CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will employers still test for marijuana once recreational use is legal in
Illinois? Don’t keep a pipe at your desk just yet. – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN:
Questions to ask all those who represent/lead you in government and in politics
and want to represent/lead you in government and in politics: Have you ever
used marijuana, and if so, when and why? Will you use marijuana for
recreational use when it is legal, and if so, how often and why?) https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-marijuana-in-the-workplace-20190321-story.html
— Illinois Senate approves legalizing sports betting, gambling expansion and
funding for nearly $45 billion capital construction plan – Jamie Munks https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-general-assembly-session-wrap-20190602-story.html
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump: Mexico Is ‘Abuser’ of the US; ‘America Has Had Enough!’ – BOWEN XIAO
(DIERSEN: Countries commit “acts of war” a) when they illegally send their
citizens into another country illegally, b) illegally keep their citizens
illegally in another country illegally, and c) illegally send illegal drugs
into another country illegally.) https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-mexico-is-an-abuser-of-the-us-america-has-had-enough_2947596.html
MOTLEY FOOL
— 5 Workplace Benefits Today’s Employees Want, but Don’t Have – Maurie Backman
(DIERSEN: Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes have decried the benefits that I had as a federal
employee, and since 1997 when I was 49 years old, the benefits that I have had
as a federal retiree.) https://www.fool.com/careers/2019/06/02/5-workplace-benefits-todays-employees-want-but-don.aspx
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Legalizing marijuana: How did your legislators vote? – Kyle Bentle, Jonathon
Berlin, Joe Biesk and Charles J. Johnson (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead to
stop the sale of pot a) in your municipality and b) in the unincorporated areas
of your county? All of the following should be lining up to speak out against
pot at public hearings: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican
elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors,
Republican political consultants, business leaders, religious leaders,
healthcare leaders, education leaders, law enforcement leaders, etc.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-viz-legal-pot-how-legislators-voted-htmlstory.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: In overtime, Illinois House OKs new taxes for public
works program and a gambling expansion that includes a Chicago casino – Rick
Pearson, Jamie Munks and Dan Petrella https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-general-assembly-roundup-20190531-story.html
— OK sign is under siege: How the squeaky-clean hand gesture was twisted by
trolls and acquired racist undertones – Nara Schoenberg https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-ok-sign-racist-05282019-story.html
WHEATON PARK DISTRICT
– 2019 Independence Day Celebration July 3 Fireworks and July 4 Parade
(DIERSEN: I encourage Republican candidates on 2020 ballots in Wheaton a) to
submit your parade entry form ASAP and b) to plan on helping sponsor the
fireworks and parade. So far, $1,450 has been pledged toward the $2,500 commitment:
$500 from Roger Claar; $250 each from Evelyn Sanguinetti, Phil Suess, and Tim
Whelan; and $100 each from Michael Barbier and Marty Keller.) https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-2019-independence-day-celebration-parade-entry-tickets-59341549171
FOX NEWS
— Gillibrand marks start of Pride Month with plan to protect (LGBTQers) – AP
(DIERSEN: To “protect” a group is to charge those who are not a
member of that group with discrimination. Ever-increasingly, Democrats a)
charge heterosexuals with discriminating against LGBTQers, b) charge Whites
with discriminating against minorities, c) charge men with discriminating
against women, d) charge older people with discriminating against younger
people, e) charge Protestants with discriminating against non-Protestants, f)
charge Trump supporters with discriminating against non-Trump supporters, g)
charge conservatives with discriminating against moderates and liberals, h)
patriotic people with discriminating against non-patriotic people, i) charge
Republicans with discriminating against non-Republicans, j) charge Americans
with discriminating against non-Americans, k) charge those who have more money
with discriminating against those who have less money, l) charge gun owners
with discriminating against non-gun owners, m) charge older German Americans
with discriminating against non-German Americans, and n) charge those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time with discriminating against
those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Returns to Bartending to Promote Fair Wages – Reuters
(DIERSEN: What did you do before you got elected? Before I got elected
Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years,
the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently
$98,198-$127,654/year. Before that, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the
last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS 1-5 levels, currently
$82,579-$93,592/year.) https://ijr.com/ocasio-cortez-returns-bartending-promote-fair-wages/
— Amid USS McCain Controversy, Pentagon Says Military Will Not Be Politicized
– Reuters (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Virtually all federal
employees are Democrats. Therefore, the federal government is politicized.) https://ijr.com/amid-uss-mccain-controversy-pentagon-says-military-will-not-be-politicized/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Are We Fighting a War on Homelessness? Or a War on the Homeless? – Ginia
Bellafante (DIERSEN: Democrat areas produce homeless people. What do you say to
Democrats who send their homeless people to Republican areas like
Wheaton?) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/nyregion/homelessness-shelters.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: For Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and
Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs, politics is total war.
