May 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Pride Parade returns to Chicago this fall. Chicago Pride in the Park also coming back to Grant Park as part of LGBTQ celebrations (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.)
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/pride-parade-returning-to-chicago-this-year/10697881/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 1,139 cases, 27 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1139-covid-19-case-27-deaths/10698228/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Grand jury charges former Madigan chief of staff Tim Mapes with perjury, obstruction of justice. The charges bring the feds closer than ever to Madigan, who has not been criminally charged and denies wrongdoing. It also lifts the curtain slightly on a grand jury drilling deep into Illinois politics. – Jon Seidel and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/5/26/22455336/grand-jury-charges-former-madigan-chief-staff-tim-mapes-with-perjury-obstruction-of-justice
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/5/26/22455789/arizona-maricopa-county-audit-gop-voter-suppression-gene-lyons

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Plan to rename Lake Shore Drive for Dusable stalls in City Council | Pritzker nudges state Senate on weed equity bill | Lightfoot says city’s beaches to reopen – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-city-council-halts-lake-shore-drive-dusable-general-assembly-spin-20210526-63hflusizfbulij2zh6piyaqbq-story.html
— Illinois legislators approve proposal to ask voters if workers should have a ‘fundamental right’ to organize under the state constitution – RICK PEARSON and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-union-amendment-20210526-jzf3ffx62bbbtmg4dpmvvyl3fi-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans and then hypocritically complain about “the vanishing political center.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/search-vanishing-political-center

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Abortion foes to challenge ‘culturally responsive’ teaching standards – Peter Hancock
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2021/05/26/illinois-teaching-standards-face-challenge-abortion-foes/7449640002/

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— IL Republican lawmakers complain data used to draw legislative maps still not available – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article251687668.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: THE BIG LIE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/thorner-the-big-lie.html
— NAPOLITANO: THE GOVERNMENT’S EMERGENCY POWERS MYTH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/napolitano-the-governments-emergency-powers-myth.html
— THE CHILD SOLDIERS OF PORTLAND
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/the-child-soldiers-of-portland.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Supreme Court remap roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/26/illinois-supreme-court-remap-roundup/
— 1,139 new confirmed and probable cases; 27 additional deaths; 1,395 hospitalized; 351 in ICU; 2.0 percent average case positivity rate; 2.6 percent average test positivity rate; 71,215 average daily doses; 49 percent of adults fully vaxed
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/26/1139-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-27-additional-deaths-1395-hospitalized-351-in-icu-20-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-26-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-71215-average-daily-doses-49-per/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republican Party and corporate America embark on a long divorce When it’s finished, it’s unclear where or to whom corporations will go to advocate for their political preferences – Michael McKenna (DIERSEN: What percent of corporate America has always wanted cheap labor, age discrimination, LGBTQ, abortion, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, etc.?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/17/the-republican-party-and-corporate-america-embark-/

FOX NEWS
— Tucker: Americans given barrage of ‘propaganda’ from Big Tech on transgender youth
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6256014873001

GOPUSA
— China Isn’t Winning. The West Is Forfeiting
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110759

BREITBART
— Duckworth: GOP Would Rather Defend Trump and Traitors ‘than Defend Our Democracy’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/05/26/duckworth-gop-would-rather-defend-trump-and-traitors-than-defend-our-democracy/

DAILY CALLER

— Border Crisis Continues: Large Group Of Venezuelan Migrants Crosses Into Texas Illegally – JORGE VENTURA
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/26/border-crisis-continues-large-group-of-venezuelan-migrants-crosses-into-texas-illegally/

TOWNHALL
— The Gerrymandered Map Proposal from Illinois Democrats Is Wild – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2021/05/26/behold-the-insane-gerrymandering-map-from-illinois-democrats-n2589927

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘Dangerous’ New Wave of Censorship Culminating in the US: Dershowitz – ISABEL VAN BRUGEN AND JOSHUA PHILIPP
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/dangerous-new-wave-of-censorship-culminating-in-the-us-dershowitz_3831339.html

THE HILL
— What happens to the children Biden welcomes into the country? – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/555391-what-happens-to-the-children-biden-welcomes-into-the-country

FORBES
— Study Shows People Working From Home Are Having Sex, Dating, Taking Naps And Doing Side Hustles On Company Time – Jack Kelly
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/05/26/study-shows-people-working-from-home-are-having-sex-dating-taking-naps-and-doing-side-hustles-on-company-time/

May 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 808 cases, 17 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-808-covid-19-case-17-deaths/10693092/

NBC5
— Illinois Lawmakers to Hold Hearing on New Maps Proposed in Redistricting Process
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/watch-live-illinois-lawmakers-to-hold-hearing-on-new-maps-proposed-in-redistricting-process/2518372/

WBEZ
— For The First Time In 60 Years, Illinois Democrats Propose New Supreme Court Districts – Dave McKinney, Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/stories/for-the-first-time-in-60-years-illinois-democrats-propose-new-supreme-court-districts/5a5a4778-ae3f-409b-8976-e1d5b37a9b8e

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats want to redraw Illinois Supreme Court districts for first time in almost 60 years in effort to maintain majority – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-supreme-court-redistricting-20210525-5bdeyxbx3ffs7j3bllrkzuku7a-story.html
— Schneider pushes Congress to censure Taylor Greene | Lesser-known ComEd law cost customers $600M in 7 years | George Floyd’s killing marked one year later – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-brad-schneider-marjorie-taylor-greene-censure-year-after-george-floyd-spin-20210525-c73hblvbyjedffvv7wobl3txuu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-hiv-decriminalization-20210525-dlshgkd4anfq5clmy2e75wbfw4-story.html
— We’re being squeezed, Gov. Pritzker. Stop siphoning money away from towns and villages. – KEVIN WALLACE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-illinois-taxes-municipalities-20210525-xflcuu7shvapnknseygju37r2a-story.html
— A law school discounts John Marshall’s positive legacy – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-john-marshall-law-uic-renamed-20210525-4gm2ahpgqrarzlksmvvonpslsu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats unveil proposed new boundaries for state Supreme Court districts, pledging ‘equal representation’ Democrats say populations shifts over the past ten years have caused large fluctuations among the existing court districts. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/25/22453487/democrats-redistricting-remap-new-boundaries-state-supreme-court-districts-kilbride
— ‘Black and Brown’ unity a complicated goal after George Floyd protests in Chicago. A year after race protests in Chicago sounded calls for unity, shifting racial demographics, longstanding segregation and differing views on the role of police influence efforts to unite Black and Brown communities. – Elvia Malagón
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats unify minorities against Republicans.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/5/25/22419345/protests-chicago-george-floyd-anniversary-black-latino-unity-racial-reckoning
— House Republicans should discipline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after her comments about masks, Jews and the Holocaust. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., is drafting legislation to censure Greene. “It is shameful that the Republican Conference continues to let her define their party, and dangerous that they refuse to expel her.” – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/5/25/22453825/marjorie-taylor-greene-house-republicans-should-discipline-comments-jews-holocaust-kinzinger

DAILY HERALD
— Dems release proposal for new Supreme Court district maps – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210525/dems-release-proposal-for-new-supreme-court-district-maps
— Time to stand up against political maps – Madeleine Doubek
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210525/time-to-stand-up-against-political-maps
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use George Floyd to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210525/editorial-we-have-only-just-begun-the-conversations-we-need-on-race-policing
— Abortion foes to challenge ‘culturally responsive’ teaching standards – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210525/abortion-foes-to-challenge-culturally-responsive-teaching-standards
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210525/roselle-considering-whether-to-allow-marijuana-sales-in-the-village
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210525/house-passes-bill-to-allow-recreational-pot-sales-in-buffalo-grove
— Illinois case positivity rate drops to lowest point during pandemic – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210525/illinois-case-positivity-rate-drops-to-lowest-point-during-pandemic
— Schneider, Kinzinger blast Greene for latest Holocaust comparison – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210525/schneider-kinzinger-blast-greene-for-latest-holocaust-comparison

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Lightfoot uses race smokescreen to avoid talking about Chicago’s murder rate
https://williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-lightfoot-race-smokescreen-chicago-murder-rate

CAPITOL FAX
— Supreme Court remap plan unveiled
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/25/supreme-court-remap-plan-unveiled/
— Remap roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/25/remap-roundup-2/
— 808 new confirmed and probable cases; 17 additional deaths; 1,419 hospitalized; 350 in ICU; 2.1 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent average test positivity rate; 79,485 average daily doses; 49 percent fully vaxed
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/25/808-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-17-additional-deaths-1419-hospitalized-350-in-icu-21-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-27-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-79485-average-daily-doses-49-perc/
— Could the primary be moved to accommodate national Dems?
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/25/could-the-primary-be-moved-to-accomodate-national-dems/

GOPUSA
— Government Seizes $90K From Rioter-Journalist Who Filmed Capitol ‘Riot’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110729
— Leaked State Department Memo Indicates Official Support For BLM Agenda
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110733

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Stephen Moore: The Continuing Blue State Carnage From COVID Lockdowns
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/stephen-moore-the-continuing-blue-state-carnage-from-covid-lockdowns

