January 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP signals unwillingness to part with Trump after riot – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-gop-unwilling-part-with-trump-20210127-olbp4fo65nhx5dvuscrkmlxvpi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— A week to reflect on your ability to evaluate news – Jim Slusher
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to be your only source for government and political news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans. Consequently, they do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210128/a-week-to-reflect-on-your-ability-to-evaluate-news

JOURNAL COURIER
— President invited to visit region to see site of deadly 1908 race riots – David C.L. Bauer
(DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, Illinois Democrats will demand that all Illinois Republicans disclose what their ancestors did in 1908. My ancestors on my father’s side operated Crete’s only hardware store. My ancestors on my mother’s side operated a farm in Grant Park.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/President-invited-to-visit-region-to-see-site-of-15904324.php

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 191 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 6 deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 7.2% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/28/dupage-county-reports-191-covid-19-cases-wednesday-6-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-72/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— U.S. terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence – AP
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America officially a) prohibit Republican organizations from holding meetings, b) prohibit Republicans from communicating with each other, c) prohibit Republicans from seeking or holding government or political offices, d) prohibit Republicans from getting educations, e) prohibit Republicans from getting/holding jobs, f) prohibit Republicans from owning property, g) prohibit Republicans from etc.?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/us-issues-domestic-terrorism-alert-early-in-bidens-term/
— Those in Peoria’s Muslim community hopeful after Biden reverses Trumps travel ban – Darronté Matthews
(DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/those-in-peorias-muslim-community-hopeful-after-biden-reverses-trumps-travel-ban/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Police Departments Search For Political Extremism In Ranks Following Capitol Riot – MARTIN KASTE
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America officially prohibit hiring or retaining police who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/police-departments-search-political-extremism-ranks-following-capitol-riot#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump ‘never encouraged violence’ says Sen. Rand Paul – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-never-encouraged-violence-says-sen-rand-paul

ILLINOIS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters paint Trump-supporters 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.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/the-kkks-statehouse-rally-27-years-ago/Content?oid=13121635

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Lightfoot Calls Out Aldermen For Making ‘Racist’ Comments Against Sanctuary City Ordinance: ‘Shame On You’ The mayor slammed Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41st) and Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th), who opposed changes to the sanctuary city ordinance Wednesday. “Being an immigrant is not a crime,” Lightfoot said. – Justin Laurence
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Lightfoot officially banish from Chicago all individuals, organizations, and companies that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/01/27/lightfoot-calls-out-aldermen-for-making-racist-comments-against-sanctuary-city-ordinance-shame-on-you/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The council approved the revamped law by a 41-8 vote, closing loopholes that had allowed for the Chicago Police Department to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in some scenarios. Napolitano, the council’s lone Republican member who said he’s a “proud son” of immigrants, said that by eliminating those exceptions “we are essentially welcoming criminals to our city.” “If you are an illegal immigrant and a convicted felon, or a fugitive, what better place to go than Chicago,” he said. “This ordinance irresponsibly offers protections to those who have possibly broken the law to hide underneath this ordinance and gives them safe haven from federal prosecution.” Napolitano said he knew he’d receive criticism for his “no” vote, but said he wanted the Council to know he’d “lose more sleep every night knowing how we failed our citizens with our alarming crime rate, homicides, carjackings, shootings.” Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) said he opposed the changes “not because of racism and xenophobia, but because I too represent immigrant communities.” He said the law threatens the safety of residents in his Southwest Side ward and some undocumented immigrants in his area are gang members. “They have been sucked in by the generational violence that impacts so many of our communities,” he said. Those individuals would be treated with the “same compassion” as law abiding members, he said.)

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— GOP to name party chair: Members of the Republican State Central Committee will meet in Bloomington on Saturday to elect a new party chairman. There’s concern among some Republicans that the meeting is purposely being done in person in Bloomington, which is inaccessible to many, so as to keep the public out. GOP leaders will interview applicants Mark Shaw, the Lake County Republican chairman; Don Tracy, the former head of the Illinois Gaming Board in the Rauner administration; and Scott Gryder, an attorney from Kendall County. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/01/28/a-slap-to-remap-welchs-committee-chairs-educators-turn-on-bost-491559

GOPUSA
— The Left Wants Unconditional Surrender, Not Unity
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105758

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Google Stops Donating to Republicans that Objected to 2020 Elections – Catherine Smith
(DIERSEN: Google is a utility. Utilities are not supposed to use their power to reward and punish based on politics.)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/01/28/google-stops-donating-to-republicans-that-objected-to-2020-elections/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— This Is Not Normal – Ben Shapiro
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/01/28/this-is-not-normal

BREITBART
— 14.5M Illegal Aliens Living in U.S., Costing Americans $134B a Year – JOHN BINDER
(DIERSEN: Those politicians, organizations, and companies that promote illegal immigration should be billed for that $134B a year.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/27/study-14-5m-illegal-aliens-living-in-u-s-costing-americans-134b-a-year/
— YouTube Demonetizes the Epoch Times – ALLUM BOKHARI
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that I have the money, time, ability, and motivation to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/27/youtube-demonetizes-the-epoch-times/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump’s Approval Rating With GOP Voters Rebounds To 81% – DAVID KRAYDEN
(DIERSEN: What approval rating does Trump get from the following: a) Republican voters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, b) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, the leaders of your township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, d) the IRP leaders, e) Republican elected/appointed officials for your precinct, and f) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout where you live.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/27/morning-consult-politico-poll-donald-trump-approval-rating-gop-voters-rebounds-81-percent/

THE HILL
— Kinzinger says he’s ‘very isolated and very lonely’ in Republican Party – JOHN BOWDEN
(DIERSEN: Which Republicans are “very isolated and very lonely” where you live? Where I live (Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County), the more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more isolated and lonely that you are: traditional marriage/family, abortion, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/536159-kinzinger-says-hes-very-isolated-and-very-lonely-in-republican-party
— Trump censure faces tough odds in Senate – JORDAIN CARNEY
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who unsuccessfully tried to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me in 2006 for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who lost elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/536210-trump-censure-faces-tough-odds-in-senate

POLITICO
— Rep. Jimmy Gomez drafts resolution to oust Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress – MATTHEW CHOI
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who successfully ousted me as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2004 for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who lost elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/27/gomez-oust-marjorie-taylor-greene-463350
— McCarthy urges House Republicans to stop attacking each other publicly. “I’m not going to sit back and watch us make self-inflicted wounds,” he told his members. – MELANIE ZANONA
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have publicly attacked me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus those who are/were leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/27/kevin-mccarthy-republican-infighting-463257

CNN
— Virginia gubernatorial candidate who called US Capitol rioters ‘patriots’ censured by state Senate – Ryan Nobles, Terence Burlij and Paul LeBlanc
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/27/politics/amanda-chase-us-capitol-insurrection-virginia-censure/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Bipartisan Senate duo crafts censure resolution that seeks to bar Trump from office. The senators say censuring Trump is optimal given GOP objections to impeachment. – Trish Turner and Allison Pecorin
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who unsuccessfully tried to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me in 2006 for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who lost elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bipartisan-senate-duo-crafts-censure-resolution-bar-trump/story?id=75518145

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Extremists Emboldened by Capitol Attack Pose Rising Threat, Homeland Security Says – Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/us/politics/homeland-security-threat.html

WASHINGTON POST
— GOP tested anew by Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Facebook activity – AP
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the following organizations have taken care of their Diersen problem. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman. I am no longer a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member. I am no longer the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster. I am no longer an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member. I am no longer an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-tested-anew-by-georgia-congresswomans-facebook-activity/2021/01/28/fcd399f2-6127-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans have a Marjorie Taylor Greene problem. . .There was no immediate word on whether she will face a similar sanction as King.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s First Week Was a Race to the Left. The new president’s actions don’t suggest he’s interested in bipartisan progress. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-first-week-was-a-race-to-the-left-11611787868

FORBES
— Here Are The High-Profile GOP Officials Scorned By Their Own Party For Crossing Trump
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about high-profile GOP officials who scorn me because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on those in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who want everyone to know that they scorn me and scorn my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/01/27/here-are-the-high-profile-gop-officials-scorned-by-their-own-party-for-crossing-trump/
— President Trump’s Regulatory Agencies Continued To Stockpile Firepower. – Adam Andrejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/01/28/president-trumps-regulatory-agencies-continued-to-stockpile-firepower/?sh=1b1b7eae1514

USA TODAY
— Why we need a bipartisan censure to deal with Trump, not another circus impeachment trial. Instead of fracturing our country further, the Senate should censure Trump with a truly bipartisan vote. – Greta Van Susteren
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/01/26/censure-trump-instead-holding-impeachment-trial-column/4247735001/

KTRH
— Google Can Shift Elections Based on Search Engine Results – Wyatt Goolsby
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google leads everyone to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian , and Green Party platforms.)
https://ktrh.iheart.com/content/2021-01-27-data-scientists-google-can-shift-elections-based-on-search-engine-results/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Centrists Air Censure Option As Trump Conviction Hopes Fade – Ed Kilgore
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who unsuccessfully tried to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me in 2006 for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who lost elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01/centrists-air-censure-option-as-trump-conviction-hopes-fade.html

NEWS LITERACY PROJECT
— Practice good information hygiene: Sanitize before you share
(DIERSEN: Since 2004, in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, I have shared links to almost 391,000 articles. My critics/opponents dislike many, if not most, if not virtually all of those articles. It would be great if my critics/opponents would get together, maybe in Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall or a larger venue, go through all those almost 391,000 articles, and come to an agreement on the top 10, 50, 100, 500, 1,000+ articles that they dislike the most, and give me an opportunity to defend my decisions to include links to those articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://newslit.org/tips-tools/information-hygiene-sanitize-before-you-share/

January 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois tax revenue losses lower than expected during pandemic, U. of I. study finds – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-revenues-surpass-coronavirus-projections-20210126-fde4xaswoje43dazidgc5lgxpi-story.html
— As institutions fade, a key question: ‘Who charts Chicago’s future and what does it look like?’ – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-chicago-pfleger-catholic-church-kass-20210127-pl22uoundfgz3dv6luezko3wpy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating “Mitt Romney calls out fellow Republicans for pushing stolen election myth, says it makes achieving unity more difficult.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mitt-romney-republicans-election-20210126-ohugfwzwgjcg5echre2xv7tr7y-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How Second Amendment gun rights fall short for African Americans. Nothing in the Constitution restricts gun ownership by ethnicity. But in reality, the Second Amendment doesn’t apply equally to people of color, who are often killed while trying to fully exercise their right to “keep and bear Arms.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/26/22248836/how-second-amendment-gun-rights-fall-short-for-african-americans

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame police for all the problems that minorities have.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210127/editorial-residents-should-be-part-of-the-discussion-about-police-reform

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters side with Communist China against America.
https://abc7chicago.com/society/asian-americans-support-biden-order-condemning-hate-amid-pandemic/10043661/

WBEZ
— Survival Economics: High Unemployment Pushes Black Chicagoans Into Informal Jobs – Natalie Moore
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, b) they would never have stooped to take those jobs, and c) Blacks should have gotten those jobs. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/survival-economics-high-unemployment-pushes-black-chicagoans-into-informal-jobs/98d4d918-6f36-48c7-9576-82f1394d6c2d

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Lawmakers delaying return to Springfield, future plans uncertain – Ben Szalinski
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/01/27/illinois-general-assembly-delays-return-springfield-until-feb-9/4267840001/

RIVER BENDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth promotes LGBTQ in the military.
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/duckworth-applauds-president-bidens-move-to-end-trumps-discriminatory-transgender-military-ban—47359.cfm

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Biden: ‘Now is the time to act’ on racial justice
(DIERSEN: To act on social justice is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://jg-tc.com/news/national/biden-now-is-the-time-to-act-on-racial-justice/video_2f58226e-9ae7-5d2a-acef-8e2e10a63ce4.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 222 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 5 deaths, region’s positivity decreases to 7.5% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/27/dupage-county-reports-222-covid-19-cases-tuesday-5-deaths-regions-positivity-decreases-to-75/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Hypocrisy in big tech censorship is ‘stunning’ says FCC commissioner – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/hypocrisy-in-big-tech-censorship-is-stunning-says-fcc-commissioner

WGLT
— Bloomington To Observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day Each October – MICHELE STEINBACHER
(DIERSEN: Are you a Republican White male? How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats demonize you, denigrate your, and condemn you.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/bloomington-observe-indigeneous-peoples-day-each-october#stream/0

LCBC RADIO
— Kinzinger Has No Plans To Attend Ottawa Rally That Questions His Party Allegiance – Jeremy Aitken
https://www.lcbcradio.com/wlpo/kinzinger-has-no-plans-to-attend-ottawa-rally-that-questions-his-party-allegiance/article_0bb67346-6019-11eb-857a-ebf50a9df808.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Watch 50% likely Republican Gov Candidate Richard Porter discuss w/Berkowitz how to make IL a destination state again – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/01/watch-50-likely-republican-gov-candidate-richard-porter-discuss-wberkowitz-how-to-make-il-a-destination-state-again-cable-and-web/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Despite being 10th most restrictive state, Illinois’ COVID-19 death rate higher than all neighbors – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/despite-being-10th-most-restrictive-state-illinois-covid-19-death-rate-higher-than-all-neighbors/article_7c88a1d6-6012-11eb-ae9f-439f68b60f8e.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Algonquin Township Consolidation Referendum Petitioners Ask Judge to Place Question on the Ballot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/26/algonquin-township-consolidation-referendum-petitioners-ask-judge-to-place-question-on-the-ballot/
— Day Before Trump Leaves Office HHS Starts Probe of Pritzker Abortion Coverage Mandate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/26/day-before-trump-leaves-office-hhs-starts-probe-of-pritzker-abortion-coverage-mandate/
— State Allows Partial Reprieve from Pritzker Purgatory in McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/26/state-allows-partial-reprieve-from-pritzker-purgatory-in-mchenry-county/
— Grafton Township GOP Endorses Terra DeBlatz for Assessor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/26/grafton-township-gop-endorses-terra-deblatz-for-assessor/
— NWH Gives Bob Anderson Page 2 Platform to Advocate for Putting the McHenry Township Road District under Township Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/26/nwh-gives-bob-anderson-page-2-platform-to-advocate-for-putting-the-mchenry-township-road-district-under-township-board/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Jeanne Ives on the Importance of the Lesser Magistrate – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/01/the-importance-of-the-lesser-magistrate/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s post-presidency clout puts Republicans on notice, Democrats on high alert – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/26/donald-trump-post-presidency-clout-puts-republican/
— ‘An absolute lie’: CPAC tangles with Sacha Baron Cohen over fake Klansman claim – Valerie Richardson
(DIERSEN: Although not recently, I have attended many CPACs. I should write a book about how Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs in the following have used that against me: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/26/cpac-sacha-baron-cohen-ku-klux-klan-claim-absolute/

