Tag: political

May 4 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Gov. Pritzker optimistic he’ll get his legislative wish list – TAHMAN BRADLEY (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs wish for? ANSWER: That each and every Republican individual, organization, and company immediately leave Illinois, and especially those that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft-avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wgntv.com/2019/05/03/gov-pritzker-optimistic-hell-get-his-legislative-wish-list/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Facebook, Farrakhan and the fight against hate – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-facebook-ban-farrakhan-jones-20190504-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: ‘Chicago is killing our kids,’ aunt says after teen is shot dead in North Austin – Morgan Greene
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-teen-killed-austin-shooting-20190503-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Rubble on track at Union Station came from postal service property – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190503/rubble-on-track-at-union-station-came-from-postal-service-property

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Effort to eliminate townships should be statewide – Bloomington Pantagraph (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) those who charge me with supporting township government and want to destroy me for that and b) those who charge me with wanting to eliminate township government and want to destroy me for that. They stress the adverse actions that Milton Township leaders and Milton Township Republican Central Committee leaders have taken against me.) 
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/guest-editrorial-effort-to-eliminate-townships-should-be-statewide/article_49209248-e5a5-5112-9f5a-e726ac42aab1.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Administration Lifts Limits On American Lawsuits Against Cuba – CARRIE KAHN 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-administration-lifts-limits-american-lawsuits-against-cuba#stream/0

SAVE YOUR HOME NOW (DIERSEN: Realistically, could you sell your home for what your assessor says it is worth?) 
— Hinsdale home lost to foreclosure sells for $891K less than 2007 purchase price
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512457847-market-watch-hinsdale-home-lost-to-foreclosure-sells-for-891k-less-than-2007-purchase-price
— Yogi Ghelani loses over $642,000 on sale of Naperville home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512457844-market-watch-yogi-ghelani-loses-over-642-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home
— Rodolfo Piedra loses over $696,000 on sale of Naperville home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512457825-market-watch-rodolfo-piedra-loses-over-696-000-on-sale-of-naperville-home
— Socialite Sugar Rautbord loses over $595,000 on sale of Chicago condo
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512456910-market-watch-socialite-sugar-rautbord-loses-over-595-000-on-sale-of-chicago-condo

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois hospitality exec predicts minimum-wage hike will have a crippling trickle-down effect – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512477613-illinois-hospitality-exec-predicts-minimum-wage-hike-will-have-a-crippling-trickle-down-effect

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— After winning a contentious, often downright nasty race, Rep. Costa-Howard says she’s under attack – Glenn Minnis 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512460916-after-winning-a-contentious-often-downright-nasty-race-rep-costa-howard-says-she-s-under-attack
— Freshman Rep. Stava-Murray has been full of surprises during her first 100 days in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512457352-freshman-rep-stava-murray-has-been-full-of-surprises-during-her-first-100-days-in-springfield
— Annual report: Which school districts in Illinois are in the worst financial shape?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512455520-annual-report-which-school-districts-in-illinois-are-in-the-worst-financial-shape

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Wehrli’s task force addresses wages for direct support persons – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: My disabled 88-year-old aunt is doing a lot to increase wages for direct support persons. She is paying the Sunrise assisted living facility in Flossmoor $252 a day out of her life savings to live there. She never attended college or married. She held low-paying data entry jobs. She lived frugally. She helped teach me how to drive a car.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512479029-rep-wehrli-s-task-force-addresses-wages-for-dsps

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Objectivity lost when the media omits the news – Chris Krug (DIERSEN: Democrat television stations, Democrat newspapers, and Democrat websites always have far more “staffing resources” available to report news that makes Republicans look bad.) 
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-objectivity-lost-when-the-media-omits-the-news/article_ad1f572a-6de0-11e9-9fe4-f3039041a8f0.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Buckner’s DUI wasn’t covered in any way by the Springfield Journal-Register, until it was packaged at the bottom of columnist/reporter Bernard Schoenberg’s news story on Reick’s arrest, which was published on Thursday (May 2) – an hour or more after Illinois News Network broke the story. The arrest occurred less than a mile from Springfield Journal-Register’s office. The headline of SJ-R’s single story: “State Rep. Reick charged with DUI.” Schoenberg, who writes a twice-weekly column and covers government, had not previously written or commented on Buckner’s DUI. Schoenberg did not reply to two separate requests for comment. Angie Muhs, top editor at the SJ-R, did respond to a request for comment on why the paper appeared to have selectively covered one story and not the other with the same urgency, or a comparable editorial approach. “As you probably know, Bernie does two columns a week, but also news stories,” Muhs said via email, carbon copying Schoenberg on her reply. “He learned of the arrest of Rep. Reick the day after it happened, and did a news story. That provided an opportunity to catch up to a story we hadn’t had the staffing resources to do earlier – the arrest of Rep. Buckner. We credited INN with having been the organization to break that story. At this point, Bernie has not mentioned either arrest in his columns.” Schoenberg’s most recent column included items on Gov. J.B. Prtizker’s progressive income tax pitch to businesses, hall of fame journalism honors at the University of Illinois-Springfield, and a recap of intramural basketball games played by the state legislators. Politico’s Illinois Playbook, a daily email newsletter roundup of Chicago, state and federal news with implications for Illinoisans, is written and aggregated by Shia Kapos. She included a link to a story about Reick’s DUI on Friday (May 3), but still hasn’t reported on Buckner’s DUI. “Illinois Playbook works to present news in a nonpartisan way,” Kapos said via email. “We try to catch the most important headlines on any given day – but sometimes, we miss a few.” I asked Kapos in a follow-up email if she had planned to write about Buckner, but did not receive a reply.)

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Civilized Man Will Soon Revile Abortion as it Does Slavery – Peter Heck
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/05/civilized-man-will-soon-revile-abortion-as-it-does-slavery/

FOX NEWS
— Trump asks why ‘radical left wing media’ are allowed on Twitter, Facebook – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-left-wing-media-twitter-facebook

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump blasts social media double standard in tweetstorm – John Siciliano 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-blasts-social-media-double-standard-in-tweetstorm

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Ilhan Omar: The Left’s Ideal American – Matthew Boose (DIERSEN: The left’s ideal American is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The left’s ideal activist, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, etc. is minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/03/ilhan-omar-the-lefts-ideal-american/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why journalists and other Democrats keep pushing phony scandals about Trump – Jack Hellner (DIERSEN: Obviously, overwhelmingly, the overwhelming reason why people get degrees in journalism and work for television stations and work for newspapers is a) to defend and advance the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms and b) to destroy Republican individuals, organizations, companies, governments, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/why_journalists_and_other_democrats_keep_pushing_phony_scandals_about_trump.html

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— Target pushes for U.S. government to punish churches and Christian business owners – 
https://www.afa.net/activism/action-alerts/2019/target-pushes-for-us-government-to-punish-churches-and-christian-business-owners/

GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar blasts Trump for ‘creating monsters’ who ‘terrorize’ both Jews and Muslims
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68983
— Alabama Democrat lawmaker: ‘Some kids are unwanted, so you kill them now or you kill them later’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69014
— Socialism: UN estimates 1.9M Venezuelans urgently need nutrition assistance
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69025
— Pelosi and Democrats draw immigration battle lines vilifying ICE
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69022

BREITBART
— Kris Kobach: U.S. Message to Illegals Is ‘Come to America, We’ll Release You’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/03/kris-kobach-u-s-message-to-illegals-is-come-to-america-well-release-you/
— MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Spreads Conspiracy Theory to Explain Trump’s Booming Economy – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/05/04/msnbcs-chris-hayes-spreads-conspiracy-theory-explain-trumps-booming-economy/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Trump Continues Winning; Making America Great Again – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/05/trump-continues-winning-making-america-great-again/

PJ MEDIA
— It Gets Worse: Asians Harassed in D.C. for Wearing MAGA Hats Were North Korean Defectors – DEBRA HEINE
https://pjmedia.com/trending/asians-harassed-by-thugs-for-wearing-maga-hats-were-north-korean-defectors/

THE HILL
— Trump laments social media ‘getting worse’ for conservatives – TAL AXELROD 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/442095-trump-laments-social-media-getting-worse-for-conservatives
— Poll: Biden leads Democrat primary field by 30 points – MAX GREENWOOD (DIERSEN: As Democrats see it, Biden’s being White, male, old, draft avoider, Irish-American, and Catholic gives him “standing” to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those who are White, male, old, draft avoiders, German-American, and/or Protestant.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/442037-poll-biden-leads-dem-primary-field-by-30-points

HUFFINGTON POST
— Muslim Man Was Fired When He Spoke Up About Mistreatment By His Boss “I know you’re a Muslim and I will do my best to treat you right,” Wali Omarkheil’s manager allegedly told him during their first meeting. – Rowaida Abdelaziz (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and Democrat supervisors in the federal government were much smarter than Peluso. They were extremely careful to avoid saying, writing, or doing anything that evidenced their taking adverse actions against me a) because I was a Democrat, b) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) because I refused to help them get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and/or e) because they disapproved of my being German American and Missouri Synod Lutheran.) 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/muslim-man-fired-unitedhealth-discrimination_n_5cc7501be4b07c9a4ce7ab01
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A year ago at the UnitedHealth Group offices at 1 Penn Plaza in midtown Manhattan, Wali Omarkheil, a 43-year-old regional marketing director, gathered with five of his colleagues to meet their new supervisor, Josiane Peluso. But before Peluso even introduced herself to her new team, she complained to the group about the new strict security in the building. “It’s because of all the darn terrorists we have in this country,” she said as she made eye contact with Omarkheil. She didn’t look at anyone else, he said. Suddenly, he felt the rest of the staff turn their heads and stare at him, too. Omarkheil brushed it off as a coincidence. “I remember thinking, ‘I hope she didn’t mean what she said,’” he told HuffPost. But it turns out she did mean it, according to Omarkheil. Within six months of their first meeting, Omarkheil, who had put in nearly 12 happy years at UnitedHealth, was out of a job. He was fired.)

NBC NEWS
— House Democrats’ investigations of Trump are putting the country at risk – Keith Koffler
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/house-democrats-investigations-trump-are-putting-country-risk-ncna1001721

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook’s Unintended Consequence People who lack the wisdom and humility to use their power responsibly. – Bret Stephens
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/opinion/facebook-free-speech.html
— Biden Thinks Trump Is the Problem, Not All Republicans. Other Democrats Disagree. – Shane Goldmacher
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/04/us/politics/biden-trump-republicans-2020.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters promote mass/illegal immigration for those who will vote for Democrats, that is, a) for those who disrespect the rule of law, b) for those who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems, c) for those who lack education and/or job skills, d) for those who speak Spanish, and/or e) for those who are anti-capitalism, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/opinion/sunday/anti-immigrant-hatred-1920s.html
— Investing for Social Impact Is Complicated. Here Are 4 Ways to Simplify It. – Paul Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/your-money/impact-investing-standards.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-heffernan-cohen-comey-trump-20190504-story.html
— New tensions with administration deepen a dilemma for House Democrats; polls show why – DAVID LAUTER
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-essential-politics-20190503-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘The Guarded Gate’ Review: Bigotry and Bad Science Advocates claimed eugenics was a step toward scientifically grounded policy making. – Stephen Budiansky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-guarded-gate-review-bigotry-and-bad-science-11556898327
— It’s Never Too Late to Start a Brilliant Career Our obsession with early achievement shortchanges people of all ages. Research shows that our brains keep developing deep into adulthood and so do our capabilities. – Rich Karlgaard (DIERSEN: It is “too late” for federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-never-too-late-to-start-a-brilliant-career-11556896617
— Republicans in a Nation Needing Repair Less taxes and spending won’t resolve America’s deep crisis. We need a farsighted conservatism. – Peggy Noonan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-in-a-nation-needing-repair-11556836424

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Retweets Far-Right YouTube Star in Attack on Social Media – Ros Krasny
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-04/trump-retweets-far-right-youtube-star-in-attack-on-social-media

BARRON’S
— Americans Are Bad at Saving for Retirement. This Could Be Why. – Alessandra Malito (DIERSEN: At the end of 1977, when I was 29 years old, I had contributed $7,393 into the Civil Service Retirement System. My IRS salary at that time was $24,070/year.) 
https://www.barrons.com/articles/americans-retirement-planning-data-51556895196
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When some readers read Fidelity’s benchmark goal of saving twice their salary by age 35 in a MarketWatch article, they were angry — a few millennials said it simply wasn’t possible given their current expenses, and were discouraged by the suggestion.)

