July 25 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Illinois Soybean Farmer Calls Trump’s $12 Billion Aid Plan A ‘Pacifier’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/3905696-illinois-soybean-farmer-calls-trumps-12-billion-aid-plan-a-pacifier/

— IL Tollway Denies Giving Contracts To Political Connections – AP
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/25/il-tollway-contracts/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump star on Hollywood Walk of Fame destroyed again
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-destroyed-again

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature will be added to a letter sent by the majority of the country’s Republican governors in support of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court nomination — despite the governor’s name being noticeably missing from the letter Wednesday morning. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-no-sign-letter-support-brett-kavanaugh-trump-supreme-court-nominee/
— Rauner one of four GOP govs who didn’t sign letter pushing Kavanaugh nomination – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-no-sign-letter-support-brett-kavanaugh-trump-supreme-court-nominee/
— Rauner cuts off money flow to Wilson after weekend cash handout flap – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-ends-money-flow-wilson-church-cash-handout-flap/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers crow about their success in pushing pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/new-jersey-gurbir-grewal-phil-murphy-steve-fulop-quietly-decriminalizes-weed-marijuana-cannabis-pot/
— European Union to buy ‘a lot of soybeans’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/trade-tariffs-european-union-united-states-donald-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative says “Conservatism is in danger if Trump’s cult takes over the GOP.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/conservatism-trump-cult-gop-republican-party-gop-democracy/
— How the Great Migration to Chicago became the Great Black Exodus – Alden Loury
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/great-black-exodus-migration/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump buys off soybean farmers (we’ve got the transcript!) – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-farmers-trump-tariff-soybeans-20180725-story.html
— COD Prepares Non-Native English Speakers for Educational and Career Success
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-cod-prepares-non-native-english-speakers-for-2018-07-25-story.html
— College of DuPage Writing Students Help Battle Illiteracy, Hone Skills Through Literacy DuPage Partnership
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-college-of-dupage-writing-students-help-battl-2018-07-25-story.html
— Newsprint tariffs are Trump’s revenge on hostile press – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-trump-tariffs-newsprint-st-0726-story.html
— Lake County Sheriff Curran under fire for comments to radio host Amy Jacobson: She has “awesome skin” – Frank Abderholden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-react-to-curran-radio-remarks-st-0726-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump supporters will regret his trade war.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-trade-farmers-auto-0726-20180725-story.html
— Alderman’s plan would force Police Department to curtail gang database and inform people who are listed in it – John Byrne (DIERSEN: What lists do your critics/opponents have you on? My critics/opponents have me on their lists of a) people who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party and Republican Party platforms; b) people who support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling; and c) people who oppose pot, people who are draft avoiders, former union members, federal retirees, Trump supporters, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owners, 100% German Americans, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owns, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-munoz-gang-database-ordinance-20180725-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Western Kane County Republicans to host barbecue Aug. 5
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180725/western-kane-county-republicans-to-host-barbecue-aug-5

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner doesn’t sign GOP governors’ letter supporting Trump’s Supreme Court pick – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180725/rauner-doesnt-sign-gop-governors-letter-supporting-trumps-supreme-court-pick

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Tollway officials defend awarding of contracts – AP
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2018-07-25/tollway-officials-defend-awarding-contracts.html
— Pols don’t like office mergers – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-07-25/editorial-pols-dont-office-mergers.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— U.S. Rep. Davis to be with President Trump during Illinois visit Thursday – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/u-s-rep-davis-to-be-with-president-trump-during/article_6dbc6e1f-87b3-5352-87fd-7151393ca16f.html

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Launches Annual Budget Survey, Seeks Input on County Spending
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=57845

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— State Board of Elections – Laws ignored – Public trust continues to erode – Are we at risk? – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/07/state-board-of-elections-laws-ignored-public-trust-continues-to-erode-are-we-at-risk/

 

ILLINOIS STATE RIFLE ASSOCIATION
— FROM EMAIL TO ISRA MEMBERS IN DUPAGE COUNTY: Dear DuPage County Member, Almost 80 counties in Illinois are considering or have passed “gun sanctuary” resolutions. These resolutions, while not binding, send a message to the politicians and legislature in Springfield that law abiding gun owners have had enough of unwanted attacks against us and the Second Amendment. The ISRA understands that the DuPage county board is considering a resolution in support of the Second Amendment. We are encouraging our members to ask their local county board members to vote in favor of passing this resolution. (DIERSEN: I live in District 4. My representatives on the DuPage County Board are Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, and Amy Grant.)
http://www.isra.org/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kinzler wants to renegotiate, reform pension benefits – Carrie Bradon
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511496909-kinzler-wants-to-renegotiate-reform-pension-benefits
— Oberweis objects to free money giveaway via universal basic income – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511494688-oberweis-objects-to-free-money-giveaway-via-universal-basic-income

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— 2018 Property Tax Report: Zion, Volo, Hainesville, Grayslake pay effective property tax rates of 4 percent (DIERSEN: From what I see, my brother and I are paying 10 percent on 1286 Wood Street in Crete.)
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511496936-2018-property-tax-report-zion-volo-hainesville-grayslake-pay-effective-property-tax-rates-of-4-percent

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STATE REP BATINICK RESPONDS TO FRIENDLY FIRE ON PROPOSED PENSION SOLUTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/state-rep-batinick-responds-to-friendly-fire-on-proposed-pension-solution-.html
— “REPUBLICAN” RAUNER REFUSES TO BACK TRUMP’S SUPREME COURT PICK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/republican-rauner-refuses-to-back-trumps-supreme-court-pick.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner the most unpopular governor facing reelection
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/morning-consult-rauner-the-most-unpopular-governor-facing-reelection/
— Rauner adding his signature***Rauner didn’t sign governors’ pro-Kavanaugh letter even though he supports the guy
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/rauner-didnt-sign-governors-pro-kavanaugh-letter-even-though-he-supports-the-guy/
— The tax hike made a huge difference
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/25/the-tax-hike-made-a-huge-difference/

 

MARIJUANA REPORT
— How Cannabis and Cannabis-Based Drugs Harm Your Brain
https://mailchi.mp/nationalfamilies/how-cannabis-cannabis-based-drugs-harm-your-brainmost-in-us-think-cannabis-has-health-benefits-despite-lack-of-data-more-1930705

 

DAILY CALLER
— HOUSE DEMOCRATS LEAD REPUBLICANS BY A LARGE MARGIN – Robert Donachie
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/25/house-democrats-republicans-large-margin/

 

FOX NEWS
— Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh supported by most GOP governors in letter: A look at who didn’t sign it – Kaitlyn Schallhorn
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/25/supreme-court-pick-brett-kavanaugh-supported-by-most-gop-governors-in-letter-look-at-who-didnt-sign-it.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Although he didn’t sign the letter, Rauner did say he supported Kavanaugh earlier this month. “I believe he is highly experienced, well-qualified for the position, and I hope that his nomination is voted on and approved expeditiously,” Rauner said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.)

July 19 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Governor’s Race Spending Could Have a Negative Impact  The winner of the potentially record-setting contest could face political fallout – Carol Marin and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-governors-race-spending-could-have-a-negative-impact-488594911.html

 

CBS2
— Watchdog Report Urges EPA To Heighten Oversight In Wake Of Flint Water Crisis
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/19/watchdog-report-epa-flint-water-crisis/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Rauner’s DC allergy successfully treated: Here for award, Trump tariff talk – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-allergy-treated-award-trump-tariff-talk/
— Aldermen demand inspections of facilities holding immigrant children – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermen-inspections-immigrant-children/
— We spin American tales of uplift that celebrate the very privileged – Natalie Y. Moore
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kylie-jenner-kardashian-clan-celebrating-weathy/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State Sen. Karen McConnaughay plans to work in private sector after leaving office – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180719/state-legislator-plans-to-work-in-private-sector-after-leaving-office

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The hottest suburban housing markets in the first half – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180719/CRED0701/180719858/the-hottest-suburban-housing-markets-in-the-first-half
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here, in alphabetical order, are the 31 suburbs where more homes sold, at higher prices and faster, in the first half of 2018 than in the same period last year. In all cases, the number of home sales was 25 or more in both first-half 2017 and first-half 2018. Antioch, Bartlett, Brookfield, Buffalo Grove, Darien, Dolton, Elk Grove Village, Evergreen Park, Harvey, Hoffman Estates, Indian Head Park, Maywood, Midlothian, Morton Grove, North Chicago, Northfield, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Schiller Park, Tinley Park, Volo, West Chicago, Western Springs, Westmont, Willow Springs, Wilmette, Winthrop Harbor, Wood Dale and Woodridge.)

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Pence defends Trump during visit to region, is met by protesters at Bost fundraiser – KELSEY LANDIS AND ROBYN KIRSCH
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article215156160.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Gov. Rauner receives Fletcher Award
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-rauner-receives-fletcher-award

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— GAO: VA Whistleblowers 10 Times More Likely Than Peers To Receive Disciplinary Action – ERIC WESTERVELT
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/19/630511652/va-whistleblowers-10-times-more-likely-than-peers-to-receive-disciplinary-action

 

CHICAGO READER
— Is a Puerto Rican native running for Chicago alderman the next Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez is a working-class Latina with Puerto Rican roots running as a democratic socialist. Sound familiar? – Ryan Smith
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/is-a-puerto-rican-immigrant-running-for-chicago-alderman-the-next-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/Content
— Blindspotting and Sorry to Bother You expose the class tensions often obscured by race Two of the year’s best movies come rocketing out of Oakland, California. – J.R. Jones (DIERSEN: What class were you born into? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy, and died suddenly of heart failure when he was 47. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/blindspotting-sorry-to-bother-you-boots-riley/Content

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Wins Distinguished Budget Award
http://dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=57795

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— YouTube censors conservative reporter Citizen Kelly
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/youtube-censors-conservative-radio-host-citizen-kelly

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives blasts gun control measures, calls for veto on ‘gun shop’ bill – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511490223-ives-blasts-gun-control-measures-calls-for-veto-on-gun-shop-bill
— Khouri calls for lower property taxes on visit to Winfield, Wayne – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511490015-khouri-calls-for-lower-property-taxes-on-visit-to-winfield-wayne

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Sabato moves Illinois governor’s race to “Likely Democratic”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/19/sabato-moves-illinois-governors-race-to-likely-democratic/
— AFSCME claims for every worker who dropped fair share, 10 have become full members (DIERSEN: GAO unionized in 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. If GAO had been unionized since 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors might very well have NOT been able a) to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) to give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) to delay my promotion to GS-13 and to not promote me beyond GS-13, e) to get rid of my mentor in 1987, f) to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) to force me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/19/afscme-claims-for-every-worker-who-dropped-fair-share-10-have-become-full-members/
— Rauner launches another anti-Madigan TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/19/rauner-launches-another-anti-madigan-tv-ad/
— Despite Rauner praise, Illinois hasn’t sent any data to Crosscheck since last year
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/19/despite-rauner-praise-illinois-hasnt-sent-any-data-to-crosscheck-since-last-year/
— There are upsides to having your own billionaire
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/19/there-are-upsides-to-having-your-own-billionaire/
— Because… Rauner and Trump!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/19/because-rauner-and-trump/
— Because… Madigan!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/19/because-madigan-51/
— The new gilded age
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/19/the-new-guilded-age/
— More government, education jobs drive up payroll numbers
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/19/more-government-education-jobs-drive-up-payroll-numbers/

