FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at Black women that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl1-hC8gKWs
NBC5
— The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/south-side-pastors-community-groups-call-no-crime-day-in-chicago/3510998/
CBS2
— Democrats crow about their success in getting protestors to rally in front of Chicago Police Headquarters to demand justice for Sonya Massey, that is, they crow about their success in using Sean Grayson and Massey against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-rally-sonya-massey/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/march-and-rally-held-in-chicago-for-sonya-massey/
WGN9
— Democrats crow about their success in getting protestors to gather in Chicago to demand justice for Sonya Massey, that is, they crow about their success in using Sean Grayson and Massey against Republicans.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/protestors-gather-in-chicago-to-demand-justice-for-sonya-massey/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qNWoSiwtLI
— Democrats crow about their success in raising funds for Sonya Massey, that is, they crow about their success in using Sean Grayson and Massey against Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/fundraiser-for-illinois-woman-shot-by-deputy-eclipses-500000/ar-BB1r6L2F%3Focid%3DBingNewsVerp
FOX32
— Democrats crow about their success in getting protestors, including George Floyd’s uncle, to rally in front of Chicago Police Headquarters to demand justice for Sonya Massey, that is, they crow about their success in using Sean Grayson and Massey against Republicans.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/george-floyds-uncle-sonya-massey-chicago-rally
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1495555
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— To get more votes from minorities and from females, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans who are White and/or male.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/02/heidi-stevens-i-dont-think-the-old-sexist-playbook-is-going-to-work-against-kamala-harris-heres-why-2/
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Pritzker signs BIPA update, ‘justice-impacted individual’ measure, 57 other bills. – Greg Bishop
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3109755/pritzker-signs-bipa-update-justice-impacted-individual-measure-57-other-bills/
WGLT
— Democrats deny that Harris increasingly stresses her being Black.
https://www.wglt.org/2024-08-03/scholars-on-the-divide-and-conquer-strategy-behind-trumps-false-claim-that-harris-turned-black
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff admits he cheated with nanny on his first wife. – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/3/kamala-harris-husband-doug-emhoff-admits-he-cheate/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Unburdened by what has been? Harris hasn’t renounced a single radical position. – Timothy P. Carney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/3108727/harris-hasnt-renounced-a-single-radical-position/
NEW YORK POST
— Harris has long history of pushing DEI, woke initiatives — raising questions about policies she would pursue as president. – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2024/08/03/us-news/harris-has-long-history-of-pushing-dei-initiatives/
— Trump says he will either debate Kamala Harris on Fox News or ‘won’t see her at all’ as he rips VP’s ‘mental capacity’ – Patrick Reilly
https://nypost.com/2024/08/03/us-news/donald-trump-says-he-agreed-to-debate-kamala-harris-on-fox-news-in-september/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— After abandoning Biden, media circles wagons around ‘border czar’ Harris. – Steve Jordahl, Billy Davis
https://afn.net/media/2024/07/30/after-abandoning-biden-media-circles-wagons-around-border-czar-harris/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Establishment Ensures That Gaslighting Paves The Way To Marxism. – Robin M. Itzler
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/08/the_establishment_ensures_that_gaslighting_paves_the_way_to_marxism.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Don Jr blasts ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris in scathing op-ed, says Dems want illegal alien votes. – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/08/04/don-jr-blasts-border-czar-kamala-harris-in-scathing-op-ed-says-dems-want-illegal-alien-votes-1477429/
BREITBART
— JD Vance: Kamala Harris Has Been a Disaster on the Border, Face of Globalism. – Hannah Knudsen
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2024/08/03/exclusive-jd-vance-kamala-harris-has-been-disaster-border-face-globalism/
— Most of Biden-Harris Economy Job Growth Going to Foreign Workers, Including Illegal Aliens. – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/03/americans-be-damned-heritage-economist-most-of-biden-harris-economy-job-growth-going-to-foreign-workers-including-illegal-aliens/
FEDERALIST
— NewsGuard Is A Powerful Scam. – Margot Cleveland
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/29/targeting-law-professor-turley-again-proves-newsguard-is-a-powerful-scam/
MRC TV
— ABC News Continues Their Embarrassing Fawning Over Harris. – Jorge Bonilla
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jorge-bonilla/2024/07/30/kamalamania-abc-news-continues-their-embarrassing-fawning-over
TOWNHALL
— Trump Is No Dictator – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2024/08/04/trump-is-no-dictator-n2642926
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL & CNN & WASHINGTON POST & ABC NEWS
— Harris team launches GOP group with endorsements from ex-Trump officials, key Republican voices. – Alex Gangitano (COMMENT: Sooner or later, all my critics/opponents who claim to be conservative and/or Republican will come out of their closets and proclaim a) that they have always been Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or Independents, b) that they hate conservatives, and c) that they have always done everything that they could to destroy the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4809725-kamala-harris-campaign-gop-initiative-prominent-republican-voices/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-for-harris-launches-aiming-for-biden-like-appeal-to-anti-trump-voters/ar-AA1ocQoa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/04/harris-trump-republicans-kinzinger-haley-voters/94adfa1a-5251-11ef-9a60-5b6e8b4da7c0_story.html
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/vp-campaign-launches-republicans-harris-push-win-gop-112552207
ABC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/win-mexico-us-expand-areas-migrants-apply-online-112548623
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote reparations to get more votes from Blacks and to promote more hatred against Republicans. What were your ancestors doing in 1921? On my father’s side, they operated Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they operated a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/us/tulsa-race-massacre-reparations-oklahoma.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: To get more votes from minorities and from females, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans who are White and/or male.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/us/trump-tactic-suspicion-harris.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist and a sexist if you do not glorify and praise minorities and women, if you do not give preference to minorities and to women.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-04/shyong-column-trump-troll-harris-race
https://www.aol.com/news/column-trump-trolling-democratic-party-100003579.html
REUTERS
— Trump proposes alternative election debate, Harris says no.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump-agrees-with-fox-news-debate-kamala-harris-sept-4-2024-08-03/
MSN
— Harris says ‘no denying’ America’s history of racism. – Nick Robertson (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America and the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats want you to pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, and/or German American. Why aren’t Democrats demanding reparations from Americans alive today whose ancestors owned slaves?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/harris-says-no-denying-america-s-history-of-racism/ar-AA1n99t4
C-SPAN
— 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), campaigned at a rally in Atlanta. The former president criticized his new rival, Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Kamala Harris, about issues such as immigration and transgenderism and said, “she’s a dumb version of Bernie Sanders and, actually, further left than him.”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537463-1/president-trump-senator-vance-campaign-atlanta
AZ MIRROR
— Democrats, Republicans view precinct committeemen in very different lights. – JEREMY DUDA (COMMENT: Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) leaders appointed me to fill a vacant Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) position in 1999. I was elected RPC for that precinct in 2000 and every 2 years since. Because MTRO leaders soon determined that I am too conservative for them, that is, because I promote too many planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject including the following planks, they would not appoint me now to fill a vacant RPC position: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Further, they would not appoint me RPC now because they know that they cannot manipulate or dominate me and because I refuse to a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) cover up their wrong doing, or e) give them money. Further, they blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. Further, they rudely had me removed from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year. They rudely threw my April 2024 PC letter in their trash. They rudely had me removed as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, a role that I had since 2005. They rudely killed my bid to be appointed to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy in 2019. They rudely gerrymandered my precinct in 2015. They rudely had me removed as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012. They rudely had me removed as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2011. They rudely had me removed me as MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004. They rudely had me removed as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007. They almost rudely succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. They rudely killed my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004. According to them, I bring all my problems on myself, that is, I create all my own problems.)
https://azmirror.com/2022/03/18/democrats-republicans-view-precinct-committeemen-in-very-different-lights/
PATABOOK NEWS
— Elgin Academy sold to group planning to open an Islamic K-12 school, billed as the largest in North America.
https://patabook.com/news/2024/08/03/elgin-academy-sold-to-group-planning-to-open-an-islamic-k-12-school-billed-as-the-largest-in-north-america-chicago-tribune/
Tag: poor
August 1, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Democrats say “Chicago to spend $75 million in federal taxpayer dollars for DNC.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/city-of-chicago-federal-taxpayer-dollars-dnc/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Trump lies about Kamala Harris’ race, bashes moderator at Black journalists convention in Chicago. The shortened event was full of incendiary comments from the former president, including claims illegal immigrants are taking “Black jobs.” Trump also accused the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee of only promoting Indian heritage.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/07/31/donald-trump-nabj-q-a-kamala-harris-chicago-conference-black-journalists
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/abortion/2024/07/31/chicago-abortion-providers-iowa-ban-planned-parenthood-illinois-roe-wade-dobbs-womens-health
— Democrats say “Schuler Scholars program backs out of scholarships promised to Chicago students.” Did you get a scholarship? My critics/opponents have always stressed that I did not get any scholarships, that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, and that my ACT score was only 24. According to them, that proves that I was not college material and that my parents were filthy rich.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/07/31/schuler-scholars-scholarship-program
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2024/08/01/president-joe-biden-border-order-works-fewer-migrants-asylum-seekers-texas-illegal-crossings
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/
— Democrats say “Eleven seek to fill Aurora Ward 1 vacancy.” I should write about my critics/opponents who worked the hardest to end by bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy in 2019.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240731/news/eleven-seek-to-fill-aurora-ward-1-vacancy/
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out.” Harris promotes hatred against Republicans big time, and especially Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time. What demographics do you share with Trump?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240731/nation-and-world-politics/about-8-in-10-democrats-are-satisfied-with-harris-in-stark-shift-after-biden-drops-out-ap-norc-poll/
NBC5
— Democrats say “Harris calls Trump’s false claims about race ‘the same old show’ of divisiveness and disrespect.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/harris-calls-trumps-false-claims-about-race-the-same-old-show-of-divisiveness-and-disrespect/3507830/
FOX32
— Democrats say “Chicago mayor slams Trump in speech on first night of NABJ Convention.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mayor-johnson-slams-trump-speech-first-night-nabj-convention
WTTW
— Democrats say “Trump Barely Mentions Chicago in Combative Appearance at Convention of Black Journalists.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/31/trump-barely-mentions-chicago-combative-appearance-convention-black-journalists
WBEZ
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use problems in Venezuela to justify illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/race-class-communities/2024/07/31/what-another-six-years-of-a-maduro-presidency-in-venezuela-means-for-migrants-and-chicago
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats say “Johnson condemns Trump’s jabs at Harris during Black journalists convention.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/johnson-condemns-trumps-remarks-black-journalists-convention
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Sonya Massey to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2024-07-31/in-the-wake-of-sonya-masseys-death-advocates-want-the-state-to-act
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly call Republicans weird.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/why-do-harris-and-democrats-keep-calling-trump-and-vance-weird/
— Democrats say “Attorney says parents of ex-student accused in Texas school shooting bear responsibility for attack.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-trial-to-begin-in-lawsuit-filed-against-accused-attackers-parents-over-texas-school-shooting/
— Democrats say “Federal judge says New Jersey’s ban on AR-15 rifles is unconstitutional.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-federal-judge-says-new-jerseys-ban-on-ar-15-rifles-is-unconstitutional/
CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Democrats say “Trump’s NABJ Convention Interview Was the Disaster Everyone Expected.”
https://chicagodefender.com/column-trumps-nabj-convention-interview-was-the-disaster-everyone-expected/
CHICAGO READER
— Democrats say “Extremists with badges. Community members push the CPD to fire cops tied to far-right Oath Keepers.” I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012 and on the Steering Committee of Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) 2003-2007. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT and ICRC were extremist far-right organizations.
https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/cpd-oath-keepers-extremists/
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Democrats say “What a Harris Presidency Means for a Pritzker White House Run. In politics, timing is everything. If Kamala wins two terms, it may narrow — or even eliminate — our governor’s chances at the higher office.”
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/what-a-harris-presidency-means-for-a-pritzker-white-house-run/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats say “Trump’s ‘Off The Rails’ Interview Tarnishes Black Journalists Convention, Attendees Say. Multiple convention panels were rescheduled or canceled following the Trump Q&A, and some participants dropped out of their panels in light of Trump’s appearance.”
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/08/01/trumps-off-the-rails-interview-tarnishes-black-journalists-convention-attendees-say/
POLITICO
— Democrats say “Trump turns heads in Chicago.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/08/01/trump-turns-heads-in-chicago-00172226
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-338/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-131/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump derides Harris as ‘puppet candidate’ at Pennsylvania rally. – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/31/donald-trump-derides-kamala-harris-as-puppet-candi/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— New Jersey AR-15 ban ruled unconstitutional by federal judge. – Peter Cordi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/3106301/new-jersey-ar-15-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/#google_vignette
AMAC
— Harris’s Illegal Immigration Extremism Haunts Presidential Campaign. – Andrew Shirley
https://amac.us/newsline/elections/harriss-illegal-immigration-extremism-haunts-presidential-campaign/
AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS
— Biden-Harris admin sued for answers on illegal immigrants flown into US
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/07/biden-harris-admin-sued-for-answers-on-illegal-immigrants-flown-into-us/#google_vignette
BREITBART
— Texas Rancher Sues Biden-Harris DHS for ‘Massive Flood’ of Illegals to U.S. – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/31/texas-rancher-sues-bidens-dhs-massive-flood-illegals/
— Kamala Harris Admitted ‘Yeah, I Am a Radical’ – Wendell Husebø
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/31/kamala-harris-admitted-yeah-i-am-a-radical/
— Left-Wing Slate Says Kamala Harris Has Pushed Transgenderism for 20 Years. – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/31/left-wing-slate-says-kamala-harris-has-pushed-transgenderism-20-years/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Speaks At Black Journalists Conference In Chicago; Harris Skips Event. – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-speaks-at-black-journalists-conference-in-chicago-harris-skips-event
FEDERALIST
— Why Should Media Go Easy On Kamala After Racist Attacks On Clarence Thomas, Ben Carson, And Tim Scott?
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/31/why-should-media-go-easy-on-kamala-after-racist-attacks-on-clarence-thomas-ben-carson-and-tim-scott/
FOX NEWS
— Ben Carson praises Trump for appearance at ‘hostile’ Black journalists conference. Former President Trump clashed with ABC journalist Rachel Scott during the NABJ event. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ben-carson-praises-trump-appearance-hostile-black-journalists-conference
— Kamala was a rogue Soros-like prosecutor before it was popular among woke elites. Harris is giving the Trump campaign a gift if she relies on her terrible law enforcement record. – John Yoo, John Shu
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/kamala-rogue-soros-like-prosecutor-before-popular-among-woke-elites
MRC TV
— ‘Sudden Onset Urban Accent’: Kamala Harris Unveils Weird New Voice in Atlanta. – Brittany M. Hughes
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/sudden-onset-urban-accent-kamala-harris-unveils-weird-new-voice-atlanta
NATIONAL REVIEW
— When Is Kamala Harris Going to Hold a Press Conference? – NOAH ROTHMAN (COMMENT: If/when she does hold a press conference, she will only get softball questions.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/when-is-kamala-harris-going-to-hold-a-press-conference/
NEWSMAX
— Trump Gets GOP Blowback on ‘Harris Happened to Turn Black’ Comment. – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-kamala-harris-race/2024/08/01/id/1174831/
NEW AMERICAN
— Biden’s Open Border Is Hastening the “South Africanization” of U.S. – Selwyn Duke
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/bidens-open-border-is-hastening-the-south-africanization-of-u-s/
PJ MEDIA
— Venezuelan Gang Gets ‘Green Light’ to Kill American Cops. – Kevin Downey Jr.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/07/31/venezuelan-gang-gets-green-light-to-kill-our-cops-n4931222
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump: The American People Will Compare My Record To “Border Czar” Kamala’s And Tell Her “You’re Fired, Get Out Of Here” – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/07/31/trump_the_american_people_will_compare_my_record_to_border_czar_kamalas_and_tell_her_youre_fired_get_out_of_here.html
TOWNHALL
— JD Vance and Childless Cat Ladies: Cue the Outrage. – Larry Elder
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2024/08/01/jd-vance-and-childless-cat-ladies-cue-the-outrage-n2642808
— Kamala Harris Played a Larger Role Than We Thought In Biden’s Border Crisis. – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/07/31/kamala-harris-played-a-larger-role-than-we-thought-in-bidens-border-crisis-n2642810
— The Democrat Elite Took Another Step Towards Appointing Harris Their Nominee. – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/07/31/democrats-coronation-of-kamala-harris-without-winning-any-primary-is-almost-complete-n2642776
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Democrats say “Harris, who is of Indian and Jamaican heritage, has long self-identified as both Black and Asian.” The writer of Money Magazine’s February 1978 4-page article on me questioned why I self-identify as being Lutheran and German American.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-sitdown-black-journalists-convention-sparks-backlash-2024-07-31/
MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/let-s-go-full-white-power-trump-lawyer-blasted-for-blatant-racism-during-pa-rally/ar-BB1qZh9X
AOL
— All the women who my superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.aol.com/dei-hire-women-kamala-harris-100000963.html
ABC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly use problems in Venezuela to justify illegal immigration.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/venezuelan-migrants-mexico-worry-loved-political-unrest-roils-112459003
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Trump allies want to hit Harris’s record. He keeps talking about her race and gender. Trump’s team says it aims to beat Harris by portraying her as responsible for illegal border crossings and inflation. Trump’s not sticking to the script.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/01/trump-harris-race-gender-record/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrats ask “Would Trump stop free and fair elections?” and say “Hitler and Mussolini’s paths could be a clue.” In America, Democrats run elections.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-07-31/trump-vote-election-autocrats-dictatorship-mussolini-hitler
USA TODAY
— Democrats say “Opponents of DEI want to stifle America’s progress. We can’t let that happen.” According to my critics/opponents, a) DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, did not help Harris achieve her successes in life and b) I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, parents, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/07/30/dei-opponents-undo-america-progress/74456214007/
KTRH
— Democrats say “Texas Is Still Bussing Illegal Aliens, But Biden Is Flying Them In.”
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2024-07-31-texas-is-still-bussing-illegal-aliens-but-biden-is-flying-them/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump and the Black Journalists. The former President meets his critics head on. Where was Kamala Harris? – Editorial (COMMENT: I have always met my critics/opponents head on, but I am losing motivation to do that. The majority, and often supermajority, of Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Party, and Illinois Republican Party leaders and members have been my biggest critics/opponents. They reject some, many, most, if not virtually all of the planks in the Republican Party platform. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-national-association-of-black-journalists-kamala-harris-rachel-scott-b5749960
— Democrats say “Biden Renews Push for Student-Debt Relief With Emails to Millions of Borrowers. The administration is finalizing rules for its new program, while other debt relief has been temporarily halted by legal challenges.” My critics/opponents have always stressed that I never got a scholarship or a student loan. They hint/imply/argue/shout that was because I was not college material and because my parents were filthy rich.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/biden-new-student-loan-debt-forgiveness-plan-explained-14aa442f
— Not All Octogenarians Are as Feeble as Biden. Many of us are still going strong, and with an aging population, America needs us. – Richard Vedder (COMMENT: My critics/opponents promote age discrimination. I should write about those who promote age discrimination the most.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/not-all-octogenarians-are-as-feeble-as-biden-035d865b
FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adairalandry/2024/07/31/transgender-parents-face-opportunity-and-challenge/
HARVARD
— Democrats say “Cradle-To-Career Success and the Vaccine to Poverty.” To demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being a very bad person, my critics/opponents stress that I never earned more than $150,075/year in today’s dollars even though I had a) three job-related master’s degrees, b) six job-related professional certifications, and c) a job-related professional license.
