. One’s social standing was a key factor in this, as the image and self-esteem of many working class men is wrapped up in their hard work ethic, so being unemployed carries considerable stigma.)

GM AUTHORITY
— American Middle Class Is Being Priced Out Of New-Car Market – SAM MCEACHERN (DIERSEN: I bought my first new car in 1966 when I was 17 years old. It was a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint. I paid for it with money that I had earned and saved washing dishes part-time for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.) 
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/12/american-middle-class-is-being-priced-out-of-new-car-market/

November 25 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County Republican candidates file nominating petitions – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

DuPage County has a greater population than five states. This morning, the following DuPage County Republican candidates were in line before 8:00 AM to file their nominating petitions in the following order:

– DuPage County Auditor – Robert Grogan
– DuPage Coroner – Richard Jorgensen
– DuPage County Board – Sean Noonan (Dist. 2)
– DuPage Recorder – Babette Holder
– DuPage County Board – Donald Puchalski (Dist. 1)
– DuPage State’s Attorney – Robert Berlin
– DuPage County Auditor – Jeffery Mack
– DuPage Forest Preserve Commissioner – Mary Lou Wehrli (Dist. 5)
– DuPage County Board – Brian Krajewski (Dist. 3)
– DuPage Forest Preserve Commissioner – Karen Kelly (Dist. 2)
– DuPage County Board – Bob Larsen (Dist. 6)
– DuPage County Board – Kevin Coyne (Dist. 5)
– DuPage Recorder – Ronald Almiron
– DuPage Forest Preserve Commissioner – Carl Schultz (Dist. 5)
– DuPage Forest Preserve Commissioner – Timothy Whelan (Dist. 4)

ABC7
— Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg to start presidential campaign – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/former-nyc-mayor-bloomberg-to-start-presidential-campaign/5717571/
— Chicago Election Board increase pay for election judges
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-election-board-increase-pay-for-election-judges/5716483/

NBC5
— At Least 20 Wounded in Shootings Across Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-weekend-gun-violence-killed-wounded-565403841.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois lawmakers try to skirt the impact of Janus. Why Gov. Pritzker should say no. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-mark-janus-ruling-union-pritzker-20191125-ewxopqbisfb6xnagukepz4wktu-story.html
— Why we aren’t saving enough for retirement – Jill Schlesinger
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20191125/281822875647005

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Should St. Charles change rules to accommodate marijuana dispensary? One shop must be a medical dispensary’s, but it’s in wrong place – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191125/should-st-charles-change-rules-to-accommodate-marijuana-dispensary

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Evanston City Council to vote on 2020 budget, reparations fund (DIERSEN: Do those who run your municipality favor or oppose reparations? If they favor reparations, which residents, organizations, companies, etc. in your municipality do they want a) to pay reparations and how much and b) to receive reparations and how much? What criteria do they want to use to determine the aforesaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that those who share my demographics should pay lots of reparations and b) that government jobs and promotions should be given to minorities and to females as a form of reparations.) 
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/11/24/top-stories/city-council-to-vote-on-2020-budget-reparations-fund/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: City Council plans to vote on the 2020 budget and the creation of funding source for a reparations fund at Monday’s meeting. . .Also allocated in the budget is a reparations fund, which would receive $250,000 from a recreational cannabis tax. The council is expected to vote on the creation of the fund, which would go toward support for the city’s black residents, though the city has not outlined specifics. Some aldermen at the Nov. 18 council meeting encouraged residents to donate to the fund, in addition to the city’s pledged $10 million. “All amounts are accepted — including $10 million,” said Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) at the meeting.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Summary of Candidates Prior to Petition Filing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/24/il-14-summary-of-top-tier-candidates-and-final-hours-of-informal-poll-copy/ 
IL-06/IL-14: How to Lower Prescription Drug Prices and How Not To
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/23/il-06-il-14-how-to-lower-prescription-drug-prices-and-how-not-to/ 
— Chuck Wheeler Offers Advice about Avoiding Robo-Calls–Even Nasty Ones from Jack Franks’ Allies
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/24/chuck-wheeler-attacks-jack-franks-autocratic-rule/

WIREPOINTS
— Leaving Illinois for Alabama – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/leaving-illinois-for-alabama-alabama-really/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘I’m a student of the Holocaust’: Biden says Trump is stoking ‘same anti-Semitic bile’ as Nazis – Joseph Simonson (DIERSEN: The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more likely that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will call you a Nazi. What demographics do you share with Trump? I share the following: Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, married, older, homeowner, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. Needless-to-say, being called a Nazi is slander. Those who slander others should be sued.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/im-a-student-of-the-holocaust-biden-says-trump-is-stoking-same-anti-semitic-bile-as-nazis

BREITBART
— Bloomberg’s Cheap Labor Group Lobbies for Wage-Cutting Agriculture Amnesty – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/24/bloombergs-cheap-labor-group-lobbies-amnesty/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— How to Help People – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS email not only do not help people, they harm people. According to my critics/opponents, all communication is harmful except for the communication that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
http://devotions1.lccharities.org/2019/11/25/how-to-help-people/

THE HILL
— Independents souring on impeachment underscores risk for Democrats – JONATHAN EASLEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/471723-independents-souring-on-impeachment-underscores-risk-for-democrats

NEW YORK TIMES
— The 100-Year Family: Here Are Some Tips for Becoming One Research shows that one of the most important differences between those who maintain their wealth and those who don’t is communication. – Paul Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/06/your-money/wealth-100-year-family.html

NEW YORK POST
— New York’s latest bid to bully the religious – Denise Harle
https://nypost.com/2019/11/24/new-yorks-latest-bid-to-bully-the-religious/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Michael Bloomberg’s News Operation Won’t Investigate Him or Democratic Rivals Bloomberg News will cover Trump administration and day-to-day campaign events – Lukas I. Alpert
https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-bloombergs-news-operation-wont-investigate-him-or-democratic-rivals-11574625757
— Office of the Future: More Perks, Less Personal Space – Chip Cutter and Rachel Feintzeig
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-office-comes-designed-to-please-11574510402

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on promoting LGBTQ activity, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on destroying traditional marriage and destroying the traditional family. 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/soulaimagourani/2019/11/24/what-does-having-a-real-family-mean/#4400cc071871

UNION LEADER
— Oracle’s largely white board draws congressional scrutiny – Nico Grand and Anders Melin Bloomberg (DIERSEN: What percent of those who share your demographics (race, gender, age, marital status, income range, net worth range, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, liberal/moderate/conservative status, political affiliation, veteran status, length of time ancestors have been in America, etc.) run your municipality, township/ward, and county? What percent of those who share your demographics who run your municipality, township/ward, and county fail/refuse to defend those who share their demographics from unfair accusations?)
https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/oracle-s-largely-white-board-draws-congressional-scrutiny/article_4179120c-75fe-5897-8677-6b7c29e57e5a.html

November 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Students storm field at halftime of Harvard-Yale football game for climate change protest – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/society/students-storm-field-during-harvard-yale-football-game-to-protest/5715355/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/11/23/6-years-after-marriage-equality-becomes-law-illinois-number-of-same-sex-couples-to-marry-in-cook-county-poised-to-pass-15000/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Corruption scandal gives Pritzker opportunity to pass ethics reform, Emanuel says “If you had a career politician in the governor’s office, they would trim their sails. Governor Pritzker is not part of this. He comes to it fresh, clean. He has no kind of history. … That allows him to get something done,” Emanuel said. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2019/11/23/20978547/corruption-springfield-legislature-pritzker-ethics-reform-rahm-emanuel

DAILY HERALD
— GOP candidates lineup to try and reclaim the 14th Congressional District – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191123/gop-candidates-lineup-to-try-and-reclaim-the-14th-congressional-district

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker’s pension positions prompt predictions of peril – John Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-pritzker-s-pension-positions-prompt-predictions-of-peril/article_39c97833-7f05-5ef5-80cc-b7494522bfa6.html

SAUK VALLEY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana dispensary developer eyes former bank in downtown Dixon – RACHEL RODGERS
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/11/22/marijuana-dispensary-developer-eyes-former-bank-in-downtown-dixon/avehui/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— White House press secretary cites John Bolton’s ‘advanced age’ for ‘forgotten’ Twitter password Bolton, 71, is two years younger than President Trump. – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house-press-secretary-cites-john-boltons-advanced-age-for-forgotten-twitter-password

AMERICAN THINKER
— Warren tells another whopper about her choice of schools – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/warren_tells_another_whopper_about_her_choice_of_schools.html

BREITBART
— Elizabeth Warren Accused of Lying to School Choice Activist: ‘No, My Children Went to Public Schools’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/23/elizabeth-warren-accused-of-lying-to-school-choice-activist-no-my-children-went-to-public-schools/
— Study: ‘Family Structure’ a Major Factor in Racial Disparities in School Conduct and Suspensions – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/23/study-family-structure-a-major-factor-in-racial-disparities-in-school-conduct-and-suspensions/
— Polls: Endless Pursuit of Impeachment Spells Trouble for Democrats – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/23/endless-pursuit-impeachment-spells-trouble-democrats/

DAILY CALLER
— Douglas Murray: The Left Uses Social Issues As ‘Battering Rams’ To Turn People Against Society – HAYDEN DANIEL
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/22/douglas-murray-left-turn-people-society/

TOWNHALL
— Corrupt Values Will Eventually Implode Silicon Valley – Lawrence Meyers
https://townhall.com/columnists/lawrencemeyers/2019/11/23/corrupt-values-will-eventually-implode-silicon-valley-n2556696

