April 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 3,194 new coronavirus cases, 23 deaths as Cook County releases more vaccine appointments. ‘College Vaccination Days’ start this weekend.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3194-new-covid-cases-23-deaths/10522675/
— Marjorie Taylor Greene launching ‘America First’ caucus pushing for ‘Anglo-Saxon political tradition’ – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-conservative-group-would-save-anglo-saxon-traditions/10522733/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Ted Cruz says he is done with wearing a mask at the Capitol – Morgan Phillips
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ted-cruz-says-he-is-done-with-wearing-a-mask-at-the-capitol

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Black Lives Matter Chicago leader says 20-year-old son was one of 2 arrested during Adam Toledo protest in Logan Square – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-amika-tendaji-black-lives-matter-son-arrested-adam-toledo-protest-20210417-o3knv7m4hve77aekp24gonf6su-story.html
— Right-wing caucus planned to carry on ‘Anglo-Saxon political traditions’ — which US House GOP leader calls ‘nativist dog whistle’ – AP
(DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who a) pander to Trump-haters by insulting Trump-supporters, b) pander to moderates and to liberals by insulting conservatives, c) pander to Democrats by insulting Republicans, d) pander to minorities by insulting Whites, e) pander to women by insulting men, f) pander to younger people by insulting older people, g) pander to non-Christians by insulting Christians, and h) pander to non-Italian Americans and non-German Americans by insulting Italian Americans and German Americans?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-anglo-saxon-house-group-20210417-wnid4eexvfbufk2y7gtzy25pyy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Indianapolis Sikh community mourns victims of FedEx warehouse shooting that killed 8. Indianapolis’ tight knit Sikh community mourned Saturday as members learned that four Sikhs were among the eight people killed in the mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/17/22389423/indianapolis-fedex-shooting
— 2 arrested during Adam Toledo protests in Logan Square, including son of Black Lives Matter Chicago leader. “There was nothing that happened out there that warranted the arrest of any young people who were out there fighting for their lives,” said Amika Tendaji, the executive director of Black Lives Matter Chicago, who’s also the mother of one of the arrestees. – Cindy Hernandez and Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/17/22389307/logan-square-protest-adam-toledo-arrests

DAILY HERALD
— College of DuPage announces $10.2 million in federal funding for fall student grants
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210416/college-of-dupage-announces-102-million-in-federal-funding-for-fall-student-grants
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want government to require vaccine passports say that government won’t require vaccine passports.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210417/facts-matter-government-wont-require-vaccine-passport

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/illinois-generates-5th-most-tax-revenue-for-marijuana-sales/article_f6fedaa4-9d50-11eb-a198-f7b31f86fab1.html

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Watchdogs Put Government on Notice – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/04/illinois-watchdogs-put-government-on-notice/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Kinzinger calls for Republicans in ‘America First Caucus’ to be stripped of their committee assignments – Mica Soellner
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party officially ban Republicans who refuse to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kinzinger-calls-for-america-first-caucus-members-to-lose-committee-assignments

FOX NEWS
— McCarthy issues apparent rebuke of GOP caucus platform promoting ‘Anglo-Saxon political traditions’ The group is being led by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. – Morgan Phillips
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat plant, libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party officially ban Republicans who refuse to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mccarthy-gop-caucus-platform-promotes-anglo-saxon-political-traditions

THE HILL
— Taylor Greene defends ‘America First’ effort, pushes back on critics – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/548835-taylor-greene-defends-america-first-effort-pushes-back-on-critics
— Republicans who backed Trump impeachment see fundraising boost – JULIA MANCHESTER
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters give money to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/548733-republicans-who-backed-trump-impeachment-see-fundraising-boost
— Democrats debate timing and wisdom of reparations vote – MIKE LILLIS
(DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. If/when your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and/or the United States imposes reparations, who will determine how much money you will you have to pay? What criteria will be used?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/548782-democrats-debate-timing-and-wisdom-of-reparations-vote

ABC NEWS
— Trump’s influence over GOP is tested in early 2022 fundraising. Both supporters and detractors boast strong 1st-quarter fundraising numbers. – Soo Rin Kim and Kendall Karson
(DIERSEN: Who has the most influence over the Illinois Republican Party, over your Republican county party organization, and over your Republican township/ward party organization? Is it whoever donates the most money to the aforesaid?)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-influence-gop-tested-early-2022-fundraising/story?id=77117383

YAHOO NEWS
— Booster shots a likely reality for COVID-vaccinated Americans
https://news.yahoo.com/booster-shots-likely-reality-covid-212032144.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Fund-Raising Surged for Republicans Who Sought to Overturn the Election. The lawmakers, who encouraged their followers to protest in Washington on Jan. 6, have capitalized on the riot to draw huge campaign donations. – Luke Broadwater, Catie Edmondson and Rachel Shorey
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/us/politics/republicans-fund-raising-capitol-riot.html

NEW YORK POST
— Progressive figures work hand-in-hand with social media to silence opponents – Rachel Bovard
https://nypost.com/2021/04/16/progressive-figures-work-hand-in-hand-with-social-media-to-silence-opponents/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Lawmakers Who Voted Against Certifying Biden’s Victory Saw Drop in Business Contributions. PAC donations fell about 80% for objectors, compared with 35% drop for those who voted to approve results, latest campaign filings show. – Chad Day and Ted Mann
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters give money to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-who-voted-against-certifying-bidens-victory-saw-drop-in-business-contributions-11618595920

NEWSWEEK
— Nearly All of Trump’s House GOP Impeachers Set Fundraising Records Since Capitol Riot – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters give money to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.)
https://www.newsweek.com/nearly-all-trumps-house-gop-impeachers-set-fundraising-records-since-capitol-riot-1584417
— ‘America First’ Caucus, Compared to KKK, Ended by Greene One Day After Proposal Shared Online – CHRISTINA ZHAO
(DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will get rid of Republicans once and for all, and especially Republicans who are anti-law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/america-first-caucus-compared-kkk-ended-greene-one-day-after-proposal-shared-online-1584456

TPM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kinzinger joins Anglo-Saxon-haters in condemning Anglo-Saxons.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kinzinger-says-gopers-who-join-nativist-caucus-should-be-stripped-of-committees

LGBTQ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQers join Anglo-Saxon-haters in condemning Anglo-Saxons.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/04/gop-house-members-starting-anglo-saxon-caucus-receive-relentless-online-clowning/

BBC
— Facebook Oversight Board delays decision about Trump’s possible return. – Cody Godwin
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs constructively, if not literally, ban me and ban my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Everyone in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton can see that by the way the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56781104

April 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Adam Toledo shooting: Protests call for justice after release of video showing teen killed by Chicago police. – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/protests-call-for-justice-after-video-released-of-adam-toledo-shooting/10518968/
— Chicago Police Officer Eric Stillman, who fatally shot Adam Toledo, had 3 misconduct complaints in 5 years with CPD, watchdog group says. Stillman was deployed to Afghanistan as a Marine before joining CPD – Sarah Schulte
(DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years (almost 18 for GAO, 9 for IRS, and 3 for the Post office), no complaints were ever filed against me.)
https://abc7chicago.com/cpd-officer-who-killed-teen-amassed-3-complaints-in-5-years-watchdog-group-says-/10520526/
— Adam Toledo shooting: Logan Square rally calls for justice after release of video showing teen killed by Chicago police – Jesse Kirsch and Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/live-rally-calls-for-justice-after-video-released-of-adam-toledo-shooting/10518968/
— Maxine Waters tells Jim Jordan to ‘shut your mouth’ after GOP congressman feuds with Fauci – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/maxine-waters-tells-jim-jordan-to-shut-your-mouth-during-covid-hearing/10517956/
— Biden to increase refugee cap in May following criticism from Democrats
https://abc7.com/joe-biden-migrants-refugee-cap-border-crisis/10520752/

NBC5
— Large Rally in Logan Square to Demand Justice for Adam Toledo
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/watch-live-hundreds-rally-in-logan-square-after-adam-toledo-video-release/2488701/

CBS2
— Protesters March In Logan Square Over Adam Toledo Killing
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/live/cbsn-chicago/video/9941414-20210416235212-adam-toledo-video-cpd-shooting-killing-13-year-old-protest-gathering-logan-square-chicago/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Hundreds of protesters gather in Logan Square after Adam Toledo video released
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/live-updates-hundreds-of-protesters-gather-in-logan-square-following-release-of-adam-toledo-shooting-video

WGN TV
— New conservative group would save ‘Anglo-Saxon’ traditions.  Marjorie Taylor Greene launching ‘America First’ caucus pushing for ‘Anglo-Saxon political tradition’ – AP

https://apnews.com/article/politics-marjorie-taylor-greene-immigration-eefdf9c180f69008d60ed92b9ef2ce03


— CDC: Just 5,800 people have gotten COVID after being vaccinated. – Nexstar
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/cdc-just-5800-people-have-gotten-covid-after-being-vaccinated/

WLS AM
— Marjorie Taylor Greene launching ‘America First’ caucus pushing for ‘anglo-Saxon political tradition’
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to pander to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to LGBTQers, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are White, male, older, and/or heterosexual.)
https://www.wlsam.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-launching-america-first-caucus-pushing-for-anglo-saxon-political-tradition/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan’s legal bills skyrocket | Illinois lawmakers considering legislation that could hike ComEd bills after scandal | Politicians on Adam Toledo police shooting video. – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-madigan-legal-bills-skyrocket-lightfoot-elected-school-board-spin-20210416-vums2giumzd4zdhsjohzaadbqi-story.html
— Celebrations marking 420 — marijuana’s ‘high holiday’ — will stay low-key due to COVID-19 and include focus on social equity in the industry. – ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-420-2021-20210416-aigzr5g7rvgybjh2elemkvye4m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kinzinger: If Illinois Democrats carve up his district in remap, he may run for Senate or governor. Democratic Party of Illinois chair Rep. Robin Kelly said when it comes to Illinois losing a district, “If we have something to say about it, I don’t think that it’ll be Adam’s seat.” – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/4/16/22388284/adam-kinzinger-illinois-democrats-carve-up-district-remap-may-run-for-senate-or-governor
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/4/16/22388175/mass-shootings-adam-toledo-indianapolis-laura-washington-columnist-sun-times
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/16/22388414/fedex-shooting-gun-violence-legislation-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210416/under-attack-from-the-right-us-rep-adam-kinzinger-leading-the-fundraising-pack-in-16th-district

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kinzinger, fellow House impeachers see donation flood – Bloomberg
(DIERSEN: Those who hate Trump give money to candidates who hate Trump.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/kinzinger-fellow-house-impeachers-see-donation-flood
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for Adam Toledo’s death.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/we-all-failed-adam-toledo

CHICAGO NOW
— In Chicago, it’s news when there is no riot – Dennis Byrne
https://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2021/04/in-chicago-its-news-when-there-is-no-riot/

WIREPOINTS
— How much is your community getting under the American Rescue Plan? A searchable database for the nation is here – Ted Dabrowski, Mark Glennon and John Klingner
(DIERSEN: Wheaton is getting $6,516,530.)
https://wirepoints.org/how-much-is-your-community-getting-under-the-american-recovery-plan-searchable-database-for-the-nation-is-here-wirepoints/
— Relief from SALT cap for Illinois pass-through businesses may be on the way – Mark Glennon and Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/relief-from-salt-cap-for-illinois-pass-through-businesses-may-be-on-the-way-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BIDEN: NO TO GEORGIA, YES TO CHINA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/no-to-georgia-yes-to-china.html
— ENDING BIG TECH TYRANNY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/ending-big-tech-tyranny.html
— WHY THE PUSH IS ON TO MAKE PANDEMIC LIFE ‘PERMANENT’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/why-the-push-is-on-to-make-pandemic-life-permanent.html
— NEW YORK PUTS AMERICANS LAST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/new-york-puts-americans-last.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Will County GOP chair says party is facing eviction, losing office furniture
https://capitolfax.com/2021/04/16/will-county-gop-chair-says-party-is-facing-eviction-losing-office-furniture/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that police are racists.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/04/16/in-2020-cpd-arrested-three-times-as-many-african-americans-for-cannabis-than-all-other-ethnicities-combined/
— 3,866 new confirmed and probable cases; 21 additional deaths; 2,058 hospitalized; 468 in ICU; 4.2 percent average case positivity rate; 4.9 percent average test positivity rate; 129,664 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/04/16/3866-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-21-additional-deaths-2058-hospitalized-468-in-icu-42-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-49-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-129664-average-daily-doses/
— Democratic Party of Illinois asks for FEC guidance on new state chair, temporarily installs Michael Dorf as state funds chair
https://capitolfax.com/2021/04/16/dpi-asks-for-fec-guidance-on-new-state-chair-temporarily-installs-michael-dorf-as-state-funds-chair/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Fed up’ conservatives fight corporations’ woke activism: ‘Just get the hell out of politics’ – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/15/conservatives-fight-corporations-woke-activism-jus/
— Border-jumping ‘gotaways’ spike 156% from last year. ‘Coming in by the droves’ at Rio Grande. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/15/mexico-border-jumping-gotaways-spike-2020/

BREITBART
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: George W. Bush Renews Amnesty Push for Illegal Immigrants – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/04/16/george-w-bush-renews-amnesty-push-illegal-immigrants/

BLAZE
— Black Lives Matter co-founder — a ‘trained Marxist’ who reportedly purchased four homes for $3.2M — says her money is for her ‘family members’ – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/blm-cofounder-marxist-homes-money-for-family

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Border Surge Is Prelude to Voter Registration Boost for the Left – Ken Cuccinelli
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/04/16/border_surge_is_prelude_to_voter_registration_boost_for_the_left_145597.html

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— Amazon Bans Conservative Journalist’s Book About Massive Voter Fraud – Author Now Giving It Away For Free – OLIVIA CAVALLARO
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/11510/20210416/amazon-bans-conservative-journalists-book-about-massive-voter-fraud-author-now-giving-it-away-for-free.htm

THE HILL
— Kinzinger: Republicans who join ‘America First’ caucus should be stripped of committees – TAL AXELROD
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Kinzinger tell chairmen of Republican organizations in Illinois to dump their members who do not hate Trump?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/548788-kinzinger-republicans-who-join-america-first-caucus-should-be-stripped-of
— White House reverses course on refugee cap after Democratic eruption – MORGAN CHALFANT AND RAFAEL BERNAL
(DIERSEN: Democrats want refugees because refugees vote for Democrats. RINOs want refugees because RINOs want cheap labor. Neither Democrats nor RINOs want to employ Republicans like me. GAO hired me in 1980 only because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 only because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 only because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/548759-white-house-reverses-course-on-refugee-cap-after-democratic-eruption

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “House Republicans who voted to back Trump’s false election claims lag in fundraising.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/house-republicans-who-voted-back-trumps-false-election-claims-lag-fundraising-2021-04-16/

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate Trump give money to candidates who hate Trump.
https://fortune.com/2021/04/16/gop-house-impeachers-donations-donald-trump-capitol-riot-fundraising-campaign/

AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children to promote LGBTQ.
https://americanindependent.com/state-legislatures-anti-trans-bills-lgbtq-kids-testify/

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters say “Americans overwhelmingly oppose anti-transgender laws.” Those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who reject the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform, that is who promote LGBTQ, have always worked the hardest against me.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/new-poll-shows-americans-overwhelmingly-oppose-anti-transgender-laws
— Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/new-poll-shows-americans-overwhelmingly-oppose-anti-transgender-laws

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters say “Only 29% of Republicans said they “support a bill that prohibits transgender student athletes from joining sports teams that match their gender identity.” Those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who reject the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform, that is who promote LGBTQ, have always worked the hardest against me.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/04/americans-overwhelmingly-oppose-republicans-anti-transgender-laws/