 

WHITE HOUSE
— White House to make new vocational education push to help ‘forgotten men and women’ (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying Jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/07/white_house_to_form_new_vocati.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— America’s largest teachers union is run by radical, pro-gay extremists. Here’s proof – Linda Harvey
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/a-ray-of-hope-for-public-education

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE LEFT’S EMBARRASSING PLEA FOR OPEN BORDERS The real facts immigration anarchists try to hide from the public. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270771/lefts-embarrassing-plea-open-borders-michael-cutler

 

GOPUSA
— UNACCEPTABLE: Non-citizens register to vote in San Francisco school elections
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50582
— ‘Stop Oregon Sanctuaries’ initiative qualifies for November ballot
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50494
— Gun Control: Obama’s education chief urges school boycotts
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50584

 

DAILY CALLER
— GALLUP: IMMIGRATION IS THE TOP ISSUE FOR VOTERS HEADING INTO MIDTERM ELECTIONS – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/19/gallup-immigration-voters-midterms/
— OBAMA ATTACKS WEALTHY FOR BIG HOUSES BEFORE RETURNING TO HIS $8 MILLION MANSION – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/19/obama-house-rich/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Firing a Bad Federal Employee May Get a Little Easier – John York (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me BECAUSE I was a BAD employee and a) NOT because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) NOT because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation when I was 40 years old in 1988. They dismiss the fact that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. They dismiss the fact that IRS promoted me to GS-12 (currently $81,071/year) in 1974 and GAO promoted me to GS-13 (currently $96,403/year) in 1986.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/07/19/firing-a-bad-federal-employee-may-get-a-little-easier/

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s Florida golf club requests additional foreign workers for kitchen – EMILY BIRNBAUM (DIERSEN: Have you worked in a kitchen? I did 1964-1966. I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights while I was a junior and a senior at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and the summer in between. From what I see, absolutely none of my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes would have taken such a bad job. Back then, I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). My eyesight has never been correctable to 20/20. I have always had partial red/green color blindness.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/397786-trumps-florida-golf-club-requests-additional-foreign-workers-for

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Says He’s ‘Not Happy’ About Federal Reserve Interest-Rate Increases Comments break with tradition that presidents refrain from commenting on monetary policy – Nick Timiraos (DIERSEN: Generally, a) lower interest rates help barrowers who are generally younger and b) higher interest rates help savers who are generally older.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-says-not-happy-about-federal-reserve-interest-rate-increases-1532020248

 

FED SMITH
— MERIT Act Advances in House – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use this to hint/imply/argue/shout that if the MERIT act had been in effect, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/07/18/merit-act-advances-house/
— House moves forward on federal employees-restricting bills – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use this to hint/imply/argue/shout that if the MERIT act had been in effect, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2018/07/19/house-moves-forward-on-feds-restricting-bills/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The second bill, the Modern Employment Reform, Improvement and Transformation (MERIT) Act, would reduce the advance notice that an agency must provide to an employee it intends to discipline or remove from 30 days to 15 days. Employees then have, at maximum, seven days to answer to the proposed action against them. “The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 created a special authority to remove or demote poor performers. However, the GAO found that removing a poor performer under this special authority, which requires a performance improvement plan, can take six months to a year, and sometimes significantly longer. This does not reflect the significant time during an appeal, should things not proceed during the performance improvement plan,” said Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Mich. “This bill repeals that special authority.” Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., characterized the bill as an attack on federal employees and their due process rights. “The provisions of H.R. 559 would allow broad congressional edict to micromanage agency personnel procedures and limit the ability of the federal workforce to seek justice when treated unfairly by management. The bill does not afford federal workers accused of performance or disciplinary issues adequate time to mount a credible defense and blurs the procedural line between performance-based and disciplinary actions,” the AFGE letter said. The bill passed on a vote of 19 to 11.)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO: VA Is Letting Senior Officials Off the Hook While Disproportionately Punishing Whistleblowers – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, for IRS 1971-1980, and for the Post Office 1966-1969. To punish me, a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/07/va-letting-senior-officials-hook-while-disproportionately-punishing-whistleblowers-audit-finds/149897/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Congress has for years worked to reform the disciplinary process at VA, with President Trump last year signing into law new procedures that expedite firings and make it easier for the department to prove its case. Those changes may not have taken into account internal failings within VA, the Government Accountability Office found, as it consistently fails to document evidence against employees and notify them of their rights. Additionally, while last year’s Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act sought to protect employees who attempted to shine a light on shortcomings within the agency, GAO found whistleblowers were far more likely to face adverse actions after reporting misconduct. One in 10 employees who brought issues before the Office of Special Counsel were slapped with discipline that same year, compared to one out of 100 VA employees overall.)

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump a) says “Trump-regret syndrome is spreading among Republicans after Helsinki” and asks “How far will it go?” and says “Many Republicans are turning their backs on Trump after the Helsinki disgrace.” and asks “Will they come crawling back?”
https://www.salon.com/2018/07/18/trump-regret-syndrome-is-spreading-among-republicans-after-helsinki-how-far-will-it-go/

July 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mexicans mob ‘AMLO’ HQ seeking help for matters big or small – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats always a) promote dependency on government and charity, b) discourage individual responsibility, c) blame all problems on Republicans, d) hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, and e) promise to use government to give preference to those who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, non-rich, and/or veteran who have any kind of financial problem, health problem, or other problems.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-lt–mexico-beseeching-amlo-20180717-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President Trump’s diagnosis for critics: Trump Derangement Syndrome.” Have you considered writing a book about your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? I have. Notwithstanding the fact that they have infinitely more religious, government, political, and/or financial clout than I have ever had, the aforesaid blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. The aforesaid are scapegoaters supreme.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-tds-trump-derangement-syndrome-20180718-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “To my Republican friends: It’s time to let Trump go.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-glanton-column-letter-to-republicans-20180718-story.html
— Chance the Rapper announces purchase of Chicagoist website on newly-released song (DIERSEN: Which websites do you want to purchase?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-chance-the-rapper-releases-new-tracks-20180718-story.html
— The end of the resume? Hiring is in the midst of a technological revolution with algorithms, chatbots – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN How did you get your jobs? To get my Post Office job in 1966, I passed the Post Office’s employment test in 1966, applied for a job in 1966, earned a high school diploma in 1966, and met the job’s many other requirements. To get my IRS job in 1971, I passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, applied for a job in 1970, earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, and met the job’s many other requirements. To get my GAO job in 1980, I earned a job-related master’s degree in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, applied for a job in 1979, suffered a $19,203/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, and met the job’s many other requirements. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-artificial-intelligence-hiring-20180719-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The usual suck-ups — Pence, Hannity, Dobbs — stand by their man, Trump.” (DIERSEN: Who stands by you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who have not stood by me. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, Post Office employee, etc.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/president-donald-trump-vladimir-putin-helsinki-mike-pence-sean-hannity-lou-dobbs-fox-news-cupp/
— Oprah Winfrey gives at least $1 million to Obama Foundation – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/oprah-winfrey-gives-at-least-1-million-to-obama-foundation/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Chance the Rapper to relaunch Chicagoist – Robert Feder
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180719/feder-chance-the-rapper-to-relaunch-chicagoist

 

NORTHWEST HERALD & TIMES
— Rauner campaigns to raise support for term limits Asks public to vote for anyone other than Madigan – Brent Bader (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who want term limits. They stress how much better off without me the following are: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee website, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/07/18/rauner-campaigns-to-raise-support-for-term-limits/a8ogn2h/
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/07/18/rauner-visits-ottawa-to-raise-support-for-term-limits/arpfdi4/

 

STATELINE
— How Rauner, Pritzker pension plans compare Ballooning pension obligation threatens to further drown state in debt – Mark Maxwell (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are not getting a pension and are not earning credits toward a pension. I earned credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office, 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS, and 1980-1997 while I worked for GAO. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) never tried to get a job that provided pension benefits and/or b) failed/refused to qualify themselves to get a job that provided pension benefits. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/how-rauner-pritzker-pension-plans-compare/1310714375

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Election hacking leaves Illinois voters uneasy – Rachel Droze
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/election-hacking-leaves-illinois-voters-uneasy-07-18-2018

 

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Rauner: President should blame Russians for hacking – AP (DIERSEN: Who wants others to blame you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and everyone else SHOULD BLAME ME AND MY GOPUSA ILLINOIS EMAILS FOR ALL OF THEIR PROBLEMS, FOR ALL OF YOUR PROBLEMS, FOR ALL OF MY PROBLEMS, AND FOR ALL OF EVERYONE’S PROBLEMS.)
https://fox2now.com/2018/07/17/rauner-president-should-blame-russians-for-hacking/

 

WVIK
— Money Machines: Billionaires Rain Cash — With Strings Attached? – KATIE BUCK (DIERSEN: What if you were running for a government office and you needed money, sign locations, etc. What if someone who had lots of money, sign locations, etc. said to you that they would give you lots of money, sign locations, etc. IF YOU GOT RID OF DIERSEN? Would you come to my defense? Would you promise to do everything that you could to get rid of me? Would you treat me like I “owe you” because you have not gotten rid of me?  What would you do?)
http://wvik.org/post/money-machines-billionaires-rain-cash-strings-attached#stream/0

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Dark Money Groups Get A Little Darker, Thanks To IRS – PETER OVERBY (DIERSEN: If you give money to organizations that promote conservative principles, you should expect that anti-conservatives will use that against you.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/dark-money-groups-get-little-darker-thanks-irs#stream/0

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Democrats crow that “Illinois Gun Violence Prevention Political Action Committee” and “Giffords” have endorsed Nybo, Rooney, Curran, and Breen.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/07/19/4-republicans-get-nod-on-gun-safety-chance-the-rapper-raps-rahm-chico-and-the-mayors-race-288068

 

RUSS STEWART
— RAUNER IS A GONER IN ILLINOIS GOVERNOR RACE
http://www.russstewart.com/articles/2018/07-18-2018.html

WIRE POINTS
— City, Chicago Public School finances “improve,” just in time for elections – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/chicago-public-school-finances-improve-just-in-time-for-elections/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Federal lawsuit: Cook Co. makes it too difficult to appeal big tax bills; state law only enables – Scott Holland (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) my appeals, during the 1980s and early 1990s, of the assessed valuations of 915 Cove Court in Wheaton and b) those who had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County, their operatives, and their dupes who opposed my appeals.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511490987-federal-lawsuit-cook-co-makes-it-too-difficult-to-appeal-big-tax-bills-state-law-only-enables

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Windhorst signs ‘People’s Pledge,’ calls for term limits – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511490094-windhorst-signs-people-s-pledge-calls-for-term-limits

