Tag: political

December 10 Morning Edition

WGN9

— Jussie Smollett’s attorney says will appeal guilty verdict – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/jussie-smolletts-attorney-says-will-appeal-guilty-verdict/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot accused of abdicating responsibility for retail crime wave. “The biggest problem for all of us is that our leaders who need to sit down … and work on it are pointing fingers at each other as opposed to working constructively with us,” said Rob Karr, president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2021/12/9/22826387/organized-retail-crime-magnificent-mile-illinois-retail-merchants-rob-karr
— Jussie Smollett is guilty. Now let’s focus on the victims of real hate crimes. Smollett had the potential to be a force for good, speaking out on important issues that people of color and those in the LGBTQ community face every day. – Editorial (COMMENT: What percent of “hate crimes” are hoaxes?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/9/22826932/jussie-smollett-guilty-five-counts-disorderly-conduct-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Not new but ‘more brazen’: What’s behind recent smash-and-grab robbery trend? – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211210/not-new-but-more-brazen-whats-behind-recent-smash-and-grab-robbery-trend
— Illinois’ suburban Democrats support middle class tax hikes – Don Tracy
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211210/illinois-suburban-democrats-support-middle-class-tax-hikes

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Monday deadline for applications to fill Illinois’ vacant 99th District House seat – Steven Spearie (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to give more preference to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, Trump-haters, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. That is, ever-increasingly, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to discriminate more against those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, non-Trump-haters, conservative, Republican, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/12/10/sangamon-county-gop-decide-replacement-mike-murphy/6449266001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The application, Barghouti Hardwick said, asks potential candidates why they want the position and what they think they can do to help people in Sangamon County. It also asks for past participation in community activities or organizations or clubs and activity in Republican political activities, such as helping on campaigns.)

HERALD & REVIEW
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country – Lisa Donovan
https://herald-review.com/business/illinois-has-one-of-the-highest-unemployment-rates-in-the-country-here-s-why/article_53a6f76f-5944-5922-be4d-11bd876e4f19.html
— Springfield Republican seeks House appointment as springboard to Senate – BRENDEN MOORE
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-springfield-republican-seeks-house-appointment-as-springboard-to-senate/article_88ddd6ce-670a-5c24-96a2-5f93b0049a35.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— New rules designed to govern conduct at District 99 meetings
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/downers-grove/2021/12/09/new-rules-designed-to-govern-conduct-at-district-99-meetings/

ELMHURST PATCH
— Will Elmhurst D-205 Policy Lessen Tensions? The district has a new policy on how to pick public commenters. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/will-elmhurst-d-205-policy-lessen-tensions
— Is This Critical Race Theory At York High? A resident points to a wall display at York as an example of what he sees as critical race theory. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/critical-race-theory-york-high

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— A group of elected officials has sent a letter to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who chairs the county’s Democratic Party, asking that the party’s decision to have candidates sign a “loyalty” pledge be reversed. – Shia Kapos (COMMENT: My critics/opponents a) demand blind loyalty to them and to them only and b) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Everyone sees how they treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/12/10/the-most-contested-remap-in-decades-495418
— Flying the flag: Starting Jan. 1, Illinois and American flags purchased to fly at state agencies and institutions must be manufactured in the United States. “We have no reason to be buying flags of our own state that are made in other countries,” state Sen. Steve Stadelmen (D-Rockford), said in a statement. He sponsored the bill requiring the flag rule. – Shia Kapos (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who demonstrate their hatred of America and/or their hatred of unions by promoting hatred against American-nameplate vehicles and/or against those who own them. All the vehicles that I own/owned are/were American-nameplate. I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/12/10/the-most-contested-remap-in-decades-495418

WEST COOK NEWS
— Ives warns CUSD200: ‘Such contracts are illegal in higher education’
https://westcooknews.com/stories/614178338-ives-warns-cusd200-such-contracts-are-illegal-in-higher-education

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DEMOCRATS’ LEGISLATIVE REMAP DILUTES ILLINOIS MINORITY VOTING POWER, LAWSUITS CLAIM – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/democrats-legislative-remap-dilutes-illinois-minority-voting-power-lawsuits-claim/
— PRITZKER BANS OUTSIDE DONORS AHEAD OF ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT RACES – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-bans-outside-donors-ahead-of-illinois-supreme-court-races/

NEW YORK POST
— BLM’s defense of Jussie Smollett exposes truth of the school CRT wars – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2021/12/09/blms-defense-of-jussie-smollett-exposes-truth-of-the-school-crt-wars/
— Senate vote clears way for Democrats to raise debt ceiling on their own – Juliegrace Brufke
https://nypost.com/2021/12/09/senate-vote-clears-way-for-democrats-to-raise-debt-ceiling/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Beverly Hills residents arming themselves with guns in wake of violence – Michael Shellenberge
https://nypost.com/2021/12/09/beverly-hills-residents-arming-themselves-after-murder-violence/

GOPUSA
— Race Hoax: Jussie Smollett Guilty Of Orchestrating And False Reporting Of A Hate Crime (COMMENT: What percent of “hate crimes” are hoaxes?)
https://www.gopusa.com/race-hoax-jussie-smollett-guilty-of-orchestrating-and-false-reporting-of-a-hate-crime/
— Chicago Neighborhood Demands Amazon Share Wealth; Jobs Not Enough
https://www.gopusa.com/chicago-neighborhood-demands-amazon-share-wealth-jobs-not-enough/

BREITBART
— Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago: 750+ Killed So Far This Year – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/09/lori-lightfoots-chicago-750-killed-so-far-this-year/

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Parents’ Battle Over Critical Race Theory Swung Virginia’s Election for Youngkin – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/09/how-parents-battle-over-critical-race-theory-swung-virginias-election-for-youngkin/
— The ‘Woke’ Got What They Wanted—And Then What? – Victor Davis Hanson (COMMENT: This year, in Wheaton, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters got what they wanted. They stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. Next year, in Wheaton, what will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters get? Will they allow only those Republicans who hate Trump to participate in Wheaton’s 2022 Independence Day parade?)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/09/the-woke-got-what-they-wanted-and-then-what/

TOWNHALL
— Punishing Success Is Bad Regulatory Policy – Steve Sherman
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevesherman/2021/12/09/draft-n2600328

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— How Progressives Became Anti-Anti-Critical Race Theory – Aaron Hanscom
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/12/09/how_progressives_became_anti-anti-critical_race_theory.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Who’re You Gonna Believe? Not the Media – James Bowman
https://www.theepochtimes.com/whore-you-gonna-believe-not-the-media_4148634.html

THE HILL
— Trump war with GOP seeps into midterms – SCOTT WONG (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/584828-trump-war-with-gop-seeps-into-midterms

POLITICO
— ‘Trump-hater’ vs. ‘Washington insider’: N.C. Republicans squabble over Senate seat. The GOP Senate primary in North Carolina is heating up this week with a slew of negative ads. – ELENA SCHNEIDER and NATALIE ALLISON (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/10/north-carolina-senate-fight-524071

NEW YORK TIMES
— Can the Press Prevent a Trump Restoration? – ROSS DOUTHAT (COMMENT: I should write a book about those hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who have taken the strongest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/08/opinion/trump-press-restoration.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Inflation hit the highest rate in a generation last month. Consumer prices rose nearly 7%, driven by supply chain woes, demand and housing costs.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12/10/business/inflation-cpi-stock-market-news
— Is Self-Censorship a Problem for Writers? – Jennifer Schuessler (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/arts/writer-censorship-pen-america.html
— Social Media Companies Want to Co-opt the First Amendment. Courts Shouldn’t Let Them. – Jameel Jaffer and Scott Wilkens (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to co-opt my First Amendment rights: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/opinion/social-media-first-amendment.html

WASHINGTON POST
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Prices climbed 6.8% in November compared with last year, largest rise in nearly four decades, as inflation spreads through economy. – Rachel Siegel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/10/inflation-november-cpi-fed-biden/

USA TODAY
— The real disarray: Republicans imploding over Trump loyalty tests and outrageous behavior. While Democrats haggle over policy, Republicans in thrall to Trump are acting out a meaner, more dangerous version of World Wrestling Entertainment. – Jill Lawrence (COMMENT: My critics/opponents a) demand blind loyalty to them and to them only and b) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Everyone sees how they treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/12/07/trump-republicans-gop-disarray/6405347001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Whistleblower cops face a system built to beat them down. Police who report misconduct say they have to also fight courts, prosecutors and other groups who typically side with their bosses. – Daphne Duret (COMMENT: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I blew the whistle on Democrat patronage, Democrat political affiliation discrimination, Democrat reverse discrimination, Democrat age discrimination, and Democrat retaliation. I should write a book about Democrat plants and RINOs who side with the Democrats.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2021/12/09/cop-whistleblowers-courts/8811830002/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Jussie Smollett Guilty Verdict Latest in Polarizing Case. Jussie Smollett’s conviction for lying to police has come nearly three years after his report of a horrifying hate crime quickly became part of a polarized political landscape. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-12-10/jussie-smollett-guilty-verdict-latest-in-polarizing-case

BLOOMBERG
— Group Aiming to Hire 1 Million Black Workers Created 21,000 Jobs This Year. The OneTen coalition says it has a plan to ramp up to reach its goal by 2030. – Jeff Green (COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, Black, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, Black, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, Black, female, or veteran who would take the job. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. GAO forced me to retire in 1997 so that it could and did give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-09/initiative-aiming-to-hire-promote-1-million-black-workers-created-21-000-jobs

HR MORNING
— Hit with a bias claim? Here’s what you need to beat it. – Tom D’Agostino (COMMENT: I should write a book about pretext. Because it is illegal to discriminate because of race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, and/or political affiliation if you are a government employee, etc., those who discriminate use pretexts. Most commonly, discriminators foist negative stereotypes of your demographics upon you. If you are White, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against non-Whites and you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, etc. If you are male, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against women and you are a sexist. If you are older, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against younger people. If you are heterosexual, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against LGBTQers and you are a bigot. If you are Protestant, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against non-Protestants. If you are German American, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against non-German Americans. If you are Republican, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against non-Republicans. I would focus on pretexural discriminators who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. According to Pluralism ( https://pluralism.org/stereotypes-and-prejudice ), Protestants are anti-Catholic and anti-Semite. According to Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_Germans ), negative German stereotypes include being Nazis and not having a sense of humor. According to Babbel ( https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/false-german-stereotypes ), negative German stereotypes include being unfriendly and loving cars.)
https://www.hrmorning.com/news/hostile-environment-2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s common sense, really: Employers accused of taking action against an employee for an illegal reason must be prepared to say what the real reason was – and that it was perfectly legitimate. In a typical case, articulating a nondiscriminatory reason volleys the burden to the plaintiff to show that the proffered reason is not real but instead is just a pretext for unlawful bias. And if the plaintiff can’t show pretext, the case usually ends.)

