August 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— WATCH LIVE: Trump’s moment, Ivanka and Rudy Giuliani wrap up Republican convention Trump’s big RNC moment is scheduled for Thursday night when he is to make his case for another four years in the White House.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/live-trumps-big-moment-ivanka-and-rudy-giuliani-wrap-up-2020-rnc/6392065/
— Antioch teen Kyle Rittenhouse charged with murder, attempted murder for deadly shooting at Kenosha protest – Jessica D’Onofrio and Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/antioch-teen-charged-with-murder-attempted-murder-in-kenosha-protest-shooting/6391337/
— Black National Convention puts spotlight on police brutality The gathering follows the Democratic and Republican party conventions, which lay out starkly different visions for America. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/black-national-convention-puts-spotlight-on-police-brutality/6392397/

NBC5
— Kenosha Updates: Protests Continue, New Details on Alleged Gunman, Vigilante Calls on Social Media
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/kenosha-updates-protests-continue-new-details-on-alleged-gunman-vigilante-calls-on-social-media/2329561/
— Who is Kyle Rittenhouse? What We Know About the 17-Year-Old Arrested in Kenosha Shooting As authorities piece together a case against Rittenhouse, new details are beginning to emerge about his life
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/who-is-kyle-rittenhouse-what-we-know-about-the-17-year-old-arrested-in-kenosha-shooting/2329610/

CBS2
— Bloomingdale Township Highway Boss Robert Czernek Accused Of Taking $280,000 In Kickbacks From Excavation Company That Did Little Work – Todd Feurer
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/27/bloomingdale-township-highway-boss-robert-czernek-accused-of-taking-280000-in-kickbacks-from-excavation-company-that-did-little-work/

WTTW
— GOP Rep. Mike Bost Weighs In on Civil Unrest, RNC – Marissa Nelson
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/27/gop-rep-mike-bost-weighs-civil-unrest-rnc

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How to Watch the Republican National Convention
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/us/politics/how-to-watch-republican-convention.html
— West suburban highway boss charged in $280,000 kickback scheme involving excavation company that did little work – JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-bloomingdale-township-highway-kickback-charges-20200827-ezxarqhy6bevzck6mhu3wmrq7i-story.html
— US jobless claims drop again, but still over 1 million; Illinois unemployment filings rise – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-biz-coronavirus-unemployment-claims-1-million-20200827-ikpwa75fzneshow4myg3npwmja-story.html
— Naperville council to discuss creation of new city diversity and inclusion manager – ERIN HEGARTY (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-diversity-inclusion-manager-st-20200827-vlraysbxznacvecgwskndvisl4-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,707 new known COVID-19 cases and 24 deaths reported as researchers argue for reexamining the 6 feet social distancing guideline
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200827-qb4dup546zcu3mwrp4rmu5zsm4-story.html
— Attitudes around race and racial justice differ significantly between white and Black people, poll finds – CHRISTEN A. JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-racial-divide-survey-tt-0827-20200827-2ffhx4twsbcnrjlbaygqzd5ghy-story.html
— New federal COVID-19 testing guidelines have sparked alarm, confusion. But Illinois isn’t adopting them, and Pritzker says Trump is playing politics. – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-cdc-covid-testing-change-chicago-20200827-rvfi6yoy6fbv3osbzcecmift5m-story.html
— Kyle Rittenhouse charged with first-degree intentional homicide in Kenosha shootings that killed 2 – DAN HINKEL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-kenosha-police-shooting-charges-rittenhouse-20200827-7pty5kegyrgk7kaionxd2e2fmm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-marijuana-cannabis-cup-begins-20200828-dztnwyzkezg7bh2hxompz455y4-story.html
— Private Wisconsin college cancels Mike Pence commencement speech, citing Kenosha unrest, though many students objected to visit – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-wisconsin-lutheran-college-mike-pence-commencement-speech-20200827-3ekiyd6xdnefjajpfnkblm3uiy-story.html
— The right to protect property, yes, but the wrong people are doing it in Kenosha – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-rittenhouse-kenosha-militia-vigilante-20200827-32ubp22drvcopmvx2bts7anjaq-story.html
— Kenosha could spark an armed escalation if activists on the left embrace their right to wield guns – ERIC ZORN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-kenosha-kyle-rittenhouse-firearms-black-panthers-zorn-20200827-ifpbuglkwjazdbazdkelos5jwy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Watch the 2020 Republican National Convention live
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/8/24/21399574/watch-live-2020-republican-national-convention
— Pence: ‘So let me be clear: The violence must stop – whether in Minneapolis, Portland or Kenosha’ “From Seattle and Portland to Washington and New York, Democrat-run cities across this country are being overrun by violent mobs,” said South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/8/26/21403543/jacob-blake-tragedy-kenosha-doesnt-fit-republican-national-convention
— Feds say suburban road commissioner took more than $280K in kickbacks in yearslong fraud scheme Robert Czernek, 69, has been charged along with others with honest services wire fraud. – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/8/27/21404132/robert-czernek-bloomingdale-road-commissioner-kickbacks-fraud-scheme-federal-charges
— An election to stop the spread of barbarism Donald Trump’s in the same position as he was in 2016. He’s the challenger. It’s Trump versus the inelastic Ruling Class mentality. – Dan Proft
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/27/21404304/2020-presidential-election-swamp-donald-trump-ruling-class-dan-proft-democratic-socialists
— Bears cancel practice, vow ‘action’ following Jacob Blake shooting The Bears joined in the sports world’s protest of Jacob Blake’s shooting, saying they would not practice as planned. – Patrick Finley
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2020/8/27/21403986/bears-training-camp-dont-practice-jacob-blake-thursday-morning-joining-sports-protest
— What coronavirus? At GOP’s convention, pandemic is largely ignored With President Donald Trump fighting for reelection, GOP organizers designed a Republican National Convention this week that aims to put the pandemic behind – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/27/21404895/coronavirus-at-gop-convention-pandemic

DAILY HERALD
— Feds charge Bloomingdale Township highway commissioner in kickback scheme – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200827/feds-charge-bloomingdale-township-highway-commissioner-in-kickback-scheme
— McHenry County Board members approve new budget policy after heated debate over role of chairman – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200827/mchenry-county-board-members-approve-new-budget-policy-after-heated-debate-over-role-of-chairman
— COVID-19 testing site in Wheaton ramps up capacity – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200827/covid-19-testing-site-in-wheaton-ramps-up-capacity
— Pence defends police at convention amid rising race tension – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200826/pence-defends-police-at-convention-amid-rising-race-tension

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kenosha’s upheaval jolts swing-state politics for Trump and Biden The Blake shooting and related violence is “going to be a front-of-mind issue for people here.” – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/kenoshas-upheaval-jolts-swing-state-politics-trump-and-biden

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rodbey Davis, Ester Joy King say Trump re-election would revitalize economy – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200827/davis-king-say-trump-re-election-would-revitalize-economy

WAND
— Increased police patrols planned for ‘Saturation Saturday’
https://www.wandtv.com/news/increased-police-patrols-planned-for-saturation-saturday/article_47e7f43a-e886-11ea-8687-67c3e49fbcd6.html

WGLT
— Republican Suburban Women Explain Why They Are Sticking With Trump
https://www.wglt.org/post/republican-suburban-women-explain-why-they-are-sticking-trump#stream/0

ILLINOIS PATCH
— Illinois Mail-In Voting: How To Get A Ballot, Drop Box Locations Plus, mail-in voting deadlines. Follow these steps on how to properly cast your ballot by mail in Illinois. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/illinois-mail-voting-how-get-ballot-drop-box-locations

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Feds Hook Republican Township Highway Commissioner on Eight-Year Long Kickback Scheme
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/27/feds-hook-township-highway-commissioner-on-eight-year-long-kickback-charge/
— McHenry County Circuit Court Encourages Remote Appearances
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/27/mchenry-county-circuit-court-encourages-remote-appearances/
— IL-14: Oberweis on Kenosha
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/27/il-14-oberweis-on-kenosha/
— Is Antioch’s Kyle Rittenhouse a 21st Century Generation Z “Death Wish” Paul Kersey?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/27/is-antiochs-kyle-rittenhouse-a-21st-century-generation-z-paul-kersey/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Interview with Jeff Berkowitz
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/26/il-14-jim-oberweis-interview-with-jeff-berkowitz/
— McHenry County Board Clips Jack Franks’ Wings – Part 1 Budget
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/26/mchenry-county-board-clips-jack-franks-wings-part-1/
— McHenry County Board Clips Jack Franks’ Wings – Part 2 Rules
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/27/mchenry-county-board-clips-jack-franks-wings-part-2/
— Illinois Tied for 7th in Highest Per Capita Taxes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/27/illinois-tied-for-7th-in-highest-per-capita-taxes/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Bloomingdale Township Road District Highway Commissioner Robert Czernek Facing Twenty Count Indictment by Federal Grand Jury Along With Owner and Employee of Bulldog Earth Movers – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/08/bloomingdale-township-road-district-highway-commissioner-robert-czernek-facing-twenty-count-indictment-by-federal-grand-jury-along-with-owner-and-employee-of-bulldog-earth-movers/

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin on masks, Trump and Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/27/durkin-on-masks-trump-and-rauner/
— Bloomingdale Township road commissioner Robert Czernek charged with taking kickbacks
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/27/bloomingdale-township-road-commissioner-charged-with-taking-kickbacks/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/27/covid-19-roundup-52/
— 1,707 new cases, 24 additional deaths, 1,631 people in hospitals, 4.1 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/27/1707-new-cases-24-additional-deaths-1631-people-in-hospitals-41-percent-positivity-rate/
— Illinois Supreme Court finally issues face mask order
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/27/illinois-supreme-court-finally-issues-face-mask-order/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Joe Biden: Trump is ‘rooting for more violence, not less’ – David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/27/joe-biden-donald-trump-rooting-more-violence-not-l/
— Kamala Harris: ‘Scared’ Trump’s ‘incompetence’ is responsible for COVID-19 deaths – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/27/kamala-harris-scared-trumps-incompetence-responsib/
— With their convention blessedly over, Democrats’ hate finds new focus this week These people are nuts – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/27/democratic-national-convention-blessedly-over-but-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House members use proxy voting to escape for campaigning, boat ride, and SpaceX launch – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/house-members-use-proxy-voting-to-escape-for-campaigning-boat-ride-and-spacex-launch
— Trump’s party now: ‘Who cares’ about Bush, Old Guard, says Don Jr. – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Of the organizations that you are a member of, who controls them? Which members are glorified and praised? Which members are demonized, denigrated, and condemned?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/trumps-party-now-who-cares-about-bush-old-guard-says-don-jr

FOX NEWS
— Kushner: US has ‘seen enough’ of Black Lives Matter protests going ‘too far’ – Evie Fordham
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jared-kushner-trump-protests-nba
— Eric Trump: Dems mock ‘flyover states,’ repeating same mistake Hillary made ‘Look at Biden. I mean Biden hasn’t been to Wisconsin — where his convention was supposed to be — in 670 days.’ – Caleb Parke
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rnc-biden-trump-2020-campaign-eric-trump

GOPUSA
— ‘Get That Illegal Alien Off The Stage’: Well Known Democrats Spew Vile Hate At Melania Trump
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94055
— Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Draws Ire Of Social Justice Liberals
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94118
— National Guard Activated After Rioting And Looting In Democrat Run Minneapolis (DIERSEN: Democrats loot and riot. Democrat candidates hint/imply/argue/shout a) that if you vote for Democrats, Democrats will not loot or riot and b) that if you vote for Republicans, Democrats will loot and riot.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94103
— Institutional Racism – Walter E. Williams
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93979

BREITBART
— RNC: Ric Grenell Torches ‘Unlimited Globalization’ that ‘Hollowed Out’ U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/26/rnc-ric-grenell-torches-unlimited-globalization-that-hollowed-out-u-s/
— Police Organization Leader: Biden, Harris ‘The Most Radical Anti-Police Ticket in History’ – KYLE MORRIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/26/police-organization-leader-biden-harris-the-most-radical-anti-police-ticket-in-history/
— Poll Shows Trump Approval Rating at Record 52 Percent – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/26/nolte-poll-shows-trump-approval-rating-record-52-percent/
— Rasmussen Poll: Joe Biden Sinks After Democrat Convention – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/26/rasmussen-poll-joe-biden-sinks-after-democrat-convention/

BLAZE
— Charging Kyle Rittenhouse with first-degree murder is facially absurd​ The facts of the case simply don’t fit that charge – Leon Wolf
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/kyle-rittenhouse-first-degree-murder-absurd

NEWSMAX
— Newt Gingrich: Trump ‘Will Keep His Word’ on 2nd Term Promises – Marisa Herman (DIERSEN: If Gingrich had not succeeded in dramatically cutting GAO’s budget during the mid-1990s, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/newtgingrich-trump-campaignpromises/2020/08/27/id/984109/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Skidmore College Students Demand Firing of Faculty Members Who Attended ‘Back the Blue’ Rally – Mike LaChance (DIERSEN: I attended a July 4, 1996 Bob Dole rally in Wheaton and that made my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates furious. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1996/07/05/dole-takes-pulse-of-the-heartland/913b56e4-dd07-4491-9bb3-7de45ad54d5f/ )
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/08/skidmore-college-students-demand-firing-of-faculty-members-who-attended-back-the-blue-rally/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Mets, Marlins Walk Off Field in Protest, Leave BLM Shirt on Home Plate – BRITTANY BERNSTEIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mets-marlins-walk-off-field-in-protest-leave-blm-shirt-on-home-plate/

THE HILL
— Trump rips NBA, calls it ‘political organization’ – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/513988-trump-rips-nba-calls-it-political-organization
— Pelosi says there shouldn’t be any debates between Biden and Trump – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/513944-pelosi-says-there-shouldnt-be-presidential-debates-in-2020
— America is in a class war, not a race war – CHRIS TALGO
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/514024-america-is-in-a-class-war-not-a-race-war
— Over 300 LGBT leaders endorse Biden for president : ‘The most pro-equality ticket in US history’ – LAUREN VELLA (DIERSEN: To promote LGBT is to promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the destruction of the traditional family.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/514037-over-300-lgbt-leaders-endorse-biden-for-president-the-most-pro-equality

ROLL CALL
— Black staffers on the Hill push for racial justice, using their own voices, not their bosses’ ‘I feel a responsibility to speak out,’ says one House aide – Clyde McGrady
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/08/27/black-staffers-on-the-hill-push-for-racial-justice-using-their-own-voices-not-their-bosses/

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/27/jared-kushner-white-house-democrats-racial-issues-403474

REUTERS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: MLB, NHL players ask peers to support Black Lives Matter movement
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sports-blm-boycott/mlb-nhl-players-ask-peers-to-support-black-lives-matter-movement-idUSKBN25N2HV

NBC NEWS
— RNC live coverage: Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Rudy Giuliani to speak The convention concludes with President Donald Trump’s acceptance speech.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/live-blog/2020-08-27-rnc-updates-n1238267
— Foreign governments are trying to hack the election, but states are better defended, officials say – Pete Williams and Julia Ainsley (DIERSEN: Foreign governments that want to destroy America want Biden to win.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/foreign-governments-are-trying-hack-election-states-are-better-defended-n1238246

CBS NEWS
— Ex-McCain, Bush and Romney staffers endorse Biden, joining Republicans bucking Trump – CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-endorsement-mccain-bush-romney-staffers-reject-trump/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the entertainment industry make it clear that it is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/business/dealbook/nba-strike-business-impact.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump and GOP go all in on law-and-order message as Kenosha protests continue – Jacqueline Alemany
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/27/power-up-trump-gop-go-all-law-and-order-message-kenosha-protests-continue/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-joe-biden-trump-racial-justice-20200827-4jqnae3zgzcbxeg3uy6idkxnly-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Top Homeland Security Ethics Officer Warns DHS Employees to Avoid Politics – Rachael Levy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-homeland-security-ethics-officer-warns-dhs-employees-to-avoid-politics-11598558128