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township gives away $459,812.00 of your tax dollars – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/07/dupage-township-gives-away-459812-00-of-your-tax-dollars/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Vast majority of Illinois Medicaid expansion recipients aren’t working – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/vast-majority-of-illinois-medicaid-expansion-recipients-aren-t-working/article_d672f56c-89f9-11e8-82fb-77bda2ec6c1a.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Seven of 10 able-bodied recipients of taxpayer-funded healthcare in Illinois say they don’t have jobs. A new report from the Foundation for Government Accountability, a nonpartisan public policy organization, said work requirements similar to those placed on other federal aid programs should be implemented for Medicaid recipients. As of February, more than 400,000 out of the 580,000 Medicaid expansion enrollees in Illinois have no earned income, according to data received from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— FACEBOOK SPONSORING FAR-LEFT CONFERENCE WHERE SOCIALIST OCASIO-CORTEZ WILL KEYNOTE – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/18/facebook-sponsoring-netroots-nation/

 

HOT AIR
— Poll: Majority wants SCOTUS term limits – ED MORRISSEY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who want term limits. They stress how much better off without me the following are: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee website, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/07/18/poll-majority-wants-scotus-term-limits-political-demos/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Controversial PETA Ad Starring Natalie Portman Invokes Holocaust to Slam Present-Day Treatment of Animals – MADISON DIBBLE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about dog abusers.)
https://ijr.com/2018/07/1110340-natalie-portman-peta-holocaust/

 

CNN
— House Democrats pick new slogan ahead of midterms: ‘For the people’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of people who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/38678902/house-democrats-pick-new-slogan-ahead-of-midterms-for-the-people

 

NBC NEWS
— Six states and NYC sue Trump admin over requiring ‘sanctuary cities’ to work with feds Lawsuits were filed in Manhattan federal court on behalf of New York state and city, Connecticut, New Jersey, Washington, Massachusetts and Virginia. – AP
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/six-states-nyc-sue-trump-admin-over-requiring-sanctuary-cities-n892596

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Government Medical Experts Say Detaining Migrant Families Poses High Risk of Harm.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/us/migrant-children-family-detention-doctors.html
— Reporters, Facing a Hostile White House, Try a New Tactic: Solidarity – Michael M. Grynbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/business/media/white-house-reporters-hallie-jackson.html
— Consumer Bureau Nominee Could Face ‘Bumpy Ride’ Over Lack of Experience – Alan Rappeport (DIERSEN: What work experience do you have? I should write a book about those who have dismissed, belittled, badmouthed, demonized, denigrated, condemned, and/or wasted my work experience. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. 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 $81,071-$91,880.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/us/politics/consumer-bureau-kathleen-kraninger.html
— Facebook to Remove Misinformation That Leads to Violence – Sheera Frenkel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/technology/facebook-to-remove-misinformation-that-leads-to-violence.html
— Why Real Wages Still Aren’t Rising – Jared Bernstein (DIERSEN: My GS-7 Step 1 IRS salary in 1971 was $8,582. Today, GS-7 Step 1 salary is $45,703. My GS-12 Step 4 IRS salary in 1978 was $24,070. Today, GS-12 Step 4 salary is $89,178. My GS-13 Step 10 GAO salary in 1997 was $72,460. Today, GS-13 Step 10 salary is $125,325.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/opinion/wage-stagnation-unemployment-economic-growth.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Fans, Acknowledge His Failings The president has pursued bad trade policies and fouled relations with allies. His supporters are silent. – F.H. Buckley (DIERSEN: Who stresses your “failings?” I should write a book about those who stress my “failings.” They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-fans-acknowledge-his-failings-1531952749
— Facebook to Start Taking Down Posts That Could Lead to Violence Social-media platform’s move is a response to attacks on individuals in Sri Lanka and Myanmar – Deepa Seetharaman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-to-start-taking-down-posts-that-could-lead-to-violence-1531961913
— Baby Boomers Get More Selective About Friends – Clare Ansberry (DIERSEN: Who does NOT want to be one of your friends? The following people do NOT want to be one of my friends: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-non-poor-people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, anti-union, anti-federal employee, anti-federal retiree, anti-American nameplate car owners, anti-DINKs, anti-pet-less people, anti-those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, anti-etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/baby-boomers-get-more-selective-about-friends-1531918772
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: House Panel Passes Tax Break for Gym Memberships, Exercise Classes Critics say bill would benefit wealthy, wouldn’t affect population’s health – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Instead of spending money on gym memberships or exercise classes, I mow the lawn, trim the bushes, mulch the leaves, shovel the snow, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-panel-passes-tax-break-for-gym-memberships-exercise-classes-1531411576
— Slowdown in Home Sales Spreads to Brooklyn and Queens Brokers say weakness reflects buyer caution about the potential impact of federal tax laws – Josh Barbanel (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/slowdown-in-home-sales-spreads-to-brooklyn-and-queens-1531368061
— FRONT PAGE: What Saudi Women Drivers Want: Muscle Cars – Margherita Stancati
https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-women-dont-just-want-to-drive-they-want-400-horsepower-1531923787
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When officials at Ford Motor Co. heard that Ms. Nasief, who is known for having participated in the campaign for women’s right to drive, wanted a Mustang, the manufacturer offered to give her one. She asked for the powerful performance car in yellow and black, the colors of her local soccer team, Al-Ittihad, of which she is a die-hard fan. Since it was delivered July 9, she has been driving the Mustang almost nonstop. She zooms down Jeddah’s palm-lined avenues. often with the top down despite sweltering heat, giving rides to various groups of her 16 grandchildren. “I love this car because of its roar,” said Ms. Nasief. “Everybody is staring at me because I’m a woman in a sports car. But why not? We are even better drivers than the men, to be honest.” Ms. Nasief keeps one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the horn, blasting male drivers who fail to use turn signals or who talk on a cellphone while behind the wheel, both common sins on Saudi roads. “If I see them behave badly, I go ‘beep beep!’” she said. “We’ll teach them how to drive.”)
— Keep Politics Out of the Boardroom Reforms intended to give a voice to small shareholders have instead let social activists hijack proxy votes. – Phil Gramm and Mike Solon (DIERSEN: Activists want to make businesses more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/keep-politics-out-of-the-boardroom-1531952912

 

FORBES
— States Sue IRS, Treasury To Strike Down SALT Cap Under New Tax Law – Kelly Phillips (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2018/07/17/states-sue-irs-treasury-to-strike-down-salt-cap-under-new-tax-law/#34a84fc75303

 

STARS & STRIPES
— FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Senate seems to take a more aggressive stance than the House NDAA proposal on issues such as reforming the “up or out” military promotion system.” Overwhelmingly, “up or out” promotion systems are imposed only on those who are Republican, White, and/or male. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that a) I did not make GS-12 (currently $81,071) until I was 25 in 1974, that I did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) until I was 38 in 1986, and c) that I never made GS-14 (currently $113,920).)
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/house-senate-push-measures-to-fund-defense-plan-forward-boost-military-pay-1.535221

July 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Violent clash between officers and crowd after fatal police shooting in South Shore – Rosemary Sobol, Nuccio DiNuzzo, Hannah Leone, Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-police-shooting-fatal-20180714-story.html
— Man charged with shooting at police after South Chicago traffic stop – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-man-charged-shooting-at-police-st-20180715-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180715/282011853132722
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–medical-marijuana-restrictions-20180713-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Huppke uses Timothy Trybus to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters. What do you say a) to Whites who pander to anti-Whites, b) to males who pander to anti-males, c) to “Republicans” who pander to anti-Republicans, d) to “Americans” who pander to anti-Americans, e) to older people who pander to those who are anti-older people, d) to rich people who pander to those who anti-rich people, e) to German Americans who pander to those who are anti-German Americans, and f) to those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time who pander to those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-hate-crime-puerto-rico-shirt-video-huppke-20180713-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting “religious leaders” to serve as their operatives and as their dupes. Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” call for citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally, that is, to invade America. How soon, if not already, will “religious leaders” call for all the countries of the world to officially declare war on America?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-chicago-catholic-immigration-ministry-20180711-story.html
— Supreme Court nominee dishes out mac and cheese to homeless – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have always painted themselves as being far superior to me and b) have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for not helping the homeless like they do.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–supreme-court-kavanaugh-charity-20180711-story.html
— Setting sun: Many of yesterday’s summer jobs have already gone dark – Marco Buscaglia (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/sns-201807131318–tms–careercarer-b20180715-20180715-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Black woman says CVS manager called police because she had wrong coupon – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-woman-says-cvs-manager-called-police-because-she-had-wrong-coupon/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Matson is running for 48th Ward alderman. One of his campaign promises is “increased police presence throughout Alderman Matson’s 48th Ward.” According to his aldermanic campaign website, he was a state delegate for President Donald Trump in the 2016 election and is president of the Log Cabin Republicans of Illinois, a group advocating for LGBTQ conservatives.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who promotes Pfleger? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/michael-pfleger-fueled-injustice/

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘He was brilliant’: Illinois GOP strategist John McGovern dead at 48
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180714/he-was-brilliant-illinois-gop-strategist-john-mcgovern-dead-at-48

 

NBC5
— Trial Date Set in Aaron Schock Corruption Case The former congressman was indicted in 2016 (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Diersen v. IRS (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866) In 1974, when I was 25 years old, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my partial day per diem claims and hinted/implied that my claims were fraudulent. That forced me to file a grievance. I won that grievance 4 years later, but by then, whatever career I had at IRS was over. If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran, my Democrat IRS superiors would not have disallowed my partial day per diem claims.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/aaron-schock-corruption-case-set-to-begin-in-january-488199221.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Jan. 28 trial date has been set for former Illinois Republican Congressman Aaron Schock’s trial on corruption charges, including that he illegally sought reimbursement for a $5,000 chandelier.)