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House Approves Sweeping Reforms to Protect Feds, Boost Agency Oversight. Just one Republican votes in favor of the changes to whistleblower, inspector general, vacancy and other civil service laws.- Eric Katz (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who hate federal employees and who hate federal retirees and who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2021/12/house-approves-sweeping-reforms-protect-feds-boost-agency-oversight/187436/

GM AUTHORITY
— President Biden Orders End Of U.S. Government Fuel-Powered Vehicle Purchases By 2035 – SAM MCEACHERN (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will get rid of those who own fuel-powered vehicles.)
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/12/president-biden-orders-end-of-u-s-government-fuel-powered-vehicle-purchases-by-2035/

December 9 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Jussie Smollett verdict: ‘Empire’ actor guilty on 5 counts of disorderly conduct. Jussie Smollett charges include 6 counts of disorderly conduct for lying to CPD; sentencing date not yet set – Diane Pathieu, Leah Hope and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-verdict-charges-latest-news/11315052/
— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 9,301 new cases, 54 deaths – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-vaccine/11316347/

NBC5
— Illinois Coronavirus Updates: COVID Hospitalizations, All Counties in ‘High Transmission’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-coronavirus-updates-covid-hospitalizations-all-counties-in-high-transmission/2703677/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats defend legislative remap, saying state has moved past racial voting patterns: ‘We are not Mississippi in 1965′ – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-redistricting-challenges-20211209-osoz3fthqjh67ovhn5vi3nymaa-story.html
— Scolding, swearing, sarcasm: Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s texts reveal her combative dealings with aldermen – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mayor-lightfoot-texts-aldermen-chicago-20211209-oxdwesoaszchjladyhzngb53le-story.html
— Jussie Smollett’s conviction for orchestrating and reporting a phony hate crime punctuates actor’s sudden downfall – MEGAN CREPEAU and JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-jussie-smollett-trial-deliberations-verdict-20211209-ygk6goeptjggrozvbgasqpxd5u-story.html
— Chicago remap battles endure, as always. But this time its Black vs. Latino – DAVID GREISING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-chicago-remap-black-latino-greising-20211209-6gdzrincsbernmkt7j2josrsfa-story.html

WGN RADIO
— Danville ranked one of the most dangerous in America – Becky Willeke
https://wgnradio.com/news/this-central-illinois-city-is-ranked-one-of-the-most-dangerous-in-america/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Supreme Court to lift hold on judicial redistricting, implement new boundaries – Beth Hundsdorfer
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/courts/2021/12/09/illinois-supreme-court-lift-its-pause-judicial-redistricting/6440916001/

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘We can never believe the police’: BLM backs Jussie Smollett in final days of trial – ALEC SCHEMMEL
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/blm-backs-smollett-in-statement-from-leader-arguing-police-cant-be-trusted

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso Condemns ‘Woke Politics’ In Congress Run – David Giuliani
https://news.yahoo.com/burr-ridge-mayor-condemns-woke-230114705.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Tribune obtains 2.5+ years of Mayor Lightfoot’s text messages
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/09/tribune-obtains-25-years-of-mayor-lightfoots-text-messages/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans lose sight of war when waging petty, inner-party battles – Cheryl K. Chumley (COMMENT: I should write a book about RINOs who want to be called RINOs.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/9/republicans-lose-sight-of-war-when-waging-petty-in/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Over 70% of young Democrats wouldn’t date Republicans: Poll – Sydney Shea
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/over-70-of-young-democrats-wouldnt-date-republicans-poll

BREITBART
— Democrats Block Requiring States to Remove Foreign Nationals from Voter Rolls – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/09/democrats-block-requiring-states-to-remove-foreign-nationals-from-voter-rolls/

TOWNHALL
— New Hispanic Voter Numbers Should Send Chills Down the Spines of Democrats – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/12/09/wsjs-poll-on-hispanic-voters-should-send-chills-down-the-spines-of-democrats-n2600348

COLLEGE FIX
— Journalism schools no longer promote free expression, civic ideals – Maria Servold
https://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/journalism-schools-no-longer-promote-free-expression-civic-ideals-op-ed/

CNN
— Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of lying to police in hate crime hoax. – Omar Jimenez, Bill Kirkos, Ashley Killough and Travis Caldwell
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/us/jussie-smollett-trial-thursday-jury-deliberations/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: New York City becomes the largest municipality in the U.S. to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections – Maria Sacchetti
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/new-york-noncitizen-voting/2021/12/09/b9ef5748-5848-11ec-a808-3197a22b19fa_story.html

FORBES
— Christie Says It’s ‘Undeniable’ Trump Gave Him Covid
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/12/09/christie-says-its-undeniable-trump-gave-him-covid/
— Biden Administration Backs Harvard In Affirmative Action Suit (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that Bush backed GAO in Diersen v. GAO, that is, that Republicans promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2021/12/09/biden-administration-backs-harvard-in-affirmative-action-suit/

December 8 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois Gaming Board picks casino proposals in Waukegan, Homewood/East Hazel Crest – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-casino-gaming-board-waukegan-east-hazel-crest/11312972/
— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 6,658 new cases, 14 deaths – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-vaccine/11312015/

FOX32
— Lightfoot under fire for suggesting retail stores increase security to prevent smash-and-grabs
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lightfoot-under-fire-for-suggesting-retail-stores-increase-security-to-prevent-smash-and-grabs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic congressional primary in new heavily Latino district starts to take shape with entry of state Rep. Delia Ramirez – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-delia-martinez-congressional-campaign-20211208-n4eqovc5hfb5ppdfq6slxihxsm-story.html
— State regulators give initial OK for two suburban casino proposals as 2019 gambling expansion plan crawls forward – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gaming-board-suburban-casinos-20211208-4mo2wvmkwjdz3duad7nlzzanhq-story.html
— Chicago now has the worst traffic in the country. Where are the big new ideas? – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-chicago-traffic-delays-ideas-20211208-zk6jwdtaxjflfowc5nszv6jqki-story.html
— Illinois moves to prohibit ‘dark money’ in judicial races, but it’s unclear what effect that will have on state’s free-spending campaigns – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-judicial-campaigns-dark-money-20211208-rn7incfg4vg6larzy7wt57iip4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Homewood-East Hazel Crest aces out south suburban casino rivals, Las Vegas-based developer wins hand in Waukegan. State regulators rejected bids from Matteson, as well as a Waukegan proposal from a former state senator who poured thousands of dollars into local elections. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/8/22824053/illinois-casino-waukegan-south-suburbs-selected-north-point-full-house-wind-creek-choctaw

DAILY HERALD
— Republican Catalina Lauf to run for 11th Congressional District seat, not 16th – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211208/republican-catalina-lauf-to-run-for-11th-congressional-district-seat-not-16thZach Jewell
— State lawsuit alleges Wheaton history group gave $300,000 illegally to board member – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211208/state-lawsuit-alleges-wheaton-history-group-gave-300000-illegally-to-board-member

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Illinois Supreme Court lifts hold on judicial redistricting – Beth Hundsdorfer
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/illinois-supreme-court-lifts-hold-on-judicial-redistricting/article_ddde4d79-22fc-5294-a940-579ddb6ebbfb.html

WILL
— Rodney Davis on reelection, infrastructure and civility – Brian Mackey
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/rodney-davis-on-reelection-infrastructure-and-civility

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Dozens of educators sue governor, 22 districts over vaccine, mask mandates – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/dozens-of-educators-sue-governor-22-districts-over-vaccine-mask-mandates/article_50875404-5861-11ec-bdfd-176332e871da.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MARTER BOASTS NATIONAL TAXPAYER UNION ENDORSEMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/marter-boasts-national-taxpayer-union-endorsement.html
— PEORIA MAYOR ON PENSIONS: ‘WE’LL NEVER CATCH UP, NOT IN OUR LIFETIMES’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/peoria-mayor-on-pensions-well-never-catch-up-not-in-our-lifetimes-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Poll finds border wall is popular again now that Trump is gone, bipartisan support emerges – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/7/building-border-wall-popular-again/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP leaders dodge idea of Trump as House speaker while Gaetz supports it – Emily Brooks
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/gop-leaders-dodge-idea-of-trump-as-house-speaker-while-gaetz-supports-it
— Study finds university diversity officials tend to criticize Israel and praise China – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/study-finds-university-diversity-officials-tend-to-criticize-israel-and-praise-china

NEW YORK POST
— Retired Chicago restaurateur shot dead walking to buy newspaper after lunch – Jesse O’Neill
https://nypost.com/2021/12/08/retired-chicago-restaurateur-shot-dead-walking-to-newstand/

FOX NEWS
— Hispanic voters shift toward Republicans, now split evenly between both parties: poll Hispanics ‘becoming swing voters,’ Democratic pollster warns – Timothy Nerozzi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hispanic-voters-poll-split-republicans-democrats
— Smash-and-grab robberies plague cities with liberal district attorneys. California leaders recently started a task force and alliance of district attorneys to address the problem. – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/smash-grab-robberies-cities-liberal-district-attorneys
— Ted Cruz: Russian invasion of Ukraine would be Biden’s fault after Afghanistan ‘surrender’ Cruz tells ‘Faulkner Focucs’ Biden also surrendered to Putin on crucial pipeline
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ted-cruz-russian-invastion-troops-ukraine-biden-pipeline-afghanistan

