December 19 Morning Edition

ABC7
— COVID-19 vaccine side effects prompt Advocate Condell Medical Center to temporarily pause vaccinations – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/health/condell-pauses-covid-19-vaccinations-after-adverse-effects-reported-/8892188/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois surpasses 15,000 COVID-19 deaths | City won’t seek sanctions against Anjanette Young or her lawyer | Federal government shutdown looms over pandemic relief
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-the-spin-lightfoot-pitches-joliet-20201219-dbelgjl7ebhejeq7mpu2oaeiye-story.html

WBEZ
— Chicago-Area Transit Agencies Face ‘Drastic’ Service Cuts As Pandemic Ridership Plummets – Claudia Morell, Michael Puente
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-area-transit-agencies-face-drastic-service-cuts-as-pandemic-ridership-plummets/eee8850e-73af-4443-be32-c3f996169117

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Bill White hits the ‘trifecta’ with return to public office as DuPage County auditor. Former Downers Grove commissioner, school board member looks to bring his perspective to office. – Megann Horstead (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If you sought a government office or a political office, what experience would you stress? I would stress the experience that I gained a) working for GAO 1980-1997 as an Analyst, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-131,532/year; b) working for IRS 1971-1980 as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year; c) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981; d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; e) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; f) becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, and Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990; g) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996; h) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970; i) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999; j) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000; and k) serving as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/downers-grove/2020/12/18/bill-white-hits-the-trifecta-with-return-to-public-office-as-dupage-county-auditor/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Black Lives Matter Movement Is Fracturing As It Grows In Power (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. How many of those who lead your municipality, your township, and your county promote BLM? To promote BLM is 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://www.nprillinois.org/post/black-lives-matter-movement-fracturing-it-grows-power#stream/0

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Council Discusses Home Ownership and Improvements As First Focus of City’s Reparations Program for Black Residents – Bob Seidenberg (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Of those who lead your municipality and of those who seek to lead your municipality, which ones hold you and those who share your demographics the most responsible for the problems that Blacks have?)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/Content/City-News/City-News/Article/Council-Discusses-Home-Ownership-and-Improvements-As-First-Focus-of-City-s-Reparations-Program-for-Black-Residents-/15/26/19105

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR PATCH
— See Candidate Filings For Homewood-Flossmoor School Boards 532 candidates filed to run for suburban Cook County school boards, including boards in Homewood and Flossmoor. – Yasmeen Sheikah (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Which offices will be on the April 6, 2021 ballot in your precinct? Which potential candidates have circulated nominating petitions? Which candidates have filed?)
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/see-candidate-filings-homewood-flossmoor-school-boards

ELMHURST PATCH
— Suspended Burr Ridge Official Noted For Budget Award. Trustee says the village should let finance director return to work. – David Giulian (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My Democrat GAO superiors never alleged that performance problems justified the following adverse actions that they took against me: forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, not promoting me beyond GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. In Diersen v. GAO, I entered into the court record all the performance appraisals that GAO gave me 1980-1997.)
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/suspended-burr-ridge-official-noted-budget-award
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his November email, Sapp said Grasso told him over the summer that the board no longer wanted him in his position after 24 years. . .Mottl has suggested before that age discrimination may be at play in the situations involving Sapp and Pollock. In different contexts, Grasso and Walter have mentioned age as it relates to hiring.)

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LOSES 27,400 HOSPITALITY SECTOR JOBS IN NOVEMBER AMID INDOOR DINING BAN – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-loses-27400-hospitality-sector-jobs-in-november-amid-indoor-dining-ban/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Religious Liberty is not for Churches, says Biden’s Proposed HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra – Greg Burt
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/12/religious-liberty-is-not-for-churches-says-bidens-proposed-hhs-secretary-xavier-becerra/
— Biden’s Cabinet Picks Avoid Left-Wing Loons But Show What He Means By ‘Unity’ – Robert Knight
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/12/bidens-cabinet-picks-avoid-left-wing-loons-but-show-what-he-means-by-unity/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Central Illinois charities taking money hit due to COVID-19 (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at people who paint themselves as being religious that I am not a member of a church, that I do not attend church services, and that I do not give money to a church. I should write a book about people who paint themselves as being religious and who treat me like I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th district, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/19/central-illinois-charities-taking-money-hit-due-to/

FOX NEWS
— Bill de Blasio says mission is to ‘redistribute wealth’ – Brie Stimson (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who wants to redistribute your wealth? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted to redistribute my wealth. They were furious a) when I got a Post Office job in 1966, Firestone Stores job in 1970, Oldsmobile job offer and IRS job in 1971, and GAO job in 1980; b) when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and when GAO promoted me in 1986; c) when I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc., and collector cars in 1989 and 1994; d) when I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984; e) when I got married in 1978; f) when I earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970, MBA from Loyola in 1976, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; g) when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; and h) when I became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bill-de-blasio-says-mission-is-to-redistribute-wealth-in-nyc-school-system
— Strzok said Steele dossier ‘intended to influence’ as well as inform, declassified texts reveal – Brie Stimson (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress about you? Mine stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. Mine stress the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/strzok-said-steele-dossier-intended-to-influence-as-well-as-inform-declassified-texts-reveal

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Considers Nominating Establishment Republican for Commerce Secretary – KYLE MORRIS (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. How do the Establishment Republican leaders, otherwise known as RINOs, treat those who are the following in your municipality, in your township, and in your county: those who are, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about how they have treated me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/16/joe-biden-considers-nominating-establishment-republican-commerce-secretary/

BLAZE
— NYC Mayor de Blasio: ‘I like to say very bluntly, our mission is to redistribute wealth’ – Breck Dumas (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who wants to redistribute your wealth? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted to redistribute my wealth. They were furious a) when I got a Post Office job in 1966, Firestone Stores job in 1970, Oldsmobile job offer and IRS job in 1971, and GAO job in 1980; b) when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and when GAO promoted me in 1986; c) when I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc., and collector cars in 1989 and 1994; d) when I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984; e) when I got married in 1978; f) when I earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970, MBA from Loyola in 1976, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; g) when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; and h) when I became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/nyc-mayor-de-blasio-i-like-to-say-very-bluntly-our-mission-is-to-redistribute-wealth
— Expert tells NY Times: Elderly white people shouldn’t get coronavirus vaccine priority in order to ‘level playing field’ with minorities The experts also said teachers shouldn’t get vaccine priority because they’re white – Paul Sacca (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. One could argue that because of past, present, and future discrimination, those who are members of Group A should let members of Group B get vaccinated first. Members of Group A 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. Members of Group B are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, 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.theblaze.com/news/coronavirus-priority-list-nyt-white

DAILY CALLER
— The Media Is Pushing Fluff Pieces For Biden’s Democratic Cabinet Picks — After Attacking Trump’s Republican Choices – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/18/media-fluff-pieces-joe-biden-democratic-picks/
— Georgia Has Registered 76,000 New Voters Ahead Of Senate Runoffs – ANDREW TRUNSKY
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/18/georgia-registered-76000-voters-senate-runoffs/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Announces Members of Commission Focused on Teaching Youth About America’s Founding – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/12/18/trump-announces-members-of-commission-focused-on-teaching-youth-about-americas-founding/

TOWNHALL
— Andrew Yang Has a Really Scary Idea for Showing Proof of Coronavirus Vaccinations – Bronson Stocking (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. What do those who have power over you want you to do to show proof that you were vaccinated? Those who have power over you include the leaders of your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world. If you are employed, your employer has power over you. If you are self-employed, your customers/clients have power of you. If you are a member of an organization, those who run that organization have power over you.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/12/18/yangs-call-for-proofofvaccination-barcodes-should-worry-all-freedom-loving-americans-n2581837

OPEN THE BOOKS
— AMERICA NEEDS A WAR ON WASTE – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. GAO is supposed to fight government waste. But the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 wasted my career and got rid of me.)
https://mailchi.mp/72be180d901b/35b-from-us-taxpayers-funded-world-health-organization-57962

REUTERS
— Google rolls out free, weekly at-home COVID-19 testing for all U.S. employees
https://www.yahoo.com/news/google-rolls-free-weekly-home-001852526.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Claims Credit for Vaccines. Some of His Backers Don’t Want to Take Them. A deep distrust of the government is fueling vaccine hesitancy among Republicans, who are more likely than Democrats to resist being inoculated against Covid-19. – Sheryl Gay Stolberg (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. What position have those who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, the organizations that you are a member of, your employer if you are employed, etc. taken on forcing you to be vaccinated?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/us/politics/trump-vaccine-skeptics.html
— A Worrisome Drop in College Aid Applications The pandemic has already led to one “lost class” of freshmen. The low rate of completing the financial aid form may signal another. – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, degrees from non-Ivy League colleges are worthless. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/your-money/college-financial-aid-covid.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Are Americans So Distrustful of Each Other? The U.S. is the only established democracy where the level of social trust is falling instead of rising. Our political leaders can help turn the tide. – Kevin Vallier (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who focuses on making others distrust you? I should write a book about those who focus on making others distrust me. I would focus on those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to make others distrust me because I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I would focus on those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-are-americans-so-distrustful-of-each-other-11608217988
— APRIL 12, 2020 FLASHBACK: When News Suppression Hits Home – Tunku Varadarajan (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about news suppression. I would focus on those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to destroy me because I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I would focus on those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-news-suppression-hits-home-11586717386
— A California Plan to Chase Away the Rich, Then Keep Stalking Them. A proposed wealth tax would apply for a decade to anyone who spends 60 days in the state in a single year. – Hank Adler (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who wants to redistribute your wealth? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted to redistribute my wealth. They were furious a) when I got a Post Office job in 1966, Firestone Stores job in 1970, Oldsmobile job offer and IRS job in 1971, and GAO job in 1980; b) when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and when GAO promoted me in 1986; c) when I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc., and collector cars in 1989 and 1994; d) when I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984; e) when I got married in 1978; f) when I earned a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970, MBA from Loyola in 1976, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; g) when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; and h) when I became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-california-plan-to-chase-away-the-rich-then-keep-stalking-them-11608331448
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Assembly Bill 2088 proposes calculating the wealth tax based on current world-wide net worth each Dec. 31. For part-year and temporary residents, the tax would be proportionate based on their number of days in California. The annual tax would be on current net worth and therefore would include wealth earned, inherited or obtained through gifts or estates long before and long after leaving the state.)
— Ivy League Colleges Report Dramatic Growth In Early-Admission Applicant Pools – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, degrees from non-Ivy League colleges are worthless. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ivy-league-colleges-report-dramatic-growth-in-early-admission-applicant-pools-11608308681
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: A Church Navigates America’s Divisions – Janet Adamy (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Ever-increasingly, churches talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at people who paint themselves as being religious that I am not a member of a church, that I do not attend church services, and that I do not give money to a church. I should write a book about people who paint themselves as being religious and who treat me like I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th district, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/abortion-guns-and-trump-a-church-group-tries-to-navigate-americas-divisions-11608298552

