Tag: POT

December 30 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Despite improving COVID metrics, no end in sight for restrictions in Chicago, suburbs – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/despite-improving-covid-metrics-no-end-in-sight-for-restrictions-in-illinois/

WTTW
— A Look at Illinois’ Marijuana Expungement Efforts – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: Those who have used pot illegally have demonstrated their disrespect for the rule of law.)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/12/29/look-illinois-marijuana-expungement-efforts

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As medical doctors, we believe reopening Chicago’s schools is essential and safe. We cannot understate the serious psychological harm that prolonged virtual school has had on many children. – An open letter from 17 Chicago physicians
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/29/22204984/chicago-medical-experts-in-person-learning-optimal-safe-opinion
— Illinois’ positivity rate creeps up as coronavirus kills 106 more residents. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s health team has warned of a potential increase in cases and positivity due to transmission at holiday gatherings, but it could take a few weeks for that to show up in the data, experts say. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/12/29/22205175/illinois-coronavirus-cases-deaths-vaccine-pritzker-covid-19-dec-29
— 30 public schools in Chicago are named for slaveholders; surprised CPS promises changes. Sun-Times also found that schools named for white people — mostly men — outnumber those named for African Americans by 4-1, Latinos 9-1 and indigenous people 120-1. – Lauren FitzPatrick (DIERSEN: In my defense, none of my ancestors owned slaves. While they immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany, they stayed in northeast Illinois. They worked in a brick factory in Chicago and were farmers in Crete and Grant Park.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/30/22189499/cps-school-names-slaveholders-chicago-public-schools-maurice-swinney-john-marshall-agassiz-acero
— Nearly a third of first CPS staffers scheduled to return to schools asked to work from home or take leave — but most rejected. More than 2,000 employees applied to work from home or take leave, with the school district granting 861 of those requests and rejecting 1,149 others. – Mitchell Armentrout and Elvia Malagón
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/12/29/22204749/cps-classes-return-teachers-chicago-public-schools-coronavirus-work-home

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Property taxes among top concerns as candidates file for high school board elections – TED SLOWIK (DIERSEN: What offices will be on the April 3, 2021 ballot in your precinct, who are the candidates running for those offices, what are their qualifications, and if elected, would they encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-high-school-candidates-st-1230-20201229-rigjpxbz7vbazgcguekm5bo4r4-story.html
— New year brings new laws, including insulin price limit, while minimum wage goes up another dollar – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS (DIERSEN: My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. Because of the high cost of insulin, he and his father had less money to spend on other things.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-2021-illinois-new-laws-20201230-vsy4geh6tvcsfmf2yfl52ep2zi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote “inequality awareness,” that is, they promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-ent-what-to-keep-2020-covid-19-1228-20201229-3pxebctm5raypenyqajkqr3jhi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that COVID-19 death rates are higher for minorities because of Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201223/how-covid-19-affected-suburbs-minority-communities

WBEZ
— 83% Of Expected CPS Staff To Return On Monday After Many Requests To Stay Home Denied. The first wave of CPS staff are due back on Monday. About 29% of these preschool and special education staff asked for accommodations. – Sarah Karp
https://www.wbez.org/stories/83-of-expected-cps-staff-to-return-on-monday-after-many-requests-to-stay-home-denied/5d83e546-23b0-4a22-947f-c30f1bd39805

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 460 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 5 deaths, region’s positivity rate drops to 8.6% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/29/dupage-county-reports-460-covid-19-cases-tuesday-5-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-drops-to-86/

CHANNAHON PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Kinzinger Fed Up With Trump’s Election Conspiracy Theories.”
https://patch.com/illinois/channahon-minooka/kinzinger-fed-trumps-election-conspiracy-theories

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois Legislature canceled around 70 percent of scheduled days in 2020 – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-legislature-canceled-around-70-percent-of-scheduled-days-in-2020/article_7cf5fd16-49f7-11eb-ab29-6f624d15249b.html

WIREPOINTS
— True inequality: In-class education at Chicago’s Catholic schools but remote learning at public schools – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/true-inequality-in-class-education-at-chicagos-catholic-schools-but-remote-learning-at-public-schools-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG

— $2,009,500 McHenry Township Road District Levy Filed, Down $905,000–over 30%–from Commissioner’s $3 Million Request

http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/30/2009500-mchenry-township-road-district-levy-filed-down-905000-over-30-from-commissioners-3-million-request/

— Circuit Clerk Does Heavy Lifting on Expungement of 1,877 McHenry County Pot Convictions Completed about Eleven Months Ago

http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/30/expungement-of-mchenry-county-pot-convictions-completed-about-eleven-months-ago/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Rep-Elect Mary Miller (IL-15) will “Object to Tainted Election Results” – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/12/rep-elect-mary-miller-il-15-will-object-to-tainted-election-results/

MILTON TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
— Wall Street investors believe stock market will TANK under Biden (DIERSEN: What organizations are you a member of? Which members of those organizations are authorized to Tweet for those organizations?)
https://twitter.com/TheMTRCC/status/1343911440193875968

CAPITOL FAX
— OCTOBER 23, 2020 FLASHBACK: Milton Township GOP warns voters of “an election day surprise” because Pritzker is putting restrictions “on predominately Republican counties” (DIERSEN: What organizations are you a member of? Which members of those organizations are authorized to speak for those organizations?)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/23/milton-township-gop-warns-voters-of-an-election-day-surprise-because-pritzker-is-putting-restrictions-on-predominately-republican-counties/

ABC NEWS
— At odds with fiscal conservatism, Georgia’s GOP candidates support Trump’s demand for $2,000 stimulus checks Their stance could impact their electoral prospects in the January runoffs. – Quinn Scanlan
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/odds-fiscal-conservatism-georgias-gop-candidates-support-trumps/story?id=74948837

CNBC
— GOP pollster says Trump’s demand for $2,000 stimulus checks is a nightmare for Republicans in Georgia – Tyler Clifford
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/29/gop-pollster-luntz-trump-2000-stimulus-check-demand-is-nightmare-for-republicans.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— China Jails a Covid Reporter ‘Why can’t I show the truth?’ Zhang Zhan dared to ask. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to jail me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. Failing that, my critics/opponents want the aforesaid to do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about all the adverse actions that the aforesaid, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, their campaign volunteers, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. have taken against me a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-jails-a-covid-reporter-11609285472
— ‘FRONT PAGE: There Was a Piece Missing—We Were All White’: One Bank Targets Racial Inequity. Companies across the U.S. are pledging to hire and promote more women and people of color, in many cases saying they want to make their workplaces reflect their customers. Boston-based Eastern Bank has made sustained efforts yet still says ‘we have a long way to go.’ – Ruth Simon (DIERSEN: Will the WSJ publish such articles on GAO, IRS, and USPS? The Democrats who run those agencies could brag about their success in getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/there-was-a-piece-missingwe-were-all-white-one-bank-targets-racial-inequity-11609272710
— Covid-19 Deals Different Hands for Family Finances Going homeless or shopping for a second home; three stories from the coronavirus economy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-deals-different-hands-for-family-finances-11609237812

USA TODAY
— Colleges say SAT, ACT score is optional for application during COVID-19, but families don’t believe them – Chris Quintana
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/12/29/sat-act-score-test-optional-covid-college-application/3992269001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The ways Donald Trump and Republicans have tried to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 win.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/29/how-trump-and-republicans-have-tried-overturn-2020-election/4064558001/

FOX40
— Political consultants discuss California’s new US senator (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO political consultants who advise their candidates to get votes from those who are moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, poor, veteran, non-gun owners, non- Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or recent immigrants by hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that they are anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-non-veterans, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, ant-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have talked and/or acted like they took the aforesaid advice. I would focus on a) the aforesaid political consultants, b) those candidates who took the aforesaid advice the most, and c) the adverse actions that the aforesaid political consultants and candidates have taken against me since 2000.)
https://fox40.com/news/political-connection/political-consultants-discuss-californias-new-us-senator/