April 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 3,536 new coronavirus cases, 31 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3536-new-covid-cases-31-deaths/10514462/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Kane County to allow recreational marijuana businesses to open in unincorporated areas – MEGAN JONES
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kane-county-allows-recreational-marijuana-businesses-to-open-st-0415-20210414-5whprxsd3rgztoiv3yoxhienki-story.html
— Lightfoot says she’s watched video of fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo as city braces for its release | Pritzker feeling ‘fine’ after J&J vaccine | Obama Presidential Center facing new lawsuit – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-sees-video-toledo-shooting-obama-presidential-center-spin-20210414-egj7okrm6vdexlx2557luxekie-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fingerprints for FOID cards? Rival gun control bills spark potshots from legislators, police, gun lobby. Both bills seek to reform and improve the FOID card, which Illinois residents must have to legally own firearms or ammunition. But each side accuses the other of missing the target. – Andrew Sullender
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/14/22384793/fingerprints-foid-cards-rival-gun-control-firearm-owner-identifcation-state-rifle-association

DAILY HERALD
— Several tight races still too close to call in DuPage County – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210414/several-tight-races-still-too-close-to-call-in-dupage-county

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Once scourge of rich, governor’s now their defender – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-once-scourge-of-rich-governors-now-their-defender/article_cba52041-5fbf-57b5-b5f3-35caff24ca1a.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio Reports on What Went Wrong in Vote Counting and Remedies
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/14/mchenry-county-clerk-joe-tirio-reports-on-what-went-wrong-and-remedies/
— UPDATE with VIDEO: Lakewood Meeting Must Have Been a Doozy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/14/lakewood-meeting-must-have-been-a-doozy/
— Incoming Lakewood Board Member Tricia Babischkin Shares Her Take on Tuesday Night’s Meetings
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/14/incoming-lakewood-board-member-tricia-babischkin-shares-her-take-on-tuesday-nights-meetings/
— Why Teacher Union Candidates Won Most School Board Elections
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/14/advice-on-how-to-win-a-school-board-election/
— Obamas Don’t Get Waukegan Middle School Named for Them
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/14/obamas-dont-get-waukegan-middle-school-named-for-them/
— DuPage County Fair Capitulates, McHenry’s Still On, Schedules Kansas
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/14/dupage-county-fair-capitulates-mchenrys-still-on-schedules-kansas/
— McHenry County Eighth Highest in Percentage Over 65 Coronavirus Vaccinated
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/14/mchenry-county-eighth-highest-in-percentage-over-65-coronavirus-vaccinated/
— Reick Reports Disappointment with Dems New House Rules
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/13/reick-reports-10/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE WOKE REVOLUTION IS POWERED BY THE ELITES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/the-woke-revolution-is-powered-by-the-elites.html
— MANDATING COVID-19 DIGITAL PASSPORTS? TOO CLOSE TO A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL FOR ME
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/mandating-covid-19-digital-passports-too-close-to-a-dystopian-novel-for-me.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 3,536 new confirmed and probable cases; 2,076 hospitalized; 453 in ICU; 4.2 percent average case positivity rate; 5 percent test positivity rate; 132,810 average daily doses – Pritzker says we’re seeing “beginning of maybe a lessening of the rise of cases”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/04/14/3536-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-2076-hospitalized-453-in-icu-42-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-5-percent-test-positivity-rate-132810-average-daily-doses-pritzker-says-were-seeing-beginning/

BREITBART
— Hundreds of Corporations, Including Starbucks, Netflix, Sign Letter Opposing Election Integrity Laws – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/14/hundreds-corporations-including-starbucks-netflix-sign-letter-opposing-election-integrity-laws/
— Democrats: Illegal Aliens Are ‘American Heroes’ Who Deserve Amnesty from Joe Biden – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/14/democrats-illegal-aliens-are-american-heroes-who-deserve-amnesty-from-joe-biden/

DAILY WIRE
— Candace Owens On BLM Founder: If ‘White People Are So Bad, Why Doesn’t She Want To Live Amongst Black People?’ – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/candace-owens-on-blm-founder-if-white-people-are-so-bad-why-doesnt-she-want-to-live-amongst-black-people

FEDERALIST
— For Years, The New York Times Reported Absentee Voting Boosts Fraud — Until Donald Trump Agreed. What accounts for the New York Times’ change from a dark presentation of absentee voting to a decidedly rosy one? The 2020 election, it appears. – Eric Felten
https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/14/for-years-the-new-york-times-reported-absentee-voting-boosts-fraud-until-donald-trump-agreed/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Fighting Back: Conservative Leaders Meet to Discuss Taking on Big Tech – Kayla Sargent
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/kayla-sargent/2021/04/14/fighting-back-conservative-leaders-meet-discuss-taking

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Marco Rubio to Newsmax TV: No One in GOP Beats Trump in ’24 – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/florida-gop-2024-presidential/2021/04/14/id/1017639/

COLLEGE FIX
— U.S. sends $10M to educate African students as American students lag behind
https://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/u-s-sends-10m-to-educate-african-students-as-american-students-lag-behind-report/

CORCORAN
— FOR RENT: 610 W Roosevelt Road, A1 – $2,420/month
https://www.corcoran.com/chicago-real-estate/for-rent/wheaton/610-w-roosevelt-road-a1-wheaton-il-60189/55877780

April 13 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Pritzker staffer tests positive for COVID during routine testing, spokesperson says
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-case-governor-pritzker-jb-prtizker/10510881/
— LGBTQ Pride flag, Black Lives Matter poster removed from Chesterton middle school causes controversy over inclusion – Liz Nagy
(DIERSEN: Those who promote BLM and LGBTQ want to get rid of those who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ.)
https://abc7chicago.com/education/pride-flag-blm-poster-removal-from-in-school-raises-questions-about-inclusion-/10511169/

NBC5
— Push To Open Chicago Mental Health Clinics 9 Years After Emanuel Closed Them. Doctors highlight that people have fallen on hard times during the pandemic which can add to the mental health crisis. – Chris Hush
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/push-to-open-chicago-mental-health-clinics-9-years-after-emanuel-closed-them/2484153/

WTTW
— Census Delay Complicates Once-a-Decade Redistricting Duty – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2021/04/12/census-delay-complicates-once-decade-redistricting-duty

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Legislators, stop your sneaky pay raise system. Just vote them up or down. – EDITORIAL
(DIERSEN: Federal employees get COLAs and Step Increases. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that. Because of COLAs and Step Increases, a) my pay as a GS-4 Post Office employee increased from $16.81/hour to $17.93/hour 1966-1969 in today’s dollars, b) my pay as a GS-12 IRS Revenue Officer increased from $85,935/year to $97,395/year 1974-1980 in today’s dollars, and c) my pay as a GS-13 GAO Analyst increased from $102,188/year to $132,845/year 1986-1997 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-corruption-ethics-mendoza-lawsuit-20210412-gu3qs4xwkng4nkwvp3oqijc72y-story.html
— When thinking about the good old days, it’s helpful to remember that nostalgia is a liar. – GEORGIA GARVEY
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-evr-column-garvey-tl-0415-20210412-ufqvqzassje2zlafzntmuadsye-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Back when the Chicago Tribune was firmly ensconced in the Tribune Tower, one of my editors had a picture in his office, a picture of the newsroom decades earlier, a black-and-white view of a bustling place, hands blurry from typing, papers strewed across desks and the floor. The first time I saw it, the editor asked me, a faint smile on his face, if I noticed anything missing. “There are no women or Black people,” I said. He nodded. I think of that picture when newspaper folks wax nostalgic, when they deride the newsrooms of the 2020s, short on money and on staff. I think about that picture when readers complain about what we used to cover, what their newspapers used to contain.)
— 28 closed or temporarily closed businesses on the Magnificent Mile: Block-by-block analysis of where North Michigan Avenue stands after impact of pandemic, unrest – BRIAN CASSELLA, RYAN ORI, KORI RUMORE and CHAD YODER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-viz-magnificent-mile-closures-20210412-yv5fyo2awfbjfi3qjz7gvrsleu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters pick the hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger to speak for Illinois Republicans.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/at-the-virtual-table-with-laura-washington-and-lynn-sweet-tickets-148785839451

DAILY HERALD
— Milton Township voters lean toward tax increase for mental health, disability services – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210412/milton-township-voters-lean-toward-tax-increase-for-mental-health-disability-services
— 75 votes separate Howard from Potoczny in race for final College of DuPage seat – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210412/75-votes-separate-howard-from-potoczny-in-race-for-final-college-of-dupage-seat
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: ‘What Robby gave us was the gift of life’: 55 years later, Vietnam veteran’s heroism is still powerful. – Burt Constable
(DIERSEN: I should write two books. One about those who, demonized denigrated, and condemned Vietnam veterans and one about those who demonized, denigrated, and condemned those who avoided the Vietnam draft. I would focus on those demonizes, denigrators, and condemners who impacted me. I would focus on my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I would focus on what the Democrat news media published about Vietnam and about Vietnam veterans while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and 1971, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, and DePaul 1976-1980.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210413/what-robby-gave-us-was-the-gift-of-life-55-years-later-vietnam-veterans-heroism-is-still-powerful

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U.S. recommends pausing Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The move is based on concerns about rare and severe blood clotting side effects.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/us-recommends-pausing-johnson-johnson-vaccine

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Used To Run From Big Government Label; They’re Now Embracing It – KELSEY SNELL
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-used-run-big-government-label-theyre-now-embracing-it#stream/0
— Top Republicans Work To Rebrand GOP As Party Of Working Class – SUSAN DAVIS
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate the working class. I was a member of the working class 1962-1997. 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. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the aforesaid jobs were BAD JOBS that they would never stoop to take.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/top-republicans-work-rebrand-gop-party-working-class#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden Republicans? Some in GOP open to president’s agenda – AP
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about conservative-hating RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who have made it the most clear they would rather have a Democrat elected than a conservative Republican.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-republicans-some-in-gop-open-to-presidents-agenda

WJBC
— Redistricting in Illinois has super-minority Republicans calling for fairness – Dave Dahl
https://www.wjbc.com/2021/04/12/redistricting-in-illinois-has-super-minority-republicans-calling-for-fairness/

WSIL TV
— German companies must offer weekly virus tests – AP
https://wsiltv.com/2021/04/13/the-latest-britain-meets-target-on-jabs-for-over-50s/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Ahiska Turks Cultural Center in Wheaton to share food, online interfaith service
(DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/local/2021/04/12/ahiska-turks-cultural-center-in-wheaton-to-share-food-online-interfaith-service/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois lawmakers to decide how to spend $7.5 billion in federal aid – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-lawmakers-to-decide-how-to-spend-7-5-billion-in-federal-aid/article_bee77e5e-9bbc-11eb-b9fc-c726cabe7094.html
— Illinois lawmakers continue redistricting hearings as GOP calls for commission approach – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-lawmakers-continue-redistricting-hearings-as-gop-calls-for-commission-approach/article_659b7d44-9bcd-11eb-aac7-6b5cf331e332.html
— Illinois’ lawsuit-friendly environment costs $1,000 per resident – Cole Lauterbach
(DIERSEN: In 1998, in Diersen v. Ford Motor Company and Packey Webb Ford, just before the trial was to start, I accepted the defendants’ settlement offer a) to fix the defects in my 1996 Thunderbird LX, b) to give me $6,000, and c) to give my attorney $6,000. I still own the car.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/report-illinois-lawsuit-friendly-environment-costs-1-000-per-resident/article_da520308-9897-11eb-945a-6ba6fdaee930.html

WIREPOINTS
— How much will your city get from Illinois’ share of the Biden stimulus and how will they spend it? – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/how-much-will-your-city-get-from-illinois-share-of-the-biden-stimulus-and-how-will-they-spend-it-wirepoints/
— COVID Hysteria Claims Another Victim – The DuPage County Fair – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/covid-hysteria-marches-on-to-claim-another-victim-the-dupage-county-fair-wirepoints/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You’d think she’d be embarrassed to admit to such a thing, but that’s what she told the New York Times when asked about all the prior thought and research she and her husband, Bill Gates, had put into developing their supposed expertise on pandemics. She might as well have been speaking on behalf of a large portion of the experts and politicians in charge of America’s COVID-19 response. They’ve been blind to the need to balance the direct risk of the virus, however small that risk may be in some circumstances, against the economic and indirect but enormous health effects of shutdowns. That blindness continues today. The most recent example is cancellation of the DuPage County Fair. As reported by ABC Chicago, fair officials said Governor J.B. Pritzker’s decision to delay the Bridge Phase of reopening led to the decision. It’s almost entirely an outdoor event. If there’s any empirical evidence that COVID presents a material risk in outdoor events like that, I haven’t found it. To the contrary, experts are now speaking up to say that outdoor activity is generally safe – “whether there are 10 COVID cases a day or 10,000 — even with variants of concern,” according to three experts writing in the Toronto Star. You can’t find empirical evidence showing a material risk because finding any solid examples out outdoor transmission is hard. “In reviewing the literature, very few cases of true outdoor transmission are noted, and many are associated with activity that includes a mix of both indoor and outdoor elements, like camps, barbecues and concerts,” they wrote. “These events represent a sliver of the overall cases, which are overwhelmingly acquired indoors.” “What we need to be thinking about at this point is harm reduction, not harm elimination,” said another infectious disease expert. If lower-risk outdoor socializing replaces higher-risk indoor gatherings, that’s a win-win. “People think any risk is something we don’t need to [take on]…. But those discussions detract from the harm-reduction part of the outdoors,” he said. County fairs can be a big deal for many people, especially farm families and the agriculture industry, though DuPage’s fair has included much more than agriculture in recent years. The DuPage County Fair has been a local tradition for over 180 years and is a source of livelihood for many people and businesses, officials there told ABC Chicago. But that apparently counts for nothing in the face of even the tiniest COVID risk. And the DuPage Fair wasn’t even scheduled to start until July 21! By that time, everybody who wants a vaccine almost certainly will have been able to get one, and over half of everybody else will have a high degree of natural immunity from prior infections. President Joe Biden announced a July 4 goal last month for getting the nation back to normal. That’s apparently proceeding ahead of schedule because he recently bumped up the target date for making all adults eligible for vaccination by two weeks to April 19. And DuPage County is doing particularly well on vaccinations, having the highest portion of its population vaccinated in the Chicago area. But they’ve cancelled the fair anyway.)