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites. The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn you.
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/27/906329303/as-nation-reckons-with-race-poll-finds-white-americans-least-engaged

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Hurricane Relief Contractors Get an Affirmative Action Exemption – Paige Smith (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/hurricane-relief-contractors-get-an-affirmative-action-exemption

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Sync With Trump More Than Biden On Major Issues
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/voters_sync_with_trump_more_than_biden_on_major_issues

August 27 Morning Edition

NBC5
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Barricades Installed Near Chicago’s Downtown as City Implements ‘Public Safety Measures’ A Chicago alderman said there were a “variety of rumored events that may or may not happen,” but noted that he “can’t react to all of them”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/barricades-installed-near-chicagos-downtown-city-cites-drill-preparations/2329022/
— Will County Announces 8 Vote by Mail Ballot Drop Box Locations – Shelby Bremer (DIERSEN: As of yesterday, according to the DuPage County Election Division, of the 112,037 requests for mail-in ballots that it has received so far: 55,670 (50%) were received from registered Democrats; 35,513 (31%) from Independents; and 20,854 (19%) from registered Republicans.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/will-county-announces-8-vote-by-mail-ballot-drop-box-locations/2328893/
— RNC Night 3: Speakers Heap Praise on Trump as Crises Converge Across the US (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/rnc-night-3-takeaways/2329466/

WTTW
— Local GOP Lawmakers Praise First Lady’s ‘Home Run’ RNC Speech – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/26/illinois-gop-lawmakers-praise-melania-trump-rnc-speech
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White-haters a) make it clear that they will always hate Whites and b) do everything that they can to promote hatred of Whites.)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/26/reflecting-death-emmett-till-65-years-later

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How much do you trust Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’? Here’s a way to prove it – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-pritzker-fair-tax-john-kass-column-20200827-rieouj3zqnh5vlioqj7zz2iajy-story.html#new_tab
— What we know so far about Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old accused of murder after fatal Kenosha protest shootings – STACY ST. CLAIR, CHRISTY GUTOWSKI, ROBERT MCCOPPIN and ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-kenosha-shooting-kyle-rittenhouse-20200826-xdww3peuj5ddbimcj4vikx63y4-story.html
— Protesters gather outside Oak Park mayor’s home as village board votes down proposal to defund police – STEVE SCHERING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-defund-police-ordinance-tl-0903-20200826-n5kcji6nsbes3nevod6tlm6f4q-story.html
— Caving to backlash, Bette Midler says she was wrong to mock Melania Trump’s accent – CHRISTI CARRAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-bette-midler-melania-trump-apology-20200827-6rmbt6hhmjc6lg6yvkgmrehmmm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Antioch teen arrested in Kenosha double murder is a high school dropout, Blue Lives Matter supporter  Residents of the far north suburb were bracing for violence in the wake of the arrest, and the city issued a curfew. – Tom Schuba and Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/8/26/21403442/antioch-kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-black-lives-matter-jacob-blake

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Fake News’ course comes to COD courtesy of ex-CIA agent – Scott C. Morgan (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents all government and political news and commentary is fake except for the government and political news and commentary that they put or bless.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200827/fake-news-course-comes-to-cod-courtesy-of-ex-cia-agent

WBEZ
— ‘We Knew This Day Was Coming’: Kenosha Residents Reflect On Violence And Destruction In The Wake Of A Police Shooting Rebecca Wallet spray paints no trespassing on the side of her family’s furniture business, B&L Office Furniture, after it got burnt down on Monday night during protests in Kenosha, Wisc. – Patrick Smith, Manuel Martinez
https://www.wbez.org/stories/we-knew-this-day-was-coming-kenosha-residents-reflect-on-violence-and-destruction-in-the-wake-of-a-police-shooting/1ae9b18f-4dcc-4c45-913a-41572802ed1f

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Antioch teen charged in fatal Kenosha protest shooting, local police warn of possible unrest – KATIE SMITH
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/08/26/antioch-teen-charged-in-fatal-kenosha-protest-shooting-local-police-warn-of-possible-unrest/afogxl1/
— Democratic party asks Will County Board candidate to quit race after groping allegation Joliet activist says she was groped, flashed after Will County Progressives event in 2016 – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/08/07/democratic-party-asks-will-county-board-candidate-to-quit-race-after-groping-allegation/ashlgoi/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republican Suburban Women Explain Why They Are Sticking With Trump
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republican-suburban-women-explain-why-they-are-sticking-trump#stream/0

WGEM
— Illinois GOP leaders recognize President Trump as a hero, campaign against “Fair Tax” – Mike Miletich
https://wgem.com/2020/08/26/illinois-gop-leaders-recognize-president-trump-as-a-hero-campaign-against-fair-tax/

WEEK
— Illinois Republicans highlight importance of Hispanic, Black conservative voices – Mike Miletich
https://week.com/2020/08/26/illinois-republicans-highlight-importance-of-hispanic-black-conservative-voices/

CHICAGO PATCH
— Proposal Could End Ban On Women Exposing Breasts At Chicago Bars Chicago’s City Council License Committee forwarded a proposal ending the ban on women exposing bare breasts at places liquor is sold. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/proposal-could-end-ban-women-exposing-breasts-chicago-bars

GRAYS LAKE/ANTIOCH PATCH
— Antioch Preps For Social Unrest Following Arrest Of Teen A 17-year-old Antioch boy was arrested on a murder charge in connection with the shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin. – Amie Schaenzer
https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/antioch-preps-social-unrest-following-arrest-teen

HOMER GLEN/LOCKPORT PATCH
— Homer Glen Won’t Enforce New Coronavirus Guidelines: Mayor In a statement released Tuesday, Mayor Yukich said the new requirements “do not appear to be based on science and seem to be arbitrary.” – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/homerglen-lockport/homer-glen-will-defer-state-enforce-guidelines-mayor

WIREPOINTS
— Over two-thirds of downstate COVID-19 deaths tied to Illinois retirement homes, and the portion is growing – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/up-to-73-percent-of-downstate-covid-19-deaths-tied-to-illinois-retirement-homes-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN’S FISCAL LEGACY: HOW THE LONGEST-SERVING STATE HOUSE SPEAKER BUILT ILLINOIS’ MOUNTAIN OF DEBT – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/madigans-fiscal-legacy-how-the-longest-serving-state-house-speaker-built-illinois-mountain-of-debt/

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
— Congressional District 6 Candidate Forum Monday, September 21, 2020
https://my.lwv.org/illinois/downers-grove-woodridge-lisle/event/congressional-district-6-candidate-forum

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— BLM’s Totalitarian Youth—Sieg Heil
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/blms-totalitarian-youth-sieg-heil/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Our culture had better be careful with its relentless badgering of men – Suzanne Venker (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in badgering men on your block, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county. Do they focus on badger men who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/our-culture-better-be-careful-with-its-relentless-badgering-of-men

BLAZE
— Video evidence appears to show first Kenosha shooting victim charging shooter, using N-word while taunting militia members – LEON WOLF
https://www.theblaze.com/news/video-first-kenosha-victim

DAILY SIGNAL
— Cultural Revolution: What the Violence in American Cities Is All About – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/08/27/cultural-revolution-what-the-violence-in-american-cities-is-all-about/

DAILY WIRE
— Jacob Blake’s Mom Blasts Rioters For Destroying Kenosha, Apologizes To Trump – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/jacob-blakes-mom-blasts-rioters-for-destroying-kenosha-apologizes-to-trump

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Left still really, really hates Nick Sandmann – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-left-still-really-really-hates-nick-sandmann
— Media coverage of the Republican National Convention was even more deranged on Day Two – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/media-coverage-of-the-republican-national-convention-was-even-more-deranged-on-day-two

BLAZE
— Rioting erupts after Minneapolis police accused of shooting and killing suspect — they say video shows he killed himself The suspect was being sought over a homicide earlier in the day – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/minneapolis-suspect-suicide-rioting-looting

TOWNHALL
— Are the Media Trying to Throw the Election to Trump? – Ann Coulter
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2020/08/26/are-the-media-trying-to-throw-the-election-to-trump-n2575124
— Kamala Harris: ‘There is No Vaccine Against Racism’ – Larry Elder
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2020/08/27/kamala-harris-there-is-no-vaccine-against-racism-n2575123
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A vaccine against racism would be the worst possible nightmare for Democrats such as Harris and her running mate, Joe Biden. A vaccine would produce the mother of all the emperor-wears-no-clothes moments. As with the Jackson/Sharpton cartoon, the elimination of racism would deprive Harris of liberals’ go-to excuse: Blame racism. Whether the disintegration of the Black family, urban crime, or support for public schools with high dropout rates and where those who remain in school often cannot read, write and compute at grade level, the left blames racism.)
— Immigration Plans Must improve Job Prospects, Wages, and Security for all Americans – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2020/08/27/immigration-plans-must-improve-job-prospects–wages-and-security-for-all-americans-n2575122

PATRIOT POST
— Collegiate Conformity … or Else Pitt, Ohio State, and little Albion College are just the latest schools to disgrace themselves. – Douglas Andrews
https://patriotpost.us/articles/73009-collegiate-conformity-dot-dot-dot-or-else-2020-08-27

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Trump Jr.: Cancel Culture Spreading Fear & Hatred In America
https://www.oann.com/trump-jr-cancel-culture-spreading-fear-hatred-in-america/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Stop Downplaying the Violence in Our Cities – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/stop-downplaying-the-violence-in-our-cities/

THE HILL
— Trump, GOP walk tightrope in wooing minority voters – MARTY JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want Trump and the GOP to woo voters who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, poor, non-Christian, non-Italian American, non-German American, non-gun owners, and/or recent immigrants by getting rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/513795-trump-gop-walk-tightrope-in-wooing-minority-voters

POLITICO
— ‘It’s playing into Trump’s hands’: Dems fear swing-state damage from Kenosha unrest Some Wisconsin Democrats worry that the images of violence and destruction will turn suburban voters against the party. – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/27/its-playing-into-trumps-hands-dems-fear-swing-state-backlash-after-kenosha-carnage-402953

CNN
— Athletes across US sports take a stand, as games are called off in solidarity with Bucks’ boycott – Jill Martin, Leah Asmelash and David Close (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are boycotting 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, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, political, government, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/26/sport/milwaukee-bucks-boycott-playoff-game/index.html

REUTERS
— In ‘law-and-order’ speech, U.S. Vice President Pence warns against Biden win – Jeff Mason, John Whitesides (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they hate and that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-convention-pence/in-law-and-order-speech-u-s-vice-president-pence-warns-against-biden-win-idUSKBN25M14R

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “Republicans sought to fan fears of violence and lawlessness under Democratic leadership, trying to capitalize on the unrest in Wisconsin.”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/08/26/us/rnc-convention-election
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/us/politics/rnc-trump-convention-night-3.html
— Thai Protest Boycotts Force Businesses to Pick Sides – Reuters (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are boycotting 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, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, political, government, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/08/26/world/asia/26reuters-thailand-protests-business-analysis.html
— After Three Years of Attacking L.G.B.T.Q. Rights, Trump Suddenly Tries Outreach L.G.B.T.Q. advocates say the president has tried to divide their coalition by targeting transgender people in policy rollbacks. – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/us/politics/trump-lgbtq-rights.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/26/when-will-trump-be-held-responsible-horrors-he-creates/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Donald Trump, affirmative action case – ERROL LOUIS (DIERSEN: What did your parents do to help you attend college? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. They provided me with room and board a) while I attended UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-donald-trump-affirmative-action-case-20200827-3ll5gczdbne6jpipf5tkjvl7bm-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s entirely fitting that the actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were sentenced to federal prison for their role in a college admissions scandal a day before the Washington Post published explosive audio recordings of Donald Trump’s older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, describing how the future president of the United States cheated his way into college. “He went to Fordham for one year [actually, it was two] and then he got into University of Pennsylvania because he had somebody take the exams,” Barry, a retired federal judge, told her niece, Mary Trump, apparently unaware that the phone conversation was being recorded. “SATs or whatever. That’s what I believe. I even remember the name,” Barry said. According to Mary Trump, a friend of Trump’s named Joe Shapiro allegedly took the entrance exam for him. Both scandals make clear why affirmative action exists at top-flight universities: Rich insiders have been gaming admissions for generations, scheming to grab every unfair advantage they possibly can. The finishing touch is the sanctimonious hot air blowing from opponents of affirmative action and their determined, decades-long legal war to ban universities from allowing any advantage — actual, implied or even accidental — to bright young Black and Latino applicants.)

USA TODAY
— LGBTQ+ leaders: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the most pro-equality ticket in US history We can’t afford to keep leaders who attack communities they are supposed to represent. Biden and Harris will be White House champions for LGBTQ+ people. – Alphonso David and Tammy Baldwin (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ+ focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ+. I should write a book about Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries a) that promote LGBTQ+ and b) the successes that they have had in destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ+.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/08/27/end-trump-attacks-gay-rights-biden-harris-hope-progress-column/3437081001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters encourage Latinos to hate Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/08/27/donald-trump-republican-convention-not-reality-latinos-face-column/3443660001/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— NBA players say they have discussed boycotting games following Jacob Blake shooting – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are boycotting 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, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, political, government, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.startribune.com/nba-players-say-they-have-discussed-boycott-following-jacob-blake-shooting-in-wisconsin/572226881/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pence Headlines as Republican Convention Focuses on Military, Law Enforcement Military veterans, police official also speak at a time of protests against police shootings, clashes in Kenosha, Wis. – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pence-to-headline-as-republican-convention-focuses-on-military-law-enforcement-11598467253
— Donald Trump Presides Over GOP Remade in His Image Four years after a race that revealed deep divisions among Republicans, this week’s RNC shows a party united behind the president; ‘party unity is defined by Trump’s vision, message and style’ – Catherine Lucey and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-presides-over-gop-remade-in-his-image-11598473437

FORBES
— Want More Diverse Candidates? Here’s How To Improve Your Recruiting Strategy (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers post signs that say that members of the following groups should not apply: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/08/26/want-more-diverse-candidates-heres-how-to-improve-your-recruiting-strategy/

WBUR
— They Voted For Trump In 2016. Will They Do It Again In 2020? – Dorey Scheimer and Meghna Chakrabarti (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on destroying those who do not hate Trump.)
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/08/27/2016-trump-voters-2020
— Boycott: NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS Teams Call Off Games As Players Protest Racial Injustice – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are boycotting 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, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, political, government, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/08/26/boycott-nba-playoff-protest-police-brutality

ABC15
— Protest in downtown Phoenix called off after alleged threats of violence
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/black-lives-matter-protest-in-downtown-phoenix-canceled-after-alleged-threats-of-violence

FED MANAGER
— OPM is introducing a new records system titled “Federal Competency Assessment Records” that will collect and store OPM data to be used for training and development purposes. (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997, the Democrats who ran those agencies downplayed, if not dismissed, the a) job-related education, b) job-related professional certifications, and c) job-related licenses that their employees who were Republican, White, and/or male had. They did that because their top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and the aforesaid had a) far less job-related education, b) far fewer job-related professional certifications, and c) far fewer job-related licenses. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://fedmanager.com/news/opm-launches-new-records-system

August 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— RNC 2020: Republicans to host scaled-back convention with some in-person events 2 Illinois delegates heading to Charlotte for roll call vote Monday – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/rnc-2020-republican-national-convention-kickoff/6384947/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Laura Pollastrini, a 14th District delegate, was looking forward to her first convention. “We went from North Carolina, then canceled North Carolina to Jacksonville, and then Jacksonville got canceled, and now we’re all sitting at home. So it’s really frustrating for us,” Pollastrini said. “Having it on the camera doesn’t hurt us. It actually, in a way, it expands our viewership, it expands how many people could actually be involved,” said George Pearson, Will County Republican chairman. Pearson is planning watch parties with supporters at the headquarters office in Crest Hill. Due to coronavirus concerns, only two Illinois delegates are actually going to Charlotte for the roll call vote on Monday where they will formally nominate the President. Testing, face coverings and social distancing will be required. Illinois Republican Party chairman Tim Schneider is one of delegates who will attend the convention. “The RNC sent out COVID tests to every member that’s attending the Charlotte convention. I had to test negative to go to Charlotte. I also have to do a self-test every day and go online and reflect all my symptoms every day,” Schneider said. Delegates also are not concerned with the polls, pointing to how wrong they were four years ago with Hillary Clinton and seeing a silent majority out there that will support the President. “Because there’s so much negativity that’s being put out by the media, that people aren’t going to, they’re not going to answer polls, neighbors aren’t going to talk to neighbors, they’re not going to tell who they’re going to be voting for, come this election,” said Lori Yokohama, a Republican delegate for Chicago’s 1st District. President Trump is reportedly very eager to make sure the Republican convention has a very different look and feel than the virtual DNC, with small crowds at some events. He’s even making plans to give his acceptance speech from the White House lawn.)