NEW AMERICAN
— UN-Funded “Sex Ed” Teaches U.S. Children Perversion – Alex Newman
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/34122-un-funded-sex-ed-teaches-us-children-perversion

NEW YORK TIMES
— Google Changed Its Political Ad Policy. Will Facebook Be Next? Forget impeachment. The country wants to know if Facebook will put the brakes on digital disinformation. – Kara Swisher
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/opinion/google-political-ads.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s GOP support hardens despite damning impeachment testimony – Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-gop-support-hardens-despite-damning-impeachment-testimony/2019/11/23/b1625d6c-0d6f-11ea-bd9d-c628fd48b3a0_story.html
— Democrats are vying to win over the youngest generation of their most important voting bloc Young black voters are more up for grabs than their older counterparts. – Eugene Scott 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/23/democrats-are-vying-win-over-youngest-generation-their-most-important-voting-bloc/

USA TODAY
— Joe Biden: Stacey Abrams, Sally Yates could be potential vice president picks – Stephen Gruber-Miller
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/11/23/joe-biden-possible-vice-president-stacey-abrams-sally-yates/4284126002/

STAR TRIBUNE
— Presidential candidates, including Sen. Amy Klobuchar, vie for black vote – Stephen Montemayor (DIERSEN: When if ever, will Democrat candidates vie for votes from those who are: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.startribune.com/presidential-candidates-including-klobuchar-vie-for-black-vote/565381492/

APPEAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: FOR THE FIRST TIME, A VOTE FOR MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION IN THE HOUSE – Vaidya Gullapalli
https://theappeal.org/for-the-first-time-a-vote-for-marijuana-legalization-in-the-house/

NEWSWEEK
— ILLINOIS SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION VOTES DOWN RESOLUTION CALLING TO ARM TEACHERS – ASHER STOCKLER
https://www.newsweek.com/arming-teachers-illinois-school-boards-1473730

November 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mayor Lightfoot, City announce recreational marijuana awareness campaign: Cannabis Facts Chicago (DIERSEN: Pot brings down everyone and everything around it.)
https://abc7chicago.com/education/cannabis-facts-chicago-mayor-city-launch-recreational-weed-awareness-campaign/5710762/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: The City is encouraging residents considering consuming cannabis to review these health and safety tips:
– Protect your brain – Studies have shown that cannabis use in young people can impair brain development.
– Know your dose – Cannabis now comes in many different forms and is much more potent than in the past.
– Avoid frequent use – Daily cannabis use, particularly in high doses, can impair your memory.
– Don’t consume if pregnant or breastfeeding – There is no safe amount of cannabis while pregnant or breastfeeding, regardless of how you consume it.
– Don’t drive while high – Driving while under the influence of cannabis is not just dangerous to yourself and others, it’s also illegal.
– Keep it safe – Ensure that the only person using your cannabis is you.)
— Mother of Naperville student targeted in racist Craigslist ad speaks out – Leah Hope and Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/society/mother-of-naperville-student-targeted-in-racist-craigslist-ad-speaks-out/5711483/

NBC5
— Wisconsin Poll Shows 40 Percent Support for Removing Trump Republicans in the battleground state are rallying around the president, the poll’s organizers say
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/wisconsin-poll-shows-only-40-percent-support-for-removing-trump-565254462.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bill to decriminalize marijuana at federal level passes divided U.S. House committee
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bill-to-decriminalize-marijuana-at-federal-level-passes-divided-u-s-house-committee
— 5th Illinois resident dies from vaping as national death toll rises to 47
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/5th-illinois-resident-dies-from-vaping-as-national-death-toll-rises-to-47

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Plan emerges to bring horse racing and casino gambling to Balmoral Park in Crete after Gov. J.B. Pritzker quashes Tinley Park racino – Dan Petrella (DIERSEN: My ancestors used to own the farm land on which Balmoral Park was built. My ancestors have lived in Crete since 1854. My great grandfather and then my grandfather operated Crete’s only hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange Streets until the 1950s. My parents and I lived in an apartment above it 1948-1954. My brother continues to live in a house in Crete that my grandfather had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather bought in 1864.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gambling-expansion-balmoral-park-20191121-i3iyhllzwbezdks6rj4b3sepcy-story.html
https://www.courant.com/ct-illinois-gambling-expansion-balmoral-park-20191121-i3iyhllzwbezdks6rj4b3sepcy-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois will grow 1 million pounds of marijuana in 2025, ranking it among the top 5 pot-producing states, study says – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-illinois-marijuana-production-20191121-775bhlfldjaevejpcgjf24mndi-story.html
— Reaction to Trump impeachment testimony depends on one’s political views – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-impeachment-testimony-reaction-st-1122-20191121-iagvek5bafab7dffgybag2nhmq-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Sexual misconduct in Chicago Public Schools continues amid federal oversight: ‘What can we do to prevent this?’ – Hannah Leone
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-sexual-abuse-investigations-update-20191122-3mccxmsd5rh2filslmkrkhorbe-story.html
— Mother, daughters, doctors. Affirmative action at Harvard makes a generational ripple in improving black health care. – UCHE BLACKSTOCK (DIERSEN: I was the first of my ancestors to earn a college degree. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-black-doctors-harvard-20191121-2a27fldrhbbxtky2zeojv2hqqq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: McDonald’s accused of allowing ‘epidemic of violence’ at its Chicago restaurants A lawsuit was filed Thursday by 17 workers at 13 Chicago restaurants, including the showcase at McDonald’s corporate headquarters in the West Loop. – Fran Spielman 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2019/11/21/20976315/mcdonalds-workers-sue-violence-chicago-restaurants-design
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs want amnesty for illegals who take bad jobs. Have you ever taken a bad job? According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they 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://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/11/21/20976316/undocumented-immigrants-migrant-workers-farmers-farm-workforce-modernization-act-marlen-garcia
— Housing protection advances for those with past convictions — prompting congratulations, concerns The committee seal of approval could signal a conclusion to a months-long back and forth between property owners and housing advocates. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/11/20/20974968/cook-county-anti-housing-discrimination-rules-criminal-history-fair-ordinance
— CPS watchdog fielding 3 complaints of adult sex misconduct per school day Nearly 5 percent of CPS security guards have faced complaints, the CPS inspector general said. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2019/11/20/20973101/cps-sexual-misconduct-inspector-general-complaints-abuse
— War of succession? Pritzker asks replacement process scrutiny as ward bosses’ pick seeks Arroyo seat “I want to make sure that the people of the district get represented properly,” the governor said. “There’s no air of corruption around the person who gets appointed.” – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/20/20974886/pritzker-ethics-task-force-arroyo-house-vacancies-corruption-federal-investigation

WGN RADIO
— National Marijuana Initiative Coordinator Ed Shemelya joins John Williams to explain the danger of recreational marijuana legalization, its potency and the contrasts between marijuana and alcohol.
https://wgnradio.com/2019/11/21/national-marijuana-initiative-police-officers-are-going-to-have-to-go-back-to-doing-fundamental-police-work/

WAND
— Using ‘OK, Boomer’ at work could get you fired (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were smart enough to not engage in name calling. But they focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (SES) (currently $165,500) by age 40. In the military, GS-13 is equivalent to Major, GS-14 is equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel, GS-15 is equivalent to Colonel, and SES is equivalent to Brigadier General.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/using-ok-boomer-at-work-could-get-you-fired/article_94159c5c-0c65-11ea-bc38-03f71ebc0195.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Discernment on Lauren Underwood’s Five Point Plan to Reduce Drug Prices
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/21/il-14-discernment-on-lauren-underwoods-five-point-plan-to-reduce-drug-prices/ 
— IL-14: Release of “Ted Gradel on Life” Video
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/20/il-14-release-of-ted-gradel-on-life-video/
— Don Brewer Running for Judge
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/21/don-brewer-running-for-judge/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Yes, Chick-fil-A’s Decision Hurts – Christine Misner 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/yes-chick-fil-as-decision-hurt/

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP fires both barrels at no-chance Dem prison chaplain
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/21/ilgop-fires-both-barrels-at-no-chance-dem-prison-chaplain/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Faith-based groups sue to deny locals a say in refugee resettlement – Stephen Dinan 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/21/faith-based-groups-sue-deny-locals-say-refugee-res/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Debate uproar as Biden stumbles, saying ‘only African American woman’ (Carol Moseley Braun) elected to Senate supports him – Jon Brown
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/debate-uproar-as-biden-stumbles-saying-only-black-woman-elected-to-senate-supports-him

GOPUSA
— ‘Woke math’ adds up to radicalized students
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=79916

DAILY CALLER
— WH Press Sec Stephanie Grisham: Democrats’ Impeachment Inquiry Motivated By ‘Sick Hatred’ For Trump – AMBER ATHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/21/white-house-stephanie-grisham-democrats-sick-hatred-trump/

TOWNHALL
— Biden To Booker: Cory, I’m Just as Black as You – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: From what I see, being called a racist today in America is like being called a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s. Those who are called racists should sue their accusers.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/11/21/biden-tries-to-say-hes-just-as-black-as-cory-booker-n2556844

HUMAN EVENTS
— The Real Purpose Behind the Immigration Debate. How progressive framing of the immigration issue exposes their true vision for America. – Patrick Garry (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://humanevents.com/2019/11/21/the-real-purpose-behind-the-immigration-debate/

NEW AMERICAN
— 10-plus Percent of DACA Recipients Arrested, Illegal-alien Smuggler Collared at Border Had DACA Privilege – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/34100-10-plus-percent-of-daca-recipients-arrested-illegal-alien-smuggler-collared-at-border-had-daca-privilege