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump rants against Facebook, Twitter and defends full-blown conspiracy theorists as conservative thinkers.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-rants-against-facebook-twitter-conspiracy-theorists-far-right-people-2019-5

MARKET WATCH
— Girding for one last job search before you retire? – Morey Stettner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my job search after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Would you have hired me? My Democrat superiors in the federal government had taken many adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors had given 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 $19,568 (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 had forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.) 
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/girding-for-one-last-job-search-before-you-retire-2019-05-03

HERALD NET
— Rule of law protects us from tyranny; if we follow it – Sid Schwab (DIERSEN: By definition, if you come into a country illegally or if you stay in a country illegally, you reject the rule of law. Democrats and RINOs encourage citizens of foreign countries to come into America illegally and to stay in America illegally, that is, Democrats and RINOs destroy the rule of law, that is, Democrats and RINOs destroy America.)
https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/schwab-rule-of-law-protects-us-from-tyranny-if-we-follow-it/

SIGNAL
— Students should find balance between work and play – Nicole Viviano (DIERSEN: While you earned your high school diploma and bachelor’s degree, how much time and money did you spend “playing?” I spent very little. During my junior and senior years in high school, I worked part-time during the school year and full-time during the summer in between. I worked full-time during the summer between high school and college. I worked part-time during the school years while I attended college and full-time during the summers in between. The spent the money that I earned on a) a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, b) tuition and books at UIC and NIU, c) a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, d) a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE, and e) room and board at NIU. I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning that 1969 Dodge Charger SE.) 
http://www.tcnjsignal.net/2019/05/01/students-should-find-balance-between-work-and-play/

VARIETY
— Trump Calls Facebook’s Ban of Far-Right Agitators ‘Censorship’ – JANKO ROETTGERS
https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/trump-calls-facebooks-ban-of-far-right-agitators-censorship-1203204801/

May 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Louis Farrakhan banned from Facebook over policies on violence, hate – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/louis-farrakhan-facebook-ban-violence-hate-policy-instagram/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Blooming Democratic field is a sign of strength in 2020 presidential election.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020-presidential-election-democratic-party-democratic-nominees/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say: Trump’s pick for the Fed, Stephen Moore, withdraws amid controversy over derogatory writings about women.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-stephen-moore-fed-withdraws-20190502-story.html
— ‘I’m 57. How employable am I going to be?’ Nearly 1,400 autoworkers are about to lose their jobs in Belvidere. – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-layoffs-chrysler-plant-belvidere-20190429-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Facebook bans Farrakhan, Jones, Yiannopoulos as ‘dangerous’ – Elizabeth Dwoskin
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190502/facebook-bans-farrakhan-jones-yiannopoulos-as-dangerous
— Schaumburg Township seeking new trustee
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190502/schaumburg-township-seeking-new-trustee

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— The President Trump derangement syndrome continues – William Kozma, Hennepin
http://www.newstrib.com/opinion/open-forum-the-president-trump-derangement-syndrome-continues/article_3078f7d6-6c27-11e9-a45c-df9d779ee84a.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote abortion, sterilization, and assisted suicide.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/new-trump-rule-protects-health-care-workers-who-refuse-care-religious-reasons#stream/0

WSIU
— Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Rietz Prepares For Potential Changes In Marijuana Laws – LEE V. GAINES 
https://news.wsiu.org/post/states-attorney-prepares-potential-changes-marijuana-laws#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Association of School Boards Explains School District Property Tax Freeze
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/02/illinois-associaiton-of-school-boards-explains-school-district-property-tax-freeze/ 
— Mixed Message on Impact of Democrats’ Plan to Hike Income Taxes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/02/mixed-message-on-impact-of-democrats-plan-to-hike-income-taxes/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ILGOP Chairman Schneider warns that tax hike will only worsen things after Senate Dems win vote – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512477523-ilgop-chairman-schneider-warns-that-tax-hike-will-only-worsen-things-after-senate-dems-win-vote
— Government unions defying Janus ruling face uptick in legal pressure to comply – W.J. Kennedy 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512477378-government-unions-defying-janus-ruling-face-uptick-in-legal-pressure-to-comply
— Ideas Illinois’ Baise fears jobs tax will ‘punish middle-class families’ after they vote for it – Glenn Minnis 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512477525-ideas-illinois-baise-fears-jobs-tax-will-punish-middle-class-families-after-they-vote-for-it

CAPITOL FAX
— Senate income tax roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/02/senate-income-tax-roundup/

FOX NEWS
— Trump Is Right, Mexico ‘Not Doing Enough’ to Stop Caravans, Human Smuggling – Former ICE Director Tom Homan
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/05/02/tom-homan-trump-right-mexico-not-doing-enough-stop-caravans-human-smuggling

GOPUSA
— Is good advice ‘poor-shaming’? Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren think so (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) spent lots of money on immediate pleasures and b) ridiculed me for what I do to save money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68936
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed Chase Bank this week for posting a #MondayMotivation tweet advising customers to spend more wisely. In a tweet that has since been deleted, Chase Bank suggested Monday that customers try saving their money by making their own coffee and meals instead of going out.)
— San Diego State brings anti-freedom of speech advocate to address students
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68905

WASHINGTON TIMES
— George Washington mural ‘traumatizes’ San Fran students; high school may remove art – Douglas Ernst 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/2/george-washington-mural-traumatizes-san-fran-stude/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Only Hispanic prison population rising, blacks, whites down – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/only-hispanic-prison-population-rising-blacks-whites-down

DAILY CALLER
— WAPO, ATLANTIC RUSH TO CHANGE STORIES AFTER LABELING LOUIS FARRAKHAN ‘FAR RIGHT’ IN FACEBOOK BAN STORY – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/02/washington-post-atlantic-farrakhan-far-right/?utm_medium=email
— MEDIA HAPPILY IGNORES THE ROLE OF MASS MIGRATION IN SPREADING MEASLES – Brian Joondeph
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/02/joondeph-mass-migration-measles/
— HISPANIC CONSERVATIVES CHANT ‘BUILD THE WALL’ IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE – William Davis
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/02/hispanic-conservatives-white-house/

PATRIOT POST
— Mainstream Media Deliberately Lying to Smear Trump as Racist – Todd Starnes 
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/62761-mainstream-media-deliberately-lying-to-smear-trump-as-racist

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media Pushes for AG to Resign Despite Career History – Carrie Sheffield
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-pushes-for-ag-to-resign-despite-career-history/

WORLD NET DAILY
— POPE GIVES $500,000 TO ILLEGALS AT U.S. BORDER Distributed among 27 projects with 16 Mexican dioceses, congregations
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/pope-francis-donates-500000-to-migrants-at-u-s-border/

HUMAN EVENTS
— NBC Uses Pope to… Smear Catholics? NBC chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel has launched a new “On Assignment” series where, purportedly, he “doesn’t just get the story, he goes to the center of it.” – Stephen Kokx
https://humanevents.com/2019/05/02/nbc-uses-pope-to-smear-catholics/

BLAZE
— Leftist students freak out, get arrested by campus cops — after yet another allegedly stolen MAGA hat – Dave Urbanski
https://www.theblaze.com/news/watch-leftist-students-freak-out-get-arrested-by-campus-cops-after-yet-another-allegedly-stolen-maga-hat

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Reversing the Baby Bust Twenty-first century stresses are driving down birthrates and weakening families. Can policy provide a way out? – CHARLES FAIN LEHMAN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/reversing-the-baby-bust-fertility-family-childcare-costs/?mc_cid=4bfab4d17a&mc_eid=2e2743e91e

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Trump’s new border directives may stop fanning the flames. But it’s time to douse them – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/trumps-new-border-directives-may-stop-fanning-flames-time-douse/

PJ MEDIA
— Covington Kid Nick Sandmann Sues NBC/MSNBC for $275 Million – DEBRA HEINE (DIERSEN: I should sue my critics/opponents for the false and defamatory things that they have said about me.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/covington-kid-nick-sandmann-sues-nbc-msnbc-for-275-million/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lawyers for Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against NBCUniversal seeking $275 million for false and defamatory media coverage related to the viral incident that happened in Washington, D.C., following the March for Life in January. “Today, Nicholas Sandmann sued NBC & MSNBC for defamation in federal court in Kentucky seeking accountability for false accusations,” Sandmann’s attorney L. Lin Wood announced on Twitter. “Nicholas did not instigate a hate crime or engage in racist conduct.”)

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Homeland Security: Over 1000 ‘fake family units’ found at the border in the last 7 months – Victor Rantala 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/05/02/homeland-security-over-1000-fake-family-units-found-at-the-border-in-the-last-7-months-750910

THE HILL
— America needs a surge force to address the immigration crisis – THERESA CARDINAL BROWN
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/441853-america-needs-a-surge-force-to-address-the-immigration-crisis
— Biden can’t outrun the progressive beast that will devour him – CHARLIE KIRK
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/441367-biden-cant-outrun-the-progressive-beast-that-will-devour-him
— Trump says Moore withdraws from Fed consideration – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: What has discouraged you from applying for promotions? My Democrat IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me to GS-12 (currently $82,579/year) in 1974 and b) made it clear to me that not only that they would never promote me to GS-13 (currently $98,198/year) but that they would punish me even more severely if I applied for a promotion to GS-13. My Democrat GAO superiors a) got rid of the GAO manager who promoted me to GS-13 in 1986 and b) made it clear to me that not only that they would never promote me to GS-14 (currently $116,040/year) but that they would punish me even more severely if I applied for a promotion to GS-14.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/441818-trump-says-moore-withdraws-from-fed-consideration

CNN
— Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Milo Yiannopoulos, InfoWars and others from its platforms as ‘dangerous’ – Oliver Darcy
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/02/tech/facebook-ban-louis-farrakhan-infowars-alex-jones-milo-laura-loomer/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters call Louis Farrakhan “right-wing.” 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/technology/facebook-alex-jones-louis-farrakhan-ban.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook bans far-right leaders (SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED TO “extremist figures”) including Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos for being “dangerous” The bans are a sign that the social network is more aggressively enforcing its hate speech policies under pressure from civil rights groups. – Elizabeth Dwoskin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/02/facebook-bans-far-right-leaders-including-louis-farrakhan-alex-jones-milo-yiannopoulos-being-dangerous/
— Chasten Buttigieg has been a homeless community-college student and a Starbucks barista. Now, he could be ‘first gentleman.’ – Ellen McCarthy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/chasten-buttigieg-has-been-a-homeless-community-college-student-and-a-starbucks-barista-now-he-could-be-first-gentleman/2019/05/01/436183b8-6c31-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/four-missing-including-three-children-after-migrants-raft-overturns-in-rio-grande-along-texas-border/2019/05/02/416c54e8-6cf4-11e9-a66d-a82d3f3d96d5_story.html
— Trump pledges to fight to ‘defeat anti-Semitism’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was an anti-Semite because I am Republican, 100% German national origin, and baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-pledges-to-fight-to-defeat-anti-semitism/2019/05/02/b0e7bd8a-8908-4ae6-8d25-f8c25b4728d5_video.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-heller-trump-refugee-program-20190502-story.html