CBS2
— Police Search For Dozens Of People In Specific Looting Incidents On Michigan Avenue, Weed Street
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/23/police-search-for-dozens-of-people-in-specific-looting-incidents-on-michigan-avenue-weed-street/
— Group Gathers To Announce Proclamation In Support Of Reparations For African-Americans In Evanston (DIERSEN: Questions for Wheaton City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/23/group-gathers-to-announce-proclamation-in-support-of-reparations-for-african-americans-in-evanston/
— Man Shot, Wounded By Police In Kenosha, Wisconsin; Crowd Gathers In Protest, Curfew Issued
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/23/person-shot-wounded-by-police-in-kenosha-wisconsin/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois Republicans sense momentum against Democrats but uncertain how to deliver their message – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-delegates-republican-national-convention-20200824-5tgjwte2d5bo5axf6pcjkunxyq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For Roger Claar, who retired at the end of July as Bolingbrook’s mayor after a tenure he proudly touts as 33 years, eight months and seven days, the planned trip to Charlotte, North Carolina, was “going to be my big swan song” to politics. For the longtime member of Illinois’ GOP State Central Committee, it was to have been his last Republican National Convention after at least eight previous trips — a last chance to buy “shirts, hats, salt shakers, whistles, buttons, banners” and other memorabilia for his vast collection. “I’m obviously going to miss the chance to get the latest and greatest and be the only kid on your block that owns it,” the 74-year-old Claar said. But in the age of COVID-19 and a variety of fits and starts, the Republican National Convention that kicks off Monday will be held largely in a virtual digital setting just as the recently completed Democratic convention. Unlike the Democratic convention, where states’ delegates were told to stay home as former Vice President Joe Biden was nominated for president, Republicans are allowing 336 delegates to actually go to the host city, representing the 50 states, plus territories. Illinois GOP State Chairman Tim Schneider and Richard Porter, the state’s Republican National Committeeman, will attend. Demetra Demonte, the state’s Republican National Committeewoman, had planned to go but opted out for family health reasons. That leaves the rest of the 67-member delegation, all pledged to President Donald Trump’s renomination based on the state’s March 17 primary results, in a bit of quandary. Unlike the state’s Democrats, who met virtually for a rally session before each night’s prime-time festivities, the state GOP delegation’s schedule has become a work in progress. “I have no idea what to expect,” said Illinois Senate Republican leader Bill Brady of Bloomington, an at-large delegate. “I’ll be getting together with some colleagues to watch the convention and we’ll talk and see. But I just have no idea what to expect out of this, given the framework.” Other delegates said they are attempting to organize convention “watch parties” and Porter, en route to Charlotte, said “you can put together Zoom meetings in 15 minutes, so I do think at the end of the day there will be some of that.”)
— Like 1968 all over again — were any lessons learned? – NEWTON N. MINOW
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-unrest-history-1968-newt-minow-20200821-glblr6sibjbazamybb2mi2f3v4-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot pledged $10 million to businesses damaged by looting. – GREGORY PRATT and ALICE YIN (DIERSEN: The more money that Lightfoot pledges for businesses damaged by looting, the more looting that there will be.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-looting-together-now-fund-lightfoot-20200824-ptikhm3ynzc5hafq7psw6l653a-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Buckle up, Chicago: Trump expected to slam city at Republican National Convention “Chicago and Illinois will be front and center, whether it’s implicitly or explicitly in the course of our convention,” said Richard Porter, a GOP National Committeeman from Illinois. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/8/23/21398538/republican-national-convention-chicago-president-donald-trump-expected-slam-city

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Bloomington-Normal NAACP unveils strategic action plan – Kevin Barlow (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, to determine how much reparations that Republicans owe, will Democrats call for full-scale investigations to determine exactly how much each Republican alive today benefitted from slavery? According to Democrats, if you are Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from slavery. How long have your ancestors been in America? Mine have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/bloomington-normal-naacp-unveils-strategic-action-plan/article_d5a203c4-5f21-5f89-998d-091c9423e15a.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— 22 cases of COVID-19 on NIU campus right after move in – KELSEY RETTKE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/08/23/2-2-cases-of-covid-19-on-niu-campus-right-after-move-in/auer3b9/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Columbus Statue Protesters Reunited With Bikes Weeks After Police Took Them — After Aldermen Steps In To Help Police officials said in a statement that many bikes were “abandoned” and several were “used as weapons or to facilitate mob action” against police at the July 17 protest, though protesters and other witnesses dispute the police account. – Colin Boyle
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/08/23/columbus-statue-protesters-reunited-with-bikes-weeks-after-police-took-them-after-aldermen-steps-in-to-help/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Former Gov. Jim Edgar joins a growing list of Republican leaders who are voting for Democrat Joe Biden over President Donald Trump. . .Former Illinois Rep. Ray LaHood has also endorsed Biden, according to a release from the Biden campaign this morning. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/08/24/scoop-edgar-voting-for-biden-gop-delegates-pumped-for-trump-the-scientists-clobbering-covid-490164
— Plenty of Republicans will be in attendance at the four-day Republican National Convention—including Illinois delegates Richard Porter, a Chicago attorney and GOP national committeeman, and Illinois GOP Chairman Tim Schneider. They’re in Charlotte, N.C., where the business portion of the convention will take place. Other live speakers will appear from Washington. “Everyone is very upbeat. We’re pumped,” Porter told Playbook after he arrived in Charlotte over the weekend. “We’ve accepted the fact that we’re not doing the big shindig but we’re still upbeat. We’re pumped.” He expects the next four days to reveal the “stark” differences between “the Democrats’ dark vision of an America that’s systematically evil and our vision of an America that’s fundamentally good. I think people are looking forward to making the case and showing that contrast.” Illinois’ delegates: Along with Porter and Schneider, they are Reps. Darin LaHood and Mike Bost, state Rep. Andrew Chesney of Freeport, Black Conservative Foundation President Diante Johnson, Will County GOP Chairman George Pearson, 41st Ward Committeewoman Ammie Kessem, Palatine Township Committeeman Aaron Del Mar, and congressional candidates Mary Miller for the 15th District and Jesus Solorio Jr. in the 4th. . .Illinois voice among convention speakers: Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, an Illinois native, takes the stage tonight, along with former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, Donald Trump Jr., and Mark and Patricia McCloskey (the St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters). – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/08/24/scoop-edgar-voting-for-biden-gop-delegates-pumped-for-trump-the-scientists-clobbering-covid-490164

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois worsened retirement home deaths fiasco with more failed executive orders – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-doubled-down-on-failure-to-protect-retirement-home-residents-from-covid-19-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Former McHenry County Republican Party Chairman Diane Evertsen Calls for Voting by Mail
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/23/former-republican-party-chairman-calls-for-voting-by-mail/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Top Universities Take Millions From China Front Group Dozens of schools host Confucius Institute despite new federal warning – Yuichiro Kakutani
https://freebeacon.com/campus/top-universities-take-millions-from-china-front-group/

FOX NEWS
— Portland police declare riot after fire set at precinct Protesters allegedly threw rocks, glass bottles and shined lasers at cops – Edmund DeMarche (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats riot in your municipality, which buildings will they burn down?)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-police-declare-riot-near-citys-north-precinct-stop-attacking-officers
— Trump aims for convention game change, planning patriotic program and Biden counterattacks Trump heads into GOP convention trailing Biden in public opinion polls – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-aims-for-convention-game-change-planning-patriotic-program-and-biden-counterattacks

AMERICAN THINKER
— A Pandemic of Socialism In mid-March of 2020, the United States of America became a socialist country, despite President Trump’s promise in his State of the Union address one year prior. – Anthony J. Ciani
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/08/a_pandemic_of_socialism.html
— Portland’s dress rehearsal for revolution now featuring a guillotine One of the great lessons of the Holocaust is, “When someone tells you he wants to kill you – take him seriously.” – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/08/portlands_dress_rehearsal_for_revolution_now_featuring_a_emguillotineem_.html
— The BLM crowd is setting up protests over two more fatal police shootings – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/08/the_blm_crowd_is_setting_up_protests_over_two_more_fatal_police_shootings_.html

BREITBART
— Chicago BLM Activists Stomp on Pig-Cop Pinatas, Scream at Residents, Twerk in Protest – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/22/watch-chicago-blm-activists-stomp-on-pig-cop-pinatas-scream-at-residents-twerk-in-protest/

TOWNHALL
— The Battle for America: Makers v. Takers – Chris Talgo (DIERSEN: What do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make? I make a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email and send it out each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2020/08/24/the-battle-for-america-makers-v-takers-n2574834
— 30 Good Things President Trump Has Done for America – Wayne Grudem
https://townhall.com/columnists/waynegrudem/2020/08/24/30-good-things-president-trump-has-done-for-america-n2574849

PJ MEDIA
— Officials Say 72 Percent of Detroit’s Absentee Voting Precincts Don’t Match Official Count – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/08/23/officials-say-72-percent-of-detroits-absentee-voting-precincts-dont-match-official-count-n829887

NEWSMAX
— Giuliani: US ‘Headed for Very Left Administration’ If Biden Is Elected – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/rudy-giuliani-left-wing-democrats-bernie-sanders/2020/08/24/id/983588/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Debunking 10 Myths About the U.S. Postal Service – David Ditch
https://www.heritage.org/government-regulation/commentary/fact-check-debunking-10-myths-about-the-us-postal-service

NEWS BUSTERS
— Freeform COVID Drama Blasts ‘Selfish’ Americans Unwilling to ‘Sacrifice’ for Safety of Others – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/lindsay-kornick/2020/08/23/freeform-covid-drama-blasts-selfish-americans-unwilling

NEW AMERICAN
— Tide Turning? Seattle Black Leaders Sour on BLM, Condemn Violence – Luis Miguel (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats riot in your municipality, which buildings will they burn down?)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/36805-tide-turning-seattle-black-leaders-sour-on-blm-condemn-violence

EPOCH TIMES
— Americans Continue to Flee States With Higher Taxes – EMEL AKAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/americans-continue-to-flee-states-with-higher-taxes_3472385.html

THE HILL
— 14 arrested in violent Portland clashes – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/513299-14-arrested-in-violent-portland-clashes
— Historian Eric Foner: Broken promises of Reconstruction relevant to today’s racial justice movement (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, to determine how much reparations that they owe, will Democrats call for full-scale investigations to determine exactly how much each Republican alive today benefitted from slavery? According to Democrats, if you are Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from slavery. How long have your ancestors been in America? Mine have been in America since 1844.)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/513143-historian-eric-foner-broken-promises-of-reconstruction-relevant-to-todays

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Riot declared in Portland, police precinct set on fire (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats riot in your municipality, which buildings will they burn down?)
https://www.wkrg.com/top-stories/riot-declared-in-portland-police-precinct-set-on-fire/
https://dnews.com/local/riot-declared-outside-portland-public-safety-building/article_67f5c0f6-163e-586b-be53-029ee7efd375.html

REUTERS
— Portland Police declare ‘riot’ after officers attacked (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats riot in your municipality, which buildings will they burn down?)
https://whtc.com/news/articles/2020/aug/24/portland-police-declare-riot-after-officers-attacked/1051663/

NEW YORK TIMES
— 2020 Election Live Updates: At the R.N.C. This Week, Trump Will Take Center Stage President Trump plans to speak every night of the convention, which will begin on Monday. The R.N.C. has released a partial list of speakers. Former F.B.I. director Comey says “the truth is under attack” by the president and plans to appear at an alternate convention.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/08/23/us/trump-vs-biden
— FRONT PAGE: Portland’s New D.A. Lets Off 300 Protesters as the Police Fume – Richard A. Oppel Jr.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/23/us/portland-protests-prosecute.html

NEW YORK POST
— Face the facts on when America’s divisions got so deep – Michael Barone (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at everyone that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://nypost.com/2020/08/23/face-the-facts-on-when-americas-divisions-got-so-deep/

WASHINGTON POST
— RNC 2020 live updates: Republicans poised to formally renominate Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/08/24/republican-national-convention-live-updates/
— The absurd claim that Trump is the ‘most pro-gay president in American history’ – Glenn Kessler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/24/absurb-claim-that-trump-is-most-pro-gay-president-american-history/

USA TODAY
— Police precinct set on fire during Portland protest; authorities declare riot – AP (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats riot in your municipality, which buildings will they burn down?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/24/portland-protests-police-precinct-set-fire/3427950001/
— Democrats’ doom-and-gloom convention no match for President Trump’s forward-looking vision: GOP chair Opposing View: Fortunately for Americans who don’t want socialism, they will hear about another choice when the Republican convention kicks off. – Ronna McDaniel
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/08/23/trump-convention-celebrate-usa-not-wallow-gloom-republican-chair/3422791001/

CBS DENVER
— ‘This Was A Riot’: Denver City Leaders Vow To Hold Suspects Accountable – Danielle Chavira (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats riot in your municipality, which buildings will they burn down?)
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/08/23/denver-police-protests-arrests-riots/

COLORADO SUN
— 12 arrested, 1 officer hurt during “riot” in Denver; governor calls vandalism “acts of criminal terrorism” Fireworks were shot at officers, an American flag and a tree outside a courthouse were set on fire, windows were shattered and fast-food restaurant was broken into during the unrest (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats riot in your municipality, which buildings will they burn down?)
https://coloradosun.com/2020/08/23/denver-riot-police-officers/

DENVER POST
— Billionaire Robert Smith, Denver native and richest Black American, reportedly under criminal tax investigation Smith, an East High School graduate, may have ducked taxes on $200 million in assets, according to Bloomberg report – JOE RUBINO
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/08/23/robert-smith-federal-tax-investigation/

WINSTON SALEM JOURNAL
— Reparations for Black residents should be on city agenda, says Winston-Salem’s mayor pro tem – WESLEY YOUNG (DIERSEN: Questions for Wheaton City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://journalnow.com/news/local/reparations-for-black-residents-should-be-on-city-agenda-says-winston-salems-mayor-pro-tem/article_f7d1f6ca-e54d-11ea-8bda-7bc9655ae84a.html

DUKE CHRONICLE
— History has its eyes on you: Calling ‘the church’ to radical political protest – Tatayana Richardson (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want churches to officially condemn those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton and Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2020/08/richardson-240820

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump to Highlight Successes in Nightly Appearances at GOP Convention Republican delegates will gather in North Carolina on Monday to nominate the president for a second term – Catherine Lucey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-to-highlight-successes-in-nightly-appearances-at-gop-convention-11598261401
— Coronavirus Lifts Government Debt to WWII Levels—Cutting It Won’t Be Easy Advanced economies no longer benefit from rapid economic and population growth of postwar period – Josh Zumbrun
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-lifts-government-debt-to-wwii-levelscutting-it-wont-be-easy-11598191201

