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December 2, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Amid city delays, state pitching in additional $2M to feed migrants. Another $2 million will be matched by the Chicago Food Depository, which has already been providing meals to migrants since June, in partnership with 15 minority-owned restaurants in Chicago. – Tina Sfondeles and Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/1/23984676/migrant-crisis-state-funding-food-shelters
— Brighton Park migrant tent site had mercury, arsenic, other contaminants — but city deems it ‘safe for temporary residential use’. City officials say the most problematic metals and chemicals have been removed. State environmental officials will have to sign off before the project is finalized. – Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/1/23984897/brighton-park-migrant-tent-site-polluted-mercury-arsenic
— George Santos expelled from Congress, how Illinois members voted. Three members from the Illinois delegation declined to vote to expel the New York congressman from the U.S. House. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/12/1/23984825/george-santos-expelled-congress-illinois-members-how-voted

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State, food bank step in to keep migrants fed during December amid city contract delay – Dan Petrella and Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-migrant-shelter-food-funding-20231201-wfulc7nqkjbvffpu5s6hgj7wda-story.html
— Man with gun, $60,000 worth of drugs arrested at contentious West Loop encampment – Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-drug-arrest-west-loop-encampment-20231202-ugdp2q3ov5gfnhy6cpjonofzt4-story.html
— Amid drug abuse crisis, state mounts effort to recruit and train more counselors – Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-substance-abuse-counselors-illinois-funding-20231201-zuayskeocrhtxohu2dhw2cynku-story.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-prohibition-immigration-crisis-asylum-work-permits-20231201-3lfoqpqodrdddah6nbicggpsdy-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more illegal immigration and b) blame Republicans for illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/law/chicago-migrant-crisis-lawyers-volunteer-aid-asylum-seekers#/

ABC7
— City’s goal to get Chicago migrants out of police stations by Friday likely to be unmet – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-in-police-stations-migrant-shelters/14129784/
— Brighton Park migrant camp site environmental report shows soil was contaminated – Ward Image
https://abc7chicago.com/brighton-park-chicago-migrant-camp-environmental-report-protest/14130832/
— Progressive Ald. Jeanette Taylor levels harsh criticism of Brandon Johnson in podcast interview. – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/jeanette-taylor-brandon-johnson-the-ben-jovarsky-show-chicago-city-council/14130257/

CBS2
— Chicago migrant tent camp site in Brighton Park deemed safe after environmental review – MATTHEW CRAMER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-migrant-tent-camp-brighton-park-environmental-review/
— Under Chicago Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase in Chicago.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/downtown-chicago-tree-lighting-victims-violence/

WGN9
— Elk Grove passes ordinance to help migrants while keeping community safe – Andrea Medina, Peter Curi
https://wgntv.com/news/northwest-suburbs/elk-grove-passes-ordinance-to-help-migrants-while-keeping-community-safe/

FOX32
— A third Chicago suburb (Elk Grove Village) implements new rules to restrict migrant stays
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/elk-grove-village-new-rules-restrict-migrant-stays
— Chicago businessman Willie Wilson giving away more than $333K in free gas, groceries this weekend. – Scott Schneider
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-willie-wilson-free-gas-groceries

WTTW
— State, Greater Chicago Food Depository to Spend Additional $4M on Meals for Migrants; City to Take Over Next Year – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/01/state-greater-chicago-food-depository-spend-additional-4m-meals-migrants-city-take-over

WBEZ
— Biden lets Chicago replace dangerous lead water lines much slower than other cities. The president is ordering cities to replace lead pipes for drinking water within a decade. Chicago is getting at least 40 years to fix the problem. – Brett Chase
https://www.wbez.org/stories/biden-lets-chicago-replace-dangerous-lead-water-lines-much-slower-than-other-cities/e4688513-0797-4908-b8c0-5fdf7ba7ab6a
— Democrats ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make children sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-rundown-anna-deshawn-is-making-the-queer-radio-she-never-heard-growing-up/925804ea-24ac-4d15-bb50-0935f134c5c3

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker says state has settled labor dispute at migrant tent city
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/01/pritzker-says-state-has-settled-labor-dispute-at-migrant-tent-city/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/01/afternoon-roundup-195/
— Citing ‘delays’ in Chicago’s procurement process, Pritzker announces $2 million to feed asylum seekers
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/01/citing-delays-in-chicagos-procurement-process-pritzker-announces-2-million-to-feed-for-asylum-seekers/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tax Money Paying for Migrants’ Food
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/01/tax-money-paying-for-migrants-food/

JOHN KASS
— Criminal (In)Justice The Chicago Way: What Left Wing Hysterics Get Wrong
https://johnkassnews.com/criminal-injustice-the-chicago-way-what-left-wing-hysterics-get-wrong/

JEFF BERKOWITZ
— Fact checking the IL Governor: Gov Pritzker contends violent crime has been declining in Chicago for three years. Is he correct? We discuss, you decide.
https://jeffberkowitz208.substack.com/p/fact-checking-the-il-governor-gov

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— FEWER COPS IS HOW MAYOR PLANS TO MAKE CHICAGO SAFER? – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-fewer-cops-is-how-mayor-plans-to-make-chicago-safer/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Jim Durkin’s Demise: Former House GOP Leader Admits Defeat Before Battle, Blaming Trump’s Influence
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/12/jim-durkins-demise-former-house-gop-leader-admits-defeat-before-battle-blaming-trumps-influence.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Walmart latest big advertiser to pull out of Musk’s X amid widening concerns over hate speech – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/1/walmart-latest-big-advertiser-to-pull-out-of-musks/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Brandon Johnson is destroying Chicago in a hurry – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/brandon-johnson-is-destroying-chicago-in-a-hurry
— Illinois retailer files Supreme Court emergency plea to halt state assault-style weapons ban – Misty Severi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/illinois-retailer-assault-weapon-supreme-court
— Democrats shouldn’t be surprised by their Left flank’s radicalism – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/democrats-shouldnt-be-surprised-by-their-left-flanks-radicalism

AMAC
— The Left’s Dangerous Indifference To Antisemitism – Tammy Bruce
https://amac.us/newsline/society/the-lefts-dangerous-indifference-to-antisemitism/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Inside the Woke Air Force – Josh Culper
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/inside_the_woke_air_force.html
— Eliminating federal intrusion in education – Sheri Few
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/eliminating_federal_intrusion_in_education_.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta is approving loans based on DEI criteria, but it gets worse… – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/01/federal-home-loan-bank-of-atlanta-is-approving-loans-based-on-dei-criteria-but-it-gets-worse-1416573/

BREITBART
— Chicago Suburbs Block Government-Imposed Migrant Housing with Big Hotel Taxes – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/01/chicago-suburbs-block-government-imposed-migrant-housing-with-big-hotel-taxes/
— Sanctuary State Illinois: Newly Arrived Migrant Accused of Beating Wife, Children – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/01/sanctuary-state-illinois-newly-arrived-migrant-accused-of-beating-wife-children/

DAILY SIGNAL
— House Panel Moves to Stop Noncitizen Voting, Foreign Funding of US Referendums – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/01/house-moves-stop-noncitizen-voting-foreign-funding-elections/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Don’t Invite Parents’: Illinois School Teacher Called LGBT Club ‘Bubbles’ To Keep It From Being Identified – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dont-invite-parents-school-teacher-called-lgbt-club-bubbles-to-keep-it-from-being-identified-emails-show

FEDERALIST
— Those Who Want Nonwhite Students To Succeed Support School Choice, Not Segregation. – CHRISTOPHER JACOBS
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/01/those-who-want-nonwhite-students-to-succeed-support-school-choice-not-segregation/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Tip for Public Officials: Thinking About Sanctuary Policies? Read the Warning Label First.
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/12/01/tip-public-officials-thinking-about-sanctuary-policies-read-warning-label-first

FOX NEWS
— Lindsey Graham torches antisemitism in Democratic ranks: We would’ve told post-9/11 critics to ‘go to Hell’ Graham praised Sen. Schumer for his floor speech condemning antisemitism. – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/lindsey-graham-torches-antisemitism-democratic-ranks-told-post-critics-go-hell

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Pritzker’s Tone-Deaf, Dark-Money Campaign Goals Are the Real Extremism – Sarah Parshall Perry
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/pritzkers-tone-deaf-dark-money-campaign-goals-are-the-real-extremism

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jewish High Schoolers Abandon Ivy League Aspirations in Response to Campus Antisemitism – ARI BLAFF
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/jewish-high-schoolers-abandon-ivy-league-aspirations-in-response-to-campus-antisemitism/
— Federal Judge Rejects Texas Request to Bar Border Agents from Cutting Razor Wire – DAVID ZIMMERMANN (COMMENT: Democrats have declared war not only on Texas, but on America.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/federal-judge-rejects-texas-request-to-bar-border-agents-from-cutting-razor-wire/

NEWSMAX
— Christie: ‘I Don’t Hate Donald Trump’ – Michael Katz (COMMENT: Of course, my critics/opponents deny that they hate me because I support the following planks in the Republican Party platform: a) individual responsibility, b) traditional marriage and family, c) right to life, d) immigration, e) illegal drugs, f) Second Amendment, and/or g) equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Of course, my critics/opponents deny that they hate me because of any of my demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, old (born in 1948), draft avoider, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years (9 of which IRS), federal retiree for more than 26 years, Crete resident for 24 years, Wheaton resident since 1978, etc.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/chris-christie-donald-trump-2024/2023/12/01/id/1144497/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Even though former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been a pit bull in attacking Donald Trump during the Republican presidential primary season, he told Newsmax Friday it is not because of any personal animosity against the former president. “Let me make it clear: I don’t hate Donald Trump,” Christie told “Eric Bolling The Balance.” “I just don’t believe he’s fit to be president of the United States. There’s a big difference between that. There’s no personal hatred on my part at all.”)

OPEN THE BOOKS
— The San Francisco Poop Map By OpenTheBooks In Real Time. In 2022 and 2023, case reports of human waste in the public way spiked to all-time highs. More than 270,000 cases reported since 2011. – ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI
https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/updated-the-san-francisco-poop-map

PJ MEDIA
— Republicans Oust Santos, Don’t Hold Biden, Mayorkas Accountable – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2023/12/01/republicans-oust-santos-dont-hold-biden-mayorkas-accountable-n4924402
— You Won’t Believe Who Is Joining the GOP in Calling for Restrictions on Immigration. – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/01/you-wont-believe-who-is-joining-gop-in-calling-for-restrictions-on-immigration-n4924399

POST MILLENNIAL
— Chicago residents fight back as city builds new housing for illegal immigrants. “Nobody was really told this was going to happen, they basically said, ‘we’re going to do this, shut up,’ ” community member Michael Patlan said. – Hannah Nightingale
https://thepostmillennial.com/chicago-residents-fight-back-as-city-builds-new-housing-for-illegal-immigrants

TURNING POINT USA
— Illinois High School Accused of Concealing Students’ LGBT Club Participation from Parents
https://www.tpusa.com/live/illinois-high-school-accused-of-concealing-students-lgbt-club-participation-from-parents

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— The massive burden of Biden’s undocumented immigrants – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4335598-the-massive-burden-of-bidens-illegal-immigrants/
— Tucker Carlson says he’s backing Trump in 2024 – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4337154-tucker-carlson-trump-2024/

CNN
— Migrants in Chicago struggle with freezing temperatures
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/12/01/exp-migrants-cold-chicago-whitney-wild-pkg-120104aseg1-cnni-u-s-.cnn

REUTERS
— Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash – Eric Cox
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chicago-homeless-migrants-shelter-faces-backlash-2023-12-01/
— Texas must remove Rio Grande migrant barrier, US appeals court rules – Daniel Wiessner (COMMENT: Democrats have declared war not only on Texas, but on America.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-must-remove-rio-grande-migrant-barrier-us-appeals-court-rules-2023-12-01/

CBS NEWS
— Tucker Carlson once texted he hated Trump “passionately.” Now he’s endorsing him for president. – C MANDLER
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tucker-carlson-endorses-donald-trump-2024/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Santos as being like Trump. The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being like Trump. Since 2015, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their operatives have stressed that I share the following demographics with Trump: conservative, Republican, White, male, old (I was born in 1948), draft avoider, non-poor, married, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/opinion/george-santos-trump.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Second-Term Plans: Anti-‘Woke’ University, ‘Freedom Cities’ Former president wants more active government, upending GOP orthodoxy. – Andrew Restuccia and Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trumps-second-term-plans-anti-woke-university-freedom-cities-28f8123d

GOVERNING
— Isn’t It Time to Rid Ourselves of Political Parties? – Jabari Simama (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that Republican candidates and elected officials support, the harder that leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois work against them: a) individual responsibility, b) traditional marriage and family, c) right to life, d) immigration, e) illegal drugs, f) Second Amendment, and/or g) equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). I should write a book about that.)
https://www.governing.com/now/isnt-it-time-to-rid-ourselves-of-political-parties

FORBES
— 10 Job-Seeking Strategies That Work – Carmelina Piedra (COMMENT: If you had been me, what job-seeking strategy would you have used after my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old? How would you have dealt with that adverse action and their previous adverse actions? They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They never promoted me to GS-14 and they delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13. They assigned me to audits of IRS for only 3 (1986-1988) of the almost 18 years that I worked for them. They forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10. They ignored, downplayed, dismissed, belittled a) my becoming a Certified Forensic Accountant in 1997, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Government Financial Manager in 1994, and Fraud Examiner in 1990, b) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) my earning a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2023/12/01/10-job-seeking-strategies-that-work/

DAILY KOS
— I think Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be our next President. Seriously. I want to tell you why. – Michael Pessman
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/28/2208557/-I-think-Illinois-Gov-JB-Pritzker-should-be-our-next-President-Seriously-I-want-to-tell-you-why

December 1, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrant handouts and the stifling of the American Dream – Juan Rangel
https://chicagotribune.search.yahoo.com/search
— Restricting Chicagoans from their own City Council chamber is a terrible Brandon Johnson move – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorials-brandon-johnson-city-council-wbez-democracy-20231130-popz6oxozbgtfejdgfauvo2t4a-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Corruption in Illinois breeds voter cynicism, but what about voter apathy? People might be more cynical and their government more expensive, but voter interest in state elections has only increased in the face of seemingly endless corruption. – Dave McKinney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/1/23982415/corruption-impact-voter-behavior-burke-madigan
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/30/23982579/migrants-families-racism-venezuela-chicago-tents-nuclear-power-plant-war-letters
— Biden lets Chicago replace dangerous lead water lines much slower than other cities. The president is ordering cities to replace lead pipes for drinking water within a decade. Chicago is getting at least 40 years to fix the problem. – Brett Chase (COMMENT: How much lead did you ingest when you were young? For the first 5 years of my life, I lived in an apartment above a hardware store built in the mid-1800s. For the next 19 years, I lived in a house built in 1926.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/30/23983127/biden-orders-lead-water-service-lines-chicago

NBC5
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/woodlawn-church-hosts-banquet-to-unite-migrants-community-residents/3292258/

CBS2
— Chicago Public Schools student tops $1 million in offers for college scholarships. – NATALIE GOLDSTICK (COMMENT: What scholarship offers did you get? I got none. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that and that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my graduating high school class and that my ACT score was only 24.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-public-schools-student-million-college-scholarships/
— Thieves try to steal ATM in Chicago crash-and-grab (COMMENT: How strongly is your home protected against crash-and-grab?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/thieves-try-to-steal-atm-in-chicago-crash-and-grab/

FOX32
— Congress demands transparency about aliens. A handful of members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are saying the truth is out there, and the American people have a right to know it.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1374818
— Chicago teen earns doctoral degree. A 17-year-old Chicago girl has just earned her doctorate. Dorothy Jean Tillman is now Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman after she successfully defended her dissertation to earn a doctoral degree in Integrated Behavioral Health from Arizona State University. (COMMENT: Timing is everything. I did not earn my first master’s degree (MBA) until I was 27 in 1976. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, that was a big mistake. I took only one graduate evening business course at a time at Loyola starting when I was 23 in 1972 while I was an IRS employee. I should have taken two if not three if not four courses at a time, but my focus during that time was my new IRS job first in Harvey 1972-1973, then at 63rd & Halsted in Chicago 1973-1974, and then downtown Chicago starting in 1974. Further, I could have afforded to pay more tuition faster if I had not a) bought a new Corvette in 1971, b) bought a new town home in University Park in 1972, c) bought a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, or d) bought a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976. In today’s dollars, between 1972 and 1976, my IRS salary increased from $52,022/year to $98,431/year. Because I had not made GS-13 ($109,732/year in today’s dollars) by the time I was 25 in 1974, IRS wrote off as being much too old to have a successful IRS career.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1375033

WTTW
— Illinois Supreme Court Rules FOID Records Exempt From Public Disclosure – Peter Hancock
https://news.wttw.com/2023/11/30/illinois-supreme-court-rules-foid-records-exempt-public-disclosure
— Johnson Drops Plan to House Migrants at Amundsen Park Field House After Backlash – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/11/30/johnson-drops-plan-house-migrants-amundsen-park-field-house-after-backlash

WBEZ
— New seating protocols at Chicago’s City Council meetings draw sharp criticisms. “There should not be VIP seating for residents of Chicago to watch their government at work,” the ACLU said of the new policy. – Mariah Woelfel
https://www.wbez.org/stories/critics-decry-new-chicago-city-council-seating-protocols/a61f18bf-6da7-4050-b727-3f5b3b0a5fe7?preview=1701368742976
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-pastor-on-housing-migrants-in-his-church-this-is-your-new-home/32430c5a-9e52-4a63-9fc9-5c8f17e180c2
— HUD says aldermanic prerogative limits housing options in Chicago (COMMENT: Elected officials want voters in their districts to share their demographics (race, gender, age, religion, national origin, etc.), but only those who have lots of money to give them.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/hud-says-aldermanic-prerogative-limits-housing-options-in-chicago/9c631476-466e-43ab-9863-fa65ebeab0ee
— How does corruption impact democracy? Take a look at Illinois. A WBEZ analysis shows that while people may be more cynical and government is more expensive, voter interest in state elections has only increased. – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/corruptions-impact-on-democracy/d4c4a486-bad6-4b98-a9c4-a9f188cb13fc

WGN RADIO
— The pros and cons to becoming a landlord. – Michael DeLeonardis, Ashley Bihun (COMMENT: I reluctantly was a landlord 1976-1984 because I could not sell my University Park town home ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/University-Park/774-Sunset-Ct-60484/unit-5/home/23344604 ) without suffering a big loss.)
https://wgnradio.com/home-sweet-home-chicago/video-home-sweet-home-chicago/the-pros-and-cons-to-becoming-a-landlord/

WGLT
— Most Asian Americans say they face discrimination and are often treated as foreigners – Ayana Archie (COIMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997, they a) assigned me to work for, work with, and/or supervise all their Asian American employees and b) did everything that they could to turn them against me.)
https://www.wglt.org/2023-11-30/most-asian-americans-say-they-face-discrimination-and-are-often-treated-as-foreigners

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Why Does This West Side High School Have Only 33 Students? Frederick Douglass Academy High School’s low enrollment numbers are a microcosm of the West Side’s history of disinvestment over the years, neighbors said. – Trey Arline
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/11/30/why-does-this-west-side-high-school-only-have-33-students/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Statistically, the low enrollment means Douglass has some of the highest per-pupil spending in the district. The high school is spending just over $68,000 per student compared to the district average of $18,287, statistics from the Illinois State Board of Education show. Douglass’ spending per student is up 20 percent this year, according to the state.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-193/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/30/afternoon-roundup-194/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois households are burdened with $40,000 in pension debt. Without reform, that’s coming out of your wallet.
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-households-are-burdened-with-40000-in-pension-debt-without-reform-thats-coming-out-of-your-wallet-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Ron DeSantis Crushes Gavin Newsom in Head-to-Head Debate. No doubt DeSantis representing mainstream conservatism overwhelms Newsom defending 2020s leftist/progressivism as Newsom flames out on biggest stage – John Lopez
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/01/desantiswins/
— Illinois State Police Provide Place to Report Public Corruption, a Subject which Democratic Party Attorneys General Virtually Ignore
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/30/illinois-state-police-provide-place-to-report-public-corruption-a-subject-which-democratic-party-attorney-generals-virtually-ignore/
— Kane County Board Republicans Coming off Their Victories Stopping Multiple Tax Hikes Are a Wide Awake Bunch!
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/30/kanecoboard/
— Uberwaste in Chicago School System
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/30/uberwaste-in-chicago-school-system/
— IL-11 UPDATED with COMMENTS: No Surprises with Congressional Filings as all Five Candidates Filed Monday
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/30/il11_initial/
— Ness Files Petitions for Third Term
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/30/ness-files-petitions-for-third-term/
— Higher Prices Under Joe Biden’s Watch
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/30/higher-prices-under-joe-bidens-watch/
— When Albie Adams Was McHenry Township Supervisor
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/30/when-albie-adams-was-mchenry-township-supervisor/
— 11th Congressional District Dems Pressure Bill Foster to Call for Gaza Ceasefire
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/01/11th-congressional-district-dems-pressure-bill-foster-to-call-for-gaza-ceasefire/
— Chicago Mayor Intimates Republicans Unhappy the Civil War Freed Slaves
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/01/chicago-mayor-intimates-republicans-unhappy-the-civil-war-freed-slaves/
— Fox River Grove School Districts Goes for Almost 10% Real Estate Tax Hike
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/01/fox-river-grove-school-districts-goes-for-almost-10-real-estate-tax-hike/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DeSantis-Newsom Fox faceoff turns into food fight over everything – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/30/ron-desantis-gavin-newsom-lob-insults-talk-some-po/
— House passes bill to shut down N.Y. migrant camp on national park land – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/30/house-passes-bill-to-shut-down-ny-migrant-camp-on-/
— More people carrying concealed weapons even as permits drop. John Lott study finds geographical, social shifts for guns as ‘constitutional carry’ spreads. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/30/more-people-carrying-concealed-weapons-even-as-per/
— Government must encourage personal responsibility – Steve Moses and Brian Blase (COMMENT: My parents and teachers promoted individual responsibility. That motivated me to earn four college degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/30/government-must-encourage-personal-responsibility-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Four takeaways from DeSantis-Newsom debate: ‘Lion’s den’ – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/four-takeaways-desantis-newsom-debate
— Brandon Johnson turns to wild racism accusations to excuse his failures – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/brandon-johnson-wild-racism-accusations
— A look inside the Mayorkas migration machine – Simon Hankinson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/a-look-inside-the-mayorkas-migration-machine
— Auto dealers call on Biden to hit brakes on unrealistic, unachievable electric vehicles mandate – Diana Furchtgott-Roth
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/auto-dealers-biden-hit-brakes-electric-vehicle-mandate
— DeSantis says Florida GOP chairman should ‘step aside’ amid sexual assault investigation – Julia Johnson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/desantis-florida-gop-chairman-step-aside-sexual-assault-investigation