GOPUSA
— Why Looting Turned San Francisco Into A Ghost Town
https://www.gopusa.com/why-looting-turned-san-francisco-into-a-ghost-town/

AMERICAN THINKER
— As convenience store closes due to theft, desperate Chicago residents launch letter campaign asking political leaders to punish offenders – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/as_convenience_store_closes_due_to_theft_desperate_chicago_residents_launch_letter_campaign_asking_political_leaders_to_punish_offenders.html
— Christianity: The #1 Recipient of Hate Crimes – Raymond Ibrahim
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/christianity_the_1_recipient_of_hate_crimes.html

DAILY WIRE
— Republican Congressman Warns, ‘China Is Using Our Own Technology Against Us’ –
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-congressman-warns-china-is-using-our-own-technology-against-us

PJ MEDIA
— Young Democrats Have Been Taught To Hate – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/12/08/young-democrats-have-been-taught-to-hate-n1539919

December 8 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Fox News fire: Christmas tree outside media outlet’s New York City HQ set ablaze Fox News’ Christmas tree 50 feet tall, took over 21 hours to assemble
https://abc7chicago.com/all-american-christmas-tree-fox-news-fire-new-york-city/11311323/

WTTW
— Harvey Mayor on Homicides: ‘There’s a Perception Harvey Isn’t a Safe Place to Live’ – Blair Paddock (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? I worked there for IRS in 1972 and 1973. My aunt owned a home there for many years. I passed the Post Office employment test and truck driving test there in 1966.)
https://news.wttw.com/2021/12/06/harvey-mayor-homicides-there-s-perception-harvey-isn-t-safe-place-live

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tinley Park teachers acting like gangsters is new normal in a culture that glorifies guns – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-gun-culture-violence-st-1208-20211207-qdfz2cqe3rapfpqn6b4p2jbypu-story.html
— Black farmers in rural Pembroke Township protest Nicor plan to build gas pipeline through their community. – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA (COMMENT: During the 1960s, a gas pipeline was built through the northeast part of the farm that my grandfather on my mother’s side owned in Grant Park along the Indiana border just north of Pembroke Township. I remember collecting delinquent taxes in Pembroke Township while I worked for IRS in its Harvey office 1972-1973.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-black-farmers-protest-nicor-pembroke-pipeline-proposal-20211208-feyk6jbjubhndgiqsanzqvir5y-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Coming to Chicago can help senators learn the horrific reality of gun violence. Even as more Americans are seeing a need for reducing gun crime, Washington has failed to act. – Editorial (COMMENT: If guns were not available, criminals would use knives, blunt instruments, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/7/22822943/gun-violence-dick-durbiin-ted-cruz-tom-cotton-senate-judiciary-committee-chicago
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2021/12/7/22812374/illinois-marijuana-taxes-recreational-pot-sales-state-boxing-out-negativity-day-simp-derek-brown
— Big banks with history of lending inequities dominate competition for city deposits – Fran Spielman (COMMENT: When did you first borrow money, from whom, and for what? I first borrowed money ($3,000) in October of 1971 when I was 23 years old from a big downtown Chicago bank to buy a new 1972 Chevy Corvette. My 1969 Dodge Charger SE had been stolen in Chicago in August of that year and I had gotten a $2,500 insurance settlement. I had bought a 1962 Chevy BelAir for everyday use. I had worked for IRS since June of 1971 and I was working part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. My father had died suddenly in October of 1969.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/12/7/22822647/chicago-city-council-public-deposits-banks-equity-conyears-ervin-comptroller

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Troubling’ power struggle at tollway leaves some senators contemplating legislative fix – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211207/troubling-power-struggle-at-tollway-leaves-some-senators-contemplating-legislative-fix
— COMMENT: Soon, under the anti-conservatives, everyone in America, Illinois, and DuPage County will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211208/editorial-dupage-county-takes-an-important-step-forward-using-federal-money-to-combat-homelessness

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump gets wish in Georgia, sparks ‘a political civil war’ – JEFF AMY and STEVE PEOPLES
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/trump-gets-wish-in-georgia-sparks-a-political-civil-war

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Woodstock’s Lauf to challenge Foster for congressional seat – Ben Szalinski
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/election/2021/12/07/woodstocks-lauf-to-challenge-foster-for-congressional-seat/
— DuPage County COVID-19 cases up 126% in past week
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/dupage-county/2021/12/07/dupage-county-covid-19-cases-up-126-in-past-week/

UIC TODAY
— Advancing Racial Equity Initiative update (COMMENT: UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 17 years old, but if I was 17 years old today, I doubt that UIC would admit me because I am not a minority, not a female, and not a LGBTQer.)
https://today.uic.edu/advancing-racial-equity-initiative-update

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— COOK COUNTY, METRO EAST CRACK TOP 5 ‘JUDICIAL HELLHOLES’ IN U.S. – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/cook-county-metro-east-crack-top-5-judicial-hellholes-in-u-s/
— PROPERTY TAXES STILL ROB ‘HOME ALONE’ HOUSE – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/property-taxes-still-rob-home-alone-house/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— No More Single Sex Bathrooms in Chicago Public Schools – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/no-more-single-sex-bathrooms-in-chicago-public-schools_/

NEW YORK POST
— Hundreds of college professors blast ‘woke’ math movement – Selim Algar
https://nypost.com/2021/12/07/hundreds-of-college-professors-blast-woke-math-movement/
— Carjackers are using this new Apple product to steal vehicles – Hannah Frishberg
https://nypost.com/2021/12/07/carjackers-are-using-this-new-apple-product-to-steal-vehicles/

FOX NEWS
— Nikki Haley’s new book showcases 2022 conservative roadmap and vision for future of Republican Party. Potential 2024 GOP contender’s book is titled ‘American Strength: Conservative Solutions Worth Fighting For’ – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-new-book-2022-conservative-roadmap-future-republican-party
— California state, federal politicians silent after AOC doubts existence of smash-and-grab robberies. Republicans have spoken out about Ocasio-Cortez’s comments downplaying smash-and-grab crimes while Democrats in California remain silent. – Emma Colton
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-democrats-ocasio-cortez-doubting-existence-smash-and-grabs

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why The Red Wave Could Become A Red Puddle – Sydnee Pearl Michaels
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/why_the_red_wave_could_become_a_red_puddle.html
— San Francisco restaurant that ordered cops out is poster child for the local wokester idiocy – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/san_francisco_restaurant_that_ordered_cops_out_is_poster_child_for_the_local_wokester_idiocy.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Italian Lives Matter – Rod Dreher
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/italian-lives-matter-crime-new-york-times/
— Returning To National Greatness. National conservatism is the fulfillment of David Brooks’ 1997 call to restoration, though the writer now finds it terrifying. – DAVID BROG
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/returning-to-national-greatness/

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— Media’s continued obsession of 1619 Project ignores 1776 Commission – Spencer Irvine
https://www.academia.org/medias-continued-obsession-of-1619-project-ignores-1776-commission/

DAILY CALLER
— If Leftists Continue To Spout Divisive Racist Rhetoric, The Waukesha Attack Won’t Be The Last One – MAURICE RICHARDS, FORMER CHIEF OF POLICE, MARTINSBURG WV
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/07/richards-if-leftists-continue-to-spout-divisive-racist-rhetoric-the-waukesha-attack-wont-be-the-last-one/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Students at Maryland High School Shown Thanksgiving Video Depicting Pilgrims as Oppressors – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/07/students-at-maryland-high-school-were-shown-biased-thanksgiving-video-depicting-pilgrims-as-oppressors/

TOWNHALL
— Gun Control Prevents Citizens From Defending Themselves In An Increasingly Dangerous America – Philip Reboli
https://townhall.com/columnists/philipreboli/2021/12/08/gun-control-prevents-citizens-from-defending-themselves-in-an-increasingly-dangerous-america-n2600255

FEDERALIST
— We Need A More Forceful Pushback To A Hostile Media. In the book ‘Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy,’ Batya Ungar-Sargon urges news consumers to champion unpopular opinions—but is it enough? – Casey Chalk (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following a) who glorify and praise, b) who pander to, c) who serve as operatives or dupes for, d) who cover up the wrongdoing of, and/or e) who give money to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes who do everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus of those who reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/07/we-need-a-more-forceful-pushback-to-a-hostile-media/

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats’ Unhinged Trump Hatred Isn’t Really Working Out Well for Them – STEPHEN KRUISER (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) paint me as being the lead Trump-promoter in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton and b) succeeded in stopping me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2021/12/07/the-morning-briefing-democrats-unhinged-trump-hatred-isnt-really-working-out-well-for-them-n1539344

POLITICO
— Black People Are Leaving Chicago en Masse. It’s Changing the City’s Power Politics. Chicago’s power struggle shows what’s at stake when a city loses its Black population. And they’re not alone: Nine of 10 of the cities with the largest Black populations are on the verge of the same exodus. – SHIA KAPOS, JUAN PEREZ JR., RENUKA RAYASAM and MING LI
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/12/07/chicago-black-population-decline-523563

NBC NEWS
— As Trump tries to shape 2022 fields, here’s where he’s meddled the most – Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Ben Kamisar
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/trump-tries-shape-2022-fields-here-s-where-he-s-n1285581

YAHOO NEWS
— Young Democrats more likely to despise the other party – Neal Rothschild (COMMENT: To be a Democrat is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.yahoo.com/now/young-democrats-more-likely-despise-011818409.html


