February 8 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Praise for New ILGOP Chairman Rushes In All corners of GOP applaud the selection of Don Tracy, leader of and major donor to the anti-progressive tax and numerous successful campaigns
https://mailchi.mp/28bbae26e2b2/icymi-pritzker-admin-mia-while-over-20-of-lasalle-veterans-home-residents-die-of-covid-4743608

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 1,747 new coronavirus cases, 35 deaths – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1747-new-covid-19-cases-35-deaths/10321765/

NBC5
— Trump Lawyers Blast Democrats Before Impeachment Trial, Deny He Incited Capitol Riot – Kevin Breuninger
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-lawyers-blast-democrats-before-impeachment-trial-deny-he-incited-capitol-riot/2432451/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see immigrants as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/8/22272781/immigrants-activists-worry-biden-wont-end-trump-barriers

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lightfoot vs. Sharkey on hammering out deal | Businessman Rabine to run as Republican for governor | Former CTU leader, mayoral hopeful Karen Lewis dies – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-sharkey-ctu-near-deal-karen-lewis-dies-impeachment-spin-20210208-vd3fc73rivcbnavom2stalvvam-story.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump, 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump, 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump, and 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-a-winning-gop-would-take-kinzingers-medicine/article_662062a1-082b-571e-9860-183c194acaf8.html

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
— Guns, ammunition fly off shelves at South Bend area stores after ‘perfect storm’ of events – Ed Semmler and Marek Mazurek
https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/guns-ammunition-fly-off-shelves-at-south-bend-area-stores-after-perfect-storm-of-events/article_3d2c5ffe-67f2-11eb-839b-2b6a288f303b.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fear caused by the pandemic, civil unrest and even the election of a new president has created unprecedented demand for guns and ammunition that has some shop owners concerned about their own survival. When news of the pandemic started to spread, lines started forming at stores here and across the country for guns, ammunition, bulletproof vests and other items deemed important for self-defense and survival. And civil unrest throughout most of the country only served to fan the flames as well as the election of President Joe Biden, who many fear will seek to constrict 2nd Amendment rights. “It’s been a perfect storm,” said Rebecca Bartol, owner of gun store Femme Fatale in South Bend. “People started panic buying in March and it really hasn’t let up since because of rioting, protesting and political changes.” Femme Fatale closed for a couple of months because of the pandemic and the supply shortage, but reopened in June at its old location at 1201 S. Main St. In November, it relocated to a new store at 4325 S. Michigan St. Bartol said the move had been planned for some time and was prompted by the desire to get into a bigger space and near the Ireland Road retail corridor on the south side of the city. But the shortage of inventory is more evident than ever in the bigger store with its largely barren display cases for handguns, racks for shotguns and rifles and cubicles that store ammo. Almost as fast as new inventory comes in, it is purchased by customers. “Our firearms inventory is about 10% of normal,” Bartol said between customers who were looking for hard-to-find ammunition and guns. “This is the thinnest we’ve ever been, and we’re working harder than ever to find inventory.” Federal background checks soared to nearly 39.7 million in 2020, about a 39% jump compared to the previous year and the most on record since background checks got under way in 1998, according to NCIS statistics. Bartol and other gun shop owners said that millions of those background checks were for first-time gun owners, which helps explain the shortages in addition to the factory shutdowns and slowdowns caused by the pandemic.)

NPR ILLINOIS
— Groundwork For Insurrection Was Laid Well Before Jan. 6 – STEVE INSKEEP
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/groundwork-insurrection-was-laid-well-jan-6#stream/0

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Anonymous Political Campaigns are like Cockroaches; They scatter when the light comes on – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/02/anonymous-political-campaigns-are-like-cockroaches-they-scatter-when-the-light-comes-on/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— A DIVIDED IL GOP PICKS DOWNSTATE ATTORNEY AS NEXT CHAIRMAN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/a-divided-il-gop-picks-downstate-attorney-as-next-chairman-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While the IL GOP has been following the lead of anti-conservative activists and consultants for years, the election of Tracy could indicate the growing power of downstate Republicans that deliver most of the state’s conservative, pro-Trump Republican votes – granting them more weight in the party’s decision-making. )
— CONGRESSMAN KINZINGER LAUDS JEEP’S “COMMON GROUND” SUPER BOWL AD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/congressman-kinzinger-lauds-jeeps-common-ground-super-bowl-ad-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Business owner, Trump supporter Gary Rabine says he will run for governor
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/08/business-owner-trump-supporter-gary-rabine-says-he-will-run-for-governor/
— HGOP responds *** House releases new proposed rules
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/08/house-releases-new-proposed-rules/
— 1,747 new confirmed and probable cases; 35 additional deaths; 2,161 hospitalized; 469 in ICU; 3.3 percent average case positivity rate; 4.1 percent average test positivity rate; 51,794 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/08/1747-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-35-additional-deaths-2161-hospitalized-469-in-icu-33-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-41-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-51794-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden border surge prompts ‘catch-and-release’ restart in Texas – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/8/joe-biden-border-surge-prompts-catch-and-release-r/

FOX NEWS
— Sen. Tim Scott: Putting ‘all the blame on President Trump’ for Capitol riot ‘just wrong’
https://news.yahoo.com/sen-tim-scott-putting-blame-191633162.html
— Sen. Tim Scott: Former President Trump ‘is not guilty’
https://news.yahoo.com/sen-tim-scott-former-president-190257425.html
— A Censured Liz Cheney Appears On Fox News Sunday
https://www.gopusa.com/a-censured-liz-cheney-appears-on-fox-news-sunday/

GOPUSA
— The Tyrannical Left’s Sinister Conspiracy To Silence Conservatives – David Limbaugh
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106244
— Fox News FALLOUT: Lou Dobbs Retweets ‘Fox In A Race To The Bottom’ – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106288

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden to Further Cut Down on ICE Arrests and Deportations – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/08/biden-to-further-cut-down-on-ice-arrests-and-deportations/

BREITBART
— John Cusack Calls NFL ‘Complete Hypocrites’ for $250M Systemic Racism Pledge While ‘Blacklisting’ Kaepernick – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/02/08/john-cusack-calls-nfl-complete-hypocrites-for-250m-systemic-racism-pledge-while-blacklisting-kaepernick/

BLAZE
— Bruce Springsteen was calling for a White House ‘exorcism’ 3 months ago. He appeared in a Super Bowl ad on Sunday calling for unity: ‘To the ReUnited States of America’ – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/bruce-springsteen-was-calling-for-a-white-house-exorcism-3-months-ago-he-appeared-in-a-super-bowl-ad-on-sunday-calling-for-american-unity
— Maxine Waters claims she didn’t encourage violence against Trump supporters, but here’s what she said in 2018 Waters said in 2018: ‘The people are going to turn on them, they are gonna protest, they are gonna absolutely harass them’ – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/maxine-waters-claims-she-didnt-encourage-violence-against-trump-supporters-but-heres-what-she-said-in-2018

TOWNHALL
— Joe Biden’s Immigration Crisis Is Just Beginning – Julio Rosas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2021/02/08/joe-bidens-immigration-crisis-is-just-beginning-n2584381

NEWSMAX
— Biden’s Immigration Surrender – James Walsh
https://www.newsmax.com/jameswalsh/executive-orders-socialism/2021/02/08/id/1009043/

PJ MEDIA
— Trump’s Defense Brief Eviscerates the Democrats’ Case for Impeachment – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/02/08/trumps-defense-brief-eviscerates-the-democrats-case-for-impeachment-n1423968

EPOCH TIMES
— Evidence Mounts that Capitol Breach Was Pre-Planned, Eroding Incitement Allegation in Trump Impeachment Trial – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/evidence-mounts-that-capitol-breach-was-pre-planned-eroding-incitement-allegation-in-trump-impeachment-trial_3689106.html

THE HILL
— New variants threaten to reverse progress against COVID-19 – PETER SULLIVAN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/537887-new-variants-threaten-to-reverse-progress-against-covid-19

POLITICO
— Trump lawyers rip impeachment case as ‘political theater’ The attorneys also rejected claims that Donald Trump sat on his hands during the violence. – KYLE CHENEY and ANDREW DESIDERIO
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/08/trumps-legal-team-says-impeachment-is-constitutionally-flawed-senate-cant-convict-467210

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump’s impeachment trial looms as Republicans grapple with a leadership void.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-09/what-to-expect-from-donald-trumps-second-impeachment-trial/13131468

MSNBC
— The problem with ‘centrists’ fighting for the soul of the GOP – Steve Benen
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present “centrist” leaders of Republican organizations, including the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, who focus on destroying conservative Republicans, that is, who focus on destroying platform Republicans like me.)
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/problem-centrists-fighting-soul-gop-n1257059

YAHOO NEWS
— Trump impeachment: Supporters rioted ‘of their own accord’
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-impeachment-supporters-rioted-own-170053582.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Adam Kinzinger says “My fellow Republicans, convicting Trump is necessary to save America.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/08/adam-kinzinger-trump-impeachment-senate-republicans/
— Lou Dobbs is lashing out at Fox on Twitter for dropping his show. Though still under contract with Fox, the longtime host is retweeting critics of the network, including a call for viewers to switch to far-right competitors. – Jeremy Barr
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2021/02/08/lou-dobbs-twitter-fox-angry/
— Fearing violence and political uncertainty, Americans are buying millions more firearms. More than 2 million guns were sold in January, an 80% jump and the third-highest monthly total on record. – Hannah Denham and Andrew Ba Tran
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/03/gun-sales-january-background-checks/
— Historian: Black Power Movement once thrived in D.C., but recent mayors have “set aside” its goal of empowering poor. – Robert McCartney
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-black-power-musgrove/2021/02/07/67c115f4-67cd-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Want to hold Trump supporters accountable? It doesn’t have to be complicated.” How will the hate-filled Trump-hating a) Trump-haters in Illinois hold accountable the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, b) Trump-haters in DuPage County hold accountable the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, c) Trump-haters in Milton Township hold accountable the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and d) Trump-haters in my precinct hold accountable the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump? How strongly will the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, and Republican Precinct Committeeman Dave Diersen come to the defense of the aforesaid Trump-voters?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/08/my-pillow-david-hogg-world-series-liberals/

NEW YORK POST
— Twitter bans blogger Jim Hoft, conservative radio host Wayne Allyn Root – Natalie Musumeci
https://nypost.com/2021/02/08/twitter-bans-conservatives-jim-hoft-wayne-allyn-root/
— Mitt Romney leads the way on the pro-family GOP of the future – Gladden Pappin
https://nypost.com/2021/02/08/mitt-romney-leads-the-way-on-the-pro-family-gop-of-the-future/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Impeachment Trial Puts Trump Back on Center Stage for GOP. Senate Republicans face another public test of loyalty to the former president, with their base voters watching closely – Joshua Jamerson and Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeachment-trial-puts-trump-back-on-center-stage-for-gop-11612793155

CLEVELAND
— The widening assault on Trump supporters and conservative thought has to end – Jean Kumler, Rocky River
https://www.cleveland.com/letters/2021/02/the-widening-assault-on-trump-supporters-and-conservative-thought-has-to-end.html

February 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 100 years of newspapering: Medill School was started to bring booksmarts to street-smart journalism – RON GROSSMAN
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am not a reporter or journalist a) because reporters and journalists cannot be conservative or Republican, b) because I am not paid for what I do, c) because I do not have a degree in journalism, d) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) because I do not glorify and praise them, f) because I do not pander to them, and g) because I do not give them money. I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor for 21 years. Before that, I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $102,755-$132,845/year. GAO Analysts do much of what reporters and journalists do including interviewing, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who claim to be Republican but who give all their scopes to Democrat reporters and to Democrat journalists.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-opinion-flashback-medill-journalism-anniversary-20210205-572naasytfdqlf6onjivm2wx7i-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: I should write a book about those who want affordable housing built, a) but not in their county, b) but not in their county district, c) but not in their township, d) but not in their municipality, e) but not in their municipal district, and f) but not in their precinct. I would focus on those want affordable housing built in DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, and my precinct.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-re-chicago-inclusive-housing-ordinance-tt-0129-20210201-g27eksnzevhnlmy5ifxvyqowhm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/7/22268858/abortion-minors-parental-notification-law-illinois-legislature-editorial

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield attorney Don Tracy selected as Illinois Republican Party chairman. Had led Illinois Gaming Board; beat out two other opponents – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/02/06/don-tracy-springfield-elected-illinois-gop-chairman/4423555001/
— Cannabis shop planned for west side – Ben Szalinski
(DIERSEN: How will Tracy respond to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. to immediately dump those who do not promote pot?)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/02/05/cannabis-shop-planned-springfields-west-side/4409927001/

SOUTHERN
— Springfield’s Don Tracy, ex-Illinois Gaming Board chairman, a finalist for state GOP chair – Dean Olsen
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/springfields-don-tracy-ex-illinois-gaming-board-chairman-a-finalist-for-state-gop-chair/article_d2376550-9ff9-59cb-aed1-a87816967c8d.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 152 cases Friday, 6 deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 5.5% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/06/dupage-county-reports-152-cases-friday-6-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-55/

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Illinois Republicans select Don Tracy as new party chairman – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/02/06/illinois-republicans-select-don-tracy-as-new-party-chairman/

HERALD WHIG
— Equipping teachers for diverse classrooms – DEBORAH GERTZ  
(DIERSEN: One reason why I transferred from UIC to NIU in 1969 when I was 20 years old was that I had trouble understanding UIC instructors whose first language was not English.)
https://www.whig.com/news/illinois-news/equipping-teachers-for-diverse-classrooms/article_e616a7d2-9770-5b1d-813c-10d85440d748.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Canada Labels Proud Boys A Terrorist Group. What Are The Consequences?
(DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats succeed in getting the United States, Illinois, your county, your township, and your municipality to label the Republican Party a terrorist group? How soon will banks and other financial institutions seize assets of Republicans? How soon will the United States, Illinois, your county, your township, and your municipality officially prohibit Republicans a) from seeking or holding any kind of government or political office, b) from getting an education, c) from getting or keeping a job, d) from owning firearms or ammunition, e) from leasing or owning vehicles, f) from renting or owning real estate, g) etc.?)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/canada-labels-proud-boys-terrorist-group-what-are-consequences#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With this designation, it gives banks and financial institutions the grounds to, you know, seize assets, you know, not renew mortgages. It’s a very effective way at stopping support for a group at a ground level. And I should also say that I think one of the things it did was by designating the Proud Boys a terror group – whether you would agree with that or not, it does allow a certain amount of deterrence to happen, that, you know, some regular person who wants to don the yellow-and-black Fred Perry golf shirt might be less inclined to because that could, you know, have them wind up on a list where their bank no longer wants to bank with them.)
— Biden Moves To End Trump-Era Asylum Agreements With Central American Countries – JOHN RUWITCH
(DIERSEN: How will Tracy respond to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. to immediately dump those who do not promote mass/illegal immigration?)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-moves-end-trump-era-asylum-agreements-central-american-countries#stream/0
— For Biden Administration, Equity Initiatives Are A Moral Imperative – JUANA SUMMERS
(DIERSEN: How will Tracy respond to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. to immediately dump those who do not promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination?)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-administration-equity-initiatives-are-moral-imperative#stream/0
— More Than A Month Later, It’s Still January 6 on Capitol Hill – RON ELVING
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use the Capitol Riot to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, soldiers, veterans, 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/more-month-later-its-still-january-6-capitol-hill#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats fight all efforts to stop voter fraud.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/after-record-2020-turnout-state-republicans-weigh-making-it-harder-vote#stream/0

MDJ ONLINE
— Sex education isn’t required in Illinois public schools. This bill wants to change that. – NATALIE PIERRE
(DIERSEN: How will Tracy respond to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. to immediately dump those who do not promote LGBTQ?)
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/sex-education-isnt-required-in-illinois-public-schools-this-bill-wants-to-change-that/article_89e36ceb-175c-5dce-8c66-08675185b219.html

ILLINOIS NEWSROOM
— Illinois Republicans Choose Downstater Don Tracy As New State Chairman – Jim Meadows
(DIERSEN: How will Tracy respond to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. to immediately dump those who do not promote gambling?)
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/illinois-republicans-choose-downstater-don-tracy-as-new-state-chairman/

WIREPOINTS
— Potential GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Richard Porter’s Policy Prescriptions – Berkowitz Video Interview
https://wirepoints.org/potential-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-richard-porters-policy-prescriptions-berkowitz-interview-il-channel/

CAPITOL FAX
— UPDATE 4 *** Some members of the Eastern Bloc…State Representatives Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City), Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville), Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur), Chris Miller (R-Oakland) and Adam Niemerg R-Dieterich) are issuing the following statement on the election of Don Tracy as Illinois Republican Chairman. “Despite some news reports, Don Tracy is Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party because several of the most conservative legislators in the state who represent the areas with the most weighted vote were involved and backed him. We talked directly with Tracy and supported him based on his commitment to continuing to engage working families and support the values of working people. This isn’t a Trump or anti-Trump deal. It’s about putting the Republican Party in the best position to win by speaking to the middle class and working class families in Illinois who have disproportionately shouldered the burden of poor policies from our state’s one-party rule for far too long. We have been and will continue to be engaged in this process, and we look forward to working with Chairman Tracy. Make no mistake about it- the election of Don Tracy as State Party Chairman is a big win for conservatives.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/06/don-tracy-chosen-as-new-ilgop-chair/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Deportation warnings halted because they cause ‘undue stress’ on illegal migrants – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/deportation-warnings-halted-because-they-cause-undue-stress-on-illegal-migrants

