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January 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work during government shutdown – AP (DIERSEN: Because my coworkers called in sick, I worked many more hours for the Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/airports-seeing-rise-in-security-screeners-calling-off-work-during-government-shutdown/5021644/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats oppose The Wall because illegal immigrants will/do vote for Democrats. RINOs oppose The Wall because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-immigration-border-wall-ales-nowrasteh-nancy-pelosi-0106-20190104-story.html
— New Kane County commissioner questions whether board members should receive health benefits – Gloria Casas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-county-board-benefits-st-0104-story.html
— How the all-American muscle car will outlive the doomed sedan – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: The vehicles that you own say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. How old are you? I am 70. What muscle cars do you own? I own a 2016 Ford Mustang, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, and a 1972 Chevy Corvette.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/sc-auto-cover-muscle-cars-20181225-story.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Retail sales of large passenger cars, a segment that includes the Nissan Maxima and Chevy Impala, is down 21 percent in 2018, according to J.D. Power. The Ford Mustang, the top-selling muscle car in America, was down a modest 3.6 percent through last month. . .Another factor contributing to the potential decline in muscle cars is an aging population. Most muscle cars are owned by Baby Boomers, the youngest of who are in their mid-50s, the Associated Press reported in September. As Boomers continue to age, it is likely they will have less money and less interest in muscle cars. The question is if a new generation of drivers raised on high-riding and numb driving crossovers will appreciate the muscle behind these cars.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Talks on government shutdown continue on Sunday – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190106/news/301069987/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Evangelicals falsely believe they have found a champion in Trump.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190106/evangelicals-falsely-believe-they-have-found-a-champion-in-trump
— It’s time to fix Social Security’s tax burden – LIZ WESTON
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181230/its-time-to-fix-social-securitys-tax-burden
(FROM THE ARTICLE: People on Social Security need a tax break. The rest of us need to make sure they get it — for everyone’s sake. When Congress made Social Security benefits taxable in 1983, lawmakers didn’t index the tax thresholds to inflation. They “forgot” inflation again when adding a second layer of taxation in 1993. That means the proportion of recipients who have to pay federal income taxes on their benefits keeps increasing. Initially, only 1 in 10 Social Security recipients had to pay any federal tax. Now, it’s over half. Not indexing to inflation is a sneaky way of boosting taxes. Lawmakers can count on growing federal revenue without the politically uncomfortable act of repeatedly voting for those increases. The taxes are based on combined income, which is a taxpayer’s adjusted gross income, plus any tax-exempt interest (such as interest on mutual bonds) and half of her Social Security benefit.)

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— ‘It’s a new era’: Illinois General Assembly sworn in Wednesday – Ken DeCoster
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190105/its-new-era-illinois-general-assembly-sworn-in-wednesday
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats will have a 40-19 supermajority in the Senate and a 74-44 supermajority in the House. The party’s control of state government will extend to the executive mansion when J.B. Pritzker is sworn in as governor Jan. 14, replacing Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Republicans are trying to protect US – Paul W. Conlin II, Decatur
https://herald-review.com/opinion/letters/letters-republicans-are-trying-to-protect-us/article_cf8a3fdc-2468-5c5e-8e26-48dc8f9a17a8.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Can Pritzker chart better course for Illinois? – Editorial
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-can-pritzker-chart-better-course-for-illinois/article_c047fb5b-35e2-518a-ab24-1993d2ce757c.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State senator headed to Kenya – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-01-06/editorial-state-senator-headed-kenya.html

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise Ocasio-Cortez.
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/ocasio-cortez-gop-hypocrisy-at-its-finest/video_5cecefdd-f271-572f-8525-ab6e36cfd036.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois Lt. Gov: Michigan’s carp money would be too little, too late – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/outdoorsenvironment/illinois-lt-gov-michigan-s-carp-money-would-be-too/article_6fe29c4a-104e-11e9-9411-0ffa9792b359.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump quotes Obama, Hillary Clinton supporting border security: ‘Walls work’ – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/6/donald-trump-quotes-obama-hillary-clinton-supporti/
— Just 7 percent of Americans say illegal immigration ‘not a problem’ at all – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/5/only-7-percent-of-americans-say-illegal-immigratio/

 

FOX NEWS
— Media get their dream House: Press celebrates Democrats’ ‘triumphant’ return to power – Dan Gainor
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dan-gainor-media-get-their-dream-house-press-celebrates-democrats-triumphant-return-to-power

 

TOWNHALL
— Biden Blames Coulter for Shutdown, Calls Her ‘That Conservative Blonde Woman’ – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/01/05/biden-calls-coulter-that-conservative-blonde-woman-n2538550

 

HOT AIR
— Why Does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Get So Much Attention From The Right?
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-get-much-attention-right/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Bernie Sanders’ Attack on Liz Cheney Is Decried as Sexist Vermont independent went after Wyoming Republican on Twitter as his own campaign staff is facing allegations of sexual misconduct – Lukas Mikelionis
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/bernie-sanders-attack-on-liz-cheney-is-decried-as-sexist/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— In A World Of Immature, Vulgar, Hateful, Inappropriate Democrat Politicians, Trump Seems Almost Milktoast Normal – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/in-a-world-of-immature-vulgar-hateful-inappropriate-democrat-politicians-trump-seems-almost-milktoast-normal/
— Jealous, Insane Dems Suffering From Trump Derangment Syndrome – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/jealousinsane-dems-suffering-from-trump-derangment-syndrome/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Highly Organized Migrant Caravans Are Being Supported by Taxpayer Funded American Groups and the U.N.; and They’re Using Women and Children as Human Shields – James Simpson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/highly-organized-migrant-caravans-are-being-supported-by-taxpayer-funded-american-groups-and-the-u-n-and-theyre-using-women-and-children-as-human-shields_2757266.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Foul-Mouthed Rashida and the Duplicitous Democrats – Jeannie DeAngelis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/foulmouthed_rashida_and_the_duplicitous_democrats.html
— What Is the Trump coalition? – Taylor Lewis (DIERSEN: The anti-Trump coalition is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/what_is_the_trump_coalition.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Does the Constitution Allow Trump to Build the Wall Without Congressional Approval? – Steve Byas
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/31112-does-the-constitution-allow-trump-to-build-the-wall-without-congressional-approval

 

DAILY WIRE
— President Trump Isn’t The Enemy, Mr. Romney – DAVID LIMBAUGH
https://www.dailywire.com/news/39974/limbaugh-president-trump-isnt-enemy-mr-romney-david-limbaugh

 

BREITBART
— Tom Steyer Launches Impeachment Ads in Iowa – Joel B. Pollack
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/05/tom-steyer-launches-impeachment-ads-in-iowa/
— Elizabeth Warren Sticks to Her DNA Script in Iowa Campaign Stops – Michael Patrick Leahy
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/06/elizabeth-warren-sticks-to-her-dna-script-in-iowa-campaign-stops/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE DEATH OF THINKING AND OUR RE-EDUCATION CAMPS Craige McMillan on how fraud is perpetrated more easily as time goes by
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/the-death-of-thinking-and-our-re-education-camps/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— IN CONGRESS, THE INMATES ARE NOW RUNNING THE ASYLUM – Jeff Crouere
https://canadafreepress.com/article/in-congress-the-inmates-are-now-running-the-asylum

 

THE HILL
— Pence huddles with congressional staffers amid effort to end shutdown – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/424022-pence-white-house-officials-meet-congressional-staffers-amid-effort

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Hannity Advises Trump To Carry Shutdown ‘Through The State Of The Union’ “If they capitulate, the Republicans, the political damage frankly is incalculable.” – Amy Russo
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hannity-trump-shutdown_us_5c319d38e4b0bcb4c25c6c7d

 

NBC NEWS
— Inside the House GOP more closely mirrors Trump’s mold The Republican minority is now made much more in the image of President Donald Trump. – Dante Chinni and Sally Bronston
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/inside-house-gop-more-closely-mirrors-trump-s-mold-n955191

 

AOL
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Republicans for criticizing fellow Democrat Rashida Tlaib
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/01/05/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-slams-republicans-for-criticizing-fellow-democrat-rashida-tlaib/23634528/

 

POLITICUS USA
— One in Five Women Want to Leave the U.S. Because of Trump – LEO VIDAL
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/01/05/one-in-five-women-want-to-leave-the-u-s-because-of-trump.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “The Border Wall: How a Potent Symbol Is Now Boxing Trump In.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/us/politics/donald-trump-border-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Migrants in Tijuana Know Trump Doesn’t Want Them. They Aren’t Giving Up.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/world/americas/tijuana-mexico-migrant-caravan.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “No, Trump Cannot Declare an ‘Emergency’ to Build His Wall. If he did, and used soldiers to build it, they would all be committing a federal crime.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/opinion/no-trump-cannot-declare-an-emergency-to-build-his-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Female Trump-haters promote female hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/opinion/sunday/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-pelosi-congress-dance.html
— The American Dream Isn’t for Black Millennials What I learned from talking to more than 70 of my peers — and trying to buy a house. – Reniqua Allen (DIERSEN: I bought a new townhome in 1972 when I was 24 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/opinion/sunday/american-dream-black-millennials-homeownership.html
— The Economics of Soaking the Rich What does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez know about tax policy? A lot. – Paul Krugman (DIERSEN: Who wants those you share your demographics to pay more taxes? I should write a book about those who want me to pay more taxes. They stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), married, non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, childless, pet-less, federal retiree since 1997, etc. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal government grossly overpaid me and that my retirement benefits are much too generous.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/opinion/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-tax-policy-dance.html
— Middle-Class Shame Will Decide Where America Is Headed Who can appeal to the people who feel the most like they’ve gotten a raw deal? – Alissa Quart (FROM THE HARDCOPY: Financially floundering people pick our leaders.) (DIERSEN: What are the household incomes in your precinct? A large percentage of the households in my precinct are either a) limousine liberal or b) financially floundering. Overwhelmingly, they voted for Clinton in 2016 and for Pritzker/Stratton, Casten, and the rest of the Democrats in 2018.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/opinion/sunday/middle-class-shame-american-politics.html
— American Jews and Israeli Jews Are Headed for a Messy Breakup Is the world ready for another Great Schism? – Jonathan Weisman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/opinion/sunday/israeli-jews-american-jews-divide.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says Trump “is demonstrably unfit for office.” Who treats you like you are “demonstrably unfit for office?” I should write a book about my critics/opponents who treat me like I am “demonstrably unfit for office.” They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering (ICRC) Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress those TAPROOT, WCC, MTRCC, ICRC, and AAPC members who did not come to my defense. They stress the 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 state that they are religious, conservative, and or Republican who did not come to my defense. They stress my GAO, IRS, and Post Office coworkers who did not come to my defense.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/opinion/sunday/trump-impeachment.html
— The $15 Minimum Wage Is Here. It’s Not Nearly Enough, but It’s a Start. – Ginia Bellafante (DIERSEN: I earned the minimum wage 1964-1966. If it had been $15/hour in today’s dollars, I might very well have bought a loaded Pontiac GTO in 1966, instead of a Pontiac Tempest Sprint.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/nyregion/the-15-dollar-minimum-wage-is-not-enough.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘There’s a Real Tension.’ Democrats Puzzle Over Whether a Woman Will Beat Trump – Lisa Lerer and Susan Chira (DIERSEN: Obviously, the more success that Democrats have in promoting hatred against men and hatred against heterosexuals, the more likely that females and LGBTQers will vote for Democrat candidates who are female and/or LGBTQ.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/us/politics/women-candidates-president-2020.html
— A California Dream for Paid Leave Has an Old Problem: How to Pay for It Newsom, the incoming governor, is expected to propose the longest state parental leave in the nation: six months. – Claire Cain Miller and Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: My wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. I should write a book about those who have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, viciously condemned me, and viciously punished me for doing that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/06/upshot/a-california-dream-for-paid-leave-has-an-old-problem-how-to-pay-for-it.html