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred of conservatives.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/05/02/conservatives-are-in-denial-about-white-supremacy/

COMMONWEALTH MAGAZINE
— A pot research bonanza Industry investor donates $9 million to study marijuana’s effects – MICHAEL JONAS
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/marijuana/a-pot-research-bonanza-2/

HR DRIVE
— UK employers consistently favor younger workers in recruiting – Valerie Bolden-Barrett (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the older that you are, the lower the opinion that employers have of you, and especially if you are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/uk-employers-consistently-favor-younger-workers-in-recruiting/553820/

SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS
— How to Find Diverse Speakers for Your Meetings – Matt Alderton (DIERSEN: While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) were always extremely critical of the speakers who I recruited and b) hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if they were the TAPROOT chairman, or if anyone who they manipulated/dominated was the chairman, they would recruit much higher profile speakers like Stephen Moore.) 
https://www.successfulmeetings.com/Strategy/SM-How-To/How-to-Find-Diverse-Speakers-for-Your-Meetings/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Time Magazine promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/05/time-magazine-dubs-pete-chasten-buttigieg-first-family-cover/

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1010 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $299,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448321_zpid/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout who not only fail/refuse to come to my defense, but who discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc. My critics/opponents and those who they manipulate/dominate a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

May 1 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Senate OKs Graduated Income Tax Rates The change wouldn’t take effect until 2021, and only would do so if approved by voters
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-oks-graduated-tax-rates-509333001.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Senate moves Gov. Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan forward; measure now goes to the House – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-graduated-tax-illinois-senate-20190501-story.html
— Slow the push for legal pot – Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-vp-voice-letters-050219-story.html
— State workers seek to recoup ‘fair share’ union fees in proposed class-action lawsuit – Hannah Leone
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-fair-share-lawsuit-20190501-story.html
— Ken Griffin, Illinois’ richest man, sticking with Chicago despite ‘corruption, cronyism and crime’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ken-griffin-billionaire-interview-illinois-problems-20190501-story.html
— State legislator from Chicago facing DUI charge in Springfield – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-state-rep-kambium-buckner-dui-20190501-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Stairway to Heaven’ longer than Senate debate before historic tax vote – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-senate-passes-graduated-income-tax-package-house-fight-looms/

DAILY HERALD
— Spat between Lauzen, McMahon may delay Kane County employee raises – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190501/spat-between-lauzen-mcmahon-may-delay-kane-county-employee-raises
— DuPage economy touted at annual business outlook forum – DuPage economy touted at annual business outlook forum – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190501/dupage-economy-touted-at-annual-business-outlook-forum-

NORTHWEST HERALD
— U.S. Rep. Sean Casten talks to St. Charles Chamber members about first 100 days in office – ERIC SCHELKOPF
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/04/30/u-s-rep-sean-casten-talks-to-st-charles-chamber-members-about-first-100-days-in-office/au0q9hj/

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
— Students and community members speak out against Jeanne Ives at monthly board meeting – Alison Pfaff
https://codcourier.org/11614/news/students-and-community-members-speak-out-against-jeanne-ives-at-monthly-board-meeting/
— The Marginalization of Latinos in the Trump Era – Karla Villegas Pineda
https://codcourier.org/11570/opinion/the-marginalization-of-latinos-in-the-trump-era/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Senate Dems Pass Income Tax Hike Constitutional Amendment with Roll Call
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/01/senate-dems-pass-income-tax-hike-constitutional-amendment/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. SKILLICORN: WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN TAX?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/rep-skillicorn-wholl-stop-the-rain-tax.html 
— THORNER: HISTORIAN LARRY SCHWEIKART’S NEW BIO OF REAGAN RECEIVES HIGH PRAISE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-historian-larry-schweikarts-new-bio-of-reagan-receives-high-praise.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans go on the attack against Pritzker over probe
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/01/republicans-go-on-the-attack-against-pritzker-over-probe/
— Illinois’ richest person says he’ll stay put and “fight”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/01/illinois-richest-person-says-hell-stay-put-and-fight/
— Constitutional amendment clears Senate
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/01/constitutional-amendment-clears-senate/
— ILGOP stirs up remap questions
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/01/ilgop-stirs-up-remap-questions/

FOX NEWS
— Mexico is becoming the world’s backdoor into America (and Congress is AWOL) – James Jay Carafano 
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/james-carafano-mexico-the-worlds-backdoor-into-america

AMERICAN THINKER
— Caravaners clear out after Mexican police raid – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/caravaners_clear_out_after_mexican_police_raid.html

BREITBART
— DHS Releases 8.2K Illegal Aliens into U.S. in a Week, 1.2K Released Every Day – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/01/dhs-releases-8-2k-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-in-a-week-1-2k-released-every-day/
— Ilhan Omar: ‘This Is Not Going to Be the Country of White People’ – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/30/omar-at-hands-off-ilhan-rally-trump-gop-created-monsters-terrorizing-jews-and-muslims/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— How weak urban cooperation with ICE exposes rural areas to criminal aliens – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/weak-urban-cooperation-ice-exposes-rural-areas-criminal-aliens/
— Fewer than 10% of ‘unaccompanied’ teens sponsored by legal immigrants – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/fewer-10-unaccompanied-teens-sponsored-legal-immigrants/

CNS NEWS
— Bernie Sanders: Pres. Trump ‘Is a Pathological Liar; He’s a Racist, a Sexist, a Homophobe, a Xenophobe’ – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/bernie-sanders-pres-trump-pathological-liar-hes-racist-sexist-homophobe

DAILY CALLER
— NYT EDITORIAL BLAMES TRUMP FOR PAPER’S DECISION TO PUBLISH ANTI-SEMITIC CARTOON – Rachel Stoltzfoos 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/01/nyt-editorial-board-trump-anti-semitic-cartoon/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Where Race Relations Stand in 2019 – Deana Bass Williams 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/05/01/where-race-relations-stand-in-2019/

TOWNHALL
— Stephen Moore’s Economic Policies Help Women – Carol Davis
https://townhall.com/columnists/caroldavis/2019/05/01/stephen-moores-economic-policies-help-women-n2545685
— Illinois State Rep Reportedly Suggests This Callous Solution to Abortion – Brianna Heldt
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//briannaheldt/2019/05/01/illinois-state-rep-reportedly-makes-callous-comment-about-abortion-n2545719

PJ MEDIA
— What Is to Be Done for a Nation that Secedes from the Principles of Its Founding? – DAVID SOLWAY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/is-the-nation-seceding-from-the-principles-of-its-founding/

WASHINGTON POST
— White House asks Congress for additional $4.5 billion in emergency border spending, on top of billions already requested
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2019/05/01/white-house-asks-congress-for-additional-4-5-billion-in-emergency-border-spending-on-top-of-billions-already-requested/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage foreign countries a) to illegally send their citizens illegally to America illegally and b) to illegally keep their citizens illegally in America illegally. Ever-increasingly, it is clear that Democrats have declared war on America. How soon will Democrats again fire shots at Fort Sumter? 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/01/asylum-seekers-leave-everything-behind-theres-no-way-they-can-pay-trumps-fee/

BOSTON GLOBE
— For sale in the pot industry: political influence
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/marijuana/2019/05/01/for-sale-pot-industry-political-influence/k9XBoEQD8ElWixzdVNeSWN/story.html

NEWSWEEK
— ILHAN OMAR SAYS CONSERVATIVES ‘HELPED FEED’ MONSTERS ‘CAUSING DEVASTATION’ IN MOSQUES AND SYNAGOGUES – JASON LEMON 
https://www.newsweek.com/ilhan-omar-democracy-now-anti-semitic-conservatives-feed-monsters-1411958

FORBES
— Hispanics And Latinos In The United States: We Never Had It So Good – Alejandro Chafuen
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alejandrochafuen/2019/05/01/hispanics-and-latinos-in-the-united-states-we-never-had-it-so-good/#dd9825f44375

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— GAO: IRS’s private collectors recovered less than 2 percent of over $5 billion in debts. – Michael Cohn
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/private-tax-debt-collectors-collecting-less-than-2-of-debts-says-gao

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1020 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $1,075,000
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1020-S-Wheaton-Ave-Wheaton-IL-60189/4448323_zpid/
— FOR SALE: 905 Warrenville Road, Wheaton – $479,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447908_zpid/

April 29 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Deb Mell Concedes In 33rd Ward; Democratic Socialist Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez To Join City Council
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/29/deb-mell-concedes-33rd-ward-democratic-socialist-rossana-rodriguez-sanchez-city-council/

DAILY HERALD
— Unlikely allies backing plan to raise gas tax to fund transportation – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190429/unlikely-allies-backing-plan-to-raise-gas-tax-to-fund-transportation

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Congressman Steve Scalise shares his survival story and his faith – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article229765934.html

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Pritzker investigation unlikely to derail Illinois governor’s agenda Democratic majority won’t flinch – Jim Niedelman 
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/pritzker-investigation-unlikely-to-derail-illinois-governor-s-agenda/1963574298

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Photos Of Homewood-Flossmoor Students In Blackface Shock Homewood Community Photos of H-F students in blackface have shaken the Homewood community. At least one of the students involved has received death threats. – Erika Hobbs
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/gp5sk/photos-of-h-f-students-in-blackface-shock-homewood-community

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Former Rep. Ives calls former GOP chair Brady “a traitor” for donating to ultra liberal Dick Durbin’s campaign – W.J. Kennedy 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512457834-former-rep-ives-calls-former-gop-chair-brady-a-traitor-for-donating-to-ultra-liberal-dick-durbin-s-campaign

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER ON PROGRESSIVE TAX: ‘NO GUARANTEES’ AGAINST MIDDLE-CLASS TAX HIKES – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-on-progressive-tax-no-guarantees-against-middle-class-tax-hikes/

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives calls Pat Brady a “traitor” for small Durbin contribution
https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/29/ives-calls-pat-brady-a-traitor-for-small-durbin-contribution/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Liberal Media Scream: It’s all Trump’s fault, says MSNBC – Paul Bedard | 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/liberal-media-scream-its-all-trumps-fault-says-msnbc

GOPUSA
— Good Trump economy troubles Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68746

FOX BUSINESS
— America is providing incentives for people to come in here illegally: Rep. Andy Biggs – John Fawcett
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/border-crisis-ninth-circuit-court-immigration-andy-biggs

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Homewood-Flossmoor HS administrators call students’ posts ‘highly offensive’ – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/homewood-flossmoor-social-media-blackface-students/

DAILY CALLER
— ICE ANNOUNCES PLAN TO STOP ‘FAKE FAMILIES’ AND CHILD SMUGGLING AT THE BORDER – Jason Hopkins 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/29/ice-fake-families-border/
— IS CLIMATE CHANGE FUELING IMMIGRATION CRISIS? NUMBERS SHOW CROP YIELDS ARE ACTUALLY INCREASING – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/29/climate-change-immigration-crisis/

NEWSMAX
— Sanctuary Areas Should Accept Migrants – James Walsh
https://www.newsmax.com/jameswalsh/sanctuary-cities-illegal-immigration-border-trump/2019/04/29/id/913791/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Washington Post Blames Trump for Shooting Perpetrated by Self-Proclaimed Anti-Trumper – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/wapo-blames-trump-for-shooting-perpetrated-by-self-proclaimed-anti-trumper/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— A Pathetic Display at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/04/29/the-pathetic-white-house-correspondents-dinner/

WORLD NET DAILY
— A NATION AT WAR WITH ITSELF Pat Buchanan sees today’s politics increasingly bringing disunity
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/a-nation-at-war-with-itself/
— CORPS OF ENGINEERS TOLD TO BUILD ANOTHER 53 MILES OF WALL Part of president’s border security plan
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/corps-of-engineers-told-to-build-another-53-miles-of-wall/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Army’s response to incident with Mexican soldiers? Send cooks and lawyers – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/armys-response-incident-mexican-soldiers-send-cooks-lawyers/

