Tag: political

ABC7 & NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn donations that have been given Republicans.
https://abc7chicago.com/business/corporations-gave-over-$50m-to-voting-restriction-backers/10487619/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/disney-geico-and-other-corporations-backed-florida-lawmakers-now-sponsoring-restrictive-voting-bills/2478869/

NBC5
— Illinois’ COVID Positivity Rate Rose More Than 70% in Last Month, Data Shows
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-covid-positivity-rate-rose-more-than-70-in-last-month-data-shows/2478950/

CBS2
— Markham Mayor Says His Reelection Campaign Signs Were Defaced And Thrown Away, Pile Of Feces Was Found In Front Of Campaign Office Door
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/04/05/markham-mayor-agpawa-campaign-office-vandalism-feces/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois’ COVID-19 positivity rate holds steady at two-month high, hospitalizations jump to highest level in over a month. The state’s rolling test positivity rate has climbed to 3.8% from a low of 2.1% recorded on March 13, demonstrating a troubling rise in coronavirus cases that could lead officials to tighten restrictions on businesses again. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/4/5/22368640/illinois-covid-19-update-positivity-rate-steady-hospitalizations-highest-over-month-coronavirus
— Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration: poll President Joe Biden has tried to seize political momentum on the issue by promising a more humane and orderly system, but his administration has struggled to cope with rising numbers of migrants coming to the border, especially unaccompanied children. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/5/22368108/border-woes-dent-biden-approval-on-immigration-poll
How social media turns online arguments between teenagers into real-world violence
— Social media isn’t just mirroring conflicts happening in schools and on streets — it’s intensifying and triggering new conflicts. – Caitlin Elsaesser
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/5/22368226/online-teenagers-violence-arguments-the-conversation-caitlin-elsaesser

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lightfoot calls for new Chicago police foot-chase policy after teen killed | Pritzker signs bill opposed by Lightfoot boosting firefighter pensions | Preckwinkle to greet Vice President Kamala Harris at airport tomorrow – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kamala-harris-preckwinkle-police-foot-chase-lightfoot-pritzker-pension-spin-20210405-4ndwqh6sovaczjibx5cqw372wq-story.html
— Former Obama Cabinet member Ray LaHood resigns Lincoln Museum post after running afoul of feds over undisclosed $50,000 loan – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-ray-lahood-lincoln-library-20210405-hpt7jlcclrf7jgai5ww2kx7ggq-story.html
— Tuesday’s suburban elections feature controversial figures, strange party names and Flossmoor’s first woman as mayor.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-aud-cb-chicago-suburban-elections-liststory-20210405-m5pg5lexzzcqlowhrpusx47ezy-list.html

