March 8, 2022

NOTE: Starting today, I am again putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning. If the newsletter does not appear in your inbox by noon, please visit http://www.gopillinois.com to view a copy of it. – Dave Diersen

ABC7
— 2022 Illinois election season kicks off as candidates file petitions Monday – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-election-governor-2022-ballot-petition/11630439/

FOX32
— Illinois candidates file for ballot spot in possibly the most expensive gubernatorial race in state history – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/election/illinois-candidates-file-for-ballot-spot-in-possibly-the-most-expensive-gubernatorial-race-in-state-history

WGN RADIO
— Filing Day 2022: The biggest topics candidates addressed – Mike Smith, Matt Sheehan
https://wgnradio.com/news/filing-day-2022-the-biggest-topics-candidates-addressed/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Campaign 2022 kicks off with ‘camaraderie,’ coffee and catcalls — as candidates line up to get on the ballot. It was the first day of the weeklong period for candidates to file their nominating petitions for federal, state and local offices on the June primary ballot. The office didn’t open until 8 a.m. But that didn’t stop a line of more than hundred candidates and staffers from gathering hours earlier despite snow and near freezing temperatures. – Taylor Avery
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/3/7/22966142/illinois-campaign-2022-petition-filing-first-governor-senate-pritzker-irvin-bailey-duckworth-hubbard
— Rudeness now seems to be the norm among elected leaders. The boorish behavior Americans saw last week exemplified how much blatant incivility has been normalized by some of those who hold public office. – Editorial
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the rudest people in government and/or politics that I have had to deal with since 2000.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/7/22961616/rudeness-shouldnt-be-requisite-trait-for-elected-leaders-editorial
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have, and especially 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://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/3/7/22966492/anti-lynching-bill-named-for-murdered-chicago-youth-emmett-till-heads-to-president-biden-to-sign

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Candidates wait in snow and cold to file petitions and win chance for coveted top ballot spot – JEREMY GORNER and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-election-candidate-petitions-20220308-paa3kpuc2zhxtpulxg2iolpkvq-story.html
— Madigan’s ‘criminal enterprise’ shakes up campaigns across the state – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-madigan-st-0308-20220307-oyy7jncdvbcqjnwn4jvm4afqli-story.html
— Cash assistance program launched in Cook County, touted as one of the nation’s largest guaranteed income pilots – ALICE YIN
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote dependency on government.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-cash-assistance-guaranteed-income-preckwinkle-20220307-i2jazq2ttvekdmb7pjak7xhw6i-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— GOP primary battle lines emerge in DuPage County – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/gop-primary-battle-lines-emerge-in-dupage-county
— And they’re off, primary candidates for governor, secretary of state make it official – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/and-theyre-off-primary-candidates-for-governor-secretary-of-state-make-it-official
— Duckworth, rivals and congressional hopefuls begin filing for June primary – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/duckworth-rivals-and-congressional-hopefuls-begin-filing-for-june-primary
— Candidates file for Kane County Board and countywide offices –
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/candidates-file-for-kane-county-board-and-countywide-offices
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen was among the first to file at the county clerk’s office Monday as he turned in paperwork to run for county treasurer. Democrat Jeffrey Pripusich also filed for treasurer. Lauzen, who served as county board chairman for eight years, said he wanted to be a “spending watchdog” for the county’s money. He pointed to several county expenditures he considered wasteful, including employing a lobbyist and the recent hiring of a public information officer. “If somebody is not satisfied with what’s going on in any level of government, rather than complain about it, do something about it,” said Lauzen, an accountant who also served in the Illinois Senate for 20 years.)
— Dozens of McHenry County candidates line up to file for 2022 election – James T. Norman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/dozens-of-mchenry-county-candidates-line-up-to-file-for-2022-election
— Primaries for sheriff, several county board seats on tap in Lake County – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220307/primaries-for-sheriff-several-county-board-seats-on-tap-in-lake-county

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Billionaire-backed group enlists citizens to hunt for voter fraud using discredited techniques. VoteRef, an initiative with connections to Richard Uihlein and Doug Truax, is an important indication of how some influential and well-funded Republicans across the country plan to encourage crowdsourcing of voter rolls, ProPublica reports. – MEGAN O’MATZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/voteref-enlists-citizens-hunt-voter-fraud-using-discredited-techniques
— Illinois voters in for crowded ballots in congressional races. An unusual number of districts are shaping up to be quite competitive thanks to a new congressional map and key retirements. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/illinois-voters-crowded-ballots-congressional-races

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hundreds of candidates in Illinois line up to try for the top spot on the ballot – Andrew Adams
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2022/03/07/candidates-2022-races-illinois-line-up-monday-morning/9412543002/

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— Are things getting better in Springfield? – Rich Miller
https://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/story/opinion/2022/03/08/capitol-fax-asks-madigan-situation-making-things-better/9410281002/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Campaign season opens as candidates line up to file – Peter Hancock
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/campaign-season-opens-as-candidates-line-up-to-file/article_22da6ed3-375c-5b4b-b167-5e919e515c86.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Campaign season in Illinois opens as Democrat, Republican candidates line up to file – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article259156733.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Hundreds file for elected office as political season arrives – Jeff Kolkey
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2022/03/07/rockford-area-candidates-among-those-filing-public-office/9412179002/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— 2022 Illinois primary: Pantagraph election guide
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/2022-illinois-primary-pantagraph-election-guide/article_f251cfb1-8f00-5d10-9fb6-df0228ee9060.html
— Irvin ‘kicks off’ gubernatorial campaign downstate as Pritzker rallies supporters – BRENDEN MOORE
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-irvin-kicks-off-gubernatorial-campaign-downstate-as-pritzker-rallies-supporters/article_72b968f2-59b0-57d0-8d23-301fdd3e0a15.html
— Campaign 2022 kicks off as Illinois candidates file for June primary – BRENDEN MOORE
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/campaign-2022-kicks-off-as-illinois-candidates-file-for-june-primary/article_6a33181a-5df4-500d-89bd-2bf8f16d7818.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Here’s who is running for office in McHenry County so far
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2022/03/08/heres-who-is-running-for-office-in-mchenry-county-so-far/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Early filers for county elections aim for the top of ballot – Valerie Wells
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-early-filers-for-county-elections-aim-for-the-top-of-ballot/article_29f0d5ca-fde6-5448-9739-7544efd178d0.html

HERALD NEWS
— Will County candidates begin filing to get on the 2022 election ballot. Those running for Will County Board, countywide offices have to file at the county clerk’s office in Joliet this week. – Alex Ortiz
https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/news/government/2022/03/07/will-county-candidates-begin-filing-to-get-on-the-2022-election-ballot/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Candidates begin filing for June primary – Scott Cousins,
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Candidates-begin-filing-for-June-primary-16984009.php

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— ‘A lot of tradition to it’: Campaign 2022 kicks off as Illinois hopefuls file for June primary – BRENDEN MOORE
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/a-lot-of-tradition-to-it-campaign-2022-kicks-off-as-illinois-hopefuls-file-for/article_2ca5a448-89a4-5676-a2e7-db47bd8bde81.html

WGEM
— Irvin, Bourne and Republican slate kick off 2022 election campaign in Springfield – Mike Miletich
https://www.wgem.com/2022/03/08/irvin-bourne-republican-slate-kickoff-2022-election-campaign-springfield/

WCMY
— Candidate filing begins: Congressional and state districts – Rick Koshko
https://1430wcmy.com/2022/03/07/candidate-filing-begins-congressional-and-state-districts/

WJBC
— First day to file petitions at Illinois State Board of Elections – Dave Dahl
https://www.wjbc.com/2022/03/07/first-day-to-file-petitions-at-illinois-state-board-of-elections/
— Candidates File Petitions In Illinois State Board Of Elections
https://www.wjol.com/candidates-file-petitions-in-illinois-state-board-of-elections/

WEEK
— Irvin, Bourne and Republican slate kick off 2022 election campaign in Springfield – Mike Miletich
https://www.week.com/2022/03/08/irvin-bourne-republican-slate-kickoff-2022-election-campaign-springfield/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Filing Day 2022: The biggest topics candidates addressed – Matt Sheehan, Mike Smith
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/your-local-election-hq/filing-day-2022-the-biggest-topics-local-candidates-addressed/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Campaign season opens as candidates line up to file – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/campaign-season-opens-as-candidates-line-up-to-file

DEPAULIA
— Chicago for Abortion Rights hosted a march for abortion rights on March 5 to celebrate International Women’s Day outside DePaul’s Quad. The march began at the LGBTQ Center at 3656 N. Halsted St. at noon. The march ended at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus in front of the quad. – Kiersten Riedford
https://depauliaonline.com/57247/news/fight-for-rights-pro-choice-groups-protest-over-weekend/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Reid Foltyniewicz files triple the number of signatures needed to run for DuPage County Board
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/621523350-reid-foltyniewicz-files-triple-the-number-of-signatures-needed-to-run-for-dupage-county-board

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lauzen Running for Kane County Treasurer
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/07/lauzen-running-for-kane-county-treasurer/
— Filings in Springfield on First Day of Filing
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/07/filings030722spfld/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— So far, for DuPage County Milton Township’s 130 precincts, 44 have filed for Republican Precinct Committeeman. SEE: https://dupageco.org/Election/Candidates_and_Campaigns/37053/ They are Ronald Almiron, Lori Carlson, Jeff Castle, Niki Conforti, Derrick Crenshaw, David Diersen, Ken Duffy, Drew Ellis, Mike Formento, Hannah Gates, Jay Gribauskas, Heidi Holan, Jeanne Ives, Steve Johnson, Jeffery Jourdan, Marty Keller, Robert Larsen, Chris Levan, Bryan Litfin, Carl Lofgren, Robert Margetts, Ronald McCafferty, Paula McGowen, Kevin McGrane, Daniel Milinko, Kim Misolnicky, Gregory Moffett, John Monino, Gary Muehlfelt, Nick Nathwani, Rita Neri, William Nickol, Patrick Novak, Abigail Oliver, Therese Scarlati, Jan Shaw, Chuck Smith, Joseph Soto, Sarah Starke, Kathryn Steinhiber, Russell Stock, Beth Tatro, Jan Vainisi, and John Zaruba. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CAPITOL FAX
— Irvin to hold first avail in two months
https://capitolfax.com/2022/03/07/irvin-to-hold-first-avail-in-two-months/

PRECINCT STRATEGY
— ON FEBRUARY 27, 2022, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THIS ABOUT THE PRECINCT STRATEGY: “THE PRECINCT STRATEGY, AS EXPLAINED BY DAN SCHULTZ AT WWW.PRECINCTSTRATEGY.COM , IS A GREAT WAY TO RESTORE OUR REPUBLIC BY TRANSFORMING OUR PARTY CURRENTLY AT LESS THAN HALF-STRENGTH AT THE PRECINCT LEVEL INTO A FULL-STRENGTH GET OUT THE VOTE POWERHOUSE–AS IT SHOULD BE. “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” You’re not in the [Republican] party unless you’re a Precinct Committeeman. Precinct Committeemen are the Party. – Daniel Schultz
https://precinctstrategy.com/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago-area mayor running for Congress rips Kim Foxx: ‘Putting rest of us at risk’ Orland Park mayor Keith Pekau says Kim Foxx allows violent offenders to go back and ‘terrorize’ neighborhoods – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-orland-park-mayor-kim-foxx-bail-reform

YAHOO NEWS
— Illinois’ Cook County launches program touted as one of the largest guaranteed income pilots in nation – Alice Yin
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote dependency on government.)
https://news.yahoo.com/illinois-cook-county-launches-program-035100095.html