— Privilege Has Big Impact On College Admissions, Study Says – Keith Reed (COMMENT: UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 17 years old, but if I was 17 years old today, I doubt that UIC would admit me because I am not a minority, not a female, and not a LGBTQer.)
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/privilege-big-impact-college-admissions-004500142.html
— Asian American teenagers overwhelmingly believe in racism, white privilege, poll shows – Sarah Yukiko (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at Asian American teenagers, and at everyone else, that Republicans are racists, and even worse things, who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://news.yahoo.com/asian-american-teenagers-overwhelmingly-believe-230748482.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump. What did hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters accomplish in your municipality this year? In Wheaton, they succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/08/opinion/trump-democrats-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— A plurality of Republicans think they’re more moderate than their party – Philip Bump (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being too conservative. I would focus of those who reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/17/plurality-republicans-think-theyre-more-moderate-than-their-party/
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Racism in our curriculums isn’t limited to history. It’s in math, too.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/08/racism-our-curriculums-isnt-limited-history-its-math-too/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Arresting reporters in L.A. sends a dangerous message to repressive governments – JOEL SIMON
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-12-07/los-angeles-police-journalists-arrests-reforms

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Should States Be Allowed to Deny Parents Religious Options in School Choice Programs? – Michael Bindas and Walter Womack (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most a) for my having been baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete in 1948, b) for my attending Trinity Lutheran Grade School 1953-1961, c) for my attending Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and d) for my being confirmed as a MSL in 1962.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/opinion/public-schools-religion.html
— The Predictable Consequences of ‘Defund the Police’ It took a spate of murders for the mayor of Oakland, Calif., to abandon the destructive slogan. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/consequences-of-defunding-the-police-libby-schaaf-violent-crime-rate-murder-public-safety-11638915238

NEWSWEEK
— Rep. Dan Crenshaw Says ‘Grifters’ and ‘Performance Artists’ Exist Among Conservatives – DANIEL VILLARREAL
https://www.newsweek.com/rep-dan-crenshaw-says-grifters-performance-artists-exist-among-conservatives-1657110
— 71 Percent of Democrats in College Wouldn’t Date a Trump Voter, Poll Finds – JUSTIN KLAWANS (COMMENT: To be a Democrat is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/71-percent-democrats-college-wouldnt-date-trump-voter-poll-finds-1657145

NPR
— MAY 5, 2021 FLASHBACK: How A Predatory Real Estate Practice Changed The Face Of Compton – AILSA CHANG, CHRISTOPHER INTAGLIATA, and JONAKI MEHTA (DIERSEN: From what I see watching home purchases in my precinct since 1984, it ever-increasing looks like Democrat realtors steer homebuyers to my precinct who are Democrat, moderate, liberal, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. Ever-increasingly, it looks like Democrat realtors stress to potential homebuyers a) that ever-increasingly, Democrats get more votes in the precinct, for example, Biden got 269 votes while Trump got only 157, b) that there are LGBTQ-promoting churches immediately north and south of the precinct, c) that the Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 Administration Headquarters is in the precinct, and d) that a grade school and middle school are in the precinct.)
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/05/993993572/how-a-predatory-real-estate-practice-changed-the-face-of-compton

HR DRIVE
— Big company CEOs outearn employees by an average $1.2M, study says – Emilie Shumway
https://www.hrdive.com/news/big-company-ceos-outearn-employees-by-an-average-12m-study-says/611084/

HR MORNING
— Starbucks facing class action age discrimination lawsuit – Rachel Mucha (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who promote age discrimination the most. I would focus on those a) who glorify and praise, b) who pander to, c) who serve as operatives or dupes for, d) who cover up the wrongdoing of, and/or e) who give money to those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and/or Wheaton. I would focus on those who do everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus of those who reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://www.hrmorning.com/news/starbucks-facing-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-age-discrimination/

EDUCATION WEEK
— To Keep Teachers From Quitting, Address These 5 Key Issues – Marina Whiteleather (COMMENT: I should write a book about what my Democrat superiors in the federal government did to get rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially to get rid of their Republican employees who were conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, union members, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about what leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization are doing to get rid of conservatives, and especially to get rid of those conservatives who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, union members, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/to-keep-teachers-from-quitting-address-these-5-key-issues/2021/12

December 6 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Chicago shootings: 30 shot, 6 fatally, in weekend violence across city. Teen boy among those shot Saturday night, Chicago police said.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-violence-shootings-gun/11304977/
— 2 CPD officers hurt, 21 arrested after large crowds of teens gather in Loop, Chicago police say. A CTA driver was beaten and a teen was also shot in separate incidents in the Loop over the weekend, police say – Trenier Ward
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crime-loop-police/11303965/

CBS2
— Multiple Juveniles Arrested During Large Gathering, Fights Near Millennium Park
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/05/juveniles-arrested-millennium-park/
— 6 Killed, At Least 23 Wounded In Weekend Shootings In Chicago
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/05/weekend-shootings-across-chicago/

WGN9
— At least 20 juveniles arrested after fights lead to chaos in the Loop
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/lightfoot-vows-significant-swift-action-to-quell-violent-chaos-in-loop/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ideas emerge to make the Magnificent Mile less frenetic and more accessible. With security the immediate priority, consultants have offered suggestions for the shopping district’s future to ensure it thrives despite changing times for retailers. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/6/22814945/magnificent-mile-shopping-district-security-retail-crime
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Windy City Smoke Up offered safe space to get stoned, sell unregulated weed: ‘This is one step closer to what I wish we could do everywhere’ While the city hasn’t set rules for public pot consumption, the event’s organizer insisted it was a private, invitation-only affair and thus “100% legal.” The rapper Afroman was listed as the headline attraction. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2021/12/5/22819588/warehouse-party-west-town-pot-marijuana-enthusiasts-black-market-cannabis-products-fulton-market

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Oak Park-River Forest school officials rescind decision to cancel athletics due to COVID-19 transmission rates – SYLVIA GOODMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-oak-park-river-forest-sports-ban-covid-outbreak-20211205-lqa4omzzcbasdjzoe7dpfpabpu-story.html
— What exactly is ‘Passing’? A film brings to light a historical conversation deeply buried in American culture – CYRAINA JOHNSON-ROULLIER (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, if you are a White male Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs a) blame you, blame your father, blame your grandfather, and blame the rest of your male ancestors for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have and b) demand that you pay reparations.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-passing-netflix-race-jim-crow-20211206-q7bwd5sgenbuxbcy7vldiwefwe-story.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Secret spending plan an affront to open, honest government – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-secret-spending-plan-an-affront-to-open-honest-government/article_fceb543c-8d7c-5d45-9bf5-06edde1d95b4.html

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— National symposium on municipal reparations to include town hall with Danny Glover – Heidi Randhava COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use reparations, CRT, 1619, BLM, LGBTQ, etc. to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2021/12/05/national-symposium-reparations-danny-glover-evanston/

HINSDALE PATCH
— Cook County Judge Arrested In Hinsdale. The judge is restricted to administrative duties for the time being. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/cook-county-judge-arrested-hinsdale

WIREPOINTS
— Deputy Governor Andy Manar’s Deceitful Response To Wirepoints – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/deputy-governor-andy-manars-deceitful-response-to-wirepoints-wirepoints-original/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— What did Community Unit School District 200 teacher Linda A. Noonan earn before leaving school?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/598540149-what-did-community-unit-school-district-200-teacher-linda-a-noonan-earn-before-leaving-school

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Critical Race Theory at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/critical-race-theory-at-illinois-mathematics-and-science-academy/

FOX NEWS
— Trump: Biden could bring US ‘to a point where we can’t come back’ Obama was markedly divisive, but Biden is ‘far worse’ and more overt, fmr president says. – Charles Creitz (COMMENT: I should write a book about divisive people. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/donald-trump-biden-bring-us-point-where-we-cant-come-back-levin

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chicago is what happens when a culture loses its moral grounding – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/chicago_is_what_happens_when_a_culture_loses_its_moral_grounding.html
— Boys Replacing Girls in Sports – Feminists Yawn – Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/boys_replacing_girls_in_sports__feminists_yawn.html
— Demonizing Kyle Rittenhouse – Janet Levy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/demonizing_kyle_rittenhouse.html
— A reminder that credentials do not always equal intelligence – Andrea Widburg (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were furious when I earned job-related college degrees, job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license because my Democrat minority and/or female coworkers who they wanted to and did promote over me had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, fewer or no job-related professional certifications, and/or no job-related professional license.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/a_reminder_that_credentials_do_not_always_equal_intelligence.html
— A reminder why ascendant Islam would be a problem in America – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/a_reminder_why_ascendent_islam_would_be_a_problem_in_america.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— DeSantis’ Move to Bolster State Guard Fills Gap for Federal Inaction. As long as that gap exists, and especially as it widens under the Biden Administration, other governors would be wise to follow his lead. – Tommy Waller
https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/05/desantis-move-to-bolster-state-guard-fills-gap-for-federal-inaction/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— America Hates You. Now Go Fight For Her – Rod Dreher (COMMENT: Expect that under the Democrats, ever-increasingly, a) those who are the following will not be allowed to join the military and b) those who are the following who are in the military will be gotten rid of: White, male, heterosexual, married, older, conservative, patriotic, Trump-supporters, Republican, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those who ancestors have been in America for a long time, citizens of America, etc.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/america-hates-you-now-go-fight-for-her-wokeness-military/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— BuzzFeed journalists outraged over having to follow ethics guidelines – Tim Worstall
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/buzzfeed-journalists-outraged-over-having-to-follow-ethics-guidelines/

BLAZE
— San Francisco police officers denied service at restaurant because their weapons go against eatery’s ‘safe space’ ideology – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/san-francisco-police-officers-restaurant-safe-space