THE UNION
— Shifting demographics hurt local GOP registration – John Orona (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. What makes it hard for you to be optimistic about the future? For me, it is the ever-increasing invasion of hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters who hypocritically move in to DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. I should write a book about such hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating hypocritical home buyers in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.theunion.com/news/shifting-demographics-hurt-local-gop-registration/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The biggest demographic factor is that people from the Bay Area and other coastal counties are purchasing primary or secondary homes in Nevada County, and they take their political identity with them when they vote here,” Hren said in an email. According to Department of Finance data, between 2014 and 2018 more Nevada County residents moved to Sacramento and El Dorado counties, while the most transplants to Nevada County came from Placer and Alameda counties. “These people realize that their vote in the Bay Area will not make a difference, as most local Democrats there win their races,” Hren said. “Here it’s a different story.”)

STAR NEWS
— Boater admits he knew body was in a barrel before ocean dump – Neal Putnam (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who has dumped you? I should write a book about those who have dumped me. I would focus on those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on the aforesaid who crow about their success in dumping me.)
https://www.thestarnews.com/boater-admits-he-knew-body-was-in-a-barrel-before-ocean-dump/

NATION
— Wresting Our Country Back – Katrina vanden Heuvel (DIERSEN: How strongly are Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs working to get rid of those who voted for Trump in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? 157 voted for Trump in my precinct. 20,080 in voted for Trump in Milton Township. 193,611 voted for Trump in DuPage County. 2,446,891 voted for Trump in Illinois.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/progressive-fundraising-hope-2020/

GOING CONCERN
— Get Sensitive or Else: How to Keep Talent When the World’s Gone Crazy (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. To keep their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted the careers of and got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.goingconcern.com/sensitive-keeping-talent-crazy-world-dayshape-sponcon/

December 18 Morning Edition

CBS2
— State, Local Leaders React To Wrong Raid By Chicago Police ‘She Was Humiliated, Dehumanized And Not Believed’ – Megan Hickey
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/17/state-local-lawmakers-wrong-raid/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPD union president faces firing over Facebook posts. At Thursday’s monthly meeting of the Chicago Police Board, member Andrea Zopp ruled that John Catanzara, the outspoken first-term head of the Fraternal Order of Police, will face an evidentiary hearing that could determine his future with the department. – Sam Charles and Manny Ramos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/12/17/22188191/cpd-union-president-faces-firing-over-facebook-posts
— CPS’ new sex ed policy doesn’t address important needs, advocates say. Teachers now will be required to undergo only a 90-minute training to earn a four-year certificate for sex ed. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/12/17/22187217/cps-public-schools-sex-education-policy-healing-action
— After Anjanette Young raid snafu, Lightfoot pledges, ‘We will do better’ Mayor Lori Lightfoot acknowledged Thursday her staff alerted her to the raid in November 2019 — two days after the mayor said she learned of it just this week. – Sam Charles and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/12/17/22187318/chicago-police-raid-anjanette-young-mayor-lightfoot-pledges-do-better

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Giant hemp grower to buy marijuana cultivation license in Illinois – ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-hemp-license-buy-20201217-4ifjlx642nfl5cbxt7g37opcwy-story.html
— CPD raid fallout continues | Cook County approves Juneteenth as paid day off for county government workers | Questions remain about future coronavirus vaccine shipments.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-the-spin-lightfoot-brown-young-raid-pritzker-coronavirus-juneteenth-20201218-uvtijqtpp5ci5pltmj6dqt3efa-story.html
— Shipping delays mounting as USPS struggles with ‘historic’ holiday volume. – LAUREN ZUMBACH (DIERSEN: Because of complaints about slow delivery of Christmas mail in 1965, the Democrats who ran the Post Office got a budget increase that resulted in the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office hiring me in November of 1966. They could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. I worked a) part-time while I was a full-time student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969 and b) full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968 and 1969. They outrageously succeeded in forcing me to resign in September of 1969 by falsely claiming that I would not be available to work enough part-time hours. I was available to work all Mondays, all Fridays, all Saturdays, all Sundays, all holidays, and all days that NIU was not in session. My Democrat Park Forest Post Office supervisor made it clear that he strongly disapproved of my following demographics: Republican, conservative, Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, union member, non-poor, college student, draft avoider, Crete resident since 1948, owner of a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, then a 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and then a 1969 Dodge Charger SE, and my ancestors had been in America since 1844.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-holiday-shopping-shipping-delays-coronavirus-20201217-bslu7ofstjgtvml53d5l2tdim4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘Nobody wants a bad cop working with them’ – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents are nasty. They hint/imply/argue/shout that a) the following employers took adverse actions against me because I was a bad employee: GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and Post Office; b) the following organizations took adverse actions against me because I was a bad member: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter; c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct took adverse actions against me because I am a bad Republican; and d) defendants in lawsuits that I have filed took adverse actions against me because my lawsuits were frivolous. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201218/casstevens-talks-about-police-reforms-meeting-with-barr

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How 2020 ruptured the link between the office and home. We’ve been cut loose from commuting for 10 months. Now comes the question: What if where we work no longer had anything to do with where we live? (DIERSEN: I worked in the Loop in 1971 and then 1973-1997 and my wife worked in the Loop 1968-1992. I took classes in downtown Chicago 1972-1980 and 1992-1997 and my wife took classes in the Loop 1978-1986. In 1984, we paid a big premium for the lot that we had our built on in Wheaton because we could walk to/from the Wheaton train station. In 1978 we paid a big premium for a home in Wheaton because we could walk to/from the College Avenue train station. In 1974 and 1976, I paid premiums for condos in downtown Chicago because I could walk to/from work and classes. In 1972, I bought a new town home in University Park in part because it was a relatively easy commute to my job in Harvey.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-work-life/crains-forum-out-loop

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “2020 divided Illinois unlike any other year. People aren’t sure if the wounds can heal.”
https://www.bnd.com/news/coronavirus/article247830640.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Mexican president defends restrictive immigration policies – AP (DIERSEN: In America, Democrats and RINOs do everything that they can to illegally get citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally. Democrats and RINOs have declared war on Republicans. Democrats and RINOs see illegals as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Democrats and RINOs voted for Biden.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/mexican-president-defends-restrictive-immigration-policies
— Trump’s neighbors trying to keep him from moving into Mar-a-Lago – JAY O’BRIEN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/report-trumps-neighbors-trying-to-keep-him-from-moving-into-mar-a-lago

WSPY NEWS
— Filing for April Local Elections Starts; Ends Dec. 21st – Mark Harrington (DIERSEN: What offices will be on the April 6, 2021 ballot in your precinct? So far, which Republican candidates have filed? What will Republican organizations do to help elect those candidates?)
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/filing-for-april-local-elections-starts-ends-dec-21st/article_351b814a-4075-11eb-b422-572d7ea3f987.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Google Employees Demand Company Rehire Black Scientist Who Spoke Up About Diversity – BOBBY ALLYN (DIERSEN: Present and past GAO employees who are the following have NOT demanded that GAO rehire me: those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/google-employees-demand-company-rehire-black-scientist-who-spoke-about-diversity#stream/0
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/ousted-black-google-researcher-they-wanted-have-my-presence-not-me-exactly
— California May Consider ‘Historical Injustice’ When Allocating COVID-19 Vaccine (DIERSEN: Are you an old White male Republican? If so, how long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs a) blame you for the problems that minorities, females, and younger people have and b) work to get rid of you once and for all.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/california-may-consider-historical-injustice-when-allocating-coronavirus-vaccine#stream/0

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION FILES INJUNCTION TO COMPEL STATE POLICE TO ISSUE FOID CARDS WITHIN 30 DAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/illinois-state-rifle-association-files-injunction-to-compel-state-police-to-issue-foid-cards-within-.html
— ROSSI: DEMOCRAT’S HORRIFIC 4 YEAR ASSAULT ON OUR GREAT REPUBLIC
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/rossi-democrats-horrific-4-year-assault-on-our-great-republic.html

FOX NEWS
— Biden staffer’s crude insult shows Dems have ‘no intention’ of unifying country
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tammy-bruce-dems-no-intention-unifying-country
— DOJ sues Vermont hospital for forcing nurse to participate in abortion. The suit accuses UVMMC of violating the federal anti-discrimination statute known as the “Church Amendments.” – Vandana Rambaran (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997. Democrat politicians a) forced my IRS superiors to get rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) forced my GAO superiors to get rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-sues-vermont-hospital-for-forcing-nurse-to-participate-in-abortion

BREITBART
— Joe Biden’s Dogs Play Tug-of-War with Trump Toy as He Calls for ‘Unity’ – KYLE OLSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/13/photos-joe-bidens-dogs-play-tug-war-trump-toy-he-calls-unity/

DAILY CALLER
— Mayor Vetoes City Council Removal Of Columbus Statue, Blames ‘Cancel Culture’ – HEATHER EDWARDS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, your mayor is under ever-increasing pressure from Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs to get rid individuals, organizations, and companies in your municipality that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/17/connecticut-mayor-vetoes-city-council-removal-columbus-statue-blames-cancel-culture/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— U. Oregon Students Want College Republicans Removed From Campus for Attending ‘Stop the Steal’ Rally – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/12/u-oregon-students-want-college-republicans-removed-from-campus-for-attending-stop-the-steal-rally/

EPOCH TIMES
— Arizona GOP: Biden Not ‘President-Elect’ Until Congress Counts Electoral Votes – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/arizona-gop-biden-not-president-elect-until-congress-counts-electoral-votes_3622941.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Students at University of Oregon work to remove College Republicans from campus – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/students-at-university-of-oregon-work-to-remove-college-republicans-from-campus/