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Sen. Tammy Duckworth raised $3.7 million in the first three months of the year, no doubt a result of her national exposure as a candidate for vice president, military veteran, and foil to former President Donald Trump. The first-term Democrat who last month announced her bid for re-election in 2022 has $1.8 million cash on hand. More than 9,000 Illinoisans contributed to her campaign, and 97 percent of all individual contributions came in under $100, according to her campaign. Duckworth’s fundraising haul suggests she’s getting ready for a fierce challenge or just trying to scare off potential Republican candidates. So far, no one from the GOP has stepped up. . .And GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger has raised $1.1 million for his Country First PAC, which was founded in February to defend Republicans who voted for Donald Trump’s second impeachment and to counter the former president’s influence over the party. Kinzinger was one of the 10 Republicans who voted for impeachment. His name also comes up as a potential contender to Duckworth. On the pro-Trump side, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has raised $3.2 million since the start of the year, according to POLITICO Huddle. – SHIA KAPOS
(DIERSEN: The more hatred that you promote against Trump, the more money that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will give you.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/04/13/duckworths-37m-haul-bracing-for-protests-aldermen-condemn-miller-492455

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Pritzker’s tied to COVID passport company questioned
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/citizen-kelly-pritzkers-tied-to-covid-passport-company-questioned

FOX NEWS
— The truth about demographic change and why Democrats want it. Native-born Americans of every race and class are being systematically disenfranchised. We need to start talking about it. – Tucker Carlson
(DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against native-born Americans in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-immigration-demographic-change-democrats-elections

BREITBART
— Kasich: Trump’s ‘Ugly’ Name-Calling Will ‘Continue to Shrink’ Republican Party – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/04/12/kasich-trumps-ugly-name-calling-will-continue-to-shrink-republican-party/

DAILY CALLER
— Tucker Carlson Reveals The ADL Is Guilty Of The Same Supposed Sin Over Which They Called For His Firing – BRANDON GILLESPIE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/12/tucker-carlson-anti-defamation-league-adl-illegal-immigration-israel/
— Fox Defends Tucker Carlson From Accusations That He Used White Supremacist Language On His Show – BRADLEY DEVLIN
(DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against native-born Americans in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/12/fox-defends-tucker-carlson-adl-white-supremacist-great-replacement/
— Republican Congressman Hit With $15,000 In Metal Detector Fines Says He Will Challenge The ‘Unconstitutional Resolution’ – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/12/andrew-clyde-fines-metal-detector-house-ethics-committee/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Administration Offers Four Month Paid Leave To Federal Employees Who Care For Illegal Alien Children – Joseph Curl
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-administration-offers-four-month-paid-leave-to-federal-employees-who-take-in-illegal-alien-children

NEWSMAX
— Nikki Haley for President 2024: Not If Trump Runs – Jim Thomas
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/haley-president-runstrump-2024/2021/04/12/id/1017338/

TOWNHALL
— Second Night of Riots in Minnesota – Reagan McCarthy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2021/04/12/julio-n2587822

NEWS BUSTERS
— More Than 35 Conservative Organizations Sign Pledge to Reject Big Tech Money
(DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Ever-increasingly, Big Tech is anti-conservative.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nb-staff/2021/04/13/more-35-conservative-organizations-sign-pledge-reject-big-tech-money

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER TV
— MSNBC Tries to Blame ‘White Supremacy’ for Black on Asian Violence – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/msnbc-tries-blame-white-supremacy-black-asian-violence

LIFE SITE NEWS
— More than 30 states now considering bills to ban sexually confused boys from girls sports. West Virginia is the latest state to move toward protecting girls and women from having to compete against boys and men claiming to be female. – Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/more-than-30-states-now-considering-bills-to-ban-sexually-confused-boys-from-girls-sports

THE HILL
— Trump digs in on attacks against Republican leaders – MAX GREENWOOD
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about leaders who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican who have attacked me and attacked my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/547821-trump-digs-in-on-attacks-against-republican-leaders

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs call you a White supremacist if you do not promote hatred against Whites. Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against Whites in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tucker-carlson-replacement-theory_n_6074f37ae4b02375ab428bcc

CNN
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump controls the party. Period. – Chris Cillizza
(DIERSEN: Who controls a) your Republican township/ward party organization, b) your Republican county party organization, and c) the Illinois Republican Party? I should write a book about those who control and who have controlled the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 2000.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/12/politics/donald-trump-mitch-mcconnell-gop/index.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs call you a White supremacist if you do not promote hatred against Whites. Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against Whites in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/tucker-carlson-s-great-replacement-fox-news-segment-uses-newer-ncna1263880
— John Boehner blames Trump and Cruz for Republican dysfunction. But he’s the problem. His reinvention as a laid-back marijuana entrepreneur, eye-rolling along with us as the GOP implodes, erases his leading role in this sad state of affairs. – Max Burns
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/john-boehner-blames-trump-cruz-republican-dysfunction-he-s-problem-ncna1263885

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Calls for Pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Clotting Cases – Noah Weiland, Sharon LaFraniere and Carl Zimmer
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/us/politics/johnson-johnson-vaccine-blood-clots-fda-cdc.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Biden’s plea for masks will fail. Blame political polarization. Our study found that politics, not public health, determined whether people wore masks last year. – Maria Milosh, Marcus Painter, Konstantin Sonin, David Van Dijcke and Austin L. Wright
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will blame COVID-19 on those who voted for Trump, and especially those who voted for Trump and are law enforcement officers, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/04/13/masks-mandate-partisanship-politics/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Study after study has documented that masks can effectively diminish the spread of covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. Yet President Biden’s recent plea for people to wear masks — at least until the ongoing vaccination drive results in herd immunity — is likely to be ignored by many Americans, thanks to the nation’s extreme political polarization. Our research found that the single most important predictor of local mask use last year in the United States was not covid-19 severity. Nor was it demographic characteristics, religious affiliation or social capital, or even local policies such as mask mandates. No — the strongest and most consistent local factor influencing mask use was what percentage of people in an area voted for Donald Trump in 2016. In areas where mostly Democrats reside, people tended to be likelier to wear masks. But the more people in an area who voted for Trump in 2016, the less likely it was that residents there would wear masks. And while mandates significantly increase mask use in communities that vote heavily Democratic, they have little additional effect in moderate or Republican places. Mask use — or mask refusal — has become a symbol of a struggle between individual autonomy and social responsibility. Wearing or not wearing a mask becomes a cheap and effective way to demonstrate your political attitude.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs call you a White supremacist if you do not promote hatred against Whites. Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against Whites in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/12/now-is-time-break-traditions-white-nationalism-our-civic-institutions/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/04/12/tucker-carlson-fox-murdoch-adl/

USA TODAY
— Tucker Carlson doubles down on voter ‘replacement’ comments after ADL calls for his firing – Bill Keveney
(DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against native-born Americans in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/04/12/fox-backs-tucker-carlson-and-rejects-adl-call-his-firing/7197805002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/12/arkansas-trans-minors-law-endangers-lives-snubs-doctors-experts-say/7144794002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for all hate crimes.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/04/12/caron-nazario-shows-hate-american-disease-not-white-one-column/7187245002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Democrats vs. Chicago. Pritzker shows Mayor Lightfoot that public unions are his priority—school reopening, not so much. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-democrats-vs-chicago-11618266833
— Chip Shortage Is Bad for GM but Worse for Car Buyers. Semiconductors shortage is worsening, but might need to drag out indefinitely to have a greater impact on auto stocks. – Stephen Wilmot
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my new car buying experiences. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 when I was 17 years old, new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, new 1972 Corvette in 1971, new 1974 Dodge Dart in 1973, new 1978 Chevy Chevette in 1978, new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale in 1978, new 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1989, new 1993 Ford Thunderbird in 1993, new 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1995, new 1997 Chevy Cavalier in 1996, new 2005 Corvette in 2005, new 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max in 2012, new 2016 Ford Mustang in 2016, and new 2019 Ford Escape Titanium in 2019. I am in the process of buying a new 2021 Chevy Malibu Premier.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chip-shortage-is-bad-for-gm-but-worse-for-car-buyers-11618234080
— Got a Job Offer? Here’s How to Negotiate Your Salary
(DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. What if that had not happened?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/got-a-job-offer-heres-how-to-negotiate-your-salary-11618229059
— Politics Is Risky Business for CEOs. It’s imprudent to weigh in on issues that don’t directly affect the company. – Harvey Golub
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, CEOs paint themselves and paint their companies as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/politics-is-risky-business-for-ceos-11618265960
— ‘On the House’ Review: John Boehner Remembers – Barton Swaim
(DIERSEN: The more that you promote hatred against Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote you.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-the-house-review-john-boehner-remembers-11618266426
— FRONT PAGE: China’s Message to America: We’re an Equal Now. – Lingling Wei and Bob Davis
(DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that talk and/or act like they want China to invade and conquer America?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-china-policy-biden-xi-11617896117
— Republicans Unveil Policies to Match ‘Working-Class Party’ Claim. Lawmakers including Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio are proposing ways to help working-class families. – Gerald F. Seib
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate the working class. I was a member of the working class 1962-1997. 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. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the aforesaid jobs were BAD JOBS that they would never stoop to take.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-unveil-policies-to-match-working-class-party-claim-11618237594

FORBES
— Republicans Mock Buttigieg For Saying Highways Are Racist—But Here’s What He Meant – Jack Brewster
(DIERSEN: During the early 1980s, I worked for GAO for 1 year on an audit of how Illinois spend federal tax dollars made available by its withdrawal from the Interstate System of the remaining 13.6-mile portion of I-494 between the Dan Ryan (I-94) and Eisenhower (I-290) Expressways. SEE: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/highwayhistory/data/page05.cfm )
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/04/12/republicans-mock-buttigieg-for-saying-highways-are-racist-but-heres-what-he-meant/
— 4 Experts Share Ideas For Restoring Mental Health In The Black Community – Pauleanna Reid
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauleannareid/2021/04/12/4-experts-share-ideas-for-restoring-mental-health-in-the-black-community/

LAS VEGAS SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who oppose voter ID requirements promote vaccination ID requirements.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/apr/13/compare-two-id-controversies/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters crow: White Lives Matter Marchers Despondent After Failure: ‘I Was the Only Person To Show Up’
https://www.newsweek.com/white-lives-matter-marches-fail-protests-1582804
— Tucker Carlson Says Democrats Plan to ‘Change Population of the Country’ to ‘Maintain Power’ – AILA SLISCO
(DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against native-born Americans in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?)
https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-says-democrats-plan-change-population-country-maintain-power-1583084
— What Are the Steps to Buying a New Car?
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my new car buying experiences. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 when I was 17 years old, new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, new 1972 Corvette in 1971, new 1974 Dodge Dart in 1973, new 1978 Chevy Chevette in 1978, new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale in 1978, new 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1989, new 1993 Ford Thunderbird in 1993, new 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1995, new 1997 Chevy Cavalier in 1996, new 2005 Corvette in 2005, new 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max in 2012, new 2016 Ford mustang in 2016, and new 2019 Ford Escape Titanium in 2019. I am in the process of buying a new 2021 Chevy Malibu Premier.)
https://newsweekme.com/what-are-the-steps-to-buying-a-new-car/

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQers.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/gops-war-trans-kids/618579/

JD SUPRA
— Illinois Employers Must Report Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Compensation Data and Practices
(DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors promoted over me their Democrat employees who were minority, female, and/or younger and who had less job-related work experience, education, and/or professional certifications and licenses than I had.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/illinois-employers-must-report-gender-9830245/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQers demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/04/pete-buttigieg-begs-evangelicals-get-vaccinated-might-part-gods-plan/

DAILY MAIL
— Tucker Carlson denies ADL accusation that he is a white supremacist and reiterates claim that the Democratic party is ‘trying to replace the current electorate with voters from the Third World’ – HARRIET ALEXANDER
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs call you a White supremacist if you do not promote hatred against Whites. Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against Whites in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9464771/Carlson-denies-white-supremacist-reiterates-Democrats-want-voters-World.html

April 12 Morning Edition

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Why Michael Madigan hasn’t yet been indicted – JIM NOWLAN
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/jim-nowlan-why-michael-madigan-hasn-t-yet-been-indicted/article_a269772a-6c36-5a17-bbe1-7c1c3b5003b9.html

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers encourage their students to be LGBTQers.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/04/12/city/district-65-to-celebrate-second-lgbtq-equity-week/

WBEZ
— Should Colleges Require COVID-19 Vaccines For Fall? More Campuses Are Saying Yes – Elissa Nadworny
(DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats and RINOs will use Vaccine Passport requirements to get rid of Republicans once and for all, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are soldiers, law enforcement officers, veterans, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/should-colleges-require-covid-19-vaccines-for-fall-more-campuses-are-saying-yes/c433bdaa-103a-461f-bd53-d45edf997bf0

WSPY
— Rabine Wants to Make Illinois More Business Friendly
(DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, businesses paint themselves as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/rabine-wants-to-make-illinois-more-business-friendly/article_a1633cc0-9b84-11eb-98c0-9fa2feb30376.html

WCIA
— Illinois hotel revenue dropped 80% during ‘devastating’ pandemic closures, industry lobbyist says – Mark Maxwell
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/illinois-hotel-revenue-dropped-80-during-devastating-pandemic-closures-industry-lobbyist-says/

PALOS PATCH
— Activists Plan Victory Lap At Ousted Palos Trustee’s Last Meeting. After 4 years of protests, activists plan rally for ousted Palos Township Tr. Sharon Brannigan’s final board meeting on April 12. – Lorraine Swanson
(DIERSEN: When will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes officially take a victory lap for ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, my GAO employment in 1997, etc.? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://patch.com/illinois/palos/activists-plan-victory-lap-ousted-palos-trustees-last-meeting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The southwest suburban Arab American community and their allies are taking credit for ousting embattled Palos Township Tr. Sharon Bannigan, who lost her bid for township assessor against incumbent Robert Maloney in the April 6 election. Maloney, garnered 3,909 votes to Brannigan’s 2,351, according to unofficial election results. “We screamed with joy, we were so relieved,” activist Hasam Marajda said, who led the #ByeBrannigan get-out-the-vote effort. “After four years of going to monthly township meetings, when she wouldn’t resign, we voted her out.”)

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican Kirk Dillard has been approached “by prominent business and Republican leaders” to run for governor, but he told Playbook he’s not interested. Dillard wouldn’t need training wheels for the job given he was chief of staff to Gov. Jim Edgar and has legislative experience. “Currently, I have a wonderfully balanced personal and professional life,” he said. “These civic leaders came to me, not vice versa. I am not harboring a desire to run for governor.” Dillard, who is chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority’s board of directors, said he’s “laser focused” on guiding the Chicago area regional mass transit system out of the pandemic. “It’s an economic engine and an economic equalizer for our local communities and the state of Illinois.” All eyes are watching to see if Reps. Rodney Davis or Darin LaHood make a move for the governor’s office. They haven’t ruled out running, and their decisions could be based on how their districts are redrawn. Declared candidates so far: state Sen. Darren Bailey, businessman Gary Rabine, and state Sen. Paul Schimpf. Other potential candidates: former Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady, who recently said he’s considering a potential statewide run for office as secretary of state, governor, or perhaps U.S. Senate; state Sen. Jason Barickman; and attorney and Illinois National Committeeman for the Republican National Committee Richard Porter. Congressman Adam Kinzinger’s name also has been batted about but he has said that a run for governor isn’t likely. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/04/12/6-things-to-watch-in-springfield-kirk-dillard-isnt-interested-vax-to-the-max-492442

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT DECIDES TO HEAR SECOND NRA-BACKED CASE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/illinois-supreme-court-decides-to-hear-second-nra-backed-case.html
— BIDEN’S ‘JIM CROW’ LABEL FOR GEORGIA ELECTION LAWS IS INSANE. HERE’S WHY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/bidens-jim-crow-label-for-georgia-election-laws-is-insane-heres-why.html
— HOW GEORGIA’S VOTING LAW COMPARES TO 7 BLUE, PURPLE STATES’ LAWS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/how-georgias-voting-law-compares-to-7-blue-purple-states-laws.html

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Danville City Attorney’s Offensive Remarks Towards The Public – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/04/danville-city-attorneys-offensive-remarks-towards-the-public/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Fixing Racism by Being Racist? – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/04/fixing_racism_by_being_racist.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, one of America’s most prominent teaching hospitals, plans on offering “preferential care based on race” and “race explicit interventions” as part of its new “antiracist agenda for medicine.” Such a program uses a “reparations framework” to allocate medical resources. Reparations means that those who were never slaveholders are paying money to those who were never slaves, over injustices a century and a half ago, committed by people who may have no connection to the current reparation’s participants. In other words, using racism to combat racism. How ironic that the vision of the Mass General Brigham health system is dedication to delivering medical care that is, among other things, “equitable.” Nothing promotes equity like a racist concept of “preferential care based on race.” Princeton University, an elite institution of higher learning, comparable in prestige to the Brigham in the hospital world, offered admission to about 1500 applicants to its class of 2025, according to Powerline Blog. Only 28 percent were white Americans, compared to 68 percent who identified as “persons of color.” This is less than half of the 61 percent figure of white students enrolled in US public schools. So much for a class of students that “looks like America.”)
— The Anti-Defamation League is no longer about protecting Jews – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/04/the_antidefamation_league_is_no_longer_about_protecting_jews.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Fly the Diverse Skies? Presumably airplanes not falling out of the sky is just as important as who wins the Super Bowl. – Christopher Roach
https://amgreatness.com/2021/04/11/fly-the-diverse-skies/
— Can the Great ‘Awokening’ Succeed? – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/04/11/can-the-great-awokening-succeed/

PATRIOT POST
— Robert E. Lee: A Leader in National Reconciliation – WILLIAM FEDERER
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/79074-robert-e-lee-a-leader-in-national-reconciliation-2021-04-12
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Civil War cost 258,000 Confederate deaths and 360,000 Union deaths. Suggestions have been made that reparations should be paid to the families of the Union soldiers who gave their lives to end slavery. . .During the Civil War, Lee’s estate overlooking Washington, DC, was confiscated by the federal government and turned into Arlington Cemetery. As was the case with many southerners, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard had his properties in Memphis confiscated as reparations and given to black families for housing.)