 

UNION LEADER
— The Washington Post loves Mitt Romney – PAT BUCHANAN
https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/columnists/pat-buchanan-the-washington-post-loves-mitt-romney/article_3905a4e7-f150-57f7-a892-f955a506cfb4.html

 

VILLAGES NEWS
— America facing an immigration invasion – Bob Moore, Village of Rio Grande
https://www.villages-news.com/2019/01/05/america-facing-an-immigration-invasion/

 

DESERET NEWS
— Seven bad financial habits that you shouldn’t take into the New Year – Michelle Singletary
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900048913/michelle-singletary-seven-bad-financial-habits-that-you-shouldnt-take-into-the-new-year.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Not saving for an emergency. . .Not budgeting. . .Not opening your bills right away. . .Not paying off credit cards each month. . .Not being able to say no. . .Not having a plan to make better financial decisions. . .Not contributing enough to your retirement account.)

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Fed Up With Liberal Academia, Conservatives Call for Their Own Safe Space – Sarah Jones
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/conservatives-demand-safe-space-free-from-liberal-academia.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Liberals Used to Feel Your Pain. Now They Inflict It. – Ted Rall (DIERSEN: What are the household incomes in your precinct? A large percentage of the households in my precinct are either a) limousine liberal or b) financially floundering. Overwhelmingly, they voted for Clinton in 2016 and for Pritzker/Stratton, Casten, and the rest of the Democrats in 2018.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_ted_rall/liberals_used_to_feel_your_pain_now_they_inflict_it

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on getting women to hate Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/05/women-in-congress-new-era-not-trump-washington

 

TELEGRAPH
— New migrant caravan forming in Central America as US government shutdown continues – Rozina Sabur, Washington Mathew Charles
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/05/new-migrant-caravan-forming-central-america-us-government-shutdown/

 

INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— LGBTQ Protections Now in Place for Congressional Staffers – Steve Hinkle (DIERSEN: For almost 18 years, I worked for GAO, that is, I worked for Congress. There were/are no protections for those like me who oppose promoting LGBTQ activity.)
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/lgbtq-protections-now-place-congressional-staffers

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1031 Warrenville Road, Wheaton – $469,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447913_zpid/

January 5 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Weekend Shutdown Talks Led by Pence to Go Into a Second Day Democrats and Republicans agreed that little progress was made during Saturday’s two-hour session – Catherine Lucey and Lisa Mascaro
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/White-House-Congress-Government-Shutdown-503940981.html

 

ABC7
— Talks to resume after Trump says shutdown could last ‘years’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/talks-to-resume-after-trump-says-shutdown-could-last-years/5020262/
— JB Pritzker will be sworn in later this month, giving Democrats controls of the legislature and state house (DIERSEN: Democrats have made it very clear a) that they want to dive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) that they want to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-democrats-have-control-of-state-government-can-they-get-work-done-503953241.html

 

CBS2
— Man Attacked And Robbed By Teenagers At Illinois Medical District CTA Station – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/05/man-attacked-and-robbed-by-teengers-at-illinois-medical-district-cta-station/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats head to Springfield with historic control — can they get work done? – John O’Connor
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/illinois-democrats-capitol-agenda-springfield-marijuana-general-assembly/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Shakedown City: Employers and Chicago’s corruption tax – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-burke-kickback-chicago-restaurant-20190104-story.html
— Toni Preckwinkle’s administration hired Ald. Edward Burke’s son to nearly $100K-a-year county job – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-preckwinkle-administration-hired-ed-burke-son-20190104-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats take power in House; impeachment talk flares – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190104/news/301049954/
— How technology baffled an elderly Congress in 2018 – Avi Selk (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats pass age limits for elected officials, for example, a limit of age 30 for municipal, township, ward, county, and other local government officials, age 35 for state officials, and age 40 for federal officials? The federal government gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190105/how-technology-baffled-an-elderly-congress-in-2018
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you’re trying to recall what your members of Congress accomplished in 2018, the answer is: They grew older. The 115th Congress was already one of the oldest in history when it convened at the dawn of the Trump administration — average age 58 in the House, 62 in the Senate, 90 billion or so in the relativistic time scale of the online generation, in front of which Congress spent much of the year embarrassing itself. By the time the 115th hobbled into extinction at the end of 2018, artifacts from its attempts to engage the younger folk and their digital ways lay strewn across the internet like the fossil record of an obsolete species. . .These hearings were livestreamed to the general populace, more than half of whom are under 40, many of whom were horrified to discover that a country being revolutionized by technology is apparently overseen by people whose worldview calcified in the previous century.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Navy veteran announces 2020 run to unseat Lauren Underwood Constituent alleges voting misconduct by Underwood – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/04/navy-veteran-announces-2020-run-to-unseat-lauren-underwood/awnhrbs/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Central Illinois congressmen call for compromise, border security – LENORE SOBOTA (DIERSEN: What compromise offers have you received? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted that they might let me work until 2003 when I would be eligible for regular retirement if I happily agreed to be constructively demoted, if not literally demoted. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/central-illinois-congressmen-call-for-compromise-border-security/article_8a6edf57-5bba-5a6b-a5ee-5c5428d30dae.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Last hurrah for the lame ducks – Doug Finke
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190105/statehouse-insider-last-hurrah-for-lame-ducks/1
— Sports betting no panacea for Illinois – Editorial
https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20190105/our-view-sports-betting-no-panacea-for-illinois

 

SOUTHERN
— WSJ: Trump prefers word ‘strike’ to ‘shutdown’ (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, federal employees are Democrats.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/wsj-trump-prefers-word-strike-to-shutdown/video_d18421c5-70fc-5725-8b8d-62f4ae17440a.html

 

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work – AP (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I worked many more hours because my coworkers called in sick.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/business/article223973290.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Marijuana legalization effects pondered by Madison County health committee – Riley Newton
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Marijuana-legalization-effects-pondered-by-13511283.php

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Comparing Illinois Government Workers with Those of Other States
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/05/comparing-illinois-government-workers-with-those-of-other-states/
— Jack Franks Hypocrisy re Double-Dipping: Bad for Thee, OK for Me
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/05/ack-franks-hypocrisy-regarding-double-dipping-bad-for-thee-ok-for-me/
— Burke and Quid Pro Quo
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/05/burke-and-quid-pro-quo/
— Skillicorn To Continue Spotlighting Rumored Gas Tax Hike by Lame Duck General Assembly
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/05/skillicorn-to-continue-spotlighting-rumored-gas-tax-hike-by-lame-duck-general-assembly/
— Discussing Selection of Committee Chairmen, Chicago City Council and McHenry County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/05/discussing-selection-of-committee-chairmen/
— State Rep. Allen Skillicorn View of Republican Party’s Future
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/04/state-rep-allen-skillicorn-view-of-republican-partys-future/
— Comparing Chicago’s Weak Mayor Form of Government with McHenry County’s Weak Chairman System
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/04/comparing-chicagos-weak-mayor-form-of-government-with-mchenry-countys-weak-chairman-system/
— Franks: “It’s Much Ado about Nothing”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/03/franks-its-much-ado-about-nothing/

 

GOPUSA
— Self declared radical Ocasio-Cortez talks 70% tax rate, dancing and lip+hoops
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61954
— Ilhan Omar becomes first person to wear hijab in Congress
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61905
— USS John C. Stennis holding Heathen religious services in carrier chapel
http://www.gopusa.com/uss-john-c-stennis-holding-heathen-religious-services-in-carrier-chapel/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN PANEL GETS HEATED WHEN FORMER TRUMP ADVISER SAYS SOME FEDERAL WORKERS TREATING SHUTDOWN LIKE ‘A PAID VACATION’ – Scott Morefield

https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/05/cnn-stephen-moore-don-lemon-shutdown-paid-vacation/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— An old leftist trick to smear the right from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her adoring press – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/an_old_leftist_trick_to_smear_the_right_from_alexandria_ocasiocortez_and_her_adoring_press.html

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/government-shutdown-personal-stories/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Trump’s attorney general pick says he did, in fact, register for draft – Andy Sullivan, Mark Hosenball (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft? I should write a book about those who have punished me the most a) for my getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and b) for my getting a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-barr/trumps-attorney-general-pick-says-he-did-in-fact-register-for-draft-idUSKCN1OY02U


(FROM THE ARTICLE: Historians told Reuters that Barr would have been required to register for possible military service when he turned 18, a time when the government was drafting roughly 300,000 people per year to serve in Vietnam. Barr changed his response after being asked about it by one of the senators on the committee, a Justice Department representative said. “I registered for the selective service at 18, as required, and was subject to the draft,” Barr wrote on Thursday in a letter to Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, the new chairman of the committee, and Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat. Men who do not register for the draft face fines of up to $250,000 and a prison term of up to five years. They also are barred from most federal jobs, according to the Selective Service System, which registers men for possible compulsory service. “I can’t imagine a scenario in which (Barr) would not have been required to register,” Kansas University history professor Beth Bailey said. Barr, 68, said he initially told lawmakers he had not registered because he is now too old for compulsory military service. He will have a chance to explain the mix-up when he appears before the Judiciary Committee for confirmation hearings on January 15 and 16. Many prominent U.S. politicians — including Trump — have struggled to explain why they did not serve in the Vietnam War, which bitterly divided the United States.)
— Upbeat employment report underscores U.S. economic strength – Lucia Mutikani
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy/upbeat-employment-report-underscores-us-economic-strength-idUSKCN1OY0AU

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal workers — in a panic about their pay — apply for unemployment – Michelle Singletary
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/03/federal-workers-panic-about-their-pay-apply-unemployment/

 

KVOA
— Initiative for 2020 ballot in works to eliminate property tax for Arizona seniors – Priscilla Casper
https://kvoa.com/news/local-news/2019/01/04/initiative-for-2020-ballot-in-works-to-eliminate-property-tax-for-arizona-seniors/