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/askwith-education-forum/24/04/cradle-career-success-and-vaccine-poverty
POLITICO
— Democrats say “Trump defends ‘Black jobs’ comment to room of Black journalists.” Since I was 13 years old in 1962, my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for my taking jobs that they say should have been given to Blacks. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line 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. They stressed the many unemployed Blacks in Chicagoland and especially in the south suburbs. In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire early so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. My critics/opponents who never took jobs like the ones I took make it very clear that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I took.
https://www.politico.com/video/2024/07/31/trump-defends-black-jobs-comment-to-room-of-black-journalists-1390268
VOA
— Democrats say “Carter Center says Venezuela election cannot be considered democratic.” In America, Democrats run elections.
https://www.voanews.com/a/carter-center-says-venezuela-election-cannot-be-considered-democratic-/7723954.html
VOX
— Democrats say “Discrimination against trans Olympians has roots in Nazi Germany.”
https://www.vox.com/culture/364032/trans-athletes-olympics-2024
DAILY KOS
— Democrats say “Trump’s has had these dumb racist “Becoming Black” ideas for decades.”
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/8/1/2259777/-Trump-s-has-had-these-dumb-racist-Becoming-Black-ideas-for-decades
— Democrats say “Weird: Trump Previously Said His Donation To Harris Campaign Proves He’s Not Racist.”
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2024/8/1/2259791/-Weird-Trump-Previously-Said-His-Donation-To-Harris-Campaign-Proves-He-s-Not-Racist
PEW RESEARCH
— Voters’ views of Trump and Biden differ sharply by religion. – Gregory A. Smith (COMMENT: Politics is nasty/vicious. I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Park Forest in 1962. I should write about those in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have used that against me the most. I would focus on those who crow that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and that they give money to a church.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/30/voters-views-of-trump-and-biden-differ-sharply-by-religion/
TELEGRAPH
— Democrats have learnt nothing from their 2016 Trump bashing. Smug liberal eye-rolling over the former president is precisely what enabled his first election victory. – Tom Harris
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/01/democrats-have-learnt-nothing-from-their-2016-trump-bashing/
July 26, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Kamala Harris’ immigration work comes under scrutiny as campaign takes shape.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-campaign-immigration-scrutiny/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly push THC.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2024/07/25/cheech-chong-seltzer-thc-high-dry-chicago
— Democrats say “Things to know about AKA, Kamala Harris’ sorority. The vice president is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., a Black Greek-letter organization. Her more than 300,000 “sorors” plan to play a large role in the November presidential election.” (COMMENT: When you were in college, were you a member of a fraternity or sorority? I was not. I had to work my way through college. My parents never attended college. I lived with them in Crete while took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. I worked all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-sorority-aka-alpha-kappa-alpha
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Harris joined AKA as an undergraduate student at Howard in 1986. She has acknowledged the “major influence” AKA has had on her life, even since childhood, when her aunt, Christine Simmons, was initiated at Howard in 1950. When Harris ran for the Democratic nomination in 2020, many referred to the sorority as her “secret weapon.” And when Harris accepted the vice presidential nomination later that year, she made sure to acknowledge the sorority, saying, “Family is my beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha … our Divine 9 … and my HBCU brothers and sisters.” Earlier this month, Harris delivered the keynote address at the AKA’s biennial national convention in Dallas. In her speech to over 20,000 members, Harris called fellow AKAs to action.)
— Democrats say “JD Vance thinks childless Americans have no stake in society.” Are you childless? My wife and I are childless. My Democrat GAO superiors used that against me big time. I should write a book about them. They demonized me, denigrated me, condemned me, and punished me big time a) because we gave up trying to have children without trying IVF even though they knew that our doctor had advised against it because we both had major fertility problems, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. They crowed that they had children. They stressed that their wives had little or no income and that it cost lots of money to raise children. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or d) become a licensed CPA in 1981. They were furious a) that I went with my wife on her many business trips to luxury resorts 1978-1992, b) that we had a new home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) that I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, and d) that we saved lots of money for our retirement.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/25/parenthood-children-jd-vance-kamala-harris-politics-families-2024-presidential-election
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration’s handling of border policy.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240725/nation-and-world-politics/house-republicans-vote-to-rebuke-kamala-harris-over-administrations-handling-of-border-policy/
— Democrats want a school funding formula that favors school administrators, teachers, and parents who vote for Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240726/columns/school-funding-pitch-good-for-state-not-just-chicago/
ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Harris to call Republicans racists and sexists.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/what-is-dei-republicans-are-using-term-attack-kamala-harris/15095066/
— Democrats say “Ex-deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey was discharged from the Army for serious misconduct. Sean Grayson also had been previously charged with two DUIs, court records show.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ex-deputy-sean-grayson-fatally-shot-sonya-massey/15098940/
— Democrats say “Elgin police shoot, kill dog that was attacking owners while on a walk.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/elgin-police-shoot-kill-dog-was-attacking-owners/15097186/
NBC5
— Democrats promote reparations for Blacks today. Tomorrow they will promote reparations for females, younger people, those who have less money than others, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, all Democrats, etc.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-reparations-explained/3500561/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Harris to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/harris-blasts-trump-vision-of-chaos-fear-and-hate-in-fiery-teachers-union-speech/3500852/
— Police fatally shoot dog in Elgin after animal attacked its owners
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-fatally-shoot-dog-in-elgin-after-attacking-its-owners/3501338/
CBS2
— Democrats say “National Convention: Retired CBS Chicago reporter John Drummond remembers.” Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unethically hint/imply/argue/shout that all those who protest are protesting Trump. From what I see, those who protest the most are the hate-filled Israel-hating Israel-haters.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chaos-1968-democratic-national-convention-cbs-chicago-john-drummond/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InEAwAMhupw
SPRINGFIELD PATCH
— Democrats are ever-increasingly turning Sonya Massey into George Floyd.
https://patch.com/illinois/springfield-il/sonya-masseys-family-seeking-donations-we-fight-justice
SOUTHERN
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Project 2025.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/25/what-is-project-2025-a-look-at-the-conservative-presidential-wish-list/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say “House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration’s handling of border policy.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-house-republicans-vote-to-rebuke-kamala-harris-over-administrations-handling-of-border-policy/
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-334/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-127/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Governor Pritzker Treats Illinois Like a Stepping Stone
https://illinois.gop/governor-pritzker-treats-illinois-like-a-stepping-stone/
(THE PRESS RELEASE: CHICAGO — As Democrats from across the country scramble to get into Vice President Kamala Harris’s good graces, JB Pritzker has joined the fray hitting the liberal national media circuit as the latest Governor to kiss the ring in a desperate attempt to leave his state for Washington. Pritzker has made no secret that he has ambitions beyond *just* governing our state. Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi released the following statement: “No one is surprised that JB Pritzker is chomping at the bit to leave Illinois. He’s shown more interest in campaigning around the country this year than he has in reducing the tax burden that has made Illinois the least “tax friendly” state in the country and 2nd in the country for residents leaving. We welcome Vice President Harris considering Governor Pritzker, because his poor track record would all but guarantee our neighbors, Wisconsin and Michigan, swing Republican, as they’ve benefitted from the mismanagement of our state by an out of touch billionaire. He’s all yours, madam Vice President.”)
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Pritzker says he wants to make Illinois the best state in the country for Blacks to sell pot. (COMMENT: Have you used pot? I have not used pot and I never will. If I had used pot, I doubt that I would have been able to a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) earn job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) earn job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, or 1997, or d) earn a job-related professional license in 1981. S.S. Kresge, Post Office, Firestone Stores, IRS, and GAO would not have hired me in 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, and 1980 respectively. I would not have been able to buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1978, etc. I would not have been able to buy condos in 1972, 1974, or 1976. I would not have been able to a) get married and buy a home with my wife in Wheaton in 1978 , b) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981, d) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, e) etc.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/662093325-pritzker-i-want-to-make-illinois-the-black-weed-capital-of-the-world
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Harris’ liberal record follows her into battle for swing-state voters. – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/25/kamala-harris-liberal-record-follows-her-into-batt/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ted Cruz says ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris views illegal immigrants as ‘future Democrat votes’ – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3099556/ted-cruz-says-border-czar-kamala-harris-views-illegal-immigrants-future-democrat-votes/
— Kamala Harris locks down teachers union endorsements as she embraces left-wing education activism. – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3099592/kamala-harris-locks-down-teachers-union-endorsements-embraces-left-wing-education-activism/
— Republicans rethink DEI attacks on Harris. – Naomi Lim and Ramsey Touchberry (COMMENT: Those who have personally benefitted from Affirmative Action (AA) or DEI, those who are personally benefitting from AA or DEI, and those who want to benefit personally from AA or DEI do not want to criticize AA and DEI. Those who have not had to pay the price of AA or DEI do not want to criticize AA or DEI. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have personally benefitted from AA or DEI, b) are personally benefitting from AA or DEI, c) want to benefit personally from AA or DEI, and/or d) have not had to pay the price of AA or DEI.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3097317/republicans-rethink-dei-attack-harris-risks-pooling-support/
— Since when is being a DEI hire a bad thing? – Kaylee McGhee White
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/3099668/since-when-is-being-a-dei-hire-a-bad-thing/
— A country that picks its leader on DEI grounds is doomed. – Dan Hannan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/3099928/a-country-that-picks-its-leader-on-dei-grounds-is-doomed/
NEW YORK POST
— Six Dems join Republicans to condemn ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris for botching border crisis. – Josh Christenson
https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/us-news/house-passes-bipartisan-resolution-strongly-condemning-border-czar-kamala-harris/
— Migrants rushing to border in case Trump wins will find some Dems slamming doors. – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/opinion/migrants-rushing-the-border-in-case-will-find-democrats-slamming-doors/
— Kamala Harris vows to strengthen unions as she lays out her domestic policy agenda in speech to teachers. – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/us-news/kamala-harris-lays-out-her-domestic-policy-agenda-in-speech-to-teachers/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Biden said Harris ‘most qualified person’ to stop flow of 10 million illegal aliens. – Chad Groening, Billy Davis
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/07/25/reminder-biden-said-harris-most-qualified-person-to-stop-flow-of-10-million-illegal-aliens/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Sanctuary State Offering Plane Tickets to Illegal Aliens to Leave Due to Overcrowding. – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2024/07/25/sanctuary-state-offering-plane-tickets-to-illegal-aliens-to-leave-due-to-overcrowding/
BLAZE
— How many child sex offenders are hiding among illegal aliens? – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/how-many-child-sex-offenders-are-hiding-among-illegal-aliens
BREITBART
— The Mormon Church is quietly welcoming thousands of migrants sent to Utah from overcrowded Denver, Colorado, despite public protests by state and local elected officials. – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/07/25/utah-in-uproar-as-mormon-church-pulls-in-thousands-of-migrants/
— CNN political analyst Doug Heye said Thursday on “Newsroom” that the “shits and giggles caucus” within the Republican Party attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris were “dumb.” – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/07/25/cnns-heye-gops-sh-ts-and-giggles-caucus-attacking-dei-vp-harris-is-dumb/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Affirmative Asylum Backlog Exceeds One Million for the First Time. – Elizabeth Jacobs
https://cis.org/Jacobs/Affirmative-Asylum-Backlog-Exceeds-One-Million-First-Time
CHRISTIAN POST
— One-third of Democrats wish Trump’s assassin didn’t miss, poll suggests. – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/news/one-third-of-democrats-wish-trumps-assassin-didnt-miss-poll.html
COLLEGE FIX
— House GOP launches Merit Caucus to combat DEI in education, advance the American dream. – KATHERINE PUGH
https://www.thecollegefix.com/house-gop-launches-merit-caucus-to-combat-dei-in-education-advance-american-dream/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Left’s war on meritocracy has gone too far, lowering standards for students and teachers, discouraging achievement in the classroom, and eliminating academic excellence, all in the name of equity,” Owens said in a news release announcing the caucus.)
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Kamala Harris’ Embarrassing Liberal Record Being Memory Holed By Media – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/kamala-harris-embarrassing-liberal-record-being-memory-holed-by-media
DAILY CALLER
— Six Dems Vote In Favor Of Resolution Bashing Biden And ‘Border Czar’ Harris’ Failures. – REBEKA ZELJKO
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/25/six-dems-vote-resolution-bashing-biden-border-czar-harris-failures/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Conservative Group Alerts Congress to Kamala Harris’ Record. – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-owns-each-every-one-joe-bidens-policies-conservatives-tell-congress/
DAILY WIRE
— DeSantis Highlights Kamala Harris’ Record As One Of The Most Far-Left Democrats In The Country.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-highlights-kamala-harris-record-as-one-of-the-most-far-left-democrats-in-the-country
— California School District Makes Students Audit Their Privilege, Give Presentation On Oppression. ‘Victimhood mentality’ is ‘poisoning the minds of children,’ one critic tells The Daily Wire. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-california-school-district-makes-students-audit-their-privilege-give-presentation-on-oppression
— Trump Says He Has ‘Very Good Relationship’ With Elon Musk ‘Despite The Fact That I’m Against The Electric Car Mandate’ – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-he-has-very-good-relationship-with-elon-musk-despite-the-fact-that-im-against-the-electric-car-mandate
FOX NEWS
— When Secret Service puts DEI first, its protectees are endangered. Worship at the unholy altar of DEI has become de rigueur within federal law enforcement’s senior executive ranks. – James Gagliano
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/when-secret-service-puts-dei-first-lives-endangered
HANNITY
— ‘Radical Kamala Can’t Have My Guns, My Gasoline Engine, or My Cheeseburgers’ – Ted CRUZ
https://hannity.com/media-room/cruz-missile-radical-kamala-cant-have-my-guns-my-gasoline-engine-or-my-cheeseburgers-watch/
HOUSE GOP
— PRESS RELEASE: Holding Kamala Harris Accountable For Failing To Secure Our Borders.
https://www.gop.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1836
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Pentagon DEI Budget Surges for Military-Wide Woke Training to Root out “White Privilege” (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly used Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to get rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those like me who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job related bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, my six professional certifications, and my professional license. I should write a book about that. Further, while I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman for the last 24+ years, RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have ever-increasingly used AA and DEI to get rid of conservative committeemen, and especially those like me who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.judicialwatch.org/pentagon-dei-budget-surges-for-military-wide-woke-training-to-root-out-white-privilege/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pentagon dedicates tens of millions of dollars annually to Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs throughout the armed forces and cadets at the nation’s military academies receive extensive training about racism, sexism, unconscious bias, and intersectionality. A year-long research project conducted by a special commission at a public university think tank has uncovered the unbelievable details behind a costly Department of Defense (DOD) initiative to root out so-called white privilege white supremacy in the military. The study, conducted by the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University (ASU), began as a review of civic education in the military and uncovered a fervent woke movement throughout the nation’s armed forces. “Our research team did not expect to find Critical Race Theory so embedded and pervasive,” the center’s director, Donald T. Critchlow, an ASU American political history professor, writes in the introduction of a recently published report. He confirms that there is CRT and DEI training across the military from the Pentagon through the ranks. It is important to note that the sole purpose of the U.S. armed forces is to defend the nation against external enemies, therefore the DOD’s mission is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and ensure the country’s security. The agency is the government’s largest with 3.4 million service members and civilians—in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard—stationed at 4,800 sites in over 160 countries. Under the Biden administration the DOD budget for DEI training has increased significantly from $68 million in fiscal year 2022 to $86.5 million in fiscal year 2023, the report states. The agency is requesting a whopping $114.7 million for fiscal year 2024, according to DOD figures obtained by ASU researchers. “Training is implemented by a vast DEI bureaucracy that extends from senior leaders at the Pentagon to the lowest ranks,” the report says, adding that the “U.S. military now has a well-developed, taxpayer-funded DEI bureaucracy dedicated to rooting out ‘white privilege’ and white supremacy, and that allows for (and sometimes teaches) the overt criticism of the United States, its founding, its founders, and its founding documents, alleging that they are all rooted in systemic racism.”)
LEGAL IMSURRECTION
— Visibly Angry Kamala Harris Lashes Out At Israel After Netanyahu Meeting. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/07/visibly-angry-kamala-harris-lashes-out-at-israel-after-netanyahu-meeting/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Law School Got Woke. Students learn to seek outcomes, not justice – TODD ZYWICKI (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/09/how-law-school-got-woke/
NEWS BUSTERS
— NY Times Shrieks ‘Disinformation’ Over GOP’s True Kamala Claims on DEI, ‘Border Czar’ – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2024/07/25/ny-times-shrieks-disinformation-over-gops-true-kamala-claims-dei
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Conservative Influencer Urges Boycott Of Harley-Davidson Over DEI Policies And Trans Support. – James Meyers
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/conservative-influencer-urges-boycott-of-harley-davidson-over-dei-policies-and-trans-support/
TOWNHALL
— Donald Trump Is Right About Jewish Voting. – Alan Joseph Baue (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government had great success in encouraging/forcing their many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many/big adverse actions against their few remaining Republican employees. I should write a book about that.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2024/07/26/donald-trump-is-right-about-jewish-voting-n2642512
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump for years has said that American Jews are voting against their interests. This time around, maybe things will finally change. Donald Trump tends to be blunt in his statements, and he has for years said that the American Jewish community is voting against its interests. And he is right. While orthodox Jews support Trump by well over 90 percent, the Orthodox make up a relatively small proportion of the overall Jewish community. And there is no question that the larger movements—Reform and Conservative—are far more liberal and left-leaning. Sixty-eight percent of American Jews voted for Biden over Trump in 2020. This is on the low side; the percentage of Jews voting Democratic has historically been higher.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats say that Haley says that Republicans attacking Harris as DEI pick “not helpful.” Those who have personally benefitted from Affirmative Action (AA) or DEI, those who are personally benefitting from AA or DEI, and those who want to benefit personally from AA or DEI do not want to criticize AA and DEI. Those who have not had to pay the price of AA or DEI do not want to criticize AA or DEI. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have personally benefitted from AA or DEI, b) are personally benefitting from AA or DEI, c) want to benefit personally from AA or DEI, and/or d) have not had to pay the price of AA or DEI.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4793598-nikki-haley-kamala-harris-dei/
ABC NEWS
— Democrats say “Ex-deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey was discharged from the Army for serious misconduct. Sean Grayson also had been previously charged with two DUIs, court records show.” Why was Grayson hired?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/deputy-fatally-shot-sonya-massey-discharged-army-misconduct/story?id=112264355
ABC NEW YORK
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Sean Grayson, those who hired him, and Sonya Massey to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://abc7ny.com/post/sonya-massey-protest-rally-held-washington-square-park/15097022/
NBC NEWS
— Democrats decry that “Trump zeroes in on border czar Harris.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-calls-kamala-harris-border-czar-fact-check-immigration-2024-rcna163422
YAHOO
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Harris to call Republicans racists and sexists.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/backstabbed-subordinates-leaders-workplace-black-100000685.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Attacking Kamala Harris for Not Having Kids Will Backfire.” Are you childless? My wife and I are childless. My Democrat GAO superiors used that against me big time. I should write a book about them. They demonized me, denigrated me, condemned me, and punished me big time a) because we gave up trying to have children without trying IVF even though they knew that our doctor had advised against it because we both had major fertility problems, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. They crowed that they had children. They stressed that their wives had little or no income and that it cost lots of money to raise children. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or d) become a licensed CPA in 1981. They were furious a) that I went with my wife on her many business trips to luxury resorts 1978-1992, b) that we had a new home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) that I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, and d) that we saved lots of money for our retirement.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/opinion/kamala-harris-jd-vance.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Anti-Israel Protesters Make Netanyahu’s Point. They burn the U.S. flag and deface monuments with pro-Hamas slogans. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/anti-israel-protesters-make-netanyahus-point-1204ff71?mod=opinion_lead_pos2
BLOOMBERG
— Democrats say “Trump Turmoil Is Nothing Compared to 1968’s Siege of Chicago.” Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unethically hint/imply/argue/shout that all those who protest are protesting Trump. From what I see, those who protest the most are the hate-filled Israel-hating Israel-haters.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-07-26/trump-turmoil-is-nothing-compared-to-1968-s-siege-of-chicago
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Election 2024: Trump 50%, Harris 43%
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/election_2024_trump_50_harris_43
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS’ NETWORK
— Personal experiences – JENNIFER SIZELAND (COMMENT: Personal experiences that I use for my writing and to base my opinions on include what I learned a) earning a bachelor’s degree (management), three master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a professional license (CPA), b) working for S.S. Kresge 18 months, Post Office almost 3 years, Firestone Stores 2+ years, IRS almost 9 years, and GAO almost 18 years, c) being a union member for almost 12 years, d) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years, e) serving as a Financial Industry Regulatory Association arbitrator for 26 years, f) living in Crete 24 years, University Park almost 4 years, Chicago 2 years, and Wheaton 46+ years, g) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman 24+ years, the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 6 years, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor 24+ years, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 3 years, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 8 years, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 4 years, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 7 years, the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 14 years, h) attending seven Illinois Republican Party State Conventions as a delegate, i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, j) being the subject of a nasty 4-page Money Magazine article in February of 1978, k) being married for 46+ years, l) filing grievances and lawsuits, m) being the subject of many big adverse actions that my critics/opponents say that I brought on myself, and n) much more.)