FOX NEWS
— Calls for Pelosi to pay fine she imposed after bypassing metal detector intensify. ‘Is this a rule that makes sense? No of course not. But that’s not the point, the point is they’re her rules’ – Morgan Phillips
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/calls-pelosi-pay-fine-she-imposed-bypass-metal-detector

DAILY CALLER
— Liz Cheney Censured By Wyoming GOP For Trump Impeachment Vote – DYLAN HOUSMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/06/liz-cheney-censured-wyoming-gop-donald-trump-impeachment/

BREITBART
— 253 Migrants Apprehended in One Hour Along Texas Border with Mexico – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/02/06/253-migrants-apprehended-in-one-hour-along-texas-border-with-mexico/
— Dick Durbin Previews Gun Control: ‘We Have a Lot of Work to Do to Make This Country a Safer Place’ – AWR HAWKINS
(DIERSEN: How will Tracy respond to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. to immediately dump those who do not promote more gun controls?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/02/dick-durbin-previews-gun-control-we-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-to-make-this-country-a-safer-place/

BLAZE
— CNN report finds deceased Capitol Police officer didn’t suffer blunt force trauma, wasn’t struck by fire extinguisher – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/capitol-police-officer-death-fire-extinguisher

TOWNHALL
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA, ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Democrats: The Party of Systemic Racism – Kevin Grieve
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevingrieve/2021/02/07/democrats-the-party-of-systemic-racism-n2584289
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There is structural and systemic racism in the United States. The inconvenient truth is that it is perpetrated, propagated, and perpetuated by the Left. Birthed in the cesspool of radical Left university departments, demagogic terms like white privilege, whiteness, or white fragility are part of a poisonous and dangerous ideology that is meant to divide rather than unite. Critical race theory and racial equality can be summed up in a single statement: if you are white, you are racist and if you are a person of color, you are oppressed. The combination of white guilt plus black victimhood is especially toxic. Our self-anointed “Uniter-in-Chief” Joe Biden has jumped on the race hustler bandwagon under the guise of diversity training with his recent decision to rescind an executive order from former President Trump that would have put restrictions on advancing racial equality by limiting diversity training for federal government employees and its contractors. In other words, more identity politics. Unfortunately, this isn’t an anomaly for Democrats. This isn’t a blip on the Democratic arc of history bending towards justice. Judging people by the color of their skin rather than the content of their character has a rich history in the Democratic Party. Democrats have been solely responsible for defending slavery, starting the Civil War, opposing reconstruction, lynching blacks, founding the Ku Klux Klan, Jim Crow laws and segregation, poll taxes and literacy tests. The Party voted against the 13th amendment (end slavery), 14th amendment (black citizenship), and 15th amendment (black right to vote), filibustered the 1960 Civil Rights Act (elimination of poll taxes), and tried to filibuster the 1964 Civil Rights Act for 60 days, the longest filibuster in Senate history. The Civil War wasn’t North v. South, as highlighted in the Lincoln-Douglas debates in the northern state of Illinois. It was a Democrat v. Republican battle. The infamous Dred Scott decision (blacks were property) in 1857 was a Supreme Court vote of 7 Democrat justices for, and 2 Republican justices against. By 1900, more than 20 black Republicans had served in Congress. Democrats did not elect a single black congressman until 1935. And every black senator until 1979 was a Republican. When federal troops withdrew from the South after reconstruction ended, Democrats’ white supremacy laws re-emerged with a vengeance enforced by the paramilitary arm of the Democratic Party, the KKK, which was used to suppress blacks from voting Republican. . .If Democrats really wanted to help blacks, they would treat abortion as a tragedy, support school choice, work to end the failed welfare state, drop the idea of defunding police, promote advancement based on merit and character not the amount of melanin in your skin, end open borders which flood the market with cheap labor and steal jobs from black Americans, end their support of minimum wage laws which lead to higher black unemployment, and end their social justice mantra which is equality by group not the individual, anathema to America’s founding principles. I know, wishful thinking. So, whenever you hear Democrats calling Republicans racists, just know there is a simple psychological term for this: projection.)

CAMPUS REFORM
— Illinois Tech students shut down conservative group before it even starts. A student at Illinois Tech tried to start a Turning Point USA chapter on his campus. More than 100 students expressed interest in joining. Following backlash from classmates and the student government, he decided to withdraw the request. – Benjamin Zeisloft
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=16753
— University of Illinois just learned a very important First Amendment lesson. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign settled a lawsuit with a free speech nonprofit. In the settlement, UIUC agreed to change several of its “unconstitutional” policies. – Dion J. Pierre
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=16772
— University of Chicago endorses Harvard’s ‘flawed’ ‘Implicit Bias’ test. The University of Chicago’s biological sciences department endorsed Harvard University’s “flawed” “Project Implicit” following a diversity training. Project Implicit has been criticized for its lack of reliability and allegedly flawed methods of data collection. – Benjamin Zeisloft
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=16732

CHRISTIAN POST
— Biden condemns ‘political extremism’ in National Prayer Breakfast speech – Ryan Foley
(DIERSEN: How will Tracy respond to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. to immediately dump 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.christianpost.com/news/biden-condemns-political-extremism-at-national-prayer-breakfast.html

GOP TIMES
— Biden Administration Deploying Troops-Purging Extremists – MATTHEW HOLLOWAY
https://thegoptimes.com/biden-administration-deploying-troops-purging-extremists/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Lawyers to Use Videos of Democrats Inciting Violence During Impeachment Defense – ALLEN ZHONG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-lawyers-to-use-videos-of-democrats-inciting-violence-during-impeachment-defense_3687744.html

THE HILL
— Twitter permanently suspends Gateway Pundit founder’s account – CELINE CASTRONUOVO
(DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who promote Jim Hoft and his Gateway Pundit, but who fail/refuse to promote me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters?)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/537693-twitter-permanently-suspends-gateway-pundit-founder
— Biden immigration policy looks beyond reversing Trump – REBECCA BEITSCH
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/537629-biden-immigration-policy-looks-beyond-reversing-trump

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Washington state eyes ‘billionaire tax’ on the ultra rich – RACHEL LA CORTE
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare.)
https://www.wral.com/washington-state-eyes-billionaire-tax-on-the-ultra-rich/19505647/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Media grapples with ways to destroy Trump.
https://www.lowellsun.com/2021/02/04/media-grapples-with-how-to-cover-trump-after-white-house/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Strong Trump Supporters Picked to Head Michigan Republican Party. The state’s selection of party chair and vice chair hinged in large part on who was most loyal to the former president. – Kathleen Gray
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/06/us/politics/michigan-elections-board.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ron Weiser, a wealthy real estate developer from Ann Arbor, was elected chair of the Michigan Republican Party on Saturday, bringing along a vice chair who has caused consternation among some factions of the party because of her fierce support of former President Donald J. Trump. The vote from more than 2,000 party delegates did little to heal the deep divide in the party that surfaced this week when Laura Cox, the chair of the party for the last two years, jumped back into the race at the last minute, saying that Mr. Weiser had used $200,000 in party funds as a payoff to get a candidate out of the race for secretary of state in 2018.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/06/us/migrants-border-coronavirus-san-diego.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters support Liz Cheney. They will use her a) to drive the base of the Republican Party out of the Republican Party and b) to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/06/how-liz-cheney-survived-attempt-oust-her-house-leadership/

USA TODAY
— Physical symptoms of stress: Your body is trying to tell you something – Alia E. Dastagir
(DIERSEN: Putting together and sending out a Republican newsletter causes lots of stress. Those like me who do it a) get blamed by Republican candidates who lose elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers for their losses and b) get blamed by leaders of Republican political organizations for losses that Republican candidates suffer in their political jurisdictions.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/02/01/physical-symptoms-stress-warning-sign-mental-health-issues/4307318001/

LAS VEGAS SUN
— GOP’s civil war is just beginning, will get worse – Doyle McManus
(DIERSEN: How will Tracy respond to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters like Kinzinger who make it clear by their words and/or by their actions a) that they want the Illinois Republican Party to immediately dump the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, b) that they want the DuPage County Republican Central Committee to immediately dump the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, and c) that they want the Milton Township Republican Organization to immediately dump the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump?)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/feb/07/gops-civil-war-is-just-beginning-will-get-worse/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Anti-Trump Republicans are in the minority so far — but they are standing their ground, raising money, and preparing for battles to come. One, Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, has founded a political action committee to campaign for post-Trump Republicans.)

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Cheney to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/debra-saunders/debra-j-saunders-true-believers-the-past-cheney-the-future-in-modern-gop-2275107/

KIWA
— Iowa GOP Lawmakers: Public Universities Hostile To Conservatives
https://kiwaradio.com/local-news/gop-lawmakers-public-universities-hostile-to-conservatives/

FORBES
— Wyoming GOP Calls For Liz Cheney To Resign And Repay Donations In Scorched-Earth Censure – Andrew Solender
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/02/06/wyoming-gop-calls-for-liz-cheney-to-resign-and-repay-donations-in-scorched-earth-censure/

NEWSWEEK
— Wyoming Republican Party Censures Liz Cheney as GOP Civil War Intensifies – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/wyoming-republican-party-censures-liz-cheney-gop-civil-war-intensifies-1567368

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Conservative state lawmakers clash with public colleges, again. – Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz
https://www.chronicle.com/newsletter/weekly-briefing/2021-02-06

LSU ONLINE
— How to Become a Political Journalist
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am not a reporter or journalist a) because reporters and journalists cannot be conservative or Republican, b) because I am not paid for what I do, c) because I do not have a degree in journalism, d) because I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) because I do not glorify and praise them, f) because I do not pander to them, and g) because I do not give them money. I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor for 21 years. Before that, I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $102,755-$132,845/year. GAO Analysts do much of what reporters and journalists do including interviewing, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who claim to be Republican but who give all their scopes to Democrat reporters and to Democrat journalists.)
https://online.lsu.edu/newsroom/articles/how-become-political-journalist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Skills Needed for Political Journalism Journalists need strong writing skills to produce accurate, clear, and grammatically correct content. They use research and investigative skills to gather the information needed for their articles, and they must have strong analytical capabilities. A deep understanding of government and politics is also necessary.)

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote never-Trumpers. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating never-Trumpers in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who focus on destroying the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/07/never-trumpers-republican-revolt

February 6 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— ILGOP Selects Don Tracy as Next Chairman. Springfield businessman and lawyer becomes the first downstate chairman since 1988.
https://illinois.gop/ilgop-selects-don-tracy-as-next-chairman/
https://mailchi.mp/d9760b6d6f55/icymi-pritzker-admin-mia-while-over-20-of-lasalle-veterans-home-residents-die-of-covid-4741676
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: In December of 2020, outgoing Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider announced a transition plan in which there would be an open and transparent process for the selection of a new chairman. Today, after lengthy interviews with the three finalists, spirited discussion, and a weighted vote amongst the ILGOP State Central Committee, Don Tracy of Springfield has been chosen as the next chairman of the Illinois Republican Party and has unanimous support from the committee. Tim Schneider immediately offered his resignation and Don Tracy accepted the role of chairman to fill the remaining two years of Schneider’s term. Chairman Don Tracy has released the following statement in response to his selection: “I am truly honored and excited to have been chosen by the State Central Committee to serve as Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party. I want to thank each member for the opportunity to serve. I promise to lead with honesty, integrity, and the vigor we need to turn Illinois around. I also want to thank the other two finalists – Mark Shaw and Scott Gryder – for their tireless work on behalf of the Republican Party. I look forward to working with them to elect more Republicans. I ran for this position because I love Illinois – it’s my home – and I believe the ILGOP can be a tremendous catalyst for change in this state. The upcoming election cycle can be monumental if we seize on the tremendous opportunities before us. We have a weakened Governor who can be defeated; we have a US Senate seat to win; we are well-positioned to win back Congressional seats; we can claw back seats in the state legislature if we recruit the right candidates; and lastly, we have an historic opportunity to elect a fourth Republican to the state Supreme Court for the first time ever. The only way we can capitalize on these opportunities in 2022 is if we unite the party. My number one priority is to give every Republican a seat at the table and give every Republican a voice. Regardless of our differences, Republicans are the only hope for turning Illinois around and keeping it from becoming a depopulated, over-taxed, and anti-police financial basket case. There’s too much at stake in 2022 to be anything less than a united band of brothers and sisters in the fight to save Illinois. So, whatever your political leanings, wherever you live – if you want to fight corruption, restore fiscal sanity, grow our economy, and stand for law and order – you’re on our team. It’s time to suit up, work together, and bring home some wins for the people of Illinois.” Don Tracy is a successful businessman and lawyer from Springfield, Illinois. Born and raised in rural Mt. Sterling (Brown County, Illinois), he is the oldest of twelve children. Don and his eleven siblings own the thriving family business, Dot Foods, Inc., a national redistributor of food and related products, and other national businesses. Headquartered in Mt. Sterling (population: 2,025), Dot Foods, Inc. was founded in 1960 by Don’s father and currently employs 6,000 people across the United States and Canada. Don is the first chairman of the Illinois Republican Party from outside Chicago and the collar counties since 1988.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former Gaming Board chair picked to lead Illinois GOP. Don Tracy, a Springfield attorney who was appointed to lead the Illinois Gaming Board by former Gov. Bruce Rauner, won the backing of members of the state GOP’s central committee. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/6/22270388/former-gaming-board-chair-picked-to-lead-illinois-gop
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Members of the Illinois Republican Party on Saturday picked a former gaming board chief to be the next head of the state party. Don Tracy, a Springfield attorney who was appointed to lead the Illinois Gaming Board by former Gov. Bruce Rauner, won the backing of members of the state GOP’s central committee. Tracy was not immediately available for comment. In a statement earlier this week, Tracy said the “state is in danger” of “becoming a depopulated, left wing, one party, over-taxed, and anti-police financial basket case. “Having been born in Illinois, and spent most of my life in Illinois, I am determined to help reverse Illinois’ decline,” he said. Tracy faced allegations in 2019 of making or directing several political contributions to Rauner in violation of state gambling laws. He labeled the report a “political hit job” and a “bunch of baloney.” The attorney beat out two other candidates vying to lead the party — Lake County Republican Chair Mark Shaw, who currently serves as state party co-chair and president of the Republican County Chairmen’s Association, and Kendall County Board Chair Scott Gryder. Former chair Tim Schneider announced in December he’d be stepping down from the position, which he called the “honor of a lifetime.”)
— Big game, big worries? Gambling addiction grows with Illinois’ booming sports betting industry — ‘It’s in your face all the time’ The number of Illinoisans seeking help for problem gambling has almost doubled since legislators approved a massive gambling expansion in 2019. Experts expect that number to keep growing. – Mitchell Armentrout and Sam Kelly
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/6/22241550/gambling-addiction-sports-betting-super-bowl-treatment-counseling
— Melrose Park mayor used racial slur while berating resident during public meeting. In a recording of the exchange, Mayor Ronald Serpico is heard using a slew of obscenities and a racial epithet for Black people. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/6/22267597/melrose-park-mayor-ronald-serpico-used-racial-slur-while-berating-resident-public-meeting
— Advocates urge city to use hotels, abandoned houses to keep homeless warm during cold snap. “People who are homeless are out here sleeping in tents and sleeping in doorways. You need to act and start putting us in hotels or anywhere that is warm,” said Johnny Bryant, secretary of the Chicago Union of the Homeless. – Manny Ramos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/5/22269511/chicago-homeless-advocates-abaondoned-homes-hotels-cold-weather-emergency-housing
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for all problems.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/5/22268493/americans-split-trumps-impeachment-ap-norc-poll
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Ever-increasingly, anti-conservatives dominate the Republican Party. Ever-increasingly, those who lead the Republican Party reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/5/22268522/gop-eyes-path-power-making-peace-far-right
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever since before the Civil War, Democrats have been at war with Republicans. Democrats use the following as soldiers in their army: those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/5/22268566/analysis-race-war-evident-before-capitol-siege
— Pentagon will deploy troops to assist COVID-19 vaccine drive. President Joe Biden has called for setting up 100 mass vaccination centers around the country within a month. Two are opening in California, and coronavirus senior adviser Andy Slavitt said military personnel will arrive at those centers in a little over a week. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/5/22268404/pentagon-deploy-troops-assist-covid-19-vaccine-drive

