NEWS BUSTERS
— On D-Day, MSNBC’s O’Donnell Suggests Trump’s Dad Was Nazi Sympathizer – Emma
Fantuzzo (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and
Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants,
and RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about how my a) Democrat superiors,
supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used and b)
how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Glen
Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois use my 100% German national
origin against me. They constantly foisted/foist negative German stereotypes on
me. In my defense, I stress that they all my ancestors immigrated way back
during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the
Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans
during WWII, and that if he had not been 4-F, my father would have fought the
Germans during WWII. If DNA information had been available back when I worked
for the federal government, I would have stressed that. According to
http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24%
Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1%
Italy/Greece.) https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/emma-fantuzzo/2019/06/07/d-day-msnbcs-odonnell-suggests-trumps-dad-was-nazi-sympathizer
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the following argue for open borders:
Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and
Green plants, RINOs, and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant,
anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White,
anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German
Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long
time. https://www.wsj.com/articles/violence-makes-mexico-an-unwelcoming-refuge-11559899802
CHICAGO TRIBUNE — Here’s when marijuana will be legal in Illinois, and answers to other burning questions about recreational weed – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders, healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-cb-legal-marijuana-illinois-20190531-story.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: Opponents warned of more addiction, mental impairment, and drugged-driving deaths. . .Who can ban it? Municipalities and counties may ban cannabis businesses within their boundaries, but may not ban individual possession. Any person, business or landlord may prohibit use on private property. Colleges and universities may continue to prohibit marijuana use.) — As local high schools pull and reprint yearbooks, staffers take precautions against offensive photos, quotes – Darcel Rockett (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. High school students should be advised that sooner or later, their critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes can and will use everything that they can against them.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-school-yearbook-precautions-tt-201900530-story.html — Employers want new parents to get some rest — and they’re willing to pay for it – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN: Someone should write a book about a) benefits that private sector employers provide that government employers do not and b) benefits that government employers provide that private sector employers do not.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-companies-offer-sleep-training-to-workers-20190529-story.html — Get your resume past the robot – Minda Zetlin (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, everyone seeking or holding any kind of government or political job or office should be subjected to a comprehensive and extensive background investigation.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-get-your-resume-past-the-robot-20190524-story.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Springfield’s most momentous legislative session in decades In a crazed
weekend, lawmakers passed a balanced budget and the largest capital program in
state history, while authorizing legal pot, sports betting, a Chicago casino,
and more—after setting the stage for voters to enact a graduated income tax. –
GREG HINZ https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/springfields-most-momentous-legislative-session-decades
GOPUSA
— ‘Stone Cold Loser’: London’s Muslim Mayor attacks Trump, Gets Response http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70423
— Gavin Newsom welcomes women to California for abortions http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70414
— All US visa applicants now required to provide social media, email info http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70433
— Campus Crusade Against Christianity http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70417
— Public pressure prompts Ohio library to cancel LGBTQ event (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, Democrats use government to promote dependency on
government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal
immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and
Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination,
age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.) http://www.gopusa.com/?p=70411
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bernie Sanders: Trump ‘is a racist’ – Keith Koffler https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bernie-sanders-trump-is-a-racist
— Law enforcement, media changed standards for Trump – Byron York (DIERSEN: If
you are a Trump-supporter, the more demographics that you share with Trump, a)
the more likely that Trump-haters will accuse you of being a White supremacist,
Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things and
therefore, b) the more reason why you should always wear a body camera.) https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/byron-york-law-enforcement-media-changed-standards-for-trump (FROM THE ARTICLE: One
of the more unfortunate effects of the Trump-Russia investigation — and there
have been many — is the weakening of traditional standards of argument and
proof in the public debate over allegations that the Trump campaign conspired
with Russia to fix the 2016 election. (Just for the record: It didn’t.) In
particular, angry disputes about the president have done terrible harm to the
principle that an investigator, be it a journalist or a prosecutor, should meet
at least some standard of proof before leveling an accusation.)