DAILY SIGNAL
— Social-Emotional Learning: The Insidious Teaching Tool You’ve Never Heard Of – Douglas Blair
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/06/social-emotional-learning-the-insidious-teaching-tool-youve-never-heard-of/
— 4 Problems With Left’s Hypocritical Plan to Give Wealthy Constituents a Bigger SALT Deduction – Preston Brashers (COMMENT: The $10,000 SALT cap should be raised to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/03/four-problems-with-the-lefts-hypocritical-plan-to-give-wealthy-constituents-a-bigger-salt-deduction/
— Questioning School Madness and Vaccine Mandates – Ken McIntyre
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/05/we-hear-you-questioning-school-madness-and-vaccine-mandates/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Former College Coach Sues Illinois State U. For ‘All Lives Matter’ Termination – Jay Maxson
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/jay-maxson/2021/12/05/former-college-coach-sues-illinois-state-u-all-lives-matter

NEW AMERICAN
— Lock ‘n’ Load? Defunded Police and Criminal-coddling are Making Brooklyn School Kids Arm Up – Selwyn Duke
https://thenewamerican.com/lock-n-load-defunded-police-and-criminal-coddling-are-making-brooklyn-school-kids-arm-up/

PJ MEDIA
— Half of U.S. States Push Back Against National School Board Letter Suggesting Parents Are Terrorists – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/12/05/half-of-u-s-states-push-back-against-national-school-board-letter-suggesting-parents-are-terrorists-n1538995

FEDERALIST
— Critical Race Trove From California District Tells Students How To Use Witchcraft On People Who Say ‘All Lives Matter’ Critical race theory has been fully institutionalized at the California high school district that tried to reeducate me six years ago when I first pushed back. – Spencer Lindquist
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/06/critical-race-trove-from-california-district-tells-students-how-to-use-witchcraft-on-people-who-say-all-lives-matter/

HOT AIR
— The incredible shrinking Democrats – MICHAEL GOODWIN
https://hotair.com/headlines/2021/12/05/the-incredible-shrinking-democrats-n433320

PATRIOT POST
— Our Ship of State Looks Like the Titanic. So many challenges face our nation, and steady hands are not at the helm.
https://patriotpost.us/articles/84665-in-brief-our-ship-of-state-looks-like-the-titanic-2021-12-06

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Both Parties Have to Confront Their ‘Senior’ Moment – JOHN FUND (COMMENT: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs, a) younger people want younger leaders, b) minorities want minority leaders, c) females want female leaders, d) LGBTQers want LGBTQ leaders, e) moderates want moderate leaders, f) liberals want liberal leaders, g) Trump-haters want Trump-hating leaders, h) non-Christians want non-Christian leaders, i) non-Protestants want non-Protestant leaders, j) non-German Americans want non-German American leaders, and k) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time want leaders who whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/12/both-parties-have-to-confront-their-senior-moment/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Stanford Student Govt. Denies Funding to College Republicans for Mike Pence Speech. “dedicated to preventing their fellow students from hearing conservative ideas” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/stanford-student-govt-denies-funding-to-college-republicans-for-mike-pence-speech/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Woke corporate fat cats aren’t getting the message: Majority of Americans despise their company activism – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/03/woke-corporate-fat-cats-arent-getting-the-message-majority-of-americans-despise-their-company-activism-1171236/

EPOCH TIMES
— Public Schools: From Unifiers to Dividers
https://www.theepochtimes.com/public-schools-from-unifiers-to-dividers_4140366.html

NBC NEWS
— COMMENT: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs, Latinos vote for whichever candidate promises to give Latinos the most preference.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/bob-doles-standing-latino-voters-reflects-changing-republican-party-rcna4695

NEW YORK TIMES
— How to Create a Black Space in a Gentrifying Neighborhood – Erin Aubry Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/05/opinion/gentrification-los-angeles-little-library.html
— Should Diversity Influence Hiring Decisions? (COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/05/opinion/letters/diversity-hiring.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Advocates push nationwide movement for land return to Blacks after victory in California – Erica Werner and Troy McMullen (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, Democrats will demand that all White male Republicans disclose a) when their ancestors came to America, b) when they first acquired land, c) a description of that land, and d) how they acquired that land. My ancestors on my father’s side immigrated in 1844, worked in a brick factory in Chicago 1844-1854, and homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854. My ancestors on my mother’s side immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, were sharecroppers on land in Grant Park along the Indiana border, and subsequently bought that land.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/06/return-black-owned-land-movement/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/05/five-themes-democrats-can-focus-to-boost-their-standing/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrats hope the threat to abortion rights will rouse voters – AP
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-12-05/democrats-hope-threat-to-abortion-rights-will-rouse-voters
— Standardized tests are oppressive. Kudos to UC for abandoning them – Phyllis Specht, Pasadena (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed? The tests that I have passed include a) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, d) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) all the tests necessary to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) all the tests necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, and h) the Post Office employment examination in 1966.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-12-06/standardized-tests-uc-sat-act

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, USA TODAY promotes hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/12/06/racism-reparations-housing-education-entrepreneurship/8622899002/
— It’s not just Virginia. Education and critical race theory are on the ballot across the US in 2022. Glenn Youngkin’s victory, using parent outrage over education as a central theme, has given Republicans nationwide a potent campaign issue. – Ledyard King and Mabinty Quarshie
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/05/republican-congress-path-suburban-parents/8667176002/
— Why America’s journey toward racial justice shouldn’t include reparations. The route to a better, more equal America is through colorblind reform and individual justice, not racial entitlements. – David Mastio (COMMENT: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/12/06/racial-equality-reparations-backward/8630767002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Murder and Mandates in Chicago. Violence in the city soars as Mayor Lightfoot feuds with police. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/murder-and-vaccine-mandates-in-chicago-lori-lightfoot-foxx-murder-homicide-violent-crime-11638723397
— CNN President Jeff Zucker Protected Chris Cuomo. Then Came a U-Turn. Network boss fired the star anchor on Saturday, leaving a hole in the channel’s prime-time lineup. – Benjamin Mullin and Joe Flint
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cnn-president-jeff-zucker-protected-chris-cuomo-then-came-a-u-turn-11638748914
— I Was Adopted. I Know the Trauma It Can Inflict. – Elizabeth Spiers (COMMENT: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most a) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at those who have lots of children a) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, b) that we did not adopt, and c) that we did not become foster parents. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at those who are a member of a church, who attend church services, and/or who give money to a church that I am not a member of a church, that I do not attend church services, and that I do not give money to a church. Government is nasty. Politics is nasty.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/opinion/adoption-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett.html

FORBES
— Who Will Protect Investors From The SEC? – Roslyn Layton
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roslynlayton/2021/12/05/who-will-protect-investors-from-the-sec/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers serve as operatives for the Democrat Party.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/12/05/in-new-hampshire-a-push-to-expand-loyalty-requirements-and-further-silence-teachers/?sh=2c2369b82927

FAST COMPANY
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use 1619 to make children hate Republicans, and especially to hate Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90702797/meet-the-artist-who-translated-the-1619-project-into-a-childrens-book

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— White Privilege Study documents key ways that white (and sometimes Asian) students have an advantage in admissions over Black and Latinx students. – Scott Jaschik (COMMENT: Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2021/12/06/study-shows-ways-white-students-have-advantages-admissions
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than two-thirds of white students (68 percent) say they can rely on family and friends for information about the college admissions process. Only 38 percent of Black students agree.)

December 5 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole dies at age 98. The former GOP leader will be remembered for the tenacity that defined his career and his work on behalf of military veterans.
https://abc7chicago.com/senator-bob-dole-robert-death-dies/11303230/
— Chicago shootings: 25 shot, 6 fatally, in weekend violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-violence-shootings-gun/11302887/

NBC5
— ‘An Honor to Call Him a Friend:’ Illinois Political Leaders React to Bob Dole’s Death
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/an-honor-to-call-him-a-friend-illinois-political-leaders-react-to-bob-doles-death/2700546/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield, Sangamon County only beginning to spend $72 million from American Rescue Plan – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2021/12/05/springfield-sangamon-county-just-starting-spend-arpa-aid/8848022002/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A path forward for Kinzinger – Jim Nowlan
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-nowlan-a-path-forward-for-kinzinger/article_348cf1e3-00f8-50b5-acc3-e60cd1c79920.html

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Race, Ethnicity and Partisan Politics Dominate State and City Redistricting Battles – Eric Krol
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/race-ethnicity-and-partisan-politics-dominate-state-and-city-redistricting-battles

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bob Dole, ex-Kansas senator, Senate Republican leader and presidential nominee, dies at 98 – James Varney (DIERSEN: Dole walked in Wheaton’s 1996 Independence Day Parade with Edgar and Dole spoke at a rally in Wheaton’s Memorial Park right after the parade. I camcorded his speech. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have always vehemently opposed Republican participation in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades. I should write a book about that vehement opposition since 1978. I would focus on those Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/5/bob-dole-ex-kansas-senator-senate-republican-leade/

DAILY WIRE
— FEC Data Show Twitter Employees Made 99% Of Online Political Donations To Democrats – John Rigolizzo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/fec-data-show-twitter-employees-made-99-of-online-political-donations-to-democrats-report
— Republicans, Business Leaders Slam AOC For ‘Tone-Deaf’ Remark About Smash-And-Grab Robberies – John Rigolizzo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-business-leaders-slam-aoc-for-tone-deaf-remark-about-smash-and-grab-robberies

DAILY SIGNAL
— How ‘Science’ Went Woke – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/05/how-science-went-woke/

EPOCH TIMES
— Critical Race Theory Serves to Usher in Communist Agenda in America, Says Philosophy Professor – Terri Wu and Jan Jekielek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/critical-race-theory-used-to-usher-in-communist-agenda-says-philosophy-professor_4126930.html

THE HILL
— The Big Quit — and what Americans want from a job after COVID-19 – BRUNO V. MANNO
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/584156-the-big-quit-and-what-americans-want-from-a-job-after-covid-19

NBC NEWS
— Democracy is ‘failed’ or ‘in trouble’ among young voters, a new poll shows. The largest segment of this block of Americans is the non-college segment and they’re not fans of the Biden White House. – Dante Chinni
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/democracy-failed-or-trouble-among-young-voters-n1285373

