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March 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 25 shot, 5, fatally, in weekend violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/25-shot-5-killed-in-chicago-weekend-violence/10379595/

NBC5
— Florida Gov. DeSantis Accused of Favoritism in Distributing Covid Vaccine, Congress Urged to Investigate – Will Feuer (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that BECAUSE OF PAST/PRESENT DISCRIMINATION, those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, healthy, law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time SHOULD POSTPONE VACCINATION UNTIL ALL THOSE WHO ARE minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, not healthy, criminals, Trump-haters, moderate, liberal, anti-patriotic, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, citizens of foreign countries, non-married, poor, non-gun owners, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/florida-gov-desantis-accused-of-favoritism-in-distributing-covid-vaccine-congress-urged-to-investigate/2450150/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic voting bill would make biggest changes in decades – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/1/22307471/democratic-voting-bill-make-biggest-changes-decades
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans see those very measures as threats that would both limit the power of states to conduct elections and ultimately benefit Democrats, notably with higher turnout among minority voters. . .Yet to many Republicans, it amounts to an unwarranted federal intrusion into a process that states should control. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., excoriated the measure during a House hearing last week as “800 pages of election mandates and free speech regulations” that poses a “threat to democracy” and would “weaken voter confidence” in elections.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kinzinger says he’s OK making Trump’s ‘enemies list’ | Democrats to gather Wednesday on Madigan’s replacement for state party chair | Johnson & Johnson vaccine headed to Chicago, Lightfoot says – LISA DONOVAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that have/had me on their enemies lists and why they have/had me on those lists.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kinzinger-trump-alderwoman-sanchez-lightfoot-democratic-party-spin-20210301-ao2dkjpliffoppsorwavdfzcjm-story.html
— Illinois, don’t be tempted to use COVID-19 aid as a bureaucracy bailout – TOM DEMMER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-federal-stimulus-illinois-pritzker-demmer-20210301-vlhczfvf4bdyhnh6rkz22zsfdy-story.html
— ‘Soul of a Nation’ program highlights Evanston’s racial reparations plan – TRACY SWARTZ (DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/what-to-watch/ct-ent-soul-of-a-nation-evanston-reparations-20210301-n2g7dueuoveure6p5hhxe6sul4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Behind the Curtain: The newspaper’s role in election coverage – John Lampinen (DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210223/discuss/210229081/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Vote for Darren Bailey to save Illinois. Bailey has high hopes for Illinois and is running for Governor to protect the freedoms sacred to all that call the Land of Lincoln home. – Natalia Dagenhart
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/vote-darren-bailey-save-illinois

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IN MEMORIAM: ANDREW BREITBART AT RIGHT NATION 2010
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/in-memoriam-andrew-breitbart-at-right-nation-2010.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Chicago GOP censures Kinzinger
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/01/chicago-gop-censures-kinzinger/
— Teacher shortage persists (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/01/teacher-shortage-persists/
— 1,143 new confirmed and probable cases; 20 additional deaths; 1,288 hospitalized; 308 in ICU; 2.4 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent average test positivity rate; 77,876 average daily doses; COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/01/1143-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-20-additional-deaths-1288-hospitalized-308-in-icu-24-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-27-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-77876-average-daily-doses-covid/
— Report: Nearly 19 percent of Uline’s Illinois workers have tested positive
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/01/report-nearly-19-percent-of-ulines-illinois-workers-have-tested-positive/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Pandemic of people’: Border catch-and-release risks spread of COVID-19 – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/biden-catch-and-release-strategy-threatens-communi/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump CPAC Speech Breaks The Internet – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/trump-cpac-speech-breaks-the-internet

DAILY WIRE
— Alyssa Milano Calls CPAC Attendees ‘Nazis,’ Floats Conspiracy About Stage, Targets Hotel Chain For Hosting Event – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/alyssa-milano-calls-cpac-attendees-nazis-floats-conspiracy-about-stage-targets-hotel-chain-for-hosting-event

NEWS BUSTERS
— NY Times: GOP Questioning of Puberty Blockers Are ‘Tirades,’ ‘Ugly Attacks’ on Kids – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2021/02/27/ny-times-gop-questioning-puberty-blockers-are-tirades-ugly-attacks

THE HILL
— Poll shows most GOP voters back Trump 2024 bid – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/541033-poll-shows-most-gop-voters-back-potential-trump-2024-bid
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The poll shows 52 percent of GOP voters back Trump, who has floated a potential comeback in 2024 after losing to President Biden in November. That makes him far and away the favorite for his party’s presidential nod; former Vice President Mike Pence placed second with 18 percent support, while former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley came in third with only 7 percent support. If Trump ultimately decides against another presidential bid, however, it’s Pence who picks up the most support, according to the poll. Forty-one percent of GOP voters surveyed said they prefer Pence for the nomination if Trump isn’t on the ballot. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) takes second place in that scenario, garnering 16 percent support, while Haley remains in third with the backing of 10 percent of GOP voters.)
— Trump: ‘I can’t imagine’ any Republican would beat me in 2024 primary if I run – JULIA MANCHESTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/541067-trump-i-cant-imagine-any-republican-would-beat-me-in-2024-primary-if-i-ran
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say Biden’s approval tops 60 percent. Biden will use that as a mandate a) to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, 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 and b) to get rid of the following once and for all: 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://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/541032-bidens-approval-tops-60-percent-in-new-poll

YAHOO NEWS
— Donald Trump could become a ‘kingmaker’
https://news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-could-become-kingmaker-123016307.html

NBC NEWS
— Biden admin will let migrant families separated under Trump reunite inside U.S. Lawyers for the families had asked the Biden administration to let parents deported without their children come back to the U.S. to reunify the families. – Jacob Soboroff, Julia Ainsley and Geoff Bennett
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/biden-admin-expected-let-migrant-families-separated-under-trump-reunite-n1259141

NEW YORK POST
— Trump shows signs of being king-maker rather than king – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2021/02/28/trump-shows-signs-of-being-king-maker-rather-than-king/

USA TODAY
— At CPAC, Donald Trump targets the Republican Party of Liz Cheney and Mitch McConnell – David Jackson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) who have rejected the most planks in the Republican Party platform and b) done the most to drive platform Republicans like me out the Republican Party.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/01/cpac-donald-trump-targets-republicans-liz-cheney-mitch-mcconnell/6868099002/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Rewriting January 6th: Republicans push false and misleading accounts of Capitol riot.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/republicans-riot-false-accounts/2021/02/28/9230e3b6-784c-11eb-9537-496158cc5fd9_story.html
— White House and press are at odds over plan to charge reporters for coronavirus testing – Paul Farhi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/white-house-press-covid-tests/2021/02/26/d623f316-7855-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reporters who cover the White House may soon be paying what amounts to an admission fee to do their jobs. Starting Monday, the White House’s press office said it will start charging journalists for coronavirus tests, which are required for anyone entering the White House grounds. The proposed cost for each test: $170. With dozens of journalists at the White House each day, the fees could add up to tens of thousands of dollars flowing from newsrooms, many of them small and cash-strapped, into government coffers. Until now, the cost of testing has been borne by the White House. But officials there contend that the cost of maintaining the testing regime for nearly a year has strained its budget. So it wants to shift the burden onto news organizations: No test, no entry to the White House. The plan has alarmed the White House Correspondents’ Association, which represents reporters in issues affecting the presidential press corps. The organization has objected to the proposal because of the financial burden it would impose on news organizations, especially smaller ones for whom a $170 daily fee would be onerous. “It sets up a means test for White House coverage,” said one correspondents’ association member familiar with the proposal, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the policy hasn’t been formally announced. No other federal agency charges journalists a test fee, this person said. The fees would add up quickly for larger news organizations, too. The TV networks send as many as eight people a day to the White House grounds to report, produce and operate cameras and equipment. It would cost $1,360 a day to test an eight-person crew under the White House plan. News organizations collectively are limited to 80 people a day on the White House grounds because of coronavirus restrictions. This includes those working in the briefing room and workspaces behind it as well as those who maintain TV camera positions outside the Oval Office on the North Lawn. News organizations have long paid many of the costs of covering the White House. When reporters travel with the president on Air Force One, for example, they are billed by the White House for the trip. They also pay for temporary office space during presidential trips, and for meals when they accompany the president on “pool” duty assignments. But health and security measures have typically been the responsibility of the White House — in other words, taxpayers — not news organizations. “Nobody asked us to pay a fee to put up the fence,” said one journalist, referring to new security barriers around the White House complex. The White House Correspondents’ Association declined to comment, as did White House press secretary Jen Psaki. The tests would be administered under a contract with CVS Health. After prodding from the correspondents’ association, White House officials agreed this week to accept proof of an outside test as an alternative condition for entry. Private tests in the region range from around $50 to $200 or more, depending on the speed, location and method used. But it’s still unclear what kinds of outside tests would satisfy the White House. Some have suggested that making vaccinations available to White House reporters, or even requiring that journalists get vaccinations on their own, could resolve the daily testing issue. But scientists still aren’t certain whether vaccinated people can spread the coronavirus, even if they are immune to its symptoms. In another concession, the White House officials agreed to continue covering the costs of tests administered to pool reporters — those assigned to follow the president when he travels and for those attending daily press briefings. That would cover only a small number of reporters, however. Social-distancing rules adopted last year by the White House Correspondents’ Association limit the number of reporters attending the daily briefings to just 14 at a time.)

February 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Former President Trump tells CPAC crowd ‘the incredible journey’ is ‘far from being over’ – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-tells-cpac-crowd-the-incredible-journey-is-far-from-being-over/10357399/

NBC5
— Trump Slams Biden, Teases 2024 Presidential Run in First Post White House Speech – CNBC
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-to-slam-biden-attack-republican-critics-in-first-post-white-house-speech/2449532/
— Illinois Reports 1,249 New COVID Cases, 22 Deaths Sunday. More than 79,000 doses of COVID vaccine were administered Saturday.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-1249-new-covid-cases-22-deaths-sunday/2449557/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘We’re not starting new parties’: Trump says Republicans will unite, be stronger than ever in CPAC 2021 speech – Jordan Smith
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trumps-first-post-presidential-speech-will-close-out-cpac-2021

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPAC Orlando: Trump hints at running again in 2024 as a Republican – STEVEN LEMONGELLO and RYAN GILLESPIE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-3-trump-20210228-6jbsrxdnibfb3ibepm6ks7qvdq-story.html
— Kinzinger warns of a Trump-led GOP using fear instead of truth to motivate voters – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-trump-cpac-speech-20210228-epenmcegprhyllwp3zcyn3ihnq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kinzinger’s vote and subsequent actions to take on Trump supporters have earned him a sanction of disapproval from the Illinois GOP and censure motions by county GOP organizations within his 16th Congressional District. He also now has an announced 2022 primary opponent, Catalina Lauf of Woodstock, who finished third in an unsuccessful bid last year for the GOP nomination in the 14th Congressional District.)
— Illinois Democratic chairman contest down to two as Castro drops out, backs US Rep. Robin Kelly to replace Michael Madigan – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-party-chairman-madigan-successor-20210226-2fs7vj36srbjbhijdo7jmfcram-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic Party of Illinois chair race down to Michelle Harris, Robin Kelly. The tallies from both camps show Harris ahead. However, there are enough state central committee members who have not gone public to swing the outcome either way. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/28/22306293/democratic-party-illinois-chair-race-michelle-harris-robin-kelly-pritzker-durbin-duckworth

DAILY HERALD
— As Trump returns to spotlight, Kinzinger attacks ‘politics of fear’ – Charles Keeshan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210228/as-trump-returns-to-spotlight-kinzinger-attacks-politics-of-fear

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State budget a product of creative writing – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-state-budget-a-product-of-creative-writing/article_9a09ed7a-dd99-5a31-980a-eee639274da7.html

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Railing against white people not bullying, founder of an anti-bullying nonprofit in Frankfort insists – W.J. Kennedy
https://southcooknews.com/stories/574783116-railing-against-white-people-not-bullying-founder-of-an-anti-bullying-nonprofit-in-frankfort-insists