FORBES
— Indian H-1B Visa Holders Again Show They Are Not ‘Cheap Labor’ – Stuart Anderson (DIERSEN: When you were younger, if there were as many legal/illegal immigrants as there are now, how would you have been impacted? If there were as many legal/illegal immigrants as there are now when I was younger, legal/illegal immigrants would have been hired instead of me, and I would not have gotten jobs that I did doing yard work and delivering 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; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2020/08/24/indian-h-1b-visa-holders-again-show-they-are-not-cheap-labor/

WBAY
— OUTSTANDING: Dozens attend Back the Blue rally in Green Bay
https://www.wbay.com/2020/08/23/dozens-attend-back-the-blue-rally-in-green-bay/

KREM
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Defend, not defund’: Back the Blue supporters counter protest Defund the Police rally About 150 people rallied to support local law enforcement. – Morgan Trau
https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/protests/back-the-blue-rally/293-5b09ca49-8b57-425b-b474-7bc15b30c077

BERKS WEEKLY
— OUTSTANDING: HUNDREDS RALLY IN ROBESONIA TO ‘BACK THE BLUE’
https://berksweekly.com/news/hundreds-rally-in-robesonia-to-back-the-blue/

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-haters who hypocritically flee the poverty and crime in Democrat areas and hypocritically move to Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there? How bad is the hypocritical Democrat invasion in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, in your neighborhood, and on your block?
https://newrepublic.com/article/159044/trump-reelection-campaign-suburbs-ignorance

WORLD TRIBUNE
— Chicago activist to residents angry about looting: ‘Get over it’
https://www.worldtribune.com/chicago-activist-to-residents-angry-about-looting-get-over-it/
— Washington Post outraged that White House allows conservative outlets at press briefings (DIERSEN: www.gopillinois.com is a conservative news outlet.)
https://www.worldtribune.com/washington-post-outraged-that-white-house-allows-conservative-outlets-at-press-briefings/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Washington Post, the news outlet which amplified one of the biggest political hoaxes in American history, is calling out conservative-leaning news outlets for allegedly amplifying hoaxes. The Post complained in two recent articles that The Gateway Pundit, The Epoch Times and One America News Network (OANN), three conservative sites that it says are “amplifying hoaxes,” were allowed into White House press briefings given by President Donald Trump. The Post won a Pulitzer Prize for amplifying the Trump-Russia hoax. Many have called on it to return the prize. The Post opined in its news pages that “The White House press corps just got a little more Trump-friendly, thanks to a bit of maneuvering by the White House itself.” The Jeff Bezos-owned “newspaper” says the conservative outlets are being unjustly given special treatment at Trump’s press briefings at which the preponderance of “journalists” present represent anti-Trump corporate media monopolies. During one recent briefing that particularly set off the Post, Gateway Pundit reporter Alicia Powe was called on to ask a question of Trump. Powe asked the president about Joe Biden attempting to take credit for the Trump administration’s brokering of the normalization of relations between Israel and the UAE. Powe “asked one of the only sensible questions during the entire presidential press conference,” Gateway Pundit founder Jim Hoft noted. In another article, the Post was irate that Trump fielded questions at his Aug. 13 press briefing from The Epoch Times and OANN. As for OANN, the cancel culture mavens at the Washington Post have complained many times about the network. The Post summed it up in a June headline about OANN: “When Fox News disappoints, Trump has a backup”. “The far left media STILL believes they are entitled to promote the news narrative in America today,” Hoft said. “These far left dinosaurs have failed to keep up with the times. They have failed to look within at their own shortcomings.” Hoft asked: Will the Washington Post ever apologize to their readers for promoting the Trump-Russia collusion lies? Will the Washington Post ever apologize to their readers for their false attacks on the Covington Catholic school boys? Will the Washington Post ever honestly report on Joe Biden’s cognitive decline? “The American public have seen through the constant lies of the far left mainstream media,” Hoft said. “And, although the White House Correspondents’ Association believe they own the news coming from the White House — They don’t!”)

GUARDIAN
— Wave of extremist Republicans run for office, many with Trump’s blessing – Adam Gabbatt (DIERSEN: The more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will call you an extremist: traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/24/wave-rightwing-republicans-run-office-trump-blessing-extremist

DAILY MAIL
— BLM protesters TORCH Portland police precinct and pelt riot cops with rocks and glass bottles in running street battles while setting alight to Trump MAGA hats as the city descends into anarchy for 88th night – RYAN FAHEY (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats riot in your municipality, which buildings will they burn down?)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8657923/Police-precinct-set-fire-night-riots-Portland.html

August 23 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 6 out-of-town protesters arrested near Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Logan Square home
https://abc7chicago.com/out-of-town-protesters-arrested-near-mayor-lightfoots-logan-square-home/6384505/
— Chicago protest: Hundreds call to defund CPD at Whitney Young High School
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/protesters-call-for-city-to-defund-chicago-police-/6383989/
— Retirement account withdrawals allowed by CARES Act without penalty, but should be last resort, experts say – Jason Knowles and Ann Pistone
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-retirement-account-401k-cares-act/6381992/

NBC5
— Hundreds Take Part in Anti-Police Rally Outside Chicago’s Whitney Young High School – Lexi Sutter
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/hundreds-take-part-in-anti-police-break-the-piggy-bank-rally-in-chicago/2326842/
— 3 Dead, at Least 36 Wounded in Chicago Shootings This Weekend
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/3-dead-at-least-36-wounded-in-chicago-shootings-this-weekend/2326925/

CBS2
— Protesters March Again Demanding Defunding Of Police – Steven Graves
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/22/protesters-march-again-demanding-defunding-of-police/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Out-of-town protesters arrested near Lightfoot’s Logan Square home
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/out-of-town-protesters-arrested-near-lightfoots-logan-square-home
— Protests at Whitney Young, UIC focus on relationship between students and police – Michele Fiore
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protests-at-whitney-young-uic-focus-on-relationship-between-students-and-police

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— More than 400 people join march to call for removal of police in Chicago schools – PAIGE FRY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-saturday-protests-chicago-police-cps-whitney-young-20200823-dytuu33cmjdi5alx4th53hagye-story.html

WTTW
— Community Members in Pilsen Denounce Trump, DeJoy at ‘Save the Post Office’ Protest – Grace Del Vecchio
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/22/community-members-pilsen-denounce-trump-dejoy-save-post-office-protest

WBBM
— Hit Hard By COVID-19, DuPage County Slowly Recovering With Business Reopenings – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/dupage-county-slowly-recovering-after-hit-hard-by-covid
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Board Member Bob Larsen, who chairs the finance committee, said the County has lost substantial revenue but he was ready for this. He said the county plans to avoid a tax increase but may have to dip into its reserves. Greg Bedalov, CEO of Choose DuPage said the hospitality industry, has suffered the most from COVID-19 but things are starting to get a little better. He said the county received $168 million in CARES Act dollars and immediately allocated $7 million to a small business relief program that is being administered by Choose DuPage. “We were able to deploy over $6 million of that $7 million allocation to the small business community within DuPage in less than 60 days,” Bedalov said. Larsen said there’s been some relief from Washington, but not for lost revenue from taxes and fees. He’s not sure how much, if any, more aid will come for that.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Billboards promote mask-wearing, social distancing – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200822/billboards-promote-mask-wearing-social-distancing

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, UNACCEPTABLE: Congressman Rodney Davis won’t say if he’ll vote for President Trump’s re-election – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/column-congressman-rodney-davis-wont-say-if-hell-vote-for-president-trumps-re-election/article_b1cfe8f3-76ec-56d4-83c6-92ad0dc69549.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Delays Continue for FOID Card Applicants – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Democrat protests, looting, and rioting encourage Republicans to buy firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=309373#.X0Jwgjp_OM8

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Older White Voters Who Helped Trump Win May Be In Play.”
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/23/904755484/older-white-voters-who-helped-trump-win-may-be-in-play

CHICAGO NOW
— THE SOUND OF FAILURE IS SILENCE/ THE DEMOCRATS ARE OFF AND RUNNING/ WHILE AMERICA’S BIG CITIES UNDER SIEGE ARE NOT WORTHY OF A MENTION. – BOB ANGONE
http://www.chicagonow.com/just-sayin/2020/08/the-sound-of-failure-is-silence-the-democrats-are-off-and-running-while-americas-big-cities-under-seige-are-not-worthy-of-a-mention/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage business owner troubled by candidate’s ‘chilling’ tweet, Casten’s disregard for constituents – T.H. Lawrence
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/545660415-dupage-business-owner-troubled-by-candidate-s-chilling-tweet-casten-s-disregard-for-constituents

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 66th House District: Republicans Stuck with Skillicorn
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/21/66th-house-district-republicans-stuck-with-skillicorn/
— Judge David Gervais Encourages Voting by Mail
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/21/judge-david-gervais-encourages-voting-by-mail/
IL-14: Lauren Underwood Expands Her Farm Team PAC
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/21/il-14-lauren-underwood-expands-her-farm-team-pac/
— IL-6: Casten Joins the “If” Crowd
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/21/il-6-casten-joins-the-if-crowd/
— Ersel Schuster Writes of the Hit Piece Suit in Which a Kane County Judge Would Not Allow a Jury Trial
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/21/ersel-schuster-writes-of-the-suit-in-which-a-kane-county-judge-would-not-allow-a-jury-trial/
— Lake County Dem Chairman Terry Link, Now Indicted, Stepping Down
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/20/lake-county-dem-chairman-terry-link-now-indicted-stepping-down/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chicago Mayor Lightfoot takes hypocrisy to a new level – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/08/chicago_mayor_lightfoot_takes_hypocrisy_to_a_new_level.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— What the Unholy Left-Right Alliance Undermining Immigration Enforcement Means for the 2020 Election There is no doubt that the election on November 3 will have a momentous effect on all the issues related to immigration policy. – John Fonte (DIERSEN: When you were younger, if there were as many legal/illegal immigrants as there are now, how would you have been impacted? If there were as many legal/illegal immigrants as there are now when I was younger, legal/illegal immigrants would have been hired instead of me, and I would not have gotten jobs that I did doing yard work and delivering 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; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://amgreatness.com/2020/08/22/what-the-unholy-left-right-alliance-undermining-immigration-enforcement-means-for-the-2020-election/

BREITBART
— Downtown Portland Businesses Flee Due to BLM Riots – JOHN NOLTE (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats loot and/or riot in your downtown, how fast will businesses flee? How fearful of Democrat looting and rioting are those on your block, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? How afraid are they to display Republican yard signs?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/21/nolte-downtown-portland-businesses-flee-due-blm-riots/
— Virgil: Reparations for Everyone — What Do We Do if We’re All Victims and Victimizers? (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, a) the victims are minorities, females, younger people, those who have less money than others, veterans, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, non-gun owners, those who are not citizens of America, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time and b) the victimizers are Whites, males, older people, those who have more money than others, non-veterans, Italian Americans, German Americans, gun owners, citizens of America, conservatives, Republicans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/22/virgil-reparations-for-everyone-what-do-we-do-if-were-all-victims-and-victimizers/
— BLM Activists, Trump Supporters Brawl in Park in Beverly Hills – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2020/08/22/watch-blm-activists-trump-supporters-brawl-in-park-in-beverly-hills/
— Poll: Joe Biden Gets No Bounce After DNC but Leads Trump by 9 – KYLE OLSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/22/joe-biden-gets-no-bounce-dnc-leads-trump-9/

DAILY SIGNAL
— USPS Faces Financial, Logistical Hurdles Before Mail-In Ballot Surge – Thomas Catenacci
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/08/22/usps-faces-financial-logistical-hurdles-before-mail-in-ballot-surge/

BIZPAC REVIEW
— Being healthy is racist? CBS News promotes argument fat-phobia is rooted in anti-blackness – Frieda Powers (DIERSEN: What if I blamed my health problems on the adverse actions that the following have taken against me: a) past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc., b) candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections, and c) those who I have sued?)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/08/22/being-healthy-is-racist-cbs-news-promotes-argument-fat-phobia-is-rooted-in-anti-blackness-963378

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump: Democrats Removed ‘Under God’ From Pledge of Allegiance ‘On Purpose’ – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-democrats-removed-under-god-from-pledge-of-allegiance-on-purpose_3471650.html

POLITICO
— ‘Not just a low-wage recession’: White-collar workers feel coronavirus squeeze The drop in overall employment that white-collar industries like real estate, information and professional and technology services have seen in five months is already on par with or worse than the hits they took during the Great Recession. – MEGAN CASSELLA (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. If I could do the aforesaid, anyone could do the aforesaid because according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am extremely stupid.)
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2020/08/21/not-just-a-low-wage-recession-white-collar-workers-feel-the-coronavirus-squeeze-1311448

NEW YORK TIMES
— Corporate America Agrees Black Lives Matter (DIERSEN: To agree with BLM is to shout that you hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/23/insider/business-racism.html
— Shouting Turns to Violence in Portland as Dueling Protests Converge Paintballs and pepper spray filled the air during a confrontation in Oregon between a pro-police rally and Black Lives Matter supporters. – Will Wright
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/22/us/portland-protests.html

NEW YORK POST
— COVID-19 will make the 60-plus generation more powerful than ever – Mauro Guillen
https://nypost.com/2020/08/22/coronavirus-will-make-baby-boomers-more-powerful-than-ever/
— Trump ought to exploit Biden’s hesitation to slam violence from radical left: Goodwin – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2020/08/22/trump-should-exploit-bidens-hesitation-to-slam-radical-left-violence-goodwin/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use George Floyd to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-harlem-week-2020-black-lives-matter-civil-rights-20200823-vccqsgzknzb5panmhzeqizntca-story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use George Floyd to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/08/23/black-lives-matter-reforms-stalled-3-months-after-george-floyds-death/3337330001/

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Corruption of BLM’s core principles is evident – Thomas Lobenstein, Alvaton (DIERSEN: To agree with BLM is to shout that you hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bgdailynews.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/corruption-of-blms-core-principles-is-evident/article_026bd85e-ce6d-5c2b-9f6f-e3abf562de66.html

NEWS ENTERPRISE
— Fort Knox is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion – Col. C.J. King (DIERSEN: To promote “diversity, equity and inclusion” is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thenewsenterprise.com/opinion/columnists/fort-knox-is-committed-to-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/article_19eb5ec8-5930-538e-b0af-e38e7212258d.html

NNY 360
— OUTSTANDING: Nearly 400 rally in Watertown on Saturday to ‘Back the Blue’ – BEN MUIR
https://www.nny360.com/news/jeffersoncounty/nearly-400-rally-in-watertown-on-saturday-to-show-support-for-law-enforcement/article_4a76e1f7-020a-578c-b636-8b559ca9c421.html

WDIO
— OUTSTANDING: “Back the Blue” rally at City Hall
https://www.wdio.com/duluth-minnesota-news/back-the-blue-rally/5836100/

HERALD DISPATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Grand opening of GOP headquarters to take place Monday
https://www.herald-dispatch.com/elections/grand-opening-of-gop-headquarters-to-take-place-monday/article_1f05c709-9e7b-53f8-838f-30b29e18302d.html

JACKSON COUNTY SENTINEL
— City Council candidates make their pitch to voters – By Brad Nevels (DIERSEN: Questions for city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
http://jcsentinel.com/news/article_fcee8012-e3ed-11ea-9c5f-a32aa89199d6.html

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Equality in the U.S. Starts with Better Jobs – Zeynep Ton (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. If I could do the aforesaid, anyone could do the aforesaid because according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am extremely stupid.)
https://hbr.org/2020/08/equality-in-the-u-s-starts-with-better-jobs

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters try to “Flip the Bible Belt.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/08/raphael-warnock-mlk-georgia-senate/615379/

BRINKWIRE
— 55 years after riots, Watts section of LA still has not recovered – Editorial (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats riot in your municipality, in your township, and/or in your county, how long will it take to recover?)
https://en.brinkwire.com/news/55-years-after-riots-watts-section-of-la-still-bears/