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Entitled Uninvited – Pedro Gonzalez (DIERSEN: The following invite
citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to
illegally stay in America illegally: Democrats and Democrat plants,
Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.) https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/06/02/the-entitled-uninvited/
— FRONT PAGE: More Americans Are Living Solo, and Companies Want Their
Business Consumer firms are catering to single-person households, upending
generations of family-focused marketing; smaller appliances, individual
packaging, giant toilet-paper rolls – Ellen Byron (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly,
Democrats focus on destroying traditional marriage and traditional
family.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-americans-are-living-solo-and-companies-want-their-business-11559497606
LADDERS
— Want to transform company culture? Start with diversity & inclusion –
SHAARA ROMAN (DIERSEN: While he ran GAO 1981-1996, Charles Bowsher transformed
GAO’s culture a) by hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities
and young Democrat females; b) by getting rid of GAO employees who were
Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made 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; and c) by focusing on hiring, retaining, and promoting those who had
degrees from Ivy League universities in public administration instead of those
who had degrees in accounting and had passed the CPA examination.) https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/want-to-transform-company-culture-start-with-diversity-inclusion
MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Huh? Chicago Tribune Calls Rahm Emanuel ‘Journalist’ After Fmr. Mayor Gets
Op-Ed Job at The Atlantic – Nick Kangadis (DIERSEN: According to my
critics/opponents, a) all news and commentary is fake except for the news and
commentary that they put out or bless and b) only those who they say are
journalists are journalists. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.) https://www.mrctv.org/blog/huh-chicago-tribune-calls-rahm-emanuel-journalist-after-fmr-mayor-gets-op-ed-job-atlantic
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR GRAPHIC: How Trump Is Outspending Every 2020 Democrat
on Facebook – THOMAS KAPLAN and SARAH ALMUKHTAR https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/21/us/politics/trump-2020-facebook-ads.html
— The Economy Is Strong. So Why Do So Many Americans Still Feel at Risk? The
sunny job numbers and steady growth hide the fact that most people think the
economy works only for people in power. – Jacob S. Hacker (DIERSEN: Are/were
you “in power?” I have never been “in power.” But my
critics/opponents are/were “in power.” They dominate/dominated
Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and the federal government.
I should write a book about them, their operatives, and their dupes.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/opinion/trump-economy.html
— How the Rural-Urban Divide Became America’s Political Fault Line Such a
conflict isn’t unique to the U.S., but the consequences are far-reaching here.
– Emily Badger https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/upshot/america-political-divide-urban-rural.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: In
the United States, where a party’s voters live matters immensely. That’s
because most representatives are elected from single-member districts where the
candidate with the most votes wins, as opposed to a system of proportional
representation, as some democracies have. Democrats tend to be concentrated in
cities and Republicans to be more spread out across suburbs and rural areas.
The distribution of all of the precincts in the 2016 election shows that while
many tilt heavily Democratic, fewer lean as far in the other direction. As a
result, Democrats have overwhelming power to elect representatives in a
relatively small number of districts — whether for state house seats, the State
Senate or Congress — while Republicans have at least enough power to elect
representatives in a larger number of districts. Republicans, in short, are
more efficiently distributed in a system that rewards spreading voters across
space. . .The median congressional district in America looks ideologically more
Republican, Mr. Rodden finds (the median precinct in the chart also voted
slightly Republican). And so Democrats have to find a way to win in those
places, even as the progressive wing of the party is ascendant and lobbying for
control of the party’s message. If Democrats hold on to some suburbs they
recently flipped — a possibility as suburbia diversifies and as
college-educated whites move toward the Democrats — Republicans could one day
be as concentrated in rural areas as Democrats have been in cities. In that
situation, one where Republicans pack their votes more tightly in rural America
and the median suburban district becomes slightly Democratic, the urban party
might actually start to benefit from geographic polarization. But there will
still always be the Senate.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— An Opening for Immigration Reform Sen. Lindsey Graham leads, but he’ll need
help from Democrats and President Trump. – William A. Galston https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-opening-for-immigration-reform-11558479648
— FRONT PAGE: Many More Students, Especially the Affluent, Get Extra Time to
Take the SAT Responding to parent pleas, high schools grant special test-taking
accommodations to growing numbers, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows –
Douglas Belkin, Jennifer Levitz and Melissa Korn https://www.wsj.com/articles/many-more-students-especially-the-affluent-get-extra-time-to-take-the-sat-11558450347
— No Wall Can Fill Holes in the Law Physical barriers divert the flow of
migrants across the border. Stanching it will take new asylum policies. –
Jillian Kay Melchior (DIERSEN: From what I see, sooner or later, every citizen
of every foreign country will claim asylum in America. Obviously, they will get
rid of those who are already in America.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-wall-can-fill-holes-in-the-law-11558479552
USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to older people who promote age
discrimination? I should write a book about older people in Wheaton, in Glen
Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who
promote/promoted age discrimination. They include present and past Milton
Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central
Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township,
DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of
Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political
Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, leaders, members, and employees.) https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/05/21/2020-election-warren-biden-trump-sanders-age-column/3742249002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries to
illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/21/nj-ny-migrants-border-preparation-though-donald-trump-denies-plan/3752858002/
TWIN CITIES