NEW YORK TIMES
— JUNE 9, 2017 FLASHBACK: Stop and Acknowledge How Much Luck Has to Do With Your Success – Carl Richards (COMMENT: What do you assert was bad luck and not your fault? All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing my GAO mentor to retire; he had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me to GS-13, currently $102,188/year in 1986. In 1981, Charles Bowsher took over GAO and ran it for the next 15 years. Under Bowsher, GAO shrank dramatically and is now just a shell of what it once was. I suffered a 21% ($20,361/year) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors succeeded in forcing my IRS mentor to transfer to Texas; he had promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, to GS-11 in 1973, and to GS-12, currently $85,935/year, in 1974. Republican losses in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton increased dramatically since I a) became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, b) served as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, c) served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering member 2003-2007, d) served as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, e) served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, and f) raised funds from DuPage Republicans 2005-2019 so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks. Ever-increasingly those who move into my precinct are Democrats. My wife and I have fertility problems serious enough to stop us from having children.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/your-money/stop-and-acknowledge-how-much-luck-has-to-do-with-your-success.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Conservative-haters crow  that “Mr. Dole was often critical of the Republican Party after leaving office, telling audiences that it had become too conservative, with far-right positions that recalled those of his former rival Patrick J. Buchanan.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bob-dole-dead/2021/12/05/3b90ed00-0e55-11e6-8ab8-9ad050f76d7d_story.html

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Jr. Backs Father’s Latest General Milley Broadside – ANDERS ANGLESEY
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jr-backs-fathers-latest-general-milley-broadside-1656182

December 5 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Families protest as Oak Park River Forest High School cancels all activities amid uptick in COVID cases – Evelyn Holmes and Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-covid-19-oak-park-river-forest-high-school-cases/11300964/

WTTW
— Battle Over Chicago’s Ward Map: A Voices Crossover Conversation – Aida Mogos
https://news.wttw.com/2021/12/04/battle-over-chicago-s-ward-map-voices-crossover-conversation
— How the Wards Get Their Shapes and Why You Should Care: A Voices Crossover Conversation – Erica Gunderson
https://news.wttw.com/2021/12/04/how-wards-get-their-shapes-and-why-you-should-care-voices-crossover-conversation

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s Art Institute fired its volunteer docents and caused a furor heard nationwide. The fight is really about the future of museums. – CHRISTOPHER BORRELLI (COMMENT: During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, Republican-led budget cuts, up-or-out, early outs, etc. to get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-docents-art-institute-diversity-20211202-imwkcqnd3bghbn2smhpc7252wy-story.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— GOP feigning outrage over ‘governor of Chicago’ – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-gop-feigning-outrage-over-governor-of-chicago/article_a243a255-534e-5de6-a006-b35aafd5f6fe.html

WLDS
— Miller Seeking Re-Election to Congress, But Undecided on Which District – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/miller-seeking-re-election-to-congress-but-undecided-on-which-district/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Both sides planning for new state-by-state abortion fight – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/both-sides-planning-for-new-state-by-state-abortion-fight/

FOX NEWS
— Chris Cuomo should have been fired from CNN ‘long ago,’ never allowed to defend ‘scummy’ brother: media critic One media expert told Fox News that CNN should have never allowed Chris Cuomo to advocate for his brother, Andrew Cuomo – Adam Sabes
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chris-cuomo-fired-cnn-long-ago-never-allowed-to-defend-scummy-brother-media-critic

NEW YORK POST
— Incredible shrinking Democrats – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2021/12/04/incredible-shrinking-democrats-goodwin/
— North Dakota superintendent rails against critical race theory, ‘godless’ Dems – Jesse O’Neill
https://nypost.com/2021/12/04/north-dakota-superintendent-rants-against-critical-race-theory/
— New Twitter CEO raises free-speech worries – Conor Skelding and Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2021/12/04/new-twitter-ceo-parag-agrawal-raises-free-speech-concerns/
— Critics blast NYT article arguing adoption more traumatic than abortion – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2021/12/04/nyt-guest-essay-argues-adoption-more-traumatic-than-abortion/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— 2021 Was the Year of Vindication for Trump. One by one, the lies of the past five years are being exposed. – David Keltz
https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/04/2021-was-the-year-of-vindication-for-trump/

TOWNHALL
— Illinois State University Assistant Football Coach Allegedly Fired for Removing BLM Poster Sues Former Bosses – Landon Mion
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/landonmion/2021/12/04/college-football-coach-fired-for-allegedly-removing-blm-poster-sues-former-bosses-n2600103
— Liberal Media’s Latest Ron DeSantis Freakout Was So Embarrassing…Even Hollywood Actors Said Relax – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/12/04/why-the-left-absolutely-lost-it-over-ron-desantis-latest-proposal-in-florida-it-n2600086
— Latest Harvard Survey of Key Demographic Is a ‘Warning Sign’ for Democrats – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/12/04/support-for-biden-is-shrinking-even-among-young-americans-n2600042

PRAGER UNIVERSITY
— JANUARY 18, 2016 FLASHBACK: Is America Racist? – Larry Elder
https://www.prageru.com/video/is-america-racist?playlist=is-america-racist

NEWS BUSTERS
— FEBRUARY 3, 2021 FLASHBACK: Can ‘Systemic Racism’ Be Eliminated? – Cal Thomas
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/cal-thomas/2021/02/03/can-systemic-racism-be-eliminated

HOT AIR
— Merit versus wokeness: Universities must choose – MILLER, HAFER (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were furious when I earned job-related college degrees, job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license because my Democrat minority and/or female coworkers who they wanted to promote over me had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, fewer or no job-related professional certifications, and/or no job-related professional license.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/2021/12/04/merit-versus-wokeness-universities-must-choose-n433210

POWER LINE
— WHAT ARE THEY TEACHING OUR CHILDREN? – JOHN HINDERAKER
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/12/what-are-they-teaching-our-children.php

EPOCH TIMES
— Massachusetts Teacher Sues District for Being Fired for Social Media Posts Opposing CRT and Gender Ideology – Isaac Teo
https://www.theepochtimes.com/massachusetts-teacher-sues-district-for-being-fired-for-social-media-posts-opposing-crt-and-gender-ideology_4139065.html
— Why the Right Needs a More ‘Muscular’ and ‘Masculine’ Conservatism – Josh Hammer
https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-the-right-needs-a-more-muscular-and-masculine-conservatism_4138704.html

CNN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage minority students to hate those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/05/us/racist-bullying-school-incidents/index.html

NBC NEWS
— A turbulent week of GOP infighting raises the stakes for the 2022 elections. The week revealed the limits of Democrats’ grip on power, despite the fact that they’re in charge of the White House and Congress. – Sahil Kapur (COMMENT: To destroy the Republican Party, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization to officially dump conservatives once and for all, that is, to officially dump those who support the Republican Party platform once and for all.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/turbulent-week-gop-infighting-raises-stakes-2022-elections-n1285315

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “GOP racism and xenophobia go mainstream.”
https://www.msnbc.com/american-voices/watch/gop-racism-and-xenophobia-go-mainstream-127917637706

CNBC
— How to keep stress during college from sabotaging your future – Victoria Bell (COMMENT: What caused you the most stress while you were earning your bachelor’s degree? For me, it was fearing that I would not be able to get a good job when I graduated. Potential employers saw me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Further, they were under big pressure to hire minorities, females, and veterans. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got. But that job did not really require a bachelor’s degree, it did not provide me with valuable work experience, advancement opportunities were limited, and my boss, who did not hire me, disapproved of my avoiding the draft, having a college degree, being a Republican, being Protestant, and being German American.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/09/how-to-keep-stress-during-college-from-sabotaging-your-future.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Josh Hawley and the Republican Obsession With Manliness – Liza Featherstone (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, White Republican men are demonized, denigrated, and condemned.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/opinion/josh-hawley-republican-manliness.html


— United Auto Workers reformers prevail in vote to choose president by direct election. – Noam Scheiber (COMMENT: The members of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) are not directly elected by Republican primary voters. I should write a book about those who want to keep it that way. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. At the IRP State Convention in 2008, I fought hard for direct election of IRP SCC members. In my book, I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the strongest adverse actions against me because of that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/business/economy/united-auto-workers-vote.html
— Public Displays of Resignation: Saying ‘I Quit’ Loud and Proud. People aren’t just leaving their jobs. They are broadcasting it. – Emma Goldberg (COMMENT: When I graduated from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management, potential employers saw me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got. But that job did not really require a bachelor’s degree, it did not provide me with valuable work experience, advancement opportunities were limited, and my boss, who did not hire me, disapproved of my avoiding the draft, having a college degree, being a Republican, being Protestant, and being German American. When I accepted a job offer and gave my boss my 2-week notice, he abruptly and rudely fired me. He would not have done that if I had been a veteran, Democrat, Catholic, or Irish American.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/business/public-resignation-quitting.html

USA TODAY
— City polls show Black, white Americans divide in views on being treated differently due to race – David Paleologos (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO politicians use government to give preference to those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/analysis/2021/12/04/city-polls-find-views-treatment-over-race-vary-black-white/8837772002/

PRO PUBLICA
— COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs will discourage conservatives from being Republican Precinct Committeemen. They can stress how the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party treat conservatives like me.
https://www.propublica.org/article/heeding-steve-bannons-call-election-deniers-organize-to-seize-control-of-the-gop-and-reshape-americas-elections

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Stores Like Home Depot and Best Buy Bolster Security After ‘Flash Mob’ Robberies. Retailers lock up more products and California police increase patrols to combat thefts by criminal groups. – Sarah Nassauer and Dan Frosch
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stores-like-home-depot-and-best-buy-bolster-security-after-flash-mob-robberies-11638542590

BARRON’S
— The Best Reason of All to Postpone Retirement: Those who work longer experience less cognitive decline. – Mark Hulbert (COMMENT: What postpones your cognitive decline? For me, it is spending 10+ hours each and every day putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/postpone-retirement-health-benefits-51638630476