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Republicans pick Springfield businessman as new party chairman – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-republican-party-gop-new-chairman-20210207-w2sbznaw4farxlonp2uy5btuzm-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Don Tracy, a former state Gaming Board chairman and unsuccessful 2010 lieutenant governor candidate, was picked by top Republicans on Saturday as the new Illinois GOP chairman. . .The election was based on the weighted votes of the 18-member Republican State Central Committee, which met in Bolingbrook. The vote was close, 52% for Tracy and 48% for Shaw, according to two sources, who asked not to be identified because the results were pledged by members to remain secret. The party then agreed to make the choice unanimous. “I promise to lead with honesty, integrity, and the vigor we need to turn Illinois around,” Tracy said in a statement after hours of candidate interviews and discussion. Contending the GOP has “tremendous opportunities” in 2022 in what is now a one-party Democratic state, Tracy emphasized the need for unity. . .The pick of Tracy was viewed as an establishment conservative GOP choice over Shaw, a sometimes controversial figure who previously sought the chairmanship. Shaw orchestrated the December effort among hard-liners that led former Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider to agree to step down as party leader with more than a year left in his term. Schneider was Rauner’s hand-picked choice for GOP chair in May 2014. . .Tracy has donated more than $400,000 to candidates and causes since 1999, state campaign finance records show, primarily to himself and his sister-in-law, but also to local GOP causes in candidates in Springfield. He also gave $25,000 to the successful effort to defeat Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s effort to have voters approve a graduated-rate income tax amendment to the state constitution on Nov. 3. Tracy also has given more than $10,000 over the years to Family PAC, a socially conservative group that has fought abortion and gay rights in Springfield, state records show. Tracy has long opposed abortion rights and has touted his support of gun-owner rights.)
— Illinois GOP says Rep. Adam Kinzinger and other Republicans who voted to impeach Trump ‘created widespread division and anger’ in the party – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-illinois-republicans-20210205-7cwxhciinzcmvjyaue6ohenc2y-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The state party’s rebuke of Kinzinger falls short of actions taken by other state parties against their GOP congressional members who voted for impeachment. Some have issued a censure, a statement of strong disapproval but carrying no formal penalties, against those representatives. In Illinois, LaSalle County Republicans voted to censure Kinzinger, whose sprawling 16th Congressional District includes the county. Kinzinger spokeswoman Maura Gillespie said Kinzinger plans to speak early next week with GOP county chairmen and committee members in his district “to hear their concerns and share with them where he stands on things.” “Congressman Kinzinger looks forward to building on that solid foundation as they all work together to navigate these next four years under a Democrat majority and through the course of this pandemic, keeping the focus on serving the community and the shared interests of the party,” she said. Kinzinger’s actions had been expected to become a subject of discussion on Saturday when top state Republicans convened in Bolingbrook and picked former Illinois Gaming Board Chairman Don Tracy of Springfield as a replacement for Chairman Tim Schneider. But the GOP statement made it clear that it wanted the meeting to focus on the future and not on Kinzinger.)
— Rep. Liz Cheney censured by Wyoming GOP for impeachment vote – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-liz-cheney-wyoming-gop-censure-20210206-fy3yqaahkjg3fhz3tg65fjnbxu-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 3,062 new COVID-19 cases and 60 additional deaths reported Saturday; highly contagious UK strain detected in Lake County
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20210206-gbxnp64vi5hmda3rsfpbqmlgym-story.html

ABC7
— Wife of Republican Sen. Josh Hawley files criminal complaint over protest at their home – Mike Levine
https://abc7chicago.com/josh-hawley-wife-files-complaint-protests-senator-missouri-donald-trump/10318327/
— 2 Republican lawmakers fined $5,000 for not completing Capitol security screening – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/10318499/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Virginia lawmakers pass marijuana legalization bills – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/virginia-lawmakers-pass-marijuana-legalization-bills/10318431/

NBC5
— Wyoming GOP Censures Rep. Liz Cheney Over Impeachment Vote – Mead Gruver
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/wyoming-gop-censures-rep-liz-cheney-over-impeachment-vote/2431537/
— Illinois Reports 3,062 New COVID-19 Cases, 60 Additional Deaths Saturday. Illinois’ seven-day positivity rate rose Saturday after being on a steady decline.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-3062-new-covid-19-cases-60-additional-deaths-saturday/2431448/
— Virus Outbreaks Stoke Tensions in Some State Capitols. Since the start of this year, more than 50 state lawmakers in roughly one-third of the states already have fallen ill with the virus, according to an Associated Press tally. – David A. Lieb
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/virus-outbreaks-stoke-tensions-in-some-state-capitols/2431280/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP lawmakers say Pelosi should be fined $5G for violating new House security measures – Caitlin McFall
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gop-lawmakers-say-pelosi-should-be-fined-5g-for-violating-new-house-security-measures

DAILY HERALD
— Police: 100 people present when fights led to Bloomingdale hotel shootings, killing one – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210206/police-100-people-present-when-fights-led-to-bloomingdale-hotel-shootings-killing-one

WLDS
— Greene, Other Southern IL GOP County Committees Condemn Kinzinger – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/greene-other-southern-il-gop-county-committees-condemn-kinzinger/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Former Trustee Dianne McGuire leaked privileged documents contrary to her denial during past board meeting – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/02/college-of-dupage-former-trustee-dianne-mcguire-leaked-privileged-documents-contrary-to-her-denial-during-past-board-meeting/

CAPITOL FAX
— Don Tracy chosen as new ILGOP Chair
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/06/don-tracy-chosen-as-new-ilgop-chair/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I don’t have a press release from the ILGOP, but I do have one from the IDCCA… Following the Illinois Republican Party electing Raunerite Don Tracy as their new Party Chair, President Kristina Zahorik of the Illinois Democratic County Chairs Association (IDCCA) released the following statement: “It is rich that the Illinois GOP appointed a new chair with a history of corrupt behavior. We repeatedly watch Illinois Republicans cry crocodile tears over political corruption, and today they proved they’re the Grand Old Party of hypocrisy with their appointment of Don Tracy.” The State of Illinois Office of Inspector General found that Don Tracy illegally made campaign contributions through his wife while serving on the Illinois Gaming Board. The report said Tracy “made loans and contributions either directly, or through his wife, to political committees” in violation of state law. Tracy was appointed to the Gaming Board by former Republican Governor Bruce Rauner in 2015. . .From Mary Morrissey, Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Illinois…“As the Republican Party struggles to take control of its party back from white supremacists and violent extremists, Illinois Republicans have chosen a leader whose ties to Donald Trump and Bruce Rauner promise a return to the failed policies of the past. The Illinois GOP has deemed Don Tracy, a Trump supporter who resigned as the Illinois Gaming Board chair after steering illegal contributions to former Governor Rauner’s campaign, as their best hope to carry their party into the future. It will be interesting to see if the Illinois Republican Party will continue to embrace questionable leadership, division and extremism or consider working with Democrats to find solutions that lift up workers and families across Illinois. We aren’t holding our breath.”)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s defense team will show clips of Democrats urging violence in 2020 – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/6/trumps-defense-team-will-show-clips-democrats-urgi/

GOPUSA
— Democrat Nadler Denies Gaetz’s Request To Start Committee Meetings With Pledge Of Allegiance
https://www.gopusa.com/democrat-nadler-denies-gaetzs-request-to-start-committee-meetings-with-pledge-of-allegiance/
— School District Aims To Deconstruct The ‘Nuclear Family.’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106121
— Macron “Very Upset” By Platforms’ Muzzling Of Trump
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106223

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Backs Lou Dobbs After Fox Ends Program: ‘Nobody Loves America More’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2021/02/05/trump-backs-lou-dobbs-fox-ends-program/
— Sebastian Gorka: Democrats Working on Amendment for NSA, CIA to Target Americans as Terrorists – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2021/02/05/sebastian-gorka-democrats-working-amendment-nsa-cia-target-americans-terrorists/

NEWSMAX
— Biden’s Honeymoon Balloon Deflating Rapidly – Conrad Black
https://www.newsmax.com/conradblack/blinken-kerry-wallace/2021/02/06/id/1008894/

ONE NEWS NOW
— AZ sheriff: Illegals flooding border under Biden is ‘Obama 2.0’ – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2021/02/06/az-sheriff-illegals-flooding-border-under-biden-is-obama-20

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republicans worry Greene could be drag on party in suburbs.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/537599-republicans-worry-greene-could-be-drag-on-party-in-suburbs

CNN
— Two House Republicans fined $5,000 each for not completing security screening to enter House floor
https://abc57.com/news/two-house-republicans-fined-5-000-each-for-not-completing-security-screening-to-enter-house-floor

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Lawsuits Take the Lead in Fight Against Disinformation. Defamation cases have made waves across an uneasy right-wing media landscape, from Fox to Newsmax.” My critics/opponents want to sue me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like. But beyond hypocritically, they do not sue the authors of those articles or the websites that those articles were published on. My critics/opponents see me as being an “easy target” a) because of the non-support that I get from the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization and b) because of the non-support that I got from TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/06/business/media/conservative-media-defamation-lawsuits.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s lie that the election was stolen has cost $519 million.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/cost-trump-election-fraud/

MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater paints Capitol rioters as being “Christian nationalists.” The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Christian. Democrats have declared war on Christians.
https://www.startribune.com/capitol-siege-puts-spotlight-on-christian-nationalists/600019959/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Wants a $15 Minimum Wage. Here’s What People Say It Would Do to the Economy. White House says a raise would help workers; opponents warn of job cuts. – Eric Morath
(DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for the minimum wage? I worked for the minimum wage washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 part-time during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School and full-time during the summer in between. With the money that I earned doing that, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-wants-a-15-minimum-wage-heres-what-people-say-it-would-do-to-the-economy-11612348201
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Minimum-wage employees are disproportionately women and Black workers.)

INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater uses Kinzinger to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-adam-kinzinger-republican-impeachment-b1798642.html

GUARDIAN
— Mike Pence to launch ‘video podcast’ with conservative group. Podcast will be produced with Young America’s Foundation, group that has stoked ‘free speech’ controversies at US college campuses. – Lois Beckett
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/06/mike-pence-video-podcast-young-americas-foundation

February 2 Morning Edition

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The Illinois Republican Party is at an inflection point that’s gone beyond the urban vs. rural debate. Now the state party, like its national counterpart, must decide whether it’s in lockstep with former President Donald Trump and his loyal supporters or head down a path that’s more inclusive. The direction it takes will be determined in large part on Saturday, when the state Republican Central Committee selects its next chairman. Current leader Tim Schneider is stepping down after five years in the position. A critical litmus test in replacing Schneider may be the candidates’ views of Rep. Adam Kinzinger and his vote to support Trump’s impeachment. Do they want to censure the 16th District congressman, as some Republicans have called for? Or do they agree to disagree with him, as Schneider has done. Mark Shaw, the Lake County Republican Party chairman who represents the more conservative arm of the party, has talked about censure with Republicans but told Playbook he hasn’t yet decided to take a public stand on the issue. “I have not taken a position yet on whether U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger should be admonished by the Republican Party for his actions and/or comments,” he said in a text. He would not elaborate on his thoughts about Kinzinger’s vote. Shaw is supported by former congressional candidate Jim Oberweis and grassroots conservatives, and he’s also taken heat from pro-Trumpers like Catalina Lauf, centrist state Sen. Sue Rezin, and others. Lauf and Rezin have taken issue with Shaw for endorsing Oberweis in the IL-14 GOP primary weeks before petitions were filed. That Shaw would engineer a campaign in a contested primary to favor a white man over a respected female state senator (Rezin) and a pro-Trump Latina (Lauf) has infuriated many Republicans across the state. Rezin wrote a letter to party leaders in November complaining about Shaw’s actions. And Lauf tweeted over the weekend, saying, “We need a leader who will listen to those on the ground, committed to grassroots, and who can actually lead the GOP in this State on a path forward.” The other candidates applying for state GOP chair say they don’t support Kinzinger’s impeachment vote but they also don’t back censure. “I strongly disagree with Congressman Kinzinger’s vote…but I also oppose an Illinois GOP censure of him,” former Illinois Gaming Board exec Don Tracy told Playbook. Tracy is a downstate Republican who has support from grassroots conservatives as well as centrists. He’s backed by Congressman Darin LaHood and Rodney Davis, state House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, and conservative voice John Tillman. Kendall County Board Chairman Scott Gryder, who has the support of state Rep. Keith Wheeler, echoed Tracy, saying, “We as a party need to focus on what unifies us which is electing candidates that support our small businesses, fight for the middle class, promote transparency in government and fight corruption.” – SHIA KAPOS and MARIA CARRASCO
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/02/02/emanuel-as-envoy-inflection-point-for-il-gop-a-call-for-transportation-equity-cps-ctu-cool-off-491601

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Adam Kinzinger is launching a GOP-renewal PAC. Will GOP donors back it? – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: One would expect that only hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters would back Kinzinger’s PAC.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/adam-kinzinger-launching-gop-renewal-pac-will-gop-donors-back-it
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There has been an undercurrent for a while of people who didn’t like Trump but didn’t have a place to go. Now Adam has provided a place,” says former state Republican Chairman Pat Brady. “I think there will be donors who appreciate what he’s doing and will contribute to it.” Among them will be Brady, who says he “absolutely” will write a check himself. . .Kinzinger’s main Illinois fundraiser is Lisa Wagner. She’s worked for numerous Republican officials here, most considered political moderates.)

WGN TV
— Race plays big factor in CPS reopening fight – Tahman Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/role-of-race-plays-big-factor-in-fight-for-reopening-of-cps-schools/

WGN RADIO
— Google antes up $2.6M to settle pay, job discrimination case – AP
(DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with evidence that my Democrat GAO superiors paid their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger far more than they paid their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older and who had similar or more education, work experience, and/or professional certifications and licenses.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/technology-news/google-antes-up-2-6m-to-settle-pay-job-discrimination-case/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The settlement announced Monday closes a 4-year-old case that the Labor Department brought as part its periodic reviews of the pay practices at federal government contractors such as Google. That inquiry resulted in accusations that during a period spanning from 2014 to 2017, Google paid female engineers less than men in similar positions. The pay discrepancies were cited in several Google offices in its home state of California, as well as at locations in Seattle and Kirkland, Washington. Google had fiercely contested the allegations as unfounded before reaching the settlement without acknowledging any wrongdoing.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Facebook is poisoning too many minds. – REX HUPPKE
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Facebook.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-facebook-conspiracy-extremists-capitol-attack-biden-trump-huppke-20210202-yaw5fimqefdk7hhztl6qjjchwy-story.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Mitch McConnell blasts GOP congresswoman Taylor Greene over ‘loony lies’
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/mitch-mcconnell/2021/02/01/mitch-mcconnell-blasts-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-over-loony-lies/4349887001/

MADISON
— Wisconsin Republicans grapple with state of party post-Trump – Briana Reilly
(DIERSEN: In Illinois, the fracture has always been between Republicans who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who reject one or more of the aforesaid planks.)
https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/wisconsin-republicans-grapple-with-state-of-party-post-trump/article_7e52d38c-4b9a-5bbf-b15a-48a43d489c02.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— West Suburban region’s positivity rate drops to 6.5% as DuPage County reports 131 COVID-19 cases Monday – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/02/west-suburban-regions-positivity-rate-drops-to-65-as-dupage-county-reports-131-covid-19-cases-monday/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— State lawmakers criticize Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards – Demetrios Sanders
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/state-lawmakers-criticize-culturally-responsive-teaching-and-leading-standards/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Republicans call proposed Illinois teaching standards a political litmus test – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/republicans-call-proposed-illinois-teaching-standards-a-political-litmus-test/article_4573cd94-64b6-11eb-a8fc-631113611fa0.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Likely GOP Primary Gov candidate Gary Rabine, Round 2 w/host Berkowitz: Shoot to stop looters or order a police stand-down during a riot? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/02/likely-gop-primary-gov-candidate-gary-rabine-round-2-whost-berkowitz-shoot-to-stop-looters-or-order-a-police-stand-down-during-a-riot-cable-web/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Megadonors Pour Record Amount of Money Into ‘Get Out the Vote’ Effort for Dems – Hayden Ludwig
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/megadonors-pour-record-amount-of-money-into-get-out-the-vote-effort-for-dems/

FEDERALIST
— Adam Kinzinger Shouldn’t Be Proud His Family Disowned Him, He Should Be Ashamed – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/02/adam-kinzinger-shouldnt-be-proud-his-family-disowned-him-he-should-be-ashamed/

FOX NEWS
— Black Lives Matter backs ‘Squad’ member’s push to expel over 100 Republicans from Congress. ‘It is not enough to denounce the white supremacy behind the attack,’ the group wrote. – Brittany De Lea
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America officially call for the expulsion of the remaining Republicans?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/black-lives-matter-backs-squad-members-push-to-expel-over-100-republicans-from-congress
— A fractured Republican party battles it out under Trump’s shadow. This goes far deeper than congressional politics. – Howard Kurtz
(DIERSEN: In Illinois, the fracture has always been between Republicans who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who reject one or more of the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.foxnews.com/mediabuzz/a-fractured-republican-party-battles-it-out-under-trumps-shadow
— The media wants you fixated on Marjorie Taylor Greene. You should ask why. With all that’s going on in our country, CNN and MSNBC are convinced a freshman GOP lawmaker is the greatest threat. – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-marjorie-taylor-greene-cnn-msnbc-reddit-gamestop-national-guard

BREITBART
— Kinzinger: GOP Has to Stop ‘Trying to Appeal More to the Proud Boys Than Suburban Moms’ – Pam Key
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Republican organizations act like they have accepted advice to appeal to voters who are Trump-haters, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, moderate/liberal, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or recent immigrants by getting rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains who are Trump-supporters, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, conservative, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/01/kinzinger-gop-has-to-stop-trying-to-appeal-more-to-the-proud-boys-than-suburban-moms/
— ‘Conservative’ Lincoln Project Spent Entire Ad Budget Against Republicans, For Democrats – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/01/conservative-lincoln-project-spent-entire-ad-budget-against-republicans-for-democrats/
— Animals First: Activists Want Border Wall Demolished for Wildlife Migration – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/01/animals-first-activists-want-border-wall-demolished-for-wildlife-migration/
— U.S. Births Plummet amid Coronavirus Crisis – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/02/01/us-births-plummet-coronavirus-crisis/

DAILY CALLER
— A Study Touted As A Blow To Conservatives’ Complaints About Big Tech Censorship Was Funded By A Major Biden Donor – CHUCK ROSS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/01/craig-newmark-disinformation-conservative-joe-bide/

DAILY SIGNAL
— New York Times Reviews Book Advocating Blowing Up Pipelines to Combat Climate Change – Tim Graham
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/02/01/new-york-times-reviews-book-advocating-blowing-up-pipelines-to-combat-climate-change/

NEW AMERICAN
— Illinois Teachers Told to Adopt Progressive Ideology or Be Fired – Annalisa Pesek
https://thenewamerican.com/illinois-teachers-told-to-adopt-progressive-ideology-or-be-fired/