August 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— COVID-19 Illinois: St. Charles school district reports cases as IL announces 2,356 new coronavirus cases, 17 deaths 20 Illinois counties at warning level for COVID-19, including Will, Grundy
https://abc7chicago.com/health/st-charles-school-district-reports-covid-19-cases/6383296/
— Facebook post showing IL couple with multiple ballot applications falsely claims fraud, BGA says
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/bga-explains-possibility-of-multiple-il-ballot-applications/6383431/

NBC5
— Rallies Held Across U.S., Including in Chicago, Protesting Cutbacks at USPS Facilities
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rallies-held-across-u-s-including-in-chicago-protesting-cutbacks-at-usps-facilities/2326772/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Notre Dame reports another 24 cases of coronavirus for total of 372 confirmed cases
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/notre-dame-reports-another-24-cases-of-coronavirus-for-total-of-372-confirmed-cases

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville sets new record for active COVID-19 cases, and number of hospitalizations starting to climb again – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-covid-case-increase-high-naperville-st-20200822-w226klkbjvdmthpw6jrzzn5uvq-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Chicago rejects plans for marijuana shop near the Gold Coast after nearly 12-hour meeting – ALLY MAROTTI (DIERSEN: To push pot on a neighborhood, precinct, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that neighborhood, precinct, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-chicago-denies-gold-coast-marijuana-dispensary-20200822-syt6okbtljhvnfaq2ry2nfyvo4-story.html

WBEZ
— More Than 550,000 Primary Absentee Ballots Rejected In 2020, Far Outpacing 2016 Tens of thousands of ballots have been rejected in key battleground states, where the outcome in November for the presidency and other races could be determined by a small number of votes. – Pam Fessler, Elena Moore
https://www.wbez.org/stories/more-than-550000-primary-absentee-ballots-rejected-in-2020-far-outpacing-2016/da852d13-f01c-47ee-8a03-ed0bd4d8881a

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Republican National Convention Starts Monday. Here’s What You Need To Know – ELENA MOORE
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republican-national-convention-starts-monday-heres-what-you-need-know#stream/0

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 160 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, no new deaths – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/08/22/dupage-county-reports-160-new-covid-19-cases-saturday-no-new-deaths/akowrn6/

DARIEN PATCH
— American Flag Burned In Darien: Police Report Other flag incidents have happened in recent days, police say. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/american-flag-burned-darien-police-report

BREITBART
— Threat of Violent Attack Closes Federal Buildings in Portland – PENNY STARR (DIERSEN: Which federal buildings will the Democrats attack in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/21/threat-violent-attack-closes-federal-buildings-portland/

DAILY WIRE
— Detroit’s Failure To Accurately Count Ballots During Primary Called ‘Appalling,’ ‘Alarming’ By State Election Officials – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroits-failure-to-accurately-count-ballots-during-primary-called-appalling-alarming-by-state-election-officials

THE HILL
— Trump targets Democrats over Pledge of Allegiance – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/513218-trump-targets-democrats-over-pledge-of-allegiance
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump took to Twitter to accuse Democrats of not uttering the word “God” in the pledge at this week’s Democratic National Convention. While the word was featured in the pledge at the convention every night for each of the four days, some of the speakers did not say it during the Muslim Delegates and Allies Assembly and the LGBTQ Caucus meeting, which were not part of the main programming, according to The Associated Press. “The Democrats took the word GOD out of the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democrat National Convention. At first I thought they made a mistake, but it wasn’t. It was done on purpose. Remember Evangelical Christians, and ALL, this is where they are coming from-it’s done. Vote Nov 3!” Trump tweeted.)

REUTERS
— U.S. schools revamp curricula in response to Black Lives Matter – ERNEST SCHEYDER (DIERSEN: BLM is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.aol.com/article/lifestyle/2020/08/21/us-schools-revamp-curricula-in-response-to-black-lives-matter/24596146/

WASHINGTON POST
— Coronavirus update: Infections are trending upward in the Midwest – Derek Hawkins and Marisa Iati
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/22/coronavirus-covid-updates/

TULSA WORLD
— Three challengers look to unseat District 4 city councilor Kara Joy McKee – Kevin Canfield (DIERSEN: Questions for city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/government-and-politics/three-challegners-look-to-unseat-district-4-city-councilor-kara-joy-mckee/article_872661c1-9598-55da-b8bf-311ac629482b.html

UNION JOURNAL
— Portland Companies Are Fleeing Downtown Area Because Of Black Lives Matter Riots – Carlos Christian (DIERSEN: What protests, looting, and rioting do the Democrats plan for your municipality, for your township, and for your county?)
https://theunionjournal.com/portland-companies-are-fleeing-downtown-area-because-of-black-lives-matter-riots/

WIVB
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue Rally held in North Tonawanda
https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/back-the-blue-rally-held-in-north-tonawanda/

VENTURA COUNTY STAR
— Dozens of candidates on Nov. 3 ballot for city council, mayoral races in Ventura County – Mike Harris (DIERSEN: Questions for city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun control, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2020/08/22/election-2020-california-ventura-coutny-candidates-nov-3-ballot-council-races/5610199002/

ASHEBORO COURIER TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Asheboro holds rally to ‘back the blue’ – Rachel Berry
https://www.courier-tribune.com/story/news/local/2020/08/22/asheboro-holds-rally-back-blue/3418545001/

INQUISITR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating psychologists promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.inquisitr.com/6238859/psychologists-compare-trump-hitler-mussolini/

August 22 Morning Edition

ABC7
— More Chicago looting suspect photos released by Chicago Police Department – Stacey Baca (DIERSEN: Democrats hint that they will stop protesting, looting, and rioting if Biden is elected. But wait, Democrats in Chicago did not stop protesting, looting, and rioting when Lightfoot was elected.
https://abc7chicago.com/more-looting-photos-released-by-chicago-police/6382425/

NBC5
— Democrats See Racism in GOP Mispronunciations of ‘Kamala’ “It is an effort to diminish her” – Sara Burnett
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/democrats-see-racism-in-gop-mispronunciations-of-kamala/2326665/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Demonstrators took to the streets near Loyola University Friday demanding the school cut ties with the CPD. Now, more protests are set for this weekend at UIC.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/demonstrators-demand-colleges-cut-ties-with-cpd

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The silence of Joe Biden and the Democrats on the violence in the cities – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-joe-biden-donald-trump-kass-20200821-scgqqgvjsreyth6bmhe566jycy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats steer those who have “physical, cognitive, mental and/or developmental disabilities” and “seniors, veterans and lower-income groups” to Naperville.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0823-20200821-7eu5tpg2szcwvp25fw62rzydhe-story.html
— State Sen. Terry Link resigns as Lake County Democratic chair following federal income tax evasion charge – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-sen-terry-link-resigns-party-post-20200821-pjn7mhnluzhunbsxoioicbvuyy-story.html
— Where to securely drop off your mail-in ballot in Chicago and the suburbs
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-cb-mail-in-ballot-secure-dropoff-chicago-20200821-lha3gy23kjdfppkpyq7nditru4-htmlstory.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot invokes Kent State shootings to oppose National Guard troops in Chicago after allies stall plan to seek state of emergency – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-national-guard-20200821-pwiyp7siafbm7nvoj4trzcui2u-story.html
— CTU allies bellyache as Catholic schools open – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-archdiocese-schools-reopen-20200821-tdckxzd75zfdtexcqrr2rttxdi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Officials say suburban Cook County COVID-19 grouping ‘defies logic’ – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200821/officials-say-suburban-cook-county-covid-19-grouping-defies-logic

HERALD & REVIEW
— Naperville aiming for police diversity – MARIE WILSON (DIERSEN: Employers promote diversity a) by giving preference to those who are minority, female, and/or younger and b) by getting rid of those who are White, male, and/or older.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/affluent-chicago-suburb-aiming-for-police-diversity/article_e0624e81-6648-521d-8caa-0d2bc8aff3d6.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Challenges Continue for Democrats with Madigan – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=309372#.X0EC7Tp_OM8

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden says he’d close the country if experts said to – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-says-hed-close-the-country-if-experts-said-to

CHICAGO PATCH
— CTU Bosses Demanding Hazard Pay For Teachers In Empty Classrooms CTU leaders want us to believe they’re fighting for kids when, behind closed doors, they want extra money for less teaching. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/ctu-bosses-demanding-hazard-pay-teachers-empty-classrooms

OSWEGO PATCH
— Letter to editor about ethics reform by Senator Jim Oberweis Senator Oberweis questions the timing of the Senate Democrats’ ethics reforms
https://patch.com/illinois/oswego/letter-editor-ethics-reform-senator-jim-oberweis

WIREPOINTS
— These Words of Mayor Lori Lightfoot Should Echo Across America: ‘I Have A Right To Make Sure That My Home Is Secure’ – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/these-words-of-mayor-lori-lightfoot-should-echo-across-america-i-have-a-right-to-make-sure-that-my-home-is-secure-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS STOLEN AS STATE FAILS TO IMPLEMENT BASIC SECURITY – Joe Barnas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-unemployment-benefits-stolen-as-state-fails-to-implement-basic-security/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democratic Party’s ‘big tent’ won’t survive past the November election – Zachary Faria (DIERSEN: Democrats are one or more of the following: anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/democratic-partys-big-tent-wont-survive-past-the-november-election

FOX NEWS
— Sarah Palin on media double standard: ‘I wouldn’t have prostituted myself … to garner better press’ Former Alaska gov says DNC platform ‘just so out of touch with the normal, average Americans’ – Yael Halon
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sarah-palin-media-double-standard-kamala-harris-dnc
— Sarah Palin says media treat Democratic candidates with kid gloves, describes her experience as VP nominee
https://news.yahoo.com/sarah-palin-says-media-treat-012044557.html

GOPUSA
— Marx, BLM And The Devil
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93669
— The Left-Wing War On America’s Suburbs – Star Parker
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93803

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Do You Have What It Takes to be Woke? There are some very strict rules you must follow. – Angela Kelley
https://amgreatness.com/2020/08/21/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-woke/

BREITBART
— Portland Rioters Target ICE Building: ‘Goal Right Now Is to Disrupt the Peace’ – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/21/portland-rioters-target-ice-building-goal-right-now-disrupt-peace/

FEDERALIST
— It’s Time For Cancel Culture To Hit The Northeast – David Marcus
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/21/its-time-for-cancel-culture-to-hit-the-northeast/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS Does Biden’s Dirty Work by Pestering Pence: Hasn’t Trump ‘Cloaked America in Darkness?’ – Kyle Drennen
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kyle-drennen/2020/08/21/cbs-does-bidens-dirty-work-pestering-pence-hasnt-trump-cloaked
— Mike Pence Wipes Floor With Combative Biden Shill Stephanopoulos – Kristine Marsh
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2020/08/21/mike-pence-wipes-floor-combative-biden-shill-stephanopoulos

COLLEGE FIX
— Northwestern University has taken more than $340 million from just one Middle Eastern country – JAYLEM DUROUSSEAU
https://www.thecollegefix.com/northwestern-university-has-taken-more-than-340-million-from-just-one-middle-eastern-country/

LEADER & TIMES
— The left-wing war on America’s suburbs – Star Parker
https://liberalfirst.com/opinion/6452-the-left-wing-war-on-america%E2%80%99s-suburbs

THE HILL
— Trump to visit North Carolina on Monday as GOP convention begins – MORGAN CHALFANT (DIERSEN: What is the status of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/513095-trump-to-visit-north-carolina-on-monday-as-gop-convention-begins
— Tennessee governor signs bill increasing punishments for certain protests – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/513201-tennessee-governor-signs-bill-increasing-punishments-for-certain

POLITICO
— Biden’s convention embraced racial justice. BLM leaders saw it as mostly lip service. Despite repeated talk of structural racism, Black Lives Matter activists want Democrats to “close the gap between symbolism and substance.” – LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ and HOLLY OTTERBEIN (DIERSEN: To respond to BLM demands, will Biden promise to use the federal government a) to take money and opportunities away from Republicans and b) to give that money and those opportunities to Blacks? But wait, that is what the Democrats who run the federal government has been using Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to do since the 1960s.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/22/underneath-democratic-convention-a-deep-divide-between-blm-activists-and-biden-400065

CNN
— Democrats to stage week of counterprogramming to Republican convention – Dan Merica and Sarah Mucha (DIERSEN: What is the status of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention?)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/21/politics/democrats-republican-convention-plans/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Trump prepares pitch to voters ahead of Republican National Convention (DIERSEN: What is the status of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-prepares-pitch-to-voters-ahead-of-republican-national-convention/

MSN
— Democrats desperately push the ‘peaceful protesters’ delusion – Bernard Kerik
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-desperately-push-the-peaceful-protesters-delusion/ar-BB18eYsD?li=BBnb7Kz

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats hint that they will stop protesting, looting, and rioting if Biden is elected. But wait, Democrats in Chicago did not stop protesting, looting, and rioting when Lightfoot was elected.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/21/opinion/biden-convention-trump-nomination.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use “Teenage Activists” to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/22/us/black-lives-matter-parents.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Radicals are hijacking the black dignity movement – MICHEL FAULKNER
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-radicals-are-hijacking-the-black-dignity-movement-20200822-k2e6xwijrbcnzjcla2hpsbyz6u-story.html

USA TODAY
— ‘Not an easy task’: GOP scrambles to finalize plans for convention amid COVID-19, venue changes, Trump input – Michael Collins, David Jackson, Courtney Subramanian (DIERSEN: What is the status of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/22/rnc-schedule-finalize-details-amid-chaos-trump-input/3410857001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters wand Biden to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/08/22/joe-biden-race-equality-dnc-speech-faith-works-column/3404145001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— When the Stock Market and Economy Seem Disconnected Stocks have shaken off coronavirus shock, but that’s of little comfort to those without money to invest – Paul Vigna (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-the-stock-market-and-economy-seem-disconnected-11598002220
— Push to Defund the Police Faces Headwinds in Some Poor, Black Neighborhoods In the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, some residents say they view protesters as outsiders unwilling to work to improve communities – Julie Wernau and Erin Ailworth
https://www.wsj.com/articles/push-to-defund-the-police-faces-headwinds-in-some-poor-black-neighborhoods-11598010936
— The Normalcy of Trump’s Republican Party His unusual personality obscures the GOP’s basic continuity and gradual pace of change. – Michael Barone
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-normalcy-of-trumps-republican-party-11598047363

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Yale Threat Gives Trump a New Wedge Against Affirmative Action (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, a) to take money and opportunities away from Republicans and b) to give that money and those opportunities to Democrats and to RINOs.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/yale-threat-gives-trump-a-new-wedge-against-affirmative-action

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
— As GOP convention nears, skirmishes break out in uptown between police, protesters – MICHAEL GORDON (DIERSEN: What is the status of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention?)
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/rnc-2020/article245156560.html

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
— For the Republican convention, 2 cities, 3 Trumps and lots of law-and-order talk – BUD KENNEDY (DIERSEN: What is the status of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention?)
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article244971290.html

August 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— COVID 19 Illinois: IL reports 1,832 new coronavirus cases, 27 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1832-new-covid-19-cases-27-deaths/6380115/

NBC5
— Several Illinois Counties Installing Drop Boxes for Vote-by-Mail Ballots Cook County announced it will have more than 50 drop boxes available at voting sites in multiple suburbs – Astrid Galvan and Christina A. Cassidy
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/several-illinois-counties-installing-drop-boxes-for-vote-by-mail-ballots/2325619/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-dispensary-2nd-downtown-opens-in-river-north/2325800/
— Citing Threats, Mayor Defends Police Presence, Protest Restrictions at Her Home Chicago Police Supt. David Brown noted that “protesting in neighborhoods is not legal,” referencing a law that declares residential picketing “inappropriate in our society”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/citing-threats-mayor-defends-police-presence-protest-restrictions-at-her-home/2325754/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Mayor Lightfoot defends beefed-up police presence near her home – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mayor-lightfoot-defends-beefed-up-police-presence-near-her-home