COLLEGE FIX
— Students told they’re ‘genocide beneficiaries’ at panel on Native American issues – ALEXANDER PEASE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that if you are a member of any of the following groups, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats want to get rid of you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, and/or draft avoider.) 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/students-told-theyre-genocide-beneficiaries-at-panel-on-native-american-issues/

THE HILL
— West Virginia public library removes LGBTQ children’s book from shelves – OWEN DAUGHERTY
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/471509-west-virginia-public-library-removes-lgbtq-childrens-book-from

CBS NEWS
— Hardliners gain key posts at Trump’s citizenship and immigration services agency – CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-immigration-policy-posts-hardliners-including-officials-who-worked-for-a-hate-group-gain-key-positions/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why We’re Impeaching Our Student Body President Over Trump Jr. The president’s son spoke at the University of Florida for a $50,000 fee. We dug deeper. – Zachariah Chou
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/opinion/donald-trump-jr-university-of-florida.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump’s impeachment opposed by more independents: poll – Bob Fredericks
https://nypost.com/2019/11/21/trumps-impeachment-opposed-by-more-independents-poll/

FORBES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis Boot Camps Target Equity For Illinois, Michigan And Beyond – Janet Burns (DIERSEN: Pot brings down everyone and everything around it.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janetwburns/2019/11/21/cannabis-boot-camps-target-equity-for-illinois-michigan-and-beyond/
— All The President’s Men: Office Politics At Taxpayer Expense – Keith Flamer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/keithflamer/2019/11/21/all-the-presidents-men-office-politics-at-taxpayer-expense/#6b23472c5912

CASPER STAR TRIBUNE
— Inside the Wyoming GOP, critics are silenced as party leadership turns increasingly to the right – Nick Reynolds
https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/inside-the-wyoming-gop-critics-are-silenced-as-party-leadership/article_5580eefb-3b44-5bfd-8410-ab6c0592f343.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Fear Violence From Trump’s Foes More Than His Supporters
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/november_2019/voters_fear_violence_from_trump_s_foes_more_than_his_supporters

WIKIPEDIA
— Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (SES) (currently $165,500) by age 40. In the military, GS-13 is equivalent to Major, GS-14 is equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel, GS-15 is equivalent to Colonel, and SES is equivalent to Brigadier General.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Officer_Personnel_Management_Act

(FROM THE POSTING: DOPMA created stable and predictable career paths, institutionalized relatively short careers compared to private industry, and mandated the military adopt an “up or out” personnel management strategy (requiring officers who failed selection for promotion to be removed from the service). Although DOPMA accomplished many of its intended goals, many provisions and consequences of the legislation remain controversial. . .The DOPMA “system” generally provides two opportunities to advance to the next rank. Officers typically will go before selection boards in cohorts based on the year they were commissioned. The majority of officers are promoted “in zone” (or “primary zone”); officers not selected will go before the next board (“above zone”), typically held a year later. Officers who are not selected “above zone” (twice fail promotion) are required to separate from the service, retire if eligible, or by exception may continue to serve until retirement in their current grade (but will never again be considered for promotion). At the discretion of the services a small number of promotions may go to exceptional officers (“below zone”) who are promoted one or two years ahead of their cohort. Congress desired “due course” officers (those selected in the primary zone) to be promoted within set windows based on time served in the current grade and cumulative years of service. While not specified in DOPMA, Department of Defense policy established targets for selection to the next grade, as a percentage from the surviving cohort. Desired promotion rates and reporting requirements of service board results are regularly published by DoD. Current promotion guidelines are as follows:)

November 20 Morning Edition

ABC7
— North Carolina Walmart blacklists customer for too many negative reviews – Jonah Kaplan (DIERSEN: According to certain of my critics/opponents, I have been far too critical in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) of those who lead the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, etc. and b) of activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc. who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, and therefore, the aforesaid should blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Do you agree with my critics/opponents?) 
https://abc7chicago.com/shopping/walmart-blacklists-customer-for-too-many-negative-reviews/5704931/
— Oak Lawn village manager charged in hit-and-run retires
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/oak-lawn-village-manager-charged-in-hit-and-run-retires/5708815/

CBS2
— Automatic Expungement Of Marijuana Convictions Is More Complicated Than It Sounds (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/11/19/automatic-expungement-of-marijuana-convictions-is-more-complicated-than-it-sounds/

WGN TV
— Naperville Central High School punishes students over racial post, police investigating as hate crime – AP AND SEAN LEWIS
https://wgntv.com/2019/11/19/naperville-central-high-school-punishes-students-over-racial-post/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— This Democratic debate should challenge candidates on health, equity and safety for women and girls – FELICIA DAVIS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, Trump-hates demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who share Trump’s demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-women-democratic-presidential-debate-20191120-e75e4gtp35bq3p2x3fv3p5hygq-story.html
— DePaul student wrote computer code to help spread ISIS propaganda online, feds charge – JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-college-student-terrorism-charges-20191119-ag5cmgewsfcd3fqqebrdnl3mge-story.html
— 50,000 food stamp recipients in Cook County may have to find jobs starting Jan. 1 — or risk losing their benefits – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: Should food stamp recipients be required to take bad jobs? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs. 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.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-food-stamps-work-requirements-cook-county-20191120-m74zq23p5ncpblfuqdwzjkuzba-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Naperville photographer comes to the aid of 8-year-old Michigan girl who wasn’t allowed to get her school photo taken because of red hair extensions – Nara Schoenberg (DIERSEN: If I had a protest hair style in 1966, the Post Office would not have hired me. If I had a protest hair style in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me. If I had a protest hair style in 1971, Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job. If I had a protest hair style in 1971, IRS would not have hired me. If I had a protest hair style in 1980, GAO would not have hired me.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-school-photo-controversy-tt-11182019-20191119-fn26wbynkjfsxa335cuo7fcrdm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Whistleblowers are fundamental to honest government – Keith Peterson (DIERSEN: Democrat and RINO leaders do not want to hear me blow the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. Democrat and RINO leaders want to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, federal employees/retirees, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. RINO leaders have far more in common with Democrats than they have with Republicans. RINO leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton a) are not concerned at all that Democrats are taking over and b) focus on stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and stopping everyone from reading those emails.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191120/whistleblowers-are-fundamental-to-honest-government

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Former U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, who is now a Fox News contributor, will be the keynote speaker at the Sangamon County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner on Feb. 12 at the Bank of Springfield Center. – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191119/former-rep-chaffetz-now-fox-contributor-to-keynote-gop-diner
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Springfield City Council approves zoning for recreational pot – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191119/city-council-approves-zoning-for-recreational-pot

WSPY NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Kendall County Board Approves Amendment Placing Cannabis Cultivation Centers in Agricultural Areas – James Wyman
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/kendall-co-board-approves-amendment-placing-cannabis-cultivation-centers-in/article_0ef9d856-0b04-11ea-9f3d-9fbacbc227a3.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— “Introducing POLITICO’s 2020 Election Forecast: ratings for every national contest, from all 538 votes in the Electoral College, down to the 435 House districts — and everything in between.” The forecast is bright for incumbents in Illinois, but the 6th District seat held by Rep. Sean Casten is only leaning Dem and the 12th District seat held by Rep. Mike Bost is only leaning Republican. The 15th District seat that’s opened up with Republican Rep. John Shimkus’ retirement after 2020 is still rated “solid Republican.” – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/11/20/pritzker-woos-business-pals-foxx-makes-it-official-politicos-election-forecast-487716

WIREPOINTS
— Governor of Illinois, home of nation’s worst fiscal crisis, slams door on pension reform – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/governor-of-illinois-home-of-nations-worst-fiscal-crisis-slams-door-on-pension-reform/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS PENSION COSTS SKYROCKETED BY 500%, CROWDING OUT GOVERNMENT SERVICES – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-pension-costs-skyrocketed-by-500-crowding-out-government-services/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chick-fil-A ends support to Salvation Army, other Christian-based nonprofits after bullying by left – Tammy Bruce (DIERSEN: What next will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in doing? Will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in getting your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, America, and the world to officially banish Christians? Of course, LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, especially want to banish Christians from Wheaton, from Milton Township, and from DuPage County.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/20/chick-fil-a-ends-support-to-salvation-army-other-c/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Who’s afraid of the federal debt? – David Davenport
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/whos-afraid-of-the-federal-debt

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Chick-Fil-A & Thomas More – ROD DREHER (DIERSEN: What next will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in doing? Will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in getting your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, America, and the world to officially banish Christians? Of course, LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, especially want to banish Christians from Wheaton, from Milton Township, and from DuPage County.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/chick-fil-a-thomas-more/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump is 100% on His Game – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/11/trump_is_100_on_his_game.html

BREITBART
— Mike Huckabee: Chick-fil-A ‘Betrayal’ Will Have ‘Far Broader’ Consequences Than the Company Itself – DR. SUSAN BERRY (DIERSEN: What next will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in doing? Will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in getting your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, America, and the world to officially banish Christians? Of course, LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, especially want to banish Christians from Wheaton, from Milton Township, and from DuPage County.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/19/mike-huckabee-chick-fil-a-betrayal-will-have-far-broader-consequences/
— Huckabee on Chick-fil-A ‘Cave’: They Bowed Down to Bullies — Were Convinced They Needed to Be ‘More Woke’ – JEFF POOR (DIERSEN: What next will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in doing? Will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in getting your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, America, and the world to officially banish Christians? Of course, LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, especially want to banish Christians from Wheaton, from Milton Township, and from DuPage County.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/11/19/huckabee-on-chick-fil-a-cave-they-bowed-down-to-bullies-were-convinced-they-needed-to-be-more-woke/

TOWNHALL
— How to Disunite America – Ben Shapiro (DIERSEN: What next will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in doing? Will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in getting your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, America, and the world to officially banish Christians? Of course, LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, especially want to banish Christians from Wheaton, from Milton Township, and from DuPage County.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2019/11/20/how-to-disunite-america-n2556749
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Our First Amendment culture is endangered when local governments are given the capacity to block businesses from operating, not on the basis of business discrimination but on the viewpoint of the company’s founders alone. That’s precisely what’s happening here. If giving to Christian charities now bars you from opening a restaurant at the airport, our culture is beyond the point of no return. But there’s something even more troubling going on here. In a free country, of course we get to choose which businesses to patronize. But is it good for the culture for us to segregate our business based on examining the politics of those who own our companies? Do we really want a country where we shop based on political affiliation? Where every decision, every day, is rooted in partisanship? America’s social fabric is already fraying. Politics has invaded everything from education to sports, from movies to fashion. Should politics now determine where we buy a chicken sandwich? A country that punishes restaurants because its founders don’t openly celebrate same-sex marriage is a country destined to bifurcate. And that’s pretty fowl.)