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump revamps MAGA movement to fight Biden agenda. Former president says it taken Biden a month to transform the nation from ‘America First to America Last.’ – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/trump-cpac-revamps-maga-movement-fight-biden-agend/
— Trump beats out 17 others in Washington Times-CPAC straw poll
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/trump-wins-washington-times-cpac-straw-poll/
— ‘Just getting started:’ Trump at CPAC vows to continue the fight – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/trump-tells-cpac-movement-just-getting-started/

FOX NEWS
— Trump wins CPAC straw poll by wide margin. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in second place. – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-wins-cpac-straw-poll-by-wide-margin
— Trump uses CPAC speech to tear into Biden on border crisis, says he won’t create new party. Trump also hit Biden on the failure to re-open schools. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-speech-cpac-2024-straw-poll

NEWSMAX
— Trump to CPAC: Rush Limbaugh Is ‘Watching Closely’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/rush-conservative-radio-host/2021/02/28/id/1011854/

HOT AIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger allies launch new PAC to support Trump-haters.
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2021/02/kinzinger-allies-launch-new-pac-support-republicans-bucked-trump/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Says Biden Creating ‘Sanctuary Nation,’ Teases Possible 2024 Bid in CPAC Speech – Zachary Evans
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-calls-third-party-speculation-222441067.html

THE HILL
— Trump teases another White House bid in CPAC speech. – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/540921-trump-teases-another-possible-white-house-bid-in-cpac-speech
— News outlets diverge over airing Trump’s CPAC speech – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/540920-news-outlets-diverge-over-airing-trumps-cpac-speech

CBS NEWS
— McDaniel says GOP voters “overwhelmingly” agree with Trump’s record in office
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-trump-face-the-nation/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump CPAC speech repeats ‘rigged’ election lies, declares his political journey ‘far from over’ In prepared remarks, the former president stopped short of announcing his 2024 intentions.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-cpac-speech-declare-his-political-journey-far-over-n1259093

CBS MIAMI
— Former President Trump Calls For GOP Unity During CPAC Closing Speech
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/02/28/former-president-trump-gop-unity-cpac-speech/

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s CPAC speech cements how far the conference — and the GOP — have fallen. This Sunday, Trump will rally conservatives to himself, lacing every sentence with political arsenic.”
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/trump-s-cpac-speech-cements-how-far-conference-gop-have-n1259023

WASHINGTON POST
— Former president Trump rules out third party as he moves to firm up control of the Republican Party – David Weigel and Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-cpac/2021/02/28/6a04140e-79e0-11eb-85cd-9b7fa90c8873_story.html
— Anti-vaccine extremism is akin to domestic terrorism – Richard Pan (DIERSEN: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will ever-increasingly punish those who are not vaccinated and 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.washingtonpost.com/opinions/anti-vaccine-extremism-is-akin-to-domestic-terrorism/2021/02/26/736aee22-787e-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— CPAC straw poll: Trump is top pick for 2024, DeSantis runner up – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2021/02/28/straw-poll-trump-is-top-pick-for-2024-desantis-runner-up/

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump at CPAC: Ex-president tears into Biden and his Republican critics – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/28/cpac-donald-trump-expected-claim-leadership-republican-party/6843815002/

BOSTON GLOBE
— ‘I do look at them in a different light:’ Tensions are high in Congress as Democrats want consequences for election-denying Republicans – Liz Goodwin Glo
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/25/nation/i-do-look-them-different-light-tensions-are-high-congress-democrats-want-consequences-election-denying-republicans/

NEWSWEEK
— ‘We Can Have Division’: GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel Downplays Republican Tensions Over Trump – JASON LEMON (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the party’s platform than any president since Reagan. From what I see, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party want the party a) to dump Trump, b) to dump those who voted for Trump, c) to dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, and d) dissolve the party.)
https://www.newsweek.com/we-can-have-division-gop-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-downplays-republican-tensions-over-trump-1572668
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says “GOP ‘Certainly Not United’ on Vision for Future.”
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-says-gop-certainly-not-united-vision-future-1572674

BUSINESS INSIDER
— RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says despite GOP divisions over Trump impeachment, the party ‘overwhelmingly’ agrees on most issues – John L. Dorman
https://www.businessinsider.com/rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-trump-influence-republicans-impeachment-2021-2

MEDIAITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says “GOP Has Been ‘Using Fear as a Compelling Way to Get Votes’ and We Need to ‘Quit Peddling That.”
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/kinzinger-gop-has-been-using-fear-as-a-compelling-way-to-get-votes-and-we-need-to-quit-peddling-that/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters promote hatred against conservatives.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/cpac-proves-gop-isnt-just-cult-trump/

February 27 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPAC Orlando: Trump fans can’t wait to hear what the ex-president has to say on Sunday – RYAN GILLESPIE (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-2-convention-20210227-apnybvqotvbthphoiu7drrbpvm-story.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— CPAC 2021: Mike Pompeo, Gov. Kristi Noem highlight Saturday’s list of speakers – Jordan Smith
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cpac-2021-pompeo-rep-mccarthy-gov-noem-highlight-saturdays-list-of-speakers
— Hyatt claps back at CPAC haters: We take pride in operating a highly inclusive environment.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hyatt-claps-back-at-cpac-haters-we-take-pride-in-operating-a-highly-inclusive-environment

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump the Dominant Force at CPAC. Speakers continued to fan disinformation and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, with panels dedicated to amplifying false claims of mass voter fraud that have been dismissed by the courts, state election officials and Trump’s own administration.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-the-dominant-force-at-conservative-conference/2449101/

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 1,780 new coronavirus cases, 34 deaths – Jessica D’Onofrio, Craig Wall and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1780-new-coronavirus-cases-34-deaths/10375703/

WTTW
— 41 Problematic Monuments Flagged by City Commission Identified – Heather Cherone (DIERSEN: DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton should offer to take Lincoln statutes that Illinois Democrats do not want.)
https://news.wttw.com/2021/02/17/41-problematic-monuments-flagged-city-commission-identified
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The commission’s website does not identify why each of the monuments were flagged, although for some the reason is clear, including all of the city’s three Columbus statues. Among the statues flagged by the commission are statues of four presidents: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and William McKinley. Five statues of Lincoln were flagged by the commission, although the commission’s website does not identify areas of concern for any of them — or any of the other presidential statues. Two statues of Washington were flagged.)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump the dominant force at CPAC – AP (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-the-dominant-force-at-conservative-conference

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Tazewell County Republicans host meet and greet with newly-appointed state Sen. Sally Turner – Annie Kate
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/tazewell-county-republicans-host-meet-and-greet-with-newly-appointed-sen-sally-turner/

FOX NEWS
— Dan Bongino calls conservatives to action at CPAC: Get ‘off the mat and back in the fight’ “The time for feeling sorry for ourself is done” – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dan-bongino-calls-conservatives-to-action-at-cpac-get-off-the-mat-and-back-in-the-fight
— Bill Maher’s warning to the left: Cancel culture is ‘real’ and ‘coming to a neighborhood near you’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in your employer if you are still employed, in the organizations that you are a member of, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world officially take actions to officially cancel Trump supporters? Who will come to the defense of Trump supporters?)
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bill-maher-cancel-culture-gina-carano-chris-harrison
— Gun owners fight ‘unconstitutional’ bans to protect their Second Amendment right
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6235934813001#sp=show-clips
— Left smears Sen. Rand Paul after fiery exchange with Biden HHS pick
https://video.foxnews.com/v/video-embed.html?video_id=6235876743001&loc=breitbart.com
— Blackburn says conservatives need to ‘get busy’ ahead of 2022 midterms, calls for tough stance on China. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blackburn-conservatives-2022-midterms-china
— Justice Department announces more than 300 people have been charged in Capitol riot. Acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin: ‘Those responsible must be held to account, and they will be’ – Caitlin McFall, Jake Gibson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-announces-more-than-300-people-have-been-charged-in-capitol-riot

BREITBART
— CPAC Speakers: GOP ‘Civil War’ Won by Trump – WENDELL HUSEBO (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/27/cpac-speakers-gop-civil-war-won-by-trump/
— Lawmaker Attempts to Fight Surging Chicago Carjackings by Banning Video Games – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/26/lawmaker-fight-surging-chicago-carjackings-banning-grand-theft-auto/
— Rick Scott: Biden Won’t Open Schools, Brags about Open Schools in Migrant Centers – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/26/rick-scott-biden-wont-open-schools-brags-about-open-schools-in-migrant-centers/

BLAZE
— Jim Acosta confronted at CPAC over CNN’s coverage of Gov. Cuomo’s scandals – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/jim-acosta-cpac-cuomo-cnn

FEDERALIST
— How Leftists Captured Big Business Stephen R. Soukup’s ‘The Dictatorship of Woke Capital’ helps explain Wall Street and corporate CEOs becoming woke and dissing the system that made them rich. – Rupert Darwall
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/26/how-leftists-captured-big-business/

HOT AIR
— Trump Loyalists Spurn “Failed Republican Establishment Of Yesteryear” (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Establishment Republicans dominate the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. Establishment Republicans are anti-conservative. Establishment Republicans reject some, most, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Establish Republicans look down on, if not despise, if not hate those like me who support the aforesaid planks. Establishment Republicans blame those like me who support the aforesaid planks for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2021/02/trump-loyalists-spurn-failed-republican-establishment-yesteryear/

GINGRICH 360
— Keeping Partisan Ideology Out of Our Armed Forces (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrat Party officially allow ONLY those who are the following to join or stay in the military: anti-military, 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.gingrich360.com/2021/02/keeping-partisan-ideology-out-of-our-armed-forces/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Here’s Why the Liberal Media’s LIES About CPAC Will Fail – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2021/02/27/heres-why-liberal-medias-lies-about-cpac-will-fail

EPOCH TIMES
— Censorship ‘the Biggest Problem’ Republicans Face Right Now: Rep. Nunes – ZACHARY STIEBER AND JOSHUA PHILIPP
https://www.theepochtimes.com/censorship-the-biggest-problem-republicans-face-right-now-rep-nunes_3713546.html
— ‘The Swamp Is Back,’ McCarthy Says of $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill’s Passage – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-swamp-is-back-mccarthy-says-of-1-9-trillion-relief-bills-passage_3713599.html

THE HILL
— McCarthy: ‘I would bet my house’ GOP takes back lower chamber in 2022 – BY LEXI LONAS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540848-mccarthy-i-would-bet-my-house-gop-takes-back-the-lower-chamber-in-2022
— Why the ‘Never-Trumpers’ flopped – KEITH NAUGHTON (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/540655-why-the-never-trumpers-flopped
— Democrats don’t trust GOP on 1/6 commission: ‘These people are dangerous’ – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540779-democrats-dont-trust-gop-on-1-6-commission-these-people-are-dangerous

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump the dominant force at CPAC – JILL COLVIN (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.aol.com/news/conservative-conference-trump-still-golden-005650392-220434541.html

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “CPAC speakers tout Trump, spread debunked election claims.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cpac-speakers-tout-trump-spread-debunked-election-claims/story?id=76154762

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In Statehouses, Stolen-Election Myth Fuels a G.O.P. Drive to Rewrite Rules.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/us/republican-voter-suppression.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘It’s Donald Trump’s party’: How the former president is building a political operation to cement his hold on the GOP – Josh Dawsey and Michael Scherer (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-gop/2021/02/27/890376f0-783d-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Conservatives slam California, challenge Gavin Newsom at CPAC – LARA KORTE AND KATE IR
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-02-27/cpac-california-newsom-challenge

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump will protest the 2020 election for years; CPAC is here to help him spread his conspiracies.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/27/donald-trump-still-protests-2020-election-cpac-here-help/6843689002/

BOSTON HERALD
— Trump set to launch controversial comeback at CPAC. Here’s some shocking news for Trump haters — millions of conservatives and other Republicans still like the former president and would vote for him again. – JOE BATTENFELD (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/02/26/trump-set-to-launch-controversial-comeback-at-conservative-conference/

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger’s GOP Challenger Catalina Lauf Accuses Him of Using Taxpayer Money to Go on ‘Liberal Media Shows’ – NATALIE COLAROSSI (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzingers-gop-challenger-accuses-him-using-taxpayer-money-go-liberal-media-shows-1572584

MEDIAITE
— Maskless Right Wing Influencer Ejected by Cops From CPAC Tells Newsmax He Was ‘Specifically Targeted’ by Hyatt – Caleb Howe
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/maskless-right-wing-influencer-ejected-by-cops-from-cpac-tells-newsmax-he-was-specifically-targeted-by-hyatt/