 

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Walter Jacobson sides with Pfleger against Rauner.
https://wgnradio.com/2018/07/15/walter-jacobsons-perspective-07-15-18-bruce-rauner-throwing-darts/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— State Sen. McConchie talks taxes, consolidation 26th District leader says the state will change when Michael Madigan is gone – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/07/13/state-sen-mcconchie-talks-taxes-consolidation/afls1oi/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State agency director Mays has spent $66K on travel – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, government employees should expect that their critics/opponents will monitor their government travel records very closely.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180714/state-agency-director-mays-has-spent-66k-on-travel
— Block party spreads non-violence message – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180714/block-party-spreads-non-violence-message

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Chicago Police say 4 protesters arrested after shooting – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article214912260.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Hundreds attended the reopening of the governor’s mansion, despite the heat – Cymphanie Sherman
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/hundreds-attended-the-reopening-of-the-governors-mansion-despite-the-heat

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Former St. Charles Mayor Don DeWitte to Replace Karen McConnaughay as State Senate Candidate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/14/former-st-charles-mayor-replave-karen-mcconnaughay-state-senator-candidate/

 

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— Open Borders Is Not a Moral Immigration Policy – Mary Anne Hackett
https://catholiccitizens.org/views/80026/open-borders-is-not-a-moral-immigration-policy/
— Liberal GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner officiated a same-sex ‘wedding’ – Mary Anne Hackett
https://catholiccitizens.org/news/80086/revealed-liberal-gop-gov-bruce-rauner-officiated-a-same-sex-wedding/

 

DAILY CALLER
— MCCONNELL RESPONDS TO REPUBLICAN RESTAURANT HARASSMENT: ‘THIS IS ALL ABOUT INTIMIDATION’ – Julia Nista
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/13/mcconnell-responds-to-harassment-intimidation/

 

BREITBART
— Anti-Trump Open Borders Neighbors Protest at Kushner’s D.C. Home – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/13/anti-trump-open-borders-neighbors-protest-at-kushners-d-c-home/
— Paul Ryan Trashes Trump’s Popular Fair Trade Agenda: ‘New Tariffs Are Not the Solution’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/13/paul-ryan-trashes-trumps-popular-fair-trade-agenda-new-tariffs-are-not-the-solution/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mike Pence is coming to California to campaign for John Cox – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/07/vice_president_mike_pence_is_coming_to_california_to_campaign_for_john_cox.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP weighs ICE vote to torture Democrats – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/gop-weighs-ice-vote-to-torture-democrats
— Midterm elections could test GOP’s patience with Trump’s trade war – Al Weaver
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/midterm-elections-could-test-gops-patience-with-trumps-trade-war

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— McConnell: ‘I Will Not Be Intimidated’ by ‘Socialists Who Apparently Prefer Open Borders’ – Paul Crookston
http://freebeacon.com/issues/mcconnell-will-not-intimidated-socialists-apparently-prefer-open-borders/

 

THE HILL
— GOP leaders jockey for affection of House conservatives – MELANIE ZANONA AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates for leadership positions in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. have demonized, denigrated, and condemned conservatives.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/397032-gop-leaders-jockey-for-affection-of-house-conservatives

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kavanaugh as being an “Influential Judge, Loyal Friend, Conservative Warrior — and D.C. Insider.” What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn you as being? Mine stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (almost 70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 21 years, childless, pet-less, and American nameplate car owner. They stress the adverse actions that my GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took against me, especially their forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee (ICRC) member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They stress that my fellow ICRC members let a motion to censure me at their 2006 annual convention be voted on.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/us/politics/judge-brett-kavanaugh.html
— Youth Soccer Participation Has Fallen Significantly in America – Joe Drape
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/sports/world-cup/soccer-youth-decline.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump uses WWII to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America by illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by illegally sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/opinion/when-america-incarcerated-my-family.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/opinion/sunday/trump-having-a-bawl-in-europe.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote voter fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/opinion/sunday/voting-rights-voter-id-kavanaugh.html
— In a Tight Labor Market, Retirees Fill Gaps Their Previous Employers Can’t – Claudia Dreifus (DIERSEN: Are you retired? What are the demographics of those who replaced you? Those who replace me are Democrats, females, minorities, younger than me, and/or veterans who had less work experience, less education, and/or fewer or no professional certifications or licenses.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/business/in-a-tight-labor-market-retirees-fill-gaps-their-previous-employers-cant.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In about 20 years, half the population will live in eight states – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/07/12/in-about-20-years-half-the-population-will-live-in-eight-states/

 

FORBES
— Internship 101: How To Ace Your First Summer Job – Haley Suh (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/haleysuh/2018/07/11/internship-101-how-to-ace-your-first-summer-job/#69c0d38311b2

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Should I Take a Pay Cut? Determine whether your financial situation can support a lower salary. – Susannah Snider (DIERSEN: Have you taken a pay cut? I have. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars (from GS-12 Step 5 down to GS-9 Step 10) to transfer from IRS to GAO. QUESTION: Why did I do that? ANSWER: GAO claimed to be nonpartisan and independent. My Democrat superiors and Money Magazine had ruined my IRS career. GAO employees are somewhat less demonized, denigrated, and condemned than IRS employees. Because GAO audits IRS, I could use my knowledge of IRS on audits of IRS. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. The GAO staff manager who hired me was confident that he could a) promptly get me assigned to audits of IRS and b) promptly promote me to GS-11 Step 10, currently $87,933, to GS-12 Step 5 salary, currently $91,880, and to GS-13 Step 1, currently $96,403. But soon after I transferred to GAO, that GAO manager was deposed and he was not able to promote me to GS-11 Step 10 until 1981, to GS-12 Step 5 salary until 1982, and to GS-13 Step 1 until 1986. In 1986, he finally succeeded in getting me assigned to audits of IRS. In 1987, his Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing him to retire. To justify their forcing me to take a pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors dismissed/belittled/badmouthed/demonized/denigrated/condemned a) my knowledge of IRS, b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) my almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and d) my earning a MBA from Loyola in 1976. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran. Money Magazine, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate, and the rest of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid.)
https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/family-finance/articles/2018-07-12/should-i-take-a-pay-cut

 

REASON
— How Elected Libertarians Are Making the World More Free – Matt Welch (DIERSEN: Libertarians who falsely claim to be Republican are anti-conservative and they have always worked very hard against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://reason.com/archives/2018/07/14/how-elected-libertarians-are-making-the

July 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Vice President Pence hits Chicago Friday: Roskam fundraiser, Rauner’s role – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/vice-president-pence-chicago-friday-roskam-fundraiser-rauner/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, newspapers do everything that they can a) to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) block the Republican Party platform.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/our-mission/
— Chicago Police Department overtime down 30 percent, thanks to controls to rein in ‘culture of abuse’ – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Have you worked overtime? If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress the overtime that I worked while I was a part-time postal employee in Park Forest 1966-1969. I had lots of opportunities to work overtime because my Democrat coworkers often turned it down.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cpd-chicago-police-overtime-down-30-percent-culture-of-abuse/
— FBI agent Peter Strzok: My work has never been tainted by political bias – AP (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government would say that too. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, to waste the careers of, and to get rid of Republicans, and Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fbi-agent-peter-strzok-anti-trump-text-messages-testify-house-committee/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— White House highlights Rauner’s praise of Supreme Court pick – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-donald-trump-supreme-court-20180711-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner has made a point of rarely speaking about Trump, the administration’s policies or national issues affecting the state in Washington. But as he attempts in an election year to unify a Republican conservative base divided by laws he signed expanding abortion, transgender and immigrant rights, Rauner is speaking more about Washington. The quote in the White House’s “what they are saying” email comes from a Rauner tweet Monday night. The email also featured supporting comments about Kavanaugh from two Downstate Republican House members, Reps. Darin LaHood of Peoria and Rodney Davis of Taylorville.)
— Praise for poise: When a loudmouth berates you for your T-shirt – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you wore a Trump T-shirt in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, or in Illinois, how viciously would anti-Trumps berate you? How would you react to their berating?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-puerto-rican-shirt-video-20180711-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Mount Prospect expected to allow video gambling – Steve Zalusky
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180712/mount-prospect-expected-to-allow-video-gambling-but-for-whom

 

ABC7
— Papa John’s founder resigns as chairman after using N-word on conference call – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/business/papa-johns-founder-resigns-as-chairman-after-using-n-word-on-conference-call/3746476/
— Republican U.S. senators push proposed paid leave solution for new parents – NATALY PAK (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that those who do not have children have an unfair advantage in life.)
http://abc7chicago.com/republican-senators-push-proposed-paid-leave-solution-for-new-parents-/3750095/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Caught napping by a Nazi, state GOP paying the price – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-07-12/jim-dey-caught-napping-nazi-state-gop-paying-the-price.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn annexes historic McKee House – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/07/06/glen-ellyn-annexes-historic-mckee-house/a3a5q4y/

 

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois Labor Relations Board urges Gov. Rauner to restore union members’ step increases
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/ilrb-urges-gov-rauner-to-restore-union-members-step-increases

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Algonquin Township Board Refuses to Put Road District Abolition Referendum on the Ballot, Road Commissioner Andrew Gasser Endorses Referendum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/11/algonquin-township-board-refuses-put-road-district-referendum-ballot-gasser-endorses-referendum/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Jay Kinzler counting on voters to help resuscitate Illinois – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511481897-kinzler-counting-on-voters-to-help-resuscitate-illinois

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: City Journal: Pfleger should hold Chicago’s ‘criminal class’ not ‘social-welfare bureaucracy’ accountable – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats blame all crime on Republicans.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511480650-city-journal-pfleger-should-hold-chicago-s-criminal-class-not-social-welfare-bureaucracy-accountable
(FROM THE ARTICLE: City Journal called the protest, led by the Rev. Michael Pfleger, senior pastor at The Faith Community of Saint Sabina, “misguided” and said the event blames “rampant violent crime on inadequate social spending” in a city in its eighth decade controlled by Democrats. “Someone should be decrying Chicago’s ongoing carnage, but Pfleger’s explanation for what’s causing it — poverty, unemployment, and underfunded schools — is just another reprise of the old liberal notion that violent crime is driven by socioeconomic ‘root causes’,” Rafael Mangual, deputy director of legal policy at City Journal, said in an op-ed piece. “That argument reflects a serious misunderstanding of Chicago’s highly concentrated violent crime.”)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner to launch “People’s Pledge” campaign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/11/rauner-to-launch-peoples-pledge-campaign-tomorrow/

 

DAILY CALLER
— PENCE HEADS TO THE MIDWEST FOR TARIFF DAMAGE CONTROL – Molly Prince
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/11/pence-midwest-tariff-donors/
— PRESSURE BUILDS ON DEMOCRATS TO ATTACK IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/11/democrats-attack-immigration-enforcement-ice/
— MEDIA SHAMES KAVANAUGH FOR BUYING BASEBALL TICKETS WITH CREDIT CARD – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who spent lots of their money on “immediate pleasures” a) shamed me for spending my money on new cars, tuition and text books, real estate, and collector cars and b) shamed me for saving for my retirement.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/11/media-kavanaugh-baseball-credit-card/

 

GOPUSA
— Silicon Valley Censors (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents have always wanted to censor me. My critics/opponents want to censure everyone who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.gopusa.com/silicon-valley-censors/
— Slavery: What They Didn’t Teach in My High School
http://www.gopusa.com/slavery-what-they-didnt-teach-in-my-high-school/
— Minimum wage hikes a poor step towards prosperity (DIERSEN: I did not start earning $15/hour in today’s dollars until I was 18 years old in 1966. I worked for much less than $15/hour in today’s dollars when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; and cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966.)
http://www.gopusa.com/minimum-wage-hikes-a-poor-step-towards-prosperity/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats struggle with unity amid leadership tensions – MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/396589-dems-struggle-with-unity-amid-leadership-tensions

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries to claim asylum in America
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/opinion/asylum-immigration-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/us/lgbt-migrants-abuse.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring children to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/nyregion/immigrant-children-reunited.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The elite world of Brett Kavanaugh – Paul Schwartzman and Michelle Boorstein (DIERSEN: Who paints/painted you as being an elite? My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did everything that they could to paint me as being filthy rich elite. They stressed the money I spent on new cars, tuition and text books, real estate, and collector cars. They stressed the vacations that I took, including many vacations in connection with my wife’s many business trips to luxury resorts across America 1978-1992. They stressed the money that my wife and I saved for our retirement. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everyone who lived in Crete, in new town homes in University Park, in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago, and in Wheaton was a filthy rich elite. Beginning in 1971 when I bought a new 1972 Corvette, they especially hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everyone who owned a Corvette was filthy rich elite.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/the-elite-world-of-brett-kavanaugh/2018/07/11/504d945e-8492-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Small businesses struggle to hire, keep employees Bigger firms woo them with higher pay, perks – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: How large have the employers been that you have worked for? None of the employers that I worked for 1964-1997 were small, except for John’s Sinclair during the summer of 1966.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/07/11/small-businesses-struggle-hire-workers-tight-labor-market/772636002/

 

FORBES
— How Early Retirement Might Be Killing Men – John Wasik (DIERSEN: I should write a book about early retirement. I have been retired for almost 21 years.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2018/07/09/how-early-retirement-might-be-killing-men/#289ca0db20a1
— Budgeting For Your Retirement Years – You’ll Need More Than You Think – Bart Astor
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bartastor/2018/07/11/budgeting-for-your-retirement-years-youll-need-more-than-you-think/#51b36c4e2341
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As most of you know, financial planners often say that 70% of current income is the best estimate. My calculation was significantly higher, namely, 82%. I arrived at that figure because I think the reasons for that lower figure are outdated. As I explained: You need to continue to save for your later years because you will likely have 20, 30 or more years left to live but you may not be investing as aggressively A third of folks in their 60’s continue to work or have encore careers and still pay into FICA Even if you stop or cut down on your work, you’ll still have travel expenses and, perhaps, significantly higher health expenses Fewer and fewer homeowners ever pay their mortgages off completely or they rent, so they still have a house payment.)