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump invokes ‘blood-stained sidewalks of Chicago’ in attack on Joe Biden – BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-donald-trump-joe-biden-chicago-attack-20200821-wi4me3dybfc6vc7ije3pxkslsa-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,832 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 27 more deaths reported as state sets testing record for second day in a row
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200820-szrab7oxkfcsznbv5ihxlfkr64-story.html
— Citing threats, Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends ban on protesters on her block: ‘I have a right to make sure that my home is secure’ – GREGORY PRATT, JEREMY GORNER and MEGAN CREPEAU
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-police-lightfoot-home-protests-20200820-s563zjj4uzc2rcbprrruzalwaq-story.html
— Pritzker’s graduated tax follies: He opened his wallet but closed his ears – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-ivory-black-business-tax-20200820-sfxd72g5yzcdjkmsr2576ea4si-story.html
— Impatience with Mayor Lightfoot — and from her — grows as violence rages – DAVID GREISING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-unrest-violent-crime-looting-lightfoot-greising-20200820-mjgeovxgpzbhfoga3a7tma6vau-story.html
— Slogan or agenda? The blurry meaning of ‘Black Lives Matter’ – ERIC ZORN (DIERSEN: BLM’s agenda is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-black-lives-matter-slogan-marxism-zorn-20200820-sqjz4refn5esxfehqev2gax4sm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes Biden.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/20/21378020/gov-j-b-pritzker-joe-biden-endorsement-presidential-election-democrats-endorsement
— Lightfoot defends heavy police presence around her home “Given the threats that I have personally received. Given the threats to my home and my family, I’m gonna do everything to make sure that they are protected,” the mayor said Thursday. “I make no apologies whatsoever for that.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/8/20/21377608/lightfoot-police-home-security-protests-george-floyd-pandemic-logan-square
— Chicago ‘lefties’ still feelin’ the Bern, but not looking to burn Biden — see Dem nominee as stepping-stone to progress “I fully expect our movement to continue once Joe Biden is elected,” said progressive firebrand Stacy Davis Gates. “Donald Trump is a fascist that has to be put down. We have to focus our attention on removing him from the White House. That’s not in argument.” – Rachel Hinton and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/20/21376183/chicago-progressives-joe-biden-kamala-harris-sanders-democratic-socialist-trump-liberal
— Police union donates nearly $58,000 to former judge looking to unseat Kim Foxx The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police on Wednesday officially endorsed Pat O’Brien, the Republican nominee for Cook County state’s attorney. The FOP announced the decision in a post on the group’s Facebook page.- Fran Spielman and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/20/21377709/chicago-police-union-fop-donation-obrien-cook-county-states-attorney-kim-foxx
— Illinois ‘going in the wrong direction’ with 1,832 more coronavirus cases Health officials on Thursday also announced 27 more residents have been killed by the virus, raising the state’s death toll to 7,833. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/20/21377805/illinois-covid-cases-deaths-coronavirus-pritzker-august-20

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage referendums far from ‘pointless’ – Dan Cronin, county board chairman; Robert Berlin, state’s attorney; James Mendrick, sheriff
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200820/dupage-referendums-far-from-pointless
— Illinois once again averaging 20 COVID-19 deaths per day – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200820/illinois-once-again-averaging-20-covid-19-deaths-per-day
— Glen Ellyn mayor won’t seek 2nd term; party recruits municipal candidates – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200820/glen-ellyn-mayor-wont-seek-2nd-term-party-recruits-municipal-candidates
— Facing tax evasion charge, state Sen. Link to step down as Democratic leader in Lake County – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200820/facing-tax-evasion-charge-state-sen-link-to-step-down-as-democratic-leader-in-lake-county

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Battle heats up over graduated income tax  Both friends and foes of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s tax amendment step up their game on a closely contested issue. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/battle-heats-over-graduated-income-tax

WBBM
— Raoul: Republicans Are Surrendering Their Party To A Racist, Misogynistic Philosophy; Democrats Must Be Bold Enough To Push Back – CRAIG DELLIMORE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs on your city council enact ordinances that officially banish Republicans from your municipality?)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/raoul-democrats-must-be-bold-enough-to-push-back

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats pound their message: To oust Trump, you must vote – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/democrats-pound-their-message-to-oust-trump-you-must-vote
— Trump wants SCOTUS OK to block critics on Twitter – AP (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents who discourage everyone from reading my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but who regularly read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails themselves?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-wants-scotus-ok-to-block-critics-on-twitter
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to allow him to block critics from his personal Twitter account. The administration said in a high-court filing Thursday that Trump’s @realdonaldtrump account with more than 85 million followers is his personal property and blocking people from it is akin to elected officials who refuse to allow their opponents’ yard signs on their front lawns.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township Board Sets Salaries for 2021-25 Term, Removes Monetary Incentive for Running for Trustee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/20/mchenry-township-board-sets-salaries-for-2021-25-term-removes-monetary-incentive-for-running-for-trustee/
— County, Township Boards Spurn Jack Franks Sexual Allegation Referendum Diversions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/20/county-township-boards-spurn-jack-franks-sexual-allegation-referendum-diversions/
— State Rep. Tom Weber Surveys Voters
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/20/state-rep-tom-weber-surveys-voters/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Local Health Departments: Mask As I Say, Not As I Do – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/08/local-health-departments-mask-as-i-say-not-as-i-do/

CAPITOL FAX
— State Republicans won’t hold any “media advised events” during their convention
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/20/state-republicans-wont-hold-any-media-advised-events-during-their-convention/
— 1,832 new cases, 27 additional deaths, 1,519 hospitalized, 4.4 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/20/1832-new-cases-27-additional-deaths-1519-hospitalized-44-percent-positivity-rate/
— Link to resign as Lake County Democratic Chairman on September 15
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/20/link-to-resign-as-lake-county-democratic-chairman-on-september-15/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— BLM Leader Likens U.S. Government to ‘Terrorists’ – Alex Nester
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/blm-leader-likens-u-s-government-to-terrorists/

BREITBART
— Newt Gingrich: Too Much Power Is Concentrated in the Hands of Big Tech CEOs – LUCAS NOLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/08/19/newt-gingrich-too-much-power-is-concentrated-in-the-hands-of-big-tech-ceos/

NEWSMAX
— Republicans Ignore Trump’s Warnings, Tout Mail-In Voting – Jeffrey Rodack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/republicans-mail-in-voting-absentee-ballots-fraud/2020/08/20/id/983042/
— Harris’s Personal Story Won’t Rally Black Women – Patrice Lee Onwuka
https://www.newsmax.com/patriceleeonwuka/independent-teachers-uber/2020/08/20/id/983146/

FEDERALIST
— Joe Biden’s Flip-Flops Prove He’s Not Running His Own Campaign The truth is that Joe Biden, the candidate, is not the Joe Biden campaign. The left will mold him like clay into anything they want. He is their useful idiot. – Bob Anderson
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/20/joe-bidens-flip-flops-prove-hes-not-running-his-own-campaign/
— House Democrats Propose A Racism Czar To Control National Memorials Section 754 of a bill presented by House Democrats proposes to regulate names on federal property based on ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion,’ which really means discriminating by race and ethnicity. – Krystina Skurk
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/20/house-democrats-propose-a-racism-czar-to-control-national-memorials/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Dems in power births a socialist revolution – J.M. Phelps
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/08/20/journalist-dems-in-power-births-a-socialist-revolution

EPOCH TIMES
— Energy Secretary Launches Review, Asks For Investigation After ‘White Privilege’ Training Draws Criticism – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/energy-secretary-launches-review-asks-for-investigation-after-white-privilege-training-draws-criticism_3469557.html

THE HILL
— Black Lives Matter movement to play elevated role at convention – REBECCA KLAR
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/511932-black-lives-matter-movement-to-play-elevated-role-at-convention

POLITICO
— Conservative think tank asks FEC to probe tech bans on Laura Loomer Twitter and Facebook said Wednesday they do not plan to reinstate Loomer after her primary win. – CRISTIANO LIMA
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/20/fec-probe-tech-bans-laura-loomer-399391

NEW YORK TIMES
— Goodyear: Attire Supporting Police OK, but No Political Wear
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/08/20/business/bc-us-trump-goodyear.html
— Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Jump to 1.1 Million
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/08/20/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus

WASHINGTON POST
— Portland protesters set fire inside county building as tensions continue to escalate – Katie Shepherd
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/19/portland-multnomah-building-fire/

DESERT SUN
— USA Today Network sets new goals for newsroom diversity by 2025 – Julie Makinen (DIERSEN: To set a diversity goal is to stop hiring and to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.desertsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/2020/08/20/column-usa-today-network-sets-new-goals-newsroom-diversity-2025/3360173001/

FOX 21
— Denver home seller admits taking Black Lives Matter signs – AP (DIERSEN: BLM signs and “Dump Trump” signs discourage those who are the following from buying: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fox21news.com/top-stories/denver-home-seller-admits-taking-black-lives-matter-signs/

FORBES
— How Technology Is Fueling Social Justice During A Pandemic – Tal Frankfurt
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/08/20/how-technology-is-fueling-social-justice-during-a-pandemic/
— We Think Social Platforms Censor Political Views. Because Politicians Want Us To. – Rob Pegoraro
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robpegoraro/2020/08/20/we-think-social-platforms-censor-political-views-because-politicians-want-us-to/
— 6 Things To Remove From Your Résumé – Ashira Prossack (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashiraprossack1/2020/08/20/6-things-to-remove-from-your-resume/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dates other than listing your work history. Unfortunately age discrimination, whether intentional or unintentional, happens more often than it should. The only dates that belong on your résumé are the dates of your work history. Graduation year and dates from any other certifications or qualifications should also be left off. Your degree and any other qualifications are what matter, not when you got them. Details that give away your age. There are some subtle and not so subtle details that can give insight into your age. Including your GPA, using your school email address, and embellished job descriptions for entry level positions (ie, managed customer expectations while expertly crafting espresso beverages as a description for a barista position) are indicators of a younger candidate. On the other hand, using a font like Times New Roman, having an AOL or Hotmail email address, and even something as subtle as double spacing after a period are indicators of an older candidate. . .A photo. Having a photo opens you up to potential discrimination. Whether that discrimination is unintentional or intentional, it’s still detrimental to your chances of being hired. Your appearance has no bearing on your ability to do the job, so therefore your photo has no place on your résumé.)
— 73% Of U.S. Adults (Especially Republicans) Think Social Media Platforms Censor Posts, Survey Reports – Siladitya Ray
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2020/08/19/73-of-us-adults-especially-republicans-think-social-media-platforms-censor-posts-survey-reports/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “60% of Republicans Support Kamala Harris’ Proposal to Legalize Marijuana Nationwide.”
https://www.newsweek.com/60-republicans-support-kamala-harris-proposal-legalize-marijuana-nationwide-poll-1526421

August 20 Morning Edition

WBBM
— ‘We Have A Racist President’: Illinois Democrats Slam Trump During Discussion On Racial And Economic Justice – CRAIG DELLIMORE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs on your city council enact ordinances that officially banish Republicans from your municipality?)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/illinois-democrats-slam-trump-during-racial-justice-session
— Madigan Says Among The Worst Of Trump’s Actions Is His ‘Deliberate Efforts To Fan The Flames Of Hatred’ Speaking Out Wednesday At DNC – CRAIG DELLIMORE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs on your city council enact ordinances that officially banish Republicans from your municipality?)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/madigan-speaks-out-at-dnc-slams-trump

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: ‘Fort Lori’: Chicago police ban protests on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s block, order arrests for anyone who won’t leave – GREGORY PRATT, MEGAN CREPEAU and JEREMY GORNER (DIERSEN: So far, what demands have protesters, vandals, looters, and rioters made on your mayor and how has your mayor responded to those demands? Should mayors be required to issue press releases that detail a) the demands that have been made on them, b) the individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and/or countries that made those demands, and c) exactly how they responded to those demands?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-police-lightfoot-protests-20200820-57vxhaa57jhijo3xllrflztcse-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois GOP plans to send trio of delegates to North Carolina to nominate Trump for brief convention The state GOP’s move is the complete opposite of their Democratic counterparts, who were told to stay home, but have streamed state caucus meetings and news conferences for the media and others to follow along. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/19/21376410/illinois-gop-delegates-north-carolina-nominate-trump-republican-convention

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— We have work to do to improve our diversity. We’re publishing our newsroom’s demographic information as a start. (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government crowed about their success in wasting the careers of and in getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/08/20/milwaukee-journal-sentinel-news-staff-2020-diversity-demographics/3396494001/

WAND
— Illinois inmates make posters for Black Lives Matter March on Washington – Madison O’Brien (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois-inmates-make-posters-for-black-lives-matter-march-on-washington/article_4bb3c674-e265-11ea-9d9a-8765d50ca8c0.html

WGEM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://wgem.com/2020/08/19/illinois-democrats-push-for-racial-and-economic-justice-with-biden-ticket/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democratic convention video features misinformation on Trump’s immigration stances – Madison Dibble
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democratic-convention-video-features-misinformation-on-trumps-immigration-stances

FOX NEWS
— Nearly 80 percent of federal employees think it’s unsafe to return to work: survey ‘Federal employees believe their workplaces are unsafe and that their agencies are not doing enough to protect them’ – Marisa Schultz (DIERSEN: What percent of federal employees are Democrats?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/80-percent-federal-employees-unsafe-work
— Dems’ ‘open border’ agenda an ‘affront’ to legal immigrants, says Trump campaign adviser Cortes says Dems regularly ‘conflate’ illegal entry with legal immigration process – Joshua Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-dems-dnc-open-border-affront-legal-immigrants

GOPUSA
— ‘Fort Lori’: The Magnificent Mile Was Looted But There’ll Be No Protests On The Mayor’s Block
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93709
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: DNC Committee Omits ‘Under God’ From The Pledge Of Allegiance
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93701
— Democrat Run Portland’s 84th Night Of Antifa Chaos
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93692

BREITBART
— Day 3 of Democrat Convention Launches with Assault on Guns – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/19/day-3-democrat-convention-launches-assault-guns/
— Democrats Showcase Illegal Immigrant: ‘I Need Health Insurance. I Deserve it, Right?’ – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/08/19/democrats-illegal-migrant-i-need-health-insurance-i-deserve-it-right/
— Lacking Health Care Is Not a Legal Claim for Asylum in U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/19/fact-check-lacking-health-care-not-legal-claim-asylum-u-s/
— Illegal Alien Featured at DNC Deported Under Federal Laws that Preceded Trump – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/08/19/fact-check-illegal-alien-featured-at-dnc-deported-under-federal-laws-that-precede-trump/
— Portland Riots Continue During DNC; ICE Offices, Police Attacked – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/08/20/portland-riots-continue-during-dnc-ice-offices-attacked/

TOWNHALL
— The Overzealous Cancel Culture – Armstrong Williams (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in canceling people in Illinois, in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, and in your municipal district? I should write a book about those who take the lead in canceling people in Illinois, in DuPage County, in DuPage County’s 4tth District, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Wheaton’s West District.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/armstrongwilliams/2020/08/20/the-overzealous-cancel-culture-n2574695

PJ MEDIA
— OK, Cancel Culture, Now Do the Wildly Racist Karl Marx – BRYAN PRESTON
https://pjmedia.com/culture/bryan-preston/2020/08/19/ok-cancel-culture-now-do-the-wildly-racist-karl-marx-n810265

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Abandoning Black Americans – Bruce Eberle and Vernon Robinson III
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/33118-democrats-abandoning-black-americans

LIFE SITE NEWS
— ‘No Catholic can vote for Joe Biden’: Pro-life priests explain ‘Not only can Catholics not vote for Biden in good conscience, but they can’t vote for Democrats, period.’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/joe-biden-dem-nominee