https://ijnet.org/en/story/how-journalists-can-implement-personal-experiences-their-reporting
July 4, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— At least 8 groups applied for permits to protest at DNC. Chicago’s Department of Transportation released records days after NBC 5 Investigates reported how city agencies had rejected initial requests for information. – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/records-show-at-least-8-groups-applied-for-permits-to-protest-at-dnc/3480828/
CBS2
— Biden vows to stay in presidential race as he seeks to reassure allies after debate – Kaia Hubbard
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/biden-democratic-leaders-congress-debate-fallout/
— Democratic governors meet with Biden to discuss debate fallout
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/democratic-governors-meet-with-biden-to-discuss-debate-fallout/
— Recent violence at Chicago’s 31st Street Beach prompts early closure for holiday weekend – Jermont Terry
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/31-street-beach-closing-early/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHQzFTROKXc
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/drag-sonoma-celebrate-pride-month-style-brunch-localish/15021059/
FOX32
— Chicago beach curfew to deter violence negatively impacting nearby businesses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m3Ffj5fMAE
WGN9
— Biden meets with Pritzker, other governors as he tells staff he’s ‘in this race to the end’ – Tahman Bradley, BJ Lutz
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/biden-meeting-pritzker-other-governors/
— Chicago’s 31st Street Beach gets early curfew, extra security for at least 10 days – Dana Rebik, Anna Roberts, BJ Lutz
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicagos-31st-street-beach-to-close-early-extra-security-in-place-for-10-days/
CHICAGO TRIUBUNE
— Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill – SEUNG MIN KIM and WILL WEISSERT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/03/top-white-house-aide-urges-staff-to-tune-out-noise/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Chicago pension debt climbs to $37.2 billion – A.D. QUIG and JAKE SHERIDAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/03/chicago-pension-debt-climbs-to-37-2-billion/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov tough love? Biden finds Pritzker, other Democratic governors complimentary and critical in White House meeting. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with the governors in an hour-long White House discussion described by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as ‘honest and open’ and by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker as “candid.” But the president also heard comments and questions that ranged from complimentary to ‘a little targeted.’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/03/president-biden-trump-debate-pritzker-harris-democratic-governors-meeting-walz-newsom-moore-whitmer
— When did your ancestors immigrate? Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/07/04/we-the-people-voting-rights-democracy-black-native-american-women-joseph-jones-the-conversation
— Ever-increasingly Democrats run America and use the mainstream news media to get rid of Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/democracy/2024/07/04/misinformation-disinformation-lies-democracy-news-literacy-americans-july-4th-editorial
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker urges Biden to address Americans after poor debate – Isis Almeida
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/jb-pritzker-urges-joe-biden-address-americans-after-poor-debate
SOUTHERN
— Democrats promote Kamala Harris should Biden withdraw.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/03/buzz-builds-around-kamala-harris-should-biden-withdraw/
— If Biden drops out, who could replace him? Harris does better against Trump in polls. – ABC News
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/04/if-biden-drops-out-who-could-replace-him-harris-does-better-against-trump-in-polls/
NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘I’m not leaving,’ Biden says in a fundraising email. – Tamara Keith, Claudia Grisales, Deepa Shivaram, Deirdre Walsh
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-03/im-not-leaving-biden-says-in-a-fundraising-email
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker stands behind Biden for nomination, ‘unless he decides otherwise’ – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c5719e78-3950-11ef-9c44-a3f724ba2f99.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Threat of Non-Citizens Voting is Here – Nancy Hayes
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/07/the-threat-of-non-citizens-voting-is-real/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO HAS TOO FEW POLICE, PAYS TOO MUCH IN POLICE OVERTIME – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-chicago-has-too-few-police-pays-too-much-in-police-overtime/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WAHINGTON TIMES
— Biden privately weighs ending reelection bid as campaign freefall accelerates – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/3/joe-biden-privately-weighs-ending-reelection-bid-c/
— Second Democrat backs call from Biden replacement – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/3/raul-grijalva-backs-call-biden-replacement/
— Rep. Chip Roy calls for House to impeach VP Kamala Harris for ‘lying’ about Biden’s mental capacity. – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/3/rep-chip-roy-calls-house-impeach-vp-kamala-harris-/
— Democratic governors offer support to embattled Biden, vow to ‘have his back’ – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/3/democratic-governors-offer-support-embattled-joe-b/
NEW YORK POST
— More police officers relocating to Florida from other states all over the US: ‘We back our blue’ – Bethany Blankley
https://nypost.com/2024/07/03/us-news/more-police-officers-relocating-to-florida-from-other-states-all-over-the-us-we-back-our-blue/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden has admitted more than 5 million illegal immigrants – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3069027/biden-admitted-more-than-5-million-illegal-immigrants-congressional-report/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Joe Biden dispatches immigration officials to foreign nations to assist migrants claiming ‘asylum’ – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/07/cbs_news_joe_biden_dispatches_immigration_officials_to_foreign_nations_to_assist_migrants_claiming_asylum.html
— Joe Biden hates separation of powers. – Howard J. Warner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/07/joe_biden_hates_separation_of_powers.html
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Why Independence Day Celebrations Don’t Work On Democrats – George Rasley (COMMENT: Since 2000, and especially since 2005, I have promoted Republican participation in and sponsorship of Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks. Opposition to my doing that from Democrat and RINO leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois as ever-increasingly increased. In 2021, they succeeded in ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/why-independence-day-celebrations-don-t-work-on-democrats
DAILY CALLER
— Biden ‘Ally’ Told The NYT Joe Has Doubts About Saving His Candidacy. – REAGAN REESE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/03/joe-biden-ally-new-york-times-drop-out-presidential-race/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Bogus Study at the Heart of Corporate DEI – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/03/bogus-study-heart-corporate-dei/
DAILY WIRE
— Reports Back Up Trump Contention That Illegal Immigrants Are ‘Taking Black Jobs.’ Unemployment statistics hide the fact that 10 million Americans have given up on even looking for work in recent years, an amount similar to the number of illegals believed to be working in the U.S. – Luke Rosiak (COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, I gave up looking for work appropriate for someone with my work experience (almost 18 years working for GAO as an Analyst and almost 9 years working for IRS as a Revenue Officer), education (master’s degrees in finance-1997, accounting-1980, and business-1976), professional certifications in forensic accounting-1997, financial services auditing-1996, government financial management-1994, fraud examination-1990, internal auditing-1981, and accounting-1979), and CPA license-1981. The many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors had taken against were too big for me to overcome. My Democrat GAO superiors had a) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and denied my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/reports-back-up-trump-contention-that-illegal-immigrants-are-taking-black-jobs-government-report-says
FEDERALIST
— After Sexual Assault And Murder Of 12-Year-Old Girl, NYT Reporter Blames Republicans For Noticing The Alleged Killers Are Illegals. – MONROE HARLESS
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/03/after-sexual-assault-and-murder-of-12-year-old-girl-nyt-reporter-blames-republicans-for-noticing-the-alleged-killers-are-illegals/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Illegal Crossings Explode at Northern Border Since Biden Didn’t Include it in His ‘Crackdown.’ “Without the same restrictions as the southern border, a record 3,600 migrants entered illegally in June — more than recorded crossings for all of 2022.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/07/illegal-crossing-explode-at-northern-border-since-biden-didnt-include-it-in-his-crackdown/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Democratic Lawmakers Resign Themselves to Biden’s Loss – NOAH ROTHMAN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/democratic-lawmakers-resign-themselves-to-bidens-loss/
TOWNHALL
— Missouri Formed a Committee to Investigate Illegal Alien Crimes – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/print/2641342
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Biden has privately acknowledged next stretch of days are critical for whether he can save his reelection bid. – MJ Lee
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/03/politics/joe-biden-2024-campaign-troubles
— Over 65 and still working or looking for work? – John Towfighi (COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, I gave up looking for work appropriate for someone with my work experience (almost 18 years working for GAO as an Analyst and almost 9 years working for IRS as a Revenue Officer), education (master’s degrees in finance-1997, accounting-1980, and business-1976), professional certifications in forensic accounting-1997, financial services auditing-1996, government financial management-1994, fraud examination-1990, internal auditing-1981, and accounting-1979), and CPA license-1981. The many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors had taken against were too big for me to overcome. My Democrat GAO superiors had a) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and denied my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/09/economy/over-65-and-still-working-or-looking-for-work/index.html
MSN
— Here are the 14 Democrats who voted with the GOP to condemn Biden’s ‘open-borders policies’ – Kelsey Vlamis, Bryan Metzger
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/here-are-the-14-democrats-who-voted-with-the-gop-to-condemn-biden-s-open-borders-policies/ar-AA1n9Cnz
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Biden Tells Allies He Knows He Has Only Days to Salvage Candidacy. The president’s conversations are the first indication that he is seriously considering whether he can recover after a devastating debate performance. The White House said he had not spoken about leaving the race. – Katie Rogers
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/politics/biden-withdraw-election-debate.html
— Should Biden Quit? Democrats Weigh Potential Rewards and Steep Risks. Picking a new nominee could give Democrats a jolt of energy. But it could bring division and a crash-course campaign with no room for error. – Adam Nagourney and Jim Rutenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/politics/president-biden-donald-trump-campaign-2024-democrats.html
— Should Biden Step Aside or Stay In? What Prominent Democrats Are Saying. – June Kim, Blacki Migliozzi, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Neil Vigdor and Lily Boyce
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/03/us/elections/biden-withdrawal-democrats.html
— Who Should Lead the Democratic Ticket? Six Columnists Weigh In. Gretchen Whitmer, Kamala Harris, President Biden — who is best positioned to beat Donald Trump in November?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/opinion/biden-alternative-democratic-ticket.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Protestants.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/opinion/christian-nationalist-religion-america.html
— Forcing Biden Out Would Have Only One Beneficiary: Trump – Charles Blow
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/opinion/biden-harris-trump-democrats.html
— Biden’s Slipping Support – Shane Goldmacher
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/podcasts/the-daily/bidens-trump-poll.html
— Big Donors Turn on Biden. Quietly.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/politics/biden-donors-debate.html
— When did your ancestors immigrate? Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly demonize those whose ancestors immigrated to America before the Civil War.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/04/opinion/patriotism-july-fourth.html
— The Debate Hurt Biden, but the Real Shift Has Been Happening for Years. A 3-point move toward Trump in a new Times/Siena poll is not a fundamental change in the race, but it adds to longstanding concerns. – Nate Cohn
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/upshot/poll-biden-trump-debate.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats are ever-increasingly succeeding in getting rid of citizens of American who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/03/heritage-foundation-trump-revolution/
USA TODAY
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly put down Independence Day.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/07/03/fourth-of-july-biden-trump/74277333007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Expands Lead Over Biden as Age Worries Grow, WSJ Poll Finds. The former president is now ahead by 6 points, with 80% saying the incumbent is too old to run. – Aaron Zitner (COMMENT: The issue should be health, not age.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-expands-lead-over-biden-after-debate-as-voters-age-worries-grow-wsj-poll-finds-c3a793ab
DISPATCH
— Age Is Destiny – Jonah Goldberg (COMMENT: I should write a book about age discrimination. When I was 25 years old in 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors used “up-or-out” to write me off as being too old to be promoted to GS-13. That rendered worthless my earning job-related a) master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1994, b) professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a professional license in 1981.)
https://thedispatch.com/article/age-is-destiny/
— Shuffling for President. Politicians who risk damaging their party are supposed to get out of the way. – Jonah Goldberg (COMMENT: Since 2000, RINO leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have ever-increasingly hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I not only damage the aforesaid organization, but that I cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to lose elections. I should write a book about that.)
https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/gfile/shuffling-for-president/
— The Tide Begins to Turn Against Biden. – Mary Trimble, Grayson Logue, Peter Gattuso, and Aayush Goodapaty
https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/morning/the-tide-begins-to-turn-against-biden/
— Democrats Have More to Fear Than Fear Itself. The party propped up an ailing FDR in 1944, but the world has changed. – Chris Stirewalt
https://thedispatch.com/article/democrats-have-more-to-fear-than-fear-itself/
— Trump Poised to Rip 40-Year-Old Pro-Life Plank Out of GOP Platform (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump would not have won the primary in 2016 if he had not promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform. My critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. are anti-conservative if not anti-Republican and they have always a) rejected many planks in the Republican Party platform and/or b) rejected direct election of IRP State Central Committee members. Recently, they had me thrown off the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee.)
https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/dispatch-politics/no-labels-chief-strategist-says-its-too-late-for-an-independent-presidential-alternative/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In every presidential election since 1984, the pro-life plank in the Republican party’s platform has declared: “We endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections apply to unborn children.” But all signs are pointing toward Donald Trump ripping that Reagan-era plank out of the platform and replacing it with something to his own liking that removes any reference to the 14th Amendment and federal legislation. During his successful 2016 campaign, Trump campaigned on signing a federal limit on abortion at 20 weeks after conception with exceptions. But since the 2022 Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, he has changed course. Trump blamed the abortion issue for the GOP’s underwhelming 2022 midterm performance. During the GOP primary against Florida governor Ron DeSantis, Trump attacked Florida’s Heartbeat Protection Act, which generally bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, as “terrible.” He formally announced in April of this year that he opposes any new federal limits on abortion. While the precise text of Trump’s 2024 pro-life plank is not clear, pro-life leaders now expect it to be released this Sunday and approved by the Republican National Convention’s platform committee in closed-door meetings on Monday or Tuesday—before the convention officially begins. On Tuesday, Politico reported that two anti-abortion activists had been blocked by the Trump campaign from serving on the platform committee. One pro-life leader told Dispatch Politics that the committee has been “overwhelmingly stacked” with people who will ensure the pro-life plank is changed to “reflect Donald Trump and his thinking.” Pro-life leaders are sounding the alarm. In a July 1 letter to RNC chairman Michael Whatley obtained by Dispatch Politics, Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, made his concerns clear. “Based on the limited communications delegates have received, it appears that neither guests nor the press will be allowed to observe the platform committee or subcommittee discussions of the Party’s principles and policy priorities,” Perkins wrote. “The Party’s platforms have provided guidance not just to presidents and Congresses but also to state legislatures, school boards, county commissioners, and, just as importantly – voters.” Perkins, who was elected by the Louisiana GOP to serve as a delegate on the RNC Platform Committee, described the closed-off nature of the meeting as an “RNC Gag Rule” that “heightens speculation that the GOP platform will be watered down to a few pages of meaningless, poll-tested talking points.” For weeks, pro-life activists have sought—and not received—private reassurances from the Trump campaign that core elements of the pro-life plank would not be changed. A memo signed by Trump advisers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles, reported by the New York Times on June 29, called for a condensed 2024 GOP platform “to ensure our policy commitments to the American people are clear, concise and easily digestible.” The memo defended closing off the platform committee process for the first time in decades to protect the process from “any special interest influence that seeks to make public policy stray from our clear and straightforward objectives.” The private fight between the Trump campaign and pro-life leaders burst into public view in the past week. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life president Marjorie Dannenfesler said in a statement on Tuesday: “If the Trump campaign decides to remove national protections for the unborn in the GOP platform, it would be a miscalculation that would hurt party unity and destroy pro-life enthusiasm between now and the election.”)