February 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— New Mike Madigan replacement Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar sworn in after Edward Guerra Kodatt resigns – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/angelica-guerrero-cuellar-sworn-in-as-new-madigan-replacement/10369793/
— New threat to blow up Capitol even as militia suspects are rounded up. – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/us-capitol-threat-insurrection-riot-january-6/10371047/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Rep. Marie Newman places transgender flag outside office, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene responds – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-rep-marie-newman-places-transgender-flag-outside-office-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-responds

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “GOP can’t win with Trump at its center. The Republican Party needs to shed itself of former Boss Trump or, for practical purposes, it will cease to exist.” Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, that is, far too many of the aforesaid are RINOs if not anti-conservatives. Republicans who support Trump do so despite concerns/disappointments because he has done more than any Republican president since Reagan to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/25/22301049/trumpism-republican-party-2024-election-jim-hendren-gene-lyons
— Eight almost enough? Endorsements make Ald. Harris clear frontrunner in race to lead state Democratic Party. Ald. Michelle Harris (8th) received eight endorsements Thursday, bringing her nearly two-thirds of the vote needed to succeed Mike Madigan as party chair. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/25/22301754/michelle-harris-endorsements-frontrunner-illinois-state-democratic-party-kelly-castro
— Cancel ‘cancel culture’ – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on canceling others. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who 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://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/25/22301236/cancel-culture-puberty-blockers-mona-charen
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) dump citizens of America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/24/22291231/reimplement-international-entrepreneur-rule-immigrant-entrepreneurs-editorial
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Conservative gathering to feature Trump’s false fraud claims.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/25/22302124/conservative-gathering-feature-trumps-false-fraud-claims

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan picks another House successor after quickly forcing out his first choice over ‘alleged questionable conduct’ – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-speaker-madigan-house-replacement-guerrero-cuellar-20210225-xbxr56twbveihdzkzgifhffb4i-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks Illinois US Rep. Marie Newman’s transgender daughter in feud over LGBTQ rights.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-marie-newman-marjorie-taylor-greene-transgender-rights-20210225-bx67japa3fbmlhvqhrrgab4sni-story.html
— River Forest board approves creation of diversity, equity, inclusion committee – STEVE SCHERING (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/river-forest/ct-rfl-diversity-committee-tl-0304-20210225-xtno7jyflraivcdegigjspyhj4-story.html
— Black Chicago police officers band together for new voice during reckoning over racism in law enforcement – ANNIE SWEENEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-black-chicago-police-organization-20210225-dvbzcs4z3feqvix4sumhcbbgru-story.html
— Marie Newman vs. Marjorie Taylor Greene | Madigan’s successor 2.0 | Activists lambast Cook County for sending COVID-19 money to sheriff’s office. – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-newman-taylor-greene-transgender-republican-granduated-tax-spin-20210225-6fu4vngggjha7ljyxc52vlp5ja-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Helping you gain a deeper understanding of local candidates – Jim Slusher (DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210225/helping-you-gain-a-deeper-understanding-of-local-candidates
— In final fundraising push, Glen Ellyn Food Pantry gets village approval to move to new home – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be will he handing out welfare and/or collecting welfare.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210224/in-final-fundraising-push-glen-ellyn-food-pantry-gets-village-approval-to-move-to-new-home
— ‘All politics are local’: Palatine league organizes 16 virtual election forums – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210225/all-politics-are-local-palatine-league-organizes-16-virtual-election-forums
— Wheaton League of Women Voters offers video voter guide for April 6 election – Mary Pritchard (DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210225/wheaton-league-of-women-voters-offers-video-voter-guide-for-april-6-election
— Mark Senak: 2021 candidate profile for Glen Ellyn Village President
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210225/mark-senak-2021-candidate-profile-for-glen-ellyn-village-president
— Heidi Holan: 2021 candidate, College of DuPage board
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210225/heidi-holan-2021-candidate-college-of-dupage-board

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— How the 1908 race riot and Black history reform have risen to the spotlight for Illinois – Natalie Pierre (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, will Illinois Democrats demand that all Illinois Republicans disclose what their ancestors did in 1908. My ancestors on my father’s side operated Crete’s only hardware store. My ancestors on my mother’s side operated a farm in Grant Park.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/02/25/why-1908-race-riot-black-history-back-spotlight-illinois/4576369001/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Conservative gathering to feature Trump’s false fraud claims.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/conservative-gathering-to-feature-trumps-false-fraud-claims

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrat teachers promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/teaching-students-new-black-history#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “It’s All About Trump: CPAC Seems Poised To Ignore Republican Identity Crisis.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/its-all-about-trump-cpac-seems-poised-ignore-republican-identity-crisis#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading standards move past legislative obstacles; ISBE pushes back on criticism – Demetrios Sanders
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/illinois-culturally-responsive-teaching-and-leading-standards-move-past-legislative-obstacles-isbe-pushes-back-on-criticism/

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP pounces on Welch’s mention of graduated income tax idea
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/25/ilgop-pounces-on-welchs-mention-of-graduated-income-tax-idea/
— 1,884 new confirmed and probable cases; 32 additional deaths; 1,463 hospitalized; 334 in ICU; 2.5 percent average case positivity; 2.7 percent average test positivity rate; 66,274 average daily doses; 2.44 million doses administered
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/25/1884-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-32-additional-deaths-1463-hospitalized-334-in-icu-25-percent-average-case-positivity-27-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-66274-average-daily-doses-244-million/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House passes Equality Act despite objections over religious freedom, women’s sports. Three Republicans join Democrats as GOP support dips from 2019 – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/25/house-passes-equality-act-despite-objections-over-/
— Facebook says it will pay $1B over 3 years to news industry – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want me to pay publishers for the right to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they post on their websites. Of course, they ignore the fact that the newsletters drive lots of traffic to the publishers’ websites. Of course, they ignore the fact that the newsletters are not-for-profit. My critics/opponents want a) to stop me from sending out the newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading the newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/24/facebook-says-it-will-pay-1b-over-3-years-to-news-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Not an actual problem’: Top Democrat dismisses conservative censorship complaints. – Nihal Krishan (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want Google to continue to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrat-dismisses-conservative-censorship-complaints

FOX NEWS
— Rush Limbaugh to be honored at CPAC, inducted into Conservative Hall of Fame. Limbaugh will also be honored with video tribute at Ronald Reagan Dinner Saturday night. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/rush-limbaugh-to-be-honored-at-cpac
— Citizens United rolls out anti-Biden campaign to ‘fight back’ against agenda, defend Trump’s record. Citizens United rolling out project at Conservative Political Action Conference starting Thursday. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/citizens-united-anti-biden-campaign-defend-trump-record

GOPUSA
— DC Congresswoman Introduces Bill To Remove ‘Emancipation Memorial’ Featuring Lincoln (DIERSEN: DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton should offer to take Lincoln statutes that Illinois Democrats do not want.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106908
— Nearly Half Of Trump Voters Would Leave GOP For Trump Party, Poll Finds (DIERSEN: Of course, ever-increasingly, anti-conservatives use Trump to drive conservatives out of the GOP.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106832

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Ted Cruz: Biden Opening Border for ‘Murderers, Rapists’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/illegals-criminals-rapists-texas/2021/02/25/id/1011573/

CBN NEWS
— ‘Chilling’ War on Conservative Media: Some Warn Dems Trying to ‘Silence All Opposing Views’ – George Thomas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to silence me and my views. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2021/february/war-on-conservative-media-intensifies-some-warn-dems-trying-to-silence-all-opposing-views-and-control-your-life

PJ MEDIA
— Christian Science Monitor: If You Don’t Like Public Schools Proselytizing for Islam, You’re a Racist – ROBERT SPENCER (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or country without borders than a religion.)
https://pjmedia.com/culture/robert-spencer/2021/02/21/christian-science-monitor-if-you-dont-like-public-schools-proselytizing-for-islam-youre-a-racist-n1427210

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Top 10 Most Corrupt U.S. Cities from 1976-2019 Run by Democrats 87% of the Time – Nick Kangadis
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/top-10-most-corrupt-us-cities-1976-2019-run-democrats-87-pct-time

OPEN SECRETS
— Trump allies among top CPAC sponsors – Anna Massoglia
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/02/trump-allies-at-cpac-2021/

ONE NEWS NOW
— A wolf in sheep’s clothing … in Christianity’s evangelical heartland. The Islamic Center of Wheaton is an Islamist stronghold in the heartland of evangelical Christianity, promoting anti-Western and anti-Semitic ideologies among Muslim Americans. – Hesham Shehab
https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/guest-commentary/2021/02/25/a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing-in-christianitys-evangelical-heartland
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton, Illinois, is home to Wheaton College, which is dubbed the “Harvard of Christian schools” in America. The city also boasts of 73 churches, supporting its claim to be the town with the “second most churches per capita in America.” But when the First Assembly of God lost its mortgage in 2013, the Islamic Center of Wheaton (ICW) paid $3.15 million for the seven-acre property and moved into the building – creating a hotbed for Islamic extremism in the middle of America’s evangelical epicenter. Being the first mosque ever to set roots in the town where America’s most prominent Christian evangelist Billy Graham went to seminary, ICW raised a lot of interest in the community. On its first “Open Mosque Day,” it attracted 250 people, mainly Christians and students from Wheaton College who enjoyed the hospitality of the new worship center. “We want to present a positive image of an Islamic center …. We just want to be a good neighbor …,” ICW president and spokesman Dr. Abraham Antar told the Chicago Tribune in late 2013. Yet, Wheaton families of any religion – including the suburb’s diverse Muslim community – should question the rosy image that Antar seeks to project. ICW’s leaders belong to Islamist organizations that stem from extremist, often violent movements based in the Middle East and South Asia. In-house guides For example, Antar himself is an “active volunteer” with two Islamist groups (the Muslim American Society [MAS] and the Chicago chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America [ICNA]) that have openly declared their allegiance to foreign extremists. Moreover, his wife Zahra was a speaker at a 2016 convention in Chicago jointly hosted by the same organizations. (See sidebar) It doesn’t stop there. Ibrahim Dardasawi, the imam of ICW, is a frequent guest at Islamist conventions in Chicago, including events sponsored by MAS-ICNA and American Muslims for Palestine, an anti-Israel nonprofit accused of providing a “platform for anti-Semitism.” For years, Dardasawi has “blessed” these conventions with his mellow voice in recitations of the Quran and Nasheeds (Islamic songs). While Dardasawi mainly leads prayers and delivers sermons at ICW, the vice president of the mosque – Sheikh Omer Haqqani – is more active in public outreach, interfaith relations, and youth education behalf of the mosque. Sadly, Haqqani may not be offering mentorship that helps young Muslims at ICW integrate with the community. He is a graduate of India’s fundamentalist Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, also known as Nadwa. (See sidebar). In any case, it is unclear what Haqqani teaches Muslim youth about their Christian neighbors and Islam. When asked during an interview about the books he uses for religious education at ICW, Haqqani refused to answer, possibly because the mosque curriculum draws upon the same radical theories espoused by his alma mater. Outside guides In addition to its radical leadership, Wheaton’s only mosque also plays host to extremist guest speakers. Locals visiting the worship center might chance upon Islamists such as Sabri Samirah, who presented a Friday sermon, or khutbah, at ICW in 2015. Samirah is a well-known Muslim Brotherhood leader in Jordan, and the former chairman of a pro-Hamas nonprofit shuttered in 2004 because of its role in financing international terrorism. His invitation to preach at ICW further reveals the mosque’s radical ideological identity. Indeed, Samirah’s appearance followed 11 years of exile after he was designated a security threat by U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services. Furthermore, Wheaton evangelists visiting ICW should be wary of the missionizing purpose behind its “Open Mosque” days. These events are often sponsored by GainPeace, an ICNA offshoot that whitewashes militant jihad in early Islamic history and misinforms non-Muslims. In a nationwide billboard campaign, GainPeace sought to ensure Christians that Muslims honor Jesus as a respected and revered prophet. However, less-public GainPeace training materials slander the Christian understanding of Jesus as rooted in paganism and “sketchy biographical material, poorly researched and compiled.” Successfully misguiding Nevertheless, there are signs that ICW’s propagandist teachings may be working. It’s apparent the Chicago suburb remains ignorant of the Islamic center’s radical agenda – as indicated by a Wheaton College professor who violated the school’s spiritual principles in 2015 by declaring that Muslims and Christians worship the same god, and other faculty who delivered flowers to ICW and begged “repentance for the ways in which evangelicals have abused Muslims.” It’s a pity that (Milton) Township, which boasts one of the most diverse Muslim refugee populations in the U.S., only has the Islamic Center of Wheaton – a proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing – for its Muslim immigrants. The mosque promotes intolerance, anti-Semitism, and victimhood, ultimately hindering the integration of the new Muslim generations into the American community. To be a good neighbor to and a positive influence on these refugee families – as Dr. Abraham Antar declared years ago – ICW should revoke its affiliation with extremist organizations and cleanse its leadership ranks of Islamist elements. Otherwise, Wheaton’s only mosque should be exposed and discredited as a radical institution incapable of assimilation. Hesham Shehab is the Chicago associate at the Counter-Islamist Grid, a project of the Middle East Forum. This column is printed with permission. Opinions expressed in ‘Perspectives’ columns published by OneNewsNow.com are the sole responsibility of the article’s author(s), or of the person(s) or organization(s) quoted therein, and do not necessarily represent those of the staff or management of, or advertisers who support the American Family News Network, OneNewsNow.com, our parent organization or its other affiliates.)