DAILY HERALD
— McConnell warns CEOs: ‘Stay out of politics’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they do not exist to make a profit. Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they are arms of a) the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties and/or b) foreign countries that want to destroy America.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210405/news/304059931/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Requiring vaccines: Should you? Can you? It’s a question that’s on the minds of many managers—but particularly those at small companies, who likely couldn’t afford a legal fight if even one employee objects. – H. LEE MURPHY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/private-intelligence/requiring-vaccines-should-you-can-you
— Chicago starts to see immigrant tide from Mexico. Agencies say local arrivals are running at the highest level in years. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Democrats illegally encourage illegal immigration. To vote for Democrats is to illegally encourage illegal immigration. Those who illegally encourage illegal immigration should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicago-starts-see-immigrant-tide-mexico
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Agencies here that serve refugees and other immigrants seeking asylum say their caseload has soared in recent weeks and now is at the highest level it’s hit for several years. For instance, Heartland Human Care Services reports that as of this morning it was housing 240 children who crossed the border unaccompanied by adults. On Dec. 3 it housed none. “I have no doubt we’re going to hit capacity” of the 359 beds Chicago-based Heartland operates under a contract with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, said Executive Director David Sinski. “You’ve read about what’s happening. I’m sure they’re going to keep coming.” At this point, the wave appears likely to at least match surges in 2018 and 2014, Sinski says. Though the kids are young, “almost all” are teenagers from the Golden Triangle area of Central America, he says. “They’re seeking safety. They’re escaping violence that is unimaginable.” The young refugees are usually flown to Chicago by the federal government and temporarily housed here by Heartland before being given permanent homes. Another group that deals with family units, the Interfaith Committee for Detained Immigrants, says it now is meeting 30 to 50 people a week who show up on Greyhound buses straight from the border. The group expects the number to keep growing even though it’s at the highest level its seen in years. Colin McCormick, the agency’s program director for refugee assistance, says the surge began in late February as the Biden administration eased some rules and “gets a little bigger” every week. Many are stuck on Greyhound buses for at least two days before they arrive in Chicago, where they may have even longer journeys ahead, depending on their final destination.” As is the case with Heartland, “the vast bulk” of the arrivals are from Central America. But a few are from other countries, such as Haiti, entering the U.S. via Mexico. Though it may be controversial with some U.S. natives, to the immigrants, trying to enter here “is not a choice,” McCormick asserts. “They’re doing what they need to stay alive.” Most of those arriving here end up not staying in Chicago. Heartland says its clients, who are placed with sponsors, usually family members vetted by the agency, end up on the East and West coasts, not Chicago. All are tested for COVID when they arrive here, with some also tested on the border. Catholic Charities also runs a similar program for unaccompanied youngsters, with some finding their way here on their own or via other agencies. Metropolitan Chicago has a large Mexican-American population, with growing numbers of people from Guatemala, Honduras and other Central American countries. To some degree the influx is seasonal, tailing off in the cold winter months before building again when it’s warm. If that’s the case this year, the tide may have a ways to run before it peaks.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— US Census data, fairness at center of Illinois redistricting debate – Ben Szalinski
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/04/05/illinois-redistricting-lawmakers-debate-data-fairness-map-drawing/4851922001/

WLDS
— Local GOP Talks Reimagine Illinois Platform – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/local-gop-talks-reimagine-illinois-platform/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Utah dads to be required to pay half of pregnancy costs – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/utah-dads-to-be-required-to-pay-half-of-pregnancy-costs

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois only state in region requiring a state-issued permit to buy firearms – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-only-state-in-region-requiring-a-state-issued-permit-to-buy-firearms/article_7d6cfc40-963c-11eb-9433-032604bac883.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE RESEGREGATION OF AMERICA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/the-resegregation-of-america.html
— ILLINOIS POLLING DATA REVEALS COMMON SENSE VALUES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/illinois-polling-data-reveals-common-sense-values.html
— IDEAS MATTER: THE FIGHT AGAINST THE IDEOLOGY OF THE CHINESE REGIME
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/ideas-matter-the-fight-against-the-ideology-of-the-chinese-regime.html

— THORNER – PART 1: BRENT BOZELL DISCUSSES THE GREATEST THREAT TO FREEDOM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/thorner-part-1-brent-bozell-discusses-the-greatest-threat-to-freedom.html

FOX NEWS
— Why can chronic stress result in hair loss? New research provides clues – Madeline Farber (DIERSEN: Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out is extremely stressful. Ever-increasingly, I am losing my hair. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who work/worked the hardest to cause me stress. I would focus on those a) who have threatened to harm me and b) those who have harmed me. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.foxnews.com/health/why-can-chronic-stress-result-in-hair-loss-new-research-provides-clues

GOPUSA
— The Leftist Georgia Strategy: Saul Alinsky Vs. America
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108500

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media pushes false narrative about new Georgia election laws – Ella Carroll-Smith
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-pushes-false-narrative-about-new-georgia-election-laws/

BREITBART
— Prominent BLM Activist Threatens Cities ‘on Fire’ if Chauvin Not Convicted – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/05/nolte-prominent-blm-activist-threatens-cities-fire-chauvin-not-convicted/
— MLB Expanding Presence in China While Pulling Out of Atlanta – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/04/05/mlb-expanding-presence-in-china-while-pulling-out-of-atlanta/