BREITBART
— 60 Expressway Shootings in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/11/60-expressway-shootings-in-mayor-lightfoots-chicago/
— Biden Giving Federal Employees Paid Leave to Help Border Crossers – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/11/report-biden-giving-federal-employees-paid-leave-help-border-crossers/
— GOP Whip Steve Scalise Shares Footage of ‘Child Abuse’ from Migrant Processing Facility – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/11/gop-whip-steve-scalise-shares-footage-of-child-abuse-from-migrant-processing-facility/
— McCarthy: Biden Plan to Give Cash to Central Americans Is an Insult to Millions of Jobless Americans – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/04/11/kevin-mccarthy-central-americans-cash-payments/

BLAZE
— White House answered fake reporter’s questions for weeks before press corps exposed her to be ‘Lego’ video gamer – PAUL SACCA
(DIERSEN: Since 2005, my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned me as being like Jeff Gannon and even worse things. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News Ever since 2005, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press conferences and share privileged information with reporters that have caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. I should sue my critics/opponents.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/white-house-fake-reporter-lego-gamer
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An online video game player was able to infiltrate the White House press corps by pretending to be a political reporter. The fake reporter was even able to submit questions to the Biden administration through the press corps, and White House press secretary Jen Psaki answered the imposter’s questions for weeks. An online persona posed as a reporter named “Kacey Montagu” for the Daily Mail, a British tabloid best known for celebrity gossip. There were Twitter and LinkedIn accounts dedicated to “Kacey Montagu,” plus she was named as the chief political correspondent for White House News, a fictional website. . .The person behind the imposter contacted the White House Correspondents Association about being becoming a pool reporter and inquired about applying for a day pass to cover the White House in person. “Kacey Montagu” was given access to cover COVID-19 government press briefings, but was not called upon. Montagu regularly sent in questions for the White House press corps to ask Psaki, adding that she wasn’t able to be there in person “due to social distancing regulations.” Montagu was able to hoodwink White House reporters, including from The Plain Dealer and CQ Roll Call, to ask Psaki numerous questions “about everything from COVID-19 travel bans, to coming ambassadorships, to Biden’s reaction to Microsoft being hacked.” “In at least one instance, a White House official was connected with Montagu to circle back with more information when they had it,” Politico reported. Some White House reporters researched “Kacey Montagu,” who had a deactivated LinkedIn account with a profile photo of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson eating an ice cream cone, and they became suspicious. During Thursday’s daily White House press briefing, Washington Blade White House Reporter Chris Johnson asked Psaki the question, “How involved is former President Obama and First Lady Obama in the Biden – Harris administration? Is President Biden seeking to bring back the often bipartisan portrait unveiling events at the White House?” The question was planted by Montagu. Mediaite investigated Kacey Montagu, and discovered that she “appears to be a gag persona for a former Secretary of State made of Legos.” “The Montagu website’s FAQ section describes her as ‘An American Citizen. Former Secretary of State, Mayor, Senator, President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House,’ and her political views as ‘President Trump 2024, baby! I’m a Conservative,'” the outlet wrote on Thursday. Politico found that the person behind the “Kacey Montagu” persona was actually a Lego video gamer. “They believe Montagu’s White House moonlighting began as something to boast about in the online global gaming platform called ROBLOX, where users jokingly call themselves ‘Legos,'” according to Politico. “Within that platform is a role-playing group called nUSA, where people from across the world engage in a mock U.S. government exercise. At one point, Montagu had adopted the role of Secretary of State but resigned from that job after — as they recalled — ‘the [nUSA] President went to war with some U.K. and I thought it was a pretty bad idea!'” The prankster explained her motivation for the fake White House reporter profiles, “I created them as some fun but also to ensure that people know what is going on — they should be able to know what POTUS and V.P. is doing and I think the account following shows people are interested in that.” “I love journalism, and I think the press corps is doing a pretty bad job at the moment, so I decided I would ensure some transparency and ask some questions me and some friends wanted the answer to,” the hoaxer told the outlet. The White House declined to comment on the situation.)

PJ MEDIA
— Woke Capitalism Revs Into High Gear: 90 CEOs Gather to Fight ‘Undemocratic’ Voter Integrity Laws – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/04/11/gird-your-loins-woke-ceos-gather-to-fight-against-election-integrity-laws-n1439118

TOWNHALL
— Actually, Everything the DEMOCRATS do is Racist. – Rachel Alexanderr
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2021/04/12/actually-everything-the-democrats-do-is-racist-n2587748
— In Less than 3 Months, Joe Biden Has Turned America Into a Sitting Target for International Aggression – Julio Rivera
https://townhall.com/columnists/juliorivera/2021/04/12/in-less-than-3-months-joe-biden-has-turned-america-into-a-sitting-target-for-international-aggression-n2587732

NEWS BUSTERS
— Leftist SPLC President Claims She Supports Efforts to Agree on ‘Truth’ – Autumn Johnson
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, only what they say is the truth, and everything everyone else says is a lie. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/autumn-johnson/2021/04/11/hilarious-leftist-splc-president-claims-she-supports

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Pruning PC Poison from the Ivies – BRIAN T. ALLEN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/04/pruning-pc-poison-from-the-ivies/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘It leaves out a lot’: Black Evanston, Illinois school board candidate blasts race-obsessed curriculum – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/04/10/it-leaves-out-a-lot-black-illinois-school-board-candidate-blasts-race-obsessed-curriculum-1057830/

COLLEGE FIX
— Student government bill wants students to have power to punish professors found guilty of oppression – CHARLES HILU
https://www.thecollegefix.com/student-government-bill-wants-students-to-have-power-to-punish-professors-accused-of-oppression/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Chicago students reveal plan to counter ‘the mobs’ crusade’ against conservatives – Ben Zeisloft
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=17164

EPOCH TIMES
— CCP Virus Variant Affects Vaccinated People More Than Unvaccinated People – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/ccp-virus-variant-affects-vaccinated-people-more-than-unvaccinated-people-study_3770982.html

THE HILL
— Trump’s early endorsements reveal GOP rift – ALEXANDER BOLTON
(DIERSEN: Which Republican U.S. Senate and U.S. House candidates on March 15, 2022 ballots in Illinois will seek Trump’s endorsement? Which candidates will seek Kinzinger’s endorsement?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/547483-trumps-early-endorsements-reveal-gop-rift
— Biden is thinking about building that wall — and that’s a good thing – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/547599-biden-is-thinking-about-building-that-wall-and-thats-a-good-thing
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater Boehner says Trump “stepped all over their loyalty” by lying to his followers.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/547611-boehner-trump-stepped-all-over-their-loyalty-of-his-followers

NEW YORK TIMES
— Beyond Pandemic’s Upheaval, a Racial Wealth Gap Endures. Billions in aid has been dispensed, and the social safety net has been reinforced. Will there be more ambitious steps to address longtime inequities? – Patricia Cohen
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats officially call for those who are the following to pay much higher taxes: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? It is called reparations, transfer of wealth, socialism, communism, dictatorship, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/business/economy/racial-wealth-gap.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/11/opinion/tucker-carlson-white-replacement.html
— N.R.A. Chief Takes the Stand, With Cracks in His Armor. Wayne LaPierre has led the National Rifle Association for 30 years, but his implacable image looked threadbare in bankruptcy court. – Danny Hakim and Mary Williams Walsh
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/11/us/nra-bankruptcy-wayne-lapierre.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Flag wars in post-MAGA America – STEPHEN J. LYONS
(DIERSEN: An 18-foot wide 12-foot high horizontal auditorium/gymnasium American Flag hangs 20-foot high on the back wall of my 20-foot wide by 40-foot deep Iron Gate Motor Condo in Naperville. An American flag has flown off my front porch in Wheaton each and every day since September 11, 2001.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-flag-wars-in-post-maga-america-20210412-rjvjsjtywrawlo6nsrligadpvy-story.html

USA TODAY
— Supreme Court leaves major conservative cases waiting in the wings, from abortion to guns. Rather than handing conservatives a string of wins, the Supreme Court has left advocates on the right grasping for answers about high-profile cases. – John Fritze
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2021/04/11/supreme-court-sitting-abortion-gay-rights-controversies-now/4759592001/
— Moms who breastfeed face challenges as offices reopen amid COVID-19 – Charisse Jones
(DIERSEN: During the mid-1990s, GAO’s Chicago office gutted its smoking room and turned it into a lactation room.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/04/09/new-moms-covid-return-work-breastfeeding-nursing-challenges-coronavirus/7097902002/
— Pentagon outlines steps to counter military extremism as Capitol attack continues to reverberate – Will Carless
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more extremist that you are: soldier, veteran, law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/04/09/military-extremism-target-new-pentagon-memo/7161882002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you promote hatred against Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2021/04/11/boehner-rates-presidents-he-has-known-nixon-trump/7113484002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/04/11/john-boehner-says-trump-abused-his-loyalists-lying-them/7074030002/ (FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD)

BOSTON HERALD
— Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender – AP
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were “Bad Jobs.” Recruiting and retaining qualified minorities and qualified women to take “Bad Jobs” is more difficult than recruiting and retaining qualified minorities and women for “Good Jobs.”)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/04/11/study-facebook-delivers-biased-job-ads-skewed-by-gender/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Case for Vaccine ‘Passports’ – Scott Gottlieb
(DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats and RINOs will use Vaccine Passport requirements to get rid of Republicans once and for all, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are soldiers, law enforcement officers, veterans, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-for-vaccine-passports-11618174364
— God and the Border Crisis. Churches play a vital role sheltering migrants, who are overwhelming U.S. and Mexican authorities. – Jillian Kay Melchior
(DIERSEN: According to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters, a) GOD hates borders, that is, GOD hates countries like the United States and b) GOD especially hates countries that have citizens that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in the country for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/god-and-the-border-crisis-11618174431
— Are You Emotionally Ready to Retire? Eight Questions to Ask Yourself – Maryanne Vandervelde
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about being forced to take early retirement. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when I was 6 years away from being eligible for regular retirement, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” They made it very clear to me that if I did not retire, they would constructively, if not literally, demote me. They would assign me to work for my coworkers and subordinates who had far less work experience, education, and/or professional certifications that I had. They would give me performance expectations and performance appraisals that would be even more unfair. That they would always rank me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They could do the aforesaid because GAO was not unionized. GAO did not unionize until 2007. They would not have forced me to retire if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ready-to-retire-emotionally-11618007274

FORTUNE
— Methodology for 100 Best Companies to Work For
(DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. The federal government must be the best place to work for Democrats who are the following because the federal government gives them tremendous preference: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, disabled, moderate, liberal, not married, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, those whose spouse/partner has little or no income, those who have dependents, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have less work experience than their peers, those who have less education than their peers, those who have fewer professional certifications and/or licenses than their peers, etc.)
https://fortune.com/franchise-list-page/best-companies-2021-methodology/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Reprises Mythomania Grievance Routine for GOP Donors – Chas Danner
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/04/trump-reprises-election-grievances-attacks-mcconnell.html

CONCORD MONITOR
— As New Hampshire diversifies, who gets to belong? – MEG McINTYRE
(DIERSEN: As your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, your county, Illinois, America, and the world diversifies, who gets to belong? I should write a book about leaders who talk and/or act like they do not want those who are the following to belong: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on leaders in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those leaders who have demonstrated the strongest that they do not want me to belong.)
https://www.concordmonitor.com/As-New-Hampshire-Diversifies-Who-Gets-To-Belong-39912453

HISTORY NEWS NETWORK
— What Will be the Terms of Racial Forgiveness in America? – J. Chester Johnson
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America establish reparations committees? How soon, if not already, will those committees determine exactly how much you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors benefitted from a) slavery and b) discrimination against minorities, women, younger people, poor people, LGBTQers, non-married people, veterans, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, Biden voters, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, moderates, liberals, citizens of foreign countries, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://hnn.us/article/179852

EDUCATION WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers encourage their students to be LGBTQers.
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-strategies-for-supporting-lgbtq-students/2021/04

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQers, their operatives, and their dupes encourage everyone to be LGBTQers.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/04/conservatives-stop-cancel-culture-look-mirror/

GM AUTHORITY
— Chevy Corvette Sales Dominate With 51 Percent Market Share During Q1 2021 – ALEX LUFT
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/04/chevrolet-corvette-sales-numbers-figures-results-first-quarter-q1-2021/

April 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Vaccine passports could be used for travel, concerts, sports
https://abc7chicago.com/health/our-chicago-vaccine-passports-could-be-used-for-travel-concerts-sports/10501925/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2,942 new coronavirus cases, 16 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2942-new-covid-cases-16-deaths/10507735/
— Expert gives tips to reduce alcohol consumption during Alcohol Awareness Month (DIERSEN: I am a teetotaler. I oppose the promotion of booze. Overwhelmingly, those who have taken adverse actions against me, their operatives, and their dupes are BIG DRINKERS. I should write a book about them.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/cut-down-alcohol-during-alcohol-awareness-month-with-these-expert-tips/10501902/
— ‘Stone-cold loser’: Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-goes-after-pence-mcconnell-in-speech-to-party-donors/10507553/

NBC5
— Coronavirus in Illinois: 2,942 New COVID Cases, 16 Deaths, 131K Vaccinations
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-in-illinois-2942-new-covid-cases-16-deaths-131k-vaccinations/2483332/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Italian Americans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/4/11/22378400/past-history-italian-americans-christopher-columbus-monument

DAILY HERALD
— How unions, political groups influenced school board elections. And political groups did, too. Some say that’s not such a good thing. – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210411/how-unions-political-groups-influenced-school-board-elections

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/abortion-rights-advocates-push-to-repeal-illinois-parental-notification-law-for-minors/article_338c30c2-7a0f-5a3b-89eb-cd66b16451a9.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump: The key to Republican success is more Trumpism – AP (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hate the success that Trump had defending and advancing the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-in-2024-he-says-only-that-a-republican-will-win/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-the-key-to-republican-success-is-more-trumpism

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s ‘Made in America’ electric vehicle push to benefit China – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/11/joe-biden-electric-vehicle-push-benefit-china/