PJ MEDIA
— United Methodist Court Upholds Traditional Plan, Allows Liberals a ‘Gracious Exit’ – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/faith/united-methodist-court-upholds-traditional-plan-allows-liberals-a-gracious-exit/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Most voters agree with Trump on sanctuary cities – Michael F. Haverluck 
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/04/29/most-voters-agree-with-trump-on-sanctuary-cities

EPOCH TIMES
— This Is Not Diversity – Mark Bauerlein
https://www.theepochtimes.com/this-is-not-diversity_2898059.html
— Border Patrol: ‘Kids Are Being Rented’ – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/border-patrol-kids-are-being-rented_2898301.html

THE HILL
— Trump says New York Times should apologize for more than ‘terrible Anti-Semitic Cartoon’ – BRETT SAMUELS 
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/441149-trump-says-new-york-times-should-apologize-for-more-than-terrible-anti-semitic

HUFFINGTON POST
— Tech Company Asked For ‘Preferably Caucasian’ Candidate On LinkedIn Job Posting Cynet Systems later apologized and said it had fired the people involved in the racist job listing. – David Moye (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.) 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cynet-systems-racist-job-post-linked-in_n_5cc71633e4b0fd8e35bfc914

NBC NEWS
— Biden spends big on Facebook during campaign launch week
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/biden-spends-big-facebook-during-campaign-launch-week-n999551

NEW YORK TIMES
— White House Reviewing Stephen Moore’s Writings – Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: It would be great if my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican would get together in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall and a) closely read all of the 333,800+ articles that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2004 and my comments on those articles, b) identify those articles and comments that they especially want me to apologize for, c) put in writing exactly why they want that, and d) give me an opportunity to respond.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/29/us/politics/stephen-moore-fed-women.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/29/trump-is-disaster-his-top-issue-new-poll-suggests-lots-voters-know-it/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump and his supporters are “domestic terrorists.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/28/after-another-synagogue-shooting-we-need-better-laws-fight-domestic-terrorists/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s rhetoric stokes hate. He never thinks of the consequences.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-rhetoric-stokes-hate-he-never-thinks-of-the-consequences/2019/04/29/2d6b4322-6abb-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html

ABILENE REPORTER NEWS
— Affirmative Action is systematic racial discrimination – Berlin Fang (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, by critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have not been personally adversely impacted by political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination in any major way or b) have personally benefitted from political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.) 
https://www.reporternews.com/story/opinion/columnists/2019/04/27/affirmative-action-systematic-racial-discrimination/3573724002/

NEWSWEEK
— RASHIDA TLAIB ACCUSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OF IGNORING HOMEGROWN WHITE NATIONALIST TERRORISM – CHANTAL DA SILVA (DIERSEN: I accused my superiors in the federal government with not only ignoring, but with engaging in political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and retaliation.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/rashida-tlaib-accuses-trump-administration-ignoring-homegrown-white-1408210

GOV LOOP
— FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT: ENTER WITH “EYES OPEN” – Tanya Ward Jordan (DIERSEN: Potential federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised a) that Democrats run the federal government, b) that their career will be wasted and they will be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40, and c) that extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. The federal government’s top priority is to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.) 
https://www.govloop.com/community/blog/federal-employment-enter-with-eyes-open/

April 28 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Immigrant-Heavy GOP States OK With Census Citizen Question Republican lawmakers in several states with large immigrant populations praised the Trump administration for fighting to include the question and wondered whether immigrants should even be included in the count – Jonathan J. Cooper and Geoff Mulvihill
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Immigrant-Heavy-GOP-States-Census-Citizen-Question-509188561.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— At 72, Trump says he’s ‘a young vibrant man,’ can beat Biden – AP (DIERSEN: What shows that you are vibrant? My putting a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together and sending it out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015 shows that I am vibrant. Those emails included links to more than 333,700 articles and information on many upcoming events.) 
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/at-72-trump-says-he-s-a-young-vibrant-man-can-beat-biden

WGN RADIO
— A look at what’s at stake in the upcoming May legislative session
https://wgnradio.com/2019/04/28/a-look-at-whats-at-stake-in-the-upcoming-may-legislative-session/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump bashes Smollett again but really likes ‘this is MAGA country’ line – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-jussie-smollett-maga/
— Six ways Mayor-elect Lightfoot can stay true to her good-government promises – Andy Shaw
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/six-ways-mayor-elect-lightfoot-can-stay-true-to-her-good-government-promises/
— Fact-check: Congress hopeful’s 80% living paycheck to paycheck claim bounces – BGA (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, overwhelmingly, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they were living paycheck to paycheck.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/fact-check-politifact-marie-newman-dan-lipinski-congress-hopefuls-paycheck-claim-bounces/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Indeed, a 2014 poll of Harris, the same organization that conducted the later poll for CareerBuilder, found that 46% of unretired U.S. adults say they “live paycheck to paycheck and can’t afford to put money in savings.” A recent Urban Institute report analyzed survey data from 2017 and found 32% of non-elderly U.S. adults had experienced some form of financial distress in the previous 12 months. A survey included in the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 2017 report on financial well-being asked respondents whether they “have difficulty making ends meet” and found that 43% of U.S. adults said they had. And a survey conducted for a similar 2017 report from the Federal Reserve found that four in 10 adults, if faced with an unexpected $400 expense, would not be able to cover it or would have to sell something or borrow in order to do so. That fact has been cited — with varying degrees of accuracy — in several other claims PolitiFact recently fact-checked. As described in the CareerBuilder release, its survey sampled a subset of U.S. adults who are not yet retired. Experts said that might help explain why the results seemed off from similar polls that queried a broader range of respondents.)
— Joe Biden is right: 2020 election will be a battle for America’s soul – Linda Chavez (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/joe-biden-donald-trump-2020-is-a-battle-for-amer-cas-soul/

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Rock Island Republicans talk local concerns and ideas This all happened at the annual Lincoln Day Dinner – Yukare Nakayama 
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/rock-island-republicans-talk-local-concerns-and-ideas/1962153262

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Illinois lawmakers return Tuesday for final stretch of 2019 regular session Pritzker’s budget plan, legalizing marijuana among top issues for lawmakers – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/illinois-lawmakers-return-tuesday-for-final-stretch-of-regular-session/article_e9ddee56-1d9e-5bdc-b6e7-4c7276f6bd60.html

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— No comment yet from Rep. Bryant on Pappas’ suggestion of castration to settle abortion debate – John Suayan
https://swillinoisnews.com/stories/512455425-no-comment-yet-from-rep-bryant-on-pappas-suggestion-of-castration-to-settle-abortion-debate

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Synagogue shooting suspect despised ‘Zionist, Jew-loving’ Trump – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/28/john-earnest-synagogue-shooting-suspect-despised-z/
— Cartoonist whose work was pulled by New York Times had pattern of anti-Semitic tropes – Victor Morton (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty. RINOs are nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, the aforesaid would hint/imply/argue/shout that I am anti-Semitic because overwhelmingly, my superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me were Jewish.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/28/antonio-moreira-antunes-new-york-times-cartoonist-/

TOWNHALL
— ‘Catch and Release’ Continues As An Estimated 7,000 Illegal Aliens Have Been Dumped Into Tucson In Past Eight Months – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/04/28/catch-and-release-continues-as-an-estimated-7-000-illegal-aliens-have-been-dump-n2545506

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pope gets political, doling out $500,000 for caravans – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/pope_gets_political_doling_out_cash_for_caravans.html

DAILY CALLER
— RADIO ADS IN CENTRAL AMERICA ARE ENCOURAGING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, BORDER PATROL SAYS – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/28/radio-ads-illegal-immigration/

WORLD NET DAILY
— STAY OUT OF IT, POPE FRANCIS! Barbara Simpson slams pontiff for butting into international affairs
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/stay-out-of-it-pope-francis/

FOX BUSINESS
— Trump says US economy, weak laws reasons for increase in illegal immigration
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-says-us-economy-weak-laws-reasons-for-increase-in-illegal-immigration

CBS NEWS
— Migrant families and nowhere to put them: How the acting DHS chief plans to handle the southern border Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan is facing the largest wave of illegal crossings of families at the U.S.-Mexico border in a decade. “60 Minutes” traveled to the border to see the situation and asked McAleenan how he’ll deal with it – Sharyn Alfonsi (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who encourage illegal immigration should be required to provide illegals with housing, food, clothing, medical care, education, transportation, job training, jobs, etc.) 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-families-how-acting-dhs-chief-kevin-mcaleenan-plans-to-handle-southern-border-60-minutes-2019-04-28/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump praises NFL No. 2 pick Nick Bosa, doesn’t mention top pick Kyler Murray – Cindy Boren (DIERSEN: It is always interesting to see who the following praise and do not praise and what they praise them for doing and for not doing: activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/04/28/trump-praises-nfl-no-pick-nick-bosa-doesnt-mention-top-pick-kyler-murray/

NEW YORK POST
— New York Times condemned for anti-Semitic Netanyahu, Trump cartoon – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2019/04/28/new-york-times-condemned-for-anti-semitic-netanyahu-trump-cartoon/

FORBES
— Who Is Too Old To Be President? – Teresa Ghilarducci (DIERSEN: In America, Democrats who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout determine which characterizes are desirable and which characteristics are undesirable. How many undesirable characteristics are you burdened with? I am burdened with the following: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, American-nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes always promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2019/04/28/who-is-too-old-to-be-president/#11b9c39659ff
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent poll is bad news for Biden (76), Sanders (77), and even Trump (72) and very bad news in progress towards stamping out age-bigotry. More voters in a poll don’t want someone over 75 compared to other factors like being black, or gay, or a woman…or even a Muslim. Being a “socialist” is the most undesirable characteristic listed. The NBC/WSJ poll tested 11 different presidential characteristics and there acceptability as a person who is President. The most popular: An African American (a combined 87 percent of all voters say they are “enthusiastic” or “comfortable” with that characteristic), a white man (86 percent), a woman (84 percent), and someone who is gay or lesbian (68 percent — up from 43 percent in 2006). The least popular: a Muslim (49 percent are enthusiastic or comfortable–up from 32 percent in 2015), someone over the age of 75 (37 percent) and a socialist (25 percent).” Those polled may be overstating their tolerance for African Americans and women, they don’t want to look bad to the pollster. But saying being over 75 is an undesirable characteristic is not viewed as bigotry and an act of discriminatory prejudgment is notable. As I wrote in March, why do many Americans view prejudgment based on age legitimate? We don’t see widespread public arguments that Kamala Harris and Cory Booker too black to run? And Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar, and Kirsten Gillibrand too female to run? Every hire (and an election is a hiring decision) is a judgement about the potential productivity of a candidate. The relevant questions in every hire is whether a candidate will be engaged and competent for the job at hand? Does the candidate have the knowledge and talent to do the work? Age Discrimination is Harmful The harm of age discrimination on the campaign trail is trivial to the widespread pain and damage which lies beneath the ageism. Though illegal, age discrimination in employment, pay, training and promotion, persists. Ageism makes older workers struggle to get raises and jobs. A recent study indicates employer bias against older workers and muddies the issue about whether someone over 75 is too old to work. A majority of employers surveyed by Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies answered that age 64 was too old to be considered for employment (this was the median age given by employers, though most refused to give an age – wisely, since it’s against the law to consider age in hiring and promotion and pay). On the other hand, the median age that workers gave was too old to work was 75. The workers’ answer still makes it complicated for the candidates over age 75.)