DAILY CALLER
— Evanston: School Board Candidate In City That Voted For Reparations Pans Woke Curriculum – MICHAEL GINSBERG
https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/05/ndona-muboyayi-evanston-illinois-woke-curriculum/
— Clarence Thomas: Big Tech May Not Have The Right To Censor Americans, Compares Platforms To Public Utilities – BRIANNA LYMAN (DIERSEN: I work at home. To stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, my critics/opponents would love to have the power to turn off my utilities: electric, natural gas, water, telephone, internet, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, garbage pick-up, snow plowing, etc. My critics/opponents want the following to punish me: ComEd, NICOR, City of Wheaton, AT&T, Comcast, etc.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/05/supreme-court-clarence-thomas-big-tech-censorship/
— Americans Don’t Approve Of Biden’s Border Crisis
https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/05/poll-joe-biden-border-crisis-ron-desantis-anthony-fauci-coronavirus-vaccine-passports/

DAILY SIGNAL
— This Teacher Says Left Has Turned Public Schools Into ‘Indoctrination Centers’ – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/04/05/this-teacher-says-left-has-turned-public-schools-into-indoctrination-centers/

TOWNHALL
— Crime Heading to a Neighborhood Near You – Tom Tradup (DIERSEN: Whenever Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/tomtradup/2021/04/05/crime-heading-to-a-neighborhood-near-you-n2587392

PJ MEDIA
— Now That Baseball Is Fully Woke, It Needs New Rules – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2021/04/03/now-that-baseball-is-fully-woke-it-needs-new-rules-n1437237

NEWS BUSTERS
— Doesn’t Fit the Narrative: Morning Shows Omit Capitol Attacker Was a Farrakhan Follower – Kristine Marsh
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2021/04/05/doesnt-fit-narrative-morning-shows-omit-capitol-attacker-was

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Wait, When Did Corporate CEOs Become the New Heroes in American Politics? – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/wait-when-did-corporate-ceos-become-the-new-heroes-in-american-politics/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— CNN Versus Biological Reality – Jennifer Bilek
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/04/05/cnn_versus_biological_reality_539750.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Trump Blocking Critics on Twitter – ZACHARY STIEBER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to get information to use to destroy me. I would focus on those a) who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, b) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, and c) who are in bed with those who I have sued.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/supreme-court-throws-out-lawsuit-over-trump-blocking-critics-on-twitter_3762613.html

THE HILL
— War over voting laws further corrodes trust in elections – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/546568-war-over-voting-laws-further-corrodes-trust-in-elections
— Justices dismiss suit over Trump’s blocking of critics on Twitter – JOHN KRUZEL (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to get information to use to destroy me. I would focus on those a) who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, b) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, and c) who are in bed with those who I have sued.)
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/546440-justices-dismiss-suit-over-trumps-blocking-of-critics-on-twitter

POLITICO
— Justice Thomas grumbles over Trump’s social media ban. Thomas’ complaints track closely with those of Republicans, but the GOP is not alone in its concerns about big tech. – JOSH GERSTEIN
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/05/justice-clarence-thomas-trump-twitter-ban-479046

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— McConnell warns CEOs: ‘Stay out of politics’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they do not exist to make a profit. Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they exist 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. Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they are disgusting arms of a) the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties and/or b) foreign countries that want to destroy America.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/04/05/after-new-law-mcconnell-warns-ceos-stay-out-of-politics/

REUTERS
— ‘Stay out of politics,’ Republican leader McConnell tells U.S. CEOs, warns of ‘consequences’ – Richard Cowan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they do not exist to make a profit. Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they exist 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. Ever-increasingly, businesses talk and act like they are disgusting arms of a) the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties and/or b) foreign countries that want to destroy America.)
https://wibqam.com/2021/04/05/stay-out-of-politics-republican-leader-mcconnell-tells-u-s-ceos-warns-of-consequences/

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transgender-sports-bans-republican-conservative-litmus-test/

CNBC
— Justice Thomas suggests regulating tech platforms like utilities – Lauren Feiner (DIERSEN: I work at home. To stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, my critics/opponents would love to have the power to turn off my utilities: electric, natural gas, water, telephone, internet, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, garbage pick-up, snow plowing, etc. My critics/opponents want the following to punish me: ComEd, NICOR, City of Wheaton, AT&T, Comcast, etc.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/05/justice-thomas-suggests-regulating-tech-platforms-like-utilities.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “Conservatives try to commandeer ‘the big lie’”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/05/conservatives-try-commandeer-big-lie/