FOX NEWS
— ‘Same problems’ will resurface if Biden rolls back border wall construction, former NM governor warns. Susana Martinez says the Biden administration’s border agenda is ‘very wrong’ – Megan Gallen
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-rolls-back-border-wall-construction-susana-martinez

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Other Peoples’ Money and the Minimum Wage – Eric M. Wallace, Ph.D.
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/01/27/other-peoples-money-and-the-minimum-wage

PJ MEDIA
— Disagreeing With Biden’s Transgender Policy Is ‘Incitement’ Now?! Facebook Says So… – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/01/26/disagreeing-with-bidens-transgender-policy-is-incitement-now-facebook-says-so-n1411958
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ironically, Gagnon’s post drew attention to Facebook’s suspension of his friend, Laurie Higgins, who got a 7-day ban for criticizing Biden’s policy. “There was absolutely no incitement to violence on our part. We abhor violence done to any person,” Gagnon told PJ Media on Tuesday. “This is just a thinly veiled and pathetic excuse for censorship of any critical views toward trans-tyranny over our consciences, religion, and reason.” Only one point of view is being allowed,” he added, ominously. “Trump was not the great danger to the Republic. Left-wing canceling is.” Gagnon, who holds a Ph.D. in Pauline theology and sexuality from Princeton Theological Seminary, has published “The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics.” He teaches as a professor of New Testament Theology at Houston Baptist University. In the post Facebook flagged, Gagnon had defended Higgins’ response to Biden’s pro-transgender military policy.)

ONE NEWS NOW
— 1776 vs. 1619: a symbol of simmering disagreements – Billy Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2021/01/26/1776-vs-1619-a-symbol-of-simmering-disagreements

DAILY HEADLINES
— Court Rules Virginia Allowing Late Ballots Missing Postmark Was ILLEGAL
https://dailyheadlines.com/breaking-court-rules-virginia-allowing-late-ballots-missing-postmark-was-illegal/

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Promptly Dismantles Trump’s Border Security Measures – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-promptly-dismantles-trumps-border-security-measures_3672234.html
— 45 Republican Senators Vote Against Trump Impeachment Trial, Say It’s Unconstitutional. The 55–45 decision suggests that Trump will not be convicted in an impeachment trial. – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/only-5-gop-senators-vote-saying-trump-impeachment-trial-is-constitutional_3672649.html

THE HILL
— Conservatives lean into warnings on ‘wave of censorship’ – JONATHAN EASLEY
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters who lead the following officially banish conservatives once and for all: your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, Illinois Republican Party, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/536000-conservatives-lean-into-warnings-on-wave-of-censorship

POLITICO
— Pennsylvania GOP pledges full allegiance to Trump. Once a producer of centrist Republicans like Arlen Specter and Tom Ridge, the state GOP now bears the MAGA stamp. – HOLLY OTTERBEIN
(DIERSEN: Centrist Republicans focus on a) driving conservatives out of the Republican Party and b) destroying the Republican Party.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/26/pennsylvania-republican-party-trump-support-462843

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Why major corporate donors halted funding to GOP.”
https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2021/01/27/gop-donations-capitol-riot-avlon-reality-check-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/new-day-highlights/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— GOP signals unwillingness to part with Trump after riot – STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN
(DIERSEN: How fast will the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America, b) who are employers in the aforesaid, and c) that are organizations that you are a member of get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that fail/refuse to disavow Trump?)
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/politics/gop-signals/UROMNJBUWY77SKPOA532M5RQNE/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Proud Boys Under Growing Scrutiny in Capitol Riot Investigation. Officials are trying to determine to what extent far-right groups planned the assault in advance. – Alan Feuer and Frances Robles
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/us/proud-boys-capitol-riot.html
— Twitter Acquires Revue, a Newsletter Company – Kate Conger
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/technology/twitter-revue-newsletter.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Proud Boys Were Key Instigators in Capitol Riot
https://www.wsj.com/video/video-investigation-proud-boys-were-key-instigators-in-capitol-riot/37B883B6-9B19-400F-8036-15DE4EA8A015.html
— Twitter to Buy Newsletter-Creation Service Revue Move reflects interest among social-media companies in providing content creators with tools to make money – Sarah E. Needleman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-is-buying-newsletter-provider-revue-11611666920

DESERT NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater crows over Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO success in making young people anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2021/1/26/22233884/future-of-the-gop-republican-party-young-conservatives-generation-z-millennials-after-donald-trump

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Bugged by censorship, Florida Republicans seek to punish Big Tech – GRAY ROHRER
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Big Teck against conservatives.)
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-desantis-republicans-tech-bill-20210126-e2lqqsvcgbdk7p6bm6k7w3c4cq-story.html

FED SMITH
— COVID-19 and “Protecting the Federal Workforce” The White House has issued guidance for agencies on implementing new COVID-19 safety regulations for federal employees. – Ian Smith
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will all employers, all organizations, all municipalities, all townships, all counties, all states, and all countries issue similar guidance for their employees, members, and/or residents?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2021/01/26/covid-19-protecting-the-federal-workforce/

ATLANTIC
— The First Amendment Is No Excuse for Letting Social-Media Companies Do Whatever They Want. Private corporations have far too much power over the flow of ideas and information in today’s society. – Genevieve Lakier
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want Google, Facebook, etc. to deplatform me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/first-amendment-regulation/617827/

TECH RADAR
— Twitter might soon start sending out email newsletters Revue acquisition will bring editorial newsletters to the social network – Anthony Spadafora
https://www.techradar.com/news/twitter-might-soon-start-sending-out-email-newsletters

LAW 360
— Woman Files $10M Suit Over Firing For Role In Capitol Chaos
(DIERSEN: I attended a Bob Dole rally in Wheaton in 1996. 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://www.law360.com/employment/articles/1348965/woman-files-10m-suit-over-firing-for-role-in-capitol-chaos-

January 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Joe Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people serving in military – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-reverses-trump-ban-on-trans-people-in-military/10001483/
— Parents rally for Illinois high school sports as COVID-19 puts season on hold for student athletes – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-sports-high-school-ihsa/9978778/

WGN TV
— House to send Trump impeachment to Senate tonight – Sydney Kalich
https://wgntv.com/news/house-to-send-trump-impeachment-to-senate-tonight/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine | President Biden asked about battle over Chicago teachers returning to classrooms | Line grows for Kelly Cassidy’s state rep seat – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lighfoot-gets-vaccine-ra-joy-budzinski-washington-spin-20210126-bccviuyqzzfshixbeanb7s3fde-story.html
— Trump’s sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to the Senate – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-impeachment-senate-trial-20210125-uowfdmbv4bchfc42bi5tcwh2g4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Leave the sign on Chicago’s Trump Tower.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-trump-tower-sign-riverfront-20210125-a3vc6k2dhnddxmac45zfodqdcu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Catholics who promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/ct-nyt-joe-biden-catholic-20210125-3hgicpwtbnfntprn3zy764d5ru-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to Senate. House Democrats were to carry the sole impeachment charge of “incitement of insurrection” across the Capitol late Monday, the prosecutors making the ceremonial walk to the Senate. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/25/22248716/house-sending-trump-impeachment-senate-gop-opposes-trial

DAILY HERALD
— Woman files lawsuit to reverse removal of Algonquin Township abolition question from ballot – Sam Lounsberry
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210125/woman-files-lawsuit-to-reverse-removal-of-township-abolition-question-from-ballot
— Illinois reports 40 more COVID-19 deaths, another 3,292 cases – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210124/illinois-reports-40-more-covid-19-deaths-another-3292-cases

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Sally Turner Picked For Bill Brady’s Former Senate Seat – RYAN DENHAM
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/sally-turner-picked-bill-bradys-former-senate-seat#stream/0

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LASALLE CO GOP TO HOLD RALLY CALLING FOR KINZINGER TO REPRESENT HIS HOME 16TH CD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/lasalle-co-gop-to-hold-rally-calling-for-kinzinger-to-represent-his-home-16th-cd.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin’s new leadership team
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/25/durkins-new-leadership-team/
— 2,944 new confirmed and probable cases; 49 additional deaths; 2,962 hospitalized; 601 in ICU; 4.7 percent average case positivity rate; 5.8 percent average test positivity rate; 28,171 average daily doses; Two regions move to Phase 4
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/25/2944-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-49-additional-deaths-2962-hospitalized-601-in-icu-47-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-58-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-28171-average-daily-doses-two-re/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— CNN’s Jim Acosta: Trump supporters, Fox News ‘a threat to our democracy’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/jim-acosta-trump-supporters-fox-news-remain-a-thre/
— Biden’s empty words belie his actions. Biden promises unity but tears down everything Trump did. – Newt Gingrich
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/bidens-empty-words-belie-his-actions/
— Chief Justice John Roberts won’t preside over Trump impeachment trial – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/25/chief-justice-john-roberts-wont-preside-over-trump/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gaetz-Cheney feud reflects House GOP MAGA-establishment factional fight – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gaetz-cheney-feud-reflects-house-gop-maga-establishment-factional-fight

FOX NEWS
— House Democrats present Trump impeachment charge to the Senate, allowing trial to begin. Trump will be tried for ‘incitement of insurrection’ – Thomas Barrabi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-proceeds-senate-trial-house-democrats-present-charge
— Meghan McCain: Katie Couric, others calling for ‘deprogramming’ Republicans can ‘go to hell’ ‘I don’t need to be deprogrammed,’ said ‘The View’ co-host – David Rutz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/meghan-mccain-katie-couric-deprogamming-republicans-hell

GOPUSA
— Unbelievable! Mitt Romney Says Trump Impeachment Trial Needed For ‘Unity’ – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105687

BREITBART
— GOP Rep. Kinzinger: ‘Majority’ of GOP Would Have Voted to Impeach Trump in a ‘Secret’ Vote – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/25/gop-rep-kinzinger-majority-of-gop-would-have-voted-to-impeach-trump-in-a-secret-vote/
— Democrats Push Three Amnesty Plans – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/25/democrats-push-three-amnesty-strategies/
— Kevin McCarthy: Liz Cheney Has to ‘Answer’ to GOP Conference for Impeachment Vote – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/25/kevin-mccarthy-liz-cheney-answer-gop-conference-impeachment-vote/

BLAZE
— Gun store says it won’t sell firearms, ammunition to Biden supporters: ‘Sorry for the inconvenience’ The announcement from Trigger Firearms and Reloading came on Inauguration Day – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/gun-store-will-not-sell-to-biden-supporters

DAILY CALLER
— House Officially Presents Article Of Impeachment To The Senate – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/25/house-presents-article-of-impeachment-donald-trump-to-senate/
— ‘A Demographic Cul-De-Sac’: Jeff Flake Says There Is ‘Certainly No Future With Trumpism’ – BRANDON GILLESPIE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/25/jeff-flake-donald-trump-trumpism-republican-party/

PJ MEDIA
— Biden’s Trans Agenda Threatens the Military, Science, and Women’s Rights – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/01/25/bidens-trans-agenda-threatens-the-military-science-and-womens-rights-n1409461

THE HILL
— House formally sends impeachment to Senate, putting Trump on trial for Capitol riot – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/535749-house-formally-sends-impeachment-to-senate-putting-trump-on-trial-for-capitol

CNN
— Arizona Republicans wrestle with their party’s future – Kyung Lah and Kim Berryman
By Kyung Lah and Kim Berryman,
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/25/politics/arizona-republican-party-trump/index.html
— Trump begins speaking with impeachment lawyer, even as he scrambles to build defense team – Jeff Zeleny and Manu Raju
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/25/politics/impeachment-trump-lawyer-legal-team/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— For the second time in just over a year, the House delivered the Senate an impeachment charge against Trump. – Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/politics/house-impeachment-article-senate.html
— With Impeachment Trial Looming, Republicans Waver on Punishing Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/politics/trump-republicans-impeachment-trial.html

WASHINGTON POST
— As Trump departs, his extremes live on in state GOPs – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/25/trump-departs-his-extremes-live-state-gops/
— After Capitol riot, police chiefs work to root out officers with ties to extremist groups – Kimberly Kindy, Mark Berman and Kim Bellware
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs frame Republicans as being domestic violent extremists. They especially frame Republicans who are law enforcement officers, veterans, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is why ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/police-capitol-riot-extremists/2021/01/24/16fdb2bc-5a7b-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html
— Tech experts overwhelmingly approve of Trump suspensions from social media – Cat Zakrzewski
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/25/technology-202-tech-experts-overwhelmingly-approve-trump-suspensions-social-media/

NEW YORK POST
— House GOP want to add Facebook, Twitter to Parler probe of Capitol siege – Ebony Bowden
https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/house-gop-want-to-add-facebook-twitter-to-parler-probe-of-dc-siege/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trying Mr. Trump, Private Citizen. Democrats want to punish the ex-President but may revive him. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trying-mr-trump-private-citizen-11611618128

NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Thinks Republican Party Is ‘in a Battle’ Over Post-Trump Future – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-thinks-republican-party-battle-over-post-trump-future-1564190

AXIOS
— Trump political team disavows “Patriot Party” groups – Lachlan Markay
https://www.axios.com/trump-political-team-disavows-patriot-party-groups-f97c1a07-2541-4ba9-baee-6e31ced88bfa.html

January 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Growing number of Republican senators oppose Trump’s impeachment trial – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/growing-number-of-gop-senators-oppose-impeachment-trial/9966294/
— Chicago weekend gun violence leaves at least 24 shot, 5 killed across city
https://abc7chicago.com/24-shot-5-fatally-in-weekend-gun-violence-/9961858/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports 3,292 New Coronavirus Cases, 40 Additional Deaths Sunday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-3292-new-coronavirus-cases-40-additional-deaths-sunday/2421391/
— CTU Educators Vote Against Returning For In-Person Instruction, CPS Pushes Start Date
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ctu-educators-vote-against-returning-for-in-person-instruction/2421409/

CBS2
— Judge Modifies Bond For Kyle Rittenhouse To Prohibit Him From Associating With White Supremacists, Consuming Alcohol
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/24/judge-modifies-bond-for-kyle-rittenhouse-to-prohibit-him-from-associating-with-white-supremacists-consuming-alcohol/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some worry process to pick senator replacement on North Side ‘leaves behind the voters’ Indivisible IL-9, a North Side group, said the process of picking who will serve out the remaining two years in Sen. Heather Steans’ term “leaves behind the voters.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/24/22247627/state-senator-heather-steans-replacement-north-side-group-leaves-behind-the-voters

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrat minorities, non-Christians, women, and younger people blame Republican Whites, Christians, men, and older people for their problems.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210123/group-launches-task-force-to-address-systemic-racism

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Anti-police or simple justice? Controversial bill on governor’s desk – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-anti-police-or-simple-justice-controversial-bill-on-governors-desk/article_04eb11b9-b842-5d13-a9eb-4b0d4db945a5.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Sheriffs’ Take on the New Criminal Reform Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/24/sheriffs-take-on-the-new-criminal-reform-bill/
— No News from Biden Administration regarding Future of Detainees in McHenry County Jail
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/24/no-news-from-biden-administration-regarding-future-of-detainees-in-mchenry-county-jail/
— Coronavirus Vaccinations Lowest in McHenry County – Map Showing Most Illinois Counties
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/24/coronavirus-vaccinations-lowest-in-mchenry-county/

FOX NEWS
— Flashback: Nancy Pelosi praised unionists storming Wisconsin State Capitol. ‘Democrats were for occupying capitols before they were against it,’ Fox News contributor writes. – Yael Halon
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nancy-pelosi-praised-unionists-wisconsin-state-capitol
— Rubio: Trump impeachment trial is ‘stupid,’ ‘bad for the country’ – Evie Fordham
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-trial-rubio-senate-republicans
— Mexican leader says Biden offers $4B for Central America. Mexico has stopped recent attempts by caravans of Central American migrants to cross Mexico. AP
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/mexican-leader-says-biden-offers-4b-for-central-america

AMERICAN THINKER
— ‘Moving on from President Trump’ is a Failing Strategy for the GOP – Laureen Lipsky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/moving_on_from_president_trump_is_a_failing_strategy_for_the_gop.html
— Cancel Culture Intensifies – Michael Curtis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/cancel_culture_intensifies.html
— Biden’s Presidency of Disunity – Shane Burke
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/bidens_presidency_of_disunity.html
— Obey, America, for Your Own Good! – J.B. Shurk
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/obey_america_for_your_own_good.html
— Joe Biden signs whatever’s put in front of him – Steve Feinstein
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/joe_biden_signs_whatevers_put_in_front_of_him.html
— Why do such incompetent people so often get to be leaders over others? – Robert Arvay
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/why_do_such_incompetent_people_so_often_get_to_be_leaders_over_others.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Trump Offers to Let National Guard Stay at the Trump Hotel D.C. After Parking Garage Outrage – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2021/01/22/trump-offers-to-let-national-guard-stay-at-the-trump-hotel-d-c-after-parking-garage-outrage/

BREITBART
— Joe Biden to Mexico: We’ll Cut Migration by Raising Migration – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/01/24/joe-biden-mexico-well-cut-migration-raising-migration/
— Christie: ‘Shameful’ Republicans Keep Pushing Election Lies to Score ‘Political Points’ with Trump Base – PAM KEY
(DIERSEN: Will Christie take the lead in driving Trump-supporters out of the Republican Party? Will Christie take the lead in destroying the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/24/christie-shameful-republicans-keep-pushing-election-lies-to-score-political-points-with-trump-base/
— Ted Cruz Hammers ‘Moron’ Seth Rogen: Your Side Shuts Down Business, Oppresses Faith, Censors Speech, Cancels Those Who Disagree – DAVID NG
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/01/24/ted-cruz-hammers-moron-seth-rogen-your-side-shuts-down-business-oppresses-faith-censors-speech-cancels-those-who-disagree/
— Rand Paul to Stephanopoulos: You Are Not a Journalist — You Are a Liberal Saying ‘Republican Are Liars’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/24/rand-paul-to-stephanopoulos-you-are-not-a-journalist-you-are-a-liberal-saying-republican-are-liars/
— Romney: Trump’s Impeachment Is Important to Bring ‘Unity in Our Country’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/24/romney-trumps-impeachment-is-important-to-bring-unity-in-our-country/
— New York Times Slammed for Labeling Joe Biden as ‘Most Religious’ President – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2021/01/24/new-york-times-slammed-labeling-biden-most-religious-president/

CBN NEWS
— The Left Flirts with Detaining Undesirables and Deprogramming Trumpers, Just Like Communist China – Gary Lane
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2021/january/commentary-the-left-flirts-with-detaining-undesirables-and-deprogramming-trumpers-just-like-communist-china

TOWNHALL
— Hundreds of National Guard Troops Test Positive for COVID – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2021/01/23/national-guard-troops-test-positive-for-covid-n2583576

PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
— The Media Destroyed America
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2021/01/24/the-media-destroyed-america/
— America’s Demise Is Near At Hand
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2021/01/18/america-r-i-p-2/
— Teaching Black Americans to Hate White Americans Has Consequences
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2021/01/01/teaching-black-americans-to-hate-white-americans-has-consequences/

EPOCH TIMES
— Migrants Increasing at ‘Concerning Rate’ on Southern Border, Says CBP Agent – TERRI WU
https://www.theepochtimes.com/migrants-increase-at-concerning-rate-on-southern-border_3667976.html
— Republican Senator: Canceling Keystone XL Means Oil Goes to China, Other Countries, or Less Safe Rail – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/republican-senator-cancelling-keystone-means-oil-goes-to-china-other-countries-or-less-safe-rail_3668876.html

THE HILL
— Five examples of media’s sycophancy for Biden on inauguration week – JOE CONCHA
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/535584-five-examples-of-medias-sycophancy-for-biden-on-inauguration-week
— Lawmakers move to oust extremists from military – ELLEN MITCHELL
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs frame Republicans as being domestic violent extremists. They especially frame Republicans who are law enforcement officers, veterans, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is why ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/535503-lawmakers-move-to-oust-extremists-from-military

CNN
— Trump adviser says former President not currently considering launching a third party – Jim Acosta and Paul LeBlanc
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/24/politics/trump-republican-party/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Tech flight: Why Silicon Valley is heading to Miami and Austin, Texas. The desire for cheaper expenses and to avoid costly local laws drives business relocations. – Cyrus Farivar
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/tech-flight-why-silicon-valley-heading-miami-austin-texas-n1255330

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Riddled with ‘bad-faith arguments’, Trump’s 1776 Commission aimed to refute teachings on American racism.”
https://www.msnbc.com/politicsnation/watch/gotcha-riddled-with-bad-faith-arguments-trump-s-1776-commission-aimed-to-refute-teachings-on-american-racism-99948613890

REUTERS
— Trump’s coming impeachment trial aggravates rift among Republicans – Susan Cornwell
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want even more ammunition to use to get rid of Trump-supporters once and for all. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://wtvbam.com/2021/01/24/trumps-coming-impeachment-trial-aggravates-rift-among-republicans/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Wants Back on Facebook. This Star-Studded Jury Might Let Him. A new kind of corporate supercourt is looking for legitimacy.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/business/media/trump-facebook-oversight-board.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump made 30,573 false or misleading claims as president. Nearly half came in his final year.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dislike many, if not most, if not virtually all, if not all of the articles that I have included links to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000, including the 390,624 articles that I have included links to since 2004. It would be great if they would get together, maybe in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall, go through all the articles, and identify the top 10, 50, 100, 500, 1,000, or more articles that they dislike the most. I expect that many of the most disliked articles are posted on certain websites and/or were written by certain authors.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-fact-checker-tracked-trump-claims/2021/01/23/ad04b69a-5c1d-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html

USA TODAY
— Rand Paul won’t say election not stolen – Matthew Brown
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/24/live-politics-updates-trump-impeachment-joe-biden/6692511002/

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/joe-biden-immigration-citizenship-philadelphia-20210124.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook and Amazon Boosted Lobbying Spending in 2020. The tech giants led all other companies in federal lobbying expenditure last year, reports show. – Ryan Tracy, Chad Day and Anthony DeBarros
(DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-and-amazon-boosted-lobbying-spending-in-2020-11611500400

January 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update Today: IL reports 5,152 new cases, 97 deaths Chicago, suburban Cook County drops to Tier 1 Saturday – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-5152-new-cases-97-deaths-/9940539/

WGN RADIO
— MyPillow Guy among the Trump acolytes picking up the torch – AP
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want Republicans to dump Trump and to dump Trump-supporters. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/business-news/mypillow-guy-among-the-trump-acolytes-picking-up-the-torch/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois reports 5,152 new COVID-19 cases, 97 additional deaths
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-reports-5152-new-covid-19-cases-97-additional-deaths
— Biden tells Mexico’s president he will end Trump’s ‘draconian’ immigration policies
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of Mexico as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-tells-mexicos-president-he-will-end-trumps-draconian-immigration-policies

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Statewide coronavirus positivity rate dips below 5% for first time in 3 months as Chicago restaurants reopen. The positivity rate is still higher than it was over the summer, when it hovered around 3%, but it’s been on a sharp decline since Jan. 7. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/1/23/22246018/illinois-coronavirus-cases-deaths-vaccine-pritzker-covid-19-jan-23

DAILY HERALD
— COD Board Vice Chairman Fenne to serve as chairman as Napolitano steps down to trustee role
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210122/cod-board-vice-chairman-fenne-to-serve-as-chairman-as-napolitano-steps-down-to-trustee-role
— Arizona Republicans reelect fervent Trump ally as chair – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210123/news/301239914/
— Suburban members of Congress talk priorities as Democratic Senate gives them sway – Marni Pyke
(DIERSEN: Top priorities for Democrats include using the federal government a) to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination and b)  to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210123/suburban-members-of-congress-talk-priorities-as-democratic-senate-gives-them-sway

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Reform bill approved by Illinois legislature could remove ‘bad apples’ from police forces -Jeff Kolkey
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I must be a BAD APPLE a) because my Democrat superiors in the federal government dumped me even though I had earned 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; job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; and a job-related professional license when I was 32 and b) because TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois dumped me in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce dumped me in 2011, Milton Township Republican Organization dumped me in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition dumped me 2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter dumped me 2004.)
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/23/gov-jb-pritzker-now-considers-illinois-police-reform-bill/4218787001/

KPVI
— Rockford Republican seeks Kinzinger censure, disavowal over Trump impeachment – Corina Curry
https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/rockford-republican-seeks-kinzinger-censure-disavowal-over-trump-impeachment/article_c23422f0-63f3-5b70-9517-63eb2af035fb.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump shuns ‘ex-presidents club’ — and the feeling is mutual – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-shuns-ex-presidents-club-and-the-feeling-is-mutual

NPR ILLINOIS
— Lawmakers React As Trump Senate Impeachment Trial Gets Timetable – JASON SLOTKIN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/lawmakers-react-trump-senate-impeachment-trial-gets-timetable#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Term Limits for Legislative Leaders Draws BGA Support
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/23/term-limits-for-legislative-leaders-draws-bga-support/
— DeWitte Reports on Lame Duck Session
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/23/dewitte-reports-on-lame-duck-session/
— IL-14: Underwood Hiring Veteran Liaison
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/il-14-underwood-hiring-veteran-liaison/
— Unboarding the State Capitol
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/unboarding-the-state-capitol/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Executive orders are not unifying – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/23/executive-orders-are-not-unifying/

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham: Second Senate impeachment trial of Trump will be ‘ugly, futile farce’ – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-ingraham-trump-impeachment-trial-ugly-feudal-farce

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Deprogramming . . . You! – Theodore Roosevelt Malloch
(DIERSEN: Who do you predict that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will put in charge of deprograming Trump-supporters in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/01/22/deprogramming-you/

BREITBART
— Hirono: Goal of Impeachment to Hold Trump Accountable, Stop Him from Ever Seeking Elected Office Again – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/01/23/hirono-goal-of-impeachment-to-hold-trump-accountable-stop-him-from-ever-seeking-elected-office-again/
— ICE Agents Ordered to Free All Illegal Aliens in Custody: ‘Release Them All’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/23/ice-agents-ordered-free-all-illegal-aliens-custody-release-them-all/

CBN NEWS
— 500+ Participants to Join March for Life Chicago’s 20-Mile Car Procession and Diaper Drive Today – Andrea Morris
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2021/january/500-participants-to-join-march-for-life-chicagos-20-mile-car-procession-and-diaper-drive-today

THE HILL
— Section 230’s unconstitutional delegation of power to Big Tech – WILLIAM L. KOVACS
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want Google, Facebook, etc. to regulate my speech. In addition, they want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to regulate my speech. They want the aforesaid to take adverse actions against me if I include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that they do not like.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/535497-section-230s-unconstitutional-delegation-of-power-to-big-tech
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two questions must be answered: Can private parties controlling the public square deprive citizens of their right to free speech? and Can Congress empower private parties to regulate competitors? What does section 230 do? Section 230 has two primary provisions. The first exempts internet providers from civil liability for publishing any information from another content provider that is objectionable. The second provision exempts Big Tech from liability when it takes voluntary, good faith actions to restrict objectionable materials or provides the technical means to restrict them. Private parties cannot deprive unpopular citizens of constitutional rights when governing the public square: By granting Big Tech immunity from civil liability when restricting material from the internet it deemed objectionable, Congress encouraged and indirectly authorized private parties to regulate speech. Congress has no constitutional power to authorize private parties to deprive even unpopular citizens of their constitutional rights. Moreover, when private parties control the new public square they function as a government and must provide constitutional rights for all.)