NEW YORK POST
— Nikki Haley rakes in cash — from Democrats looking to stop Trump – Lydia Moynihan
https://nypost.com/2023/11/30/business/nikki-haley-rakes-in-cash-from-democrats-looking-to-stop-trump/
— Rep. Carlos Gimenez warns ‘growing trend’ of Chinese nationals illegally entering US – Josh Christenson
https://nypost.com/2023/11/30/news/carlos-gimenez-growing-trend-of-chinese-nationals-illegally-in-us/
— Europe’s clash of cultures — and antisemitism — is coming to America – Douglas Murray
https://nypost.com/2023/11/30/opinion/europes-clash-of-cultures-and-antisemitism-is-coming-to-america/
— We can solve NYC’s migrant crisis — we did 100 years ago – Jeremy Beck
https://nypost.com/2023/11/29/opinion/we-can-solve-nycs-migrant-crisis-we-did-100-years-ago/
— DeSantis, Newsom debate is a glimpse of Sunshine, America – Isaac Schorr
https://nypost.com/2023/12/01/news/ron-desantis-gavin-newsom-debate-is-a-glimpse-of-sunshine-america/
— DeSantis mocks Newsom over his father-in-law leaving California for Florida in fiery Fox News debate – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2023/12/01/news/desantis-mocks-newsom-over-his-father-in-law-leaving-california-for-florida/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Schumer suddenly realizes he’s leading the party of anti-Semitism – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/schumer_suddenly_realizes_hes_leading_the_party_of_antisemitism.html
— The moral abyss of the Left’s anti-Semitism – Molly Slag
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/the_moral_abyss_of_the_lefts_antisemitism.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Top takeaways from Newsom’s one-on-one face-off with DeSantis. It exceeded expectations. – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/01/top-takeaways-from-newsoms-one-on-one-face-off-with-desantis-it-exceeded-expectations-1416461/

BREITBART
— Durbin (D-IL) acknowledged that “we have to have a new process at the border, which brings order to the situation, which has been overwhelmed by the numbers of refugees from all over the world.” But denounced eliminating the president’s parole authority to unilaterally allow people to enter the country. – IAN HANCHETT (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more hatred that Democrats and RINOs promote against you. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/11/30/durbin-the-border-is-overwhelmed-but-we-cant-keep-president-from-allowing-people-in-unilaterally/
— Foreign-Born Population Hits 49.5 Million Under Biden – Largest Ever in American History – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/30/foreign-born-population-hits-49-5-million-under-biden-largest-ever-american-history/

CENTER SQUARE
— Darin LaHood: ESG policies put retirement savings plans ‘at risk’ – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_79583a06-8fc8-11ee-9583-3f65cb9f7b3e.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— 6 Takeaways From Newsom-DeSantis Debate – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/30/4-takeaways-from-newsom-desantis-debate/
— House Passes Bill Barring Funding to House Illegal Aliens on Federal Land – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/30/house-passes-bill-prohibiting-federal-funds-house-illegal-aliens-federal-land/

DAILY WIRE
— DeSantis Shows San Francisco Poop Map During Newsom Debate
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-desantis-shows-san-francisco-poop-map-during-newsom-debate
— DeSantis Shows Smut Featured In Woke Children’s Books In Schools
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-desantis-shows-smut-featured-in-woke-childrens-books-in-schools
— Liberal Ford Foundation Pours Millions Into Pro-Amnesty Groups As Border Crossings Surge. Foundation with $16 billion endowment pledges to fight for immigrants to ‘live free of fear, regardless of documentation status’ – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/liberal-ford-foundation-pours-millions-into-pro-amnesty-groups-as-border-crossings-surge

FOX NEWS
— Chicago residents rail against planned migrant shelter. Chicago residents say the city has ignored their concerns about a new winterized migrant encampment being built in Brighton Park. – Chris Pandolfo
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-residents-rail-planned-migrant-shelter
— Target honchos ‘haven’t learned their lesson’ despite widespread backlash to Pride merchandise. ‘They’ll probably stick their finger in the eye of the consumers once again,’ Consumers’ Research executive director says. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/target-honchos-havent-learned-lesson-despite-widespread-backlash-pride-merchandise
— Takeaways from the fiery Ron DeSantis-Gavin Newsom debate
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/top-takeaways-real-winner-of-desantis-newsom-debate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPMdj8AwqtY
— DeSantis rips Newsom for praising Biden’s presidency
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx7Rk5xNhug
— DeSantis vs Newsom face off on abortion, transgenderism, wokeness and more
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/sean-hannity-ron-desantis-gavin-newsom-debate
— DeSantis: We exposed Gavin Newsom, and failed liberal policies
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6342165980112

HOT AIR
— Graham Advises Abbott to Send “Thousands of Illegal Immigrants” to Ten States (CA, IL, NJ, HI, NM, MA, NJ, OR, MA, and RI) – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/11/30/graham-advises-abbott-to-send-thousands-of-illegal-immigrants-to-ten-states-n595832

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom Give America a Real Debate – Editorial
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/12/ron-desantis-and-gavin-newsom-give-america-a-real-debate/

NEWSMAX
— Crime Rise Due to Appeasement – Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/rep-meuser-pennsylvania-crime/2023/11/30/id/1144263/

PJ MEDIA
— What Did DeSantis vs Newsom Do for DeSantis vs Trump? – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2023/12/01/the-morning-briefing-what-did-desantis-vs-newsom-do-for-desantis-vs-trump-n4924363
— 2800+ Illegals Enter Tucson Sector in One Day – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2023/11/30/2800-illegals-enter-tucson-sector-in-one-day-n4924338

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump widens lead over DeSantis in new national poll – JULIA MUELLER (COMMENT: I have been a DuPage County Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) since 1999. DuPage County RPCs are obligated to help elect those candidates who win Republican primary elections win general elections. I have always done that. But far too many DuPage County RPCs have not done that. Far too many of them destroy their fellow RPCs who did not support their candidates in primaries. I should write a book about those RPCs. I would start with those RPCs who supported Jim Ryan in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary. I would focus on those RPCs who did not support Trump in the 2016 or 2020 Republican primaries and are not supporting Trump in 2024 Republican primary. I would focus on those RPCs who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4335554-trump-widens-lead-over-desantis-poll/
— Businesses ever-increasingly get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4335712-record-shattering-1380-businesses-take-part-in-annual-corporate-equality-index/

NEWSWEEK
— Senate Judiciary Committee hearing descended into chaos Thursday, with Republican members criticizing Chairman Dick Durbin, saying that he will face “consequences” for not allowing GOP members to speak. – Matthew Impelli
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-threatens-consequences-meeting-descends-chaos-1848537

MSNBC
— Chicago mayor warns of right-wing extremists fueling migrant hate. Mayor Brandon Johnson called out right-wingers who’ve used the influx of migrants to his state as a wedge issue in his city. – Ja’han Jones (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) make it clear that they are going to use government get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/brandon-johnson-extremists-immigrants-chicago-rcna127492

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats Clash Over Move to Add Asylum Changes to War Funding Bill – Karoun Demirjian
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/us/democrats-asylum-ukraine-israel.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to advance the anti-religious Democrat Party platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/catholics-american-conservatives-pope.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Romney to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/01/mitt-romney-vote-biden/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer. – AP (COMMENT: Democrat destruction of traditional marriage and Democrat destruction of the traditional family promote homelessness.)
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-11-29/cities-crack-down-on-homeless-encampments-advocates-say-thats-not-the-answer

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DeSantis-Newsom Debate Shows the 2024 Campaign That Could Have Been. Florida and California governors clash amid speculation about their futures as potential party standard-bearers. – Molly Ball
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/desantis-newsom-hannity-fox-news-debate-7e04cadd

FORBES
— Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the faster that Democrats and RINOs get rid of you: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2023/11/29/the-vital-role-of-coaching-in-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/

KTRH
— Abbott: Sanctuary Cities Should Prepare for More Busloads of Illegals – Cliff Saunders
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2023-11-30-abbott-sanctuary-cities-should-prepare-for-more-buses-of-illegals/

LEXOLOGY
— Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the faster that Democrats and RINOs get rid of you: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=3eab28e0-adc5-4dbe-96fc-ab5e80ca37da

DAILY MAIL
— Gamblers think DeSantis won the debate: Odds on Florida Governor to win in 2024 get shorter as Newsom’s performance sees his chances swing from 10/1 to 12/1. Despite neither men being at the forefront of their parties’ presidential candidate ticket, scores show gamblers were more impressed with DeSantis. The two men have spent months going at each other’s throats on airwaves and finally got the chance to meet-up face-to-face. – CLAUDIA AORAHA
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12812891/DeSantis-debate-odds-Newsom-performance.html
— America’s foreign-born population has swollen to record-breaking 49.5 MILLION – or 15% of the population – driven by a 2.5 million influx of migrants since Biden entered office. Immigrants now make up 15 percent of America’s 332-million population. Debate rages over whether they stretch social services or grow the economy. – JAMES REINL (COMMENT: If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, the wages that I got would have been much lower.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12810297/Immigration-foreign-born-population-swollen-record-49-5-million-influx-illegals-Biden.html

November 25, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Michigan Avenue protest: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march through downtown on Black Friday – Jasmine Minor
https://abc7chicago.com/michigan-avenue-protest-in-chicago-today-pro-palestinian-black-friday/14100498/
— Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison
https://abc7chicago.com/derek-chauvin-stabbed-george-floyd-seriously-injured/14101101/

CBS2
— Pro-Palestinian protest takes to Magnificent Mile amid Black Friday shopping – NOEL BRENNAN
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pro-palestinian-protest-magnificent-mile-black-friday/

FOX32
— Chicago, New York City not prepared for ‘nightmare winter’ as migrants continue to arrive – Jeffrey Clark
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-new-york-city-not-prepared-nightmare-winter-migrants-report

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Marijuana Moms’ take on prosecutor ‘Dad’ in controversy over mental health effects of cannabis. – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-moms-versus-prosecutor-dad-20231125-enqxrdgcanccndel2e5xr3jvim-story.html
— Candidates lining up to succeed Kim Foxx as Cook County state’s attorney – A.D. Quig
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-cook-county-states-attorney-democratic-candidates-20231124-pfbjll3rc5dp7fw4ppqv2wubb4-story.html
— With less than 6 weeks before deadline, 3,400 gun owners have registered guns covered by state ban – Jeremy Gorner (COMMENT: Pritzker wants those 3,400 to destroy those guns. Will Pritzker put those 3,400 on a public “watch list?” What more might Pritzker do to harass those 3,400?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gun-ban-registration-update-20231124-25fryiwbuffvxcob2napmzoge4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pro-Palestinian protesters rally on Mag Mile to draw attention to Israel-Hamas war. Many attendees said terms of a four-day cease-fire in the Israeli bombardment of Hamas weren’t enough to end the long-term misery either. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/24/23974622/palestine-protest-chicago-israel-hamas-mag-mile
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Black Panthers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/black-history/2023/11/24/23933912/black-panther-party-illinois-national-register-historic-places-fred-hampton-jr

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Kane County goes against policy, will use savings to balance budget instead of tax hike – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231124/kane-county-goes-against-policy-will-use-savings-to-balance-budget-instead-of-tax-hike

WQAD
— Illinois State Police releases guidebook on homelessness to help provide necessary resources – Mikaela Schlueter
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/illinois-state-police-homelessness-guidebook/526-3113f9c8-e9ce-434b-9639-ba1ded877608

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— South Side Warming Centers Won’t Be Used As Migrant Shelters, Mayor’s Office Says Despite Alderman’s Claims. The South Side alderman wrote a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson “vehemently rejecting” plans to use two South Side parks and a library as warming centers “to get asylum seekers off the street.”- Atavia Reed
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/11/22/ald-david-moore-says-city-will-use-wards-warming-centers-to-house-migrants/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

NEWSBREAK
— Banking Blues in Illinois: Five More Locations Set to Shut Doors Amid Ongoing Exodus – Ash Jurberg
https://original.newsbreak.com/@ash-jurberg-560946/3242480473590-banking-blues-in-illinois-five-more-locations-set-to-shut-doors-amid-ongoing-exodus

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Recent Gun Owner ID Laws Struck Down in MD, OR, Give Hope to IL Gun Rights Advocates – Greg Bishop
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/recent-gun-owner-id-laws-struck-down-in-md-or-give-hope-to-il-gun-rights-advocates/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Bailey: Illinois pensions’ ‘day of reckoning’ is coming – Glenn Minnis
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_ee582822-8968-11ee-9a08-3b7c60ed4c62.html

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Miller: ‘Governor Pritzker works to ban law-abiding citizens from owning firearms’
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/652616165-miller-governor-pritzker-works-to-ban-law-abiding-citizens-from-owning-firearms

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives: Casten is ‘happy to make everyone suffer from bad government policy rather than enforce commonsense drug laws’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/652618899-ives-casten-is-happy-make-everyone-suffer-from-bad-government-policy-rather-than-enforce-commonsense-drug-laws

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 4 REASONS WHY ‘MANSION TAX’ IS BAD FOR CHICAGO BUSINESS – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-4-reasons-why-mansion-tax-is-bad-for-chicago-business/
— ILLINOIS MANDATED ANNUAL REPORTS ON INVEST IN KIDS: 4 YEARS, NO REPORTS – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-mandated-annual-reports-on-invest-in-kids-4-years-no-reports/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Remembering James ‘Pate’ Philip Jr., A Titan of Illinois Republican Politics
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/11/remembering-james-pate-philip-jr-a-titan-of-illinois-republican-politics.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison – Michael R. Sisak
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/24/derek-chauvin-stabbed-in-prison/

BREITBART
— New York Housing Residents Miss Out on Thanksgiving Dinners After Illegal Aliens Get Them All – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/11/24/new-york-housing-residents-miss-out-thanksgiving-dinners-illegal-aliens-get-them-all/

CHRISTIAN POST
— The Pope ever-increasingly promotes more transgenderism.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/pope-francis-hosts-trans-identifying-men-at-vatican-lunch.html

DAILY CALLER
— Dem-Run Cities Thrown Into Desperation As Migrant Influx Strains Winter Housing – ARJUN SINGH
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/24/democratic-run-cities-flummoxed-house-migrants-winter/

FOX NEWS
— Democrat-run cities are not prepared for a ‘nightmare winter’ as migrants continue to arrive. New York City and Chicago have been especially divided over the migrant crisis. – Jeffrey Clark
https://www.foxnews.com/media/democrat-run-cities-not-prepared-nightmare-winter-migrants-continue-arrive-report
— The southern border is the ‘path of least resistance’ for asylum seekers – Tom Homan
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6341706316112

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Will the New Woke Order Face a Youth Rebellion? – ITXU DÍAZ
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/11/will-the-new-woke-order-face-a-youth-rebellion/

NEWSMAX
— Migrants Swapping American Dream for a Mexican One
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/migrant-mexico-refuge/2023/11/24/id/1143506/

PJ MEDIA
— Illinois Gun Owners Not Rushing to Register Their Guns Under New Law – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/11/24/illinois-gun-owners-not-rushing-to-register-their-guns-under-new-law-n4924198

POST MILLENNIAL
— US northern border sector sees 550% increase in illegal crossings in 2023 – Katie Daviscourt
https://thepostmillennial.com/us-northern-border-sector-sees-550-increase-in-illegal-crossings-in-2023

TOWNHALL
— Biden’s 2024 Plan: Blame the Border Crisis On Trump – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/11/24/bidens-2024-plan-blame-the-border-crisis-on-trump-n2631601

WESTERN JOURNAL
— The Pope ever-increasingly promotes more transgenderism.
https://www.westernjournal.com/pope-francis-invites-large-group-transgenders-eat-lunch-vatican/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— These 3 states (Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina ) could decide the GOP presidential nominee – JULIA MUELLER
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4323661-gop-presidential-nominee-decided-by-3-states/

REUTERS
— Biden administration defends West Point’s race-conscious admissions policy – Nate Raymond (COMMENT: Democrats use race-conscious policies to get rid of Republicans who are heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-administration-defends-west-points-race-conscious-admissions-policy-2023-11-23/

CBS NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more transgenderism.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cbs-reports-explores-laws-restricting-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-u-s-minors/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Who Would Donald Trump Choose as His Running Mate?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/us/politics/donald-trump-vp.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying traditional marriage and the traditional family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/11/opinion/marriage-women-men-dating.html
— Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis Confront a Ticking Clock – MICHELLE COTTLE
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/opinion/nikki-haley-ron-desantis-donald-trump.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Big Advantages as the Election Year Unfolds. From the rules on winning GOP delegates to the weighting of the Electoral College, the Republican front-runner benefits—even as he claims the cards are stacked against him. – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trumps-big-advantages-as-the-election-year-unfolds-cca11d29
— Nikki Haley’s Challenge: Keep Anti-Trump GOP Vote, Add Some Trump Backers. Her recent surge in GOP polls tests appetite for a more traditional Republican. – John McCormick
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/nikki-haley-republican-presidential-candidate-challenge-trump-eb13f529
— 2024 Corvette E-Ray: The Quickest ’Vette Ever. The fastest-off-the line production Corvette combines a naturally aspirated V8 with all-electric front-wheel propulsion—and redefines what it feels like to drive a ’Vette, writes Dan Neil. – Dan Neil
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/2024-corvette-e-ray-review-the-quickest-vette-ever-88a0fc98

BLOOMBERG
— West Point Defends Admission Policy Amid Affirmative Action Test – Ben Miller (COMMENT: Democrats use Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans who are heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/west-point-defends-admission-policy-amid-affirmative-action-test

FORBES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2023/11/24/new-week-will-recognise-millennia-old-history-of-gender-diverse-people/

AOL
— The median retirement income in the US is $4,190/month. (COMMENT: My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is $5,262/month a) because I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year, b) because I worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that, c) because I worked for the Post Office for almost 3 years before that, and d) because I paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS. In today’s dollars, $5,262/month is only 44% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 and less than what my IRS salary was in 1972.)
https://www.aol.com/median-retirement-income-us-4-100000672.html

POLITICO
— Democratic cities brace for a nightmare winter housing migrants – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/24/migrants-weather-democratic-citites-00128546
— Israel-Hamas protests disrupt life in Democrats’ convention city. Large Jewish and Palestinian communities are deeply connected to the region. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/22/israel-hamas-protests-democrats-chicago-00128474

CNBC
— Promotion history is the top predictor of future success. – Nolan Church (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me when I was 23, 24, and 25. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the manager who promoted me when I was 38. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/20/dont-forget-to-put-promotions-on-linkedin-says-ex-google-recruiter.html

ACCOUNTANCY AGE
— The evolving accounting industry now demands a more diverse talent pool (COMMENT: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. The aforesaid did not help my career because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger. IRS never promoted me to GS-13. GAO forced me to suffer a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31. GAO delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13, and never promoted me to GS-14. GAO forced me to take its early retirement “offer” when I was 49. The aforesaid is called patronage, up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.accountancyage.com/2023/11/24/is-there-a-need-to-diversify-the-accounting-talent-pool/

NEWS WHEEL
— 15 Career Ideas for People Who Love Cars – Aalon Widmar (COMMENT: My quest for a successful career in the automotive industry ended abruptly in 1971 when I was 22 years old when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. I needed money to help support my mother and brother in accordance with the financial hardship draft deferment that I had. Further, I got almost 3 years of federal seniority and unused sick leave restored that I had earned working for the Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://thenewswheel.com/15-career-ideas-for-people-who-love-cars/

November 19, 2023

Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) run America, b) encourage citizens of foreign countries who have demographics that vote for Democrats to claim asylum in America, c) give them housing, food, clothing, etc., and d) put them on a path to vote for Democrats. RINO leaders have no problem with the aforesaid because RINO leaders want cheap labor.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hundreds of Gaza demonstrators block DuSable Lake Shore Drive traffic in Loop. Protestors calling for cease-fire to Israel-Hamas war shut down part of major Chicago street
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-gaza-protestors-block-dusable-lake-shore-20231118-inkz6vppcrhkpokkofnizds2nu-story.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-donald-trump-veterans-day-hutu-tutsis-hitler-mussolini-20231119-oh7bw52ubjczpn3knjehmy326q-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-israel-hamas-war-jewish-people-antisemitism-expulsion-20231119-sitirskzpncf7dwocgavlfl3ai-story.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) run America, b) encourage citizens of foreign countries who have demographics that vote for Democrats to claim asylum in America, c) give them housing, food, clothing, etc., and d) put them on a path to vote for Democrats. RINO leaders have no problem with the aforesaid because RINO leaders want cheap labor.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorials-migrants-pritzker-leadership-brandon-johnson-preckwinkle-20231119-xdzr7b3wf5dkpbb5ctdlypdrpq-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘Bring Chicago Home’ proposal aims to boost funding for homeless services. But a similar measure in LA slowed real estate sales. – Brian J. Rogal (COMMENT: When you lived in your hometown, how many homeless people did its residents produce? While I lived in Crete 1948-1972, its residents produced very few homeless people. Its residents were overwhelmingly Protestant and German American.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-transfer-tax-20231119-73cabhcry5c6zbcvdbzmawyglq-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and destroy the traditional family.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/people/ct-gay-marriage-ten-year-anniversary-20231119-n7d37trcovgv5ahfltkwmuq7ie-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2023/11/17/23964228/venezuelan-migrant-students-band-sullivan-high-school