 

MARKET WATCH
— Is early retirement possible? – DANA ANSPACH
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/is-early-retirement-possible-2018-07-11

(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of the biggest challenges to early retirement is figuring out how to pay for health care. Regarding health care coverage, “early” retirement would be before age 65, at which time most Americans become eligible for Medicare. Unless you’re lucky enough to have employer-covered retiree health insurance, you’ll pay hefty premiums until you become Medicare-eligible. If you’re exiting the workforce before age 65, plan on budgeting $500 to $1,000 a month per person to purchase health insurance. Instead of shelling out $1,000 a month, some early retirees are opting for retirement jobs. Something part-time, low-stress and low-pay, but with benefits. This type of job can help bridge the gap from early retirement to Medicare age. Once on Medicare, you still pay premiums, but they’re more affordable, often less than half of what you were paying before going on Medicare.)

July 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Dan Ryan Expressway shut down by anti-violence march; Rauner, Emanuel spar over protest – Diane Pathieu and Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/anti-violence-protesters-shut-down-dan-ryan/3721158/

 

NBC5
— Rauner, Emanuel Spar on Social Media Over Dan Ryan Protest Protesters shut down the Dan Ryan Saturday, and the politicians are sparring over the march – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-dan-ryan-protest-spar-487574221.html

 

CBS2
— Thousands Turn Out For Protest On Dan Ryan Expressway – Audrina Bigos
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/07/thousands-dan-ryan-expressway-protest/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Anti-violence protest shuts down Dan Ryan Expressway – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/anti-violence-protest-shuts-down-dan-ryan-expessway

WGN TV
— ‘March for Our Rights’ organizers in 10 cities protest for gun rights – MELISSA ESPANA
https://wgntv.com/2018/07/07/march-for-our-rights-organizers-in-10-cities-protest-for-gun-rights/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Anti-violence protesters shut down inbound Dan Ryan: ‘The people won today’ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who won today? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dan-ryan-shutdown-pfleger-march-violence/
— Rahm slams Rauner for Dan Ryan shutdown tweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-dan-ryan-shutdown-tweet/
— Pfleger, Emanuel, Rauner and Cupich: The inside story of the Dan Ryan shutdown – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pfleger-emanuel-rauner-cupich-dan-ryan-shutdown/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago mayor to Illinois governor in war of words about Dan Ryan march: ‘Delete your account’ – Patrick M. O’Connell, Jeremy Gorner and Megan Crepeau
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dan-ryan-pfleger-violence-protest-20180706-story.html
— Democrats hope Kennedy’s retirement will make courts a galvanizing issue for voters – Seung Min Kim
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kennedy-retirement-supreme-court-democrats-midterm-voters-20180707-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— State launches program to create more retirement savers – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180707/state-launches-program-to-create-more-retirement-savers——————

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Both local parties see state, national issues as leverage – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180707/both-local-parties-see-state-national-issues-as-leverage

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— 12th Congressional District: Can Democrats win back the Obama-Trump voter? This race is the test – Katie Glueck
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180707/can-democrats-win-back-obama-trump-voter-this-race-is-test

 

SOUTHERN
— Jackson County Republicans push for ballot question opposing property tax increase – DUSTIN DUNCAN
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/jackson-county-republicans-push-for-ballot-question-opposing-property-tax/article_b1f15482-ab8c-5b91-9941-ff75c3af383d.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS

— Freeway shut down prompts Twitter battle between Chicago mayor and Rauner – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/freeway-shut-down-prompts-twitter-battle-between-chicago-mayor-and-rauner

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri uses social media to make a point about high taxes – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511475144-khouri-uses-social-media-to-make-a-point-about-high-taxes

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ new automatic voter registration process begins at DMVs across state – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-new-automatic-voter-registration-process-begins-at-dmvs-across/article_fcdfb236-8093-11e8-99a6-cb2c4ef96c40.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Protesters Shut Down Major Chicago Highway; Mayor Emanuel Says Go For It, Comrades – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/07/07/protesters-shut-down-major-chicago-highway-mayor-emmanuel-says-go-for-it-comrades-n2498147

 

GOPUSA
— Teachers union gives anthem protestor Kaepernick its ‘highest honor’ (DIERSEN: The more that you protest individuals, protest organizations, protest governments, and protest countries that are members of the following groups, the more that anti-Trumps honor you: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, draft avoiders, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49570

 

THE HILL
— Hysteria about the Supreme Court vacancy isn’t about abortion — it’s about reparations – JAMES GAGLIANO (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that it should be me. They stress that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), 100% German national origin, my ancestors have been America for a long time (since 1844), conservative, Republican, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), draft avoider, and non-poor. How many of the aforesaid terrible demographics do you share with me? In my defense, my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/395945-hysteria-about-supreme-court-vacancy-isnt-about-abortion-its-about
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A progressive court would sense our nation’s sovereign borders differently; immigration issues would be viewed through the prism of globalism. Liberal judges tend to apply pluralistic conditions to their considered opinions. Judicial activism would proliferate in the guise of “righting historical injustices” and, in particular, redressing America’s “original sin” — slavery. If Trump succeeds in appointing a conservative justice, for example, the court effectively would rule against any legislative efforts to have America – meaning the taxpayer – pay some $4.1 trillion to African Americans related to the impact of slavery, as David Horowitz outlines in his 2016 book, “Progressive Racism. ”A liberal Court would see this controversial issue very differently than a conservative Court. And some supporters of reparations already have mapped a way for descendants of slaves to receive some form of compensation. Georgetown University professor and author Michael Eric Dyson has gone so far as to suggest that white Americans — no matter whether their ancestors were slave-owners or not — should maintain an “individual reparations account” as a means of “atonement.” This would involve making donations to African American groups. The Trump administration’s Department of Education already has begun moves to undercut Obama-era policy guidelines to universities to consider race in college admissions if legally possible. Quotas, racial preferences, and the landmark 1978 Supreme Court decision to legalize affirmative action have given way to a far more innocuous, benign term — diversity — and been upheld by the Court as recently as 2016. But the construct — reparations — remains the same. While these “reparations” may be well-intended, they penalize Americans whose ancestors played no role in slavery, in order to compensate Americans who were never enslaved. If the Supreme Court’s ideological majority flipped, future generations would be left to foot the bill.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Anti-gun violence protesters take over Chicago highway – Amy B Wang
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/07/07/anti-gun-violence-protesters-take-over-chicago-highway/?utm_term=.e14308e97c24
— The unemployed are a wasted asset – Paul A. London, Washington (DIERSEN: I have been unemployed since 1997 when I was 49 years old, and before that, the federal government underemployed me. I earned a) job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. The federal government would not have wasted my career if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran. I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste what I learned a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, b) earning an MBA from Loyola, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, d) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul e) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, f) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, and g) working for GAO for almost 18 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-unemployed-are-a-wasted-asset/2018/07/06/9b835cba-809b-11e8-a63f-7b5d2aba7ac5_story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Chicago March Leader Says ‘The People Won Today’ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who won today? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-07-07/the-latest-police-will-allow-protesters-on-chicago-freeway

 

FORBES
— Where Do You Want To Live For The Rest Of Your Life? 7 Questions To Ask – Bart Astor (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what encourages and discourages people from living in my precinct – DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. My wife and I have lived in the precinct since 1984 and in Wheaton since 1978.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bartastor/2018/07/07/where-do-you-want-to-live-for-the-rest-of-your-life-7-questions-to-ask/

 

INSIDER
— 7 money goals to hit by the time you’re 35 that are actually achievable – Judith Ohikuare (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, I doubled my salary when I was 30. In today’s dollars, I earned $45,703/year (GS-7 Step 1) when I was 22 and $91,880/year (GS-12 Step 5) when I was 30. According to Money Magazine’s February 1978 article on me, in today’s dollars, at the end of 1977, my net worth was $199,615 of which $27,354 was my Civil Service Retirement System contributions.)
http://www.thisisinsider.com/money-goals-to-hit-by-35-that-are-actually-achievable-2018-7
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chances are, you’ve seen the advice floating around that advises 35-year-olds to have twice their annual salary in savings if they plan to retire by 67 “and live a similar lifestyle.” If you are 35 years old and you have just one year’s annual salary shored up, congratulations a million times over — you’re well ahead of the game. In 2017, the median salary for Americans aged 35 to 44 was $50,752 annually, based on figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By contrast, the Federal Reserve found that the same age demographic had a median $5,000 in a savings account. All Americans, on average, had just over $33,766 saved, and one-third had $0 saved for retirement in 2016. Obviously, the double-your-salary-by-35 figure isn’t realistic for many working people in the U.S. — especially those in their mid-thirties.)

July 4 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— OUTSTANDINGLY, 19 REPUBLICANS HELPED SPONSOR WHEATON’S INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS AND PARADE! Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar contributed $500, Judge Jeff MacKay contributed $250, and DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan contributed $150. Bob Berlin, Dan Cronin, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Dave Molitor, John Monino, Chris Nybo, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, Phil Suess, Kevin Wiley, and Karen Wilson each contributed $100.

As the $2,500 Star sponsor, DuPage County Republicans got credit for sponsoring the Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School band entries in the parade. DuPage Republicans again had a booth at the fireworks the evening before the parade. Those who stopped by included Governor Rauner and the First Lady, Erika Harold, Amy Grant, and Marty Keller. Earlier, I had the honor of hand delivering flyers to residences on the parade route, including Main Street and two blocks east and west of Main Street south of Harrison Street, and businesses that listed the Republican entries in the parade, the Republican sponsors, and the amount that they contributed. The flyers were printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics.

