Tag: pension

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— At least 8 shot, 2 fatally, in weekend gun violence across Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-least-6-shot-2-killed-gun-violence-city-police-department-says-live-news-updates/15687569/
— Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/senate-passes-social-security-benefits-boost-many-public-service-retirees/15686425/
— CPS CEO Pedro Martinez plans to fight board’s decision to fire him. Lawyers for Martinez told ABC7 they plan to go to court to reverse the decision to fire him without cause. (COMMENT: Because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, my attorney Walter T. Charlton ( https://www.lawyer.com/walter-charlton.html ) filed Diersen v. GAO in Washington DC in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf  The suit was transferred to Chicago in 2000.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/cps-board-meeting-today-pedro-martinez-responds-mayor-johnsons-interim-boards-vote-fire-chicago-public-schools-ceo/15685626/

WTTW
— Government Shutdown is Averted Just After Deadline as Congress Rejects Trump’s Debt Limit Demands
https://news.wttw.com/2024/12/21/government-shutdown-averted-just-after-deadline-congress-rejects-trumps-debt-limit
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for Amazon and Starbucks Strikes
https://news.wttw.com/2024/12/21/amazon-and-starbucks-workers-are-strike-trump-might-have-something-do-it

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/21/senate-passes-social-security-benefits/
— Tax reform, deficit reduction and a functional IRS all go hand in hand (COMMENT: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $115,439-$123,136/year.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/editorial-tax-reform-deficit-reduction-and-a-functional-irs-all-go-hand-in-hand/
— Corruption has burdened Illinois since its earliest days. But change is possible. Here’s how.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/illinois-corruption-solutions/?clearUserState=true

DAILY HERALD
— Trump taps West suburban Catholic school leader as next Vatican ambassador
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241220/nation-and-world/trump-taps-west-suburban-catholic-school-leader-as-next-vatican-ambassador/
— Illinois is ending its 1% tax on groceries. Will your town replace it?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241221/news/illinois-is-ending-its-1-tax-on-groceries-will-your-town-replace-it/
— Trump’s popularity is rising; what will the resistance do?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241222/syndicated-columnists/trumps-popularity-is-rising-what-will-the-resistance-do/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— As Trump looks to cut electric vehicle aid, Illinois is charging forward
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/business/as-trump-looks-to-cut-electric-vehicle-aid-illinois-is-charging-forward/article_134148ea-b8f1-11ef-bdfb-cfdbcc70af43.html

CITIES 92.9
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election.
https://www.cities929.com/2024/12/21/state-immigration-advocates-plot-strategy-for-trumps-deportation-plans/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Now that Trump has won, how do you predict that the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Illinois, your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct will react? Will their hatred against Trump grow and grow and grow? From what I see, Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are the easiest targets for their hatred. How strongly will the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party and your Republican county/township/ward organizations come to their defense? I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. 478 voted for Harris in my precinct. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who will Trump appoint to be the next U.S. Comptroller General, that is, who will Trump appoint to be the next head of GAO?  The U.S. Comptroller General’s term of office is set statutorily at 15 years and they are not eligible for reappointment. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM GAO’S WEBSITE at https://www.gao.gov/about/comptroller-general : How the Comptroller General is Selected  The Congress established the current procedure for nominating a Comptroller General when it passed the GAO Act of 1980. Under the act, the Comptroller General is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. When a vacancy occurs in the office of the Comptroller General, the Congress establishes a commission to recommend individuals to the President. The commission consists of the following: The Speaker of the House of Representatives, The President Pro Tempore of the Senate,
The majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate, The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and The Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The commission must recommend at least three individuals to the President, and the President may request that the commission recommend additional individuals. The President then selects an individual from those recommended to nominate as the new Comptroller General. The President’s nomination must be confirmed by the Senate. Comptrollers general are appointed for one nonrenewable 15-year term. The commission process has thus been followed three times now, leading to the President’s nomination, and the Senate’s confirmation, of the sixth Comptroller General, Charles A. Bowsher in 1981; the seventh Comptroller General, David M. Walker, in 1998; and the eighth Comptroller General, Gene Dodaro, in 2010.)
— About GAO. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM GAO’S WEBSITE AT https://www.gao.gov/about :GAO, often called the “congressional watchdog,” is an independent, non-partisan agency that works for Congress. GAO examines how taxpayer dollars are spent and provides Congress and federal agencies with objective, non-partisan, fact-based information to help the government save money and work more efficiently. For example, we identified about $67.5 billion in financial benefits for the federal government in fiscal year 2024—a return of approximately $76 for every dollar invested. GAO’s average return on investment for the past 6 years is $123 to $1. We also identified 1,232 other benefits that led to program and operational improvements across the government. To learn more, read our press release about our fiscal year 2024 performance. . .GAO provides Congress, the heads of executive agencies, and the public with timely, fact-based, non-partisan information that can be used to improve government and save taxpayers billions of dollars. Our work is done at the request of congressional committees or subcommittees or is statutorily required by public laws or committee reports, per our Congressional Protocols. . .GAO employees make a difference every day by providing Congress and federal agencies with objective, nonpartisan, fact-based information to help the government save money and work more efficiently on a wide range of issues and topics. Our work has national and international impact. We talk directly to the decision makers who can improve government and implement change.)