DAILY HERALD
— New Rosemont hotel tax aimed at preventing long-term migrant stays – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231118/new-rosemont-hotel-tax-aimed-at-preventing-long-term-migrant-stays

ABC7
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators block DuSable Lake Shore Drive downtown. Video captures confrontation between demonstrators, Chicago police. – Tre Ward
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-protest-today-pro-palestinian-lake-shore-drive/14080753/
— Chicago migrant plan details released by Mayor Brandon Johnson – Craig Wall
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4316840-pritzker-deeply-concerned-trumps-retaliation-rhetoric/

CBS2
— Protestors calling for cease-fire to Israel-Hamas war shut down part of major Chicago street
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protestors-shut-down-dlsr/
— Neo-Nazi group marches in downtown Madison, Wisconsin (COMMENT: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for this.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/neo-nazi-group-marches-in-downtown-madison-wisconsin/
— Thieves smash windows, burglarize 4 businesses within 20 minutes on Chicago’s North Side – JERAMIE BIZZLE
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/thieves-burglarize-4-businesses-within-20-minutes-edgewater/

FOX32
— DuSable Lake Shore Drive reopens after nearly 3,000 pro-Palestinian protesters temporarily shut it down
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dusable-lake-shore-drive-reopens-after-nearly-3000-pro-palestinian-protesters-temporarily-shut-it-down

WBEZ
— Migrants are finding spare rooms and shared spaces as an alternative to city shelters. Advocates say creative shared living spaces could be scaled to become sustainable models for housing migrants. – Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
https://www.wbez.org/stories/what-is-it-like-to-host-a-migrant-family-in-chicago/19c1a69a-47af-4eda-b987-6cc862c741dd

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Biden team ratchets up offensive against Trump – Brett Samuels
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/biden-team-ratchets-up-offensive-against-trump/
— GOP secures all elected statewide offices in Louisiana, after Republican victories Saturday. – AP (COMMENT: As southern states become more conservative/Republican, northern states become more liberal/Democrat.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-republicans-sweep-3-major-state-offices-in-louisiana-election/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WAND TV
— Trump celebrates win in Colorado election case during return visit to Iowa – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-returns-to-iowa-for-another-rally-and-needles-the-states-governor-for-endorsing-desantis/
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-celebrates-win-in-colorado-election-case-during-return-visit-to-iowa/article_d6aab836-ba3a-5eef-9b06-409ee5452084.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— As Democrats stay divided on Israel, Jewish voters face politically uncertain future – Sarah McCammon
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-11-19/as-democrats-stay-divided-on-israel-jewish-voters-face-politically-uncertain-future

ADVANTAGE NEWS & WQAD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) run America, b) encourage citizens of foreign countries who have demographics that vote for Democrats to claim asylum in America, c) give them housing, food, clothing, etc., and d) put them on a path to vote for Democrats. RINO leaders have no problem with the aforesaid because RINO leaders want cheap labor.
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/funding-the-migrant-crisis-in-illinois/article_bf610a84-854e-11ee-9d5d-374145c7525c.html
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/akwaba-quad-cities-immigrants-refugees-asylum-seekers/526-e5c767e3-7286-45d1-a6a2-20ff14f9a981

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Can Holiday Shopping Co-Exist With Violent Crime?
https://johnkassnews.com/can-holiday-shopping-co-exist-with-violent-crime/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State’s Attorney Who Decided Not to Prosecute Jack Franks Sworn In as Associate Judge in Sangamon County
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/18/states-attorney-who-decided-not-to-prosecute-jack-franks-sworn-in-as-associate-judge-in-sangamon-county/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago’s Shift in Migrant Policy Raises Questions About Local Priorities
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/11/chicagos-shift-in-migrant-policy-raises-questions-about-local-priorities.html
— Colorado Judge Affirms Trump’s Eligibility for Ballot Amidst Controversial Interpretation of Constitutional Amendment
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/11/colorado-judge-affirms-trumps-eligibility-for-ballot-amidst-controversial-interpretation-of-constitutional-amendment.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— During the last two days, I took time out from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and hand delivered my precinct letter to the homes in the newly drawn DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 that have at least one registered Republican voter. In that letter, I announced my candidacy for Republican Precinct Committeeman. So far, I have delivered to the homes that have been in my old Precinct 9 since 1999 and those homes west of the Illinois Prairie Path that were in that precinct 1999-2015. I had great political conversations with voters who were out raking leaves. So far, I have 17 signatures on my nominating petitions. The new Precinct 59 extends to the south and has 370 registered Republican voters in it. I am discouraged from circulating nominating petitions for Republican candidates because far too many of them have blamed me for their defeats. I should write a book about those candidates who have blamed me the most for their defeats. I would focus on those candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on those candidates who I did the most to help elect. I would focus on those candidates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those candidates who ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans must make Democrats own their radical politics. Left-wing lunacy should be GOP’s best friend. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/18/make-democrats-own-their-radical-politics/
— Trump praises Johnson for releasing J6 tapes, says footage will reveal ‘what really happened’ – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/18/trump-praises-mikejohnson-releasing-j6-tapes-says-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago and Illinois announce plan for more migrant aid spending as temps drop – Andrew Hensel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chicago-and-illinois-announce-plan-for-more-migrant-aid-spending-as-temps-drop
— Mike Lee asks what Jan. 6 committee ‘deliberately hid from us’ and calls for investigation – Jack Birle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/mike-lee-asks-what-jan-6-committee-deliberately-hid-calls-for-investigation
— Trump’s survival of 14th Amendment lawsuits raises odds of Supreme Court intervention – Kaelan Deese
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/trumps-surviving-14th-amendment-challenges-raises-odds-of-supreme-court-case

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Pro-life Movement in Fight or Flight Mode? – Dan Proft
https://amgreatness.com/2023/11/17/dan-proft-commentary-the-pro-life-movement-in-fight-or-flight-mode/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Who is Pulling the Puppet Strings? – Allan J. Feifer
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/11/who_is_pulling_the_puppet_strings.html
— If Ukrainians don’t want to fight for Ukraine, why are we financing this war? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/if_ukrainians_dont_want_to_fight_for_ukraine_why_are_we_financing_this_war.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Black Chicago residents issue list of demands including ‘Immediately ending sanctuary city’ – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/11/18/black-chicago-residents-issue-list-of-demands-including-immediately-ending-sanctuary-city-1413676/
— Joy Reid triggered by Jesse Watters segment on ‘woke’ Christmas decor: ‘How dare Target make the yuletide gay?’ – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/11/18/joy-reid-triggered-by-jesse-watters-segment-on-woke-christmas-decor-how-dare-target-make-the-yuletide-gay-1413615/

COLLEGE FIX
— Worried about your kids’ politics? Just look at what our English teachers do. – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/worried-about-your-kids-politics-just-look-at-what-our-english-teachers-do/

FOX NEWS
— Antisemitism across the US is part of the ‘woke mind virus’ – Karol Markowicz
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6341391635112
— Christie: Republicans will lose this election to Biden if we nominate Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66u7F5EIHtM

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Poll: Chicago Democrats Have Soured on Woke Mayor Brandon Johnson Just Six Months In. “This poll tells us that Chicagoans are getting exactly what they voted for and are quite upset over it, which tells you just how damaged Democrats are. They are so brainwashed they won’t even vote to save themselves.” – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/11/poll-chicago-democrats-have-soured-on-woke-mayor-brandon-johnson-just-six-months-in/
— Consequences for the Anti-Israel Left Week in Education – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/11/consequences-for-the-anti-israel-left-week-in-education/

TOWNHALL
— Illegal Migrant Convicted of Raping a 5-Year-Old Found On Martha’s Vineyard – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/11/18/illegal-migrant-convicted-of-raping-a-5-year-old-found-on-marthas-vineyard-n2631379

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— More Advertisers Halt Spending on X in Growing Backlash Against Musk. Warner Bros. and Sony have joined other companies in pausing spending on X, formerly Twitter, over Elon Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic post. – Kate Conger and Tiffany Hsu (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/technology/elon-musk-twitter-x-advertisers.html
— Trump Can Stay on G.O.P. Primary Ballot in Michigan, Judge Rules – Chris Cameron (COMMENT: I am discouraged from circulating nominating petitions for Republican candidates because far too many of them have blamed me for their defeats. I should write a book about those candidates who have blamed me the most for their defeats. I would focus on those candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on those candidates who I did the most to help elect. I would focus on those candidates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those candidates who ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/us/politics/trump-michigan-ballot-14th-amendment.html
— DeSantis’s Two-Pronged Approach in Iowa: Hit Trump on Abortion, and Get Personal – Nicholas Nehamas
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/19/us/politics/desantis-white-evangelicals.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democratic-led cities pay for migrants’ tickets to other places as resources dwindle – AP (COMMENT: Chicago Democrat leaders used to send their homeless to DuPage County, most commonly to Wheaton, but because Democrats have taken over DuPage County, they are doing less of that now.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/19/denver-migrants-bus-tickets-border-plane-charters/c3308ad2-86a6-11ee-924c-6e6807155e36_story.html
— Democrats are the true majority in the House – Jennifer Rubin (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs run as Republicans and get elected as Republicans. I should write a book about the aforesaid in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. The leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization are supposed to stop the aforesaid, but instead, they promote the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/19/democrats-majority-house-agenda/

USA TODAY
— Drug users, nonviolent felons arrive at Supreme Court to reclaim their guns. Second Amendment appeals are flying at a moment of uncertainty over just how far the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is willing to go to roll over gun laws. – John Fritze (COMMENT: Libertarianism is not conservativism.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/19/guns-second-amendment-supreme-court-hunter-biden/71593343007/

THE HILL
— DeSantis exacerbates attacks on GOP rival with ‘Real Nikki Haley’ website – TARA SUTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4316910-desantis-attacks-real-nikki-haley-website/
— Democrat leaders promote Pritzker’s concerns about Trump’s rhetoric. (COMMENT: I should write a book about Pritzker’s nasty/vicious rhetoric against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4316840-pritzker-deeply-concerned-trumps-retaliation-rhetoric/

MSNBC
— Why Elon Musk’s antisemitism is a national security risk. Musk’s control over vital national security infrastructure is of more concern than what happens on X. – Kelsey D. Atherton (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/elon-musk-antisemitic-post-spacex-national-security-rcna125680

MSN
— Major brands pull adverts from X as Elon Musk stirs controversy – Jasper King (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/major-brands-pull-adverts-from-x-as-elon-musk-stirs-controversy/ar-AA1k8CBy
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/which-companies-have-stopped-advertising-on-elon-musk-s-x-since-the-anti-semitism-crisis/ar-AA1k9rvo

NBC NEWS
— Disney, Apple among advertisers to pull business on X after Elon Musk’s antisemitic post. Warner Bros., Paramount and IBM have also paused advertising on X as Musk faces backlash. – David Ingram (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/antisemites-are-saying-elon-musk-side-latest-tweets-jews-rcna125617
— Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly blame Trump for war between Israel and Hamas.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republicans-face-risks-picking-voters-disaffected-biden-israel-rcna124914

CBS NEWS
— Trump to campaign at U.S.-Mexico border as he zeroes in on hardline immigration promises – CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-to-campaign-at-us-mexico-border-hardline-immigration-promises/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://apnews.com/article/vatican-transgender-lgbtq-b3d67868504ba701cce09da9ecc94de0

YAHOO
— ‘Woke-ification’: Ted Cruz says major companies are becoming the ‘economic enforcement arm’ for the left-wing agenda — calls on Americans to hold corporations to account. – Bethan Moorcraft
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/woke-ification-ted-cruz-says-120000152.html

CNN
— 261 Georgia congregations leave the United Methodist Church over a divide on LGBTQ issues – Andy Rose (COMMENT: In October of 1961, when I was 13 years old, Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete left the Missouri Synod for the more conservative Wisconsin Synod. That had a tremendous impact on my life. To stay with the Missouri Synod, my parents joined Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest and transferred my brother and me from Trinity’s grade school to Hope’s grade school. My grandfather, my great grandfather, and my great great grandfather had all sent all their children to Trinity Lutheran Grade School. The split ended Diersen family reunions. My new teachers and classmates at Hope gave me a new perspective on life, they helped put me on track to get a college degree. My parents had not attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended grade school. I was confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran at Hope in 1962.) .
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/18/us/georgia-congregations-united-methodist-church/index.html

INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM REVIEW
— New England Town Flies Palestinian Flag on Public Flag Pole – Jack Davis
https://ijr.com/new-england-town-flies-palestinian-flag-public-flag-pole/

FORTUNE
— America’s public schools are on their last legs: The proportion of students attending a school with ‘chronic absenteeism’ has doubled since pre-pandemic times. – CHLOE BERGER
https://fortune.com/2023/11/18/students-missing-school-attendance-chronic-absenteeism-teacher-shortage/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Advertisers Are Running From X and Elon Musk’s Antisemitism – Matt Stieb and Chas Danner (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/11/advertisers-are-running-from-elon-musks-antisemitism.html

NPR
— Many voters say Congress is broken. Could proportional representation fix it? – Hansi Lo Wang (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republican with voters who have Demographics that vote for Democrats. That is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time with voters who are liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the great success that Democrats have had doing the aforesaid in America, in Illinois, DuPage County, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s West District, and in my precinct.)
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/18/1194448925/congress-proportional-representation-explainer

VANITY FAIR
— Elon Musk Vows “Thermonuclear Lawsuit” As Advertisers Flee. Apple, Disney, and other major US media companies halt spending on X, formerly Twitter, following Musk’s support of an antisemitic post. – JACK MCCORDICK (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/11/elon-musk-threat-lawsuit-twitter-advertiser-boycott-antisemitism

NEW REPUBLIC
— Milwaukee Just Might Decide the 2024 Election – Dan Simmons (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly replace voters in Milwaukee who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time with voters who are liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/176836/milwaukee-wisconsin-black-voters-2024-election

DAILY MAIL
— Matt Gaetz praises Speaker Mike Johnson for releasing 44,000 hours of Capitol riot footage – as Mike Lee demands probe of Dem-led Jan. 6 committee for ‘hiding’ the video. – KEITH GRIFFITH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12765607/New-Capitol-riot-footage-Matt-Gaetz.html

INDEPENDENT
— Elon Musk vows to file ‘thermonuclear lawsuit’ as advertisers flee X amid antisemitism storm – Athena Stavrou (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-twitter-antisemitism-tweets-apple-b2449604.html

November 9, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Streeterville hotel to become homeless shelter as workers protest layoffs – Nell Salzman and Jake Sheridan (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-selina-hotel-workers-protest-shelter-20231109-6znbh4tkarhp5dnatnl4c4a3ca-story.html
— Pritzker should use executive powers to take action on migrant crisis – Paul Vallas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-jb-pritzker-executive-orders-migrant-crisis-illinois-chicago-20231109-rt625k63z5ekff6bvp7cwedcym-story.html
— Calls for Joe Biden not to run raise an age-old question we all face eventually – Clarence Page (COMMENT: How old were you when you got your last promotion? For me, it was late 1986, when I was 38 years old. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious that I applied for that promotion to GS-13, currently $109,732/year, and they were more furious with the GAO manager who promoted me. He had arranged my transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 and he had gotten me assigned to audits of IRS in early 1986. They were so furious that they forced him to retire in 1987. They threatened to punish me severely if I ever applied for a promotion again. That prompted me to become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in late 1988. Because of that, they threw me off audits of IRS and gave me a very bad job assignment, unfair performance expectations, and an unfair performance appraisal in 1989. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-joe-biden-ap-norc-david-axelrod-page-20231109-agasbjub5zg25cqholymtsvbyq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Streeterville boutique hotel becoming homeless shelter, prompting staff layoffs. The move to open the shelter is part of a city plan to provide emergency beds for the winter. It comes amid squabbles over what’s going to migrants and what’s going to unhoused Chicagoans. – Michael Loria (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more illegal immigration.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/8/23952653/streeterville-boutique-hotel-becoming-homeless-shelter-prompting-staff-layoffs
— In some Black and Latino neighborhoods, gun violence hits over and over ‘with no mercy’ Recent mass shootings in Chicago did not receive the same level of news media coverage as the mass shooting in Maine, but they underscore the relentless nature of violence in communities of color. – Yolanda Androzzo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/8/23949654/mass-shootings-black-latino-communities-gun-violence-disparity-coverage-yolanda-androzzo-one-aim
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/11/8/23952557/ohio-abortion-rights-republicans-voters-elections-dobbs-jackson-roe-wade-cupp
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all threats and for all hatred.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2023/11/8/23950883/suburban-chicago-islamic-school-copes-with-fear-sadness-after-threat

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Hotel near Mag Mile set to become a temporary homeless shelter – Danny Ecker (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/selina-hotel-near-magnificent-mile-becoming-homeless-shelter
— Restaurateurs are outraged by City Hall’s PTO push. Workers? That’s a different story. – Ally Marotti (COMMENT: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Since 1966 when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, my critics/opponents have been furious that I benefitted from the federal government’s more generous leave policies.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/paid-leave-policy-outrages-chicago-restaurants

ABC7
— Workers say Gold Coast hotel is laying them off before shift to homeless shelter – Jessica D’Onofrio and Michelle Gallardo (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more illegal immigration.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-hotels-selina-hotel-homeless-shelter/14029606/
— Victims speak out after armed carjacking outside Beverly home: ‘I don’t want to go outside’ – Christian Piekos (COMMENT: Criminals ever-increasingly do not care about being caught on camera.)
https://abc7chicago.com/beverly-carjacking-armed-chicago-crime-surveillance-video/14028936/
— City council disruptions from gallery prompt call for changes for workplace safety – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-city-council-meeting-chaos-disruptions/14029463/
— Student’s ‘joke’ about having gun prompts Crete-Monee High School lockdown: police – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/crete-monee-high-school-il-news/14028033/
— GOP candidates hit Trump and back Israel. Here are highlights from the Republican debate – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/republican-debate-gop-presidential-2023/14032474/

NBC5
— Project allowing Chicago migrants to acquire work permits begins this week – Courtney Sisk (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. Because immigrants work for less money, they drive wages down. If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are today, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not, the wages that I got would have been less. I was able to buy a new car in 1966 when I was 17 years old with the money that I earned washing dishes part-time. I was able to pay for my colleges expenses 1966-1970 and buy new cars in 1967 and 1968 with the money that I earned delivering mail part-time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/process-to-acquire-work-permits-for-chicago-migrants-begins-this-week/3273352/
— Family shares horrifying ordeal after surveillance video captures robbery outside Chicago home. The Pettiford family said it all started as a routine Thursday, but things quickly changed as Michelle Pettiford and her 12-year-old daughter returned home from volleyball practice. – Sandra Torres and Alex Fisher (COMMENT: Criminals ever-increasingly do not care about being caught on camera.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/family-shares-horrifying-ordeal-after-surveillance-video-captures-robbery-outside-chicago-home/3272801/
— ‘Joke’ about gun leads to lockdown, large police presence at Crete-Monee High School – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/large-police-presence-street-closures-in-place-near-crete-monee-high-school/3272816/

CBS2
— Selina Chicago hotel in Gold Coast to be converted into temporary homeless shelter – TODD FEURER (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more illegal immigration.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/selina-chicago-gold-coast-hotel-homeless-shelter/
— Chicago family carjacked at gunpoint in their own driveway – MARISSA PERLMAN, CHARLIE DE MAR (COMMENT: Criminals ever-increasingly do not care about being caught on camera.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/beverly-family-carjacked-driveway/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-church-helping-migrants-settled-new-home/
— Two charged after woman is shot, killed at ATM in Worth. – CHARLIE DE MAR, ANDREW RAMOS, SARA MACHI (COMMENT: Criminals ever-increasingly do not care about being caught on camera.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/two-held-after-woman-shot-killed-atm-southwest-chicago-suburb/

WGN9
— Illinois Senate approves plan to allow new nuclear reactors – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/illinois-senate-approves-plan-to-allow-new-nuclear-reactors/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://wgntv.com/veterans-voices/veteran-living-her-authentic-self-as-pastor-author-lgbtq-advocate/

FOX32
— Chicago hotel workers protest layoffs amidst transition to migrant housing. Workers at the Selina Hotel are protesting layoffs as the hotel prepares to become migrant housing. (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more illegal immigration.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1308457

WTTW
— Push for Reparations in Chicago Gets New Life as Johnson Earmarks $500K for New Panel – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/11/09/push-reparations-chicago-gets-new-life-johnson-earmarks-500k-new-panel

WBEZ
— City of Chicago is turning hotel into a homeless shelter for up to 7 months. The Selina Hotel will be converted to use all 116 rooms in December. The population will not include migrant families. – Esther Yoon-Ji Kang (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more illegal immigration.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-hotel-to-turn-into-homeless-shelter/602d0079-8a32-4886-a8cf-375e35e7b89f

KVAL
— Chicago residents grill city council over sanctuary status: ‘Do you want a race war?’ (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more illegal immigration.)
https://kval.com/news/nation-world/chicago-residents-grill-city-council-over-sanctuary-status-do-you-want-a-race-war-illinois-migrant-crisis-immigration

WIFR
— Democrat leaders push pot in Rockford.
https://www.wifr.com/video/2023/11/09/chicago-based-cannabis-company-opens-rockford-location/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— GOP candidates hit Trump and back Israel. Here are highlights from the Republican debate – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-gop-candidates-hit-trump-and-back-israel-here-are-highlights-from-the-republican-debate/
— Democrat leaders see abortion wins as a springboard for 2024 as GOP struggles to find a winning message – AP (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more abortion.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-democrats-see-abortion-wins-as-a-springboard-for-2024-as-gop-struggles-to-find-a-winning-message/

AXIOS
— Drama erupts at City Hall after alders try to censure Carlos Ramirez-Rosa – Justin Kaufmann and Monica Eng (COMMENT: My critics/opponents unsuccessfully had their operatives and their dupes try to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters at its annual convention in 2006 in Wheaton. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/11/07/carlos-ramirez-rosa-censure-vote-fails
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The council deadlocked, giving Mayor Brandon Johnson the deciding vote to deny the censure.)