EPOCH TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Conservatives Flock to Grassroots GOP Positions to Push Party Reform – PETR SVAB (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, that is, far too many of the aforesaid are RINOs if not anti-conservatives. Republicans who support Trump do so despite concerns/disappointments because he has done more than any Republican president since Reagan to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/conservatives-flock-to-grassroots-gop-positions-to-push-party-reform_3699351.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservatives across the country are applying for local Republican official positions in a bid to reform the party. Some feel a major part of the party establishment consists of “Republicans in name only,” or RINOs, who no longer represent their voter base. The movement aims to fill the many vacant positions of precinct committee officers. Those involved in the effort estimate that roughly 400,000 of these jobs exist nationwide, with half or more empty, although the precise number is hard to determine since the GOP doesn’t publish overall data. These grassroots positions wield significant power and influence. Either directly or through electors and delegates, they elect state GOP leaders as well as a state’s delegation to the Republican National Committee (RNC), which then elects the national party leadership. They are also commonly drawn upon to fill election oversight positions, such as poll observers and ballot signature verification monitors. Some local party committees also endorse primary candidates and may organize get-out-the-vote efforts for a particular candidate. Interest in the committee positions surged in recent weeks after the topic was picked up by several conservative writers and personalities, and began to spread on social media. The general sentiment of the movement is that Republicans need to get more actively involved in politics and demand that their party and its candidates faithfully represent their values. The idea of virtually taking over the Republican Party through filling vacant precinct positions has long been advocated by Arizona lawyer Dan Schultz. Since at least 2009, he’s produced a book, a website, and numerous articles and videos on the subject and sought to influence the party’s movers and shakers, with limited success. The major breakthrough appears to have come on Feb. 6, when Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, hosted Schultz on his talk show. Interest then started to snowball, with several articles in small conservative outlets and further appearances on Bannon’s show, Schultz told The Epoch Times.)
— Democrat’s $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Is ‘Neo-Socialist Wish List’: Sen. John Kennedy – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/bidens-1-9-trillion-relief-bill-is-neo-socialist-wish-list-sen-john-kennedy_3710818.html

THE HILL
— McConnell says he’d back Trump as 2024 GOP nominee – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/540625-mcconnell-says-hed-back-trump-as-2024-gop-nominee
— House passes sweeping protections for LGBTQ people – ALEX GANGITANO AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540558-house-passes-sweeping-protections-for-lgbtq-people
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the measure received strong pushback from conservatives, with critics arguing that it could infringe on religious liberties, could lead to taxpayer-funded abortion. They have also taken issue with its language allowing transgender women to take part in women’s sports. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) forcing two motion to vacate procedural votes, arguing that members needed “some time to think about how they’re going to vote on the Equality Act, but because the Equality Act, truly destroys women’s sports and women’s rights.” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) vowed to fight it in the courts if it is signed into law, arguing it is unconstitutional and blasting Democrats for opting not to have the bill go through the committee process. “The definition of sex in HR 5 inserts the right to abortion into the Civil Rights Act, the Equality Act could be used to force a universal right to abortion until birth, it forces medical professionals to conduct or assist in performing abortions and perform certain surgeries, administer hormone blockers even if it is against their medical advice, forces employers to cover sexual assignment surgeries, forces schools, hospitals, and businesses to recognize a chosen gender. I can go down the list, but this is about power and control,” he said on the floor. Major companies like AT&T, Bank of America, Chevron, CVS, and General Motors support the passage of the legislation and are part of Human Rights Campaign’s Business Coalition.)
— Democrats’ letter targeting Fox, Newsmax for misinformation sparks clash during hearing. – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/540386-democrats-letter-targeting-fox-newsmax-for-misinformation-sparks-clash
— Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. replaces banned weed, LGBTQ rights flags — with bigger ones – JORDAN WILLIAMS
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/540323-pennsylvania-lt-gov-replaces-banned-weed-lgbtq-rights-flags-with-bigger

NBC NEWS
— Trump was once a CPAC pariah. Now he’s the confab’s king
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/trump-was-once-cpac-pariah-now-he-s-confab-s-n1258828

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Facebook signs pay deals with 3 Australian news publishers – ROD McGUIRK (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want me to pay publishers for the right to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they post on their websites. Of course, they ignore the fact that the newsletters drive lots of traffic to the publishers’ websites. Of course, they ignore the fact that the newsletters are not-for-profit. My critics/opponents want a) to stop me from sending out the newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading the newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.startribune.com/facebook-signs-pay-deals-with-3-australian-news-publishers/600027485/

YAHOO
— Noem: Democrats used COVID to promote fear and change America. South Dakota governor calls out the left’s politicization of coronavirus on ‘Hannity’
https://news.yahoo.com/noem-democrats-used-covid-promote-031732945.html

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republican No-Shows for CPAC Gathering Are Who’s Who of the GOP.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-25/republican-no-shows-for-cpac-gathering-are-who-s-who-of-the-gop

February 25 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS
— JOIN CPAC 2021 FROM HOME: How to watch streaming coverage, exclusive content on Fox Nation. Fox Nation to provide uninterrupted coverage and live streaming of this year’s event – Yael Halon
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cpac-2021-how-to-watch-streaming-coverage-fox-nation
— Citizens United rolls out anti-Biden campaign to ‘fight back’ against agenda, defend Trump’s record. Citizens United rolling out project at Conservative Political Action Conference starting Thursday. – Brooke Singma
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/citizens-united-anti-biden-campaign-defend-trump-record
— Trump should focus on 2022 elections, not 2024, in CPAC address: Newt Gingrich. Former House speaker calls Capitol security fencing ‘insult to every American.’ – Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-cpac-speech-2022-elections-2024-election-newt-gingrich
— Republican senators send letter to Jeff Bezos asking why Amazon pulled book by conservative author. Senators wrote that Amazon move ‘openly signaled to conservative Americans that their views are not welcome’ – Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-senators-letter-amazon-book-transgender

WGN RADIO
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass: David Marcus previews CPAC and the future of the GOP
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-david-marcus-previews-cpac-and-the-future-of-the-gop/

WGN TV
— Chicago tops list of most corrupt city in US
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-tops-list-of-most-corrupt-city-in-us-report-says/

NBC5
— ‘We’re in the Land of Lincoln:’ Lightfoot Responds to Chicago Mural Controversy. “Let’s be clear, we’re in the Land of Lincoln, and that’s not going to change.” – Becca Wood
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/were-in-the-land-of-lincoln-lightfoot-responds-to-chicago-mural-controversy/2446643/
— Kinzinger Draws Republican Primary Challenger Catalina Lauf Over Impeachment Vote – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/kinzinger-draws-republican-primary-challenger-over-impeachment-vote/2446472/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger GOP primary challenger Catalina Lauf gets 523,900 hits on announcement video A primary contest between Kinzinger and Lauf is part of the GOP civil war being waged across the nation between Trump Republicans and Republicans who do not embrace the ex-president. – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Those who support the Republican Party platform support Trump and those who reject that platform support Trump-haters.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/24/22300280/illinois-rep-adam-kinzinger-pro-trump-gop-primary-challenger-catalina-lauf-523900-hits-on-video
— Political operative Roberto Caldero charged in new indictment featuring ex-Ald. Danny Solis. Also charged in separate tax indictments were former state Rep. Edward “Eddie” Acevedo and his sons Michael and Alex Acevedo. – Jon Seidel, Mark Brown, and Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/2/24/22300154/political-operative-roberto-caldero-charged-new-indictment-ex-alderman-danny-solis
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/24/22299093/cpac-republican-party-future-right-wing-extremism-s-e-cupp-conservative-political-action-conference

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A transgender flag and a personal attack: Illinois U.S. Rep. Marie Newman and Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene feud over LGBTQ rights – BILL RUTHHART (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will your employer if you are still employed, b) will the organizations that you are a member of, c) will your municipality, d) will your township, e) will your county, f) will Illinois, g) will America, and h) will the world officially get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ? I should write a book about adverse actions that the aforesaid have already taken against those like me who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-marie-newman-marjorie-taylor-greene-transgender-rights-20210225-bx67japa3fbmlhvqhrrgab4sni-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday, Taylor Green gave a floor speech in opposition of the bill and then unsuccessfully tried to adjourn the House to block its movement through the chamber. That prompted Newman, whose new office in Washington’s Longworth House Office Building is directly across the hall from Taylor Greene’s, to display a transgender flag in the hallway. Newman tweeted a video of herself putting up the flag so that Taylor Greene “can look at it every time she opens her door.” That prompted Taylor Greene to post a similar video of herself putting up a sign on the wall across the hall from Newman that reads, “There are TWO genders MALE & FEMALE. ‘Trust the science!’”)

DAILY HERALD
— Newest DuPage courtroom designed with pandemic safety in mind – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210224/newest-dupage-courtroom-designed-with-pandemic-safety-in-mind
— Watch interview between candidates for West Chicago High School District 94 school board
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210224/watch-interview-between-candidates-for-west-chicago-high-school-district-94-school-board

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 112 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 2 deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 3.8% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/25/dupage-county-reports-112-covid-19-cases-wednesday-2-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-38/

NPR ILLINOIS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA AND ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats blame Republicans for Blacks in Illinois not getting vaccinated.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/not-getting-their-shot-black-residents-lag-covid-19-vaccinations
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “It’s All About Trump: CPAC Seems Poised To Ignore Republican Identity Crisis.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/its-all-about-trump-cpac-seems-poised-ignore-republican-identity-crisis#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— 54% of Republican voters would support Trump if he ran for president in 2024 – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/54-of-republican-voters-would-support-trump-if-he-ran-for-president-in-2024

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters crow about their success. What goals for turning children into LGBTQers do LGBTQ-promoters have for the schools in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/02/25/campus/asg-legislation-to-relocate-the-gender-and-sexuality-resource-center-passes/

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS GLEN ELLYN
— Understand the importance of a township mental health board as we learn about the Youth Network that is sponsored by the Bloomingdale Twp 708 Mental Health Board. This is of particular interest for Milton Township citizens as we evaluate the ballot measure in the April 6th election that would provide funds to set up a 708 Mental Health board here as well.
https://www.lwvge.org/upcoming-events/bloomingdaleyouthnetwork

DUPAGE ELECTION DIVISION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: April 6, 2021 election sample ballots for your precinct are available.
https://www.dupageco.org/VoterLookup/
— Early Voting Begins at DuPage County Fairgrounds on Feb. 25th
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2021/64347/

DUPAGE DEMOCRATS
— FROM THE POSTING: Non-Partisan Candidates CONTESTED Races or Write-Ins that share our Democratic Values
https://dupagedemocrats.com/2021-election/candidates/

DEMOCRATS OF MILTON TOWNSHIP
— Monthly Meeting Minutes (DIERSEN: I should sue all of my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 have lost elections because of articles that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on a) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, b) their major donors, c) their political consultants, d) their campaign managers, e) their campaign staff members, and f) their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.democratsofmilton.com/minutes