NEW YORKER
— The Deep Origins of Latino Support for Trump – Geraldo Cadava (DIERSEN: Democrats want Latinos to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-homeowners, anti-gun owners, anti-American nameplate vehicles and their owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/the-deep-origins-of-latino-support-for-trump

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— We invite ALL news publishers—print, digital, television and radio—to send in a nomination for our “10 News Publishers That Do It Right Challenge.” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents and what they want me to do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, their campaign volunteers, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/ten/

GUARDIAN
— Newt Gingrich: Democrats are trying to ‘brainwash the entire next generation’ – David Smith (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-homeowners, anti-gun owners, anti-American nameplate vehicles and their owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/29/newt-gingrich-democrats-brainwash-next-generation-trump-us-politics

December 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Stimulus update: McConnell blocks House bill for $2K checks. However, McConnell says he will ‘begin a process’ to bring $2,000 checks to the table. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/mcconnell-blocks-house-bill-for-$2k-stimulus-checks/9164433/
— Biden criticizes pace of COVID-19 vaccine rollout, vows to accelerate – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-criticizes-pace-of-vaccine-rollout-vows-to-accelerate/9176119/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports 5,644 New Coronavirus Cases, 106 Additional Deaths Tuesday. Illinois saw another uptick in COVID-19 positivity rates Tuesday.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-5644-new-coronavirus-cases-106-additional-deaths-tuesday/2404236/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Boston removes statue of slave kneeling before Abraham Lincoln – William J. Kole
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/boston-removes-statue-of-slave-kneeling-before-abraham-lincoln

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kinzinger not ruling out bid for governor | Why Lipinski voted against $2,000 payments | Chicago’s surge in homicides tied to COVID-19, Mayor Lightfoot says – LISA DONOVAN (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters want Kinzinger to drive out of the Republican Party the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and the157 in my precinct who voted for Trump.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kinzinger-aspirations-trump-lipinski-payments-newman-spin-20201229-ppv4i2vptbhppoz256olss4auu-story.html
— Illinois weed sales on pace to top $1 billion in year one of recreational sales, with plenty of room to grow – ROBERT CHANNICK (DIERSEN: To push pot on a country, state, county, township, municipality, or individual is to destroy that country, state, county, township, municipality, or individual.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-weed-illinois-growth-outlook-20201229-4jtr4bhmrncr7mfo2boxyp2s5u-story.html
— Recounts in Underwood-Oberweis, DuPage auditor and 2 other races don’t change election results
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-vote-recount-results-st-1230-20201229-wedw5j6xjra6xj7zojaljb5bkq-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 5,644 new COVID-19 cases and 106 more deaths reported as Wisconsin removed from ‘red’ tier states in Chicago travel order and city’s health commissioner gets Pfizer vaccine
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201229-ph3d3wuzdjbm5apsmfgpwvmoci-story.html
— What I learned about white privilege through 150 interviews across America – LOREN GHIGLIONE (DIERSEN: In my defense, I would ask my critics/opponents, if I benefitted so much from White privilege, why did I do yard work and deliver newspapers 1962-1964; wash dishes 1964-1966; clean golf shoes, chip slag, and pump gasoline in 1966; deliver mail 1966-1969; work on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sell tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pump gasoline 1971-1972; collect delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audit federal agencies 1980-1997. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid jobs were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-race-america-20201229-ljwibunpqjgwhj44ytd6to54sy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Former DuPage County auditor Bob Grogan wants full recount after losing by 75 votes – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201229/former-dupage-county-auditor-wants-full-recount-after-losing-by-75-votes
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the petition, Grogan says 436 paper ballots cast Election Day in three precincts are invalid because election judges were required to initial the paper ballots, but did not do so. All the precincts voted at a polling place at First Christian Church in Downers Grove. The petition says an examination of those ballots in December shows 259 votes were for White and 177 votes for Grogan. If all those votes were tossed, Grogan would be the winner, according to the petition. It also alleges that election judges failed to initial 240 vote-by-mail paper ballots — 148 for White and 92 for Grogan. The petition also states there were an unexplained additional 1,626 ballots cast, compared to the number of people that voted; and that electronic voting machines favored White. The machines were available for use by people who had disabilities, including visual and hearing impairments. The petition alleges the machines highlighted White’s name, leading people to vote for him. Republicans pointed out the issue with the machines during the early-voting period. The petition says the machines would first highlight the office being voted. But if the voter didn’t select a candidate within 10 seconds, the machine would then highlight the first candidate listed, which were Democrats. The clerk agreed to put stickers on the machines warning people, but by then approximately 120,000 people had voted by machine, according to the petition. “I’m confident that I will prevail in the litigation,” said White, adding that Grogan was pursuing “technicalities” to invalidate votes. During the discovery recount, ballots from 286 of the county’s 930 precincts were recounted. Pat Bond, the county’s election attorney, said the disputed ballots in the three precincts in Downers Grove were initialed electronically in the poll book. Judges were instructed to sign there and on the ballot. he said, because state law only refers to paper ballots.)

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Pritzker Yielded More Power in 2020 Than Typical of Office – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=316466#.X-u_vhl_OM8

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Some GOP senators warm to $2K stimulus checks – Raquel Martin
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/some-gop-senators-warm-to-2k-stimulus-checks/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Gallup Poll: President Trump And Michelle Obama Most Admired Man And Woman In America – DUSTIN JONES
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/gallup-poll-president-trump-and-michelle-obama-most-admired-man-and-woman-america#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defense bill – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/trump-lashes-out-at-gop-after-override-vote-on-defense-bill

JOLIET PATCH
— 1,600 Marijuana Convictions Expunged In Will County. Will County Chief Judge Dan Kennedy said, “Restorative justice is important to Will County and to our society as a whole.” –
John Ferak (DIERSEN: To have used pot illegally is to have demonstrated disrespect for the rule of law.)
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/1-600-marijuana-convictions-expunged-will-county

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly: Rep. Kinzinger has Destroyed His Future with GOP
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/#kelly-rep-kinzinger-has-destroyed-his-future-with-gop

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township Road District Tax Levy Suit Against Trustees Lost, Allowing Next Year’s Levy Cut over $900,000 to Stand
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/29/mchenry-township-road-district-levy-suit-against-trustees-lost-allowing-next-years-levy-cut-over-900000-to-stand/
— No Decision in Algonquin Township Abolition Petition Objection Hearing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/29/no-decision-in-algonquin-township-abolition-petition-hearing/
— Charges Modified Against Antioch Resident Kyle Rittenhouse
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/29/rittenhouse122920/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Seeking District Residents for Advisory Councils
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/29/underwood122920/
— McHenry County Departments Exploring Impact of Consolidating Algonquin Township into McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/29/mchenry-county-departments-exploring-impact-of-consolidating-algonquin-township-into-mchenry-county/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— American youth too flabby to defend nation, retired generals say – Mike Glenn (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, I was 1-A for the draft notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, that I had partial red/green color blindness, and that I could not run because I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease ).)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/28/military-recruiting-crisis-looms-us-youth-too-flab/

DAILY WIRE
— CNBC Survey: Vast Majority Of Top Investors Believe Stocks Will Be ‘Worse’ Under Biden – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/vast-majority-of-top-investors-believe-stocks-will-be-worse-under-biden

PJ MEDIA
— It’s Official: Trump Is the Most Admired Man in America, Edging Out the Top Democrat – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/12/29/its-official-trump-is-the-most-admired-man-in-america-edging-out-the-top-democrat-n1290746
— Democrats Are Right to Worry About the Georgia Runoffs – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/election/tyler-o-neil/2020/12/29/democrats-are-right-to-worry-about-the-georgia-runoffs-but-dont-get-cocky-n1291175

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump: Unless Republicans Have ‘Death Wish,’ Must Approve $2,000 Stimulus Checks – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-unless-republicans-have-death-wish-must-approve-2000-stimulus-checks_3636384.html

POLITICO
— How state marijuana legalization became a boon for corruption. By making local officials the gatekeepers for million-dollar businesses, states created a breeding ground for bribery and favoritism. – MONA ZHANG
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/27/marijuana-legalization-corruption-450529