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Left Explodes Over 60 Minutes Story on Young People Who Regret Transitioning. “I can’t believe that I transitioned and detransitioned, including hormones and surgery, in the course of, like, less than one year. It’s completely crazy.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/05/left-explodes-over-60-minutes-story-on-young-people-who-regret-transitioning/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Kinzinger Says McCarthy’s Loyalty to Trump Will Cost Republicans in the Long Term – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/gop-rep-says-mccarthys-loyalty-to-trump-will-cost-republicans-in-the-long-term/

THE HILL
— Descendants of Black slaves object to renaming Columbus Day. “We will not stop until all the Five Civilized Tribes honor the sacrifices of their black slaves,” said Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore. – Adam Barnes
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/555309-descendants-of-black-slaves-object-to-renaming

POLITICO
— Kinzinger calls for Marjorie Taylor Greene to be kicked out of GOP conference over Holocaust remark – BEN LEONARD
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/25/marjorie-taylor-greene-holocaust-kinzinger-490788

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/trump-s-stranglehold-gop-death-trap-american-democracy-n1268314

NEWSWEEK
— To Win, Conservatives Must Admit We’re Losing – LIZ WHEELER
https://www.newsweek.com/win-conservatives-must-admit-were-losing-opinion-1594240

NARFE
— NARFE’s Best Places to Retire for Federal Employees
(DIERSEN: I have been a federal retiree for almost 24 years. I should survey those who live in the following about their attitude toward federal retirees: Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, and my precinct.)
https://discovernarfe.org/best-places-to-retire-thank-you

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQers.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/05/half-trans-youth-contemplated-suicide-year-nonstop-republican-attacks/

May 24 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republicans call on Pritzker to veto Dems’ legislative maps, dubbing them ‘worse than what we witnessed under Madigan’ What seemed clear was that the new maps charted a tough course for the GOP, forcing some Republican legislators, including one candidate for governor, to compete with one another for the same political turf. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/5/24/22451801/republicans-durkin-pritzker-legislative-maps-redistricing-remap-madigan-welch-bailey

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic maps pit Republican lawmakers against each other in fights for political survival. GOP rips the plan as ‘kindergartner’s artwork.’ – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-maps-republicans-20210524-wk5g7tearrcd7pbayv6nlzu6cq-story.html
— Are you ‘getting’ a new state lawmaker? No guts, no surprise on remap – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-fair-map-redistricting-pritzker-20210524-h67v7wcruvespdpofvrpzkxdnu-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot is correct: Newsrooms need more diversity – DAHLEEN GLANTON
(DIERSEN: Glanton must love what the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office did to promote diversity during the 1980s and 1990s. They used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, and early outs to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to 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 GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-chicago-mayor-reporters-of-color-20210520-2qbetd3fcrf6jazf2efanjkgzm-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 933 new cases and 10 deaths reported Monday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20210524-papzavk53fcgfdwmyboghnpmnu-story.html
— Illinois colleges are losing Black students. Turning that around is key not just for equity but to ‘build jobs’ here, advocates say. – CLARE PROCTOR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-black-college-enrollment-illinois-equity-gap-20210524-ttxczo5zvraiba6xnhzgfrx4gu-story.html
— Pandemic Gap Year 2.0: Another wave of students defer admissions and take an independent gap year instead – CLARE PROCTOR
(DIERSEN: For future federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, taking a gap year would make it all but impossible to make GS-13 (currently $102,188/year) by age 25. I failed to meet that crucial promotion deadline. I did not start working for IRS until I was 22. I made GS-9 when I was 23, GS-11 when I was 24, and GS-12 when I was 25. I did not make GS-13 until I was 38.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-gap-year-students-pandemic-20210524-5lra7l7uf5bwjpi7luqkz2miwi-story.html
— At long last, Lightfoot offers civilian police oversight plan | Legislature enters closing days with budget, remap among unsettled items | Promoting from within, Lightfoot names new chief of staff – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-civilian-police-oversight-legislature-countdown-spin-20210524-gundlflw6bhvtnfsmis7vezgd4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats’ map proposal would pit suburban Republican lawmakers against one another – JJ Bullock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210524/democrats-map-proposal-would-pit-suburban-republican-lawmakers-against-one-another
— Wheaton College plaque bearing offensive language to be replaced in the fall – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210524/wheaton-college-plaque-bearing-offensive-language-to-be-replaced-in-the-fall
— Voter identification key to ballot security – Lewis Landry, Mundelein
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210524/voter-identification-key-to-ballot-security
— Why Democrats might redraw Illinois Supreme Court district maps – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210524/why-democrats-might-redraw-illinois-supreme-court-district-maps

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 933 cases, 10 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-933-covid-19-case-10-deaths/10687947/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are called a racist: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://abc7chicago.com/education/anti-racism-workshops-still-in-high-demand-1-year-after-floyds-murder/10689146/
— Villa Park police fatally shoot woman armed with pellet gun – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/villa-park-police-shooting-woman-killed-il/10689503/

NBC5
— Bill Seeks to Ban Hairstyle Discrimination in Illinois Schools
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/bill-seeks-to-ban-hairstyle-discrimination-in-illinois-schools/2517232/

WGN RADIO
— Workforce equity – Corporate Chicago can lead the way
(DIERSEN: Will Chicago cite GAO’s Chicago office as an example of what it wants? During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, and early outs to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to 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 GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/cityclubofchicago/city-club-of-chicago-workforce-equity-corporate-chicago-can-lead-the-way/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Crain’s Daily Gist podcast: The city is calling out businesses for a lack of diversity. Chicago’s political leaders are taking bold steps to bring attention to the lack of diversity in some of the city’s most powerful industries.
(DIERSEN: Will Chicago cite GAO’s Chicago office as an example of what it wants? During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to 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 GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-daily-gist/crains-daily-gist-podcast-city-calling-out-businesses-lack-diversity

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Interactive: Who could represent you on new Illinois lawmaker maps? – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/interactive-who-could-represent-you-on-new-illinois-lawmaker-maps/article_c175f9f3-961d-590d-ae1b-6c1e12e38f7b.html

EFFINGHAM’S NEWS LEADER
— Sen. Plummer Accuses Governor of Circumventing Appointment Process for Prisoner Review Board Members – Greg Sapp
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/50261-sen-plummer-accuses-governor-of-circumventing-appointment-process-for-prisoner-review-board-members

CHICAGO LAW BULLETIN
— Students, faculty laud law school name change – Jessie M. Molloy
(DIERSEN: Who next?)
https://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/uic-to-drop-john-marshall-name-20210524

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Proposed Illinois Legislative Redistricting Map – 5-21-2021 Version – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/05/proposed-illinois-legislative-redistricting-map-5-21-2021-version/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DEMOCRATS’ LEGISLATIVE MAPS SLAM GOP AFTER PRITZKER BREAKS VETO PROMISE – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/democrats-legislative-maps-slam-gop-after-pritzker-breaks-veto-promise/
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS SEEK TO BE NATION’S FIRST TO PUT JOB-KILLING AMENDMENT IN STATE CONSTITUTION – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmakers-seek-to-be-nations-first-to-put-job-killing-amendment-in-state-constitution/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BLACK PASTORS CALL FOR ACTION TO STOP REPEAL OF PARENTAL NOTIFICATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/black-pastors-call-for-action-to-stop-repeal-of-parental-notification.html
— IR EDITORIAL: TIME FOR IL GOP SENATOR DAN MCCONCHIE TO RESIGN AS MINORITY LEADER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/ir-editorial-time-for-il-gop-senator-dan-mcconchie-to-resign.html
— DUPAGE COUNTY AUDITOR’S 2020 RACE TO UNDERGO RECOUNT PER JUDGE’S ORDERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/dupage-county-auditors-2020-race-to-undergo-recount-per-judges-orders.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Dems pack tons of Republicans together
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/24/dems-pack-tons-of-republicans-together/
— Today’s remap public service message
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/24/todays-remap-public-service-message/
— ILGOP: Speaker Welch stabs 2016 Rep. Welch in the back
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/24/ilgop-speaker-welch-stabs-2016-rep-welch-in-the-back/
— 933 new confirmed and probable cases; 10 additional deaths; 1,393 hospitalized; 334 in ICU; 2.2 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent test positivity rate; 76,133 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/24/933-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-10-additional-deaths-1393-hospitalized-334-in-icu-22-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-27-percent-test-positivity-rate-76133-average-daily-doses/

GOPUSA
— Fox News Fallout! Are Conservative Viewers Leaving The Network? – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110679
— Facebook Refuses Back The Blue Ad That Honors And Supports First Responders
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110673

BREITBART
— Republican States Bring Jobs Back Faster Than Blue States – JACOB BLISS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/24/report-republican-states-bring-jobs-back-faster-than-blue-states/

BLAZE
— Drone video shows dozens of illegal aliens rushing outnumbered Border Patrol agents in mad dash into Texas – CHRIS FIELD
https://www.theblaze.com/news/drone-video-illegals-outnumber-border-patrol-agents

PATRIOT POST
— ‘Antiracism’ and the New Segregation. The purveyors of today’s racist reeducation programs are pushing whites and blacks further apart. – DOUGLAS ANDREWS
https://patriotpost.us/articles/80077-antiracism-and-the-new-segregation-2021-05-24