CBS NEWS
— LGBTQ+ groups angered after again being told they can’t march with banners in Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade
(COMMENT: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative- haters can crow about their success a) in promoting LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton on 2020 and b) in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks in 2021.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/lgbtq-groups-express-dismay-after-again-being-told-they-cant-march-with-their-banners-in-staten-island-st-patricks-day-parade/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Employer Practices Limit Workers’ Choices and Wages, U.S. Study Argues – Eduardo Porter
(COMMENT: 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.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/business/economy/treasury-competition-report.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— My Friends Are Rethinking Their Lives. Should I?’ – J.J. McCorvey
(COMMENT: Everyone can always ask themselves is what they are doing with their lives worth the effort. I could ask myself a) is my being the GOPUSA Illinois Editor (since 2000) worth the effort and b) is my being a Republican Precinct Committeeman (since 1999) worth the effort. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say NO.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-millennial-friends-rethink-life-i-should-too-11646342194
— How to Tell News Fact from Fiction – Julie Jargon
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and my http://www.gopillinois.com website were full of fiction. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-spot-fake-news-even-during-a-war-11646434626
— Artificial Intelligence Will Evaluate Your Job Application. Do You Still Want to Apply? – Lisa Ward
(COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired: White, male, older, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-will-evaluate-your-job-application-do-you-still-want-to-apply-11646431306
— How Politicized Is the Federal Reserve? For every Republican economist the system employs, it has more than 10 Democrats. – Emre Kuvvet
(COMMENT: I have always been a conservative Republican. However, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-politicized-is-the-federal-reserve-democrats-republicans-climate-monetary-employment-11646687942

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Aspiring Black CPA Scholarship seeks applicants – Sean McCabe
(COMMENT: While I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, it was not until I was 30 years old in 1979. I should have taken and passed the examination much sooner. I should have majored in accounting at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, and Loyola 1972-1976.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aspiring-black-cpa-scholarship-seeks-applicants

GENERAL INSURANCE
— When buying a new car may be the best option – Janell Darlene
(COMMENT: I should write a book about all my new car buying experiences. I bought the following cars new: 2021 Chevrolet Malibu Premier, 2019 Ford Escape Titanium, 2016 Ford Mustang, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, 2005 Chevrolet Corvette, 1997 Chevy Cavalier, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1994 Ford Thunderbird, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1978 Chevrolet Chevette, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1972 Chevrolet Corvette, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint. I am considering buying a new 2022 Chevrolet Trax LT to be our daily driver if our 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier LS daily driver is totaled.)
https://www.thegeneral.com/blog/buying-a-new-car/

January 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Class expected to resume Monday after Chicago Public Schools students hold walkout over COVID safety. – Tre Ward, Jessica D’Onofrio, Rob Elgas and Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/cps-student-protest-chicago-public-schools-news-headquarters/11471357/
— Illinois COVID: IL reports 29,639 new cases, 153 deaths. Chicago pastors push vaccines in neighborhoods with low vaccination rates. – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-today-cases-peak-test-near-me/11468118/

NBC5
— ‘This Is Not Chicago, This Is New York:’ NYC Mayor Takes Dig at City’s Handling of CTU Negotiations. The school district and Chicago Teachers Union had been at odds over the past two weeks regarding issues around COVID-19 metrics that will lead to individual school closures and compensation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/this-is-not-chicago-this-is-new-york-nyc-mayor-takes-dig-at-citys-handling-of-ctu-negotiations/2728442/

FOX32
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago poll: Less than 25% of city residents feel safe in their neighborhoods
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-poll-less-than-25-of-city-residents-feel-safe-in-their-neighborhoods?taid=61e0cb4ab73271000151eb02&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter
— Illinois Republican Darren Bailey pushes back against criticism regarding federal loan he received
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-republican-darren-bailey-pushes-back-against-criticism-regarding-federal-loan-he-received

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Palatine school clarifies confusion over ‘Satan Club’ at Moline school with same name – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220114/palatine-school-clarifies-confusion-over-satan-club-at-moline-school-with-same-name

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois lawmakers may not return to Springfield until Groundhog Day. Upcoming week canceled after slew of scrapped virtual hearings. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-lawmakers-may-not-return-to-springfield-until-groundhog-day/article_f835e5fe-7566-11ec-93a2-d71a7be14d3f.html

JOHN KASS
— The Ken Griffin political hat-trick to change the broken politics of Illinois: Back Vallas, fund a challenger to Preckwinkle, and then take Pritzker out. – John Kass
https://johnkassnews.com/the-ken-griffin-political-hat-trick-that-would-change-the-broken-politics-of-illinois-back-vallas-fund-a-challenger-to-preckwinkle-and-take-out-pritzker/

BREITBART
— Nearly 4-in-10 Illegal Aliens Refusing Coronavirus Vaccine as Americans Hit with Mandates – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/14/illegals-refusing-vaccine-americans-get-mandates/

DAILY CALLER
— School District Openly Promotes Implementation Of CRT, High School Presentation Discusses ‘Pyramid Of White Supremacy’ – KENDALL TIETZ
https://dailycaller.com/2022/01/14/oregon-school-district-crt-high-school-presentation-pyramid-of-white-supremacy/

COLLEGE FIX
— Catholic DePaul University now offers students nine different gender identity options – LOGAN DUBIL
https://www.thecollegefix.com/catholic-depaul-university-now-offers-students-nine-different-gender-identity-options/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Elementary School Children in Illinois Invited to After-School ‘Satan Club’. “Some parents are angry about their children’s exposure to information about the club” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/elementary-school-children-in-illinois-invited-to-after-school-satan-club/

NEW YORK TIMES
— This Isn’t Your Old Toxic Masculinity. It Has Taken an Insidious New Form. – Alex McElroy
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/opinion/toxic-masculinity.html
— Dutch Royals to Retire Golden Coach With Echoes of Colonialism. The horse-drawn coach, a gift from the city of Amsterdam to Queen Wilhelmina in 1898, has long been the target of critics. – Claire Moses
(COMMENT: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that Independence Day parades and fireworks promote slavery?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/world/europe/netherlands-golden-coach.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP’s midterm dilemma: How closely to align with Trump – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gops-midterm-dilemma-how-closely-to-align-with-trump/2022/01/15/b9093070-7615-11ec-a26d-1c21c16b1c93_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why the Chicago Teachers Union Always Gets What It Wants. It can strike and ignore children because Illinois lawmakers give it extraordinary power. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-teachers-union-gets-what-it-wants-strike-students-covid-teaching-education-omicron-collective-bargianing-11642199401
— New Maps Pit Republicans vs. Republicans and Democrats vs. Democrats. Roughly a dozen current House members are set to face off against colleagues from the same party due to redistricting. – liza Collins and Brian McGill
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-maps-pit-republicans-vs-republicans-and-democrats-vs-democrats-11642242607
— Can Politics Get Better When Higher Education Keeps Getting Worse? Voters have the sense to resist notions like critical race theory. A generation from now, they may not. – John Ellis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-politics-get-better-higher-ed-college-university-education-crt-defund-police-radical-progressives-11642174342

NEWSWEEK
— Chicago Students Stage Walkout, Say COVID Protocols Lacking. Hundreds of students have staged a walkout at Chicago Public Schools over COVID-19 safety measures they say are insufficient, despite an agreement between the teachers union and district to return to classrooms. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2022-01-14/chicago-students-stage-walkout-say-covid-protocols-lacking

HR DRIVE
— Employers must prioritize equity to thrive in 2022, sources say. – Carla Bell
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, a) not hiring and b) getting rid of employees who are the following are the top priorities: 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.hrdive.com/news/2022-dei-recruiting-trends/617114/

January 14 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin to announce run for governor Monday, sources say – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/richard-irvin-aurora-mayor-jb-pritzker-avery-bourne-illinois-governor-election/11465958/
— Evanston reparations: 16 recipients selected to receive $25,000 for housing – Will Jones (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://abc7chicago.com/evanston-reparations-program-illinois-il/11465347/

CBS2
— Evanston Awards Grants For Its African American Reparations Program
(COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/6185663-evanston-awards-grants-for-its-african-american-reparations-program/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It’s time to end the disrespect toward high-profile Black women leaders. The mayor, the county clerk, a leader alderwoman, even the vice president, are all victims of our nation’s vitriolic political discourse. – Ald. Roderick T. Sawyer, Ald. Gregory Mitchell, Ald. David Moore, Ald. Derrick Curtis, Ald. Howard Brookins Jr., Ald. Michael Scott Jr., Ald. Walter Burnett Jr., Ald. Jason Ervin, and Ald. Chris Taliaferro
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/1/13/22882727/black-women-leaders-mayor-lightfoot-county-clerk-yarbrough-ald-michelle-harris-kamala-harris-op-ed
— Republican Steve Kim launches bid for Illinois attorney general, vowing to battle crime, corruption, Pritzker and Madigan. Launching his campaign on the first day candidates can start gathering signatures for nominating petitions; Steve Kim became the third Republican in as many days to announce a run for statewide office in the June primary. – Taylor Avery
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/1/13/22883168/republican-steve-kim-illinois-attorney-general-kwame-raoul-pritzker-madigan-trump-2022-june

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘This will help us heal old wounds’ An Oak Park resident makes the case for reparations and calls for a plan to build Black wealth in the western suburb of Chicago. – DEBORAH L. SHELTON
(COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/oak-park-resident-makes-case-reparations

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Suburban businesses, city of Aurora get grants to rebuild from looting in 2020 – Maria Gardner
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20220113/suburban-businesses-city-of-aurora-get-grants-to-rebuild-from-looting-in-2020

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Robin Rue Simmons: ‘Today we take an important step in selecting the first reparations recipients’ (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/01/13/reparations-robin-rue-simmons-important-first-step-statement/
— ‘A part of history’ (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/01/13/reparations-part-of-history-michael-cr-nabors/

STAR TRIBUNE
— Henry Co. GOP holds pre-primary confab Saturday
https://www.starcourier.com/story/news/2022/01/14/henry-co-gop-holds-pre-primary-confab-saturday/9191855002/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Virginia’s first Black woman lieutenant governor says we need to move on from slavery – Ben Paviour
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-01-13/virginias-first-black-woman-lieutenant-governor-says-we-need-to-move-on-from-slavery

NAPERVILLE NEW 17
— DuPage County Divided Over Drawing of County Election Precinct Maps
(COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs redraw precincts to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me. For the second time now, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have drawn me in to the same DuPage County Milton Precinct 9 in Wheaton with Jeanne Ives.)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/top-stories/dupage-county-divided-over-drawing-of-county-election-precinct-maps/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County voters could find they are grouped into fewer, larger precincts come the next election. Why Now? A new piece of legislation signed into law in November 2021 and discussed Tuesday at the county finance committee meeting reduces the number of DuPage County election precincts from 930 to 607. The current draft of the redrawn maps leaves fewer committeemen to serve as the voice of the voters, thereby impacting whether a party may be elected. What’s At Issue? Board member Amy Chavez said some precinct committee members and township officials have reached out to her, asking for changes to the proposed election precinct maps. “I think there is a lot of concern over these new lines,” Chavez said. Board member Sam Tornatore said something has to give. “It’s essentially a political attempt to change boundaries within precincts,” Tornatore said. The new state legislation comes on the heels of the county board agreeing on a new DuPage County redistricting map in a bipartisan effort in October 2021. Deputy County Clerk Adam Johnson said he stands by the election precinct maps put together by county clerk’s office staff. “It’s unavoidable that there’s going to be some people who are not happy with the way the maps turn out,” Johnson said. “Certainly, we’re open to constructive criticism on how that process could have been better massaged.” Board member Jim Zay said he would not support the precinct maps as proposed given the lack of time allotted for input. “We have a job to do,” Zay said. “This is not putting us in the best position to do our job.” Johnson tried to address concerns about the county clerk’s office getting input on the precinct maps. “While there hasn’t been a lot of time for as many outside parties to review the maps, from the feedback I have received, I haven’t heard much in the way of actual substantive complaints of how the maps were drawn in terms of meeting the state legislature’s requirements,” Johnson said. Tornatore said he doesn’t want to place blame on the county clerk’s office, but he believes taxpayer money may have been wasted. “I don’t know that the election division contemplated this legislation coming from Springfield,” Tornatore said. “I know it’s been kind of on the back burner. … Perhaps we should have taken it into consideration before we ordered as many printers as we did. But I’m going to presume that we have a printer for every precinct that if we now have 300-plus fewer precincts, we either should get a rebate for the money we spent or we’re going to have a lot of printers being stored that aren’t being used.” The county board authorized the purchase of new voting equipment valued at roughly $7.2 million in October 2021. That contract as awarded includes funding to pay for printers, among other things. The county has been in the process of matching polling places with election precincts to determine which ones will be combined into a single location. Officials anticipate a reduction in the number of polling places, but they believe the amount of new printers purchased will remain appropriate for the layout of available voting locations. Moving Forward. County board members acknowledge they don’t have a lot of time to spare. The election precinct maps need to be adopted no later than Friday. A special county board meeting on this topic is scheduled for Friday at 8 a.m.)