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQers crow about their success in destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/12/six-2020-victories-lgbtq-community/

December 19 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— If Gov. Pritzker had raised taxes in 2019, our budget problems in 2020 wouldn’t be so bad If the governor had raised the flat tax hike to balance the budget when he had an almost infinitely deep well of goodwill in the legislature, we wouldn’t be in nearly this mess right now. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/18/22189689/illinois-budget-governor-pritzker-flat-tax-rich-miller
— 108 more Illinois coronavirus deaths, 7,562 new cases The state is stuck in an unprecedented 12-day streak of reporting 100 or more deaths, the worst stretch of the pandemic. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/12/19/22190607/illinois-coronavirus-vaccine-pritzker-mitigation-covid-19-dec
— Vaccinations resume at Condell Medical Center after pause following negative reactions. Vaccinations will resume Sunday at the medical center “following a thorough internal review — including infectious disease and clinical experts across our system,” Advocate Aurora Health officials said in a statement.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/12/19/22190985/vaccinations-resume-advocate-condell-medical-center-after-pause-following-negative-reactions

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Fury as some politicians ignore their own virus rules: ‘The lack of self-awareness in American politics is just something else’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-politicians-breaking-covid-19-rules-20201219-jwju7aocgnddbckyxjzaibfrmi-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Zen Leaf recreational marijuana dispensary opens in Naperville, Sunnyside to follow on Wednesday – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-zen-leaf-naperville-pot-dispensary-st-1220-20201219-uwu6zs7odzdz5nwerapmztr2zi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— 12 suburban Democrats vow to oppose Madigan speakership, but others won’t say – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201219/12-suburban-democrats-vow-to-oppose-madigan-speakership-but-others-wont-say

CBS2
— Coyotes Attack, Kill Dog In Palatine
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/19/coyotes-attack-kill-dog-in-palatine/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bar, restaurant owners, employees protest outside Governor’s Mansion – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2020/12/19/bar-restaurant-owners-employees-protest-outside-governors-mansion/3978317001/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Recall would empower citizens to check corruption – Jason Barickman and Mark Batinick
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/recall-would-empower-citizens-to-check-corruption/article_0e58f5f6-40b6-11eb-bcbb-77b43be7a53f.html

DAILY ILLINI
— Don’t let Trump’s defeat perpetuate divisiveness – NICK JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. They divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) etc. against etc.)
https://dailyillini.com/opinions/2020/12/19/opinion-dont-let-trumps-defeat-perpetuate-divisiveness/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Protest and Rally at Champaign County Public Health District – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/12/video-protest-and-rally-at-champaign-county-public-health-district/
— Bailey v. Pritzker update with Tom DeVore – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/12/video-bailey-v-pritzker-update-with-tom-devore/

THE HILL
— When disinformation becomes a political strategy, who holds the line? – OUMOU LY (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/530777-when-disinformation-becomes-a-political-strategy-who-holds-the-line

ABC NEWS
— Do as I say’: Anger as some politicians ignore virus rules. Several American political leaders have been caught preaching one thing on the coronavirus and doing another.
https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/anger-politicians-ignore-virus-rules-74819755

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Arizona Republicans worry party infighting could harm them in future elections.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/19/politics/arizona-republican-party/index.html

YAHOO NEWS
— AOC calls Amazon jobs a ‘scam’ because more than 4,000 of its employees are on food stamps – Kevin Shalvey
https://news.yahoo.com/aoc-calls-amazon-jobs-scam-095052407.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “The inside story of how Trump’s denial, mismanagement and magical thinking led to the pandemic’s dark winter.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/trump-covid-pandemic-dark-winter/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Even as Trump vows to keep fighting, his aides are quietly starting to move on.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-aides-new-jobs/2020/12/18/157a02e6-3fd8-11eb-a402-fba110db3b42_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes countries that hat America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/americas-image-has-tumbled-during-trumps-presidency-can-biden-turn-it-around/2020/12/19/f16654c2-420c-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html
— There’s little love lost among the Hill’s top leaders. Can Biden get them to work together? – Paul Kane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/pelosi-schumer-mccarthy-mcconnell/2020/12/19/328c9df6-416f-11eb-8db8-395dedaaa036_story.html

SACRAMENTO BEE
— More violence, arrests during another weekend of protests over election in Sacramento – VINCENT MOLESKI
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article247978075.html

BUSINESS WEEK
— The internet’s invisible hands: 11 experts explain how our digital world is fueling polarization – Tyler Sonnemaker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) want you to know only what they tell you and no more and no less and b) do everything that they can to destroy me and to my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th district, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-internet-social-media-fuel-polarization-america-facebook-twitter-youtube-2020-12
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Americans are becoming increasingly intolerant of those with opposing views, and our increasingly digital lives are part of the problem. Between 1975 and 2017, animosity between Democrats and Republicans nearly doubled, according to researchers from Stanford University. And that survey was conducted before most of Donald Trump’s presidency, before the COVID-19 pandemic, before George Floyd’s death, and before the 2020 US presidential election. But polarization is a complicated topic, and the ways that technology influences our politics and democracy aren’t as simple as we’re often led to believe. There are multiple ways to measure polarization, for example, with each explaining a different way we’re divided. And “filter bubbles” vastly oversimplify the forces that shape how we interact online.)

NEWSWEEK
— Trump ‘Is the Republican Party,’ Pollster Says – DARRAGH ROCHE (DIERSEN: Who “Is the Republican Party” in Illinois, in your congressional district, in your state senate district, in your state house district, in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, and in your precinct?)
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-republican-party-pollster-says-president-hoards-campaign-donations-1556128
— Trump Encourages ‘Wild’ Protests in D.C. on Date of Electoral College Vote Count – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-encourages-wild-protests-dc-date-electoral-college-vote-count-1556153

NEW YORKER
— The Changing Meaning of the American Flag Under Trump – Paige Williams (DIERSEN: An American Flag has flown continuously at my home in Wheaton since September 11, 2001. A 12’X18′ Horizontal Auditorium American Flag will hang 20′ high on back wall of the 20’X40′ Iron Gate Motor Condo in Naperville that I bought Friday.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/us-journal/the-changing-meaning-of-the-american-flag-under-trump

SUN
— ‘DON THE CON’ Fury as shocking billboard shows Trump in orange prison jumpsuit behind bars – Samantha Lock
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13522077/billboard-trump-orange-prison-jumpsuit-behind-bars-phoenix/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/12/voters-georgia-already-turning-droves-senate-races/

December 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 7,377 cases, 181 coronavirus deaths; no post-Thanksgiving surge, Ezike says Illinois tops 15K COVID-19 deaths since pandemic began – Stacey Baca
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-did-not-see-a-post-thanksgiving-covid-19-surge/8868689/

NBC5
— 57% of Workers Support a Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccine for Return to Office: CNBC Survey – Laura Wronski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/57-of-workers-support-a-mandatory-covid-19-vaccine-for-return-to-office-cnbc-survey/2397888/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Wearing masks poses problems for those with glasses – Dr. Preeti J. Thyparampil
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/882141
— Man dies in Joliet dog attack
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-dies-in-joliet-dog-attack

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What happened to my conservative social media friends? They’ve fled for Parler and other like-minded sites. – JERRY DAVICH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-parler-alternative-forum-for-new-believers-st-1220-20201218-mz6gta53rfcxdn2m37k6j5xnoe-story.html
— Dog fatally attacks man visiting friends in Joliet – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-joliet-man-dies-after-dog-attack-20201218-fbojo23caned3m6a72vu4rbvyq-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s angry words fall short in response to the new cop video scandal – By ERIC ZORN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-lightfoot-anjanette-young-flessner-zorn-20201218-lbl6lrke2ja25jy7nhzeprx3q4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Palatine Township supervisor says she was kept off Republican slate – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201218/palatine-township-supervisor-says-she-was-kept-off-republican-slate