NEWSMAX
— House Dems Want Amnesty for Illegals in Virus Relief Bill
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/amnesty-immigration-daca-tps/2021/02/01/id/1008181/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why Are They So Afraid of Donald Trump Rising from the Ashes?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2021/02/01/why-are-they-so-afraid-of-donald-trump-rising-from-the-ashes/

THE HILL
— DHS encourages vaccination regardless of immigration status – REBECCA BEITSCH
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/536837-dhs-encourages-vaccination-regardless-of-immigration-status

HUFFINGTON POST
— ‘He Invited Us’: Accused Capitol Rioters Blame Trump In Novel Legal Defense. At least six of the 170 people charged in connection with the Capitol siege have tried to shift at least some of the blame onto Trump. – Jan Wolfe
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/accused-capitol-rioters-blame-trump-legal-defense_n_60195666c5b6bde2f5c2f980

REUTERS
— House Democrat urges Biden to declare white supremacy a national security threat – Nandita Bose
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Trump-supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, anti-government militia members, fringe conspiracy theory believers, domestic terrorists, and/or even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-white-supremacy/house-democrat-urges-biden-to-declare-white-supremacy-a-national-security-threat-idUSKBN2A13UN?il=0

YAHOO NEWS
— New mobile museum will teach tolerance across Illinois
(DIERSEN: Democrats use “tolerance” to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://news.yahoo.com/mobile-museum-teach-tolerance-across-002435765.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— McConnell says ‘loony lies’ spread by Marjorie Taylor Greene are a ‘cancer’ on G.O.P. – Catie Edmondson
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-marjorie-taylor-greene.html


— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “It’s Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Party Now. She embarrasses some Republicans, but she’s no outlier.” In Illinois, the more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO party leaders make you an outlier: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/opinion/marjorie-taylor-greene-gop.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republicans (including John Cox) are emerging to run for governor should Newsom recall qualify – SEEMA MEHTA
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-01/governor-newsom-recall-candidates-republicans

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “A pardon for ‘Dreamers?’ and says “Some activists tout amnesty for undocumented immigrants if Congress doesn’t act.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/02/02/biden-immigration-package-some-push-pardons-if-congress-doesnt-act/4294393001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Worried About Ageism? Where You Live Matters. – Clare Ansberry
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote age discrimination the most in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/worried-about-ageism-where-you-live-matters-11612198542

WYOMING NEWS
— Sheridan County Republicans latest to censure Cheney – Kristen Czaban
https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/news/national/sheridan-county-republicans-latest-to-censure-cheney/article_5c592f9a-eb58-57d3-a776-4e84672a624b.html

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.
https://www.newsweek.com/some-republicans-want-take-gop-back-trump-polls-show-itll-hard-1565835

AXIOS
— Senate resolution to condemn white supremacy – Kadia Goba
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Trump-supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, anti-government militia members, fringe conspiracy theory believers, domestic terrorists, and/or even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.axios.com/senate-resolution-condemn-white-supremacy-f0818acf-cf31-4d20-bc7c-d747a38dd736.html

GUARDIAN
— Lincoln Project condemns co-founder accused of making overtures to young men. John Weaver ‘led a secret life that was built on a foundation of deception at every level. He is a predator, a liar, and an abuser – Martin Pengelly
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/01/lincoln-project-john-weaver-accusations-young-men-condemnation

NATIONAL HERALD
— Facebook Oversight Board seeks public feedback on Trump ban
(DIERSEN: I should survey the Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains in Illinois to get their feedback on how the leaders of a) the Illinois Republican Party, b) their Republican county party organization, and c) their Republican township/ward party organization have treated them. I would focus on communication.)
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/facebook-oversight-board-seeks-public-feedback-on-trump-ban

February 1 Morning Edition

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— KINZINGER’s GOP DILEMMA – Shia Kapos
(DIERSEN: By now, Illinois Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains should have received an email from the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) that IRP Chairman candidate Mark Shaw favors full censure of Kinzinger while candidates Don Tracy and Scott Gryder reject censure. Further, by now, Illinois Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains should have received an email from their representative on the IRP State Central Committee that states if they favor or reject censure.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/02/01/kinzingers-gop-dilemma-teacher-strike-looms-calling-in-kamala-491587
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Enough is enough,” Larry Smith, chairman of the LaSalle County Republican Central Committee, told Playbook after the rally. “He hasn’t talked to us for six years.” Smith said his Republican committee will vote Tuesday on whether to censure Kinzinger, and Smith suggested other GOP county committees could follow. So far, the state GOP has no plans to censure. But the party is in upheaval as Chairman Tim Schneider is stepping down and a new chairman is to be named Saturday. Up for the job are Kendall County Board Chairman Scott Gryder, Lake County Republican Chairman Mark Shaw, and former Illinois Gaming Board exec and former lieutenant governor candidate Don Tracy of Springfield. Shaw favors full censure of Kinzinger. While Tracy and Gryder, who oppose Kinzinger’s impeachment vote, nonetheless reject censure.)

CLEVELAND
— Will the Ohio GOP move on from Trump? A Q&A with Chairman Jane Timken
(DIERSEN: How would the three candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Chairman respond to similar questions? If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman, the organization would host an IRP Chairman candidate forum.)
https://www.cleveland.com/open/2021/02/will-the-ohio-gop-move-on-from-trump-a-qa-with-chairman-jane-timken.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Normally, a political party would move on from a losing presidential candidate. Party leaders already have shown some subtle signs of doing so – the state GOP removed images of Trump from the front page of its website earlier this month, and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel last week told the Associated Press the party would remain neutral if Trump runs again in 2024. But Trump has claimed he only lost the election because of widespread fraud, a claim his own Justice Department, dozens of courts and senior Republican leaders have rebuked as unsupported or false. Last week, cleveland.com / The Plain Dealer interviewed Timken, whom Trump personally helped install as leader of the state GOP shortly after he was elected, to ask how the party might – or might not – move on from the former president heading into 2022. . .What is the next step for Republicans post-Trump? . . . Do you think he will remain involved with the Republican Party? Do you think he will follow through on his reported threat to start a third party? . . . After losing the November election, do you think the party needs to distance itself from Trump? . . . Do you think Trump will continue to be the face of the Republican Party? . . . What is the biggest thing the Ohio Republican Party needs to improve? . . . The former president attracted a lot of new voters to the Republican Party. Do you think they will remain engaged Republican voters? . . . What responsibility does the president or Republicans generally bear for the events at the Capitol? . . . How are you feeling about 2022 for Ohio Republicans? . . . With congressional redistricting this year under a new map-drawing process meant to prevent gerrymandering, do you think Ohio’s partisan makeup will change?)

KFOR
— ‘President Donald J. Trump Day’: Ohio lawmakers call for June 14 holiday – Natasha Anderson 
(DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast Ohio with Illinois.)
https://kfor.com/news/president-donald-j-trump-day-ohio-lawmakers-call-for-june-14-holiday/

ABC7
— Pres. Biden has signed 42 executive actions since his inauguration – CNN
(DIERSEN: Democrats falsely hinted/implied/shouted that Biden was a centrist.)
https://abc7chicago.com/10195643/
— Ending cash bail abolishes penalty on poverty, advocates say – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/10192818/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the other hand, complains House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, a former prosecutor, “The elimination of cash bail basically says that we respect the honor system for violent criminals and gang members.”)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Most important Black History Month ever. We need to know the past to fight for rights that are being taken away right now in the present. – Neil Steinberg
(DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used Black History Month to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who were conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/31/22258821/black-history-month-civil-rights
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Marjorie Taylor Greene.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-marjorie-taylor-greene-voters-20210201-ytjd5n5xinglpngrhiplvbbj3y-story.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Durbin Supports Impeachment Vote
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=318284#.YBf4-Z4XCM8

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 126 COVID-19 cases Sunday, 3 deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 7.1% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/31/dupage-county-reports-126-covid-19-cases-sunday-3-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-71/

WJOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party once and for all.
https://www.wjol.com/rep-kinzinger-in-many-areas-gop-has-lost-moral-authority/

WCMY
— Kinzinger says the Republican Party has changed and he wants to change it back – Rick Koshko
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about how the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) have changed since 2000. Ever-increasingly, IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders who reject one or more of the following planks in Republican Party platform have gained power: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Ever-increasingly, the more of the aforesaid planks that you support, the more that the aforesaid leaders get rid of you.)
https://www.1430wcmy.com/2021/01/31/cong-kinzinger-says-the-republican-party-has-changed-and-he-wants-to-change-it-back/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in using the Capitol Riot to promote hatred against Trump. Those who orchestrated the Capitol Riot knew that the riot would promote hatred against Trump, so therefore, those who orchestrated the Capitol Riot are Trump-haters.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/spurred-capitol-riot-thousands-republicans-drop-their-party#stream/0

WEEK
— LaSalle County Republicans at odds with Rep. Kinzinger over lack of involvement – Kyle Beachy
https://week.com/2021/01/31/lasalle-county-republicans-at-odds-with-rep-kinzinger-over-lack-of-involvement/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Thousands Of Republicans Leave Party After Capitol Riot.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/thousands-republicans-leave-party-after-capitol-riot#stream/0

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— What Is Becoming of America? – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/what-is-becoming-of-america/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION COMMITTING MASSIVE CHILD ABUSE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/rossi-chicago-teachers-union-committing-massive-child-abuse.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Evangelicals ridiculously asked to apologize for supporting Trump. Sins of Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and all those who voted to empower them, much greater – Everett Piper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/31/evangelicals-ridiculously-asked-to-apologize-for-s/

BREITBART
— Left-wing Columnist: Put the Republican Party on Domestic Terror Watch List – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/31/left-wing-columnist-put-the-republican-party-on-domestic-terror-watch-list/
— Adam Kinzinger: Matt Gaetz Going After Liz Cheney Is ‘Totally GOP Cancel Culture’ – PAM KEY
(DIERSEN: Who has gone after you? I should write a book about those who have gone after me since 2000. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/31/adam-kinzinger-matt-gaetz-going-after-liz-cheney-is-totally-gop-cancel-culture/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Deplorable And Predatory Behavior’: The Lincoln Project Condemns Cofounder After NYT Reports He Allegedly Sexually Harassed 14-Year-Old Boy – Jon Brown
https://www.dailywire.com/news/deplorable-and-predatory-behavior-the-lincoln-project-condemns-cofounder-after-nyt-reports-he-allegedly-sexually-harassed-14-year-old-boy

TOWNHALL
— America Grows Sick on a Diet of Propaganda and Political Theater – Laura Hollis
https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2021/01/28/america-grows-sick-on-a-diet-of-propaganda-and-political-theater-n2583871
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First and foremost, of course, is the attempt by Democrats in Congress to impeach Trump for “inciting insurrection.” Most people won’t read the full text of Trump’s speech that day. It was vintage Trump, confrontational and full of braggadocio, but in it, he explicitly told his supporters to “peacefully and patriotically” make their voices heard. But no “insurrection” means no “incitement,” and that would mean no impeachment. The articles of impeachment are themselves a charade. As Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul stated on the Senate floor — and to which 44 other Republican senators agreed — the Constitution simply does not authorize Congress to take the action contemplated by an impeachment trial against a private citizen. Only a sitting president can be “removed,” and Donald Trump is no longer the president of the United States. Further, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that Chief Justice John Roberts will not preside over an impeachment trial in the Senate — another blow to those who claim that such a “trial” on the House’s single impeachment charge is legitimate. Finally, the 44 GOP senators who voted in favor of Paul’s procedural motion prove that the 50 Democratic senators will not get the additional 17 Republicans they need for a two-thirds majority to convict. So, the impeachment shtick isn’t about removing a man who is already gone, and it isn’t really about getting a conviction either. It’s more — and more extreme — political theater. If that’s not bad enough, the country is also struggling to recover from months of COVID lockdowns. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio described the impeachment charge as “stupid” and a waste of time. And it gets much worse. The target of the “insurrection” propaganda campaign is not so much Donald Trump as it is the 74 million-plus people who voted for him. Americans were stunned when Hillary Clinton referred to only half of Donald Trump’s supporters as a “basket of deplorables” in 2016. But Trump had millions more supporters in 2020, and now all of them are being demonized by Democrats and their mouthpieces in the media as threats, as “seditionists” and “white supremacists” who need to be “deprogrammed,” “reprogrammed,” imprisoned in “reeducation camps” or subjected to “Nuremburg trials.” These are not isolated remarks by fringe elements; they are comments made by “mainstream” Democratic voices: Washington Post correspondent Eugene Robinson, media darling Katie Couric, MSNBC anchor Don Lemon, actor Jon Cryer, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Comments on these articles and tweets — made by non-famous, left-leaning Americans — are even worse. This is beyond political difference. It is a sickness.)

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Is Biden Committed to Unity or Unilateral Action? – Kay C. James
https://www.heritage.org/political-process/commentary/biden-commited-unity-or-unilateral-action

PJ MEDIA
— Dems Press Pelosi to Smuggle Path to Citizenship Into COVID-19 Relief Bill – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/01/31/dems-press-pelosi-to-smuggle-path-to-citizenship-into-covid-19-relief-bill-n1419765

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The Speech As Incitement Case Against Trump Continues to Crumble – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/01/the-speech-as-incitement-case-against-trump-continues-to-crumble/
— Lincoln Project Predator: What Did They Know, And When Did They Know It?
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/01/lincoln-project-predator-what-did-they-know-and-when-did-they-know-it/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party once and for all.
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/536300-our-path-forward-after-a-year-of-chaos-heres-how-to-kick-start-americas
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Thanks, Trump — Republicans’ victim mentality intensifies, despite reality.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/536652-thanks-trump-republicans-victim-mentality-intensifies-despite-reality
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater uses QAnon to destroy the Republican Party.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/536669-juan-williams-gop-cowers-from-qanon
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater uses extremists to destroy the Republican Party.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/536587-growing-extremist-threats-put-more-pressure-on-biden

HUFFINGTON POST
— Report Details Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Lincoln Project Co-Founder. Republican campaign adviser John Weaver tried to exploit his position for sexual favors, according to the New York Times report. – Ja’han Jones
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/report-details-sexual-misconduct-allegations-against-lincoln-project-co-founder_n_6017143dc5b6bde2f5c0889c

POLITICO
— FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Illinois Republican Party is expected to censure Kinzinger for his vote to impeach the president.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/31/adam-kinzinger-republican-party-464140
— Rep. Kinzinger: They claim ‘I’m possessed by the devil.’ The Illinois Republican has launched a website as an effort to refocus the Republican Party’s “conservative principles.” – MYAH WARD
(DIERSEN: Trump did more to defend and advance conservative principles than many other Republican presidents.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/31/adam-kinzinger-republican-party-464140

REUTERS
— Trump faces Tuesday deadline to deliver formal response to impeachment as trial looms – Richard Cowan
(DIERSEN: It would be great if my disgusting critics/opponents would come out of their closets and put their charges against me in writing. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Better yet, I should just sue my disgusting critics/opponents.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-idUSKBN2A125Z

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Lincoln Project denounces co-founder accused of harassing young men
https://www.fox13now.com/news/national-news/lincoln-project-denounces-co-founder-accused-of-harassing-young-men

NBC NEWS
— Kinzinger: ‘I’d certainly vote [Marjorie Taylor Greene] off committee’ in Congress
(DIERSEN: From what I see, if Kinzinger had been an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) member, he would have voted to censure me in 2006 and to throw me off the ICRC Steering Committee in 2007. Kinzinger would have painted me as being too conservative and even worse things.)
https://news.yahoo.com/kinzinger-id-certainly-vote-marjorie-144009695.html

MSN
— ‘We traffic in lies’: Kinzinger launches campaign to ‘take back our party’ – Jennifer Haberkorn
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Kinzinger does everything that he can to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/we-traffic-in-lies-a-house-republican-launches-campaign-to-take-back-our-party/ar-BB1dghlC?li=BBnbcA1
— Joe Walsh on current GOP: ‘it’s a conspiracy-believing cult. It’s a cult.
(DIERSEN: The more that you promote hatred against Republicans, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote you.)
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/fmr-gop-rep-joe-walsh-on-current-gop-it-s-a-conspiracy-believing-cult-it-s-a-cult-and-as-you-pointed-out-ali-i-helped-bring-it-here-i-wasn-t-alone-100308549633