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Anger brewing as Palatine school board vote forces girls to share locker rooms with boys who say they’re ‘girls’ – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/fear-and-anger-brewing-as-school-board-votes-to-force-trans-locker-rooms-on-girls
— Amid Chick-fil-A controversy, pro-family and LGBT groups find rare agreement: ‘Gays have won’ – Doug Mainwaring (DIERSEN: What next will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in doing? Will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in getting your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, America, and the world to officially banish Christians? Of course, LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, especially want to banish Christians from Wheaton, from Milton Township, and from DuPage County.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/amid-chick-fil-a-controversy-pro-family-and-lgbt-groups-find-rare-agreement-the-gays-have-won

WASHINGTON POST
— Older voters really like Joe Biden. That’s good news and bad news for him. Hillary Clinton never overcame her deficit among younger voters. – Martin Wattenberg (DIERSEN: What do you say to Trump-haters who encourage everyone to hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, federal employees/retirees, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/20/older-voters-really-like-joe-biden-thats-good-news-bad-news-him/

NEW YORK POST
— Northwestern’s bungling student journalists were just copying the professionals – Kevin D. Williamson
https://nypost.com/2019/11/16/northwesterns-student-journalists-cowed-to-the-mob-just-like-professional-ones/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Are Your Jeans Red or Blue? Shopping America’s Partisan Divide Like Wrangler and Levi’s, more and more brands have become associated with Republicans or Democrats – Suzanne Kapner and Dante Chinni (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will businesses post signs that say that the following are NOT WELCOME: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, federal employees/retirees, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-your-jeans-red-or-blue-shopping-americas-partisan-divide-11574185777
— New Arizona Development Bans Residents From Bringing Cars Developers of Tempe rental community aim to draw younger people with pedestrian-friendly design – Laura Kusisto (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are especially anti-car. Overwhelmingly, they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-federal employees/retirees, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-arizona-development-bans-residents-from-bringing-cars-11574164801

MARKET WATCH
— Hey, snowflake, don’t ‘OK, boomer’ me at work See you in court for age discrimination – ELIZABETH C. TIPPETT
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hey-snowflake-dont-ok-boomer-me-at-work-2019-11-19

CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS
— Buckle-up, boomers, and prepare for the revenge of the ‘snowflakes’ – Mark Kennedy (DIERSEN: According to certain of my critics/opponents, I have been far too critical in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails of a) those who lead the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, etc. and b) activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc. who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, and therefore, the aforesaid should blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Do you agree with my critics/opponents?) 
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/columns/story/2019/nov/16/buckle-up-boomers/508332/

CONCORD COURIER
— Et Tu, Chick-Fil-A? Fans See Betrayal As Sandwich Company Bends The Knee To LGBT Pressure (DIERSEN: What next will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in doing? Will LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, succeed in getting your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, America, and the world to officially banish Christians? Of course, LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, especially want to banish Christians from Wheaton, from Milton Township, and from DuPage County.)
https://conradcourier.com/et-tu-chick-fil-a-fans-see-betrayal-as-sandwich-company-bends-the-knee-to-lgbt-pressure/

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— The state of debate questions – Akintunde Ahmad, Lauren Harris, and Savannah Jacobson (DIERSEN: Republican candidates should be asked to detail what they have done to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, and especially its traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.cjr.org/politics/debate-questions-2016-2020-democrat-republican.php

NEW YORKER
— How Democratic Candidates Win the African-American Vote – Isaac Chotiner (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrat candidates, their operatives, and their dupes shout at African-Americans, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/how-democratic-candidates-win-the-african-american-vote

ATLANTIC
— The Make-Believe World of the Democratic Debates Presidents can’t wave a magic wand and make single-payer insurance happen. Voters deserve to know how the 2020 candidates would really govern. – Norm Ornstein
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/democratic-debate-questions-candidates-need-answer/602296/

WINDY CITY TIMES
— State of LGBTQ Equality in nine Illinois cities detailed in HRC’s index (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ activity is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family. I should write a book about LGBTQ promoters, that is, Democrats, their operatives, and their dupes and their efforts to destroy me and to destroy my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/State-of-LGBTQ-Equality-in-nine-Illinois-cities-detailed-in-HRCs-index/67483.html

GUARDIAN
— Trump denies heart attack prompted sudden hospital visit – Martin Pengelly
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/19/trump-denies-reports-sudden-hospital-visit-followed-heart-attack

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— When you were young, instead of smoking pot, what did you do Friday evenings?- Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
When I was young, instead of smoking pot, I spent Friday evenings doing homework for courses that I took at:
— Trinity Lutheran Grade School 1953-1961
— Hope Lutheran Grade School 1961-1962
— Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966
— UIC 1966-1968
— NIU 1969-1970
— UIC 1971
— Loyola 1972-1976
— DePaul 1976-1980
— Roosevelt 1980-1981
— IIT 1992-1997

— What do you want expunged from your record? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
I want the following adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me to be expunged:
— My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.
— My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.
— My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.

November 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: When Illinois legalized marijuana, it sparked a backlash from suburban residents who don’t want pot shops in their towns – ROBERT MCCOPPIN, ERIN HEGARTY and KAREN ANN CULLOTTA (DIERSEN: Pot brings down everything and everyone around it.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-opt-out-feud-20191119-hbkeqeug6nc67fturytz5x7lay-story.html
— An Illinois school science project asked kindergartners and first graders to open child-proof medicine bottles. No one warned their parents. – ELAINE CHEN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-leland-school-medicine-bottle-science-fair-experiment-20191119-qr2eet3rrjawxfg7ry5pqty7va-story.html
— Naperville Central HS students posted ‘Slave for sale’ ad on Craiglist, principal says; post comes weeks after race-related incident at Buffalo Wild Wings – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-central-craiglist-st-1120-20191119-dife5vealfcxfaw3rtcc4mkq7y-story.html
— Customer who was asked to move tables in race-related incident at Naperville Buffalo Wild Wings talks with youths in Aurora – LINDA GIRARDI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-buffalo-wild-wings-naperville-aurora-discussion-st-20191118-7qa3nct4n5hetd2wlhrcx7vf64-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dan Lipinski’s proposed primary strategy revealed in internal campaign document A document for Rep. Lipinski’s Democratic primary pitched Republicans with his anti-Obamacare vote. Independents were to be reminded he opposed its repeal. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/11/18/20971402/dan-lipinski-democratic-primary-strategy-internal-campaign-document

DAILY HERALD
— Why public servants need to be protected – John L. Micek (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government swore that they would enforce Civil Service protections, but they did not. They failed/refused to protect federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran like me who complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191119/why-public-servants-need-to-be-protected

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 32,000 Illinoisans save $8.5 million for their retirement – Jerry Nowicki (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I paid 7% of my salary into the Civil Service Retirement System.) 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191118/32000-illinoisans-save-85-million

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Normal approves guidelines for recreational cannabis business – KEVIN BARLOW
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/normal-approves-guidelines-for-recreational-cannabis-business/article_d6e820a0-2ca0-5b67-9fb7-2c3a73a490fb.html