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers crow about their success in pushing pot in Illinois, that is, pot pushers crow about their success in destroying individuals, destroying municipalities, destroying townships, and destroying counties in Illinois.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/howd-first-year-recreational-pot-sales-go-pretty-darn-well

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois House deputy minority leader Demmer considering statewide run in 2022 – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2020/12/18/illinois-house-deputy-minority-leader-considering-2022-statewide-run/3962621001/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PLUMMER: WHAT HAPPENED TO ILLINOIS IS NOT FUNNY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/plummer-what-happened-to-illinois-is-not-funny-.html
— TAX FOUNDATION’S BUSINESS TAX CLIMATE INDEX RANKS ILLINOIS AS 36 OUT OF 50 STATES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/tax-foundations-business-tax-climate-ranks-illinois-as-36-out-of-50-states.html
— THORNER: IS JOHN ADAMS’ WARNING ABOUT OUR CONSTITUTION COMING TO PASS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/thorner-is-john-adams-warning-about-our-constitution-coming-to-pass.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Up or out for Demmer?
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/18/up-or-out-for-demmer/
— Daily Herald demands unspecified House rules changes
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/18/daily-herald-demands-unspecified-house-rules-changes/
— State has awarded $1.3 billion to business and individuals, but nearly 350 local governments have yet to claim funds
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/18/state-has-awarded-13-billion-to-business-and-individuals-but-nearly-350-local-governments-have-yet-to-claim-funds/
— COVID-19 roundup (vaccine edition)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/18/covid-19-roundup-vaccine-edition/
— 7,377 new confirmed and probable cases; 181 additional deaths; 4,690 hospitalized; 1,023 in ICU; 8.0 percent case positivity rate; 9.7 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/18/7377-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-181-additional-deaths-4690-hospitalized-1023-in-icu-80-percent-case-positivity-rate-97-percent-test-positivity-rate/
— The Anjanette Young case is far from an isolated incident
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/18/the-anjanette-young-case-is-far-from-an-isolated-incident/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump: Republican Senators Should Object to Electoral College Votes – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-senators-should-object-to-electoral-college-votes_3624159.html
— Supreme Court Green-Lights Trump Removal of Illegal Aliens From Census Count – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/supreme-court-green-lights-trump-removal-of-illegal-aliens-from-census-count_3624432.html

POLITICO
— Trump appoints 1776 Commission members in last-minute bid to advance ‘patriotic education’ The group will be led by the president of the conservative Hillsdale College, Larry Arnn, a longtime Trump ally, the White House said. – NICOLE GAUDIANO
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/18/trump-1776-commission-appointments-448229

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Future: Tons of Cash and Plenty of Options for Spending It – Shane Goldmacher and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/us/politics/trump-money-future.html

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— School administrators say they were forced to resign over conservative Facebook posts – Maddie Hanna
https://www.inquirer.com/education/teachers-facebook-posts-black-lives-matter-ashley-bennett-amy-sacks-20201218.html

SEATTLE TIMES
— Amazon investors push for racial equity audit, worker on board – Saijel Kishan
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-investors-push-for-racial-equity-audit-worker-on-board/

December 17 Evening Edition

WGN TV
— US jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virus
https://wgntv.com/news/us-jobless-claims-rise-to-885000-amid-resurgence-of-virus/

NBC5
— Illinois Overpaid Coronavirus Unemployment Claims: Now The State Wants Its Money Back. Workers who received unemployment benefits through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program are now on the hook to repay some of the money. – Lisa Parker and Courtney Copenhagen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-overpaid-coronavirus-unemployment-claims-now-the-state-wants-its-money-back/2397597/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DuPage County receives 13,650 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dupage-county-receives-13650-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Black lawmakers in Springfield look to take on criminal justice reform, systemic racism in lame duck session – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/12/16/22179373/legislative-black-caucus-criminal-justice-reform-illinois-springfield-kimberly-lightford
— A police raid on a terrorized innocent woman shouts out for true reform. We are scandalized that once again we are left with questions about the conduct of Chicago police that we hoped we would never have to ask again. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/17/22187531/chicago-police-raid-terrorized-innocent-woman-shouts-out-true-reform

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois and dozens of other states sue Google, allege search giant is illegal monopoly – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-google-antitrust-lawsuit-20201217-ydgdjbq6xbhqxgzw6f7wpffm6q-story.html
— Count the failures in CPD’s botched raid. There are plenty. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-police-anjanette-young-lightfoot-20201217-bfjc4exlhrfsdnd35dwtri3mqy-story.html
— People are using more alcohol, weed and drugs because of COVID-19. If you’re in over your head, we have help. – STEPHANIE REYNOLDS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/living/health/ct-life-alcohol-weed-drugs-health-covid-19-roundup-20201217-qquxy3hrgjcrjjhqiegwfjo6jm-story.html
— EEOC guidance: Yes, employers can require the COVID-19 vaccine – ALEXIA ELEJALDE-RUIZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-employer-covid-vaccination-eeoc-guidance-20201217-u5skkon6mvbcziedh5tagydepi-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In essence, the EEOC said employers can require that employees get inoculated as a condition of going to work, unless an employee declines because of a disability or a sincerely held religious belief. In such cases, the employer must offer a reasonable accommodation to the employee, such as working remotely, as long as the accommodation doesn’t cause “undue hardship” for the employer. If there is no accommodation possible, then an employer may prohibit the employee from entering the premises but not necessarily fire the worker. The employer must see if the employee has any other rights under federal or local laws, including the ability to take unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, before an employer can exclude a worker from the physical worksite, the employer must determine if the unvaccinated employee presents a significant risk in harm to health or safety that cannot be eliminated or reduced through reasonable accommodations.)
— Cook County becomes largest county to officially recognize Juneteenth as paid holiday for its employees – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-juneteenth-cook-county-paid-holiday-20201217-qbrw7gmokragrltyie45cm3yli-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Northfield Republicans present township candidates
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201216/northfield-republicans-present-township-candidates

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois helped fuel unexpected rise in national jobless claims. Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits jumped to the highest level in three months, reflecting rising claims here and in California.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/employment/illinois-helped-fuel-unexpected-rise-national-jobless-claims
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/deals-show-desire-cash-illinois-weed-market

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Vaccines roll out as virus deaths keep rising – Ron DeBrock
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Vaccines-roll-out-as-virus-deaths-keep-rising-15812511.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— Google Hit With Another Lawsuit Challenging Its Dominance – SHANNON BOND
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/google-hit-another-lawsuit-challenging-its-dominance#stream/0

ILLINOIS PATCH
— Illinois Sues Google For Alleged Illegal Search Engine Monopoly. “Google’s actions have not only negatively affected competition … but have also risked the privacy of consumers,” IL AG Kwame Raoul said. – J. Ryne Danielson
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/il-sues-google-alleged-illegal-search-engine-monopoly

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PENSIONS SET TO CONSUME 29% OF ILLINOIS’ BUDGET AMID $7 BILLION DEBT INCREASE – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pensions-set-to-consume-29-of-illinois-budget-amid-7-billion-debt-increase/
— ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS APPROACHING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN LEVELS – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-unemployment-claims-approaching-covid-19-lockdown-levels/

CAPITOL FAX
— 8,828 new confirmed and probable cases; 181 additional deaths; 4,751 hospitalized; 1,056 in the ICU; 8.4 percent case positivity rate; 10.0 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/17/8828-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-181-additional-deaths-4751-hospitalized-1056-in-the-icu-84-percent-case-positivity-rate-100-percent-test-positivity-rate/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Georgia announces signature matching review in all counties – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/17/georgia-announces-signature-matching-review-all-co/