ONE NEWS NOW
— With his signature, the governor of Washington state has officially approved a plan to subject public school staff to Critical Race Theory, which means teachers and principals who are white will be expected to help “dismantle” institutional racism by admitting they are racist oppressors of their minority students. – Bob Kellogg
(DIERSEN: Are you White? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force you to admit that you are a racist oppressor. How are you going to respond?)
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2021/05/24/new-law-calls-for-dismantling-institutional-racism-in-principals-office

EPOCH TIMES
— Black Lives Matter Supporter at Capitol Breach Said He ‘Brought My Megaphone to Instigate’ Trump Supporters – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/black-lives-matter-supporter-at-jan-6-capitol-breach-brought-megaphone-to-instigate-trump-supporters-doj_3828294.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘Temporary’ Protected Status: A Tool for Executive Mischief – MARK KRIKORIAN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/temporary-protected-status-a-tool-for-executive-mischief/

THE HILL
— Romney first GOP senator to say he would vote for Jan. 6 commission bill – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/555185-romney-says-he-would-vote-in-favor-ot-jan-6-commission-bill

NEW YORK TIMES
— Florida, in a First, Will Fine Social Media Companies That Bar Candidates. The new law, a direct response to Facebook’s and Twitter’s suspensions of former President Donald J. Trump, affects candidates for statewide offices. – David McCabe
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/24/technology/florida-twitter-facebook-ban-politicians.html

TRUTHOUT
— Restaurant Workers Say They Won’t Return to Work Without a Living Wage – Saru Jayaraman
(DIERSEN: Should you get paid more if you have more dependents? For example, $15/hr. if you have no dependents, $20/hr. if you have a dependent, $25/hr. if you have two dependents, $30/hour if you have three dependents, etc. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued that I was grossly overpaid because my wife earned about as much as I did and we had no dependents.)
https://truthout.org/articles/restaurant-workers-say-they-wont-return-to-work-without-a-living-wage/

LGBTQ NATION
— Tulsi Gabbard accuses Black lesbian Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot of “anti-white racism” – Juwan J. Holmes
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/05/tulsi-gabbard-accuses-black-lesbian-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-anti-white-racism/

May 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago-area Jews speak out against antisemitism amid recent violence between Israel, Palestine. ‘Solidarity walk’ also held in Orland Park Sunday to support Palestinian people. – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-area-jews-hold-rally-to-speak-out-against-antisemitism-/10684295/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 943 cases, 24 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-943-covid-19-case-24-deaths/10683092/

CBS2
— At Least 8 Killed, 35 Wounded So Far In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/05/23/chicago-weekend-violence-shootings-may-2021/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-tennessee-transgender-laws-20210523-26wx4mx2pbdwdk67nnwiobsobi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tennessee move to slow down the promotion of LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-tennessee-transgender-laws-20210523-26wx4mx2pbdwdk67nnwiobsobi-story.html
— Legislation would bar school rules on hairstyles such as braids, cornrows that one mom says are rooted in ‘respectability politics’ – JENNY WHIDDEN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-hairstyle-discrimination-legislation-20210522-zg7ykipwmbgrze6i2e3nwnymou-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois’ political muscle withers with shrinking population. In the last decade, according to the Census Bureau, Illinois lost population for the first time in its history. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/5/23/22450042/census-illinois-population-loss-political-influence-withers-congressional-seats-property-taxes

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban Muslims, Christians rally in Wheaton for Palestinians – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210523/suburban-muslims-christians-rally-in-wheaton-for-palestinians
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tennessee move to slow down the promotion of LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210523/news/305239959/
— Illinois’ political muscle withers with shrinking population – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210523/news/305239915/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Reduction of Illinois’ bill backlog nothing to brag about – Sheila A. Weinberg
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-reduction-of-illinois-bill-backlog-nothing-to-brag-about/article_207276fc-9779-5248-9ea3-55d95eb1fb4d.html

ILLINOIS NEWS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/tennessee-moves-to-the-forefront-with-anti-transgender-law/210909/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Theocratic Wishful Thinking It’s difficult to see how the Middle Ages produced a better political regime than the supposedly defective work of the American founders. – Paul Gottfried
https://amgreatness.com/2021/05/22/theocratic-wishful-thinking/

BREITBART
— Kinzinger: January 6 Will Impact Republicans in Midterms If Party Is ‘Denying Reality and Facts’ of Attack – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/05/23/kinzinger-january-6-will-impact-republicans-in-midterms-if-party-is-denying-reality-and-facts-of-attack/

DAILY CALLER
— Jim Acosta Mocks Trump As ‘Mussolini Of Mar-A-Lago,’ Claims GOP Fears Jan. 6 Commission – VIRGINIA KRUTA
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/23/jim-acosta-trump-mussolini-mar-a-lago-gop-fears-january-6-commission/

FEDERALIST
— MSNBC Contributor Calls Republicans ‘White Nationalists’ Who Support Terrorism – Jordan Davidson
(DIERSEN: In your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood, what do Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs call Republicans?)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/05/23/msnbc-contributor-calls-republicans-white-nationalists-who-support-terrorism/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Gov. Ron Desantis: We Have To Reject Open Borders
https://www.oann.com/gov-ron-desantis-we-have-to-reject-open-borders/

PJ MEDIA
— Harris Doesn’t Even Consider Security In Her Laughable Efforts to Deal With the Border Chaos – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/05/23/harris-doesnt-even-consider-security-in-her-laughable-efforts-to-deal-with-the-border-chaos-n1449028

EPOCH TIMES
— Rand Paul Says He Won’t Get COVID-19 Vaccine: ‘Show Me Evidence’ – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/rand-paul-first-senator-to-announce-he-wont-get-covid-19-vaccine_3826973.html

THE HILL
— Kinzinger: Jan. 6 will impact 2022 midterms if ‘Republicans don’t take ownership for what happened’ – JOSEPH CHOI
(DIERSEN: Would Kinzinger argue that the more of the following that you did, the more responsible that you are for January 6: a) voted for Trump in 2016 primary election, b) voted for Trump in 2016 general election, c) voted for Trump in 2020 primary election, d) voted for Trump in 2020 general election, e) displayed yard signs for Trump in any of the aforesaid elections, f) donated money to Trump for any of the aforesaid elections, g) etc.?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/554955-kinzinger-regardless-of-commission-jan-6-will-impact-2022-midterm

YAHOO NEWS
— Chicago restaurants now have “vaccinated-only” sections
https://news.yahoo.com/chicago-restaurants-now-vaccinated-only-165926049.html

USA TODAY
— How the nation’s Founders wrote the Constitution to put the US on a path to end slavery. The Founding Fathers assured that new states would be anti-slavery and that America would develop an anti-slavery majority. – Michael Medved
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/05/15/constitution-founders-path-end-slavery/5061098001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Forgetting Justice Marshall An Illinois law school drops his name as the left turns on the Court. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/forgetting-justice-marshall-11621806240

REASON
— Thoughts on Renaming John Marshall Law School – DAVID BERNSTEIN
https://reason.com/volokh/2021/05/21/thoughts-on-renaming-john-marshall-law-school/

NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Mocks Rand Paul for Refusing Vaccine: ‘So Brave… So Manly’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-lawmaker-adam-kinzinger-mocks-rand-paul-refusing-vaccine-so-brave-so-manly-1594018
— Kinzinger Accuses Kevin McCarthy of Failing to Tell the Truth About January 6th – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-accuses-kevin-mccarthy-failing-tell-truth-about-january-6th-1594003

PINTEREST
— How do you help others who do not want your help?
(DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about RINO candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their campaign consultants, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who have made it the most clear that they did not want my help. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am “too conservative” and that because of that, the more that I tried to help candidates (distributed their campaign literature in my precinct, displayed their signs on my front yard, got sign locations for them in my precinct, etc.), the fewer votes that those candidates would get. I would focus on the aforesaid who hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/136867276160222930/

May 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor slams Naperville Sun for putting Black Lives Matter rally story on front page
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0523-20210521-mtfbtzchbzg45ipu26azbpkxhe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Since when does Illinois government ever have an extra $2 billion laying around? The Legislature and governor look to be making a fiscally smart move, which is not something one can usually say about Illinois. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/5/21/22448207/illinois-finances-2020-state-budget-gov-pritzker-american-rescue-plan-rich-miller

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Tulsi Gabbard calls on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to resign for ‘anti-Whiteness’ – Louis Casiano
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-calls-on-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-to-resign-for-anti-whiteness

NPR ILLINOIS
— IRS Cracking Down On Tax Fraud
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/irs-cracking-down-tax-fraud#stream/0

CHICAGO LAW BULLETIN
— Law license of ex-judge Patrick J. O’Shea accused of lying about gunfire suspended – Patricia Manson
https://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/law-license-of-ex-judge-accused-of-lying-about-gunfire-suspended-20210521