I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and
Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen
Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/01/opinion/sunday/politics-compromise-winner-take-all.html
FORBES
— 6 Steps To A Job For The College Grad Wondering What To Do – Bill Conerly
(DIERSEN: What do/did your parents do? Neither of my outstanding parents
attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high
school diploma. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant until he died
suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high
school.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/billconerly/2019/05/31/6-steps-to-a-job-for-the-college-grad-wondering-what-to-do/#51554b946b2d (FROM THE ARTICLE: Your
parents will be one place to start. If they have not been talking about their
jobs while you were growing up, ask them now. Then ask your parents who their
10 best friends are, and what do they do. For those friends who have a job that
doesn’t require more schooling, get contact information so you can give them a
call.)
LADDERS
— 6 keys to declutter your resume right now – RACHEL WEINGARTEN (DIERSEN: Of
course, applicants never include anything in resumes that reflects badly on
them.) https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/6-keys-to-declutter-your-resume-right-now
— The worst career advice, according to 6 life coaches – LINDSAY TIGAR (DIERSEN:
If I had taken the following advice, the federal government would have promoted
me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old: a) become
a Democrat; b) become a veteran; c) help your supervisors and your superiors
get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran
who did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently
$116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive
Service (currently $165,500) by age 40; d) be a yes-man; and e) never complain
about anything.) https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/the-worst-career-advice-according-to-6-life-coaches
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— MAGA? 12% Democrats say US ‘was never great,’ most cite Clinton era as best
– Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: What did the Democrats do to you during the Clinton
era? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years
old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me
in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, kept me
off audits of IRS, and did not promote me beyond GS-13.) https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/maga-12-democrats-say-us-was-never-great-most-cite-clinton-era-as-best
NBC NEWS
— Trump recognizes LGBTQ Pride Month for first time The president did not
recognize Pride Month for the first two years of his presidency after promising
he would support the LGBTQ community. – Tim Fitzsimons (DIERSEN: Those who
promote LGBTQ activity focus on destroying individuals, destroying
organizations, destroying companies, destroying governments, and destroying
countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.) https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/trump-recognizes-lgbtq-pride-month-first-time-n1012611
FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters talk and act like they are
paid agents for foreign countries. https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonconstable/2019/05/31/trumps-mexican-tariff-plan-could-make-illegal-immigrant-worse/#3f80b5997812
— The EEOC Is Back In Business, At The Urging Of Business – Patricia Barnes
(DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer
that I had accepted saying that it has just agreed to stop hiring Whites to
settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer
from IRS. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me
to take their early retirement “offer” a) because I had been an active member
in a class action lawsuit since 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them
with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) because
I had always complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse
discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/05/31/the-eeoc-is-back-in-business-at-the-urging-of-business/
CITY OF WHEATON
— Wheaton Celebrates Martin Plaza Rededication (DIERSEN: Attendees at this
outstanding event included Barbier, Cherry, Fitch, Gresk, Keller, and Suess.