Republican elected officials and candidates in the parade included Peter Roskam, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Mike Connelly, Peter Breen, Jeanne Ives, Amy Grant, Paul Hinds, James Mendrick, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Chris Zaruba, Tim Whelan, Jeff McKay, Karen Wilson, Gary Muehlfelt, Sal Falbo, John Monino, Nick Nathwani, as well as Marty Keller and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Climber, protesters at Statue of Liberty
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/statue-of-liberty-climber-protesters#/

 

ABC7
— July Fourth in Chicago: Fireworks, parades, food and fun – John Garcia, Sarah Schulte and Cate Cauguiran
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-pritzker-participate-in-independence-day-parades/3706048/
http://abc7chicago.com/society/july-fourth-in-chicago-fireworks-parades-food-and-fun/3705863/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Like marching bands and beauty queens, a Fourth of July parade is never without politics. Governor Bruce Rauner was in Arlington Heights shaking hands with what appeared to be a Rauner-receptive crowd. “We are the greatest nation on earth because of our heroes, our veterans we celebrate our history tradition of freedom and opportunity,” said Gov. Bruce Rauner. Celebrating freedom and opportunity with a democratic friendly crowd was Rauner’s challenger JB Pritzker. The annual Hyde Park parade was one of four stops on his schedule Wednesday.)
— Woman climbs Statue of Liberty; Liberty Island evacuated
http://abc7chicago.com/live-woman-climbs-statue-of-liberty;-liberty-island-evacuated/3705327/
— Trump administration seeks end to affirmative action in schools – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT should have admitted minorities, females, and/or veterans in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1992 respectively.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-administration-seeks-end-to-affirmative-action-in-schools/3706158/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Our most fundamental values are under attack.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-fourth-of-july-message-donald-trump/
— Schock wants trial freeze continued until high court hears his appeal – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/schock-wants-trial-freeze-continued-until-high-court-hears-his-appeal/
— At the top of Trump’s Supreme Court list: An appellate judge in Chicago – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/at-the-top-of-trumps-supreme-court-list-an-appellate-judge-in-chicago/
— A smarter way to save for retirement in Illinois – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/retirement-planning-america-illinois-secure-choice-poverty/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Statue of Liberty climber leads to evacuation; 6 arrested after hanging ‘Abolish ICE’ banner – AP (DIERSEN: To want to abolish ICE is to want to abolish individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-statue-of-liberty-climber-20180704-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Celebrate that which unites us – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps do everything that they can to divide members of Group A from members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180703/our-view-celebrate-that-which-unites-us
— The left’s contempt is going to reelect Trump – Marc Thiessen
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180703/marc-thiessen-lefts-contempt-is-going-to-reelect-trump
— Donald Trump’s mainstream immigration policy – Byron York
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180703/byron-york-donald-trumps-mainstream-immigration-policy

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Morass of complex legal issues dog Schock case – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-07-04/jim-dey-morass-complex-legal-issues-dog-schock-case.html

 

WSIL TV
— Third-party candidates could sway Illinois’ Gubernatorial race – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38569791/third-party-candidates-could-sway-illinois-gubernatorial-race

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Have more Robert Breuder conflicts been exposed and confirmed? – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/07/college-of-dupage-have-more-robert-breuder-conflicts-been-exposed-and-confirmed/
— Danville sues AG to keep records secret, loses again in Appellate Court – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/07/danville-sues-ag-to-keep-records-secret-loses-again-in-appelate-court/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Will History Record Illinois As A Failure Of Democracy? – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/will-history-record-illinois-as-a-failure-of-democracy/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Supreme Court’s Janus decision a win for workers, local government, ‘freedom and individual choice’, Morrison says – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980. Those unions came to my defense notwithstanding the fact that I was a Republican, conservative, non-veteran, White, male, German American, Missouri Synod Lutheran, non-poor, and my ancestors had been in America since 1844.)
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511472960-supreme-court-s-janus-decision-a-win-for-workers-local-government-freedom-and-individual-choice-morrison-says

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— University of Illinois seeks to dismiss free speech lawsuit against student reporters – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/university-of-illinois-seeks-to-dismiss-free-speech-lawsuit-against/article_cb8b15fc-7efb-11e8-be5f-ab7c6d2d515f.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER & O’NEIL: OPEN BORDERS POSE THREAT TO US CONSTITUTION AND WAY OF LIFE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/thorner-oneil-open-borders-pose-threat-to-us-constitution-and-way-of-l.html
— DURBIN BLASTS ICE AS “INCOMPETENT,” DESPITE EXCEPTIONAL YEAR ENFORCING FEDERAL LAW (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they do not want America’s immigration laws to be enforced.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/durbin-blasts-ice-as-incompetent-despite-exceptional-year-enforcing-federal-law.html

 

GOPUSA
— Happy Fourth — the wolves are inside the gate
http://www.gopusa.com/happy-fourth-the-wolves-are-inside-the-gate/
— Obama handed 2.5K Iranians citizenship in Iran nuke deal
http://www.gopusa.com/obama-handed-2-5k-iranians-citizenship-in-iran-nuke-deal/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— There are many reasons for President Trump to be very upset with Canada’s Liberal government – STEVE JALSEVAC
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/there-are-many-reasons-for-president-trump-to-be-very-upset-with-canadas-li
— Socialists win Mexican election in landslide, raising concerns for life and family – Matthew Cullinan Hoffman
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/socialists-win-mexican-election-in-landslide-raising-concerns-for-life-and

 

NEWSMAX
— Illinois Gov Calls on Avowed Nazi Candidate to Drop Out of Race – Joe Crowe
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/illinois-governor-nazi-arthur-jones/2018/07/04/id/869971/
— Dershowitz: I’m Not Complaining; Column Misunderstood – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/alan-dershowitz-mv-times-the-hill-martha-s-vineyard/2018/07/04/id/869933/

 

THE HILL
— Progressives poised to shape agenda if Dems take back House – MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: From what I see, progressives want to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/395437-progressives-poised-to-shape-agenda-if-dems-take-back-house

 

POLITICO
— Illinois governor breaks with Cruz over Nazi candidate – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/04/rauner-cruz-nazi-arthur-jones-chicago-694768

 

CNN & MSN
— Illinois GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner denounces Holocaust-denying candidate but won’t endorse Democrat – Marc Rod
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/04/politics/illinois-governor-holocaust-denier-candidate/index.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bruce-rauner-denounces-holocaust-denier-wont-endorse-democrat/ar-AAzAwR2

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— On Martha’s Vineyard, a Frosty Summer for Alan Dershowitz – Jess Bidgood and Julie Bosman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/us/marthas-vineyard-trump.html

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 404 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $384,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447957_zpid/

June 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use 2 Brazilian boys in Chicago to bash Trump.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/attorneys-work-to-reunite-2-brazilian-boys-in-chicago-with-fathers/3676940/

 

NBC5
— Following Newsroom Shooting, a Look at Maryland’s New ‘Red Flag’ Gun Safety Law The law, which will allow judges to order guns confiscated temporarily, was passed after the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida – Noreen O’Donnell
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Marylands-New-Red-Flag-Law-486974531.html

 

WGN TV
— AFCSME blasts Rauner administration for emailing union members – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/06/29/afcsme-blasts-rauner-administration-for-emailing-union-members/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Emanuel openly jokes about an independence push for Chicago or an annexation to Canada.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-chicago-state-20180628-story.html
— Alleged Annapolis Capital shooter Jarrod Ramos had long-running feud with paper – Ian Duncan and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/bs-md-ramos-search-20180628-story.html
— Appellate court orders Berrios to release assessment information to Tribune – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-assessor-berrios-lawsuit-ruling-20180629-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want open borders. Democrats want to give U.S. citizenship to anyone who promises to vote for Democrats.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-open-borders-trump-fact-check-0701-20180629-story.html
— How to avoid Glenview’s party-hearty embarrassment   How to avoid Glenview’s party-hearty embarrassment – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-glenview-party-credit-travel-20180628-story.html
— Time’s up for sick and vacation payouts – Editorial (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, I had almost a year of unused sick days and 6 weeks of unused vacation days. The unused sick days increased my Civil Service Retirement System pension and I got a check for the unused vacation days. It was for $14,460 in today’s dollars.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-mapes-payment-madigan-springfield-20180629-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Poll numbers show Raoul has solid edge in attorney general race – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/1198577/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use kids separated at border from parents to bash Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/at-chicago-shelters-kids-separated-at-border-from-parents-await-reunions/
— Trump: Two women on Supreme Court short list, abortion questions ‘inappropriate’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-two-women-on-supreme-court-short-list-abortion-questions-inappropriate/
— Trump offers rare support to journalists – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-journalists-capital-gazette-shooting-annapolis-maryland/
— Another O’Hare deal sees costs soar thanks to City Hall’s no-bid add-ons – Robert Herguth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/another-ohare-deal-sees-costs-soar-thanks-to-city-halls-no-bid-add-ons/
— VP Pence tells Central America to do more to stop migrants – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/vp-pence-tells-central-america-to-do-more-to-stop-migrants/
— Why so few workers got that pay bump from Trump’s corporate tax cut – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/donald-trump-corporate-tax-cut-stock-buybacks-wage-increases/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump bashers bash Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-and-narcissism-the-shoe-that-fits/
— GOP propose using sales tax money for new tax cuts – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-propose-using-sales-tax-money-for-new-tax-cuts/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner signs law aimed at easing teaching shortage – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180629/news/306299881/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County legislators weigh in on potential firearm, mental health laws – KATIE SMITH
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/06/27/mchenry-county-legislators-weigh-in-on-potential-firearm-mental-health-laws/amq20gj/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/photos-protesters-against-immigration-separations-march-in-uptown/collection_8cbdcdd0-5bdc-5f80-99eb-25ade2adcf6f.html#1

 

CHICAGO READER
— Pride double standard? Bars upset after police forced some to close early after parade – Devlyn Camp
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/06/29/pride-double-standard-bars-upset-after-police-forced-some-to-close-early-after-parade

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— REPORT: Kevin Wiley’s Independence Day Fundraiser at John & Tony’s on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in West Chicago was spectacular! Keynote speakers were Carol Stream Mayor Frank Saverino and Senator Mike Connelly. In attendance were Berlin, Hinds, Bucholz, Winger, Larsen, Tornatore, Puchalski, Mayor Pineda, Dusza, Czernek, Dabrowski, LeVan, Mendrick, Lewis, Musson, Hovde, McGinn, Monino, Kubinski, McGowan, Minor, Prater, Feltes, Voelz, McNeily, and many supportive precinct committeemen, family and friends.
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives believes Supreme Court made the right decision in union ruling – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511470964-ives-believes-supreme-court-made-the-right-decision-in-union-ruling