MARTIN LUTHER KING REPUBLICANS
— Why Birthright Citizenship Distorts the Spirit of 14A
martinlutherkingrepublicans.com

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— FOID Card Constitutionality Case at Appellate Court Level
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/21/foid-card-constitutionality-case-at-appellate-court-level/
— RTA Subsidies
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/21/rta-capital-subsidies-by-county-chicago/
— Small Business Hurting in Illinois
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/21/small-business-hurting-in-illinois/
— Looks as if Illegal Aliens Boosted Illinois Population
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/21/looks-as-if-illegal-aliens-boosted-illinois-population/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois holiday shoppers pay sales taxes as high as 11.5%
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-holiday-shoppers-pay-sales-taxes-as-high-as-11-5-2/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump sues to stop Biden’s sale of border wall gear
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/21/donald-trump-sues-stop-joe-biden-sale-border-wall-/
— Senate gives final approval to restore Social Security benefits to government workers (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/19/senate-gives-final-approval-restore-social-securit/

NEW YORK POST
— White House aides were hiding Biden’s mental decline, but we all saw it in plain sight
https://nypost.com/2024/12/21/opinion/michael-goodwin-white-house-aides-were-hiding-bidens-mental-decline-but-we-all-saw-it-in-plain-sight/
— Spending mess shows Dems will try to stop Trump every step of the way — which is why he must act fast
https://nypost.com/2024/12/20/opinion/dems-will-try-to-stop-trump-every-step-of-the-way-which-is-why-he-must-act-fast/
— Native-born US workforce totals dipped — as immigrant labor figures rose
https://nypost.com/2024/12/21/us-news/native-born-us-workforce-totals-dipped-as-immigrant-labor-figures-rose-report/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The unbounded arrogance of America’s illegal aliens and their allies
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/the_unbounded_arrogance_of_america_s_illegal_aliens_and_their_allies.html

BREITBART
— Biden’s Legacy: 390,000 Fewer Illegals Deported from U.S. than Under Trump
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/21/biden-legacy-390000-fewer-illegals-deported-u-s-than-under-trump/
— Census Bureau: Biden’s Mass Immigration Drives U.S. Population to Over 340 Million
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/21/census-bureau-bidens-mass-immigration-drives-u-s-population-to-over-340-million/

FOX NEWS
— Report highlights prevalence of DEI at Ivy League institutions: ‘Dominant ideology’  A new report documented how the elite schools use DEI (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always used DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/report-highlights-prevalence-dei-ivy-league-institutions-dominant-ideology

NEW AMERICAN
— Deportation: Do We “Please Migrants” — or Muster Up the Guts to Save America?
https://thenewamerican.com/us/deportation-do-we-please-migrants-or-muster-up-the-guts-to-save-america/

REAL CLEAR POLLONG
— Demographics Are Never Destiny (COMMENT: From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-reminder-that-demographics-are-never-destiny/ar-AA1weCIw

TOWNHALL
— Doing Some Last Minute Christmas Shopping? Make Sure to Avoid Woke Companies.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/12/21/avoiding-woke-christmas-companies-n2649262

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats’ hard 2024 lesson: Demographic change and identity politics aren’t enough (COMMENT: To win future elections, anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly a) promote more hatred against Republicans and b) promise even more preference for voters who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, citizens of foreign countries, have health, financial, and/or other problems, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5012659-democratic-party-alienating-minorities/

NBC NEWS
— The year of newly minted Indian American GOP stars. Indian Americans are the perhaps most well represented minority in the Trump administration this cycle. Some find that surprising, but experts say the group has long been poised to slip into the current Republican mold.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/indian-americans-most-represented-minority-trump-2024-administration-rcna183503

CBS NEWS
— Lara Trump says she’s removing herself from consideration for Marco Rubio’s Florida Senate seat
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lara-trump-removing-herself-from-consideration-marco-rubio-florida-senate-seat/

CNN
— Liberal leaders say they have a plan for a new, more effective anti-Trump resistance in 2025
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/22/politics/resistance-trump-liberal-groups/index.html

REUTERS
— Trump says he might demand Panama hand over canal
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-says-he-might-demand-panama-hand-over-canal-2024-12-22/

NEWSWEEK
— Elon Musk’s Journey from Obama to Trump Aligns With Many Americans
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-journey-obama-trump-aligns-americans-2004490