Wheaton’s Chick-fil-A provided cake and lemonade.) https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=246
FORBES
— How to Protect Yourself Against Job Discrimination as a Veteran – Tom
Spiggle (DIERSEN: The federal government protects its employees who are
Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. The federal government gets rid of
its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not
make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30,
GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently
$165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid
promotion deadlines.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomspiggle/2019/05/28/how-to-protect-yourself-against-job-discrimination-as-a-veteran/#7880184f5475 (FROM THE ARTICLE: Most
people are aware that federal law bars discrimination on the job due to gender,
race and religion, but they often don’t realize that it also covers current and
former members of the military as well. With fewer Americans serving in the
military today than in past decades, this kind of discrimination can be subtle,
taking the form of assumptions that civilians make about military life and
service. That could come from recruiters who ignore relevant job experience —
like leading a caravan of military vehicles in the desert when hiring for a job
driving a commercial truck. It could come in the form of an innocent-seeming
question during a job interview about whether you suffered from post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) after completing a tour in Afghanistan. Or it could be
the more obvious refusal to reinstate you at your old job after regular service
with the National Guard. Several federal laws aim to prevent those kinds of
situations. Here’s a look at the laws that protect those who come back from
their service as they reenter the workforce.)
RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Dead People Can’t Collect Fat Pensions – Rich Miller (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, everyone who is in line to get a pension or is getting a
pension is demonized, denigrated, and condemned. I am not happy at all that for
the rest of my life, I will be ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and
condemned for getting a Civil Service Retirement System pension.) https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/dead-people-cant-collect-pensions (FROM THE ARTICLE: The
writer threatened mass assassinations for pretty much everyone who receives a
state government pension, including survivors and heirs. To avoid this fate,
the author demanded in the form letter that the pension actuarial tables be
changed and the state’s constitution be amended to remove the pension
protection clause before instituting a graduated income tax. The writer also
demanded unspecified “cap$ and clawback$ for outrageous$ pension
payout$” and local government consolidation. He or she also demanded the
end of pension double-dipping and “playing salary games at career’s end to
max out your take.”)
TIME
— Donald Trump Campaigned as a President for LGBTQ Americans. But He Keeps
Rolling Back Protections for Them – ABBY VESOULIS (DIERSEN: Who should be
protected from who? According to Democrats, a) LGBTQers, b) Democrats,
Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, c) liberals and moderates, d) those who have
less money, e) minorities, f) females, g) veterans, h) non-Protestants, i)
non-German Americans, j) non-citizens, k) non-gun owners, and l) those whose
ancestors have not been in America for a long time NEED PROTECTION FROM a)
heterosexuals, b) Republicans, c) conservatives, d) those who have more money,
e) Whites, f) males, g) non-veterans, h) Protestants, i) German Americans, j)
U.S. citizens, k) gun owners, and l) those whose ancestors have been in America
for a long time.) http://time.com/5595474/donald-trump-roll-back-transgender-protections/
NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Lakeshore Sport and Fitness to Pay $45,000 To Settle EEOC Harassment and
Retaliation Lawsuit. Chicago Fitness Club Tolerated Sexual Harassment of
Restaurant Employees and Fired Complainant, Federal Agency Charged. (DIERSEN:
In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer that I had
accepted saying that it has just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC
complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.) https://www.natlawreview.com/article/lakeshore-sport-and-fitness-to-pay-45000-to-settle-eeoc-harassment-and-retaliation
REASON
— Beto O’Rourke Wants To Legalize Weed and Expunge Records, Too
Anti-prohibitionists are now trying to help those still impacted by old drug
convictions. – ZURI DAVIS (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who seek or hold
government or political jobs or positions should disclose anything that they
have had expunged from their records. Your past predicts your future. Those who
seek or hold government or political jobs or positions should be held to much
higher standards.) https://reason.com/2019/05/22/beto-orourke-wants-to-legalize-weed-and-expunge-records-too/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How National Injunctions Create Constitutional Chaos – Rachel Bovard
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats work hard to get national injunctions
that would get rid of the following once and for all: individuals,
organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors
have been in America for a long time.) https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/05/25/how-national-injunctions-create-constitutional-chaos/
THE HILL
— GOP amps up efforts to recruit women candidates – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the GOP to recruit
women candidates who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration,
Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity planks in the Republican
party platform.) https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/445517-gop-amps-up-efforts-to-recruit-women-candidates
NEW YORK TIMES
— What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019 – Patricia Cohen
(DIERSEN: To pay reparations is to pay the price of Affirmative Action,
Diversity, and Inclusion. Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you should pay
reparations, that is, that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action,
Diversity, and Inclusion and why? My critics/opponents have always
hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay reparations, that is, that I
should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. They