GOPUSA
— Mitt Romney Illustrates How To Lose, Boosts Biden, Not So Sure ‘Trumpism Is Going Away’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99318
— Money From Facebook’s Zuckerberg Used To Undermine Election, Violate Law
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99376
— Media Gets An F For Mocking Trump Claim Vaccine Could Be Available By The End Of The Year
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99332
— Pelosi, The Press, And The 25th Amendment — Parts Of A Plan? – Chad Groening
https://www.gopusa.com/pelosi-the-press-and-the-25th-amendment-parts-of-a-plan/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— 74 Million-Plus Americans Won’t Sit Down and Shut Up (DIERSEN: 2,446,891 voted for Trump in Illinois. 193,611 voted for Trump in DuPage County. 20,080 in voted for Trump in Milton Township. 157 voted for Trump in my precinct.)
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/12/16/74-million-plus-americans-are-mad-as-hell/

BLAZE
— Health care worker without history of allergies hospitalized in ICU following severe allergic reaction after receiving COVID-19 vaccine – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/health-care-worker-hospitalized-covid-vaccine
— Sen. Rand Paul says voter ‘fraud happened’ and ‘the election in many ways was stolen’ Will the Kentucky Republican challenge the Electoral College votes? – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/sen-rand-paul-says-voter-fraud-happened-and-the-election-in-many-ways-was-stolen

DAILY CALLER
— New Jobless Claims Increase To 885,000, Economists Expected 808,000 – THOMAS CATENACCI
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/17/new-jobless-claims-increase-above-economists-expectations/

FEDERALIST
— With Election Over, Facebook and Twitter Pause Some Efforts To Crush Conservatives – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2020/12/17/with-election-over-facebook-and-twitter-pause-some-efforts-to-crush-conservatives/

NEWSMAX
— It’s Over? ‘Not My President’ to Be Taken to New Heights – Sid Dinerstein
https://www.newsmax.com/siddinerstein/its-over-democrats-defections-cheat/2020/12/16/id/1001854/

LAKE SUPERIOR NEWS
— Identity politics is an evil virus spreading across society – Gerry Bowler
https://lakesuperiornews.com/Opinion/identity-politics-is-an-evil-virus-spreading-across-society

POLITICO
— Top Biden aide walks back expletive description of Republicans. “I used some words that I probably could have chosen better,” Jen O’Malley Dillon said of her recent interview with Glamour magazine. – QUINT FORGEY and MATTHEW CHOI
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/17/biden-aide-republicans-description-447703

CNN
— House conservative pushes back on ‘surrender caucus’ after McConnell urges senators to let election results stand – Manu Raju and Daniella Diaz
By Manu Raju and Daniella Diaz
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/16/politics/mo-brooks-surrender-caucus/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Virginia GOP censures lawmaker who officiated gay wedding. Rep. Denver Riggleman went “against the values and principles of the Republican party” by officiating the same-sex nuptials, the unanimous resolution stated. – Cynthia Silva (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2006 effort to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/virginia-gop-censures-lawmaker-who-officiated-gay-wedding-n1251524

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— These Are the U.S. Antitrust Cases Facing Google, Facebook and Others. Various federal agencies and state attorneys general are launching competition-focused probes and lawsuits against Big Tech. – John D. McKinnon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-are-the-u-s-antitrust-cases-facing-google-facebook-and-others-11608150564

NEWSWEEK
— ‘Can Trump Still Win Election?’ Searches Surge As Supporters Hope for Miracle – DARRAGH ROCHE
https://www.newsweek.com/can-trump-still-win-election-searches-surge-supporters-hope-miracle-1555524

PRESS GAZETTE
— Most popular subscription news websites in the world revealed – William Turvill (DIERSEN: The list includes: New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, Atlantic, Telegraph, McClatchy, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, New Yorker, Boston Globe, and Minneapolis Star Tribune.)
https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/news-publishers-surpassed-100000-digital-subscriptions/

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s New Brand Is Loser.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/trumps-new-brand-is-loser

December 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago police raid of wrong house caught on bodycam video; mayor apologizes to Anjanette Young. Chicago aldermen call for hearings on case. Michelle Gallardo, Liz Nagy and Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/bodycam-video-shows-police-raid-wrong-house-mayor-apologizes-to-victim/8840967/
— Illinois budget battle brewing after Pritzker announces plan to furlough state workers – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO used Republican-led budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees made the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-budget-jb-pritzker-cuts-state-employees/8830766/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot apologizes for botched police raid. “I am deeply sorry and troubled that her home was invaded and that she had to face the humiliation and trauma that she suffered,” the mayor said of the raid on the home of Anjanette Young. “That is just not right. It simply should not have happened.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/16/22179377/lightfoot-apologizes-botched-police-raid-anjanette-young-video-search-warrant-wrong-address
— ‘I want accountability,’ says woman seen in video of botched CPD raid. After Wednesday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Lori Lightfoot apologized: “Ms. Young, knowing that my words will not change what happened to you and your family almost two years ago, I nonetheless say: I am sorry. What you experienced should never have happened. Period.” – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/12/16/22178628/chicago-police-raid-video-social-worker-anjanette-young-black-caucus-calls-investigation
— Chicago schools chief Janice Jackson gets $40,000 raise. School board President Miguel del Valle said he and other members “unanimously and vigorously decided to make an adjustment” to Jackson’s salary. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/12/16/22178924/cps-public-schools-ceo-chief-janice-jackson-raise

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State VA official acknowledges employees with coronavirus allowed to work at LaSalle home where 33 veterans died – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-lasalle-va-legislative-hearing-20201217-uoaydevbebchxnt5qgqqzt3y2e-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— ‘There’s a real human impact here’: Pritzker announces $711 million in budget cuts – PETER HANCOCK (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO used Republican-led budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees made the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201215/theres-a-real-human-impact-here-pritzker-announces-711-million-in-budget-cuts

HERALD NEWS
— Southland Black Chamber of Commerce leader accused of making threats: records. 2 journalists say they were threatened by chamber leader, police reports said. – FELIX SARVER
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/12/16/southland-black-chamber-of-commerce-leader-accused-of-making-threats-records/abe5yuu/

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Christian-haters promote LGBTQ.
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/southern-illinois-rainbow-cafe-hosts-virtual-queermas-celebration/article_2e693241-2c4d-5c90-b7bf-b444db05886a.html

RIVER BENDER
— Illinois AFL-CIO Statement: New State Budget Cuts Put Heavy Burden on Working Families (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO used Republican-led budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees made the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/illinois-aflcio-statement-new-state-budget-cuts-put-heavy-burden-on-working-families-46511.cfm
— Duckworth Discusses Legislative Priorities with Newly-Elected Illinois Black Caucus Chairs (DIERSEN: From what I see, the top Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO legislative priorities are to drive Republicans out of Illinois, and especially to drive Republicans out of Illinois who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/duckworth-discusses-legislative-priorities-with-newlyelected-illinois-black-caucus-chairs-46532.cfm

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nctv17.com/news/zen-leaf-sunnyside-cannabis-dispensaries-to-open-in-naperville-in-coming-days/

PATCH ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois, Other States Banking On Recreational Cannabis Tax Revenue
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/illinois-other-states-banking-recreational-cannabis-tax-revenue

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— OUTSTANDING” Village Board Votes To Extend Moratorium Ordinance For Recreational Cannabis In Glen Ellyn. The moratorium ordinance will maintain the status quo by prohibiting recreational cannabis businesses in Glen Ellyn.
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/village-board-votes-extend-moratorium-ordinance-recreational-cannabis-glen-ellyn

WIREPOINTS
— “If you’re not growing, you’re dying…many Illinois cities are trapped in a death spiral”
https://wirepoints.org/if-youre-not-growing-youre-dying-ted-on-with-tom-miller-on-newsradio-wjpf/

ILLINOIZE
— Republicans Accuse Pritzker of “Feigning” Cuts for Tax Increase – Patrick Pfingsten
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/republicans-accuse-pritzker-feigning-cuts

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Don’t Confuse Virtual Schooling With Homeschooling – Ruth Hoskins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/dont-confuse-virtual-schooling-with-homeschooling/