ILLINOIS NEWS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote racial justice is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/encourage-major-u-s-companies-to-aggregate-progress-in-racial-justice/210636/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. Democrats should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/as-more-people-cross-the-border-u-s-groups-are-trying-to-stop-death/209688/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Two-thirds of Illinois counties oppose SB1602 limiting local zoning laws – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
(DIERSEN: How many public housing units do the Democrats want to build in Illinois, in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood? What do you say to NIMBYers who want to build public housing in my precinct on the south side of Roosevelt Road in Wheaton between the Prairie Path and Main Street?)
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/05/two-thirds-of-illinois-counties-oppose-sb1602-limiting-local-zoning-laws/

WIREPOINTS
— De-Woked? Northwestern President Schapiro Changes His Tune On Opinion Diversity In Higher Education – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/de-woked-northwestern-president-schapiro-changes-his-tune-on-opinion-diversity-in-higher-education-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden to skip Notre Dame graduation amid uproar over abortion policies. President’s abortion views, stance on religious-liberty protections subject of criticism by conservative alumni. – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/22/biden-skip-notre-dame-graduation-uproar-abortion/

FOX NEWS
— Caitlyn Jenner rejected by transgender community: ‘The figurehead we don’t want’ One transgender activist called Jenner the ‘Phyllis Schlafly’ of her community – Morgan Phillips
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/caitlyn-jenner-rejected-by-transgender-community-the-figurehead-we-dont-want
— GOP states ramp up legal battles against Biden’s immigration policies. The Biden administration has rolled back a number of key Trump-era immigration policies. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-states-ramp-up-legal-battles-against-bidens-immigration-policies

AMERICAN THINKER
— Local ‘Nonpartisan’ Elections Aren’t Really Nonpartisan – Robin M. Itzler
(DIERSEN: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations a) do not want those organizations to help elect Republicans in nonpartisan elections and b) want to destroy the Republican Party. I should write a book about the success that Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) have had in destroying IRP, DCRCC, MTRO, TAPROOT, and ICRC.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/05/local_nonpartisan_elections_arent_really_nonpartisan.html
— Former GOP House Speakers Ryan and Boehner raising money for members of the House 35 that voted for Jan. 6 kangaroo court inquiry – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/05/former_gop_house_speakers_ryan_and_boehner_raising_money_for_members_of_the_house_35_that_voted_for_jan_6_kangaroo_court_inquiry.html

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Gives ‘Temporary’ 18-Month Amnesty to Over 100K Haitians in U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/22/joe-biden-gives-temporary-18-month-amnesty-to-over-100k-haitians-in-u-s/

DAILY CALLER
— School District Shoots Down Critical Race Theory After Heated Debate – CHRISTOPHER TREMOGLIE
(DIERSEN: What are the school districts that you live in doing to promote critical race theory and 1619, that is, to get their students to hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/22/georgia-school-district-critical-race-theory/

DAILY SIGNAL
— We Hear You: Critical Race Theory, ‘Enhanced’ Unemployment, and America’s Birthrate – Katrina Trinko
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/05/23/we-hear-you-critical-race-theory-enhanced-unemployment-and-americas-birthrate/

TOWNHALL
— Liberals Love to Hide Hate – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2021/05/23/liberals-commit-love-crimes-n2589856
— Why the American People Have Turned Against Biden – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2021/05/23/why-the-american-people-have-turned-against-biden-n2589850

PJ MEDIA
— The People’s Republic of Oregon Imposes First Vaccine Passports and Conscripts Businesses and Churches to do its Spying – VICTORIA TAFT
https://pjmedia.com/columns/victoria-taft/2021/05/22/the-peoples-republic-of-oregon-imposes-first-vaccine-passports-and-conscripts-businesses-and-churches-to-do-its-spying-n1448996

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why does the mayor of Chicago think that it’s all right for her to announce that she won’t talk with journalists who are the wrong skin color? – Roger Cleeg
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have focused on destroying the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, their campaign volunteers, me, etc.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/how-can-they-think-they-are-allowed-to-do-that/
— Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Calls Critical-Race Theory a ‘Dangerous Ideology’ – CAROLINE DOWNEY
(DIERSEN: What are the school districts that you live in doing to promote critical race theory and 1619, that is, to get their students to hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/georgia-governor-brian-kemp-calls-critical-race-theory-a-dangerous-ideology/

POWERLINE
— CRITICIZING THE SQUAD IS NOT PERMITTED – JOHN HINDERAKER
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who my critics/opponents a) manipulate or dominate, b) glorify and praise, c) pander to, d) serve as operatives or dupes for, e) cover-up their wrongdoing for, and/or f) give money to.)
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/05/criticizing-the-squad-is-not-permitted.php

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘1619 Project’ Has No Place in South Dakota, Kristi Noem Says – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/1619-project-has-no-place-in-south-dakota-kristi-noem-says_3826373.html
— Veteran Rails Against Florida School Board’s Equity Statement: ‘Your Job is Education, Not Indoctrination!’ “We are the people, we have a voice, our votes are our weapons, and we will use them in 2022 and beyond” – Mike LaChance
(DIERSEN: What are the school districts that you live in doing to promote critical race theory and 1619, that is, to get their students to hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/05/veteran-rails-against-florida-school-boards-equity-statement-your-job-is-education-not-indoctrination/
— Georgia School District Approves Resolution to Prohibit Critical Race Theory – JANITA KAN
(DIERSEN: What are the school districts that you live in doing to promote critical race theory and 1619, that is, to get their students to hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/georgia-school-district-approves-resolution-to-prohibit-critical-race-theory_3826858.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQers make it clear that destroying the Republican Party is their top priority.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/05/23/republicans_take_the_next_step_in_fight_against_discrimination_145806.html

FIVE THIRTY EIGHT
— 11 House Members Have Said They’re Not Running Again. Here’s Why That’s Important. – Geoffrey Skelley
(DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party website a) should list the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Illinois statewide, Illinois Senate, Illinois House, and judicial offices that will be on March 15, 2022 ballots in Illinois and b) the declared Republican candidates for those offices. Illinois Republican county, township, and ward party websites a) should list the countywide, county district, and judicial offices on March 15, 2022 ballots in their county, township, and/or ward and b) the declared Republican candidates for those offices.)
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/only-11-house-members-have-said-theyre-not-running-again-heres-why-thats-important-for-2022/

THE HILL
— Texas passes bill banning schools from requiring teaching critical race theory – LEXI LONAS
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/554913-texas-legislature-bans-teaching-of-critical-race-theory
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use January 6 to destroy Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/554804-republicans-try-but-cant-escape-jan-6
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/554915-petfinder-delish-among-sites-with-more-traffic-than-trumps-new-blog

MSN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use January 6 to destroy Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-try-but-cant-escape-jan-6/ar-AAKgBN9?li=BBnb7Kz

YAHOO NEWS
— Conservatives say Black-led Defense Department is too ‘woke’ – Biba Adams
(DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats get rid of all those in the military who are conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, gun-owners, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://news.yahoo.com/conservatives-black-led-defense-department-200956372.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— WHAT WE SPENT IN A MONTH Six American families open their doors — and their wallets — to show us how much life costs.
(DIERSEN: Compared to my peers, a) I spent far less for rent and immediate pleasures, b) I spent far more for mortgage interest, real estate taxes, education, and cars, and c) I saved far more for retirement.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/18/magazine/money-diaries.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republicans struggle to define a new governing coalition as Trump closes grip on party.” In your opinion, does Trump or Kinzinger have a stronger grip on the following: Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization? In your opinion, which of the Republican candidates on March 15, 2022 ballots in your precinct a) will seek/accept Trump’s endorsement or b) will seek/accept Kinzinger’s endorsement?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-struggle-to-define-a-new-governing-coalition-as-trump-closes-grip-on-party/2021/05/23/07bce926-b98a-11eb-96b9-e949d5397de9_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you promote hatred of Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/23/distinguished-pols-week-republicans-do-not-have-be-sheep/

BALTIMORE SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To be woke 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.baltimoresun.com/opinion/readers-respond/bs-ed-rr-woke-brooks-letter-20210522-llp5xrjt5vg6rkpiwplowdzhne-story.html

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Understanding critical race theory reveals how it’s harmful to race relations. Rejecting Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideas, advocates of this way of looking at the world stoke divisiveness and discrimination. – Greg Ganske
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2021/05/22/critical-race-theory-harmful-race-relations/5076052001/

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Wealthy progressives spending $10 million, even if it means beating other California Democrats
(DIERSEN: How many millions of dollars will hate-filled Trump-hating RINOs raise and spend to defeat Republican candidates on March 15, 2022 candidates in Illinois who do not hate Trump ?)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/Wealthy-progressives-spending-10-million-even-16195275.php

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Why Is No One Reading Trump’s Blog?” I should survey Illinois a) conservatives, b) conservative leaders, c) Republican organization leaders, d) Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, e) Republican major donors, f) Republican political consultants, g) Republican fundraisers, h) Republican campaign managers, h) etc. I would ask them what their top sources for government and political news and commentary are. I would ask those whose top sources do not include GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters what the reasons are for that.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021/05/22/why-is-no-one-reading-trumps-blog/

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “business leaders” paint themselves and their companies as being 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://fortune.com/2021/05/23/business-leaders-americans-voting-rights-laws/