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township’s Illegal General Assistance Expenditures – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/06/dupage-townships-illegal-general-assistance-expenditures/
— College of DuPage – $2.2 Million dollar loss no more worrisome than a “pimple on the ass of an elephant” says Dr. Breuder. – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/06/college-of-dupage-2-2-million-dollar-loss-no-more-worrisome-than-a-pimple-on-the-ass-of-an-elephant-says-dr-breuder/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO’S BLACK EXODUS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/chicagos-black-exodus.html
— CHICAGO AREA PRO-LIFE BILLBOARD COULD BE SEEN BY MILLIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/chicago-area-pro-life-billboard-could-be-seen-by-millions.html
— SEIU COULD STILL BE ON THE HOOK FOR $32M TO NON-UNION ILLINOIS HOMECARE WORKERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/seiu-could-still-be-on-the-hook-for-32m-to-illinois-home-care-workers.html
— THORNER: ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DISCOURSE PLUNGES INTO HYSTERICS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/thorner-illegal-immigrant-discourse-dips-to-hysteria-.html
— HOW THE IL DELEGATION VOTED ON THE LATEST COMPROMISE IMMIGRATION BILL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/illinois-congressional-delegation-comments-on-immigration-reform-compromise.html
— UPDATE: JANUS RULING REQUIRES PUBLIC SECTOR UNION MEMBERS TO “OPT IN” (OR WILL IT?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/janus-ruling-requires-public-sector-union-members-to-opt-in-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives still snapping at Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/29/ives-still-snapping-at-rauner/
— Why has tuition increased so much? State funding cuts are a big reason
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/29/why-has-tuition-increased-so-much/
— Post-Janus service charges for non-members? (DIERSEN: During the 1970s, the National Treasury Employees Union spent lots of its time and money helping me win Diersen v. IRS. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/29/post-janus-service-charges-for-non-members/

 

BREITBART
— Poll: Most Americans Think US Border Most Porous in the World
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/29/poll-most-americans-think-u-s-border-most-porous-in-the-world/
— Annapolis Shooter Used Legally Purchased Shotgun – AWR Hawkins
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/29/police-annapolis-shooter-used-legally-purchased-shotgun/

 

FOX NEWS
— GOP Candidate Says Country Club Cancelled Her Event Because of Her Support for Trump
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/06/29/gop-congressional-candidate-lena-epstein-venue-cancelled-event-because-her-trump-support
— Left’s Growing Socialist Movement Is More About Hating the Rich Than Helping the Poor
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/06/29/charlie-kirk-socialism-more-about-hating-rich-helping-poor

 

TOWNHALL
— Reckless: The Rush To Blame Trump for Maryland Newspaper Shooting Blew Up In The Left’s Face – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blame me the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/06/29/las-vegas-cops-hallway-n2495654
— ICYMI: Abolish ICE Mob Descends on Senate, Leaves Trash Like Slobs – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/06/29/end-ice-mob-descends-on-senate-leaves-trash-like-slobs-n2495565
— ICE Chief: Where’s the Outrage for the ‘Angel Families?’ – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/06/29/ice-director-wheres-the-outrage-for-the-angel-families-n2495774

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Have Already Started The Second Civil War – George Rasley
http://email.conservativehq.com/c/1I0ZBa3uRmmoxel9cQrGRkvCA3

 

NEWSMAX
— DOJ Plan Would Bar Border Hoppers From Getting Asylum – Mark Swanson
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/doj-plan-border-asylum/2018/06/29/id/869215/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Wall Is Being Built! (Slowly.) – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/us-mexico-border-wall-being-built-slowly/#slide-1
— Enough with the Nazi Charge – RICH LOWRY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/06/nazi-analogies-inaccurate-dumb-over-the-line/

 

THE HILL
— Trump: Journalists should be free from fear of violent attacks – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/394833-trump-on-annapolis-shooting-attack-shocked-the-conscience-of-our

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Lawyers Who Beat the Unions Vindication for the First Amendment rights of public employees was a long time in coming, and states are still trying to rig their laws against workers who don’t want to join. – James Taranto
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lawyers-who-beat-the-unions-1530314801
— Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Border-Detention Practices ​ The suit, which seeks class-action status, was filed on behalf of minors from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico – Alejandro Lazo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawsuit-challenges-trump-administrations-border-detention-practices-1530315106

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “striking photos” of “hundreds of women” occupying a US Senate building to protest family separations.
http://www.businessinsider.com/women-protest-trump-family-separation-us-senate-building-2018-6

June 20 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use an asylum-seeker to bash Trump.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/evanston-asylum-seeker-says-she-hasnt-seen-daughter-in-3-years/3623904/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner attacks Pritzker in new ad about toilets: ‘royal flush of tax avoidance’ – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/rauner-attacks-pritzker-in-new-ad-about-toilets-royal-flush-of-tax-avoidance-
— Illinois attorney general demands end to ‘zero-tolerance’ policy – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-attorney-general-demands-end-to-zero-tolerance-policy

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says U.S. border policy splitting families is ‘heartbreaking’ – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps use children who were brought into America illegally to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-rauner-border-policy-20180619-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To defeat Republican candidates on November 6, Democrats will increasingly call Trump supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-trump-bannon-border-referendum-0620-20180619-story.html
— As governor, Rauner says, he’s done more for African-Americans than ‘anybody’ – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: If you were asked what you have done that helped Blacks, what would you say? In 1997, a Black got my job and my preferred corner office at GAO because I succumbed to my Democrat superiors’ pressure to take their early retirement “offer.” In 1980, my Democrat IRS superiors could give my job to a Black because I transferred from IRS to GAO. In 1969, my Democrat Post Office superiors could give my job to a Black because I succumbed to their pressure to resign.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rauner-juneteenth-radio-interview-20180619-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use children who were brought into America illegally to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-met-schmich-kids-in-cages-20180619-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-trump-immigration-kass-0620-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-immigration-st-0620-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in using students as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-parkland-students-town-hall-st-0620-story.html
— Rauner contends Democrats “hypocritical” on #MeToo; Rauner says Rahm a failure on schools since “day one” – Rick Pearson, John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-rauner-border-policy-20180619-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner says he asked White House and Congress to end ‘bad policy’ at border – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-says-he-asked-white-house-and-congress-to-end-bad-policy-at-border/
— Illinois Republicans in Congress break from Trump over border children – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-republicans-in-congress-break-from-trump-over-border-children/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use children who were brought into America illegally to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-moral-failing-tearing-up-families-lies-border/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pro-life-voices-need-to-speak-up-against-family-separation/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/stand-up-to-people-who-would-make-us-jailers-of-children/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Trump’s ‘1,000 percent’ support enough to defuse family separations issue?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/immigration-separating-children-house-republicans-donald-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Video gambling is a vice. If you promote video gambling, you promote vice.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180619/our-view-towns-still-need-to-approach-video-gambling-with-caution
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use children who were brought into America illegally to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-immigration-st-0620-story.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote opposition to migrant separation policy.
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/opposition-grows-to-migrant-separation-policy/article_b6b18e7e-64bb-507b-9382-3b4c4bbc5546.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Bost compares policy of separating immigrant families to legal process after shoplifting – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article213445364.html
— Son of ex-township trustee gets probation in corruption case – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article213505134.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Gov. Rauner proclaims Juneteenth Day in Illinois
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-rauner-proclaims-juneteenth-day-in-illinois

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Anti-Trump GOP Boss Went To Bat For Child Sex Predator – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14526

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— First look at U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam’s opening TV ad of the general election race (DIERSEN: All those who my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me to supervise 1980-1997 were disabled, minority, female, veteran, and/or were employees who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/06/20/rauner-razzes-jb-the-plumber-black-caucus-calls-out-governor-on-african-american-claims-roskams-first-ad-uihlein-back-in-il-money-game-280735
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Its focus is on what Roskam voted against, a change to the American Disabilities Reform Act, which he says would have thrown up obstacles for individuals with disabilities seeking accommodations. “Our fellow citizens who are disabled bear a heavy burden in their mobility. The law should not make it more difficult on them,” Roskam said in a statement. He faces Democrat Sean Casten in November.)

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— DO CHRISTIANS HAVE A FUTURE IN LGBTQ AMERICA? – Star Parker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, as November 6 approaches, a) Democrats will shout that Republican candidates are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) Democrats will call for them to dump platform planks, to dump individuals, to dump organizations, to dump companies, to dump governments, and to dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How will the Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct react to the aforesaid?
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/do-christians-have-a-future-in-lgbtq-america/

 

DAILY CALLER
— HERE’S WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO FBI AGENTS WHO TOOK GIFTS FROM REPORTERS – Kevin Daley
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/19/fbi-agents-investigated-over-gifts/
— HERE ARE HORRIFYING PHOTOS OF OBAMA’S ILLEGAL ALIEN FACILITIES THE MEDIA REFUSES TO SHOW YOU – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/19/photos-obama-immigration-detention-facilities/
— ANTIFA SPREADS LIST OF ICE AGENTS COMPILED USING LINKEDIN AND BLASTS IT OVER TWITTER – Kyle Perisic (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years – that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, and that I worked for the Post Office for almost 3 years.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/19/antifa-spreads-ice-agents-identities/

 

BLAZE
— University of Washington settles lawsuit, agrees to pay Republican group $122,500 – Mike Ciandella (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps threaten violence. Ever-increasingly, Trump supporters are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/19/university-of-washington-settles-lawsuit-agrees-to-pay-republican-group-122500
(FROM THE ARTICLE: UW College Republicans planned a rally on Feb. 1 with the group Patriot Prayer. The college determined that the rally was a security risk, and demanded that the club pay $17,000 in security fees. This made the event unaffordable for the College Republicans, who argued that this amounted to suppression of their right to free speech.)
— Trump demanded biased FBI agent be fired – he’s just been escorted from the FBI building – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Starting in late August of 1997, when I was 48 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors started talking and acting like one or more Democrat politician had demanded that I be forced to take early retirement.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/19/trump-demanded-biased-fbi-agent-be-fired-hes-just-been-escorted-from-the-fbi-building

 

BREITBART
— Jim Jordan: Ryan Amnesty Bill Inconsistent with Trump Election Mandate
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/19/exclusive-jim-jordan-ryan-amnesty-bill-not-consistent-with-2016-election-mandate/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in turning “religious leaders” against Trump.
http://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/393120-the-memo-religious-right-hits-trump-on-border-crisis

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Elon Musk Accuses Tesla Employee of Sabotage – Neal E. Boudette (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government hint/imply/argue/shout that their efforts to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females are sabotaged by their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/business/elon-musk-tesla-employee-sabotage.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use children who were brought into America illegally to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/opinion/children-border-separated-foster-care-trauma.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/opinion/donald-trump-immigrants-children.html
— Matching Job Program To People Most in Need – Jeffery C. Mays (DIERSEN: Ya’seen Madyun, 22, wants “a job that pays anywhere near $50,000.” In 1971, when I was 22 years old, I took a job that paid only $45,703 in today’s dollars. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and I had worked for Firestone Stores as a Retail Sales Manager for 7 months.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/nyregion/nyc-jobs-de-blasio-poor.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since graduating two years ago from a small private high school in Queens, Ya’seen Madyun has completed a culinary training program and has attended security training courses, all in the hopes of landing a job that pays anywhere near $50,000. In January, Mr. Madyun, now 22, sought assistance at one of the city’s Workforce1 centers. He said he was directed toward an opening at a Family Dollar on New Lots Avenue in Brooklyn, a good 90-minute subway ride from his home in Far Rockaway, Queens. When he arrived, 15 people were already waiting to apply. “I’m used to a line,” Mr. Madyun said, adding that he never heard back about the job. He knows many young people in his neighborhood who are in a similar situation. “They want a full-time job,” he said, “anything 9 to 5.” It has been a year since Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a $1.5 billion New York Works program aimed at creating 100,000 jobs paying $50,000 or more over the next decade. The program is designed to tackle what the mayor calls an “affordability crisis” by creating jobs in fields such as technology and life sciences.)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is it really a good idea for John Cox to have Trump campaign for him in California?”
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-trump-campaign-john-cox-20180620-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally and b) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/migrant-keep-crossing-southern-u-s-border-undeterred-by-risks-1529456791
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Saudis are having a hard time getting Saudis to take bad jobs. All the jobs that I had were viewed as being bad jobs. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabias-economic-revamp-means-more-jobs-for-saudisif-only-they-wanted-them-1529420902?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— Marriage Is Out of Fashion. So Why Is Tiffany Selling More Engagement Rings? – Suzanne Kapner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/marriage-is-out-of-fashion-so-why-is-tiffany-selling-more-engagement-rings-1529487001
— Five Ways to Improve 401(k)s Too many people don’t save enough for their retirement—if they save at all. It doesn’t have to be that way. – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that my wife and I have saved a lot for our retirement only because we have always had unfair advantages, mainly, that the federal government grossly overpaid me and that my Civil Service Retirement System pension and federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies are too generous. They stress that I avoided the draft and that we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-ways-to-improve-401-k-s-1529460601
— My Lazy Summer as a Public Employee Baltimore’s utility workers are in hot water for loafing on the clock. That brings back a few memories. – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, I could and did deliver mail in about half the time that I was given to deliver it.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-lazy-summer-as-a-public-employee-1529449487