April 15, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
ABC7
— At least 43 shot, 7 killed in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-violence-police/14657705/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_g5sRPwQ_c
CBS2
— Anti-gun violence activists urge Chicago to take action ahead of summer – Andrew Ramos
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-summer-gun-violence-mass-shooting-numbers/
WGN9
— News organizations urge Biden and Trump to commit to presidential debates during the 2024 campaign – AP
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/ap-news-organizations-urge-biden-and-trump-to-commit-to-presidential-debates-during-the-2024-campaign/
FOX32
— Coalition of protest groups gather to plan strategy for DNC
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1440879
WBBM
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/pritzker-pushes-chicago-to-ok-usd70m-migrant-spending-plan
WAND TV
— Trump arrives at court for the start of jury selection in his historic hush money trial. Donald Trump has arrived at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush money case. (COMMEENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly encourage everyone, including all potential jurors, to hate Trump. I should write a book about the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who have treated me the most like I have been Trump’s political consultant, biggest donor, fundraiser, pollster, and campaign manager in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 2015. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-arrives-at-court-for-the-start-of-jury-selection-in-his-historic-hush-money/article_d0b87324-aebd-5972-a6ee-67977638bab5.html
WSIL TV
— A jury of his peers: A look at how jury selection will work in Donald Trump’s first criminal trial. Donald Trump’s history-making criminal trial is set to start Monday with a simple but extraordinary procedural step that is vital to American democracy. – AP (COMMENT: Who are Trump’s peers? Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, parent, business degree holder, non-veteran, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/a-jury-of-his-peers-a-look-at-how-jury-selection-will-work-in-donald/article_10dd96d6-52ed-5fef-a8a7-ca4fe2f02c41.html
FREE PRESS
— American Anti-War Activists Cheer for Iran’s War. At a left-wing conference in Chicago, activists believe Iran is ‘part of the arc of resistance because the enemies are Israel and the USA.’ – Olivia Reingold
https://www.thefp.com/p/american-anti-war-activists-cheer
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-268/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Homicides, shootings up across Chicago – Glenn Minnis
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/homicides-shootings-up-across-chicago/
WIREPOINTS
— $30 million over four years: How teachers unions influence Illinois politicians. – Nick Binotti and Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/teacher-unions-have-spent-nearly-30-million-on-elections-in-four-years-wirepoints/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Slate of Candidates to Head McHenry County GOP Speaking Monday in Cary
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/14/slate-of-candidates-to-head-mchenry-county-gop-speaking-monday-in-cary/
— Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/14/are-you-better-off-than-you-were-four-years-ago/
— Kirk Donald Requests Support for Vice Chairman of the McHenry Republican Party
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/13/kirk-donald-requests-support-for-vice-chairman-of-the-mchenry-republican-party/
— DeWitte Quoted in Big Tribune Article on Pritzker
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/14/dewite-quoted-in-big-tribune-article-on-pritzker/
— Tribune Pimps NPR
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/14/tribune-pimps-npr/
— One of Jim Thompson’s Top Assistants Interviewed “No Labels” Candidacies
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/14/one-of-jim-thompsons-top-assistants-promoted-no-labels-candidacies/
— Wetland Regulation Sought by Senate Democrats
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/14/wetland-regulation-sought-by-senate-democrats/
— UPDATEDx2: McHenry County Republican Vice Chairman Candidates Reveal They’re Backing Different Chairman Candidates
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/14/behavingbadly2/
— If You Were In Charge of Israel, What Would You Do?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/14/if-you-were-in-charge-of-israel-what-would-you-do/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Want to end abortion? Start with a pro-child, pro-mother agenda – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/14/want-to-end-abortion-start-with-pro-child-pro-moth/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Triggered by the American flag? Here’s the solution. – Stephanie Lundquist-Arora (COMMENT: I have flown an American flag off my front porch since September 11, 2001 and I am displaying an 18X12-foot American flag in my Iron Gate Motor Condo as I did in the one that I previously owned.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/2964151/triggered-by-the-american-flag-heres-the-solution/
NEW YORK POST
— Rampaging DEI and rampant antisemitism show the rot at US colleges – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/04/14/opinion/dei-requirements-and-rampant-antisemitism-show-the-rot-at-us-colleges/
— Chicago pol (Rossana Rodriguez) slammed for appearing to celebrate Iranian attack on Israel: ‘Free Palestine’ – Alex Oliveira
https://nypost.com/2024/04/14/world-news/chicago-pol-slammed-for-appearing-to-celebrate-attack-on-israel/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Progressives push gun control after mass shootings, ignoring the root of the problem – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/progressives_push_gun_control_but_ignore_the_root_of_the_problem.html
— The Deep State and the Biden regime are at war against the American people – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/the_deep_state_and_the_biden_regime_is_at_war_against_the_american_people.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Move over media: Republicans trust Donald Trump for Ukraine news more than journalists, government sources – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/15/move-over-media-republicans-trust-donald-trump-for-ukraine-news-more-than-journalists-government-sources-1452640/
— ‘All for show’: Biden’s newest potential executive order for border crisis doesn’t hold water – Jake Smith
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/14/all-for-show-bidens-newest-potential-executive-order-for-border-crisis-doesnt-hold-water-experts-say-1452490/
BREITBART
— NYC Block Becomes Illegal Migrant Shopping Area for Stolen Goods, Prostitution – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2024/04/14/they-are-hurting-business-nyc-block-becomes-illegal-migrant-shopping-area-for-stolen-goods-prostitution/
DAILY CALLER
— ‘All For Show’: Biden’s Newest Potential Executive Order For Border Crisis Doesn’t Hold Water – JAKE SMITH
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/14/bidens-newest-potential-executive-order-border-crisis-doesnt-hold-water-experts-say/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Swing Voters Deliver Harsh Verdict: Biden Administration Is a Failure – Rob Bluey
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/14/exclusive-poll-trump-leads-biden-in-5-of-6-swing-states/
EPOCH TIMES
— Everything You Need to Know About Trump’s Trial in New York This Week. Trump is headed to the first of his expected criminal trials on April 15. He’s facing felony counts related to his payments to Stephanie Clifford. – Sam Dorman
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/everything-you-need-to-know-about-trumps-trial-in-new-york-this-week-5627212
FOX NEWS
— Chicago activists cheer after learning Iran launched attack on Israel: ‘Hands off Iran!’ Protester says, ‘Our anti-war movement … must be ready, immediately, to be out in the streets and to stop the US from expanding this war on Iran’ – Greg Wehner
https://www.foxnews.com/us/video-shows-chicago-activists-cheer-after-learning-iran-launched-attack-israel-hands-off-iran
LAW OFFICER
— Biden admin has flown over 400000 migrants to airports across US
https://www.lawofficer.com/biden-admin-has-flown-over-400000-migrants-to-airports-across-us/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Wokeness Is Compromising the Intelligence Community – KENIN M. SPIVAK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/wokeness-is-compromising-the-intelligence-community/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Trump-hating, Biden and BLM-supporting NPR CEO pushes back against ‘woke’ allegations – Libby Emmons
https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-hating-biden-and-blm-supporting-npr-ceo-pushes-back-against-woke-allegations
TOWNHALL
— Dalton Mayor Tried to Play the Race Card at a Community Meeting. There Was One Big Problem. – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/04/15/illinois-mayor-tried-to-play-the-race-card-at-a-community-meeting-there-was-one-big-problem-n2637676
— Immigrants Thank Biden After Being Released From Processing Centers 245% Above Capacity – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/14/immigrants-thank-biden-after-being-released-from-processing-centers-245-above-capacity-n2637761
— Immigrant Children Arriving at the Southern Border Alone Increases – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/14/immigrant-children-traveling-alone-increases-n2637744
— Biden DHS Offers ‘Temporary’ Amnesty to 15,000 Ethiopians Living In the U.S. – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/13/bidens-dhs-offers-temporary-amnesty-to-15000-ethiopians-living-in-the-us-n2637733
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
MSNBC
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will have many millions of their illegals go to battleground/swing state and use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-johnson-push-solution-non-existent-election-problem-rcna147816
CNN
— Federal criminal investigation underway for Baltimore bridge collapse – Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/us/francis-scott-key-bridge-investigation
AOL
— Wall Street is paring its bets on ESG and DEI as political pressure rises – BEN WERSCHKUL
https://www.aol.com/wall-street-paring-bets-esg-150045085.html
MSN
— Devastating Blow to American Jobs Under Biden – Andrew Rodriguez
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/devastating-blow-to-american-jobs-under-biden/ar-AA1jOh55%3Focid%3DFW79805
NEW YORK TIMES
— What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Résumés to U.S. Jobs. Some companies discriminated against Black applicants much more than others, and H.R. practices made a big difference. – Claire Cain Miller and Josh Katz (COMMENT: I am 100% German national origin, “Diersen” sounds Swedish. What do you say to those who have advised me to pretend to be Swedish national origin? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who stress that I am 100% German national origin. I would focus on those who also stress that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. Further, what is your national origin? How are those who share your national origin stereotyped? What they blamed for? I am 100% German national origin. I should write about that. In my defense, a) all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, that is, before Germany existed, b) they have always lived in northeast Illinois, c) my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, d) my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and e) my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to Ancestry at 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.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/upshot/employment-discrimination-fake-resumes.html
NEW YORK SUN
— Biden Claims the Mantle of Cesar Chavez, While Ignoring the Labor Leader’s Opposition to Illegal Immigration – DEAN KARAYANIS
https://www.nysun.com/article/biden-claims-the-mantle-of-cesar-chavez-while-ignoring-the-labor-leaders-opposition-to-illegal-immigration
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In the City, Personal Safety Starts With Your Smartphone. Turn on these settings in your phone and connected devices to add a layer of security. – Shara Tibken (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that poverty and crime will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/in-the-city-personal-safety-starts-with-your-smartphone-1ab1eb34
POLITICO
— Democrats descend on Chicago as specter of ‘68 convention looms. Protests over Israel-Gaza war expected as party nominates President Joe Biden. – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: What did you do during the summer of 1968? I worked full-time for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I drove a 1968 Oldsmobile 442.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/15/democrats-chicago-convention-unrest-00152164
— How to pick a jury that can judge Donald Trump. Tailoring questions to probe prospective jurors’ political biases and opinions of the former president is more art than science. – KYLE CHENEY (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump. To do that, they stress that Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, draft avoider, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/14/jury-selection-donald-trump-00151962
February 9, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Special counsel finds Joe Biden ‘willfully’ disclosed classified materials as private citizen, but no criminal charges warranted – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/special-counsel-biden-willfully-disclosed-classified-materials-as-private-citizen-but-no-criminal-charges-warranted/
— Special counsel alleged Biden couldn’t recall personal milestones. His response: ‘My memory is fine’ – JOSH BOAK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/special-counsel-alleged-biden-couldnt-recall-personal-milestones-his-response-my-memory-is-fine/
— No migrants camped out at O’Hare International Airport for first time since summer, questions loom over dwindling city funds – ALICE YIN and NELL SALZMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/no-migrants-at-ohare-airport/
— Democratic candidates for state’s attorney split on juvenile crimes, retail theft – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/cook-county-states-attorney-debate/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville residents lambast McBroom for his migrant sign-up sheet proposal, calling it politically motivated and ‘self-serving’ – TESS KENNY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/naperville-mcbroom-council-chicago-migrant-criticism/
DAILY HERALD
— A surcharge for hybrid vehicles? – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240209/editorials/a-surcharge-for-hybrid-vehicles/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— For Pritzker, the DNC could be a dress rehearsal for a presidential run – Leigh Giangreco
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/jb-pritzker-dnc-presidential-springboard
NBC5
— Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report that questioned his memory, handling of documents – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/special-counsel-biden-willfully-disclosed-classified-materials-but-no-criminal-charges-warranted/3351019/
— Task force to gather information, history on Illinois’ underground railroad created (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly equate slaves fleeing slavery with citizens of foreign countries fleeing their motherlands.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/task-force-to-gather-information-history-on-illinois-underground-railroad-created/3348966/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBR-sIKq9AU
— A look into the process behind Evanston’s reparations program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Rd2VjC6D0
— Important details on migrant shelters remain up in the air following Johnson, Pritzker meeting – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WfkkLTfEko
CBS2
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/volunteers-free-store-migrants-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbPhg6UTJ94
FOX32
— Illinois Republicans raise concerns over spending on healthcare for non-citizens
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-republicans-spending-healthcare-noncitizens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I6BWfc2pgQ
— Biden insists ‘my memory is fine’ as he angrily criticizes Special Counsel report. President Biden on Thursday addressed the nation in a primetime speech regarding the release of a Special Counsel report that called into question his mental clarity, as well as the war in Gaza.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1408444
WTTW
— Special Counsel: Biden ‘Willfully’ Disclosed Classified Materials, but No Criminal Charges Warranted – AP
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/08/special-counsel-biden-willfully-disclosed-classified-materials-no-criminal-charges
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— NRA endorses incumbent Bost over challenger Bailey – Brenden Moore
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/nra-endorses-incumbent-bost-over-challenger-bailey/article_e707a414-c5ed-11ee-9c63-3bfee16ff224.html
STATELINE
— Votes for Trump won’t be counted in Illinois if challenge to keep him off primary ballot is successful – John Clark
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/votes-for-trump-wont-be-counted-in-illinois-if-challenge-to-keep-him-off-primary-ballot-is-successful/
WJBC
— Illinois Senate Republicans tired of tax dollars going to free health care for immigrants – Dave Dahl
https://www.wjbc.com/2024/02/09/illinois-senate-republicans-tired-of-tax-dollars-going-to-free-health-care-for-immigrants/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden’s age continues to linger as a campaign issue amid slip-ups – AUSTIN DENEAN (COMMENT: The issue should be his health, not his age.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/president-joe-bidens-age-continues-to-linger-as-a-campaign-issue-amid-slip-ups-2024-election-politics-former-president-donald-trump-republican-primary-nikki-haley-dean-phillips
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/ap-as-dei-policies-come-under-legal-attack-philanthropic-donors-consider-how-to-adapt/
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The Illinois-Indiana Border Separates Two Worlds – EDWARD ROBERT MCCLELLAND
https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/the-illinois-indiana-border-separates-two-worlds/
CHALKBEAT
— Chicago Public Schools enrollment climbs as more migrant families arrive – Becky Veveaand
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/02/08/chicago-public-schools-sees-more-migrant-students/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-230/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-32/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— The Invasion Democrats Created and America Can’t Unsee
https://johnkassnews.com/the-invasion-america-wont-forget/
WIREPOINTS
— The well-educated are fleeing Illinois, too – Nick Binotti
https://wirepoints.org/the-well-educated-are-fleeing-illinois-too-wirepoints/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Justice Department Describes Joe Biden as “An Elderly Man with a Poor Memory”
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/02/08/justice-department-describes-joe-biden-as-an-elderly-man-with-a-poor-memory/
NORTH COOK NEWS
— North County municipalities refuse to discuss illegal immigrant crisis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/654329444-north-county-municipalities-refuse-to-discuss-illegal-immigrant-crisis
WEST COOK NEWS
— West Cook County municipalities refuse to discuss illegal immigrant crisis
https://westcooknews.com/stories/654334892-west-cook-county-municipalities-refuse-to-discuss-illegal-immigrant-crisis
LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Lake Forest podcast hosts: ‘The law allows you to come to the United States border and say I am seeking Asylum’
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/654138370-lake-forest-podcast-hosts-the-law-allows-you-to-come-to-the-united-states-border-and-say-i-am-seeking-asylum
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL State Rifle Assoc. Launches Video Highlighting Gun Control’s Racist History, Says Laws Were Meant to Keep Minorities Unarmed
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/il-state-rifle-assoc-launches-video-highlighting-gun-controls-racist-history-says-laws-were-meant-to-keep-minorities-unarmed.html
— The Failed Experiment of Decriminalizing Drugs – David E. Smith
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/opinion-the-failed-experiment-of-decriminalizing-drugs.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Well-meaning elderly man’: Republicans seize on Biden memory issues detailed in Hur report – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/8/republicans-seize-joe-biden-memory-issues-detailed/
— Stephen A. Smith grapples with reality in MAGA meltdown: ‘Who’s to say Black people would be wrong to vote Trump? – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/08/stephen-a-smith-grapples-with-reality-in-maga-meltdown-whos-to-say-black-people-would-be-wrong-to-vote-trump-1435147/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nikki Haley reads ‘mean tweets’ in new viral video – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2844867/nikki-haley-mean-tweets-second-late-night-appearance/
— Executive actions cannot stem tide of illegal immigration: White House – Haisten Willis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/2845797/white-house-executive-action-tide-illegal-immigration/
— Eric Adams’s gangs of New York – Parker Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2844540/eric-adamss-gangs-new-york/
— Sunny Hostin still wants reparations after discovering ancestors were ‘enslavers’ – Jenny Goldsberry (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2845357/sunny-hostin-reparations-ancestors-were-enslavers/
— Biden likes banning books too, you hypocrites – Parker Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2845323/the-amazon-files-biden-likes-banning-books-too-you-hypocrites/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Grindr, the original gay hookup app, is under fire for discriminating against gays – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/grindr_the_original_gay_hookup_app_is_under_fire_for_discriminating_against_gays.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Asylum seekers’ seem to think they’ll be voting in 2024: ‘Of course, for Biden’ – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/08/asylum-seekers-seem-to-think-theyll-be-voting-in-2024-of-course-for-biden-1435213/
— Dangerous new trend? Illegal alien beats NY homeowner, steals flag before flipping camera the bird – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/08/dangerous-new-trend-illegal-alien-beats-ny-homeowner-steals-flag-before-flipping-camera-the-bird-1435119/
— GOP candidate ignites firestorm when she takes a flamethrower to ‘sexualized’ books that ‘groom’ kids – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/08/gop-candidate-ignites-firestorm-when-she-takes-a-flamethrower-to-sexualized-books-that-groom-kids-1435200/
BLAZE
— Enough border photo ops! GOP governors need to fight the interior invasion – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/enough-border-photo-ops-gop-governors-need-to-fight-the-interior-invasion
BREITBART
— Joe Biden Threatens to Further Cut Deportations Unless Congress Funnels Billions to Border Crossers – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/08/joe-biden-threatens-to-further-cut-deportations-unless-congress-funnels-billions-to-border-crossers/
COLLEGE FIX
— Bill would stop universities from imposing DEI pledges on students, staff – MARY MOBLEY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/bill-would-stop-universities-from-imposing-dei-pledges-on-students-staff/
— New York, Illinois universities vandalized with swastikas, antisemitic graffiti in same week – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/new-york-illinois-universities-vandalized-with-swastikas-antisemitic-graffiti-in-same-week/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Gang’s All Here—Thanks to Biden’s Open Border – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/02/08/gangs-all-here-thanks-bidens-open-border-borderline/
DAILY WIRE
— Republicans Slam Biden Admin For Saying ICE Will Reduce Deportations If GOP Doesn’t Pass Border Bill – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-slam-biden-admin-for-saying-ice-will-reduce-deportations-if-gop-doesnt-pass-border-bill
— Stephen A. Smith Rips Democrats For Prioritizing Illegal Aliens Over Americans
https://www.dailywire.com/news/stephen-a-smith-rips-democrats-for-prioritizing-illegal-aliens-over-americans
— Senator Murphy On Democrats’ Priorities: ‘People We Care About Most’ Are ‘Undocumented Americans’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-murphy-on-democrats-priorities-people-we-care-about-most-are-undocumented-americans
— Dartmouth Brings Back SAT Requirement. – Mairead Elordi (COMMENT: The federal government should bring back the Federal Service Entrance Examination (FSEE). Because I passed the FSEE in 1970, IRS offered me a job in 1971. The Democrats who run the federal government dumped the FSEE because it frustrated their efforts to hire Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dartmouth-brings-back-sat-requirement
— The Racial Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card. It’s Only Going To Lead To More Failure. – Ben Shapiro
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-racial-get-out-of-jail-free-card-its-only-going-to-lead-to-more-failure
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Glides to Victory in Nevada Caucus. Trump’s win came hours after the Supreme Court heard arguments on an effort to remove him from the ballot in Colorado. – Janice Hisle
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-glides-to-victory-in-nevada-caucus-5583315
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— House to Vote Again on Mayorkas Impeachment After Setback – Kari Jacobson
https://www.fairus.org/biden-immigration-border-policy/house-vote-again-mayorkas-impeachment-after-setback
FOX BUSINESS
— Democrats border bill attempts to ‘normalize’ illegal immigration: Sen. Ted Cruz. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, discusses whether the Republican Party is in ‘chaos’ after killing the Democrats’ border package on ‘Varney & Co.’