stress that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), Republican, conservative,
Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran),
non-poor, 100% German national origin, draft avoider, retired, and my ancestors
have been in America since 1844.). https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/business/economy/reparations-slavery.html
— The College Dropout Crisis – David Leonhardt and Sahil Chinoy (DIERSEN: What
did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a
job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s
degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications
when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional
license when I was 32.) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/23/opinion/sunday/college-graduation-rates-ranking.html
— More on the College Dropout Crisis – David Leonhardt https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/opinion/college-graduation-rates-dropout.html
WASHINGTON POST
— How quickly should new graduates start saving for retirement? – Michelle
Singletary (DIERSEN: I started saving for my retirement in 1966, when I was 18
years old, when I started working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time and
earning full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits. By the end of
1977, when I was 29 years old, in today’s dollars, I had paid $27,900 into the
CSRS.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/05/23/how-quickly-should-new-graduates-start-saving-retirement/
EUREKA TIMES STANDARD
— On ‘Seeking: digital natives’ – ANGELA COPELAND (DIERSEN: How long have you
had your email address? I have had diersen@aol.com for
more than 24 years, since January of 1995 when I was 46 years old. How long
have you owned a computer system? I have owned a computer system since 1982
when I was 34 years old. While I worked for GAO during the 1990s, before GAO
provided its staff with computer systems, I bought several computer systems and
used them in my office. I published Milton Township Republican Central
Committee’s (MTRCC) first website in 2000 and served as MTRCC’s webmaster
2000-2004 and 2008-2010. I published Milton Township’s first website in 2001
and served as its webmaster 2001-2003. I served as Illinois Center Right
Coalition’s webmaster 2004-2006. I have been sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails
since 2000 and publishing copies of them at www.gopillinois.com
since 2005. I have been on Facebook since January of 2009.) https://www.times-standard.com/2019/05/26/career-corner-seeking-digital-natives/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: This
term makes sense at first. But, the definition of a digital native, according
to Dictionary.com, is “a person born or brought up during the age of digital
technology and therefore familiar with computers and the internet from an early
age.” Those who are turning forty this year probably started to use the
internet around 1995, when they were sophomores in high school — if they were
lucky. That was in the time of the dial-up modem and America Online. Their
parents were ahead of the game to have a home computer then. In all likelihood,
they really began to use computers when they went to college. It should be
noted that I’m omitting early Mac computers and things like Atari for the
purposes of this column. I’m talking about the real-deal internet. Digital
natives had the internet in elementary school or middle school. Wikipedia says
digital natives “are often used to describe the digital gap in terms of the
ability of technological use among people born from 1980 onward and those born
before.” By this definition, a digital native would be 38 years old or younger
today. Let that soak in. A job description that specifically requests that
someone is 38 years old or less. Why does this happen? I don’t have the answer
for you. I’d like to know this myself. I thought that the idea of a job posting
was to hire someone with a certain skillset rather than a certain age. I also
heard this rumor that discriminating on the basis of age when hiring is not
allowed. In fact, I think there may be something called the Age Discrimination
in Employment Act.)
ATLANTIC
— A Lesson From 1930s Germany: Beware State Control of Social Media Regulators
should think carefully about the fallout from well-intentioned new rules and
avoid the mistakes of the past. – HEIDI TWOREK (DIERSEN: Who do you want to
control me and to control my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? My critics/opponents want
the following to do that: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage
County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton
Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Previously, they wanted the following to
do that: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois
Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants.) https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/05/germany-war-radio-social-media/590149/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Proposed pot bill a scary proposition – David E. Smith, Executive Director,
Kathy Valente, Director of Operations, Illinois Family Institute https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0526-story.html
— Lori Lightfoot’s commitment to expanding opportunities for women, minority
businesses highlights ‘women helping women’ approach – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN:
Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of
Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran,
gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for
a long time.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-lori-lightfoot-hiring-women-tt-20190522-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton recognizes the completion of the extensive streetscape project on
Front Street that included the redesign and relocation of Martin Memorial
Plaza. – Paula Barrington, Downtown Wheaton Association (DIERSEN: Attendees at
this outstanding event included Barbier, Cherry, Fitch, Gresk, Keller, and
Suess. Wheaton’s Chick-fil-A provided cake and lemonade.) https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190522/vintage-rides-returns-to-downtown-wheaton-with-dedication-of-new-plaza (FROM THE ARTICLE: At
6:30 p.m., a rededication ceremony at the plaza will be conducted by members of
the Wheaton City Council and representatives of the Martin family. A giant
ribbon imprinted with continuous W’s (representing Wheaton) will be cut by
members of the council, followed by cake and lemonade.)