MOTLEY FOOL
— Are You Eligible for the $4,194 ($46,740 a year) Max Social Security Benefit in 2022? Think you’re on track to collect the maximum monthly Social Security benefit? Don’t count on it. – Robin Hartill (COMMENT: My Social Security should be $6,570/year. But because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension, it is only $2,190/year.)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/11/28/are-you-eligible-for-the-4194-max-social-security/

FAST COMPANY
— Too many DEI plans are ineffective. Here are 3 ways companies can ensure progress. After so much change, firms must do more than make empty promises. – MICHAEL V. NGUYEN (COMMENT: What would your superiors say that they did to promote DEI? If they were honest, my Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, and unfair appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they 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 would stress that they forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90702054/too-many-dei-plans-are-ineffective-here-are-3-ways-companies-can-ensure-progress

CAMPAIGN SCHOOL
— 10 Main Reasons Candidates Lose Elections – Brian Floyd (COMMENT: I should write a book about all the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have lost elections and why they lost those elections. I would focus on those who blame me for their losses. I would focus on those who blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their losses. I would focus on those who blame what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman for their losses. I would focus on those who blamed what I did raising money from DuPage Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019 and as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004 for their losses. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on their political consultants, their major donors, their pollsters, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://thecampaignschool.com/10-reasons-candidates-lose-elections/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. They Don’t Raise Enough Money. . .2. They Don’t Have a Good Message. . .3. They Spend Their Time & Money on the Wrong Things. . .4. They Don’t Fit the District. . .5. They Challenge a Very Popular Incumbent. . .6. They’re Out of Touch. . .7. Their Heart Isn’t Into It. . .8. They’re the Center of a Scandal. . .9. They Don’t Knock on Doors. . .10. They Stop Campaigning Before the Polls Close)

GLOBE AND MAIL
— APRIL 1, 2021 FLASHBACK: Slowly but surely the government is gathering the media into its ghastly embrace – ANDREW COYNE (COMMENT: I am an independent political/government reporter/journalist/editor. All the time and money needed to put together GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to send them out comes from me. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes could hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party manipulate/dominate me. But the facts show otherwise. I am elected, not appointed. Every 2 years, I continue to run for Republican Precinct Committeeman notwithstanding the many adverse actions that the aforesaid, their operatives, and their dupes have taken against me. Of course, those adverse actions have harmed my ability to get out the vote for Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. Ever-increasingly, MTRO leaders make it clear a) that they would never appoint me as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and that they blame me for all the problems that they and MTRO have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-slowly-but-surely-the-government-is-gathering-the-media-into-its/

December 4 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Oak Park River Forest High School cancels all activities through winter break due to uptick in COVID cases
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-covid-19-oak-park-river-forest-high-school-cases/11300964/

DAILY HERALD
— With Kinzinger out, candidates bow out of 16th District race, plan to run elsewhere – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211204/with-kinzinger-out-candidates-bow-out-of-16th-district-race-plan-to-run-elsewhere

WGLT
— Conservative central Illinois blogger’s website suspended – Charlie Schlenker
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-12-04/conservative-central-illinois-bloggers-website-suspended

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pope Francis warns of global ‘retreat from democracy,’ blasts nationalism – Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/4/pope-francis-warns-global-retreat-democracy-blasts/
— Elon Musk calls for age cap on running for political office – Mica Soellner (COMMENT: Musk would approve of the federal government’s up-or-out policy for its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran: GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/4/elon-musk-says-people-over-70-should-be-barred-run/

FOX NEWS
— Former Illinois State University football coach fired for removing Black Lives Matter poster alleges First Amendment rights violated. Suit alleges coach was fired because ‘he did not toe the party line’ regarding BLM. – Kyle Morris |
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/football-coach-black-lives-matter-first-amendment-violated
— GAO struggles to identify how 20% of federal grants for 2020 voting were spent. House Republicans first flagged concerns about the election grants in September 2020. – Fred Lucas
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gao-federal-grants-2020-voting

GOPUSA
— They Won’t Even Protect The Pot Shops In Lawless SF
https://www.gopusa.com/they-wont-even-protect-the-pot-shops-in-lawless-sf/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s top aide Ron Klain complains press coverage is too negative – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2021/12/04/bidens-top-aide-ron-klain-complains-press-coverage-too-negative/
— Why more young black Americans are calling themselves ‘conservative’ – Dennis Richmond, Jr. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the percentage of the following who are conservative decreases even further: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://nypost.com/2021/12/04/why-more-young-black-americans-call-themselves-conservative/

BREITBART
— Democrats: Let’s Curb Inflation by Using Migrants to Cut American Wages – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/12/04/democrats-lets-curb-inflation-using-migrants-cut-american-wages/
— Illinois’ Esther Joy King After ‘Wild Wild West’ Afghanistan Rescue Effort: I Know People Who Are Still in Kabul – ASHLEY OLIVER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/03/exclusive-illinois-esther-joy-king-after-wild-wild-west-afghanistan-rescue-effort-i-know-people-who-are-still-in-kabul/
— Pope Francis: Barbed Wire Blocking Migrants Is a ‘Form of Hatred’ – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/12/04/pope-francis-barbed-wire-blocking-migrants-is-a-form-of-hatred/

BLAZE
— Oregon drafting rule to make wearing masks permanent – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mask-mandate-oregon-indefinite-permanent

THE HILL
— Alarm grows over smash-and-grab robberies amid holiday season – CAROLINE VAKIL AND MYCHAEL SCHNELL
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/584057-smash-and-grab-crimes-raise-alarms
— Trump social media startup receives commitment of $1 billion from unidentified ‘diverse group’ of investors – CAROLINE VAKIL
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/584365-trump-social-media-startup-receives-commitment-of-1-billion-from
— Democrats livid over GOP’s COVID-19 attacks on Biden – MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/584313-democrats-livid-over-gops-covid-19-attacks-on-biden

CNN
— Meadows doubles down on debunked election fraud claims and whitewashes January 6 riot in new book – Zachary Cohen, Marshall Cohen and Gabby Orr
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/03/politics/meadows-book-january-6/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Rudeness Is On the Rise. – Jennifer Finney Boylan (COMMENT: I should write a book about the rudest people in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/opinion/rudeness-stress-culture.html

EDUCATION WEEK
— Anti-Racist Teaching Strategies for Predominantly White Schools – Larry Ferlazzo (COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the fewer minorities that you went school with, the more racist that you are.)
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-anti-racist-teaching-strategies-for-predominantly-white-schools/2021/12

GUARDIAN
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use minority graduates of American military academies to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/04/us-military-academies-racism-graduates-of-color

December 4 Morning Edition

WGN TV

— Illinois authorities recover millions worth of stolen goods connected to organized retail theft – Gaynor Hall
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois-authorities-recover-millions-worth-of-stolen-goods-connected-to-organized-retail-theft/

FOX32
— DePaul announces temporary return to online classes amid spread of Omicron variant
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/depaul-announces-temporary-return-to-online-classes-amid-spread-of-omicron-variant

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County approves new redistricting map with bipartisan support – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211203/kane-county-approves-new-redistricting-map-with-bipartisan-support

DAILY ILLINI
— Acknowledging my forefather’s harmful bigotry – JUDITH RACE (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will demand that White male Republicans disclose everything that their forefathers did. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My father fought brittle type 1 diabetes from age 14, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 in 1967 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 he was 47 and I was 21 years old. My father’s parents and his grandparents operated a hardware store in Crete. My mother’s parents and her grandparents operated a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://dailyillini.com/opinions-stories/2021/12/03/di-voices-acknowledging-my-forefathers-harmful-bigotry-ii/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— AOC rebuked for doubting smash-and-grab sprees are happening: ‘Tone-deaf and offensive’ – Kerry Picket and Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/3/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-rebuked-doubting-smash-an/
— Teasing 2024 White House bid, Christie urges GOP to move past Trump – Seth McLaughlin and Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/3/teasing-2024-white-house-bid-christie-urges-gop-mo/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Migrants from all over world cross southern border in record numbers – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/migrants-from-all-over-world-cross-southern-border-in-record-numbers
— Some Republicans rattled by Roe reversal conservatives covet – W. James Antle III (COMMENT: I should write a book about RINOs who have done the most since 2000 to destroy those like me who support the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) past and present conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/some-republicans-rattled-by-roe-reversal-conservatives-covet

FOX NEWS
— University of Nebraska-Lincoln faces criticism for anti-racism plan, removes Ibram Kendi reference. Kendi’s book explicitly endorses discrimination as a tool of anti-racism. – Sam Dorman (COMMENT: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and up-or-out are preference giving. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to minorities is to discriminate against Whites. To give preference to females is to discriminate against males. To give preference to younger people is to discriminate against older people. To give preference to LGBTQers is to discriminate against heterosexuals. To give preference to veterans is to discriminate against non-veterans. To give preference to non-Christians is to discriminate against Christians. To give preference to non-Protestants is to discriminate against Protestants. To give preference citizens of foreign countries is to discriminate against citizens of America. To give preference to moderates and liberals is to discriminate against conservatives. To give preference to those whose ancestors have not been America for a long time is to discriminate against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To give preference to non-German Americans is to discriminate against German Americans. To give preference to those who have less money than others is to discriminate against those who have more money than others. To give preference to those who have self-inflected health problems is to discriminate against those who do not have self-inflected health problems. To give preference to non-married people who have dependents is to discriminate against married people who do not have dependents. To give preference to Trump-haters is to discriminate against those who do not hate Trump. To give preference to those who are etc. is to discriminate against those who are not etc.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/university-nebraska-anti-racism-plan

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Counterrevolution and the Republican Party – Jared Peterson
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/the_counterrevolution_and_the_republican_party.html
— Flash Mobs’ – James Dillon
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/flash_mobs_.html
— How Much Longer for COVID Scare Tactics? – Steve Feinstein
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/how_much_longer_for_covid_scare_tactics.html
— Republicans betray their voters, again, this time in the Senate – Rajan Laad
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/republicans_betray_their_voters_again_this_time_in_the_senate.html