WAND
— GLAAD say chain needs to do more (DIERSEN: What more do LGBTQ activists want the religious, government, political, and financial leaders in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world to do? From what I see, it is first to get rid of those who oppose promoting LGBTQ activity and then to get rid of those who do not engage in LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.wandtv.com/news/chick-fil-a-no-longer-giving-money-to-groups-with/article_d251bb40-0a4e-11ea-bd90-13cf0e43109b.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Drew Anderson, director of campaigns and rapid response for GLAAD, said in a statement that Chick-Fil-A must do more. “If Chick-Fil-A is serious about their pledge to stop holding hands with divisive anti-LGBTQ activists, then further transparency is needed regarding their deep ties to organizations like Focus on the Family, which exist purely to harm LGBTQ people and families,” he said in a statement. CNBC reached out to Chick-Fil-A for comment on the matter and was told it had nothing else to add.)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Normal decides to legalize recreational marijuana sales – Brittni Clemons
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/normal-decides-to-legalize-recreational-marinuana-sales/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to destroy Blacks want Blacks to be pot pushers.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/11/18/dispensary-lottery/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Thanking Trump for Current U.S. Attorney’s Emphasis on Fighting Corruption
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/19/thanking-trump-for-current-u-s-attorney/ 
— IL-14: Jerry Evans Announces Policy Plan To Stop Human Trafficking
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/19/il-14-jerry-evans-announces-policy-plan-to-stop-human-trafficking/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Timothy Singer, Moultrie County Democrat Party Chairman arrested for DUI – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/11/timothy-singer-moultrie-county-democrat-party-chairman-arrested-for-dui/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Chick-fil-A Betrays Principles and Faithful Customers – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Chick-fil-A’s dumping Christians will motivate Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO governments to pass resolutions to dump Christians. In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world, who takes the lead in dumping Christians?) 
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/chick-fil-a/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a stunning act of betrayal, Chick-fil-A’s charitable foundation, the Chick-fil-A Foundation, has announced it will no longer donate to the Salvation Army, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), or Paul Anderson Youth Home (PAYH). Though Chick-fil-A has not publicly acknowledged the reason for its betrayal, everyone knows what it is. Chick-fil-A is attempting to curry favor with the “LGBTQ+” community that is shredding our social fabric. This policy shift constitutes a cowardly betrayal of Chick-fil-A’s Christian ethos and its Christian customers who have stood by Chick-fil-A through all its trials at the hands of legions of supporters of sexual deviance. Broods of vipers identifying as apostles of justice, equality, tolerance, diversity, inclusivity, and compassion have been protesting and maligning Chick-fil-A since 2012 when Dan Truett Cathy, chairman and chief executive officer, made some public statements in an interview with the Baptist Press supporting true marriage and opposing the legal recognition of homosexual unions as marriages. After homosexuals got wind of Cathy’s theologically orthodox and unremarkable statements, some part of hell broke loose and raged against Chick-fil-A. Fortunately for Cathy and Chick-fil-A, Christians turned out en masse all across the country to show their support with their time and money for Cathy’s stand for truth. And this is how Cathy and Chick-fil-A repay them.)

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— BLACK AMERICANS ARE WINNING WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP – Ben Carson
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/black-americans-are-winning-with-president-trump/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Two new candidates will not save Democrats – Byron York
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/two-new-candidates-will-not-save-democrats

FOX NEWS
— Air Force airman accused of white nationalist ties reduced in rank – Bradford Betz 
https://www.foxnews.com/us/air-force-airman-accused-of-white-nationalist-ties-reduced-in-rank
— Chick-fil-A no longer donating to 2 organizations accused of anti-LGBTQ+ views – Alexandra Deabler
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/chick-fil-a-no-longer-donating-anti-lgbtq

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Chick-Fil-A Surrenders To LGBT Bullies – Rod Dreher
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/chick-fil-a-surrenders-to-lgbt-bullies/

BREITBART
— Study Says ‘Dreamer’ Population Has Risen by over 1 Million Since 2007 – NEIL MUNRO1
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/11/18/study-says-dreamer-population-has-risen-by-more-than-1-million/
— Salvation Army Leaders ‘Saddened’ by Chick-fil-A Decision to Drop Charity – DAVID NG
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/11/18/salvation-army-leaders-saddened-by-chick-fil-a-decision-to-drop-charity/

CNS NEWS
— NYT Executive Editor: Trump’s ‘Attacks on Journalists’ at the Paper Put Their Lives at Risk – Kharen Martinez Murcia
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/kharen-martinez-murcia/nyt-executive-editor-trumps-attacks-journalists-paper-put-their-lives

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— Chick-fil-A Stops Giving to Salvation Army, FCA Amid LGBT Protests Some evangelical supporters consider the shift away from Christian charities a betrayal. – DAVID ROACH
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/november/chick-fil-stops-christian-donations-fca-salvation-army.html

DAILY CALLER
— Libertarians Are Wrong About Pornography. Don’t Let Them Control The Conversation – ZAK SLAYBACK
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/18/libertarians-wrong-pornography/
— Former Reagan Attorney General Ed Meese: Bill Barr Is Restoring Faith In The DOJ – AMBER ATHEY (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, for IRS for almost 9 years, and for the Post Office for almost 3 years. What faith do you have in those who are currently leading GAO, IRS, and the Post Office?)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/18/reagan-attorney-general-ed-meese-bill-barr-doj-mueller/

DAILY WIRE
— Salvation Army Releases Statement On Chick-fil-A Cutting Ties. Chick-fil-A Issues New Statement. – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/salvation-army-releases-statement-on-chick-fil-a-cutting-ties-chick-fil-a-issues-new-statement

NEWSMAX
— Chick-fil-A Ends Salvation Army Donations Over LGBT Issue
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/chickfila-salvationarmy-lgbt/2019/11/18/id/942229/
— Trump’s Real 2020 Opponent Is the Accusation of Racism – Marc Rudov (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will call you a racist: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/vatican-sex-abuse/2019/11/18/id/927929/

NEW AMERICAN
— Without Return to God America is Lost, Warns Ambassador Keyes – Alex Newman
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/34066-alan-keyes-without-return-to-god-america-is-lost-warns-ambassador-keyes

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Chick-fil-A betrays Christians, surrenders to LGBT forces
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/chick-fil-a-betrays-christians-surrenders-to-lgbt-forces
— Chick-fil-A pulls support from Christian groups branded by LGBT lobby ‘anti-gay’ – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/chick-fil-a-moving-away-from-contributions-to-groups-tarred-as-anti-lgbt

LIFE PETITIONS
— PETITION: Tell Chick-fil-A to reverse course – Don’t cave into anti-Christian LGBT agenda
https://lifepetitions.com/petition/petition-tell-chick-fil-a-to-reverse-course-don-t-cave-into-anti-christian-lgbt-agenda

PJ MEDIA
— Chick-fil-A Has Caved to the LGBT Mob, But That Won’t Be the End of It
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/chick-fil-a-has-caved-to-the-lgbt-mob-but-that-wont-be-the-end-of-it/
— Trump Lawyer: Democrats Should Be Expelled From Congress for Using Trump Impeachment to Win 2020 election
https://pjmedia.com/trending/trump-lawyer-dems-should-be-expelled-from-congress-for-using-trump-impeachment-to-win-2020-election/

NEWS BUSTERS
— FLASHBACK: Conservatives Stood By Chick-Fil-A When No One Else Would – Gabriel Hays
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/gabriel-hays/2019/11/18/flashback-conservatives-stood-chick-fil-when-no-one-else-would

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The ‘Welfare Magnet’ for Immigrants – ROBERT VERBRUGGEN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/immigration-study-welfare-magnet-hypothesis-denmark/

NOQ REPORT
— Sign the petition! Chick-Fil-A: Return to your values or stop identifying as a Christian business – Ray Fava
https://noqreport.com/2019/11/19/sign-petition-chick-fil-return-values-stop-identifying-christian-business/

POLITICO
— Democratic presidential field goes dark on impeachment It’s not that they lack strong opinions on the matter. – DAVID SIDERS
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/18/2020-dems-arent-talking-impeachment-071402
— State Department staffer resigns after allegations she inflated her resume Mina Chang was accused of creating a fake Time magazine cover with her face on it, which she denies. – DANIEL LIPPMAN
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/18/state-department-chang-resigns-resume-071385

CNN
— Joe Biden faces criticism from 2020 rivals after saying marijuana could be a ‘gateway drug’ – Eric Bradner and Sarah Mucha
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/politics/joe-biden-marijuana-gateway-drug/index.html
— Trump’s aides eye moving impeachment witnesses out of White House jobs – Kevin Liptak and Pamela Brown (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors in the federal government, the adverse actions that they took against me, and why they took those adverse actions against me. I should write a book about TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter leaders, the adverse actions that they took against me, and why they took those adverse actions against me.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/politics/donald-trump-never-trump-white-house-staff/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s one of the persistent anomalies of the impeachment inquiry: most of the witnesses airing concerns at Trump’s approach to Ukraine remain employed by him, despite his claims they are “Never Trumpers” and his overt suggestions they’ve already been fired. None, for now, have been explicitly fired by Trump, even as he and his allies suggest otherwise. It’s created an odd and uncomfortable situation for staffers, who say they are unclear on their colleagues’ futures in the administration. Over the weekend, a GOP talking point emerged that Trump was well within his rights to choose his own team, a response to Yovanovitch public recounting of the smear campaign orchestrated by Trump’s allies to push her from her post in Kiev. “America hired @realDonaldTrump to fire people like the first three witnesses we’ve seen,” the President’s son, Donald Trump Jr., tweeted as Yovanovitch began her testimony. “Career government bureaucrats and nothing more.” A day later, Trump himself suggested on Twitter he’d already fired the three State Department employees who have appeared in public impeachment hearings, quoting the conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh.)