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Catalina Lauf Promoted by Prominent Conservative Web Site Gateway Pundit
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/24/catalina-lauf-promoted-by-prominent-conservative-web-site-gateway-pundit/
— Grafton Township GOP Censures Congressman Adam Kinzinger
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/25/grafton-township-gop-censures-congressman-adam-kinzinger/
— Pathetic GOP Township Primary Election Voter Turnout
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/24/pathetic-gop-township-primary-election-voter-turnout/
— McConchie Criticizes Pritzker Budget Gimmicks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/24/mcconchie-criticizes-pritzker-budget-gimmicks/
— The Fauci Game from The Babylon Bee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/25/message-of-the-day-a-game/
— Gasser v. Miller Algonquin Township Road District Case May Come to a Head on March 2nd
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/25/gasser-v-miller-case-may-come-to-a-head-on-march-2nd/
–Wokeness in the Pritzker Administration
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/25/wokeness-in-the-pritzker-administration/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ Latest Use Of Taxpayer Money As Political Club – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-treasurer-frerichs-latest-use-of-taxpayer-money-as-political-club-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER’S BUDGET PUSHES 9 NEW TAXES WORTH NEARLY $1 BILLION – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzkers-budget-pushes-9-new-taxes-worth-nearly-1-billion/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I should pay them for the right to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to their articles which are posted on websites. They would not do that if I agreed to a) serve as one or their operatives or dupes, b) glorify and praise them, c) pander to them, and/or d) give them lots of money. I would focus on the aforesaid who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/24/australia-passes-law-to-make-google-facebook-pay-f/

GOPUSA
— Biased Media Can Always Count On Liz Cheney For A Trump Putdown
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106878
— The Equality Act Is Anti-Christian
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106904

BREITBART
— Texas Towns Cope with Migrant Wave Not Tested for Coronavirus – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: How many not tested illegals do the Democrats and RINOs plan on dumping 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?)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/02/24/texas-towns-cope-with-migrant-wave-not-tested-for-coronavirus/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Instruments of Our Own Oppression – Eric M. Wallace, PhD
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/02/25/instruments-of-our-own-oppression

CNS NEWS
— Atheists for Liberty Exhibit at ‘Conservative’ Political Action Conference – Michael W. Chapman
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/michael-w-chapman/atheists-liberty-exhibit-conservative-political-action-conference

DAILY CALLER
— 27-Year-Old Former Trump Admin Staffer Catalina Lauf Announces Congressional Campaign To Unseat Rep. Adam Kinzinger – ELIZABETH LOUISE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/24/former-trump-administration-staffer-catalina-lauf-announces-congressional-run-illinois-representative-adam-kinzinger/

DAILY WIRE
— California Bill Requires ‘Gender Neutral’ Stores, Fines Retailers $1000 For Having Separate ‘Boy’ And ‘Girl’ Toy Departments – Emily Zanotti
https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-bill-requires-gender-neutral-stores-fines-retailers-1000-for-having-separate-boy-and-girl-toy-departments

FEDERALIST
— Twitter Blocked Links To CPAC’s Website. It Now Claims It Was Just An ‘Error’ – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/24/twitter-blocked-links-to-cpacs-website-it-now-claims-it-was-just-an-error/
— ‘Roe v. Wade’ Movie To Premiere Friday To CPAC’s Sold-Out Crowd – Gabe Kaminsky
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/24/roe-v-wade-movie-to-premiere-friday-to-cpacs-sold-out-crowd/

PJ MEDIA
— Tucker Carlson’s ‘Disinformation’ Monologue Triggers the Left Big Time – Now Watch Them Fall Into His Trap and Respond With Disinformation – VICTORIA TAFT
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/victoria-taft/2021/02/24/tucker-carlsons-disinformation-monologue-triggers-the-left-big-time-now-watch-them-fall-into-his-trap-and-respond-with-disinformation-n1428038

TOWNHALL
— Tucker Carlson’s Segment on Misinformation Ends with a Brutal Uppercut to CNN – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/02/24/what-tucker-carlson-said-about-misinformation-and-qanon-will-surely-infuriate-th-n2585281
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Recently, Democrats sent a letter to cable providers and big tech companies imploring them to pretty much remove all or most conservative media outlets since we apparently peddle such misinformation. Of course, you all know this is a nakedly political attempt at censorship, but let’s play this game. Who’s really lying?)

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Democrat Equality Act ‘the most comprehensive assault on Christianity ever written into law’ ‘This is a radical bill that uses the government to control, through coercion, how every American thinks, speaks, and acts on issues of human sexuality’ – David McLoone
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/democrat-equality-act-the-most-comprehensive-assault-on-christianity-ever-written-into-law

COLLEGE FIX
— University appears to ignore request to ban Turning Point USA chapter from campus – RACHEL LALGIE (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I greatly appreciate those who have resisted demands from my critics/opponents to ban me and to ban my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-appears-to-ignore-request-to-ban-tpusa-chapter-from-campus/

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— Facebook to Spend $1 Billion in Support of Journalism – MATTHEW RENDA (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I should pay them for the right to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to their articles that are posted on websites. They would not do that if I agreed to a) serve as one or their operatives or dupes, b) glorify and praise them, c) pander to them, and/or d) give them lots of money. I would focus on the aforesaid who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.courthousenews.com/facebook-to-spend-1-billion-in-support-of-journalism/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook pledged $1 billion in support for local news organizations Wednesday in the aftermath of its standoff with the Australian government over how much the social media platform should pay local news outlets for their content.)

EPOCH TIMES
— Republicans Can Win 2022 by Following Trump’s Lead: Lindsey Graham – MASOOMA HAQ
https://www.theepochtimes.com/republicans-can-win-2022-by-following-trumps-lead-lindsey-graham_3709448.html
— DOJ Watchdog Criticizes Trump’s Firing of IGs, but Omits Key Facts in Matter – Jeff Carlson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/doj-watchdog-criticizes-trumps-firing-of-igs-but-omits-key-facts-in-matter_3709653.html

UPI
— CPAC 2021 opens in Florida; Trump, other top Republicans to speak – Clyde Hughes
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/02/25/florida-cpac-2021-begins-donald-trump/9131614263961/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Black Lives Matter Opens Up about Its Finances. The foundation widely seen as a steward of the Black Lives Matter movement says it took in just over $90 million last year, according to a financial snapshot shared exclusively with The Associated Press. – AARON MORRISON
https://businessjournaldaily.com/ap-exclusive-black-lives-matter-opens-up-about-its-finances/

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters crow about their success. What goals for turning children into LGBTQers do LGBTQ-promoters have for the schools in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/24/us/americans-identifying-lgbtq-poll-trnd/index.html

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters crow about their success. What goals for turning children into LGBTQers do LGBTQ-promoters have for the schools in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/americans-identify-lgbt-poll/story?id=76097305

CBS NEWS
— Liz Cheney calls on GOP to do more to reject ‘white supremacy’ (DIERSEN: Hate-filled GOP-haters call for the GOP to get rid of all 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://wtop.com/congress/2021/02/liz-cheney-calls-on-gop-to-do-more-to-reject-white-supremacy/

YAHOO NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger promotes hatred against who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://news.yahoo.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-called-065841115.html
— Mike Pompeo is speaking at CPAC amid rumors of a 2024 presidential bid – Lachlan Markay
https://news.yahoo.com/mike-pompeo-speaking-cpac-amid-014824048.html
— Congressional Hearing Explores Whether Right-Wing Media Disinformation Puts Lives ‘at Risk’ – Lindsey Ellefson (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/congressional-hearing-explores-whether-wing-180924060.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A former CPAC organizer’s broadside shows conservatism’s ongoing descent.” If you claim to be conservative, but promote hatred against Trump, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/24/former-cpac-organizers-broadside-shows-conservatisms-ongoing-descent/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, a) will your employer if you are still employed, b) will the organizations that you are a member of, c) will your municipality, d) will your township, e) will your county, f) will Illinois, g) will America, and h) will the world officially get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ? I should write a book about adverse actions that the aforesaid have already taken against those like me who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/25/greene-newman-transgender-equality-act/
— The missing piece of the minimum wage debate. History shows that boosting the minimum wage leads to consumer spending. – Colleen Doody (DIERSEN: During the 1960s, if the minimum wage had been $15/hour in today’s dollars, in 1966, I would have bought a new loaded Pontiac GTO to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete, instead of the new Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I bought. I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kreseges in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years and the summer in between at Crete-Monee High School.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/02/25/missing-piece-minimum-wage-debate/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “If you served Trump, you have no standing to criticize Biden.” What standing do your critics/opponents have to criticize you? I should write a book about my critics/opponents a) who never served as a chairman of a political organization – I served the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012; b) who never served on the leadership team of an organization – I served on the Steering Committee of the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) 2003-2007, on the Board of Directors of the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter 2001-2004, and on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996; c) who never served as a webmaster – I served as the webmaster of the Milton Township Republican Organization 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, ICRC 2003-2007, and Milton Township 2001-2004; d) who never worked for a government agency – I worked for GAO 1980-97, IRS 1971-1980, and the Post Office 1966-1969; e) who never earned any professional certifications or licenses – I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997; f) who never served as a Precinct Committeeman – I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999; g) who have never put newsletters together and sent them out – I have been putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out since 2000; and h) who have never filed lawsuits – I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/22/if-you-served-trump-you-have-no-standing-criticize-biden/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters crow about their success. What goals for turning children into LGBTQers do LGBTQ-promoters have for the schools in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-02-25/house-poised-approve-legal-protections-lgbtq

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you really are a Trump-supporter, you do not do things that harm Trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/02/24/lawmakers-of-both-parties-slam-ron-johnson-for-claiming-fake-trump-protesters-stormed-capitol/
— Linking Self-Awareness To Leadership Potential, And How To Raise Your Self-Awareness – Kimberly Janson (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, I have never demonstrated leadership potential. They stress that 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. In my defense, I stress that a) I survived 7 years as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, b) I survived 8 years a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, c) I survived 6 years as a Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, d) I survived 4 years as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and e) I survived 3 years as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2021/02/23/linking-self-awareness-to-leadership-potential-and-how-to-raise-your-self-awareness/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters destroy Republicans who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/will-enough-republican-senators-sign-onto-equality-act-pass-probably-not/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who hate America use Blacks to promote hatred against America.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/24/black-history-month-meaning-racism-legacy
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters crow about their success. What goals for turning children into LGBTQers do LGBTQ-promoters have for the schools in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/24/how-many-lgbtq-americans-study-record-high

February 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mike Madigan replacement Edward Guerra Kodatt resigns after only 3 days, Angelica Guerrero Cuellar nominated as new successor – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/madigan-replacement-edward-kodatt-resigns-after-only-3-days/10367048/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pro-Trump candidate Catalina Lauf announces plans to challenge one of the former president’s Republican critics, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-catalina-lauf-challenge-kinzinger-congress-16th-district-20210224-rohj5knnhvfknnxxdjslqzzkny-story.html
— Madigan’s successor resigns after 3 days, still eligible for month’s pay | Lightfoot caught cussing on hot mic during City Council meeting | Pro-Trump Republican launches bid to unseat Kinzinger – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lauf-kinzinger-trump-madigan-kodatt-lightfoot-hot-mic-spin-20210225-pld36jnfxngsxkgdhgwpgojgza-story.html
— Michael Madigan’s hand-picked successor in state House resigns just three days after being installed – DAN PETRELLA and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mike-madigan-replcement-edward-guerra-kodatt-calls-to-resign-20210224-fuuuverponcspglgyxs7eynsdu-story.html
— Only in Illinois: Two days of ‘work’ and $5,788 possible for ousted Madigan replacement – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-corruption-ethics-madigan-20210224-gv7ew5xvfzgcxo2vsvsuial3qe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Welch sidesteps ‘inner-party squabbles’ over state Democratic post, but OK with Madigan seat appointment process. Welch, who was chosen to succeed Madigan as speaker last month, discussed Kodatt’s sudden resignation and other issues Wednesday during a livestreamed event. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/24/22299826/speaker-emanuel-chris-welch-madigan-kodatt-kelly-castro-harris-graduated-income-tax
— Lightfoot caught on a hot mic again — this time, using profanity during City Council meeting. As Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez concluded remarks on a Black History Month resolution, Lightfoot can be heard muttering, “You’ve got to be f—ing kidding me.” Lightfoot quickly texted Sanchez, telling her the profane remark had nothing to do with what the alderman was saying. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/2/24/22299608/lightfoot-chicago-city-council-meeting-hot-mic-comments-black-history-rossana-rodriguez-sanchez