POLITICO
— McCarthy voices ‘concerns’ with Cheney after impeachment vote. In an interview set to air Sunday, McCarthy suggested he was blindsided by the GOP conference chairwoman’s decision. – EVAN SEMONES
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/23/kevin-mccarthy-liz-cheney-trump-impeachment-461591

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater wants the Republican Party to dump Trump.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/republicans-impeachment-trump-mcconnell-civil-war-insurrection.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump jumps into a divisive battle over the Republican Party — with a threat to start a ‘MAGA Party’
(DIERSEN: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition have always wanted conservatives to leave the Republican Party, that is, they have always wanted the base of the Republican Party to leave the Republican Party. They would be overjoyed if the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, the 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump, and the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump left the Republican Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-republican-split/2021/01/23/d7dc253e-5cbc-11eb-8bcf-3877871c819d_story.html

January 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8, Schumer says – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-impeachment-trial-to-begin-week-of-feb-8/9901492/
— Texas sues Biden administration over halt to deportations – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/texas-sues-biden-administration-over-deportation-halt/9910862/
— Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia over tech giants bill
https://abc7chicago.com/technology/google-threatens-to-pull-search-engine-in-australia/9906840/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-1/22/2021

NBC5
— Wisconsin Republicans Propose Getting Rid of Mask Mandate. Evers first issued a statewide mask requirement in July and has extended the order three times, most recently on Tuesday.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wisconsin-republicans-propose-getting-rid-of-mask-mandate/2420815/

CBS2
— ‘Operation Safe Pump’ Patrolling Chicago Gas Stations To Thwart Carjackings
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/22/operation-safe-pump-patrolling-chicago-gas-stations-to-thwart-carjackings/
— National Guard Allowed Back Into Capitol After Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Other Lawmakers Erupt At Banishment To Parking Garage
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/22/national-guard-allowed-back-into-capitol-after-sen-tammy-duckworth-other-lawmakers-erupt-at-banishment-to-parking-garage/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Biden signs executive orders on $15 minimum wage for federal workers, food aid increases – Josh Boak
(DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents were furious that the Post Office paid me $16.81 an hour (GS-4 Step 1) in today’s dollars. The Post Office hired me because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The job had the following requirements and I met all those requirements: high school diploma, pass an employment examination, pass a physical examination, pass a background investigation, pass a truck driving test, own a car to deliver mail from, and be available to work at least 20 hours a week.)

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-signs-executive-orders-on-15-minimum-wage-for-federal-workers-food-aid-increases

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden, Fauci offer COVID-19 warnings as Chicago bars, restaurants set to reopen | CPS announces teacher vaccination plan | $31M in pot revenues go to communities hurt by war on drugs – LISA DONOVAN
(DIERSEN: Pot pushers hurt communities, not the war on drugs. What are the demographics of pot pushers?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-biden-fauci-pritzker-bars-restaurants-spin-20210122-s5n3ihmspzez7jd2zfa7ih3v5q-story.html
— Maine Township Electoral Board removes Republican candidates from ballot after ruling they violated election code – JENNIFER JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-maine-township-republicans-decision-tl-0128-20210122-ffanllojw5erxgsqyrsokuzbyu-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A slate of Republican candidates running for the Maine Township Board should not appear on the April ballot because the caucus to nominate them was held outside the township, an electoral board has ruled. The three-member Maine Township Electoral Board voted 2-1 Thursday in favor of an objection to the Republicans’ candidacy, removing the seven candidates from the April 6 election ballot and leaving only eight Democratic candidates.)
— United Airlines CEO wants to make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for employees — if other companies go along – LAUREN ZUMBACH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-united-airlines-covid-19-vaccine-employees-20210122-imbrimgrz5cxpdmehvw7ummwbq-story.html
— Chicago’s other epidemic: A plague of juvenile carjackers – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-carjacking-chicago-juveniles-police-20210122-ffujd7vshfb7db3q42jfifzeji-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Targeting domestic violent extremism on the agenda for President Biden, Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth. At a hearing Friday Duckworth warned “there is not adequate training against white extremism and that a lot of our younger troops are being targeted for recruitment.” – Lynn Sweet
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats like Durbin and Duckworth promote hatred against White men and especially against White men who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/22/22245296/domestic-terrorism-violent-extremism-president-joe-biden-senators-durbin-duckworth-agenda
— Riverside, other suburbs struggling with anti-cop sentiment in recruiting, keeping officers. Tom Weitzel, the police chief in the west suburb, says last year his department hit a low for police recruiting. And he’s worried about a big rise in the number of retirements this year. – Frank Main
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/22/22243132/riverside-suburbs-police-recruiting-anticop-sentiment
— When teens with guns go on a carjacking spree. Chicago Police Supt. David Brown wants to work with the youth organizations to curb carjackings. But he’ll be cracking down, too — as well he should. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: What did you do when you were a teen? I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail. I took college preparatory courses in high school, got a score of 24 on the ACT, graduated in the upper 20% of my class, and was a full-time student at UIC. I bought two new cars.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/22/22243680/when-teens-guns-go-carjacking-spree
— Aldermen and their terrified constituents demand answers to carjacking spike. More police, surveillance cameras and license plate readers, brighter street lights, one-way streets and jersey barriers to cut off escape routes were just some of the suggestions. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/1/22/22244894/chicago-carjackings-aldermen-public-demand-answers-prevention-policing
— In effort to thwart carjackings, private security firm to post guards at gas stations. The effort comes amid a spike in carjackings and is meant to ease the minds of women and seniors from feeling like easy targets while pumping gas. – Mitch Dudek
(DIERSEN: I pumped gas Chicago Heights in 1966 and 1970-1972. I worked as a security guard in DeKalb in 1970.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/1/22/22244743/carjackings-private-security-firm-guard-gas-stations-early-walker-william-kates

DAILY HERALD
— Republican slate to appeal removal from Maine Township ballot – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210122/republican-slate-to-appeal-removal-from-maine-township-ballot
— Kane County searching for a local Republican to fill treasurer position – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210121/kane-county-searching-for-a-local-republican-to-fill-treasurer-position
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to the treasurer’s website, the treasure has “the duty and power to receive and safely keep the revenue and public monies of the county. It is also the duty of the county treasurer to invest and reinvest any funds which are not to be used within 30 days. Along with the collection of real estate taxes, the county treasurer collects the Mobile Home Local Service Tax and administrates the Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Program on behalf of the Department of Revenue.” The treasurer has a staff of 10 and manages a current budget of $731,000. The appointed treasurer will be required to be bonded and to complete statutory training within 60 days of taking office.)
— Naperville District 203 to rebate taxpayers $10 million in surplus funds – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210122/naperville-district-203-to-rebate-taxpayers-10-million-in-surplus-funds

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Does the GOP still want Adam Kinzinger? A rising star often spoken of as governor or senator material, Kinzinger now may no longer have a home in his own party. His sin: defying Trump.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/does-gop-still-want-adam-kinzinger

NPR ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Biden Administration Prepares To Overturn Trump Abortion Rule – SARAH MCCAMMON
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-administration-prepares-overturn-trump-abortion-rule#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP lawmaker with gun sets off House chamber metal detector – MATTHEW DALY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gop-lawmaker-with-gun-sets-off-house-chamber-metal-detector

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Biden Administration Announces Plans To Assess Domestic Violent Extremism.”
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs frame Republicans as being domestic violent extremists. They especially frame Republicans who are law enforcement officers, veterans, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is why ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/2021/01/22/959681427/biden-administration-announces-plans-to-assess-domestic-violent-extremism

CITY OF WHEATON
— Watch Wheaton’s Annual State of the City Address
https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=525

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Left Uses Week of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday to Assail American Workers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/pro012221/
— Nearby Conservative Candidate Training Available This Saturday and Next
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/21/nearby-conservative-candidate-training-available-this-saturday-and-next/
— WL Man Facing $10,000 Fine for Shooting Buck Out of Season
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/wl-man-facing-10000-fine-for-shooting-buck-out-of-season/
— Pro-Life Rally To Woodstock
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/pro-life-rally-to-woodstock/
— Appeal Filed to “Rogue” Algonquin Township Electoral Board’s Rejection of Consolidation Referendum Petition
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/appeal-filed-to-rouge-algonquin-township-electoral-boards-rejection-of-consolidation-referendum-petition/
— An Alternative Biography of Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/an-alternative-biography-of-jack-franks/
— A Quote about Ignoring the Past as Applied to Present Day Germany
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/22/message-of-the-day-a-quote-5/
— Former City Employee Charged with Theft
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/21/former-city-employee-charged-with-theft/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BIDEN-HARRIS ADMIN COMMITS TO “CODIFYING” ABORTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/biden-harris-admin-commits-to-codifying-abortion-.html
— KINZINGER CENSURE REMAINS ON TRACK, DESPITE REPORTS OTHERWISE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/kinzinger-censure-remains-on-track-despite-reports-otherwise.html
— ILLINOIS GOVERNMENT SCHOOL CLASSES TO BECOME EXTREMIST “WOKE INDOCTRINATION SESSIONS”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/illinois-government-schools-to-become-extremist-woke-indoctrination-sessions-.html
— ILLINOIS GOP CONGRESS MEMBERS LAHOOD, MILLER: BIDEN HALTING THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE IS BAD FOR THE US
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/illinois-gop-congress-members-lahood-miller-biden-halting-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-is-bad-for-the-us.html
— LOCKDOWNS STARVE MOM AND POP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/lockdowns-starve-mom-and-pop.html
— GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS RAMP UP ANTI-‘WHITENESS’ AGENDA WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/government-schools-ramp-up-anti-whiteness-agenda-with-taxpayer-dollars.html
— TIME FOR CHANGE ON ALL SIDES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/time-for-change-on-all-sides.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 7,042 new confirmed and probable cases; 95 additional deaths; 3,179 hospitalized; 661 in ICU; 5.0 percent average case positivity rate; 6.2 percent average test positivity rate; 24,190 average daily doses administered; No regions in Tier 3 mitigations
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/22/7042-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-95-additional-deaths-3179-hospitalized-661-in-icu-50-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-62-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-24190-average-daily-doses-admini/
— Illinois’ panhandling law violates First Amendment
(DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be handing out charity and/or receiving charity.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/22/illinois-panhandling-law-violates-first-amendment/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— AOC says fear of GOP lawmakers kept her from Biden inauguration. Democrat: ‘We still don’t yet feel safe around other Members of Congress’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/22/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-fear-of-gop-lawmaker/
— Biden, Harris commit to ‘codifying Roe’ as pro-lifers decry abortion agenda. Fauci says White House will revoke ban on foreign-aid funding for abortion. – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/22/biden-harris-commit-codifying-roe-pro-lifers-decry/

BREITBART
— Biden Admin Previews Fight Against ‘Serious Threat’ of ‘Domestic Violent Extremism’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
(DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters call you an extremist who should be gotten rid of once and for all: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, soldier, veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. They, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in ending my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012 and my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/22/biden-admin-previews-fight-against-serious-threat-of-domestic-violent-extremism/
— Google Threatens to Remove Search Engine from Australia – LUCAS NOLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/01/22/google-threatens-to-remove-search-engine-from-australia/
— Gov. Ron DeSantis Orders Return of Florida National Guard Troops: ‘They’re Not Nancy Pelosi’s Servants’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/22/gov-desantis-orders-return-florida-national-guard-troops-theyre-not-nancy-pelosis-servants/

FEDERALIST
— New York Times: Unite The Country Against The Trump Voters – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/22/new-york-times-unite-the-country-against-the-trump-voters/

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Left Sowing Discord, Calls For ‘Citizen Detectives’ Who Will Monitor Trump Supporters – JONNA MARCAIDA CALAGUI
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/10611/20210122/left-sowing-discord-calls-for-citizen-detectives-who-will-monitor-trump-supporters.htm
— More Than Just Censorship: Liberals Want To ‘Deprogram’ Trump Supporters – JONNA MARCAIDA CALAGUI
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/10612/20210122/more-than-just-censorship-liberals-want-to-deprogram-trump-supporters.htm

ONE NEWS NOW
— Biden wastes no time; ‘trans-ing’ of America has begun – Chris Woodward, Jody Brown
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2021/01/22/biden-wastes-no-time-trans-ing-of-america-has-begun

THE HILL
— Democrats float 14th Amendment to bar Trump from office – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/535467-democrats-float-14th-amendment-to-bar-trump-from-office
— Trump campaign had paid $2.7M to organizers of rally ahead of Capitol riot – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/535440-trump-campaign-paid-27-million-to-organizers-of-rally-ahead-of-capitol-riot