NEWSWEEK
— Nevada GOP Legislator Stripped of Voting, Speaking Privileges After Refusing to Wear Mask – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/nevada-gop-legislator-stripped-voting-speaking-privileges-after-refusing-wear-mask-1593974
— Texas GOP Passes Bill to Ban Critical Race Theory, Stop ‘Blaming White Children’ for Slavery – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
(DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress about you to argue that you benefitted a lot from slavery and that therefore you should pay a lot of reparations? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am conservative, Republican, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, non-veteran, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, heterosexual, married, no dependents, 100% German national origin, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc. In my defense, my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-gop-passes-bill-ban-critical-race-theory-stop-blaming-white-children-slavery-1593923

AXIOS
— Hard Truths: Finding a job after prison
(DIERSEN: I should write a books about trying to find a job after a) being forced to take early retirement, b) complaining about political affiliation discrimination, c) complaining about reverse discrimination, d) complaining about age discrimination, e) being an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged your employer with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and f) not making your former employer’s “up-or-out” promotion deadlines for its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.axios.com/axios-today-podcast-prison-reentry-jobs-hard-truths-criminal-justice-bf557061-9489-4b36-b3a5-cbbd489bad9e.html

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQers make it clear that destroying the Republican Party is their top priority.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/05/mike-pences-anti-lgbtq-employer-leading-push-voter-suppression/

DAILY MAIL
— Maryland school district is condemned for spending $450,000 of taxpayers’ money on ‘claptrap’ anti-racism audit that dubbed MAGA slogan ‘covert white supremacy’ – GINA MARTINEZ
(DIERSEN: What are the school districts that you live in doing to promote critical race theory and 1619, that is, to get their students to hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9607615/Maryland-school-district-condemned-spending-450-000-claptrap-anti-racism-audit.html
— ‘It’s a badge of honor:’ Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot goads cops by claiming she’s delighted with vote of no confidence by police union as city’s crime spirals – CHRISTOPHER EBERHART
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who took it as a badge of honor when the following took adverse actions against me: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, their campaign volunteers, GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, Post Office, etc.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9608263/Its-badge-honor-Chicago-mayor-says-shes-delighted-police-unions-vote-no-confidence.html

May 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— IL Democrats release proposed new state legislative districts – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-democrats-release-proposed-new-state-legislative-districts/10677746/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 1,108 cases, 43 deaths as United Center vaccine site winds down
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1108-covid-19-case-43-deaths/10678441/

NBC5
— Illinois Democrats Release Draft Legislative Maps in Redistricting Process
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-democrats-release-draft-legislative-maps-in-redistricting-process/2516328/
— Biden Betting on Wage Growth, While GOP Warns of Inflation. Workers are no longer interested in accepting low wages. Republicans say this dynamic will lead to inflation. Biden is betting it leads to middle-class security. – Josh Boak
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/biden-betting-on-wage-growth-while-gop-warns-of-inflation/2516558/
— Floyd Legislation Reveals Divide in Police-Reform Movement. In Congress, hopes of passing a package by the May 25 anniversary have faded as negotiations between the House and Senate grind on. – Aaron Morrison and Emily Swanson
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/floyd-legislation-reveals-divide-in-police-reform-movement/2516542/

CBS2
— Illinois Democrats Release Proposed Maps For General Assembly’s House, Senate Districts; Republicans Slam Maps As ‘Effort To Block Fair Elections’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/05/22/illinois-redistricting-democrats-release-proposed-maps-general-assembly-districts-house-senate/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Former President Trump plans to hold rally in Florida
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/former-president-trump-plans-to-hold-rally-in-florida

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to destroy all Republicans.
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/shock-of-jan-6-insurrection-devolves-into-political-fight/

DAILY HERALD
— Newly proposed Illinois legislative maps already being blasted as inaccurate, unfair – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210522/newly-proposed-illinois-legislative-maps-already-being-blasted-as-inaccurate-unfair
— Time to pass news literacy bill – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat teachers promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, ever-increasingly, they make their students 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. Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media acts as an arm of the Democrat Party. Most commonly, it promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, BLM, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210522/editorial-time-to-pass-news-literacy-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An informed citizenry is the heart of a democracy. Without it, we the people — as the architects of our government — are subject to manipulation, unsound decisions, poor choices. News literacy matters. And particularly in this era of rumor, social media lies and falsehoods, algorithmic digital marketing, Orwellian politics and yes, news media bias, it has become central. . .Yes, news literacy matters, as we have said in this space in the past. So we’re disappointed that legislation in Springfield to require a news literacy curriculum in our schools has become another partisan issue. We do not understand that. We do not understand why Republicans would oppose citizenship education. Our schools are meant to prepare our kids for the adult world. In a democracy, what preparation is more important?)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Unionization amendment clears Senate – Peter Hancock
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2021/05/22/senate-advances-proposed-constitutional-amendment-unionization/5220608001/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Unionization amendment that would prohibit ‘right to work laws’ in IL clears Senate – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article251595508.html

TRISTATES PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrats’ Late Friday Maps Drop Brings Decennial Redistricting Fight To Fever Pitch – HANNAH MEISEL
https://www.tspr.org/post/democrats-late-friday-maps-drop-brings-decennial-redistricting-fight-fever-pitch

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Asian Americans to hate Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/growing-power-aapi-vote-numbers#stream/0

ILLINOIS NEWS TODAY
— U.S. unemployment drops to 444,000 and new pandemic is low – Scott Krantz
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/u-s-unemployment-drops-to-444000-and-new-pandemic-is-low/209475/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago Macy’s hangs world’s largest American flag in department store
https://news.yahoo.com/chicago-macys-hangs-worlds-largest-174854127.html

BREITBART
— Ron DeSantis Hits Bush’s Amnesty Coalition: GOP Must Reject Open Borders – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/22/ron-desantis-hits-bushs-amnesty-coalition-gop-must-reject-open-borders/

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Burgess Owens to Newsmax: Critical Race Theory Racist, Must Stop – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/burgess-owens-critical-race-theory-racism-history/2021/05/22/id/1022378/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘It’s not enough to be Black, it’s not enough to be female’: Lightfoot’s home targeted by protesters – Ashley Hill
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/05/22/its-not-enough-to-be-black-its-not-enough-to-be-female-lightfoots-home-targeted-by-protesters-1077736/

DAILY WIRE
— Leftist Racial Agitation Damages And Divides America – David Limbaugh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/limbaugh-leftist-racial-agitation-damages-and-divides-america

EPOCH TIMES
— Texas Senate Passes Bill That Bans Critical Race Theory From Classrooms – ALLEN ZHONG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/texas-senate-passes-bill-that-bans-critical-race-theory-from-classrooms_3826711.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Biden administration grants protected status to thousands of Haitian migrants – Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/biden-haitians-temporary-protected-status/2021/05/22/ae7fe5a4-bb44-11eb-bb84-6b92dedcd8ed_story.html

May 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Palestine rally in Chicago draws hundreds to support freedom, celebrate Israel ceasefire – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/live-hundreds-march-in-downtown-chicago-palestine-rally/10674607/

NBC5
— Pro-Palestinian Protesters March in Downtown Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/watch-live-pro-palestinian-protesters-rally-in-downtown-chicago/2516241/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march in downtown Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-march-in-downtown-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Sen. Lightford got cash, trips via Loretto Hospital: report | Pritzker favors keeping $300 jobless benefit | Why Chicago vaccines initially went to affluent neighborhoods, suburbs despite push for equity – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-vaccine-equity-chicago-pritzker-300-jobless-benefit-spin-20210521-3r3tr5r4afdjtmp25y3rcgexhi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— To wear a mask (or not) now presents an entirely new set of enforcement challenges. Despite the CDC’s latest recommendations, I’m keeping my mask handy until more of us get vaccinated — not just for them but also because it makes me feel safer. – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/5/21/22448216/covid-face-mask-wearing-enforcement-challenges-coronavirus-pandemic-cdc

DAILY HERALD
— Proposal could give Hispanic residents more representation on Kane County Board – James Fuller
(DIERSEN: This is racial gerrymandering.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210521/proposal-could-give-hispanic-residents-more-representation-on-kane-county-board
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The plan drew concern from Ron Ford, the only Black county resident on the current board. His current district is part of the eight new proposed ones. Consultants said they were unable to create a majority Black district in the county because the Black population is too small and spread out. “I know for a fact that’s not what the community’s going to want to hear,” Ford said. “There’s an African-American district that works as it is.”)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/making-pot-infused-snacks-tastier-can-it-be-done

WQAD
— Illinois lawmakers look to pass budget, other priorities in last 10 days of session. Representatives Tony McCombie and Mike Halpin have a laundry list of bills they’d like to get to the governor’s desk before the end of May. – Katherine Bauer
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-end-of-session-budget-redistricting/526-89fb677e-13f5-4751-a8b2-746df35390ec