DAILY HERALD
— Woodstock native Catalina Lauf to challenge U.S. Rep. Kinzinger in GOP primary – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210224/woodstock-native-catalina-lauf-to-challenge-us-rep-kinzinger-in-gop-primary
— Madigan’s successor resigns amid ‘questionable conduct’ – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210224/madigans-successor-resigns-amid-questionable-conduct
— Schaumburg GOP to host forum for township, library candidates Feb. 27
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210224/schaumburg-gop-to-host-forum-for-township-library-candidates-feb-27
— Cronin: DuPage’s vaccine allotment ‘completely and totally inadequate’ – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210223/cronin-dupages-vaccine-allotment-completely-and-totally-inadequate
— Wheaton League of Women Voters hosts outdoor voter registration events in March – Mary Pritchard
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210224/wheaton-league-of-women-voters-hosts-outdoor-voter-registration-events-in-march

ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Hopefuls Open To Marijuana Sales And Gambling. City Council candidates give their views on the issues during a forum. – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-hopefuls-open-marijuana-sales-gambling

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Grafton Township Assessor Alan Zielinski Trounced by Republican Party-Endorsed Opponent Terra De Baltz
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/24/grafton-township-assessor-alan-zielinski-trounced-by-republican-party-endorsed-opponent-terra-de-baltz/
— Lesperance Retains Nunda Township Road Commissioner Position, Parrish Coalition Captures Control of Township Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/24/lesperance-retains-nunda-township-road-commissioner-position-parrish-coalition-captures-control-of-township-board/
— Randy Funk Next Algonquin Township Supervisor, Danijela Sandberg Moves to April Contest for Road Commissioner against Derek Lee, Bob Miller’s Son-in-Law
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/24/randy-funk-next-algonquin-township-supervisor-danijela-sandberg-moves-to-april-contest-for-road-commissioner-against-derek-lee-bob-millers-son-in-law/
— A Quote about Politicians Who Get Rich in Office from Harry Truman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/24/message-of-the-day-a-quote-6/
— What Is Not Taught During Black History Month
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/24/what-is-not-taught-during-black-history-month/
— Madigan’s Bizarre Mistake
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/23/message-of-the-day-bizarre/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois HFS teaching Unconscious Bias, Microaggression, Microinequities, Microinsults, Microassaults, Microinvalidations. – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/02/illinois-hfs-teaching-unconscious-bias-microaggression-microinequities-microinsults-microassaults-microinvalidations/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CATALINA LAUF ANNOUNCES BID TO OUST KINZINGER, SAYING TRUMP WILL BACK HER WITH $2M
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/catalina-lauf-announces-bid-to-oust-kinzinger-saying-trump-will-back-her-with-2m.html
— REP. HALBROOK: COLD TEMPERATURES EXPOSE VULNERABILITIES IN WIND ENERGY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/rep-halbrook-cold-temperatures-expose-vulnerabilities-in-wind-energy.html
— THEY WANT TO FORCE COVID SHOTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/they-want-to-force-covid-shots.html
— THORNER: WORLD’S DEADLIEST VIRUS ISN’T COVID, IT’S COMMUNISM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/thorner-worlds-deadliest-virus-isnt-covid-its-communism-.html
— INDIANA ELIMINATES LICENSE TO CARRY HANDGUN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/indiana-eliminates-license-to-carry-handgun.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? HEADING TO CPAC 2021
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/wheres-weyermuller-heading-to-cpac-2021-.html
— BAILEY LAUNCHES GUBERNATORIAL BID WITH BUS TOUR; SPEAKS TO IR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/bailey-launches-gubernatorial-bid-with-bus-tour-speaks-to-ir-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 2,022 new confirmed and probable cases; 44 additional deaths; 1,511 hospitalized; 338 in ICU; 2.6 percent average case positivity rate; 2.8 percent average test positivity rate; 55,947 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/24/2022-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-44-additional-deaths-1511-hospitalized-338-in-icu-26-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-28-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-55947-average-daily-dosess/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Turley slams Dems’ ‘slippery slope toward censorship’ of conservative outlets – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/24/jonathan-turley-slams-dems-slippery-slope-toward-c/

CNS NEWS
— How the Left Has Weaponized Charges of ‘Misinformation’ to Quash Dissent – Ben Shapiro
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/ben-shapiro/ben-shapiro-how-left-has-weaponized-charges-misinformation-quash-dissent

DAILY CALLER
— Michigan GOP Censures Fred Upton For Voting To Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Committee Spot – NICOLE SILVERIO
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/24/michigan-gop-censured-rep-upton-remove-rep-greene-committee/

FEDERALIST
— Senate Hearing On The Capitol Riot Exonerated Trump. Tuesday’s testimony made perfectly clear that Donald Trump did not incite the Capitol riot. – David Marcus
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/24/senate-hearing-on-the-capitol-riot-exonerated-trump/

EPOCH TIMES
— Pence Praises Trump During Meeting With Republicans – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pence-praises-trump-during-meeting-with-republicans_3709477.html

THE HILL
— GOP leaders clash over Trump presence at CPAC – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Those who want to drive conservatives out of the GOP use the GOP’s Big Tent policy to drive conservatives out of the GOP.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540297-mccarthy-cheney-disagree-on-trumps-role-at-cpac
— Democrat posts trans flag across from Marjorie Taylor Greene’s House office – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540375-marjorie-taylor-greenes-house-office-neighbor-posts-trans-flag-outside-door
— Democratic fury with GOP explodes in House – SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540414-democratic-fury-with-gop-explodes-in-house

February 23 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— WTTW takes a stand against left-leaning bias — a welcome media move – MARK GLENNON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-wttw-balta-bias-20210223-p3jfduewszeqda6k6liqbyf2uq-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Mayor Lori Lightfoot signs ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance update ending Chicago police cooperation with federal immigration agents – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-welcoming-city-lightfoot-20210223-bthyklzojjha3evtbevp6v45vy-story.html
— Oak Park board to pursue proclamation apologizing for past harms; trustees divided on reparations proposals – STEVE SCHERING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-park-reparations-tl-0225-20210223-baewookh6bb7rj6y5jlndymbny-story.html
— Chicago U.S. Attorney John Lausch gets reprieve from Biden administration through transition | Illinois’ top Democrats split over next state party chair | Pro-Trump Downstate Sen. Darren Bailey launches gubernatorial bid – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-federal-prosecutor-madigan-lausch-biden-spin-20210224-55vljg6j6zgrnjgeeznqqq6jtu-story.html
— John Lausch stays for now. Thank you. We’ll take it. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-corruption-ethics-john-lausch-stays-20210223-dbtg5b7s2jcq3a432ddfa7zvay-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Arlington Park on the block: Corporate owner Churchill Downs looks to sell historic racetrack. Churchill Downs Inc. is pitching the 93-year-old track as a “redevelopment opportunity,” meaning 2021 could be the last year the horses run at Arlington. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/23/22298122/arlington-park-sale-churchill-downs-illinois-horse-racing

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lausch to stay as Chicago’s top federal prosecutor. White House reportedly agrees to request from Sen. Durbin and Duckworth to keep him on, at least for now. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/lausch-stay-chicagos-top-federal-prosecutor
— The intriguing fight to succeed Chairman Madigan. The battle over who will head the Illinois Democratic Party takes some very unusual twists. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/intriguing-fight-succeed-chairman-madigan

WREX
— Pritzker, Democrats celebrate monumental criminal justice law while GOP, police push back – Mike Miletich
https://wrex.com/2021/02/22/pritzker-democrats-celebrate-monumental-criminal-justice-law-while-gop-police-push-back/

LAGRANGE PATCH
— La Grange Village Official Bashes Trump. Trustee criticizes ex-president in asking board to approve contracts. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/lagrange/la-grange-village-official-bashes-trump

CAPITOL FAX
— Darren Bailey roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/23/darren-bailey-roundup/
— Pritzker, Durbin battle over control of state party
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/23/pritzker-durbin-battle-over-control-of-state-party/
— 1,665 new confirmed and probable cases; 27 additional deaths; 1,488 hospitalized; 361 in ICU; 2.8 percent average case positivity rate; 3.0 percent average test positivity rate; 55,917 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/23/1665-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-27-additional-deaths-1488-hospitalized-361-in-icu-28-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-30-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-55917-average-daily-doses/

FOX NEWS
— Conservative leaders call for state Attorneys General to probe Facebook, Twitter and Google over liberal bias. ‘Conservative speech is under attack,’ Media Research Center president Brent Bozell said. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/conservative-leaders-state-attorneys-general-facebook-twitter-google-liberal-bias
— Trump wishes Tiger Woods a speedy recovery after LA crash. Woods sustained multiple leg injuries. – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-wishes-tiger-woods-a-speedy-recovery-after-la-crash

GOPUSA
— House Democrats Target Newsmax, Fox News, OAN For De-Platforming From Cable
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106798

BLAZE
— House takes first step in contested election review that may result in Republican being unseated. ‘I can’t think of a worst first step this committee could take’ – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/house-takes-first-step-in-contested-election-review-that-may-result-in-republican-being-unseated

NEWSMAX
— Republicans Demand Equal Seats on Capitol Riot Commission (DIERSEN: Virtually all, if not all, GAO employees are Democrats. Republicans should have always demanded that half of all GAO employees be Republicans.)
https://www.kmjnow.com/news/republicans-demand-equal-seats-on-capitol-riot-commission/

CNS NEWS
— LGBT Advocate to Exhibit at Conservative Political Action Conference – Craig Bannister (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ promote the destruction of the GOP.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/lgbt-advocate-exhibit-conservative-political-action-conference
— Congressional Dems Trying to Deplatform Fox News May Have Violated First Amendment – Hans Bader
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/congressional-dems-trying-deplatform-fox-news-may-have-violated-first

PJ MEDIA
— Northwestern University in Illinois: ‘The Whiteness Scale’ Tells You How Much of a Racist You Are – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/02/23/the-whiteness-scale-tells-you-how-much-of-a-racist-you-are-n1427691

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Gun Control Plan Would ‘Criminalize’ up to 105 Million People: Gun-rights Group – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-gun-control-plan-would-criminalize-up-to-105-million-people-gun-rights-group_3707740.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says GOP will “be a minority party forever” if we keep supporting Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540080-kinzinger-gop-will-be-a-minority-party-forever-if-we-keep-supporting-trump
— House Democrats press Facebook on role as a ‘breeding ground for polarization’ – REBECCA KLAR
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/540159-house-democrats-press-facebook-over-role-as-a-breeding-ground-for

YAHOO NEWS
— Graham: Trump will unify GOP, fight Biden’s immigration policies
https://news.yahoo.com/graham-trump-unify-gop-fight-040332040.html
— New podcast explores reparations for Black Americans
https://news.yahoo.com/podcast-explores-reparations-black-americans-010945923.html

CAPITOL RESEARCH
— Corporations Ditch the GOP After Capitol Hill Riot
https://capitalresearch.org/article/corporations-ditch-the-gop-after-capitol-hill-riot/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Straight-Ticket Voting Took Another Big Leap in 2020 – Ed Kilgore
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/02/straight-ticket-voting-took-another-big-leap-in-2020.html

February 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Why independent US attorneys are a must in Illinois – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-corruption-ethics-john-lausch-20210222-6fq6guw3s5fa7dlfgmqk2uluya-story.html
— Federal rescue gives Illinois’ leaders the choice to sink or swim – ADAM SCHUSTER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-illinois-budget-federal-aid-20210220-7ocpu7e7erb3rigjjbd7zebkgm-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois the second most corrupt state, Chicago most corrupt city, UIC report says – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/02/22/illinois-again-second-most-corrupt-state-uic-study-says/4507737001/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Backlog of Illinois gun owner permits raises call to scrap ‘broken’ system – Darren Iozia
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/backlog-of-illinois-gun-owner-permits-raises-call-to-scrap-broken-system/article_bc5a75f2-ed1a-5806-aba2-9674f1de6ba0.html