 

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use “Businesses That Rely On Federal Workers” to get Trump to compromise.
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/05/682333198/not-out-to-lunch-businesses-that-rely-on-federal-workers-suffer-the-shutdown

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/when-will-furloughed-federal-employees-be-paid-bills-pile-1280484

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans oppose The Wall.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/05/donald-trump-government-shutdown-democrats-wall

January 1 Evening Edition

NBC5
— U.S. Fires Tear Gas Across Mexico Border to Stop Migrants – Andrew Johnson
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/migrants-customs-border-protection-clash-tear-gas-rocks-fence-503763431.html
— Congress Leaders Invited to White House for Border Briefing The partial government shutdown began Dec. 22 after Trump bowed to conservative demands that he fight to make good on his vow and secure funding for the wall – Zeke Miller and Lisa Mascaro
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Government-Shutdown-503751921.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 4 shot in Chicago during first 6 hours of 2019
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/4-shot-in-chicago-during-first-6-hours-of-2019
— Hillary Clinton calls 2018 ‘a dark time for our country’ (DIERSEN: In Illinois, 2018 was an especially dark time because of all the defeats that Republican candidates suffered in the November 6, 2018 election.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hillary-clinton-calls-2018-a-dark-time-for-our-country-

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wisconsin: Additional auditors generate $72 million more in revenue – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-wi–extra-auditors-tax-revenue-20190101-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Paying for Medicaid, schools will be priority for lawmakers – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/paying-for-medicaid-schools-will-be-priority-for-lawmakers/

 

SOUTHERN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/forbes-list-says-illinois-is-one-of-the-next-states/article_abe3ad31-d818-5be8-8945-8d10ece34046.html

 

TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Scott Walker plans to give speeches, advocate for conservatives
http://www.telegraphherald.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_6e5a9506-aec0-5501-9bdb-7cba05ed8727.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— A year of gun violence in Chicago – Glenn Minnis
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/inn-investigation-a-year-of-gun-violence-in-chicago/article_9d3ea610-0532-11e9-883f-3b9b4faec4ae.html

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Sovereignty Is the Defining Issue’: Malkin Says Trump Must ‘Hold the Line’ on Border Wall Funding ‘It’s national security, it’s economic security, it’s public safety.’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/01/michelle-malkin-president-trump-must-stand-strong-demand-border-wall-funding-amid

 

GOPUSA
— Jerry Brown: Climate change ‘devastating in a similar way’ to the Nazis
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61658
— Women’s March anti-Semitism charges split Planned Parenthood, National Organization for Women
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61651

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump: House Dems Showing They Don’t Care About Border – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-wall-government-shutdown-democrats-resist/2019/01/01/id/896476/

 

BREITBART
— Washington Post Fact-Checks Trump: Obama Built a ‘Fence’ on Top of a Wall, Not a ‘Wall,’ at His New Home – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/01/washington-post-fact-checks-trump-obama-built-a-fence-on-top-of-a-wall-not-a-wall-at-his-new-home/
— Nearly 400 Migrants Died Crossing Unsecured U.S. Border in 2018 – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/01/nearly-400-migrants-died-crossing-unsecured-u-s-border-in-2018/

 

TOWNHALL
— ICE Was Forced to Use Tear Gas on Another Load of Caravan Riders – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/01/ice-was-forced-to-use-tear-gas-on-another-load-of-caravan-riders-n2538338

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— RECORD NUMBER OF ILLEGALS TRYING TO BUY GUNS FBI says figure outpacing those with mental-health issues
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/record-number-of-illegals-trying-to-buy-guns/

 

PATRIOT POST
— Costs of Illegal Immigration Demand Significant Reform Measures – James Shott
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/60271-costs-of-illegal-immigration-demand-significant-reform-measures
— The Left Will Make 2019 a Dark Year – Dennis Prager
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/60266-the-left-will-make-2019-a-dark-year

 

POLITICO
— How the shutdown is reaching a breaking point Many of the departments and agencies hit by the partial shutdown are running out of carryover cash and time to prep checks for the midmonth pay period. – JENNIFER SCHOLTES, CAITLIN EMMA and BERNIE BECKER
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/01/how-the-shutdown-is-reaching-a-breaking-point-1053885
— House Democrats to push for more diversity in top corporate ranks – ZACHARY WARMBRODT
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/01/house-democrats-corporate-diversity-1040900

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Trump Tax Cut: Even Worse Than You’ve Heard Skeptical reporting has still been too favorable – Paul Krugman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/01/opinion/the-trump-tax-cut-even-worse-than-youve-heard.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegals encourage U.S. citizens to vote for Democrats.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-midterm-elections-dreamers-20190101-story.html

 

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote “tech immigrants.”
http://www.startribune.com/canada-scoops-up-tech-immigrants-who-are-nervous-about-working-in-the-u-s/503666892/

 

CASPER STAR TRIBUNE
— Will: In Illinois, Cheri Bustos, a sign of intelligent life in the Democratic Party – George Will
https://trib.com/opinion/columns/will-in-illinois-a-sign-of-intelligent-life-in-the/article_b07247c7-ad64-5479-8aa6-d8406e1538bd.html

 

HARTSBURG NEWS
— If you forget to take your required minimum distributions, you could face a big tax penalty (DIERSEN: What will your required minimum distributions (RMD) be? My RMDs will be much smaller because of the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://hartsburgnews.com/if-you-forget-to-do-this-before-the-end-of-the-year-you-could-face-a-big-tax-penalty/206576/

 

NPR
— Partial Government Shutdown Continues With No Solution In Sight – KELSEY SNELL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/partial-government-shutdown-continues-no-solution-sight#stream/0
— Federal Workers, Burdened By Shutdown, Face Trump-Ordered Pay Freeze – SCOTT HORSLEY
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/01/681361905/federal-workers-burdened-by-shutdown-face-trump-ordered-pay-freeze

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Invites Congressional Leaders for Meeting Amid Shutdown Republicans and Democrats both invited to Wednesday meeting; topics to include border security – Peter Nicholas and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-invites-congressional-leaders-to-meet-with-trump-wednesday-11546374858

 

FORBES
— HUD Housing Realities: Female-led And Feeling The Financial Burn – Aly J. Yale
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alyyale/2019/01/01/hud-housing-realities-female-led-and-feeling-the-burn/#687891036aac
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rising rents and increasing mortgage rates are squeezing housing affordability for everyone. But for residents of HUD-subsidized housing? Housing has never been more expensive. According to a new analysis from Porch.com, HUD residents are putting a whopping 29% of their income toward housing — up from 27.9% in 2009. Monthly, that equates to about $315 in contributions per resident. Compared to the national average rent (which was over $1,400, as of December), it might seem a small number, but HUD residents make just a fraction of the average American’s income. Nationally, the median HUD household makes just $12,906 per year. The average household makes nearly five times that — $61,372.)

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Can the administration end its battles with employee unions and find civil service compromises in 2019? – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2019/01/can-the-administration-end-its-battles-with-employee-unions-and-find-civil-service-compromises-in-2019/

 

GUARDIAN
— ‘We are not robots’: Amazon warehouse employees push to unionize Workers announced launch of union push in response to working conditions as company says it does not recognize allegations – Michael Sainato
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/01/amazon-fulfillment-center-warehouse-employees-union-new-york-minnesota

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.newsweek.com/which-states-legalization-marijuana-2019-1275736

January 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— U.S. stocks suffer worst year since 2008 financial crisis – AP (DIERSEN: How far down will Democrats drive stocks to punish Republicans?)
https://abc7chicago.com/business/us-stocks-suffer-worst-year-since-2008-financial-crisis/4996489/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us-ye–legal-marijuana-banner-year-20181227-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Efficiency in government should be top priority in 2019 – Editorial (DIERSEN: The top priority for Illinois Democrats for 2019 is to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies 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.sj-r.com/opinion/20181231/our-view-efficiency-in-government-should-be-top-priority-in-2019

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Think you’re too old to become an entrepreneur? Not in Fairview Heights. – TERI MADDOX (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran federal employee, the federal government thinks that you are “too old” and gets rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article223619025.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump waiting for Democrats to make move on ending shutdown – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-waiting-for-democrats-to-make-move-on-ending-shutdown

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Plan Vote To Reopen Government On Jan. 3, When They Take Over House – SUSAN DAVIS & ARNIE SEIPEL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-plan-vote-reopen-government-jan-3-when-they-take-over-house#stream/0

 

ABC ST. LOUIS
— Is Facebook Censoring Use Of Terms ‘Illegal Immigrant’, ‘Illegal Alien’? (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://abcstlouis.com/news/nation-world/is-facebook-censoring-those-who-use-terms-illegal-immigrant-or-illegal-alien-in-posts

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Absurdity of an Open Border – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_absurdity_of_an_open_border.html

 

BREITBART
— Lindsey Graham Floats Deal: Trump Would Trade 700K Work Permits for $5 Billion for Wall, ‘Border Security’ – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/12/30/lindsey-graham-floats-deal-trump-would-trade-700k-work-permits-for-5-billion-for-wall-border-security/
— UK Buckles, Sends More Border Force Boats Despite Migrant ‘Magnet’ Warnings – Victoria Friedman
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01/01/uk-buckles-more-border-force-boats-warnings-magnets-migrants/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— The media never cares when Americans are killed by illegal immigrants – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/the-media-never-cares-when-americans-are-killed-by-illegal-immigrants/
— Democrats put politics before safety – Dr. Tom Borelli
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/democrats-put-politics-before-safety/

 

TOWNHALL
— Obama Used Walls To Shut Out Veterans, Opposes Walls To Stop Illegal Aliens – Jake Hoffman
https://townhall.com/columnists/jakehoffman/2019/01/01/obama-used-walls-to-shut-out-veterans-opposes-walls-to-stop-illegal-aliens-n2538316
— Borders Are Compassionate – Carl Jackson
https://townhall.com/columnists/carljackson/2019/01/01/borders-are-compassionate-n2538313
— Officer Ronil Singh Is The Immigrant We Want. His Alleged Murderer Is Not. – John Dempsey
https://townhall.com/columnists/johndempsey/2019/01/01/officer-ronil-singh-is-the-immigrant-we-want-his-murderer-is-not-n2538299

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE LEFT’S FAKE NEWS ABOUT PRE-CASTRO CUBA Pathetic media lies and Hollywood clichés. – Humberto Fontova
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272407/lefts-fake-news-about-pre-castro-cuba-humberto-fontova

 