HUFFINGTON POST
— A Digital Dragnet Is Coming For The U.S. Capitol Insurrectionists. Social media companies have provided information to the feds to have them track down members of the Trump-supporting mob that stormed the Capitol. Ryan J. Reilly
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/capitol-attack-trump-fbi-surveillance_n_6009c26fc5b697df1a0d28f0

POLITICO
— Schumer agrees to two-week delay of Trump’s impeachment trial. Republicans are warning the upcoming trial will take up all the Senate’s attention. MARIANNE LEVINE and SARAH FERRIS
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/22/schumer-says-senate-will-receive-impeachment-article-on-monday-461305

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump impeachment trial will start week of Feb. 8, Schumer says – Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pelosi-delivers-impeachment-articles-monday/2021/01/22/d858374e-5cd7-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html

USA TODAY
— CNN moves to No. 1, Fox drops in post-election ratings shakeup: Will it last? – Bill Keveney
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/01/22/cnn-replaced-fox-top-rated-cable-news-network-post-election/6666017002/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Biden’s America: One Nation or Us Versus Them? – Patrick J. Buchanan (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_pat_buchanan/biden_s_america_one_nation_or_us_versus_them
— By 2-to-1 Margin, Voters Want Migrant Caravan Stopped at the Border
(DIERSEN: How soon will Biden-supporters, that America-haters, tear down the Wall and surrender America to the rest of the world?)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/by_2_to_1_margin_voters_want_migrant_caravan_stopped_at_the_border

SPLC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Capitol Insurrection Shows How Trends On The Far-Right’s Fringe Have Become Mainstream.”
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2021/01/22/capitol-insurrection-shows-how-trends-far-rights-fringe-have-become-mainstream

January 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Joe Biden halts border wall building after Donald Trump’s final surge – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-halts-border-wall-building-after-trumps-final-surge/9882444/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports 4,979 New Coronavirus Cases, 123 Additional Deaths Thursday. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, Thursday’s new cases brought the statewide total number of confirmed cases to 1,086,333 since the pandemic began.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-4979-new-coronavirus-cases-123-additional-deaths-thursday/2420106/
— In an Increasingly Suburbanized America, Do Republicans Still Have a Path to the Presidency?
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-hating hypocritical Republican-haters hypocritically move in to DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. I should write a book about such hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-hating hypocritical home buyers in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/lx/in-an-increasingly-suburbanized-america-do-republicans-still-have-a-path-to-the-presidency/2420058/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Just Move On: Republicans Grapple With Post-Trump Future. The transfer of power is especially intense this year as Republicans confront profound questions about what the party stands for without Donald Trump in charge.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/just-move-on-republicans-grapple-with-post-trump-future/2419859/

WTTW
— McConnell Seeks to Push Impeachment Trial to February – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2021/01/21/mcconnell-seeks-push-impeachment-trial-february

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/21/22242888/marijuana-pot-cannabis-illinois-grants-equity-restore-reinvest-renew-juliana-stratton
— Star-spangled banner still waves over us – Neil Steinberg
(DIERSEN: An 18-foot wide 12-foot high horizontal auditorium/gymnasium American Flag will hang 20-foot high on the back wall of my 20-foot wide by 40-foot deep Iron Gate Motor Condo in Naperville.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/21/22242564/biden-inauguration-speech-amanda-gorman-lady-gaga-presidential-election-capitol-riot-steinberg

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Panhandling complaints are up in Oak Brook, but police say federal court ruling prohibits enforcement – CHUCK FIELDMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/ct-dob-panhandling-enforcement-tl-0128-20210121-4fjbvhoz7negpbbhmfpgtwgxjm-story.html
— ‘A total failure’: The Proud Boys now mock Trump – SHEERA FRENKEL AND ALAN FEUER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/sns-nyt-proud-boys-mock-trump-20210121-cseirjsfxvetth3eibyw3ofm7u-story.html
— Thousands weigh in on proposal for new mosque in Naperville – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-islamic-center-plans-st-0122-20210121-pt7nqpfb3zcnxovrwhlh4lq2ge-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The ideas promoted in Trump’s flawed 1776 Report must be denounced.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-1776-report-commission-history-20210121-unksd7yzg5ajpphvcbf652jwmm-story.html
— Biden revokes Trump ban on some diversity training addressing white privilege, systemic racism – AP
(DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to not hire Republicans, b) to not retain Republicans, c) to not promote Republicans, and d) to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-biden-systemic-racism-diversity-inclusion-20210121-vvmorswr6bayznfdvhbscmbrs4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Pelosi vows action on impeachment trial: ‘We must do it’ – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210121/news/301219901/
— DuPage will have 2 new traffic courts when in-person business reopens Feb. 1 – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210121/dupage-will-have-2-new-traffic-courts-when-in-person-business-reopens-feb-1
— Local entrepreneur, former professional driver sworn in as newest McHenry County Board member – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210121/local-entrepreneur-former-professional-driver-sworn-in-as-newest-mchenry-county-board-member

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Just move on’: Republicans grapple with post-Trump future
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/just-move-on-republicans-grapple-with-post-trump-future-01-21-2021

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “It’s Not the End of the Party,” Says Pat Brady, the Man Who Did His Best to Elect Sean Casten
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/21/its-not-the-end-of-the-party-says-the-man-who-did-his-best-to-elect-sean-casten/
— Trump Pardons Former GOP Aspirant for State Senate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/20/trump-pardons-former-gop-aspirant-for-state-senate/
— Dan McConchie Critical of Trump Pardon for Former GOP Primary Opponent Casey Urlacher
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/21/dan-mcconchie-critical-of-trump-pardon-for-former-gop-primary-opponent-casey-urlacher/
— Buehler Seeks Applicants to Replace State Rep. Suzanne Ness on the County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/21/buehler-seeks-applicants-to-replace-state-rep-suzanne-ness-on-the-county-board/
— Reick Bill Would Move Woodstock Circle Ahead
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/21/reick-bill-would-move-woodstock-circle-ahead/
— A Comic Panel Which May Be a Commentary on Biden’s Inauguration
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/21/message-of-the-day-a-comic-panel/
— Gas Container Manufacturer Fined for Lack of Tightness of Fuel Containers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/20/gas-container-manufacturer-fined-for-lack-of-tightness-of-fuel-containers/
— UPDATED IL-14: Lauren Underwood No Longer Serving on Homeland Security, Education and Labor Committees
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/20/underwood011721/
— House Republicans Feature Marty McLaughlan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/20/house-republicans-feature-marty-mclaughlan/
— Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act Reintroduced by Illinois Tag Team
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/20/dtpa012021/
— UPDATE with CANDIDATE CONTESTS – GOP Township February Primary Voting Open for Feb. 23rd Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/20/gop-township-fevruary-primary-voting-open-for-feb-23rd-election/
— FBI Billboards, Now in Illinois
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/20/fbi-billboards/

CAPITOL FAX
— Senate cancels next week’s scheduled session
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/21/senate-cancels-next-weeks-scheduled-session/
— 4,979 new confirmed and probable cases; 123 additional deaths; 3,281 hospitalized; 662 in ICU; 5.4 percent average case positivity rate; 6.5 percent average test positivity rate; 22,585 average daily doses; Regions 6 and 7 advance
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/21/4979-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-123-additional-deaths-3281-hospitalized-662-in-icu-54-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-65-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-22585-average-daily-doses-regio/
— FROM THE ARTICLE: From Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford)…Adam is a friend of mine but in this case he made a mistake. People are very angry with him. They believe he overreacted before doing his homework. Instead of calling out those who broke the law, some who have now been proven not to be Trump supporters he joined Pelosi in a political impeachment not a legal one. Politically it becomes a problem. Locally Democrats are saying he supported Trump’s initiatives all these years and he did this just to try to get cover going into remapping. And Republicans also think the motive was political. He has a difficult road ahead.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/21/circular-firing-squad-intensifies/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rush Limbaugh denies legitimacy of presidential election as Biden administration begins – Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/21/rush-limbaugh-denies-legitimacy-presidential-elect/
— Leftists in Portland protest Biden inauguration; vandalize Oregon Dem headquarters – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/21/leftists-portland-protest-biden-inauguration-vanda/
— Rep. Greene files articles of impeachment against Biden – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/21/marjorie-taylor-greene-files-articles-impeachment-/
— Biden’s Oval Office features busts of Cesar Chavez, Rosa Parks – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/21/bidens-oval-office-features-busts-cesar-chavez-ros/

GOPUSA
— George Bush Called Clyburn A ‘Savior’ For Helping Biden To Get Elected
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105480
— Antifa Smashes Democrat Party HQ In Portland, Burns Old Glory In Seattle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105490

BREITBART
— U.S. Chamber to Joe Biden: You Can Help Americans by Importing Foreign Workers – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/01/21/us-chamber-biden-help-americans-importing-foreign-workers/
— Millions Migrate to Google/Facebook/Twitter Alternatives – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/01/21/nolte-millions-migrate-to-google-facebook-twitter-alternatives/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Biden’s Hectoring Inaugural Address Bodes Ill For The Future – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/biden-s-hectoring-inaugural-address-bodes-ill-for-the-future

DAILY CALLER
— McConnell Proposes Delaying Impeachment Trial Until February To Give Trump Team Time
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/21/mcconnell-delaying-impeachment-trial-february-trump-legal-team-time-prepare/

FEDERALIST
— Google-Funded ‘Conservative’ Groups Tell Congress To Leave Google And Big Tech Alone – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/21/google-funded-conservative-groups-tell-congress-to-leave-google-and-big-tech-alone/

EPOCH TIMES
— Antifa in Seattle and Portland Smash Property, Oppose Biden, Police: ‘We Are Ungovernable’ – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/antifa-in-seattle-and-portland-smash-property-oppose-biden-police-we-are-ungovernable_3665544.html
— Florida Rep. Proposes Renaming Major Florida Highway ‘President Donald J. Trump Highway’ – SAMUEL ALLEGRI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/florida-rep-proposes-renaming-major-florida-highway-president-donald-j-trump-highway_3665790.html

THE HILL
— Senate Democrats file ethics complaint against Hawley, Cruz over Capitol attack – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/535307-senate-democrats-file-ethics-complaint-against-hawley-cruz-over-capitol?rnd=1611264267
— Trump’s greatest legacy: The GOP now represents America’s workers – LIZ PEEK
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/535144-trumps-greatest-legacy-the-gop-now-represents-americas-workers

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump leaves behind diminished GOP. Three of the big power centers that drove the GOP’s last successful midterm campaign are no longer the same forces in party politics now.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/republican-party-future-460966

ROLL CALL
— Does the GOP have an opening with Black voters? – Stuart Rothenberg
(DIERSEN: According to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO political consultants, a) for every White that you drive out of the Republican Party, two minorities will join, b) for every male that you drive out, two females will join, c) for every older person that you drive out, two younger people will join, d) for every Trump supporter that you drive out, two Trump-haters will join, e) for every conservative that you drive out, two moderates/liberals will join, f) for every heterosexual that you drive out, two LGBTQers will join, g) for every married person that you drive out, two non-married people will join, h) for every non-poor person that you drive out, two poor people will join, i) for every gun owner that you drive out, two non-gun owners will join, j) for every Christian that you drive out, two non-Christians will join, k) for every Protestant that you drive out, two non-Protestants will join, l) for every Italian American that you drive out, two non-Italian Americans will join, m) for every German American that you drive out, two non-German Americans will join, and n) for everyone whose ancestors have been in America for a long time that you drive out, two whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time will join.)
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/21/does-the-gop-have-an-opening-with-black-voters/

ABC NEWS
— Biden revokes Trump order banning some diversity training – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to not hire Republicans, b) to not retain Republicans, c) to not promote Republicans, and d) to get rid of Republicans.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/biden-revokes-trump-order-banning-diversity-training-75409741

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Why the right’s machine of opposition is in for some tough times.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/21/why-rights-machine-opposition-is-some-tough-times/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Biden calls for LGBTQ protections in day-one executive order, angering conservatives.” How soon, if not already, will your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world officially banish all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ? I should write a book about what Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, America, and the world have done already to banish individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ. I should write a book about what the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have done to banish those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/21/biden-executive-order-transgender-lgbtq/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The GOP Hit Rock Bottom. Can Conservatives Recover? If reasonable Republicans want to hold off the far left, they will have to stop the rise of the far right. – Garry Kasparov (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs want to drive conservatives out of the Republican Party, that is, they want to drive the base of the Republican Party out of the Republican Party, that is, they want to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gop-hit-rock-bottom-can-conservatives-recover-11611270946
— Facebook Refers Trump Account Suspension to Oversight Board. Social-media giant says decision from independent panel would be binding, can’t be overruled by CEO Mark Zuckerberg – Sarah E. Needleman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-refers-trump-account-suspension-to-oversight-board-11611251506

BLOOMBERG
— Biden Spokeswoman Says Stimulus ‘Designed’ to Draw GOP support.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-21/biden-spokeswoman-says-stimulus-designed-to-draw-gop-support

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “‘It’s Got A Great Ring To It’: Conservative Personalities Warm To Trump ‘Patriot Party’ With QAnon Roots.” Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs want to drive conservatives out of the Republican Party, that is, they want to drive the base of the Republican Party out of the Republican Party, that is, they want to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/01/21/its-got-a-great-ring-to-it-conservative-personalities-warm-to-trump-patriot-party-with-qanon-roots/

NEWSWEEK
— Dear Conservatives: Big Corporations are Not Your Friends – JUSTIN HASKINS, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, THE HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
https://www.newsweek.com/dear-conservatives-big-corporations-are-not-your-friends-opinion-1563038

NEWS TRIBUNE
— Trump: Before long, we’ll be missing him – M.L. JOHNSON
https://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article248664025.html

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Media Trust Hits New Low – Felix Salmon
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/media-trust-hits-new-low,184719