THE HILL
— America’s poverty rising at fastest rate ever. With almost 8 million more people falling into poverty, it’s the biggest jump in recent history.. – Anagha Srikanth
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/poverty/530702-americas-poverty-rising-at-fastest-rate-ever-with-almost-8
— Legislative survey shows deep GOP divide on election – REID WILSON (DIERSEN: RINOs want to use Trump’s problems to drive those who are the following out of the Republican Party: Trump supporters, law enforcement officers, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/530739-legislative-survey-shows-deep-gop-divide-on-election

NEW YORK TIMES
— Time of Acrimony And Accusations, And It Isn’t Over – Matt Flegenheimer (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout at all the Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused them to lose. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/us/politics/2020-election-over.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How did the GOP gain in the House while Trump lost? It’s actually pretty simple. – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/18/how-did-gop-gain-house-while-trump-lost-its-actually-pretty-simple/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Pence receives a coronavirus vaccine in a public White House event. (DIERSEN: From what see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote vaccination, you will be gotten rid of.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/18/world/covid-19-coronavirus

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A conservative media in flux confronts a troubling phrase: ‘President-elect’”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/17/conservative-media-flux-confronts-troubling-phrase-president-elect/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Social media broke America. Here’s how to fix it. Taking a page from an earlier era of radio and television. – Josh Bernoff (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want everyone a) to spend all their time on the Democrat/Libertarian/Green/Independent/RINO Facebook, b) to not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to not visit www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/18/opinion/social-media-broke-america-heres-how-fix-it/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: More States Hit Google Over Alleged Monopoly Conduct. Case follows probe into search business by Colorado and other states. Ryan Tracy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-file-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google-11608228334

TIMES REPORTER
— Misinformation and the 2020 vote – Byron York (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and what they have done since 2000 a) to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.timesreporter.com/story/opinion/2020/12/17/byron-york-election-misinformation/3921085001/

JOURNALISM
— SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 FLASHBACK: News Use Across Social Media Platforms 2018. Most Americans continue to get news on social media, even though many have concerns about its accuracy. – ELISA SHEARER AND KATERINA EVA MATSA (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want everyone a) to spend all their time on the Democrat/Libertarian/Green/Independent/RINO Facebook, b) to not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to not visit www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.journalism.org/2018/09/10/news-use-across-social-media-platforms-2018/

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— OCTOBER 2, 2019 FLASHBACK: Americans Are Wary of the Role Social Media Sites Play in Delivering the News. Getting news from social media is an increasingly common experience; nearly three-in-ten U.S. adults do so often. – ELISA SHEARER AND ELIZABETH GRIECO (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want everyone a) to spend all their time on the Democrat/Libertarian/Green/Independent/RINO Facebook, b) to not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to not visit www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.journalism.org/2019/10/02/americans-are-wary-of-the-role-social-media-sites-play-in-delivering-the-news/

NIEMAN LAB
— Misinformation won’t stop unless we stop it – MATT SKIBINSKI (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and what they have done since 2000 a) to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/misinformation-wont-stop-unless-we-stop-it/

WION
— Google accused of search manipulation in third major antitrust lawsuit
https://www.wionews.com/technology/google-accused-of-search-manipulation-in-third-major-antitrust-lawsuit-350720

December 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 7,123 cases, 146 coronavirus deaths. Fewer Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines shipping than originally anticipated in upcoming weeks, Gov. Pritzker says.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-7123-covid-19-cases-146-deaths/8822730/

WGN TV
— Lightfoot announces $11M in grants to nearly 1,100 bars, restaurants and performance venues
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/lightfoot-announces-11m-in-grants-to-nearly-1100-bars-restaurants-and-performance-venues/

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Senate hearing elevates baseless claims of election fraud.”
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/senate-hearing-elevates-baseless-claims-of-election-fraud/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker makes needed budget cuts, but why blame the voters? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-tax-coronavirus-budget-cuts-20201216-uf5icz3ojzd2ndmsckwg3vu26e-story.html
— Lightfoot introduces plan to close loopholes allowing Chicago police to cooperate with immigration agents – JOHN BYRNE and GREGORY PRATT (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration. Democrats see illegals as being their soldiers in their army to destroy Republicans.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-december-2020-meeting-20201216-2lrtvybjpzeedlvzmymfemwewy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump insists his followers join him in an alternate universe.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/16/22179091/donald-trump-alternate-universe-election

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville council narrowly approves new campaign donation disclosure rule – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201216/naperville-council-narrowly-approves-new-campaign-donation-disclosure-rule
— Schaumburg GOP’s Toys for Tots drive has record year
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20201216/schaumburg-gops-toys-for-tots-drive-has-record-year

HINSDALE PATCH
— Hinsdale Settles Age Discrimination Lawsuit. Retired firefighter says he was the victim of bias in his effort to get a promotion. – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: The GAO manager who hired me in 1980 when I was 31 years old got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986 and got me promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176/year) in 1986. He would not have been able to do the aforesaid if I had not a) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, b) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $85,084-$96,431/year), d) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, e) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and f) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. But in 1987, the Democrats who ran GAO succeeded in forcing him to retire. I remember applying for a promotion to GS-14 later that year and a) being admonished for doing that and b) being warned that I should never apply for a promotion again.)
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-settles-age-discrimination-lawsuit

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AFL-CIO UPSET ABOUT PRITZKER’S PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/afl-cio-upset-about-pritzkers-proposed-budget-cuts-.html
— MIDWEST GOVERNORS FROM BOTH PARTIES WARN RESIDENTS TO AVOID CHRISTMAS GATHERINGS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/midwest-governors-from-both-parties-warn-residents-to-avoid-christmas-gatherings-.html
— ILLINOIS SURPASSES 12 MILLION COVID TESTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/illinois-surpasses-12-million-covid-tests-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan on Pritzker budget announcement: “We cannot ask our most vulnerable residents to bear the burden of this global pandemic” – Plans review of proposal’s impact on “various constituencies”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/16/madigan-on-pritzker-budget-announcement-we-cannot-ask-our-most-vulnerable-residents-to-bear-the-burden-of-this-global-pandemic-plans-review-of-proposals-impact-on-various-constituencies/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/16/covid-19-roundup-68/
— 7,123 new confirmed and probable cases; 146 additional deaths; 4,793 hospitalized; 1,045 in the ICU; 8.5 percent case positivity rate; 10.3 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/16/7123-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-146-additional-deaths-4793-hospitalized-1045-in-the-icu-85-percent-case-positivity-rate-103-percent-test-positivity-rate/

BLAZE
— Franklin Graham viral Facebook post celebrates President Trump’s accomplishments, proclaims he ‘will go down in history as one of the great presidents’ ‘I am grateful to God’ for the last four years of Trump’s presidency – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/franklin-graham-celebrates-trump-accomplishments

EPOCH TIMES
— Multiple Witnesses Testify on Election Irregularities at Senate Hearing – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/multiple-witnesses-testify-on-election-irregularities-at-senate-hearing_3621177.html
— Money From Facebook’s Zuckerberg Used to Undermine Election, Violate Law – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/money-from-facebooks-zuckerberg-used-to-undermine-election-violate-law-report_3621192.html

WASHINGTON POST
— America’s biggest companies are flourishing during the pandemic and putting thousands of people out of work. A Post analysis found 45 of the 50 biggest U.S. companies turned a profit since March. The majority of firms cut staff and gave the bulk of profits to shareholders. – Douglas MacMillan, Peter Whoriskey and Jonathan O’Connell
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/business/50-biggest-companies-coronavirus-layoffs/

USA TODAY
— ‘I lost everything’: LGBTQ people are bearing a bigger brunt of the pandemic, report shows – Susan Miller
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/16/covid-lgbtq-people-feeling-disproportionate-impacts-pandemic/3889397001/

NEWSWEEK
— Franklin Graham Says Trump ‘Will Go Down in History As One of the Great Presidents’ – REBECCA SPEARE-COLE
https://www.newsweek.com/franklin-graham-election-donald-trump-great-president-1555090

December 12 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Crowds of Trump Supporters Rally in DC
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trump-supporters-maga-rally-protest-dc-saturday/2393115/

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 8,737 cases, 127 coronavirus deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-8737-cases-127-covid-19-deaths/8718962/
— U.S. Rep. Lipinski worries over future of Democratic Party, nation’s polarization: ‘Our country is divided’ (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. They divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) etc. against etc.)
https://abc7chicago.com/8722656/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Iran executes journalist over his online work that helped inspire protests in 2017 – Jon Gambrell (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails inspire Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. to defend and advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/iran-executes-journalist-over-his-online-work-that-helped-inspire-nationwide-economic-protests-in-2017

DAILY HERALD
— Why aren’t some Kane County governments applying for CARES money? – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201211/why-arent-some-kane-county-governments-applying-for-cares-money

WBEZ
— Democrats Opposed To House Speaker Michael Madigan Say They Aren’t Budging – Tony Arnold, Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/democrats-opposed-to-house-speaker-michael-madigan-say-they-arent-budging/09258ca2-ea33-43db-b9db-b1c1109f2e13

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 581 COVID-19 cases Saturday, 10 deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 13.3% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/12/12/dupage-county-reports-581-covid-19-cases-saturday-10-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-13-3/aaw10gs/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “U.S. is worse off than 4 years ago.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/top-stories/fox-news-poll-55-of-voters-say-u-s-is-worse-off-than-4-years-ago/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Twp, Trustees Oliver and Burgess sued; Allegations include illegal meeting, illegal censure of Trustee – JOHN M. KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/12/dupage-twp-trustees-oliver-and-burgess-sued-allegations-include-illegal-meeting-illegal-censure-of-trustee/

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— You Can’t Trust the Controlled Media to Report the Truth. – Patrick J. Petherick (Page 2)
https://issuu.com/presspad/docs/i31666

BLAZE
— Tucker Carlson warns how Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘absolutely could’ become president in four years – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/tucker-carlson-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-president

GOP TIMES
— It’s Happening: Texas to Begin Steps for Secession from United States – MATTHEW HOLLOWAY
https://thegoptimes.com/its-happening-texas-to-begin-steps-for-secession-from-united-states/

PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
— The Republican Establishment Sees Trump as a Threat and Wants Him Out
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/12/01/the-republican-establishment-sees-trump-as-a-threat-and-wants-him-out/
— Erasing the White Male
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/12/01/erasing-the-white-male/
— The Displacement of the Straight White Male
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/12/04/the-displacement-of-the-straight-white-male/
— The Establishment Relies on its Lies Being More Convincing Than the Truth
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/12/03/the-estalishment-relies-on-its-lies-being-more-convincing-than-the-truth/

THE HILL
— Trump supporters turn out in DC to back president, protest election results – KAELAN DEESE
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/529950-trump-tweets-hell-see-marchers-in-dc-on-saturday

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters crow that Kinzinger says “The case had no merit and was dispatched 9-0. There was no win here. Complaining and bellyaching is not a manly trait, it’s actually sad. Real men accept a loss with grace.” Will RINO Kinzinger lead the RINO effort to get rid of all of the 2,446,891 Republicans in Illinois who voted for Trump?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/12/us/politics/republicans-trump-supreme-court-.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Whose Workers Are Most Essential? Meatpackers, Airlines Lobby for Covid-19 Vaccine Priority. With states largely determining how to allocate doses after front-line health workers, employers and trade groups contend for access to initial supplies. – Sarah Krouse and Jacob Bunge
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whose-workers-are-most-essential-meatpackers-airlines-lobby-for-covid-19-vaccine-priority-11607682603

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kinzinger sides with hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters against Allen West.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/12/12/texas-gop-chairman-slammed-after-suggesting-secession-from-united-states/

NASDAQ
— 3 Reasons You Can’t Delay Saving for Retirement Any Longer – Christy Bieber (DIERSEN: The federal government requires its employees who are in the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to contribute 7% of their salary into the CSRS.)
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-you-cant-delay-saving-for-retirement-any-longer-2020-12-12

SALON
— Government study shows taxpayers are subsidizing “starvation wages” at McDonald’s, Walmart. Sen. Bernie Sanders called the findings “morally obscene” – IGOR DERYSH (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 17 years old, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint with money that I had earned washing dishes part-time for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights while I was a Junior and Senior at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966.)
https://www.salon.com/2020/12/12/government-study-shows-taxpayers-are-subsidizing-starvation-wages-at-mcdonalds-walmart/

December 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— More than 100 House Republicans back President Trump’s long-shot election lawsuit – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/more-than-100-house-republicans-back-trumps-election-lawsuit/8687144/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 9,420 cases, 190 coronavirus deaths – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-9420-cases-190-coronavirus-deaths/8685987/
— Sen. Mike Lee blocks votes to establish Smithsonian museums for Latinos, women – CNN (DIERSEN: What if Whites wanted to establish a museum for Whites? What if men wanted to establish a museum for men?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/senator-blocks-vote-to-make-national-museums-for-latinos-women/8690711/

NBC5
— 63% of Americans Have Been Living Paycheck to Paycheck Since Covid Hit – Megan Leonhardt (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my wife and I spend down our life savings because our expenses ever-increasing exceed our retirement income. That would not be the case if my Democrat superiors in the federal government had not wasted my career and forced me to take their retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In today’s dollars, my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is only 41% of what my salary was in 1997. In today’s dollars, my CSRS pension is about the same as what my salary was in 1972 when I was 24 years old.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/63-of-americans-have-been-living-paycheck-to-paycheck-since-covid-hit/2392212/
— Americans Increasingly See the Stock Market as a Barometer Just for the Rich, Not the Whole Economy – Jackson Burke
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/americans-increasingly-see-the-stock-market-as-a-barometer-just-for-the-rich-not-the-whole-economy/2392509/

CBS2
— Pritzker Slams 2 GOP Illinois Congressmen For Joining Texas Lawsuit Asking Supreme Court To Overturn Biden’s Election Win
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/11/pritzker-slams-2-gop-illinois-congressmen-for-joining-texas-lawsuit-asking-supreme-court-to-overturn-bidens-election-win/

WGN TV
— Illinois surpasses 14,000 COVID-19 deaths as state reports 9,420 new cases, 190 deaths
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-surpasses-14000-covid-19-deaths-as-state-reports-9420-new-cases-190-deaths/
— Divided Democrats could end Madigan’s record run as speaker – Mark Maxwell
https://wgntv.com/news/divided-democrats-could-end-madigans-record-run-as-speaker/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Bost and LaHood, Illinois’ congressional enablers.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-bost-lahood-kinzinger-election-20201211-3nc3m7szjbdktmhe7p7oh5lgbi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans bowing to Trump are undermining American democracy.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-election-supreme-court-chapman-20201211-orywggkm3verdai2kfjnmwxxia-story.html
— E-commerce keeps driving growth in jobs, buildings and roads in Will County, group says – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-wilco-ced-report-st-1213-20201211-qgcnl67tvfbm5frla2t5y6jnqe-story.html
— Illinois State University cancels spring break over COVID-19 concerns – AP (DIERSEN: In 1969, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, and coworkers at the Park Forest Post Office, almost all of whom were veterans, were furious that I went on a spring break in 1969. They stressed that my peers were dying in Vietnam.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-colleges-spring-break-cancellations-20201211-4xqlx7cepbgk5ismnei5ormszy-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 9,420 new COVID-19 cases and 190 additional fatalities reported, as state passes 14,000 deaths and Chicago-area hospitals get ready for vaccine
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201211-plt6f4l7t5gkpkq7kvnsf55624-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “White House fraud worsened pandemic, eroded trust.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/11/22170240/frauds-2020-white-house

DAILY HERALD
— College of DuPage gets state grant to support equity initiative (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20201210/college-of-dupage-gets-state-grant-to-support-equity-initiative

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Bost, LaHood join effort to overturn presidential election in key states. 106 Republicans in the U.S. House signed an amicus brief in support of a bid to overturn Joe Biden’s win in four battleground states—and two Illinois congressmen were among them. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/bost-lahood-join-effort-overturn-presidential-election-key-states
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Texas election suit shows Trump’s grip on the GOP. By supporting the president’s efforts to overturn the election, Republicans—including Illinois’ Mike Bost and Darin LaHood—are endangering their party’s very existence.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/texas-election-suit-shows-trumps-grip-gop

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “‘rise above the fray…and the fears’ in election chaos.”
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/election/article247778705.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WEYERMULLER: CONGRESSMAN DARIN LAHOOD SIGNS ONTO TEXAS’ SCOTUS CASE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/weyermuller-congressman-darin-lahood-signs-onto-texas-scotus-case-.html
— THORNER: AMERICA’S ENEMY IS CHINA, NOT RUSSIA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/thorner-americas-enemy-is-china-not-russia.html
— CONGRESSWOMAN-ELECT MARY MILLER JOINS TEXAS CASE AS IT GOES BEFORE SCOTUS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/congresswoman-elect-mary-miller-joins-texas-case-as-it-goes-before-scotus.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 9,420 new confirmed and probable cases; 190 additional deaths; 5,141 hospitalized; 1,081 in the ICU; 9.4 percent case positivity rate; 11.1 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/11/9420-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-190-additional-deaths-5141-hospitalized-1081-in-the-icu-94-percent-case-positivity-rate-111-percent-test-positivity-rate/


— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/11/covid-19-roundup-66/
— Four ComEd-related defendants demand information about grand jury’s diversity (DIERSEN: The more “jury appeal” that you have, the likely that juries will rule in your favor. What is your “jury appeal,” that is, what are your demographics? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the LESS JURY APPEAL that you have: present/past law enforcement officer, present/present government employee, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-handsome/attractive, overweight/obese, college graduate, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/11/four-comed-related-defendants-demand-information-about-grand-jurys-diversity/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among other things, they want to know the race, religion, sex, gender, ethnicity, year of birth, zip code, income and occupation of all grand jurors empaneled during the pandemic.)

FOX NEWS
— Trump slams lack of media coverage of Hunter Biden Networks briefly noted Hunter Biden’s announcement that his tax affairs were under investigation – Morgan Phillips
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-slams-media-coverage-hunter-biden

GOPUSA
— RINO John Kasich: Texas Lawsuit Supporters Are ‘Morally, Ethically Bankrupt’ – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99086

TOWNHALL
— From Gulag to Google – Michael Brown
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2020/12/11/from-gulag-to-google-n2581399
— AOC Goes After Sen. Mike Lee After He Blocks Two Newly Proposed Museums – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/12/11/mike-lee-aoc-spar-over-museum-n2581421

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Tucker Carlson: Chinese Communists trained in Canada are ‘threat to American national security’ ‘We have the closest relation with Canada of any country, obviously, in the world. This seems like an obvious threat to American national security’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/tucker-carlson-chinese-communists-trained-in-canada-are-threat-to-american-national-security

THE HILL
— 20 more Republicans, including McCarthy, endorse Texas challenge to Biden victory – MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/529862-20-more-republicans-including-mccarthy-endorse-texas-challenge-to-biden
— Supreme Court rejects Texas’ push to overturn Biden victory – JOHN KRUZEL
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/529910-supreme-court-rejects-texas-push-to-overturn-biden-victory

REUTERS
— Migrant caravan sets off to U.S. from Honduras, risking new tensions – Jose Cabezas
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-immigration-caravan/migrant-caravan-sets-off-to-u-s-from-honduras-risking-new-tensions-idUSKBN28K0BC?il=0

WASHINGTON POST
— Top House Republican joins group supporting Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate election results – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/11/joe-biden-trump-transition-live-updates/
— Biden reminds progressives that they will have to press him harder – Paul Waldman (DIERSEN: Progressives want Biden to use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/11/biden-reminds-progressives-that-they-will-have-press-him-harder/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “Hatred of liberals is all that’s left of conservatism.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/11/hatred-liberals-is-all-thats-left-conservatism/
— Secession? Rush Limbaugh floats a startling notion — then quickly backs off. – Paul Farhi (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Constructively, Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see the following as being soldiers in their army to defeat Republicans: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-German Americans, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/rush-limbaugh-trump-secession-election/2020/12/10/8889397a-3b0d-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html