LGBTQ NATION
— Church membership is dropping fast. That may be good news for LGBTQ rights. – John Gallagher
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/04/church-membership-dropping-fast-may-good-news-lgbtq-rights/

LEADING BRITAIN’S CONVERSATION
— Trump Is Disgusting, But He Should Be Allowed To Commemorate D-Day – James O’Brien (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty. RINOs are nasty. If I sought a government office or a political office, the aforesaid would hint/imply/argue/shout that I am disgusting a) because I got four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and b) because I got a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/trump-disgusting-dday-commemoration-portsmouth/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Speaking on his LBC show, he said: “Trump is disgusting. That’s clear. There are four clear examples. . .Dodging the draft with regard to Vietnam.)

April 25 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Former Vice President Joe Biden officially announces presidential run
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/former-vp-joe-biden-officially-announces-presidential-run/5268595/
— Joe Biden announces 2020 presidential run: What to know about former VP, senator
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/what-to-know-about-former-vp-senator-joe-biden/5063125/
— Man says he was beaten, robbed by group of 20 on CTA Red Line platform
https://abc7chicago.com/man-says-he-was-beaten-robbed-by-group-of-20-on-cta-platform/5270214/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/25/2019

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Former Vice President Joe Biden launches 2020 presidential campaign
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/former-vice-president-joe-biden-launches-2020-presidential-campaign

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ex-Vice President Joe Biden officially launches 2020 presidential campaign – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-joe-biden-2020-presidential-campaign-20190425-story.html
— A Trump Fed choice steps aside, and another faces new doubts – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–trump-federal-reserve-cain-20190422-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former Vice President Joe Biden announces 2020 presidential bid – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/joe-biden-presidential-bid-2020-announcement/

WTTW
— Chicago Among the Country’s Most Polluted Cities, Study Finds – Alex Ruppenthal
https://news.wttw.com/2019/04/24/chicago-among-country-s-most-polluted-cities-study-finds

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Tough talk early in 2020 13th District race – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190424/bernard-schoenburg-tough-talk-early-in-2020-13th-district-race
— Former CWLP employee sues city, claims he was fired because he is white – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, government employers are a) forced to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat and young RINO minorities and women and b) get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190424/former-cwlp-employee-sues-city-claims-he-was-fired-because-he-is-white

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Prayer, not politics: Scalise, victim of GOP-targeted shootings, keynote speaker at Madison County Congressional Prayer Breakfast Scalise, victim of gunman, keynote speaker at Congressional Prayer Breakfast – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Prayer-not-politics-Scalise-victim-of-13793530.php
— White House voices support for embattled Fed choice Stephen Moore – Christopher Rugaber
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Writings-on-gender-issues-magnify-scrutiny-of-13790395.php
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries who seek asylum in America.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Central-American-women-fleeing-violence-13794206.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers want minorities and women to be pot pushers.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/can-legal-marijuana-business-deliver-diversity-existing-medical-program-hasnt
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/weighing-legal-marijuana-criminal-justice

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— As lawmakers prepare to debate recreational marijuana, opponents raise concerns – Greg Bishop 
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/as-lawmakers-prepare-to-debate-recreational-marijuana-opponents-raise-concerns/article_1b8cea02-65f7-11e9-90de-7fcc76441950.html
— Black business leaders push for gender, racial quotas for public corporate boards in Illinois – Cole Lauterbach 
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/black-business-leaders-push-for-gender-racial-quotas-for-public/article_0fd1a52a-65ef-11e9-b52d-5fe3f195e169.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Discovering Truth in an Age of Opinions (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/discovering-truth-in-an-age-of-opinions/

GOPUSA
— The Media’s Push for Impeachment
http://www.gopusa.com/the-medias-push-for-impeachment/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s ‘Trump is a racist’ message won’t win him White House – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/25/joe-biden-76-jumps-trumps-racist-guns-blaring/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois governor under federal investigation over mansion tax break – Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/illinois-governor-under-federal-investigation-over-mansion-tax-break
— Can Joe Biden save Democrats from themselves? – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/can-joe-biden-save-democrats-from-themselves
— 2020 candidates are too old, warns Obama’s former doctor: ‘We’re asking for trouble’ – Kimberly Leonard (DIERSEN: To defend your health, and especially to defend your cognitive abilities, what would you stress? I would stress the fact that I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 (4,860+ days) and each and every evening since 2015 (1,210+ days) too.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/2020-candidates-are-too-old-warns-obamas-former-doctor-were-asking-for-trouble
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Candidates who are older are more likely to face scrutiny about their health. According to the Social Security Administration, men who have reached age 70 can expect to live roughly 15 more years, and women can expect to live about 17 more years, but lifestyle and health factors can shift the calculus. And as people get older, the probability of illness, disability, and death increases, as do the chances of cognitive impairment.)
— DHS report: 1 million illegal immigrants expected this year, 53,077 family units in March – Paul Bedard 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/dhs-report-1-million-illegal-immigrants-expected-this-year-53-077-family-units-in-march

FOX NEWS
— Bernie Sanders visibly frustrated as hecklers unload at She The People Forum for women of color – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bernie-sanders-visibly-frustrated-after-hecklers-unload-at-she-the-people-forum-for-women-of-color

DAILY CALLER
— NINE RADICAL POLICIES 2020 DEMOCRATS ARE PUTTING ON THE TABLE – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/24/2020-democrats-radical-policies/
— BERNIE STRUGGLES TO ANSWER QUESTION ABOUT APPEALING TO BLACK WOMEN, AUDIENCE MEMBERS LET HIM KNOW IT – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Do those who share your demographics demand that candidates appeal to those who share your demographics?)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/24/bernie-sanders-question-black-women/
— NEARLY 100,000 UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRANTS GRADUATE FROM US HIGH SCHOOLS PER YEAR: STUDY – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/24/immigrants-graduate-high-schools/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Propaganda, Trust, and the Media – Rick Hayes (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and RINOs say that everything on conservative websites is propaganda.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/propaganda_trust_and_the_media.html

BLAZE
— ACLU demands Republican congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.) unblock constituents on Facebook — and they’re threatening to sue Is this really freedom of speech? – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: No one is blocked from getting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or from reading those emails at www.gopillinois.com. Who are your constituents? My constituents are all the Republicans in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in my precinct. I should ask my constituents what the following say about me and my emails: past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. voters, officials, members, employees, etc.) 
https://www.theblaze.com/news/aclu-suing-over-social-media
— Joe Biden claims world leaders are begging him to ‘save the world’ and run against President Trump – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Of course, those world leaders who want to exploit or destroy America want Biden to run America.) 
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-says-leaders-want-him-to-run

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Limbaugh: What About People Who Took Student Loans And Paid Them Back? – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: What about people like me who never took out a student loan and paid for their college expenses with money that they earned?) 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/24/limbaugh_what_about_people_who_took_student_loans_and_paid_them_back.html
— Drunken Democrats’ Only Sober Alternative to Trump – Alex Castellanos (DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Biden. For me, they include long-time Corvette owner, federal retiree, draft avoider, parents were not rich, White, male, old, non-poor, married, and ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/25/drunken_democrats_only_sober_alternative_to_trump_140153.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Joe Biden is calmer than Donald Trump, but the dead often are. Having lost twice, Biden 2020 is the sequel to movies no one went to see in 1988 and 2008. He is #YesterdaysCandidate, the old, white male that today’s Democrats crave to run against. Biden still owns a 1967 Corvette. It is an antique everyone admires, but no one would drive today.)

THE HILL
— Trump mocks ‘Sleepy Joe’ after Biden jumps into 2020 race – JORDAN FABIAN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/440598-trump-mocks-sleepy-joe-after-biden-jumps-into-2020-race

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— AUGUST 31, 2008 FLASHBACK: Biden got 5 draft deferments during Nam, as did Cheney (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease), I was classified 1-A for the draft.)
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/biden-got-5-draft-deferments-during-nam-as-did-cheney-1.884250
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DOVER, Del. – Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden received five student draft deferments during the Vietnam War, the same number of deferments received by Vice President Dick Cheney, and later was disqualified from service because of asthma that he suffered as a teenager. Officials with Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s campaign released Biden’s Selective Service records at the request of The Associated Press. Less detailed records were available from a National Archives facility in Philadelphia. According to the documents, Biden, 65, received several deferments while he was an undergraduate at the University of Delaware and later as a law student at Syracuse University. A month after a physical exam in April 1968, Biden received a Selective Service classification of 1-Y, meaning he was available for service only in the event of national emergency. “As a result of a physical exam on April 5, 1968, Joe Biden was classified 1-Y and disqualified from service because of asthma as a teenager,” said David Wade, a campaign spokesman. In “Promises to Keep,” a memoir that was published last year, Biden never mentions his asthma, recounting an active childhood, work as a lifeguard and football exploits in high school. The Obama campaign pointed to media interviews from 1987, when Biden was making his first bid for the presidency, that mention his asthma. Military service and questions about which presidential ticket would be stronger on national security are intertwined in the presidential race. Republican John McCain, a former Navy pilot who spent 5 1/2 years in a Vietnamese prison, has argued that he has stronger background to be commander in chief. Democratic nominee Obama counters that McCain would continue a wrongheaded foreign policy from the Bush administration. Biden’s five student deferments equal the number given to Cheney, who has been quoted as saying he had “other priorities” than military service in the 1960s.)

POLITICO
— ‘Racism and sexism’: Women of color slam white male tilt of Dem primary Elizabeth Warren shines at an event that provided a snapshot of building frustrations among many Democratic women. – LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/24/she-the-people-1289763

MCCLATCHY DC
— ‘No centrist lane’ in Democratic primary, Trump campaign says – MICHAEL WILNER
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article229459319.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Islam.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/ilhan-omar-muslim-reactions.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Two Fresh Faces, Both White, Energize and Aganize Hungrey Democrats – Jonathan Martin (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all of whom share at least one demographic with me, my demographics are terrible. I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft dodger, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for 21+ years, childless, pet-less, American-nameplate vehicle owner, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/us/politics/beto-buttigieg.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters oppose anything that discourages citizens of foreign countries a) from illegally coming to America illegally and b) from illegally staying in America illegally. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/opinion/citizenship-census-supreme-court-arguments.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Sanders gets tough reception at minority women’s event, signaling challenges ahead – Holly Bailey and David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-gets-tough-reception-at-minority-womens-event-signaling-challenges-ahead/2019/04/24/baf1b172-66ab-11e9-a1b6-b29b90efa879_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democratic candidates tune out voter anxieties over border security – EVAN HALPER
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-democrats-border-politics-20190425-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Warren’s Free College Time Machine Student loans were supposed to make money for the feds. Uh-oh. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/warrens-free-college-time-machine-11556144467
— Trump Is ‘Unfit’ to Govern? Exactly how fit to become president are Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris or Elizabeth Warren? – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-is-unfit-to-govern-11556146230
— Moore Hopeful for Fed Post, but Says He Would Bow Out If He Becomes Liability In interview, conservative commentator says he doesn’t want to hurt the White House or Senate Republicans – Paul Kiernan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/moore-hopeful-for-fed-post-but-says-he-would-bow-out-if-he-becomes-liability-11556143736

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Here’s how far left California is moving – BRYAN ANDERSON
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article229324884.html

DAILY BEAST
— Bernie Sanders Met With Boos After Name-Dropping Martin Luther King at She the People Summit
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-met-with-boos-after-name-dropping-martin-luther-king-at-she-the-people-summit

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Franklin Graham Tells Buttigieg to ‘Repent’ Being Gay – Ed Kilgore
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/franklin-graham-tells-buttigieg-to-repent-being-gay.html

NEWSWEEK
— JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS DONALD TRUMP’S ‘VERY FINE PEOPLE’ COMMENT ABOUT CHARLOTTESVILLE RALLY – SHANE CROUCHER 
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-announcement-video-2020-trump-charlottesville-1405497
— BORDER PATROL TO PAY OUT $84 MILLION IN BONUSES TO AGENTS IN BID TO STOP THEM LEAVING – EWAN PALMER (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, to stop its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran from leaving GAO, GAO got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.newsweek.com/border-patrol-agents-bonus-84-million-1405402

YAHOO FINANCE
— 11% of Americans Have Dealt With Ageism at Work – Cameron Huddleston (DIERSEN: The federal government uses its “up-or-out” policy for its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/11-americans-dealt-ageism-overcame-110000447.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among respondents who said they were treated unfairly by employers, ageism was the most common type of discrimination. Nearly 45% of older workers who’ve experienced discrimination said they were treated unfairly because of their age. . . The older the respondents, the more likely they were to believe they had been treated unfairly because of their age. The survey found that 50% of adults ages 65 and older who said they had faced discrimination said their age was the source of that discrimination compared to 43% of respondents ages 55 to 64 and about 39% of respondents ages 45 to 54. And men were more likely than women to believe that they had been treated unfairly because of their age. Among respondents who said they had experienced discrimination, nearly 53% of men versus about 39% of women said they were treated unfairly because of their age.)