— Working Strategies: Résumé tricks for the trades – AMY LINDGREN (DIERSEN:
One should expect that applicants will not include anything in their resumes
that might harm their chances of being selected. For example, anything that
might indicate that they a) have smoked pot, b) are smoking pot, c) want to
smoke pot, d) want to make money selling pot, e) want government to take in tax
revenue from selling pot, f) want to buy pot legally in their municipality, g)
etc.) https://www.twincities.com/2019/05/11/working-strategies-resume-tricks-for-the-trades/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker paid for $50,000 DCFS director search out of his own
pocket – Dan Petrella https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-dcfs-director-search-payment-20190515-story.html
— Trump unveils new immigration plan that would overhaul green card system to
favor high-skilled workers – AP (DIERSEN: Do you have skills? I have absolutely
no skills according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes
in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County
Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of
Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition,
American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc. In my
defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and
job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related
professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a
job-related professional license when I was 32. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973,
and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986. I served as MTRCC webmaster 2000-2004 and
2008-2010.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-trump-immigration-plan-20190515-story.html
— Hundreds rally in Springfield to demand pot tax revenue go to communities
hard hit by low-level drug crime – Jamie Munks https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-rally-20190516-story.html
FOX NEWS
— Trump unveils plan to ‘transform’ America’s immigration system, focus on
high-skilled workers – Adam Shaw (DIERSEN: Do you have skills? I have
absolutely no skills according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and
their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage
County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT
Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right
Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO,
etc. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21
in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b)
job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48,
and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. IRS promoted me in
1972, 1973, and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986. I served as MTRCC webmaster
2000-2004 and 2008-2010.) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/president-trump-unveils-sweeping-plan-to-transform-americas-immigration-system
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— How to Escape the Two-Income Trap We need to revive good jobs in the kinds
of places that are most conducive to family life. – SAMUEL HAMMOND (DIERSEN: To
help pay the family’s bills, my outstanding father almost always worked second
jobs including playing music, delivering eggs, and working in a fast food
restaurant.) https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-to-escape-the-two-income-trap/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Unveils Plan for Merit-Based Immigration System – JACK CROWE (DIERSEN:
Do you have merit? I have absolutely no merit according to my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township
Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee,
Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of
Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political
Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related
bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I
was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30,
32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was
32. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986.) https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-unveils-plan-for-merit-based-immigration-system/
ABC NEWS
— Pelosi condemns merit-based immigration reform as Trump unveils proposal –
JOHN PARKINSON and MARIAM KHAN (DIERSEN: Do you have merit? I have absolutely
no merit according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes
in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican
Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois,
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American
Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc. In my defense,
I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and
job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related
professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a
job-related professional license when I was 32. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973,
and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986.) https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pelosi-condemns-merit-based-immigration-reform-trump-unveils/story?id=63078290
REASON
— To Fight “Extremism,” Journalists Are Praising Online Censorship
Social media platforms and governments are “voluntarily” teaming up
to ban “violent extremist content.” What could go wrong? – NICK
GILLESPIE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes
have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being an
extremist. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives,
and their dupes. I would focus on those who claim to be religious,
conservative, and/or Republican.) https://reason.com/2019/05/16/to-fight-extremism-journalists-are-praising-online-censorship/
THE HILL
— Rosy economic data belies a harsh reality for many Americans – EUGENE LUDWIG https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/443794-rosy-economic-data-obscures-the-harsh-reality-for-many-americans
— Hatch Act complaints jumped nearly 30 percent Trump’s first year in office:
report – JESSICA CAMPISI (DIERSEN: In the federal government, Democrats use
Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, subjectivity
in performance appraisal, etc. to not hire and to get rid of employees who are
Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13
(currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15
(currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently
$165,500) by age 40. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse
discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/443773-hatch-act-complaints-jumped-nearly-30-percent-trumps-first-year-in
NEWSWEEK
— LACHLAN MURDOCH INSISTS FOX NEWS WON’T CHANGE ITS CONTENT AND SAYS AD
BOYCOTTS ARE HAVING NO EFFECT – BENJAMIN FEARNOW (DIERSEN: Obviously, boycotts
since 2000 have failed to make me change GOPUSA ILLINOIS email content. I
should write a book about those individual, organizations, companies, and
governments that have boycotted my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000.) https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-ad-boycott-murdoch-1426324
LA CROSS TRIBUNE
— Republicans head for course correction at Oshkosh convention – RILEY