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Hard Line on Immigration Traps Republicans in a 2018 Dilemma.” Ever-increasingly, as November 6 approaches, a) Democrats will shout that Republican candidates are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) Democrats will call for them to dump platform planks, to dump individuals, to dump organizations, to dump companies, to dump governments, and to dump countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How will the Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct react to the aforesaid?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-20/trump-s-hard-line-on-immigration-traps-gop-in-a-2018-dilemma

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner, Partner Buy 53 Acres of Land Near Springfield Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has bought 53 acres of land west of Springfield with a local farmer.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-06-20/rauner-partner-buy-53-acres-of-land-near-springfield

June 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic women will lead ‘in this time of trial for all of us,’ Durbin says
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-tuesday-20180611-story.html
— Shocked by Trump aggression against reporters and sources? The blueprint was made by Obama – Margaret Sullivan (DIERSEN: I have been a reporter for GOPUSA since 2000. Should I write a book about those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who have worked the most aggressively against me?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-media-trump-reporters-sources-obama-0611-20180608-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Make Chicago its own state? Suburban lawmakers say it won’t happen – Lauren Rohr (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they want to drive out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180611/make-chicago-its-own-state-suburban-lawmakers-say-it-wont-happen

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The $190,000 question: Who will raise salaries for junior lawyers? – CLAIRE BUSHEY (DIERSEN: What salary did you start at and what was your salary eight years into your career? In today’s dollars, I started at IRS at $45,703 and eight years later, my salary was $91,880. My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180612/NEWS04/180619985
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Winston & Strawn plans to boost first-year lawyer salaries by $10,000, making it the first Chicago firm to pay $190,000. The move invites the question of whether others will follow. Winston is following the lead of Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCoy. The New York firm bumped salaries for its junior lawyers on June 4, setting a new pay scale starting at $190,000 and going to $330,000 for lawyers eight years into their careers. Several others besides Winston have raised salaries too.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Protesters visit Rauner’s house to demand $15 minimum wage – Maximilian Kwiatkowski (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Because I could do the aforesaid, anybody could do the aforesaid, or more, because according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am lazy, I am stupid, and I am even worse things.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180611/protesters-visit-rauners-house-to-demand-15-minimum-wage

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Small step toward transparency – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-06-12/editorial-small-step-toward-transparency.html
— Population drop is complicated – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who run Illinois focus on a) attracting to Illinois members of Group A and b) driving out of Illinois members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-06-11/editorial-population-drop-complicated.html

 

WAND
— Poor People’s Campaign advocates march in Springfield – Tristan Hardy (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Because I could do the aforesaid, anybody could do the aforesaid, or more, because according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am lazy, I am stupid, and I am even worse things.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38400691/poor-peoples-campaign-advocates-march-in-springfield

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— How Much Is A School Teacher Worth? – DUSTY RHODES
http://nprillinois.org/post/how-much-school-teacher-worth#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— It could get easier for older job applicants to prove age discrimination
http://www.chicagonow.com/windy-city-legal-geek/2018/06/it-could-get-easier-for-older-job-applicants-to-prove-age-discrimination/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Roskam champions bill to limit IRS asset seizures – Robert Hadley
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511453195-roskam-champions-bill-to-limit-irs-asset-seizures

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Professional complaints filed against Cullerton, Madigan and others – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me like many complaints had been filed against me by my subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, disabled, and/or veteran, but none ever were. Virtually all of the employees who my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise were Democrat, minority, female, younger, disabled, veteran, and/or employees who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/professional-complaints-filed-against-cullerton-madigan-and-others/article_5188bf24-6dae-11e8-8edb-eb12f10093aa.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A victims’ rights activist who was the first to publicly name a state legislator for alleged abuse of power has now filed a complaint against a slew of other state lawmakers who are also lawyers, claiming misconduct, malfeasance and other violations of professional standards. Denise Rotheimer said Monday she filed a complaint with Illinois’ Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission against several high-ranking lawmakers, including state Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, and House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago. Rotheimer also filed complaints against lawmakers who are attorneys on the Legislative Ethics Commission and against the special legislative inspector general. The ARDC was established by the Illinois Supreme Court to “promote and protect the integrity of the legal profession.” The Illinois Supreme Court has the authority to disbar attorneys. The complaints stem from the nearly three year vacancy for the legislative inspector general position. The inspector general is responsible for investigating allegations of lawmaker wrongdoing. While the post was vacant, complaints forwarded to the office sat untouched.)

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— MSNBC Actually Asks if Trump’s Old Age Versus Kim Jong Un’s Young Age Gives U.S. a Disadvantage – TRE GOINS-PHILLIPS (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination.)
https://ijr.com/2018/06/1102159-msnbc-journalist-trump-age-north-korea/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP forced to act on Dreamer legislation – Susan Ferrechio (DIERSEN: Of course, this will result in many millions more Dreamers being brought into America illegally. Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers hint/imply/argue/shout that they can/will/do give tremendous preference to Dreamers over citizens of America.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/gop-forced-to-act-on-dreamer-legislation

 

BREITBART
— ‘Moderates’ Reject Amnesty Compromise, Deny Border Upgrades – Neil Monro
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/06/11/moderates-block-amnesty-compromise-deny-border-upgrades/

 

BLAZE
— Robert De Niro says ‘F*** Trump’ at Tonys; Parkland drama students give surprise performance – Dave Urbanski
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/11/robert-de-niro-says-f-trump-at-tonys-parkland-drama-students-give-surprise-performance

 

CHRISTIAN NEWS
— CrossFit Researcher Fired for Tweeting ‘Celebrating Pride Is a Sin’ – Heather Clark
https://christiannews.net/2018/06/11/crossfit-researcher-fired-for-tweeting-celebrating-pride-is-a-sin/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Dozens of layoffs at DePaul given ‘Lifetime Censorship Award’ as enrollment plunges – GREG PIPER (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will DePaul officially declare war against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/45753/
— Public university hides results of hate-crime investigation, including suspects’ race – GRACE CURTIS
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/45549/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A public university in Maryland is refusing to provide any information about two students investigated for allegedly harassing and assaulting Jewish fraternity members, claiming it would violate federal law. The fraternity itself refuses to say anything about the alleged assailants, suggesting that they do not fit the stereotype of white nationalists or neo-Nazis.)

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats test liberal messages in midterm House elections – BILL BARROW and THOMAS BEAUMONT (DIERSEN: From what I see, the Democrat message is and will increasingly be: “To punish Trump, Vote for Democrats.”
https://apnews.com/8fbd51f595f44fca81e94ec2b97be3f8/Democrats-test-liberal-messages-in-midterm-House-elections

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Even a Whiff of Disloyalty to Trump Can Imperil a G.O.P. Incumbent – Alan Blinder and Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/11/us/alabama-republican-roby-trump.html
— Trump Administration Challenges University of Michigan Anti-Bullying Rules – Anemona Hartocollis
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/11/us/speech-lawsuit-trump-administration-michigan.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/11/opinion/trump-border-migrants-separation.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— John Cox says Trump will campaign for him in California governor’s race – SEEMA MEHTA
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-may-2018-john-cox-says-president-trump-will-stump-1528781633-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Supreme Court Backs Ohio Voter Purge Decision by conservative justices could open the door for more states to adopt such rules – Jess Bravin (DIERSEN: How much deadwood is there on the voter rolls in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-upholds-ohio-rules-for-canceling-voter-registration-1528728340
— Sessions Rules Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Can’t Always Win Asylum Decision represents attorney general’s latest effort to curtail loopholes in immigration law – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sessions-rules-immigrant-victims-of-domestic-violence-cant-always-seek-asylum-1528754063
— The Words That Can Signal You’re Depressed People who are experiencing depression use different words than people who are not – Elizabeth Bernstein (DIERSEN: Members of Group A focus making members of Group B feel depressed. I should write a book about members of Group A. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-words-that-can-signal-youre-depressed-1528724000

 

USA TODAY
— Voting decision is a victory for ballot integrity – Pete Hutchison
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/11/supreme-court-voting-decision-victory-ohio-editorials-debates/35940941/

 

HERALD AND NEWS
— News fatigue: Many Americans feel worn out, but interesting trends show – JENNIFER RUBIN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you read ONLY what they put out or bless. Some are so extreme that they do not want me drive traffic to their websites.)
https://www.heraldandnews.com/members/forum/wire_commentary/news-fatigue-many-americans-feel-worn-out-but-interesting-trends/article_e08d8cbe-e195-5112-9c9f-296b6fef3c99.html

 

WTVA
— REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS INCREASINGLY REALLY DO OCCUPY DIFFERENT WORLDS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and Republicans are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wtva.com/content/national/485221391.html

 

HR DRIVE
— Does an ‘experience range’ read as age discrimination? – Riia O’Donnell (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)

https://www.hrdive.com/news/does-an-experience-range-read-as-age-discrimination/524956/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An employee can continue with his claim that an upper limit on work experience may amount to age discrimination, a federal district court judge determined, denying a motion for summary judgment filed by STMicroelectronics, Inc. Charles Owen worked for STM as a temp in 2008 for about one year, filling in for an employee who was on assignment in China. In 2013, he was asked to return to STM to fill a second vacancy. Upon his return, he learned the position he had filled in 2008 was now vacant and applied for the job. The job posting specified that the company desired about 10 years of experience. Owen met all the criteria for the opening but was told by the person to whom he was reporting at the time that they didn’t want “someone with so much experience that they would be inflexible.” Owen was in his 60s, and the job ultimately went to a 36-year-old candidate. Owen sued, and the judge refused to dismiss his claim, saying that “a reasonable juror could find [the supervisor’s] comment about experience and inflexibility to be indicative of age discrimination.”)

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs oppose anything that discourages illegal immigration. Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat or to be a RINO is to be anti-American and to be anti-White.
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2018/06/11/the-census-bureaus-very-costly-question-choice/