JOHN KASS
— The Ken Griffin political hat-trick to change the broken politics of Illinois: Back Vallas, fund a challenger to Preckwinkle, and then take Pritzker out.
https://johnkassnews.com/the-ken-griffin-political-hat-trick-that-would-change-the-broken-politics-of-illinois-back-vallas-fund-a-challenger-to-preckwinkle-and-take-out-pritzker/

FOX NEWS
— Matt Walsh: The left thinks they own your kids, but parents are starting to wake up. Walsh said, ‘It’s about who owns your kids. And they think that they do. And how dare you step in the way’ – Hannah Grossman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/matt-walsh-left-thinks-own-kids-parents-starting-wake-up

NEW YORK TIMES
— Let’s Not Invent a Civil War – Ross Douthat
(COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see those who are the following as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, citizens of foreign countries, renters, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/12/opinion/civil-war-america.html

January 13 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS

— In 2004, I started putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters each and every morning. In 2015 started putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters each and every evening too. For the first time on Monday January 10, 2022, a health problem stopped me from doing that Monday January 10, 2022, Tuesday January 11, 2022, and Wednesday January 12, 2022. I slipped and fell on my head on the ice retrieving newspapers from the driveway apron early Monday morning. I was in the ICU at CDH Monday and Tuesday and a regular room yesterday and I was released late yesterday afternoon. I am not back on “eight cylinders.” I continue to have severe headaches, ear pain, heck pain, etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Trump slams politicians who won’t say they got booster shots. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a possible 2024 presidential contender, has notably declined to say whether he’s received a booster. – Jill Colvin
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-boosters-booster-shot-2024/11463077/
— ‘What a moron’: Fauci, GOP lawmakers get testy during Senate hearing on COVID pandemic – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/dr-fauci-senator-moron-rand-paul-roger-marshall/11458458/

NBC5
— Less Than 10% ICU Beds Available in Illinois as COVID Hospitalizations Hit Record Levels. Just 0.08% of individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID have ended up hospitalized, and an even smaller number have passed away after contracting the illness
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/less-than-10-icu-beds-available-in-illinois-as-covid-hospitalizations-hit-record-levels/2727483/

CBS2
— Evanston To Announce First 16 Recipients Eligible For Grants From Reparations Program
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2022/01/12/evanston-to-announce-reparationsp-recipients/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois comptroller race now Teresi vs. Mendoza — or Rauner & Griffin vs. Madigan? It’s been nearly a year since Mike Madigan left the Illinois political stage, but the once powerful Southwest Side Democrat remains a major GOP campaign theme. Republican Shannon Teresi launched her bid for comptroller with more mentions of Madigan than Democratic rival Susana Mendoza. – Taylor Avery
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/1/12/22881251/illinois-comptroller-race-susana-mendoza-shannon-teresi-madigan-rauner-griffin-pritzker
— White supremacist group Patriot Front crashes anti-abortion rally in the Loop. Patriot Front is one of the most active white supremacist groups in the U.S. in recent years, and often “takes advantage,” of events like the March for Life rally, according to David Goldenberg of the Anti-Defamation League. – Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/1/9/22875148/white-supremacist-group-patriot-front-crashes-anti-abortion-rally-in-the-loop

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden must lead on legal immigration to overcome our labor crisis -CHRISTOPER RICHARDSON
(COMMENT: Democrats promote immigration because Immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs promote immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-biden-immigration-labor-shortage-great-resignation-20220112-jb4khjkijjglbgt7u5v6pchdie-story.html
— Column: Another Civil War? Sounds far-fetched, until it isn’t – CLARENCE PAGE
(COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see those who are the following as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, citizens of foreign countries, renters, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-confederate-biden-trump-capitol-riot-robert-pape-page-20220111-hnz4zk2subcmdesouhywh7vaxu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County auditor to run for state comptroller – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220112/mchenry-county-auditor-to-run-for-state-comptroller
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DuPage County using COVID-19 relief funds to help judicial complex expand – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220112/dupage-county-using-covid-19-relief-funds-to-help-judicial-complex-expand

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicagoans in a sour mood as elections for mayor, governor near
Driven by fear of crime, just 9% say in the latest Chicago Index survey that the city is headed in the right direction. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/chicago-index/chicago-index-survey-signals-locals-fear-crime-spike-worry-about-city-direction
— Lightfoot calls it: No school Monday. “Out of fairness and consideration for parents who need to prepare, classes will be canceled again Monday,” the mayor tweeted.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/chicago-schools-classes-canceled-jan-10-cps-ctu-standoff-continues

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois lawmakers cancel in-person work amid COVID surge – Andrew Adams
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2022/01/12/illinois-lawmakers-continue-remote-work-during-covid-19-surge/9188403002/

RIVER BENDER
— Democratic Party of Illinois’ Call Ken Griffin’s Ticket A “Rauner Reboot”
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/democratic-party-of-illinois-call-ken-griffins-ticket-a-rauner-reboot-55955.cfm

SHAW MEDIA
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) promotes LGBTQ. How soon, if not already will WCC officially get rid of Wheaton residents, Wheaton businesses, Wheaton organizations, and Wheaton governments that do not promote LGBTQ?
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/local/2022/01/13/wheaton-chamber-launches-lecture-series-to-address-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/

WCIA
— Rumble uses GOP megadonor Ken Griffin’s financial backing to spread misinformation on vaccines, elections – Mark Maxwell
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/rumble-uses-gop-megadonor-ken-griffins-financial-backing-to-spread-misinformation-on-vaccines-elections/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— SCOOP: Republican Steve Kim is throwing his hat in the ring to challenge Democratic Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, nearly rounding out a Republican slate for the June 28 primary. Kim is a familiar name on the political scene, having challenged Democratic AG Lisa Madigan when she ran for reelection in 2010. Kim was also the running mate to Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Rutherford in the 2014 primary contest that ultimately went to Bruce Rauner. A source close to Kim’s campaign said he would be part of a slate that includes state Rep. Tom Demmer for treasurer, former U.S. Attorney John Milhiser for secretary of state, and McHenry County Auditor Shannon Teresi for auditor, who announced yesterday. Don’t be surprised if Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin leads the slate as the gubernatorial candidate. These candidates aren’t the only Republicans running for statewide offices, but by teaming up they hope to have an advantage securing a statewide seat (or seats) that are now controlled by Democrats. Abby Witt, executive director of the Democratic Party of Illinois, calls the slate a “Rauner Reboot” that’s being run by Ken Griffin. Actually, Griffin has so far kept out of the statewide races — though he’s acknowledged wanting to defeat Gov. JB Pritzker. For his part, Kim said the AG job is “critical to repairing the state’s reputation as a haven for crime and public corruption.” And like Teresi did yesterday, he invoked Michael Madigan, the former House speaker, in his remarks, saying, “Under JB Pritzker and Mike Madigan, Springfield remains a cesspool run for the benefit of the politicians and insiders and not the people of Illinois.” Kim, born in South Korea, is an attorney with an expertise in international issues. He was an adviser to former Gov. Jim Edgar on trade and Asian affairs, a trustee in Northfield Township, and an international affairs director for the State Chamber of Commerce. He also serves as a member of the Rules Committee of the Illinois Supreme Court. In the private sector, Kim worked on internal and external affairs with Ameritech, now AT&T, while going to law school at night. After earning his law degree, Kim was VP of government and public affairs at Time Warner. He’s since practiced law at a boutique firm that advises small- and medium-size companies. . .Republican Cook County Commissioner Peter Silvestri won’t seek reelection: He was first elected in 1994. “I’m thinking that there’s other things I want to do, like maybe teach or practice more law … and just have more time with my friends and family,” Silvestri said in a phone interview with the Tribune’s Alice Yin. “I hope that my legacy is that I tried to represent the people of our area to the best of my ability, understanding the social and financial limitations that government has.” . . .Pete DiCianni has been unanimously endorsed by the Addison Township Republican Organization for DuPage County Board chairman. Di Cianni currently serves as the commissioner of the 2nd District. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2022/01/13/theres-a-ricketts-in-the-primary-495714

WIREPOINTS
— The CDC and others are finally admitting to what Wirepoints said all along: It’s the elderly and comorbid who die. COVID policies should focus on them
https://wirepoints.org/the-cdc-and-others-are-finally-admitting-to-what-wirepoints-said-all-along-its-the-elderly-and-comorbid-who-die-covid-policies-should-focus-on-them-wirepoints-joins-chicagos-morn/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Auditor Shannon Teresi Running for GOP Nomination for State Comptroller
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/12/mchenry-county-auditor-sannon-teresi-running-for-gop-nomination-for-state-comptroller/
— Jesse White Running for Secretary of State as a Libertarian
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/12/jesse-white-running-for-secretary-of-state-as-a-libertarian/
— Katie, Bar the Door on Property Tax Hikes in 2023, Real Estate Tax Cap Limits Increases to 5%
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/12/katie-bar-the-door-on-property-tax-hikes-in-2023-real-estate-tax-cap-limits-increases-to-5/
— IL-06: School Board Member and Congressional Candidate Rob Cruz Faces Removal from Office for Legally Challenging Governor Pritzker on Mandates
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/12/cruz011222/
— McHenry County state’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally Opioid Suit Settlement Is $3.41 Million, To Be Used for Opioid Abatement Programs
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/11/kenneally-opoid-suit-settlement-is-3-41-million-to-be-used-for-opoid-abatement-programs/
— Carolyn Schofield Not Running for Re-Election to the McHenry County Board, Instead Running as GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Schimpf’s Running Mate
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/11/carolyn-schofield-not-running-for-re-election-to-the-county-board-instead-running-as-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-paul-schimpfs-running-mate/
— State Rep. Marty McLaughlin Running for Re-Election
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/11/state-rep-marty-mclaughlin-running-for-re-election/
— UPDATEDx3: Both McHenry and Kane County Boards Changing Precinct Boundaries and Numbering by January 14
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/mchprecincts122121/
–Compensation of McHenry County Employees for 2020-21: Ha-Ho
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/compensation-of-mchenry-county-employees-for-2020-21-ha-ho/
— UPDATED: Jesse Sullivan Accurately Diagnoses Nearly Year Old Passage of Law as Source of Chicago Teachers Union Brazenness
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/sullivan010922/
— McHenry Township Republicans Schedule Sheriff’s Forum
— https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/mchenry-township-republicans-schedule-sheriffs-forum/
— Dems Do Little to Improve Criminal Justice “Reform” Bill Passed Last Year
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/08/dems-do-little-to-improve-criminal-justice-reform-bill-passed-last-year/
— January 7, 2016, “Old School” “Violant Assault” on McHenry County Firm’s Nonunion Workers Results in Lawsuit Victory against Indiana Ironworkers Local 395 Union – Part 3 – Police — Investigation & Admission of Extortion Conspiracy
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/09/january-7-2016-old-school-violant-assault-on-mchenry-county-firms-nonunion-workers-results-in-lawsuit-victory-against-indiana-ironworkers-local-395-union-part-3/
— January 7, 2016, “Old School” “Violant Assault” on McHenry County Firm’s Nonunion Workers Results in Lawsuit Victory against Indiana Ironworkers Local 395 Union – Part 4 Impact of Veach and Williamson’s Guilty Pleas & the Secondary Boycott
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/10/january-7-2016-old-school-violant-assault-on-mchenry-county-firms-nonunion-workers-results-in-lawsuit-victory-against-indiana-ironworkers-local-395-union-part-4/
— January 7, 2016, “Old School” “Violant Assault” on McHenry County Firm’s Nonunion Workers Results in Lawsuit Victory against Indiana Ironworkers Local 395 Union – Part 5 Future Business Interference, Assault & Battery
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/11/january-7-2016-old-school-violant-assault-on-mchenry-county-firms-nonunion-workers-results-in-lawsuit-victory-against-indiana-ironworkers-local-395-union-part-5/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSERVATIVE STATE REP DECIDES AGAINST SEEKING RE-ELECTION IN 2022
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/conservative-state-rep-decides-against-seeking-re-election-in-2022.html
— HIGGINS: FREE TAMPONS IN LAKE FOREST MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS’ BATHROOMS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/higgins-free-tampons-in-lake-forest-middle-school-boys-bathrooms.html
— ILLINOIS PARENTS ASKED TO SIGN PETITION OPPOSING MASK MANDATES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/illinois-parents-asked-to-sign-petition-opposing-mask-mandates.html
— ROSSI: THE TRAGIC AND ACCELERATING DECLINE OF OUR SCHOOLS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/rossi-the-tragic-and-accelerating-decline-of-our-schools.html
— THE WOKE MOB CAPTURED BUSINESS SCHOOLS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/the-woke-mob-captured-business-schools.html
— THE DEMOCRATS’ EXPLOITATION OF JANUARY 6 GIVES AWAY THEIR GAME – Ben Shapiro
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/shapiro-the-democrats-exploitation-of-january-6-gives-away-their-game.html
— ROSSI: HOW DEMS ARE USING THE JAN.6 “INSURRECTION HOAX” AS A DIVERSION FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN’S MASSIVE FAILURES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/rossi-how-dems-are-using-the-jan6-insurrection-hoax-as-a-diversion-from-president-bidens-massive-fai.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/12/covid-19-roundup-136/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic-run states, cities using a race-based system to distribute scarce COVID-19 treatments – Dave Boyer
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who run your school district, municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America officially crow that they use government to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of 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.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/9/democrat-run-states-cities-using-race-based-system/
— Liberals are lying to you while turning America upside down – Everett Piper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/9/liberals-are-lying-to-you-and-turning-america-upsi/