VETTERKIND (DIERSEN: What “course correction” do your critics/opponents
want? My critics/opponents want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage
County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Central
Committee (MTRCC) to a) dump the traditional family, right to life,
immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or
gender based preference giving) planks in IRP platform and in the Republican
Party platform and b) further dump those like me who support the aforesaid
planks. Attend a MTRCC meeting and watch my critics/opponents in action.) https://lacrossetribune.com/news/state-and-regional/republicans-head-for-course-correction-at-oshkosh-convention/article_1c669a20-1cb5-54a0-a0f3-77b0631f78b2.html
GOPUSA
— Not a surprise that Google ‘Top Stories’ dominated by ‘left leaning sources’
CNN, New York Times, Washington Post http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69412
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fannie and Freddie Back More Mortgages of Those Deeply in Debt An increasing
number of loans are going to borrowers with debt-to-income ratios of 43% or
higher, even as policy makers weigh changes – Ben Eisen (DIERSEN: What money
have you borrowed? The only money that I borrowed was to buy a new 1972
Corvette in 1971 when I was 23 years old, a new town home in University Park in
1972, a studio condo in the Outer Dive East building in Chicago in 1974, and a
one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. The only money that my wife and I
borrowed was to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and to have 915 Cove
Court built in Wheaton in 1984.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/fannie-and-freddie-back-more-mortgages-of-those-deeply-in-debt-11557739801
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
— Journalists, political operatives seek records and ‘opposition research’ on
Pete Buttigieg – Jeff Parrott (DIERSEN: Should I do some opposition research on
those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS
emails?) https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/politics/journalists-political-operatives-seek-records-and-oppo-research-on-pete/article_5911be7b-8f87-5dfa-b120-1af6ba238b16.html (FROM THE ARTICLE:
“Research isn’t cheap and it’s not easy,” said Di Resta, president and CEO of
The Maccabee Group. “You don’t do that if you don’t believe someone is a real
contender.” Di Resta, who teaches a course on opposition research at George
Washington University, said “oppo research” isn’t new but has become more
“institutionalized.” “This is standard operating procedure now when either the
mayor or a city commissioner decides to run for office,” he said. “It’s pretty
standard to see these Freedom of Information Act requests going out.” Di Resta
noted congressional communications are not subject to FOIA, “so the big-name
senators won’t undergo the same level of scrutiny when it comes to FOIAs as the
mayor, which is an interesting angle because here’s a guy who’s supposedly not
experienced enough or whatever, but all his communications are eligible to be
reviewed by opponents.” None of the records requestors would comment for this
story when contacted by The Tribune.)
LADDERS
— 31 things you should remove from your résumé immediately Avoid including a
job on your résumé if you only held the position for a short period of time,
Gelbard says. Especially avoid jobs you were let go from. – RACHEL GILLET AND
ALLANA AKHTAR (DIERSEN: Applicants for the vacant Wheaton City Council North
position have been asked to submit “A complete resume A statement identifying
the reasons why you wish to be considered for an appointment to the City
Council A statement identifying the three most important issues the City needs
to address in the next two years, as well as your opinion on how those issues
could be addressed” by May 28, 2019. On May 29, 2019, I will request
copies of the aforesaid documents for each of the candidates.) https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/31-things-you-should-remove-from-your-resume-immediately
VIRGINIA LAWYERS WEEKLY
— Change from full-time to part-time not an adverse action (DIERSEN: In Diersen
v. GAO, GAO argued that the following were not adverse actions: a) 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;
b) 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; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors
forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and
1968.) https://valawyersweekly.com/2019/05/13/change-from-full-time-to-part-time-not-an-adverse-action/
EBONY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun
owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for
a long time promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun
owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for
a long time. https://www.ebony.com/news/race-culture/john-lewis-trump-racist-mlk-jr/
AMERICAN GENIUS
— Texas employer to pay $85k in just one EEOC age discrimination settlement
Companies that are considering edging out current workers for younger, cheaper
talent are already facing hefty penalties when the EEOC gets involved. – Dawn
Brotherton (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, EEOC got Oldsmobile to
agree to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted
in Oldsmobile withdrawing a job offer that I had accepted. That directly
resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.) https://theamericangenius.com/business-news/texas-employer-to-pay-85k-in-just-one-eeoc-age-discrimination-settlement/
DAILY CALLER
— QUEEN ELIZABETH LEARNED TO SHOOT AT 14 WITH CHURCHILL’S TOMMY GUN – Whitney
Tipton (DIERSEN: Many of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes talk and/or act like a) they do not want to defend or advance the Second
Amendment and b) they have never owned a firearm.) https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/06/queen-elizabeth-churchill-gun/
NEW YORK TIMES
— How Parents Are Robbing Their Children of Adulthood Today’s “snowplow
parents” keep their children’s futures obstacle-free — even when it means
crossing ethical and legal boundaries. – Claire Cain Miller and Jonah Engel
Bromwich (DIERSEN: Did your parents snowplow for you? Mine did not.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/16/style/snowplow-parenting-scandal.html
FORBES
— Here Are Warren Buffett’s Most Inspirational Quotes – Zack Friedman
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to
destroy my reputation. Better yet, I should sue them. They a) reject planks in
the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and
work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton
Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and
work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying
those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in
lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the
aforesaid.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2019/05/06/warren-buffett-quotes-inspiration/#37bd50284004 (FROM THE ARTICLE: “It
takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think
about that, you’ll do things differently.” Zack’s Advice: Think before you act.
Your reputation matters.)