HR DRIVE
— Workers accuse Google of retaliating against them for organizing efforts – Valerie Bolden-Barrett
https://www.hrdive.com/news/workers-accuse-google-of-retaliating-against-them-for-organizing-efforts/553262/

April 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. JB Pritzker: ‘No concerns’ about reported federal investigation into ‘toilet-gate’ – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-no-concerns-about-reported-federal-investigation-into-toilet-gate/5268940/

CBS2
— Pritzker On Possible Federal Investigation: ‘No Concerns At All’ – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/24/pritzker-on-alleged-federal-investigation-no-concerns-at-all/

WTTW
— Pritzker: ‘No Concerns’ About Investigation of Property Tax Appeal – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2019/04/24/pritzker-no-concerns-about-investigation-property-tax-appeal

WGN RADIO
— City Club of Chicago: Illinois House Leader Jim Durkin
https://wgnradio.com/2019/04/24/city-club-of-chicago-illinois-house-leader-jim-durkin/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker says ‘All the rules were followed’ in wake of report that feds are looking into removal of toilets in Gold Coast mansion for property tax break – Dan Petrella and Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-property-tax-appeal-20190424-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Muddying up Pritzker to derail an honest vote on a better income tax – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/pritzker-investigation-toilets-property-tax-fair-income/
— Pritzker: ‘No concerns’ about fed probe of property tax appeal – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-federal-criminal-investigation-property-tax-assessment-toilets/
— White presidential hopefuls navigate questions of white privilege – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/white-privilege-presidential-hopefuls-2020-pete-buttigieg-beto-orourke-election/
— Pritzker to attend White House Correspondents dinner this weekend – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-white-house-correspondents-association-dinner-saturday-trump-wall-street-journal/

DAILY HERALD
— Grant Eckhoff: DuPage needs more time to change court e-filing system – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190424/official-dupage-needs-more-time-to-change-e-filing-system

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Pritzker says he followed rules for mansion property tax break – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190424/gov-pritzker-says-he-followed-rules-for-mansion-property-tax-break

FOX ILLINOIS
— Feds investigating Gov. Pritzker
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/report-feds-investigating-gov-pritzker

MCHENRY TIMES
— Skillicorn clear on intentionally vague tax plan – Glenn Minnis 
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/512451384-skillicorn-clear-on-intentionally-vague-tax-plan

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Pritzker changes his tune on district maps, but to the Republican Party it is the same, tired old song – Glenn Minnis 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512451445-pritzker-changes-his-tune-on-district-maps-but-to-the-republican-party-it-is-the-same-tired-old-song

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker brushes off federal probe, says ‘rules were followed’ – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/pritzker-brushes-off-federal-probe-says-rules-were-followed/article_045a2e96-66c7-11e9-a26d-bf54f90b671c.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: TRUTH-TELLING ABOUT ILLINOIS’ FOLLY TO LEGALIZE POT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/thorner-truth-telling-about-illinois-folly-to-legalize-pot.html
— IL GOP COMMITTEEMAN MCGLASSON CALLS FOR HELP TO FUND WINCHESTER LAWSUIT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/calls-for-help-to-fund-winchester-lawsuit.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker: All heck breaks loose
https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/24/all-heck-breaks-loose/
— More on the reported Pritzker probe
https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/24/more-on-the-reported-pritzker-probe/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Visa overstays outstrip border jumpers as biggest source of illegal immigration: Study – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/24/visa-overstays-outstrip-border-jumpers-biggest-sou/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— AOC’s chief of staff: ‘Shouldn’t the people most affected by unjust laws’ be able to vote from jail? – Julio Rosas (DIERSEN: Were you adversely affected by unjust laws? I was. I was adversely affected by unjust Affirmative Action laws. I should write a book about that.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/aocs-chief-of-staff-shouldnt-the-people-most-affected-by-unjust-laws-be-able-to-vote-from-jail

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Under Federal Investigation – Alex Griswold
https://freebeacon.com/politics/democratic-illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-reportedly-under-federal-investigation/

GOPUSA
— A Mexican train called ‘The Beast’ delivers 300-400 South Americans to U.S. border in one trip
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=68511

TOWNHALL
— Illinois Governor Under Criminal Investigation for ‘Scheme to Defraud” Taxpayers – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/04/24/illinois-governor-under-federal-criminal-investigation-n2545293
— Give Warren a BS Degree in Vote-Buying – Betsy McCaughey (DIERSEN: What do you say to candidates who say that they are Republicans, but who hint/imply/argue/shout that they really are Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs, and that if elected, they will use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/betsymccaughey/2019/04/24/give-warren-a-bs-degree-in-votebuying-n2545251

DAILY CALLER
— RICHEST GOVERNOR IN THE US UNDER FEDERAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION – Evie Fordham
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/24/jb-pritzker-governor-tax/
— U.S. ‘AGGRESSIVELY’ BUILDING TRUMP’S BORDER WALL, DHS CHIEF SAYS – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/24/dhs-trump-border-wall-mcaleenan/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Why the Trump Haters Still Don’t Get It – Salena Zito
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/04/24/why-the-trump-haters-still-dont-get-it/

AMERICAN THINKER
— A new accommodation for illegals — on the census? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/a_new_accommodation_for_illegals__on_the_census.html
— Should Natural Born Citizenship Be a Requirement for All Federal Elected Offices? – Dean Malik (DIERSEN: YES! Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO elected officials talk and act like they are paid agents for foreign countries that want to destroy America.) 
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/should_natural_born_citizenship_be_a_requirement_for_all_federal_elected_offices.html

BREITBART
— Illinois Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker Under Federal Criminal Investigation for ‘Toilet Tax Dodge’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/24/report-illinois-democrat-gov-j-b-pritzker-under-federal-criminal-investigation-for-toilet-tax-dodge/
— Gillibrand: We Need ‘Bold’ Reform to Correct ‘Systemic Racism’ That Has ‘Held Black Americans Back for Generations’ – Pam Key (DIERSEN: Gillibrand would agree with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/04/24/gillibrand-i-will-intact-bold-reform-to-correct-systemic-racism/
— Poll Shows Twitter’s Campaign to Blacklist Conservatives Is Working – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/24/nolte-poll-shows-twitters-campaign-to-blacklist-conservatives-is-working/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— We Need Supply Side Warrior Steve Moore On The Fed Board – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/30115
— Mexican Military Now Patrolling North Of The Border, US Sovereignty Violated Repeatedly
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30114-mexican-military-now-patrolling-north-border-us-sovereignty-violated-repeatedly

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Richest Governor In The US Under Federal Criminal Investigation – Evie Fordham
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/04/report-richest-governor-in-the-us-under-federal-criminal-investigation/
— What Do Our Radical, Democrat Presidential Candidates Think They Are Doing? – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/04/what-do-our-radical-democrat-presidential-candidates-think-they-are-doing/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Beware Soros-funded hijacking of US census – Michelle Malkin
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/malkin-beware-soros-funded-hijacking-us-census/
— Pete Buttigieg thinks illegal aliens ‘subsidize’ citizens and legal residents. The numbers say otherwise – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/pete-buttigieg-thinks-illegal-aliens-subsidize-citizens-legal-residents-numbers-say-otherwise/

CBN NEWS
— Did High School Textbook Cross Line, Referring to Trump ‘Mental Stability’ and ‘Not Very Hidden Racism’? – Christian Ellis
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/april/high-school-history-textbook-labels-trump-as-insane-and-racist

CNS NEWS
— Limbaugh: Why Is Anybody Going to Need College or a Job If Dems Give Everything Away? – Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/limbaugh-why-anybody-going-need-college-or-job-if-dems-give-everything-away
— ‘Latina Mama’ Warns Pete Buttigieg: ‘Don’t Force Your Sexual Ideology on Me and My Children’ – Michael W. Chapman 
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/latina-mama-warns-pete-buttigieg-dont-force-your-sexual-ideology-me-and-my

FOX NEWS
— Illinois Gov. Pritzker under federal investigation for tax break on mansion – Andrew O’Reilly
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-gov-pritzker-investigation-for-questionable-tax-break-on-mansion
— Rep. Steve King blasted for comparing treatment he received from controversial comments to Jesus’ suffering – Kathleen Joyce 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-steve-king-jesus-suffering

WORLD NET DAILY
— SUPREMES TO DECIDE IF ‘SEX’ CAN BE REDEFINED Justices to review case of man fired for dressing like a woman
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/supremes-to-decide-if-sex-can-be-redefined/
— DEM CONTENDERS’ LAUGHABLE, MASSIVE GIVEAWAYS Erik Rush asks pertinent questions about idea to give blacks reparations
https://www.wnd.com/2019/04/dem-contenders-laughable-massive-giveaways/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER TV
— New Surveillance Video Shows Smugglers Armed With AK-47s Escorting Illegal Aliens Into Arizona – Brittany M. Hughes
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/new-surveillance-video-shows-smugglers-armed-ak-47s-escorting-illegal-aliens-arizona

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump Blasts House Democrats Over Investigations, Subpoenas: “These Aren’t Like Impartial People” – Tim Hains (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me were not impartial.) 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/24/trump_blasts_democrats_over_invstigations_were_fighting_all_the_subpoenas.html

ONE NEWS NOW
— Franklin Graham to Buttigieg: Christians repent of, not flaunt, homosexuality – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/church/2019/04/24/graham-to-buttigieg-christians-repent-of-not-flaunt-homosexuality

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Aborted babies are ‘a real time metaphor for the broken culture that we live in’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/aborted-babies-are-a-real-time-metaphor-for-the-broken-culture-that-we-live-in

COLLEGE FIX
— I don’t owe reparations for slavery – DALTON NUNAMAKER 
https://www.thecollegefix.com/i-dont-owe-reparations-for-slavery/
— University hosts no-whites-allowed faculty and staff listening sessions — to promote inclusivity – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-hosts-no-whites-allowed-faculty-and-staff-listening-sessions-to-promote-inclusivity/

THE HILL
— Stephen Moore says he’ll drop out of consideration if he becomes a liability.
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/overnights/440543-on-the-money-trump-says-hell-fight-all-the-subpoenas-lighthizer
— Democrats’ CNN town halls exposed an extreme agenda – COREY R. LEWANDOWSKI
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/440346-democrats-cnn-town-halls-exposed-an-extreme-agenda

POLITICO
— Riding Trump wave, Florida Republicans poised to adopt sanctuary city ban – GARY FINEOUT 
https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2019/04/24/riding-trump-wave-florida-republicans-poised-to-adopt-sanctuary-city-ban-986305