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “An Emboldened Extremist Wing Flexes Its Power in a Leaderless G.O.P. As more far-right Republicans take office and exercise power, party officials are promoting unity and neutrality rather than confronting dangerous messages and disinformation.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted me as being far-right because I support the traditional marriage/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.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/us/politics/republicans-trump-ronna-mcdaniel.html
— The Gerrymander Battles Loom, as G.O.P. Looks to Press Its Advantage – Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/us/politics/gerrymander-census-democrats-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/opinion/trans-rights-biden-states.html
— Raise Your Hand if You Were Expecting Biden to Be a Revolutionary. The president has been much more left-wing out of the gate than many predicted. What comes next? – Gail Collins and Bret Stephens
(DIERSEN: Everyone knew that if elected, hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters would make Biden even more anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/opinion/biden-executive-orders-mcconnell.html
— Biden’s Approval Rating Is Trump’s in Reverse Support from a slim majority might be all President Biden can expect — and maybe it’s all he needs. – Giovanni Russonello
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/us/politics/biden-approval-rating-trump.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Biden entered the White House last month with a broadly positive approval rating — but well shy of the two-thirds of Americans who expressed support for his former boss, Barack Obama, when he took office 12 years ago. In fact, Biden’s net approval rating is lower than that of any incoming president since the dawn of modern polling, except for his predecessor, Donald Trump. It’s just another clear sign that we’ve entered a new era of partisanship: Media fragmentation and the hard-line politics it has helped foster may make it impossible for any leader to become a true consensus figure. But it also bears noting that Biden’s approval rating is basically a reverse image of Trump’s. In addition to being loathed by Republicans and embraced by Democrats, he’s firmly in positive territory among independents — who had consistently disapproved of Trump’s performance. A Monmouth University poll out last week found that 54 percent of Americans gave Biden’s performance positive marks, including nine in 10 Democrats and a plurality of independents, who approved by a 17-percentage-point margin (22 percent hadn’t yet formed an opinion). But among Republicans, his numbers were upside down. Just 15 percent approved, and 70 percent disapproved.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Marjorie Taylor Greene.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/opinion/marjorie-taylor-greene-gop.html
— Why a Trump Third Party Would Be a Boon for Democrats. We really have room for only two major parties at a time in the United States. – Michael Tomasky
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/opinion/trump-republicans-third-party.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “77 Days: Trump’s Campaign to Subvert the Election.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/us/trump-election-lie.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Many who have received the coronavirus vaccine wonder: What can I safely do? – Laurie McGinley and Lenny Bernstein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/02/01/vaccinated-people-precautions/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters say that Google, Facebook, etc. do not censure conservatives. Google censures me by refusing to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/02/01/censorship-conservatives-trump-facebook-twitter-youtube/4316155001/
— Where are all the neighborhood kids who shovel snow? We’ve put them out of business. Entrepreneurs are born in the snow — and at the lemonade stand. So where are all the young workers now? – Bob Brody
(DIERSEN: I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2021/01/28/children-kids-working-entrepreneurs-labor-column/4278478001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Starts 2021 With $31 Million in Cash for New PAC. The political-action committee’s fundraising comes as the former president tries to remain Republican Party leader. – Chad Day and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-starts-2021-with-31-million-in-cash-for-new-pac-11612157129
— $20 Says Harriet Tubman Was Conservative. She appreciated the first GOP president and carried a gun. – Michael Taube
https://www.wsj.com/articles/20-says-harriet-tubman-was-conservative-11612131809

INC.
— How 2020 Changed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Good and How Companies Can Do Better in 2021 – LIANA DOUILLET GUZMÁN (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.inc.com/liana-douillet-guzman/how-2020-changed-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-for-good-how-companies-can-do-better-in-2021.html

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Kinzinger says his family sent around a signed petition disowning him for Trump vote.
https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-relatives-disowned-him-impeach-trump-vote-2021-1

ALBANY HERALD
— Already missing Trump’s optimism – Michael Reagan
https://www.albanyherald.com/opinion/michael-reagan-already-missing-trumps-optimism/article_76ca7020-635b-11eb-95f6-3f5e49f9c1cf.html

WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The GOP’s dismaying embrace of fringe politicians.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a fringe politician and a) that is why I am not embraced by the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, etc. and b) that is why I was dumped by TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, MTRO, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, etc.
https://theweek.com/articles/964209/gops-dismaying-embrace-fringe-politicians

WTVR
— Everyone should fact check; this is how easy and quick it can be done – Alicia Nieves (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take everyone to non-credible articles on non-credible websites written by non-credible authors who promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.wtvr.com/news/news-literacy-project/everyone-should-fact-check-this-is-how-easy-and-quick-it-can-be-done

INQUISITR
— Kinzinger Says Family Member Accused Him Of Being Possessed By The Devil – Nathan Francis
https://www.inquisitr.com/6468115/adam-kinzinger-possessed-devil/

RAW STORY
— Lincoln Project cuts ties with founding member after accusations of sexual misconduct – Tom Boggioni
https://www.rawstory.com/lincoln-project-2650219346/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The GOP is on the way to being a fringe party within three or four years.”
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-dying/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump is like a ‘rat trapped in a cage’ trying to ‘bang his way out’ of legal jeopardy.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-like-trapped-rat/

ROLLING STONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party once and for all.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-impeachment-republicans-cheney-1121628/

January 31 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do the following have to say about Kinzinger: the three candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman and each of the 18 IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members, and especially those who have the heaviest weighted vote? It would be great a) if the IRP would send weekly emails to Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains on government and political issues of state-wide interest, b) if IRP SCC members would send weekly emails to their Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains on government and political issues of congressional district-wide interest, c) if Republican county party organizations would send weekly emails to their Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains on government and political issues of county-wide interest, and d) if Republican township/ward organizations would send weekly emails to their Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains on government and political issues of township/ward–wide interest. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Kinzinger starts PAC to resist party’s Trump embrace – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/10194460/

FUTURE FIRST LEADERSHIP PAC
— 6-MINUTE VIDEO: Our country’s future is truly unlimited. After all, we are the party that ended slavery, secured women’s suffrage, and won the war against communist tyranny. Now we must be the party that lifts up the rural town and the inner city. We must be the party that empowers every student to soar and every family to thrive.” – CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER
https://www.country1st.com/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kinzinger launches ‘country first’ movement as Trump criticism puts focus on Illinois GOP divide amid search for new leadership – RICK PEARSON
(DIERSEN: Will Kinzinger and his supporters demand that the following give money to Kinzinger’s PAC or leave the Illinois Republican Party (IRP): a) IRP Chairman, b) IRP officers, c) IRP National Committeeman, d) IRP National Committeewoman, e) the 18 IRP State Central Committee members and their deputies, f) the officers of the 102 county party organizations, g) the officers of the township and ward party organizations, h) the Precinct Committeemen and Captains, i) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, j) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, k) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and l) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-trump-illinois-republicans-20210129-sybzihfppbazrcviq2v2cvupka-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s vote to impeach Donald Trump and criticism of Republican congressional colleagues who support the former president has highlighted a split in the state GOP as it gets set to decide on new leadership. The Republican State Central Committee will meet Feb. 6 to decide among three candidates to replace outgoing Chairman Tim Schneider. But some in the party want to use the forum to discuss Kinzinger and a possible reprimand for his anti-Trump statements, which increased in vitriol following the Nov. 3 election and the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters. “There’s a group that wants to talk about it and it’s not positive. There are those who want to censure him. There’s people wanting to know what the state party is going to do about it,” said former Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, who represents the 11th Congressional District near Kinzinger’s 16th District on the state GOP central committee. The schism in the state GOP mirrors what’s happening with Republicans nationally as the party struggles to move forward even as many of its voters continue to back Trump and believe the November election was stolen from him. On Sunday, Kinzinger doubled down on his position, announcing the formation of a “country first” movement and website attached to his Future First Leadership political action committee. He’s seeking like-minded supporters to “take back our party” and to “unplug the outrage machine, reject the politics of personality and cast aside the conspiracy theories and the rage.” “I think the Republican Party has lost its moral authority in a lot of areas. That doesn’t mean we don’t need to fight back to defend what we believe are our conservative principles. But when I ask people now, what is a conservative principle, how many people think that conservative principles are things like just build the wall and charge the Capitol and have an insurrection?” Kinzinger said on NBC’s “Meet The Press.” . . . But they also did not go unnoticed by state GOP leaders. Some have said they have received phone calls asking what the Illinois Republican Party was going to do about Kinzinger. The congressman was the subject of some discussion at a GOP State Central Committee meeting last weekend. “I think the party majority are kind of disappointed. I mean, the one thing I’ve heard most from Republicans over the years since Reagan is the old 11th Commandment,” Claar said of the former president’s admonishment to not speak ill of fellow Republicans. Claar accused Kinzinger of causing upheaval in the party to no clear end. “What is the point? Why are you elevating this thing into regional, if not national, prominence? What purpose are you serving here? You’re further pointing out the division in the party,” Claar said. Kinzinger has denied that he is attempting to position himself for a run for U.S. Senate or governor in 2022, though he has not ruled out a run for higher office. In a statewide race, his Trump criticism would likely be held against him in Downstate Illinois, which has grown more strongly conservative and ardently supported the former president in the past two elections. His stance could, however, help him among more moderate independents and Republicans in Chicago’s suburbs. Kinzinger recently told CNN that he believes with Trump gone, Republican leaders face a reckoning of where the GOP should go next — either aligning themselves with the former president or moving beyond him. “I think in six months it’s not going to be necessarily the party of Donald Trump. But this is the whole point: I do think we are in a battle, that it may be a battle that really needs to happen, for our party to say what is it we stand for now when it comes to policy. But as much as anything, are we aspirational or are we a party that feeds on fear and division?” Kinzinger said. “If you’re a leader of the Republican Party right now, you need to be focused on one thing — not winning another election, that’s not what we should be focused on right now. What we should be focused on is restoring the integrity of this party,” he said. Claar supported Trump and even co-hosted a fundraiser for him at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. That’s where the state GOP leaders were supposed to meet Saturday until a predicted snowstorm pushed off the date to Feb. 6. But he said Illinois Republicans should take a wait-and-see attitude on the party’s future and whether it should continue to align itself with the former president. “Let’s just leave it alone and see how it plays out,” Claar said. He said if the party does decide to speak out on Kinzinger, he would oppose any effort to censure the congressman for his conduct, a course taken by GOP leaders in some states against congressional members who voted for impeachment. “It serves no purpose to have headlines that say, ‘Republican state party censures congressman.’ That would just give it more legs,” Claar said. “I think it would be better to just issue an observation of the reality that a congressman can say what he wants and it’s up to his constituency to decide whether they like it or not.” Kinzinger did not respond to a request to speak about the GOP state central committee’s potential actions. On Sunday, during his “Meet The Press” interview, Kinzinger said he viewed GOP efforts to reprimand Trump opponents as an example of the “cancel culture” that Republicans have outspokenly criticized Democrats for exhibiting. . .Much of the state GOP’s decision on how to respond to Kinzinger may come down to its pick of a new chairman to replace Schneider, a former Cook County commissioner and Hanover Township trustee from Streamwood.)
— 21 men accuse co-founder of anti-Trump Lincoln Project of online harassment – MAGGIE ASTOR AND DANNY HAKIM
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-john-weaver-lincoln-project-harassment-20210131-ll5iul3sajehfotjd6aq32msk4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump raised $255.4 million in 8 weeks as he sought to prove election fraud.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-trump-fundraising-20210131-h5cksn4i3zhdleefoux4ddyk5q-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters paint Trump-supporters as being home-grown terrorists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/31/22256849/congress-threats-violence-democracy-capitol-editorial

CRAINS CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump critic Kinzinger starts PAC to ‘renew’ Republican Party
(DIERSEN: Will Kinzinger and his supporters demand that the following give money to Kinzinger’s PAC or leave the Illinois Republican Party (IRP): a) IRP Chairman, b) IRP officers, c) IRP National Committeeman, d) IRP National Committeewoman, e) the 18 IRP State Central Committee members and their deputies, f) the officers of the 102 county party organizations, g) the officers of the township and ward party organizations, h) the Precinct Committeemen and Captains, i) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, j) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, k) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and l) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/trump-critic-kinzinger-starts-pac-renew-republican-party

NBC5
— Illinois Reports 2,428 New COVID-19 Cases, 40 Additional Deaths Sunday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-2428-new-covid-19-cases-40-additional-deaths-sunday/2425196/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Predator, liar and abuser’: The Lincoln Project responds to allegations against co-founder John Weaver – Megan Ziegler
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/predator-liar-and-abuser-the-lincoln-project-responds-to-allegations-against-co-founder-john-weaver

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— 150+ Turnout for Springfield March for Life Event Friday – Ross Pearson
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=318226#.YBcF454XCM8

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Gary Rabine Testing Waters for Gubernatorial Run – 80% Certain of Run
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/31/gary-rabine-testing-waters-for-gubernatorial-run/
— Kinzinger’s Latest Move
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/31/kinzingers-latest-move/
— IL-16: Scott Presler Visited Illinois Organizing Volunteers to Primary Adam Kinzinger Next Year
— http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/31/presler013121/
— Pritzker Picks Elizabeth Coulson for Human Rights Commission
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/31/pritzker-picks-elizabeth-coulson-for-human-rights-commission/
— IL-14/CO-03: Jim Oberweis Joined Catalina Lauf Contributing to Lauren Boebert
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/30/boebert013021/
— Report to Valley Hi Nursing Home Families This Week
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/30/report-to-valley-hi-nursing-home-families-this-week/
— Maybe You’ve Read That Police Most Fear Domestic Violence Calls
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/30/maybe-youve-read-that-police-most-fear-domestic-violence-calls/
— McHenry County Jail Finds Three with Coronavirus
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/29/mchenry-county-jail-finds-three-with-coronavirus/
— DNR Identifies Wonder Lake Man Who Killed 12-Point Deer Out of Season
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/29/dnr-identifies-wonder-lake-man-who-killed-12-point-deer-out-of-season/
— UPDATE: More Illinois National Guard to DC than Helping with Vaccinations
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/29/more-illinois-national-guard-to-dc-than-helping-with-vaccinations/
— Comparison of State Coronavirus Vaccination Rollouts
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/29/comparison-of-coronavirus-vaccination-rollouts/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump quietly ‘getting stronger’ – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/31/inside-beltway-donald-trump-quietly-getting-strong/

BREITBART
— Anti-Trump PAC: Current GOP ‘No Different’ from ISIS – JOSHUA KLEIN
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2021/01/31/anti-trump-pac-current-gop-no-different-isis/
— Kinzinger to Launch PAC Challenging GOP’s Embrace of Donald Trump – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/31/rep-adam-kinzinger-launch-pac-challenging-gops-embrace-donald-trump/

THE HILL
— Former Trump officials find tough job market – ALEX GANGITANO
https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/536588-former-trump-officials-find-tough-job-market-after-capitol-attack

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Kinzinger starts PAC to resist party’s Trump embrace
(DIERSEN: Will Kinzinger and his supporters demand that the following give money to Kinzinger’s PAC or leave the Illinois Republican Party (IRP): a) IRP Chairman, b) IRP officers, c) IRP National Committeeman, d) IRP National Committeewoman, e) the 18 IRP State Central Committee members and their deputies, f) the officers of the 102 county party organizations, g) the officers of the township and ward party organizations, h) the Precinct Committeemen and Captains, i) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, j) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, k) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and l) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/washington-dc/gop-rep-kinzinger-starts-pac-to-resist-partys-trump-embrace/

CNN
— Kinzinger launches new PAC to reclaim Republican Party after Trump – Paul LeBlanc
(DIERSEN: Will Kinzinger and his supporters demand that the following give money to Kinzinger’s PAC or leave the Illinois Republican Party (IRP): a) IRP Chairman, b) IRP officers, c) IRP National Committeeman, d) IRP National Committeewoman, e) the 18 IRP State Central Committee members and their deputies, f) the officers of the 102 county party organizations, g) the officers of the township and ward party organizations, h) the Precinct Committeemen and Captains, i) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, j) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, k) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and l) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/31/politics/adam-kinzinger-country-first-trump/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Pence plans to form fundraising group as he moves beyond Trump, Capitol riot. The former vice president plans to settle back in Indiana, where he has been staying with family. – Hallie Jackson and Monica Alba
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/pence-plans-form-political-group-he-moves-beyond-time-trump-n1256259
— Kinzinger: ‘It is very difficult’ to take a stand in the Republican party
(DIERSEN: I vehemently disagree. I should write books about the many Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization leaders who stand against the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. The aforesaid many party leaders focus on driving out of the Republican Party those who support the aforesaid planks. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://news.yahoo.com/kinzinger-very-difficult-stand-republican-150656597.html

NEWSWEEK

— Kinzinger Says Trump Is ‘Desperate’ to Look Like He’s Still Leading GOP – JASON LEMON

https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-says-trump-desperate-look-like-hes-still-leading-gop-1565655

WASHINGTON POST
— Kinzinger to start new PAC to challenge party’s embrace of Trump – Paul Kane and Amy B Wang
(DIERSEN: Will Kinzinger and his supporters demand that the following give money to Kinzinger’s PAC or leave the Illinois Republican Party (IRP): a) IRP Chairman, b) IRP officers, c) IRP National Committeeman, d) IRP National Committeewoman, e) the 18 IRP State Central Committee members and their deputies, f) the officers of the 102 county party organizations, g) the officers of the township and ward party organizations, h) the Precinct Committeemen and Captains, i) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, j) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, k) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and l) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/31/gop-rep-kinzinger-start-new-pac-challenge-partys-trump-supporters/

NEW YORK POST
— Kinzinger wants Rep. Greene tossed from House committee – Mark Moore
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my disgusting critics/opponents who had their disgusting operatives and their disgusting dupes toss me. 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, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I would focus on my disgusting critics/opponents who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://nypost.com/2021/01/31/rep-kinzinger-wants-rep-greene-tossed-from-house-committee/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger — whose family sent out a petition to disown him after his pro-impeachment vote — said the GOP is not a ‘Trump-first party’ – Taylor Ardrey
https://www.businessinsider.com/kinzinger-on-mccarthy-flordia-visit-this-is-not-a-trump-first-party
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s relatives disowned him for voting to impeach Trump
https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-relatives-disowned-him-impeach-trump-vote-2021-1

CITIZEN
— Should conservatives be sentenced to a Leftist-enforced ‘re-education camp’? – Trey Hoffman, Peachtree City, Ga.
https://thecitizen.com/2021/01/31/should-conservatives-be-sentenced-to-a-leftist-enforced-re-education-camp/

ATLANTIC
— Only Accountability Will Allow the U.S. to Move Forward. America cannot change its history, but it can surely learn from it. – Mitch Landrieu
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters paint Trump-supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/only-accountability-will-allow-us-move-forward/617876/?fbclid=IwAR1I68in27Ndqx18TcNNPn7DT4Gwdn4-1TAm2-1Ap5nyqW0upC7BhZscxqs