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6346486485112
FOX NEWS
— It’s become an industry for race hustlers to find racism in everything. Race obsessed snake oil salesmen do us all a grave disservice while lining their own pockets – Greg Gutfeld
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/greg-gutfeld-industry-race-hustlers-racism
— Infighting continues at New York Times as staffers complain about LGBTQ coverage. Times staffers have bickered over everything from transgender issues to coverage of Israel-Hamas war. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/infighting-continues-new-york-times-staffers-complain-about-lgbtq-coverage
— ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith rails against ‘$53 million pilot program for illegals,’ predicts Trump victory. ‘I personally think his return to the presidency is going to be civil war in this country,’ Smith says of Trump. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/espns-stephen-a-smith-predicts-trump-will-defeat-biden-immigration-economic-issues-persist
— Democratic senator reveals ‘people we care about most’ are ‘undocumented Americans’ in US. Democratic Sen Chris Murphy joined MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Wednesday to discuss border security bill. – Hanna Panreck
https://www.foxnews.com/media/democratic-senator-reveals-people-we-care-about-most-undocumented-americans-us
— Biden admin facing mounting backlash after migrant attacks homeowner, steals flag: ‘Becoming a trend’ ‘When people break our laws, they put their middle finger up to the cameras,’ Harris Faulkner says. – Hanna Panreck
https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-admin-facing-more-outrage-after-migrant-attacks-homeowner-steals-flag-becoming-a-trend
— ‘Friends’, ‘Seinfeld’ and other TV shows unfit for today’s woke culture. What is woke culture? Revisit 8 TV shows that grapple with complexities of societal sensitivity. – Maeghan Dolph
https://www.foxnews.com/media/tv-shows-woke-culture
— Bipartisan lawmakers eye ‘pilot program’ to expedite citizenship for migrants who serve in US military. Bill proposed as a bipartisan immigration and border security deal went down in flames. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bipartisan-lawmakers-eye-pilot-program-expedite-citizenship-migrants-who-serve-us-military
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Stop Allowing Noncitizens To Determine Congressional and Presidential Representation – Lora Ries
https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/stop-allowing-noncitizens-determine-congressional-and-presidential
— Voters Want Meaningful Reforms To Stem Illegal Immigration – Simon Hankinson
https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/voters-want-meaningful-reforms-stem-illegal-immigration
MRC TV
— ‘Biden Should Be Removed’: X Reacts To Biden Avoiding Docs Prosecution Due To Mental Deficiencies – ERIC SCHEINER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/eric-scheiner/biden-should-be-removed-x-reacts-biden-avoiding-docs-prosecution-due-mental
NEWS BUSTERS
— Musk Bashes Disney’s ‘Mandatory Institutionalized Racism,’ Promises to Support Lawsuits – Tom Olohan
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/tom-olohan/2024/02/08/musk-bashes-disneys-mandatory-institutionalized-racism
— Racial Revelations: Sunny Hostin’s Family Owned Slaves, Still DEMANDS Reparations – Nicholas Fondacaro (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2024/02/08/racial-revelations-hostins-family-owned-slaves-still-demands
NEWSMAX
— Biden, No-Border Dems Brought Us Illegal Immigrant Crime – Deroy Murdock
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/ice-newsom-nypd/2024/02/08/id/1152803/
— Musk Rages Against ‘Disney’s DEI Gestapo’ – Lee Barney
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/elon-musk-dei-disney/2024/02/08/id/1152802/
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Democrat Senator Chris Murphy Wants Illegals To Help Them Win Elections – Will Scharf
https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/will-scharf-democrats-want-illegals-to-help-them-win-elections/
PJ MEDIA
— Need More Proof That Transgenderism Is a Mental Disorder? Here You Go! – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/02/08/need-more-proof-that-transgenderism-is-a-mental-disorder-here-you-go-n4926257
POST MILLENNIAL
— The View’s Sunny Hostin SHOCKED to find she’s descended from Spanish slaveholders (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/the-views-sunny-hostin-shocked-to-find-shes-descended-from-spanish-slaveholders
POWER LINE
— ILLEGALS ARE ALREADY VOTING – LLOYD BILLINGSLEY
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/02/illegals-are-already-voting.php
TOWNHALL
— The Absurd Democrat Border Con – Victor Davis Hanson
https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2024/02/09/the-absurd-democrat-border-con-n2635023
— Mayorkas Wants You to Have Pity for Illegal Migrants Who Killed Americans – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/08/mayorkas-americans-killed-by-illegals-should-not-be-politicized-n2634948
— Biden Plans to Do What He Said He Couldn’t Regarding Illegal Immigration – Matt Vespa |
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/02/08/biden-plans-to-do-what-he-said-he-couldnt-regarding-illegal-immigration-n2634976
— Democrat PLEDGES ALLEGIANCE to Illegal Immigrants, ADMITS AMERICA-LAST AGENDA!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwPWPJ-_iZQ
— Sunny Hostin Learned Her Ancestors Owned Slaves and Her Response Is Truly Something – Spencer Brown (COMMENT: In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/02/08/its-a-bummer-sunny-hostin-on-finding-out-her-ancestors-owned-slaves-n2634971
ZERO HEDGE
— Democrats Fail America’s Youth As Dozens Of Schools In Illinois & Maryland Have Zero Kids Proficient In Math – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/democrats-fail-americas-youth-dozens-schools-illinois-maryland-have-zero-kids-proficient
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
REUTERS
— Republican US senators seek info on Illinois judges’ diversity policies – Nate Raymond
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/republican-us-senators-seek-info-illinois-judges-diversity-policies-2024-02-08/
NBC NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/anti-dei-rhetoric-black-organizations-counter-billionaires-rcna136815
CBS NEWS
— Migrant crossings fall sharply along Texas border, shifting to Arizona and California – Camilo Montoya-Galvez
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-texas-border-arizona-california-migrants/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) blame Republicans for everything that is bad.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/opinion/trump-republicans-border-ukraine.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/us/politics/trump-border-biden.html
FOX SAVANNAH
— Chicago may delay school year so students can ‘attend’ Democratic National Convention – KRISTINA WATROBSKI
https://fox28savannah.com/news/nation-world/chicago-may-delay-school-year-so-students-can-attend-democratic-national-convention-dnc-2024-election-chicago-public-schools-illinois-politics-education-crisis-in-the-classroom
FOX SAN DIEGO
— 80% of asylum-seekers rejected, DHS official says – Salvador Rivera
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/border-report/80-of-asylum-seekers-rejected-dhs-official-says/
FORBES
— Musk Rages Against ‘Disney’s DEI Gestapo’ And Doubles Down On Crusade – Robert Hart
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2024/02/08/musk-rages-against-disneys-dei-gestapo-and-doubles-down-on-anti-diversity-crusade/
GOVERNING
— The Resentments and Realities of the Rural-Urban Divide. There are some delightful, lively small towns, but let the numbers do the talking: In Illinois, downstaters and their city “cousins” live in different worlds of expectations and aspirations. – Jim Nowlan
https://www.governing.com/politics/the-resentments-and-realities-of-the-rural-urban-divide
DAILY MAIL
— Biden’s own DOJ said he has ‘diminished faculties and a faulty memory’: Classified docs probe reveals he left Afghan files next to dog bed in garage, forgot when his son Beau died AND couldn’t remember when he was vice president. Long-awaited report reveals an 81-year-old president suffering memory lapses. ‘He did not remember, even within several years, when his son Beau died,’ it said. Biden said he had cooperated fully and that the matter was now closed. -ROB CRILLY
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13062835/joe-biden-classified-documents-garage-private-office-investigation-not-charged.html
January 11, 2024
Democrat and RINO leaders a) created the “migrant crisis,” b) are making it worse every day, and c) are ever-increasingly blaming it on Republicans.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
ABC7
— About 200 Chicago migrants moving into shelter at former CVS in Little Village – Michelle Gallardo, Sarah Schulte, and Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-in-little-village-migrant-crisis/14308033/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tL2sCQdcn4
— Texas bus companies may be making millions transporting new arrivals – Chuck Goudie (COMMENT: If/when illegals take jobs, employers will make millions because they will pay them less than they pay citizens of America.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-bus-fines-texas-greg-abbott/14308208/
— Palestinian women file complaints alleging censorship, discrimination from UIC. Complaint alleges university did little to protect students from hate after raising questions over Israel-related events. – Jasmine Minor
https://abc7chicago.com/palestinian-women-university-of-illinois-chicago-civil-rights-complaint-discrimination/14307484/
— Christie ends his 2024 presidential campaign
https://abc7chicago.com/chris-christie-ends-presidential-campaign-2024-election-new-hampshire/14307522/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsaktRVMjEI
NBC5
— Gov. Pritzker wants state lawmakers to backfill $160 million that went toward migrant crisis. Gov. J.B. Pritzker took aim at Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott for what he called a “cheap political stunt” of continually sending migrants to major U.S. cities, including Chicago. – Bennett Haeberle
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/gov-pritzker-wants-state-lawmakers-to-backfill-160-million-that-went-towards-migrant-crisis/3323613/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly work toward abolishing the Second Amendment.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/highland-park-public-safety-meeting-aims-to-address-gun-violence/3323963/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/volunteers-seek-opportunities-to-help-as-migrants-continue-arriving-in-chicago/3323608/
CBS2
— Chicago West Loop neighbors say crime, drug dealing at homeless encampment is out of control – Jermont Terry (COMENT: I worked in the West Loop 1990-1997 and I took graduate evening finance courses at IIT there 1992-1997. I used the Ogilvie Transportation Center 1978-1997 and Union Station 1992-1997.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-west-loop-crime-drug-dealing-homeless-encampment/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwkP3kUbFzk
— City of Chicago has spent $156.2 million on vendors in migrant crisis – Sabrina Franza
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/city-of-chicago-spending-vendors-migrant-crisis/
— Chicago struggles to shelter thousands of migrants, with more arriving each day – Marybel Gonzalez
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chicago-migrants-shelter-struggles-bus-arrivals/
— Former CVS in Chicago is now home to new state-run migrant shelter
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/former-cvs-state-run-migrant-shelter/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/former-cvs-in-chicago-is-now-home-to-new-state-run-migrant-shelter/
— City of Chicago uploads data on the cost of migrant crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X__7bIunZpE
— Concerns about shelter space, cold weather amid migrant crisis
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/concerns-about-shelter-space-cold-weather-amid-migrant-crisis/
— New urgency for long-term strategy for migrant crisis as dangerous cold comes – Marybel Gonzalez
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/new-urgency-long-term-strategy-migrant-crisis-dangerous-cold/
WGN9
— Pritzker downplays tension between Chicago, lawmakers over migrant crisis – Tahman Bradley
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/pritzker-downplays-tension-between-chicago-lawmakers-over-migrant-crisis/
FOX32
— Chicago migrant shelter opens in Little Village
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-migrant-shelter-opens-in-little-village
— Democrats celebrate their progress in abolishing the Second Amendment.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-one-year-anniversary
— Mayors to meet in-person in Chicago to discuss migrant crisis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mayors-to-meet-in-chicago-to-discuss-migrant-crisis
WTTW
— Little Village Shelter to House 220 Migrants as Asylum Seekers Continue to Arrive in Chicago Area – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/10/little-village-shelter-house-220-migrants-asylum-seekers-continue-arrive-chicago
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrants go without showers, dig for food in trash at city’s ‘landing zone’ as they wait for shelter – Nell Salzman and Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-loading-zone-bad-conditions-20240111-52guq4h5xrgsvlw62jsqxl4dwy-story.html
— Illinois not quite as welcoming to migrants as it set out to be – Charles Selle (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Chicago Democrats will dump their excess illegals first on the rest of Cook County, then on the collar counties, and then on the rest of Illinois. That is, unless they send them to battleground/swing states to use their false identifications to vote for Biden.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-migrant-shuffling-st-0111-20240110-5alje6euyvhhzktfbxh5anaz5y-story.html
— Illinois abortions surged the year Roe fell, with nearly 17,000 patients traveling from other states — a 49% spike – Angie Leventis Lourgos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-abortion-illinois-data-2022-20240110-h34hsvudjjakzcfmm4al5ujwgi-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— We’re Jewish legislators, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. Some say a cease-fire amounts to letting Hamas win. That might be true if “cease-fire” meant a unilateral, unconditional laying-down of arms by Israel and nothing more, write state Reps. Kelly Cassidy and Will Guzzardi. But a cease-fire involves negotiations among both parties. – Kelly Cassidy and Will Guzzardi
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/11/24033071/jewish-legislators-ceasefire-gaza-israel-hamas-antisemitism-islamophobia-kelly-cassidy-will-guzzardi
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Mayors to meet in Chicago to discuss migrant crisis – Alicia Fabbre (COMMENT: Sooner or later, Chicago Democrats will send their illegals to your county, to your township, to your municipality, and to your school district. But maybe Chicago Democrats will first send them to battleground/swing states to vote Biden.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240110/news/mayors-to-meet-in-chicago-to-discuss-migrant-crisis/
— Kane County officials draft proclamation amid asylum seeker influx – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240110/news/kane-county-officials-draft-proclamation-amid-asylum-seeker-influx/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Out-of-state abortions in Illinois spike by almost 50% – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240110/news/out-of-state-abortions-in-illinois-spike-by-almost-50/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240110/news/a-warm-welcome-and-a-coat-glen-ellyn-church-helps-asylum-seekers-headed-to-chicago/
— More towns (Palatine, Mount Prospect, Elk Grove Village, Bloomingdale, Libertyville, Mundelein and Oak Lawn) act to deter migrant drop-offs – Christopher Placek and Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240110/news/more-towns-act-to-deter-migrant-drop-offs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a statement about his town’s ordinance, Bloomingdale Village President Franco Coladipietro calls the migrant drop-offs a cause of concern for the community. “Should the circumstances warrant, we are prepared to take whatever steps are necessary to protect the health and safety of our residents and the schools in our community,” he said.)
WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly paint police as being racists.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-and-paris-share-issues-with-racial-profiling/b9b8768f-3440-4fba-8dd8-1d851c2e7308
— Expensive effort to get high-risk kids back in school is off to a slow start. The program targets school-aged teens who have been out of class for at least a year and are at higher risk of being involved in gun violence. – Sarah Karp, Patrick Smith
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-effort-to-get-at-risk-kids-back-in-school-off-to-slow-start/ddada294-003c-449b-97c3-4c0cc6722055
CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Unmasking Chicago School Segregation: From Systemic Racism to Policy Failures – Valerie F. Leonard
https://chicagodefender.com/unmasking-chicago-school-segregation-from-systemic-racism-to-policy-failures/
WAND TV
— Illinois lawmakers discuss potential move to universal vote-by-mail system – Mike Miletich
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois-lawmakers-discuss-potential-move-to-universal-vote-by-mail-system/article_1ec8d4fa-b008-11ee-a517-037ed89ed506.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— NY governor neglects migrant crisis, quotes Taylor Swift in State of the State address – JACKSON WALKER
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/ny-governor-neglects-migrant-crisis-quotes-taylor-swift-in-state-of-the-state-address-new-york-kathy-hochul-nyc-albany-illegal-immigration-eric-adams-budget-andrew-cuomo
HIGHLAND PARK PATCH
— Judge Denies Highland Park Gun-Owner’s Relief From Assault Weapon Ban. In his ruling, federal judge Harry Leinenweber rejected resident Susan Goldman’s request and dismissed a gun rights group as a plaintiff. – Jeff Arnold
https://patch.com/illinois/highlandpark/judge-denies-highland-park-gun-owners-relief-assault-weapon-ban
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-13/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— While some states move to secure voting, Illinois looks to expand access – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_009bd7e8-b00d-11ee-b214-576cc8b746b5.html
— Illinois limited in regulating migrant buses as blame for crisis continues – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_922707b0-b002-11ee-abc9-f3e3d06dcb75.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Massachusetts Asks People to House Migrants in Their Homes
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/10/massachusetes-asks-people-to-house-migrants-in-their-homes/
WEST COOK NEWS
— Western Springs’ Rudolph on illegal immigrants: ‘We are prepared to support their efforts to safely and efficiently board Chicago-bound trains’ (COMMENT: What will she say when Chicago sends them back to Western Springs?)
https://westcooknews.com/stories/653632645-western-springs-rudolph-on-illegal-immigrants-we-are-prepared-to-support-their-efforts-to-safely-and-efficiently-board-chicago-bound-trains
EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— The Vast Majority of Illinois Gun Owners Choose Non-Compliance (COMMENT: Which of them will Pritzker force country sheriffs and states attorneys to arrest and perp walk?)
EAST https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/653638279-the-vast-majority-of-illinois-gun-owners-choose-non-compliance
WIREPOINTS
— Chicago has demanded future generations pay for its unaffordable pension debts (COMMENT: Are you in line to get a pension? I was in line to get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension since I was 18 years old in 1966. Are you getting a pension? I have gotten a CSRS pension since my Democrat superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who continue to use my CSRS pension against me the most. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my CSRS pension is far too generous because I was grossly overpaid. To do that, they ignore, dismiss, and/or belittle the fact while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I got promoted in 1973, 1973, 1974, and 1986, I paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS, and I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981. I might still be working for the federal government and paying 7% of my salary into the CSRS if my Democrat superiors had not forced me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-has-demanded-future-generations-pay-for-its-unaffordable-pension-debts-wbbms-coverage-of-wirepoints-press-conference/
— Chicago reporter: ‘When pensions start coming in on buses every hour, then we’ll cover them’
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-reporter-when-pensions-start-coming-in-on-buses-every-hour-then-well-cover-them-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER GASLIGHTS, ILLINOISANS STEP ON THE GAS
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/policy-shop/the-policy-shop-pritzker-gaslights-illinoisans-step-on-the-gas/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago GOP Chair Stephen Boulton Submits Bad Signatures, Will Not Appear on March Primary Ballot as 27th Ward Committeeman
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/breaking-chicago-gop-chair-stephen-boulton-submits-bad-signatures-will-not-appear-on-march-primary-ballot-as-27th-ward-committeeman.html
— Foxx’s Exit Sparks Hope: The Hopeful Change Coming to Cook County!