— CEOs get $800,000 pay raise, leaving workers further behind – AP (DIERSEN:
Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn government employees and government
retirees as being over-compensated a) never complain about what CEOs are paid
and b) talk and act like they are paid operatives and paid dupes for
CEOs) https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190524/business/305249934/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise Muslims
and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn non-Muslims, and especially demonize,
denigrate, and condemn non-Muslims who are Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor,
gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have
been in America for a long time. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/your-money/pillars-fund-muslim-americans-suppport.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Older Voters Are the Future of American Politics For at least the next few
elections, liberal youngsters will be increasingly outnumbered by their
conservative elders – Gerard Baker (DIERSEN: Those who want Republican
candidates to lose tell them to dump older voters, and especially to dump older
voters like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic,
Republican, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about
Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major
donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton
Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have dumped older voters like
me.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/older-voters-are-the-future-of-american-politics-11558716630
— What Happens in a New Mexico Town When U.S. Border Patrol Drops Off Migrants
Residents of Deming wonder how long their community can host a wave of people
who crossed the border illegally – Dan Frosch and Alicia A. Caldwell (DIERSEN:
Needless-to-say, those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those
governments, and those countries that encourage citizens of foreign countries
to come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally should pay all
costs associated with those illegals.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-happens-in-a-new-mexico-town-when-u-s-border-patrol-drops-off-thousands-of-migrants-11558696442
BUSINESS NEWS DAILY
— How Can You Tell if a Job Candidate Is Lying About Their Credentials? – Adam
C. Uzialko https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/11314-background-check-candidate-credentials.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: When
employers don’t want to conduct candidate verification themselves or feel it
would be better handled by a professional third party, there are background
check services. These companies are available to screen candidates, usually for
a per-candidate fee, and provide background check reports for the employer’s
review. Background checks generally review criminal history at the federal and
state level, as well as verify past employment and educational attainment.
“Manual verification of job candidates, especially in high-volume
situations, may be impractical,” Chancey said. “For best results,
employers should consider partnering with a reliable background screening
vendor. Look for a vendor whose screening platform is easy to use and takes out
the hassle of verifying multiple candidates, integrates with other HR systems
such as the applicant tracking system, and whose capabilities can be customized
to the needs of your organization.”)
SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE
— Company must pay for rescinding pregnant woman’s job offer – AP (DIERSEN: In
1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile rescinded a job offer that I had
accepted saying that it has just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC
complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.) https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190525/company-must-pay-for-rescinding-pregnant-womans-job-offer
SEATTLE TIMES
— UW rescinds job offer as incoming administrator is charged with domestic
violence – Asia Fields https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/uws-rescinds-job-offer-as-incoming-administrator-is-charged-with-domestic-violence/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: UW
administrators learned of the arrest from an employee who read about it in an
article from the student paper at private Doane University, where Amoateng has
been the Title IX coordinator, Balta said. Amoateng announced in April that he
would be leaving Doane for UW, according to the student paper, The Doane Line.
After verifying the arrest, UW rescinded its job offer May 13, Balta said.)
WEEK
— 10 things you need to know today: May 24, 2019 – Harold Maass (DIERSEN:
According to my critics/opponents, they, their operatives, and their dupes will
tell you everything that you need to know. They do not want you to learn of
anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) https://theweek.com/10things/836727/10-things-need-know-today-may-24-2019
LADDERS
— 5 common career mistakes to avoid at all costs – DANDAN ZHU (DIERSEN: Given
your demographics, what harmed your career? The following harmed my career in
the federal government: I did not become a veteran. I did not become a
Democrat. I did not become a yes-man. I refused to help my Democrat superiors
and supervisors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White,
male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25,
GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and
Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. I complained about
political affiliation discrimination. I complained about reverse
discrimination. I complained about age discrimination. I complained about retaliation.