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— No Partner, No Kids, No Problem (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is
nasty. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are nasty. They used/use
against me the fact that I did not get married until was 29, that my wife has
always had income, that we gave up trying to have children, that we did not
adopt, and that we did not become foster parents.) https://hbr.org/podcast/2019/05/no-partner-no-kids-no-problem (FROM THE ARTICLE: If
you aren’t married and don’t have kids, people at work might assume a lot of
things: that you can stay late at the office, that you can’t possibly
understand their stories about parenthood, that you just haven’t found the
right partner (ugh). But those assumptions are often false. Single childless
women have busy lives, close relationships with children like nieces or nephews
— and many don’t want coupledom or motherhood. We talk to two women who’ve been
researching and writing about being a single childless professional. The writer
Shani Silver shares her experience with the career pros and cons, and then
Tracy Dumas, a professor at Ohio State University, gives research-backed advice
for responding to bias and unrealistic expectations.)
NEW YORKER
— Trump Asks Wisconsin to Help Elect Him Again in 2020 – Peter Slevin
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes
hint/imply/argue/shout at candidates that they should NOT want me to help elect
them. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and
their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.) https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/trump-asks-wisconsin-to-help-elect-him-again-in-2020
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Oberweis cautions voters not to make too much of Dems’ sudden desire to ‘let
the people decide’ – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: What percent of those who move into
your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county are
anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic,
anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people,
anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders,
and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512448683-oberweis-cautions-voters-not-to-make-too-much-of-dems-sudden-desire-to-let-the-people-decide
EPOCH NEWS
— Challenges From Legal and Illegal Immigration – David T. Jones (DIERSEN:
Have you held “dirty” jobs? My critics/opponents, their operatives,
and their dupes have made it very clear that they would never have stooped to
take the jobs that I did. 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.theepochtimes.com/challenges-from-legal-and-illegal-immigration_2896589.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: More
than a generation of desultory control over illegal immigration is the
consequence of wink-and-nod implicit agreement between Republicans and
Democrats. Republican entrepreneurs/citizens have benefitted from cheap
crop-pickers and service workers. Democrats have viewed them as a prospective
reservoir of votes, once maneuvered into citizenship. There is a simple albeit
draconian answer: specific visas for specific periods (harvest seasons) and
specific jobs with no qualified U.S. applicants rigorously enforced by
mandatory ID/E-Verify registration. And instant deportation for all not meeting
these requirements. The rationale that our current low unemployment rate
justifies these illegals is risible: if you want workers for “dirty” jobs—pay
them more and they will emerge.)
POLITICO
— ‘Sleepy’ or ‘Hyper’? Biden, Trump spar over age and energy A day after he
entered the White House race, it appears the former vice president is getting
under Trump’s skin. – NOLAN D. MCCASKILL (DIERSEN: Who tries to get under your
skin and why? I should write a book about those who since 2000 try/tried to get
under my skin to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and
sending them out.) https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/26/sleepy-biden-2020-1291181
NEW YORK TIMES
— Are You a New York City Voter? Your Personal Information Just Became Far
More Public The city’s Board of Elections posted its voting rolls to its
website, allowing anyone to access people’s home addresses and party affiliation.
– Vivian Wang (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present voters in
my precinct who hated/hate Republicans, but who cast Republican primary ballots
to do whatever damage they could to the Republican Party.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/nyregion/voter-registration-nyc-online.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: With Help
in Texas, O’Rourke Shed Punk Past – Stephanie Saul and Matt Flegenheimer
(DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/politics/beto-o-rourke-el-paso-texas.html
— Elizabeth Warren Wants to Cancel Student Loans. Critics Wonder if That’s the
Right Solution. – Anemona Hartocollis (DIERSEN: If I had wanted to get a
student loan to pay for my expenses at UIC and NIU 1966-1970, I doubt very much
that I could have gotten one. Nether 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. I just barely got into the upper
20% of my high school class. My ACT was only 24. I had not demonstrated any leadership
abilities – I washed dishes for the minimum wage 1964-1966. I was draft bait,
that is, I was classified 1-A for the draft notwithstanding the fact that my
eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color
blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/warren-student-loans-college.html
— A Mystery Solved in the College Admissions Scandal: The Family Who Paid $1.2
Million – Kate Taylor and Jennifer Medina (DIERSEN: We can always wonder which
Ivy League college would have accepted us if our parents had more money.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/college-admissions-scandal.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In N.R.A. Power Struggle, Insurgents Seek to Oust
Wayne LaPierre – Danny Hakim https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/business/nra-wayne-lapierre-oliver-north.html
MOTLEY FOOL
— Social Security’s COLA Is Designed to Fail Seniors No matter the
cost-of-living-adjustment, it’s usually a no-win situation for retired workers.