GOPUSA
— Joe Biden’s Racist First Year
https://www.gopusa.com/joe-bidens-racist-first-year/

BLAZE
— Woke lesson at public high school told students they’re privileged if they’re Christian, straight, or male. Now district reportedly is doing damage control. – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/woke-lesson-at-public-high-school-told-students-they-re-privileged-if-they-re-christian-straight-or-male-now-district-reportedly-is-doing-damage-control

NEW YORK POST
— Adams defends brother’s NYPD job, says he’ll protect against white supremacists – Sam Raskin
https://nypost.com/2022/01/09/mayor-adams-defends-giving-brother-top-nypd-job/

FOX NEWS
— Florida school bans teaching CRT, gender fluidity, and ‘mainstream narrative surrounding Covid’ The school also said the US is in an era of ‘unprecedented censorship’ – Michael Lee
(COMMENT: What are the following doing to stop the aforesaid in your school district: a) Republican members of your school board, b) leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, d) IRP leaders, and e) Republican elected and appointed officials in your municipality, township, county, and Illinois?)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-school-policy-bans-teaching-crt-gender-fluidity-and-mainstream-narrative-surrounding-covid
— Navy adding weeks to boot camp to include ‘extremism’ and sexual assault training. The military has reportedly been trying to root out what the Biden administration calls ‘extremism’ after the Jan. 6 riot. – Jon Brown
(COMMENT: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use such training to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are 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.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/navy-training-boot-camp-include-racism-and-sexual-assault-classes

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden Administration institutionalizes medical racism nationwide – Peter Barry Chowka
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/01/biden_administration_institutionalizes_medical_racism_nationwide.html
— Desperate Democrats inch closer to their PATCO moment with Chicago’s teachers union – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/01/desperate_democrats_inch_closer_to_their_patco_moment_with_chicagos_teachers_union.html

TOWNHALL
— Pastor Corey Brooks Is No Rev. Al Sharpton. – Will Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2022/01/10/pastor-corey-brooks-is-no-rev-al-sharpton-n2601624

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Resident Assistants at Western Carolina University Say School Has Been ‘Hijacked by Wokeness’ “I took the job because I wanted to help people in their college experience, not be told that men and women don’t exist and that everyone has their own gender unicorn.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/resident-assistants-at-western-carolina-university-say-school-has-been-hijacked-by-wokeness/
— NYT Reporter Can’t Handle The Truth About Media Imbalance In Covering J6 And Shoot-Up Of Republican Baseball Game – STACEY MATTHEWS
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/nyt-reporter-cant-handle-the-truth-about-media-imbalance-in-covering-j6-and-shoot-up-of-republican-baseball-game/amp/

EPOCH TIMES
— Former Border Commissioner: ‘We Have Lost Control of the Southwest Border’ – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/former-border-commissioner-we-have-lost-control-of-the-southwest-border_4202179.html

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Democrats encourage those who are the following to vote for those candidates who promise to use government to give more preference to those who are the following: 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://thehill.com/homenews/administration/588812-white-house-sees-clock-ticking-on-voting-rights-push

YAHOO NEWS
— Fox News host Laura Ingraham warned against Trump encouraging protests at state capitols ‘esp with weapons’ in newly disclosed text to Mark Meadows – Jake Lahutl
https://news.yahoo.com/fox-news-host-laura-ingraham-224956755.html

FORBES
— White People Who Reject Racism Can Teach Us A Lot About How To Create A More Inclusive Workplace And A More Enlightened Society – Susan Harmeling
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are “Republican,” White, male, older, “Protestant,” and/or German American who have not been discriminated against because they are the aforesaid. I would focus on the aforesaid who serve as operatives or dupes for, glorify and praise, pander to, cover up the wrong doing of, and/or give money a) to “Republicans” who discriminate against Republicans to curry favor with Republican-haters, b) to Whites who discriminate against Whites to curry favor with White-haters, c) to older people who discriminate against older people to curry favor with those who hate older people, d) to “Protestants” who discriminate against Protestants to curry favor with Protestant-haters, and e) to German Americans who discriminate against German Americans to curry favor with German American-haters.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanharmeling/2022/01/09/white-people-who-reject-racism-can-teach-us-a-lot-about-how-to-create-a-more-inclusive-workplace-and-a-more-enlightened-society/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is often hard for people who have experienced racism or oppression to convince those who haven’t of the pain and injustice of their plight. They need White allies, and much has been written about the effectiveness of having White advocates in the fight for equality and racial justice.)
— The AI Bill Of Rights: Protecting Americans From The Dangers Of Artificial Intelligence – Glenn Gow
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, AI will be used to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are 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.forbes.com/sites/glenngow/2022/01/09/the-ai-bill-of-rights-protecting-americans-from-the-dangers-of-artificial-intelligence/?sh=34121a277173

KNOX FOCUS
— Why does the Left want Open Borders? – Dr. Harold A. Black
https://knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/why-does-the-left-want-open-borders/

CONVERSATION
— How extremists have used the COVID pandemic to further their own ends, often with chaotic results – Kristy Campion, Jamie Ferrill
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, extremists will use the COVID pandemic to get rid of those who are 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.)
https://theconversation.com/how-extremists-have-used-the-covid-pandemic-to-further-their-own-ends-often-with-chaotic-results-174400

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger Accuses GOP of ‘Profiting on Populism,’ Says ‘Focus’ Is ‘Raising Money’ – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-accuses-gop-profiting-populism-says-focus-raising-money-1669047

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Elections right time to defeat hatred – Rahul Gandhi
(COMMENT: I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who promote hatred against those who do not hate Trump. I would focus hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) who redrew precinct lines this year in Milton Township and DuPage County, b) who stopped DuPage Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, and c) who promoted LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton in 2020.)
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/elections-right-time-to-defeat-hatred-rahul-gandhi/articleshow/88807359.cms

January 8 Evening Edition

ABC7

— 2022 IL General Assembly session shorter due to COVID-19 surge; BGA lists bills to watch – Ramona Meadors
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-19-2022-illinois-general-assembly-session-surge-covid-legislators/11437500/

NBC5
— CTU Details Proposal as Negotiations with CPS Continue; Classes Canceled Monday. CPS has pushed back against CTU, saying that they have spent millions of dollars on safety, and a full return to remote learning is unnecessary.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/ctu-to-detail-proposal-as-negotiations-with-cps-continue-classes-canceled-monday/2724198/

WGN9
— Intel reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/intel-reports-repeatedly-failed-to-forecast-capitol-riot/

FOX32
— CPS, Lightfoot respond to latest CTU proposals: ‘We will not relent’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cps-lightfoot-respond-to-latest-ctu-proposals-we-will-not-relent
— Why can CTU get away with telling members not to report to classrooms? – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/why-can-ctu-get-away-with-telling-members-not-to-report-to-classrooms

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Public Schools would go remote Wednesday under new CTU proposal, but mayor rejects it: ‘We will not relent’ – TRACY SWARTZ, ALICE YIN, PAIGE FRY and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-teachers-union-new-deal-proposal-20220108-vsbil4f5fvdqxcx6rnq3acxw4i-story.html
— COVID-19 school shutdowns across Chicago area pose steep hardships for families: ‘Parents are between a rock and a hard place’ – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-school-shutdowns-child-care-20220108-isu6tyvt4jdyvk43twfsexxw54-story.html
— Chicago Public Schools and Lightfoot should have seen school closures coming, not sought normalcy in abnormal times – REX HUPPKE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-cps-chicago-schools-covid-closed-union-teachers-omicron-huppke-20220107-xrxj74m5vffyziqkbrrwrtoj3m-story.html
— Chicago courthouses and jails again buffeted as latest COVID wave sweeps city: ‘We will all get through these challenges’ – JASON MEISNER and MEGAN CREPEAU
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-federal-court-operations-omicron-covid-surge-20220107-7jrdb5srtfhp5f3kgudkpchi3m-story.html
— Latest sign of hospitals’ COVID crisis: Patients kept waiting in ERs for beds – JOE MAHR and LISA SCHENCKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-hospitals-boarding-emergency-rooms-20220107-7av65zhpp5gwriiqiiixxwfnhu-story.html
— Across the US, hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-covid-hospitalizations-kids-20220107-6wowxuw7o5es3ase5gqchg7y7a-story.html
— Chicago-area children’s hospitals see dramatic spikes in kids admitted with COVID-19, amid latest surge – LISA SCHENCKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-children-hospitalized-covid-advocate-20220106-xij5tr7jv5ghnhch2sz4ske7aa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— U.S. Rep. Sean Casten in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. Casten, 50, said he’s fully vaccinated and received a booster dose. He described his symptoms as ‘mild.’ – Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2022/1/8/22873882/sean-casten-covid-illinois-congressman

FOX ILLINOIS
— Intel reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/intel-reports-repeatedly-failed-to-forecast-capitol-riot

WSIL TV
— Chicago teachers back keeping kids remote until Jan. 18 – KATHLEEN FOODY
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/chicago-teachers-back-keeping-kids-remote-until-jan-18/article_747d9cdc-d1de-521f-ad46-c3c4c96d5cb6.html

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— James Marter for Congress (IL14) Releases Second Round of Endorsements
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/james-marter-for-congress-il14-releases-second-round-of-endorsements/

NEW YORK POST
— ‘The View’ struggles to find conservative co-host the others don’t hate – Dana Kennedy and Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2022/01/08/the-view-struggling-to-find-a-real-conservative-co-host/

BREITBART
— By denouncing Trump, old guard Republicans get a rebrand – AFP
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, “old guard Republicans” will not only denounce Trump, they will denounce conservatives, that is, they will denounce platform Republicans, that is, they will denounce Republicans, that is, they will denounce the Republican Party. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have denounced me. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce who have denounced me. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating past and present candidates on ballots in my precinct, their campaign managers, their major donors, their fundraisers, their pollsters, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who have denounced me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/news/by-denouncing-trump-old-guard-republicans-get-a-rebrand/
— James Lindsay: Critical Race Theory Activists’ Goal Is to Dismantle U.S., Establish Total Dictatorship – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/08/exclusive-james-lindsay-critical-race-theory-activists-goal-is-to-dismantle-u-s-establish-total-dictatorship/