GUARDIAN
— Fed up with all the bad news? Sometimes it makes the world better. This week, the Upside doffs its cap at downside news, and celebrates the great things we learned in 2020 – Mark Rice-Oxley (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I wish that there was more good news that I could include links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/11/good-news-bad-journalism-upside-downside-best-of-2020

December 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 7,910 cases, 145 coronavirus deaths Illinois, Chicago prepare to distribute Pfizer vaccine once approved – Michelle Gallardo, Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-7910-new-covid-19-cases-145-deaths/8609871/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— If FDA OKs Pfizer vaccine, Chicago distribution could start next week | Ald. Tunney’s Ann Sather cited for indoor dining | Is an economic shot in the arm on the horizon? – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-vaccine-chicago-tunney-cited-ann-sather-indoor-dining-economy-spin-20201208-4zkscybpazgxzidaqavbo6ep6a-story.html
— Immigrants rush to apply after ruling reopens DACA – MONIQUE O. MADAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-daca-trump-judge-restored-20201208-2vvfb5tttnh6npfsttyegbjgpq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— New McHenry County Board chairman, members sworn
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201208/new-mchenry-county-board-chairman-members-sworn
— DuPage County mayors urge residents to take COVID-19 safety precautions
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201208/dupage-county-mayors-urge-residents-to-take-covid-19-safety-precautions
— Naperville 203 parents voice frustrations over e-learning as district prepares for hybrid schedule in January – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201208/naperville-203-parents-voice-frustrations-over-e-learning-as-district-prepares-for-hybrid-schedule-in-january

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Two Peoria mayoral candidates removed from ballot due to invalid signatures – Andy Kravetz
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/2020/12/08/peoria-mayoral-candidates-kicked-off-ballot-not-enough-signatures/6496517002/

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Madigan floats Illinois income tax increase; GOP leader asks for spending cuts – SARAH MANSUR
https://jg-tc.com/news/state-and-regional/madigan-floats-illinois-income-tax-increase-gop-leader-asks-for-spending-cuts/article_0ff1d90e-5ce2-5c58-b4d7-00f2dc156dd0.html

WEEK
— Republicans propose changes to Illinois recall process – Mike Miletich
https://week.com/2020/12/08/republicans-propose-changes-to-illinois-recall-process/

CENTER SQUARE
— Republican lawmaker tells Pritzker to follow 2019 order to cut more than 6 percent across the board – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/republican-lawmaker-tells-pritzker-to-follow-2019-order-to-cut-more-than-6-percent-across/article_f2c71ecc-398e-11eb-b264-dbf85ad39b21.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Co-chairman denied appointment as chairman as record in Lake County brings concern – John Lopez
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/07/ilgop120720/

CAPITOL FAX
— 7,910 new confirmed and probable cases; 145 additional deaths; 5,199 hospitalized; 1,071 in the ICU; Case positivity rate falls below 10 percent (9.9%); 11.8 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/08/7910-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-145-additional-deaths-5199-hospitalized-1071-in-the-icu-case-positivity-rate-falls-below-10-percent-99-118-percent-test-positivity-rate/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/08/covid-19-roundup-64/
— Chicago FOP to licensing proponents: “Bring it on” (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old. I had worked for GAO for more than 1 year and for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/08/chicago-fop-to-licensing-proponents-bring-it-on/
— Enrollment remains steady at state universities, crashes at Chicago State, jumps at EIU
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/08/enrollment-remains-steady-at-state-universities-crashes-at-chicago-state-jumps-at-eiu/
— A quick swing through the Eastern Bloc
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/08/a-quick-swing-through-the-eastern-bloc/

GOPUSA
— The “I Hate Trump, So Election-Fraud Is Totally OK” Democrats
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98894
— Democrats Can Only Win If America Rolls Over
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98901

EPOCH TIMES
— Inauguration Committee Fails to Pass Resolution Acknowledging Biden as President-Elect – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/inauguration-committee-votes-down-resolution-acknowledging-biden-as-president-elect_3610031.html

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s threats to democracy are going nowhere in court.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/08/politics/trump-biden-democracy-election-supreme-court/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Newsmax and One America News gain prominence as they push Trump’s baseless theories.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/08/newsmax-one-america-news-gain-prominence-they-push-trumps-baseless-theories/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Conservative Lawsuits Fuel Distrust of Election Results Legal challenges have been unsuccessful but could lay groundwork for movement to change voting laws – Jacob Gershman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/conservative-lawsuits-fuel-distrust-of-election-results-11607428800

FORBES
— Poor Worker Health Costs U.S. Employers $575 Billion A Year – Bruce Japsen (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I took very few sick days, that is, they were furious that I had good health. Sadly, many, if not most of them had health problems.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2020/12/08/poor-worker-health-costs-us-employers-575-billion-a-year/

BLOOMBERG
— Goldman and Morgan Stanley Ready to Share More Diversity Data – Max Abelson (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government crowed about their success in getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees made the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/goldman-morgan-stanley-ready-to-share-more-diversity-data

December 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— No masks, no distancing at large downstate political gathering – Chuck Goudie
https://abc7chicago.com/health/no-masks-no-distancing-at-large-downstate-political-gathering/8507260/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 10,526 cases, 148 coronavirus deaths; officials detail vaccine distribution plan – Craig Wall, Eric Horng and Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-10526-covid-cases-148-deaths;-vaccine-distribution-details-released/8492103/
— Biden to call for 100 days of mask-wearing among first acts amid COVID-19 pandemic “On the first day I’m inaugurated, I’m going to ask the public for 100 days to mask. Just 100 days to mask – not forever, just 100 days. And I think we’ll see a significant reduction” in the virus, Joe Biden said. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/health/among-first-acts-biden-to-call-for-100-days-of-mask-wearing/8477181/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level – AP (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/house-votes-to-decriminalize-marijuana-at-federal-level/8494692/
— Northern Illinois Food Bank meal distribution up 50% due to COVID pandemic needs; helping is more important than ever – Yukare Nakayama
https://abc7chicago.com/8472857/

WGN RADIO
— Biden officially secures enough electors to become president – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/biden-officially-secures-enough-electors-to-become-president/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois to distribute first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to 50 counties with highest death rates, possibly by mid-December – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-vaccine-update-20201204-7grdhuh7gzf5bif5tpmx5vdbj4-story.html
— 10,526 new COVID-19 cases and 148 additional deaths reported Friday as state says first vaccines will go to 50 counties with highest death rates
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201204-qmlgt5qnufh2zaqonevr5icqqe-story.html
— Record number of Illinois residents voted in the Nov. 3 election, and turnout of close to 73% was highest since 1992 – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-election-certification-20201204-zalzjruuwfgt7ec64grozercli-story.html
— He ain’t Fast Eddie no more – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-fast-eddie-vrdolyak-kass-20201205-bvhmze7gmbablncjlay57stv2a-story.html
— ‘He knew exactly where to draw the line.’ Madigan’s record more than enough reason for ouster – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-michael-madigan-step-down-20201204-72g4r2gyy5h7bftsec2mogbn5e-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump is obsessed with winning. But he keeps losing election lawsuits.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-trump-election-lawsuits-20201205-qwdcp2o7wfap3lrlsz5oykhzeu-story.html

— Joe Biden officially secures enough electors to become president after California certifies his victory in the state – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-biden-electors-20201205-k7dellhnezfixorx62iosy4bzu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What happened when a House Dem leader told Mike Madigan she’ll vote against him for speaker Kathleen Willis talks about the decision that made her the highest-profile Democrat to turn against Madigan in the wake of the Com-Ed scandal. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/4/22154322/state-rep-kathleen-willis-house-speaker-mike-madigan-democratic-caucus-rich-miller
— Why Biden, ex-presidents Obama, Bush, Clinton will take COVID-19 vaccines: Need to build trust in new drug President-elect Joe Biden and former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton have volunteered to get a COVID-19 vaccine in public — when it’s their turn. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/3/22151557/why-ex-presidents-barack-obama-george-bush-bill-clinton-will-take-covid-19-vaccines-to-build-trust
— Over 6 million Illinois residents cast ballots in 2020 election Voter turnout for the Nov. 3 election was 72.9%, the highest since the 1992 general election. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/12/4/22153939/illinois-presidential-election-turnout-voting
— Ex-Ald. Edward Vrdolyak sentenced to 18 months in prison — but it’s unclear when he’ll report The feds asked a judge to send Vrdolyak to prison for more than two years. Vrdolyak’s defense attorneys asked for probation or home confinement. They said he had a brain tumor and pointed to the pandemic. – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/12/4/22152622/edward-vrdolyak-sentencing-tax-evasion-tobacco-settlement-fast-eddie

DAILY HERALD
— The suburbs need hundreds of good candidates for April election. – Editorial (DIERSEN: In your municipality, what are the demographics of those who the leaders in your municipality encourage to run?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201204/editorial-you-could-be-a-part-of-the-solution
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Dangerously viral: How Trump, supporters spread false claims.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201204/news/312049991/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What Madigan still has going for him Money. Big money. Money to buy ads, hire operatives, punish enemies and make sure members of his caucus know who butters their bread. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/what-madigan-still-has-going-him

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Illinois GOP gains 1 seat in House; Dems gain 1 in Senate – PETER HANCOCK
https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-gop-gains-1-seat-in-house-dems-gain-1-in-senate/article_55f88c07-dfe3-5b08-a6e7-b293722e55b9.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Black Lives Matter faces growing rift with local chapters over finances and transparency – Julian Baron
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/black-lives-matter-faces-rift-with-local-chapters-over-finances

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois still fails its elderly, veterans as COVID deaths hit record highs – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-still-fails-its-elderly-veterans-as-covid-deaths-hit-record-highs/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RESCUE ILLINOIS RALLY AT DALEY PLAZA SATURDAY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/rescue-illinois-rally-at-daley-plaza-saturday.html
— THORNER: ONLY THE BLIND CANNOT SEE TRUTH ABOUT THE 2020 ELECTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/thorner-only-the-blind-cannot-see-truth-about-the-2020-election.html
— THE CENTER SQUARE: A THIRD OF ILLINOIS SMALL BUSINESSES CLOSED SINCE JANUARY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/the-center-square-a-third-of-illinois-small-businesses-closed-since-january.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois turnout hit 72.92 percent; Voting evenly split between early, mail and in-person
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/04/illinois-turnout-hit-7292-percent-voting-evenly-split-between-early-mail-and-in-person/
— 10,526 new confirmed and probable cases; 148 additional deaths; 5,453 hospitalized; 1,153 in the ICU; 10.3 percent case positivity rate; 12.1 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/04/10526-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-148-additional-deaths-5453-hospitalized-1153-in-the-icu-103-percent-case-positivity-rate-121-percent-test-positivity-rate/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/04/covid-19-roundup-62/
— 10.4 percent of all new unemployment claims were filed in Illinois last week
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/04/94-percent-of-all-new-unemployment-claims-were-filed-in-illinois-last-week/
— Despite losing by 1.4 percentage points, Oberweis launches discovery recount
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/04/despite-losing-by-14-percentage-points-oberweis-launches-discovery-recount/