THE HILL
— Harris: There is no vaccine for racism – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs on your city council enact ordinances that officially banish Republicans from your municipality?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/512865-harris-there-is-no-vaccine-for-racism

POLITICO
— It’s Kamala’s party now Democrats have wondered for months who Biden had in mind when he said he was choosing a woman vice president. – CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO and NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/20/democrats-kamala-harris-takeover-399070
— Democratic convention takes ‘earth-shattering’ turn with its focus on race The attention paid to racial injustice and systemic racism would have been unthinkable even four years ago. – LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ and ALEX THOMPSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs on your city council enact ordinances that officially banish Republicans from your municipality?)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/20/dnc-focus-on-race-399080

HUFFINGTON POST
— Kamala Harris Celebrates America’s Diversity, A Nation ‘Where All Are Welcome,’ In DNC Speech The California senator, a historic nominee for vice president, painted a vision of unity “no matter what we look like, where we come from or who we love.” – Sarah Ruiz-Grossman (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of people who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-vice-president-nominee-dnc_n_5f36f56bc5b69fa9e2fb7862

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the pandemic to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-race-money-insight/a-pandemic-in-a-pandemic-coronavirus-deepens-racial-gaps-in-america-idUSKBN25G1EW

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden’s ‘most cops are good’ comment rankles some progressives. – Reid J. Epstein and John Eligon
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/us/elections/bidens-most-cops-are-good-comment-rankles-some-progressives.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party is 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, anti-traditional family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/19/us/elections/at-the-conventions-midpoint-a-liberal-and-diverse-party-with-older-moderate-leaders.html

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats stay silent on violence in their cities – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2020/08/19/democrats-stay-silent-on-violence-in-their-cities-devine/

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats highlight diversity at their convention — and the challenges that come with it – Dan Balz (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of people who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-highlight-diversity-at-their-convention–and-the-challenges-that-come-with-it/2020/08/19/3b4e3712-e227-11ea-8dd2-d07812bf00f7_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they can and that they will do whatever it takes to defeat all Republican candidates on November 3, 2020.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/20/biden-must-summon-trump-gop-respect-results/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The GOP is a refuge for bigots and wackos.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/20/gop-is-refuge-bigots-wackos/

DENVER POST
— Denver realtor fired after Black Lives Matter signs reportedly removed – AP (DIERSEN: BLM signs and “Dump Trump” signs discourage those who are the following from buying: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/08/19/denver-realtor-fired-black-lives-matter-signs/

USA TODAY
— USA TODAY owner Gannett commits to make workforce as diverse as America, add new beats on race and social justice – Nathan Bomey (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of people who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/08/20/gannett-usa-today-diversity-commitment-journalism/5604473002/
— Log Cabin Republicans chair: LGBT Americans belong in Donald Trump’s Republican Party While Democrats take the lesbian and gay community for granted, Donald Trump’s Republican Party is delivering real results. – Robert Kabel (DIERSEN: Since 2000, because I do not promote LGBTQ, those Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee (GAC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), and American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) leaders who promote LGBTQ, their operatives, and their dupes have done everything that they can to destroy me. I should write a book about them. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT chairman, WCC GAC member, MTRO webmaster, ICRC Steering Committee member, AAPC MC board member, etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/08/20/donald-trump-lgbtq-lgbt-gay-rights-republican-equality-column/5605491002/
— Gannett news president: Diversity and inclusion are choices, not just words. Today we reaffirm our mission. – Maribel Perez Wadsworth (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of people who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnists/2020/08/20/gannett-releases-diversity-numbers-and-2025-pledge/3386638001/

ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE
— Having a diverse newsroom is vital to telling stories about Rochester – Michael Kilian (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of people who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2020/08/20/see-democrat-and-chronicle-diversity-hiring-statistics-2020/3394233001/

CLARION LEDGER
— Our staff, our journalism must reflect the communities we serve – Mary Irby-Jones (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of people who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2020/08/20/clarion-ledger-plans-transform-improve-social-justice-coverage/5585341002/

COMMERCIAL APPEAL
— Going on the record with The Commercial Appeal’s diversity pledge The CA pledges to diversify its newsroom even further and intensify its coverage of social-justice issues and systemic racism. – Mark Russell (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of people who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/opinion/2020/08/20/diversity-systemic-racism-social-justice-journalism-the-commercial-appeal/5597489002/

TIMES
— The Times is committed to inclusive coverage and staffing – Lisa Micco (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of people who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/2020/08/20/times-committed-inclusive-coverage-we-have-do-better/5598749002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Activism Is for Adults Pressuring children into political activity is akin to recruiting them as soldiers. – Rebecca Sugar
https://www.wsj.com/articles/activism-is-for-adults-11597853905
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats stand for getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-united-the-democratsits-not-likely-to-last-11597847147
— The Left Still Blames America First But they’ve broadened the target. In 1984 it was U.S. foreign policy. Today it’s the country itself. – Mary Eberstadt
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-left-still-blames-america-first-11597854057

NEWSWEEK
— Violent Crime in American Cities Not Mentioned During First Two Days of DNC – SCOTT MCDONALD
https://www.newsweek.com/violent-crime-american-cities-not-mentioned-during-first-two-days-dnc-1526039
— Trump, Republicans Condemn Goodyear After Images Circulate Claiming Company Bans ‘MAGA’ and ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Attire – JAMES CROWLEY
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-goodyear-republicans-maga-ban-blue-lives-matter-1526193

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promote hatred against Trump.
https://newrepublic.com/article/158999/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-right-warn-fascism-united-states

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Do Colleges Need a Chief Diversity Officer? – Eugene T. Parker III (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of people who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2020/08/20/chief-diversity-officers-play-vital-role-if-appropriately-positioned-and-supported

August 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,740 new coronavirus cases, 27 deaths Gov. Pritzker, IDPH announce new COVID-19 mitigation efforts take effect.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1740-new-coronavirus-cases-27-deaths/6376200/
— Vote by mail: US reps visit USPS Chicago HQ amid mail concerns
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/live-us-reps-visit-usps-chicago-hq-amid-mail-concerns/6375826/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Minneapolis officer’s attorney alleges George Floyd overdosed on fentanyl, says charges should be dropped
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/minneapolis-officers-attorney-alleges-george-floyd-overdosed-on-fentanyl-says-charges-should-be-dropped

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lightfoot responds to President Trump’s criticism for raising Chicago bridges, says move protects Trump Tower – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-trump-tower-security-20200818-glal7nxsavdnli7vlvnpw5lpoi-story.html
— Viral video claims people were caught on Chicago River bridge as it was being raised. City says they actually climbed up. – KATHERINE ROSENBERG-DOUGLAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-bridge-viral-video-chicago-20200818-m3b57tibffcdzphebcigi47avu-story.html
— Democratic National Convention ignores the elephant in the virtual room: Big-city violence – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-democratic-convention-big-city-violence-kass-20200818-co3qa2qj3zcwbn7xdegrssbcne-story.html
— 1,740 new known COVID-19 cases and 27 more deaths reported as Wisconsin removed from Chicago’s travel quarantine order
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200818-wqrey3g3nbfgjkfawliv5aelfa-story.html
— S&P 500 closes at a record, erasing last of pandemic losses – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-coronavirus-stock-market-sp-record-20200818-zuakyzgcdja3hercxxdzss7cn4-story.html
— Residents of liberal New York enclave see their values tested when homeless move into fancy hotel – DANIEL E. SLOTNIK (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want to dump people who are the following into your county, into your county district, into your township, into your municipality, into your municipal district, into your precinct, and/or into your neighborhood: Trump-haters, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, liberals, moderates, homeless people, BLMers, LGBTers, minorities, females, young people, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those who have financial problems, those who have health problems, and/or those ancestors have not been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-homeless-hotels-liberal-neighborhood-new-york-20200818-5k5myysobngathfscstdotjs3e-story.html
— The ethics reforms Illinois needs: Remove Mike Madigan. Clean house. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-step-down-corruption-comed-20200818-sy3jdruvo5dqfgnox4icytpxxy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan proving the very real elephant in the virtual room for Illinois Democrats during convention Thorny questions about Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan have followed state party leaders to their virtual convention. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/18/21374347/madigan-illinois-democratic-convention-comed-bribery-case-kelly-mendoza
— Dozens call for defunding of Chicago police at City Hall rally “The city of Chicago constantly prioritizes police over Black and Brown youth, especially in terms of funding,” said Destiny Harris, 19, of Austin. – Clare Proctor
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/18/21374102/defund-police-rally-city-hall-black-lives-matter
— Illinois Dem congressional delegation accuses Trump of trying to ‘sabotage’ the Postal Service “President Trump is attempting to gangster the Postal Service, to use it for his own political purposes,” U.S. Rep. Danny Davis said. – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/8/18/21373736/postal-service-mail-ballots-illinois-democratic-congressional-delegation-accuses-trump-sabotage
— Lightfoot warns of layoffs and furloughs without revenue replacement money from Congress “If we don’t get help from the federal government, we have nothing but bad choices, including looking at layoffs and looking at furloughs,” Lightfoot said during a “COVID and the Economy” panel at the virtual Democratic convention. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/8/18/21374039/democratic-convention-coronavirus-congress-stimulus-revenue-replacement-layoffs-furloughs
— FOP says ‘dozens’ of officers unfairly stripped of police powers since George Floyd’s death The complaint to the Illinois Labor Relations Board says sidelining cops during pending investigations should be done only if their actions are ‘going to lead to criminal charges or firing.’ – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/8/18/21373660/chicago-police-union-fop-complaint-george-floyd-investigations-officers-stripped-powers
— Chicago has $2.7B shortage of infrastructure dollars, aldermen told Budget Director Susie Park and other city officials outlined the magnitude of the capital funding shortage for the City Council’s Committee on Capital and Economic Development on Tuesday. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/8/18/21374198/chicago-infrastructure-city-council-aldermen-construction-funding-shortfall
— 3 more charged in recent looting, including woman on bond for same crime One man allegedly said that once he was at the store, “he decided to do what everybody else was doing,” prosecutors said. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/8/18/21374374/looting-charges-hermes-brunello-cucinelli
— Illinois reports 1,740 new COVID-19 cases — and highest daily rate of positive test results in two and half months The state has reported four-digit caseloads of COVID-19 for four straight weeks. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/18/21374180/illinois-covid-testing-positivity-increase-pritzker-cases-deaths-august-18
— Navy Pier to close until next spring as crowds dwindle amid COVID-19 pandemic The lakefront tourist attraction will shut down Sept. 8. The clout-heavy not-for-profit that runs it got nearly $2.5 million in federal coronavirus stimulus money. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2020/8/18/21373710/chicago-navy-pier-close-covid-coronavirus-tourism-shakespeare-theater
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/18/21373201/democratic-national-convention-dnc-2020-obama-unity-trump-oskosh-guns-immigration
— ‘Never have we seen the kind of vitriol and anger’ that police are enduring now: Illinois FOP Recent protests have shown a sharp increase in radical actors whose goals center more on destroying property and injuring innocent citizens and police than on enacting social change. – Chris Southwood
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/18/21373993/police-brutality-protests-illinois-fraternal-order-of-police-social-unrest-justice-reform-op-ed

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois records highest single-day positivity rate since June 5 – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200818/illinois-records-highest-single-day-positivity-rate-since-june-5
— Counties installing secure boxes for dropped-off ballots ahead of election – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200818/counties-installing-secure-boxes-for-dropped-off-ballots-ahead-of-election

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Former Gov. Blagojevich to headline fundraiser in St. Charles for GOP State Senate candidate
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/08/18/former-gov-blagojevich-to-headline-fundraiser-in-st-charles-for-gop-state-senate-candidate/aslbhi0/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Mazzochi bill targets Madigan, corruption as she urges others to say ‘Take a hike, Mike’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/545746705-mazzochi-bill-targets-madigan-corruption-as-she-urges-others-to-say-take-a-hike-mike

CAPITOL FAX
— 15 Democratic state legislators issue statement condemning “lawless” protesters, supporting CPD
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/18/15-democratic-state-legislators-issue-statement-condemning-lawless-protesters-supporting-cpd/
— 1,740 new cases, 27 additional deaths, 1,510 in hospitals, 4.3 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/18/1740-new-cases-27-additional-deaths-1510-in-hospitals-43-percent-positivity-rate/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How toxic sanctuary laws are ruining America’s suburbs – Dale Wilcox
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/18/how-toxic-sanctuary-laws-are-ruining-americas-subu/

BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: ‘Reckoning’ Seen in Chicago ‘an Incredible Moment in Our Civic History’ – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/08/18/chicago-mayor-lightfoot-reckoning-seen-in-chicago-other-cities-an-incredible-moment-in-our-civic-history/
— AOC Slams John Kasich: Someone Who ‘Fights Against Women’s Rights’ Cannot Speak for Democrats – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/08/18/aoc-slams-john-kasich-someone-who-fights-against-womens-rights-cannot-speak-for-democrats/

NEWSMAX
— Is the The Ivy League Guilty of Progressive Racism? – Patrick Buchanan
https://www.newsmax.com/patrickbuchanan/asian-connerly-conservatives-yale/2020/08/18/id/982649/
— Blagojevich to Newsmax TV: I Don’t Recognize Democratic Party – Brian Trusdell
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/blagojevich-democrats-recognize-socialism/2020/08/18/id/982800/

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Blind to Racial Bias at Yale – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2020/08/18/galling-new-york-times-blind-racial-bias-yale-sees-it-improv-and

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Thank Liberals for the Rolling Blackouts in California
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/08/18/thank-liberals-for-the-rolling-blackouts-in-california/

LIFE NEWS
— Facebook and Twitter Censor Hundreds of Conservative Users Before Joe Biden’s Nomination – CORINNE WEAVER
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/08/18/facebook-and-twitter-censor-hundreds-of-conservative-users-before-joe-bidens-nomination/

THE HILL
— Democrats’ platform is built with a lot of ‘We hate Trump’ planks – BERNARD GOLDBERG
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/512551-democrats-platform-is-built-with-a-lot-of-we-hate-trump-planks
— Five things to know on the Democratic platform – JONATHAN EASLEY, CRISTINA MARCOS AND MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/512404-five-things-to-know-on-the-democratic-platform

POLITICO
— Postal Service cuts imperil ladder to middle class for many Black Americans – ELEANOR MUELLER and KELLIE MEJDRICH (DIERSEN: Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black American in 1966 and b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black American could have my job.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/18/postal-service-cuts-imperil-ladder-to-middle-class-for-many-black-americans-398190
(FROM THE ARTICLE: That ticket to economic security could be in jeopardy now. If President Donald Trump and Congress fail to resolve their fight over Postal Service funding, it won’t just put the agency’s financial future at risk. It could imperil one of the country’s longest-running and most reliable civil service jobs, potentially forcing steep cuts to an estimated 669,000-person workforce that is more than one-quarter Black — a rate more than double that of the national labor force. The sheer reach of the post office in all 50 states combined with the federal government’s anti-discrimination policies have made employment there more accessible than most industries to generations of Black workers. The agency’s pay and benefits often allowed them to share in the American Dream even when racial discrimination was everywhere in the country. A unionized postal worker can make as much as $75,000 a year, well above the national average income.)