TOWNHALL
— RINO Liz Cheney’s January 6 Fox News Interview Did Not Go How She Wanted – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2022/01/07/rino-liz-cheney-goes-after-jim-banks-during-interview-with-bret-baier-gets-her-own-title-on-committee-wrong-n2601534

PJ MEDIA
— A Pandemic of The Uneducated: COVID “Logic” From the left – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2022/01/08/a-pandemic-of-the-uneducated-covid-logic-from-the-left-n1547985

THE HILL
— Far-right extremists shift online strategies – REBECCA KLAR
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/588804-far-right-extremists-shift-online-strategies

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs despise conservatives, if not hate conservatives, and especially conservatives who are minority or White, female or male, younger or older, heterosexual or LGBTQ, Republican, patriotic, veteran or non-veteran, married or non-married, poor or non-poor, gun owner or non-gun owner, Christian or non-Christian, Protestant or non-Protestant, Italian American or non-Italian American, German American or non-German American, Trump supporters, law enforcement officers, and/or those whose ancestors have or have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msnbc.com/podcast/why-crowd-storming-capitol-january-6th-last-year-included-black-n1287204

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the capitol riot to promote hatred against those who do not share their hatred against Trump. Last year, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/podcasts/america-decline-capitol-riot.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: The more that you oppose anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican policies, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs call you a “far-right extremist.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/01/08/far-right-school-boards/

January 1 Evening Edition

ABC7

— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago crime rate 2021: Year ends as city’s deadliest in a quarter century. Chicago recorded more homicides in 2021 than any other city in US, including New York and Los Angeles.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-2021-homicides-most-murders-by-city-usa-police-crime/11414801/

FOX32
— More people were murdered in Chicago in 2021 than have been since 1996 – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/more-people-were-murdered-in-chicago-in-2021-than-have-been-since-1996

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump jumps into Illinois politics, endorsing Rep. Mary Miller over Rep. Rodney Davis. The difference between Miller and Davis is that Miller is from the far-right MAGA wing of the Republican Party which includes Miller’s friend, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2022/1/1/22862647/mary-miller-trump-rodney-davis-endorsement-illinois-congress
— Cook County judge carjacked at gunpoint in Humboldt Park with 3-year-old son in backseat. Judge Anna Loftus and the 3-year-old boy were ordered out of the car late Thursday by two people who then drove off in the Subaru Crosstrek. – Frank Main and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/12/31/22861610/carjacking-cook-county-judge-anna-loftus-humboldt-park

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois enters 2022 with record-high COVID cases, full hospitals, evolving risks and some hope – JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-pandemic-new-year-illinois-2022-20220101-txj2mn5pzzbqjlrsmzk2uojeie-story.html
— Controversial downstate freshman GOP Rep. Mary Miller to primary veteran Republican U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis after Trump endorsement – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-gop-rep-mary-miller-trump-endorsement-20220101-du3w7gsjsbacvnqnwyu4hplv3a-story.html
— 2021 ends as Chicago’s deadliest year in a quarter century – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-chicago-violence-2021-20220101-5kjo2iwblfbahbhkg4l26lz2fm-story.html
— ‘No Kids Die in the Chi’ march urges action on gun violence – CECILIA REYES
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-march-against-violence-20211231-wmgp67segfhzfh2yfyq4jxz7hy-story.html
— Naperville: Candlelight vigil planned for insurrection anniversary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-digest-st-0102-20220101-u75vztf7pfbgbotvflilztow3i-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Miller, with Trump endorsement, will go head-to-head with Davis in 15th district primary – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/01/01/rep-mary-miller-challenge-rep-rodney-davis-15th-district/9069064002/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rep. Mary Miller endorsed by former President Trump
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rep-mary-miller-endorsed-by-former-president-trump/video_806f57aa-209d-5e29-a916-18c99bee341e.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rep. Mary Miller endorsed by former President Trump
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rep-mary-miller-endorsed-by-former-president-trump/video_38c6ec1e-7001-5293-bc85-fea377d39752.html

WRAL
— Trump endorses Rep. Mary Miller against Rep. Rodney Davis despite pleas from leadership not to get involved in primary – Melanie Zanon
https://www.wral.com/trump-endorses-rep-mary-miller-against-rep-rodney-davis-despite-pleas-from-leadership-not-to-get-involved-in-primary/20058505/

WLDS
— Miller Announces Intention to Primary Davis in New IL-15 Congressional District – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/miller-announces-intention-to-primary-davis-in-new-il-15-congressional-district/

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Bond Set for Three Armed Cook County Men Charged With BMW Dealership Burglary
https://www.dupageco.org/States_Attorney/States_Attorney_News/2022/65734/

NEW YORK POST
— NYC admits prioritizing race in distributing COVID tests: leaked emails – Jon Levine and Conor Skelding
https://nypost.com/2022/01/01/nyc-admits-to-prioritizing-race-in-distributing-covid-tests/
— NYC will consider race when distributing life-saving COVID treatments – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2022/01/01/nyc-considering-race-in-distributing-life-saving-covid-treatment/
— Voters need to start turning the page on Biden’s disastrous presidency – Augustus Howard
https://nypost.com/2022/01/01/voters-need-to-start-turning-the-page-on-bidens-disaster/

BREITBART
— The Year of Education: 7 Seismic Moments that Redefined the Issue in 2021 – BRECCAN F. THIES
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/31/year-education-7-seismic-moments-redefined-issue-2021/
— 11 Times Joe Biden Promised to Get Coronavirus Under ‘Control’ in 2020 – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/01/11-times-joe-biden-promised-to-get-coronavirus-under-control-in-2020/
— GOP Rep. Miller-Meeks: Fauci Is ‘Silent on the Border’ While He Floats Air Travel Vaccine Mandate – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/01/01/gop-rep-miller-meeks-fauci-is-silent-on-the-border-while-he-floats-air-travel-vaccine-mandate/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Endorses Illinois Rep. Mary Miller Ahead Of Member Vs Member Primary – MICHAEL GINSBERG
https://dailycaller.com/2022/01/01/donald-trump-endorses-mary-miller-primary-rodney-davis-illinois/

DAILY WIRE
— New York Governor Kathy Hochul Declares Racism A ‘Public Health Emergency’ – Ben Zeisloft
https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-declares-racism-a-public-health-emergency

NEWSMAX
— Trump Endorses Illinois GOP Rep. Mary Miller – Charles Kim
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mary-miller-reelection-campaign-endorsement/2022/01/01/id/1050673/

PJ MEDIA
— New York Covid Testing and Treatment: White People Need Not Apply – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2022/01/01/new-york-covid-testing-and-treatment-white-people-need-not-apply-n1545988

TOWNHALL
— NY Gov Declared a New Public Health Emergency, But It’s Not COVID-Related – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2022/01/01/ny-gov-declares-a-new-public-health-emergency-but-its-not-about-covid-n2601278

NATIONAL REVIEW
— AOC: Conservatives Hate Me Because They’re So Sexually Frustrated – RICH LOWRY
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/aoc-conservatives-hate-me-because-theyre-so-sexually-frustrated/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Law students fed up with COVID excuses: Demand university host in-person classes or lower tuition – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/01/01/law-students-fed-up-with-covid-excuses-demand-university-host-in-person-classes-or-lower-tuition-1183036/

EPOCH TIMES
— Texas Audit Finds Over 11,000 Potential Non-Citizens Registered to Vote, Other Problems. First phase of audit praised by Secretary of State but criticized by some lawmakers who argue it’s not enough. – Darlene McCormick Sanchez
https://www.theepochtimes.com/texas-audit-finds-over-11000-potential-non-citizens-registered-to-vote-other-problems_4188076.html
— Dumbing Down Education Key to Dismantling America: Alex Newman – Ella Kietlinska and Joshua Philipp
https://www.theepochtimes.com/dumbing-down-education-key-to-dismantling-america-paves-way-for-new-world-order-alex-newman_4183740.html

THE HILL
— GOP Rep. Mary Miller announces reelection bid with Trump endorsement – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/587872-gop-rep-mary-miller-announces-reelection-bid-with-trump-endorsement-sets-up

CNN
— Trump endorses Rep. Mary Miller against Rep. Rodney Davis despite pleas from leadership not to get involved in primary – Melanie Zanona
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/01/politics/donald-trump-mary-miller-2022/index.html

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WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans and Democrats divided over Jan. 6 insurrection and Trump’s culpability, Post-UMD poll finds – Dan Balz, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/01/post-poll-january-6/

KEENE SENTINEL
— Legalizing marijuana violates federal law — but more states are doing it anyway – JACOB FISCHLER
https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/national_world/legalizing-marijuana-violates-federal-law-but-more-states-are-doing-it-anyway/article_d6b211eb-5a9f-5090-9f35-2fa559249dfd.html

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Movement Poses ‘Existential Threat’ to America: New York Times Editorial Board – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-movement-poses-existential-threat-america-new-york-times-editorial-board-1664823

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— COMMENT: New York Magazine exists to elect and reelect Democrats.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/rights-blue-states-may-lose-gop-returns-power.html

FORBES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote lifestyles that lead to homelessness.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeseq/2022/01/01/how-the-us-criminalizes-homelessness/

December 29 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 21,098 new cases, 50 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-test/11402700/
— US sets new record for highest number of COVID-19 cases per day. New cases per day have more than doubled over the past two weeks, eclipsing the old mark of 250,000, set in mid-January. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-record-cases-cdc-us-coronavirus/11403323/

FOX32
— Big changes coming to gun owners in Illinois
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/big-changes-coming-to-gun-owners-in-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPS extends deadline for at-home COVID-19 tests after drop boxes overflow with kits; CTU criticizes screening ‘chaos’ – TRACY SWARTZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-covid-test-kits-20211229-vafnqsv3w5gnneg632bhwbx32q-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Heated words, then gunfire. Two men charged with shooting at each other as shoppers ran for cover at Oakbrook Center mall. A total of twelve shots were fired in the gun battle as 15,000 to 20,000 people were shopping at the mall two days before Christmas. – Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/12/29/22858352/2-charged-oakbrook-center-mall-gunfight

DAILY HERALD
— Authorities: Fight in line at pretzel store led to Oakbrook Center shooting – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211229/authorities-fight-in-line-at-pretzel-store-led-to-oakbrook-center-shooting
— Wheaton College to host Jan. 18 conversation with Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20211229/wheaton-college-to-host-jan-18-conversation-with-nebraska-sen-ben-sasse

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Japan should reject Rahm Emanuel appointment as US Ambassador – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/12/29/japan-should-reject-rahm-emanuel-appointment-as-us-ambassador/

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— State Sen. Win Stoller (R-Peoria): Pritzker has ‘turned his back on the rights of Illinois parents’ – Glenn Minnis
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/617578121-stoller-pritzker-has-turned-his-back-on-the-rights-of-illinois-parents

WSIL TV
— ‘Slow-motion insurrection’: How GOP seizes election power – AP
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/slow-motion-insurrection-how-gop-seizes-election-power/article_d20f6ccb-16aa-57a3-bdcb-e322b265a86c.html

ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage County Board member Peter DiCianni from Elmhurst was rebuked Wednesday by DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin for telling reporters that he was speaking on behalf of Berlin. – David Giuliani
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dupage-prosecutor-chides-elmhurst-politician-203236023.html

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso has questioned the pandemic-related mandates issued by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. But he doesn’t suggest the governor is some sort of dictator. –
David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/pritzker-dictator-dont-expect-burr-ridge-mayor-say-so