FOX NEWS
— Stories from the border: A midnight ride-along with border agents. A Fox News crew took part in a CBP ride-along near the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. – Alex Hogan
https://www.foxnews.com/us/stories-from-the-border-a-midnight-ride-along-with-border-agents
— Chicago-area shootings on expressways prompt Illinois State Police to spend $12.5M on cameras. Expressways in Cook County, which includes Chicago, have seen 60 shootings so far this year, after 128 shootings in 2020 and 52 in 2019. – Dom Calicchio
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-area-shootings-on-expressways-prompt-illinois-state-police-to-spend-12-5m-on-cameras
— Biden wants to take your guns, but leave criminals with theirs. The president reminds us nothing is more dishonest than Democrat gun control advocacy. – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-biden-gun-control-disarm-trump-voters

BREITBART
— Scalise Calls on Biden to ‘Reverse’ Immigration Policy — ‘He Created This, He Can End It’ – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/04/09/scalise-calls-on-biden-to-reverse-immigration-policy-he-created-this-he-can-end-it/
— Portland rioters barricade door and set fire to ICE building with federal agents inside: ‘Burn the precinct to the ground!’ The mob chanted: ‘Every city, every town, burn the precinct to the ground!’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/portland-riot-ice-building-fire-antifa

HANNITY
— GOP REP at the BORDER: ‘It’s Not a Crisis, It’s a Disaster, This is Out of Control’
https://hannity.com/media-room/gop-rep-at-the-border-its-not-a-crisis-its-a-disaster-this-is-out-of-control/

HOT AIR
— No shot, no service: Why vaccine passports are a good idea – DOYLE MCMANUS
https://hotair.com/headlines/2021/04/11/no-shot-no-service-why-vaccine-passports-are-a-good-idea-n382478

EPOCH TIMES
— Nearly 40 Percent of Marines Declining to Get COVID-19 Vaccine – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/nearly-40-percent-of-marines-declining-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-official_3771057.html
— Only Vaccinated Persons Can Board Evacuation Vessels to Leave Island Volcano: St. Vincent PM – SAMUEL ALLEGRI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/only-vaccinated-persons-can-board-evacuation-vessels-to-leave-island-volcano-says-st-vincent-pm_3770509.html
— More Side Effects With Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine: CDC Study – MEILING LEE
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/more-side-effects-with-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-cdc-study_3770356.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater blames Trump for White supremacy.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/547557-white-supremacists-still-on-the-march

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/gop-led-states-target-abortions-medication-77006132

NEW YORK TIMES
— Could Ron DeSantis Be Trump’s G.O.P. Heir? He’s Certainly Trying. – Patricia Mazzei
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/us/politics/ron-desantis-republican-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CEOs paint themselves and their companies as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and/or as being disgusting treasonous operatives or dupes for foreign countries that to invade and takeover America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/11/companies-voting-bills-states/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Republicans are stuck with a Trump ball and chain.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/11/republicans-are-stuck-with-trump-ball-chain/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— No shoes, no shot, no service. Why vaccine ‘passports’ are a good idea – DOYLE MCMANUS
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-04-11/vaccine-passports-republicans-covid-19-pandemic
— Police declare unlawful assembly at site of ‘White Lives Matter’ rally in Huntington Beach as tensions flare
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/police-declare-unlawful-assembly-at-site-of-white-lives-matter-rally-in-huntington-beach-as-tensions-flare/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Vaccine requirements spread in US, sowing concern on overreach – David R. Baker
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/11/business/vaccine-requirements-spread-us-sowing-concern-overreach/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Are Vaccine Passports a Freedom or Control? – Prof. Subimal Chatterjee, Binghamton University, SUNY
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-vaccine-passports-a-freedom-or-control-11618165784
— Median pay for the chief executives of more than 300 of the biggest U.S. public companies reached $13.7 million last year, up from $12.8 million for the same companies a year earlier. – Theo Francis and Kristin Broughton
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have absolutely no problem with the aforesaid, but they have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid by the federal government. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $132,845/year in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In my defense, I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years and I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that. I had become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, and a licensed CPA in 1981. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 and the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, MBA from Loyola in 1976, and bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-brought-the-economy-to-its-knees-but-ceo-pay-surged-11618142400
— Unionization rates are trending down in the private sector, despite increased focus in Washington – Eric Morath and Lauren Weber
(DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and I was a union member 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with hatred against unions, against current union members, and against former union members. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have demonstrated their hatred against unions, against current union members, and against former union members the most.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-vote-deals-blow-to-expanding-labor-union-membership-11618047000
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CEOs paint themselves and their companies as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and/or as being disgusting treasonous operatives or dupes for foreign countries that to invade and takeover America.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-georgia-voting-law-the-business-of-business-becomes-politics-11618027250

NEWSWEEK
— House GOP Leader Steve Scalise Shocked by Border Visit: ‘An International Disgrace’ – ELIZABETH CRISP
https://www.newsweek.com/house-gop-leader-steve-scalise-shocked-border-visit-international-disgrace-1582553
— Adam Kinzinger Blasts Trump for Insulting McConnell at GOP Donor Retreat: ‘Classy as Always’ – MATTHEW IMPELLI
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-blasts-trump-insulting-mcconnell-gop-donor-retreat-classy-always-1582705

CENTER SQUARE
— Vaccine ‘passports’ a matter for private sector to decide, not government – Chris Krug
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/the-sunday-read-vaccine-passports-a-matter-for-private-sector-to-decide-not-government/article_5488f61a-9891-11eb-a323-87fe80bf441e.html

NPR
— As U.S. Continues Vaccine Rollout, Vaccine Passports Become Polarizing Topic
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/11/986203198/as-u-s-continues-vaccine-rollout-vaccine-passports-become-polarizing-topic

PBS
— The ethics of ‘vaccine passports’ and a moral case for global vaccine equity
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-ethics-of-vaccine-passports-and-a-moral-case-for-global-vaccine-equity

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 60% of Democrats Support Moving Baseball All-Star Game From Atlanta
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/april_2021/60_of_democrats_support_moving_baseball_all_star_game_from_atlanta

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQers promote hatred against those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/04/conservatives-stop-cancel-culture-look-mirror/

April 8 Morning Edition

ABC7
— The Chicago Index: 73% of those surveyed think Chicago is on the wrong track. The Chicago Index aims to assess the attitudes and opinions of voters on a variety of civic issues over time. – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/society/is-chicago-on-the-right-track-survey-shows-concerns-/10495510/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— University of Notre Dame will require COVID-19 vaccines for all students next fall – ELYSSA CHERNEY
(DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will demand proof of vaccination to do anything and everything. Of course, they will selectively exempt members of protected groups including Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, moderates, liberals, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, LGBTQers, disabled people, those who have less money than others, those who have more money than others, illegals, non-married people, non-gun owners, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-notre-dame-covid-vaccine-required-20210407-4xt7qewgljbdfjc3fzxihaslhi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Kristal Larson to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-first-trans-person-elected-st-0408-20210407-mgxnjms3mnhszfqvz3gsvag6ty-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, a hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-georgia-voting-rights-new-attitude-20210408-nub7xx4gqnbs7kwrhspg3zpequ-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Removing controversial monuments is ‘akin to erasing history,’ some residents tell committee conducting review. During recent meetings, members of the public have been most vocal about the potential removal of statues of Christopher Columbus, as well as monuments to the Italian fascist leader Italo Balbo and former U.S. presidents. – Tom Schuba
(DIERSEN: The more the following demographics that the subject of a statute had, the more that Democrats want to tear that statute down: conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if he had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/4/7/22372689/christopher-columbus-monument-removal-italo-balbo-abraham-lincoln-statue-history

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County committee supports downsized contract for body camera program – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210407/dupage-county-committee-supports-downsized-contract-for-body-camera-program
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Kristal Larson to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210407/avon-township-candidates-victory-hailed-as-win-for-transgender-community
— Mental health funding proposal too close to call in Milton Township – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210407/mental-health-funding-proposal-too-close-to-call-in-milton-township
(FROM THE ARTICLE: County election authorities are still counting mail-in ballots that must be returned within two weeks of Election Day to be included in the final results. Referendum organizers this week plan to observe the process to get a sense of how many mail-in ballots are coming in from Milton Township and whether there’s enough to make up the gap. State election officials on Wednesday reported up to 5,785 outstanding mail-in ballots countywide. County election officials are not expected to post additional vote counts until Friday.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— United’s pledge to diversify its pilot ranks sparks social media backlash. The airline’s new goal—to have half of the new pilots it trains be women or people of color—is bringing out the critics. – JOHN PLETZ
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/uniteds-pledge-diversify-its-pilot-ranks-sparks-social-media-backlash

WMAY
— Survey About White Teachers Sparks
Outcry (DIERSEN: One reason why I transferred from UIC to NIU in 1969 when I was 20 years old was the significant difficulty that I had understanding UIC instructors who did not have English as their first language.)
https://www.wmay.com/2021/04/06/survey-about-white-teachers-sparks-outcry/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— COVID-19 positivity rate reaches highest level since late January – TIM KIRSININKAS
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/covid-19-positivity-rate-reaches-highest-level-since-late-january

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker digs Chicago financial hole deeper by increasing city firefighter pensions – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-digs-chicago-financial-hole-deeper-by-increasing-city-firefighter-pensions-wirepoints/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. J.B. Pritzker dug Chicago’s financial hole deeper this week, signing a bill that increases the pension benefits for Chicago firefighters. That follows his expansion of the Chicago Teachers Union’s collective bargaining powers last week, sure to result in larger budget deficits and more chaos for the city’s school system. The new pension law grants all Chicago firefighter retirees a 3 percent annual compounded increase (COLA) to their pensions. Prior to the law, retired firefighters born after 1/1/1966 received only a 1.5 percent simple increase every year. Now, those 2,200 additional firefighters will get the 3 percent COLA. You have to wonder if none of Pritzker’s advisers told him that the Chicago firefighter plan is just 18 percent funded, among the worst funded plans in the country. Or that it and the rest of the city’s plans are running out of assets – the firefighter plan’s assets are less than four year’s worth of payouts. Well-funded plans across the nation have assets worth at least 20 years of future payouts.)
— Watch for outmigration to pick up and home values to drop once stimulus money runs dry
https://wirepoints.org/stimulus-money-could-increase-outmigration-inflation-and-delay-the-need-for-statewide-reforms-wirepoints-on-chicagos-morning-answer/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Former VP Mike Pence establishes ‘Advancing American Freedom’ to combat ‘radical left’  Trump alumni return to political trenches to preserve legacy of former boss, take on Biden administration – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/7/pence-establishes-advancing-american-freedom-advoc/
— Building on the Trump administration’s victories to advance American freedom – Mike Pence
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/7/building-on-the-trump-administrations-victories-to/
— Details elusive as cities, states embrace explosive idea of reparations for Blacks – Kery Murakami
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/7/reparations-blacks-details-elusive-cities-states-e/

GOPUSA
— CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ Edits Exchange Between DeSantis, Correspondent: Here’s What They Took Out
(DIERSEN: What do you say to my hate-filled critics/opponents who are filled with hatred against me because I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they hate, a) but who fail/refuse to email me anything that shows that I should not have included the links, b) but who demand that I give them preferential treatment, c) but who fail/refuse to take any kind action against the author of the articles that they hate, and/or d) but who threaten to punish me and/or punish me for including the links? I should write a book about my aforesaid critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108643
— Capitol Knifeman Noah Green Is Caught On Camera Buying A $300 Japanese Kitchen Knife 90 Minutes Before He Attacked And Killed A Cop
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108617

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Had Obama Not Played the Race Card, George Floyd Might Be Alive – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/blog/2021/04/08/had-obama-not-played-the-race-card-george-floyd-might-be-alive

AMERICAN THINKER
— Things We Can Live Without – Charles Turot
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/04/things_we_can_live_without.html

BREITBART
— Texas, Louisiana Sue Biden Administration for ‘Sanctuary Country’ Orders Freeing Illegal Aliens into U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/07/texas-louisiana-sue-biden-administration-for-sanctuary-country-orders-freeing-illegal-aliens-into-u-s/

DAILY WIRE
— United Airlines Says It Wants 50% Of Pilots Trained In Next Decade To Be Women Or People Of Color – Ashe Schow
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-airlines-says-it-wants-50-of-pilots-trained-in-next-decade-to-be-women-or-people-of-color

FEDERALIST
— Critical Race Theory Is Just Another Faddish Attempt To Hide Public School Failures. Until parents have a choice, they can expect to see more sanctimonious superintendents lecturing parents and employees about institutional racism and more teachers unions refusing to work. – Auguste Meyra
https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/08/critical-race-theory-is-just-another-faddish-attempt-to-hide-public-school-failures/
— Why The Iconoclastic Left Are On The Wrong Side Of History. Approaching history with condescending arrogance, as the woke movement does, merely highlights the smallness of the examiners. – Steven Watts
https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/08/why-the-iconoclastic-left-are-on-the-wrong-side-of-history/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Yes, Mainstream Media Helped Fuel the Latest Capitol Attack – Steven P. Bucci
https://www.heritage.org/civil-society/commentary/yes-mainstream-media-helped-fuel-the-latest-capitol-attack

COLLEGE FIX
— Governor Ron DeSantis’ new curriculum initiative will promote teaching civics, disavow critical race theory – HANNAH LALGIE
https://www.thecollegefix.com/governor-ron-desantis-new-curriculum-initiative-will-promote-teaching-civics-disavow-critical-race-theory/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— The Tyranny of the Majority – Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, those who are in the majority discriminate against those who are in the minority. In what ways are you in the minority? Only 157 in my precinct voted for Trump while 269 voted for Biden. Only 26,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump while 39,530 voted for Biden. Only 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump while 281,222 voted for Biden. Only 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump while 3,471,915 voted for Biden. Those who voted for Biden are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.creators.com/read/judge-napolitano/04/21/the-tyranny-of-the-majority

CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— Christians across the Country Are Leaving the Southern Baptist Convention for Other Denominations – Crystal A. Dixon
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the Wisconsin Synod’s ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Evangelical_Lutheran_Synod ) success in defeating the Missouri Synod ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheran_Church%E2%80%93Missouri_Synod ) in the Trinity Lutheran Church and School ( https://www.trinitycrete.org/trinitycrete/ ) in Crete in 1961 when I was in the middle of my 8th grade. That had a tremendous impact on my parents, me, and my brother. The defeated Missouri Synod Lutherans, including my parents, me, and my brother, went to Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hope-Lutheran-Church/142202365812738 ) to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/crystal-dixon/christians-across-the-country-are-leaving-the-sbc-for-other-denominations.html

THE HILL
— Facebook accused of not hiring Black candidates because of ‘culture fit’ Facebook is accused of rejecting Black qualified applicants. – Christian Spencer
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/546910-facebook-accused-of-not-hiring-black-candidates-because-of

NBC NEWS
— Here’s how to achieve better workplace equity for women of color
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/here-s-how-achieve-better-workplace-equity-women-color-ncna1263342

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To call for a boycott of an individual, organization, company, government, or county is to call for that individual, organization, company, government, or county to retaliate with a boycott. I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that boycott me and boycott my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/opinion/republicans-georgia-voting-law.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/opinion/antitrans-bills-children-puberty-arkansas-visibility.html
— Official Censorship Should Have No Place in the Digital Public Square. Courts are barring public officials from blocking critics from their social media accounts. – Jameel Jaffer and Katie Fallow
(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have every right to a) publish a website, b) post their criticisms of me on that website, and c) email me links to posts of their criticisms of me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/opinion/trump-twitter-first-amendment.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The toxic elitism of declaring voters to be unworthy of the task.” Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to vote for Democrats to punish Republicans, and especially to punish Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/07/toxic-elitism-declaring-voters-be-unworthy-task/