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Biden will toot his horn in Illinois – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: I worked in that Belvidere plant part-time in early 1970 until it shut down.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/11/09/biden-will-toot-his-horn-in-illinois-00126313

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-182/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/08/afternoon-roundup-184/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Miller: ‘Biden’s HHS wants to mock Christians and force employees to engage in leftwing political speech’
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/651444858-miller-biden-s-hhs-wants-to-mock-christians-and-force-employees-to-engage-in-leftwing-political-speech

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— BLACK, BROWN CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS ENDURE HIGHEST POVERTY RATES – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/black-brown-chicago-neighborhoods-endure-highest-poverty-rates/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pro-life warning: Democrat leaders will force the abortion issue, GOP must respond better (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more abortion.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/8/inside-beltway-pro-lifers-warn-gop-democrats-will-/
— Republicans burned by abortion restrictions at ballot box, can’t shake ‘ban’ rhetoric from Dems – Susan Ferrechio and Ramsey Touchberry (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more abortion.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/8/republicans-burned-abortion-restrictions-ballot-bo/
— Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt House hearing about antisemitic speech on college campuses – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/8/pro-palestinian-protesters-arrested-house-judiciar/
— GOP candidates back deporting pro-Hamas foreign students – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/8/gop-candidates-back-deporting-pro-hamas-foreign-st/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP debates reach a dead end – Byron York
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/gop-debates-reach-a-dead-end
— Huge night for the party of abortion, marijuana, and pornography – Conn Carroll (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more abortion.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/huge-night-for-the-party-of-abortion-marijuana-and-pornography

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is just another progressive bully – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2023/11/08/opinion/chicago-alderman-carlos-ramirez-rosa-is-just-another-prog-bully/
— The Biden administration is hiding the real scale of the migrant crisis – Dave Seminara
https://nypost.com/2023/11/08/opinion/the-biden-administration-is-hiding-the-real-scale-of-the-migrant-crisis/
— GOP presidential candidates divided on federal government’s role in abortion limits – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2023/11/08/news/gop-candidates-divided-on-federal-governments-role-in-abortion-limits/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Housing illegal migrants in America’s airports? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/housing_illegal_migrants_in_americas_airports.html
— Please, O woke masters, help us! – J.A. Frascino
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/please_o_woke_masters_help_us.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Spiteful Romney rats out fellow GOP senators who didn’t back anti-gun bill – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/11/08/spiteful-romney-rats-out-fellow-gop-senators-who-didnt-back-anti-gun-bill-1410883/

BREITBART
— DeSantis Bashes Biden for Seeking Billions to Bus Illegal Aliens into U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/11/08/fact-check-ron-desantis-bashes-joe-biden-for-seeking-billions-to-bus-illegal-aliens-into-u-s/

CENTER SQUARE
— Trailing Trump, Republican candidates talk entitlement reform – Brett Rowland (COMMENT: Who do you know that gets a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint my CSRS pension as being an “entitlement.” In my defense, a) I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS and b) my CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In today’s dollars, my CSRS pension is only 44% of what my salary was in 1997 and less than what my salary was in in 1972.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_9298623a-7ea1-11ee-b2ee-4fdd112ce90c.html

DAILY CALLER
— Sen. Schmitt Introduces Bill To Abolish DEI Offices In Dozens Of Federal Government Agencies – HENRY RODGERS (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. They required all their employees to take lots of Affirmative Action and DEI training. All that training promoted lots of hatred against Republicans. I should write a book about that.)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/08/exclusive-sen-schmitt-dei-offices/

DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘End the Occupation!’ Chants Derail House Hearing on Antisemitism – Tyler O’Nei
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/08/free-palestine-protesters-disrupt-campus-antisemitism-hearing/
— The Ideas Behind the Surge of Antisemitism on America’s Campuses – Eric Schmitt
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/08/the-ideas-behind-surge-of-antisemitism-americas-campuses/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Wins Over DeSantis’ Biggest Donor, Who Says America Needs ‘Strongest Commander’ Back – Tom Ozimek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-wins-over-desantis-biggest-donor-who-says-america-needs-strongest-commander-back-5525629

FOX NEWS
— DeSantis reflects on his debate performance, how he is different from Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6340803006112
— Chaos erupts at Chicago City Council meeting over sanctuary city status. Chicago spending up to $40 million a month on migrant crisis, alderman says. – Stephen Sorace
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chaos-erupts-at-chicago-city-council-meeting-over-sanctuary-city-status
— Chicago residents explode with anger over migrants, sanctuary policies: ‘They are not listening’ Residents demand Democrat-run city abandon ‘sanctuary’ status. – Elizabeth Heckman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-residents-explode-anger-migrants-sanctuary-policies-listening
— GOP lawmaker sounds alarm on ‘dangerous’ threat to US coming from porous border, and it’s not from Mexico. Encounters at the northern border have increased significantly in recent months. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-lawmaker-sounds-alarm-dangerous-threat-us-border-not-mexico

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Illegal Chinese Marijuana Grown in Maine and Elsewhere – PETER KIRSANOW
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/illegal-chinese-marijuana-grown-in-maine-and-elsewhere/

NEWSMAX
— DeSantis, Nikki Haley Shine in 3rd GOP Debate – John Gizzi
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/debate-haley-desantis/2023/11/09/id/1141625/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Biden DHS boss testifies that there is ‘no disaster’ at southern border. There were a record 2.4 million apprehensions at the US border in the 2023 fiscal year. – Katie Daviscourt
https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-dhs-boss-testifies-that-there-is-no-disaster-at-southern-border

TOWNHALL
— New CNN Poll Admits There Is an ‘Enthusiasm Advantage’ for GOP Ahead of 2024 – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/11/08/new-cnn-poll-finds-enthusiasm-advantage-for-gop-ahead-of-2024-n2630956

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Americans are very well-schooled. Well-educated is another matter. – DAVID MASCI (COMMENT: The graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul along with the Becker CPA Review that I took and my working for IRS for almost 8 years helped me pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. The aforesaid along with the undergraduate and graduate internal auditing courses that I took at Roosevelt and the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) review courses that I took and my working for GAO for a year helped me pass the CIA examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4297586-americans-are-very-well-schooled-well-educated-is-another-matter/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Caravan of 3,000 migrants blocks highway in southern Mexico – ÉDGAR H. CLEMENTE
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-migrants-caravan-tapachula-d14ac3ee080d57bba080c5a28276ae6f

NBC NEWS
— 2024 Primary Elections Calendar
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-primary-elections/calendar
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/vatican-says-transgender-people-can-baptized-rcna124280

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— What First Generation College Students Really Need – Alejandra Campoverdi (COMMENT: I was a first generation college student. My father was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2023-11-08/what-first-generation-college-students-really-need

NEW YORK TIMES
— A New Answer for Migrants in Central America: Bus Them North. Costa Rica and Panama are busing people through their countries to ease the concentration of people along their borders, which Biden officials fear will encourage more people to travel to the U.S. border. – Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David Bolaños
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/world/americas/costa-rica-migrants-busing.html
— What Voters Want That Trump Seems to Have – MICHELLE COTTLE
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/opinion/biden-trump-poll.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more abortion.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/11/07/us/election-day-2023
— Vivek Ramaswamy says the celebration of diversity in America has come at the cost of national unity. – Amy Qin (COMMENT: While I am 100% German national origin, I have never celebrated my national origin. Because of WWI and WWII, I have stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/us/vivek-ramaswamy-debate-indian-american.html
— ‘She Certainly Beat All the Boys’: Winners and Losers of the Third G.O.P. Debate – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/09/opinion/republican-debate-winners-losers.html
— Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War. Hamas leaders say they waged their Oct. 7 attack on Israel because they believed the Palestinian cause was slipping away, and that only violence could revive it. – Ben Hubbard and Maria Abi-Habib
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/world/middleeast/hamas-israel-gaza-war.html

USA TODAY
— Lower-income workers face a big challenge for retirement. What’s keeping them from saving. – Susan Tompor (COMMENT: Who do you know that gets a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint my CSRS pension as being an “entitlement.” In my defense, a) I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS and b) my CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In today’s dollars, my CSRS pension is only 44% of what my salary was in 1997 and less than what my salary was in in 1972.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/columnist/2023/11/08/low-income-baby-boomers-facing-a-stark-retirement-reaface-stark-retirement-dilemma-theyre-not-saving/71501392007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois’s ‘Invest in Kids’ Hall of Shame. Democrats in Congress want to kill scholarships for low-income kids. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-invest-in-kids-program-jan-schakowsky-democrats-school-choice-645d0479
— Republicans Still Don’t Know How to Talk About Abortion. Tuesday’s resounding abortion-rights victories left GOP candidates grasping for a position they could sell to voters. – Molly Ball
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/on-debate-stage-and-campaign-trail-republicans-still-dont-know-how-to-talk-about-abortion-f70905e3
— Are Republicans Tired of All the Losing? Another lousy Election Day shows the GOP has a brand problem. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/elections-virginia-kentucky-ohio-abortion-gop-glenn-youngkin-andy-beshear-daniel-cameron-9cf1f979
— Voters Want Anyone but Trump or Biden. Neither looks good in the latest polls. Both parties should consider alternatives for the 2024 presidential election. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/voters-want-anyone-but-trump-or-biden-presidential-election-campaign-voters-polls-d1610d69
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Abortion-Rights Supporters Rack Up Victories, Putting GOP in Bind for 2024. From red Ohio and Kentucky to purple Virginia and Pennsylvania, Tuesday’s results show issue’s continued potency. – Aaron Zitner and Laura Kusisto
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/abortion-rights-supporters-rack-up-victories-putting-gop-in-bind-for-2024-4bec7b38

POLITICO
— The Supreme Court dismantled Roe. States are restoring it one by one. Support for abortion cuts across party lines, performing significantly better at the ballot box than Biden and other Democrats. – ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN, MEGAN MESSERLY and JESSICA PIPER
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/09/abortion-rights-elections-red-states-00126225

RASMUSSENREPORTS
— U.S. Voters Back Netanyahu, Reject Calls for Gaza Ceasefire
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/u_s_voters_back_netanyahu_reject_calls_for_gaza_ceasefire

DAILY MAIL
— ‘You’re just a scum’: Nikki Haley tears into vindictive Vivek after he said her daughter has a TikTok account and called Zelensky a ‘Nazi’ – as the crowd BOOS and his rivals fume – EMILY GOODIN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12728139/Nikk-Haley-Vivek-scum-daughter-Zelensky-Nazi-debate.html
— Trump calls the Republican debate ‘unwatchable’ as he speaks to big rally crowd down the road in Florida – and rips into ‘stupid’ trial on the day daughter Ivanka testified – GEOFF EARLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12727763/Trump-skips-Miami-GOP-debate-rally-supporters-nearby-Hialeah-saying-Republican-rivals-not-watchable-tears-stupid-trial-New-York-day-Ivanka-testified.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Questions to ask those who are running for offices on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.

Questions to ask those who are running for offices on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct:

What have you done and what will you do if elected to defend and advance the following planks in the Republican Party platform:

– Individual responsibility,
– Traditional marriage and family,
– Right to life,
– Immigration,
– Illegal drugs,
– Second Amendment, and
– equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving)?

What have you done and what will you do if elected to discourage the promotion of:

– Dependency on government and charity,
– LGBTQ,
– Abortion,
– Mass/illegal immigration,
– Booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
– Diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and
– Patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination?

November 3, 2023

Democrat and RINO elected officials ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Sooner or later, illegal immigration will harm everyone in America big time. The lower that your income is, the sooner and more that you will be harmed. Illegal immigration will not slow down, let alone stop, until voters elect Republicans, that is, elect candidates who support the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform and will require E-Verify for all employment.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago signs lease for Brighton Park migrant tent camp, Mayor Johnson’s office confirms – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-tent-camp-brighton-park/14007216/
— Chicago City Council meeting on sanctuary city referendum spirals into chaos – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-city-council-sanctuary-referendum/14002650/
— Mayor Brandon Johnson visits DC to ask for help with, funding for migrant crisis – Craig Wall and Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-president-joe-biden-washington-dc/14003867/

NBC5
— Chaos reigns in Chicago City Council meeting over ‘sanctuary city’ status – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chaos-reigns-in-chicago-city-council-meeting-over-migrant-housing-issues/3267979/
— Chicago signs land use contract for $91K per month to house migrants in vacant lot in Brighton Park – Bennett Haeberle, Katy Smyser and Lisa Capitanini
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/chicago-signs-land-use-contract-for-91k-per-month-to-house-migrants-in-vacant-lot-in-brighton-park/3268094/
— Mayor Johnson discusses White House meeting on migrant crisis
https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/chicago-today/interview-mayor-johnson-discusses-white-house-meeting-on-migrant-crisis/3267654/

CBS2
— Oak Park OKs emergency declaration after churches take in asylum seekers – MARYBEL GONZALEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburb-migrants-emergency/
— Chicago school launches winter supply drive for migrants in Rogers Park – ANDREW RAMOS
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-school-launches-winter-supply-drive-for-migrants-in-rogers-park/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-school-helping-asylum-seekers-in-rogers-park-stay-warm/
— Illinois assault-style weapons registration is open, but questions remain about enforcement, other issues – MEGAN HICKEY
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-assault-style-weapons-registration-open-questions/

WGN9
— Chicago residents fed up with lack of communication on migrant housing locations – Dana Rebik
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-residents-fed-up-with-lack-of-communication-on-migrant-housing-locations/
— UPS announces ‘hiring blitz’ across Chicago area this Friday and Saturday – Alonzo Small (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office in 1966 had to hire for the Christmas rush. They hired me a) because I had earned a high school diploma and had passed the postal employment examination and b) because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran who would take the job.)
https://wgntv.com/jobs/ups-announces-hiring-blitz-across-chicago-area-this-friday-and-saturday/

FOX32
— Meeting on Chicago’s sanctuary status gets heated. The proposal for Chicago to remain a sanctuary city is off to a rocky start, and it remains unclear if voters will have a say in the matter.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1305619
— Johnson’s revised paid leave expansion faces crucial vote in Chicago City Council (COMMENT: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Since 1966 when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, my critics/opponents have been furious that I benefitted from the federal government’s more generous leave policies.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/johnsons-revised-paid-leave-expansion-crucial-vote-chicago-city-council
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1305786

WTTW
— Brandon Johnson, Other Big City Mayors Get Audience with Biden Administration Officials to Pitch Request for Help with Migrants – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2023/11/02/brandon-johnson-other-big-city-mayors-get-audience-biden-administration-officials-pitch
— As Temperatures Drop, Volunteers and Medical Professionals Work to Prepare Migrants for a Chicago Winter – Emily Soto
https://news.wttw.com/2023/11/02/temperatures-drop-volunteers-and-medical-professionals-work-prepare-migrants-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Brandon Johnson in Washington to ask for $5B in migrant funding – Alice Yin and A.D. Quig
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mayor-johnson-president-biden-migrant-meeting-20231102-d4zjml4s3zh2rgcqutprcpzami-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Calumet City officials ticket Daily Southtown reporter for ‘hampering’ city employees with questions – Gregory Royal Pratt (COMMEMT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that questions that I asked Republican candidates and elected officials at press conferences caused them to lose elections.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-calumet-city-tribune-reporter-citations-20231102-ts6ugr2t6vdahap72yw2s7gkoi-story.html
— Maine mass shooting puts spotlight on complex array of gun laws, series of massive failures – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-maine-gun-laws-20231102-iasdv6spwjhshekvej4egvhe4a-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In Washington, Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes for more federal help to deal with migrant crisis. Johnson said Congress should add $5 billion for migrant assistance. The Biden White House is asking for $1.4 billion. It may be an uphill challenge to get more from the GOP House. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/11/2/23944133/brandon-johnson-migrant-crisis-federal-help-joe-biden-congress
— ‘Common sense’ doesn’t explain City Council, so judge to allow Chicago ‘civics lesson’ for Burke jurors. Political science professor Constance Mixon’s testimony about government operations will be crucial to helping jury understand the racketeering case against former City Council member Ed Burke, prosecutors say. – Jon Seidel and Mariah Woelfel (COMMENT: Because of the jury pool in Chicago, the more of the following that you are, the more likely that you will lose: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. If you file a civil lawsuit, the more of the aforesaid that you are, anticipate/expect that your 7th Amendment rights will be denied and that your defendants will be granted summary judgment.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/2/23943604/professor-jurors-city-hall-civics-lesson-ed-burke-corruption-trial
— Food deserts plague Chicago neighborhoods. Could the city run its own grocery stores to fill in the gaps? – Mariah Rush and Michael Loria (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote socialism on their road to communism and dictatorship.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/2/23882682/mayor-brandon-johnson-city-owned-grocery-south-west-low-food-access-grocery-desert

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Gun rights advocates question proposed assault weapons registration rules – Peter Hancock
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/gun-rights-advocates-question-proposed-assault-weapons-registration-rules
— As winter looms, migrants’ lack of reliable shelter could become a public health crisis – Katherine Davis
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/migrants-exposure-chicago-cold-could-spur-health-crisis
— Chaos at City Council as Ald. Lopez attempts to take over meeting after lights turned off – Justin Laurence
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/ald-ray-lopez-attempts-takeover-city-council-meeting
— Paid leave policy clears hurdle, set up for final City Council vote – Justin Laurence (COMMENT: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Since 1966 when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, my critics/opponents have been furious that I benefitted from the federal government’s more generous leave policies.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/pto-policy-heads-chicago-city-council-final-vote

STATELINE
— Pritzker says White House should intervene to stop migrants from coming to Illinois this winter – John Clark (COMMENT: How will Democrat and RINO leaders deal with the illegal immigration Pandora’s box that they have opened? Needless-to-say, they should immediately a) stop everything that encourages illegal immigration and b) require E-Verify for all employment.)
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/pritzker-says-white-house-should-intervene-to-stop-migrants-from-coming-to-illinois-this-winter/

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Metro East county considers joining Missouri. Illinois AG says no. – Kurt Erickson
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/metro-east-county-considers-joining-missouri-illinois-ag-says-no/article_3fed5dda-799a-11ee-82bd-732ba68a1408.html

WJBC
— Hearing in Springfield discusses Illinois’ new assault weapons ban – Dave Dahl
https://www.wjbc.com/2023/11/02/hearing-in-springfield-discusses-illinois-new-assault-weapons-ban/

WGLT
— Illinois Republican Darin LaHood supports plan to aid Israel with repurposed IRS funding – Collin Schopp
https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2023-11-01/illinois-republican-darin-lahood-supports-plan-to-aid-israel-with-repurposed-irs-funding

WGEM
— Marijuana edibles found in trick-or-treater’s candy (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push pot.)
https://www.wgem.com/2023/11/02/marijuana-edibles-found-trick-or-treaters-candy-police-say/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing.
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-178/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/02/afternoon-roundup-180/
— Mayor Johnson promises base camps ‘before winter’
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/02/mayor-johnson-promises-base-camps-before-winter/
— How will Democrat and RINO leaders deal with the illegal immigration Pandora’s box that they have opened? Needless-to-say, they should immediately a) stop everything that encourages illegal immigration and b) require E-Verify for all employment.
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/02/oak-park-actually-wants-to-help-asylum-seekers-so-give-it-the-money-joliet-refused/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— New 2022 Census data: Check out where Illinoisans are moving to – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (COMMENT: I should write a book about those RINOs who have had the most success since 2000 driving conservatives out of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Of course, I would focus on those RINOs who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://wirepoints.org/new-2022-census-data-check-out-where-illinoisans-are-moving-to-wirepoints/
— Too many schools in Illinois are no longer places of learning, they’re daycares
https://wirepoints.org/too-many-schools-in-illinois-are-no-longer-places-of-learning-theyre-daycares-wirepoints-joins-tom-miller-of-wjpf-carbondale/

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Chicago Republicans: The City Council Was Strong-armed to Block the Voice of the People on Sanctuary City Status!
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/chicago-republicans-the-city-council-was-strong-armed-to-block-the-voice-of-the-people-on-sanctuary-city-status/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FAILING LOW-INCOME, MINORITY STUDENTS MOST – Hannah Schmid
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-public-schools-failing-low-income-minority-students-most/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pro-life groups warn Senate Republicans will pay a price for breaking Tuberville’s Pentagon blockade – Ramsey Touchberry (COMMENT: I should write about conservative Republicans in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) who are to the right of me on abortion and b) who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/3/pro-life-groups-warn-senate-republicans-will-pay-p/
— Democrats to subpoena conservatives linked to Supreme Court justices next week – Alex Swoyer (COMMENT I should write a book about those major donors who have given the most money to those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who I have sued and their lawyers.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/2/democrats-subpoena-conservatives-linked-supreme-co/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Too close to call: Biden memo reveals how campaign thinks 2024 race will go – Julia Johnson (COMMENT: Because of that, anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly send more and more and more illegals and other Democrats to battleground/swing states to vote for Democrats.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/biden-memo-campaign-2024-race

AMAC
— How Many Illegals Has Biden Admin Released Into US? Mayorkas Can’t (Or Won’t) Say.
https://amac.us/newsline/society/how-many-illegals-has-biden-admin-released-into-us-mayorkas-cant-or-wont-say/

AMERICAN THINKER
— They are not listening to Joe, Kamala, or Alejandro. Our leaders keep telling them to stay home or download the app. The illegals prefer to come the old-fashioned way, i.e. ride the train or just walk north. – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/they_are_not_listening_to_joe_kamala_or_alejandro.html
— Blue city mayors up their call to Joe Biden to $5 billion to finance illegals – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/blue_city_mayors_up_their_call_to_joe_biden_to_5_billion_to_finance_illegals.html