USA TODAY
— Greg Gutfeld promises he’ll cancel ‘cancel culture’ in ‘subversive’ new late-night Fox News show – Bill Keveney (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on canceling 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. I would focus on those cancelers who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/04/05/fox-news-greg-gutfeld-late-night-talk-show/4831051001/

FORBES
— Why Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Really Dislikes Facebook And Twitter – Abram Brown (DIERSEN: I work at home. To stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, my critics/opponents would love to have the power to turn off my utilities: electric, natural gas, water, telephone, internet, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, garbage pick-up, snow plowing, etc. My critics/opponents want the following to punish me: ComEd, NICOR, City of Wheaton, AT&T, Comcast, etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2021/04/05/clarence-thomas-facebook-twitter-social-media-section-230/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thomas took the opportunity to pen a 12-page concurring opinion laying out why the government should begin treating social media companies differently, regulating them as utilities—like say, a telephone provider—and stopping them from taking down content. “If the analogy between common carriers and digital platforms is correct, then an answer may arise for dissatisfied platform users who would appreciate not being blocked: laws that restrict the platform’s right to exclude,” Thomas concluded.)

BLOOMBERG
— The SALT Deduction Isn’t Just a Subsidy to High-Tax Blue States
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-05/the-salt-deduction-isn-t-just-a-subsidy-to-high-tax-blue-states

NPR
— Justice Clarence Thomas Takes Aim At Tech And Its Power ‘To Cut Off Speech’ – Bobby Allynr (DIERSEN: I work at home. To stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, my critics/opponents would love to have the power to cut off my utilities: electric, natural gas, water, telephone, internet, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, garbage pick-up, snow plowing, etc. My critics/opponents want the following to punish me: ComEd, NICOR, City of Wheaton, AT&T, Comcast, etc.)
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/05/984440891/justice-clarence-thomas-takes-aims-at-tech-and-its-power-to-cut-off-speech

FED SMITH
— Soaring Stock Market Means More TSP Millionaires. The rising stock market has rewarded TSP investors who have stayed invested for the long term. – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: The TSP was established in 1987. I contributed the maximum amount to the TSP until my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically reduced because a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12. My Democrat Post Office forced me resign in 1969.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2021/04/01/soaring-stock-market-means-more-tsp-millionaires/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the stock market continues to climb to new record levels, it is helping federal employees with their retirement savings as well. The number of federal employee millionaires investing in the Thrift Savings Plan has hit a new high. According to the latest data from the TSP, as of the end of the first quarter 2021, there are now 84,808 TSP investors with a balance of $1 million or more. The highest account balance is now pushing $10 million; the lucky current or former federal employee with this designation has a total TSP account balance of $9,318,238. The number of millionaires in the TSP has increased 12.4% since the end of 2020.)

SOUTH FLORIDA REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out is extremely stressful. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who work/worked the hardest to cause me stress. I would focus on those a) who have threatened to harm me and b) who have harmed me. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://southfloridareporter.com/stress-may-have-some-important-cognitive-benefits-new-study-suggests/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Research shows that when stress becomes long-term, it can negatively affect every system in the body. Over time, chronic stress can become debilitating. It can also increase the risk of serious health complications, such as obesity, depression, and heart disease. Many symptoms of stress are easy to ignore or mistake for symptoms of other common conditions. The symptoms of chronic stress include: headaches, digestive problems, skin problems, pain, lack of energy, focus, and interest in previously enjoyed activities, being irritable, easy to anger, and forgetful, eating too much or too little, misuse of alcohol or drugs, feeling overwhelmed, anxious, fearful, or out of control, feeling depressed, insomnia, heart palpitations)

DAILY MAIL
— Head of Capitol security review says all 15,000 congressional staffers need background checks just three days after latest attack that killed a police officer – GEOFF EARLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9437763/Head-Capitol-security-review-says-10-000-congressional-staffers-need-background-checks.html