LSX MAGAZINE
— 90-Year-Old Veteran Buys 2021 Corvette For His Birthday – ANDY BOLIG
(DIERSEN: I am only 72 years old. I recently bought an Iron Gate Motor Condo. I bought a 2016 Ford Mustang when I was 67 and a 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max when I was 64.)
https://www.lsxmag.com/news/90-year-old-veteran-buys-2021-corvette-for-his-birthday/

January 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mitch McConnell: Donald Trump ‘provoked’ Capitol siege, mob ‘fed lies’ about election – AP
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mcconnell-trump-provoked-capitol-siege-mob-fed-lies/9813121/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 4,318 new cases, 33 deaths; Chicago, suburban counties move to Tier 2 IDPH announces changes to mitigation metrics, allowing several regions to relax restrictions – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4318-new-covid-19-cases-33-deaths/9813625/
— Multiple National Guard members removed from Biden inauguration – APB
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. They, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in ending my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012 and my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/multiple-national-guard-members-removed-from-biden-inauguration/9815297/
— Stores drop MyPillow after CEO pushes election conspiracies – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/stores-drop-mypillow-after-ceo-pushes-election-conspiracies/9816664/

NBC5
— MyPillow’s CEO, a Trump Supporter, Says Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s Stopped Selling His Products – Lauren Thomas
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/mypillows-ceo-a-trump-supporter-says-bed-bath-beyond-kohls-stopped-selling-his-products/2418662/
— McConnell Says Trump ‘Fed Lies’ to Mob About Biden Election. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s remarks are his most severe and public rebuke of outgoing President Donald Trump – Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/mcconnell-says-trump-fed-lies-to-mob-about-biden-election/2418767/

CBS2
— City Hall, County Building, State Office Buildings To Be Closed Tomorrow As Precaution For Biden Inauguration
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/19/city-hall-county-building-to-be-closed-tomorrow-as-precaution-for-biden-inauguration/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘We did what we came here to do’: Trump bids farewell to White House in video – Chris Williams
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/we-did-what-we-came-here-to-do-trump-bids-farewell-to-white-house-in-video

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago City Hall, Cook County building closed Wednesday as ‘precautionary step’ because of Biden inauguration in Washington – GREGORY PRATT, JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-city-hall-cook-county-building-closed-inauguration-20210119-6bqm3ncs2rbeldjniq6nz7buoe-story.html
— Heather Steans resigning from Illinois Senate, Madigan moves out of Springfield digs | Illinois GOP, Democrats on Biden’s inauguration tomorrow | Chicago Teachers Union mulls another strike – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-steans-resigning-lahood-rush-biden-spin-20210119-nbkzwrrtazeqlbloder3ij52q4-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to close loopholes that let Chicago police cooperate with immigration agents clears committee: ‘We will finally make Chicago a true sanctuary city’ – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-immigrants-lightfoot-loophole-20210119-5xt4w7pfwjgynb2rrbwss2edgi-story.html
— Why all Americans should be rooting for Joe Biden’s success – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Democrats, libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs rooted for Trump’s failure.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-biden-inauguration-20210119-akc5kgvwovb4dcwcmai5pksnme-story.html
— Smile, you’re on an FBI tip list! US Capitol rioters couldn’t resist taking selfies – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-capitol-selfies-trump-cruz-page-20210119-xr742caoajfshilffm472e6yca-story.html
— GOP Lake County election official retires; two election complaints dismissed – ALEXANDRA KUKULKA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-election-board-changes-st-0120-20210119-lxaebcqazzd7jmdg5bj6xt3pei-story.html
— Trump is not the first president to snub an inauguration – JACEY FORTIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-nyt-residents-who-skipped-inaugurations-20210119-oxhlrwp3bba6nncdy25qgfqjn4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Biden immigration plan opposed by GOP, conservative groups. Several pro-immigration groups, meanwhile, said they would press Biden to go even further and take steps such as an immediate moratorium on deportations, detentions and new arrests. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/19/22239640/biden-immigration-plan-opposed-by-gop-conservative-groups
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It’s a mass amnesty for almost the entire population of illegal immigrants living in the United States — people who broke our laws to get here and stay here,” said Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He added, “A mass amnesty with no safeguards and no strings attached is a nonstarter.” “There are many issues I think we can work cooperatively with President-elect Biden, but a blanket amnesty for people who are here unlawfully isn’t going to be one of them,” said Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who is often a central player in Senate immigration battles. That view was shared by Mark Krikorian, executive director of the conservative Center for Immigration Studies, which favors curbing immigration. “Past proposals at least accepted the concept of turning off the faucet and mopping up the overflow. This is nothing but mopping up and letting the faucet continue to run,” Krikorian said. The top lobbyist for NumbersUSA, which also wants to limit immigration, agreed that without changes, the measure seemed destined to receive little if any GOP support. “They’re just going straight-up amnesty,” said the lobbyist, Rosemary Jenks. She said that made the measure likely to fail in the Senate, where it would need at least 10 Republicans to join all 50 Democrats to overcome a filibuster that would kill the measure.)
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Committee eliminates exceptions to Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance. Mayor Lori Lightfoot had promised to prevent Chicago Police officers from working with immigration agents by eliminating loopholes that allowed police to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in certain circumstances. – Fran Spielman and Elvia Malagón
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/1/19/22238629/immigrants-chicago-federal-ice-immigration-customs-enforcement-welcoming-city-ordinance
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Long after Trump is gone, the cancer of Trump will threaten to destroy our nation. The barbarians are now within.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/19/22238881/trump-supporters-maga-political-extremism

DAILY HERALD
— Police investigate minor confrontation between Trump demonstrators in Schaumburg – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210119/police-investigate-minor-confrontation-between-trump-demonstrators-in-schaumburg
— President Trump wishes Biden luck without naming him in farewell video – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210119/watch-president-trump-wishes-biden-luck-without-naming-him-in-farewell-video
— ‘We followed the law’: Mount Prospect candidates feel vindicated by ruling – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210119/we-followed-the-law-mount-prospect-candidates-feel-vindicated-by-ruling
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Kane County Board members consider lifting recreational marijuana ban – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210119/kane-county-board-members-consider-lifting-recreational-marijuana-ban

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin, Duckworth ask Illinois’ U.S. attorneys to prosecute Capitol rioters. A joint letter urges federal law enforcement here to prioritize cases against those who stormed Congress. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/durbin-duckworth-ask-illinois-us-attorneys-prosecute-capitol-rioters

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— McClure appointed to Senate GOP leadership role – Ben Szalinski
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/01/19/mcclure-appointed-senate-gop-leadership-role/4203371001/

ILLINOIS PATCH
— IL Revises Coronavirus Tiers, Will Prioritize Inmate Vaccinations. Inmates — like residents of other congregate settings — will get the vaccine before those younger than 65 with high-risk medical conditions. – J. Ryne Danielson,
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/il-revises-coronavirus-tiers-will-prioritize-inmate-vaccinations

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “You Black Boys” Wouldn’t Support 1973 Mineral Extraction Bill Put Forth by Southern Illinois State Reps.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/you-black-boys-didnt-support-1973-mineral-extraction-bill-put-forth-by-southern-illinois-state-reps/
— GOP Township February Primary Voting Open for Feb. 23rd Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/gop-township-fevruary-primary-voting-open-for-feb-23rd-election/
— IL-6: Sean Casten on Republicans
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/il-6-sean-casten-on-republicans/
— Pritzker Administration Dishes Out More Money While Seeking Higher Taxes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/pritzker-administration-dishes-out-more-money-while-seeking-higher-taxes/
— Pro-Life Leader Joe Scheidler, R.I.P.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/joe-scheidler-r-i-p/
— Casinos Open, Restaurants – Not So Much
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/casinos-open-restaurants-not-so-much/
— Illinois Moves Up One Notch on U-Haul List
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/illinois-moves-up-one-notch-on-u-haul-list/
— Jim Tobin Opposes Federal Bailout of State Government
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/jim-tobin-opposes-federal-bailout-of-state-government/
— Mike Buehler Spends $78,000 in Successful McHenry County Board Race during Last Quarter of 2020
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/19/mike-buehler-spends-78000-in-successful-mchenry-county-board-race-during-last-quarter-of-2020/

CAPITOL FAX
— Kinzinger says GOP heading for internal showdown
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/19/kinzinger-says-gop-heading-for-internal-showdown/
— 4,318 new confirmed and probable cases; 33 additional deaths; 3,335 hospitalized; 713 in ICU; 5.7 percent case positivity rate; 6.9 percent test positivity rate; Some regions opened up
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/19/4318-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-33-additional-deaths-3335-hospitalized-713-in-icu-57-percent-case-positivity-rate-69-percent-test-positivity-rate-some-regions-opened-up/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— McConnell: Trump ‘fed lies’ to violent mob attacking U.S. Capitol – Alex Swoyer
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/19/mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-fed-lies-to-violent-m/

GOPUSA
— Senate Returns; McConnell Says Trump ‘Provoked’ Mob That Attacked Capitol, ‘Fed Them Lies’
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=105400

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Weaponizing The Past – KURT HOFER
(DIERSEN: What percent of students today a) believe that Confederate soldiers were Republicans and b) believe that Union soldiers were Democrats?)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/stanley-payne-on-weaponizing-the-past/

BLAZE
— GOP leaders, VP Pence to ditch President Trump’s send-off. McConnell, McCarthy will attend church with President-elect Joe Biden instead. Politicians’ priorities. – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/gop-leaders-ditch-trump-sendoff

ONE NEWS NOW
— In fractured country, Left determined it will define ‘unity’ and punish dissenters
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2021/01/19/in-fractured-country-left-determined-it-will-define-unity-and-punish-dissenters

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Tucker Carlson Reveals What He Thinks Is the Real Reason for the Massive Military Presence in DC – Grant Atkinson
https://www.westernjournal.com/tucker-carlson-reveals-thinks-real-reason-massive-military-presence-dc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “So no matter what they are telling you, those 26,000 federal troops are not there for your safety,” Carlson said on Monday night’s segment of “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” “Instead, unmistakably, the Democratic Party is using those troops to send the rest of us a message about power: ‘We’re in charge now.’”)

EPOCH TIMES
— Twitter Shares Fall Even More Following Trump Ban – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/twitter-shares-fall-even-more-following-trump-ban_3662630.html

THE HIILL
— McConnell: Trump ‘provoked’ crowd that stormed Capitol – ALEXANDER BOLTON
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/534804-mcconnell-trump-provoked-crowd-that-stormed-capitol

HUFFINGTON POST
— San Diego’s First Gay Mayor Of Color Plans To Reshape America’s ‘Finest City’ Democrat Todd Gloria is eager to blaze a trail for a new generation of LGBTQ lawmakers as well as scale up how California views its second-largest city. – Curtis M. Wong
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat municipalities, Democrat townships, Democrat counties, Democrat states, and America officially ban Republicans from seeking or holding government offices, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? How soon, if not already, will RINO organizations officially require their leaders to be at least three, four, five, six+ of the following: Trump-hater, moderate/liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, not married, poor, non-Christion, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or their Ancestors have not been in America for a long time?)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/san-diego-mayor-todd-gloria-interview_n_5fb5b77ac5b6f00bd84d3bf8

ABC NEWS
— Fully break or remain loyal: Republican voters reckon with GOP’s future after Trump. Some voters are hoping for a Trumpian successor, just not Trump himself. – Kendall Karson
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fully-break-remain-loyal-republican-voters-reckon-gops/story?id=75330723

CNN
— McConnell says Capitol riot mob “provoked” by Trump – Alex Rogers
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.cnn.com/webview/politics/live-news/biden-inauguration-dc-security-01-19-21/h_8b7dfc864e294d6e71073ffcfebb2107
— Two Army National Guard members removed from inauguration duty – Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann and Zachary Cohe
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. They, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in ending my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012 and my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/national-guard-removed-inauguration-duty/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Twelve National Guard troops removed from inaugural protection, two for possible links to extremist groups.
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. They, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in ending my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012 and my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/national-guard-extremist-pentagon.html
— McConnell, weighing impeachment vote, says mob that assaulted the Capitol was ‘provoked by the president.’ – Nicholas Fandos
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/us/politics/mcconnell-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— McConnell blames Trump for having ‘provoked’ mob – John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz and Felicia Sonmez
(DIERSEN: Trump-supporters believe that Trump wanted a Big Demonstration, but not a Capitol Riot. Will Kinzinger use McConnell to officially call for all Republicans to officially disavow Trump or leave the Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/19/inauguration-biden-trump-live-updates/
— Lawmakers who objected to election results have been cut off from 20 of their 30 biggest corporate PAC donors – Douglas MacMillan and Jena McGregor
(DIERSEN: How much clout do your critics/opponents have to harm you? How strongly do they threaten to use that clout? How strongly have they used that clout? My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who demand that recipients of their money do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and failing that, b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. Previously, they demanded that recipients of their money a) end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, b) end my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, c) end my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, d) end my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and e) end my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/01/19/gop-corporate-pac-funding/

RUSMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Pessimistic About U.S. Race Relations on Eve of Biden Inauguration
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to make minorities hate Republicans, and especially to make minorities hate Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans and see minorities as being their soldiers in their Army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/social_issues/americans_pessimistic_about_u_s_race_relations_on_eve_of_biden_inauguration

January 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago protest expected as Illinois, US brace for possible unrest leading to Inauguration Day Illinois State Capitol fortified as National Guard responds across country. – Evelyn Holmes and Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-protest-expected-as-il-braces-for-possible-unrest-leading-to-inauguration/9711806/
— Trump joins these other presidents who have skipped inaugurations – Ethan Cohen, Liz Stark and Adam Levy
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-joins-these-other-presidents-who-have-skipped-inaugurations/9475563/
— Tax filing season delayed, will start February 12: IRS – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/finance/tax-filing-season-delayed-until-february-irs/9699780/