BREITBART
— Afghans Brought to U.S. by Biden Deliver 250 Children, Securing Birthright American Citizenship – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/03/afghans-brought-to-u-s-by-biden-deliver-250-children-securing-birthright-american-citizenship/
— Vivek Ramaswamy: ‘Wokeness’ Creates ‘Existential Crisis of Identity in America’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK (COMMENT: Democrats want Americans who are members of protected groups to see themselves first as being members of those groups before seeing themselves as being Americans. Protected groups include minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, Trump-haters, non-patriotic people, moderates, liberals, those who have financial and/or health problems, those who have less education and/or work experience than others, non-married people, married people who have dependents, etc.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/12/03/exclusive-vivek-ramaswamy-wokeness-creates-existential-crisis-of-identity-in-america

DAILY SIGNAL
— Mom Asks Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed by Teachers Union When She Looked Into Content of Lessons – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/03/mom-asks-judge-to-dismiss-lawsuit-filed-by-teachers-union-when-she-looked-into-content-of-lessons/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Who Is Making These Ridiculous Decisions’: Chicago Public Schools Blasted For Eliminating Boys And Girls Separate Restrooms – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/who-is-making-these-ridiculous-decisions-chicago-public-schools-blasted-for-eliminating-boys-and-girls-separate-restrooms

FEDERALIST
— After Blaming COVID On Trump, Media Let Biden Dodge Responsibility For Climbing Cases
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/03/after-blaming-covid-on-trump-media-let-biden-dodge-responsibility-for-climbing-cases/

EPOCH TIMES
— Army Recruitment Solid Despite Pandemic, Mandates, Political Concerns – Petr Svab (COMMENT: Expect that under the Democrats, ever-increasingly, a) those who are the following will not be allowed to join the military and b) those who are the following who are in the military will be gotten rid of: White, male, heterosexual, married, older, conservative, patriotic, Trump-supporters, Republican, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those who ancestors have been in America for a long time, citizens of America, etc.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/army-recruitment-up-despite-pandemic-mandates-political-concerns_4128874.html

THE HILL
— North Dakota school superintendent slams critical race theory, calls to teach ‘Christian heritage’ – CAROLINE VAKIL
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/584188-north-dakota-school-district-superintendent-sends-anti-woke-email-calls

ABC NEWS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to hate Republicans and to be LGBTQers.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/authors-color-speak-efforts-ban-books-race/story?id=81491208

NEW YORK TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Thefts, Always an Issue for Retailers, Become More Brazen. In recent months, robberies have been more visible, with several involving large groups rushing into stores and coming out with armloads of goods. – Michael Corkery and Sapna Maheshwari
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/business/retailers-robberies-theft.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Should you buy a vacation home? – Valerie Stivers and Mike Jordan (COMMENT: Have you considered buying a vacation home? My wife and I did in 1986 after a) my GAO mentor got me assigned to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13 (currently $102,188/year) and b) we gave up trying to have children. But then, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced my mentor to retire in 1987, b) threw me off audits of IRS at the end of 1988, c) told me not apply for promotion to GS-14, d) made it clear to me that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS, e) gave me bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, and unfair performance appraisals, f) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and g) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/should-you-buy-a-vacation-home-11638458182
— Workers’ wages extend brisk rise – Gabriel T. Rubin (COMMENT: In today’s dollars, while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my pay increased from $16.67/hour to $132,845/year. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/worker-wages-continued-to-rise-for-services-shipping-jobs-11638557999

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Big Tech Fights Back by Casting Itself as Small Firms’ Protector (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being protectors of minorities, females, younger people, moderates, liberals, LGBTQers, veterans, non-married people, non-gun owners, those who have dependents, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those who have financial and/or health problems, boozers, gamblers, stoners, illegals, those whose ancestors citizens have not been in America for a long time, etc.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/big-tech-and-antitrust-champions-vie-over-small-business-claims

December 3 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID cases today: IL reports 7,558 new cases, 36 deaths – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-vaccine-booster/11297774/

NBC5
— Coronavirus in Illinois: 42,559 New Cases, 182 Deaths, 380K Vaccinations Since Friday. More than 17.5 million vaccine doses have been administered in Illinois since vaccinations began.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-in-illinois-42559-new-cases-182-deaths-380k-vaccinations-since-friday/2699551/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Patrick Daley Thompson labels move to create city’s first Asian American-majority ward ‘racism’ ‘Dividing areas or neighborhoods based on race is indeed racism,’ the Chicago City Council member representing Bridgeport says in a letter to his ‘11th Ward family.’ – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/12/3/22815418/chinatown-racism-patrick-daley-thompson-bridgeport-canaryville-asian-ward-remap-chicago-city-council
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2021/12/3/22816284/house-majority-leader-greg-harris-legalize-gay-marriage-illinois-reflections
— Illinois COVID-19 cases spike nearly 50% in a week, 150% since last month. Coronavirus positivity rates and hospitalizations have also more than doubled over the past month during the fifth surge of the pandemic. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/12/3/22816346/illinois-coronavirus-case-spike-omicron-covid-vaccine-mask
— Battles over new state legislative map get weird and unsettling. You gotta do what you gotta do in cases like these. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/12/3/22816636/illinois-battle-state-legislative-map-harmon-welch-column-rich-miller

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican governor candidates attempt to use violent crime increase as path toward regaining suburban voters – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-governors-race-republicans-crime-20211203-4t2wcf4p6ncovarrhci3wqsr34-story.html
— The remap turf war is ridiculous. When will Chicago’s aldermen put voters before themselves? – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-chicago-city-council-ward-remap-peoples-map-20211203-b3g2maodyvaybdghhs4ypuuskq-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use CRT, 1619, reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, etc. to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-crt-book-banning-black-history-month-page-20211203-6dz4izrdk5gs7hele7mf4raewu-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-abortion-supreme-court-mississippi-chapman-20211203-cluatdtgxvhohpvu5whfzeii4e-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Oral arguments to begin Tuesday in redistricting cases – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211203/oral-arguments-to-begin-tuesday-in-redistricting-cases
— Feds investigating whether Itasca broke anti-discrimination laws in Haymarket decision – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211202/feds-investigating-whether-itasca-broke-anti-discrimination-laws-in-haymarket-decision

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— The question is can Pritzker beat anyone – Mark Cavers
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/613921939-the-question-is-can-pritzker-beat-anyone

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DI LEO: WILLIE HORTON AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S GREATEST FEAR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/willie-horton-and-the-democratic-partys-greatest-fear.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Downstate vs. Chicagoland
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/03/downstate-vs-chicagoland/
— Itasca probed by feds over NIMBY vote
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/03/itasca-probed-by-feds-over-nimby-vote/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Black conservatives rip Barnes & Noble for hyping only ‘victimization’ books by Black authors. Woodson, Rowe call on bookseller to feature diversity of Black authors. – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/3/black-conservatives-rip-barnes-noble-hyping-only-v/

FOX NEWS
— BLM’s radical Christmas wish list. Black Lives Matter wants to fundamentally transform Christmas as part of its larger war ‘to disrupt white-supremacist-capitalism’ – Justin Haskins
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/blms-radical-christmas-wish-list
— Education freedom is a political winner in 2022. Time to give parents school choice. Congress now has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to supercharge school choice. – Eli Nachmany
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/school-choice-education-freedom-betsy-devos-ted-cruz-virginia

GOPUSA
— Suspect’s Parents Charged In Michigan School Shooting
https://www.gopusa.com/suspects-parents-charged-in-michigan-school-shooting/

BREITBART
— Blagojevich: ‘The Democrat Political Establishment Very Fearful of What I Know and What I Can Say’ – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/03/exclusive-blagojevich-the-democrat-political-establishment-very-fearful-of-what-i-know-and-what-i-can-say/

BLAZE
— Bank employees in NYC told to ‘dress down’ to avoid becoming a target for crime – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/democrat-run-nyc-workers-told-to-dress-down-to-avoid-becoming-a-target-for-crime-report

FEDERALIST
— My Twitter Ban Proves Twitter Manipulates Its Platform to Silence Conservatives. Twitter’s ‘rules’ are purposefully ambiguous, so its technocrats can freely delete ideas they dislike while promoting those they prefer. – Tom Elliott
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/03/my-twitter-ban-proves-twitter-manipulates-its-platform-to-silence-conservatives/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: How Did Anyone Fall For Jussie Smollett’s Hate Crime Hoax? – Tyler Stone
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/12/03/tucker_carlson_how_did_anyone_fall_for_jussie_smolletts_hate_crime_hoax.html

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Woke CEOs Will Wallow in Regret After Hateful BLM Issues Demand That Could Wreck Their Companies – C. Douglas Golden
https://www.westernjournal.com/woke-ceos-will-wallow-regret-hateful-blm-issues-demand-wreck-companies/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Duke University Researchers: Farmer’s Markets and Food Charity Belong to White Supremacy Culture. “Everyone in the United States is impacted by White Supremacy Culture” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/duke-university-researchers-farmers-markets-and-food-charity-belong-to-white-supremacy-culture/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Fox News Host Won’t Glorify Kyle Rittenhouse: ‘He’s Not A Hero Here’ – Curtis M. Wong (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who glorify and praise, pander to, serve as operatives or dupes for, cover up the wrongdoing of, and/or give money to those who have taken adverse actions against me. They stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks. They gerrymandered my precinct in 2015. They ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012. They ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011. They ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004. They ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007. They almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. They ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004. They ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-news-kyle-rittenhouse-gillian-turner_n_619c0fa6e4b025be1adfdf0d

POLITICO
— ‘She’s going to lose’: Dems brag redistricting dooms conservative Illinois freshman. First-term Rep. Mary Miller says she’s running for reelection, even though Democrats in the state legislature gutted her district and forced her to consider challenging two of her GOP colleagues. – ALLY MUTNICK and OLIVIA BEAVERS
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/03/mary-miller-illinois-redistricting-523739