In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action
lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age
discrimination, and retaliation.) https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/5-common-career-mistakes-to-avoid-at-all-costs
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago banker charged with bribery in seeking Trump post Stephen Calk was
charged by federal prosecutors with bribery for seeking a role in the Trump
administration allegedly in return for $16 million in loans to a senior
official in the Trump 2016 presidential campaign. https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/chicago-banker-charged-bribery-seeking-trump-post
NBC NEWS
— Buttigieg, a military vet, says Trump pretended to be disabled to dodge the
draft The Democratic presidential hopeful said that the president’s conduct
resulted in someone else going to war in his place. – Josh Lederman (DIERSEN:
Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and
their dupes have viciously used against me my seeking and obtaining student
draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.
They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I drove a new 1966
Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, a new
1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971, and a new 1972 Corvette since 1971. They stress
that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I bought a new town home in
University Park in 1972 and a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974. They
stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I earned a bachelor’s degree
in 1970 and then took graduate business courses. They stress that while my
peers were dying in Vietnam, a) I earned almost 3 years of both Social Security
(SS) and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits while I worked for the
Post Office 1966-1969, b) I earned SS credits while I worked for Firestone
Stores 1970-1972, and c) I started earning more CSRS credits working for IRS in
1971. They stress that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I went on
vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, etc.) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/buttigieg-military-vet-says-trump-pretended-be-disabled-dodge-draft-n1009246
NEW YORK TIMES
— Banker Accused of Arranging $16 Million in Loans to Manafort to Gain
High-Level Trump Post Stephen M. Calk, the chairman of a small Chicago bank,
sought positions including secretary of the Treasury, prosecutors said. –
Benjamin Weiser and William K. Rashbaum https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/nyregion/stephen-calk-manafort-arrest.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS — QUESTION: What kind of articles do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) not share with you and b) do not what me to include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? ANSWER: Articles that they did not write or bless. Articles that promote Trump. Articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Articles that promote the illegal drugs and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving planks in the Republican Party platform. Articles that promote the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. – Dave Diersen http://www.gopillinois.com
DAILY HERALD
— How much money do you need to be wealthy in America? – Suzanne Woolley
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1966, when I was 17 years
old, have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being wealthy. They
stressed that in today’s dollars, my part-time Post Office salary was
$17.23/hour in 1969, that my IRS salary was $93,592/year in 1980, and that my
GAO salary was $127,654/year in 1997. They stressed that at the end of 1977, in
today’s dollars, my net worth was $203,600. They stressed the new cars that I
bought in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc. and the collector cars that I bought in
1989 and 1994. They stressed the real estate that I bought in 1972, 1974, and
1976; the home that my wife and I bought in 1978; and the home that we had built
in 1984. They stressed the money that I spent to earn a bachelor’s degree in
1970; master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997; and professional certifications
in 1979 and 1981. They stressed the money that my wife and I saved for our
retirement.) https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190518/how-much-money-do-you-need-to-be-wealthy-in-america (FROM THE ARTICLE:
Merely having a net worth of $1 million, it seems, doesn’t mean you’re wealthy.
In Charles Schwab’s annual Modern Wealth Survey, the amount people said it took
to be considered rich averaged out to $2.3 million. That, the company said, is
“more than 20 times the actual median net worth of U.S. households.”
It’s also a very slight drop from the $2.4 million average in the two previous
iterations of the survey. The older one gets, the higher the bar goes,
predictably. Among baby boomers (roughly age 55 to 73), the average net worth
you need to be considered wealthy is $2.6 million, 35% higher than what
millennials envision as the admission price to the plutocracy. For someone to
be deemed merely financially comfortable, the required net worth shrinks
significantly. The average amount was $1.1 million, and only Generation Z
(about age 9 to age 22, though Schwab’s sample was 18 to 22) cited a number
below $1 million ($909,600, to be exact.) The Schwab survey, which took a
national sample of 1,000 Americans between the ages of 21 and 75, also revealed
that the majority of Americans really crave real estate. More than 50% of
respondents across generations said that if they got a $1 million windfall,
they’d spend it, and the most popular purchase would be a place to live — particularly
among millennials (roughly age 22 to 37).)