– Sean Williams (DIERSEN: Every year, the purchasing power of my Civil Service
Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings
diminishes.) https://www.fool.com/retirement/2019/04/27/social-securitys-cola-is-designed-to-fail-seniors.aspx
HR DIGEST
— Employees Don’t Trust Anti-Retaliation Statutes – Anna Verasai (DIERSEN: My
Democrat superiors in the federal government retaliated against me a) because
in 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action
lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and
retaliation, b) because I refused to help them get rid of their employees
because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, c)
because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse
discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and d) because I refused
to become a Democrat.) https://www.thehrdigest.com/employees-dont-trust-anti-retaliation-statutes/
COUNTY 17
— Campbell County Republican Party Seeks Power To Disqualify – Charity Stewart
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will
defend and advance their platform. Republican state, county, and township/ward
organizations should have the power to disqualify Democrat plant, Libertarian
plant, Green plant, and RINO candidates from running as Republicans.) https://county17.com/2019/04/26/republican-party-seeks-power-to-disqualify/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— HRO upheaval and a GOP feud – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Disgustingly,
outrageously, tragically, and ever-increasingly, Illinois Republicans first
learn from Democrat news sources like Capitol Fax and Politico Illinois what
Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders are saying and doing. Far too often, it
looks like IRP leaders are taking direction from Democrats and Democrat plants,
Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who
have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout to keep
Illinois Republicans including Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails
“out of the loop.”) https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/04/22/hro-upheaval-and-a-gop-feud-newman-hits-a-roadblock-meister-wants-a-rematch-427112 (FROM THE ARTICLE: After
losing six House seats in the 2018 general election, the House Republican
Organization is reorganizing its leadership team and ramping up fundraising.
Political Director Joe Woodward, a confidante and friend to House GOP Leader Jim
Durkin, is out, according to a memo Durkin and new HRO Chair Tony McCombie sent
Saturday to caucus members and obtained by POLITICO. Woodward is moving to the
private sector, and HRO has hired Jayme Odom with the new title: executive
director. “We’re bringing in additional fundraisers and plan to be more
aggressive with members on their own fundraising with the organization,” Durkin
told POLITICO. The changes come after re-evaluating the 2018 losses. “When you
have a multi-billionaire writing checks, it’s difficult,” Durkin said,
referring, of course, to Gov. J.B. Pritzker‘s backing of so many Dem
candidates. “We have to be more self-sufficient.” GOP Rep. Mark Batinick (97th)
says the GOP caucus has done “much introspection” on its campaign strategy
leading up to 2020. “Only through a thorough self-examination can we fully
improve. Not only is it OK to question everything, it’s what any organization
should do from time to time,” he told POLITICO. Republican campaign coffers
remain a fraction of their Democratic counterparts. The HRO, which has a
fundraiser planned April 29, has $38,000 cash on hand, compared to the
Democratic Majority’s $3.4 million. Durkin, meanwhile, has $900,000 on hand
while House Speaker Mike Madigan sits on $7.4 million. Odom, HRO’s new
executive director, meanwhile, is a familiar player in Illinois politics. She
previously was chief of staff for the Illinois Lottery during Gov. Bruce
Rauner’s administration. During that time, a state investigation found Odom
failed to disclose her connection to lobbyists for a company vying for a
lucrative lottery contract. Odom then left for Ohio, where she helped manage
Jim Renacci’s unsuccessful U.S. Senate campaign last year. Odom also worked as
executive director for the Illinois Republican Party from 2013-2015. GOP drama
part 2: Some GOP lawmakers are criticizing that political operative David Walsh
was paid for consulting for Citizens for Durkin and for Majority Strategies — a
national firm that also does political mailings for the HRO. The payments to
Walsh by Majority Strategies were not publicly disclosed, according to a WCIA
report last week. Durkin says Walsh was paid out of his campaign fund — not by
HRO — and that Walsh’s work with Majority Strategies “is independent” of any
work with HRO. One downstate Republican, per an interview with POLITICO, is
hoping for an investigation to clear up the murkiness. And state Rep. Dave
McSweeney, also in an interview, accused Durkin of paying “his buddy” Walsh
instead of putting money toward House races. He even called on Durkin to step
down. GOP drama part 3: Yep, there’s a feud between McSweeney and Durkin that
goes beyond campaign cash. Last week, the House GOP leader pulled McSweeney’s
communications aide after McSweeney spoke out against Rep. Steve Reick for a
racially tinged comment about a bill requiring company boards to diversify.
Reick later apologized. McSweeney paid to promote a tweet condemning Reick’s
comment. In a statement to POLITICO, Durkin said: “This is an internal caucus
matter. I will continue working to move the Republican Party and House
Republican caucus forward in Illinois but will not tolerate public attacks on
fellow members.”)
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What’s at stake in latest census numbers Our newly elected leaders have
their work cut out for them in figuring out how to fill Illinois’ budget hole
while also making Chicago and the state a place where people want to live and
work for the long haul. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats
who run Illinois do everything that they can to drive individuals,
organizations, and companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors
have been in America for a long time.) https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/whats-stake-latest-census-numbers
ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Some Democrats unhappy with Pritzker’s pension holiday plans – Cole
Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Federal employees like me who were under the Civil Service
Retirement System always paid 7% of our salaries into the system. My wife and I
could and did always contribute the maximum allowed into IRAs and our
employers’ retirement plans.) http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=283024#.XL2Gz-hKiM8
FOX ILLINOIS
— Exodus from Illinois will ‘almost assuredly’ cost the state two seats in
Congress – Rachel Droze (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run
Illinois do everything that they can to drive individuals, organizations, and
companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative,
patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft
avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a
long time.