BREITBART
— Joe Biden to Pay Foreign Countries to Control Inflow of Illegal Immigration to U.S. – JOHN BINDER (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, foreign countries are successfully invading America. Which foreign country will eventually conquer America and when? If China decides to invade, China would quickly conquer America.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/02/report-joe-biden-to-pay-foreign-countries-to-control-inflow-of-illegal-immigration-to-u-s/
— Sanctuary State Illinois: Another Pair of Illegal Aliens Charged with Stealing $3K Worth of Macy’s Merchandise – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/02/sanctuary-state-illinois-another-pair-illegal-aliens-charged-stealing-3k-macys-merchandise/
— GOP Senators Pressure Biden to Make Public Total Number of Illegal Aliens Released into U.S. Every Month – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/02/gop-senators-pressure-biden-make-public-total-number-illegal-aliens-released-u-s-every-month/

CENTER SQUARE
— Largest cities in US request $5 billion for ‘overwhelming’ migrant inflow – Kenneth Schrupp
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_d818ef1a-79c3-11ee-9527-df1fcd0317d6.html

CENTER SQUARE CALIFORNIA
— Converting parking lots to homeless encampments brings mixed results – Kenneth Schrupp
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_b1beebde-79d8-11ee-9518-a71229944987.html

DAILY CALLER
— Border Patrol Encountered Nearly 200,000 Illegal Aliens in First Month of FY 2024 – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/02/exclusive-border-patrol-encountered-nearly-200000-illegal-aliens-in-first-month-of-fy-2024-preliminary-data-shows/
— Even Liberal Lunatics Admit America Was Better Under Trump Than Biden – GAGE KLIPPER (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, American is getting worse and worse and worse for those who are the following: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/02/inclusiveness-index-berkeley-racial-equality-118th/

DAILY SIGNAL
— New York’s ‘Right to Shelter’—a Socialist Blank Check Aliens From Around the World Are Cashing – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/02/borderline-new-yorks-right-shelter-socialist-blank-check-aliens-around-world-are-cashing/
— ‘He Sees All White People as Racist’: Military Assessment Criticizes Air Force Colonel’s Leadership. – Rob Bluey
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/11/02/he-sees-all-white-people-as-racist-military-assessment-critiques-air-force-colonels-leadership/

DAILY WIRE
— The Dangers Of Gender-Affirming Care’ Takes Over X
https://www.dailywire.com/news/prageru-documentary-detrans-the-dangers-of-gender-affirming-care-takes-over-x

FEDERALIST
— How Wokeness Puts Its Defenders In A Chokehold — And How To Help Them Out – NOELLE MERING
https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/03/how-leftists-find-themselves-manipulated-into-a-woke-chokehold/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago struggles to house waves of migrants as freezing temperatures hit city. ‘Layering clothing is a novel concept for most of the migrants who are used to warmer climates,’ the AP said as it covered the crisis. – Alexander Hall
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-struggles-house-waves-migrants-freezing-temperatures-hit-city
— Nikki Haley says why she doesn’t embrace identity politics, despite minority status. She says she rejects ‘labels.’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes embrace identity politics big time. They give more and more and more preference to those who are liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, that is, they discriminate more and more and more against those who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nikki-haley-tells-charlamagne-tha-god-why-she-doesnt-embrace-identity-politics-despite-minority-status
— High school students walk out of class in protest of transgender bathroom policy: ‘They ignore us’ About 50-100 students at the Loudoun County high school protested the district’s transgender policy. – Kendall Tietz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/loudoun-county-high-school-students-walk-protest-transgender-bathroom-policy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Students at a high school in Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) walked out in protest of the district’s gender policy that allows non-binary, gender-fluid and transgender students to use whichever school bathrooms and locker rooms they want based on their chosen gender.)
— Over 20 Democrats, one Republican vote against resolution condemning antisemitism on college campuses. All but one member of the far-left ‘Squad’ voted against the resolution. – Brandon Gillespie, Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/twenty-democrats-one-republican-vote-against-bill-condemn-antisemitism-college-campuses

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Sanctuary City Democrat Mayors Demanding Billions From Biden to Help With Migrants. A new caravan is on its way to the border. The organizer said that Latin American countries are conspiring against Biden because of his horrid border policies. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/11/sanctuary-city-democrat-mayors-demanding-billions-from-biden-to-help-with-migrants/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Fights — but for What? – CHARLES C. W. COOKE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/11/trump-fights-but-for-what/
— Business Schools Cave to DEI Pressure – GEORGE LEEF (COMMENT: IIT (graduate finance program) accepted me when I was 43, DePaul (graduate accounting) when I was 27, Loyola (graduate business) when I was 23, NIU (undergraduate business) when I was 20, and UIC (undergraduate business) when I was 18. But because of my terrible demographics, if I was 43, 27, 23, 20, or 18 today, I doubt that they would accept me today.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/business-schools-cave-to-dei-pressure/

NEWSMAX
— Money President Joe Biden has allocated for the southern border in his $105 billion spending request is not intended to secure the border against illegal migrants. – Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/kevin-hern-newsmax-joe-biden/2023/11/02/id/1140714/

PATRIOT POST
— NYC Is Paying Illegal Aliens to Leave the City. Because illegal aliens are demanding to stay at luxury hotels and refusing to leave, New York is offering to pay them to leave.
https://patriotpost.us/videos/101813-nyc-is-paying-illegal-aliens-to-leave-the-city-2023-11-02

TOWNHALL
— Senator Marshall’s New Bill Looks to Provide Justice for Those Victimized by Illegal Immigrants – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2023/11/02/senator-marshall-illegal-immigtation-bill-exclusive-n2630683
— American Media Ignores Hamas’ Vow to Annihilate Israel
https://townhallreview.com/podcast/details/commentaries
— Republicans Expose Democrats’ ‘Ethics’ Scheme to Remake the Supreme Court – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2023/11/02/republicans-push-back-on-lefts-supreme-court-ethics-reform-n2630692

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Biden campaign warns of ‘very close’ general election. – ALEX GANGITANO (COMMENT: Because of that, anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly send more and more and more illegals and other Democrats to battleground/swing states to vote for Democrats.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4291774-biden-campaign-warns-of-very-close-general-election/
— Oregon just dropped all graduation standards, failing all of its students in the name of ‘equity’ – AARON WITHE (COMMENT: To graduate more students who have demographics that vote for Democrats, schools ever-increasingly lower their graduation standards.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4288044-oregon-just-dropped-all-graduation-standards-failing-all-of-its-students-in-the-name-of-equity/

ROLL CALL
— Democrats ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Speaker Johnson.
https://rollcall.com/2023/11/02/does-speaker-johnson-realize-some-of-his-best-constituents-are-black/

ABC NEWS & MSNBC & HUFFINGTON POST & BILLBOARD & NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America, b) promote more LGBTQ, and c) destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ. .
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/companies-lgbtq-advertising-despite-risk-consumer-boycotts/story?id=104553157
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/house-speaker-mike-johnson-s-anti-lgbtq-record-discussed-by-rep-angie-craig-197000261538
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/target-ceo-brian-cornell-defends-target-pride-merch-removal_n_65442471e4b0cde80b8c5365
https://www.billboard.com/lists/stars-slam-anti-lgbtq-bills-hayley-williams-lizzo-ariana-grande/
https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/11/02/house-speaker-mike-johnson-blamed-homosexuals-fall-roman-empire/

CBS NEWS
— Nikki Haley gaining ground in 2024 Republican primary as she campaigns in New Hampshire
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/nikki-haley-2024-republican-primary-new-hampshire/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled America-hating America-haters want citizens of foreign countries to invade, to infiltrate, to infest, to conquer, and to destroy America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/opinion/immigration-border-biden.html
— House Blocks Censure of Tlaib on Charge of Antisemitism. A solid bloc of Republicans joined Democrats in refusing to back a move to formally rebuke Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, a far-left Democrat, for her harsh criticism of Israel. – Robert Jimison (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, immigrant leaders put the interests of their motherland ahead of America’s interests, that is, ever-increasingly, immigrant leaders side with America’s enemies against America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/us/politics/house-republicans-democrats-expulsion-censure.html
— Holding national security hostage to help tax cheats. – PAUL KRUGMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/opinion/columnists/israel-irs-national-security-hostages.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Tlaib is okay? Santos? The new speaker’s House is off to a bad start. – Jim Geraghty
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/02/speaker-mike-johnson-tlaib-santos-votes/

USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/11/02/more-lgbtq-candidates-running-local-elections/71413371007/

NEW YORK SUN
— Chicago, a ‘Sanctuary City,’ Reaches Its Breaking Point – MAGGIE HRONCICH
https://www.nysun.com/article/chicago-a-sanctuary-city-reaches-its-breaking-point

FOX SAN DIEGO
— Migrant encounters in San Diego Sector reach 20-year high – Jaime Chambers
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/migrant-encounters-in-san-diego-sector-reach-20-year-high-cbp/

FORBES & MSN
— To admit more students who have demographics that vote for Democrats, colleges ever-increasingly lower their admission standards.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawhitford/2023/11/02/hundreds-of-colleges-now-offer-automatic-admission-to-students/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/this-month-200-000-high-school-seniors-will-get-automatic-college-acceptance-letters-before-even-applying/ar-AA1jhRP6

BARRON’S
— For Biden In 2024, Is Age Really Just A Number? – Danny KEMP
https://www.barrons.com/news/for-biden-in-2024-is-age-really-just-a-number-dc0b5de5

AXIOS
— Democrats quietly move to succeed Biden – Alex Thompson (COMMENT: What do you say to those in Illinois who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who give Pritzker a big pass because they fear a) that he will be America’s next President and b) that he would destroy them?)
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/02/democrats-quiet-campaign-succeed-biden-2024-president-election
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and California Rep. Ro Khanna have traveled to New Hampshire in recent months — and Khanna returned this week to debate GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. . .Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Pritzker all recently launched national political groups — “Fight Like Hell PAC,” “Campaign for Democracy,” and “Think Big America,” respectively. Newsom’s group has focused on gun safety while Whitmer and Pritzker’s groups have honed in on abortion rights. . .In October, Pritzker, 58, launched Think Big America, a group that’s using his wealth to fund abortion rights ballot measures across the country. Pritzker, a billionaire businessman, personally gave $750,000 and Think Big America gave $250,000 to support Ohio’s Issue 1 amendment, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution and is on the ballot in next week’s election. Think Big America also donated $1 million to Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom, which is behind an abortion-rights ballot measure, a Think Big spokesperson told Axios. Pritzker also landed the Democratic convention for Chicago; he and his allies are raising money for it.)

October 30, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— At least 34 shot, 3 killed in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-gun-violence-police/13988521/#new_tab
— Morgan Park residents raise concerns over city’s plans for migrant shelter at vacant lot – Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-protest-today-morgan-park-115th-and-halsted/13989428/

NBC5
— Roseland residents frustrated over proposal to build migrant shelter – Christian Farr and Matt Stefanski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/roseland-residents-frustrated-over-proposal-to-build-shelter-for-migrants/3263659/
— Mayor Johnson issues statement after Halloween party shooting leaves 15 injured. According to Chicago police, the location where the gathering took place has a history of hosting unsanctioned events. – Matt Stefanski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-halloween-party-shooting-mayor-brandon-johnson-north-lawndale/3263561/

CBS2
— Chicago weekend shootings: 4 killed, 30 hurt – JERAMIE BIZZLE, BETH LAWRENCE
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-oct-27-to-30/

FOX32
— Amid dropping temps, Chicago offers warming buses and support for migrants
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-warming-buses-migrants
— Chicago police issue warning about car thefts
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-warning-car-thefts-guns-stolen-parked-vehicles

WTTW
— Chicago’s Top Cop Vows to Rein in Police Overtime Spending as 2023 Bill Tops $200M – Heather Cherone (COMMENT: I worked lots of overtime while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 because I volunteered for it and because my Democrat coworkers often called in sick.)
https://news.wttw.com/2023/10/30/chicago-s-top-cop-vows-rein-police-overtime-spending-2023-bill-tops-200m

WBEZ
— Illinois sheriff says cop signed up for Oath Keepers, but now renounces the extremist group. The Stephenson County sheriff says Chief Deputy Andrew Schroeder’s association with Oath Keepers was “brief” and he is an “exemplary” cop. But other officials in the county remain concerned. – Dan Mihalopoulos (COMMENT: My critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. In 2012, they succeeded in ending my TAPROOT chairmanship and in destroying TAPROOT. In 2007, they succeeded in ending my ICRC Steering Committee membership and in destroying ICRC. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-sheriff-says-chief-deputy-no-longer-with-oath-keepers/dbe65192-095c-423f-abe5-347d9656185a

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville-area faith leaders come together to combat hate – Madhu Krishnamurthy (COMMENT: Government and politics are nasty/vicious. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have used against me the most a) my being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and/or b) my not being a member of a church, my not attending church services, and my not giving money to a church. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231030/naperville-area-faith-leaders-come-together-to-combat-hate

WAND TV
— For the second year in a row, U.S. shoppers are seeing double-digit inflation in the candy aisle – AP (COMMENT: On Saturday, October 21, 2023, Iron Gate Motor Condo owners in Naperville held an extremely positive and an extremely successful Halloween event for children.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/less-boo-for-your-buck-for-the-second-halloween-in-a-row-us-candy-inflation/article_68e8b725-e5bf-55d6-9982-7e162306e88e.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Court arguments begin in effort to bar Trump from presidential ballot under ‘insurrection’ clause – AP (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-court-arguments-begin-in-effort-to-bar-trump-from-presidential-ballot-under-insurrection-clause/
— Pence’s early exit from the presidential campaign offers a reminder of Trump’s grip on the GOP – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-pences-early-exit-from-the-presidential-campaign-offers-a-reminder-of-trumps-grip-on-the-gop/

SOUTH SIDE WEEKLY
— UN Specialist Warned City Council that Tent Camps Could Become Permanent. Camps can outlast their initial scope by years—and U.S. courts can be slow to process asylum seekers. – Wendy Wei, Jim Daley and Matt Chapman
https://southsideweekly.com/un-specialist-warned-city-council-tent-camps-could-become-permanent/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/10/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-174/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Republican Legislators Seek to End Illinois’ Sanctuary State Status – Andrew Hensel
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/republican-legislators-seek-to-end-illinois-sanctuary-state-status/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Halloween’s growing cultural footprint: What exactly are we celebrating? – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/29/halloweens-growing-cultural-footprint-what-exactly/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republican legislators seek to end Illinois’s sanctuary state status – Andrew Hensel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republican-legislators-seek-to-end-illinois-sanctuary-state-status

NEW YORK POST
— GOP reps slam new Merchant Marine Academy transgender policy: ‘Far-left’s social experiments’ – Caitlin Doornbos
https://nypost.com/2023/10/29/news/merchant-marine-transgender-policy-allows-service-exemptions/
— Congressman fears ‘greater ties’ between China and Cuba after Chinese nationals smuggled into Florida – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/10/29/news/florida-republican-fears-greater-ties-between-china-and-cuba/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Someone Issued a Gag Order on Illinois Democrats. Their silence shows they know who controls their party and purse strings to power. – Brad Halbrook
https://amgreatness.com/2023/10/30/someone-issued-a-gag-order-on-illinois-democrats/

AMERICAN THINKER
— What it means to be an American – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/10/what_it_means_to_be_an_american.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Unfortunately, there are no Founders around today, and our own government has steadfastly attempted to turn as many of us as possible into dependents who rely on the government for…almost everything. Many have traded freedom for illusionary security, free will for promise of more “free” stuff to come.)
— Republican Disarray on the House Speakership Nothing New – Bill Hansmann (COMMENT: GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO 1980-1997. For more than any one person, GAO works for the Speaker of the House. Democrat Tip O’Neill was the Speaker while I worked for GAO 1980-1987, Democrat Jim Wright 1987-1989, Democrat Tom Foley 1989-1995, and Republican Newt Gingrich 1995-1997. While O’Neill was Speaker, GAO forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO and delayed my promotions to GS-12 and GS-13. While Wright was Speaker, GAO threw me off audits of IRS. While Foley and was Speaker, GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance (PFP) purposes. While Gingrich was Speaker, GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for PFP purposes and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old; my Democrat GAO superiors were beyond furious that Gingrich dramatically cut GAO’s budget 1995-1997. Gingrich was the Speaker while my lawsuit against GAO was pending 1998-1999 and Republican Dennis Hastert 1999-2005. My critics/opponents have always used against me that neither Gingrich nor Hastert ever came to my defense. Further, my critics/opponents have used against me that since 1980, with one exception in 1989, my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators have never come to my defense.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/10/republican_disarray_on_the_house_speakership_nothing_new.html
— Vatican Synod leaves LGBTQ+ advocates and other leftists empty handed – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/10/vatican_synod_leaves_lgbtq_advocates_and_other_leftists_empty_handed.html

BREITBART
— Democrats Admit Biden’s Migration Is Splitting the Party – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/10/30/report-democrats-admit-migration-is-splitting-the-party/
— Biden’s Migrant Mobile App Helps Free Thousands of Foreign Nationals into U.S. from Terrorism-Linked Countries – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/29/bidens-migrant-mobile-app-foreign-nationals-into-us-terrorism-countries/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden’s Busted Border Is A Giant Red Carpet For Terrorists – DEROY MURDOCK
https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/29/opinion-bidens-busted-border-is-a-giant-red-carpet-for-deroy-murdock/

DAILY WIRE
— Hamas Leader: ‘Women, Children, Elderly’ Must Die In Gaza To Help Our Fight Against Israel
https://www.dailywire.com/news/hamas-leader-women-children-elderly-must-die-in-gaza-to-help-our-fight-against-israel

EPOCH TIMES
— Will ‘MAGA Mike’ Succeed as House Speaker? Mike Johnson’s stunning rise to speaker has been hailed as a win for conservatives. But he faces key tests on the road ahead. – Lawrence Wilson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/will-maga-mike-succeed-as-house-speaker-5517471

FOX NEWS
— Biden allows epic flood of illegals into US and here’s the real reason why. Total number of illegals under Biden is nearing 10 million and president still has a year to go. – Sara A. Carter, Thomas Homan
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-allows-epic-flood-illegals-heres-reason
— Florida GOP lawmaker raises alarm on illegal Chinese immigrants who sailed to Key Largo. 17 Chinese nationals landed in Key Largo by boat last week. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-house-republican-raises-alarm-illegal-chinese-immigrants-sailed-key-largo
— Pro-Palestinian rioters storm Russian airport, flood runway looking for Israeli flight. A small number of Jews are reportedly ‘isolated’ at the airport. – Andrea Vacchiano
https://www.foxnews.com/world/pro-palestinian-rioters-storm-russian-airport-flood-runway-looking-israeli-flight-officials

HOT AIR
— More Than 300 Pro-Hamas Morons Arrested at Grand Central
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2023/10/29/more-than-300-pro-hamas-morons-arrested-at-grand-central-n588509

JUST THE NEWS
— Illegal border crossers surpass 10 million since Biden took office. Number totals more than the individual populations of 41 states. (COMMENT: How many of them will use their false identifications to vote for Democrats in 2024?)
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/illegal-border-crossers-total-over-10-million-biden-inauguration

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Pro-Hamas Protests on College Campuses Are Ripping the Mask Off Wokeism “dramatically increased awareness that something is rotten in the state of higher education in the English-speaking world” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/10/pro-hamas-protests-on-college-campuses-are-ripping-the-mask-off-wokeism/

MRC TV
— Portland, ME, Politician Says Mass-Murderer’s Motive Was… White Supremacy – P. GARDNER GOLDSMITH
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/p-gardner-goldsmith/portland-me-politician-says-mass-murderers-motive-was-white-supremacy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As of Friday morning, every publicly known victim of Robert R. Card’s Wednesday night shooting spree has been white.)