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/foxxs-exit-sparks-hope-the-hopeful-change-coming-to-cook-county.html
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Top campaign contribution recipients in Illinois for the week of Nov. 19 (COMMENT: What discourages you from contributing to Republican candidates? For me, it is unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who blame me for their defeats. They blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and what I did a) as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, b) as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2010, and d) as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member 2003-2007. They blame the straw polls that I conducted at MTRO and TAPROOT events.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/653637044-top-campaign-contribution-recipients-in-illinois-for-the-week-of-nov-19
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats no longer value schooling for children – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/2790967/democrats-no-longer-value-schooling-for-children/
— Democrats force students out of school to make room for immigrants – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2790727/new-york-city-lawsuit-only-proves-immigration-has-real-costs/
— Chris Christie’s parting lesson about Trump and the GOP field – W. James Antle III
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2791294/chris-christies-parting-lesson-trump-gop-field/
NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s continued cynical use of race won’t help him in November – Cal Thomas
https://nypost.com/2024/01/09/opinion/bidens-continued-cynical-use-of-race-wont-help-him-in-november/
— A ripped for helping pay migrant treatment as over 400K veterans, their families wait – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/01/10/news/va-ripped-for-reimbursing-migrant-treatment-as-veterans-wait/
— Border crisis ‘architect’ Alejandro Mayorkas deserves to be impeached: state AGs – Josh Christenson
https://nypost.com/2024/01/10/news/state-ags-urge-impeachment-of-mayorkas-as-architect-of-border-crisis/
AMERICA FIRST POLICY
— Removals of illegal aliens are at all-time lows, while releases are at all-time highs
https://americafirstpolicy.com/issues/removals-of-illegal-aliens-are-at-all-time-lows-while-releases-are-at-all-time-highs
BREITBART
— DHS Chief Mayorkas Has Imported 5 Million Illegal Aliens — Outpacing Annual U.S. Births – Rep. Mark Green
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/10/rep-mark-green-dhs-chief-mayorkas-has-imported-5-million-illegal-aliens-outpacing-annual-u-s-births/
— Marsha Blackburn: NYC Throwing Students Out of School to Accommodate Migrants ‘Something from Babylon Bee’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/10/exclusive-marsha-blackburn-nyc-throwing-students-out-of-school-to-accommodate-migrants-is-something-from-babylon-bee/
— New York High School Cancels Dances, Sports After Mayor Eric Adams Puts Illegal Immigrants in Gym – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/01/10/new-york-high-school-cancels-dances-sports-mayor-eric-adams-illegal-aliens-gym/
— First Illegals Served Evictions from New York Hotels, Only to Reapply to Others – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/10/first-illegals-served-evictions-new-york-hotels-only-to-reapply-others/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— DHS Data Dump Shows Why Fixing ‘Credible Fear’ Won’t Fix the Border. Senate negotiators should know: Biden doesn’t use expedited removal like he should. – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/DHS-Data-Dump-Shows-Why-Fixing-Credible-Fear-Wont-Fix-Border
DAILY CALLER
— Judge Blocks Trump From Giving Closing Argument At Own Trial – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/10/judge-changes-mind-allowing-trump-deliver-closing-arguments/
— Chris Christie Drops Out Of Presidential Race – MARY LOU MASTERS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/10/chris-christie-drops-out-presidential-race-before-iowa-new-hampshire/
— Dem Assemblywoman Rips Biden, Adams Over NYC School’s Use For Illegal Aliens – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/10/whats-next-dem-assemblywoman-rips-biden-adams-over-nyc-schools-use-for-illegal-aliens/
— Inflation Soars As High Prices Continue To Squeeze Americans – WILL KESSLER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/11/inflation-cpi-americans-prices/
— Second-Largest Foreign Owner Of US Land Is A Chinese Communist Party Member – PHILIP LENCZYCKI
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/11/chinese-landowner-billionaire-ccp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Gun Owners End 2023 Proving Gun Control Advocates Wrong – Amy Swearer
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/10/gun-owners-end-2023-proving-gun-control-advocates-wrong/
— Haley: I ‘Fought Obama on Illegal Immigration’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT8wFCUfvnU
DAILY WIRE
— The DEI Rot In The Airline Industry Is Way Worse Than You Think – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-dei-rot-in-the-airline-industry-is-way-worse-than-you-think
FEDERALIST
— Border-Jumpers Are Pushing American Kids Out Of School All Across The Country – JOY PULLMANN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/10/border-jumpers-are-pushing-american-kids-out-of-school-all-across-the-country/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION RERORM
— Coming to America: African Mass Migration and Open Borders – Michael McManus
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/01/10/coming-america-african-mass-migration-and-open-borders
FOX BUSINESS
— DEI is a ‘Marxist philosophy based on breaking down America’ – Pete Hegseth
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6344637508112
— Elon Musk issues warning after NYC students pushed out of school to house migrants: ‘Will come for your homes’ Elon Musk suggests government ‘will come for your homes’ if space for illegal migrants runs out. – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/elon-musk-issues-warning-nyc-students-pushed-school-house-migrants-will-come-for-your-homes
— Elon Musk dings Boeing after Alaska Airlines scare: ‘Prioritized DEI hiring’ Boeing 2022 SEC filing showed the aircraft manufacturer emphasize on DEI initiatives (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always prioritized DEI, that is, they have always prioritized patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/elon-musk-dings-boeing-after-alaska-airlines-scare-prioritized-dei-hiring
FOX NEWS
— Chicago Public Schools lost $23M worth of laptops, iPads and other devices in 1 year. Chicago Public Schools responds to annual report about devices paid for by taxpayers. – Pilar Arias
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-public-schools-lost-23m-worth-laptops-ipads-other-devices-one-year-report-says
— DeSantis rips Biden and NYC for kicking students out of school for illegal migrants. ‘That’s Joe Biden’s America in a nutshell … it’s disgraceful’ – Michael Dorgan
https://www.foxnews.com/us/desantis-rips-biden-nyc-kicking-students-school-illegal-migrants
— VA gets flak for using staff to help ICE process illegal immigrant health care despite backlog of veterans – Bradford Betz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/va-gets-flak-using-staff-help-ice-process-illegal-immigrant-health-care-despite-backlog-veterans
https://news.yahoo.com/va-gets-flak-using-staff-022055310.html
— Welcome to Harvard, where you can spend $317,800 to learn about ‘queering the world,’ threesome dating apps. Harvard offers a courses such as ‘Queering Education’ for K-12 classrooms. – Hannah Grossman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/welcome-harvard-spend-317800-learn-queering-world-threesome-dating-apps
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Moral Corruption at Community Colleges – Jonathan Butcher
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/moral-corruption-community-colleges
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— AOC proposes blanket amnesty — ‘path to citizenship’ for over eight million illegal immigrants – Matthew Holloway
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez
MRC TV
— A ‘Great’ Replacing? NYC Kicks HS Students Out to House Nearly 2,000 Illegals – NICK KANGADIS |
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/great-replacing-nyc-kicks-hs-students-out-house-nearly-2000-illegals
NTD
— Controversy Erupts After New York Democrat Said Illegal Immigrants Needed for Redistricting In Resurfaced Clip
https://www.ntd.com/controversy-erupts-after-new-york-democrat-said-illegal-immigrants-needed-for-redistricting-in-resurfaced-clip_965560.html
NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘Putting Americans Last’: DeSantis Highlights High School Sheltering Migrants as Prime Example of Biden Failure – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/putting-americans-last-desantis-highlights-high-school-sheltering-migrants-as-prime-example-of-biden-failure/
PJ MEDIA
— 360K Illegals Processed Into U.S. through Scam Biden Program – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/01/10/360k-illegals-processed-into-us-through-scam-biden-program-n4925352
— The Democrats’ Changing Positions on Immigration – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/01/10/the-democrats-changing-position-on-immigration-n4925353
ROY’S REPORT & CHURCH LEADERS
— Wheaton College Restricts Employees’ Use of Preferred Pronouns – Kathryn Post
https://julieroys.com/wheaton-college-restricts-employees-use-of-preferred-pronouns/
https://churchleaders.com/news/465889-wheaton-college-restricts-employees-ability-to-state-preferred-pronouns-rns.html
TOWNHALL
— White House Punts Illegals Taking Over Schools As a ‘New York’ Problem – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/01/10/white-house-punts-illegals-taking-over-schools-back-as-a-new-york-problem-n2633446
— Illegal Immigrants Are Being Housed in Chicago Airport, Video Shows – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/01/10/airport-migrants-chicago-n2633450
— Biden Admin Has Allowed 5 Million Illegal Aliens Into the Nation — Outpacing Yearly U.S. Births – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/10/biden-admin-has-allowed-5-million-illegal-aliens-into-the-nation-outpacing-yearly-us-births-n2633466
— Democrats Hate Being Forced To Live Under Their Own Rules – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2024/01/11/democrats-hate-being-forced-to-live-under-their-own-rules-n2633474
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
THE HILL
— DeSantis vows mass deportations of migrants: ‘They all have to go back’ – JARED GANS
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4401904-desantis-vows-mass-deportations-of-migrants-they-all-have-to-go-back/
MSN
— Elon Musk slams DEI hiring at Boeing & United Airlines
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/elon-musk-slams-dei-hiring-at-boeing-united-airlines/vi-AA1mMOud
NEWSWEEK
— Migrants in Maine Get Up to Two Years Free Rent for New Apartments
https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-get-two-years-free-rent-new-apartments-1859556
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DeSantis: ‘Do Not Trust Nikki Haley With Illegal Immigration’ – Eliza Collins
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/gop-republican-debate-iowa/card/desantis-do-not-trust-nikki-haley-with-illegal-immigration–OJjGpZVvmkdv5vxu30NG
— Reports of DEI’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated. So long as the implicit-association test is in circulation, the myth of a mostly racist U.S. will live. – Hal R. Arkes (COMMENT: What are your demographics? How negatively are those demographics viewed? Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the following demographics are ever-increasingly viewed more negatively: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/reports-of-dei-death-are-greatly-exaggerated-implicit-bias-test-systemic-racism-f7122674
FORBES
— Elon Musk’s X Successfully Defends University Of Illinois Student From Discipline Over Post, Platform Says – Antonio Pequeño IV
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/01/10/elon-musks-x-successfully-defends-university-of-illinois-student-from-discipline-over-post-platform-says/
BALLOTPEDIA
— Five candidates filed to appear on Illinois’ Republican presidential primary ballot – Ellen Morrissey
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2024/01/10/five-candidates-filed-to-appear-on-illinois-republican-presidential-primary-ballot/
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— IRS plans to continue hiring spree despite setback in new budget deal. The agency hopes to hire 20,000 employees in fiscal 2024. (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents use against you? I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,074-$110,020/year. I should a book about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2024/01/irs-plans-continue-hiring-spree-despite-setback-new-budget-deal/393221/
EDUCATION WEEK
— Democrats promote CRT to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/a-side-effect-of-anti-crt-campaigns-reduced-trust-in-local-schools/2024/01
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— Supporting first-generation students in higher education (COMMENT: What is Affirmative Action had been only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?)
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/spotlight/supporting-firstgeneration-students-higher-education
DAILY MAIL
— Nine-in-ten C-suite execs say they’re maintaining or boosting DEI schemes, lawyering up against conservative activists and braving Elon Musk’s criticism of ‘reverse racism’ Executives overwhelmingly say they’re sticking with diversity hiring targets. 69 percent said SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action hadn’t changed their minds. – JAMES REINL,
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12947521/Nine-ten-C-suite-execs-say-theyre-maintaining-boosting-DEI-schemes-lawyering-against-conservative-activists-braving-Elon-Musks-criticism-reverse-racism.html
December 2, 2023
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Amid city delays, state pitching in additional $2M to feed migrants. Another $2 million will be matched by the Chicago Food Depository, which has already been providing meals to migrants since June, in partnership with 15 minority-owned restaurants in Chicago. – Tina Sfondeles and Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/1/23984676/migrant-crisis-state-funding-food-shelters
— Brighton Park migrant tent site had mercury, arsenic, other contaminants — but city deems it ‘safe for temporary residential use’. City officials say the most problematic metals and chemicals have been removed. State environmental officials will have to sign off before the project is finalized. – Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/1/23984897/brighton-park-migrant-tent-site-polluted-mercury-arsenic
— George Santos expelled from Congress, how Illinois members voted. Three members from the Illinois delegation declined to vote to expel the New York congressman from the U.S. House. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/12/1/23984825/george-santos-expelled-congress-illinois-members-how-voted
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State, food bank step in to keep migrants fed during December amid city contract delay – Dan Petrella and Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-migrant-shelter-food-funding-20231201-wfulc7nqkjbvffpu5s6hgj7wda-story.html
— Man with gun, $60,000 worth of drugs arrested at contentious West Loop encampment – Jake Sheridan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-drug-arrest-west-loop-encampment-20231202-ugdp2q3ov5gfnhy6cpjonofzt4-story.html
— Amid drug abuse crisis, state mounts effort to recruit and train more counselors – Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-substance-abuse-counselors-illinois-funding-20231201-zuayskeocrhtxohu2dhw2cynku-story.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-prohibition-immigration-crisis-asylum-work-permits-20231201-3lfoqpqodrdddah6nbicggpsdy-story.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more illegal immigration and b) blame Republicans for illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/law/chicago-migrant-crisis-lawyers-volunteer-aid-asylum-seekers#/
ABC7
— City’s goal to get Chicago migrants out of police stations by Friday likely to be unmet – Stephanie Wade
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-in-police-stations-migrant-shelters/14129784/
— Brighton Park migrant camp site environmental report shows soil was contaminated – Ward Image
https://abc7chicago.com/brighton-park-chicago-migrant-camp-environmental-report-protest/14130832/
— Progressive Ald. Jeanette Taylor levels harsh criticism of Brandon Johnson in podcast interview. – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/jeanette-taylor-brandon-johnson-the-ben-jovarsky-show-chicago-city-council/14130257/
CBS2
— Chicago migrant tent camp site in Brighton Park deemed safe after environmental review – MATTHEW CRAMER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-migrant-tent-camp-brighton-park-environmental-review/
— Under Chicago Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase in Chicago.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/downtown-chicago-tree-lighting-victims-violence/
WGN9
— Elk Grove passes ordinance to help migrants while keeping community safe – Andrea Medina, Peter Curi
https://wgntv.com/news/northwest-suburbs/elk-grove-passes-ordinance-to-help-migrants-while-keeping-community-safe/
FOX32
— A third Chicago suburb (Elk Grove Village) implements new rules to restrict migrant stays
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/elk-grove-village-new-rules-restrict-migrant-stays
— Chicago businessman Willie Wilson giving away more than $333K in free gas, groceries this weekend. – Scott Schneider
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-willie-wilson-free-gas-groceries
WTTW
— State, Greater Chicago Food Depository to Spend Additional $4M on Meals for Migrants; City to Take Over Next Year – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/01/state-greater-chicago-food-depository-spend-additional-4m-meals-migrants-city-take-over
WBEZ
— Biden lets Chicago replace dangerous lead water lines much slower than other cities. The president is ordering cities to replace lead pipes for drinking water within a decade. Chicago is getting at least 40 years to fix the problem. – Brett Chase
https://www.wbez.org/stories/biden-lets-chicago-replace-dangerous-lead-water-lines-much-slower-than-other-cities/e4688513-0797-4908-b8c0-5fdf7ba7ab6a
— Democrats ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make children sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-rundown-anna-deshawn-is-making-the-queer-radio-she-never-heard-growing-up/925804ea-24ac-4d15-bb50-0935f134c5c3
CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker says state has settled labor dispute at migrant tent city
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/01/pritzker-says-state-has-settled-labor-dispute-at-migrant-tent-city/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/01/afternoon-roundup-195/
— Citing ‘delays’ in Chicago’s procurement process, Pritzker announces $2 million to feed asylum seekers
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/01/citing-delays-in-chicagos-procurement-process-pritzker-announces-2-million-to-feed-for-asylum-seekers/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tax Money Paying for Migrants’ Food
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/01/tax-money-paying-for-migrants-food/
JOHN KASS
— Criminal (In)Justice The Chicago Way: What Left Wing Hysterics Get Wrong
https://johnkassnews.com/criminal-injustice-the-chicago-way-what-left-wing-hysterics-get-wrong/
JEFF BERKOWITZ
— Fact checking the IL Governor: Gov Pritzker contends violent crime has been declining in Chicago for three years. Is he correct? We discuss, you decide.
https://jeffberkowitz208.substack.com/p/fact-checking-the-il-governor-gov
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— FEWER COPS IS HOW MAYOR PLANS TO MAKE CHICAGO SAFER? – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-fewer-cops-is-how-mayor-plans-to-make-chicago-safer/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Jim Durkin’s Demise: Former House GOP Leader Admits Defeat Before Battle, Blaming Trump’s Influence
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/12/jim-durkins-demise-former-house-gop-leader-admits-defeat-before-battle-blaming-trumps-influence.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Walmart latest big advertiser to pull out of Musk’s X amid widening concerns over hate speech – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/1/walmart-latest-big-advertiser-to-pull-out-of-musks/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Brandon Johnson is destroying Chicago in a hurry – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/brandon-johnson-is-destroying-chicago-in-a-hurry
— Illinois retailer files Supreme Court emergency plea to halt state assault-style weapons ban – Misty Severi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/illinois-retailer-assault-weapon-supreme-court
— Democrats shouldn’t be surprised by their Left flank’s radicalism – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/democrats-shouldnt-be-surprised-by-their-left-flanks-radicalism
AMAC
— The Left’s Dangerous Indifference To Antisemitism – Tammy Bruce
https://amac.us/newsline/society/the-lefts-dangerous-indifference-to-antisemitism/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Inside the Woke Air Force – Josh Culper
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/inside_the_woke_air_force.html
— Eliminating federal intrusion in education – Sheri Few
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/eliminating_federal_intrusion_in_education_.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta is approving loans based on DEI criteria, but it gets worse… – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/01/federal-home-loan-bank-of-atlanta-is-approving-loans-based-on-dei-criteria-but-it-gets-worse-1416573/
BREITBART
— Chicago Suburbs Block Government-Imposed Migrant Housing with Big Hotel Taxes – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/01/chicago-suburbs-block-government-imposed-migrant-housing-with-big-hotel-taxes/
— Sanctuary State Illinois: Newly Arrived Migrant Accused of Beating Wife, Children – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/01/sanctuary-state-illinois-newly-arrived-migrant-accused-of-beating-wife-children/
DAILY SIGNAL
— House Panel Moves to Stop Noncitizen Voting, Foreign Funding of US Referendums – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/01/house-moves-stop-noncitizen-voting-foreign-funding-elections/
DAILY WIRE
— ‘Don’t Invite Parents’: Illinois School Teacher Called LGBT Club ‘Bubbles’ To Keep It From Being Identified – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dont-invite-parents-school-teacher-called-lgbt-club-bubbles-to-keep-it-from-being-identified-emails-show
FEDERALIST
— Those Who Want Nonwhite Students To Succeed Support School Choice, Not Segregation. – CHRISTOPHER JACOBS
https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/01/those-who-want-nonwhite-students-to-succeed-support-school-choice-not-segregation/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Tip for Public Officials: Thinking About Sanctuary Policies? Read the Warning Label First.
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/12/01/tip-public-officials-thinking-about-sanctuary-policies-read-warning-label-first
FOX NEWS
— Lindsey Graham torches antisemitism in Democratic ranks: We would’ve told post-9/11 critics to ‘go to Hell’ Graham praised Sen. Schumer for his floor speech condemning antisemitism. – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/lindsey-graham-torches-antisemitism-democratic-ranks-told-post-critics-go-hell
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Pritzker’s Tone-Deaf, Dark-Money Campaign Goals Are the Real Extremism – Sarah Parshall Perry
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/pritzkers-tone-deaf-dark-money-campaign-goals-are-the-real-extremism
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Jewish High Schoolers Abandon Ivy League Aspirations in Response to Campus Antisemitism – ARI BLAFF
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/jewish-high-schoolers-abandon-ivy-league-aspirations-in-response-to-campus-antisemitism/
— Federal Judge Rejects Texas Request to Bar Border Agents from Cutting Razor Wire – DAVID ZIMMERMANN (COMMENT: Democrats have declared war not only on Texas, but on America.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/federal-judge-rejects-texas-request-to-bar-border-agents-from-cutting-razor-wire/
NEWSMAX
— Christie: ‘I Don’t Hate Donald Trump’ – Michael Katz (COMMENT: Of course, my critics/opponents deny that they hate me because I support the following planks in the Republican Party platform: a) individual responsibility, b) traditional marriage and family, c) right to life, d) immigration, e) illegal drugs, f) Second Amendment, and/or g) equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Of course, my critics/opponents deny that they hate me because of any of my demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, old (born in 1948), draft avoider, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years (9 of which IRS), federal retiree for more than 26 years, Crete resident for 24 years, Wheaton resident since 1978, etc.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/chris-christie-donald-trump-2024/2023/12/01/id/1144497/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Even though former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been a pit bull in attacking Donald Trump during the Republican presidential primary season, he told Newsmax Friday it is not because of any personal animosity against the former president. “Let me make it clear: I don’t hate Donald Trump,” Christie told “Eric Bolling The Balance.” “I just don’t believe he’s fit to be president of the United States. There’s a big difference between that. There’s no personal hatred on my part at all.”)