WASHINGTON POST
— Florida House passes bill that forbids ‘sanctuary cities,’ would issue fines for failing to help federal immigration authorities – Tim Craig
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/florida-house-passes-bill-that-forbids-sanctuary-cities-would-issue-fines-for-failing-to-help-federal-immigration-authorities/2019/04/24/8c95f1ce-65e5-11e9-a1b6-b29b90efa879_story.html
— Steve King thinks he was persecuted for his political beliefs. He is not alone among conservative Christians. – Eugene Scott
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/24/steve-king-thinks-he-was-persecuted-his-political-beliefs-he-is-not-alone-among-conservative-christians/
— Trump spurs an uptick in politicians leaving the GOP – Aaron Blake (DIERSEN: Politicians should leave the GOP if they are not going to defend and advance the GOP platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/24/trump-spurs-an-uptick-politicians-leaving-gop/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Ilhan Omar Blames America First She plays down 9/11 and falsely claims the U.S. killed thousands in her native Somalia. – Karl Rove (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries against America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ilhan-omar-blames-america-first-11556146003

USA TODAY
— California’s CROWN Act seeks to end racial discrimination based on hairstyles – Kristin Lam
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/23/california-bill-end-racial-discrimination-hairstyle/3557231002/

MIAMI NEW TIMES
— DIERSEN: A Trump-hater says “After Complaints About Hate-Group Ties, Florida GOP Chair Held Event With More Extremists.”
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-republican-chair-joe-gruters-held-press-conference-with-extremist-groups-11155339

NEWSWEEK
— FOX BUSINESS GUEST SAYS DEMOCRATS ‘ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE’ U.S. CONSERVATIVES WITH UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-business-dobbs-replace-us-immigration-1404593

FED WEEK
— Panel Sets Priorities for Overseeing Federal Workforce (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it extremely clear that they want the federal government to waste the careers of and to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes include past and present U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives from Illinois, candidates for the aforesaid offices, and their staff members.) 
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/panel-sets-priorities-for-overseeing-federal-workforce/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What discourages you from helping elect Republican candidates? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. What discourages you from helping elect Republican candidates? The following discourages me from helping elect Republican candidates: They fail/refuse to promise to defend and advance the following planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform:
– traditional family,
– right to life,
– immigration,
– Second Amendment,
– Illegal drugs, and
– Equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)

April 22 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— 150+ attend outstanding Evelyn Sanguinetti campaign kickoff for U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District, at Seven Dwarfs Restaurant in Wheaton Monday morning, April 22, 2019. Wheaton Mayor Mike Gresk introduced Sanguinetti. Attendees included Carlson, Chinchilla, Colgan, Grogan, Falbo, Fisher, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Fortner, Jacobsen, Jorgensen, Keller, Kim, Kordik, Larsen, LeVan, L. Lewis, S. Lewis, Mahady, Mazzochi, Monino, Pollastrini, Rathje, Romano, Ryan, Saake, and Shepro. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

EVELYN 2020
— ENDORSEMENTS
https://www.evelyn2020.com/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti seeking GOP nomination to run against U.S. Rep. Sean Casten – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-evelyn-sanguinetti-announcement-20190419-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Definitely impeach Trump — just don’t call it impeachment.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-mueller-trump-impeachment-democrats-huppke-20190421-story.html
— It’s April in Illinois. Guard your wallet, taxpayers. – Kristen McQueary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/mcqueary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-pritzker-illinois-budget-pension-20190422-story.html
— Curb Illinois’ exodus by enticing college students to study at in-state schools – Ali Malekzadeh
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-higher-ed-economy-universities-map-grants-20190422-story.html
— Retirement alert: Medicare will be insolvent by 2026, Social Security by 2035, report warns – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-social-security-medicare-warning-20190422-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Take it from California — we can do more to make every vote count in Illinois – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/take-it-from-california-we-can-do-more-to-make-every-vote-count-in-illinois/

DAILY HERALD
— Sanguinetti aiming for Casten’s seat in 6th Congressional District – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190422/sanguinetti-aiming-for-castens-seat-in-6th-congressional-district
— McHenry County seeking replacement for departed coroner Majewski – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190422/mchenry-county-seeking-replacement-for-departed-coroner-majewski

ABC7
— Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases – AP (DIERSEN: From what I saw while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, those agencies had unofficial LGBTQ quotas, goals, and targets.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/supreme-court-to-take-up-lgbt-job-discrimination-cases/5264193/
— Elizabeth Warren unveils $640B student loan debt forgiveness plan – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-unveils-$640b-college-debt-forgiveness-plan/5264214/
— Social Security won’t be able to pay full benefits by 2035 – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/finance/social-security-wont-be-able-to-pay-full-benefits-by-2035/5264880/

WLS AM
— Former Lt. Gov. Running For Congress
http://www.wlsam.com/2019/04/22/former-lt-gov-running-for-congress/

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE & NORTHWEST HERALD
— Former Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti announces intent to run for 6th District seat Former Lt. Gov. made stop in Cary Monday – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/04/22/former-illinois-lt-gov-evelyn-sanguinetti-announces-intent-to-run-for-6th-district-seat/asahe3f/
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/04/22/former-illinois-lt-gov-evelyn-sanguinetti-announces-intent-to-run-for-6th-district-seat/asahe3f/

SOUTHERN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana bill will likely be at top of the agenda for Illinois lawmakers after break – PETER HANCOCK
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/marijuana-bill-will-likely-be-at-top-of-the-agenda/article_f9375069-a42b-5383-85ef-32e49725049c.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Former Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti announces intent to run for 6th District seat – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/04/22/former-illinois-lt-gov-evelyn-sanguinetti-announces-intent-to-run-for-6th-district-seat/asahe3f/

WHEATON PATCH
— Sanguinetti Sets Sights On Casten’s Seat In 6th District The former lieutenant governor hopes to take on Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL 6) in the 2020 election. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/sanguinetti-sets-sights-castens-seat-6th-district

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ISRA chief Pearson tells members to stay alert – Glenn Minnis 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512448424-isra-chief-pearson-tells-members-to-stay-alert

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SANGUINETTI ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN FOR REPUBLICANS TO REGAIN IL’S 6TH CD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/sanguinetti-announces-campaign-for-republicans-to-regain-ils-6th-cd-.html
— MCSWEENEY PAYS TO BOOST CRITICISM OF FELLOW REPUBLICAN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/mcsweeney-pays-to-boost-criticism-of-fellow-republican.html
— WIREPOINTS: SOON TO BE MORE CHICAGO PENSIONERS THAN ACTIVE WORKERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/wirepoints-soon-to-be-more-chicago-pensioners-than-active-workers-.html
— PRO-LIFE, PRO-FAMILY GROUPS ENCOURAGE SKILLICORN TO MAKE 14TH CD BID
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/pro-life-pro-family-groups-encourage-skillicorn-to-make-14th-cd-bid.html
— GOV SIGNS MEASURE TAKING WIND FARM STANDARDS OUT OF TOWNSHIP BOARD HANDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/gov-signs-measure-taking-wind-farm-standards-out-of-township-board-hands.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Sanguinetti kicks off campaign
https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/22/sanguinetti-kicks-off-campaign/
— This barely noticed gaming bill could be a whole lot bigger than advertised
https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/22/this-barely-noticed-gaming-bill-could-be-a-whole-lot-bigger-than-advertised/
— Woodward out, Odom in, McSweeney hit
https://capitolfax.com/2019/04/22/woodward-out-odom-in-mcsweeney-hit/

FOX NEWS
— Majority of illegal immigrants in US receive government benefits, costing taxpayers billions – William La Jeunesse
https://www.foxnews.com/us/the-cost-of-illegal-immigration-migrants-cost-us-taxpayers-billions-a-year

BREITBART
— Bill Clinton Uses Columbine Anniversary to Push More Gun Control for Chicago – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/22/bill-clinton-uses-columbine-anniversary-to-push-more-gun-control-for-chicago/

FEDERALIST
— Islamic Terrorism Remains The World’s Greatest Threat To Peace The Sri Lankan massacre is just another harrowing reminder. – David Harsanyi
https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/22/islamic-terrorism-remains-the-worlds-greatest-threat-to-peace/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Fed pick Stephen Moore has a history of making sexist comments in his writings.”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-fed-pick-has-a-history-of-making-sexist-comments-in-his-writings

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Will Definitely, Definitely Be Re-Elected – Jeffrey Folks
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/trump_will_definitely_definitely_be_reelected.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Liberalism: The Great Anti-Tradition – GERALD J. RUSSELLO 
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/liberalism-the-great-anti-tradition/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Giving Leftists Money for Socialism Won’t Change the Climate – Adam Mill
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/04/22/giving-leftists-money-for-socialism-wont-change-the-climate/

TOWNHALL
— The Left’s Bizarre, Irrational Hatred of MAGA – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2019/04/22/the-lefts-bizarre-irrational-hatred-of-maga-n2545128
— Drafting Jesus for Unholy Purposes – Robert Knight
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2019/04/22/drafting-jesus-for-unholy-purposes-n2545135

DAILY CALLER
— OPINION: RADICAL CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS ARE MORE PREVALENT THAN PELOSI ACKNOWLEDGES – Harlan Hill
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/22/hill-democrats-pelosi/
— BORDER PATROL COSTS EXPLODING AS MORE MIGRANT FAMILIES REACH THE US – Jason Hopkins 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/22/border-patrol-spending-more-on-illegals/
— TRUMP SIGNING MEMO CRACKING DOWN ON VISA OVERSTAYS – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/22/trump-memo-visa-overstays/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Facebook’s new policy is not about ‘standing up to hate’ Facebook’s new policy is not about ‘standing up to hate’ – Ken Blackwell
https://www.christianpost.com/voice/facebooks-new-policy-is-not-about-standing-up-to-hate.html

ROLL CALL
— Former Illinois Lt. Gov. Eveyln Sanguinetti announces House run in suburban Chicago Vying to challenge freshman Democrat Sean Casten in key 6th District – Stephanie Akin
https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/former-illinois-lt-governor-eveyln-sanguinetti-announces-house-campaign-in-suburban-chicago

THE HILL
— Supreme Court to consider workplace discrimination of LGBTQ community – JACQUELINE THOMSEN 
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/439983-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-cases-on-sexual-orientation-transgender
— Philadelphia Flyers remove statue of Kate Smith as racism controversy expands – OWEN DAUGHERTY
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/439959-philadelphia-flyers-remove-statue-of-kate-smith-as-racism
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says Trump Fed pick Stephen Moore in 2002: “No more women refs, no women anything.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/440015-trump-fed-pick-in-2002-no-more-women-refs-no-women-anything

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Montana Republican invites chicken chain after LGBT flap
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Montana-Republican-invites-chicken-chain-after-13785929.php

NEW YORK TIMES
— With Herman Cain Out of Fed Contention, Focus Shifts to Stephen Moore – Jim Tankersley and Alan Rappeport
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/us/politics/trump-herman-cain-federal-reserve.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “No bottom: Republicans show they’ll defend just about anything Trump does.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/22/no-bottom-republicans-show-theyll-defend-just-about-everything-trump-does/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump hater says “Trump’s self-defeating plan to end aid to Central America.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/22/trumps-self-defeating-plan-end-aid-central-america/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Fed pick Stephen Moore under fire for writing that women should not be allowed to be men’s sports referees — unless they’re good-looking.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/stephen-moore-comes-under-fire-for-writing-that-women-should-not-be-allowed-to-referee-mens-basketball-games–unless-theyre-good-looking/2019/04/22/aa639e92-652a-11e9-82ba-fcfeff232e8f_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Should Noncitizens (ILLEGALS) Be Represented in Congress? That is the deeper political and legal question behind today’s Supreme Court census case. – David B. Rivkin Jr. and Richard Raile
https://www.wsj.com/articles/should-noncitizens-be-represented-in-congress-11555972120

FORBES
— Understanding The 50+ Worker – Jeff Tidwell
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefftidwell/2019/04/22/understanding-the-50-worker/#573f9c1f37b6

INC.
— 3 Harsh Realities of Being an Over 40 Job Seeker The more experienced you are, the harder it is to find the right job. – J.T. O’Donnell (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if they were me, after my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they would have quickly gotten a good job.) 
https://www.inc.com/jt-odonnell/3-harsh-realities-of-being-an-over-40-job-seeker.html