BREITBART
— Woke California: ‘Racism’ Reason ‘Essential’ Illegal Workers May Not Get Vaccine Before General Public – EDWIN MORA (DIERSEN: Are you “essential?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) paint themselves as being essential and b) paint everyone else as being nonessential.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/16/woke-ca-racism-reason-essential-illegal-workers-may-not-get-vaccine-before-general-public/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Facebook Gives In, Allows Some Political Ads After Leftist Whining – Kayla Sargent
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/kayla-sargent/2020/12/16/facebook-gives-allows-some-political-ads-after-leftist

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Media Saves Joe Biden — Just as It Saved Barack Obama – Larry Elder
https://www.creators.com/read/larry-elder/12/20/media-saves-joe-biden-just-as-it-saved-barack-obama

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Research scientist warns coronavirus vaccines have ‘terrible safety record’ historically. Dr. James Lyons-Weiler said that COVID-19 vaccine producers are bypassing industry-standard testing and ignoring basic protocols. – David McLoone
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/research-scientist-warns-coronavirus-vaccines-have-terrible-safety-record-historically

POLITICO
— Never-Trump movement splinters as its villain heads for the exit – LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ and HOLLY OTTERBEIN (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who will the Never-Trumpers focus on destroying next? ANSWER: Those who are Trump supporters, law enforcement officers, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/17/never-trump-what-next-447235
— Ocasio-Cortez takes direct shot at Pelosi and Schumer. The progressive star bluntly stated that “we need new leadership in the Democratic Party.” – QUINT FORGEY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who wanted new leadership of a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, b) Illinois Center Right Coalition in 2007, and c) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter in 2004.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/16/ocasio-cortez-new-leaders-pelosi-schumer-446247

CNBC
— Dr. Fauci says U.S. could return to normal by mid-fall if most people get Covid vaccine – Noah Higgins-Dunn and Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/16/dr-fauci-says-us-could-return-to-normal-by-mid-fall-if-most-people-get-covid-vaccine.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook reverses postelection algorithm changes that boosted news from authoritative sources. – Kevin Roose (DIERSEN: Who should determine which government and political news and commentary sources are authoritative? According to my critics/opponents they should include a) my critics/opponents, b) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, c) leaders of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, d) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, e) leaders of Illinois, f) leaders of DuPage County, g) leaders of Milton Township, and h) leaders of Wheaton. My critics/opponents want the aforesaid to punish me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to sources that they do not like.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/technology/facebook-reverses-postelection-algorithm-changes-that-boosted-news-from-authoritative-sources.html
— Health Care System With Widening Inequality Gap Awaits Biden – Sarah Kliff (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that because I am a federal retiree, the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/upshot/biden-trump-health-pandemic.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration proposes that employee performance be a top factor during federal layoffs – Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: My 1970 bachelor’s degree from NIU was in personnel management. Personnel management was my area of concentration for my 1976 MBA from Loyola. Assessing employee performance is extremely subjective. My Democrat superiors in the federal government used that subjectivity to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. My Democrat superiors in the federal government were furious that I did the following because it frustrated their efforts to get rid of me: 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.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-federal-employee-layoffs-rif/2020/12/16/3981b346-3fd8-11eb-8bc0-ae155bee4aff_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, conservative, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, Republican, Trump supporters, patriotic, gun owners, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/16/when-diversity-came-americas-political-leadership/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Shot Takers Undeterred by Side Effects – Rolfe Winkler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccine-trial-volunteers-note-occasional-harsh-side-effects-11608114601
— Paris Is Fined for Breaking France’s Gender Rules—by Hiring Too Many Women Mayor Anne Hidalgo appointed 11 women and five men to senior roles at city hall in 2018, and now has to pay a $110,000 fine – James Hookway (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, 100% of everyone in America will be one or more of the following: female, minority, younger, LGBTQ, not married, never-Trumper, non-conservative, non-Republican, non-patriotic, non-Protestant, non-German American, citizen of a foreign country, poor, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Therefore, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: male, White, older, heterosexual, married, Trump-supporter, conservative, Republican, patriotic, Protestant, German American, citizen of America, non-poor, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/paris-is-fined-for-breaking-frances-gender-rulesby-hiring-too-many-women-11608122809
— FRONT PAGE: Coke’s Elusive Goal: Boosting Its Black Employees. Two decades after it settled a historic racial-discrimination lawsuit, Coca-Cola’s diversity efforts have lost ground. Its struggle offers lessons to companies trying to institute long-lasting change. – Jennifer Maloney and Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in a) Firestone Stores firing me and b) my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coke-resets-goal-of-boosting-black-employees-after-20-year-effort-loses-ground-11608139999
— Joe Biden’s Cabinet of Diversity Does politics have a larger purpose than dividing power by multiple categories? – Daniel Henninger (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, pressure grows to get rid of those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-bidens-cabinet-of-diversity-11608161027

FORBES
— The Key To Employee Productivity And Happiness (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Christian, non-German American, and whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Christian, German American, and those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/servicenow/2020/12/16/virtual-agents-the-key-to-employee-productivity-and-happiness/
— Over 100,000 Who Didn’t Vote In Presidential Election Have Requested Ballots For Georgia Senate Runoffs – Nicholas Reimann
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2020/12/16/over-100000-who-didnt-vote-in-presidential-election-have-requested-ballots-for-georgia-senate-runoffs/

BLOOMBERG
— Amazon Has Turned a Middle-Class Warehouse Career Into a McJob. Despite a starting wage of $15 an hour, the company is dragging down pay in the logistics industry and bracing for a fight with unions. – Matt Day and Spencer. (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.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-12-17/amazon-amzn-job-pay-rate-leaves-some-warehouse-employees-homeless

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— Can my employer require me to get the COVID-19 vaccine? – Juliana Feliciano Reyes (DIERSEN: Can/will the following require you to get vaccinated: a) organizations that you are a member of, b) the municipality that you live/work in, c) the township that you live/work in, d) the county that you live/work in, e) Illinois, and f) United States?)
https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/employer-require-covid-vaccine-workers-rights-20201216.html

BOSTON GLOBE
— Political operative Jeff Britt cleared of charges – Edward Fitzpatrick and Dan McGowan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the political operatives who since 2000 have worked the hardest to destroy me. I would focus on those who have talked and/or acted like they worked for Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and/or the leaders of the a) Illinois Republican Party, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) Milton Township Republican Organization, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, e) Illinois, f) DuPage County, g) Milton Township, h) Wheaton, i) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, j) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, k) Illinois Center Right Coalition, and l) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/16/metro/ri-political-operative-britt-found-not-guilty-money-laundering-trial/

FEDWEEK
— OPM Issues Further Guidance on Disciplinary Policy Changes (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the adverse actions that the following have taken against me: a) Illinois Republican Party, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) Milton Township Republican Organization, d) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, e) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, f) Illinois Center Right Coalition, g) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, h) GAO, i) IRS, j) Firestone Stores, and k) Post Office. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because the aforesaid took adverse actions against me, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/opm-issues-further-guidance-on-disciplinary-policy-changes/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Who stays and who goes during a RIF? OPM wants to change the rules for retaining employees – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO used Republican-led budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees made the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2020/12/who-stays-and-who-goes-during-a-rif-opm-wants-to-change-the-rules-for-retaining-employees/
— State Department, VA detail initial COVID-19 vaccination plans for employees – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: Because I worked for GAO, IRS, and the Post Office, I am interested in the plans that those agencies have for vaccinating their employees.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2020/12/state-department-va-detail-initial-covid-19-vaccination-plans-for-employees/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— As White House Steps Up Schedule F Implementation, ‘Lawmakers Don’t Get It’ Recent moves by OPM are stoking fear that the Trump administration is accelerating plans to politicize federal jobs as the window closes on Congress’ ability to block the move. – ERICH WAGNER (DIERSEN: Are/were you a policy maker? In Diersen v. GAO, GAO constructively argued that I was a policy maker, and therefore, that GAO could terminate me because I opposed GAO’s policies of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and up-or-out. My Democrat GAO superiors never promoted me to GS-14. Only GS-14s and higher made hiring decisions, determined job assignments, made pay-for-performance decisions, made promotion decisions, etc.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/12/white-house-steps-schedule-f-implementation-lawmakers-dont-get-it/170722/