— DuPage panel to help promote upcoming census – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: How
many illegals have the Democrats and RINOs succeeded in attracting to Illinois,
to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, to your precinct,
and to your neighborhood?) https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190520/dupage-panel-to-help-promote-upcoming-census
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Justin Amash. https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190520/why-trump-should-be-worried-about-justin-amash
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDGE 18th Judicial Circuit Court – DuPage
County, Illinois
— US SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS VISITS THE 18TH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT COURT https://www.dupageco.org/Courts/18th_Judicial_Court_News/2019/60657/ (THE PRESS RELEASE:
Chief Judge Daniel Guerin was honored and pleased to welcome United States
Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas to the 18th Judicial Circuit
Court in Wheaton, Illinois on May 10, 2019. Justice Thomas addressed a full
courtroom at the judicial installation ceremony of his former law clerk, Associate
Judge Kenton Skarin. The insightful, inspirational and often humorous remarks
of both United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Illinois
Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas made this a very special and memorable
occasion for everyone.)
NBC NEWS
— The real cost of school for first-generation college students “The biggest
gap in understanding the cost of college has to do with nontuition expenses,
which are primarily living expenses,” said the author of a new report. – Esta
Pratt-Kielley (DIERSEN: I was a first-generation college student. My
outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home a) 1966-1968
while attended UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c)
the summer of 1969. I paid for a) tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU
1969-1970, b) room and board for three semesters and a summer session at NIU,
c) a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and d) a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE with money
that I earned a) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in
1966; b) delivering mail 1966-1969; and c) working on an automobile assembly
line and as a security guard in 1970. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August
of 1970 owning that 1969 Dodge Charger SE.) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/real-cost-school-first-generation-college-students-n1007796
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Advice to the class of 2019: Don’t let your first job description be a
straitjacket. – Andy Kessler (DIERSEN: My first job description was retail
sales manager for a Firestone Store. I might still be working for Firestone if
I had not accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-slay-dragons-in-the-business-world-11558294469
— Conrad Black Deserved a Pardon The charges against the William F. Buckley of
Canada were dubious, and he’s suffered enough. – Elliot Kaufman (DIERSEN:
Should I ask Trump to pardon me? One could argue that being forced to retire at
age 49 is worse than being found guilty serving a prison sentence.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/conrad-black-deserved-a-pardon-11558294570
FORBES
— U.S. Courts Crack Down On Employers Using ‘Slippery’ Criteria To Hide
Discrimination – Patricia Barnes (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal
government. They use very slippery criteria to not hire and to get rid of those
who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13
(currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15
(currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently
$165,500) by age 40.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/05/20/u-s-courts-crack-down-on-employers-using-slippery-criteria-to-hide-discrimination/#130a70477501 (FROM THE ARTICLE: A
growing number of federal appeals courts are recognizing that nefarious
employers are using subjective criteria to justify discriminatory hiring
decisions. This has been an epic problem for decades in age discrimination
litigation, where it is not unusual for workers with objectively superior
qualifications to be passed over in favor of candidates who are deemed a better
“cultural fit.” This month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
joined four other federal circuits to rule that an employer may not defend a
discrimination charge with “vague” and “slippery” reasons because of the
“intolerable risk that a nefarious employer will use [them] as a cover for
discrimination.” The court said employers must articulate “specific reasons”
for employment decisions, such as “the candidate’s ‘seniority, length of
service in the same position, personal characteristics, general education,
technical training, experience in comparable work or any combination’ of such
criteria.”)
MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Conservatives challenge whether Democrats deserve the black vote Commentator
Candace Owens urged black people to leave the Democratic Party in Minneapolis
speech. – Maya Rao (DIERSEN: Democrats could stress that they forced me to
retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old and gave my job and my preferred corner
office to my Black subordinate.) http://www.startribune.com/conservatives-challenge-whether-democrats-deserve-the-black-vote/510190822/