NEWSMAX
— US Military Running ‘Far-Left’s Social Experiments’ – Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/woke-transgender-policy/2023/10/29/id/1140144/

TOWNHALL
— Republicans Vow to Keep Terrorists Out of the U.S. Under Their Watch – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/10/29/republicans-shift-their-focus-to-hamas-sympathizers-n2630512
— Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal Claims Biden’s Support for Israel will Diminish His Support Among Arabs – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/10/29/jayapal-warning-to-biden-over-isreal-n2630521
— School District Cancelled Its Halloween Activities – Madeline Leesman (COMMENT: On Saturday, October 21, 2023, Iron Gate Motor Condo owners in Naperville held an extremely positive and an extremely successful Halloween event for children.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/10/28/heres-why-one-school-district-cancelled-its-halloween-activities-n2630458

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Congressman Sounds the Alarm After 17 Chinese Nationals Are Arrested in His Southern District – Rachel M. Emmanuel
https://www.westernjournal.com/congressman-sounds-alarm-17-chinese-nationals-arrested-southern-district/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Tensions rise between new and established migrants – RAFAEL BERNAL
https://thehill.com/latino/4279680-tensions-new-established-migrants/
— Conservatives see hope for anti-abortion, anti-trans push with Speaker Johnson – NATHANIEL WEIXEL
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4280223-social-conservatives-trans-abortion-speaker-johnson/
— Conservatives give Speaker Johnson breathing room — for now – KRISTINA KARISCH
https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/4282956-the-hills-morning-report-conservatives-give-speaker-johnson-breathing-room-for-now/

ABC NEWS
— As economy falters, more Chinese migrants seek asylum at US border. A major influx of Chinese migration to the United States on a relatively new and perilous route through Panama’s Darién Gap jungle has become increasingly popular thanks to social media. – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/economy-falters-chinese-migrants-perilous-journey-us-border-104470299

CBS NEWS
— For Palestinian and Israeli Americans, war has made the unimaginable a reality – JERICKA DUNCAN (COMMENT: I am 100% German American. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI and my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/palestinian-and-israeli-americans-war-unimaginable-reality/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— As Economy Falters, More Chinese Migrants Take a Perilous Journey to the US Border to Seek Asylum. A major influx of Chinese migration to the United States on a relatively new and perilous route through Panama’s Darién Gap jungle has become increasingly popular thanks to social media. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-10-30/as-economy-falters-more-chinese-migrants-take-a-perilous-journey-to-the-us-border-to-seek-asylum

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Boys graduate high school at lower rates than girls, with lifelong consequences. Girls consistently are outperforming boys, graduating at higher rates at public high schools around the country. – CAROLYN THOMPSON
https://buffalonews.com/lifestyles/boys-graduate-high-school-at-lower-rates-than-girls-with-lifelong-consequences/article_b7b788e7-e5e1-5ded-96fa-e3a1f8242e4c.html
— US fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops – LOLITA C. BALDOR
https://apnews.com/article/syria-airstrikes-iran-revolutionary-guard-af3c7a0f069b8c8b08f6feaa0e165d6a

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump’s Challengers Are Dropping Like Flies – Ewan Palmer
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-primary-drop-outs-trump-pence-race-1838864

NEW YORK TIMES
— From Smugglers and TikTok, Migrants Get a Message: Go to New York. Many migrants entering the U.S. southern border have been steered to New York City by relatives, politicians and smugglers, in part because of the city’s right-to-shelter policy. – Jay Root
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/nyregion/migrants-nyc-shelter-mauritania.html
— Is the Republican Speakership Cursed? – Carl Hulse (COMMENT: GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO 1980-1997. For more than any one person, GAO works for the Speaker of the House. Democrat Tip O’Neill was the Speaker while I worked for GAO 1980-1987, Democrat Jim Wright 1987-1989, Democrat Tom Foley 1989-1995, and Republican Newt Gingrich 1995-1997. While O’Neill was Speaker, GAO forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO and delayed my promotions to GS-12 and GS-13. While Wright was Speaker, GAO threw me off audits of IRS. While Foley and was Speaker, GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance (PFP) purposes. While Gingrich was Speaker, GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for PFP purposes and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old; my Democrat GAO superiors were beyond furious that Gingrich dramatically cut GAO’s budget 1995-1997. Gingrich was the Speaker while my lawsuit against GAO was pending 1998-1999 and Republican Dennis Hastert 1999-2005. My critics/opponents have always used against me that neither Gingrich nor Hastert ever came to my defense. Further, my critics/opponents have used against me that since 1980, with one exception in 1989, my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators have never come to my defense.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/us/politics/house-speaker-johnson-republicans.html
— New data shows, for the first time at this level of detail, how much students’ standardized test scores rise with their parents’ incomes — and how disparities start years before students sit for tests. – Claire Cain Miller (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on how much money their parents have/had.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/23/upshot/sat-inequality.html

USA TODAY
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote hatred against Johnson.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/10/29/mike-johnson-election-denier-republicans-trump-extremism/71346454007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Indians Are Entering the U.S. Illegally in Record Numbers. Some asylum seekers say Modi’s Hindu nationalist policies are driving them out, while others are drawn by job opportunities. – Tarini Parti
https://www.wsj.com/world/india/indians-are-entering-the-u-s-illegally-in-record-numbers-2cf19e38
— Affirmative Action in Hiring for the Left. The bias is passed on to the next generation. – Letters (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, veteran, or younger person who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/university-college-left-wing-bias-professors-hamas-a47435fd
— Three Ideas to End Tent Cities, Changing a few laws and tightening border security could reduce urban homelessness. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/three-ideas-to-end-tent-cities-california-san-francisco-homelessness-theft-crime-poverty-5c0a8e29
— House Speaker Built Career Fighting in Conservative Legal Trenches. Mike Johnson came to Congress with a long legal record battling gay rights, abortion and limits on religious expression in the public sphere. – Laura Kusisto, Mariah Timms, and Scott Patterson
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/house-speaker-built-career-fighting-in-conservative-legal-trenches-bd0513de
— Grand Old Party: How Aging Makes You More Conservative. Baby boomers have shifted right. But liberal millennials and Gen Z are canceling them out. – Dante Chinni and Stephanie Stamm
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/grand-old-party-how-aging-makes-you-more-conservative-8b2515b0

FORBES
— House Republicans Are Ready To Break Things — Including The IRS – Joseph Thorndike (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who wasted my knowledge of IRS the most: a) my Democrat IRS superiors, b) my Democrat GAO superiors, c) Gingrich and Hastert, and d) my Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives and candidates for those offices and their staff members. GAO works for Congress. GAO audits IRS. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,270-$104,583/year. Then I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year. My Democrat GAO superiors kept me off of audits of IRS for all but 3 of those almost 18 years.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxnotes/2023/10/30/house-republicans-are-ready-to-break-things—including-the-irs/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Mike Johnson is the first Republican House speaker from the South since Newt Gingrich, putting the region back in the driver’s seat of GOP politics – John L. Dorman (COMMENT: GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO 1980-1997. For more than any one person, GAO works for the Speaker of the House. Democrat Tip O’Neill was the Speaker while I worked for GAO 1980-1987, Democrat Jim Wright 1987-1989, Democrat Tom Foley 1989-1995, and Republican Newt Gingrich 1995-1997. While O’Neill was Speaker, GAO forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO and delayed my promotions to GS-12 and GS-13. While Wright was Speaker, GAO threw me off audits of IRS. While Foley and was Speaker, GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance (PFP) purposes. While Gingrich was Speaker, GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for PFP purposes and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old; my Democrat GAO superiors were beyond furious that Gingrich dramatically cut GAO’s budget 1995-1997. Gingrich was the Speaker while my lawsuit against GAO was pending 1998-1999 and Republican Dennis Hastert 1999-2005. My critics/opponents have always used against me that neither Gingrich nor Hastert ever came to my defense. Further, my critics/opponents have used against me that since 1980, with one exception in 1989, my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators have never come to my defense.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-johnson-republican-house-speaker-south-gingrich-conservatives-influence-2023-10

THE WEEK
— What do the Republicans stand for? – PETER WEBER (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform is liberal and therefore it promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. The Republican Party platform is conservative and therefore it promotes individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, compliance with immigration laws, avoidance of vices, Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://theweek.com/politics/what-do-the-republicans-stand-for

DAILY MAIL
— ‘Looking forward to seeing Hamas raise the rainbow flag across Gaza’: Israel responds to video showing combined LGBTQ and Palestinian flag being flown at protest – as activists march through London – JAMES CALLERY
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12685671/Looking-forward-seeing-Hamas-raise-rainbow-flag-Gaza-Israel-responds-video-showing-combined-LGBTQ-Palestinian-flag-flown-protest-activists-march-London.html
— Jared Kushner says American Jews are safer in SAUDI ARABIA than US college campuses after woke students backed Hamas’ bloodbath in Israel – KATELYN CARALLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12685903/Jared-Kushner-says-American-Jews-safer-SAUDI-ARABIA-college-campuses.html

October 29, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— At least 15 shot, 2 critically injured at Lawndale Halloween party; suspect in custody – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-lawndale-halloween-party-several-people-shot-police-department/13987856/
— Note threatens Hickory Hills family over ‘Free Palestine’ sign: ‘Take down the sign or BURN’ Hate crime investigation underway as Lila Gaber worries for her Palestinian-American family’s safety. – Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/hate-crime-hickory-hills-palestinian-american-hamas-israel-war/13986664/
— Demonstrators demand stop to airstrikes in Gaza as Hamas-Israel war continues
https://abc7chicago.com/protest-in-downtown-chicago-today-saturday-gaza-hamas-israel/13985998/

CBS2
— Demonstrators in Chicago Loop rally for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/israel-hamas-war-chicago-loop-rally-michigan-avenue/

WGN9
— Palestinian-Americans, allies rally in downtown Chicago amid ground attacks in Gaza
https://wgntv.com/news/palestinian-americans-allies-rally-in-downtown-chicago-amid-ground-attacks-in-gaza/

FOX32
— Chicagoans for Palestine protest in the Loop for second straight weekend – Maggie Duly
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-palestine-protest-downtown

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Thousands march in Chicago Loop to call for end to Israeli siege of Gaza – Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-20231029-w2pzjglp3zdxnpgo3ncyoffxge-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Surge in antisemitism amid Israel-Hamas war marks ‘frightening time’ for Jews locally and globally – Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-antisemitism-israel-hamas-war-20231028-xsyjgts46fdmva4ifwvpjbcbdq-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly divide a) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, b) minorities against Whites, c) women against men, d) younger people against older people, e) non-Protestants against Protestants, f) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, g) non-Italian-Americans and non-German Americans against Italian Americans and German Americans, h) those who have less money against those who have more money, i) those who have more problems against those who have fewer problems, j) etc. against etc.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnwood/ct-lwd-lincolnwood-flags-tl-1102-20231028-bomgwrl3nrbprcmf2m772l3f6a-story.html
— Naperville’s a safe place to trick-or-treat, but it’s also got that great neighborhood vibe – Hilary Decent (COMMENT: On Saturday, October 21, 2023, Iron Gate Motor Condo owners in Naperville held an extremely positive and an extremely successful Halloween event for children.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-decent-column-st-1029-20231027-pujjij4kjzc23ju3eskep2yjj4-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-maga-donald-trump-oath-keepers-brookings-institution-page-20231029-tpay3zxinvekratt5bqoenby3u-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly run America and ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all problems. Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats will ever-increasingly blame Republicans the Palestine-Israel conflict.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/10/29/23926878/river-sea-palestine-free-israel-hamas-war-protest-gaza

DAILY HERALD
— Dignity of work, not dependence is how Chicago helps those trapped in poverty. – Matt Paprocki
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20231029/paprocki-dignity-of-work-not-dependence-is-how-chicago-helps-those-trapped-in-poverty-
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly run America and ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all problems. Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats will ever-increasingly blame Republicans the “Israel-Gaza” conflict.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231029/taking-the-side-of-peace-suburban-muslim-and-jewish-women-try-to-find-common-ground-here-amid-middle-east-war

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Abortion rights groups protest crisis pregnancy center in McHenry
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2023/10/28/abortion-rights-groups-protest-crisis-pregnancy-center-in-mchenry/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— New Hampshire’s presidential primary ballots will have 24 Republicans and 21 Democrats, but no Biden – AP (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-new-hampshires-presidential-primary-ballots-will-have-24-republicans-and-21-democrats-but-no-biden/
— Trump warns US enemies: spill ‘drop of American blood’ and we’ll spill ‘gallon of yours’ – Tara Suter
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-warns-us-enemies-spill-drop-of-american-blood-and-well-spill-gallon-of-yours/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Democrats argue against enhancing penalties to reduce Chicago gun violence.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/enhancing-penalties-hasnt-reduced-chicago-gun-violence-17595727

JUST THE NEWS
— Too old to trick-or-treat? Some Illinois towns can throw teens in jail, but laws not enforced. Some jurisdictions in Illinois ban trick-or-treaters over the age of 12.
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/too-old-trick-or-treat-some-towns-can-throw-teens-jail-laws-not

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Republican legislators seek to end Illinois’ sanctuary state status – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1df3b976-750e-11ee-bdfe-77522afb6556.html

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Issues and controversies that I just can’t seem to ignore – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2023/10/28/issues-and-controversies-that-i-just-cant-seem-to-ignore/

JOHN KASS
— One-Sided Rules of War – Steve Huntley
https://johnkassnews.com/one-sided-rules-of-war/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Featured in Weekly Republican Party Email
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/10/28/mchenry-county-featured-in-weekly-republican-party-email/
— Chicago School Deficit – My How It Has Grown
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/10/27/chicago-school-deficit-my-how-it-has-grown/
— Thinking about Masks and Following the Science
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/10/28/thinking-about-masks-and-following-the-science/
— 2023 Mental Health Board Validation Legislation is Same as 2022, But with a Twist
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/10/28/mhbvalidation/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump vows to deport Hamas sympathizers, restore sanctions on Iran – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/28/trump-vows-deport-hamas-sympathizers-restore-sanct/
— Mike Pence abruptly drops out of presidential race, says ‘it’s not my time’ – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/28/former-vp-mike-pence-abruptly-drops-out-presidenti/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump slams Hamas, promises stronger defenses against terrorist groups at Republican Jewish Coalition event – Christopher Hutton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-republican-jewish-coalition-vegas
— Will the Supreme Court reaffirm its decision to end race-based admissions? – Max Eden & Anthony Pericolo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/will-the-supreme-court-reaffirm-its-decision-to-end-race-based-admissions
— Hochul extends state of emergency over migrant crisis – Christian Wade (COMMENT: Democrat elected officials use declarations of emergencies to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hochul-extends-state-of-emergency-over-migrant-crisis

NEW YORK POST
— 7,000 pro-Palestinian protesters take over Brooklyn Bridge, call for elimination of Jewish state: ‘By any means’ – Larry Celona, Georgia Worrell, Valentina Jaramillo, Matthew Sedacca, Rich Calder and Katherine Donlevy (COMMENT: Government is nasty/vicious. Politics is nasty/vicious. Democrats are nasty/vicious. If I was still a GAO employee, my liberal Democrat superiors would hint/imply/argue/shout at my many Jewish superiors and supervisors that I was pro-Hamas, that is, anti-Semite.)
https://nypost.com/2023/10/28/metro/9k-pro-palestinian-protestors-take-over-brooklyn-bridge-call-for-elimination-of-jewish-state-by-any-means/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Before the rally, former City Councilman David Greenfield, a Brooklyn Democrat who now heads the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, lashed out at the protests’ sponsors for choosing to hold an anti-Israel protest on Shabbat in Crown Heights, which has a sizable population of Hasidic Jews. “It’s not an accident that pro-Hamas activists would pick this place to protest Jews,” he said.)
— Israel-Hamas war live updates: Pro-Palestinian vandals spray-paint, plaster stickers across Starbucks – Alexandria Sillo and Olivia Land (COMMENT: Government is nasty/vicious. Politics is nasty/vicious. Democrats are nasty/vicious. If I was still a GAO employee, my liberal Democrat superiors would hint/imply/argue/shout at my many Jewish superiors and supervisors that I was pro-Hamas, that is, anti-Semite.)
https://nypost.com/2023/10/28/news/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-photos-analysis-4/
— Groups behind Israel-bashing protests backing Hamas attacks got $15M-plus from Soros – Rich Calder and Matthew Sedacca
https://nypost.com/2023/10/28/news/soros-funneled-15-m-plus-to-groups-rallying-for-hamas/
— Trump calls on ‘disloyal’ Mike Pence to endorse him after bowing out of GOP primary – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/10/29/news/donald-trump-calls-on-mike-pence-to-endorse-him/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— ‘White Guilt is Not Real Guilt’ It’s a terror, really. (COMMENT: To get more and more and more votes from minorities, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly blame Republicans who are White for all the problems that minorities have. Further, to get more and more and more votes from voters who are LGBTQ, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, and/or non-German American, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasing blame Republicans who are heterosexual, male, older, Protestant, Italian American, and/or German American for all the problems that voters who are LGBTQ, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, and/or non-German American have.)
https://amgreatness.com/2023/10/28/shelby-steele-white-guilt-is-not-real-guilt/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Steele told host Dan Proft on the Counter Culture podcast: “White guilt is the anxiety that whites carry in American life because they know they are being prejudged on the basis of their race as whites.”)

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Maine bowling alley where so many died is a gun-free zone – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/10/the_maine_bowling_alley_where_so_many_died_is_a_gunfree_zone.html
— Democrat voters are getting tired of being mugged by the reality they created – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/10/democrat_voters_are_getting_tired_of_being_mugged_by_the_reality_they_created.html
— Phrases that grate – Noel S. Williams
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/10/phrases_that_grate.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— New York police reportedly arrest ‘hundreds’ when massive mob invades Grand Central Station, demands ceasefire – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/10/28/police-reportedly-arrest-hundreds-when-massive-mob-invades-grand-central-station-demands-ceasefire-1408092/
— Romney says Trump is ‘such a whack job’ over criticism of new book – Melissa Fine (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest Romney promoters in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/10/28/romney-says-trump-is-such-a-whack-job-over-criticism-of-new-book-1408088/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump: Joe Biden’s Migration Spikes Anti-Semitism – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/28/tdonald-trump-joe-bidens-migration-spikes-antisemitism/
— Donald Trump to Republican Jewish Coalition: ‘Biden’s Weakness Caused the Attack on Israel’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/28/donald-trump-to-republican-jewish-coalition-bidens-weakness-caused-the-attack-on-israel/
— All Eight Republican Candidates to Address RJC, with Israel at War – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/28/all-eight-republican-candidates-to-address-rjc-with-israel-at-war/
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Move to Censure Tlaib: She Led Pro-Palestinian, Pro-Hamas Insurrection at Capitol Complex – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/28/exclusive-mtg-on-move-to-censure-tlaib-she-led-pro-palestinian-pro-hamas-insurrection-at-capitol-complex/
— Mike Pence Drops out of 2024 Race at Republican Jewish Coalition – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/28/mike-pence-drops-out-of-2024-race-at-republican-jewish-coalition/
— Ramaswamy Blames Hamas Attack on Israel on U.S. Peace Talks with Saudi Arabia – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/28/ramaswamy-blames-hamas-attack-on-israel-on-u-s-peace-talks-with-saudi-arabia/
— Nikki Haley Warns Republican Jewish Coalition: Trump Might Not Be Pro-Israel Next Time – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/28/nikki-haley-warns-republican-jewish-coalition-trump-might-not-be-pro-israel-next-time/
— ‘Intifada, From London to Gaza’: Pro-Palestine Protesters Call For Violent Revolution Against Israel at Massive Demo in British Capital – KURT ZINDULKA
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/10/28/intifada-from-london-to-gaza-pro-palestine-protesters-call-for-violent-revolution-against-israel/
— Hamas Hoards While Gazans ‘Scrounge’ for Fuel, Food, Water – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/10/28/new-york-times-hamas-hoards-while-gazans-scrounge-for-fuel-food-water/
— Tim Scott to Republican Jewish Coalition: ‘Cut Out the Rot of Antisemitism’ on Campus – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/10/28/tim-scott-to-republican-jewish-coalition-cut-out-the-rot-of-antisemitism-on-campus/
— Ron DeSantis to Republican Jewish Coalition: Biden Should Stop Holding Israel Back – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/28/ron-desantis-to-republican-jewish-coalition-biden-should-stop-holding-israel-back/

DAILY CALLER
— Mike Pence Drops Out Of Presidential Race – RYAN MEILSTRUP
https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/28/i-have-no-regrets-mike-pence-drops-out-of-presidential-race/
— GOP Primary Contenders Largely Silent On How They’d Crack Down On Country Supporting Hamas Terrorists – MICAELA BURROW AND MARY LOU MASTERS
https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/28/gop-primary-contenders-largely-silent-qatar-crack-down-country-supporting-hamas-terrorists-israel-pence-burgum-elder/

EPOCH TIMES
— Mike Pence Suspends Presidential Bid: ‘This Is Not My Time’ – Allen Zhong
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/mike-pence-suspends-presidential-bid-this-is-not-my-time-5518770

FEDERALIST
— Eventbrite Nuked ‘Protecting Women’s Sports’ Event While Platforming Pro-Hamas Rallies – REBEKA ZELJKO
https://thefederalist.com/2023/10/28/eventbrite-nuked-protecting-womens-sports-event-while-platforming-pro-hamas-rallies/

FOX NEWS
— DeSantis deactivates Students for Justice in Palestine; says giving ‘material support for terror’ is illegal. DeSantis said foreign students on visas who lock arms with the Palestinians should not be allowed to stay in US. – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/desantis-deactivates-students-justice-palestine-says-giving-material-support-terror-illegal
— Border Patrol agents released over 900,000 illegal immigrants into US last fiscal year. FY23 broke new records for migrant encounters at the southern border. – Adam Shaw, Bill Melugin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/border-patrol-released-900000-migrants-us-southern-border-fy23
— The ‘woke virus’ is causing college kids to excuse mass murder – Karol Markowicz
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6340044295112
— ‘WOKE VIRUS’: College kids are ‘marching for genocide’
https://www.livetube.tv/news/video-woke-virus-college-kids-are-marching-for-genocide-expert
— In wake of Hamas attack, western protests, Republicans increase focus on legal immigration limits. Republicans have called for revoking visas of people who support Hamas. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/in-wake-of-hamas-attack-protests-republicans-increase-focus-legal-immigration-limits
— Rise of the rank-and-file: How Johnson’s speakership empowers non-leadership, conservative wing of GOP. ‘I see this as empowering every member around our agenda,’ Rep. Warren Davidson said. – Houston Keene (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/johnsons-speakership-empowers-non-leadership-conservative-wing

PJ MEDIA
— Just What the World Needs: A Woke Pope – CHRISTOPHER SKEET (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to advance the Democrat Party’s anti-religious platform.)
https://pjmedia.com/culture/christopherskeet/2023/10/28/just-what-the-world-needs-a-woke-pope-n1738758

REASON
— Second Amendment Roundup: NYC’s “Good Moral Character” Requirement Void. An official may not deny the right to possess a firearm based on subjective criteria. – STEPHEN HALBROOK (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents use against you? Mine stress that I support the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They stress that I am conservative, Republican, White, male, older, draft-avoider, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years, that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, and I have been a federal retiree for more than 26 years. They stress that the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take early retirement in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They stress the lawsuits that I filed. They stress the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/10/28/second-amendment-roundup-nycs-good-moral-character-requirement-void/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Population of Illegal Aliens Under Biden Enough to be America’s 13th Largest State – Jack Gist
https://www.westernjournal.com/state-disgust-population-illegal-aliens-biden-enough-americas-13th-largest-state/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats make Speaker Mike Johnson their new 2024 boogeyman – JULIA MANCHESTER (COMMENT: Who makes you their boogeyman? I should write a book about those who make me their boogeyman. I would focus on a) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have lost elections, b) their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and c) those who I have sued.)
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4279889-mike-johnson-2024-democrats-election-denier-abortion/
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4280399-new-speakers-views-on-abortion-lgbtq-issues-gop/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Nikki Haley accuses Donald Trump of pursuing ‘chaos, vendettas and drama’ at Jewish Republican event – MICHELLE L. PRICE (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will promote hatred against Trump.)
https://apnews.com/article/jewish-republicans-trump-desantis-2024-45ee4b88592754dfd6ed5332612373b6

REUTERS
— US Republican presidential candidates tout Israel support in speeches to Jewish donors – Alexandra Ulmer
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-republican-jewish-donors-2024-candidates-gather-under-shadow-war-2023-10-28/