SOUTHERN
— Madigan’s role with Democratic Party could cause headaches for politicians, observer says – DEAN OLSEN
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/madigans-role-with-democratic-party-could-cause-headaches-for-politicians-observer-says/article_ea661ec3-a57c-5a40-ac45-52ff75a5ae97.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Darren Bailey expected to announce run for governor – Andrew Adams
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/darren-bailey-expected-to-announce-run-for-governor/article_354bafd2-730b-11eb-889d-678c54871a36.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 95 COVID-19 cases Sunday, 4 deaths, 4.55% of population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/21/dupage-county-reports-95-covid-19-cases-sunday-4-deaths-455-of-population-fully-vaccinated/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Equality Act Will Lay Waste to This Already Divided House – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/the-equality-act-will-lay-waste-to-this-already-divided-house/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Origin and True Agenda of ‘Anti-Racist’ Politics. Woke ideology isn’t funded by grassroots communists. It is financed by global corporations and leftist billionaires. The intent is to destroy the sense of shared identity that defines America. – Edward Ring
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/21/the-origin-and-true-agenda-of-anti-racist-politics/
— The Sinkin’ Project’s Principled* Party. As one version of the #NeverTrump GOP losers guild falls apart, a new one seeks to fill the void of corporate right-wing lapdog for the media. Here’s why that is a good thing. – Ray McCoy
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/21/the-sinkin-projects-principled-party/

BREITBART
— Big Business Lobbies Biden to Import Foreign Workers as 17M Americans Remain Jobless – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/02/21/big-business-lobbies-biden-import-foreign-workers-17m-americans-remain-jobless/

BLAZE
— Trump supporters embrace Newsmax and OANN while confidence in Fox News as the ‘most trusted source of news’ plummets: poll More bad news for Fox News – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-supporters-fox-news-trusted-newsmax-oann

TOWNHALL
— Trump’s Choice — President or Kingmaker? – Terry Paulson
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2021/02/22/trumps-choicepresident-or-kingmaker-n2585056
— Reparations: The Demand from Unclean Hands – Marc Little
https://townhall.com/columnists/marclittle/2021/02/22/reparations-the-demand-from-unclean-hands-n2585099

CAMPUS REFORM
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois State University promotes scholarship for illegal immigrants – Dion J. Pierre
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=16864

COLLEGE FIX
— ‘We demand not to be coddled.’ UChicago students’ new publication fights cancel culture, supports free speech – JACKSON WALKER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/we-demand-not-to-be-coddled-uchicago-students-new-publication-fights-cancel-culture-supports-free-speech/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Victor Davis Hanson on Woke Ideology and the Way Forward for Conservatives – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/02/video-victor-davis-hanson-on-woke-ideology-and-the-way-forward-for-conservatives/

— California Republican state senator offers anti-cancel culture bill, Democrats want to cancel her in response – Leslie Eastman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on canceling others. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who 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. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, 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://legalinsurrection.com/2021/02/ca-republican-state-senator-offers-anti-cancel-culture-bill-democrats-want-to-cancel-her-in-response/

THE HILL
— Is the ‘civil war’ in the Republican Party really over? – GLENN C. ALTSCHULER (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The war in the Republican Party had always been between a) Republicans, that is, those like me who want the party to defend and advance its platform and b) Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who reject planks in the platform, most commonly, the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/539757-is-the-civil-war-in-the-republican-party-really-over
— Almost half of Republicans would join Trump party: poll – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO
https://thehill.com/homenews/politics-101/539779-almost-half-of-republicans-would-join-trump-party-poll
— Scalise avoids blaming Trump for Capitol riot following Mar-a-Lago visit – REMA RAHMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/539769-scalise-avoids-blaming-trump-for-capitol-riot-following-mar-a-lago-visit

POLITICO
— Anti-Trump Republicans face life ’in the wilderness’ Scores of Republicans are bolting the party in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. But they’re discovering there’s really no place to go. – DAVID SIDERS
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/22/anti-trump-republicans-third-party-470783
— Trump gears up for war with his own party. Cocooned in Mar-a-Lago, the newly acquitted ex-president is stepping up his political activities. – GABBY ORR and MERIDITH MCGRAW
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/20/trump-republican-party-midterms-470370

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled White-hating White haters use the Capitol Riot to promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/02/22/terrorists-white-nationalists-counterinsurgency/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/21/exclusive-trump-party-he-still-holds-loyalty-gop-voters/6765406002/

NEWSWEEK
— Big GOP Donors Seek to Funnel Money to Anti-Trump Republicans to Prise Party from His Grip – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/big-gop-donors-seek-funnel-money-anti-trump-republicans-prise-party-his-grip-1570863

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Retirement Crisis Hits Black Americans Hard. Lower incomes and homeownership rates are contributing factors. – Anne Tergesen and Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-retirement-crisis-hits-black-americans-hard-11613989981
— What’s Keeping Black Workers From Moving Up the Corporate Ladder? – Vanessa Fuhrmans and Te-Ping Chen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-keeping-black-workers-from-moving-up-the-corporate-ladder-11613926801
— Is a Mid-Career M.B.A. Worth It? – Patrick Thomas (DIERSEN: I was 27 years old in 1976 when I earned an MBA from Loyola.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-a-mid-career-m-b-a-worth-it-11613926837

FORBES
— The Wealth Tax – Kevin Coldiron (DIERSEN; Where did your wealth come from? My wealth came from what I earned doing yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; auditing federal agencies 1980-1997, collecting a Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997, and collecting Social Security since 2010.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevincoldiron/2021/02/22/the-wealth-tax—when-thomas-piketty-and-eleanor-shellstrop-agree-its-time-to-act/

INC.
— Lost Your Motivation? 3 Scientifically Proven Ways to Get It Back It’s not just you. – MINDA ZETLIN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on demotivating Republicans. I would focus on Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce. I would focus on those who focus on demotivating me.)
https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/motivation-self-help-self-care-mood-boosters-mood-improvement-happiness.html

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters declare war on those who do not hate Trump.
https://www.alternet.org/2021/02/state-gops/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled White-hating White haters use the Capitol Riot to promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/22/us-white-supremacy-democracy-capitol-attack

February 21 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters promote LGBTQ-promoters. To promote LGBTQ is to promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the traditional family.
https://abc7chicago.com/10358126/

CBS2
— More Long Lines At Chicago Post Offices, Complaints About Missing Mail Surface This Weekend – Steven Graves
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/02/20/chicago-post-offices-long-lines-missing-mail/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Republican lawmakers trying to give drivers who hit protesters legal immunity
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/republican-lawmakers-trying-to-give-drivers-who-hit-protesters-legal-immunity

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Madigan’s role with Democratic Party could cause headaches for politicians, observer says – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/02/21/michael-madigan-resigned-but-his-political-clout-lingers/4507704001/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 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.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-a-year-after-legalization-cannabis-sales-are-a-new-pot-of-money-for/article_9272ca08-f663-50f8-9975-6c1898df0945.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 91 COVID-19 cases Saturday, 4 deaths, 4.48% of population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/20/dupage-county-reports-91-covid-19-cases-saturday-4-deaths-448-of-population-fully-vaccinated/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Merrick Garland Heads For Confirmation Hearing, 5 Years After He Was Denied A Vote – CARRIE JOHNSON (DIERSEN: I was denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/merrick-garland-heads-confirmation-hearing-5-years-after-he-was-denied-vote#stream/0

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Fatal Overdoses Spiked In DuPage County In 2020: Coroner In 2020, DuPage County saw a 17 percent increase in fatal opioid overdoses. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/s/hfrjp/fatal-overdoses-spiked-in-dupage-county-in-2020-coroner

CHICAGO NOW
— Part 1 of GOP GOV primary cand. Bailey interview – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/02/part-1-of-gop-gov-primary-cand-bailey-airing-this-morning-in-chicago-on-web-part-2-on-tues-night-in-suburbs-chicago/

WIREPOINTS
— Rep. Jan Schakowsky leading new charge to bully big tech into more censorship – Quicktake (DIERSEN: I should write a book about bullies who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and or Republican. I would focus on those who 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://wirepoints.org/rep-jan-schakowsky-leading-new-charge-to-bully-big-tech-into-more-censorhip-quicktake/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Trailer Turned into Political Sign
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/message-of-the-day-a-trailer-2/
— “Politically Motivated” Teaching Requirements Mandated
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/21/politically-motivated-teaching-requirements-mandated/
— Madigan – Political Success, Policy Failure
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/21/madigan-political-success-policy-failure/
— Chris Kempf Walk Piece Delivered in Algonquin for Dundee Township Highway Commissioner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/21/kempf022121/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Free speech social media platform Gab goes mysteriously dark – Michael Lee
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/free-speech-social-media-gab-dark

BREITBART
— Donald Trump to Speak at CPAC Next Week in First Appearance Since Leaving Office – ASHLEY OLIVER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/20/donald-trump-to-speak-at-cpac-next-week-in-first-appearance-since-leaving-office/
— Nearly 100,000 in U.S. Died from Coronavirus in Biden’s First Month in Office – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/20/nearly-100000-in-u-s-died-from-coronavirus-in-bidens-first-month-in-office/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump To Give Speech At CPAC In First Major Post-Presidency Appearance – DYLAN HOUSMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/20/donald-trump-cpac-speech-2021-joe-biden-republican-party-immigration/

DAILY WIRE
— DeSantis Makes Move To Honor Rush Limbaugh, Democrats Spaz Out – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-makes-move-to-honor-rush-limbaugh-democrats-spaz-out

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Republicans Warn Against Moving Away From Trump Legacy As GOP Moves Forward (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who are anti-Trump are also anti-law enforcement, 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.oann.com/republicans-warn-against-moving-away-from-trump-legacy-as-gop-moves-forward/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Thursday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) tweeted “establishment Republicans, if you try to purge Trumpism from the GOP, the base of our party will reject you.” He also noted “America first is the future.” A recent poll showed support for President Trump among GOP voters was still strong following his acquittal in the impeachment trial. According to the Politico and Morning Consult survey, 59 percent of Republican respondents supported the idea of President Trump playing a major role in the party going forward. In the meantime, the Conservative Political Action Conference, which is set for next week in Orlando, showed it’s firmly in the 45th President’s corner with a line-up of pro-Trump conservative speakers. President Trump himself has been confirmed to speak, as well.)