OPEN THE BOOKS
— The San Francisco Poop Map By OpenTheBooks In Real Time. In 2022 and 2023, case reports of human waste in the public way spiked to all-time highs. More than 270,000 cases reported since 2011. – ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI
https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/updated-the-san-francisco-poop-map
PJ MEDIA
— Republicans Oust Santos, Don’t Hold Biden, Mayorkas Accountable – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2023/12/01/republicans-oust-santos-dont-hold-biden-mayorkas-accountable-n4924402
— You Won’t Believe Who Is Joining the GOP in Calling for Restrictions on Immigration. – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/01/you-wont-believe-who-is-joining-gop-in-calling-for-restrictions-on-immigration-n4924399
POST MILLENNIAL
— Chicago residents fight back as city builds new housing for illegal immigrants. “Nobody was really told this was going to happen, they basically said, ‘we’re going to do this, shut up,’ ” community member Michael Patlan said. – Hannah Nightingale
https://thepostmillennial.com/chicago-residents-fight-back-as-city-builds-new-housing-for-illegal-immigrants
TURNING POINT USA
— Illinois High School Accused of Concealing Students’ LGBT Club Participation from Parents
https://www.tpusa.com/live/illinois-high-school-accused-of-concealing-students-lgbt-club-participation-from-parents
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
THE HILL
— The massive burden of Biden’s undocumented immigrants – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4335598-the-massive-burden-of-bidens-illegal-immigrants/
— Tucker Carlson says he’s backing Trump in 2024 – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4337154-tucker-carlson-trump-2024/
CNN
— Migrants in Chicago struggle with freezing temperatures
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/12/01/exp-migrants-cold-chicago-whitney-wild-pkg-120104aseg1-cnni-u-s-.cnn
REUTERS
— Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash – Eric Cox
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chicago-homeless-migrants-shelter-faces-backlash-2023-12-01/
— Texas must remove Rio Grande migrant barrier, US appeals court rules – Daniel Wiessner (COMMENT: Democrats have declared war not only on Texas, but on America.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-must-remove-rio-grande-migrant-barrier-us-appeals-court-rules-2023-12-01/
CBS NEWS
— Tucker Carlson once texted he hated Trump “passionately.” Now he’s endorsing him for president. – C MANDLER
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tucker-carlson-endorses-donald-trump-2024/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Santos as being like Trump. The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being like Trump. Since 2015, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their operatives have stressed that I share the following demographics with Trump: conservative, Republican, White, male, old (I was born in 1948), draft avoider, non-poor, married, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/opinion/george-santos-trump.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Second-Term Plans: Anti-‘Woke’ University, ‘Freedom Cities’ Former president wants more active government, upending GOP orthodoxy. – Andrew Restuccia and Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trumps-second-term-plans-anti-woke-university-freedom-cities-28f8123d
GOVERNING
— Isn’t It Time to Rid Ourselves of Political Parties? – Jabari Simama (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that Republican candidates and elected officials support, the harder that leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois work against them: a) individual responsibility, b) traditional marriage and family, c) right to life, d) immigration, e) illegal drugs, f) Second Amendment, and/or g) equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). I should write a book about that.)
https://www.governing.com/now/isnt-it-time-to-rid-ourselves-of-political-parties
FORBES
— 10 Job-Seeking Strategies That Work – Carmelina Piedra (COMMENT: If you had been me, what job-seeking strategy would you have used after my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old? How would you have dealt with that adverse action and their previous adverse actions? They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They never promoted me to GS-14 and they delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13. They assigned me to audits of IRS for only 3 (1986-1988) of the almost 18 years that I worked for them. They forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10. They ignored, downplayed, dismissed, belittled a) my becoming a Certified Forensic Accountant in 1997, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Government Financial Manager in 1994, and Fraud Examiner in 1990, b) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) my earning a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2023/12/01/10-job-seeking-strategies-that-work/
DAILY KOS
— I think Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be our next President. Seriously. I want to tell you why. – Michael Pessman
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/28/2208557/-I-think-Illinois-Gov-JB-Pritzker-should-be-our-next-President-Seriously-I-want-to-tell-you-why
November 30, 2023
Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD BIG PICTURE: Protesters in Brighton Park speak out against migrant camp as construction begins. – Alysa Guffey
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-brighton-park-protest-migrant-tents-20231129-m34jrzvjrjfv7nzib3mdxnoyyq-story.html
— Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about that.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-affirmative-action-workplace-diversity-health-disparities-20231130-3r2whqm7ffhclh7m47wb3n52pu-story.html
— Why the paucity of men on campus is a problem and the beginnings of how to respond – Clarence Page (COMMENT: Earning college degrees, professional certifications, and professional licenses takes lots of time and effort. I know that because I earned four college degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. As employers give more and more and more preference to females, that is, as employers discriminate more and more and more against males, more and more and more males are discouraged from earning college degrees, professional certifications, and licenses. But for me, it was the opposite — it motivated me to earn them. I should write a book about the tremendous preference that my federal employers (GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969) gave my female superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates. All my female coworkers who my superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less job-related work experience than I had, b) had less job-related education than I had, c) had no or fewer professional certifications than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like I had. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 (NIU-management) and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 (Loyola-business), 31 (DePaul-accounting), and 48 (IIT-finance). I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Services Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant). I earned a job-related professional license (CPA) when I was 32.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-college-enrollment-gender-gap-page-20231130-k4knmtm22fgxnb7d2rdpgp5qki-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Brighton Park migrant tents begin rising. The tents are expected to be completed in a matter of days and will house 500 migrants at first. – Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/29/23981609/brighton-park-migrant-tents-begin-rising
— Nikki Haley builds momentum as best bet to knock off Trump in Republican primary. If the GOP field consolidates, she could end up becoming the Trump alternative that independents, moderates and disenchanted Republicans have been hoping for. – S. E. Cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/11/29/23981542/nikki-haley-builds-momentum-best-bet-knock-off-trump-gop-republican-primaries-se-cupp
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Opponents of Illinois’ assault-weapons ban file emergency plea at U.S. Supreme Court – Mark Walsh
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-opponents-file-plea-us-supreme-court
— Discover moves to sell student loan business – Mark Weinraub (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have used my working my way through college against me the most. I would focus on those who stress a) that unlike them, I did not get any scholarships, b) that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, c) that my ACT score was only 24, and/or d) that unlike them, I earned my bachelor’s degree from a low-cost state college.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/discover-tries-sell-student-loan-business
ABC7
— City won’t use Amundsen Park fieldhouse as migrant shelter – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-crisis-amundsen-park-fieldhouse/14121750/
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-crisis-churches/14118025/
— Crews begin construction of Brighton Park migrant camp – Diane Pathieu and Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrant-crisis-brighton-park/14116686/
— Group aims to restore Roseland, South Side communities with affordable modular homes – Mark Rivera (COMMENT: I was able to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old because a HUD program made it affordable. SEE: https://opus.govst.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=region_pfs Since 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unethically took advantage of a HUD program that was designed to benefit Blacks.)
https://abc7chicago.com/affordable-housing-modular-homes-roseland-hope-center-foundation/14119661/
NBC5
— Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Unity Initiative starts with some confusion. Program is designed to move asylum seekers from police stations to temporary shelters
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mayor-brandon-johnsons-unity-initiative-starts-with-some-confusion/3290645/
— Affordable modular homes going up in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood. It’s all thanks to a collaboration of local organizations and city and state funding to build affordable housing. – Patrick Fazio (COMMENT: I was able to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old because a HUD program made it affordable. SEE: https://opus.govst.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=region_pfs Since 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unethically took advantage of a HUD program designed to benefit Blacks.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/affordable-modular-homes-going-up-in-chicagos-roseland-neighborhood/3290731/
— City Council mulls move to move public comment to glassed-in portion of chambers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/city-council-mulls-move-to-move-public-comment-to-glassed-in-portion-of-chambers/3290837/
— Brighton Park migrant tent camp construction begins, despite protests, concerns from residents. Photos and video taken Wednesday morning at the site show the scale of the project, with massive cranes working to put up the framing for the winterized tents.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/brighton-park-migrant-tent-camp-construction-begins-despite-protests-concerns-from-residents-alderwoman/3290107/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/efforts-continue-to-find-housing-for-migrants-in-chicago/3290996/
CBS2
— Religious leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-chicago-church-shelter-programs-migrants/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/churches-begin-taking-in-migrants-in-chicago/
— Union wants to see Postal Police back on street after more mail carriers are robbed in Chicago area – TARA MOLINA
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/union-wants-postal-police-back-on-street-robberies/
— HUD cites aldermanic prerogative fueling segregation in Chicago. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that has allowed white alderman in wealthy wards to veto affordable housing developments. (COMMENT: I was able to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old because a HUD program made it affordable. SEE: https://opus.govst.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=region_pfs Since 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unethically took advantage of a HUD program that was designed to benefit Blacks.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/hud-cites-aldermanic-prerogative-fueling-segregation-in-chicago/
WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly oppose assimilation.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-church-working-to-repair-painful-history-inflicted-on-tribal-nations/
FOX32
— ‘Lying from Day 1’: Chicago residents outraged as migrant camp construction begins. – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-moves-forward-winterized-migrant-camp-despite-protests-environmental-worries
— Illinois congresswoman (Delia Ramirez) accuses GOP of using asylum seekers as bargaining chips
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-congresswoman-accuses-gop-using-asylum-seekers-bargaining-chips
— Affordable modular homes going up on Chicago’s South Side. The first modular “Hope Home” was built on Wednesday in the Roseland neighborhood. It’s the first installation in an ambitious affordable housing effort that could bring thousands of similar homes to the South Side in the coming years. (COMMENT: I was able to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old because a HUD program made it affordable. SEE: https://opus.govst.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=region_pfs Since 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unethically took advantage of a HUD program that was designed to benefit Blacks.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1374439
— Chicago’s dog crisis: Euthanasia rates rise as Animal Care and Control faces overpopulation – Scott Schneider
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-dog-crisis-euthanasia-rates-rise-animal-care-control-overpopulation
WBEZ
— Chicago’s City Council is tightening public access amid a slew of chaotic meetings. In recent months, alderpeople have been accosted, received threats and security has had to clear council chambers on more than one occasion. – Mariah Woelfel
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-city-hall-has-new-security-protocols/b7259cc0-a6aa-47fb-9c52-c782f2d0e06c
SOUTHERN
— Marjorie Taylor Greene repeats effort to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas – Lauren Peller and Brittany Gaddy
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/11/29/marjorie-taylor-greene-repeats-effort-to-impeach-dhs-secretary-mayorkas/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Newsom-DeSantis debate to be a display of current and future presidential ambitions – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/california-governor-newsom-florida-governor-ron-desantis-debate-to-be-a-display-of-current-and-future-presidential-ambitions-fox-news-sean-hannity-republican-democrat-2024-election
NORTHERN STAR
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://northernstar.info/111192/news/affirmative-action-to-affect-niu-scholarships/
CHALKBEAT
— Chicago district official says adding busing this year will be tough as driver shortage persists – Reema Amin
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2023/11/29/chicago-school-district-struggling-to-add-student-bus-transportation/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing.
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-192/
— Afternoon roundup.
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/29/isabels-afternoon-roundup-17/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s dishonest spin on Chicago crime, Illinois jobs – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzkers-dishonest-spin-on-chicago-crime-illinois-jobs-wirepoints/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Republicans criticize Chicago mayor’s rhetoric over border crisis – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1aee1112-8f0e-11ee-8e9d-234e6460e630.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Johnson on Tuesday criticized Republicans in regards to the border and suggested that the “right wing” was dishing out payback. “It is abysmal, and it’s an affront for everything that is good about this country, for the extremism in this country to use people as political tools to settle political scores for something that happened 400 years ago,” Johnson said. Johnson continued by questioning the sanctity of the party. “That’s what this particular party has been about,” Johnson said. “This is the same Republican right-wing extremism that stormed the Capitol. It’s the same right-wing extremism that refuses to accept the results of the Civil War. It’s raggedy, it’s disrespectful,” Johnson said. “It’s disrespectful, its mean spirited, it’s an unclean spirit.” Illinois Republicans responded to Johnson’s words, with some suggesting a history lesson for the mayor. “His statements are not even grounded in reality. I would recommend a history lesson for the mayor of Chicago, good grief,” state Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich, told The Center Square. “To say Republicans don’t accept the results of the Civil War, I believe Abraham Lincoln was a Republican.” State Rep. Martin McLaughlin, R-Barrington Hills, fired back at Johnson. “The Republican Party was founded to end government Bureaucracy and to end slavery. Brandon Johnson and J.B. Pritzker are both obviously not students of history and are hoping many of their followers never get off Tik-Tok to discover accurate historical information,” McLaughlin said in a statement. “Independents, moderate Democrats, and Republicans are equally appalled at their recent statements.” Last month, Pritzker said supporting non-citizen arrivals has nothing to do with sanctuary status and the state would remain open. “Sanctuary status has to do with undocumented immigrants who are here,” Pritzker said. “Not people who are asylum seekers who are in a whole different category.” According to U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, Democratic leadership and the inaction of President Joe Biden in regard to the border is what led to this influx of people and the use of taxpayer dollars to cover the costs. “This is just one small glimpse at a completely avoidable humanitarian disaster brought not by big bad Republicans in the House but by an administration that refuses to enforce our immigration laws and has flung the door wide open at our southern border,” Langworthy said. Johnson said the Republican backlash comes from targeted hate. “This is nothing new,” Johnson said. “Everyone knows that the right-wing extremism in this country has targeted Democratically run cities, and quite frankly, they have been quite intentional about going after Democratically ran cities that are led by people of color.” Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook, R-Shelbyville, said Johnson should not be taken seriously. “Mayor Johnson is a clown. He is not a serious person, and he does not deserve a response to his inane babbling,” Halbrook said in a statement. “He was elected thanks to the massive financial backing of the very public sector union leadership that has made Chicago’s finances a complete disaster. If Mayor Johnson is the answer, it must have been an extremely stupid question.” Last week, Chicago saw 25 more buses of migrants arrive. New York is seeing more than 2,500 arrivals a week.)
— Some Illinois law enforcement say enforcing gun ban violations not a priority – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will force law enforcement to go after Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, gun-owner, non-veteran, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2cb34cee-8f06-11ee-9ac9-d7386b48ba20.html
ILLINOIS ANSWERS PROJECT
— As City Battles Housing Shortage, CHA Lets Hundreds Of Empty Homes Decay. The Chicago Housing Authority is supposed to provide affordable homes for those in need. But the agency has nearly 500 scattered-site units that are vacant — many causing problems for their neighbors. – Emeline Posner, Jennifer Bamberg, Rachel Hinton and Mick Dumke
https://illinoisanswers.org/2023/11/29/chicago-battles-housing-shortage-chicago-housing-authority-lets-hundreds-of-empty-homes-decay/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— New Book on the First Abortion Referendum – An Illinois Legislative Faceoff Between Rosemary Mulligan and Penny Pullen
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/29/the-first-abortion-referendum-an-illinois-legislative-faceoff-between-rosemary-mulligan-and-penny-pullen/
— Democratic Party Candidate for County Board Chairperson Demonstrates Lack of Parliamentary Procedure Knowledge
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/29/democratic-party-candidate-for-county-board-chairpersons-demonstrates-lack-of-parliamentary-procedure/
— Former Barrington State Rep. Nick Sauer Pleads Guilty to Posting Nude Ex-Girlfriends’ Photos
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/28/fromer-barrington-state-rep-nick-sauer-pleads-guilty-to-posting-nude-ex-girlfriends-photos/
— Schkowsky Gets Primary Opponent
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/28/schkowsky-gets-primary-opponent/
— Republican Laurie Parman Challenging Incumbent Democrat Sue Ness
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/28/republican-laurie-parman-challening-incumbent-democrat-sue-ness/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Major Johnson’s Latest Blunder: Chicago’s Illegal Immigrant Crisis Worsens Despite ‘Fix’ Attempts
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/11/major-johnsons-latest-blunder-chicagos-illegal-immigrant-crisis-worsens-despite-fix-attempts.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pritzker’s tone-deaf, dark-money campaign goals are the real extremism – Sarah Parshall Perry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/29/pritzkers-tone-deaf-dark-money-campaign-goals-are-/
— U.S. sets new record with 15% of population made up of immigrants. 4.5 million new immigrants settled since Biden took office. – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/29/us-sets-new-record-with-15-of-population-made-up-o/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gun ownership numbers show people don’t feel safe in their cities – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/gun-ownership-numbers-show-people-dont-feel-safe-in-their-cities
NEW YORK POST
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson blames predecessor, ‘right-wing extremism’ for city woes – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/11/29/news/chicago-mayor-blames-predecessor-right-wing-extremism-for-city-woes/
AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS
— Biden admin tracking all Americans who traveled to DC on Jan. 6, 2021. – TIMOTHY FRUDD
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/11/biden-admin-tracking-all-americans-who-traveled-to-dc-on-jan-6-2021-report/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump nomination should end GOP cold war – Jeff Willis (COMMENT: RINO leaders are filled with hatred against Trump. They rather see Biden be our next president than Trump. If Trump becomes the Republican presidential nominee, what will RINO leaders do? Anticipate/expect that they will even more forcefully get rid of those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/11/29/trump-nomination-should-end-gop-cold-war-1415968/
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Left Is Massively Outperforming Us Conservatives – Richard A. Viguerie
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/viguerie-the-left-is-massively-outperforming-us-conservatives
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— The Kamala Conundrum: Why Democrats Are Stuck With Her – Larry Elder
https://www.creators.com/read/larry-elder/11/23/the-kamala-conundrum-why-democrats-are-stuck-with-her
DAILY WIRE
— 3,700+ U.S. Auto Dealers Push Biden To Scrap ‘Unrealistic’ EV Mandate: Low Demand Even With Incentives – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/3700-u-s-auto-dealers-push-biden-to-scrap-unrealistic-ev-mandate-low-demand-even-with-incentives
FOX NEWS
— Chicago mayor blames Republicans for city’s failures
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6342023102112
— Chicago mayor targets Lightfoot, ‘right-wing extremism’ for ‘chaos’ in Chicago. Chicago mayor blames predecessor Lightfoot for migrant crisis: ‘inherited’ Chicago has seen an estimated 20K migrants since last year. – Emma Colton
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-mayor-blames-predecessor-lightfoot-migrant-crisis-inherited
— Migrants sleeping in Chicago streets and police stations as temps drop below freezing.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6342026063112
— Marjorie Taylor Greene reintroduces impeachment push against Mayorkas. A previous impeachment effort by Greene failed after eight Republicans voted with Democrats to shutter the resolution earlier this month. – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-reintroduces-impeachment-push-mayorkas-lost-trust-americans
— Trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney named in Forbes’ ’30 Under 30’ list. During a Forbes Summit in June, Mulvaney demanded that major corporations embrace diversity initiatives. – Gabriel Hays
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney-named-forbes-30-under-30-list
MRC TV
— Forbes Pushes ‘Guerilla Tactics’ To Keep DEI in Business – EVAN POELLINGER
https://mrctv.org/blog/evan-poellinger/hidden-agenda-forbes-pushes-guerilla-tactics-keep-dei-business
NEW AMERICAN
— TARGET’s Sacrilegious “Christmas” and LGBTQ Grooming Invites Mega Boycott – William F. Jasper
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/targets-sacrilegious-christmas-and-lgbtq-grooming-invites-mega-boycott/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Schumer: We Protested Bigotry Against Minorities And LGBTQ, Apparently That Principle Does Not Extend To Jewish People. – Ian Schwartz (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government encouraged/forced my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many big adverse actions against me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/11/29/schumer_we_protested_bigotry_against_minorities_and_lgbtq_apparently_that_principle_does_not_extend_to_jewish_people.html
TOWNHALL
— Chicago Mayor Blames Blue City’s Illegal Migrant Crisis On ‘Right-Wing Extremism’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/11/29/chicago-mayor-blames-blue-citys-migrant-crisis-on-right-wing-extremism-n2631793
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Winning the presidential nomination is all about delegates. But how does the process work? – ROBERT YOON (COMMENT: In your congressional district, who are those running to be delegates for each of the Republican presidential candidates?)