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS RECOVERY STALLS AS STATE SHEDS 4,000 PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS IN APRIL – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-recovery-stalls-as-state-sheds-4000-private-sector-jobs-in-april/
— THORNER: GLOBAL WARMING THREAT ATTEMPTS TO REMAKE SOCIETY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/thorner-global-warming-threat-attempts-to-remake-society.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 11 GOP STATE SENATORS JOIN DEM SUPER-MAJORITY TO BAN RIGHT TO WORK IN ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/11-gop-state-senators-join-dem-super-majority-to-ban-right-to-work-in-illinois-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans warn voters about plan to deploy ‘army’ of IRS agents – David Sherfinski and Tom Howell Jr.
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have used my having had worked for IRS for almost 9 years against me the most.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/20/trump-pollster-bidens-irs-expansion-prime-gop-vote/

FOX NEWS
— Republicans scramble to stamp out ‘woke’ political bias, cancel culture in the US military. Ted Cruz says ‘a woke, emasculated military is not the best idea’. – Houston Keene
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ted-cruz-woke-bias-military

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Claims He Is Not a Socialist After $6 Trillion Plan to Redistribute Wealth – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/21/joe-biden-claims-he-is-not-a-socialist-after-6-trillion-plan-to-redistribute-wealth/

BLAZE
— Judge sides with Biden, rules that Christian college must open women’s bedrooms and showers to biological males​ – PHIL SHIVER (DIERSEN: The judges in Diersen v. GAO sided with the Democrats and ruled that employers can get rid of their employees because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/christian-college-men-in-womens-showers

DAILY CALLER
— Paul Ryan To Speak At Fundraiser For Rep. Adam Kinzinger, An Outspoken Trump Critic – VARUN HUKERI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/paul-ryan-adam-kinzinger-fundraiser-trump-republicans/
— Sens. Duckworth And Cruz Trade Blows Over ‘Woke’ Military – VARUN HUKERI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/evening-patriots-dispatch-woke-military-russia-pipeline-china/
— ‘Action Civics’ Could Make Your Kids Into Progressive Activists – BRADLEY DEVLIN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/action-civics-joe-biden-kendi-nikole-hannah-jones-1619-project-public-schooling/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Google Launches ‘Inclusive Language’ Warnings for ‘Offensive,’ and ‘Gendered’ Words – Gabriela Pariseau
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/gabriela-pariseau/2021/05/21/crazy-google-launches-inclusive-language-warnings

TOWNHALL
— Tulsi Gabbard Calls on Chicago Mayor to Resign Over ‘Anti-White’ Racism – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/05/21/tulsi-gabbard-calls-on-chicago-mayor-to-resign-over-antiwhite-racism-n2589828

NBC NEWS
— Never-Trump Republicans want a new party. They’re kidding themselves. – Max Burns, Democratic strategist
(DIERSEN: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican and conservative organizations promote hatred against Trump to destroy those organizations.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/never-trump-republicans-want-new-party-they-re-kidding-themselves-ncna1267847

YAHOO NEWS
— Paul Ryan to headline fundraiser for anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger – Oriana Gonzalez
https://news.yahoo.com/paul-ryan-headline-fundraiser-anti-144202832.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/21/standing-up-trump-may-not-be-so-fatal-anymore-republicans/

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Says 2024 Decision Will ‘Possibly’ Come After 2022 Elections – BRENDAN COLE
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-joe-pags-election-2024-midterms-1593544

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Fox News Still Tops With Conservatives, But Newsmax, OAN Make Gains
(DIERSEN: I should survey Illinois a) conservatives, b) conservative leaders, c) Republican organization leaders, d) Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, e) Republican major donors, f) Republican political consultants, g) Republican fundraisers, h) Republican campaign managers, h) etc. I would ask them what their top sources for government and political news and commentary are. I would ask those whose top sources do not include GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters what the reasons are for that.)

https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/media/fox_news_still_tops_with_conservatives_but_newsmax_oan_make_gains

May 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 108 children shot, 16 dead so far this year, police say – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/city-in-chaos-108-kids-shot-16-dead-in-chicago-so-far-this-year/10663331/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 1,633 cases, 28 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1633-covid-cases-28-deaths/10662533/
— Congress passes bill to fight hate crimes against Asian Americans
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs blame those crimes on Republicans.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/congress-oks-bill-to-fight-hate-crimes-against-asian-americans/10657753/
— Mayor Lightfoot only granting interviews to reporters of color ahead of 2-year anniversary. Lightfoot blasts ‘overwhelming whiteness and maleness’ of Chicago media outlets. Craig Wall
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about how Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc. in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton have treated me and treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000. I would focus on the aforesaid who made it the most clear that they despised/hated a) conservatives, b) those who share my demographics, and/or c) the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mayor-lightfoot-only-granting-interviews-to-reporters-of-color-/10663890/

NBC5
— Lightfoot Says She Will Only Give 1-on-1 Interviews to Journalists of Color
(DIERSEN: What about journalists who are female, LGBTQ, etc.?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/lightfoot-says-she-will-only-give-1-on-1-interviews-to-journalists-of-color/2514015/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Lightfoot slams ‘overwhelming whiteness’ of Chicago press, defends only speaking to reporters of color – David Rutz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lightfoot-slams-overwhelming-whiteness-of-chicago-press-defends-only-speaking-to-reporters-of-color

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 35 Republicans joined Democrats in voting to create bipartisan commission to investigate Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-republicans-democrats-bipartisan-commission-capitol-attack-20210519-e3lal5pnx5h67cqzg7co6lqyj4-story.html
— Rep. Mary Miller warned after defying US House’s mask rules: report | Trump can’t quit hammering Chicago | Lightfoot focuses on media inequality – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mary-miller-warning-mask-lightfoot-media-diversity-spin-20210519-nau2or3yajhpfbi7wka2axvqiu-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Halfway through her first term, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is addressing what she says is a lack of diversity in the media. The city’s first Black female mayor says that’s why she decided to only grant one-on-one interviews marking her first two years in office with journalists of color. “I ran to break up the status quo that was failing so many,” Lightfoot said on Twitter. “That isn’t just in City Hall. It’s a shame that in 2021, the City Hall press corps is overwhelmingly White in a city where more than half of the city identifies as Black, Latino, AAPI or Native American.” Her calls for equity are drawing some cheers, while others question the fairness of granting interviews based on race. It should be noted that politicians frequently pick and choose which reporters they’ll grant exclusive interviews and representatives for governors and mayors also frequently shop around ideas for news stories.)
— Republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene and Illinois’ Mary Miller, face fines for rebelling against House mask rules – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-congress-house-mask-rules-20210519-b7vyko6fkzf3hjant6lcgxpd3i-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— $8 million is enough? Alderman seeks ban on Madigan, Burke, Solis ‘using obscene amounts’ of campaign cash to pay lawyers. Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) said he views the issue as one that “needs to be addressed systemically,” through the courts and through legislation, to “prevent [this practice] from happening again.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/19/22444183/mike-madigan-ed-burke-danny-solis-campaign-cash-lawyers-legal-fees-comed-federal-investigations
— A lesson from the pandemic: Every American household needs and deserves reliable internet service. For too many American families, though, broadband remains a luxury. – Sen. Dick Durbin
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/19/22444399/internet-broadband-access-american-jobs-plan-sen-dick-durbin

DAILY HERALD
— Statue task force considers adding, removing state monuments – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210519/statue-task-force-considers-adding-removing-state-monuments
— Companies named Best Places to Work in Illinois
(DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Federal agencies should be ranked the best places to work by federal employees who are the following because the federal government gives tremendous preference to its employees who are the following: Democrat, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, disabled, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20210519/companies-named-best-places-to-work-in-illinois
— McHenry County Board votes down effort to end ICE agreement – Megann Horstead
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210519/mchenry-county-board-votes-down-effort-to-end-ice-agreement

WBEZ
— For Mid-Term Mark, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says She’ll Only Talk To Reporters Of Color. Lightfoot said she was limiting anniversary interviews to journalists of color to highlight ongoing racial disparity in newsrooms, particularly in City Hall coverage. – Becky Vevea
https://www.wbez.org/stories/at-mid-term-mark-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-limits-who-shell-talk-to/4c6b65f5-ac31-4c72-a275-1dc6eb4bcdd6

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— 4 issues the Illinois General Assembly could address before spring session ends – BRENDEN MOORE
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/4-issues-the-illinois-general-assembly-could-address-before-spring-session-ends/article_a85b0a95-a9d7-5b21-925b-1ed6c9038532.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois school officials push more pay, less certification to stem teacher shortage – RAYMOND TRONCOSOC
(DIERSEN: While I worked for Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they constantly lowered hiring, retention, and promotion requirements to help them hire, retain, and promote Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. Ever-increasingly, because I am Republican, White, male, and born in 1948, my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license meant nothing. 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.bnd.com/news/local/education/article251515073.html

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Illinois gun legislation is one of the strictest in the nation, but what is its impact on crime rates? – Jason Flynn and George Wiebe
https://dailyegyptian.com/108123/chicago/illinois-gun-legislation-is-one-of-the-strictest-in-the-nation-but-what-is-its-impact-on-crime-rates/

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— Redrawing district lines a ‘brutal’ game of chairs – Russ Stewart
(DIERSEN: In 2015, hate-filled Diersen-hating DuPage County RINOs gerrymandered me into the same DuPage County Milton Township Wheaton precinct with Jeanne Ives. I should write a book about that.)
http://nadignewspapers.com/2021/05/19/redrawing-district-lines-a-brutal-game-of-chairs/