GOPUSA
— CANCEL EVERYTHING! Democrats Call For Massive Lockdowns… For Everyone Else – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98747

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: Trump “Has Added To Public Skepticism” About COVID Vaccine – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/12/03/chicago_mayor_lightfoot_trump_has_added_to_public_skepticism_about_covid_vaccine.html

THE HILL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: House passes sweeping reform bill to decriminalize marijuana – ALEX GANGITANO (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/528787-house-passes-sweeping-reform-bill-to-decriminalize-marijuana

NEW YORK TIMES
— Millions of U.S. workers have the skills to earn 70 percent more than they do today. (DIERSEN: In 1976, when I was 27 years old, the Democrats who ran IRS started to underpay me when I earned an MBA from Loyola and underpaid me even more in 1979 when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. In 1980, the Democrats who ran GAO underpaid me big time when I transferred from IRS to GAO and underpaid me even more a) in 1980 when I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, b) in 1981 when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA, c) in 1990 when I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, d) in 1994 when I became a Certified Government Financial Manager, e) in 1996 when I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor, f) and in 1997 when I became a Forensic Accountant and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/04/business/us-economy-coronavirus#millions-of-us-workers-have-the-skills-to-earn-70-percent-more-than-they-do-today
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Judge Orders Government to Fully Reinstate DACA Program Up to 300,000 additional undocumented immigrants could be allowed to apply for protection from deportation under a new court ruling. President Trump had sought to cancel the program. – Caitlin Dickerson and Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/us/daca-reinstated.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— China Is National Security Threat No. 1 Resisting Beijing’s attempt to reshape and dominate the world is the challenge of our generation. – John Ratcliffe
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-is-national-security-threat-no-1-11607019599

BLOOMBERG
— U.S. Downtowns Yearn for Vaccine as Merchant Traffic Off 70% – Michael Sasso and Andre Tartar
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-03/u-s-downtowns-yearn-for-vaccine-as-merchant-traffic-falls-70

NARFE
— Tell Congress to Block Executive Order Politicizing Federal Jobs (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, unfair job assignments, unfair performance expectations, unfair performance appraisals, up-or-out, etc. to not hire and to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.narfe.org/legislation/index.cfm?fa=voterVoice&vvsrc=%2fCampaigns%2f77989%2fRespond%3fvvcgUT%3dm-SPaa5ejEZe9sbLYRIdzQ%26vvcgRD%3dBbGzz9MU9F2gf5%26vvsbr%3dlqFLk_1UqtSU8JVYoNzF_w

(FROM THE ALERT: The President signed Executive Order (EO) 13957 on October 21, which threatens the integrity of a professional, nonpartisan civil service – a standard since the late 1800s. The EO does so by creating a broad new exception, Schedule F, to competitive civil service requirements that could convert upwards of hundreds of thousands of civil service positions into essentially political appointments. Civil service rules ensure federal employees are hired or fired based on their competence for the job, or lack thereof, and not their political connections, or lack thereof. The rules protect employees from being removed for choosing adherence to the Constitution, laws and professional standards over politically motivated actions or perceived allegiance to a political party. A competitive, merit-based civil service provides continuity through changing administrations, preserves institutional knowledge and expertise within the federal government, and safeguards the rule of law.)

December 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 10,959 cases, 192 coronavirus deaths Northwestern devotes more beds to ICU – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-10959-cases-192-covid-19-deaths/8463636/
— Biden to call for 100 days of mask-wearing among first acts amid COVID-19 pandemic “On the first day I’m inaugurated, I’m going to ask the public for 100 days to mask. Just 100 days to mask – not forever, just 100 days. And I think we’ll see a significant reduction” in the virus, Joe Biden said. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/health/among-first-acts-biden-to-call-for-100-days-of-mask-wearing/8477181/

NBC5
— Would You Be Willing to Get a Covid Vaccine in Exchange for a $1,500 Stimulus Check? How One Bold Proposal Would Work – Lorie Konish
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/would-you-be-willing-to-get-a-covid-19-vaccine-in-exchange-for-a-1500-stimulus-check-how-one-bold-proposal-would-work/2385808/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kinzinger says to President Trump in tweet: ‘Time to delete your account’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-tells-trump-to-delete-account-twitter-20201203-m5q22dd2dzhmhcggriyfc4s2ea-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Wheaton is one of the best small cities in America to live in
https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-the-best-small-cities-in-america-to-live-in-20201203-ueog3ecmpbfbzl2pljgfb72bga-photogallery.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: #17 WHEATON, ILLINOIS | Wheaton is a city in Illinois with a population of 52,914, making it the 27th largest city in the state. Located 25 miles west of Chicago, Wheaton ranks 91st in the safety category and 17th overall.)
— Illinois’ COVID-19 death toll in the last seven days is highest in nation at 957 – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-deaths-vaccines-20201203-gmympocmnjdklntpbnxyvvj2ze-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois enters deadliest stretch of coronavirus pandemic so far: 192 more fatalities More than 3,000 Illinois deaths have been attributed to the coronavirus in the last month alone, almost double the state’s death toll over the entire summer. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/12/3/22150342/illinois-coronavirus-cases-deaths-pritzker-surge-covid-19-dec-3
— In Illinois, bigger employers grabbed most of the PPP COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program loans In Illinois, 12% of the businesses and nonprofits getting federal Paycheck Protection Program COVID-19 emergency relief loans gobbled up 74% of the cash. – Caroline Hurley and Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/2/22149357/illinois-bigger-employers-grabbed-most-ppp-paycheck-protection-program-covid19-loans

DAILY HERALD
— COVID-19 has now killed one in every 1,000 Illinois residents – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201203/covid-19-has-now-killed-one-in-every-1000-illinois-residents
— Czernek steps down as Bloomingdale Twp. roads chief after months of scandal – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201203/czernek-steps-down-as-bloomingdale-twp-roads-chief-after-months-of-scandal
— Northbrook-area hotel under scrutiny after super-spreader wedding – Mary Chappell
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20201203/northbrook-area-hotel-under-scrutiny-after-super-spreader-wedding

HERALD NEWS
— Challengers defeat incumbent Democratic Joliet Township elected officials Caucus winners will be on ballot for April 6 election – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/12/02/challengers-defeat-incumbent-democratic-joliet-township-elected-officials/a1hfjph/

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— City Council ballot order is now set for 2021 Consolidated Election
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2020/12/01/city-council-ballot-order-is-now-set-for-2021-consolidated-election/117805

JOLIET PATCH
— Republicans Will Field Slate Of Joliet Township Candidates On Tuesday night, Dan Vera and his team of long-time Joliet Township Democrat officeholders were ousted from office. – John Ferak
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/republicans-will-field-slate-joliet-township-candidates

CAPITOL FAX
— Slammed for criticizing Trump, Kinzinger pivots to attacking Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/03/slammed-for-criticizing-trump-kinzinger-pivots-to-attacking-pritzker/
— 10,959 new confirmed and probable cases; 5,653 hospitalized; 1,170 in the ICU; 10.4 percent case positivity rate; 12.3 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/03/10959-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-5653-hospitalized-1170-in-the-icu-104-percent-case-positivity-rate-123-percent-test-positivity-rate/
— Explaining Illinois’ political shift with Dick Durbin’s county maps
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/03/explaining-illinois-political-shift-with-dick-durbins-county-maps/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DOJ says Facebook gave preference to foreigners over American workers – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. The Those Democrats give preference to their employees who are Democrat, and especially to those who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/3/doj-says-facebook-gave-preference-foreigners-over-/

FOX NEWS
— Tulsi Gabbard urges Trump not to ‘back down’ against Big Tech President Trump has called federal protections for technology platforms ‘corporate welfare’ – Michael Ruiz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tulsi-gabbard-trump-big-tech

GOPUSA
— Garcetti: Los Angeles Residents Ordered To ‘Remain In Their Homes’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98694
— Louisville, Ky., Mayor Declares Racism A Public Health Crisis
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98614

NEWSMAX
— Without Clear Mandate, Biden Should Embrace Moderate, Practical Solutions – Peter Morici
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/peter-morici/biden-moderate-practical-solutions/2020/12/02/id/999660/

THE HILL
— Biden asked Fauci to serve as chief medical adviser – JULIA MANCHESTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/528677-biden-asked-fauci-to-serve-as-chief-medical-adviser

CNN
— Biden says he will ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days he’s in office – Dan Merica
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/03/politics/biden-harris-interview-jake-tapper/index.html
— Google unlawfully fired worker organizers, federal agency alleges – Sara Ashley O’Brien (DIERSEN: When I turned 40 in 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Rather than help the lawsuit succeed, virtually all the members of the class in GAO’s Chicago office “cut deals” with my GAO superiors. Those deals included helping my GAO superiors a) get rid of my mentor, b) keep me off audits of IRS, c) give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, d) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, e) not promote me beyond GS-13, and f) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.kitv.com/story/43002845/google-unlawfully-fired-worker-organizers-federal-agency-alleges

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s false fraud claims could threaten GOP hopes in Georgia Senate races” and asks “Will he repeat claims he made in a 46-minute video at a Saturday campaign rally?”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-false-fraud-claims-threaten-gop-hopes-georgia/story?id=74519757

NBC NEWS
— House Democrats pick openly gay lawmaker to lead campaign arm – AP
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/house-dems-pick-openly-gay-lawmaker-lead-campaign-arm-n1249915

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Wisconsin’s Top Court Rejects Trump Lawsuit as His Election Push Fades.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/us/politics/wisconsin-georgia-trump-election.html