April 21 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Pritzker-allied group’s claim about other states’ income tax unfair – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/fact-check-pritzker-graduated-fair-income-tax-think-big-illinois/

DAILY HERALD
— Ticked about politics? Change begins now – Jim Kendall
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190421/ticked-about-politics–change-begins-now

WGN RADIO
— Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady on issues in Springfield ahead of the end of May Adjournment Date – CASERA HEINING
https://wgnradio.com/2019/04/21/senate-republican-leader-bill-brady-on-issues-in-springfield-ahead-of-the-end-of-may-adjournment-date/

WBBM 780
— At Issue: Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin 4/21/2019
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/issue-illinois-house-republican-leader-jim-durkin-4212019

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— As times change, so do morals in college sports – Loren Tate
http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/baseball/2019-04-21/tate-times-change-so-do-morals-college-sports.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Report says Medicaid funding shortfalls causing nursing homes to close – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190421/report-says-medicaid-funding-shortfalls-causing-nursing-homes-to-close

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Demand grows for marijuana cultivation courses in Illinois – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/article229517899.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives laments House Democrats’ priorities – Glenn Minnis 
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512448583-ives-laments-house-democrats-priorities
— Pritzker’s plan to skip pension payments gets ‘cold water’ thrown on it from both sides of aisle – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512448589-pritzker-s-plan-to-skip-pension-payments-gets-cold-water-thrown-on-it-from-both-sides-of-aisle

METRO EAST SUN
— Wirepoints: ‘There’s a way’ teachers can earn more ‘without hitting taxpayers again and again’ – Glenn Minnis 
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/512448370-wirepoints-there-s-a-way-teachers-can-earn-more-without-hitting-taxpayers-again-and-again

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Co-opting Jesus Christ for unholy purposes – Robert Knight 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/21/co-opting-jesus-christ-for-unholy-purposes/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Central American migrants wearing out their welcome in several Mexican towns – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/central_american_migrants_wearing_out_their_welcome_in_several_mexican_towns.html

DAILY CALLER
— REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN TAKE A TRIP TO THE BORDER – William Davis
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/21/matt-gaetz-sean-duffy-gop-border-visit/

THE HILL
— Liberal Methodist churches withholding dues after denomination vote to ban LGBT-inclusive practices: report – MICHAEL BURKE 
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/439889-liberal-methodist-churches-withholding-dues-after-denomination

HUFFINGTON POST
— Dems Hope Florida Puerto Ricans’ Dislike Of Trump Translates To Actual Votes Next Time The community’s low turnout rate helped Republicans win two key races in last year’s midterms. – S.V. Date
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-florida-puerto-rico_n_5cbccca5e4b068d795cdde60

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Impeach Donald Trump? Obstruction of justice is a crime. The decision is clear.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/opinion/impeach-donald-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump is accused of gross abuse of his office. We’re not talking about the Mueller report. – Editorial
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-accused-of-gross-abuse-of-his-office-were-not-talking-about-the-mueller-report/2019/04/21/6b4d122c-62ca-11e9-9ff2-abc984dc9eec_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump mocks Democrats’ talk of impeachment, blames them for conspiracy – Joe Tacopino
https://nypost.com/2019/04/21/trump-mocks-democrats-talk-of-impeachment-blames-them-for-conspiracy/

OSBURN ORACLE
— No political bias at Facebook? Employee claims company suffers from liberal mob-rule
https://osburnoracle.com/no-political-bias-at-facebook-employee-claims-company-suffers-from-liberal-mob-rule/34569/

April 21 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois lawmakers push to legalize marijuana
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-push-to-legalize-marijuana/5262345/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Thousands gather at San Francisco’s Hippie Hill to celebrate 420 – Cornell Barnard
https://abc7chicago.com/society/thousands-gather-at-sfs-hippie-hill-to-celebrate-420/5261979/

DAILY HERALD
— Consortium organizes to battle Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: When will conservative and Republican groups organize to battle Pritzker’s pot plan? From what I see, ever-increasingly, a) Libertarians exploit the Republican Party’s “big tent” philosophy, b) Libertarians falsely claim to be conservative and/or Republican, c) Libertarian plants gain leadership positions in the Republican Party, and d) those Libertarian plants use those leadership positions to get rid of conservatives and Republicans like me. I should write a book about past and present Libertarian plants who held/hold leadership positions in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, 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, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190420/consortium-organizes-to-battle-pritzkers-graduated-income-tax-plan
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Several conservative groups are banding together along with Barrington Hills Republican state Rep. David McSweeney to fight Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan. McSweeney and representatives from the Illinois Policy Institute, Americans for Prosperity and Ideas Illinois are challenging the governor’s proposed income tax revision that ultimately needs voter approval, saying the state needs to spend less before taxing more.)
— Des Plaines Democrat Marty Moylan leads effort to slow recreational marijuana legalization
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190420/des-plaines-democrat-leads-effort-to-slow-recreational-marijuana-legalization
— A foreboding decline in the United States’ press freedom ranking – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents. According to them, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. They focus on destroying me and destroying my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190420/editorial-a-foreboding-decline-in-the-united-states-press-freedom-ranking
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Truth be told, press freedom in America ranks below that of almost every other country in the West. Reporters Without Borders, an international organization that promotes freedom of expression around the globe, released its 2019 World Press Freedom Index Thursday, and the results are troubling worldwide, disturbing in the U.S. Worldwide, “hatred of journalists has degenerated into violence, contributing to an increase in fear,” the organization said in a summary of the report. “The number of countries regarded as safe, where journalists can work in complete security, continues to decline while authoritarian regimes continue to tighten their grip on the media.”)
— Mueller Report raises fundamental constitutional issues we must pursue – U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190421/mueller-report-raises-fundamental-constitutional-issues-we-must-pursue
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Mueller fallout: Address election flaws, demand better from President Trump.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190419/editorial-mueller-fallout-address-election-flaws-demand-better-from-president-trump

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— United Methodists edge toward breakup over LGBT policies – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/united-methodists-split-likely-lgbt-pastors-same-sex-marriage/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Exonerated? We’ve only just begun, Mr. President.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-robert-mueller-report-impeachment-william-barr-20190419-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sinclair station WICS newscast features Trump elaborating on ‘fake news’ – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. They focus on destroying me and destroying my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190420/bernard-schoenburg-sinclair-station-wics-newscast-features-trump-elaborating-on-fake-news

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois Democrats are in charge, but not in accord – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-04-21/jim-dey-illinois-democrats-are-charge-not-accord.html
— Creating new state not very easy to do – Brett Kepley
http://www.news-gazette.com/living/2019-04-21/the-law-qa-creating-new-state-not-very-easy-do.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Scott Reeder missing the mark on reparations.”
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-04-21/real-talk-columnist-missing-the-mark-reparations.html

FOX NEWS
— California woman who berated man wearing MAGA hat reported missing, believed to be in hiding – Louis Casiano (DIERSEN: In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, a) who supports this California woman and b) who opposes this California woman?)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-woman-who-harassed-man-wearing-maga-hat-reported-missing

TOWNHALL
— United States Gives Millions To Central American Nations To Deter Illegal Immigration, Yet Doesn’t Keep Track Of Results – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/04/21/united-states-gives-millions-to-guatemalan-school-to-deter-illegal-immigration-yet-doesnt-keep-track-of-results-n2545101

EPOCH TIMES
— House Republicans on Border Tour Learn How Smugglers Recycle Immigrant Children – VENUS UPADHAYAYA
https://www.theepochtimes.com/house-republicans-on-border-tour-learn-how-smugglers-recycle-immigrant-children_2888167.html

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— U.S. Intelligence Institutionally Politicized Toward Democrats Former CIA analyst says agencies dominated by liberals – Bill Gertz (DIERSEN: What percent of the following are Democrats: federal employees, GAO employees, IRS employees, USPS employees?) 
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/u-s-intelligence-institutionally-politicized-toward-democrats/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Too many school teachers hate capitalism – and are vowing to get rid of Trump in 2020 – Karin McQuillan
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/too_many_school_teachers_hate_capitalism__and_are_vowing_to_get_rid_of_trump_in_2020.html
— Amnesty: Bad Policy, Even Worse Politics – Bradley Betters
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/04/amnesty_bad_policy_even_worse_politics.html

BLAZE
— Trump brutally roasts Romney, complete with video flashback The feud continues with a painful look back, and a burn to boot. – Caleb Howe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-roasts-romney-video

TOWNHALL
— The Democrats’ Platform as of Today – Bruce Bialosky
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2019/04/21/the-democrats-platform-as-of-today-n2544993

PJ MEDIA
— Forget Trump, Here Are Five Reasons Why Obama Should Have Been Impeached – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/trending/forget-trump-here-are-five-reasons-why-obama-should-have-been-impeached/

THE HILL
— Feds say marijuana ties could prevent immigrants from getting US citizenship – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/439833-working-in-legal-marijuana-industry-could-block-immigrants-from

POLITICO
— Pope during Easter vigil: Reject the ‘glitter of wealth’ – AP (DIERSEN: What about rejecting the glitter of “immediate pleasures,” for example, vacations, entertainment, spectator sports, fancy restaurant meals, fancy clothing, booze, gambling, pot, and other things that have no lasting value? Overwhelming, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have spent far more of their income on immediate pleasures than I have. Instead of immediate pleasures, I spent money on cars, tuition and books, and real estate. Instead of spending money on immediate pleasures, I saved money for my retirement.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/20/pope-easter-vatican-glitter-wealth-1283780

ASSOCIATED PRESS
– Some Microsoft employees allege policies ‘discriminate’ against Asians, white men – Jessica Guynn
http://www.newsbug.info/news/nation/some-microsoft-employees-allege-policies-discriminate-against-asians-white-men/article_00d6aeb0-e3c7-5f2d-a1d6-31a6e35a9cb4.html

NBC NEWS
— United Methodists edge toward breakup over LGBT policies Under one scenario, many centrists and liberals would leave en masse to form a new denomination — a potentially complex endeavor. – AP
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/religion/united-methodists-edge-toward-breakup-over-lgbt-policies-n996741

NEW YORK TIMES
— Mexican Town Once Welcomed Migrants. Now It Blames Mexico’s President for Them. – Paulina Villegas and Kirk Semple
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/world/americas/mexico-migrants-president.html
— F.B.I. Arrests Leader of Right-Wing Militia That Detained Migrants in New Mexico – Simon Romero
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/us/militia-arrest-border-new-mexico.html
— ‘Medicare for All’ Is Hammering Health Care Stocks. – Jeff Sommer
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/business/medicare-for-all-health-care-stocks.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Ego Maniac in the Oval Is Exonerated.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/opinion/sunday/trump-mueller-report.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they use immigrants to destroy Republicans. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/opinion/sunday/census-citizenship-question-immigrants.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “In a Functional Country, We Would Be on the Road to Impeachment Mueller laid out the evidence for members of Congress to take action against President Trump. Will they?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/opinion/mueller-report-trump-barr-impeachment.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump brushes off Romney’s criticism, points to loss in 2012 – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-brushes-off-romneys-criticism-points-to-loss-in-2012/2019/04/20/1144b81a-63d9-11e9-bf24-db4b9fb62aa2_story.html
— Capitalism in crisis: U.S. billionaires worry about the survival of the system that made them rich – Greg Jaffe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitalism-in-crisis-us-billionaires-worry-about-the-survival-of-the-system-that-made-them-rich/2019/04/20/3e06ef90-5ed8-11e9-bfad-36a7eb36cb60_story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “America, take note: Georgetown students are acting on the courage of their convictions.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/america-take-note-georgetown-students-are-acting-on-the-courage-of-their-convictions/2019/04/19/144b4efc-615e-11e9-bfad-36a7eb36cb60_story.html