PINTEREST
— JUNE 22, 2015 FLASHBACK: Yes if some people never came into your life, things might have been better and your life might have taken a different & better path!! (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have despised me the most, who have hated me the most, and who have harmed me the most. I would focus on those who despise/hate my demographics: Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, born in 1948, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, draft avoider, federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, federal retiree since 1997, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, etc. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/430023464397593277/

NEWSGUARD
— NewsGuard’s Top Ten Disinformers – Gabby Deutch (DIERSEN: NewsGuard must consider me to be a disinformer because I include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles on: www.Breitbart.com , www.TheBlaze.com , www.TheEpochTimes.com , www.WND.com , www.LifeSiteNews.com , and www.RushLimbaugh.com .)
https://www.newsguardtech.com/special-report-2020-lists/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQers crow about their success in harming Republicans.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/12/mike-pompeo-threw-christmas-party-state-department-staff-no-one-showed/

December 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: Vaccine shots given as IL reports 7,359 cases, 117 coronavirus deaths. COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer now being administered across IL.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-7359-covid-19-cases-117-coronavirus-deaths/8798523/
— For inauguration, Biden to take oath outside Capitol amid COVID-19 restrictions – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-to-take-inaugural-oath-outside-capitol-amid-pandemic/8802776/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker lays out $700 million in cuts, blasts GOP for failing to offer alternatives after working to scuttle graduated income tax – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-illinois-budget-cuts-20201216-2klogkjtdfhmpo6ayswjmfcv34-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker announces $711 million in budget cuts in ‘first phase of our path forward’ The governor said his staff is in conversations with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and other unions about furlough days and other actions in an attempt to identify another $75 million in cost savings for the state. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/12/15/22177043/j-b-pritzker-cuts-illinois-budget-afscme-furlough

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage forest preserve begins search for new executive director – Scott C. Morgan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201215/dupage-forest-preserve-begins-search-for-new-executive-director
— Candidate filing sets up potential for spirited local races in Lake County – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201214/candidate-filing-sets-up-potential-for-spirited-local-races-in-lake-county

CRAIN’S CHIC AGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote pot. To push pot on a country, state, county, township, municipality, or individual is to destroy that country, state, county, township, municipality, or individual.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/chicagos-hottest-new-sector-pot

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker announces $700 million in state budget cuts, partly related to COVID-19 – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2020/12/15/covid-19-related-revenue-shortfalls-blamed-partly-millions-cuts/3913911001/
— Springfield continues to wait while COVID-19 vaccine shots begin in Chicago, Peoria – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2020/12/15/covid-19-vaccine-doses-expected-springfield-week/3904124001/

WSIL TV
— Republicans disagree with ending special investigation into Speaker Madigan
https://wsiltv.com/2020/12/15/republicans-disagree-with-ending-special-investigation-into-speaker-madigan/

WLDS
— Davis, LaHood Concede To Biden as President-Elect – Benjamin Cox (DIERSEN: Will hate-filled Trump-hating leaders of Republican organizations require their members to concede to Biden?)
https://wlds.com/davis-lahood-concede-to-biden-as-president-elect/

GLEN ELLYN
— Village President Diane McGinley Stepping Down Effective January 1, 2021
http://www.glenellyn.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=343&fbclid=IwAR07bldIkqj0O3a7q_HMZ5x7k-qim_oVfMGAm9vk1ior13fYehii-hLVeeE

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote pot. To push pot on a country, state, county, township, municipality, or individual is to destroy that country, state, county, township, municipality, or individual.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-other-states-banking-on-recreational-cannabis-tax-revenue/article_69f7adde-3f09-11eb-8612-1714b01e3217.html

CAPITOL FAX
— AFL-CIO, Harmon, Durkin, AFSCME, Leader McConchie respond *** Pritzker announces $711 million in cuts, calls it “first step”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/15/pritzker-announces-711-million-in-cuts/
— 7,359 new confirmed and probable cases; 117 additional deaths; 4,965 hospitalized; 1,057 in the ICU; 8.6 percent case positivity rate; 10.3 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/15/7359-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-117-additional-deaths-4965-hospitalized-1057-in-the-icu-86-percent-case-positivity-rate-103-percent-test-positivity-rate/

GOPUSA
— Barr Out Before Christmas; Biden Accepts Electoral College Selection With Ugly Speech
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99223
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller said on “Fox & Friends” Monday “an alternate slate of electors in the contested states is going to vote and we’re going to send those results up to Congress. This will ensure that all of our legal remedies remain open. That means that if we win these cases in the courts, we can direct that the alternate state of electors be certified.”)
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Socialist Candidates Win A Stunning 90% Of Their 2020 Election Races
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99188
— Detroit Seeks $50M For People Who Feel ‘Left Behind Or Left Out’(DIERSEN: Everyone could be asked in which ways they feel left behind or left out. Further, everyone could be asked what have they had to offer. I have had to offer the experience that I gained a) working for GAO 1980-1997 as an Analyst, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-131,532/year; b) working for IRS 1971-1980 as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year; c) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981; d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; e) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; f) becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, and Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990; g) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996; h) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970; i) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999; j) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000; and k) serving as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99190

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: McConnell dumps Trump. Will Adam Kinzinger, Joe Walsh, Pat Brady, and other hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters get together and banish Trump supporters from a) the Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican county, township, and ward party organizations, and c) Illinois once and for all? 2,446,891 in Illinois,193,611 in DuPage County, 20,080 in Milton Township, and 157 in my precinct voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-congratulates-biden.html

NEW YORK POST
— Facebook, Twitter execs donated big bucks to Biden while blocking Hunter news – Ebony Bowden
https://nypost.com/2020/12/15/facebook-twitter-donated-to-biden-blocked-hunter-news/

December 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Joe Biden clears 270-vote mark as Electoral College affirms his 2020 election victory. California’s 55 electoral votes put Joe Biden over the top in the Electoral College, clearing the 270-vote mark that affirmed he will be the nation’s next president. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-clears-270-vote-mark-as-electoral-college-affirms-his-victory/8767247/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois casts all 20 electoral votes for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris; Mayor Lori Lightfoot wielded gavel as electors cast ballots. Secretary of State Jesse White, who officially oversees the quadrennial session, passed the gavel to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, an elector. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/12/14/22174386/illinois-electoral-votes-joe-biden-kamala-harris-mayor-lori-lightfoot-presided
— The Electoral College makes it official but don’t expect Trump to ever admit defeat

https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/12/14/22175210/biden-clears-270-vote-mark-electors-affirm-his-victory

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “We expect President Trump to continue trying to subvert the democratic process. We expect his most rabid supporters will continue to enable him. None of it means a thing.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/14/22174238/electoral-college-vote-joe-biden-wins-donald-trump-editorial
— COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Illinois as state announces 7,214 new cases and 103 additional deaths. The vaccine marked “the beginning of the end of this pandemic,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. – Mitch Dudek, Rachel Hinton, and Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/12/14/22175252/covid-19-vaccine-arrives-in-illinois-as-state-announces-7214-new-cases-and-103-additional-deaths

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Chicago and other areas of state receive first shipments of Pfizer vaccine as officials report 7,214 new COVID-19 cases and 103 additional deaths
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201214-km6olej4ovfsfjlsqckavecv4i-story.html
— Employers can require COVID-19 vaccination. Here’s what companies and workers need to know. – ALEXIA ELEJALDE-RUIZ (DIERSEN: Can/will organizations require their members to be vaccinated?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-can-employers-mandate-covid-19-vaccine-20201214-kjus5kfoaffs5asw5zed26sttm-story.html
— Vaccinations begin in U.S. today – Chicago, rest of state tomorrow | Electoral college firms up Biden victory | Ex-Northwestern lecturer blasted over Jill Biden essay – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-first-illinois-vaccines-tuesday-madigan-leadership-spin-20201214-onwpmkjkbjff7a2th4ggobmjkq-story.html
— It’s not just about Jill Biden — even physicians should drop the ‘doctor’ outside of professional contexts – ERIC ZORN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-jill-biden-wall-street-journal-doctor-zorn-20201214-awklshdkkraonhw2tyxobgwfra-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Electoral College members call for nationwide unity, cast all 20 votes for Biden, Harris – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2020/12/14/illinois-electoral-college-members-cast-votes-biden-harris/6540563002/