HOT AIR
— Shutdown Symbolism: Refighting The 2016 Election
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/12/shutdown-symbolism-refighting-2016-election/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— U.S. ‘A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS’? WHAT A CROCK Carl Jackson declares, ‘Borders are no different than your front door’ (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? According to anti-Whites and White-haters in the Democrat Party, if you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion and b) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/u-s-a-nation-of-immigrants-what-a-crock/
— THE GREAT WALL OF AMERICA WILL BREAK THE DEMOCRATS Rich Logis calls project ‘padded-room inducing’ for Trump’s opponents
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/the-great-wall-of-america-will-break-the-democrats/
— THIS WALL CUT OFF FLOOD OF 55,000 ILLEGAL ALIENS Israeli gives lesson in how to close down borders, protect nation
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/this-wall-cut-off-flood-of-55000-illegal-aliens/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Genocide, slavery and immigration – Richard W. Rahn (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? According to anti-Whites and White-haters in the Democrat Party, if you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion and b) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/31/genocide-slavery-and-immigration/

 

CNN
— Federal employees union sues government over lack of pay – Caroline Kelly (DIERSEN: All federal employees, and especially those who are not “essential” like I was, have always been viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned. If I sought a government or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn the fact that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, for IRS 1971-1980, and for the Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/31/politics/federal-workers-sue-government/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal employee labor union is suing the US government for requiring “essential” employees to work without pay during the partial government shutdown. The American Federation of Government Employees alleged Monday that the government is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by forcing employees deemed essential to work without pay. About a quarter of the government has been affected by the shutdown, including correctional officers, Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and transportation security officers. Across different government agencies, about 380,000 federal employees will be furloughed and 420,000 will work without pay due to the shutdown continuing into the new year.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of Group B, their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors caused all the problems that members of Group A have had, are having, and will have. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/joyful-headlines-about-race-and-equality.html
— In Search of Lost Screen Time Imagine what we could do with our money, and hours, if we set our smartphones aside for a year. – Paul Greenberg (DIERSEN: I do not own/use a smartphone. I spend 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. Since 2004, those 6,200+ emails have included links to 321,500+ articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/opinion/smartphones-screen-time.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than three-quarters of all Americans own a smartphone. In 2018 those 253 million Americans spent $1,380 and 1,460 hours on their smartphone and other mobile devices. That’s 91 waking days; cumulatively, that adds up to 370 billion waking American hours and $349 billion.)
— A $15 Minimum Wage Seemed Impossible. Now It’s Reality for a Million New Yorkers. – Patrick McGeehan (DIERSEN: I earned the minimum wage 1964-1966. If it had been $15/hour in today’s dollars, I might very well have bought a loaded Pontiac GTO in 1966, instead of a Pontiac Tempest Sprint.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/nyregion/15-minimum-wage-new-york.html
— ‘Birth Tourism’ Is Legal in Canada. A Lawmaker Calls It Unscrupulous. – Dan Bilefsky (DIERSEN: What if China decided that it was not going to let citizens of Mexico take control of the United States? What if China sent many millions of its pregnant citizens into the United States to give birth?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/world/canada/china-birth-tourism.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘They’re not asking permission to do things’: Democrats brace for robust freshman class – Elise Viebeck and Paul Kane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/theyre-not-asking-permission-to-do-things-democrats-brace-for-robust-freshman-class/2018/12/31/b10a9280-02da-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html

— What’s in a name? Trump, allies back away from idea that the border wall needs to be a wall. – Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner and
Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-never-abandoned-the-idea-of-a-concrete-wall-disputing-kelly/2018/12/31/85af147a-0cea-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump: Happy New Year to everyone, including ‘haters’ – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/01/donald-trump-happy-new-year-haters/2456753002/

 

DESERET NEWS
— Pensions, pot and gambling? Not a Utah problem – Amy Joi O’Donoghue
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900048629/pensions-pot-and-gambling-not-a-utah-problem.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Poll: Federal Employees Overwhelmingly Oppose Shutdown, Only 30 Percent Support Wall – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/12/poll-federal-employees-overwhelmingly-oppose-shutdown-only-30-percent-support-wall/153863/

 

SALON
— FBI investigating Trump golf club for hiring undocumented workers after tip to Mueller Lawyer representing immigrants says Trump’s New Jersey club supplied fake green cards, Social Security numbers – IGOR DERYSH
https://www.salon.com/2019/01/01/fbi-investigating-trump-golf-club-for-hiring-undocumented-workers-after-tip-to-mueller/

December 31 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Police Reviewing Surveillance From Saturday Mob Attacks Along Mag Mile – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/30/police-reviewing-surveillance-from-saturday-mob-attacks-along-mag-mile/
— North Riverside Park Mall Closes After Juveniles Cause Disturbance, 2 Arrested
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/30/north-riverside-park-mall-closes-after-juveniles-cause-disturbance-2-arrested/

 

NBC5
— Prices Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases in Several States New minimum wage requirements will take effect in 20 states and nearly two dozen cities around the start of the new year – David A. Lieb
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Minimum-Wage-Increase-Several-States-US-503695231.html

 

ABC7
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren takes step toward 2020 presidential run – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-takes-big-move-toward-2020-presidential-run/4994770/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal government shutdown enters second week with no resolution in sight – Mike DeBonis
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-government-shutdown-20181230-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump’s promise of a wall may not be fulfilled as advertised – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181230/news/312309936/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181230/legal-marijuana-industry-toasts-banner-year

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/mcchrystal-i-think-trump-is-immoral-dishonest/video_cdd4bc30-d493-58c2-9a56-e38deb398232.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Illinois farmers face uncertainty despite record harvests – AP
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/12/30/illinois-farmers-face-uncertainty-despite-record-harvests/acoacic/

 

WPSD
— Illinois Equal Pay Act amendment extends protections to African Americans – Logan Gay (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger higher salaries than it paid its employees who were Republican, White, and/or older who had more work experience, education, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses.)
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2018/12/28/illinois-equal-pay-act-amendment-extends-protections-to-african-americans/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner developed a reputation in Springfield that his word just wasn’t good – Scott Reeder
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511712140-reeder-rauner-developed-a-reputation-in-springfield-that-his-word-just-wasn-t-good

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State must pay $845 million more to pension systems next year, report finds – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-must-pay-million-more-to-pension-systems-next-year/article_ef7c5b6a-0aba-11e9-8d33-f745b66a248a.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Fake news’ a real problem long before Trump era, media watchdogs say – S.A. Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/30/donald-trumps-fake-news-call-often-real/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— UNVEILING THE LEFT’S GLOBALIST AGENDA Christine Williams reveals the real culprit behind illegal immigration.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272391/unveiling-lefts-globalist-agenda-frontpagemagcom
— DEMOCRATS’ SANCTUARY STATE CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM Police officer Ronil Singh, legal immigrant, falls to criminal who “doesn’t belong here.” – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272402/democrats-sanctuary-state-claims-another-victim-lloyd-billingsley

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP: AMERICA NEEDS ‘SLIGHTLY LARGER VERSION’ OF WALL PROTECTING OBAMA’S HOUSE – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/30/trump-larger-version-wall-obama-house/

 

TOWNHALL
— A Look Back at the Demise of the Mainstream News Media in 2018 – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2018/12/31/a-look-back-at-the-demise-of-the-mainstream-news-media-in-2018-n2538275

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrat House Poised To Attack Gun Rights – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29394-democrat-house-poised-attack-gun-rights

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— CNN Attacks The Military – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/cnn-attacks-the-military/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Lets Illegal Immigrant ‘Journalist’ Condemn Standard Descriptions as Dangerous – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/12/30/ny-times-lets-illegal-immigrant-journalist-condemn-standard

 

PJ MEDIA
— Store Clerk Loses His Mind When Man Wearing Trump Gear Walks In (DIERSEN: What would anti-Trumps and Trump-haters do to you if you wore Trump gear?)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/watch-store-clerk-loses-his-mind-when-man-wearing-trump-gear-walks-into-store/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Democrats Commit Self-Sabotage by Dumping on Whites and Christians – Carol M. Swain (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republicans” who dump on individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Are these “Republican” dumpers really Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrats-commit-self-sabotage-by-dumping-on-whites-and-christians_2750760.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— AP Poll: Veterans’ support for Trump strong – EMILY SWANSON and HANNAH FINGERHUT
https://www.apnews.com/8d3610f4fc2f4dafb87ac4479b721de1

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic – Adam Nagourney and Robert Gebeloff
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/orange-county-republicans-democrats-demographics.html
— Too Old to Be a Freshman in Congress? Donna Shalala Doesn’t Care – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/us/politics/donna-shalala-congress.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Dozens of journalists were murdered in 2018. This is a crisis of press freedom. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have charged me with disseminating “false” or “fake” news. Should I sue my critics/opponents? According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is “false” or “fake,” except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/dozens-of-journalists-were-murdered-in-2018-this-is-a-crisis-of-press-freedom/2018/12/30/eab8ad2e-092d-11e9-88e3-989a3e456820_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Saudi Arabia, the same campaign against dissent that led to Mr. Khashoggi’s murder left 16 journalists imprisoned in December, according to the CPJ account, including four women who reported on women’s rights. Egypt had the dishonorable distinction of imprisoning the most people — 19 — on charges of disseminating “false” or “fake” news. The growing number of journalists jailed or attacked on that pretext is one illustration of the deleterious influence that President Trump has had on press freedom globally. His labeling of the U.S. media as the “enemy of the people” and charges of “fake news” have been imitated by regimes around the world. At the same time, his refusal to hold Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for Mr. Khashoggi’s murder, despite a CIA finding that he likely ordered it, has, as CPJ put it, “signaled that countries that do enough business with the United States are free to murder journalists without consequence.” It won’t be a surprise if 2019 produces another large body count.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Shutdown Enters a New Week as House Democrats Ponder Next Move As talks break down over border wall, Democrats could pass short- or long-term funding bills – Kristina Peterson and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shutdown-enters-a-new-week-as-house-democrats-ponder-next-move-11546198295


— If Democrats Were Shrewd . . . They’d divide and conquer, splitting Trump and his populist base from more conventional Republicans. – Bobby Jindal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-democrats-were-shrewd-11546199954
— Retraining Programs Fall Short for Some Workers The goal was to help displaced workers gain skills in new industries. But studies show people are earning less or failing to find work – Eric Morath (DIERSEN: Between 1992 and 1997, I paid for my own “retraining.” In 1989, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office a) made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) assigned me to audits of federal financial industry regulators. Between 1992 and 1997, I took graduate finance courses at IIT, and in 1997 earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retraining-programs-fall-short-for-some-workers-11546088401

 

BLOOMBERG
— Washington Parses Trump’s Wall Semantics in Search for Compromise – Anna Edgerton
https://www.yahoo.com/news/washington-parses-trump-wall-semantics-162921177.html

 

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— IRS provides safe harbors related to the SALT deduction – Michael Cohn
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-provides-safe-harbors-for-businesses-related-to-the-salt-deduction

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— One sixth of world’s people want to flee their home countries
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/31/pers-d31.html