January 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump loses lead impeachment lawyers a week before trial – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-loses-lead-impeachment-lawyers-a-week-before-trial/10169586/

WGN TV
— Trump parts with impeachment lawyers a week before trial – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/trump-parts-with-impeachment-lawyers-a-week-before-trial/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kinzinger starting ‘movement’ to reclaim GOP from Trump. In explaining his decision, Kinzinger said “this is no time for silence.” – Lynn Sweet
(DIERSEN: Will Kinzinger and his supporters demand that the following either dump Trump or leave the Illinois Republican Party (IRP): a) IRP Chairman, b) IRP officers, c) IRP National Committeeman, d) IRP National Committeewoman, e) the 18 IRP State Central Committee members and their deputies, f) the officers of the 102 county party organizations, g) the officers of the township and ward party organizations, h) the Precinct Committeemen and Captains, i) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, j) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, k) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and l) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/31/22258326/rep-adam-kinzinger-movement-reclaim-gop-fringe-elements-qanon-marjorie-taylor-greene-trump
— Stocked and loaded: Chicago area gun dealers say record sales since Jan. 6 driven by ‘fear, plain and simple’ Local gun dealers say this month has seen the hottest gun market ever. And their top salesman is fear. Fear of everything from Democrats poised to take away their guns to civil unrest in the streets to a state shut down by a virus to a president claiming an election was stolen from him. – Andrew Sullender
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/31/22257060/gun-dealers-record-sales-chicago-area-jan-6-fear-biden-trump-pritzker-firearms-state-police

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Impeachment will fail, but here’s another way to punish Trump.”
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who punish Trump supporters. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-impeachment-trump-14th-amendment-chapman-20210129-4p4mktlrb5ecxfvho2v74kmh2q-story.html
— Naperville council should denounce crime reform bill – Jennifer Bruzan Taylor, Naperville City Council candidate
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0124-20210129-mqwy5iz7fff2njps5i6xfer5uu-story.html
— Reform bill benefits criminals, restricts cops – Charles Brown, Naperville
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0124-20210129-mqwy5iz7fff2njps5i6xfer5uu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Local elections take center stage – Editorial
(DIERSEN: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman in DuPage County Milton Township, I anxiously await direction from the Milton Township Republican Organization on helping elect Republican candidates on the April 6 ballot for my precinct. For Milton Township, the Republican candidates are John Monino, Nick Nathwani, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehfelt, Dan Milinko, Jeff Castle, Drew Ellis, and Joe Soto. For Wheaton Park District, the Republican candidates include Ron Almiron. For DuPage County Educational Service Region, the Republican candidates include Paula McGowen. For Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, the Republican candidates are ? For College of DuPage, the Republican candidates include Heidi Holan.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210130/editorial-local-elections-take-center-stage

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 187 COVID-19 cases Saturday, 4 deaths, 2.07% of the population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/31/dupage-county-reports-187-covid-19-cases-saturday-4-deaths-207-of-the-population-fully-vaccinated/

WCMY
— Republicans “Rally for Representation”, say Cong. Kinzinger isn’t providing it – Rick Koshko
https://www.1430wcmy.com/2021/01/30/republicans-rally-for-representation-say-cong-kinzinger-isnt-providing-it/

WIREPOINTS
— Politicizing the classroom: 9 things to know about Illinois’ pending ‘culturally responsive’ K-12 teaching mandate – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/politicizing-the-classroom-9-things-to-know-about-illinois-pending-culturally-responsive-k-12-teaching-mandate-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump still a GOP titan: ‘A restoration is coming’ – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/31/trump-still-gop-titan-restoration-coming/

FOX NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: John Cox says he’ll challenge California’s Newsom if recall effort succeeds – Morgan Phillips
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/john-cox-challenge-californias-newsom-recall-effort-succeeds
— Florida Republicans welcome Trump’s political activity in area: ‘He is our hometown president’ Trump relocated to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., after leaving the White House last week. – Brooke Singman
(DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican candidates who talk/act like they do not want Trump’s help? What do you say to Republican candidates on April 6, 2021 ballots who talk/act like they do not want voters to know that they are Republican?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-republicans-welcome-trumps-political-activity-in-area-he-is-our-hometown-president
(FROM THE ARTICLE: McCarthy welcomed Trump’s commitment to help elect Republicans in the House and Senate.)

BREITBART
— Twitter Suspends Christian Group for Accurately Describing Biden’s Transgendered Health Official Dr. Levine’s Biological Sex – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/30/twitter-suspends-christian-group-for-accurately-describing-bidens-transgendered-health-official-dr-levines-biological-sex/

TOWNHALL
— The Trump Comeback Begins: The Plan to Make Trump and America Great Again – Wayne Allyn Root (DIERSEN: What do the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say about this?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2021/01/31/the-trump-comeback-begins-the-plan-to-make-trump-and-america-great-again-n2583947

DAILY CALLER
— People Pretending To Do Journalism Are Mounting Pressure Campaigns To Silence Conservative Media – VARUN HUKERI
(DIERSEN: I have been a member of the conservative media since 2000. Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will pressure the new Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and failing that, to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. They will pressure him to put more pressure on Jim Jay, the Chairman of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee and Chris LeVan, the Chairman of the Milton Township Republican Organization, to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and failing that, to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. They will stress to Zay and to LeVan that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, they have tremendous power to punish me for sending out the newsletters. They can call for the following to officially blacklist me: a) the chairmen of the other eight township organizations in DuPage County, b) all the Republican Precinct Committeemen in DuPage County and especially those in Milton Township including Amy Grant, Dan Cronin, Grant Eckhoff, Phill Suess, and Chris Heidorn, c) all the Republican elected officials in DuPage County and especially those who represent DuPage County’s 4th District , Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, and my precinct, and d) the voters in DuPage County and especially those in DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, and my precinct.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/30/corporate-media-deplatform-conservative-fox-cnn-censorship-journalist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Using the wreckage of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots as leverage, corporate media and the pundit class postured themselves as the de facto arbiters of public opinion, and promptly set their sights on conservative media. They took almost no time to pounce. Within hours of the riots, corporate media reporters and pundits pointed to the presence of Proud Boys at the Capitol riots and organizing on social media. They implied or outright called for more censorship and encouraged the White House to enact new domestic surveillance powers. Naturally, deplatforming media companies that do not adhere to the dominant liberal orthodoxy became a subject of serious discussion. Facebook’s former chief security officer Alex Stamos alleged during a Jan. 17 segment of CNN’s “Reliable Sources” that conservative influencers and media outlets have “abused” press freedom, and advocated deplatforming conservatives from both traditional and social media. “We have given a lot of leeway — both in the traditional media and on social media — to people who have a very broad range of political views,” Stamos told CNN host Brian Stelter. “We have to turn down the capability of these conservative influencers to reach these huge audiences.” Stamos singled out One America News Network (OANN) and Newsmax in particular and accused those outlets of promoting “violent extremism” in the same vein as the Islamic terrorist group ISIS. “We are going to have to figure out the OANN and Newsmax problem. These companies have freedom of speech, but I’m not sure we need Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and such bringing them into tens of millions of homes,” he told Stelter. CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy also commented on the “Reliable Sources” segment in a Jan. 17 tweet, adding that broadcasters and cable providers should be asked “about why they beam channels” like OANN and Newsmax. “Do they have any second thoughts about distributing these channels given their election denialism content?” Darcy asked. Earlier this month, Darcy questioned in a CNN Business article why cable providers continue to air conservative media after some outlets contested the results of the 2020 election. Darcy singled out Fox News in particular and claimed the network was just as “irresponsible and dangerous” as comparatively smaller outlets like OANN and Newsmax. “Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson and Mark Levin and others are responsible for the lies they peddle to their audiences,” Darcy wrote. “But the TV companies that beam them into millions of homes around the country also bear some responsibility.” Fox News host Tucker Carlson responded to the accusation during a Jan. 7 segment of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and noted that CNN was effectively “calling for censorship” of a competitor. “CNN staffers have already contacted the six major cable carriers in this country, the companies that carry our signal into your home, and pressured them to drop Fox News,” Carlson said. “Here you have a news company calling for censorship, a TV network demanding that media conglomerates ban its competitors.” No cable provider has openly discussed dropping Fox News or any other conservative outlet. Such a move would lead to intense backlash and almost certainly a legal challenge before the Federal Communications Commission over preferential treatment, according to Bloomberg. Targeting Fox News in particular could present a conflict of interest for CNN given that the two are competing news networks. Although unlikely, even one cable provider dropping Fox News could lead to a substantial loss in revenue for Fox Corporation. While Stelter and Darcy have not personally called for cable providers to drop media outlets, their actions constitute a pressure campaign against broadcasters to silence conservative media. CNN is also not alone in this effort. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof argued in a Jan. 13 editorial that “cable providers should be asked why they distribute channels that peddle lies.” Washington Post columnist Max Boot wrote in a Jan. 18 editorial that cable providers should “step in and kick Fox News off.” These developments are a response to the Jan. 6 pro-Trump riot at the Capitol, but corporate media outlets pressuring providers to silence conservative outlets is not new. After NBC News raised concerns about coverage of last year’s George Floyd riots from The Federalist, Google notified the conservative outlet in June that their website would be blocked from using Google’s ad platform. NBC News and Google later released contradictory messages in response to backlash. But the push to silence conservative media has since gained steam after multiple outlets were accused of promoting election misinformation that ultimately fueled the Capitol riot earlier this month. These efforts come after tech companies like Twitter and Facebook permanently suspended Trump’s social media accounts and purged thousands of conservative users. Corporate media has now provided a platform for Democratic lawmakers and progressive commentators who not only want to silence conservative media but also “deprogram” Trump supporters. Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson and “1619 Project” lead writer Nikole Hannah-Jones likened Trump voters to “members of a cult” during an MSNBC segment Jan. 12 and insinuated that the 75 million people who voted for the former president would “have to be deprogrammed.” Even before the Capitol riot, California Democrats’ regional director David Atkins suggested in a series of tweets Nov. 17 that conservatives should be re-educated the way citizens of Nazi Germany and Japan were after World War II.)
— Today Is The Two Year Anniversary Of When Now-VP Kamala Harris Said Jussie Smollett Was The Victim Of A ‘Modern-Day Lynching’ – LAURYN OVERHULTZ
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/29/two-year-anniversary-vice-president-kamala-harris-jussie-smollett-lynching-hate-crime-hoax/

PJ MEDIA
— Ohio Republicans Move to Create a New State Holiday: ‘President Donald J. Trump Day’ – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/01/30/ohio-republicans-move-to-create-a-new-state-holiday-president-donald-j-trump-day-n1419600

EPOCH TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Ideological Alignment Pushing America Toward Totalitarianism – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/one-party-rule-ideological-nexus-of-big-tech-big-media-big-government-is-totalitarianism-experts-say_3664663.html

POST MILLENNIAL
— Trump commits to campaigning for Republicans in 2022. Trump remains highly popular among the Republican base, making him a key asset in securing Republican turnout in the 2022 midterm elections. – Noah David Alter
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-trump-commits-to-campaigning-for-republicans-in-2022

THE HILL
— Biden reignites immigration fight in Congress – JORDAIN CARNEY
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to immediately a) give the right to vote to those illegals who promise to vote for Democrats and b) give even more preference to illegals over citizens of America, and especially to illegals who are minority, female, young, poor, LGBTQ, and/or non-Christian, and to those who have health, financial, and/or other problems, who lack education, who lack job skills, and who demand massive government assistance.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/536590-biden-reignites-immigration-fight-in-congress
— Democrats seek to make guns in the Capitol illegal — for everyone – MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/536578-dems-seek-to-make-guns-in-the-capitol-illegal-for-everyone
— Gun sales on the rise amid pandemic uncertainty, Biden’s vow for gun reform – JORDAN WILLIAMS
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters make it clear that they want government to confiscate firearms and confiscate ammunition from Trump-supporters, and especially from Trump-supporters who are law enforcement officers, veterans, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/536642-gun-sales-on-the-rise-amid-pandemic-uncertainty-bidens-vow-for-gun-reform

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Out With Reagan, Buckley And Kemp; In With Trump, QAnon And Marjorie Taylor Greene.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-republican-qanon-cult_n_601482a6c5b63b0fb280e227

MSN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want leaders of Republican organizations to force their members to join the Lincoln Project ( https://lincolnproject.us/ ).
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/read-lincoln-project-s-blistering-response-to-rudy-giuliani-you-will-never-again-be-america-s-mayor/ar-BB1dfoUK?li=BBorjTa

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s impeachment defense team leaves less than two weeks before trial.”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/politics/butch-bowers-deborah-barbier-trump-impeachment-team/index.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— San Francisco to strip Washington, Lincoln from school names – AP
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/San-Francisco-to-strip-Washington-Lincoln-from-15902198.php

CBS DENVER
— Evidence Shows More People Driving High In Colorado
https://denver.cbslocal.com/video/5248779-evidence-shows-more-people-driving-high-in-colorado/?fbclid=IwAR3CYcI0OyPjaKOL-3QNbl4KjNTHhK7slEyrt_y-BblgQPnxMZsroDDErmI

NEW YORK TIMES
— 21 Men Accuse Lincoln Project Co-Founder of Online Harassment. John Weaver, a longtime G.O.P. operative who advised John McCain and John Kasich, made sexual overtures to young men, sometimes offering to help them get work in politics. – Maggie Astor and Danny Hakim
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about LGBTQ-promoters, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have worked the hardest since 2000 to destroy me. 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.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/us/politics/john-weaver-lincoln-project-harassment.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: John Weaver, a longtime Republican strategist and co-founder of the prominent anti-Trump group the Lincoln Project, has for years sent unsolicited and sexually provocative messages online to young men, often while suggesting he could help them get work in politics, according to interviews with 21 men who received them. His solicitations included sending messages to a 14-year-old, asking questions about his body while he was still in high school and then more pointed ones after he turned 18. These messages from Mr. Weaver, 61, who helped run John McCain’s presidential campaigns in 2000 and 2008 and John Kasich’s in 2016, did not lead to physical encounters except in one consensual case, and none of the men accused Mr. Weaver of unlawful conduct. Rather, many of them described feeling preyed upon by an influential older man in the field in which they wanted to work, and believing they had to engage with his repeated messaging or lose a professional opportunity. Mr. Weaver sent overt sexual solicitations to at least 10 of the men and, in the most explicit messages, offered professional and personal assistance in exchange for sex. He told one man he would “spoil you when we see each other,” according to a message reviewed by The New York Times. “Help you other times. Give advice, counsel, help with bills. You help me … sensually.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump Raised $255.4 Million in 8 Weeks as He Sought to Prove Election Fraud
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/us/politics/trump-voter-fraud-fundraising.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/us/politics/democratic-party-finances.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: For McCarthy and McConnell, Two Paths on Trumpian Crisis Management. Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, and Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, want to take back control of Congress in 2022. First they have to figure out how to handle Donald Trump. – Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/us/politics/trump-mcconnell-mccarthy.html

WASHINGTON POST
— FRONT PAGE IN THE DAILY HERALD: Anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger accepts his fate, whatever it is – Ellen McCarthy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/adam-kinzinger-republican-impeach-trump-capitol/2021/01/26/c544cc1e-55fa-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters paint Trump-supporters as being potential domestic terrorists, if not domestic terrorists already. Expect that hate-filled Trump-hating religious, government, political, and financial leaders will use that to ban Trump-supporters from a) seeking or holding government or political offices, b) getting or keeping jobs, c) owning firearms and ammunition, d) owning vehicles or real estate, e) etc.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-domestic-terrorist-threat-20210131-zoyjbynnmvh3vgpf62t7fm75qe-story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Biden administration should sue Donald Trump to pay for Capitol riot cleanup.” My critics/opponents what the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, Post Office, etc. to sue me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/01/31/post-capitol-riot-cleanup-and-how-pay-column/6700427002/

BOSTON HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Censure not valid alternative to impeachment for Donald Trump.” I should write a book about my hate-filled critics/opponents, their hate-filled operatives, and their hate-filled dupes who succeeded in throwing me off the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007 after failing to get ICRC to censure me in 2006. My hate-filled critics/opponents, their hate-filled operatives, and their hate-filled dupes blame me for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000, and especially candidates for a) U.S. Senate and Congress, b) Illinois Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and Treasurer, Senator, and Representative, c) DuPage County Chairman, State’s Attorney, Circuit Court Clerk, County Auditor, Sheriff, County Clerk, Corner, Recorder, Treasurer, Forest Preserve President, Appellate Court Judge, Circuit Court Judge, and District 4 County Board member and Forest Preserve Commissioner, d) Milton Township Supervisor, Clerk, Assessor, Highway Commissioner, and Trustee, and e) Wheaton Mayor and City Council.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/01/31/donald-trump-is-already-being-censured/

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
— Should Trump lead the GOP? Republicans in Pennsylvania divided as lawmakers embrace former president – DANIEL MOORE
https://liber.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2021/01/31/Insurrection-impeachment-charges-Donald-Trump-Guy-Reschenthaler-Pat-Toomey-GOP-Congress/stories/202101310014

BUSINESS INSIDER
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on recognizing the QAnon threat and not fearing a GOP primary
https://www.businessinsider.com/adam-kinzinger-interview-voting-impeach-trump-recognizing-qanon-threat-2021-1

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled QAnon-hating QAnon-haters crow about their success in banishing QAnon.
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/31/962104747/unwelcome-on-facebook-twitter-qanon-followers-flock-to-fringe-sites