FEDERALIST
— Why Relocating Illegal Aliens To Sanctuary Cities Is A Brilliant, Win-Win
Idea Trump’s law-and-order supporters seemed stunned. His critics suspected a
vengeful trap. Few saw it as what could become the most magnanimous gesture of
his presidency. – J. Michael Waller (DIERSEN: Should mayors of sanctuary cities
force the Democrats in their cities to take illegals into their residences, to
feed them, to cloth them, to give them medical care, to educate them, to give
them jobs, etc.?) https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/22/relocating-illegal-aliens-sanctuary-cities-brilliant-win-win-idea/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Having a Gun in New Jersey Could Soon Cost 20 Times as Much – Nick
Corasaniti https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/nyregion/nj-gun-laws.html
— Do You Prefer Free Speech, or a Perfectly Clean Internet? – Jamie Condliffe
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. According to my
critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary
that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents have me and many others on
their blacklists. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They
vehemently demonize, denigrate and condemn a) what I have done as a Republican
Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000
and b) what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012,
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011,
Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010, Illinois
Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American
Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004,
GAO employee 1980-1997, IRS employee 1971-1980, etc.) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/technology/youtube-paris-misinformation.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Case Against Early Retirement Many people dream of leaving the office as
soon as they can. But the evidence suggests a lot of downsides. It may be time
to rethink those dreams. – Richard W. Johnson (DIERSEN: I should write a book
about early retirement.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-against-early-retirement-11555899000 (FROM THE ARTICLE: Most
people look forward to retirement, a reward for decades of hard work. But like
many other pleasures, it may be bad for your health. It may even kill you. How
can that be? How can working longer be good for your health? After all, many
people dream of—and plan for—retiring early. Strenuous, stressful work can wear
people down and damage their health. On the other hand, retirees can relax and
reinvigorate themselves. They have time to follow their passions and pursue
activities that enrich their lives. But in our rush to leave the office, we
don’t realize that retirement also has a downside, especially over the long
term. Many retirees indulge in unhealthy behaviors. They become sedentary and
watch too much television. They eat too much. They drink too much. They smoke
too much. Without the purpose of fulfilling work, retirees can feel adrift and
become depressed. Without the camaraderie of their co-workers, retirees risk
becoming socially isolated. Without the intellectual stimulation that work can
provide, retirement can accelerate cognitive decline.)
— You’ve Decided to Retire. Whom Do You Tell and When? Preparation and timing
can be key to making a graceful exit from the workplace – Matthew Kassel
(DIERSEN: Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran
who did not get promoted into the Senior Executive Service (currently
$166,500/year) are expected/forced to retire as soon as they become eligible.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/youve-decided-to-retire-who-do-you-tell-and-when-11555599575
— How Retirees Should Invest at a Time of Low Interest Rates The key is to
create a portfolio that gives a dependable source of cash flow, whatever
happens to the economy – Michael A. Pollock https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-retirees-should-invest-at-a-time-of-low-interest-rates-11555898880
— FRONT PAGE: Small-Time Crimes a Dealbreaker for Banking Jobs Banks want
changes to law preventing them from hiring employees with certain criminal
records – Lalita Clozel (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/small-time-crimes-a-dealbreaker-for-banking-jobs-11555851720
— An Obituary Writer Writes One for Himself Summing up other people’s lives
has given me a sense of what I want to say—and why it’s important to say it now
– James R. Hagerty (DIERSEN: Are you trying to do and how is it working out? I
am trying to get the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage
County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central
Committee to defend and advance all the planks in the IRP and Republican Party
platforms, including their tradition family, right to life, immigration, Second
Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based
preference giving) planks. Obviously, it is not working out very well. Of
course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame that on me.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-obituary-writer-writes-one-for-himself-11555683563 (FROM THE ARTICLE:
Instead, I will attempt to answer the three things I try to convey when writing
someone else’s obituary: What was he trying to do? Why? And how did it work
out?)
— How to Retool Your Social Media When You Retire The social networks you used
when you were working may not be a good fit for your life in retirement –
Alexandra Samuel https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-retool-your-social-media-when-you-retire-11555599325
— States Tempt Recent College Graduates With Student-Loan Payoffs
Debt-forgiveness legislation picks up speed as states get creative in filling
workforce gaps – Michelle Hackman (DIERSEN: I achieved my goal of graduating
from NIU debt-free in 1970. But that required me to work many hours for the
Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 and miss “dormitory life” by living
with my parents in Crete during my first 2 years at UIC 1966-1968 and weekends
during my first semester at NIU in 1969.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-tempt-recent-college-graduates-with-student-loan-payoffs-11555772400
REUTERS
— How college students can find jobs – without much work experience – Chris
Taylor (DIERSEN: What work experience did you have when you earned your
bachelor’s degree? I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.