December 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago leaders concerned about minorities being under-counted in 2020 Census – Evelyn Holmes (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want all the citizens of foreign countries who they illegally brought to America illegally and all their children to be counted.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-leaders-concerned-about-minorities-being-under-counted-in-2020-census-/4987975/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Rejects $8M from Michigan for Asian Carp Project
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-rejects-8-million-from-michigan-for-asian-carp-project-503682321.html

 

WLS AM
— Sample letters the government suggests furloughed federal workers could send to their creditors (DIERSEN: How have federal government shutdowns impacted you? I was a federal retiree and Social Security recipient during shutdowns in 2013 and this year. I was an IRS employee during shutdowns in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. I was a GAO employee during shutdowns in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1995, and 1996.)
http://www.wlsam.com/news/read-sample-letters-the-government-suggests-furloughed-federal-workers-could-send-to-their-creditors/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago police detectives face punishing pace of gun violence in neighborhoods where they are often not trusted or respected – Annie Sweeney and Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-unsolved-shootings-detectives-20181219-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you paint a “dim portrait of Trump,” anti-trumps and Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-john-kelly-interview-analysis-20181230-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No talk of solution to shutdown, president tweets blame – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/government-shutdown-trump-blames-dems/
— New laws ban ‘fake weed,’ create certification requirement for pot workers – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/new-laws-ban-fake-weed-create-certification-requirement-for-pot-workers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater’s “New Year’s political lexicon to help decipher 2019.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/new-year-2019-lexicon-words-language/

 

DAILY HERALD
— It’s time to fix Social Security’s tax burden – LIZ WESTON
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181230/its-time-to-fix-social-securitys-tax-burden
— Federal minimum wage fell by 14 cents this year, when adjusted for inflation – Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: Did you work for the minimum wage? I worked for the minimum wage for 13 months part-time and for 3 months full-time 1964-1966 while I was in high school. With the money that I earned and saved, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181230/federal-minimum-wage-fell-by-14-cents-this-year-when-adjusted-for-inflation

 

SOUTHERN
— Graham: There will never be a deal without wall
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/graham-there-will-never-be-a-deal-without-wall/video_e8e7bbea-8c15-55c9-a3a4-4560135857d9.html
— Southern Illinois is even deeper red after midterms (DIERSEN: Why are the Democrats less successful in promoting hatred against Trump in southern Illinois?)
https://thesouthern.com/southern-illinois-is-even-deeper-red-after-midterms/article_b7454443-2c0a-56c2-b6b3-a946f96f663e.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Chief of staff Kelly: Trump backed away from wall months ago – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/chief-of-staff-kelly-trump-backed-away-from-wall-months-ago

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Palatine Township supervisor decries potential gas tax hike – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511693044-palatine-supervisor-decries-potential-gas-tax-hike

 

FOX NEWS
— Scalise: Dems Won’t Negotiate Border Security Out of Fear of Radical Left
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/12/30/steve-scalise-democrats-wont-negotiate-border-security-out-fear-radical-left

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lindsey Graham floats renewable legal status in exchange for wall funding – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/30/lindsey-graham-floats-renewable-legal-status-excha/
— Harris, Hirono accused of anti-Catholic ‘bigotry’ for targeting Knights of Columbus Democratic senators quiz judicial nominee over membership in men’s Catholic charitable group – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/30/kamala-harris-mazie-hirono-target-brian-buescher-k/
— Stores increasing age requirement to buy guns raises legal questions – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/30/stores-increasing-age-requirement-to-buy-guns-rais/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Lindsey Graham: ‘There will never be a deal without wall funding’ – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/lindsey-graham-there-will-never-be-a-deal-without-wall-funding

 

BREITBART
— Six Ways China Uses Economic Villainy to Edge Out Competitors – John Hayward
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/12/25/six-ways-china-uses-economic-villainy-to-edge-out-competitors/

 

BLAZE
— Another migrant caravan with 15,000 will depart Honduras next month. Here’s everything you need to know. Here we go again – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/another-migrant-caravan-with-15-000-will-depart-honduras-next-month-heres-everything-you-need-to-know
— Facebook takes action against users for calling accused cop killer ‘illegal immigrant,’ ‘illegal alien’ – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/facebook-takes-action-against-users-for-calling-accused-cop-killer-illegal-immigrant-illegal-alien

 

TOWNHALL
— Flashback: Schumer Admits Illegal Aliens Are ‘Criminals’ And Border Walls Make America Safer – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/30/flashback-schumer-admits-illegal-aliens-are-criminals-and-border-walls-make-america-safer-video-n2538262

 

NEWSMAX
— Scalise: Dems Caving to ‘Radical’ Wing in Wall Funding Stalemate – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/scalise-wall-shutdown-funding/2018/12/30/id/896296/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mexican apprehension about becoming a caravan pit stop has one answer – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/mexican_apprehension_about_becoming_a_caravan_pit_stop_has_one_answer.html
— Democrats say, with no evidence, that walls don’t work – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/democrats_say_with_no_evidence_that_walls_dont_work.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Sen. Graham’s ‘Solution’ to the Border Wall Funding Fiasco Is Sure to Find Objections From Conservatives – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/30/sen-grahams-solution-to-the-border-wall-funding-fiasco-is-sure-to-find-object-n2538270

 

HOT AIR
— Trump’s Golf Club Accused Of Giving Fake Green Cards, SSNs To Illegals
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/12/trumps-golf-club-accused-giving-fake-green-cards-ssns-illegals/

 

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Lawyered-up illegals who claim Trump’s NJ golf club provided their phony work docs reach out to Mueller – Samantha Chang
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/12/30/lawyered-up-illegals-who-claim-trumps-nj-golf-club-provided-their-phony-work-docs-reach-out-to-mueller-708183

 

THE HILL
— DHS employee says her child got less for Christmas because of shutdown – MICHAEL BURKE (DIERSEN: Diersen says his retirement income is only 43% of his ending salary in today’s dollars because of Democrat success in wasting his federal career and forcing him to retire in 1997 when he was 49 years old.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/423242-dhs-employee-says-her-child-got-less-for-christmas-because-of-shutdown
— Graham: Trump ‘open-minded’ to wedding border funding to DACA protections – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/423271-graham-trump-open-minded-to-border-funding-deal-that-includes-daca

 

WASHINGTON POST
— After being blocked, evangelist Franklin Graham claims Facebook ‘is censoring free speech’ – Michael Brice-Saddler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2018/12/30/evangelist-franklin-graham-claims-facebook-is-censoring-free-speech-after-being-blocked/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Didn’t Get the Job? The Robots May Not Have Liked Your Social Media Activity – Jason Bellini (DIERSEN: What could potential employers learn about you from the internet that they do not like? For me, it would include that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, former union member (almost 12 years), former federal employee (almost 30 years), federal retiree (more than 21 years), American-nameplate car owner, type 2 diabetes, obese, and I sued my former federal employer for political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.wsj.com/video/didnt-get-the-job-the-robots-may-not-have-liked-your-social-media-activity/94228433-78FE-4BA3-939C-B6B15690FB58.html

 

FORBES
— Happy New Year! Now Please Resolve To Take Ownership Of Your Career – Whatever Your Generation. – Michael B. Arthur
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelbarthur/2018/12/30/happy-new-year-now-please-resolve-to-take-ownership-of-your-career-whatever-your-generation/#33bea9364f7f

 

NATIONAL MEMO
— If You’re Over 50, Leaving Your Job May Not Be Voluntary – Peter Gosselin
http://www.nationalmemo.com/if-youre-over-50-leaving-your-job-may-not-be-voluntary/

 

NEWSWEEK
— BILLY GRAHAM’S SON, FRANKLIN GRAHAM, BANNED FROM FACEBOOK FOR 24 HOURS OVER POST MADE IN 2016 – DONICA PHIFER
https://www.newsweek.com/billy-grahams-son-franklin-graham-banned-facebook-24-hours-over-post-made-1274661

 

NORML
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want minorities to push pot. If pot is legalized, “minority communities” will be devastated even more.
https://blog.norml.org/2018/12/30/chicago-norml-continues-push-for-diversity-in-pot-industry/

December 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Government Shutdown Update: Partial shutdown likely to stretch into 2019 – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/government-shutdown-2018-partial-shutdown-likely-to-stretch-into-2019/4977060/
— Michelle Obama bests Hillary Clinton to be voted most admired woman by Americans, poll shows – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/michelle-obama-voted-most-admired-woman-by-americans-poll-shows/4975418/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Defying pundits, GOP share of Latino vote steady under Trump – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/defying-pundits-gop-share-of-latino-vote-steady-under-trump-1
— Trump says most workers affected by shutdown are Democrats (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/trump-says-most-workers-affected-by-shutdown-are-democrats

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker picks outgoing Republican lawmaker David Harris to lead Illinois Department of Revenue – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-republican-revenue-taxes-20181227-story.html
— Route 53 extension: Should the Illinois Tollway keep spending this $25 million? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-route-53-extension-illinois-tollway-mchenry-cook-lake-20181127-story.html
— Shutdown set to extend into new year after Congress punts on budget, border talks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-government-shutdown-new-year-20181227-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Money Magazine: In Illinois, Wheaton is the best place to live.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-best-places-to-live-in-each-state-20181227-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner/Trump says “Illinois shows Republicans are key to ending a budget standoff.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-government-shutdown-stalemate-st-1228-story.html
— Transgender inmate moved to Illinois women’s prison after alleging years of abuse – Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-transgender-prisoner-transfer-illinois-20181227-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 3 mayoral candidates — including 87-year-old grandma — booted from ballot – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-ballot-election-board-grandma-clark/
— Trump administration seeks to dismiss cities’ ACA lawsuit – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aca-affordable-care-act-lawsuit-trump-sabotaging-enrollment/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries to bring their young children to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/border-security-jakelin-caal-felipe-gomez-alonzo-donald-trump-immigration-migrants/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legal marijuana industry toasts banner year – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/legal-medical-marijuana-cannabis-pot-weed-industry-toasts-banner-year/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker picks Arlington Heights Republican David Harris for administration – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181227/democratic-gov-elect-jb-pritzker-picks-arlington-heights-republican-for-administration
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legal marijuana industry had banner year in 2018 – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181227/business/312279988/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR & SJ-R
— Pritzker taps ex-central Illinois senator (John Sullivan), retiring GOP rep (David Harris) for agency posts (DIERSEN: In what ways did Rauner break with Illinois Republicans, that is, which planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform did Rauner reject?)
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181227/pritzker-taps-ex-central-illinois-senator-retiring-gop-rep-for-agency-posts
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181227/pritzker-names-heads-for-revenue-ag-departments
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Harris was among the Republican state representatives who broke with Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2017 to end the state’s two-year budget impasse.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Legal marijuana industry toasts year of global gains – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/legal-marijuana-industry-had-banner-year-in/article_96db5c3b-1374-55ad-a8f4-4e1deb3a50cf.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Rauner shouldn’t have run in the first place – Editorial
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/guest-editorial-rauner-shouldn-t-have-run-in-the-first/article_fae4ec1f-eb5d-57cd-92b2-a9e8c357644d.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Rauner was an expensive lesson for Illinois – Scott Reeder
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Reeder-Rauner-was-an-expensive-lesson-for-13494204.php