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “It’s endemic: state-level Republican groups lead party’s drift to extremism.” I should write a book about those who orchestrated a) the demise of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012 and b) the demise of Illinois Center Right Coalition in 2007.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/30/republicans-radical-extreme-state-parties

January 30 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Republican leader meets with Trump 2 weeks after pinning Capitol riot on ex-president. Trump’s expected status as a GOP kingmaker post-presidency had seemed like an impossibility after his supporters stormed the Capitol building in a deadly riot. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-leader-meets-with-trump-despite-condemnation/10121573/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rash of teen carjackings shows it’s time to expand the meaning of neglect, abuse of minors. It isn’t just a bunch of 14-year-olds who are to blame. We need to be holding their parents accountable, too. – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/29/22256964/carjackings-chicago-abuse-neglect-minors-teenagers

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Erasing classic literature for kids – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-classics-in-schools-kass-20210130-k2uluwpt2jdtxmz7zp4hl2xz2i-story.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— On the dangerous progressive page – Michael Reagan
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/michael-reagan-on-the-dangerous-progressive-page/article_b0688eec-fb0f-5a11-ab58-e8bf3499acfc.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 220 COVID-19 cases Friday, 1 death, region’s positivity remains at 7.1% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/30/dupage-county-reports-220-covid-19-cases-friday-1-death-regions-positivity-remains-at-71/
— Berwyn cop promoted despite concerns voiced by residents, activist group – Catey Sullivan
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who complained the most a) when my IRS mentor promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) when my GAO mentor hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986, c) when I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, d) when I became a Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2000 and 2008, e) when I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, f) when I became an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2001, g) when I became an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2003, h) when I became a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2004, and i) when I became a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005. I should write a book about the aforesaid complainers.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/government/2021/01/29/berwyn-cop-promoted-despite-concerns-voiced-by-residents-activist-group/

WREX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, a) Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that minorities and everyone else has and b) Democrats encourage minorities and everyone else to hate Republicans.
https://wrex.com/2021/01/29/pritzker-lightfoot-discuss-need-for-racial-healing-in-illinois/

WGLT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.wglt.org/post/bloomington-agencies-expand-services-cannabis-tax-grants#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republicans Divided Over Loyalties To Former President Trump – DON GONYEA
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republicans-divided-over-loyalties-former-president-trump#stream/0
— Biden’s Support Of Abortion Rights At Odds With Catholic Bishops – TOM GJELTEN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/bidens-support-abortion-rights-odds-some-catholic-bishops#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— In fight over GOP, state parties stand as firewall for Trump – AP
(DIERSEN: What positions do the candidates for Illinois Republican Party Chairman have on Trump, Kinzinger, etc.? If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organization would be hosting a candidate forum.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/in-fight-over-gop-state-parties-stand-as-firewall-for-trump-01-29-2021
— GOP rift over Trump’s role in riot fades as Republicans turn to midterms – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/gop-rift-over-trumps-role-in-riot-fades-as-republicans-turn-to-midterms

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wheaton Republican Amy Grant wants Illinois to ‘address all the spending’ to tackle outmigration concern – Glenn Minnis
(DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois focus on driving Republicans out of Illinois, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/572956428-wheaton-republican-wants-illinois-to-address-all-the-spending-to-tackle-outmigration-concern

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois is about to impose a political litmus test on all teachers – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-is-about-to-impose-a-political-litmus-test-on-all-teachers-wirepoints-on-wjpfs-morning-newswatch/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Lessons From Lincoln – Julie Tisdale
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/lessons-from-lincoln/

BREITBART
— Pritzker Blocks Troops from Helping Chicago, Sends Them to D.C. Instead – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/29/ill-gov-pritzker-blocks-troops-keep-chicago-safe-sends-them-d-c-instead/
— 13 Shot, 2 Killed, Thursday in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/29/13-shot-2-killed-thursday-mayor-lori-lightfoots-chicago/
— New York Times: Joe Biden’s Migrant Wave Is Building – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/01/29/nytimes-joe-bidens-migrant-wave-building/
— Democrats Seek to Ban Federal Agencies from Using ‘Illegal Alien’ Term – JOHN BINDER
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see illegal aliens as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Democrats a) want employers to replace their current employees with illegal aliens and b) want organizations to replace their current members with illegal aliens.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/29/democrats-seek-to-ban-federal-agencies-from-using-illegal-alien-term/

BLAZE
— Public school staff member calls ‘white privileged Trump supporters … scum and a plague upon the world’ in profanity-laced post – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/school-staff-member-attacks-trump-supporters-online

PJ MEDIA
— Trump’s Policy Agenda Resonates With Americans. McCarthy Needs It and Democrats Are Out to Destroy It – STACEY LENNOX
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stacey-lennox/2021/01/29/trumps-policy-agenda-resonates-with-americans-mccarthy-needs-it-and-democrats-are-out-to-destroy-it-n1418102

HOT AIR
— Poll: Plurality Of Republicans Say Third Party Started By Trump Would Be Better Than The GOP
(DIERSEN: What percent of the following want Trump to start a third party: a) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, b) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, c) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and d) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2021/01/29/poll-plurality-republicans-say-third-party-started-trump-better-gop/

CNN
— GOP Rep. Kinzinger: This is not the party I joined. Kinzinger says that the Republican party needs to return to the way it was prior to Donald Trump’s time in the White House. – John Berman
(DIERSEN: How many of the following agree with Kinzinger: a) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, b) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, c) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and d) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump? One could argue that Trump did more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any recent Republican president before him.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/01/28/adam-kinzinger-republican-party-future-sot-newday-vpx.cnn

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see Dreamers as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Democrats a) want employers to replace their current employees with Dreamers and b) want organizations to replace their current members with Dreamers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/opinion/biden-immigration-reform-dreamers.html
— Proud Boys Charged With Conspiracy in Capitol Riot The conspiracy charges were the first to emerge against members of the extremist group in connection with the assault on Congress. – Alan Feuer
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/nyregion/proud-boys-charged-with-conspiracy-in-capitol-riot.html
— For McCarthy and McConnell, Two Paths on Trumpian Crisis Management Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell want to take back control of Congress in 2022. But first they have to figure out how to handle Donald Trump. – Jonathan Martin
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) demand blind loyalty to them and to them only and b) destroy those like me who are not blindly loyal to them. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. 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. I would focus on those who lead/led the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on Republican candidates who have been on ballots in my precinct since 2000.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/us/politics/trump-mcconnell-mccarthy.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The impeachment trial, which begins Feb. 8, and the growing debate over whether the Senate should at least censure Mr. Trump is setting the stage for a Trumpian loyalty test in the same chamber that was ransacked by a violent mob earlier this month. . .Ms. Greene, the freshman Georgia lawmaker who is under fire for her years of making hateful and bizarre comments, believes the problem is old-guard Republicans who won’t recognize what she believes is the new reality. “The vast majority of Republican voters, volunteers and donors are no longer loyal to the G.O.P.,” she said this month. “Their loyalty now lies with Donald J Trump.”)
— In Biden’s White House, Masks, Closed Doors and Empty Halls. The West Wing has become a different place in an administration serious about Covid restrictions. – Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/politics/biden-white-house-coronavirus.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “G.O.P. in a Bind as Hate Speech And Smears Find a House Seat|.”
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has created a dilemma for her party’s leaders, who for months have been largely unwilling to publicly rebuke her inflammatory posts for fear of alienating voters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “White Supremacists Organized Early Online.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/us/louis-beam-white-supremacy-internet.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: G.M. Announcement Shakes Up U.S. Automakers’ Transition to Electric Cars Every carmaker is trying to figure out how to make the leap before governments force it and Tesla and other start-ups lure away drivers. – Neal E. Boudette and Coral Davenport
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/business/general-motors-electric-cars.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The ‘civil war’ for the soul of the GOP is over before it began. Trump won — again.” Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want the Republican Party to get rid of all those who support Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/29/civil-war-soul-of-gop-over-trump-won/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Speech and Sedition in 2021 The progressive press decides that dissenters should be suppressed. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: The progressive press has always suppressed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and my www.gopillinois.com website.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/speech-and-sedition-in-2021-11611962910
— The Constitution Can Crack Section 230 Tech companies think the statute allows them to censor with impunity. The law is seldom so simple. – Philip Hamburger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-constitution-can-crack-section-230-11611946851
— Repeal of State-Tax Deduction Cap Pitched for Covid-19 Relief Bill. Democrats, in control of Congress, see a chance to repeal the $10,000 limit on the state and local tax deduction, but a move may wait until later this year. Richard Rubin
(DIERSEN: The SALT cap discourages marriage and it discourages homeownership. It should be increased to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/repeal-of-state-tax-deduction-cap-pitched-for-covid-19-relief-bill-11611928800

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The Trump Plaza condo board in West Palm Beach voted unanimously to dump the Trump name – Juliana Kaplan
(DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, employers, etc. have dumped you? I should write a book about those who have dumped me. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican but who have surrendered to the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs and moved to the left and now reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/condo-board-florida-west-palm-beach-votes-dump-trump-plaza-2021-1

TPM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Kinzinger Suggests QAnon Theories Have ‘Unmoored’ The Republican Party.”
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kinzinger-suggests-qanon-theories-have-unmoored-the-republican-party
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The GOP Is Rapidly Making Its Way to Embrace of the Insurrection.”
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-gop-is-rapidly-making-its-way-to-embrace-of-the-insurrection

ATLANTIC
— How Early Trump Supporters Feel Now The former president’s 2015 backers, in their own words – Conor Friedersdorf
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America officially publish their blacklists? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more blacklists that you will be on: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/how-early-trump-supporters-feel-now/617815/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you don’t agree with Democrats, then the Dems use social media to punish you for wrongthink. You are canceled. You can lose your job. You go on a blacklist. People who support Trump or worked in his administration are now blacklisted as punishment for their beliefs. This is what they do in communist countries, not free America. What the hell has happened to our country in the past year anyway? Riots and looting are permitted if performed by antifa but not peaceful protests by Trump supporters. Antifa infiltrates our rallies to make us look bad. Nobody cares. It is not investigated. [The Freedom of Information Act] is denied, citing privacy concerns. Thus anger among conservatives continues to build up like a volcano about to explode because we are stymied at every turn and there is no outlet, no justice, just corruption.)

GUARDIAN
— Fauci says ‘virus will continue to mutate’ as Democrats aim to fast-track Covid relief plan – as it happened – Daniel Strauss (now) and Martin Belam
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/jan/29/joe-biden-donald-trump-impeachment-covid-coronavirus-nancy-pelosi-kamala-harris-live-updates

January 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 3,751 new cases, 81 deaths Gov. JB Pritzker tours Lake County Fairgrounds mass vaccination site
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3751-new-cases-81-deaths/10066524/
— Army unveils more flexible rules for ponytails, nail color – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/society/army-unveils-more-flexible-rules-for-ponytails-nail-color/10061242/
— GOP to stay neutral should Donald Trump run for president again – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-to-stay-neutral-should-trump-run-for-president-again/10073870/

NBC5
— Broken by Trump, US Refugee Program Aims to Return Stronger. More than 100 U.S. resettlement offices closed during Trump’s term – Julie Watson
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see refugees as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/broken-by-trump-us-refugee-program-aims-to-return-stronger/2423361/
— Trump Cut Taxes for the Rich. Biden Wants to Raise Them. Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump were far apart on many issues — tax policy among them. – Greg Iacurci
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-cut-taxes-for-the-rich-biden-wants-to-raise-them/2423229/

CBS2
— City Council Expands Protections For Immigrants, Blocks CPD From Cooperating With ICE – Todd Feurer
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage illegal immigration.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/27/city-council-expands-protections-for-immigrants-blocks-cpd-from-cooperating-with-ice/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago City Council closes loopholes in Welcoming City ordinance, ending police cooperation with federal immigration agents. JOHN BYRNE and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-january-meeting-20210127-zcgpjpcrdzgkzko3u4qzvnratm-story.html
— Solutions to carjacking epidemic can come from the Black community too – JERALD MCNAIR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-carjackings-illinois-police-youth-parents-20210127-vwlurdpsqzhyjcb2f5unzljwvq-story.html
— State buys Near West Side building as part of Thompson Center exit plan | Lightfoot mum on chat with Vice President Kamala Harris | City landmarks Emmett Till house – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-thompson-center-emmett-till-landmark-foxx-public-defender-spin-20210128-hfy2fbfxb5ajnc33rjkudt6jpa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-cannabis-social-justice-st-0128-20210127-npaosnqqxrcz5nr4lfpjsgihpa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House Republicans, law enforcement urge Pritzker to veto ‘confusing, inoperable’ criminal justice reform bill. In a Zoom news conference Wednesday morning, House Republican Leader Jim Durkin said the state must “thoroughly and carefully address police reform and criminal justice reform, it is the right thing to do.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/27/22252868/house-republicans-law-enforcement-durkin-pritzker-veto-criminal-justice-reform-bill
— Mayor rebuffs plan to nix ban on downtown weed shops: ‘We’re not turning Michigan Ave. into pot paradise’ “My concern about the effect on the shopping and tourists jewel of our city really hasn’t changed one wit since the fall of 2019, when we first started wrestling with this issue,” Lightfoot said Wednesday. – Tom Schuba and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2021/1/27/22252781/illinois-dispensary-pot-cannabis-marijuana-downtown-brendan-reilly-lightfoot-exclusion-zone
— Democrat floats Trump censure as conviction grows unlikely. A censure would not hold the power of a conviction, but it would put the Senate on record as disapproving of Trump’s role in the insurrection, which came as Congress was counting electoral votes to confirm Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/27/22253356/democrat-floats-trump-censure-as-conviction-grows-unlikely
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you are an older White male Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America the more that Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/27/22252724/cancel-culture-english-literature-patrick-reardon-women-writers-african-american-writers

DAILY HERALD
— Oppose racial profiling – Bradley Williams, Mundelein
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210127/oppose-racial-profiling
(FROM THE LETTER: HB0038 is currently in committee of the Illinois House of Representatives. This bill should concern Illinoisans who aspire for a community so beautifully described by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as one where people “will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” In a departure from Dr. King’s aspirations, HB0038 calls for consideration of race in the hiring process of public-school teachers. This would seem to violate several federal and state civil rights laws. Specifically, the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003 which explains that a unit of the state cannot “subject a person to discrimination under any program or activity on the grounds of that person’s race, color, national origin, or gender,” as well as the language of the Illinois Human Rights Act which prohibits race-based discrimination in employment. While one component of HB0038 undermines Dr. King’s message through employment considerations, another does so through mandates of curriculum and instruction at the local level. Starting as early as elementary school, HB0038 would require students to learn curriculum based in a discipline of academia that places race as an essential and defining part of human interaction. In this model, one’s status as oppressor or oppressed is heavily determined by skin color. In one application of this curriculum, groups of third-grade students analyzed their racial and sexual identities according to “power and privilege” and then wrote reflections on their status as being either privileged or oppressed. One parent described the activities as “basically teaching racism.” Humbly, I submit, a society that places race as an essentially defining element of most human interaction is not one so admirably envisioned by Dr. King. With that in mind, Illinoisans should oppose HB0038.)
— GOP signals unwillingness to part with Trump after riot – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210127/news/301279993/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Proud Boys leader was government informant, records show – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/proud-boys-leader-was-government-informant-records-show

WCMY 1430
— Local Republicans to publicly express dissatisfaction with Cong. Kinzinger – Rick Koshko
https://www.1430wcmy.com/2021/01/27/local-republicans-to-publicly-express-dissatisfaction-with-cong-kinzinger/

WALLS 102
— Kinzinger’s office responds to LaSalle County Republican’s rally this weekend
https://www.walls102.com/lasalle-county-republicans-hosting-rally-against-u-s-rep-adam-kinzinger/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois’ Indoctrination Centers–Government Schools – Kathy Valente
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed a) that my parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod and b) that my parents had me baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/illinois-indoctrination-centers-government-schools/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— “ANTIRACISM” COMES TO THE HEARTLAND
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/antiracism-comes-to-the-heartland.html
— MARCH FOR LIFE CHICAGO DRAWS THOUSANDS ACROSS MIDWEST, ADVOCATING FOR HUMAN LIFE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/march-for-life-chicago-draws-thousands-across-midwest-to-advocate-for-sanctity-of-human-life.html
— WANT A CONSERVATIVE TAKE ON ILLINOIS NEWS? JOIN ILLINOIS REVIEW’S GROWING EMAIL LIST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/want-a-conservative-take-on-illinois-news-join-illinois-reviews-growing-email-list.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 3,751 new confirmed and probable cases; 81 additional deaths; 2,931 hospitalized; 591 in the ICU; 4.5 percent average case positivity rate; 5.6 percent average test positivity rate; 33,698 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/27/3751-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-81-additional-deaths-2931-hospitalized-591-in-the-icu-45-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-56-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-33698-average-daily-doses/
— Goodbye begins to James R. Thompson Center
(DIERSEN: I worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997. My critics/opponents were furious that starting in 1990, I had a preferred corner office in GAO’s new space on the 7th floor of the new 200 West Adams building ( https://200westadams.com/ ) in the Loop.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/27/goodbye-begins-to-jrtc/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Schumer shames Republicans who challenged legality of Trump’s impeachment trial – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/27/chuck-schumer-shames-republicans-who-challenged-le/
— DHS issues new terror alert, warns that Jan. 6 attack emboldened extremists – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/27/dhs-issues-new-terror-alert-warns-jan-6-attack-emb/
— Liberals reinvent reality as the ‘After Trump’ era begins. In the new age, expect the media and government to suddenly resent any pushback against a sitting president. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/27/liberals-reinvent-reality-as-the-after-trump-era-b/