— The new Corvette is named MotorTrend Car of the Year – Peter Valdés-Dapena
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/18/cars/corvette-motor-trend-car-of-the-year/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Stephen Miller Is a White Nationalist. Does It Matter? Leaked emails from a top Trump aide test our capacity for outrage. – Michelle Goldberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will call you a White Nationalist: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/opinion/stephen-miller-white-nationalism.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chick-fil-A Revises Giving Policy After Antigay Outcry Chicken fast-food chain faced criticism for donations and executive’s past comments opposing same-sex marriage – Heather Haddon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chick-fil-a-revises-philanthropic-approach-11574112557
— The Attack on Asian-Americans Progressives call these foes of racial preferences ‘the worst kind of Americans.’ – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-attack-on-asian-americans-11574121785

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Joe Biden’s Far-out Views on Marijuana Could Get Trump Reelected – Eric Levitz (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, promote pot.)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/11/biden-marijuana-legalization-electability.html

FEDERAL TIMES
— Trump administration aims to up federal diversity, cut poor performers – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran is a “poor performer” and even worse things if he did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) 
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/hr/2019/11/18/the-administration-aims-to-up-federal-diversity-cut-poor-performers/

GALLUP
— Democrats Thinking Strategically About 2020 Nominee Choice Ever-increasingly, according to Democrats prioritize electability over issue stances – LYDIA SAAD (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, according to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the less electable that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.gallup.com/poll/268448/democrats-thinking-strategically-2020-nominee-choice.aspx

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump has dragged America’s global reputation to an all-time low.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/19/donald-trump-america-global-reputation-all-time-low
— How local ‘fake news’ websites spread ‘conservative propaganda’ in the US Locality Labs, a company operating scores of sites that purports to be a local news organization, is facing criticism it is part of a rightwing lobbying effort – Adam Gabbatt (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake except for the government and political news that they put out or bless. Because I refuse to serve as an operative or as a dupe for my critics/opponents, they do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who blame all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000 on me, on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and on what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.) 
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/19/locality-labs-fake-news-local-sites-newspapers

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Petition Report – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

– Petitions circulated for: U.S. President/Vice President – Donald Trump/Mike Pence and Delegates; U.S. Senate – Mark Curran; U.S. Representative – Jeanne Ives and Jay Kinzler; State Representative – Amy Grant; DuPage State’s Attorney – Robert Berlin; DuPage Circuit Court Clerk – Christopher Kachiroubas; DuPage County Auditor – Robert Grogan; DuPage Coroner – Richard Jorgensen; DuPage Recorder – Ronald Almiron and Babette Holder; DuPage County Board – Timothy Elliott; DuPage Forest Preserve Commissioner – Timothy Whelan; DuPage Circuit Court Judge – Ann Celine Walsh, Monique O’Toole, James McCluskey, and Rick Veenstra, and Richard Felice; and Republican Precinct Committeeman – Dave Diersen

– Petitions circulated: 60 (3 for each of the above 20)

– Signatures gathered: 593

– Households: 17

– Voters: 30

– Households contacted by phone and/or by visit: 59

November 17 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Barack Obama cautions Democratic hopefuls on tacking too far left – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/barack-obama-cautions-democratic-hopefuls-on-tacking-too-far-left

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Adam Schiff plays the hero in Trump Impeachment Theater farce – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-john-kass-donald-trump-impeachment-farce-20191116-xwvq3qdturb4rjq3q2m2ksagzm-story.html
— Highland Park holds off on allowing recreational marijuana sales – KAREN BERKOWITZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/ct-hpn-city-defers-marijuana-debate-tl-1121-20191117-sdra245pbba7dh25amhz3zzvyu-story.html
— Hackers exploit political biases to bait users to click malware. – Marie C. Baca
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune-sunday/20191117/281913069943926
— For generation Juul, nicotine addiction happens fast and is hard to shake – ELLY YU
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-hlth-nicotine-addiction-vaping-1106-20191101-ajma3547ezfollandeqgpheobe-story.html
— Russia providing mood music for House impeachment drama – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–trump-impeachment-russia-20191117-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— South Side gun buy-back: ‘Getting them out of your house can save lives’ Close to 100 guns were turned in at St. Sabina Church within a matter of hours Saturday, with owners receiving gift cards in exchange for the weapons, no questions asked. – Jake Wittich
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/16/20968282/sabina-pfleger-gun-buy-back-chicago-south-side-violence

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: How suburban businesses are preparing before recreational marijuana use begins – Marie Wilson and Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: If you are an employee, how stoned will your employer allow its employees to be? If you are a member of an organization, how stoned will your organization allow its members to be? One should expect that Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO employers and organizations will allow their employees and members to be far more stoned than Republican employers and organizations.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191116/how-suburban-businesses-are-preparing-before-recreational-marijuana-use-begins
— Pope decries that ‘greed of a few’ worsens poverty of others – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20191117/news/311179959/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Library using ‘Internet Trust Tool’ – Tamara Browning (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, you should not trust anything on the internet except for what they post or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They a) focus on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) focus on stopping everyone from reading the emails. They include past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce.) 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191116/library-using-internet-trust-tool
— Durbin discusses impeachment, election – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20191116/durbin-discusses-impeachment-election
— Cullerton entertained as he worked to get things done – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20191116/bernard-schoenburg-cullerton-entertained-as-he-worked-to-get-things-done

WSPY
— Grundy County Clerk’s Office Releases 2020 Election Info – Brandon Grossi 
http://www.wspynews.com/news/wcsjnews/grundy-county-clerk-s-office-releases-election-info/article_aab1265c-6498-5eac-8242-cae5f0db496e.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Ted “the Truth” Gradel, Part 2: Opportunities
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/17/il-14-ted-the-truth-gradel-part-2-opportunities/
— Will County Board Considers Pot Sale Restrictions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/17/will-county-board-considers-pot-sale-restrictions/ 
— Tribune Cartoonist Sees Negative “Fair Tax” Referendum Effect in Democrats Corruption Eruption
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/11/17/tribune-cartoonist-sees-negative-fair-tax-referendum-effect-in-democrats-corruption-eruption/

FOX NEWS
— Warren proposes plan to tax wealthy up to 100 percent
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/warren-proposes-plan-to-tax-wealthy-up-to-100-percent

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Confusing Time for Males and Females It’s hard to deny there’s an agenda to feminize men and masculinize women—but why? – Donald Jeffries
https://americanfreepress.net/confusing-time-for-males-and-females/

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— MARCH 29, 2018 FLASHBACK: Feminizing Boys as We Masculinize Girls Should we try to make our sons like what our daughters used to be? – Mark Sherman Ph.D.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-men-dont-write-blogs/201803/feminizing-boys-we-masculinize-girls

TOWNHALL
— Why the Public Hates the Press – Derek Hunter (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who promote hatred against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/11/17/why-the-public-hates-the-press-n2556606

PJ MEDIA
— Transgender Super PAC Bought Illinois District 211 School Board Election to Pass Radical Policy – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/trending/transgender-super-pac-bought-illinois-school-board-election-to-pass-radical-policy/

LIFE NEWS 
— “Fake News” Watchdog NewsGuard Uses Pro-Abortion Sources to Claim Pro-Life News is “Misinformation” – STEVEN ERTELT (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, you should not trust anything on the internet except for what they post or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They a) focus on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) focus on stopping everyone from reading the emails. They include past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce.) 
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/11/11/fake-news-watchdog-newsguard-uses-pro-abortion-sources-to-claim-pro-life-news-is-misinformation/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— David Gibson of Gibson’s Bakery has passed away – William A. Jacobson 
https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/11/david-gibson-of-gibsons-bakery-has-passed-away/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Media filters set apart this hearing from ’70s, late ’90s Partisan networks let viewers hear what they want – David Bauder (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out, but filing that, they want to stop everyone from reading the emails, but failing that, they want those who run the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, etc. to filter what I include in the emails.) 
https://www.ktvn.com/story/41328502/media-filters-set-current-impeachment-hearings-apart

REUTERS
— Trump says ‘everything very good’ after first phase of annual medical check (DIERSEN: What indicates that you have good health? For me, it is a) that since 2004, health problems have not stopped from putting together and sanding out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and b) that since 2015, health problems have not stopped from putting together and sanding out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every evening.) 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-everything-very-good-093823885.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Something is stopping us from creating the families we claim to desire. But what? – Anna Louie Sussman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, destruction of traditional marriage, and destruction of the traditional family.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/16/opinion/sunday/capitalism-children.html
— A 9-Year-Old Is About to Get a University Degree. – Elian Peltier (DIERSEN: If I sought a government or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that it took me a) 4 years to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) 4 years to a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and c) 5 years to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. In my defense, I worked full-time for IRS 1971-1980 and full-time for GAO 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/15/world/europe/laurent-simons-prodigy.html

MORNING CALL
— SPLC: Miller pushed racist immigration coverage in emails – AP
https://www.mcall.com/sns-bc-us–stephen-miller-emails-20191112-story.html

PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY
— CHICAGO TRIBUNE HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Are you landlord material? – James Royal (DIERSEN: Have you ever been a landlord? I rented out a town home in University Park 1976-1984.)
https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/real_estate/james-royal-tips-for-buying-rental-property/article_081751e2-4420-5b13-9387-2d7609571120.html

GLEN ROSE REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.yourglenrosetx.com/news/20191115/cepeda-why-many-of-us-see-trumps-red-hat-as-red-flag

VALLIANT NEWS
— For once, we’d like to see a 65-year old TV anchorwoman – Robert Smith (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the less that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want to see you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, federal employee/retiree, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://valliantnews.com/2019/11/17/editorial-for-once-wed-like-to-see-a-65-year-old-tv-anchorwoman/
— Get ready to feel uncomfortable — White Privilege Conference is ready to open in Kansas City – Robert Smith 
https://valliantnews.com/2019/11/15/get-ready-to-feel-uncomfortable-white-privilege-conference-is-ready-to-open-in-kc/

MDJ ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups are NOT WELCOME: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, federal employees/retirees, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/portage-promoting-itself-as-safe-haven-for-human-rights/article_b300817d-4e4a-53ab-ba92-2a08ccca2198.html

REASON
— Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall A happy occasion – but also one with lessons that remain urgent today. – ILYA SOMIN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about actions that Democrat and RINO leaders of the State of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. have taken to coerce conservative individuals, coerce conservative organizations, and coerce conservative companies to leave Illinois, to leave DuPage County, to leave Milton Township, and to leave Wheaton.) 
https://reason.com/2019/11/09/reflections-on-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Decisions to “vote with your feet” are often better indicators of peoples’ true preferences than ballot box voting, since foot voters have better incentives to become well-informed about the alternatives before them. Even more powerful evidence is the fact that many East Germans and others fled communism even when doing so meant risking their lives. . .For millions of people around the world today, like for East Germans until 1989, international migration is the only realistic way to escape a lifetime of poverty and oppression. Yet governments—including those of liberal democracies—routinely use coercion to stop them from “voting with their feet.”)