 

BELOIT NEWS
— DEFYING PUNDITS, GOP SHARE OF LATINO VOTE STEADY UNDER TRUMP – AP
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20181227/AP/312279917

 

WSIL TV
— Government shutdown affects local entities – Emily Manley
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39699374/government-shutdown-affects-local-entities

 

WGIL
— FORMER STATE SENATOR JOHN SULLIVAN NAMED ILLINOIS’ NEXT AGRICULTURE DIRECTOR
http://www.wgil.com/2018/12/27/former-state-senator-john-sullivan-named-illinois-next-agriculture-director/

 

WLDS
— State Rep. Davidsmeyer shares thoughts on working with Democratic supermajorities in House, Senate – Blake Schnitker
http://wlds.com/news/state-rep-davidsmeyer-shares-thoughts-on-working-with-democratic-supermajorities-in-house-senate-i/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Named Best Place To Live In Illinois: Money Magazine The city was chosen for its safety, affordability, and economic stability. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/suburb-named-best-place-live-illinois-money-magazine

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN TATTLES ON TROOPS FOR HOLDING MAGA HATS DURING TRUMP’S IRAQ VISIT – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO coworkers and subordinates tattled on me for my attending Republican Presidential candidate Bob Dole’s campaign rally in Wheaton in 1996. SEE: https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/05/us/for-dole-upbeat-crowd-on-a-spirited-day.html)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/27/cnn-troops-violate-rules-maga-christmas-iraq-trump-visit/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Border wall symbolizes security, not racism – Star Parker
https://www.onenewsnow.com/perspectives/star-parker/2018/12/27/border-wall-symbolizes-security-not-racism
— Being pro-life isn’t just a religious stance – Chris Woodward
https://www.onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2018/12/27/being-pro-life-isnt-just-a-religious-stance

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Mr. President, Follow Reagan’s Example, Make Your Case For The Wall In Primetime
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29377

 

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— Urge President Trump to pull LGBT activist nomination
https://www.afa.net/activism/action-alerts/urge-president-trump-to-pull-lgbt-activist-nomination/

 

BREITBART
— Never Trumpers Fantasize About Tanking U.S. Economy so GOP Backs Impeachment of Donald Trump – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/26/never-trumpers-fantasize-about-tanking-u-s-economy-so-gop-backs-impeachment-of-donald-trump/
— 2018 Is the Year Big Tech Censors Revealed Their True Colors – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/12/27/bokhari-2018-is-the-year-big-tech-censors-revealed-their-true-colors/

 

THE HILL
— Shutdown to drag on with no House votes expected this week – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/423030-shutdown-to-drag-on-with-no-house-votes-expected-this-week
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana industry hunts for votes after helping to oust top opponent – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/421998-marijuana-industry-hunts-for-votes-after-helping-to-oust-top-opponent
— Trump puts isolationism at center stage – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/423037-the-memo-trump-puts-isolationism-at-center-stage?userid=3526

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— The Government Shutdown Is The Latest Chapter In Trump’s Fight With Federal Workers. He’s been sticking it to them pretty much since he took office. – Dave Jamieson (DIERSEN: What about you would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress to Trump? Mine would stress to Trump that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and that I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years. They would hint/imply/argue/shout that I was grossly overpaid and that my retirement benefits are much too generous. In my defense, I would stress that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I would explain why I became a federal employee in 1971 because of EEOC.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-government-shutdown-is-the-latest-chapter-in-trumps-fight-with-federal-workers_us_5c251181e4b0407e9080abab

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINES: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans cause school lockdowns.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/local/school-lockdowns-in-america/
— Disinformation campaign targeting Roy Moore’s Senate bid may have violated law, Alabama attorney general says – Craig Timberg and Tony Romm (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are disinformation campaigns a) designed to defeat their candidates in Republican primaries and b) designed to defend and advance planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/27/disinformation-campaign-targeting-roy-moores-senate-bid-may-have-violated-law-alabama-attorney-general-says/

 

BALTIMORE SUN
— Is your business offering any special discounts for federal employees during the government shutdown? (DIERSEN: Is your business offering any special discounts for federal employees who were forced to take early retirement “offers?” My retirement income is only 43% of what my federal salary was in today’s dollars.)
https://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-md-callout-for-federal-employee-discounts-during-shutdown-20181227-htmlstory.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With the latest government shutdown expected to continue through the beginning of 2019, some Baltimore-based businesses have begun to offer relief in the form of discounts, special offers and price-reductions for the many Maryland employees feeling the blow. Is your workplace offering support for federal employees affected by the shutdown at this time? We want to hear from you.)

 

POST BULLETIN
— Border wall a symbol of our symbolic politics – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.postbulletin.com/opinion/other_views/jonah-goldberg-border-wall-a-symbol-of-our-symbolic-politics/article_1ea50fe4-2d01-50b0-8515-c7df72ee127d.html

 

TELEGRAM
— Massachusetts GOP state committee member says party ‘all but irrelevant’ – Matt Murphy
https://www.telegram.com/news/20181227/gop-state-committee-member-says-party-all-but-irrelevant

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Dow Stages Comeback After Shedding 600 Points Anxiety persists about slowing economic growth and uncertain policy out of Washington – Avantika Chilkoti and Michael Wursthorn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stocks-slide-after-record-surge-11545889351

 

FORBES
— The Wrenching Financial Costs Of Addiction – Richard Eisenberg (DIERSEN: Those who promote addictions work against me.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2018/12/27/the-wrenching-financial-costs-of-addiction/#1275cc204fbd

 

FED SMITH
— Trump Says Many Federal Employees Want Border Security – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/12/27/trump-says-many-federal-employees-want-border-security/

 

HOT CARS
— Watch A 1968 Charger Take On A 2018 Charger In Drag Race Action – SEAN MURRAY (DIERSEN: I owned a medium blue 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a medium blue 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005. I have owned a red 2013 Charger R/T Max since 2012.)
https://www.hotcars.com/1968-charger-2018-charger-drag-race/

December 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump make surprise visit to troops in Iraq for Christmas – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-trump-first-lady-visit-troops-in-iraq-for-christmas/4970506/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps stress the importance of employees who oversee federal food stamps.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/shutdown-to-cut-office-overseeing-federal-food-stamps-by-95-percent/4970744/

 

NBC5
— 30 New Illinois Laws Taking Effect in 2019 – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/new-2019-illinois-laws-503509331.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump signals no end to shutdown: ‘You have to have a wall’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/trump-signals-no-end-to-shutdown-you-have-to-have-a-wall-

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Racial divide scuttles Chicago’s Women’s March. What happens now? – Clarence Page
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-chicago-womens-march-louis-farrakhan-donald-trump-tamika-mallory-20181226-story.html
— While GM idles sedan production, Chicago-area Ford, Chrysler plants are going strong after shifting to SUVs – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ford-chrysler-jeep-auto-plants-chicago-20181203-story.html
— The voice of the people of 1968 – Ron Grossman (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-flashback-1968-letters-editor-voice-people-1230-20181219-story.html
— Top stories of 2018: Lake County Democrats join national blue wave – Frank Abderholden
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-top-stories-blue-wave-st-1227-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump received bone spurs diagnosis as a favor.” (DIERSEN: Did you register for the draft? I did in 1966 when I was 18 years old. I was classified 1-A notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). I got four student draft deferments 1966-1970 while I attended UIC and NIU and I got a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. I always knew that would be used against me, but I did know that it would be used against me so strongly.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-bone-spurs-vietnam-20181226-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Politics aside, renaming Dan Ryan Expressway for Obama has appeal – Editorial (DIERSEN: In a state in which Republicans are in the minority, renaming the expressway would shout “Republicans are not welcome.”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/dan-ryan-expressway-barack-obama-bill-daley-renaming-chicago-mayoral-election/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Our wishes for lawmakers in new era: independence, cooperation – Editorial (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, tragically, far more Democrat lawmakers defend and advance the Democrat Party platform than Republican lawmakers defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181226/editorial-our-wishes-for-lawmakers-in-new-era-independence-cooperation
— ‘I feel respected’: Navy recruits welcomed at Arlington Heights school for Christmas – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: Who disrespects you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes disrespect those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181225/i-feel-respected-navy-recruits-welcomed-at-arlington-heights-school-for-christmas

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Pain at the pump? Move to increase Illinois’ gas tax gaining some traction – KEVIN BARLOW
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/pain-at-the-pump-move-to-increase-illinois-gas-tax/article_621f8df8-313d-5a31-a4df-e59fd5197b5b.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say that they want Trump to learn from Rauner’s difficulties.
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-12-26/editorial-the-bogus-budget-battle.html

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Rauner years an expensive lesson – Scott Reeder
https://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20181226/scott-reeder-rauner-years-expensive-lesson

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Republican lawmaker (Tim Bivins) wants to see more party leadership – Scott Bertram
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/republican-lawmaker-wants-to-see-more-party-leadership/article_b0e52d88-0915-11e9-93da-0ba2d1dc9973.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Over $17M donated to GoFundMe for Trump’s border wall – McKenzie Stauffer
https://foxillinois.com/news/offbeat/over-17m-donated-to-gofundme-for-trumps-border-wall
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump confuses, misleads on border wall.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-trump-confuses-misleads-on-border-wall

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Mike Walkup Writes of Jack Franks’ Threat During 2016 County Fair
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/26/walkup-writes-of-franks-threat-during-2016-county-fair/
— Politician Other Than Jack Franks Called a Weasel
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/26/politician-other-than-jack-franks-called-a-weasel/

 

SE ILLINOIS NEWS
— Bailey decries continuing exodus from state, cites taxes as cause – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511689988-bailey-decries-continuing-exodus-from-state-cites-taxes-as-cause

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ANOTHER IL GOP OFFICIAL (John McGlasson) JOINS CALL FOR STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO RE-GATHER FOLLOWING RAUNER REVELATIONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/another-il-gop-official-joins-the-call-for-state-central-committee-to-re-gather-following-rauner-rev.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The conservative wing of the party willingly and enthusiastically supported Governor Rauner in his first campaign,” McGlasson said. “Then, in my opinion, he broke his word and turned to liberal stances on social issues and forgot his plans to balance the budget and reform our pension system. That is why he lost the enthusiastic support of social conservatives.” McGlasson said the IL GOP leadership change is urgent. “We need to find a leader who can bring us together while respecting the party platform. Chairman Schneider’ term lasts through the spring of 2020. We cannot wait that long to begin the transformation,” he said. Illinois Review reached out to Morrison after his December 14th statement, and he has yet to reply.)
— FAMILIES ENCOURAGED TO “SHOUT THEIR ADOPTIONS!” JANUARY 27 AT STATE CAPITOL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/families-encouraged-to-shout-their-adoptions-january-27-at-state-capitol.html
— CHICAGO WOMEN’S MARCH CANCELS JANUARY OUTDOOR RALLY; LEADERSHIP LINKED TO ANTI-SEMITISM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/chicago-womens-march-cancels-january-outdoor-rally-leadership-linked-to-anti-semitism.html