ILLINOIS NEWS
— Is Christopher Columbus Italian or Spanish? Scientists are investigating using Explorer’s DNA – Robby McPartlin
(DIERSEN: Should everyone in government, politics, etc. be required to disclose their DNA? According to http://dna.ancestry.com , my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/is-christopher-columbus-italian-or-spanishscientists-are-investigating-using-explorers-dna-nbc-chicago/204143/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LOSES 1 SEAT IN CONGRESS, BUT REPUBLICANS MAY LOSE 2 – Patrick Andriesen
(DIERSEN: In 2015, hate-filled Diersen-hating DuPage County RINOs gerrymandered me into the same DuPage County Milton Township Wheaton precinct with Jeanne Ives. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-loses-1-seat-in-congress-but-republicans-may-lose-2/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS STATE REP (Chris Miller) CALLS FOR STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT ISRAEL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/illinois-state-rep-calls-for-state-and-federal-government-to-support-israel.html
— DI LEO: MR. BIDEN GOES FOR A TEST DRIVE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/mr-biden-goes-for-a-test-drive.html
— CONGRESSMAN CASTEN: THE GOP DOESN’T CARE ABOUT THE JAN 6TH CAPITOL ATTACK
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/congressman-casten-the-gop-doesnt-care-about-the-jan-6th-capitol-attack.html
— THE WOKEST PLACE ON EARTH (Disney)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/the-wokest-place-on-earth.html

CAPITOL FAX
— June 30th remap deadline deemed a “fallacy” by reporter
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/19/june-30th-remap-deadline-deemed-a-fallacy-by-reporter/
— Lightfoot makes symbolic gesture, gets hammered by reporters
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/19/lightfoot-makes-symbolic-gesture-gets-hammered-by-reporters/
— 1,633 new confirmed and probable cases; 28 additional deaths; 1,518 hospitalized; 405 in ICU; 2.3 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent average test positivity rate; 62,884 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/19/1633-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-28-additional-deaths-1518-hospitalized-405-in-icu-23-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-27-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-62884-average-daily-doses/

BLAZE
— ‘What they respect is POWER and CONTROL’: How the Left used masks to condition us to turn on each other
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-glenn-beck-program/masks-power-control

DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden’s Border Policy Is an Economic Boon for Cartels, Assault on American Communities – Shea Garrison
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/05/19/bidens-border-policy-is-an-economic-boon-for-cartels-assault-on-american-communities/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Vile, Hour-Long CNN Propaganda: GOP Hated Obama ‘Mostly’ Because of Race – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2021/05/18/vile-hour-long-cnn-propaganda-gop-hated-obama-mostly-because-race

PJ MEDIA
— It’s Not Your Imagination. Joe Biden Really Is Weakening the United States. – BRYAN PRESTON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/05/19/its-not-your-imagination-joe-biden-really-is-weakening-the-united-states-n1448032

EPOCH TIMES
— Oregon Counties Vote to Secede Into Idaho. In a long-shot bid, 5 counties approved measures telling officials to take steps to change the border . – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/oregon-counties-vote-to-secede-into-idaho_3822536.html
— Judge Blocks Biden Administration From Doling Out Grants Based on Race, Gender – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/judge-blocks-biden-administration-from-doling-out-grants-based-on-race-gender_3822305.html

CNN
— Here are the 35 House Republicans who voted for the January 6 commission – Paul LeBlanc
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/19/politics/house-republicans-january-6-commission/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Republicans rebel against mask requirement in House chamber – AP
(DIERSEN: The list include Kinzinger and Davis.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/republicans-rebel-mask-requirement-house-chamber-77784422

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout that Republicans are racists who have caused all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want minorities to get rid of Republicans once and for all. How should Republicans respond to that?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/19/opinion/race-theory-us-racism.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/us-mexico-border-migrants/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Should employers be forced to pay higher salaries for “bad” jobs? I am one of those a) who took “bad” jobs but then b) who qualified themselves for better paying jobs rather than collect unemployment. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they would never stoop to take the “bad” jobs that I took. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, 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.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/19/wealthy-ceos-rake-money-an-ugly-trope-about-americans-needing-help-reemerges/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: What do hate-filled Trump-hating Trump–haters want everyone to do? ANSWER: Hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, past, present, or future union members, past, present, and future federal employees and retirees, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cpac-trump-election/2021/02/27/669c1ab2-791f-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Fellow Asian Americans laud Kamala Harris’ rise, but want more clout for their communities – NOAH BIERMAN
(DIERSEN: Which groups have the most clout in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? I should write a book about those groups that have the most clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage County. Of course, I would focus on those groups that despise/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.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-05-19/harris-asian-americans-democrats-voters

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
— 4 skills and experiences that can set finance professionals apart. Hiring managers may need to look outside the box to find the right talent for the job. – Hannah Pitstick
(DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wanted to hire employees who were yes-men or yes-women, Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fm-magazine.com/news/2021/may/finance-professionals-key-skills-and-experiences.html

May 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— McCarthy rejects proposed commission to investigate Jan 6. Capitol assault – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abc7chicago.com/mccarthy-rejects-proposed-commission-to-investigate-jan-6-capitol-assault-/10657500/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for hate crimes against Asian Americans.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/congress-oks-bill-to-fight-hate-crimes-against-asian-americans/10657753/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— City Hall eases mask restrictions for many Chicagoans despite Lightfoot’s reservations | Lollapalooza to return, Navy Pier to fully open | Mayor picks interim head of police watchdog – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-city-eases-mask-restrictions-lightfoot-reservations-lollapalooza-returns-spin-20210518-6rvi4bgpujbipn4bfmgkyaueze-story.html
— Will County executive proposes reducing size of county board in redistricting plan – MICHELLE MULLINS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-redistricting-plan-democrats-will-county-st-0519-20210518-naannqitxbdvnhqx7pa4rbjpte-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— McConnell hits ‘pause’ on Dems effort to create Jan. 6 panel. That means the bill is likely to have a more difficult path when it reaches the Senate, where majority Democrats will need at least 10 GOP votes to pass it. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/18/22442183/mcconnell-hits-pause-dems-effort-create-jan-6-panel

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County wants public input on redrawing board districts – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210518/kane-county-wants-public-input-on-redrawing-board-districts

WHEATON PATCH
— The Digital Divide: How Wide In Wheaton Area? Access to broadband speeds needed for remote work and learning vary greatly across the U.S.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/digital-divide-how-wide-wheaton-area

CAPITOL FAX
— Bailey attends Statehouse rally against masks for children
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/18/bailey-attends-statehouse-rally-against-masks-for-children/
— Eastern Bloc members wring hands over stigmatizing the unvaxed, complain to MLB teams
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/18/eastern-bloc-members-wring-hands-over-stigmatizing-the-unvaxed-complain-to-mlb-teams/
— 1,495 new confirmed and probable cases; 21 additional deaths; 1,503 hospitalized; 407 in ICU; 2.3 percent average case positivity rate; 2.8 percent average test positivity rate; 56,593 average daily doses, but computer glitch didn’t report some vaxes yesterday
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/18/1495-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-21-additional-deaths-1503-hospitalized-407-in-icu-23-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-28-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-56593-average-daily-doses-but-co/

FOX NEWS
— RNC Chairwoman McDaniel: Big Tech silenced a president. Could you be next? Every American needs to understand the lesson behind Facebook’s recent ban of President Trump – Ronna McDaniel
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/big-tech-president-rnc-chairwoman

GOPUSA
— Space Force: Opposition To Marxism Can Cost You Your Job
(DIERSEN: If I had not opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, I might still be a federal employee. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have a) forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, e) gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, f) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) 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 not have a) failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, c) gotten rid of my mentor in 1975, and d) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would not have a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. 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.gopusa.com/?p=110437

FEDERALIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How many children who are in America illegally have Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district agreed to accept? Who is going to pay for housing them, feeding them, clothing them, teaching them English, giving them medical care, educating them, etc.?
https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/30/bidens-border-crisis-is-displacing-foster-kids-and-screwing-school-districts/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— President Trump Returning To Stage In Upcoming Convention, Rallies
https://www.oann.com/president-trump-returning-to-stage-in-upcoming-convention-rallies/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— The AP Advises Reporters Not To Use Words Like ‘Border Surge’ That ‘Portray Migrants as a Negative’ – Brittany M. Hughes
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, AP, an arm of the Democrat Party, illegally encourages citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally. AP should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/ap-advises-reporters-not-use-words-border-surge-portray-migrants-negative

THE HILL
— Border surge includes people from countries other than Central America, highlighting terror threat – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/554000-border-surge-includes-people-from-countries-other-than-central-america

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America’s Welfare State Is on Borrowed Time Biden has fully embraced the mad goal of giving 98% of the population lavish benefits at no cost. – Christopher DeMuth
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-welfare-state-is-on-borrowed-time-11620238400

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Conservative Viewers Are Better Informed About Important Topics
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to know only what they tell you, no more and no less. My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover-up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/partner_surveys/conservative_viewers_are_better_informed_about_important_topics