FOX WEST MICHIGAN
— City of Grand Rapids strengthens LGBTQ+ equality score (DIERSEN: What will the religious, government, political, and financial leaders of your municipality do to strengthen your municipality’s LGBTQ+ equality score? Will they do even more to drive out of your municipality those individuals (like me), organizations, and companies that do not promote LGBTQ+? Those religious, government, political, and financial leaders of Wheaton who promote LGBTQ+ in Wheaton have always focused on destroying me. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/city-of-grand-rapids-strengthens-lgbtq-equality-score

NEWSWEEK
— Republican and Democratic Judges Have Turned on Trump—and Not Just When it Comes to the Election – STEVE FRIESS
https://www.newsweek.com/2020/12/18/republican-democrat-judges-have-turned-trump-not-just-when-it-comes-election-1551945.html

December 3 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Who gets the COVID-19 vaccine first? Social justice must be a factor – CRAIG KLUGMAN AND ANGIRA PATEL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-coronavirus-vaccine-order-black-hispanic-20201202-oivauayforghlhwpeuhtyw7zim-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump is the superspreader president.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-super-spreader-parties-chapman-20201202-bvurpcnbtfbg3c3pvudd7gi7qi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump and his ‘rigged election’ liars are going to get someone killed.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-election-giuliani-biden-vote-fraud-death-gop-huppke-20201202-5pn6757tnvgjbckchlrknpwba4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan confidant, others plead not guilty in bribery case as GOP leader floats bid for speaker’s gavel House GOP leader Jim Durkin said he had 45 of the 60 votes required to become speaker, and he said he planned to appeal to 15 “reform-minded” Democrats in an unlikely bid to get them to support his ascension to speaker. – Jon Seidel and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/12/2/21975490/mike-madigan-confidant-comed-bribery-case-arraignment-michael-mcclain-anne-pramaggiore-jay-doherty
— Lightfoot plans $450M in short-term borrowing to buy time for Congress to ride to the rescue The short-term borrowing is for “less than a year” at an interest rate of 1.95%. If Congress ultimately approves replacement revenue for cities, a long-term, $1.7 billion debt restructuring will be dramatically reduced. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/12/2/22136300/chicago-city-budget-borrowing-covid-coronavirus-congress-relief-funding-replacement-revenue
— City Council committee extends set-aside program for contracts with firms owned by minorities, women Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) hopes to use the latest extension and disparity study to justify raising the bar — to 30% for companies owned by minorities, 10% for firms controlled by women. – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what the following have done to meet Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, that is, what the following have done to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, etc.: GAO, IRS, Post Office, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/12/2/22087794/minority-women-owned-businesses-contracts-chicago-city-council-set-aside-programs-extension

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— GOP tries to turn political screws on Madigan On the day the speaker’s longtime confidant and others pleaded innocent to federal bribery charges, House GOP Leader Durkin says he has more votes to become speaker than the embattled chamber chief. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/gop-tries-turn-political-screws-madigan

JOURNAL TOPICS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Adult Recreational Cannabis Coming To Mount Prospect – Amaris E. Rodriguez
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/village-opts-in-adult-recreational-cannabis-coming-to-mount-prospect/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “President Trump Seriously Considering 2024 Run As He Continues False 2020 Claims.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/president-trump-seriously-considering-2024-run-he-continues-false-2020-claims

EVANSTON PATCH
— Groundbreaking Evanston Reparations Program Takes Shape Black residents who suffered housing discrimination in Evanston from 1919 to 1969, and their descendants, could be eligible for $25,000. – Jonah Meadows (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs are nasty. If you seek a government office or a political office as a Republican and you are a law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time, expect that your critics/opponents will dig deep into what your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors did to paint you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/groundbreaking-evanston-reparations-program-takes-shape

CENTER SQUARE
— More than one-in-three small businesses closed since January Illinois small businesses see 39.2 percent drop in revenue this year – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/more-than-one-in-three-small-businesses-closed-since-january/article_65604884-34d3-11eb-97d2-67870937d32e.html
— Illinois high school sports on hold until 2021 – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Starting in 7th grade, my having Osgood-Schlatter disease ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease ) stopped me from playing sports. I could stand and walk, but I could not run. That led to my spending my junior and senior years in high school and the summer in between washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-high-school-sports-on-hold-until-2021/article_bc7af4c6-34e1-11eb-bd64-976b264d2068.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Born in Illinois, Moved Out
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/02/born-in-illinois-moved-out/
— McHenry Township Republicans Slate Candidates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/02/mchenry-township-republicans-slate-candidates/
— Salaries of Riley Township Officials Show Raises Only for Highway Commissioner and Assessor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/02/salaries-of-riley-township-officials-show-raises-only-for-highway-commissioner-and-assessor/
— Township Officials’ Salaries – Chemung
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/01/township-officials-salaries-chemung/
— Illinois Roads Compared with Other State
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/02/illinois-roads-compared-with-other-state/
— UPDATED 12/1/20: Smear List Tracks Defamatory Statements Against Kyle Rittenhouse
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/01/malkin120120/
— Politico Thinks Underwood in Danger from Redistricting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/01/politico-thinks-underwood-in-danger-from-redistricting/
— MCC Board Approves $25,000 Retention Bonus to Keep President through 2024
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/01/mcc-board-approves-25000-retention-bonus-to-keep-president-through-2024/
— State’s Atty. Kenneally versus Governor Pritzker
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/01/kenneally-versus-pritzker/
— In the “Physician Heal Thyself” Category
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/01/in-the-physician-heal-thyself-category/
— Unemployment Insurance Borrowing from Feds Will Have Long Negative Business Climate Results
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/30/unemployment-insurance-borrowing-from-feds-will-have-long-negative-business-climate-results/

BEIDELMAN KUNSCH
— OBITUARY: Elizabeth Martinez
https://www.beidelmankunschfh.com/obituaries/Elizabeth-Martinez?obId=19134535
(FROM THE OBITUARY: A visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 9, from 10 am until 12 pm at the Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Homes & Crematory, 516 S. Washington St., Naperville. A graveside service will immediately follow at the Naperville Cemetery.)

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— EMAILS DETAIL MADIGAN’S USE OF COMED AS CRONY JOB SERVICE – Ben Szalinski (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/emails-detail-madigans-use-of-comed-as-crony-job-service/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Obama: Trump’s ‘stereotypical macho style’ appealed to some Black voters – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/3/barack-obama-donald-trumps-stereotypical-macho-sty/

GOPUSA
— John Kerry Tells World Economic Forum That American Voters Chose ‘Great Reset’ Over Nationalism (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as being anti-American.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98657

BREITBART
— Victories Would Give Far-Left ‘Unchecked Power’ to Grant Amnesty, Defund the Police – Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/02/watch-jon-ossoff-raphael-warnock-victories-would-give-far-left-unchecked-power-to-grant-amnesty-defund-the-police/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WALTER E. WILLIAMS 1936-2020
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/walter-e-williams-1936-2020/
— TRUMP WON HIS OTHER CAMPAIGN — TO DESTROY MEDIA CREDIBILITY – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and dupes side with the Democrat news media against me. I should write a book my critics/opponents, their operatives, and dupes. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and/or in Illinois. I would focus on those who have been candidates on ballots in my precinct. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-won-his-other-campaign-to-destroy-media-credibility/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Calls for ‘Full Forensic Audit’ of Mail-In Ballots – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-calls-for-full-forensic-audit-of-mail-in-ballots_3602681.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— Ex-RNC Chair Has 1 Damning Word For People Still Donating To Donald Trump “The grift is on, baby,” warned Michael Steele. – Lee Moran
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ex-rnc-michael-steele-donald-trump-donations_n_5fc89acfc5b6933ec7dc9479

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “In video, Trump recycles unsubstantiated voter fraud claims.”
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-media-social-media-elections-71d5469ac0bbccbfe601528a2517b239

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump, in Video From White House, Delivers a 46-Minute Diatribe on the ‘Rigged’ Election. The president posted a recording on social media of what he said “may be the most important speech I’ve ever made.” It was filled with false allegations about voter fraud.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/us/politics/trump-election-video.html
— What’s Between 30 Million Americans and an Eviction Tsunami? Only government intervention can keep millions of Americans housed. – Francesca Mari
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/opinion/eviction-moratorium-ending.html
— Hidden in Plain Sight: The Ghosts of Segregation – Richard Frishman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have outrageously benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against women.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/travel/ghosts-of-segregation.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: U.N. Reclassifies Cannabis as a Less Dangerous Drug – Isabella Kwai
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/world/europe/cannabis-united-nations-drug-policy.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump escalates baseless attacks on election with 46-minute video rant.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-election-video/2020/12/02/f6c8d63c-34e8-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html
— Trump roils Georgia GOP as party waits to see if presidential visit helps — or hurts — in crucial Senate runoffs – Josh Dawsey, Amy Gardner and Cleve R. Wootson Jr. (DIERSEN: Of course, since 2000, my critics/opponents have told Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct that they should not seek my support because my support would hurt them. I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have talked and/or acted like they have taken that advice. I would focus on those who have talked and/or acted like they believed that the more that they demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me, the more votes that they would get.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-georgia-senate-run-offs/2020/12/03/e777c11e-34bd-11eb-afe6-e4dbee9689f8_story.html
— Trump is said to be livid at Barr, with one official suggesting termination possible – Matt Zapotosky, Josh Dawsey and Devlin Barrett (DIERSEN: Who have you defended/promoted, but who then turned on you? I should write a book about those who I have defended/promoted during the last 20 years, but who then turned on me. I would focus on a) present/past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter and b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-barr-election-fraud/2020/12/02/5717626c-34e2-11eb-a997-1f4c53d2a747_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Election Went Down to Georgia Sens. Perdue and Loeffler are the last line of defense for conservatives. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-election-went-down-to-georgia-11606950727
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Which Schools Leave Parents With the Most College Loan Debt? Typical families at dozens of institutions are borrowing almost $100,000 to finance student education, new data show – Andrea Fuller and Josh Mitchell (DIERSEN: How much money could your parents borrow to send you to college? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He fought type 1 diabetes from age 14 and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy. My mother raised on a farm and never attended high school.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/which-schools-leave-parents-with-the-most-college-loan-debt-11606936947
— M.B.A. Applicants, Brace for ‘Most Competitive Year Ever’ – Patrick Thomas (DIERSEN: If I had not been taking MBA courses at Loyola, IRS may very well have not promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/m-b-a-applicants-brace-for-most-competitive-year-ever-11606924882
— Three Tips for Applying to 2021 M.B.A. Programs – Patrick Thomas (DIERSEN: Loyola might not have admitted me into its MBA program in 1972 when I was 23 years old a) if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, b) if I had not worked for IRS for the previous 6 months at the GS-7 level, currently $47,965/year, and c) if had not worked for Firestone Stores for the previous 17 months.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/three-tips-for-applying-to-2021-m-b-a-programs-11606924922