CNN
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly a) give more and more and more preference to minorities and to females and b) blame Republicans for the problems that minorities and females have.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/28/us/black-business-leaders-fear-attacks-affirmative-action-funding-reaj/index.html

MSNBC
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/mike-johnson-lgbtq-rcna122550
— To promote inclusivity is to promote hatred against those who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/dismal-race-relations-united-states-rcna121928

NEW YORK TIMES
— Haley Offers Scathing Critique of Trump at Jewish Republican Event in Las Vegas – Lisa Lerer and Rebecca Davis O’Brien (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will promote hatred against Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/us/politics/republican-jewish-coalition-israel.html
— Ever-increasingly, anti-Semite Democrats want Biden to dump Israel. I should write a book about my many anti-Semite Democrat superiors in the federal government. I would focus on those who forced my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many big adverse actions against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/us/politics/biden-democrats-israel-2024.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The Maine shooting suspect fits the profile. He is American and he has a gun- Editorial (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Card to abolish the Second Amendment and disarm Republicans starting with Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-10-27/maine-shooting-suspect

USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) use government to destroy Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/10/29/mike-johnson-election-denier-republicans-trump-extremism/71346454007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hundreds of Migrants Break Through Lines to Demand Asylum in the U.S. Officials stopped hundreds of migrants gathered in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, from entering the U.S. on Sunday after people demanding asylum tried to force their way in. Some said the government app to secure appointments is causing delays.
https://www.wsj.com/video/hundreds-of-migrants-break-through-lines-to-demand-asylum-in-the-us/DDB49154-2E16-49E1-BB6D-FEF8D33ABCD6
— Vatican Synod Report Plays Down LGBTQ Issues, Disappointing Progressives. Official report calls for more research on the possibility of ordaining women deacons. – Francis X. Rocca
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/vatican-synod-report-plays-down-lgbtq-issues-defying-progressive-hopes-e7898f51

CITY JOURNAL
— Democrats ever-increasingly not only fight assimilation, Democrats ever-increasingly encourage immigrants to see themselves as first being expatriates. Further, Democrats ever-increasingly encourage LGBTQers, minorities, females, younger people, and non-Protestants to see themselves as first being LGBTQers, minorities, females, younger people, and non-Protestants who are discriminated against by heterosexuals, Whites, males, older people, and Protestants.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/beyond-race

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 78% Consider Hamas a Terrorist Group
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/78_consider_hamas_a_terrorist_group

October 28, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Maine shooting suspect Robert Card found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound
https://abc7chicago.com/lewiston-maine-mass-shooting-shooter-robert-card-dead/13980715/
— Donald Trump Jr. visits Addison for father’s 2024 presidential campaign – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-jr-addison-presidential-campaign-illinois/13982308/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Downstate Illinois congressional candidate Darren Bailey, who is challenging incumbent Mike Bost, was with Trump at his Mar-A-Lago resort Thursday night, continuing to court an endorsement.)
— Chicago migrants from Venezuela, Ukrainian refugees receive very different receptions – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/venezuelan-migrants-chicago-ukraine-war-news/13982778/
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/mike-johnson-house-speaker-gay-rights/13972396/

NBC5
— Chicago defends renewing $40M contract with Favorite Healthcare Staffing to staff migrant shelters. Over the past month, a series of NBC 5 Investigates’ reports exposed how the Kansas-based company has been paid more than $56 million within the past year. – Bennett Haeberle, Katy Smyser and Lisa Capitanini
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-defends-renewing-40m-contract-with-favorite-healthcare-staffing-to-staff-migrant-shelters/3262719/

CBS2
— Southwest Side Chicago neighbors keep protesting over tent camp, alderwoman contacts mayor about site – ELLIE COATAR
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/brighton-park-neighbors-protest-tent-camp-alderwoman/
— Union says postal workers want immediate action amid rise in crimes targeting them – TARA MOLINA
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/union-postal-workers-immediate-action-rise-crimes/
— Chicago area family receives threatening note over “Free Palestine” sign in yard – SUZANNE LE MIGNOT
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/free-palestine-sign-threat/

FOX32
— Donald Trump Jr. visits Chicago suburb for fundraising event
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/donald-trump-jr-addison-illinois-fundraising-event
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1302806

WTTW
— Vote Set on Plan to Transform Former Jewel, Parking Lot on Far South Side Into Migrant Shelter – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/10/27/vote-set-plan-transform-former-jewel-parking-lot-far-south-side-migrant-shelter-0
— Key City Panel Set to Consider Plan to Expand Workers’ Paid Time Off, a Measure Opposed by Business Groups – Heather Cherone (COMMENT: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Since 1966 when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, my critics/opponents have been furious that I benefitted from the federal government’s more generous leave policies.)
https://news.wttw.com/2023/10/27/key-city-panel-set-consider-plan-expand-workers-paid-time-measure-opposed-business-groups

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald Trump Jr. voices host of grievances during fundraising stop in Addison – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-donald-trump-jr-mchenry-county-20231027-syeroncfmrd6bbqrhnwruweetu-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Attending the event was last year’s unsuccessful GOP governor candidate, former state Sen. Darren Bailey of Xenia. Bailey is challenging incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost of Murphysboro in southern Illinois and is seeking the former president’s endorsement, which he got late in last year’s GOP governor primary. Bailey met with the elder Trump on Thursday at Mar-a-Lago, flew with Trump Jr.’s team to the event and was hosting him at a fundraiser in Effingham on Friday night. Bailey said he expects to get the former president’s endorsement and told reporters that if the elder Trump is convicted on any of the charges he faces, “my opinion (of the former president) won’t change.”)
— What to know about Chicago’s migrant crisis – Nell Salzman (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly send illegals to battleground states to vote for Democrats.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-what-to-know-migrant-crisis-20231026-hhhvu5hcvnfdlc7twe3mnw2aza-story.html
— Chicago police’s pending contract will subvert advances in accountability – Craig B. Futterman and Jamie Kalven (COMMENT: Because GAO did not unionize until 2007, my Democrat GAO superiors were never held accountable for the many adverse actions that they took against me including forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-chicago-reject-police-contract-accountability-20231027-bzy2a4voi5cp5aza6ftznv27lu-story.html
— Police called to high school after official alleges altercation with Illinois senator – Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-senator-school-altercation-20231027-y2o6wnspxfgplc7xpwr5hfbe5i-story.html
— Maintaining Chicago police accountability in new contract will require a tricky legal maneuver – David Greising (COMMENT: Because GAO did not unionize until 2007, my Democrat GAO superiors were never held accountable for the many adverse actions that they took against me including forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-chicago-police-contract-approval-accountability-greising-20231027-x6or73ovkfd77dvasdomqdqshi-story.html
— Surge in antisemitism amid Israel-Hamas war marks ‘frightening time’ for Jews locally and globally – Angie Leventis Lourgos (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly run America. Sooner or later, they blame Republicans for all problems.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-antisemitism-israel-hamas-war-20231028-xsyjgts46fdmva4ifwvpjbcbdq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cops with ties to Oath Keepers are a ticking time bomb for Chicago. Police with extremist ties are a clear and present danger to normal society and responsible law enforcement, a Hyde Park letter writer says. – Letters to the Editor (COMMENT: My critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. In 2012, they succeeded in ending my TAPROOT chairmanship and in destroying TAPROOT. In 2007, they succeeded in ending my ICRC Steering Committee membership and in destroying ICRC. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/10/27/23930299/oath-keepers-police-extremists-ties-investigation-embarrass-city-letters
— Paid leave talks collapse as Chicago businesses draw a line in the sand. Businesses don’t want to pay workers for unused leave when they leave their jobs, 22nd Ward Ald. Michael Rodriguez said. – Fran Spielman (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always been furious a) that I got all my unused sick leave reinstated that I had earned working part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969 when I went to work for IRS in 1971 and b) that my nearly year of unused sick leave was treated as though I had worked that time to compute my Civil Service Retirement System pension when I was forced to take early retirement in 1997 when I was 49 years old. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I took far less sick leave than my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/10/27/23935122/paid-leave-talks-city-council-chicago-business-community-standoff
— Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to make children sexually active LGBTQers, that is, to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/10/27/23933760/book-bans-conservatives-far-left-gender-sexuality-gene-lyons
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: $20,000 grant from CHA puts homeownership within residents’ reach. A single mother who earlier this month closed on an East Garfield Park single-family home became the CHA’s new down payment program’s first recipient. – Elvia Malagón (COMMENT: Where did the downpayment(s)come from for the real estate that you bought? When I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24 years old in 1972, it came from what I had earned working for IRS and for Firestone Stores. When I bought a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, it came from want I earned working for IRS. When I bought a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976, it came from the proceeds from selling my studio condo. When my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978, it came from her savings. When my wife and I had 915 Cove Court in Wheaton built in 1984, it came from the proceeds of selling 1017 East Harrison. When we bought a small unit at Iron Gate Motor Condos in Naperville in late 2020, we paid for it with our savings. When we bought a much larger unit at Iron Gate early this year, we paid for it with proceeds of selling our smaller unit and with money that I inherited in 2022.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/10/28/23933565/chicago-housing-authority-cha-downpayment-assistance-program-voucher-homeowner-real-estate-market

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Trump Jr. talks inflation, Ukraine war to base voters in the suburbs – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231027/trump-jr-talks-inflation-ukraine-war-to-base-voters-in-the-suburbs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Naperville Councilman Dick Furstenau also attended and got a photo with Trump Jr. “It’s nice that he’s out here helping his dad,” said Furstenau, a Republican committeeman. “I think the counties outside of Cook County are ready for a change, and the women are ready for a change. They’ve been voting for the Democrats for the last 10 years and they’re off that,” he said.)
— The first in DuPage: Gunshot detection system installed at Milton Township Building – Emmy Lemezis
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20231017/the-first-in-dupage-gunshot-detection-system-installed-at-milton-township-building
— Democrats and RINOs do far too little to discourage the use/abuse of opioids.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231027/free-narcan-machine-installed-at-des-plaines-police-station
— Democrats and RINOs want Speaker Mike Johnson to dump conservatives, that is, to dump platform Republicans, that is, to dump the base of the Republican Party.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231028/new-speaker-mike-johnson-holds-favor-with-conservatives-can-he-unite-the-gop-where-others-failed

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Talks over new Paid Time Off law for Chicago employers hit a bump – Justin Laurence (COMMENT: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Since 1966 when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, my critics/opponents have been furious that I benefitted from the federal government’s more generous leave policies.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-pto-expansion-talks-hit-bump

SOUTHERN
— GOP’s anti-Trump donors still feeling fractured among rival candidates as 2024 approaches – Soo Rin Kim
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/10/27/gops-anti-trump-donors-still-feeling-fractured-among-rival-candidates-as-2024-approaches/

NPR ILLINOIS
— A GOP plan for the census would revive Trump’s failed push for a citizenship question – Hansi Lo Wang (COMMENT: How many illegals are in Americs – 30 million? How many of them used their false identifications to vote for Democrats in 2022, 2020, and prior? How many of them will use their false identifications to vote for Democrats in 2024?)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-10-28/a-gop-plan-for-the-census-would-revive-trumps-failed-push-for-a-citizenship-question

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats renew assault weapon ban talks after Maine mass shooting – Alexandra Limon
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/democrats-renew-assault-weapon-ban-talks-after-maine-mass-shooting/

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge, Orland Park Mayors Tangle Over GOP Politics. Burr Ridge’s mayor called Orland Park’s a “far-right extremist.” Orland Park’s mayor said Burr Ridge’s is not a Republican. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-orland-park-mayors-tangle-over-politics

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Ukrainian Village Neighbors Suing Mayor, City Officials To Block Migrant Shelter. Two neighbors say Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is bypassing zoning laws and shutting out community input to open the shelter for 200 people. – Quinn Myers
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/10/27/ukrainian-village-neighbors-suing-mayor-city-officials-to-block-migrant-shelter/

CHALKBEAT CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote mor illegal immigration.
https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2023/10/27/23935304/chicago-public-schools-migrant-students-trauma-support-group-social-emotional-brighton-park

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/10/27/afternoon-roundup-177/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker pushes for national gun ban that State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville, says is unconstitutional. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_234bcdfe-74fb-11ee-a1ca-1f311721a0e5.html

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland) on illegal immigrant crisis: ‘We cannot afford the mounting costs any longer’
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/650705422-miller-on-illegal-immigrant-crisis-we-cannot-afford-the-mounting-costs-any-longer
— Illinois Struggles with Consequences of Sanctuary State Status – State Representative Chris Miller (R) 101st District
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/650710556-illinois-struggles-with-consequences-of-sanctuary-state-status

PEORIA STANDARD
— Illinois Sanctuary State Policy Sparks Humanitarian Crisis – Representative Ryan Spain (R) 73rd District Deputy Republican Leader
https://peoriastandard.com/stories/650710571-illinois-sanctuary-state-policy-sparks-humanitarian-crisis

WIREPOINTS
— NewsGuard, part of the government-media censorship complex, promoted by Chicago Tribune to combat ‘misinformation’ – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/newsguard-part-of-the-government-media-censorship-complex-promoted-by-chicago-tribune-to-combat-misinformation-wirepoints/
(FRM THE ARTICLE: A report by Media Research Center found showed that NewsGuard has for years rated left-leaning, establishment news sites consistently higher than conservative news sites. I can personally attest to that bias. I subscribed to NewsGuard over recent months to see for myself. Its bias is brazen in its 0 to 100 rankings for credibility, with 100 being best. These rankings may have changed a bit since I unsubscribed, but I, too, saw that left-leaning and establishment sights got far higher rankings than comparable conservative ones. The left’s Axios, for example, which actually tells you what progressive viewpoint you are supposed to think is important in every article, got a perfect 100. Fox got 69.5 but CNN got 80. Radically left Mother Jones got 87.5 but the conservative Federalist got a horrible 12.5. Our local Cook County Record, which is excellent though leans a bit conservative, got a paltry 32. The ridiculously biased and widely ridiculed Politifact got a perfect 100. The list goes on and on.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Two Muslim Imams Opened Illinois House This Week with Over Seven Minute Prayer in Foreign Language
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/10/27/two-muslim-imams-opened-illinois-house-this-week/
— Had the Governor Visited the Huntley School District for the Electric Bus Ribbon Cutting
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/10/27/had-the-governor-visited-the-huntley-school-district-for-the-electric-bus-ribbon-cutting/
— Scott Block Talks of His New Role for the Illinois Supreme Court
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/10/27/scott-block-talks-of-his-new-role-as/
— Pritzker Hit by Wall Street Journal for Massive Subsidies to Chinese Communist Party Electric Battery Company
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/10/27/pritzker-hit-by-wall-street-journal-for-massive-subsidies-to-chinese-communist-party-electric-battery-company/
— State Government Still Has Not Completed the Appeals of Former DCFS Employees Andrew Polovan and Carlos Acosta, Almost Four Years and No Decisions
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/10/27/state-government-still-have-not-completed-the-appeals-of-former-dcfs-employees-andrew-palovan-and-carlos-acosts-almost-four-years-and-no-decisions/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Government Makes a Terrible Parent – Mae Arthur
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/government-makes-a-terrible-parent/
— WANT TO ERADICATE CHICAGO POVERTY? CREATE MORE FULL-TIME JOBS – Bryce Hill (COMMENT: What part-time jobs did you have? I pumped gasoline 1971-1972 and in 1966, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, delivered mail 1966-1969, and washed dishes 1964-1966.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/want-to-eradicate-chicago-poverty-create-more-full-time-jobs/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Maine shootings suspect Robert Card found dead – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/27/robert-card-found-dead-authorities-say/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— RNC pressed by conservative group to ‘retract’ offer to NBC for 2024 debate – Gabe Kaminsky
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/rnc-pressed-retract-offer-nbc-2024-gop-debate

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— New York City Offering Illegals Free Plane Tickets to Destinations of Their Choice – Eric Lendrum (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly send illegals to battleground states to vote for Democrats.)
https://amgreatness.com/2023/10/27/new-york-city-offering-illegals-free-plane-tickets-to-destinations-of-their-choice/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Who are the parents of Hamas-supporting students? – Ruth King
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/10/who_are_the_parents_of_hamassupporting_students.html

BREITBART
— Maine Shooting Suspect Found Dead of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/27/maine-shooting-suspect-found-dead-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound/
— Denver to Spend Nearly $40 Million on Flood of Illegals by Year’s End – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/10/27/denver-to-spend-nearly-40-million-on-flood-of-illegals-by-years-end/

CENTER SQUARE NATIONAL
— IRS safeguards under scrutiny as agency prepares for influx of cash, employees – Brett Rowland (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who wasted my knowledge of IRS: a) my Democrat IRS superiors, b) my Democrat GAO superiors, c) Hastert, and d) my Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives and candidates for those offices and their staff members. GAO works for Congress. GAO audits IRS. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,270-$104,583/year. Then I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year. My Democrat GAO superiors kept me off of audits of IRS for all but 3 of those almost 18 years.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_4aa2fad4-74e3-11ee-8ccb-539bc0f7f977.html

DAILY CALLER
— Elite Universities That Defended Free Speech For Hamas Supporters Have Long Record Of Canceling Conservatives – BRANDON POULTER (COMMENT: From what I see, the overwhelming majority of Jewish people a) in Israel are conservative and b) in America are liberal.)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/27/elite-universities-that-defended-free-speech-for-hamas-supporters-have-long-record-of-canceling-conservatives/
— Biden FAA Pushing Diversity Hiring As Air Traffic Control System Falls Into Total Disarray – JASON COHEN (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to hire, retain, and promote more and more and more Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, and/or disabled, Democrat employers ever-increasingly lower their hiring, retention, and promotion requirements. Constructively, the aforesaid rendered worthless a) my three job-related master’s degrees, b) my six job-related professional certifications, and c) my job-related professional license.)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/27/biden-faa-pushing-diversity-hiring-as-air-traffic-control-system-falls-into-total-disarray/

EPOCH TIMES
— US Has to Treat the CCP the Same Way It Treated the Soviet Union: DeSantis on the CCP Threat
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/us-has-to-treat-the-ccp-the-same-way-it-treated-the-soviet-union-desantis-on-the-ccp-threat-5518576
— White House Unveils Plan to Convert Vacant Downtown Commercial Buildings Into Affordable Housing – Caden Pearson (COMMENT: With my IRS salary In 1974 when I was 25 years old and while I owned a 2-year-old town home in University Park, I could afford to buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago and then in 1976 trade it in to the building’s developer for a one bedroom condo. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $92,279/year in 1974 and it was $96,431/year in 1976.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/white-house-unveils-plan-to-convert-vacant-downtown-commercial-buildings-into-affordable-housing-5518555

FOX NEWS
— Chicago meeting turns ugly as residents protest planned migrant camp in local neighborhood: ‘Nobody asked us’ The migrant camp site ‘may serve at least 2,000 family members with children,’ according to a planning document. – Jeffrey Clark
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-meeting-turns-ugly-residents-protest-planned-migrant-camp-local-neighborhood-nobody-asked-us
— New York City offering migrants plane tickets out of the city: ‘We’re out of space’ A spokesperson said the city is ‘out of space’ – Adam Shaw (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly send illegals to battleground states to vote for Democrats.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-city-offering-migrants-plane-tickets-out-the-city-were-out-space
— IRS policy allowing surprise visits on taxpayers limited after Judiciary Republicans’ probing. Elizabeth Elkind (COMMENT: While I worked for IRS’s Collection Division, its policy required me to make lots of surprise taxpayer visits in the south suburbs, south side of Chicago, Joliet area, and downtown Chicago.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/irs-policy-allowing-surprise-visits-on-taxpayers-limited-after-judiciary-republicans-probing-report-says

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS Blasts ‘Far-Right’ Johnson as ‘Anti-LGBTQ,’ ‘Climate Skeptic,’ ‘Election Denier’ – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2023/10/27/cbs-blasts-far-right-johnson-anti-lgbtq-climate-skeptic-election

PJ MEDIA
— Large Number of Mostly Hispanic and Asian Chicago Residents Reportedly Denied Access to Meeting About Illegal Immigrant ‘Base Camp’ – LINCOLN BROWN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/lincolnbrown/2023/10/27/large-number-of-mostly-hispanic-and-asian-chicago-residents-reportedly-denied-access-to-meeting-about-illegal-immigrant-base-camp-n1738632
— Free Tickets to Paradise: NYC Flying Illegal Immigrants Anywhere They Want That Isn’t NYC – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2023/10/27/free-tickets-to-paradise-nyc-flying-illegal-immigrants-anywhere-they-want-that-isnt-nyc-n1738581

WESTERN JOURNAL
Fury Erupts in Chicago, a City That Went All-In for Biden After New Illegal Immigrant Shelter Is Proposed – Mike Landry
https://www.westernjournal.com/fury-erupts-city-went-biden-new-illegal-immigrant-shelter-proposed/

ZERO HEDGE
— Migrant Hot-Potato: NYC Offers Illegals Plane Tickets To Anywhere But The Big Apple – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/migrant-hot-potato-nyc-offers-illegals-plane-tickets-anywhere-big-apple

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CNN
— Suspect in Maine shooting rampage is dead from apparent self-inflicted gunshot – John Miller, Evan Perez, Josh Campbell, Holly Yan
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/us/maine-shootings-suspect-search-friday/index.html

ABC NEWS & LOS ANGELES TIMES & HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://abc7.com/mike-johnson-house-speaker-gay-rights/13972396/
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-10-27/house-speaker-mike-johnson-antigay-lgbtq
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-johnson-wife-homosexuality-bestiality-incest_n_653abfb6e4b00110fef0462e

NBC NEWS
— Under Musk, those who do not promote LGBTQ are discriminated against less.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/year-elon-musk-bought-twitter-lgbtq-people-say-become-toxic-rcna122154