SEARCH ENGINE WATCH
— JULY 20, 2018 FLASHBACK: Factors that influence your website’s credibility – Lucy Barret (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that a) me, b) my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) my www.gopillinois.com website are not credible. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2018/07/20/factors-that-influence-your-websites-credibility/

STANFORD PERSUASIVE TECHNOLOGY
— Stanford Guidelines for Web Credibility (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that a) me, b) my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) my www.gopillinois.com website are not credible. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://credibility.stanford.edu/guidelines/

WHO IS HOSTING THIS
— What is a Credible Source? How to Evaluate Web Resources – Jaramy Conners (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that a) me, b) my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) my www.gopillinois.com website are not credible. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.whoishostingthis.com/resources/credible-sources/

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7692973/Christian-printing-company-refuses-publish-issue-student-run-magazine-LGBTQ-content.html

November 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois lawmakers approve cannabis, insulin measures, but flavored vaping ban and student athlete endorsement bills are left by wayside – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-veto-session-roundup-20191116-ti42l5ywmnaxvbnzjl74ukhije-story.html
— Chicago Teachers Union ratifies new contract, avoiding another walkout after 11-day strike – Hannah Leone
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cps-strike-teachers-union-vote-contract-chicago-20191116-rcbxrifhgva7rkbvhmwxe2vcum-story.html
— Cook County Democrats pick Peoples Gas exec to replace disgraced former state Rep. Luis Arroyo in General Assembly – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-luis-arroyo-replacement-20191116-iizaffmzozcphlo3euw5e6r6cy-story.html
— Chicago holds lottery for chance to sell legal weed in the city: ‘African American participation at this point is zero. That’s a problem.’ – LOLLY BOWEAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-recreational-cannabis-permit-lottery-20191115-42tw7q6wjnditpc2ajej7klwvi-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she was ‘quite close’ to getting her Springfield wish list, but she’s now batting .000 in the General Assembly – RICK PEARSON, JOHN BYRNE and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-legislative-session-20191116-wpmyqem2ozh7ro22jhqb5jqelq-story.html
— GOP woman gets outsized role at impeachment hearing – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–trump-impeachment-stefanik-20191116-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago Teachers Union overwhelmingly ratifies contract, officially ending strike The results, announced Friday night, show 81% of the teachers who voted backed the contract. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2019/11/15/20967483/chicago-teachers-union-vote-ratification-contract-sharkey
— In Chicago and across the Midwest, Trump’s EPA inspecting polluters less, cutting staff The number of people working in the federal environmental agency’s Chicago region has hit an all-time low. So has the number of inspections — down 60% since the president took office. – Brett Chase 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/15/20966850/epa-environmental-protection-agency-chicago-cutbacks-polution-trump-chicago-midwest-sauget-veolia

DAILY HERALD
— With new transgender policy approved, District 211 turns to locker-room privacy requests – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191115/with-new-transgender-policy-approved-district-211-turns-to-locker-room-privacy-requests

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker & Co. won a victory worth celebrating when they pushed through a deal to consolidate hundreds of police and fire retirement funds. But don’t think for a second the state’s problem is solved. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/dont-pop-cork-over-pension-win-just-yet
— Illinois’ dystopia on full display in sick-day deal for Chicago teachers It might not be the biggest giveaway in the new contract, but it’s perhaps the most telling about our dysfunctional state. – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: My Democrat coworkers and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I used far fewer sick days than they did because I undeservedly had better health than they did.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illinois-dystopia-full-display-sick-day-deal-chicago-teachers

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://abc7chicago.com/education/lgbtq-advocates-hope-palatine-transgender-locker-room-decision-leads-to-more-change/5700279/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/11/15/social-equity-not-equal-for-everyone-trying-to-sell-recreational-marijuana/

WGLT
— GOP Ethics Measure Goes Unheard In Springfield – ERIC STOCK 
https://www.wglt.org/post/gop-ethics-measure-goes-unheard-springfield#stream/0

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives Calls Out Crony Capitalist Casten
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/520258232-ives-calls-out-crony-capitalist-casten

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— These schools have the worst ‘on time’ graduation rates in the U.S. (DIERSEN: If I sought a government or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that it took me a) 4 years to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) 4 years to a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and c) 5 years to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. In my defense, I worked full-time for IRS 1971-1980 and full-time for GAO 1980-1997.)
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/513410178-these-schools-have-the-worst-on-time-graduation-rates-in-the-u-s

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Do Illegal Aliens Matter More Than American Citizens? – Daniel Horowitz
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/11/bottom-line-do-illegal-aliens-matter-more-than-american-citizens/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Survey Finds 7 in 10 Millennials Support Socialism – Christine Misner 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/survey-finds-7-in-10-millennials-support-socialism/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘They need to be pushed’: Sessions lashes Republicans for failing Trump on immigration – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/they-need-to-be-pushed-sessions-lashes-republicans-for-failing-trump-on-immigration

AMERICAN THINKER
— The real reason for the Russia Hoax (and Ukraine, and impeachment, and the next thing) – Erik Gregory
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/the_real_reason_for_the_russia_hoax_and_ukraine_and_impeachment_and_the_next_thing.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Impeachment won’t stop Trump’s quest to Keep America Great – Jeffrey A. Rendall 
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/31407-assault-america-day-317-impeachment-won%E2%80%99t-stop-trump-keeping-america-great

TOWNHALL
— Rep. Tlaib Brags About Being Removed From Event By Secret Service Agents – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2019/11/15/rep-tlaib-brags-about-being-removed-by-secret-service-agents-n2556575

TOWNHALL REVIEW
— With All Due Respect – Defending America with Grit and Grace: Dan Proft and Nikki Haley
http://townhallreview.com/2019/11/with-all-due-respect-defending-america-with-grit-and-grace-dan-proft-and-nikki-haley/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Palatine school board votes to let males who claim to be female use girls’ locker room – JONATHON VAN MAREN
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/school-board-votes-to-let-males-who-claim-to-be-female-use-girls-locker-room

NEWS BUSTERS
— Facebook Removed 11.4M Pieces of ‘Hate Speech’ in Six Months – Alexander Hall
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/11/15/facebook-removed-114m-pieces-hate-speech-6-months

NEWS ONE
— Sounds About White! Twitter Slams Photo Of Weed Entrepreneurs Devoid Of Any Black People – Adrian Moore
https://newsone.com/playlist/sounds-about-white-twitter-photo-weed-entrepreneurs-black-people/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The impeachment hearings are casting a stark light on Trump’s administration of grifters.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/16/impeachment-hearings-are-casting-stark-light-trumps-administration-grifters/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Career Staffer Was Targeted at State Department for Perceived Political Beliefs Employee unfairly reassigned after conservative media questioned her loyalty to Trump administration, report finds – Jessica Donati and Courtney McBride (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government targeted me for my political beliefs. My Democrat GAO superiors unfairly forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors unfairly did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors unfairly forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/career-staffer-was-targeted-at-state-department-for-perceived-political-beliefs-11573777219

WICHITAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An LGBTQ-promoter says “students question on-campus dining’s historic anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.”
https://thewichitan.com/64614/op-ed/food-for-thought/

VALLIANT NEWS
— Butler University in Indianapolis faces backlash over Trump class – Robert Smith
https://valliantnews.com/2019/11/16/indiana-school-faces-backlash-over-trump-class/

PROPUBLICA
— DECEMBER 28, 2018 FLASHBACK: If You’re Over 50, Chances Are the Decision to Leave a Job Won’t be Yours A new data analysis by ProPublica and the Urban Institute shows more than half of older U.S. workers are pushed out of longtime jobs before they choose to retire, suffering financial damage that is often irreversible. – Peter Gosselin (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are forced to retire, it is because you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/older-workers-united-states-pushed-out-of-work-forced-retirement
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jeffrey Wenger, a senior labor economist with the RAND Corp., said some of these people likely were laid off, but they cover it up by saying they retired. “There’s so much social stigma around being separated from work,” he said, “even people who are fired or let go will say they retired to save face.”)

PBS
— MARCH 19, 2019 FLASHBACK: Forced Retirement: What is it and what can you do about it? – Phyllis Diamond (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are forced to retire, it is because you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/chasing-the-dream/stories/forced-retirement/

INVESTOPEDIA
— JULY 27, 2019 FLASHBACK: Forced Retirement (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are forced to retire, it is because you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/forced-retirement.asp

ENRICH
— Money Talks, People Don’t – The Negative Social Stigma Behind Money (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that those who they work for have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://www.enrich.org/blog/Money-negative-social-stigma-financial-wellness

MOTLEY FOOL
— 3 Reasons You Should Plan for an Early Retirement Even if you intend to never stop working, you still need a retirement plan. – Kailey Hagen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are forced to retire, it is because you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2019/11/14/3-reasons-you-should-plan-for-an-early-retirement.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. You may be forced to retire early As I mentioned above, even if you intend to work late into life, unexpected circumstances may prevent that. Your company might close or downsize, leaving you out of work. Or you may become seriously ill or need to care for a sick family member. This could take up a lot of your time and prevent you from working even if you want to. If one of these situations happens to you, you could try to find a new, more flexible job that can accommodate your schedule and talents. But in this world of fast-changing technology, there’s no way to be sure what the jobs of the future will look like or how qualified you will be for them. Even if you try to search for new work, it could be months before you find something suitable — or you might never find anything at all, and you’ll need adequate retirement savings to fall back on.)