NEW YORK POST
— Where is Kamala? Two weeks since being named border czar, Harris still hasn’t visited. – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2021/04/07/two-weeks-since-being-named-border-czar-kamala-hasnt-visited/

USA TODAY
— Rutgers, Cornell mandate COVID-19 vaccines for students. Is this the new norm for college? – Chris Quintana
(DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will demand proof of vaccination to do anything and everything. Of course, they will selectively exempt members of protected groups: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, moderates, liberals, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, LGBTQers, disabled people, those who have less money than others, those who have more money than others, illegals, non-married people, non-gun owners, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/04/07/coronavirus-college-university-vaccine-mandate-fall-semester/7107778002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Yes, Boycott Baseball. Liberals the past year have become addicted to political wokeness. It’s time for an intervention. – Daniel Henninger
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who boycott me and why they boycott me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/yes-boycott-baseball-11617832178
— CEO’s Selective Virtue Signaling. If executives oppose restrictive voting laws, why are they singling out Georgia? – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ceos-selective-virtue-signalling-11617832596
— When Will Liberals Reclaim Free Speech? – Jonathan Zimmerman
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. They want to dictate all speech. They want to dictate the content of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, but failing that, they want to stop me from sending those newsletters out, but failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-will-liberals-reclaim-free-speech-11617813301
— As U.S. Economy Roars Back, Life in Many Poor Countries Gets Worse. Rich world is poised for strongest growth in decades, but developing world faces rising hunger, poverty and indebtedness. Gabriele Steinhauser and Saeed Shah
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-u-s-economy-roars-back-life-in-many-poor-countries-gets-worse-11617874201
— FROM THE ARTICLE: The election leaves in limbo a project that is part of Beijing’s quest to increase its grip on the world’s rare earths—the raw materials necessary to make the batteries and magnets that power everything from cellphones and electric cars to wind turbines. Global demand for rare earths is forecast to soar, as countries push to meet their commitments under the Paris Climate Accord, which President Biden has decided to rejoin. China mines over 70% of the world’s rare earths and is responsible for 90% of the complex process to turn them into magnets, according to Adamas Intelligence, which provides research on minerals and metals. – Stacy Meichtry and Drew Hinshaw
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-rare-earths-quest-upends-greenlands-government-11617807839

BLACK ENTERPRISE
— CANDACE OWENS SAYS ‘IT’S TIME TO PULL OUR KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL’ BECAUSE THEY ARE TAUGHT ‘HOW TO HATE WHITE PEOPLE’ – Andrea Blackstone
https://www.blackenterprise.com/candace-owens-says-its-time-to-pull-our-kids-out-of-school-because-they-are-taught-how-to-hate-white-people/

NEWSWEEK
— States Must Fight Racism by Banning Critical Race Theory – MAX EDEN
https://www.newsweek.com/states-must-fight-racism-banning-critical-race-theory-opinion-1581148

FEDERAL TIMES
— Federal employees are happier with their jobs in the midst of a pandemic – Jessie Bur
(DIERSEN: Because the federal government gives lots of preference to its employees who are the following, they should be extremely happy: Democrat, moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-married, LGBTQ, parents, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and those who have less job-related education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses than their peers.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2021/04/07/feds-are-happier-with-their-jobs-in-the-midst-of-a-pandemic/

TIME
— Ageist Attacks Against President Biden Reinforce Outdated Stereotypes—and Hurt Younger People, Too – TARA LAW
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who foist negative stereotypes on those who are the following: older, White, male, Trump-supporter, conservative, Republican, heterosexual, married, childless, draft avoider, non-poor, gun owners, federal employees, federal retirees, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://time.com/5952608/biden-age/

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
— Hollywood Must Do More to Combat Asian Stereotypes – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who foist negative stereotypes on Asian Americans. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kareem-abdul-jabbar-hollywood-must-do-more-to-combat-asian-stereotypes

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO ARGONAUT
— Don’t hesitate to change your major – Carter Kolpitcke
(DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I would have a) majored in accounting instead of management at UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, b) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1976 or sooner instead of an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and c) taken the CPA examination much sooner than I did. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. But by then, IRS and other employers viewed me as being much too old to have a successful career in accounting.)
https://www.uiargonaut.com/2021/04/07/opinion-dont-hesitate-to-change-your-major/

REFINERY 29
— Is Early Retirement Actually Worth The Cost? – WHIZY KIM
(DIERSEN: If you are not retired, when you do retire, what will you do with the rest of your life? If you are retired, what are you doing with the rest of your life? My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Since 2000, I have been putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. Those newsletters a) have gone out each and every morning since 2004, b) have gone out each and evening too since 2015, c) have included links to almost 396,900 articles and information on many upcoming events, and d) have been and always will be free and contain no advertising.)
https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2021/04/10409276/early-retirement-cost-experiences

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The retirement fantasy used to look like this: It’s your 65th birthday, and you can finally kick back. You’re basking in the glow of your sunset years, thrilled at the idea of never having to work again. Head empty, no thoughts, just Mai Tais on the beach. It’s the ultimate, idyllic reward for dedicating decades of your life to work — especially when you sometimes (or often) didn’t want to do so. In reality, retirement looks totally different than it once did — even as a fantasy. At the same time as an increasing number of Americans are retiring later than 65, many others are throwing as much money as they can toward the goal of retiring early — not just by their 50s, but in their 30s or 40s. The F.I.R.E. movement, which stands for “financial independence/retire early,” has gained a lot of disciples in recent years, but it also has its detractors. Some people love the idea in theory, but don’t think it’s feasible for them in practice. Others wonder what you do with the rest of your life if you retire in your 30s. But many of those who are on the F.I.R.E. path are quick to point out that early retirement isn’t necessarily about never working again. Instead, it’s about having more control over the work you choose to do. Ultimately, the question isn’t simply whether it’s realistic for the average person — it’s also about whether the costs of pursuing early retirement are worth it.)

April 5 Evening Edition

ABC7 & NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn donations that have been given Republicans.
https://abc7chicago.com/business/corporations-gave-over-$50m-to-voting-restriction-backers/10487619/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/disney-geico-and-other-corporations-backed-florida-lawmakers-now-sponsoring-restrictive-voting-bills/2478869/

NBC5
— Illinois’ COVID Positivity Rate Rose More Than 70% in Last Month, Data Shows
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-covid-positivity-rate-rose-more-than-70-in-last-month-data-shows/2478950/

CBS2
— Markham Mayor Says His Reelection Campaign Signs Were Defaced And Thrown Away, Pile Of Feces Was Found In Front Of Campaign Office Door
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/04/05/markham-mayor-agpawa-campaign-office-vandalism-feces/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois’ COVID-19 positivity rate holds steady at two-month high, hospitalizations jump to highest level in over a month. The state’s rolling test positivity rate has climbed to 3.8% from a low of 2.1% recorded on March 13, demonstrating a troubling rise in coronavirus cases that could lead officials to tighten restrictions on businesses again. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/4/5/22368640/illinois-covid-19-update-positivity-rate-steady-hospitalizations-highest-over-month-coronavirus
— Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration: poll President Joe Biden has tried to seize political momentum on the issue by promising a more humane and orderly system, but his administration has struggled to cope with rising numbers of migrants coming to the border, especially unaccompanied children. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/5/22368108/border-woes-dent-biden-approval-on-immigration-poll
How social media turns online arguments between teenagers into real-world violence
— Social media isn’t just mirroring conflicts happening in schools and on streets — it’s intensifying and triggering new conflicts. – Caitlin Elsaesser
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/5/22368226/online-teenagers-violence-arguments-the-conversation-caitlin-elsaesser

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lightfoot calls for new Chicago police foot-chase policy after teen killed | Pritzker signs bill opposed by Lightfoot boosting firefighter pensions | Preckwinkle to greet Vice President Kamala Harris at airport tomorrow – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kamala-harris-preckwinkle-police-foot-chase-lightfoot-pritzker-pension-spin-20210405-4ndwqh6sovaczjibx5cqw372wq-story.html
— Former Obama Cabinet member Ray LaHood resigns Lincoln Museum post after running afoul of feds over undisclosed $50,000 loan – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-ray-lahood-lincoln-library-20210405-hpt7jlcclrf7jgai5ww2kx7ggq-story.html
— Tuesday’s suburban elections feature controversial figures, strange party names and Flossmoor’s first woman as mayor.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-aud-cb-chicago-suburban-elections-liststory-20210405-m5pg5lexzzcqlowhrpusx47ezy-list.html

DAILY HERALD
— McConnell warns CEOs: ‘Stay out of politics’ – AP
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they do not exist to make a profit. Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they are arms of a) the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties and/or b) foreign countries that want to destroy America.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210405/news/304059931/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Requiring vaccines: Should you? Can you? It’s a question that’s on the minds of many managers—but particularly those at small companies, who likely couldn’t afford a legal fight if even one employee objects. – H. LEE MURPHY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/private-intelligence/requiring-vaccines-should-you-can-you
— Chicago starts to see immigrant tide from Mexico. Agencies say local arrivals are running at the highest level in years. – GREG HINZ
(DIERSEN: Democrats illegally encourage illegal immigration. To vote for Democrats is to illegally encourage illegal immigration. Those who illegally encourage illegal immigration should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicago-starts-see-immigrant-tide-mexico
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Agencies here that serve refugees and other immigrants seeking asylum say their caseload has soared in recent weeks and now is at the highest level it’s hit for several years. For instance, Heartland Human Care Services reports that as of this morning it was housing 240 children who crossed the border unaccompanied by adults. On Dec. 3 it housed none. “I have no doubt we’re going to hit capacity” of the 359 beds Chicago-based Heartland operates under a contract with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, said Executive Director David Sinski. “You’ve read about what’s happening. I’m sure they’re going to keep coming.” At this point, the wave appears likely to at least match surges in 2018 and 2014, Sinski says. Though the kids are young, “almost all” are teenagers from the Golden Triangle area of Central America, he says. “They’re seeking safety. They’re escaping violence that is unimaginable.” The young refugees are usually flown to Chicago by the federal government and temporarily housed here by Heartland before being given permanent homes. Another group that deals with family units, the Interfaith Committee for Detained Immigrants, says it now is meeting 30 to 50 people a week who show up on Greyhound buses straight from the border. The group expects the number to keep growing even though it’s at the highest level its seen in years. Colin McCormick, the agency’s program director for refugee assistance, says the surge began in late February as the Biden administration eased some rules and “gets a little bigger” every week. Many are stuck on Greyhound buses for at least two days before they arrive in Chicago, where they may have even longer journeys ahead, depending on their final destination.” As is the case with Heartland, “the vast bulk” of the arrivals are from Central America. But a few are from other countries, such as Haiti, entering the U.S. via Mexico. Though it may be controversial with some U.S. natives, to the immigrants, trying to enter here “is not a choice,” McCormick asserts. “They’re doing what they need to stay alive.” Most of those arriving here end up not staying in Chicago. Heartland says its clients, who are placed with sponsors, usually family members vetted by the agency, end up on the East and West coasts, not Chicago. All are tested for COVID when they arrive here, with some also tested on the border. Catholic Charities also runs a similar program for unaccompanied youngsters, with some finding their way here on their own or via other agencies. Metropolitan Chicago has a large Mexican-American population, with growing numbers of people from Guatemala, Honduras and other Central American countries. To some degree the influx is seasonal, tailing off in the cold winter months before building again when it’s warm. If that’s the case this year, the tide may have a ways to run before it peaks.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— US Census data, fairness at center of Illinois redistricting debate – Ben Szalinski
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/04/05/illinois-redistricting-lawmakers-debate-data-fairness-map-drawing/4851922001/

WLDS
— Local GOP Talks Reimagine Illinois Platform – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/local-gop-talks-reimagine-illinois-platform/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Utah dads to be required to pay half of pregnancy costs – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/utah-dads-to-be-required-to-pay-half-of-pregnancy-costs

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois only state in region requiring a state-issued permit to buy firearms – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-only-state-in-region-requiring-a-state-issued-permit-to-buy-firearms/article_7d6cfc40-963c-11eb-9433-032604bac883.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE RESEGREGATION OF AMERICA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/the-resegregation-of-america.html
— ILLINOIS POLLING DATA REVEALS COMMON SENSE VALUES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/illinois-polling-data-reveals-common-sense-values.html
— IDEAS MATTER: THE FIGHT AGAINST THE IDEOLOGY OF THE CHINESE REGIME
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/ideas-matter-the-fight-against-the-ideology-of-the-chinese-regime.html

— THORNER – PART 1: BRENT BOZELL DISCUSSES THE GREATEST THREAT TO FREEDOM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/thorner-part-1-brent-bozell-discusses-the-greatest-threat-to-freedom.html

FOX NEWS
— Why can chronic stress result in hair loss? New research provides clues – Madeline Farber
(DIERSEN: Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out is extremely stressful. Ever-increasingly, I am losing my hair. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who work/worked the hardest to cause me stress. I would focus on those a) who have threatened to harm me and b) those who have harmed me. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.foxnews.com/health/why-can-chronic-stress-result-in-hair-loss-new-research-provides-clues

GOPUSA
— The Leftist Georgia Strategy: Saul Alinsky Vs. America
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108500

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media pushes false narrative about new Georgia election laws – Ella Carroll-Smith
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-pushes-false-narrative-about-new-georgia-election-laws/

BREITBART
— Prominent BLM Activist Threatens Cities ‘on Fire’ if Chauvin Not Convicted – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/05/nolte-prominent-blm-activist-threatens-cities-fire-chauvin-not-convicted/
— MLB Expanding Presence in China While Pulling Out of Atlanta – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/04/05/mlb-expanding-presence-in-china-while-pulling-out-of-atlanta/

DAILY CALLER
— Evanston: School Board Candidate In City That Voted For Reparations Pans Woke Curriculum – MICHAEL GINSBERG
https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/05/ndona-muboyayi-evanston-illinois-woke-curriculum/
— Clarence Thomas: Big Tech May Not Have The Right To Censor Americans, Compares Platforms To Public Utilities – BRIANNA LYMAN
(DIERSEN: I work at home. To stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, my critics/opponents would love to have the power to turn off my utilities: electric, natural gas, water, telephone, internet, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, garbage pick-up, snow plowing, etc. My critics/opponents want the following to punish me: ComEd, NICOR, City of Wheaton, AT&T, Comcast, etc.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/05/supreme-court-clarence-thomas-big-tech-censorship/
— Americans Don’t Approve Of Biden’s Border Crisis
https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/05/poll-joe-biden-border-crisis-ron-desantis-anthony-fauci-coronavirus-vaccine-passports/

DAILY SIGNAL
— This Teacher Says Left Has Turned Public Schools Into ‘Indoctrination Centers’ – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/04/05/this-teacher-says-left-has-turned-public-schools-into-indoctrination-centers/

TOWNHALL
— Crime Heading to a Neighborhood Near You – Tom Tradup
(DIERSEN: Whenever Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/tomtradup/2021/04/05/crime-heading-to-a-neighborhood-near-you-n2587392

PJ MEDIA
— Now That Baseball Is Fully Woke, It Needs New Rules – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2021/04/03/now-that-baseball-is-fully-woke-it-needs-new-rules-n1437237

NEWS BUSTERS
— Doesn’t Fit the Narrative: Morning Shows Omit Capitol Attacker Was a Farrakhan Follower – Kristine Marsh
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2021/04/05/doesnt-fit-narrative-morning-shows-omit-capitol-attacker-was