I had a) done yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; b) washed dishes
1964-1966; c) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; d)
delivered mail 1966-1969; and e) worked on an automobile assembly line and as a
security guard in 1970.) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-world-work-firstjobs/how-college-students-can-find-jobs-without-much-work-experience-idUSKCN1RL15H
FORBES
— Increase The Odds That You Can Continue Working In Your Retirement Years –
Steve Vernon (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always
hinted/implied/argued/shouted that getting a job in the private sector was the
real reason why I earned a) a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in
1970 and job-related master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance when
I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications in public
accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial
management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting when I was 30,
32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license in public
accounting when I was 32.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevevernon/2019/04/20/increase-the-odds-that-you-can-continue-working-in-your-retirement-years/#12b46f0b2192
LADDERS
— Employment gaps raise red flags, but they can be overcome – STEVEN STARKS
(DIERSEN: Since 1997, operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents
have stressed that I have had an employment gap since 1997. I should write a
book about those operatives and dupes, many of whom are unemployed.) https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/employment-gaps-raise-red-flags-but-they-can-be-overcome
DAILY HERALD
— Consortium organizes to battle Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan – Jake
Griffin (DIERSEN: When will conservative and Republican groups organize to
battle Pritzker’s pot plan? From what I see, ever-increasingly, a) Libertarians
exploit the Republican Party’s “big tent” philosophy, b) Libertarians
falsely claim to be conservative and/or Republican, c) Libertarian plants gain
leadership positions in the Republican Party, and d) those Libertarian plants
use those leadership positions to get rid of conservatives and Republicans like
me. I should write a book about past and present Libertarian plants who
held/hold leadership positions in the Milton Township Republican Central
Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican
Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois
Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, City of
Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190420/consortium-organizes-to-battle-pritzkers-graduated-income-tax-plan (FROM THE ARTICLE:
Several conservative groups are banding together along with Barrington Hills
Republican state Rep. David McSweeney to fight Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated
income tax plan. McSweeney and representatives from the Illinois Policy
Institute, Americans for Prosperity and Ideas Illinois are challenging the governor’s
proposed income tax revision that ultimately needs voter approval, saying the
state needs to spend less before taxing more.)
— Des Plaines Democrat Marty Moylan leads effort to slow recreational
marijuana legalization https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190420/des-plaines-democrat-leads-effort-to-slow-recreational-marijuana-legalization
— A foreboding decline in the United States’ press freedom ranking – Editorial
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents. According to them,
all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they
put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents 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 who claim to
be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. They focus on destroying me and
destroying my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190420/editorial-a-foreboding-decline-in-the-united-states-press-freedom-ranking (FROM THE EDITORIAL:
Truth be told, press freedom in America ranks below that of almost every other
country in the West. Reporters Without Borders, an international organization
that promotes freedom of expression around the globe, released its 2019 World
Press Freedom Index Thursday, and the results are troubling worldwide,
disturbing in the U.S. Worldwide, “hatred of journalists has degenerated
into violence, contributing to an increase in fear,” the organization said
in a summary of the report. “The number of countries regarded as safe,
where journalists can work in complete security, continues to decline while
authoritarian regimes continue to tighten their grip on the media.”)
— Mueller Report raises fundamental constitutional issues we must pursue –
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190421/mueller-report-raises-fundamental-constitutional-issues-we-must-pursue
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Mueller fallout: Address election
flaws, demand better from President Trump.” https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190419/editorial-mueller-fallout-address-election-flaws-demand-better-from-president-trump
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sinclair station WICS newscast features Trump elaborating on ‘fake news’ –
Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and
commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or
bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents 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 who claim to be
religious, conservative, and/or Republican. They focus on destroying me and
destroying my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190420/bernard-schoenburg-sinclair-station-wics-newscast-features-trump-elaborating-on-fake-news
FOX NEWS
— California woman who berated man wearing MAGA hat reported missing, believed
to be in hiding – Louis Casiano (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your
precinct, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, a) who
supports this California woman and b) who opposes this California woman?) https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-woman-who-harassed-man-wearing-maga-hat-reported-missing
POLITICO
— Pope during Easter vigil: Reject the ‘glitter of wealth’ – AP (DIERSEN: What
about rejecting the glitter of “immediate pleasures,” for example,
vacations, entertainment, spectator sports, fancy restaurant meals, fancy
clothing, booze, gambling, pot, and other things that have no lasting value?
Overwhelming, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have
spent far more of their income on immediate pleasures than I have. Instead of
immediate pleasures, I spent money on cars, tuition and books, and real estate.
Instead of spending money on immediate pleasures, I saved money for my
retirement.) https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/20/pope-easter-vatican-glitter-wealth-1283780