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Why Rep. Rodney Davis chose Congress over governor’s race – Matt Sheehan
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/top-stories/on-the-record-why-rep-rodney-davis-chose-congress-over-governors-race/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO GOP DEMANDS LIGHTFOOT END VACCINE PROOF MANDATE BEFORE BEGINNING JAN 3
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/lightfoot-more-focused-on-covid-mandates-than-chicago-crime-chicago-gop-says.html
— GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES BEGIN RESPONDING TO ILLINOIS’ NEW VACCINE QC CODE PROGRAM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/gubernatorial-candidates-begin-responding-to-illinois-new-vaccine-qc-code-program.html
— ILLINOIS ANNOUNCES VACCINE STATUS APP WITH QR CODE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/illinois-announces-vaccine-status-app-with-qr-code.html
— SD GOVERNOR CALLS ON BIDEN TO RESCIND ALL MANDATES AFTER HE CLAIMS ‘THERE IS NO FEDERAL SOLUTION’ TO PANDEMIC
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/sd-governor-calls-on-biden-to-rescind-all-mandates-after-he-claims-there-is-no-federal-solution-to-p.html

FOX NEWS
— Three ways parents can keep fighting the good fight in 2022. Whether it was fighting CRT or intense COVID-19 rules, parents could look around and see others in the same fight in 2021. – Karol Markowicz
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/parents-good-fight-2022-karol-markowicz
— Critical race theory, left-wing ideas ruining medical field, critics argue. – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/us/critical-race-theory-medical-field

AMERICAN THINKER
— ‘I’m a Fauci groupie.’ MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace declares – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/im_a_fauci_groupie_msnbc_host_nichole_wallace_declares.html

BREITBART
— Eleven Shot on Monday Alone in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/29/eleven-shot-on-monday-alone-in-mayor-lori-lightfoots-chicago/

BLAZE
— Amid Chicago smash-and-grab crime surge, Mayor Lori Lightfoot blames stores. ‘She’s so ridiculous’
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-rubin-report/lori-lightfoot-chicago-crime

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Awful Year We Just Lived Through – Dennis Prager
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/29/the-awful-year-we-just-lived-through/

NEWSMAX
— Trump-Appointed Judges Rule Out Comparisons Between Jan. 6, Portland – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/us/federal-judges-january-6-portland-trump/2021/12/29/id/1050302/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Facebook and Instagram Censor Founding Father Thomas Paine – Brian Bradley
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/brian-bradley/2021/12/29/facebook-and-instagram-censor-founding-father-thomas

COLLEGE FIX
— Oberlin College paper refuses to apologize for article about local Republican leader – MATT LAMB
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) past leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, d) past and present conservative and religious leaders, e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and g) those who I have sued. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who hint/imply/argue/shout that they disapprove of those who share my demographics.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/oberlin-college-paper-refuses-to-apologize-for-article-about-local-republican-leader/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Kamala Harris Is a Diversity Hire – Adam B. Coleman
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/12/29/kamala_harris_is_a_diversity_hire_559650.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Senate Republicans Moving to Ban Federal Funds for Cities and States That Let Non-Citizens Vote. “if states and localities do let those who are not U.S. citizens to vote in elections, they shouldn’t get U.S. citizen taxpayer money” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/senate-republicans-moving-to-ban-federal-funds-for-cities-and-states-that-let-non-citizens-vote/
— U. North Carolina-Greensboro Lecturer Defends Critical Race Theory, Says ‘Whiteness is a Disease’ – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/university-lecturer-defends-critical-race-theory-says-whiteness-is-a-disease/
— Social Justice Agenda is Damaging Academic Freedom. “Western universities have gradually but decisively moved away from the Enlightenment ideal.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/social-justice-agenda-is-damaging-academic-freedom/

EPOCH TIMES
— Turning Point USA AmericaFest Part 2: Not All Blacks Are Democrat – BEAU DAVIDSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/turning-point-usa-americafest-part-2-black-not-all-democrat_4182092.html
— Biden Wants to ‘Woke’ Up Your Doctor – Wesley J. Smith
https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-wants-to-woke-up-your-doctor_4184467.html

THE HILL
— 29 percent of GOP support efforts to charge accused Jan. 6 rioters: poll – MONIQUE BEALS
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/587561-only-28-percent-of-gop-support-efforts-to-charge-jan-6-rioters-poll

POLITICO
— COMMENT: What percent of your school board members 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.politico.com/news/2021/12/29/republicans-education-wars-school-board-races-526053

WASHINGTON POST
— In the face of hostility at Chicago gay bars, two Black lesbians create their own. Nobody’s Darling quickly becomes a haven for outcasts and ‘a perfect cauldron of our differences’ – Richard Morgan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2021/12/29/nobodys-darling-lesbian-queer-bar/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook’s Pushback: Stem the Leaks, Spin the Politics, Don’t Say Sorry. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg drove response to disclosures about company’s influence; sending deputies to testify in Congress – Keach Hagey, Georgia Wells, Emily Glazer, Deepa Seetharaman, and Jeff Horwitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-whistleblower-pushback-political-spin-zuckerberg-11640786831

FORBES
— Ways To Foster An Inclusive Mindset In Your Organization – Fardad Zabetian
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, organizations promote diversity, equity, and inclusion by getting rid of their members who are 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.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/12/29/ways-to-foster-an-inclusive-mindset-in-your-organization/
— Harvard Has Dropped Its SAT Requirement, But Don’t Expect More Diversity – Natalie Wexler
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliewexler/2021/12/29/harvard-has-dropped-its-sat-requirement-but-dont-expect-more-diversity/?sh=2852fdc078c2

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Artificial Intelligence Hiring Bias Spurs Scrutiny and New Regs – Erin Mulvaney
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/artificial-intelligence-hiring-bias-spurs-scrutiny-and-new-regs

December 28 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 20,804 new cases, 96 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-test/11397924/

NBC5
— 50 New Illinois Laws Going Into Effect in 2022
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/50-new-illinois-laws-going-into-effect-in-2022/2716370/
— Illinois Among 5 States Where Pediatric Hospitalizations Are Rising Most
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-among-5-states-where-pediatric-hospitalizations-are-rising-most-analysis/2716688/

FOX32
— Illinois lost 122,000 residents in 2021 — largest decline in state history
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-lost-122000-residents-in-2021-largest-decline-in-state-history
— Burr Ridge, Orland Park will defy Cook County’s new COVID mandate requiring proof of vaccination
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/burr-ridge-orland-park-will-defy-cook-countys-new-covid-mandate-requiring-proof-of-vaccination

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois sets another grim COVID-19 record: Highest average daily case count since start of pandemic – JEREMY GORNER and JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-covid-illinois-chicago-spike-20211228-ky7j3c4qx5agje7n5ufg6estqq-story.html
— Minimum wage bump coming, Juneteenth to become a state holiday: Here are the new laws taking effect Jan. 1 in Illinois – DAN PETRELLA and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-new-laws-2022-20211228-mt5petesyngj7p6zphqizhcpm4-story.html
— My college students seem to have lost their drive to engage. The pandemic has wounded all of us. – DAVID W. BERNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-education-pandemic-pause-20211228-t25dz5gkinebpna2w7e7ymuyze-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— New COVID-19 cases top 20,000 for second time this week, for a 15% positive-test rate – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211228/new-covid-19-cases-top-20000-for-second-time-this-week-for-a-15-positive-test-rate
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: 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.dailyherald.com/business/20211228/marijuana-dispensary-opens-near-aurora-outlet-mall
— Northern Illinois Food Bank awards $454,000 in grants to 18 pantries – Rick West
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211228/northern-illinois-food-bank-awards-454000-in-grants-to-18-pantries

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— If you steal something, you must report it as income, IRS says. – BAILEY ALDRIDGE
https://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article256887637.html

RANDOLPH COUNTY HERALD TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Friess launches campaign for reelection
https://www.randolphcountyheraldtribune.com/news/20211228/state-rep-friess-launches-campaign-for-reelection

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Coronavirus Cases Surge In Naperville Ahead Of New Year. Total active COVID-19 cases in Naperville increased by more than 50 percent in the past week, according to the county health department. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/coronavirus-cases-surge-naperville-ahead-new-year

WHEATON PATCH
— Coronavirus Cases Surge In Wheaton Ahead Of New Year. The week’s total active COVID-19 cases in Wheaton nearly doubled compared to the previous week, according to the county health department. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/coronavirus-cases-surge-wheaton-ahead-new-year

ORLAND PARK PATCH
— Orland Park Board To Introduce Resolution Against Vax Mandate. Mayor Keith Pekau is set to discuss a resolution stating the village board will not enforce the new mandate, according to board documents. – Eileen O’Gorman
https://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/orland-park-board-introduce-resolution-against-vax-mandate

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Won’t Enforce Vaccine Mandate. Mayor Gary Grasso’s position appears to be linked to his GOP congressional campaign. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-wont-enforce-vaccine-mandate

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Critical race theory takes aim at immigration law – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/28/critical-race-theory-takes-aim-immigration-law/
— ‘The View’ ‘struggling’ to fix Republican-free lineup – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/28/inside-beltway-view-struggling-fix-republican-free/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DeSantis takes action against communist China and ‘woke corporations’ – Heather Hamilton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/desantis-takes-action-against-communist-china-and-woke-corporations
— TikTok knocks Google out of first place for most popular website – Heather Hamilton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tiktok-knocks-google-out-of-first-place-for-most-popular-website

NEW YORK POST
— ‘You’re a disgrace’: Chicago 911 dispatcher slams mayor over surge in crime – Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2021/12/28/chicago-911-dispatcher-slams-mayor-over-surge-in-crime/

FOX NEWS
— ‘The Ingraham Angle’ on Biden’s COVID ‘fear-mongering,’ green energy agenda
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/the-ingraham-angle-bidens-covid-fear-mongering-green-energy-agenda
— ‘Hannity’ on Biden’s mishandling of COVID, Chicago violence
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/hannity-on-the-mishandling-of-the-covid-pandemic-by-the-biden-administration-and-their-real-objective

AMERICAN THINKER
— The hunt for a GOP punching bag to succeed Meghan McCain on ‘The View’ isn’t going well – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/the_hunt_for_a_gop_punching_bag_to_staff_the_view_isnt_going_well.html

BREITBART
— Victor Davis Hanson: Elites Are Destroying America with Globalism, Leftism, and Tribalism – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/28/exclusive-victor-davis-hanson-elites-are-destroying-america-with-globalism-leftism-and-tribalism/

DAILY CALLER
— Meghan McCain Warns Democrats About Becoming Party That Believes Parents Shouldn’t ‘Have Any Say’ In What Kids Are Taught – KATIE JERKOVICH
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/27/meghan-mccain-democrats-parents-homeschooling/
— MSNBC Panel Calls ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Dad An Insurrectionist, Suggests CIA Investigation – SHAKHZOD YULDOSHBOEV
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/28/msnbc-nicole-wallace-lets-go-brandon-jared-schmeck-insurrectionist/

FEDERALIST
— Nikole Hannah-Jones Says What The Rest Of The Left Won’t Admit Out Loud – TRISTAN JUSTICE
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/28/nikole-hannah-jones-says-what-the-rest-of-the-left-wont-admit-out-loud/

NEWSMAX
— Florida Leads Nation in Migration, Immigration Growth – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/us/florida-us-population-migration/2021/12/28/id/1050169/

PJ MEDIA
— Racist Minnesota School Board Votes to Segregate Minority Teachers, Pay People Less Based on Skin Color. – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2021/12/28/racist-school-board-votes-to-segregate-minority-teachers-pay-people-less-based-on-skin-color-n1544961

NEW AMERICAN
— “Ghost Flights” Flew Illegal Aliens into Pennsylvania on Christmas Night – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/ghost-flights-flew-illegal-aliens-into-pennsylvania-on-christmas-night/

POST MILLENNIAL
— CNN, MSNBC ratings PLUMMET as Americans turn their backs on woke, liberal media. News networks have experienced a drastic dip in viewership in 2021, with left-leaning outlets faring the worst. – Hannah Nightingale
https://thepostmillennial.com/cnn-msnbc-ratings-plummet-as-americans-turn-their-backs-on-liberal-woke-media