GOPUSA
— Joe Biden’s 1st Week In Review: So Much Damage In So Little Time – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105793

FEDERALIST
— How The Supreme Court Made It Easier To Smear People As Racists And Scream The F-Word In Public. Instead of protecting true free speech, we’ve crushed the speech that matters most: the articulation and testing of the truth. – Jonathan Lange
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/27/how-the-supreme-court-made-it-easier-to-smear-people-as-racists-and-scream-the-f-word-in-public/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left Wants to Transform and Nationalize Our Election System – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/01/25/the-left-wants-to-transform-and-nationalize-our-election-system/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Parents, this is a good week to think about ‘school choice’ – Bob Kellogg (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers focus on turning their students into good little Democrats.)
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2021/01/25/parents-this-is-a-good-week-to-think-about-school-choice

THE HILL
— Tens of thousands of voters drop Republican affiliation after Capitol riot – REID WILSON
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers stop hiring Republicans, b) will employers get of their employees who are Republican, c) will organizations stop admitting members who are Republican, d) will organizations get rid of their members who are Republican, and e) will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and America officially stop Republicans from seeking oi holding government or political offices, getting educations, owning property, etc.?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/536113-tens-of-thousands-of-voters-drop-republican-affiliation-after-capitol

NEW YORK TIMES
— For Trump’s Aggrieved Defenders, This Impeachment Confirms Everything. His supporters see his second impeachment, a historic first, as the culmination of years of unfair treatment. The belief’s ubiquity shows the resilience of his message and the power of conservative media. – Dionne Searcey
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/us/politics/trump-supporters-impeachment.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans back away from confronting Trump and his loyalists after the Capitol insurrection, embracing them instead. – Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/riot-republicans-trump-impeachment/2021/01/27/b13633fe-60b6-11eb-9061-07abcc1f9229_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes Adam Kinzinger and Joe Walsh. In my opinion, my becoming the only active member in GAO’s Chicago office in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in 1988 when I was 40 years old was as serious as Kinzinger’s voting to impeach Trump in 2021 when he was 42 years old. My Democrat GAO superiors immediately threw me off audits of IRS and gave me an adverse job assignments, unfair performance expectations, and unfair performance appraisals. They might have succeeded in getting rid of me if Henry Hyde had not come to my defense. However, they continued to keep me off audits of IRS, to give me unfair performance expectations, to give me unfair performance appraisals, and to always rank me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. In 1997 they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” They were furious that I became Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997 and that I earned a job-related master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997 because the aforesaid frustrated their efforts to get rid of me. If I had had drinking problems like Kinzinger had, I would not have gotten jobs washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; or auditing federal agencies 1980-1997. IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. If I had had drinking problems like Kinzinger had, Loyola might not have accepted me in 1972, DePaul might not have accepted me in 1976, and IIT might not have accepted me in 1992. If I had had drinking problems like Kinzinger had, I doubt that I would have passed CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 or passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. Kinzinger is a veteran. Starting in 1966, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates always used my avoiding the draft against me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/adam-kinzinger-republican-impeach-trump-capitol/2021/01/26/c544cc1e-55fa-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He started drinking at age 16. He can remember drinking before school one morning, just to try to be cool. In his first semester at Illinois State, he joined a fraternity and came home with a 2.5 GPA. The next semester, he got a 0.8 and was kicked out. He spent the next six months living with his parents and working as a manager in the furniture section of a department store. He tried to date the daughter of a fellow store manager, only to learn that he forbade her from going out with him.)
— Large majorities of the region’s nursing home workers have declined the coronavirus vaccine – Rachel Chason, Rebecca Tan, Jenna Portnoy and Erin Cox
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/nursing-homes-vaccine-decline/2021/01/27/22a602f6-5fe2-11eb-afbe-9a11a127d146_story.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Say U.S. Is More Divided, Doubt Biden Can Unite Americans
(DIERSEN: Under Biden, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will do even more to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)

https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/voters_say_u_s_is_more_divided_doubt_biden_can_unite_americans

January 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Who condemned the summer looting? Our university presidents mostly failed us. – JONATHAN ZIMMERMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-riots-protest-universities-zimmerman-20210122-4gmgrgn34vhp3bko7q6dhjznhe-story.html
— Cook County property taxes: We’re all paying our ‘fair share’ – EDITORIAL
(DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay higher real estate taxes? I should write a book about those who want the assessed valuation of my home to be increased. I would focus on those who I have sued, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-maria-pappas-study-property-taxes-20210125-mse5scnxhve33pvjtldexz5j7a-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-francisca-lino-leaving-church-20210124-3wlphevu7zcodn2emclwg7vzs4-story.html
— A $15 federal minimum wage would be an anchor on struggling businesses – RACHEL GRESZLER
(DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents were furious that the Post Office paid me $16.81 an hour (GS-4 Step 1) in today’s dollars. The Post Office hired me because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The job had the following requirements and I met all those requirements: have a high school diploma, pass an employment examination, pass a physical examination, pass a background investigation, pass a truck driving test, own a car to deliver mail from, and be available to work at least 20 hours a week.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-minimum-wage-economy-heritage-20210122-2627frctwncqpp2yrxpag6t4zy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters promote LGBTQ-promoters.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2021/1/24/22247183/jojo-siwa-comes-out-part-of-lgbtq-community-youtube-superstar-celebrities

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— 12th Subcircuit Candidate Keeps Pursuing Claims Of Election Fraud – Lauren Barry
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/12th-subcircuit-candidate-keeps-pursuing-claims-of-election-fraud/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 117 COVID-19 cases Sunday, fewest in over a month, and 1 death, region’s positivity rate decreases to 7.2% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/24/dupage-county-reports-117-covid-19-cases-sunday-fewest-in-over-a-month-and-1-death-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-72/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Many options’: Democrats eye 14th Amendment as impeachment alternative. Tim Kaine doubts enough Republicans would vote to convict, suggests another path to banish Trump. – David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan
(DIERSEN: What ways are the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world considering to banish Trump supporters? Will they officially stop Trump supporters a) from seeking or holding government and political offices, b) from getting an education, c) from getting jobs, d) from owning firearms and ammunition, e) from owning vehicles, f) from owning real estate, e) etc.? How soon will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters succeed in sending Trump supporters to concentration camps?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/tim-kaine-eyes-14th-amendment-impeachment-alternat/
— The media remains addicted to Trump – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/inside-the-beltway-the-media-remains-addicted-to-d/
— Governors move to bring National Guard home after troops treated like ‘servants’ 5,000 troops will remain in Washington through mid-March – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/thousands-of-national-guard-troops-called-back-hom/
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders running for Arkansas governor – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/sarah-sanders-run-arkansas-governor/
— ‘We’re fighters here’: PragerU fights Big Tech’s ‘cancel culture and the mob’ – James Varney
(DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in cancelling conservatives in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about those who have taken the lead since 2000 in cancelling conservatives in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/craig-strazzeri-prageru-fighting-big-tech-cancel-c/
— Agree with liberals, or you’re racist, xenophobic and dangerous – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/agree-with-liberals-or-youre-racist-xenophobic-and/
— Chinese communists cannot be brought into civilized world through trade. If that actually worked, we wouldn’t be dealing now with arrested nuns and concentration camps. – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/24/chinese-communists-cannot-be-brought-into-civilize/
— Supreme Court dismisses emoluments cases against Trump – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/supreme-court-dismisses-emoluments-cases-against-t/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden LGBT Rights Order Charges Into Culture War – Kevin Daley
https://freebeacon.com/courts/biden-lgbt-rights-order-charges-into-culture-war/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Biden’s directive broaches almost every aspect of domestic policy, from housing to refugee resettlement to transgender student athletes. The order requires every federal agency to make clear that civil rights laws banning sex discrimination also ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, citing the Supreme Court’s landmark gay rights ruling in June 2020. Many changes resulting from Biden’s order, like a ban on anti-gay discrimination in renting, are unlikely to cause controversy. Other mandates will accelerate long-simmering cultural disputes, like those allowing trans students to participate in women’s sports or use the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. While Biden says his focus is fixed on the coronavirus pandemic and economic stimulus, cultural conflict is poised to play a defining role in the coming years of his presidency.)

FOX NEWS
— Trump impeachment article being sent to Senate Monday, ahead of trial next month. Democrats would need high bar of 17 Republicans to join them to convict Trump. – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-article-being-sent-to-senate-today-to-kick-off-trial

GOPUSA
— Growing Number Of GOP Senators Oppose ‘Impeachment Show Trial’ As Romney Urges Conviction
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105659
— Did Donald Trump Destroy The Republican Party?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105677
— National Guard To Send 15,000 Troops Home From DC By Order Of GOP Governors
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105662
— Law Firms Attack Biden-Endorsed Trainings Promoting Racial Stereotyping
(DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs stereotype 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: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105657

AMERICAN THINKER
— Watching as the USA Falls Prey to the Allure of Communism – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/watching_as_the_usa_falls_prey_to_the_allure_of_communism.html

BLAZE
— Four banks have reportedly severed ties with Donald Trump since the Capitol riots. The loans and accounts are worth hundreds of millions – Paul Sacca
(DIERSEN: What have your critics/opponents done to you to harm you financially? 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 $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, 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.theblaze.com/news/banks-drop-trump-organization-capitol
— Native America tribe torches Biden admin over oil, drilling order: ‘A direct attack on our economy, sovereignty’ ‘Your order is a direct attack on our economy, sovereignty, and our right to self-determination’ – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/native-america-tribe-torches-biden-admin-over-oil-drilling-order

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Biden’s First Executive Orders Defy His Calls for Unity
https://www.heritage.org/press/heritage-foundation-experts-respond-ill-advised-biden-executive-orders

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Future of GOP Will Be Determined By Trump Trial. In his short, but extremely eventful political career, Donald Trump was treated horribly by the Democrats and the Deep State and not much better by Republicans. This abuse must end for the sake of the party and the country. – Jeff Crouere
https://canadafreepress.com/article/future-of-gop-will-be-determined-by-trump-trial

TOWNHALL
— Sorry, But That’s the Rule: President Asterisk Is A Draft Dodger – Kurt Schlichter
(DIERSEN: What have your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes used against you the most? Mine have stressed since 1966 a) that I was 1-A, b) that I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, and c) that I never enlisted. I should write a book about critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who used the aforesaid against me the most. I would focus on my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates at the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. To this day, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at veterans, and at everyone else, that I am a draft dodger.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2021/01/25/sorry-but-thats-the-rule-president-asterisk-is-a-draft-dodger-n2583602
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I sure think these New Rules are dumb, but what can you do? In fact, I have always hated the whole chickenhawk thing, the idea that, rather than military service being a character resume plus, its absence is a minus and some sort of character flaw. Only about 30% of people can qualify physically and otherwise for service, so right off you are consigning about 70% of folks to some sort of second-hand moral status. That’s stupid. Further, the idea that an American citizen who did not serve has some sort of disqualification from opining on military issues is utterly unAmerican. . .This was demonstrated with the whole “Cadet Bone Spurs” thing about Donald Trump. The “cadet” part relates to him having gone to military school, which I guess the New Rules decree is something to be ashamed of now. As with shifting attitude toward the National Guard troops from violent threats to the literal safety of oppressed people to heroic defenders of the country from Thor-wannabes to tiresome eyesores to be consigned to a Congressional parking garage, you need constant updates on whether military stuff is good or bad at any given moment. Anyway, the “Bone Spurs” part was the medical diagnosis that kept Trump from draft eligibility. For some reason, this diagnosis strikes people who have never had to do a long ruck march over rough terrain with half their body weight on their backs as hilarious. . .Trump got four student deferments as an undergrad. Then the Army – not anyone else – decided he as not physically fit for military service. No shock – go to a MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station), tell the doc you have bone spurs on your paws, and see how fast you get transferred back to Fort Living Room. . .And here’s another thing, and maybe I’m a bit technical, but Trump was never drafted. So, it’s kind of hard to “dodge the draft” when you weren’t drafted. Draft dodgers typically got their induction notices and split to Manitoba. That was draft dodging – and St. Jimmy Carter pardoned them all, so it’s weird that draft dodging is now bad again. Regardless, the New Rules are the New Rules and I am helpless to alter them. * is just as much of a draft dodger as the Bad Orange Man. The Asterisk-In-Chief got five student deferments as an undergrad. Then the Army apparently decided that he had a history of asthma and that was that. Putting aside that he’s more known for gaffes and wandering about aimlessly than coughing fits, President * was disqualified, just as a huge percentage of potential recruits are. And like Trump, he was never drafted, making it hard in any but the most meta way to fairly consider him a “draft dodger.” But none of that matters because of the New Rules. The New Rules decree that * is a cowardly draft dodger unfit to hold the office of president, so there you are. Sorry.)

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH
— Americans Are Fleeing Lockdowns, When They Can Afford It – Jeffrey A. Tucker
(DIERSEN: What has decreased the need for you to leave your home? 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, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.aier.org/article/americans-are-fleeing-lockdowns-when-they-can-afford-it/

EPOCH TIMES
— Romney Says Impeachment Trial Against Trump Should Go Forward. House representatives who voted to impeach get significant GOP backlash. – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/romney-says-impeachment-trial-against-trump-should-go-forward_3669186.html

THE HILL
— Rebuilding the Federal Workforce
(DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Democrats want 100% of federal employees to be Democrats, and especially to be Democrats who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/event/532757-rebuilding-the-federal-workforce-part-2

POLITICO
— Impeachment trial to keep National Guard troops at Capitol. There are fears of mass demonstrations. – ANDREW DESIDERIO, LARA SELIGMAN and NATASHA BERTRAND
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/24/impeachment-trial-national-guard-trump-capitol-461805
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Some Trump aides stuck with him till the end. Now they’re screwed. The former president has all but vanished from public view while his former team navigates an unforgiving job market.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/donald-trump-post-presidency-462018
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “MAGA media looks to turn White House briefing room into a battlefield. Some Trump loving members of the press corps are eager to get access to the Biden White House.” Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned me as being like Jeff Gannon. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon and even worse things. Ever since I became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press conferences and share privileged information with reporters that have caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Of course, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. But if not that, I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who do NOT want me to know about their press conferences, b) who do NOT want me to attend their press conferences, c) who do NOT want me to ask questions during their press conferences, d) who do NOT want me to speak with other reporters, e) who have barred me from attending their press conferences, f) who have had me thrown out of their press conferences, and/or g) who do not want me to report on their press conferences.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/25/maga-media-white-house-briefing-462015

NEW YORK TIMES
— Divisions Harden in Senate as It Prepares to Receive Impeachment Article. Mitt Romney indicated that he believed the charge against former President Donald J. Trump was impeachable, while Marco Rubio called a trial “stupid.” – Catie Edmondson
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/us/politics/impeachment-senate-republicans.html
— What Internet Censorship Looks Like – Shira Ovide
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/technology/internet-censorship-uganda.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats press ahead with second impeachment trial, as GOP is divided on how to defend Trump – Amy B Wang, Josh Dawsey and Amy Goldstein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-press-ahead-with-second-impeachment-trial-as-gop-divided-on-how-to-defend-trump/2021/01/24/74cbfb74-5e81-11eb-afbe-9a11a127d146_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden to Lift Restrictions on Transgender Military Service Members. Administration could act as soon as Monday to reverse former President Donald Trump’s directive. – Nancy A. Youssef and Gordon Lubold
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, under the Democrats, will only those who are at least one of the following be allowed in the military: Democrat, minority, female, young, LGBTQ, not married, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, anti-military, anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-to-lift-restrictions-on-transgender-military-service-members-11611528649
— China Overtakes U.S. as World’s Leading Destination for Foreign Direct Investment. Flows into America nearly halved as Covid-19 dragged on the economy in 2020. – Paul Hannon and Eun-Young Jeong
(DIERSEN: Of course, America-haters are overjoyed about this.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-overtakes-u-s-as-worlds-leading-destination-for-foreign-direct-investment-11611511200
— How to Know When to Quit Your Job. Many baby boomers—especially those at the top of their game—struggle with the decision to step down. And when they leave, the transition is often ‘painful and messy,’ says one career coach. – Betsy Morris
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about everything that led to my taking my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I certainly was not at the “top of my game.” My GAO career ended in 1987 when my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986. My IRS career ended in 1975 when my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-know-when-to-quit-your-job-11611507600
— Online Speech Wars Are Here to Stay. Both left and right want to regulate social media, but their ‘fixes’ would break the web. – Andy Kessler
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to kill me, to kill my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and to kill those who read those newsletters, but failing that, they want the leaders of the following to regulate me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, conservative organizations, and religious organization and b) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and/or Wheaton. I should write a book about the aforesaid and how they have treated me and treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/online-speech-wars-are-here-to-stay-11611526491
— 10 Performance Review Preparation Tips – Anthony DeRosa (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, I entered into the court record all the performance reviews that my GAO supervisors gave me 1980-1997. My GAO supervisors were always under tremendous pressure from their Democrat superiors to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/10-performance-review-preparation-tips-11610125896

FAST COMPANY
— Why it can feel difficult to make authentic friendships at work. This is why you may feel your coworkers and deskmates don’t make up your “true blues.” – MARISSA KING
(DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were always under tremendous pressure to get rid of federal employees who shared my demographics.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90590945/why-it-can-feel-difficult-making-authentic-friendships-in-the-workplace

AXIOS
— 85% diversity on Biden people team – Alayna Treene
(DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you will be officially banished: White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Republican, non-poor, law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.axios.com/biden-personnel-team-opm-7df87473-3fd3-4ff7-9289-c89994e50879.html

WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters say “Club For Growth billionaires finance fascist Republican politicians.”
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/01/25/club-j25.html