FORBES
— Why America Is In Trouble – 20 Largest Federal Agencies Admit To $2.3 Trillion In Improper Payments Since 2004 – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2020/12/03/why-america-is-in-trouble–20-largest-federal-agencies-admit-to-23-trillion-in-improper-payments-since-2004/


— Many Of The 22 Million Lost Jobs ‘May Never Return’ And A Recovery Is Already ‘Plateauing’: Philly Fed President – Jonathan Ponciano
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2020/12/02/many-of-the-22-million-lost-jobs-may-never-return-and-economic-recovery-is-already-plateauing-philadelphia-fed-president/

FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford Mexico Named One Of The Best Companies For Young Professionals – Brett Foote (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in a) Firestone Stores firing me and b) my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://fordauthority.com/2020/12/ford-mexico-named-one-of-the-best-companies-for-young-professionals/

TEXAN
— Dallas Mayor Says ‘Minority Populations’ Should Be Prioritized for Coronavirus Vaccine Mayor Eric Johnson highlighted that racial minority communities have been disproportionately impacted by coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations. – HAYDEN SPARKS (DIERSEN: How much pressure is there on those who lead your municipality, your township, and your county to use government to give preference to those who are minority, female, younger, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, moderate, liberal, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, Trump-haters, and/or citizens of foreign countries and to use government to give preference to those who have health, financial, and/or other problems and/or to those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time?)
https://thetexan.news/dallas-mayor-says-minority-populations-should-be-prioritized-for-coronavirus-vaccine/

JD SUPRA
— Employer’s Longstanding Efforts to Improve Diversity Leads to Accusation of “Reverse” Discrimination – Seyfarth Shaw LLP (DIERSEN: To improve diversity is to not hire and to get rid of employees who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, non-poor, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-24899/
— Interactive Tool Allows Users to Search Data by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Location and Industry Sector (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were “bad jobs.” That frustrated my employers’ (GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, Post Office, etc.) efforts to hire, retain, and promote minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, etc. That explains why my employers lowered hiring, retention, and promotion standards for the aforesaid.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-launches-new-data-tool-to-track-75017/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched EEOC Explore, a new interactive data query and mapping tool that gives users access to the most current, granular, and privacy protected aggregate EEO-1 data publicly available. EEOC Explore allows users to analyze aggregate data associated with more than 56 million employees and 73,000 employers nationwide. The user-friendly tool enables stakeholders to explore and compare data trends across a number of categories, including location, sex, race and ethnicity, and industry sector without the need for experience in computer programming or statistical analysis.)

GLOBALIST
— A Hard Reckoning for the Democrats: Race, Class and Joe Biden’s Election That Democrats only defeated Donald Trump by so narrow a margin suggests that they need to re-think their political strategy big time. – Jeff Faux (DIERSEN: To vote for Democrats is to call for government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theglobalist.com/united-states-joe-biden-donald-trump-2020-presidential-elections-republican-party-democratic-party-demographics/

GUARDIAN
— Biden team to meet with Latino lawmakers amid calls for diverse cabinet picks – Daniel Strauss (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers, organizations, municipalities, townships, counties, states, countries, etc. officially proclaim that those who are the following are NOT WELCOME: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/02/joe-biden-congressional-hispanic-caucus-latino-cabinet-picks
— ‘Defund the police’ slogan risks turning voters away, says Obama (DIERSEN: IRS Revenue Officers enforce federal tax laws. Since 1971, when I was 22 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/dec/03/defund-the-police-slogan-risks-turning-voters-away-says-obama-video

November 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan does not appear to have votes to retain role, BGA says Madigan implicated in ComEd corruption investigation
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/madigan-does-not-appear-to-have-votes-to-retain-job-bga/8332029/

NBC5
— Illinois COVID-19 Updates: Tom Dart Tests Positive, State Reports More Than 7,800 New Cases
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-covid-19-updates-state-capitol-to-forego-holiday-decoration-illinois-game-canceled/2381881/
— To Court Latinos, Democrats Have to Expand Strategy in 2022 In parts of the country where Democrats have long reigned, more Latinos voted for Trump this year than expected, including areas of Florida and Texas – Astrid Galvan (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see Latinos as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/to-court-latinos-democrats-have-to-expand-strategy-in-2022/2381979/
— Biden Plans Swift Moves to Protect and Advance LGBTQ Rights – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see LGBTQers as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/biden-plans-swift-moves-to-protect-and-advance-lgbtq-rights/2381947/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart tests positive; 7,873 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases and 108 additional deaths reported Saturday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201126-p2sddii4uvchvp5x5iry2unaz4-story.html
— Work, classes, financial aid — and now COVID-19: Life as a poor college student has only gotten tougher during the pandemic – ELYSSA CHERNEY (DIERSEN: I could afford to attend UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970 a) because my outstanding parents provided me room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) because I saved money for college and for three new cars from what I earned washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-illinois-low-income-college-students-20201127-53zqwvncw5colb72ni3ylxgjwu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 7,873 new coronavirus cases reported despite low number of tests being processed over holiday weekend
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/11/28/21723860/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— 2 Rockford lawmakers won’t back Madigan for House speaker – Ken DeCoster
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2020/11/28/democrat-state-rep-maurice-west-wont-back-madigan-house-speaker/6442909002/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— City: Black residents may be eligible for up to $25,000 in housing assistance as part of reparations fund – Jason Beeferman
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/11/24/city/black-residents-may-be-eligible-for-up-to-25000-in-housing-assistance-as-part-of-reparations-fund/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 638 cases Saturday, 7 deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 13.2% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/28/dupage-county-reports-638-cases-saturday-7-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-13-2/akhz9fo/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Biden Gains Votes In Recount Of Milwaukee County Requested By Trump – COLIN DWYER
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-gains-votes-recount-milwaukee-county-requested-trump#stream/0
— Republican Infighting Threatens GOP Chances In Georgia Senate Runoffs – EMMA HURT (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican infighting in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township since 2000. Overwhelmingly, it has been those who want to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform versus those who want to defend and advance the aforesaid planks. Overwhelmingly, those who want to dump the aforesaid planks have won.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republican-infighting-threatens-gop-chances-georgia-senate-runoffs#stream/0
— Challenges Biden Might Face In Unifying Americans – ASMA KHALID (DIERSEN: Those who voted for Biden do not want Biden to unify Americans. They want Biden to use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/challenges-biden-might-face-unifying-americans#stream/0

BGA
— Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan does not appear to have votes to retain role
https://news.yahoo.com/illinois-house-speaker-michael-madigan-164646669.html

NAPERVILLE TOWNSHIP
— Notice of Democratic and Republican Caucuses – December 1st, 2020
http://www.napervilletownship.com/media/notices/2020-12-01_notice_caucus.pdf

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois to borrow billions from the Feds AGAIN, only state in country to tap government lending program – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-to-borrow-billions-from-the-feds-again-only-state-in-country-to-tap-government-lending-program-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— COVID-19 continues spread, Illinois faces post-holiday surge – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/28/covid-19-continues-spread-illinois-faces-post-holi/

GOPUSA
— Obama Laments Media’s Diminishing Importance
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98382

EPOCH TIMES
— Pennsylvania Senator: ‘Mounting Evidence’ Shows Election Was Compromised – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pennsylvania-senator-mounting-evidence-shows-election-was-compromised_3596736.html

THE HILL
— Biden looks to career officials to restore trust, morale in government agencies – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors in the federal government. They were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to retain and promote their Democrat employees and b) to get rid of their Republican employees and especially those who were White, male, non-veteran, and/or older.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/527655-biden-looks-to-career-officials-to-restore-trust-morale-in-government

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Rush to Expand the Border Wall That Many Fear Is Here to Stay Despite the president-elect’s vow to halt the project, the Trump administration is expanding the wall at a breakneck pace. Customs and Border Protection officials are rushing to meet President Trump’s mandate of 450 miles of new wall construction during his term. – Simon Romero and Zolan Kanno-Youngs (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs oppose anything that discourages illegal immigration.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/28/us/trump-biden-border-wall.html

WASHINGTON POST
— With urgent problems facing him, Biden cannot afford early missteps – Dan Balz (DIERSEN: According to your critics/opponents, what missteps have you made? According to my critics/opponents, missteps that I have made include my not glorifying and praising them, my not pandering to them, my not serving as or of their operatives or dupes, my not giving them money, and my suing them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/with-urgent-problems-facing-him-biden-cannot-afford-early-missteps/2020/11/28/3400c494-317c-11eb-860d-f7999599cbc2_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Does founder Matt Drudge even work at The Drudge Report anymore? – Armin Rosen
https://nypost.com/2020/11/28/does-matt-drudge-even-work-at-the-drudge-report-anymore/

FORBES
— Will Your Income Peak Earlier Than You Think? – David Rae (DIERSEN: My income peaked in 1997 when I was 49 years old at $131,532/year in today’s dollars. Since then, it has been only $54,168/year in today’s dollars, or 59% less.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrae/2020/11/18/will-your-income-will-peak-earlier-than-you-think/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Waiting until your forties or fifties, without saving much for retirement, may mean you will need to work longer or make more drastic spending cuts so you will be able to save enough to maintain your standard of living in retirement. Rising incomes can help make saving more manageable, but they can also mean you will need to replace a larger income once you retire. That is assuming your income continues to increase over time. . .Regardless, plan for a secure financial future, so if for some reason, your income does not increase as much as you expected, you can still afford the lifestyle to which you have grown accustomed.)

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— A Historic Presidency – Patrick J. Buchanan
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_pat_buchanan/a_historic_presidency