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Wait, When Did Corporate CEOs Become the New Heroes in American Politics? – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/wait-when-did-corporate-ceos-become-the-new-heroes-in-american-politics/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— CNN Versus Biological Reality – Jennifer Bilek
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/04/05/cnn_versus_biological_reality_539750.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Trump Blocking Critics on Twitter – ZACHARY STIEBER
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to get information to use to destroy me. I would focus on those a) who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, b) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, and c) who are in bed with those who I have sued.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/supreme-court-throws-out-lawsuit-over-trump-blocking-critics-on-twitter_3762613.html

THE HILL
— War over voting laws further corrodes trust in elections – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/546568-war-over-voting-laws-further-corrodes-trust-in-elections
— Justices dismiss suit over Trump’s blocking of critics on Twitter – JOHN KRUZEL
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to get information to use to destroy me. I would focus on those a) who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, b) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, and c) who are in bed with those who I have sued.)
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/546440-justices-dismiss-suit-over-trumps-blocking-of-critics-on-twitter

POLITICO
— Justice Thomas grumbles over Trump’s social media ban. Thomas’ complaints track closely with those of Republicans, but the GOP is not alone in its concerns about big tech. – JOSH GERSTEIN
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/05/justice-clarence-thomas-trump-twitter-ban-479046

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— McConnell warns CEOs: ‘Stay out of politics’
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they do not exist to make a profit. Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they exist to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they are disgusting arms of a) the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties and/or b) foreign countries that want to destroy America.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/04/05/after-new-law-mcconnell-warns-ceos-stay-out-of-politics/

REUTERS
— ‘Stay out of politics,’ Republican leader McConnell tells U.S. CEOs, warns of ‘consequences’ – Richard Cowan
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they do not exist to make a profit. Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they exist to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they are disgusting arms of a) the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties and/or b) foreign countries that want to destroy America.)
https://wibqam.com/2021/04/05/stay-out-of-politics-republican-leader-mcconnell-tells-u-s-ceos-warns-of-consequences/

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transgender-sports-bans-republican-conservative-litmus-test/

CNBC
— Justice Thomas suggests regulating tech platforms like utilities – Lauren Feiner
(DIERSEN: I work at home. To stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, my critics/opponents would love to have the power to turn off my utilities: electric, natural gas, water, telephone, internet, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, garbage pick-up, snow plowing, etc. My critics/opponents want the following to punish me: ComEd, NICOR, City of Wheaton, AT&T, Comcast, etc.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/05/justice-thomas-suggests-regulating-tech-platforms-like-utilities.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “Conservatives try to commandeer ‘the big lie’”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/05/conservatives-try-commandeer-big-lie/

USA TODAY
— Greg Gutfeld promises he’ll cancel ‘cancel culture’ in ‘subversive’ new late-night Fox News show – Bill Keveney
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on canceling individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those cancelers who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/04/05/fox-news-greg-gutfeld-late-night-talk-show/4831051001/

FORBES
— Why Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Really Dislikes Facebook And Twitter – Abram Brown
(DIERSEN: I work at home. To stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, my critics/opponents would love to have the power to turn off my utilities: electric, natural gas, water, telephone, internet, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, garbage pick-up, snow plowing, etc. My critics/opponents want the following to punish me: ComEd, NICOR, City of Wheaton, AT&T, Comcast, etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2021/04/05/clarence-thomas-facebook-twitter-social-media-section-230/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thomas took the opportunity to pen a 12-page concurring opinion laying out why the government should begin treating social media companies differently, regulating them as utilities—like say, a telephone provider—and stopping them from taking down content. “If the analogy between common carriers and digital platforms is correct, then an answer may arise for dissatisfied platform users who would appreciate not being blocked: laws that restrict the platform’s right to exclude,” Thomas concluded.)

BLOOMBERG
— The SALT Deduction Isn’t Just a Subsidy to High-Tax Blue States
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-05/the-salt-deduction-isn-t-just-a-subsidy-to-high-tax-blue-states

NPR
— Justice Clarence Thomas Takes Aim At Tech And Its Power ‘To Cut Off Speech’ – Bobby Allynr
(DIERSEN: I work at home. To stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, my critics/opponents would love to have the power to cut off my utilities: electric, natural gas, water, telephone, internet, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, garbage pick-up, snow plowing, etc. My critics/opponents want the following to punish me: ComEd, NICOR, City of Wheaton, AT&T, Comcast, etc.)
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/05/984440891/justice-clarence-thomas-takes-aims-at-tech-and-its-power-to-cut-off-speech

FED SMITH
— Soaring Stock Market Means More TSP Millionaires. The rising stock market has rewarded TSP investors who have stayed invested for the long term. – Ian Smith
(DIERSEN: The TSP was established in 1987. I contributed the maximum amount to the TSP until my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically reduced because a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12. My Democrat Post Office forced me resign in 1969.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2021/04/01/soaring-stock-market-means-more-tsp-millionaires/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the stock market continues to climb to new record levels, it is helping federal employees with their retirement savings as well. The number of federal employee millionaires investing in the Thrift Savings Plan has hit a new high. According to the latest data from the TSP, as of the end of the first quarter 2021, there are now 84,808 TSP investors with a balance of $1 million or more. The highest account balance is now pushing $10 million; the lucky current or former federal employee with this designation has a total TSP account balance of $9,318,238. The number of millionaires in the TSP has increased 12.4% since the end of 2020.)

SOUTH FLORIDA REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out is extremely stressful. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who work/worked the hardest to cause me stress. I would focus on those a) who have threatened to harm me and b) who have harmed me. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://southfloridareporter.com/stress-may-have-some-important-cognitive-benefits-new-study-suggests/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Research shows that when stress becomes long-term, it can negatively affect every system in the body. Over time, chronic stress can become debilitating. It can also increase the risk of serious health complications, such as obesity, depression, and heart disease. Many symptoms of stress are easy to ignore or mistake for symptoms of other common conditions. The symptoms of chronic stress include: headaches, digestive problems, skin problems, pain, lack of energy, focus, and interest in previously enjoyed activities, being irritable, easy to anger, and forgetful, eating too much or too little, misuse of alcohol or drugs, feeling overwhelmed, anxious, fearful, or out of control, feeling depressed, insomnia, heart palpitations)

DAILY MAIL
— Head of Capitol security review says all 15,000 congressional staffers need background checks just three days after latest attack that killed a police officer – GEOFF EARLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9437763/Head-Capitol-security-review-says-10-000-congressional-staffers-need-background-checks.html

April 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: Health officials urge caution on holiday weekend as IL reports 2,839 new coronavirus cases, 13 deaths Chicago’s top doctor issues Easter weekend warning as COVID cases climb – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2839-new-covid-cases-13-deaths/10479823/
— ‘They’re coming to cancel everything’: Georgia governor vows a fight after MLB yanks All-Star Game over voting laws. “Major League Baseball, Coca-Cola and Delta may be scared of Stacey Abrams, Joe Biden and the left, but I am not,” he said. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/georgia-governor-vows-a-fight-after-mlb-yanks-all-star-game/10480545/
— Dell, American Airlines, AT&T weigh in on restrictive election bills in Texas – Alisa Wiersema
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/dell-american-airlines-at-t-weigh-in-on-restrictive-election-bills-in-texas/10479363/

NBC5
— Georgia Governor Vows a Fight After MLB Yanks All-Star Game – Mae Anderson
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/georgia-governor-vows-a-fight-after-mlb-yanks-all-star-game/2477822/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats pressure corporations to denounce GOP voting bills
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/pressure-mounts-on-corporations-to-denounce-gop-voting-bills/2477863/
— U.S. Companies Face Boycott Threats, Mounting Pressure to Take Sides in America’s Voting Rights Battle – Emma Newburger
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/u-s-companies-face-boycott-threats-mounting-pressure-to-take-sides-in-americas-battle-over-voting-rights/2477770/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Biden Administration makes it clear that will get rid of Republican individuals, organizations, companies, and governments once and for all starting with Republican individuals who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/aiming-big-biden-is-looking-to-restore-faith-in-government/2477799/
— Vaccine Passport Efforts Draw Opposition From GOP Lawmakers – Mark Scolforo
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/vaccine-passport-efforts-draw-opposition-from-gop-lawmakers/2477785/

CBS2
— Dolton School Board Votes To Oust Member On Claims Of Illegal Campaign Funding, Says It Was At Taxpayer Expense – Jermont Terry
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/03/31/dolton-school-board-member-ousting-vote-illegal-campaign-funding/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Hiring ramps up as US adds 916K jobs in March – Christopher Rugaber
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers make it more clear that they hire only those who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, poor, in America illegally, non-gun owners, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hiring-ramps-up-as-us-adds-916k-jobs-in-march

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Haig Mail House Sends Second Postcard to Elgin
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/03/haig-mail-house-sends-second-postcard-to-elgin/
— The Easter Pig – How to Terrorize Parents
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/03/the-easter-pig-co
— County Clerk Joe Tirio Reacts to Dems’ New Election Law Changes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/03/tirio-reacts-to-obey-dems-new-election-law-changes/
— Barack Obama Dissed as “Oppressor” at Waukegan School Board Meeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/03/tirio-reacts-to-obey-dems-new-election-law-changes/
— Saturday Salvo Against Lakewood Village President Phil Stephan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/03/saturday-salvo-against-lakewood-village-president-phil-stephan/
— Legislators’ Pay
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/03/legislators-pay/
— Pritzker Signs Election Law Change Bill, Effective Immediately
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/02/pritzker-signs-election-law-change-bill-effective-immediately/
— State Bold Enough to Consider 401(k)’s for Future Public Employees
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/02/state-bold-enough-to-consider-401ks-for-future-public-employees/
— Government Bold Enough to Say, “Happy Easter”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/02/government-bold-enough-to-say-happy-easter/
— Satire on Pritzker as Good as the Babylon Bee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/02/satire-on-pritzker-as-good-as-the-babylon-bee/
— Illinois Reports More Than 35% of Small Businesses Closed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/02/illinois-reports-more-than-35-of-small-businesses-closed/
— Anti-Derek Lee For Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Web Site Appears
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/04/02/anti-derek-lee-for-algonquin-township-road-commissioner-web-site-appears/

GOPUSA
— Fearful Of Virus Or Losing Power, Biden ‘Passport’ Plan Is Coming
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108384
— Biden Aims To Spend $174B To Juice Electric Vehicle Sales
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108395
— Punishing Georgia: Biden ‘Strongly Supports’ Moving MLB All-Star Game Over New Voting Law
https://www.gopusa.com/punishing-georgia-biden-strongly-supports-moving-mlb-all-star-game-over-new-voting-law/

BLAZE
— CBS News drops pretense of objectivity with headline: ‘3 ways companies can help fight Georgia’s restrictive new voting law’ The mask slips – LEON WOLF
https://www.theblaze.com/news/cbs-news-drops-pretense-of-objectivity-with-headline-3-ways-companies-can-help-fight-georgias-restrictive-new-voting-law

FEDERALIST
— Vaccine Passports Are A Serious Threat To American Civil Liberties. Are Americans supposed to accept that the government, private employers, and businesses such as airlines and Costco may stop you and demand that you show your COVID-19 papers? – Harmeet K. Dhillon
https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/02/vaccine-passports-are-a-serious-threat-to-american-civil-liberties/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Bill introduced to ban critical race theory from military – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2021/03/28/bill-introduced-to-ban-critical-race-theory-from-military

EPOCH TIMES
— Republican Lawmakers in Kansas Repeal Mask Mandate – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/republican-lawmakers-in-kansas-repeal-mask-mandate_3761115.html

THE HILL
— More GOP-led states risk corporate backlash like Georgia’s – ALEX GANGITANO
(DIERSEN: What adverse actions will Democrat corporations take against Republican individuals, Republican organizations, Republican companies, and Republican governments where you live?)
https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/546268-more-gop-led-states-risk-corporate-backlash-like-georgias
— 2024 GOP White House hopefuls lead opposition to Biden Cabinet – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/546233-2024-gop-white-house-hopefuls-lead-opposition-to-biden-cabinet
— Congressional CEO grillings can’t solve disinformation: We need a public interest regulator – BRAD HANLON
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/546304-congressional-ceo-grillings-cant-solve-disinformation-we-need-a-public

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on getting Asian-Americans to hate Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/04/03/asian-american-aapi-political-power-covid-19-478845

NBC PHILADELPHIA
— Vaccine Passports Are Latest Flash Point in COVID Politics Vaccine passports are typically an app with a code that verifies whether someone has been vaccinated or recently tested negative for COVID-19 – Mark Scolforo
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/vaccine-passport-efforts-draw-opposition-from-gop-lawmakers/2765996/

WASHINGTON POST
— Inside a stealth ‘persuasion machine’ promising Republican victories in 2022 – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-midterms-digital-influence/2021/04/03/391103a8-8c0e-11eb-a730-1b4ed9656258_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The American Culture Project is set up as a social welfare organization exempt from disclosing its donors or paying federal income taxes but, in exchange, barred from making politics its primary focus. The project is led by an Illinois-based conservative activist, John Tillman, who also oversees a libertarian think tank and a news foundation that recently received grant money to highlight opposition to public health restrictions. Tillman, who declined to be interviewed for this story, wrote in an email that the American Culture Project’s objectives are “issue education and advocacy (not electioneering).” “We focus on reaching millions of Americans who can no longer rely on traditional media to become fully informed on a diversity of views on the issues of the day,” he wrote. “By reaching millions of Americans with a broader, more wide ranging set of issues and ideas, we think that voters will make decisions that will elect people, whether Democrat or Republican, that believe in America’s founding principles, and particularly the Bill of Rights.” While data collection and digital ad targeting have become commonplace in political campaigns, what’s unusual about the American Culture Project, experts said, is how it presents its aims as news dissemination and community building. It touts transparency and civic engagement using an online network whose donors remain private — part of a bid to shape public opinion as local news outlets crater and social networks replace traditional forums for political deliberation. The arrangement “puts the lie to the public presentation of these nonprofits as public welfare organizations that might happen to do a little politics,” said Noah Bookbinder, president of the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. “It shows the system is being abused in ways we knew were happening but you usually don’t see quite so blatantly.”)
— Dozens of LGBTQ students at Christian colleges sue the U.S. Education Dept., hoping to pressure Equality Act negotiations – Michelle Boorstein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/christian-colleges-lawsuit-lgbtq-equality-act/2021/03/29/39343620-90af-11eb-9668-89be11273c09_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Biden Baseball League The sports league sides with Democrats on Georgia’s voting law. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biden-baseball-league-11617402781
— Starting a Family? Company Benefits Favor IVF Over Adoption – Christina Rexrode
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who punished me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starting-a-family-company-benefits-favor-ivf-over-adoption-11617454800

FORTUNE
— JULY 16, 2020 FLASHBACK: Are you willing to pay for news? The future of journalism may depend on it – JENNIFER HOEWE and BRETT SHERRICK
https://fortune.com/2020/07/16/american-journalism-crisis-save-news-media/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The following strategies should help news consumers make these decisions: Think about where you get your news. Are you selecting information just because it agrees with you? Don’t do that. Pick news sources that do more than simply cater to a partisan audience. Make sure you’re differentiating between news and commentary. Good news organizations should clearly demarcate what is news and what is opinion content. Check the news organizations’ use of sources. Are the sources they use in their news stories credible and considered experts in their field? Keep in mind: Experts are often people other than politicians. Look for journalistic standards. A good news organization should have a code of ethics or clear reporting guidelines posted on its website. If you spot a piece of information on social media or a news aggregator, first make sure the information originated with a legitimate news organization (using the other steps listed here). Then visit the site of the news organization that created the original content to ensure it will earn ad revenue for that content. Read full articles, not just headlines (or Facebook posts or tweets). In-depth reporting provides more context, which is part of why it’s worth paying for.)