NBC5
— Trump Trial Pending, McConnell Calls It ‘Vote of Conscience’ Many Democrats have pushed for an immediate impeachment trial to hold Trump accountable and prevent him from holding future office – Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trump-trial-pending-mcconnell-calls-it-vote-of-conscience/2417512/
— Donor Backlash Fuels GOP Alarm About Senate Fundraising. The GOP already faces a difficult Senate map in 2022, when 14 Democratic-held seats and 20 Republican ones will be on the ballot. – Brian Slodysko
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/donor-backlash-fuels-gop-alarm-about-senate-fundraising/2417693/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Are Republicans headed for a pro-Trump, anti-Trump civil war? ‘Hell yes, we are,’ says Illinois’ Adam Kinzinger. – ALEXANDER BURNS AND JONATHAN MARTIN
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Kinzinger to drive out of the Republican Party the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump, that is, ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Illinois Republican Party.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-nyt-trump-republicans-adam-kinzinger-20210116-gns2nfnjpfbdhc2xljwb34hnee-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans on both sides of the conflict are acknowledging openly that they are headed for a showdown. “Hell yes, we are,” said Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump. Kinzinger was equally blunt when asked how he and other anti-Trump Republicans could dilute the president’s clout in primaries. “We beat him,” he said.)
— Cook County watchdog report finds former Stroger Hospital nurse was high during emergency room shift from eating cannabis – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-stroger-hospital-nurse-cannabis-pat-blanchard-inspector-general-20210116-xdtxkfsjkfgwrcbdqpofw25tgu-story.html
— Man drank and smoked marijuana for hours before killing man in Logan Square who he thought was rival gang member, prosecutors say
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-logan-square-murder-bond-court-20210115-eikq6g233ra6da5xbxwq3ojrke-story.html
— Virginia man arrested with fake inaugural credentials, loaded gun and 500 rounds of ammo – CATHY BURKE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ny-arrest-virginia-man-fake-inaugural-pass-guns-20210116-jzkhkclqq5d6fmayfwmvdpviui-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-civil-war-imagery-far-right-talk-20210116-kmeckbauyrdwph6prkpslsoepe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Thank Trump for a more subdued, less glitzy presidential inaugural this year. Sneed has attended many inaugurations, but none with such an ominous pall hovering over them. – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/15/22233368/sneed-inaugural-joseph-biden-donald-trump-ivanka-bill-clinton-george-bush-capitol-insurrection

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Data shows true ‘State of the State’ in Illinois A win against COVID-19 will help Illinois’ struggling economy, but it will not undo the damage from decades of mismanagement and corruption in Springfield. – ORPHE DIVOUNGUY
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/orphe-divounguy-economy/data-shows-true-state-state-illinois

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Marijuana money could help ‘right the wrongs’ – Ken DeCoster
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at Blacks that Republican pot pushers and Republican police caused all the problems that Blacks have.)
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2021/01/16/rockford-city-council-backs-cannabis-fund/4165760001/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois nurse was high during emergency room shift from eating cannabis – Alice Yin
https://www.pantagraph.com/illinois-nurse-was-high-during-emergency-room-shift-from-eating-cannabis-watchdog-report-says/article_6735f0ef-b91f-57f0-b732-ab8ced2dceca.html

SOUTHWEST NEWS HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Kinzinger to drive out of the Republican Party the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump, that is, ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Illinois Republican Party.
https://swnewsherald.com/kinzinger-may-be-new-face-of-state-gop-p6951-113.htm

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/some-in-the-gop-parrot-far-right-talk-of-a-coming-civil-war/article_a279892f-4296-5ca0-bd99-b880a6aec575.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump supporters among those seeking Jan. 20 protest permits – AP
(DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, Democrats and RINOs will ban any kind of protest by Republicans.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-supporters-among-those-seeking-jan-20-protest-permits

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/when-white-extremism-seeps-mainstream#stream/0
— Federal Prisons On Lockdown Because Of ‘Current Events’ – JASON SLOTKIN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/federal-prisons-lockdown-because-current-events#stream/0

WGLT
— How To Clear Your Cannabis Arrest Record Without Waiting For Automatic Expungement – TIM SHELLEY
(DIERSEN: If you never used an illegal drug like me and if you will never use an illegal drug like me, why is that? I credit my outstanding parents a) who had me baptized, raised, and conformed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and b) who 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 Missouri Synod.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/qa-how-clear-your-cannabis-arrest-record-without-waiting-automatic-expungement#stream/0

KSDK
— Protesters call for Rep. Mike Bost to resign following vote to object election results. Dozens of protesters gathered on Saturday. – Jasmine Payoute
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/protesters-call-for-rep-mike-bost-to-resign-following-vote-to-object-election-results/63-6829a2f5-e419-437b-ab4d-1d8316b7acdf

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Catalina Lauf’s Defense of Freedom PAC Wrapped 2020 with $35,000 Cash on Hand
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/16/lauf011621/
— State Rep. Ralph Capparelli, R.I.P.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/16/ralph-capparelli-r-i-p/
— Boarding Up Windows/Doors at State Capitol
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/16/boarding-up-windows-doors-at-state-capitol/
— Madigan’s Name No Longer in Rotunda
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/16/madigans-name-no-longer-in-rotunda/
— Wilcox Requests Valentines for Seniors
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/16/wilcox-requests-valentines-for-seniors/
— Senator Calls for Emails to Governor Against Criminal Justice Legislation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/15/senator-calls-for-emails-to-governor-against-criminal-justice-legislation/
— Getting Rid of School Resource Officers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/15/getting-rid-of-school-resource-officers/
— Ugaste Reflects on Springfield Week
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/15/ugaste-reflects-on-springfield-week/
— New State Reps. Suzanne Ness & Martin McLaughlan Sworn In
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/15/new-state-reps-suzanne-ness-martin-mclaughlan-sworn-in/
— 11.1% of Algonquin Township Residents Live Outside of Municipalities
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/15/7-7-of-algonquin-township-residents/
— House Dems Not Social Distancing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/15/message-of-the-day-social-distancing-2/
— IL-6: Casten on Trump Impeachment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/14/il-6-casten-on-trump-impeachment/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Parler’s fight is every American’s fight – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/15/parlers-fight-every-americans-fight/

FOX NEWS
— Liberals ‘ostracizing, ridiculing’ conservatives with frequent rhetoric comparing them to Hitler, terrorists. Latest talking point by media, Hollywood, other Dems, is that Trump and his supporters are essentially terrorists. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/liberals-ridiculing-conservatives-frequent-rhetoric-hitler-terrorists

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bill addressing racial inequity in education sent to Gov. Pritzker, local leaders welcome changes
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/bill-addressing-racial-inequity-in-education-sent-to-gov-pritzker-local-leaders-welcome-changes/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: African-American and Latino students make up about 68% of Peoria Public Schools. This means a bill passed by the Illinois House and Senate on racial inequity in education would be especially impactful to the district. “It’s definitely significant (because of) our minority numbers, and then our low-income numbers are in the 70s. So this speaks to us,” said Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat, Peoria Public Schools Superintendent.)

BREITBART
— Big Business: Joe Biden’s Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Is a Legislative Priority – JOHN BINDER
(DIERSEN: Big Business, Democrats, and RINOs have declared war on Republicans. Big Business, Democrats, and RINOs see illegal aliens as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/16/big-business-joe-bidens-amnesty-illegal-aliens-legislative-priority/
— Joe Biden Drafts ‘Most Aggressive’ Amnesty Plan – NEIL MUNRO
(DIERSEN: Big Business, Democrats, and RINOs have declared war on Republicans. Big Business, Democrats, and RINOs see illegal aliens as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/01/16/politico-joe-biden-drafts-most-aggressive-amnesty-plan/

TOWNHALL
— Sen. Rand Paul Warns About a Mass Exodus from the Republican Party – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/01/16/sen-rand-paul-issues-a-stark-warning-to-the-republican-party-n2583239

DAILY WIRE
— New Migrant Caravan Forms In Honduras Looking To Make The ‘Deadly Journey’ To The United States – Ian Haworth
https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-migrant-caravan-forms-in-honduras-looking-to-make-the-deadly-journey-to-the-united-states

PJ MEDIA
— Biden to Propose a ‘Path to Citizenship’ For 11 Million Illegal Aliens – RICK MORAN
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs have declared war on Republicans. Democrats and RINOs see illegal aliens as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/01/16/biden-to-propose-a-path-to-citizenship-for-11-million-illegal-aliens-n1389898

EPOCH TIMES
— White House Showcases List of Trump Presidency Accomplishments – ALLEN ZHONG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/white-house-publishes-list-of-trump-presidency-accomplishment_3659333.html
— 55 People Died in US After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines: Reporting System – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/55-people-died-in-us-after-receiving-covid-19-vaccines-reporting-system_3659152.html

NBC5
— Democrats have a new tool to undo Trump’s ‘midnight rule-making.’ But there’s a catch. Democrats have never reversed a rule through the Congressional Review Act, which was created to allow legislators to rein in the executive branch. – Suzy Khimm

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-have-new-tool-undo-trump-s-midnight-rule-making-n1253901

REUTERS
— U.S. Senate Republican asks tech firms to explain account, content removals – David Shepardson, Nandita Bose
(DIERSEN: Elected officials who hate conservatives want Google to continue to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-tech-senate/update-1-us-senate-republican-asks-tech-firms-to-explain-account-content-removals-idUSL1N2JQ31Z

CNBC
— Progressive group urges corporations to halt donations to conservative Federalist Society after riot – Brian Schwartz
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who have blamed a) my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and c) Illinois Center Right Coalition the most for losses that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/15/federalist-society-under-fire-after-leader-spoke-at-pro-trump-rally-before-riot.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook will temporarily stop showing ads for gun accessories and military gear. – Isabella Grullón Paz
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/us/politics/facebook-will-temporarily-stop-showing-ads-for-gun-accessories-and-military-gear.html
— Amid Fears of Inauguration Violence, Man With Gun Is Arrested in Washington, but Calls It ‘Honest Mistake’ The man told a reporter he had been working a security job in the capital.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/16/us/inauguration-day-biden

WASHINGTON POST
— State capitols boarded up, fenced off, patrolled by troops – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/state-capitols-boarded-up-fenced-off-patrolled-by-troops/2021/01/16/6e63acd0-5861-11eb-acc5-92d2819a1ccb_story.html
— If Biden really wants to unify the country, here’s the olive branch he must extend to conservatives – Gary Abernathy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/15/if-biden-really-wants-unify-country-heres-olive-branch-he-must-extend-conservatives/
— Leaders in Mexico and Poland look to curb power of social media giants after Trump bans – Adam Taylor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/01/16/mexico-poland-social-media-trump/
— Capitols brace for potentially violent protests Sunday
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/16/capitol-protests-live-updates-inauguration-security/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump-Pence relationship may set lowest bar yet.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/15/power-up-trump-pence-relationship-may-set-lowest-bar-yet/

USA TODAY
— ‘They want to take your speech away,’ censorship cry unites Trump supporters and extremists after Capitol attack – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/15/censorship-trump-extremists-facebook-twitter-social-media-capitol-riot/4178737001/

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— There should be consequences for nixing constitutionally protected speech on social media – Robert Robb
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want Google to continue to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/robertrobb/2021/01/15/twitter-youtube-should-have-consequences-cutting-off-speech/4161765001/

SUN SENTINEL
— Trump rallies held across South Florida to ‘support the real president’ – WAYNE K. ROUSTAN
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-ne-pro-trump-rallies-south-florida-20210116-4qw3j2rnr5cazc35ub64rjxys4-story.html

SALT LAKE CITY FOX
— Trump supporters rally in West Jordan – Diego Romo
https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/trump-supporters-rally-in-west-jordan

BLOOMBERG
— Parler CEO Goes Into Hiding Blaming Amazon Flak, Death Threats
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/parler-ceo-goes-into-hiding-blaming-amazon-flak-death-threats

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Wheaton College faculty and staff who condemn Capitol violence and rebuke Trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2021/01/15/wheaton-college-faculty-and-staff-condemn-capitol-violence-and-rebuke-donald-trump/

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Biden Begins Presidency With Positive Ratings; Trump Departs With Lowest-Ever Job Mark. 68% of public does not want Trump to remain a major political figure in the future.”
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/01/15/biden-begins-presidency-with-positive-ratings-trump-departs-with-lowest-ever-job-mark/

GM AUTHORITY
— Florida Man Buys Himself 2021 Corvette For 90th Birthday – SAM MCEACHERN
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/01/florida-man-buys-himself-2021-corvette-for-90th-birthday/

January 16 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— JANUARY 11, 2021 FLASHBACK: ILGOP Announces Open Process & Timeline for Selection of New Chairman
(DIERSEN: The deadline for filing an application is 5:00 PM on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Who do you want to file an application? Who has filed an application? Who will file an application? Who do you want the next Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Chairman to be? How will the next IRP Chairman treat the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump? How will the next IRP Chairman treat Illinois voters who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform? If I was still the Chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organization would host a candidate forum for IRP Chairman candidates.)
https://mailchi.mp/a6f9781827ce/icymi-pritzker-admin-mia-while-over-20-of-lasalle-veterans-home-residents-die-of-covid-4707208?e=766e44889d
— JANUARY 11, 2021 FLASHBACK: APPLICATION: Illinois Republican Party Chairman Qualifications 2021
https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Illinois-Republican-Party-Chairman-Application.pdf