EPOCH TIMES
— Report Puts Fauci’s Retirement at $350K Per Year, Biggest in US Government Pension History – Mark Tapscott
https://www.theepochtimes.com/report-puts-faucis-retirement-at-350k-per-year-biggest-in-us-government-pension-history_4181919.html
— Finland Man Blows Up His Tesla After Claiming to Face $22,000 Replacement Battery Bill – Katabella Roberts
https://www.theepochtimes.com/finland-man-blows-up-his-tesla-car-after-facing-22000-replacement-battery-bill_4176175.html

WESTERN JOURNAL
— GOP Finally Moves to Brutally Punish Cities, States That Allow Noncitizens to Vote – Samantha Chang
https://www.westernjournal.com/gop-finally-moves-brutally-punish-cities-states-allow-noncitizens-vote/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Candace Owens on Trump’s Vaccine Comments: People Are Forgetting Where Trump Gets His News – Elizabeth Stauffer
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want everyone to get their government and political news and commentary from them, and from them only. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://ijr.com/owens-trumps-vaccine-comments-people-forgetting-trump-gets-his-news/

THE HILL
— Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Kwanzaa ‘a fake religion created by a psychopath’ “Stop. It’s a fake religion.” – Jenna Romaine
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/587464-marjorie-taylor-greene-calls-kwanzaa-a-fake
— Rep. Bobby Rush tests positive in breakthrough case. – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/587461-rep-bobby-rush-tests-positive-in-breakthrough-case
— Pentagon goes on offense vs GOP on vaccine mandates – ELLEN MITCHELL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/587414-pentagon-goes-on-offense-vs-gop-on-vaccine-mandates

POLITICO
— Which 2024 Candidates Won 2021? This time, it’s actually not too early to game out the next presidential contest. The potential contenders are already maneuvering. – BILL SCHER
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/12/28/which-2024-candidates-won-2021-525749

FORBES
— Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Retirement Pay Will Exceed $350,000 Per Year – The Largest In U.S. Federal Government History – Adam Andrzejewski
(COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my GS-13 Step 10 GAO salary was $132,845/year in today’s dollars. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $54,864/year today a) because my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 when I was 20 years old, b) because my Democrat IRS superiors refused to promote me beyond GS-12, c) because my Democrat GAO superiors refused to promote me beyond GS-13, and d) because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and had worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and had almost a year of unused sick leave. Generally, you reach the 80% limitation when you have worked for the federal government for 42 years not including accumulated sick leave; that would have been 2010 for me. 80% of GS-13 Step 10 salary is $106,276/year. 80% of GS-14 Step 10 salary is $125,583/year. 80% of GS-15 Step 10 salary and Senior Executive Service salary is $138,000/year.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/12/28/dr-anthony-faucis-retirement-pay-will-exceed-350000-per-year–the-largest-in-us-federal-government-history/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fauci has 55 years of service as a federal employee. For the second year in a row, Fauci was the most highly compensated federal employee and out earned the president, four star generals, and roughly 4.3 million of his colleagues. As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Fauci earned $434,312 in 2020, the latest year available, up from $417,608 in 2019. . .Federal employees with Fauci’s length of service can retire to earn “80 percent of [their] high-3 average salary, plus credit for [their] sick leave,” according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. . .So, at this point, we can use only the last three published years of his salary — 2018: $399,625; 2019: $417,608; and 2020: $434,312 — to calculate his potential retirement earnings. Dr. Fauci earned a total of $1.252 million from 2018-2020 in salary as a federal employee. If he’d left federal service at the end of FY2020, figuring 80% of his highest three-year average, would mean a federal pension of $333,745 a year, plus cost-of-living increases (($1,251,545/3) x 80% = $333,745). However, Fauci’s unpublished FY2021 and FY2022 salaries are likely commensurate, if not higher than his 2020 salary. Therefore, his retirement pay would be closer to $347,500 a year. (($1,302,936/3) x 80%).

OPM
— SALARY TABLE 2022-CHI
(COMMENT: In 2022 dollars, I earned a) $136,387/year working for GAO in 1997, b) $104,915/year working for GAO in 1986, c) $99,994/year working for IRS in 1980, d) $88,229/year working for IRS in 1974, e) $73,611/year working for IRS in 1973, f) $60,840/year working for IRS in 1972, g) $49,738/year working for IRS in 1971, h) $18.40/hour working for the Post Office in 1969, and $17.25/hour working for the Post Office in 1966. My 2022 Civil Service Retirement System pension will be $58,101/year. That is a) $2,739/year less than what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars and b) only 43% what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2022/CHI.pdf

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Is 2022 the start of big time inflation? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2021/12/is-2022-the-start-of-big-time-inflation/

CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY
— MAY 19, 2014 FLASHBACK: A wealth of advice. Nearly $2 billion flowed through consultants in 2003-2004 federal elections. – Sandy Bergo
(COMMENT: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have acted like they took advice from my critics/opponents a) to not read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to blame me and my newsletters for all their problems, for all your problems, for all my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. Previously, my critics/opponents blamed what I did raising funds from DuPage County Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019 and my serving as a) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, b) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, c) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010, d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and e) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2000-2004.)
https://publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/campaign-consultants/a-wealth-of-advice/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the 2004 federal races, more than $1.85 billion flowed through a professional corps of consultants whose influence plays an important, though largely unexamined, role in the unrelenting escalation of campaign spending, a groundbreaking Center for Public Integrity study has found. The money going to these consultants amounted to more than half of the total spending by presidential candidates, national party committees, general election candidates for Congress, and so-called “527”s — independent political groups. The high cost of running for office raises concerns because fundraising demands can ultimately bind elected officials to special interest donors and lobbyists who help with fundraising — deepening the widely held perception that politicians serve the interests of large contributors over those of constituents. Potential candidates who can’t meet the fundraising demands are shut out.)

CAMPAIGNS & ELECTIONS
— How to Give Political Email Readers What They Want – Mindy Serin
https://campaignsandelections.com/campaigntech/how-to-give-political-email-readers-what-they-want/
— 7 Ways to Improve Your Next Campaign Plan – Caitlin Huxley
https://campaignsandelections.com/industry-news/7-ways-to-improve-your-next-campaign-plan/
— 4 Common Campaign Myths About Investing Early in Research – Brent Buchanan, Ethan Todd
https://campaignsandelections.com/industry-news/4-common-campaign-myths-about-investing-early-in-research/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Rating President Biden on the Issues. Most Voters Give Biden ‘Poor’ Rating on Crime, Immigration
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/rating_president_biden_on_the_issues_dec28

December 26 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD

— State’s Attorney Foxx, our non-prosecuting prosecutor – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211225/editorial-states-attorney-foxx-our-non-prosecuting-prosecutor

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats promote Kwanzaa.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/26/22824837/kwanzaa-meaning-african-diaspora-black-americans-frank-dobson-op-ed-the-conversation

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Flooding in Cicero has become a blame game between town officials, BNSF Railway and residents. Proposed legislation aims to bring relief. – PAIGE FRY
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the many hundreds of hours and the many thousands of dollars that homeowners in my subdivision have had to spend since the 1980s to mitigate damages from storm water from land uphill to the east, southeast, and south of the subdivision.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-cicero-flooding-legislation-lawsuit-20211224-cianvi7wnnb5djnxj54psspabu-story.html
— My basement is a hoarder. My garage is, too. I think they’re both in denial. – JERRY DAVICH
(COMMENT: This year, my wife and I have finally started to clear out our basement. Going through my documents stored there have reminded me of the many adverse actions that the following have been taken me a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) past leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, d) past and present conservative and religious leaders, e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, g) those who I have sued, h) my Democrat GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and Post Office superiors, i) etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-saving-stuff-versus-hoarding-junk-st-1222-20211221-s7fm7ebw2zbzlkzzqlyyyv5pk4-story.html

JOHN KASS
— DECEMBER 10, 2021 FLASHBACK: What is citizenship?
https://johnkassnews.com/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-what-is-citizenship/

FOX NEWS
— Rooftop Revelations: Pastor Brooks spends Christmas on a Chicago rooftop, reminds everyone you can bounce back. – Eli Steele
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I never bounced back up from my Democrat GAO superiors’ forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They stress that I never got a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rooftop-revelationsrooftop-revelations-pastor-brooks-spends-christmas-on-a-chicago-rooftop-reminds-everyone-you-can-bounce-back

FOX BUSINESS
— MARCH 6, 2016 FLASHBACK: The High Cost of Keeping Up With the Joneses – Holly Johnson
(COMMENT: Who are “the Joneses.” Are the Joneses those who share your demographics: race, gender, age group, health, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, children, religion, national origin, education, professional certifications/licenses, liberal/moderate/conservative status, political affiliation, length of time your/their ancestors have been in America, how much education and money your/their parents had, etc.?)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/the-high-cost-of-keeping-up-with-the-joneses

AMERICAN THINKER
— Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Result in Anti-Semitism – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/diversity_equity_and_inclusion_result_in_antisemitism.html
— California taxpayers will cough up almost $8 million for Marin County schools – Andrea Widburg
(COMMENT: How much money is your school district getting to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are 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.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/california_taxpayers_will_cough_up_almost_8_million_for_marin_county_schools.html

DAILY WIRE
— Harris Raises Eyebrows With Who She Turned To For Bad Ratings Fix; Hints She’s A Victim Of Racism, Sexism – Ryan Saavedra
(COMMENT: Of course, my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my coworkers and subordinates who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, etc. that I caused all their problems.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/harris-raises-eyebrows-with-who-she-turned-to-for-bad-ratings-fix-hints-shes-a-victim-of-racism-sexism-report

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago State’s Attorney Kim Foxx Ripped By DuPage County GOP Commissioner DiCianni After Mall Shooting – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/12/26/chicago-states-attorney-kim-foxx-ripped-by-dupage-county-gop-commissioner-after-mall-shooting-n1544533

NEWS BUSTERS
— Tensions In Silicon Valley Killed The Internet Association – Autumn Johnson
(COMMENT: I should write books about TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/autumn-johnson/2021/12/25/tensions-silicon-valley-killed-internet-association

POST MILLENNIAL
— Teacher taunts parents with a Dr. Seuss parody, calls them ‘bigots’ for removing ‘pornographic’ books from Texas schools – Nick Monroe
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I would focus on those who have their disgusting operatives and their disgusting dupes do their dirty work. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/teacher-parents-bigotry-pornographic-books-texas-schools

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘Take Race Off the Table’—Bob Woodson on the Power of Grassroots Leaders to Rescue America from Moral and Spiritual Freefall
https://www.theepochtimes.com/take-race-off-the-table-bob-woodson-on-the-power-of-grassroots-leaders-to-rescue-america-from-moral-and-spiritual-freefall_4177547.html

POLITICO
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against 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.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/12/26/black-activists-charge-genocide-united-states-systemic-racism-526045

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Millennial Money: Now is the time to build your credit. – COLIN BERESFORD
(COMMENT: What was your first loan and what helped you get it? My first loan was for $3,000 in October of 1971 when I was 23 years old to buy a new 1972 Corvette. My 1969 Dodge Charger SE had been stolen in August of that year and I had gotten a $2,500 settlement. I had worked for IRS for the previous 4 months. I had worked part-time for Firestone Stores for the previous 7 months and full-time for the 6 months before that. I had graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management in August of 1970. I had paid cash for a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966. I was living with my mother and brother in Crete. My father had died suddenly in October of 1969. I was no longer subject to the draft.)
https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-c858438ec038c625fd9091b033a26e92

CNN
— January 6 committee ramps up efforts to uncover funding behind Capitol riot – Katelyn Polantz and Mary Kay Mallonee
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the most disgusting operatives and the most disgusting dupes who work for my critics/opponents. I would focus on those disgusting operatives and disgusting dupes a) who stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, b) who gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) who ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, d) who ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, e) who ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) who ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) who almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) who ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, and i) who ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/24/politics/taylor-budowich-trump-spokesman-jan-6-committee/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Record number of migrant children taken into U.S. shelters in 2021. The Department of Health and Human Services’ shelter system received 122,000 migrant children who were taken into U.S. custody without their parents in fiscal year 2021, an all-time high, according to new government figures obtained by CBS News. – Camilo Montoya-Galvez
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/record-number-of-migrant-children-taken-into-us-shelters-in-2021/