ATLANTIC
— ‘The Narrative Is, “You Can’t Get Ahead”’ In Evanston, Illinois, a Black parent and school-board candidate takes on a curriculum meant to combat racism. – Conor Friedersdorf
(DIERSEN: Democrats use reparations, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, etc. to get minorities to hate Republicans.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/black-lives-matter-curriculum-has-unintended-lesson/618501/

THE DRIVE
— Everyone who’s window-shopped car auction sites has seen their share of classics with glistening paints and low miles, but no apparent reason for having been treated like unicorns. Take as an example the 1972 Chevrolet Corvette C3 on Bring A Trailer right now—it’s nothing all that special as Corvettes go, but it was preserved like a C2 L88, covering just 3,286 miles in 45 years. Who does this, and why? Who makes what many would consider a landmark car purchase only to drive it fewer miles each year than they walk on their two feet? – JAMES GILBOY
(DIERSEN: I took delivery of my 1972 Corvette on October 14, 1971; it has 5,143 miles on it today.)
https://www.thedrive.com/news/40018/why-some-people-buy-their-dream-cars-but-never-drive-them-a-theory
— Are Classic Chevrolet Corvettes Prices Already Past Their Peak? The Answer Is Complicated. Rather than break a Corvette auction record at Mecum in March, a rare C2 L88 fizzled. Has Boomer nostalgia reached its limit? – JAMES GILBOY
https://www.thedrive.com/news/39924/are-classic-chevrolet-corvettes-prices-already-past-their-peak-the-answer-is-complicated

(FROM THE ARTICLE: So, are we past peak C2? If you define that as the maximum of what one can be worth, then the answer would appear to be probably. The generation for whom the C2 is probably most evocative, Baby Boomers, are slowly getting too old to drive these symbols of their childhood. But while they account for the biggest percentage of C2 owners insured by Hagerty, at 40 percent, they are actually outnumbered by Gen X and Millennial policy-holders, who own 48 percent of the C2s Hagerty insures. Not all of midcentury America’s icons have stood the test of time, but as demonstrated by younger generations taking up the C2 ownership mantle (and at slowly increasing cost), this Corvette has.)

April 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 3,235 new coronavirus cases, 24 deaths. Chicago’s top doctor issues Easter weekend warning as COVID cases climb.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3235-new-covid-cases-24-deaths/10474609/
— Florida governor issues order banning ‘vaccine passports’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/health/florida-governor-issues-order-banning-vaccine-passports/10475937/

NBC5
— Illinois ‘Would Welcome’ MLB All-Star Game, Pritzker Says
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-would-welcome-all-star-game-pritzker-says/2477548/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger is at war with Trumpism, but GOP ‘tribes’ are heavily against him – ERIC ZORN
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. I am a member of the Republican Party’s platform tribe.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-kinzinger-trump-republican-tribes-poll-fabrizio-zorn-20210402-ttjzojzj3rgivi7rxxc4upf4em-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bad news for Kinzinger is that a recent national survey of more than 1,200 Republican voters found that only 15% fall into the “Never Trump” category. The survey, conducted by Fabrizio, Lee and Associates, a Republican polling firm, and released in March, sorted the GOP into five “tribes,” four of which are populated by Trump fans. The “Diehard Trumpers” tribe makes up 27% of the party, the survey found. Members of this group said they “believe Trump should still lead the party,” will definitely support him if he runs for president in 2024 and consider themselves more Trump supporters than Republicans. The “Infowars GOP” tribe — the crackpot caucus — makes up 10% of the party and its members believe “several conspiracy theories pushed by QAnon” as part of their near unanimous support of Trump. The “Trump Boosters” tribe makes up 28% of the party, according to the poll findings. These Republicans give the ex-president “very strong job approval ratings” and show a preference for Trump in a theoretical primary ballot. The “Post-Trump GOP” tribe, 20% of the party, has a “strong, positive opinion” of Trump, but members say they think it’s time for him to step back. Yet only 5% of that tribe expressed support for the theoretical 2024 candidacy of Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, the most Kinzingeresque of the potential Republican presidential hopefuls. Overall, 88% of respondents had a favorable opinion of Trump’s presidency and 57% said they’d definitely vote for him if he runs again. And while, yes, Anthony Fabrizio worked as a pollster for Trump in 2016 and 2020, FiveThirtyEight’s pollster rating gives his firm decent marks and says its results skew slightly Democratic. Further, the overall image emerging from the Fabrizio Lee poll of the GOP as a party in cultish thrall to Trump is born out by news story after news story of moderate Republican officeholders under threat or heading for the exits. Kinzinger hasn’t announced his political plans yet and did not return my request for comment. But if he runs for reelection in 2022 the “fight and battle” he envisions looks to be far tougher than just “difficult.”)
— Capitol Police officer killed, another injured when car rams barricade; knife-wielding driver shot dead – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-us-capitol-shooting-20210402-e4uu4y3ufjhepbna5dmzekla4a-story.html
— Local politicos put together wish lists as Biden pushes $2T infrastructure plan | At 2-year mark, Lightfoot has yet to fulfill key campaign promises | White House sends Easter eggs to Chicago – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-biden-infrastructure-illinois-wishlist-lightfoot-campaign-promises-spin-20210402-avbgdjhnd5hlji6guufgzrflne-story.html
— Ballot drop boxes and curbside voting now allowed for all Illinois elections
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-election-drop-box-20210402-6k55nglijrfx3ltzlhnm34emui-story.html
— Conservatives’ rejection of vaccine passports defies conservatism – Conservatives’ rejection of vaccine passports defies conservatism – STEVE CHAPMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-vaccine-passports-republicans-desantis-chapman-20210402-tsqvgje4krchtenqizrv47nnca-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats do everything that they can to make Republicans pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/4/2/22363316/evanston-reparations-robin-rue-simmons

DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker signs Morrison’s vote-by-mail expansion legislation into law – JJ Bullock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210402/pritzker-signs-morrisons-vote-by-mail-expansion-legislation-into-law

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters encourage Asian-Americans to hate Republicans.
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/asian-american-university-students-in-illinois-fear-for-elders-after-spate-of-racist-attacks-urge/article_a4222072-c3b1-5dd0-b9a9-aae6620e2fa6.html

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Liz Gorman slams Keith Pekau’s “fake Republicans” in video ads
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/04/02/gorman-slams-pekaus-fake-republicans-in-video-ads/

NORTHERN STAR
— Kinzinger discusses state of US democracy in NIU lecture series – Greg Gancarz
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use “democracy” to destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, and destroy governments that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://northernstar.info/84823/news/kinzinger-discusses-state-of-us-democracy-lecture-series/

DES PLAINES PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are White men.
https://patch.com/illinois/desplaines/asian-american-caucus-lawmakers-hold-vigil-rally-evanston

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Socialists fight to hold on to Glen Ellyn school board
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/585006222-socialists-fight-to-hold-on-to-glen-ellyn-school-board

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Demand rising for use of military bases to house migrant children amid surge – Abraham Mahshie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/demand-rising-use-military-bases-house-migrant-children

FOX NEWS
— CBP projects 184,000 migrant children will cross border in fiscal year 2021 It would be the highest number of unaccompanied children on record – Adam Shaw, Griff Jenkins
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cbp-projects-184000-migrant-children-cross-border-fy-2021
— The problem with having a ‘woke’ military – Rachel Campos-Duffy
https://www.foxnews.com/media/rachel-campos-duffy-the-problem-with-having-a-woke-military
— California, New York localities push reparations through Universal Basic Income. Rochester is also proposing a home ownership program. – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-new-york-reparations-universal-basic-income

GOPUSA
— The Left Opposes IDs For Voting, But Not For Vaccines
https://www.gopusa.com/the-left-opposes-ids-for-voting-but-not-for-vaccines/
— CNN: There Is ‘No Consensus Criteria For Assigning Sex At Birth’ – Accuracy in Media
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108408
— AOC: There’s NO Border Crisis… And Don’t Say SURGE! – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108405

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Restarts Visa Program to Outsource Jobs – Liz Sheld
https://amgreatness.com/2021/04/02/morning-greatness-biden-restarts-visa-program-to-outsource-jobs/

BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Booed at Wrigley Field – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/04/02/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-booed-wrigley-field/
— Blue State Blues: Joe Biden Turns Out to Be the Socialist He Said He Wasn’t – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/02/blue-state-blues-joe-biden-turns-out-to-be-the-socialist-he-said-he-wasnt/
— New Houston Facility to House 500 Unaccompanied Migrant Girls – ILDEFONSO ORTIZ and BRANDON DARBY
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/04/02/report-new-houston-facility-to-house-500-unaccompanied-migrant-girls/
— MLB Caves to Biden, Moves All-Star Game in Response to GA Voting Law – DYLAN GWINN
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/04/02/mlb-caves-biden-moves-all-star-game-in-response-to-ga-voting-law/
— Evidence Is Mounting That Enhanced Employment Benefits Are Keeping Americans Out Of Jobs – JOHN CARNEY
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/04/02/carney-evidence-is-mounting-that-enhanced-employment-benefits-are-keeping-americans-out-of-jobs/

BLAZE
— CNN analyst urges Biden administration to tie vaccinations to Americans’ ‘freedoms’ ‘If everything is reopened, what’s the carrot going to be?’ – BRECK DUMAS
(DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats make it illegal to leave your home if you are not fully vaccinated? That would stop me from a) attending Milton Township Republican Organization meetings in person, b) going door-to-door collecting signatures in my precinct on nominating petitions for Republican candidates, and c) going door-to-door delivering campaign literature in my precinct for Republican candidates.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/cnn-analyst-urges-biden-administration-to-tie-vaccinations-to-americans-freedoms

DAILY CALLER
— Around 1,000 Illegal Migrants Evading Overwhelmed Border Officials Daily – KAYLEE GREENLEE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/02/illegal-migrant-got-aways-cbp-1000-daily/

FEDERALIST
— Border Patrol Is So Overwhelmed That Nearly 1000 Migrants A Day Are Crossing Unpursued
https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/02/border-patrol-is-so-overwhelmed-that-nearly-1000-migrants-a-day-are-crossing-unpursued/

HANNITY
— CHAOS: 171,000+ Migrants Breached US Border in March, Highest Number in the Past 15 YEARS
https://hannity.com/media-room/chaos-171000-migrants-breached-us-border-in-march-highest-number-in-the-past-15-years/

NEWSMAX
— Facebook, Twitter Employees Donated Almost Exclusively to Dems – Brian Trusdell
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/facebook-twitter-dems-house/2021/04/02/id/1016191/

TOWNHALL
— Biden Scolds Americans for Acting Like They Have Freedom – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/04/02/biden-remarks-n2587334
— How Former Gov. Walker Is Providing a ‘Cancel Culture’ Alternative for America’s Youth – Connor McNulty
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/connormcnulty/2021/04/02/former-gov-walker-introduces-the-long-game-action-plan-providing-acancel-culture-alternative-for-americas-youth-n2587331

NEWS BUSTERS
— According to liberal journalists, conservative Republicans would do absolutely horrific things to get and stay in power, even wage a “Holy War” and commit “torture“ to bring back “Jim Crow” laws. – Geoffrey Dickens (DIERSEN: Democrats defend liberals. RINOs do not defend conservatives.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2021/04/02/smearing-conservatives-shootings-acceptable-want-jim-crow-back

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— What’s Jesus coming back for? – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/what-s-jesus-coming-back-for
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Back in 2014, Phil Robertson, the patriarch of the Duck Dynasty clan and a committed Evangelical Christian preached an Easter sermon about sin at Whites Ferry Road Church in his hometown of West Monroe, LA. The substance of the sermon, based on a verse from Corinthians defining “sinners,” eventually got him pushed out of his TV show and generally deplatformed. “Neither the sexually immoral, nor the idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes, nor homosexual offenders, nor thieves, nor greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God,” preached Mr. Robertson. The New York Post reported that during the time Mr. Robertson was preaching the “Duck Dynasty” patriarch got tremendous rounds of applause and cheers. Does anyone reading this believe the cheers and applause were because the audience was free of sin, or that no one in attendance had checked any of the boxes on the list Paul gave us in his letter to the church at Corinth? If you do, we have a bridge in Brooklyn and a couple of New Age books to sell you, cheap.)

PATRIOT POST
— The Coalition of the Un-Woke – Josh Hammer
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/78877-the-coalition-of-the-un-woke-2021-04-02
— The Totalitarian Left – Gary Bauer
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/78879-the-totalitarian-left-2021-04-02

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— RI State Rep. Patricia Morgan: Keep Critical Race Theory Out Of Schools, “it is a step backwards for our country” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/04/ri-state-rep-patricia-morgan-keep-critical-race-theory-out-of-schools-it-is-a-step-backwards-for-our-country/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NOW
— Biden Assembles Cabinet, Praises ‘Diversity’ Over Competence
(DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors promoted over me their Democrat employees who were minority, female, and/or younger and who had less job-related work experience, education, and/or professional certifications and licenses than I had.)
https://www.oann.com/biden-assembles-cabinet-praises-diversity-over-competence/

THE HILL
— Number of migrants detained at southern border reaches 15-year high – CELINE CASTRONUOVO
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/546188-number-of-migrants-detained-at-southern-border-reaches-15-year-high
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Asking the wrong questions about our culture of toxic polarization.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/546205-asking-the-wrong-questions-about-our-culture-of-toxic-polarization

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Seven Democratic governors are calling on President Joe Biden to lift the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions that was a part of former President Donald Trump’s massive 2017 tax law.
https://waow.com/2021/04/02/7-governors-call-on-biden-to-lift-10k-cap-on-tax-deductions/

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats “push U.S. companies to get political.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSL1N2LU01E?il=0

NEW YORK TIMES
— Arrivals at the southern border surpassed a 15-year high in March, and included many unaccompanied minors. – Zolan Kanno-Youngs
(DIERSEN: The more that Democrats and RINOs invite illegals, the more illegals that come.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/us/border-crossings-us-mexico.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to promote professional sports is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/sports/baseball/mlb-all-star-game-moved.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Border crossings in March jumped to highest level in 15 years, data shows – Nick Miroff
(DIERSEN: The more that Democrats and RINOs invite illegals, the more illegals that come.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/march-border-crossings/2021/04/02/150ee61c-93b3-11eb-9af7-fd0822ae4398_story.html

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Houston agency prepares for hundreds of migrant kids to arrive
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/immigration/article/Houston-agency-prepares-for-arrival-of-migrant-16072699.php

DESERET NEWS
— Kinzinger hoping to remake his party just tripled his fundraising numbers – D. Hunter Schwarz
(DIERSEN: “Remaking his party” is code for driving out of the Republican Party all those who voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. 26,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://www.deseret.com/2021/4/2/22362044/republican-party-adam-kinzinger-impeach-donald-trump-country-first-pac-fundraising

DAILY COMMERCIAL
— Enough of promoting racial disharmony – Russ Sloan
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage minorities to hate Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailycommercial.com/story/opinion/columns/2021/04/02/right-enough-promoting-racial-disharmony/4850539001/

MARKET WATCH
— Why the drop in the unemployment rate to 6% doesn’t mean very much. The labor market is weaker than it seems because the official unemployment rate ignores people who’ve lost hours or have given up looking for work – Christopher F. Baum and Michael W. Klein
(DIERSEN: Because my Democrat GAO superiors had made it impossible for me to find paid work appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license, I gave up looking for paid work in 1998 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-the-unemployment-rate-underestimates-the-number-of-unemployed-people-11617321212