AP & U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Isolated Chicago Communities Secure Money for a Coveted Transit Project Before Trump Takes Office (COMMENT: If Crete had commuter rail service like Wheaton has, I might still be a Crete resident. If Crete had commuter rail service, I would have used it to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and UIC classes 1966-1968. Because Crete did not have commuter rail service, I washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School and the summer in between 1964-1966 to earn enough money to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and UIC classes 1966-1968.)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-chicago-transit-infrastructure-grant-roseland-7ff01930f390300db86877428c37bf89
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2024-12-22/isolated-chicago-communities-secure-money-for-a-coveted-transit-project-before-trump-takes-office

NEW YORK TIMES
— Congress Approves Full Social Security Benefits for Public Sector Retirees. The popular measure gives full benefits to millions of people who currently receive them at a reduced level. Critics warn the $196 billion cost will speed up the program’s insolvency. (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/us/congress-social-security.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bill eliminates two provisions set up decades ago to shore up Social Security’s solvency. Projections show the Social Security fund will run out of money in 2038 and, if no action is taken before then, beneficiaries would see a 27 percent cut in benefits. Passage of the measure speeds up that timeline by six months. Twenty-seven Republicans joined Democrats in support. The two provisions were designed to prevent what is known as “double dipping” on retirement benefits by certain public employees and their relatives. It primarily affects two groups. One is public employees who receive pensions that are exempt from Social Security payroll taxes, but who also worked at least 10 years in jobs that required them to pay into the system. Such workers appear in the Social Security system as though they earned far less over their lifetimes than they actually did, and since the program pays out a higher proportion of low earners’ incomes in benefits, they receive a larger retirement benefit than they otherwise would. Another is people who receive public pensions but also become eligible for Social Security survivor benefits upon the death of a spouse or family member. Under the current law, both groups face a reduction in their benefits. The legislation on its way to enactment would allow them to receive the full amount. “We have spent decades working to pass this legislation, and tonight is a victory for all the public servants who will finally get the Social Security they have earned,” said Senator Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat who was a lead co-sponsor of the bill. The bill marked Mr. Brown’s final legislative achievement, after he lost a brutal and expensive re-election bid last month. “Tonight, Congress ensured that police officers, firefighters, teachers and public servants across Ohio will be able to retire with the Social Security they spent their lives paying into,” he said. Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine and a lead sponsor of the measure, framed the issue as a “long overdue” matter of fairness affecting teachers, firefighters and police officers as well as some federal employees who were hired before 1984, when the federal pension system was brought under the Social Security system. In a floor speech Wednesday, Ms. Collins cited one of her constituents, a retired female schoolteacher who had to return to work at age 72 after her husband’s death to make financial ends meet. The woman’s husband was a Navy veteran who paid into Social Security for 40 years, but since she received a public pension from the school system, her surviving spousal benefits through Social Security were reduced by two-thirds. “This is an unfair, inequitable penalty,” Ms. Collins said. Public sector workers who are currently being penalized, she said, “have earned these benefits.” Public sector retirees and their allies on Capitol Hill in both parties have pressed for the measure for decades. It has sailed through Congress over the last several weeks, bypassing the usual committee process after proponents in the House collected 218 signatures on a so-called “discharge petition” to force it to the floor. Senate leaders also skipped committee consideration. But it faced vocal pushback in the Senate from fiscal conservatives. Several senators, mostly Republicans, warned that the bill could set off a chain reaction of unintended consequences by eliminating the two provisions. “We all agree the status quo is unfair, and it penalizes millions of hardworking Americans,” said Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, an independent who railed against the federal debt. “But we also have an obligation to honor our promises to ensure that Social Security is going to be there for the people who have paid into it and have earned it, and also those generations who come after.” Senator Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, argued that a bill affecting the financial integrity of Social Security was too important to rush through at the end of the year without debate. The nearly $200-billion setback for the trust fund, he argued, would only make it more difficult to fix the longer-term issue of Social Security’s solvency. “There’s so much riding on us getting this right and having the courage to fix Social Security over the next few years,” he said. Other Republicans said the legislation righted a wrong that should have been addressed a long time ago. “I’m just glad we’re finally getting it done,” said Senator Markwayne Mullin, Republican of Oklahoma and a close ally of Mr. Trump’s. “It should have been resolved years ago.” Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, said he had pushed the issue for 30 years in Congress and has repeatedly heard lawmakers promise, “We’ll fix it next year.” “They never have,” Mr. Kennedy said in an interview Wednesday. “People are entitled to receive every penny that they earn, and the way the law works now, they’re not.”)
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/opinion/democrats-trump-opposition.html
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO employers will exploit their illegal employees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/us/immigration-undocumented-workers-jobs.html
— Justice Thomas Did Not Disclose Additional Luxury Trips (COMMENT: While I worked for IRS 1978-1980 and for GAO 1980-1992, I went on many luxury trips with my wife in conjunction with her business travel. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely envious of that if not furious about that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/us/politics/clarence-thomas-trips-disclosure-investigation.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote mor illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/us/politics/biden-trump-deportation-protection.html
— Trump Moves to Replace Officials Whom New Presidents Traditionally Leave Alone. Congress devised some positions to stay on during changes in administrations. But Donald Trump has declared his intent to replace at least three; the director of the F.B.I., the commissioner of the I.R.S. and the director of Voice of America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/us/politics/trump-replace-officials.html
— Illegals Take Dangerous Jobs to Feed America (COMMENT: None of the jobs that I had were dangerous, but according to my critics/opponents, I was grossly overpaid and all the jobs that I had were bad jobs a) that they would never stoop to take and b) that should have been given to young minorities and to young females. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/us/immigration-undocumented-workers-jobs.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/23/nicholas-eberstadt-demographics-united-states-immigration/
— Trump signals plans to use all levers of power against the media. Press freedom advocates say they fear that the second Trump administration will ramp up pressure on journalists, in keeping with the president-elect’s combative rhetoric. (COMMENT: How does the Trump Administration view GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? Of course, my critics/opponents shout at the Trump Administration that my newsletters cause all the administration’s problems in Illinois including getting only 2.4 million votes in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/22/trump-abc-news-settlement-george-stephanopoulos/
— Elon Musk’s wish list for DOGE (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They use budget cuts to get rid of any remining Republican employees. Then they get rid of their employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or have ancestors in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/20/elon-musk-doge-priorities/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ‘Delete’ the IRS  As Trump supporters have pushed for a broad overhaul of the Internal Revenue Service — or to eliminate the tax collector entirely — Musk polled his followers on X about the future of the agency, asking whether the IRS’s budget should be increased, maintained, decreased or “deleted.” Among more than 200,000 respondents, “deleted” won handily, though the poll didn’t exactly use rigorous methodology. Eliminating the IRS would be a radical move. IRS tax collections are the primary source of federal funding. In fiscal 2023, when spending approached $6.2 trillion, the IRS collected nearly $4.7 trillion in gross taxes. So without the IRS, Washington would need a different source of cash. Like a lot of ideas Musk muses about, this change would need approval by Congress. . .shrink the federal payroll  Musk and Ramaswamy have repeatedly emphasized their desire to bring federal workers back to the office full-time. Musk has long been an opponent of remote work, telling employees of his companies to report to the office or resign well before pandemic telework habits ended at many firms. “Those who farm or build or drive can’t work from home and will be very sympathetic to this requirement,” Musk posted recently. Musk and Ramaswamy have also pledged “mass headcount reductions” in the federal workforce, saying they would work to “identify the minimum number of employees” needed to carry out essential functions. The goal isn’t to save money, Ramaswamy recently told the Aspen Security Forum. It’s to align the size of government with its functions — which Musk and Ramaswamy hope to greatly reduce.)