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— President Trump, Take Your Case For The Wall To The People
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29374

 

FOX NEWS
— Farrakhan awash in federal dollars, anti-Semitic hate notwithstanding – Deroy Murdock
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/farrakhan-awash-in-federal-dollars-anti-semitic-hate-notwithstanding

 

DAILY CALLER
— OPINION: 10 REASONS WE CAN ALL BE THANKFUL TO PRESIDENT TRUMP – Paris Dennard
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/26/reasons-thank-trump/

 

EAGLE PAC
— Facebook suspends accounts tied to Dem disinformation scheme in Alabama race – Greg Norman
https://eagleactionreport.com/articles/facebook-suspends-accounts-tied-to-dem-disinformation-scheme-in-alabama-race

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— People Believe ‘Fake News’ Because They Want it to Be True – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/people-believe-fake-news-because-they-want-it-to-be-true/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats worry: Top three candidates in polls are all white men – AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? According to anti-Trumps, the following are bad demographics: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, draft avoider, German American, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/422545-dems-worry-top-three-candidates-in-polls-are-all-white-men

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Juan Escalante glorifies and praises citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-2018-trump-immigrants_us_5c1a76cee4b0ce5184b98729

 

CBS NEWS
— “We do live paycheck by paycheck”: Federal workers struggle as shutdown continues – ROB LEGARE (DIERSEN: Have you ever lived “paycheck by paycheck?” I have never lived “paycheck by paycheck,” and of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that. They stress a) that my parents provided me with room and board 1966, 1967, 1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969, b) that I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, c) that I got married in 1978, d) that my wife had savings and income, and e) that we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-workers-struggle-as-shutdown-continues-through-christmas-2018-12-25/

 

ABC NEWS
— ABC Sneers: ‘Without Any Proof,’ Trump Cites Federal Workers Who Back Him on Border Wall – Tim Graham (DIERSEN: Some of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government disapproved of their having to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. That is, they disapproved of having to carry out political affiliation, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation orders.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2018/12/26/abc-without-any-proof-trump-cites-federal-workers-who-back-him-border

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq to See American Troops – Annie Karni, Mark Landler and Thomas Gibbons-Neff
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/us/politics/trump-iraq-troops-visit.html
— Stocks Bounce Back From Edge of Bear Market – Emily Flitter
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/business/business-stock-markets.html
— As Shutdown Lingers, Only Guarantee for Federal Workers Is More Uncertainty – Alan Blinder and Kate Taylor (DIERSEN: How have federal government shutdowns impacted you? I was a federal retiree during shutdowns in 2013 and this year. I was an IRS employee during shutdowns in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. I was a GAO employee during shutdowns in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1995, and 1996.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/us/shutdown-federal-workers-.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Dow soars more than 1,050 points, its biggest point gain in history, recovering from days of losses – Thomas Heath
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/us-stocks-volatile-as-markets-try-to-recover-from-christmas-eve-freefall/2018/12/26/29f8905e-0928-11e9-85b6-41c0fe0c5b8f_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Dow Industrials Post First-Ever 1,000 Point Gain in a Session
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-stocks-poised-for-gains-11545827647

 

BOSTON
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bill would bar workers from being fired for private pot use Workers can still be fired for using the drug, even if it’s outside of work and its effects have worn off by the time they return to their jobs. – AP
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/12/25/bill-would-bar-workers-from-being-fired-for-private-pot-use

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— As labor market tightens, women are moving into male-dominated jobs – CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and Jed Kolko (DIERSEN: Women did not want the jobs that I had because they were male-dominated jobs. Women did not want the jobs that I had because they were bad jobs. Because the jobs that I had were bad jobs, my superiors had an extremely hard time hiring women to take them. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/careers/as-labor-market-tightens-women-are-moving-into-male-dominated-jobs/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Hot Labor Market Brought Full-Time Perks to Part-Time Employees – Rebecca Greenfield (DIERSEN: I got full-time Civil Service Retirement System credit while I worked part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious about that. They would not have been furious about that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-24/hot-labor-market-brought-full-time-perks-to-part-time-employees

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2018/12/26/these-states-are-most-likely-to-legalize-marijuana-in-2019/#7e226d6c5add

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Trump claims federal workers want shutdown for border wall – Jessie Bur
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2018/12/26/trump-claims-federal-workers-want-shutdown-for-border-wall/

December 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Stocks look cheapest in years, as Trump preaches buy the dip – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-stock-market-buying-opportunity-20181226-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use young citizens of foreign countries as cannon fodder.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181226/news/312269987/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘Serve … as best as you can’: 4 departing lawmakers (Sente, Harris, Rooney, and Olsen) reflect on highs, lows in Springfield – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181226/serve–as-best-as-you-can-4-departing-lawmakers-reflect-on-highs-lows-in-springfield
— FRONT PAGE: Suburban libraries hoard money, avoid getting voters’ approval to build – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181226/suburban-libraries-hoard-money-avoid-getting-voters-approval-to-build
— With Trump preaching buy the dip, stocks look cheapest in years – Bloomberg
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20181226/with-trump-preaching-buy-the-dip-stocks-look-cheapest-in-years

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “CNN debunks Trump’s latest border claims.”
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/cnn-debunks-trump-s-latest-border-claims/video_651c08c6-bf65-5447-afad-b26e8756f3d4.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois GOP Leadership Questioned – Scot Bertram
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=276844#.XCNy8tN_OM8

 

TIMES
— Rauner’s legacy as Illinois governor – SCOTT REEDER
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/12/25/statehouse-reeder-rauners-legacy-as-illinois-governor/aldwzy4/

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters make it clear that they are America-haters.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Dunphy-Walling-off-Jesus-8217-brothers-and-13490295.php

 

HERALD REVIEW
— Now hiring in Decatur and Macon County. Recently posted employment opportunities for job seekers.
https://herald-review.com/jobs/now-hiring-in-decatur-and-macon-county-recently-posted-employment/collection_fda6b9b4-1d77-5f98-8a97-ec470a5a2161.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— In A White House With Unprecedented Turnover, Survivors Have ‘Endurance’ – TAMARA KEITH (DIERSEN: How long have you endured? I endured as a GAO employee for almost 18 years, as an IRS employee for almost 9 years, and as a Post Office employee for almost 3 years. I endured as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman for almost 7 years, as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster for 6 years, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member for 4 years, and as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for 3 years. I have endured as a GOPUSA Illinois editor for 18 years and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman for 19 years.)
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/26/679303244/in-a-white-house-with-unprecedented-turnover-survivors-have-endurance

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— DISPARITIES GALORE – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, all disparities are caused by Republicans, and especially by Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/disparities-galore/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Much is made about observed differences between sexes and among races. The nation’s academic and legal elite try to sell us on the notion that men and women and people of all races should be proportionally represented in socio-economic characteristics. They make statements such as “Though African Americans and Hispanics make up approximately 32 percent of the US population, they (constituted) 56 percent of all incarcerated people in 2015” and “20 percent of Congress is women. Only 5 percent of CEOs are.” These differences are frequently referred to as disparities. Legal professionals, judges, politicians, academics and others often operate under the assumption that we are all equal. Therefore, inequalities and disparities are seen as probative of injustice. Thus, government must intervene, find the cause and engineer a policy or law to eliminate the injustice. Such a vision borders on lunacy. There’s no evidence anywhere or at any time in human history that shows that but for some kind of social injustice, people would be proportionally represented across a range of socio-economic attributes by race and sex.)

 

TOWNHALL
— Stonewalling the Wall – Betsy McCaughey
https://townhall.com/columnists/betsymccaughey/2018/12/26/stonewalling-the-wall-n2538038
— Protect Our Nation. Build the Wall – Star Parker
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2018/12/26/protect-our-nation-build-the-wall-n2538036

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CITY SLAPPED DOWN FOR FORCING CHURCHES TO BOW TO LGBT AGENDA ‘Fought back against intolerant and aggressive policies’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/city-slapped-down-for-forcing-churches-to-bow-to-lgbt-agenda/

 

BRETIBART
— Pope Urges Nations to Celebrate Diversity in Christmas Message – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. (DIERSEN: Democrats use Diversity to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2018/12/25/pope-urges-nations-to-celebrate-diversity-in-christmas-message/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Trump’s Christmas Message to Democrats: We Need That Wall President stayed at White House for holiday while his family was in Florida — expects to be in Texas soon for ‘groundbreaking’ ceremony – Greg Norman
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/12/trumps-christmas-message-to-democrats-we-need-that-wall/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— William & Mary Law School apologizes after donor’s speech defends Kavanaugh, disparages Kaepernick – BRITTANY SLAUGHTER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/william-mary-law-school-apologizes-after-donors-speech-defends-kavanaugh-disparages-kaepernick/

 

THE HILL
— The religious unaffiliated and politics in 2019 – QUARDRICOS BERNARD DRISKELL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and/or act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/422833-the-religious-unaffiliated-and-politics-in-2019
— Daughters of NY podiatrist allege he helped Trump avoid Vietnam War – AVERY ANAPOL (DIERSEN: What would your critics/opponents throw at you if you ran for a government or a political office? They would throw at me that I became a college student solely to get student draft deferments. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/422854-daughters-of-queens-podiatrist-and-fred-trump-tenant-say-father

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Gutted I.R.S. Makes the Rich Richer With enforcement enfeebled, as much as 20 percent of potential tax revenues go uncollected. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who did the most to waste my knowledge of IRS. They include my IRS and GAO superiors, U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, and their staffs. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years, at the GS-12 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403-$102,830.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/25/opinion/editorials/irs-audits-rich.html
— Federal Prosecutors Need a Watchdog, Too Lawyers at the Justice Department get little oversight from their own inspector general. That’s a problem. – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/25/opinion/editorials/prosecutors-justice-inspector-general.html
— Black Voters, a Force in Democratic Politics, Are Ready to Make Themselves Heard – Astead W. Herndon (DIERSEN: Democrats are anti-Trump voters, anti-Protestant voters, anti-conservative voters, anti-patriotic voters, anti-Republican voters, anti-American voters, anti-White voters, anti-male voters, anti-older people voters, anti-rich people voters, anti-gun owners voters, ant-draft avoiders voters, anti-German Americans voters, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time voters.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/25/us/politics/blacks-democrats-president-2020-.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Time for G.O.P. to Threaten to Fire Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/opinion/impeach-fire-president-trump.html
DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use citizens of foreign countries to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/opinion/the-mexican-border-as-refugee-camp.html
— Facebook Closes 5 Accounts Tied to Russia-Like Tactics in Alabama Senate Race – Scott Shane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/22/us/politics/facebook-suspends-alabama-elections.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump dials back attack on Fed, sees ‘opportunity to buy’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-dials-back-attack-on-fed-sees-opportunity-to-buy/2018/12/25/e21e2247-68d8-4f82-a00c-5d85184c8ca7_video.html
— Facebook suspends five accounts, including that of a social media researcher, for misleading tactics in Alabama election – Tony Romm and Craig Timberg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/22/facebook-suspends-five-accounts-including-social-media-researcher-misleading-tactics-alabama-election/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “We could be headed for a recession. Imagine how President Trump will react.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/26/we-could-be-headed-recession-imagine-how-president-trump-will-react/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Dems are at it again — this time, smearing wall supporters as ‘deplorables’ – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2018/12/25/dems-are-at-it-again-this-time-smearing-wall-supporters-as-deplorables/