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/nation-world/government-politics/united-states-presidential-candidate-delegate-process/article_87dc657a-f4d5-5723-9400-11f1719a16e6.html
REUTERS
— US Supreme Court is again asked to block Illinois assault weapons ban – Andrew Chung
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-is-again-asked-block-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-2023-11-29/
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Federal Law Requires a Choice: Marijuana or a Gun? Legal challenges are pending across the country against a federal law that prevents medical marijuana users from buying or owning firearms. – Serge F. Kovaleski
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/us/guns-marijuana-background-checks.html
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly get rid of Republicans who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/europe/russia-gay-rights-law.html
WASHINGTON POST
— No one in the modern era has blown a primary lead as wide as Trump’s – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/29/trump-primary-lead-2024/
— Charge reckless parents when kids use their guns in mass shootings – Editorial
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/29/prosecute-parents-mass-shootings-accountability/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Gaza Protests at Colleges Open a Generational Divide. Young activists often see the world as split between the oppressed and their oppressors—and their views are markedly different than those of older Americans. Douglas Belkin and Melissa Korn
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/israel-hamas-war-pro-palestinian-college-campus-35c19c7a
— Many More Voters With Guns. Black households with firearms have gone up 17 points since 2019. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-voters-with-guns-than-ever-black-ownership-republican-democrat-c9d98aca
NPR
— How a young Black woman in Chicago is quickly paying off her student debt – Lisa Philip (COMMENT: I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male that held that job. With the money that I earned, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966.)
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/29/1215765486/how-a-young-black-woman-in-chicago-is-quickly-paying-off-her-student-debt
BUSINESS INSIDER
— 813,000 student-loan borrowers are now getting emails that their loans are wiped out following Biden’s recent reforms – Ayelet Sheffey (COMMENT: From what I see, my critics/opponents did not have to take out any student loans because a) their parents were wealthy and/or b) they got scholarships.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/student-loan-forgiveness-borrowers-getting-emails-debt-relief-biden-education-2023-11
BLOOMBERG LAW
— A gun rights group again asked the US Supreme Court to halt an Illinois ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. – Kimberly Strawbridge
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-asked-to-halt-gun-ban-passed-after-mass-shooting
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Survey Finds Employer Confidence in College Grads. American Association of Colleges and Universities report finds employers see value in degrees and favor graduates who’ve been exposed to a wide range of viewpoints. – Kathryn Palmer (COMMENT: For almost 30 years, I worked for Democrats who ran the federal government. All my coworkers who they promoted over me had less job-related education than I had. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination and became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/business/academic-programs/2023/11/30/employers-want-grads-exposed-diverse-viewpoints
MEMRI
— At Dearborn, Michigan Pro-Hamas Rally Praising The October 7 Attack, Held In Front Of Henry Ford Centennial Library, Imam Abdulghani Says: October 7 Was A Day Of God, A Miracle; The Honorable ‘Lions’ Of Palestine Are Not Only Defending Palestine But Are Fighting On Behalf Of Muhammad The Messenger; The Friends Of The Zionist Occupiers And Colonialists Must Know That Their Time Is Over
https://www.memri.org/reports/dearborn-michigan-pro-hamas-rally-praising-october-7-attack-held-front-henry-ford-centennial
November 13, 2023
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: City ID card event cancellations frustrate migrants desperate for official identification – Alice Yin and Laura Rodríguez Presa
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-migrants-citykey-id-mobile-city-hall-canceled-20231113-xfcd7eisafbjffdchbdho26y6m-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Families lament, public school advocates celebrate end of controversial scholarship tax credit – Jeremy Gorner, Dan Petrella and Alysa Guffey (COMMENT: My father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great great grandfather all had less money because they all sent their children to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-invest-in-kids-legislature-20231113-ch7ifqk2crfszkyubtioxccjme-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Chicago, Northbrook. A large gathering in Streeterville sought to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, while in Northbrook, pro-Israeli demonstrators call for the release of nearly 240 hostages being held by Hamas. – Phyllis Cha and Violet Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/12/23958200/pro-israel-and-pro-palestinian-protesters-rally-in-chicago-northbrook
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Bullying and intimidation have no place at City Hall. Or do they? – Editorial
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/carlos-ramirez-rosa-deserved-censure-bullying-accusations-editorial#/
ABC7
— At least 15 shot, 5 killed in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-gun-violence-police/14048768/
— Pro-Palestinian protesters march down Michigan Avenue as Northbrook demonstrators support Israel – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/michigan-avenue-protest-today-palestinian-northbrook-israel-war/14049621/
— Chicago migrants get help with work authorization paperwork from attorneys at legal aid clinic – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-venezeulan-legal-aid-clinic-free/14041768/
— Helping Veterans Experiencing Homelessness – Kay Cesinger
https://abc7chicago.com/veterans-day-our-chicago-homelessness-standdown/14042521/
CBS2
— Chicago weekend shootings: 6 dead, 12 others hurt – JERAMIE BIZZLE
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-nov-10-to-13/
WGN9
— Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in Downtown Chicago while pro-Israel protestors rally in Northbrook – Angelica Sanchez
https://wgntv.com/israel-hamas-conflict/pro-palestinian-protesters-gather-in-downtown-chicago-while-pro-israel-protestors-rally-in-northbrook/
FOX32
— Trump unveils ambitious 2nd term agenda: mass deportation, new Muslim ban, tariffs on all imports – Jill Colvin
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-unveils-ambitious-2nd-term-agenda-mass-deportation-new-muslim-ban-tariffs-on-all-imports
— Minimum wage to increase for Illinois workers in January Workers in Illinois aged 18 and older who currently earn the minimum wage can expect a pay increase starting in January. The state will raise the minimum wage from $13 to $14 per hour. (COMMENT: I worked for the minimum wage 1964-1966. It was $1.25/hour, and adjusted for inflation, it was $12.21/hour. I washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights 4 evenings a week and Saturdays while I was a Junior and Senior at Crete-Monee High School and full-time during the summer in between. With the money that I earned and saved, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 (a poor man’s GTO), to use to commute to/from classes at UIC and my parents’ home in Crete.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-minimum-wage-worth-atm-shooting-chicago-tj-maxx-marshalls
WTTW
— Chicago Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/11/12/backlash-against-chicago-s-sanctuary-city-status-gains-steam-supporters-warn-consequences
WGN RADIO
— Illinois ranked 29th in healthcare due to quality, cost – Kate Steven
https://wgnradio.com/news/illinois-ranked-29th-in-healthcare-due-to-quality-cost/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— House Republicans grapple with abortion messaging and policies after election losses – Emily Brooks
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/house-republicans-grapple-with-abortion-messaging-and-policies-after-election-losses/
— Nikki Haley will launch a $10M ad campaign to try to overtake Ron DeSantis in the GOP primary – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-nikki-haley-will-launch-a-10m-ad-campaign-to-try-to-overtake-ron-desantis-in-the-gop-primary/
WGLT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wglt.org/2023-11-12/migrants-are-showing-up-at-the-u-s-southern-border-in-historic-numbers-heres-why
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning Briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-184/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Proft: ‘Sex is not assigned by a doctor, it’s determined by God’
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/651819583-proft-sex-is-not-assigned-by-a-doctor-it-s-determined-by-god
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lake in the Hills Trump Supporter Pleads Guilty to January 6th Charges
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/12/lake-in-the-hills-trump-supporter-pleads-guilty-to-jaunary-6th-charges/
— How Bad Was Air Quality This Summer?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/12/how-bad-was-air-quality-this-summer/
— McHenry Township Republicans Elect Officer Replacement
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/12/mchenry-township-republicans-elect-officer-replacement/
— Elections 2023: Trump Exhaustion Syndrome in Kentucky & Ohio Portends Awful Horror of 2024 Elections
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/12/trumpisawfulhorror/
— Woodstock Hobby Farmer Makes Front Page of the Sunday Tribune in Article about Canadian Forest Fire Smoke
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/12/woodstock-hobby-farmer-makes-front-page-of-the-sunday-tribune-in-article-about-canadian-forest-fire-smoke/
— 7.8% Cut in Bond Payments at Cary Grade School District Partially Offsets 5.8% Operating Fund Tax Hike
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/12/7-8-cut-in-bond-payments-at-cary-grade-school-district-offsets-5-8-operating-fund-tax-hike/
— UPDATED: 2023 Mental Health Board Validation Legislation Passes, But with a 2nd Twist
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/11/mhbvalidation/
— Chicago Teachers Union Gloats Over Illinois Being the First State to Kill School Vouchers
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/11/chicago-teachers-union-gloats-over-illinois-being-the-first-state-to-kill-school-vouchers/
— Republican Position on Abortion?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/11/republican-position-on-abortion/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel pins election losses on candidates – Ramsey Touchberry (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me the most for their defeats. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/12/ronna-mcdaniel-pins-election-losses-candidates/
— Republicans must go on the offensive and call out Democrats’ extremism to win 2024 elections. Talking about Biden’s age or incompetence doesn’t cut it. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/12/republicans-must-go-on-offensive-and-call-out-demo/
— Tim Scott announces he is dropping out of the 2024 race – Meg Kinnard
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/12/tim-scott-drops-out-2024-presidential-race/
— Marjorie Taylor Greene makes case for impeaching DHS chief Mayorkas – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/12/marjorie-taylor-greene-makes-case-impeaching-aleja/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nikki Haley hits at Trump’s electability: ‘Drama and chaos follow him’ – Brady Knox (COMMENT: America did great while Trump was President.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/nikki-haley-hits-trumps-electability
— I should write a book about LGBTQ-promoting Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who have taken the most biggest adverse actions against me since 2000.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jamie-lee-curtis-to-silence-homophobia-transphobia
— Ted Cruz calls college universities ‘the Wuhan lab of the woke virus’ – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ted-cruz-calls-universities-wuhan-lab-woke-virus
— Republicans navigate culture war setback on abortion – David Sivak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/republicans-culture-wars-abortion
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Israel’s Enemies Get Away With Murder—And Human Shields and Genocide – Drew Holden
https://freebeacon.com/media/media-worst-israels-enemies-get-away-with-murder-and-human-shields-and-genocide/
NEW YORK POST
— Residents of rural Mexican town are struggling to cope with migrant crush — and say American cities should brace for impact. – Selim Algar
https://nypost.com/2023/11/12/news/residents-of-rural-mexican-town-are-struggling-to-cope-with-migrant-crush/
— Hamas AND ‘pro-Palestine’ protesters unite in wanting war to destroy Israel – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2023/11/12/opinion/hamas-and-pro-palestine-protesters-unite-in-wanting-war-to-destroy-israel/
— Gay Israeli soldier proudly displays LGBTQ flag on Gaza soil in war against Hamas – David Propper
https://nypost.com/2023/11/13/news/gay-israeli-solder-yoav-atzmoni-proudly-displays-lgbtq-flag-on-gaza-soil-in-war-against-hamas/
— Rabbis at woke colleges describe ‘unnerving’ antisemitism as campuses become hotbeds of hate – Reuven Fenton and Isabel Keane
https://nypost.com/2023/11/12/news/rabbis-on-front-lines-at-woke-antisemitic-us-colleges-describe-campus-hotbeds-of-hate/
— ‘SNL’-version of Trump finally appears at debate to roast GOP rivals – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/11/12/entertainment/donald-trump-finally-appears-at-debate-to-roast-gop-rivals-on-snl/
— 500K pro-Palestinian demonstrators mob London as American protest held near Biden’s Delaware mansion – Alyssa Guzman and Olivia Land
https://nypost.com/2023/11/11/news/500k-pile-into-london-as-us-citizens-protest-outside-bidens-delaware-home-for-palestine/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Damage of the ‘White Privilege’ Smear. It’s past time for Americans to reject all racial stereotyping. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2023/11/13/the-damage-of-the-white-privilege-smear/
AMERICAN THINKER
— A Deceitful Narrative Regarding the U.S. Civil War – Hugh Myers
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/11/a_deceitful_narrative_regarding_the_us_civil_war.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Air Force instructing ‘woke’ airmen on how to add their pronouns to signature – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/11/12/air-force-instructing-woke-airmen-on-how-to-add-their-pronouns-to-signature-1411873/
BREITBART
— Tim Scott Drops Out of the 2024 Presidential Race – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/12/tim-scott-drops-2024-presidential-race/?utm_source=breaking_news_email
— Wokeness, DEI, Target Jewish Community – Bari Weiss (COMMENT: My many liberal Jewish superiors and supervisors in the federal government promoted Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion big time, that is, they gave lots of preference to their employees who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, they discriminated against their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, and/or older big time. They wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my subordinate who was liberal, Democrat, Black, and younger.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/11/12/bari-weiss-wokeness-inevitably-targets-jews/
DAILY CALLER
Our Society Is Run By The Wimpy, Weak And Woke – JOHN COOPER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/12/opinion-our-society-is-run-by-the-wimpy-weak-and-woke-john-cooper/
FEDERALIST
— The Anti-White Racism Governing The Democrat Party Inevitably Spawns Violence – B.L. HAHN
https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/13/the-anti-white-racism-governing-the-democrat-party-inevitably-spawns-violence/
FOX NEWS
— Chicago migrants return to Venezuela ahead of winter: ‘There’s nothing for us here’ The Illinois city has seen more than 19,000 migrants since August 2022 – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-migrants-return-venezuela-winter-nothing-here
— We recently spoke to Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz about his new book, Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America.
https://radio.foxnews.com/2023/11/12/extra-sen-ted-cruz-unwoke-and-unedited/
— Pope Francis removes conservative Texas bishop who was critical of him. The pontiff asked Diocese of Tyler Bishop Joseph Strickland to resign on Thursday, but he refused. – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/us/pope-francis-removes-conservative-texas-bishop-critical-him
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— “It’s an anti-Western culture on campuses which is revealing itself as antisemitism” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/11/its-an-anti-western-culture-on-campuses-which-is-revealing-itself-as-antisemitism/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Democrat leaders and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give more and more and more preference to young minorities and to young females to get rid of Republicans who are White and/or male. I should write a book about that.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/the-generational-fight-to-rid-business-government-of-racial-preferences-is-just-beginning/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Putting Americans first: Trump’s REAL promises to fight illegal immigration, human trafficking in second term. Under Joe Biden, more than 7 million illegal immigrants have crossed into the US unlawfully. – Libby Emmons
https://thepostmillennial.com/putting-americans-first-trumps-real-promises-to-fight-illegal-immigration-human-trafficking-in-second-term
TURNING POINT USA
— MTG Files Articles of Impeachment Against DHS Secretary After Two of Her Constituents Killed by Human Smugglers in Texas – SAVANAH HERNANDEZ
https://www.tpusa.com/live/mtg-files-articles-of-impeachment-against-dhs-secretary-after-two-of-her-constituents-killed-by-human-smugglers-in-texas
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Nikki Haley will launch a $10M ad campaign to try to overtake Ron DeSantis in the GOP primary – STEVE PEOPLES
https://apnews.com/article/nikki-haley-president-republican-desantis-trump-c93fa155032fc7e3607a54816163f2b2
— South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott abruptly ends 2024 presidential bid, shocking even his campaign staff – MEG KINNARD
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-presidential-candidate-tim-scott-024644576.html
MSN
— Chicago is so unpleasant migrants are fleeing BACK to Venezuela after being dumped in shelters and refused jobs, with 20,700 border crossers so-far bused to Dem-run ‘sanctuary city’ – Claudia Aoraha
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/chicago-is-so-unpleasant-migrants-are-fleeing-back-to-venezuela-after-being-dumped-in-shelters-and-refused-jobs-with-20-700-border-crossers-so-far-bused-to-dem-run-sanctuary-city/ar-AA1jNfcV
USA TODAY
— Democrats want Republican candidates to lose. Democrats promote DeSantis and Haley.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/11/09/gop-debate-elections-haley-desantis-trump/71506153007/
— House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avert shutdown draws criticism from conservatives – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/11/gop-house-speaker-mike-johnson-pushes-temporary-plan-to-avert-shutdown/71549867007/
DES MOINES REGISTER
— In Iowa, Ron DeSantis criticizes polls, says he’d succeed as GOP’s presidential nominee – Phillip Sitter
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/11/11/in-iowa-caucus-ron-desantis-criticizes-poll-results-showing-him-distant-2nd-tied-nikki-haley/71548402007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— As Migrants Keep Coming, El Paso Spends Millions to Keep Them Off the Streets. Record numbers of migrant families overwhelm nonprofits and camp downtown, prompting the city to spend $3.8 million for its first public shelter. – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/el-paso-migrants-shelter-5ddf15d3
— School Choice Dies in Illinois. The union-Democratic machine kills scholarships for 9,600 poor children. Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets it happen. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-choice-dies-in-illinois-education-pritzker-2bf45e2b
— ‘Insulin’ Review: A Century of Saved Lives. The 1921 discovery of insulin led to vastly improved diabetic care. But obstacles remain. – James S. Hirsch (COMMENT: My father fought brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood. I died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/insulin-review-a-century-of-saved-lives-01229165
— With interest rates and prices high, Americans are postponing their home searches by years, not months. – Rachel Wolfe (COMMENT: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. The downpayment came from what I had earned a) working for IRS in Chicago and then Harvey for the previous 15 months and b) working part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for the previous 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/mortgage-home-buying-rent-down-payment-41308669
— The Low-Wage Pay Surge Is Over, Threatening the Consumer Boom. While a loosening labor market is cutting into the leverage and spending power of workers at the bottom, they aren’t moving backward. – Amara Omeokwe (COMMENT: To qualify myself for better paying jobs, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21, b) I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) I earned a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/the-low-wage-pay-surge-is-over-threatening-the-consumer-boom-6924fdac
FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmation Action (AA) decision because they use AA and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottwhite/2023/11/12/how-colleges-are-maintaining-diversity-after-supreme-court-decision/
— 8 Ways To Overcome Fear, Anxiety, And Stress To Enhance Effective Decision Making – Brent Gleeson (COMMENT: What decisions do you make every day? Mine include deciding which articles I should include links to in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and what comments if any I should make on them.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brentgleeson/2023/11/07/the-8-ways-to-overcome-fear-anxiety-and-stress-to-enhance-effective-decision-making/?sh=2207c89d76c6
POLITICO
— Voters are worried about Biden’s age. He knows it. – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: The issue is not Biden’s age. The issue is Biden’s health problems.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2023/11/10/voters-are-worried-about-bidens-age-he-knows-it-00126664