REUTERS
— Trump: ‘suburban’ Americans don’t want low-income housing foisted on them
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-suberbs/trump-suburban-americans-dont-want-low-income-housing-foisted-on-them-idUSKCN25E1X4

FORBES
— The Billionaires Backing Joe Biden’s Campaign – Michela Tindera
https://www3.forbes.com/business/the-billionaires-backing-joe-bidens-campaign-vue/

August 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DNC kickoff: Illinois Democrats rally behind Joe Biden, Kamala Harris as virtual convention begins – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/dnc-kickoff-illinois-democrats-rally-behind-biden-harris/6374865/
— Chicago police defend response to weekend protest clash downtown as protesters demand apology CPD, protesters release video of clash – Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/cpd-defends-response-to-weekend-protest/6373822/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-8/17/2020
— Jussie Smollett update: Special prosecutor releases findings on Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s handling o ‘Empire’ actor’s case
https://abc7chicago.com/special-prosecutor-releases-findings-on-handling-of-jussie-smollett-case/6374093/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,773 new coronavirus cases, 12 deaths Gov. Pritzker, IDPH announce new COVID-19 mitigation efforts beginning Tuesday
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-covid-19-il-reports-1773-new-coronavirus-cases-12-deaths/6374262/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-8/17/2020
— Chicago fire academy closed due to COVID-19 outbreak, CFD says – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/covid-19-outbreak-shuts-down-chicago-fire-academy/6374812/
— Chicago looting arrests: 7 face charges in connection to stolen merchandise, CPD says Latrell Allen due in court on charges for attempted murder of two Chicago police officers
https://abc7chicago.com/7-charged-in-connection-to-recent-chicago-looting-cpd/6374205/
— Democrats claim ‘big tent’ for first convention in pandemic (DIERSEN: Far too many Republican organizations, including the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, allow people to hold leadership positions who reject many, if not most, of the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. The aforesaid leaders focus on driving conservatives out of the Republican Party, that is, they focus on driving the base of the Republican Party out of the Republican Party. Further, they focus on driving those who have the following demographics out of the Republican Party: Trump supporter, White, male, older, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-democratic-national-convention-updates-20200817-wthdvi7lqze7zb456gvgrctamq-story.html

NBC5
— How Republicans Plan to Counter Democrats’ Big Week The Trump campaign has been struggling to land a punch on Biden
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/how-republicans-plan-to-counter-democrats-big-week/2323995/
— Will County Contact Tracers Met With ‘Disturbing Mixed Bag of Attitudes’: Health Dept. Will County joined 13 others in reaching a coronavirus “warning level” Friday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/will-county-contact-tracers-met-with-disturbing-mixed-bag-of-attitudes/2323830/

CBS2
— Unrest In Chicago Not Without Precedent, But May Continue According To Social Media Posts – Dana Kozlov
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/17/unrest-in-chicago-not-without-precedent-but-may-continue-according-to-social-media-posts/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Police announce a half dozen looting charges
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/police-announce-a-half-dozen-looting-charges
— 64 shot, 6 fatally, across Chicago this weekend
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/64-shot-6-fatally-across-chicago-this-weekend

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— At virtual Democratic convention, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Trump is mounting a ‘full-out assault’ on Postal Service, election and democracy – BILL RUTHHART and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-vote-by-mail-postal-service-20200817-2gde2llarfdo5nkq37wnos4sie-story.html
— Postal Service warns last-minute Illinois ballot requests may not be turned around fast enough to be counted – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-postal-service-voting-illinois-20200817-g6vat5fosfcjtimeoacb35b55e-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,773 new known COVID-19 cases and 12 more deaths reported as state orders stricter rules for bars in area outside St. Louis
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200817-6tvkhjnw6jfztohkojlksnt7d4-story.html
— ‘Nobody to toast to victory with’: Illinois Democratic National Convention delegation will cheer Joe Biden over President Trump from home – BILL RUTHHART and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-democratic-national-convention-illinois-delegates-milwaukee-20200817-p4xejd44afc3npuyuw5kmnbfre-story.html
— How Kamala Harris’ family in India helped shape her values – JEFFREY GETTLEMAN AND SUHASINI RAJ (DIERSEN: Who shaped your values? My outstanding parents and grandparents shaped my values. My parents had me baptized, raised me, and had me confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL). They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the MSL.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-nyt-kamala-harris-family-india-shaped-values-20200817-g456uskzsbd3piqfc27aaaatfm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Trumpocrat’ Blagojevich to stump for GOP state Senate hopeful Tom McCullagh next week — and, yes, Republican leaders call it ‘a bad idea’ The self-declared “Trumpocrat” will headline an Aug. 27 fundraiser in St. Charles, six months after Blagojevich was freed with a commutation from his former reality television boss. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/17/21372825/blagojevich-fundraiser-republican-trump-gop-tom-mccullagh-republican-convention
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot in spotlight with Joe Biden at Democratic convention Monday Lightfoot’s panel with Biden on racial and social justice will be televised at about 8:30 p.m. CT. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/8/17/21371262/mayor-lori-lightfoot-spotlight-joe-biden-democratic-national-convention-monday
— CTA, Metra and Pace are trying to get nervous riders back on board Get the latest news on how COVID-19 is impacting Chicago and Illinois. Follow here for live updates.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/8/17/21371891/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— Chicago cops are retiring at ‘unheard of’ twice the usual rate Michael Lappe, vice president of the police pension fund, says 59 officers are retiring in August and 51 next month — ‘double the average number of retirees each month.’ – Frank Main and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/17/21372795/chicago-police-department-retirements-policemens-annuity-benefit-fund-michael-lappe
— Lightfoot accuses Trump of starving Postal Service to drive down mail-in votes “Because of the failure of this administration to keep Americans safe from COVID-19, we are wisely encouraging people to vote by mail,” the mayor said, adding that “we cannot allow this administration to undermine the postal service.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/17/21372739/election-mail-in-ballots-voting-postal-service-trump-lightfoot-democratic-convention

DAILY HERALD
— Trump on the road as Biden prepares for convention show – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200817/news/308179911/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Madigan says it one more time: He ain’t quitting The House speaker and state party chair releases a statement rejecting calls from fellow Democrats to resign. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/madigan-says-it-one-more-time-he-aint-quitting

WBBM
— Illinois Gov. Pritzker Calls Trump ‘Utterly Incompetent’ At Pre-Convention Rally “Over 168,000 Americans are dead because of his failure to lead…” – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/illinois-delegates-hold-rally-ahead-of-virtual-dnc

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day? Bloomington council to consider it – Analisa Trofimuk (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Bloomington consider officially replacing its residents who are Republican, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, and/or citizens of America with residents who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, poor, non-Christian, non-Italian American, and/or citizens of foreign countries?)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/replace-columbus-day-with-indigenous-peoples-day-bloomington-council-to-consider-it/article_15ae2d93-2d9e-5bba-8782-0cb029fcdef0.html

SOUTHERN
— Redistricting reformers seek to change to mapping process in Illinois – REBECCA ANZEL
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/redistricting-reformers-seek-to-change-to-mapping-process-in-illinois/article_844e2ad1-4534-56c5-974a-220e00ee5055.html

CENTER SQUARE
— Could outbreaks in county clerk’s offices hamper November election? – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/could-outbreaks-in-county-clerk-s-offices-hamper-november-election/article_f96a2ae8-e0b1-11ea-88c6-d3bd4a6308f0.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump counters Biden with law-and-order message in Midwest – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-heads-to-midwest-as-dems-open-convention

THE FIRST WARD
— KANE COUNTY: SAME AS IT EVER WAS! – Jeff Ward
https://thefirstward.net/2020/08/10/the-first-ward-report-same-as-it-ever-was/
— KANE COUNTY: SAME AS IT EVER WAS – PART 2! – Jeff Ward
https://thefirstward.net/2020/08/12/the-first-ward-report-same-as-it-ever-was-part-2/
— KANE COUNTY: THE PROCESS OF GOVERNMENT SAUSAGE MAKING – PART 3! – Jeff Ward
https://thefirstward.net/2020/08/14/the-first-ward-report-the-process-of-government-sausage-making-part-3/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— “PUBLIC OFFICIAL A” MADIGAN HAS NO INTENTION OF RESIGNING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/public-official-a-madigan-has-no-intention-of-resigning.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Republican legislative candidate Tom McCullagh denounced as “shameful” by opponent for touting Blagojevich appearance
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/17/republican-legislative-candidate-denounced-as-shameful-by-opponent-for-touting-blagojevich-appearance/
— 1,773 new cases, 12 additional deaths, 1,544 people in the hospital, 4.2 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/17/1773-new-cases-12-additional-deaths-1544-people-in-the-hospital-42-percent-positivity-rate/
— Republicans blast Pritzker for trying to lift Shakman decree (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors knew full-well a) that my wife had helped elect Thompson and b) that Thompson promoted patronage and political affiliation discrimination. (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_v._Republican_Party_of_Illinois and http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html ) Because of the Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois decision, my U.S. Senators and their staff members and my U.S. Representatives and their staff members made it very clear that they did NOT want to hear my complaints about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in the federal government. All my critics/opponents, all their operatives and all their dupes promote patronage and political affiliation discrimination and reject the decision in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me like I was part of a plot to stop them from hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. They were fully aware of the arguments that Thompson, Jim Edgar, and Lee Daniels made in Rutan that government employers should be allowed to engage in patronage and political affiliation discrimination.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/17/republicans-blast-pritzker-for-trying-to-lift-shakman-decrees/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Eleni Demertzis with the House Republicans…While Shakman and Rutan are two separate cases, they are intertwined in that both cases involve political influence in employment decisions. One involved seeking donations for keeping their jobs or avoiding disciplinary while the other dealt with hiring and firings due to political affiliation. In both instances, politics come into play when deciding what course of action to take. To remove one protection against political influence in state employment decisions at a time when a state-regulated company admitted in an official federal court document to hiring associates of an extremely high level legislative official in return for legislative action that has an estimated value of at least $150 million, is extremely short-sighted and ignores the unethical actions of Democratic state officials. It is naïve to think that just because ComEd was a private entity hiring associates of a state official, that it does not or would not happen with a governmental entity. If the Governor wants to call for the special session on ethics that we have been calling for, we can work together in a bipartisan nature to clean up the state and restore faith in our government. Otherwise, removing a protection from political influence in state employment decision-making will just further re-enforce to our constituents that it’s business as usual in spite of all the federal indictments.)
— Weekend protest roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/17/weekend-protest-roundup/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden-Harris administration would turn DOJ into Department of Social Justice – Ian Prior
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/17/biden-harris-administration-would-turn-doj-into-de/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Cuomo blames Trump for New York crime after rejecting federal assistance – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cuomo-blames-trump-for-new-york-crime-after-rejecting-federal-assistance
— Hopes to capture ‘silent Biden voters’: Three more Republicans to speak at Democratic convention – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hopes-to-capture-silent-biden-voters-three-more-republicans-to-speak-at-democratic-convention
— Trump nearly tied with Biden in 15-state battleground poll – Emily Larsen
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-nearly-tied-with-biden-in-15-state-battleground-poll

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden Approaches 500 Days Without a Boat Parade as MAGA Boaters Smash World Record for Trump – Andrew Stiles
https://freebeacon.com/parody/joe-biden-boater-enthusiasm/

FOX NEWS
— Seattle police officer tells Black Lives Matter protester he’s resigning: ‘You guys won’ On Sunday, people threw bottles, rocks and fireworks toward Seattle police officers – Stephanie Pagones
https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-police-black-lives-matter-resign

GOPUSA
— 3 Officers Injured, 18 Arrests In Seattle Riot
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93532

BREITBART
— Obama-Biden Removed At Least 14,000 Mailboxes – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/17/fact-check-obama-biden-removed-at-least-14000-mailboxes/
— Republican Susan Molinari, ‘Google’s Washington Insider,’ to Endorse Joe Biden – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/08/17/republican-susan-molinari-google-washington-insider-to-endorse-joe-biden/
— Twitter Allows Misinformation About ‘Locked’ Mailboxes to Go Viral – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/08/17/twitter-allows-misinformation-about-locked-mailboxes-to-go-viral/

CCN
— Ellen Degeneres Is No Victim of a ‘Political Takedown’ – Bernadette Giacomazzo
https://www.ccn.com/ellen-degeneres-is-just-mean/

DAILY SIGNAL
— How the United Nations Promotes an Anti-Family Agenda – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/08/17/how-the-united-nations-promotes-an-anti-family-agenda/

NEWSMAX
— Silent Majority Must Speak Out About Assaults on America – Larry Bell (DIERSEN: How and how often do you speak out on government and/or political issues? I speak out on government and/or political issues each and every time that I send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email. I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000. Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning. Since 2015, they have gone out each and every evening too. Since 2004, they have included links to more than 376,400 articles and information on many upcoming events. How and how often do the following speak out on government and/or political issues: a) the leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations and b) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party?)
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/cancelculture-statues/2020/08/17/id/982473/

TOWNHALL
— Politicians, Pundits Deliver Postal Misinformation – Ross Marchand
https://townhall.com/columnists/rossmarchand/2020/08/17/politicians-pundits-deliver-postal-misinformation-n2574507

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Biden-Harris and the LGBTQ+ Wedge – MADELEINE KEARNS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs viciously destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ+. I should write a book about those in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ+.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/joe-biden-campaign-uses-lgbtq-issues-entrench-division/

THE HILL
— The prospect of a Kamala Harris presidency gives me pause – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/512266-the-prospect-of-a-kamala-harris-presidency-gives-me-pause

NEW YORK TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: All the Republicans Who Have Decided Not to Support Trump Numerous top G.O.P. officials have said publicly or privately that they will not be backing the president’s re-election. Here’s a look at where they stand. – Isabella Grullón Paz and Jonathan Martin (DIERSEN: To not support Trump is to support Biden.)
https://www.nytimes.com/article/republicans-voting-for-biden-not-trump.html
— Trump, in Minneapolis, claims Biden and Harris would bring ‘left-wing war on cops’ to the White House. – Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/us/elections/trump-in-minneapolis-claims-biden-and-harris-would-bring-left-wing-war-on-cops-to-the-white-house.html
— Trump Questions Biden’s Mental Abilities and Calls Harris Biden’s ‘Boss’ The president made three campaign rally-like appearances at airports in Minnesota and Wisconsin in an attempt to counterprogram the first night of the Democratic National Convention. – Kay Nolan and Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/us/politics/trump-campaign-biden-harris.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— NYC journalists, media orgs, and politicians demand changes to NYPD supervision of press credentials – MICHAEL GARTLAND (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents do not want me to have any kind of press credentials. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on my critics/opponents who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-press-credentials-press-pass-siegel-nigro-stringer-brewer-20200817-lnmwvdrd7jg4pdydxyjx4niryi-story.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Familiar Republicans join team Biden – Jennifer Rubin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/17/familiar-republicans-join-team-biden/

FORBES
— Mail-In Voters Sue Trump, DeJoy Over Postal Service Changes Ahead Of Election – Alison Durkee
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2020/08/17/mail-in-voters-sue-trump-dejoy-over-postal-service-changes-ahead-of-election/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.newsweek.com/achieve-racial-equity-we-must-address-economic-segregation-opinion-1525590

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Most Minneapolis residents support Black Lives Matter, believe George Floyd’s death part of a bigger problem.”
https://www.startribune.com/poll-most-minneapolis-voters-say-floyd-killing-part-of-bigger-problem/572132032/

WBIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “New Nashville mural honors Dolly Parton’s support of Black Lives Matter.”
https://www.wbir.com/article/life/people/dolly-parton/new-nashville-mural-honors-dolly-partons-support-of-black-lives-matter/51-a0f9fb74-2591-42dc-9aad-c36f684f1594

AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
— ‘Anti-corruption’ GOP candidate Thomas McCullagh hosts event with governor imprisoned for corruption – Josh Israel
https://americanindependent.com/rod-blagojevich-illinois-gop-thomas-mccullagh-fundraiser-donald-trump-corruption/

DAILY MAIL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Self-checkout hits a new high! Weed vending machines that can hold up to 2,000 products are being rolled out in Colorado and Massachusetts – MARLENE LENTHANG
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8636585/Weed-vending-machines-debut-Colorado-roll-Massachusetts-fall.html
— ‘Joe Biden stole Jill from me’: Her first husband tells how she CHEATED with Democrat candidate he once considered a friend and that they have LIED about how they started dating for years – MARTIN GOULD
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8635281/Jill-Biden-cheated-husband-Joe-ex-claims.html