TAMPA BAY
— America is not a meritocracy because it gives tremendous preference to those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or are citizens of foreign countries and those who have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, have less work experience, less education, and/or no or fewer professional certifications and licenses than others, etc.
https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2024/12/22/america-meritocracy-is-eye-beholder-letters/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— If/when Hispanics start voting for Republicans, Democrats will dump them like a hot potato.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/latino-voters-trump-marijuana-texas-elon-musk-19900039.php

SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD
— More than 40,000 people in S.F. face deportation. Here’s how we can — and must — protect them. San Francisco must bolster its defenses to protect vulnerable immigrants. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election.)
https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/12/21/how-sanctuary-cities-can-prepare/

MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Bad Jobs (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, was grossly overpaid and all the jobs that I had were bad jobs a) that they would never stoop to take and b) that should have been given to young minorities and to young females. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://muddyrivernews.com/opinion/daily-dirt-think-your-job-is-bad-maybe-you-should-try-being-an-odor-judge-or-pet-food-taster/20241219065000/

WIFN
— Report highlights prevalence of DEI at Ivy League institutions: ‘Dominant ideology’ (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always used DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://wfin.com/fox-national-news/report-highlights-prevalence-of-dei-at-ivy-league-institutions-dominant-ideology/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump’s Agenda Has New Enforcers: Charlie Kirk and a Legion of Influencers. On podcasts, posts and college campuses, conservatives push their worldview and the president-elect’s policies.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa-trump-3f2dd898

FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougmelville/2024/12/21/the-dismantle-dei-act-of-2024-is-here-what-to-know–6-ways-to-win/

PATHEOS
— Listen to Your Employees to Achieve DE&I Goals (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors always listened to their Democrat employees. Those Democrat employees wanted their superiors to get rid of their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/intentionalinsights/2024/12/listen-to-your-employees-to-achieve-dei-goals/