NEW YORK TIMES
— On Race, Mike Johnson Says His Views Were Shaped by Raising a Black Child. The new House speaker has kept his oldest son out of the public eye — except when the Republican talks about race. – Adam Nagourney
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/us/politics/mike-johnson-house-speaker-son.html
— For the Good of the Country, Older Americans Should Work More and Take Less – C. Eugene Steuerle and Glenn Kramon (COMMENT: My critics/opponents promote age discrimination. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who use up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination to promote age discrimination. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/26/opinion/social-security-medicare-aging.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly send illegals to battleground states to vote for Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/27/migrants-us-responsibility/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America’s Business Community Is AWOL in Local Politics. Unions and their left-wing allies meet little resistance as they chip away at the free-enterprise system. – Eva Moskowitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-business-community-is-awol-in-local-politics-unions-labor-workers-a6c4d0ce
— Biden’s Only Salvation: A New Vice President. A visibly aging president, doubted by voters, is a vacuum. Barack Obama is ready to fill it. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-only-salvation-is-a-new-veep-bf622af4

FORBES
— Democrats continue to use DEI to not hire, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffraikes/2023/10/27/how-to-keep-supporting-dei-at-your-company/

ECONOMIST
— Are America’s CEOs overpaid? Unions are taking aim at the soaring compensation of bosses. (COMMENT: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years (3-Post Office, 9-IRS, 18-GAO). In today’s dollars, my salary increased from $18.05/hour to $142,650/year. Ever since I started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office when I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In my defense, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) I earned a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.economist.com/business/2023/10/17/are-americas-ceos-overpaid

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Will an attack on federal employees swing the election? – DONALD F. KETTL (COMMENT: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have demonstrated the most hatred against federal employees. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2023/10/will-attack-federal-employees-swing-election-probably-no/391169/

DAILY MAIL
— What irony! The deranged defense of Hamas on campuses across the West is fueling a counter-revolution that could finally loosen the stranglehold of wokeism. – NIALL FERGUSON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12681617/What-irony-deranged-defence-Hamas-campuses-West-fuelling-counter-revolution-finally-loosen-stranglehold-wokeism.html

October 26, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— USPS Chicago: Postal service touts crackdown on postal crime, with over 600 arrests since May. US postal carriers robbed in Chicago earlier this year. (COMMENT: I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-robberies-usps-mail-postal-carriers-robbed-news/13971494/

NBC5
— City of Chicago inks new $40M agreement with Favorite Healthcare Staffing to staff migrant shelters. The new contract comes with reduced hourly rates. NBC 5 Investigates found hourly rates still range from $40 to $156 per hour. – Katy Smyser, Connor Dore, Lisa Capitanini and Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/city-of-chicago-inks-new-40m-agreement-with-favorite-healthcare-staffing-to-staff-migrant-shelters/3260598/
— Chicago police say stolen vehicles used as battering rams in recent smash-and-grab burglaries – Charlie Wojciechowski (COMMENT: While I worked for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in Chicago in 1973.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-say-stolen-vehicles-used-as-battering-rams-in-recent-smash-and-grab-burglaries/3260517/
— Chicago ranked lower than expected on a Halloween list (COMMENT: On Saturday, October 21, 2023, Iron Gate Motor Condo owners in Naperville held an extremely positive and an extremely successful Halloween event for children.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/chicago-ranked-lower-than-expected-on-a-halloween-list-for-1-big-reason/3260040/

CBS2
– Mass shooter Robert Card remains at large in Lewiston, Maine. At least 22 people are dead, dozens more are injured, and there is a shelter-in-place for the entire city. – Charlie De Mar
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/mass-shooter-remains-at-large-in-lewiston-maine/
— Where did the money come from to pay for your bachelor’s degree? Mine came from what I earned washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, and working on an automobile assembly line in 1970.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/haunted-house-tuition/

WGN9
— Chicago ranked among worst cities in US for retail theft, study finds – Veronica Catlin, Addy Bink
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/retail-theft-is-the-worst-in-these-10-us-cities-study-finds/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Pritzker, never shy about criticizing Republicans, calls for ‘common ground’ at national conference – Rick Pearson and Jeremy Gorner (COMMENT: RINO leaders have more in common with Democrats than with conservatives. RINO leaders reject the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about the biggest RINO leaders in Illinois, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 2000. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. In 2021, RINO leaders in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton rallied together and ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks; a role that I had since 2005.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-speech-rhetoric-calm-20231025-iks2on6wnng6pj37djv7mauepm-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Sexually active LGBTQers vote for Democrats. Therefore, Democrats ever-increasingly encourage/force children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-canceled-musical-hampshire-20231025-e3kdsu2kbjadbanzhi5b65f2x4-story.html
— Chicago faces a critical moment in its affordable housing crisis. It needs more federal funding. – Tracey Scott (COMMENT: What helped you afford housing? For me, it was my working for Firestone Stores 1970-1972, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997. For my wife, it was her working for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions 1970-1992. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious a) that I could afford to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old, a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976 and b) that my wife and I could afford to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528 ) in 1978. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that my wife and I could afford to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/915-Cove-Ct-60189/home/18126600 ) in 1984. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always a) painted themselves as being grossly underpaid and b) demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-chicago-affordable-housing-federal-funding-20231025-mcrvjguuhjfnbiijtarzvjep2i-story.html
— Euthanizations up 25% in Chicago animal shelter; city director points to post-pandemic return to work, inflation – Alice Yin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-animal-care-control-euthanasia-intakes-up-20231026-hrykbbrzyvgghcuiw6f2rttewq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The speaker of the U.S. House nobody knows, Mike Johnson. I’ve been covering Congress for years, and I never heard of the man who was elected speaker on Wednesday. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/10/25/23932728/house-speaker-mike-johnson-congress
— City fumbles on migrant issue again with bid to put tent camp in Brighton Park. Of all places, the city picks a site that once contained a zinc smelting operation — a process that can potentially leach toxins into the soil. It’s another example of blunders on handling Chicago’s migrant crisis. – Editorial (COMMENT: Will the Democrats who run Chicago Heights put an migrant tent camp on the Stauffler Chemical Plant Superfund Site at 111th & Arnold Street on the east side of Chicago Heights? SEE: https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/CurSites/calinfo.cfm?id=0500156 My father worked in the office of that plant from 1941 until he died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/10/25/23932204/city-hall-fumbles-migrant-issue-again-bid-tent-camp-brighton-park-asylum-seekers-editorial
— Democrats have an antisemitism problem on the far left. Just as Donald Trump exposed a dark and ugly underbelly of the far right, the Hamas attacks have exposed a dark and ugly underbelly on the far left, S.E. Cupp writes. – S. E. Cupp (COMMENT: Many of my Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates acted like they were anti-Semites. They acted like they did not want to supervise, work with, and/or work for Jews. Because I am conservative, Republican, White, and male, they were beyond dumbfounded when in 1989, when I was 41 years old, volunteered to work for the office’s highest profile Jewish employee, a liberal Democrat female GS-15 (currently $152,527-$183,500/year). She managed the office’s audits of federal financial industry regulators. Beyond being Jewish, they did not want to supervise, work with, or work for her because she put them to shame because she had earned an MBA from the University of Chicago and she had passed the CPA examination on her first attempt. On top of that, she was very demanding, young, attractive, and wealthy. Because I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and passed the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, I was not intimidated by her many accomplishments. But they believed that she had been unfairly promoted over them because of her demographics. They were further dumbfounded when I got her appointed to serve on the board of directors of IIT’s graduate financial markets and trading program in 1992. While I worked for her, a) I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997 and b) completed 16 graduate evening courses and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. Nevertheless, my other two Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors, both of whom were Jewish (one a Senior Executive Service member, currently $183,500/year, and the other a GS-15 male) succeeded in forcing her a) to play a very big role in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and b) to give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/10/25/23932077/democrats-far-left-antisemitism-problem-israel-hamas-palestinians-se-cupp
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrats ever-increasingly encourage people to take illegals into their homes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/10/26/23919871/chicago-area-retiree-opens-home-to-migrants-new-family-members-stuck-at-police-stations

DAILY HERALD
— Why the DuPage County Board will hold one night meeting next year – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231026/why-the-dupage-county-board-will-hold-one-night-meeting-next-year
— Sexually active LGBTQers vote for Democrats. Therefore, Democrats ever-increasingly encourage/force children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231025/will-the-show-go-on-d300-superintendent-reconsiders-decision-to-postpone-the-prom-musical

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Republicans rally behind new House speaker Mike Johnson – JJ Bullock
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/25/illinois-republicans-rally-behind-new-house-speaker-mike-johnson/71318154007/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Just 0.08% of Illinois gun owners register banned firearms in Week 3 of registry – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans who own “banned firearms.”)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1ddd6e46-737e-11ee-89d9-73b7b802bd68.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The governor said bringing people together is possible when government helps people succeed. “It actually brings people together if you can make it easier for people to raise their family, save for retirement, send their kids to college, buy a house. If we can make it just a little bit easier for people, I think that brings the temperature down.” The one issue that will always divide: Abortion rights, Pritzker said. “We’re just not going to come together” on that, he said. Pritzker’s kumbaya “didn’t last long,” reports the Tribune’s Rick Pearson and Jeremy Gorner. Soon after his remarks, the Democratic Governors Association sent out a fundraising email from Pritzker in which he wrote: “GOP radicals are working night and day to enact an extremist Republican agenda” to curb abortion, LGBTQ+ and voting rights, fighting gun safety and pushing discrimination and book bans.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/10/26/state-senates-moment-of-silence-00123697

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/10/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-172/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/10/25/afternoon-roundup-176/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago has no plan for controlling the migrant crisis
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-has-no-real-plan-for-controlling-the-migrant-crisis-wirepoints-on-am-560/
— Debunking the latest attempt to claim Illinois is growing – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/debunking-the-latest-attempt-to-claim-illinois-is-growing-ted-dabrowski-on-cities-929-with-cat-petersen/

WEST CENTRAL REPORTER
— OUTSTANDING: Davidsmeyer Files Bill to End Illinois’ Sanctuary for Undocumented Immigrants
https://westcentralreporter.com/stories/650697889-davidsmeyer-files-bill-to-end-illinois-sanctuary-for-undocumented-immigrants

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 5 PROBLEMS WITH REPORT IMPLYING ILLINOIS IS GROWING. PROBLEM NO. 1: IT’S NOT – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/5-problems-with-report-implying-illinois-is-growing-problem-no-1-its-not/
— WHY 911 DOESN’T RESPOND IN CHICAGO
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/policy-shop/the-policy-shop-why-911-doesnt-respond-in-chicago/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats reward illegals while destroying America – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/26/democrats-reward-illegals-while-destroying-america/
— House gridlock breaks with new speaker who promises ‘aggressive schedule’ for the people’s business – Susan Ferrechio and Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/25/mike-johnson-new-house-speaker-promises-aggressive/
— House elects Rep. Mike Johnson as new speaker, breaking weekslong stalemate – Susan Ferrechio, Kerry Picket and Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/25/mike-johnson-elected-house-speaker-breaking-weeksl/
— New House speaker has reputation for being a man of faith, family and conservative convictions – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/25/mike-johnson-new-house-speaker-has-reputation-man-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mike Johnson won the House speaker fight. What about conservatives? – W. James Antle III
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/mike-johnson-won-the-house-speaker-conservatives
— Los Angeles students trained to be ‘anti-racist leaders’ in required ethnic studies course – Breccan F. Thies (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly run America and demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being racists and even worse things and especially Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and have ancestor who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/los-angeles-students-forced-anti-racist-ethnic-studies
— Border hawks like Mike Johnson – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/border-hawks-like-mike-johnson

AMAC
— Democrats’ Noncitizen Voting Scam
https://amac.us/newsline/elections/democrats-noncitizen-voting-scam/

BREITBART
— Sanctuary State Illinois: Illegal Aliens Freed from Jail After Allegedly Stealing $1.7K in Clothes from Macy’s – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/25/migrants-accused-stealing-macys-illinois/
— GOP Celebrates Unanimous Election of Speaker Mike Johnson: ‘Champion of Our Republic’ – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/25/gop-celebrates-unanimous-election-speaker-mike-johnson-champion-republic/
— RNC Calls on Republicans to ‘Unite Behind Speaker Johnson’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/25/rnc-calls-republicans-unite-behind-speaker-johnson/
— Left Holds ‘Queers for Palestine’ Rally Despite Israel’s Pro-LGBTQ+ Laws – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/10/25/left-holds-queers-for-palestine-rally-despite-israels-pro-lgbtq-laws/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— 95.8 Percent of Illegal Migrants Who Preschedule Their Illegal Entries Are Allowed In – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/958-Percent-Illegal-Migrants-Who-Preschedule-Their-Illegal-Entries-Are-Allowed

CENTER SQUARE
— Mike Johnson elected speaker of the House after three weeks of infighting – Casey Harper
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_315eaf26-735a-11ee-9ac5-0fe5d7cc5f2f.html

DAILY CALLER
— Mike Johnson Wins Speakership On First Vote – MARY LOU MASTERS
https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/25/mike-johnson-wins-speakership-round-voting/

DAILY WIRE
— Over A Quarter Million ‘Inadmissible Aliens’ Released Into U.S. After Using CBP App, Homeland Security Documents Reveal – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/over-a-quarter-million-inadmissible-aliens-released-into-u-s-after-using-cbp-app-homeland-security-documents-reveal

EPOCH TIMES
— Mike Johnson Elected House Speaker, Ending 22 Days of Paralysis – Lawrence Wilson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/mike-johnson-elected-house-speaker-ending-22-days-of-paralysis-5516587

FOX NEWS
— Nearly two-thirds of New Yorkers blame Biden for migrant crisis, over half agree it’ll ‘destroy’ NYC. New York migrant crisis could have election consequences for Democrats in ‘true blue state,’ Siena Poll suggests. – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nearly-two-thirds-new-yorkers-blame-biden-migrant-crisis-over-half-agree-itll-destroy-nyc-poll

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Mainstream Media Mislead on New Abortion Figures – MICHAEL J. NEW
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/mainstream-media-mislead-on-new-abortion-figures/

NEWSMAX
— Johnson Facing 5 Key Issues – Charles Kim
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/johnson-house-speaker/2023/10/26/id/1139746/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Dem rep says Rashida Tlaib should face censure over pro-Hamas comments – Jarryd Jaeger
https://thepostmillennial.com/dem-rep-says-rashida-tlaib-should-face-censure-over-pro-hamas-comments

TOWNHALL
— This Is How Many New Yorkers Blame Joe Biden for the Migrant Crisis – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/10/25/poll-shows-new-yorkers-blame-joe-biden-for-the-migrant-crisis-n2630379

TURNING POINT USA
— The Scary Truth about Sanctuary Cities – ANTHONY WATSON
https://www.tpusa.com/live/the-scary-truth-about-sanctuary-cities

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Border Numbers So Disastrous Feds Release Them When No One Is Paying Attention – Samantha Chang
https://www.westernjournal.com/border-numbers-disastrous-feds-release-no-one-paying-attention/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CNN
— Latest on mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/lewiston-maine-shootings-active-shooter-10-25-23/index.html

CNN & ABC NEWS & NEW REPUBLIC & HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
— Anticipate/expect that LGBTQ leaders will soon destroy Johnson because he does not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/politics/mike-johnson-gay-sex-criminalization-kfile/index.html
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/new-house-speaker-mike-johnson-spent-years-fighting/story?id=104312903
https://newrepublic.com/post/176445/republicans-new-house-speaker-called-lgbtq-people-destructive
https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/as-extreme-as-it-gets-supposed-moderates-in-gop-conference-choose-as-speaker-an-election-denier-who-called-lgbtq-people-a-deviant-group

UPI
— Speaker Mike Johnson leads GOP majority weakened by declining party authority – Matthew Green
https://www.upi.com/Voices/2023/10/26/house-speaker-mike-johnson-republican-party-decline/3131698320925/

REUTERS
— Ford, UAW reach tentative deal to end strike including record pay raise – Joseph White and David Shepardson (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who are the most filled with hatred against unions. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years. They shout that I was grossly overpaid because of that. In today’s dollars, during those years, my salary increased from $18.05/hour to $104,583/year. In my defense, during those years, a) I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, b) I earned an MBA from Loyola, c) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and d) I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul.)
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-uaw-negotiators-reach-labor-deal-cnbc-2023-10-25/

NBC NEWS
— Robert Card Lewiston, Maine, shootings live updates
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/lewiston-maine-shooting-manhunt-gunman-police-live-rcna122270

WASHINGTON POST
— Mike Johnson is the new House speaker, but the ally of Donald Trump faces same GOP challenges ahead – Lisa Mascaro, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri and Kevin Freking 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/26/congress-speaker-johnson-republicans-trump/444626d6-73b5-11ee-936d-7a16ee667359_story.html
— Three things to know about the House’s new speaker – Rachel Roubein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/26/three-things-know-about-houses-new-speaker/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Trump Loyalty Test at the Center of Republicans’ Speaker Endgame – Shane Goldmacher
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-loyalty-test-center-republicans-123850858.html
— What Awaits Mike Johnson – Liam Donovan
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/26/opinion/mike-johnson-republican-house.html
— Maine Robert Card mass shooting: Sheltered Maine resident ‘locked and loaded’ during manhunt for mass shooting person of interest – Christopher Scarglato and Nicholas McEntyre
https://nypost.com/2023/10/25/news/maine-mass-shooting-dozens-dead-as-gunman-opens-fire-in-multiple-locations/
— In Johnson, House Republicans Elevate One of Their Staunchest Conservatives – Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/mike-johnson-house-speaker.html
— The Far Right Gets Its Man of the House. The new speaker, Mike Johnson, is virtually unknown to most Americans, but he can be expected to press a hard-right social and fiscal agenda. – Carl Hulse (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I have always been too far right. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly its individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/mike-johnson-republican-house-speaker.html

USA TODAY
— Mike Johnson is House speaker. But will GOP chaos actually help Biden win reelection? I have a question for the burn-it-down wing of the GOP and for those who carry their matches: Why are you helping Joe Biden win reelection? – Tim Swarens
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/10/25/house-speaker-vote-test-republicans-trump-biden-election/71305724007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hamas Fighters Trained in Iran Before Oct. 7 Attacks. Roughly 500 Palestinian militants got specialized combat instruction at Iranian facilities as recently as September. – Dov Lieber and Benoit Faucon
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/hamas-fighters-trained-in-iran-before-oct-7-attacks-e2a8dbb9

WBUR
— The border crisis arrives in Chicago – Daniel Ackerman, Meghna Chakrabarti, Tim Skoog
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/10/26/the-border-crisis-arrives-in-chicago

ATLANTIC
— A Speaker Without Enemies—For Now. Mike Johnson’s win was as sudden as it was improbable. – Russell Berman (COMMENT: I should write a book about my service as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I would focus on my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who succeeded in ending my chairmanship and in destroying TAPROOT in 2012. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/10/mike-johnson-house-speaker-trump/675766/

CNN & ABC NEWS & NEW REPUBLIC & HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
— Anticipate/expect that LGBTQ leaders will soon destroy Johnson because he does not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/politics/mike-johnson-gay-sex-criminalization-kfile/index.html
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/new-house-speaker-mike-johnson-spent-years-fighting/story?id=104312903
https://newrepublic.com/post/176445/republicans-new-house-speaker-called-lgbtq-people-destructive
https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/as-extreme-as-it-gets-supposed-moderates-in-gop-conference-choose-as-speaker-an-election-denier-who-called-lgbtq-people-a-deviant-group

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Speaker Mike Johnson Made His Name as Cultural Conservative. Louisiana Republican played key role in legal effort to overturn 2020 election. Mike Johnson was elected to Congress in 2016 after serving in the Louisiana state legislature. – Eliza Collins, Siobhan Hughes, Katy Stech Ferek
https://www.wsj.com/politics/new-speaker-mike-johnson-made-his-name-as-cultural-conservative-f1e51e78
— Pritzker and the Illinois Children. The Democratic Governor can save a scholarship program for low-income families. Will he? – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/invest-in-kids-j-b-pritzker-illinois-scholarship-program-education-5dcdba14
— The Disgrace of the United Nations on Israel. The Secretary-General abandons Israel, a state the U.N. helped to create. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/antonio-guterres-united-nations-israel-palestine-hamas-gaza-c4adf77a

25 NEWS NOW
— Sorensen blasts Speaker Johnson’s stance on gay marriage, LaHood welcomes GOP unity – Howard Packowitz
https://www.25newsnow.com/2023/10/26/sorensen-blasts-speaker-johnsons-stance-gay-marriage-lahood-welcomes-gop-unity/

UNHERD
— How the Democrats betrayed the Jews. The sick thrill of antisemitism has a price. – DAVID MAMET
https://unherd.com/2023/10/how-the-democrats-betrayed-the-jews/

POLITICO
— No Labels’ call: Speaker Mike Johnson is ‘not a Trump Republican’ But Trump called him ‘MAGA MIKE JOHNSON!’ – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/25/no-labels-mike-johnson-not-a-trump-republican-00123673
— ‘Who’s Mike Johnson?’: Diplomats scratch their heads at new speaker. “Just a minute, don’t tell me,” said an Irish government adviser as he searched the name online. “I’m curious how blood-red his state might be.” – MATT BERG, DAN BLOOM, SHAWN POGATCHNIK and ESTHER WEBBER
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/26/whos-mike-johnson-diplomats-scratch-their-heads-at-new-speaker-00123637

GUARDIAN
— Mike Johnson’s speaker win reveals the iron grip Trump still has on Republicans. The previously little-known rightwinger from Louisiana shows all the hallmarks of the ex-president’s voice – Robert Tait (COMMENT: Who has an iron grip on you? No one has ever had an iron grip on me. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) those who they have an iron grip on, and c) the biggest adverse actions they have taken against me. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/25/mike-johnson-trump-house-speaker-analysis

TELEGRAPH
— Robert Card: Maine shootings suspect ‘previously threatened gun attack at US Army base’ The 40-year-old suspect is reportedly a military-trained firearms instructor who police say is ‘armed and dangerous’ – Jamie Bullen (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will use Card to the hilt to further push their demand to abolish the Second Amendment. They will a) stress that Card is a White male and a) paint him as being a typical conservative.)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2023/10/26/man-wanted-maine-gun-attack-robert-card/