ABC NEWS
— China studied the collapse of the Soviet Union and learned three lessons to avoid a similar fate – Rebecca Armitage (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Communist China dominates America.)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-26/ussr-collapsed-30-years-ago-china-tries-to-avoid-same-fate/100705112

NEW YORK TIMES
— New Books Update Our Thinking About Cruelty – Jennifer Szalai
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest bullies in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have their disgusting operatives and their disgusting dupes do their dirty work. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued. I would focus on those who stopped me this year from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. I would focus on those who got downtown Wheaton to promote LGBTQ big time last year.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/21/books/cruelty-is-point-adam-serwer.html

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— Reforms to protect most vulnerable people sought – COLLEEN HEILD
(COMMENT: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs, those who are the following are “most vulnerable” and most need protection from Republicans. minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, renters, non-patriotic people, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, those who have less money than others, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, those who are in America illegally, etc.)
https://www.abqjournal.com/2456664/reforms-to-protect-most-vulnerable-people-sought-ex-panel-appointed.html

BLOOMBERG
— Roger Stone Seeks Dismissal of Riot Suit Filed by Capitol Cops – Erik Larson
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the most disgusting operatives and the most disgusting dupes who work for my critics/opponents. I would focus on those disgusting operatives and disgusting dupes a) who stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, b) who gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) who ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, d) who ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, e) who ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) who ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) who almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) who ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, and i) who ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-23/roger-stone-seeks-dismissal-of-riot-suit-filed-by-capitol-cops
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican political operative Roger Stone asked a judge to throw out a suit filed against him by eight Capitol Police officers who allege he is liable for helping trigger the Jan. 6 riot by a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters. . .“Roger Stone is a political advocate who is being grouped together with other defendants with whom he has no relationship, by the political forces supporting plaintiffs,” Stone’s lawyer, Robert Buschel, said in the filing. “He is the personification of the First Amendment running, not walking.”)

INC.
— Failure Isn’t Half as Bad as Not Learning From It – CAREY SMITH
(COMMENT: I should ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes what I should have learned from their success in a) stopping me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, b) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, c) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, d) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, e) ending my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, i) ending my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, j) ending my GAO employment in 1997, k) etc.)
https://www.inc.com/magazine/202112/carey-smith/failure-lessons-entrepreneurship-fundraising-venture-capital.html

FAST COMPANY
— 5 ways to respond when your performance review makes no sense. With year-end reviews underway, here’s what to do—and what not to do—if you think your boss is wrong. – DEBORAH GRAYSON RIEGEL
(COMMENT: I should write a book about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors used the subjectivity in performance reviews a) to promote those who shared their demographics and b) to get rid of those who did not share their demographics.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90703506/5-ways-to-respond-when-your-performance-review-makes-no-sense

GO BANKING RATES
— Lifestyle Inflation Can Make You Broke (Even With a High Income) — How To Not Fall Into the Trap – Jami Farkas
(COMMENT: My wife and I have always tried to live on just one of our incomes, granted, on whichever income was the highest. We have always kept close track of our income and expenses. We have always put the maximums into tax-deferred savings accounts. Living on just one of our incomes became much more difficult when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. That cut my income by 59%/year. Living on just one of our incomes became impossible when my wife retired. Ever-increasingly, we are spending more than my Civil Service Retirement System pension and our Social Security, and ever-increasingly, we have to spend down our retirement savings.)
https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/financial-planning/lifestyle-inflation-can-make-you-broke-even-with-high-income-how-to-not-fall-into-trap/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Make a Budget. Now that you know exactly what you must spend each month, figure out how you’ll spend the leftover. That’s necessary to break the cycle of lifestyle inflation, said Jennifer Stein, a certified financial planner and director of client engagement at Priebe Wealth. “To escape this, look at the income you’re making, the bills you have, and what is left over,” Stein said. “Then determine how much you will save and make this your priority. Pay yourself first. After you’ve saved, you can use some of the extra disposable income for things you enjoy and can afford, whether it’s an extra vacation throughout the year or fancy date nights in the city.”)

December 20 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Chicago shootings: 23 shot, 4 fatally, in weekend violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-violence-shootings-gun/11360658/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Get rid of Cook County Democratic Party’s loyalty pledge. It’s anachronistic, silly and undemocratic. – EDITORIAL
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who demand blind loyalty to them and to them only. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-cook-county-democrats-loyalty-pledge-20211220-u4lzit2bareaxl6hhfrxukduhm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— AS FEWER AND FEWER AND FEWER MEN EARN COLLEGE DEGREES: Benedictine University program aims to help create diverse women leaders – Madhu Krishnamurthy
(COMMENT: Democrats use minority female leaders to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about what my minority female GAO superiors and supervisors did to get rid of me. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Before that, they gave me bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, and unfair appraisals. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They did not promote me beyond GS-13. They got rid of my mentor in 1987 who had arranged my transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. Those who hired them forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211220/benedictine-university-program-aims-to-help-create-diverse-women-leaders

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Meleika Gardner: ‘I am still hopeful that Evanston reparations will get better for my community’
(COMMENT: For now, Democrats focus on which Blacks should get reparations and how much. Sooner or later, Democrats will focus on who should pay reparations and how much. From what I see, Democrats want Republicans to pay reparations, and the more of the following that they are, the more reparations that they want you to pay: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if their ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2021/12/19/meleika-gardner-evanston-reparations-guest-essay/

WIREPOINTS
— A Waukegan history teacher takes on CRT
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-podcast-the-dialogue-episode-14-a-waukegan-history-teacher-takes-on-crt/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Foreign-born population soars to new record under Biden – Stephen Dinan
(COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Democrats also see those who are the following as being their soldiers: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non- German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/20/foreign-born-population-soars-to-new-record-under-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Don’t play AOC’s game — it’s a trap. A huge portion of the energy from the Left and from the news media is policing our speech, but the speech police don’t actually believe in their own rules. The rules are not guidelines for speech but rather ad hoc traps laid for ideological opponents so as to call them sexist and avoid substantive debate on issues. – TIMOTHY P. CARNEY
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/dont-play-aocs-game-its-a-trap

NEW YORK POST
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Satanic Temple’s holiday display coming back to Illinois Capitol rotunda – Patrick Reilly
https://nypost.com/2021/12/19/satanic-temples-holiday-display-coming-back-to-illinois-capitol-rotunda/

FOX NEWS
— Trey Gowdy torches ‘hypocrisy’ of the NFL funding anti-cop groups – Yael Halon
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trey-gowdy-nfl-defund-police
— Chicago police investigation into sergeant who supported TPUSA chapter has a ‘chilling effect,’ lawyer says. Free speech lawyer says that the internal investigation ‘creates a chilling effect’ – Adam Sabes
(COMMENT: Getting rid of those who are the following has a chilling effect on those who are following: 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.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-police-investigation-into-sergeant-who-supported-tpusa-chapter-has-a-chilling-effect-lawyer-says

BREITBART
— Former Rep. Lou Barletta (R), now running for governor of Pennsylvania, says he too will consider plans to bus illegal aliens out of the state to President Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/19/exclusive-lou-barletta-like-desantis-ill-bus-illegal-aliens-out-pennsylvania-bidens-delaware/
— Rep. Mary Miller: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ‘Radical’ Abortion Policy ‘Deeply Unpopular with the American People’ – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/19/exclusive-rep-mary-miller-illinois-gov-j-b-pritzkers-radical-abortion-policy-deeply-unpopular-american-people/
— Trump: China Must Pay for COVID Origins — ‘They Have to Pay Reparations’ – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/19/trump-china-must-pay-for-covid-origins-they-have-to-pay-reparations/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Is it possible to regain legal protection for the most innocent? – Dr. Eric M. Wallace
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/blog/2021/12/20/is-it-possible-to-regain-legal-protection-for-the-most-innocent

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Parental Watchdog Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Downers Grove South High School Over Racial Segregation – OLIVIA CAVALLARO
https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/14332/20211220/parental-watchdog-files-civil-rights-complaint-against-illinois-high-school-over-racial-segregation.htm

CHRISTIAN POST
— The Salvation Army needs to be saved … from itself – Ryan Bomberger
https://www.christianpost.com/news/the-salvation-army-needs-to-be-saved-from-itself.html

TOWNHALL
— RINO Adam Kinzinger Throws GOP Under the Bus As He Offers ‘It’s Possible’ Colleagues Responsible for Jan. 6 – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/12/19/rino-adam-kinzinger-offers-its-possible-gop-colleagues-responsible-for-jan-6-n2600805
— Coddling Crime is Nuts – Will Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2021/12/20/coddling-crime-is-nuts-n2600819

PATRIOT POST
— Biden’s DOJ Changes Tactics to Pay Illegals. Those migrant families who were separated after illegally crossing the border can still expect a massive payout. – THOMAS GALLATIN
https://patriotpost.us/articles/85013-bidens-doj-changes-tactics-to-pay-illegals-2021-12-20

COLLEGE FIX
— Illinois State football coach fired for taking down Black Lives Matter poster, lawsuit alleges. University says it fired him for poor performance. – Matt Lamb
(COMMENT: The Democrats who run the federal government hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and they do not promote you to GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40, it is because you have performance problems. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/illinois-state-football-coach-fired-for-taking-down-black-lives-matter-poster-lawsuit-alleges/

POST MILLENNIAL
— BLM wants to defund police and replace them with communist enforcers. Because we don’t immediately see this organization as being communist-run, we mistranslate their calls for police abolition. – Adam B. Coleman
https://thepostmillennial.com/blm-would-defund-police-and-replace-them-with-a-communist-state-police-force

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Fox News hosts begged Trump to stop Jan. 6 violence because they knew he started it.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/12/20/fox-news-hannity-ingraham-meadows-trump-texts-jan-6-insurrection/8927327002/

FORBES
— Why Junior Employees Should Demand The Eradication Of (Age Discrimination) – Sheila Callaham
(COMMENT: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age decimation. I should write a book about the biggest age discriminators in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.  I would focus on the aforesaid who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2021/12/19/why-junior-employees-should-demand-the-eradication-of-this-workplace-no-no/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump’s DC hotel was the ‘epicenter’ of corruption where anyone looking to ‘curry favor’ could just walk in and ‘flash cash,’ says watchdog group. – Joshua Zitser
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are White, male, older, heterosexual, and/or who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are the aforesaid to curry favor with those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, moderate, liberal, Democrat, Libertarian, Green Independent, and/or RINO.)
https://news.yahoo.com/trumps-dc-hotel-epicenter-corruption-115026619.html

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Reveals He Got Vaccine Booster Shot, Gets Booed by Tour Crowd – KHALEDA RAHMAN
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-reveals-got-covid-booster-shot-1661078
— Millions of Angry, Armed Americans Stand Ready to Seize Power If Trump Loses in 2024 – DAVID H. FREEDMAN
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters make it clear that they are going to get rid of once for all those who do not hate Trump. This year, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters stopped DuPage Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. Last year, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters got downtown Wheaton to promote LGBTQ big time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/2021/12/31/millions-angry-armed-americans-stand-ready-seize-power-if-trump-loses-2024-1660953.html

LGBTQ NATION
— COMMENT: LGBTQ-promoters crow about their success in destroying religion, traditional marriage, the traditional family, etc.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/12/united-states-religious-non-believers-evangelicals-first-time/

DAILY MAIL
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Newly-ordained Lutheran pastor hosts DRAG Bible study class for children at woke Chicago church. Aaron Musser decided to host a children’s Bible study class while in drag. Musser could be seen in pictures wearing a blonde wig, lipstick and white dress. ‘I wasn’t sure how the outside world would handle me when they saw me this morning. Joy is difficult to feel,’ he wrote. – JAMES GORDON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10327339/Woke-Chicago-Lutheran-church-invites-newly-ordained-pastor-hold-drag-queen-story-hour-kids.html

KELLER WILLIAMS
— FOR SALE: 1040 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $1,575,000
https://sellingsuburbanchicagoland.com/listings/1040-Golf-Lane-Wheaton-IL-60189-79709742