HOT AIR
— Americans Display A Strong Shift Toward More Federal Regulation Of Big Tech – ANDREW MALCOLM
https://hotair.com/archives/latimestot/2021/02/20/majority-says-big-tech-needs-more-federal-control/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump to Talk About the Future of Republican Party at CPAC – JANITA KAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-to-talk-about-the-future-of-republican-party-at-cpac-senior-advisor_3704716.html

YAHOO NEWS
— John Cox Enters California Governor’s Race With Ad That Slams Rivals
https://news.yahoo.com/john-cox-enters-ca-governors-193436734.html

CNN
— Trump to speak at CPAC in first public appearance since leaving White House, while Pence declines invitation – Jim Acosta and Pamela Brown
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/20/politics/trump-cpac-republican-party/index.html

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating corporations use the Capitol Riot to slash donations to Republican candidates.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-corporate-idUSKBN2AL013

NBC NEWS
— Trump expected to speak at CPAC in first public appearance since leaving office. The former president has not appeared publicly since he retreated to his Florida resort on Jan. 20th.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-expected-speak-cpac-first-public-appearance-leaving-office-n1258455

NBC NEWS
— It’s time to redraw America’s voting maps. Where’s the data? Voting rights advocates are sounding the alarm over Census delays they say will make the process of redistricting harder and gerrymandering easier. – Jane C. Timm
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/it-s-time-redraw-america-s-voting-maps-where-s-n1258287

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats’ Big Tent Helped Them Win. Now It Threatens Biden’s Agenda. The party’s ideological blend of moderates and progressives carried it to power in Washington, but elements of that coalition could block the most ambitious parts of President Biden’s agenda. – Astead W. Herndon (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party is a coalition of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/21/us/politics/biden-agenda-democrats.html
— Chicago Lists Lincoln Statues Among Monuments to Review. A city commission, created after protests against racism last year, identified five statues of Abraham Lincoln among 41 monuments that should receive public scrutiny. – Maria Cramer (DIERSEN: DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton should be more than happy to take Lincoln statutes that Chicago Democrats do not want.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/us/chicago-statues-abraham-lincoln.html
— FRONT PAGE: China Censors the Internet. So Why Doesn’t Russia? The Kremlin has constructed an entire infrastructure of repression but has not displaced Western apps. Instead, it is turning to outright intimidation. – Anton Troianovski (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents pressure the following to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to stop everyone from reading those newsletters: a) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, b) Illinois Republican Party, c) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, d) Milton Township Republican Organization, e) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, f) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, g) Illinois Center Right Coalition, h) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, i) etc. Everyone in Illinois sees how the aforesaid candidates and organizations respond to the aforesaid pressure.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/21/world/europe/russia-internet-censorship.html
— Interest Surges in Top Colleges, While Struggling Ones Scrape for Applicants. Waiving standardized test requirements during the pandemic brought more hopefuls to the Ivy League and large state schools, while less-selective colleges face an alarming drop. – Amelia Nierenberg (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless, that is, my 1970 bachelor’s degree in management is worthless, my 1976 MBA from Loyola is worthless, my 1980 master’s degree in accounting from DePaul is worthless, and my 1997 master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT is worthless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/us/colleges-covid-applicants.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump will return to spotlight with speech at conservative CPAC – DAVE GOLDINER
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-trump-cpac-conservative-20210220-fve6ybttenf4nbzedvpqoebjjm-story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump to speak at CPAC in first public appearance after leaving office – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2021/02/20/trump-to-speak-at-cpac-in-first-public-appearance-after-leaving-office/

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL
— Will the radical left reunite the GOP? – PAT BUCHANAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most since 2000 to destroy the Republican Party in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township. I would focus on RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO party leaders, RINO major donors, RINO political consultants, RINO etc. who reject 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. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://siouxcityjournal.com/pat-buchanan-will-the-radical-left-reunite-the-gop/article_422ab245-f636-547c-bcb6-270e90cfcded.html
— Anti-Trump Republican office holders should join Democratic Party – Jim Rixner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican activists, candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District who have always been anti-Trump. I would focus on those who have also always been anti-law enforcement, 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://siouxcityjournal.com/opinion/columnists/the-regulars-anti-trump-republican-officer-holders-should-join-democratic-party/article_a04e7eb0-2081-5a01-bbd7-f8b360a7ebf1.html

DESERET NEWS
— If you think cancel culture isn’t a problem, you might be a Democrat. New poll shows deep partisan divide in views about shunning people for their controversial beliefs. – Jennifer Graham (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on canceling others. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District.)
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2021/2/20/22287533/if-you-think-cancel-culture-isnt-a-problem-you-might-be-a-democrat-gina-carano-jk-rowling-republican

INDY 100 INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A New York school promotes hatred against Whites.
https://www.indy100.com/news/new-york-school-whiteness-manhattan-b1804629

BLOOMBERG
— America’s Churches Are Now Polarized, Too In religion as in politics, the legacy of Trumpism casts a long shadow. – Francis Wilkinson (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) shout at non-Protestants that Trump is a Protestant, b) shout at minorities that Trump is White, c) shout at women that Trump is a man, d) shout at younger people that Trump is older, e) shout at those who have less money that Trump has more money, f) shout at non-German Americans that Trump is German American, g) shout at veterans that Trump is a non-veteran, h) shout at LGBTQers that Trump is heterosexual, i) shout at non-married people that Trump is married, j) shout at non-gun owners that Trump is a gun owner, and k) shout at those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time that Trump’s ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-02-21/after-trump-america-s-churches-are-more-polarized-than-ever

FORBES
— Fewer Americans Than Ever Before Trust The Mainstream Media – Andy Meek (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes trust the mainstream media. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andymeek/2021/02/20/fewer-americans-than-ever-before-trust-the-mainstream-media/

RAW STORY
— Trump is signaling he wants to run in 2024 as he prepares for speech at conservative conference – Bob Brigham
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cpac-speech/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQers use Biden to destroy Catholics who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/conservative-catholics-now-claiming-joe-biden-obsessed-lgbtq-people/

GUARDIAN
— Growing number of Republican donors aim to prise party from Trump influence – Peter Stone (DIERSEN: I should write a book about major Republican donors and their recipients. I would focus on those who reject 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. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, 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/or age discrimination. I would focus on those who focus on a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) stopping everyone from reading those newsletters.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/21/republican-donors-aim-move-party-away-trump-influence

February 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Former President Trump to speak at CPAC in 1st appearance since leaving office
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-to-speak-at-cpac-in-1st-appearance-since-leaving-office/10357399/
— Congress aims to avoid politics with independent Jan. 6 investigation – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abc7chicago.com/congress-aims-to-avoid-politics-with-independent-jan-6-investigation/10357797/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 1,922 new coronavirus cases, 42 deaths, 7-day positivity rate sits at 3.2% – Stacey Baca
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1922-new-covid-19-cases-42-deaths/10357048/

NBC5
— Trump to Make First Post-Presidency Speech at Right-Wing (CPAC) Conference as He Keeps Grip on GOP – Jennifer Liu (DIERSEN: For conservative-haters, “right-wing” is a pejorative.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-to-make-first-post-presidency-speech-at-right-wing-conference-as-he-keeps-grip-on-gop/2443414/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Sen. Ted Cruz explains his controversial trip to Cancun during Texas winter storm – Natalie Hee (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates a) stressed that I avoided the draft and b) stressed that while I was taking spring breaks in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1975, my peers were dying in Vietnam.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/sen-ted-cruz-explains-his-controversial-trip-to-cancun-while-millions-of-texans-suffer-from-winter-storm

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to speak at CPAC in first post-presidential appearance – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-trump-cpac-speech-20210220-6xabry2qbzaxzdudjr53izsswy-story.html
— Carjackings in Chicago — including one involving retired cops — end with SWAT standoff and arrest of two at Villa Park motel – ROSEMARY SOBOL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-carjacking-villa-park-swat-arrest-20210220-lxewl23lyfh7xcrc7gpsngwnym-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COVID-19 and America’s dismal slump in life expectancy. For the first time in decades, life expectancy in the United States has declined by a full year — and more, for African Americans and Latinos — due to the extraordinary death toll of the coronavirus. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/20/22290090/covid-19-life-expectancy-decline-centers-for-disease-control-racial-disparities-editorial

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump to speak at CPAC in first post-White House appearance – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-to-speak-at-cpac-in-first-post-white-house-appearance

WCIA
— Initiative to increase diversity on campus (DIERSEN: To increase diversity is to get rid of those who are 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.wcia.com/news/initiative-to-increase-diversity-on-campus/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-16: Report on Anti-Kinzinger Training Meeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/il-16-report-on-anti-kinzinger-training-meeting/
— Another Mailing Featuring Nunda Township Slate on Which Eric Dowd Is Running for Road Commissioner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/another-mailing-featuring-nunda-township-slate-on-which-eric-dowd-is-running-for-road-commissioner/
— Algonquin Township Supervisor Candidate Randy Funk Shares Response to League of Women Voters
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/randy-funk-shares-response-to-league-of-women-voters/
— Eric Dowd Criticizes Shift of Township Road District Tax Money Away from Cities and Villages
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/eric-dowd-criticizes-shift-of-township-road-district-tax-money-away-from-cities-and-villages/
— UPDATED x2: AOC Transforms from Petty Partisan to Stateswoman – Raises over $3 Million for Texas
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/aoc021921/\\
— Algonquin Township Supervisor Candidate Elaine Ramesh Lays Out Goals
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/algonquin-township-supervisor-candidate-elaine-ramesh-lays-out-goals/
— State Senator Craig Wilcox Weighs In on Nunda Township Road Commissioner Race
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/state-senator-weighs-in-on-nunda-township-road-commissioner-race/
— Biden Administration Begins Processing of Immigrants at Mexican Border – Link to Comment on Government Website
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/biden-administration-begins-processing-of-immigrants-at-mexican-border/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump to speak at CPAC conference in Florida – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: Few from Illinois have attended CPACs. Although not recently, I have attended many CPACs. I should write a book about how Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs in the following have used that against me: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/20/trump-speak-cpac-conference-florida/

GINGRICH 360
— Can a “Woke” American Military Protect the United States?
https://www.gingrich360.com/2021/02/can-a-woke-american-military-protect-the-united-states/

PJ MEDIA
— Biden Fires Chicago U.S. Attorney Hot on the Trail of Democratic Corruption – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/02/20/biden-fires-chicago-u-s-attorney-hot-on-the-trail-of-democratic-corruption-n1427040

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Rush Limbaugh’s Amazing 2009 Speech at CPAC Rings Just as True Today – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/02/rush-limbaughs-amazing-2009-speech-at-cpac-rings-just-as-true-today/
— Sky News Australia Host: ‘Never before’ has the leader of the free world been ‘so cognitively compromised’ – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/02/sky-news-australia-host-never-before-has-the-leader-of-the-free-world-been-so-cognitively-compromised/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump to Make First Public Speech Since Leaving White House at CPAC – ALLEN ZHONG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-to-make-public-appearance-at-cpac-on-feb-28_3704558.html
— YouTube Takes Down New Trump Interview – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/youtube-takes-down-new-trump-interview_3704154.html

ROLL CALL
— To retake House, centrists say GOP needs candidates who can win swing districts – Stephanie Akin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “centrist” Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who focused on destroying conservatives.)
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/02/18/to-retake-house-centrists-say-gop-needs-candidates-who-can-win-swing-districts/

THE HILL
— Trump to speak at CPAC in first public appearance since leaving White House – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/539737-trump-to-speak-at-cpac-in-first-public-appearance-since-leaving-white
— GOP: McConnell-Trump civil war will hurt Republicans – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who lost elections and who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for those losses. They also blamed what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/539658-gop-mcconnell-trump-civil-war-will-hurt-republicans
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The split could depress fundraising, dampen turnout, alienate swing voters and push bad general election candidates through divided primary fields, Republicans say. . .There are scores of unanswered questions around Trump’s involvement in 2022, including whether he’ll fundraise for Senate Republicans and how aggressively he’ll back primary challengers. . .Republicans remember the Tea Party primary fights all too clearly and blame the bad insurgent candidates for losing at least five winnable Senate races between 2010 and 2012. By denouncing the worst elements of Trump’s base and calling out House members such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), McConnell hopes to rally Republicans behind mainstream conservatives who can win primaries and general elections.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Schedules Address Before CPAC Next Sunday. The former president will make his first lengthy remarks since leaving office before the annual conference of conservatives Feb. 28. – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/us/politics/trump-cpac.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump to Speak at CPAC in First Public Appearance Since Leaving Office. Former president to talk about future of GOP, Biden’s immigration policies. – Catherine Lucey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-to-speak-at-cpac-in-first-public-appearance-since-leaving-office-11613862126

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump to speak at CPAC, in first public appearance since leaving office – Amy B Wang and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/20/trump-speak-cpac/

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump to speak at CPAC in first major public appearance since leaving office – Sarah Elbeshbishi
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/20/donald-trump-address-cpac-first-major-address-since-leaving-dc/4527693001/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “State Senator Who Quit GOP Due to Trump Era Says Many Republicans Have No Political Home.”
https://www.newsweek.com/state-senator-who-quit-gop-due-trump-era-says-many-republicans-have-no-political-home-1570722

SKY NEWS
— ‘Never before’ has the leader of the free world been ‘so cognitively compromised’
https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6233603126001

CANNABIS HEALTH INSIDER
— Congress Members Demand Biden To Declare Mass Forgiveness Before Cannabis Legalization (DIERSEN: I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. I should write a book about those who have punished me the most for doing that.)
https://cannabishealthinsider.com/6552/congress-members-demand-biden-to-declare-mass-forgiveness-before-cannabis-legalization/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 1977, President Jimmy Carter granted pardons to those who violated the Military Selective Service Act during the Vietnam War era, from August 4, 1964, to March 28, 1973. Draft evasion carries stiff punishments, including fines and years of imprisonment.)

GUARDIAN
— Donald Trump to address CPAC on future of Republican party
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/20/donald-trump-cpac-republican-party