CRAIN’S CHICAGO
— The Illinois GOP has an opportunity—even now. Yes, they’re facing a crisis of epic proportions in the post-Trump era. But don’t underestimate Illinois Democrats’ ability to overreach—and to ignore the dangers of failing to appeal to voters in the middle. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-gop-has-opportunity-even-now
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Call it the Adam Kinzinger conundrum. Ask top Illinois Republicans who can lead the party back to the glory days, the days when the party’s nominee could grab a U.S. Senate seat or defeat Gov. J.B. Pritzker, and they’ll drop Kinzinger’s name. And almost as quickly, they’ll openly wonder whether the southwest suburban congressman who voted to impeach President Donald Trump can win a GOP primary and make it to the general election. So it goes for a GOP that, both in Illinois and nationally, is going through an existential identity crisis, one whose results will affect all of us and not just Republicans. Trump is toast. History. Soon to leave the White House and, after the invasion of Capitol Hill, without any real prospect to again hold public office or remain the dominant figure in the GOP. It may take a while but, like an ice cube in the sun, he’ll melt away, caught alone in a tweet-less land. But if Trump is gone, his voters and their issues remain. To deny them, to ignore their calls and their concerns, is to beg for another Trump to rise up later. “I don’t believe in a cult of personality,” says former gubernatorial and congressional hopeful Jeanne Ives, a cultural and economic conservative by anyone’s measure. But while the GOP needs to “take the rhetoric down,” she adds, “people want someone who is fighting for them. . . .People are tired of big government with no solutions.” Now, one of the reasons why many voters consider government to be the enemy is because of the garbage some of their leaders from Fox News-land are feeding them. You know, the enablers, the folks who helped peddle the line that arguably the most investigated and litigated presidential contest in American history has been rigged and unfairly decided. Like downstate U.S. Reps. Mike Bost and Mary Miller. Even as the Capitol was still reeling from the impact of a cop-battering, glass-breaking mob, they voted to give the mob what it wanted: a halt to certification of the presidential winner for no good reason beyond Trump’s heart’s desire. Or Todd Ricketts. He and his siblings own the Chicago Cubs, and some think his deep wallet might make Ricketts a candidate for statewide office or a major backer thereof sometime soon. But if Ricketts has any regrets for heading fundraising for Trump, he hasn’t voiced them. I’ve asked. Or the four other Republican congressmen from Illinois who couldn’t bring themselves to join Kinzinger and vote to hold the instigator in chief to account. That having been said, while some surely are flat-earthers and anti-vaxxers, 2.5 million Illinoisans voted for Trump. Their issues, be it tax rates, public safety or jobs, need to be addressed. They count. The truth is that, with Republicans in disarray, Illinois Democrats are utterly full of themselves, convinced in their gut they can do what they want because no one will call them to account. I’ll admit the Illinois House recently did finally retire Speaker Mike Madigan—after a decade of bad publicity and a growing series of federal indictments in the Commonwealth Edison scandal, that is. But those same legislative Democrats in that same legislative session also voted to boost Chicago firefighter pensions that the city already can’t pay for, costing hundreds of millions of dollars. The Dems also voted to further boost the bargaining clout of a Chicago Teachers Union that literally wants to own both sides of the bargaining table. Why? Because the unions wanted it, that’s why. And rank-and-file Democratic lawmakers don’t have the guts to say no. What I’m saying is that Illinois Republicans have opportunity, even now. Democrats are quite capable of soiling their own nest. But to reach millions of voters in the middle, the GOP somehow has to cleanse a brand that now is horridly tarnished. Please, give me real choice on Election Day.)

ABC7
— Chicago protest expected as Illinois, US brace for possible unrest leading to Inauguration Day Illinois State Capitol fortified as National Guard responds across country – Evelyn Holmes
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot to get rid of Trump-supporters once and for all, and especially to get rid of Trump-supporters who are law enforcement officers, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-protest-expected-as-il-braces-for-possible-unrest-leading-to-inauguration/9711806/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A ‘new day’ or same old for Illinois taxpayers? – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-illinois-taxpayers-kass-20210116-4qlljytcybftvkuugoqkkncyt4-story.html
— New state House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch made commitments for reform to force out Madigan. Can he keep them? – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-speaker-emanuel-welch-20210116-gpagy25qirh7zmtrva6norlcb4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As inauguration in divided nation nears, Illinois getting ready for anything — and hopefully, nothing – Andrew Sullender
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot to get rid of Trump-supporters once and for all, and especially to get rid of Trump-supporters who are law enforcement officers, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/15/22234090/inauguration-illinois-pritzker-trump-biden-springfield-capitol-protests-seige-fbi
— Growing up racist in the shadow of Dr. King – David McGrath
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty, Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty. Libertarians and Libertarian plants are nasty. Greens and Green plants are nasty. Independents and Independent plants are nasty. RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about the aforesaid who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my hometown of Crete the most. They stress that when I lived there 1948-1972, a) most of Crete’s residents were German Lutherans and b) no minorities lived there. They hint/imply/argue/stout that anyone who grew up in Crete when I did is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/14/22231611/chicago-racism-evergreen-park-dr-martin-luther-king-day-cvs-david-mcgrath
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans Wonder How, And If, They Can Pull The Party Back Together.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republicans-wonder-how-and-if-they-can-pull-party-back-together#stream/0

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Stava-Murray restores Facebook page that went dark after ‘viral’ post on police bill – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210115/stava-murray-restores-facebook-page-that-went-dark-after-viral-post-on-police-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After her vote on the reform bill, Stava-Murray posted a message on the Facebook page that read: “Thin blue line folks: your continued harassment does not help your cause. I’m proud of voting for more police accountability.)

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Illinois politics redux Welch ascension draws scrutiny – Bruce Rushton
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/illinois-politics-redux/Content?oid=13071613

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Can The Forces Unleashed By Trump’s Big Election Lie Be Undone?”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/can-forces-unleashed-trumps-big-election-lie-be-undone-0#stream/0

WGLT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “McLean County GOP Divided Over Trump, Election Fraud Claims.”
https://www.wglt.org/post/mclean-county-gop-divided-over-trump-election-fraud-claims#stream/0

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Revenge of the Neocons The conflict between neoconservatives and the Trump base sets up a major battle for which faction will control the Republican Party in the post-Trump era. – Julie Kelly
https://amgreatness.com/2021/01/14/revenge-of-the-neocons/

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Weighs Amnesty Plan for Illegal Aliens in Meeting with Open Borders Lobby – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/14/joe-biden-weighs-amnesty-plan-for-illegal-aliens-in-meeting-with-open-borders-lobby/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Franklin Graham compares Republicans who voted for Trump’s impeachment to Judas. – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/us/franklin-graham-likens-republicans-backing-impeachment-to-judas.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Facebook Blocks Creation of New Events Near Capitols Through Inauguration Day – ZACHARY STIEBER
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Facebook. Facebook 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-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/facebook-blocks-creation-of-new-events-near-capitols-through-inauguration-day_3659123.html
— Mexican President Mounts Global Campaign Against Big Tech Censorship – BOWEN XIAO
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Big Tech. Big Tech 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/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mexican-president-mounts-global-campaign-against-big-tech-censorship_3658184.html
— The Endgame of Transgender Ideology Is to Dismantle the Family The stage is being set for the legal marginalization of mothers, fathers, and families by force of law – KIMBERLY ELLS
(DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in destroying traditional marriage and the traditional family in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? I should write a book about those who focus on destroying traditional marriage and the traditional family in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage County. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who focus on getting rid of me.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-endgame-of-transgender-ideology-is-to-dismantle-the-family_3650735.html
— An Ascendant Left Silences and Excludes Its Enemies – Michael Walsh
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about present and past leaders of the following who are/were on the left: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/an-ascendant-left-silences-and-excludes-their-enemies_3653630.html

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Multiple companies that backed BLM violence, now blacklisting Republicans for electoral objections. Since Wednesday, more than twenty companies have suspended contributions to Republican members of congress who maintained objections to some of Biden’s electoral votes after the January 6 riot in Washington D.C. – Raymond Wolfe
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/multiple-companies-that-backed-blm-violence-now-blacklisting-republicans-for-electoral-objections
— ‘This is going to be bigger than just one account’: Twitter CEO admits plan for censorship purge. Project Veritas has exposed Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s declaration that he will continue to remove accounts from the social media platform. – Dorothy Cummings McLean
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/this-is-going-to-be-bigger-than-just-one-account-twitter-ceo-admits-to-censorship-on-camera
— Giuliani releases footage of BLM agitator giving riot training before Jan. 6 Capitol storming. John Sullivan, who was charged after telling police officers to stand down at the Capitol, can be seen training rioters how to evade being identified. – Emily Mangiaracina
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/giuliani-releases-footage-of-blm-agitator-giving-riot-training-before-jan-6-capitol-storming
— Wikipedia founder slams Facebook, Twitter for not silencing Donald Trump sooner. Blame for the Capitol protests is ‘100 percent at the feet of Donald Trump,’ insisted Jimmy Wales, who last fall banned editor profiles from listing support for traditional marriage. – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/wikipedia-founder-slams-facebook-twitter-for-not-silencing-donald-trump-sooner

THE HILL
— An attack on America that’s divided Congress — and a nation – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot a) to get rid of Trump once and for all and b) to get rid of his supporters once and for all.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534535-an-attack-on-america-thats-divided-congress-and-a-nation

POLITICO
— Wall Street’s big wish: Please move on – BEN WHITE and AUBREE ELIZA WEAVER
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Wall Street sides with those who 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, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-money/2021/01/14/wall-streets-big-wish-please-move-on-792783

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise those who promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/health/people-challenging-bad-behavior-partner-wellness/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Hell, Yes, Republicans Are Headed for a Bitter Internal Showdown.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/16/us/politics/republicans-trump-leadership.html
— The Big Promises Biden Is Making – Giovanni Russonello
(DIERSEN: Constructively, Biden promises to use the federal government a) to take opportunities, income, and assets away from those in Group A and b) to give those opportunities, income, and assets to those in Group B. Those in Group A are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and those in Group B are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/15/us/politics/biden-plans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— JANUARY 20, 2017 FLASHBACK: Inauguration protesters vandalize, set fires, try to disrupt Trump’s oath, as police arrest more than 200 – Theresa Vargas, Taylor Hartz and
Peter Hermann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/protesters-bring-shouts-skirmishes-and-shutdowns-to-inauguration-celebration/2017/01/20/00ea4c72-df11-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Boss Madigan Falls at Last Illinois gets a new House speaker, but the system of public-union dominance survives. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boss-madigan-falls-at-last-11610754243
— How the Capitol Riot Thrust Big American Companies Deeper Into Politics Corporate moves to decry the forces behind the Jan. 6 riot accelerate a broader movement in business to address social and political issues. Emily Glazer and Chip Cutter
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “Big American Companies” make it clear 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, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/capitol-riot-business-trump-biden-11610591424
— ‘Vandalize’: A Term for Barbarism, From the Sacking of Rome to the Storming of the Capitol. The Latin name for a marauding ancient Germanic tribe made its way into the new article of impeachment against Donald Trump. – Ben Zimmer
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have stressed the strongest that I am 100% national origin and that my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. In my defense, I stress that according to http://dna.ancestry.com , my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/vandalize-a-term-for-barbarism-from-the-sacking-of-rome-to-the-storming-of-the-capitol-11610574348
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The original vandals were a Germanic people who sacked Rome in 455 AD, after overrunning Gaul, Spain and northern Africa. The Latin name for the tribe was the “Vandali,” plural of “Vandalus.” That was simply the Roman version of the name used by tribal members themselves in an early Germanic language . . .According to Andy Merrills, a professor of ancient history at the University of Leicester, Grégoire’s coinage ended up demonizing the Germanic tribe of Vandals by making them symbols of chaos, ensuring that they would be “remembered solely for their violence and destruction.”)
— More Restaurants Resist Indoor-Dining Bans as Restrictions Remain. States have stepped up enforcement of the rules, heightening the risk for restaurants. – Heather Haddon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-restaurants-resist-indoor-dining-bans-as-restrictions-remain-11610727024
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dean Pappas is stuck between an indoor-dining ban and a hard place. His family has been running the Glen Oak Cafe in Glen Ellyn, Ill., for 43 years. Thanks to carryout and a $57,000 federal loan, Mr. Pappas managed to avoid going out of business when pandemic lockdowns forced him to suspend indoor dining from March to June. The construction of a tent helped him regain a sizable amount of business over the summer. But business plunged in October when the state ordered restaurants in his county to stop offering indoor dining for a second time; it was banned statewide the following month. Mr. Pappas ignored the mandates and kept serving customers indoors at his 160-seat breakfast and lunch restaurant. Nonetheless, sales remain 60% lower from last year. “I’m not making anything,” said Mr. Pappas, 60 years old. “But at least I’m keeping the place going.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liz-cheney-shows-what-leadership-looks-like-11610666627
— The ‘Common Carrier’ Solution to Social-Media Censorship. Railroads can’t refuse to carry passengers for their political views. The same rule should apply to online monopolies, legal scholar Richard Epstein argues. – Tunku Varadarajan
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want Google to continue to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-common-carrier-solution-to-social-media-censorship-11610732343
— How the Left Hijacked Civil Rights. For centuries black Americans debated how to overcome racism—but they always emphasized human agency and individual responsibility. – Robert L. Woodson Sr. and Joshua Mitchell
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-left-hijacked-civil-rights-11610748711
— FRONT PAGE: Joe Biden Vows to Unify America. – Ken Thomas and Sabrina Siddiqui
(DIERSEN: Democrats want to unify the following against Republicans: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, minorities, women, younger people, LGBTQers, non-married, veteran, liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Independent, RINO, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, those who are in America illegally, recent immigrants, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, those who lack education, those who lack work experience, those who lack job skills, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-vows-to-unify-america-that-job-has-become-dramatically-harder-11610723681

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Can Employers Fire Rioters? Employers’ Rights in Policing Employee Off-Duty Conduct and Employment Law Consequences of the Capitol Riots (DIERSEN: I attended a Bob Dole rally in Wheaton in 1996. 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://www.natlawreview.com/article/can-employers-fire-rioters-employers-rights-policing-employee-duty-conduct-and