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— Can we be our authentic selves at work? – Diya Khanna (DIERSEN: If I had painted myself as being a Democrat, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old notwithstanding the fact that I am White, male, German-American, non-veteran, I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/careers/can-we-be-our-authentic-selves-at-work/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GOP’s Fundraising Problem: Democrats’ One-Stop Online Platform Democrats, united on a single platform, gain firepower in online fundraising – Julie Bykowicz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-seek-better-ways-to-woo-small-donors-online-11545753600
— As Market Rout Continues, Trump Stands Firm on Fed, Border Wall President criticizes central bank’s rate increases, extends stalemate over border-wall funding; aides consider meeting with Powell – Peter Nicholas, Michael Wursthorn and Paul Kiernan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-market-rout-continues-trump-stands-firm-on-fed-and-shutdown-11545765737
— Trump Seen Deploying Off-the-Cuff Communications in Re-Election Drive President’s reliance on Twitter, off-the-cuff interviews and criticism of the media are likely to continue – Vivian Salama
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-seen-deploying-off-the-cuff-communications-in-re-election-drive-11545667535
— Obama’s Racial Preferences Made Schools Dangerous Education Secretary Betsy DeVos ends a policy that subordinated safety to political correctness. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-racial-preferences-made-schools-dangerous-11545767080
— Welcome to College. Now Take a Year Off New gift to Duke will support gap-year projects before students enroll as freshmen, with aim of opening up option beyond affluent students – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: Future federal employees who are White, male, and/or non-veteran cannot afford to take a gap-year because the federal government will get rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/welcome-to-college-now-take-a-year-off-11545742801
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Volatility Only Adds to Stock-Market Selling Pressure Attacks on Fed undermine faith in its independence, stir new policy turmoil.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-volatility-only-adds-to-stock-market-selling-pressure-11545830875

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— I asked more than a dozen people what a ‘good’ job looks like, and noticed a curious pattern among the worst jobs they’ve had – Shana Lebowitz (DIERSEN: Have you had bad jobs? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/bad-jobs-can-lead-to-good-jobs-later-in-career-2018-12

 

YAHOO FINANCE
— The industries that thrive on discrimination – Lydia Smith
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/industries-thrive-discrimination-060004083.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How far down will the anti-Trumps drive the markets?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/markets-telling-trump-act-together-130415646.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Democrats risk voter backlash by opposing wall – BETSY MCCAUGHEY
https://www.bostonherald.com/2018/12/26/dems-risk-voter-backlash-by-opposing-wall/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.newsweek.com/how-are-migrants-celebating-christmas-usmexico-border-tamales-church-services-1271275
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you blast Trump, anti-Trumps will glorify and praise you.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-bully-white-house-conservative-christian-1271063

December 25 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump, Democrats at impasse on Christmas over border wall budget amid partial government shutdown – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-democrats-at-impasse-on-christmas-over-border-wall-budget-amid-partial-government-shutdown

 

NBC5
— Here’s How Much Mayor Rahm Emanuel Made in 2017
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Heres-How-Much-Mayor-Emanuel-Made-in-2017-Report-503475401.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump: Government stays closed as long as Dems reject wall – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-border-wall-shutdown-20181225-story.html
— Chicago nixes next Women’s March amid growing rift over anti-Semitism claims against national group – Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-womens-march-chicago-global-march-womens-wave-20181225-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Tourists dismayed that Lincoln home in Springfield closed by fed shutdown – AP (DIERSEN: Which federal funding action has dismayed you the most? For me, it was the gutting of GAO during the 1980s and 1990s. The Democrats who ran GAO used that gutting to get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/government-shutdown-lincoln-home-springfield-local-tourism/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump: Government stays closed as long as Dems reject wall – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-government-stays-closed-as-long-as-dems-reject-wall
— ‘Disaster for the economy’: Stocks plunge again on Christmas Eve after Trump attacks Fed – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/stocks-dow-jones-plunge-trump-attacks-fed-mnuchin

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fox News’ Brit Hume claims Trump ‘blowing up’ conservative base: ‘I wonder if he understands’ – Douglas Ernst
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/24/brit-hume-claims-trump-blowing-up-conservative-bas/
— Second Guatemalan child dies in DHS custody after illegal border journey – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/25/second-guatemalan-child-dies-dhs-custody-after-ill/
— The crisis of America’s upper class – R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/25/the-crisis-of-americas-upper-class/

 

DAILY CALLER
— FOSTER INTRODUCES BILL PREVENTING PAUL RYAN FROM USING THE GYM DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/25/paul-ryan-gym-shutdown-foster/
— HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE LINING UP BEHIND WHAT COULD BE THE LARGEST EXPANSION OF GOVERNMENT IN DECADES – Michael Bastasch
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/25/democrats-green-new-deal/

 

HOT AIR
— Jesus’ Flight From Herod Isn’t The Same As Refugees Fleeing War/Violence – TAYLOR MILLARD
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/24/jesus-flight-herod-isnt-refugees-fleeing-war-violence/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Joe Scarborough Slams Wall ‘Insanity,’ Won’t Stop Visa Overstays – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2018/12/24/scarborough-slams-wall-insanity-wont-stop-visa-overstays

 

LEDGER
— Bipartisanship: Another word for ignoring the base – Michael Shannon
https://www.theledger.com/opinion/20181225/shannon-bipartisanship-another-word-for-ignoring-base

 

THE HILL
— Electric car credits benefit the elite over the many – COLTER DEVRIES
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/422732-electric-car-credits-benefit-the-elite-over-the-many
— Trump doesn’t blink on shutdown in Christmas comments – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/422821-trump-digs-in-as-shutdown-enters-fourth-day
— Planned Parenthood discriminates against its pregnant employees — I’m not surprised – DR. GRAZIE POZO CHRISTIE
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/422769-planned-parenthood-discriminates-against-their-pregnant-employees-im-not

 

CNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump has unsettled Wall Street and Washington, and it will likely get worse.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/24/president-trump-has-unsettled-wall-street-and-washington.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters shout: “8-Year-Old Migrant Child From Guatemala Dies in U.S. Custody.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/25/us/guatemalan-boy-dies-border-patrol.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Pope should demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/25/world/europe/pope-francis-urbi-et-orbi-christmas.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters shout: “An 8-year-old migrant has died in U.S. custody on Christmas Day.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/an-8-year-old-migrant-has-died-in-us-custody-on-christmas-day/2018/12/25/b45d387a-0870-11e9-85b6-41c0fe0c5b8f_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Shutdown stories: Federal employees share anxiety via Twitter – Carolyn Cerbin (DIERSEN: How have federal government shutdowns impacted you? I was a federal retiree during shutdowns in 2013 and this year. I was an IRS employee during shutdowns in 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. I was a GAO employee during shutdowns in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1995, and 1996.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/12/25/government-shutdown-federal-employees-share-stories-twitter/2411319002/

 

BURLINGTON RECORD
— Why the power elite continues to dominate American politics – Timothy M. Gill
http://www.burlington-record.com/ci_32349453/why-power-elite-continues-dominate-american-politics

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/12/asylum-approvals-children-have-plummeted-under-trump/578614/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “DONALD TRUMP WAS A SERIAL FAILURE AND DADDY’S LITTLE WELFARE CASE.”
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-serial-failure-daddys-little-welfare-case-msnbc-1271072
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “ANOTHER GUATEMALAN MIGRANT CHILD HAS DIED IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY.”
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-border-wall-child-death-migrant-1271196

 

SALON
— Federal workers furious as government shutdown continues Republicans have painted themselves into a corner – TOM BOGGIONI
https://www.salon.com/2018/12/24/federal-workers-furious-as-government-shutdown-continues/

 

FORBES
— Chick-fil-A Is Now McDonald’s Biggest Threat – Alicia Kelso
https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciakelso/2018/12/20/how-chick-fil-a-positioned-itself-to-be-mcdonalds-biggest-threat/#2594ad9a1ae7
— Taxpayers Unprepared for Changes in Trump’s Tax Law – Lawrence Carrel
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lcarrel/2018/12/24/taxpayers-unprepared-for-changes-in-trumps-tax-law/#58eb1c1c7f63
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The biggest change is the repeal of deductions for state and local taxes. Going forward, an individual can only claim up $10,000 for all state and local sales, income, and property taxes together. For example, a small house in New Jersey may pay just property taxes of $25,000. But with the $10,000 cap, taxpayers are going to be shelling out a lot more to the tax man.)

 

BUSINESS 2 COMMUNITY
— Is Your Content Hated or Anticipated? – Kelly MicKey (DIERSEN: If you asked my critics/opponents, their operatives, and/or their dupes about the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, what would they say?)
https://www.business2community.com/content-marketing/is-your-content-hated-or-anticipated-02150825
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I’m going to ask you an embarrassing question. Is your content, that stuff you’re putting out there for potential clients, is it hated or is it anticipated? Which is it? Well, here’s a few ways to find out. Let’s start with “who is it about?” If you find, look at your content, if you find it’s mostly about you, about your firm, about what you do, about who had joined the firm, about the services you offer, eh, there’s a likelihood it’s not going to be anticipated as much. You’re trying to sell something and if it’s not helping the client, it’s probably more likely on the hated side. The second question to ask is “what’s the value I’m adding?” What is the value of this content. Again, if it’s only about you and your services, the only value is they learn a little bit about what you offer. But I don’t think most people are going to see that as “boy, that’s a great value.” Think, instead, of what can you instruct the person on, how can you educate them about something, how can you make them a better consumer of services or more knowledgeable about what issues that might impact that. If you’re doing those kinds of things, it’s more likely to be anticipated. The third question, and the third place to look is, “is it missed?” Do people express appreciation to you? “Wow, I follow your content- it’s really helpful!” Do they open emails regularly? Do they express that kind of appreciation? If you miss a time or they miss something, they’re asking you about it.)

SPINOFF
— Bad news: The journalists who have to work on Christmas day – Alex Braae
https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/25-12-2018/bad-news-the-journalists-who-have-to-work-on-christmas-day/