ATLANTIC
— The President’s Cognitive Decline As age factors more urgently in politics, a simple test could evaluate who remains fit for office. – JAMES HAMBLIN (DIERSEN: What shows your cognitive abilities? For me it is the GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that I have sent out since 2000. Since 2004, they have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Since 2004, they have included links to more than 350,500 articles and information on many upcoming events.) 
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/11/kings-speech/602050/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the moment, neurologists’ most widely used test for cognitive impairment is a basic screening exam known as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, or MoCA—a five-minute, 30-question test that involves knowing where you are, drawing a clock, and identifying a picture of a tiger. The most difficult part is recalling five words that you are told to remember at the beginning of the exam. The test is meant to identify people who will have difficulty completing the “activities of daily living.” Last year Trump took this test. In a glowing press conference, his physician, Ronny Jackson, reported that the president aced it. But a test used for screening the general population for dementia does not necessarily suggest abilities to serve as commander in chief any more than, say, passing a test to get a driver’s license would. Anything less than a perfect score raises concerns, but a perfect score tells the public little about a candidate’s actual capacity. Better tests do exist. Simply and transparently administered, they could help the public know what is really going on with the cognitive status of people who seek to hold the nuclear codes. Cognitive testing for a government job has long been done in the military. In World War I, psychologists developed tests known as Alpha and Beta to assess a person’s ability to follow directions and process information.)

ROOT
— Black Facebook Workers Write Open Letter to Company: We Are Treated Every Day ‘As If We Do Not Belong Here’ – Anne Branigin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries treat you like you “do not belong here:” Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theroot.com/black-facebook-workers-write-open-letter-to-company-we-1839776402

LEGAL MATCH
— What is a Protected Class? (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, federal employee/retiree, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/protected-classes-under-anti-discrimination-laws.html

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Stephen Miller is no outlier. White supremacy rules the Republican party.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/16/stephen-miller-white-supremacy-republican-party

November 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN WITH COLOR PICTURE: Customers at Naperville restaurant say their group was asked to move because another customer ‘doesn’t want black people sitting near him’ – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: Of course, Trump-haters want everyone to assume that this “regular customer” is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-buffalo-wild-wings-st-1103-20191102-3cl76kisdjcbvi3cotqgqahfj4-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He said the host explained that one of the restaurant’s regular customers seated nearby “doesn’t want black people sitting near him.”)
— Donald Trump Jr. has a few grievances to air in upcoming book – JENNIFER JACOBS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-tns-bc-trumpjr-book-20191103-story.html
— Dear millennials, now is the time to invest in your unexpected future – JERRY DAVICH (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who saved far less for their retirement than I did, I was able to do save more for my retirement because I avoided the draft, the federal government grossly overpaid me, I had good health, I paid less federal income tax by itemizing, my wife had a good job, we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, we did not become foster parents, I did not give lots of money to churches like they did, etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-saving-for-retirement-while-young-st-1030-20191029-ljhsqft2drg2veqxg2zxbmmpmy-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One hundred dollars a month. This was how much money my financial adviser told me to save, back when I was in my 20s and 30s. “Damn it, Jerry, if you do this you’ll have a retirement nest egg waiting for you 30 years from now,” George Wilson told me sternly. He was one of my father’s poker buddies who once sold me a life insurance policy. He was intimidating and outspoken. He also was 100% right. Wilson tried slipping me a proverbial ace in the hole for my losing hand of cards in life. I was too stupid and shortsighted to accept it. After a few years of scraping together $100 each month to pay into this seemingly mythical retirement fund, I stopped contributing. I eventually cashed it in to pay off some credit card bills, telling myself that I couldn’t afford it any longer. It was the cheapest rationalization I could afford back then. At that point in my life, I was earning a meager income in a family food business, I had two young children, and I was already thinking of cashing in my marriage. Putting away $100 a month, every month for 30-plus years, seemed impossible. My wiser self in the future has never forgiven my stupid self from the past. In my younger days, I likely spent $100 a month on “must have” purchases – my Coca-Cola addiction, drive-through junk food, weekend entertainment in Chicago, a massive collection of music cassettes and CDs, you name it. These unnecessary expenditures, in hindsight, have only compounded my anger toward myself. I try to keep this in mind when I now hear about millennials who believe retirement savings is a myth or a rumor they’ve been told by gray-haired geezers like me. What do we know, right? In my 20s, I thought the same thing about “old man Wilson,” who was only in his 40s at the time. He seemed to be in his 70s or 80s. (He’s still around. Please don’t tell him.) Youth has a way of distorting our perception of life. We had more answers than questions. We had more time than money. We had more reasons to not think about getting older, getting unhealthy, or getting prepared for retirement. It all seemed so… impossible, or at least improbable. As if it would never happen.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago teachers can save 244 unused sick days, retire early under new contract The tentative agreement raises the cap on accrued sick days from 40 to 244; some longtime teachers could use those days to retire a year early and still collect their full pension. – Matthew Hendrickson (DIERSEN: Almost all of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government took many more sick days than I did. Starting in 1966, when I was 18 years old, they made it very clear that they did NOT want me to take any sick days. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should NOT get that benefit for many reasons including I avoided the draft, had good health, was non-poor, had more education, professional certifications and/or licenses than they did, was Republican, was conservative, was Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), was 100% German American, my wife had a good job, we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, we did not become foster parents, and/or my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Nevertheless, they are furious that my Civil Service Retirement System pension is higher because of my many used sick days.) 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2019/11/1/20944495/chicago-teachers-union-public-school-strike-contract-sick-days-pension-retirement

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump, graduated tax could drive high turnout in 2020 – DEREK BEIGH (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at everyone that to punish Trump, they should vote for Democrats.) 
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/experts-trump-graduated-tax-could-drive-high-turnout-in/article_801a048f-d492-565c-a71e-b7c8e36fe2af.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Pressure on property taxes mounts for towns across Illinois amid pension burden – BGA
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191102/pressure-on-property-taxes-mounts-for-towns-across-illinois-amid-pension-burden

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— N.Y. Justice Dem: White Male Terrorism Is ‘Biggest Issue’ in US House candidate Jamaal Bowman adds ‘99.9%’ of immigrants ‘come here looking for asylum’ – Collin Anderson
https://freebeacon.com/issues/n-y-justice-dem-white-male-terrorism-is-biggest-issue-in-us/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Will Mitt Romney be the man to knock out Donald Trump? – Taylor Lewis
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/will_mitt_romney_be_the_man_to_knock_out_donald_trump.html
— Decoding Trump Derangement Syndrome – Rajan Laad
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/decoding_trump_derangement_syndrome.html
— Envy is a symptom of Trump Derangement Syndrome – Peter Skurkiss
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/envy_is_a_symptom_of_trump_derangement_syndrome.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Dennis Prager: America “Least Racist Multicultural, Multiethnic Country In The History Of The World” – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: From what I see, under the Democrats who run Illinois, ever-increasingly, Illinois is more and more and more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/11/03/dennis_prager_america_least_racist_multicultural_multiethnic_country_in_the_history_of_the_world.html

CNBC
— Both Facebook and Twitter are getting it wrong when it comes to political ads – Lauren Feiner
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/03/facebook-and-twitter-get-it-wrong-when-it-comes-to-political-ads.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Trump Reshaped the Presidency in Over 11,000 Tweets – MICHAEL D. SHEAR, MAGGIE HABERMAN, NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, KAREN YOURISH, LARRY BUCHANAN and KEITH COLLINS – Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from the following, Democrats promise to give them “free stuff:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/02/us/politics/trump-twitter-presidency.html
— FRONT PAGE: Trillion-Dollar Pledges Cement Democrats’ Bet on Taxing Rich – Jim Tankersley
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/02/business/elizabeth-warren-health-care-plan.html

COLUMBIAN
— Take responsibility for ads – Editorial (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents demand that I “take responsibility” for everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. According to my critics/opponents, everything on the internet is false except for what they post or bless.)
https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/nov/03/other-papers-say-take-responsibility-for-ads/

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Aides Considered Asking Twitter for 15-Minute Delay on His Tweets: NYT – Anna Kaplan
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-aides-considered-asking-twitter-for-15-minute-delay-on-his-account-nyt

AXIOS
— Trump’s approval rating among Republicans has never dipped below 79%
https://www.axios.com/trumps-approval-rating-republicans-partisan-a57662f1-b81d-493e-be90-48a3eeced360.html
— Tweet by tweet: Trump praises Trump 2,026 times
https://www.axios.com/trump-tweets-new-york-times-analysis-fc884b99-cb69-4b96-af16-b67b6a421457.html

GUARDIAN
— How key Republicans inside Facebook are shifting its politics to the right Company has been accused of pro-Republican bias, in both policy and personnel, amid fears it could be broken up if a Democrat wins in 2020 – David Smith
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/03/facebook-politics-republicans-right