May 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 946 cases, 6 deaths – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-946-covid-cases-6-deaths/10650750/
— Biden tax returns reveal he paid 25.9% rate and earned $607,336 in 2020 – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-tax-returns-show-president-paid-259%25-rate-/10652231/

NBC5
— Millionaires Who Favor Raising Taxes on the Rich Launch Protests in Front of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Home on Tax Day – Brian Schwartz
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/millionaires-who-favor-raising-taxes-on-the-rich-launching-protests-in-front-of-amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-home-on-tax-day/2511755/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Downstate Illinois men charged in US Capitol breach asked cop for directions to the bathroom, feds say – JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-us-capitol-breach-illinois-charges-wangler-harrison-20210517-jz7eahg2rfgahcwaoyzs27amkq-story.html
— Pritzker tries to clear up mask confusion | State’s eviction moratorium will be phased out by August | Giannoulias gets boost from Downstate Democrats – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-announces-state-follow-cdc-orders-eviction-ban-ending-spin-20210517-levbtmuiynegbecy2ckspw6p3m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds charge 2 more Illinoisans in U.S. Capitol breach as massive investigation continues. Douglas K. Wangler allegedly told one witness, “if walking around and singing some patriotic songs is a crime then I guess I am guilty.” – Jon Seidel and Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/17/22439655/feds-charge-2-more-illinoisans-us-capitol-breach-investigation-continues

DAILY HERALD
— GOP says Democrats’ ethics bill doesn’t go far enough – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210517/gop-says-democrats-ethics-bill-doesnt-go-far-enough
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Cheney-promoter promotes hatred against those who do not share his hatred of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210517/country-over-party
— House GOP was right – Dan Ulrey, Rolling Meadows
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210517/house-gop-was-right

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— $693,792: That’s the lifetime tax tab for an Illinoisan. It ranks the state 10th in a study. New Jersey’s on top, at $931,698. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/693792-thats-lifetime-tax-tab-illinoisan

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Illinois Senate Republicans unveil sweeping bill to fight public corruption – Shabnam Danesh
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/illinois-senate-republicans-unveil-sweeping-bill-to-fight-public-corruption/

WJOL
— Kinzinger: Party’s Current Main Principle Is Loyalty To Trump
(DIERSEN: Republicans are fully aware of Trump’s strengths and weaknesses, his positives and negatives. RINOs a) ignore, dismiss, deny Trump’s strengths and positives and b) fixate on, overstate, amplify Trump’s weaknesses and negatives.)
https://www.wjol.com/rep-kinzinger-partys-current-main-principle-is-loyalty-to-trump/

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Chicago Democrats Demand Anti-Hair Discrimination Bill, Ignore Murders
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/citizen-kelly-chicago-democrats-anti-hair-discrimination-murders

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Critical Race Theory: It’s A Cancer, Not A Cure – Ryan Scott Bomberger
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/critical-race-theory-its-a-cancer-not-a-cure/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRITZKER: NO MATTER WHAT, ABORTION WILL REMAIN LEGAL IN ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/pritzker-no-matter-what-abortion-will-remain-legal-in-illinois.html
— OP-ED: GUESS WHAT? NOT ALL WORK IS WORTH $15 PER HOUR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/op-ed-guess-what-not-all-work-is-worth-15-per-hour.html
— THORNER: CONCERN ABOUT BIDEN’S HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP GROWS AMONG MILITARY OFFICERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/thorner-concern-about-bidens-health-and-leadership-grows-among-military-officers-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 946 new confirmed and probable cases; 6 additional deaths; 1,512 hospitalized; 398 in ICU; 2.4 percent average case positivity rate; 2.9 percent average test positivity rate; 61,275 average daily doses; 64+ percent of 18+ have received at least one dose
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/17/946-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-6-additional-deaths-1512-hospitalized-398-in-icu-24-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-29-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-61275-average-daily-doses-64-perce/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s HUD to let illegal immigrants use taxpayer funds for public housing – Dave Boyer
(DIERSEN: How many public housing units do the Democrats want to build in Illinois, in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood? What do you say to those who want to build public housing in my precinct on the south side of Roosevelt Road in Wheaton between the Prairie Path and Main Street?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/17/hud-under-joe-biden-wont-require-citizenship-housi/

GOPUSA
— Audacity: 1 RINO (Liz Cheney) Tells 74,000,000 Trump Supporters They Are ‘Misled’
(DIERSEN: Republicans are fully aware of Trump’s strengths and weaknesses, his positives and negatives. RINOs a) ignore, dismiss, deny Trump’s strengths and positives and b) fixate on, overstate, amplify Trump’s weaknesses and negatives.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110354
— Biden Announces Police Week — And Insults Every Cop In America
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110352
— Fauci Says Pandemic Highlights Racism’s Impact
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110364
— America Declines. The Media Obsess Over GOP Squabbles
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110361
— American Medical Association Puts Critical Race Theory Above All
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110357
— 88% Of US Children To Begin Receiving Federal Monthly Payments Starting In July
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110400

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Administration Diverts Funding from American Healthcare to Help Illegal Aliens – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/05/17/biden-administration-diverts-funding-from-american-healthcare-to-help-illegal-aliens/

BREITBART
— Not So Woke: NFL Brain Injury Lawsuit Claims Black Men Have Lower Cognitive Skills than White Men – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/05/17/not-so-woke-nfl-brain-injury-lawsuit-claims-black-men-have-lower-cognitive-skills-than-white-men/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump To Headline North Carolina GOP Convention This Summer – DYLAN HOUSMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/17/donald-trump-north-carolina-gop-convention-michael-whatley/

TOWNHALL
— The Media Hates You And Is Shocked That You Hate It Back – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2021/05/17/the-media-hates-you-and-is-shocked-that-you-hate-it-back-n2589511
— It’s Your ‘Patriotic Duty’ To Ditch The Masks And Get A Job – Scott Morefield
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2021/05/17/its-your-patriotic-duty-to-ditch-the-masks-and-get-a-job-n2589545
— We Strongly Stand Behind Our Reporter (DIERSEN
: My critics/opponents shout that those who dominate the following never did, do not now, and never will stand behind me: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Chicago Heights Firestone Store, Park Forest Post Office, etc.)
https://townhall.com//columnists/townhallcomstaff/2021/05/14/we-strongly-stand-behind-our-reporter-n2589406

EPOCH TIMES
— American Airlines Investigating Pilot Who Opposes School District’s Critical Race Theory Plan – GQ PAN
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me a) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) because in 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/american-airlines-investigating-pilot-who-opposes-school-districts-critical-race-theory-plan_3818459.html

THE HILL
— Biden revokes Trump-era order targeting shield for website operators – REBECCA KLAR
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want me to have any kind of shield for anything that I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. They want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop me from posting copies of the newsletters at www.gopillinois.com . Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading the newsletters. Failing that, they do everything that they can to frustrate my efforts to put together and send out the newsletters.)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/553895-biden-revokes-trump-era-order-targeting-shield-for-website-operators
— Confidant says Trump’s health might be too poor to run for president again. “I think for him, everything will depend on his health at that time. If he still has energy and strength like he does.” – Adam Barnes
(DIERSEN: I was born in 1948. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination. What would you stress in defense of your age? I stress that neither health problems nor any other kind of problem has stopped me from putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter a) each and every morning since 2004 and b) each and every evening too since 2015. Further, I have the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Organization meetings and fundraisers since 1999.)
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/longevity/553867-trump-confidant-says-trumps-health-might-be-too-poor-to

POLITICO
— Who’s next on ransomware’s hit list – SAM SABIN
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-cybersecurity/2021/05/17/whos-next-on-ransomwares-hit-list-795343

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) promote LGBTQ and b) destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/us/politics/biden-lgbtq-rights.html

SEATTLE TIMES
— Alaska Republican Party chair resigns, to move to Virginia – AP
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/alaska-republican-party-chair-resigns-to-move-to-virginia/

BLOOMBERG
— Trump to Address State GOP Group as Part of His Return to Public – Mark Niquette
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-17/trump-to-address-state-gop-group-as-part-of-his-return-to-public

FINANCIAL POST
— Learning new skills can help both your brain and your career. Demand for those with financial proficiencies continues to grow.
(DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree (management from NIU) when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (MBA from Loyola), 31 (accounting from DePaul), and 48 (financial markets and trading from IIT), b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Services Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant), and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32 (CPA).)
https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/business-essentials/learning-new-skills-can-help-both-your-brain-and-your-career

METRO WEEKLY
— SNL mocks Liz Cheney for opposing lesbian sister’s same-sex marriage. Kate McKinnon’s Liz Cheney complained about being cast out by Republicans, noting she “opposed gay marriage even though my own sister is a lez” – Rhuaridh Marr
https://www.metroweekly.com/2021/05/snl-mocks-liz-cheney-for-opposing-lesbian-sisters-same-sex-marriage/

LGBTQ NATION
— Anti-vaxxers now “identify as fully vaccinated” to get out of mask mandates. The old transphobic joke might get people killed as people say they will skirt mask guidelines by just “identifying” as fully vaccinated. – Alex Bollinger
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/05/anti-vaxxers-now-identify-fully-vaccinated-get-mask-mandates/