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor, Rival Trustee Plan To Run Again Mayor says he will support all three trustee candidates who have filed so far. – David Giuliani (DIERSEN: If you ran for a leadership position of a government entity, would the leader of that government entity support you?
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-mayor-rival-trustee-plan-run-again

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Electing Rauner’s Chief of Staff IL Party Chair Would Destroy GOP
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/#kelly-electing-rauners-chief-of-staff-il-party-chair-would-destroy-gop

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Challenge Filed to Invalidate Algonquin Township Consolidation Referendum Petition
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/14/challenge-filed-to-invalidate-algonquin-township-consolidation-referendum-petition/
— Woodstock Complex to Cost Taxpayers Outside of TIF District…All Over the County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/14/woodstock-complex-to-cost-taxpayers-outside-of-tif-district-all-over-the-county/
— Winnebago County Board Formally Approves Kane County Treasurer David Rickert’s Appointment as CFO
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/13/rickert121320/
— Poll Suggests Ex-Cons May Not Be as Liberal as “Common Knowledge” Says
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/13/poll-suggests-ex-cons-may-not-be-as-liberal-as-common-knowledge-says/
— Will Statue of Barack Obama Replace Stephen Douglas at State Capitol?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/13/will-statue-of-barack-obama-replace-stephen-douglas-as-state-capitol/
— UPDATED: Save America Tour in Georgia with Catalina Lauf Speaking
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/12/club121220/
— McHenry County’s Nursing Home, Valley Hi, Receives Federal Money for Controlling Coronavirus
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/12/valley-hi-receives-federal-money-for-controlling-coronavirus/
— Crystal Lake High School District Extracurricular Jobs Include Two “Gender Sexuality Alliance” Sponsors
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/12/crystal-lake-high-school-district-extracurricular-jobs/
— Value of Masks Questioned in Denmark Study
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/12/value-of-masks/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LIGHTFOOT, HARMON OVERSEE ILLINOIS ELECTORS VOTING UNANIMOUSLY FOR BIDEN/HARRIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/lightfoot-harmon-oversee-illinois-electors-voting-unanimously-for-bidenharris.html
— 57% OF REPUBLICANS STILL HOPE FOR TRUMP’S RE-ELECTION, SURVEY SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/57-of-republicans-still-hope-for-trumps-re-election-survey-says.html
— OP-ED STATE REP. JEFF KEICHER: OPTIMISM FOR 2021 INCLUDES WEARING COVID MASKS, GETTING VACCINATED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/op-ed-state-rep-jeff-keicher-optimism-for-2021-includes-wearing-covid-masks-getting-vaccinated-.html
— YOUTUBE BANS PRESIDENT’S VIDEOS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/youtube-bans-presidents-videos.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin returns fire – Madigan swings back *** And that’s all she wrote for the Madigan investigative committee
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/14/and-thats-all-she-wrote-for-the-madigan-investigative-committee/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/14/pot-protest-planned-for-thursday/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/14/covid-19-roundup-67/
— 7,214 new confirmed and probable cases; 103 additional deaths; 4,951 hospitalized; 1,070 in ICU; 8.7 percent case positivity rate; 10.3 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/14/7214-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-103-additional-deaths-4951-hospitalized-1070-in-icu-87-percent-case-positivity-rate-103-percent-test-positivity-rate/

FOX NEWS
— Judge Judy Sheindlin says she scolded someone for not wearing a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic – Nate Day (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who scold others for not wearing a mask?)
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/judge-judy-scolded-not-wearing-mask-public

GOPUSA
— ‘Tax The Rich’ AOC Losing Patience With Joe Biden?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99184
— More Social-Justice Focused Churches Committing To Racism-Linked Reparations
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99144
— Hunter Biden Saga Personifies Ruling Class Power And Conceit
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99134
— SCOTUS Just Consummated Every Leftist Attack On America
https://www.gopusa.com/scotus-just-consummated-every-leftist-attack-on-america/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Can We Survive the Coming Socialism? – H.P. Smith
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/12/can_we_survive_the_coming_socialism.html

THE HILL
— Biden hits 270 votes, clinches Electoral College victory – MAX GREENWOOD

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/530139-biden-hits-270-electoral-college-votes?rnd=1607979645

— Is this the end of cities in America? – KRISTIN TATE
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/530040-is-this-the-end-of-cities-in-america

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump and the Damage Done.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/14/opinion/donald-trump-presidency.html

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump will keep protesting, despite Electoral College vote for Joe Biden – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/14/donald-trump-keep-protesting-despite-electoral-college-vote/6536849002/
— Attorney General William Barr resigns after recent clashes with Trump, still defends president – Kevin Johnson, Kristine Phillips, David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/14/attorney-general-william-barr-leaving-trump-administration/5993228002/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois House Panel Ends Probe of Powerful Speaker Madigan. An Illinois House committee has ended its consideration of a breach of trust claim against House Speaker Michael Madigan, voting down further proceedings that could have led to discipline against the powerful Chicago Democrat. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2020-12-14/illinois-house-panel-ends-probe-of-powerful-speaker-madigan

December 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 7,216 cases, 115 coronavirus deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-7216–cases-115-covid-19-deaths/8745837/
— 30 retailers, restaurant chains that filed for bankruptcy in 2020 From JCPenney to Ruby Tuesday, 2020 was a brutal year for restaurants and stores.
https://abc7chicago.com/30-retailers-restaurant-chains-that-filed-for-bankruptcy-in-2020/8742960/
— Who are the electors, and what will they do? What’s in store when the Electoral College meets – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/electoral-college-vote-2020-presidential-election-results-map-can-congress-reject-votes/8741585/

NBC5
— What the Electoral College Vote Means for Trump and Biden The presidential race will be officially decided Monday. There’s almost no way to change the outcome
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/what-the-electoral-college-vote-means-for-trump-and-biden/2393612/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Electoral College is voting Monday. Here’s what to expect. – ISABELLA GRULLÓN PAZ AND LISA LERER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-cb-electoral-college-20201213-qlqkkxcztvggbmzrrzupn3eyvu-story.html
— Opponents of Michael Madigan’s reelection as Illinois House speaker harden opposition – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-house-speaker-madigan-democrats-dig-in-20201213-adv22cmw2zfpbfxbhoqai6dbne-story.html
— As coronavirus vaccine distribution begins, prepare to carry another thing in your pocket: A COVID-19 credential to show you’ve been inoculated – NATASHA SINGER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-coronavirus-health-app-20201213-b6xgyjjh5ff6daeyvqielwklju-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But now, just as the United States is preparing to distribute the first vaccines for the virus, the entry ticket to the nation’s reopening is set to come largely in the form of a digital health credential. In the coming weeks, major airlines including United, JetBlue and Lufthansa plan to introduce a health passport app, called CommonPass, that aims to verify passengers’ virus test results — and soon, vaccinations. The app will then issue confirmation codes enabling passengers to board certain international flights. It is just the start of a push for digital COVID-19 credentials that could soon be embraced by employers, schools, summer camps and entertainment venues. “This is likely to be a new normal need that we’re going to have to deal with to control and contain this pandemic,” said Dr. Brad Perkins, the chief medical officer at the Commons Project Foundation, a nonprofit in Geneva that developed the CommonPass app. The advent of electronic vaccination credentials could have a profound effect on efforts to control the coronavirus and restore the economy. They could prompt more employers and college campuses to reopen. They may also give some consumers peace of mind, developers say, by creating an easy way for movie theaters, cruise ships and sports arenas to admit only those with documented coronavirus vaccinations.)
— White House, other top officials to get early vaccine access – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-vaccine-white-house-20201213-jjfla6ldzbawbgugapouohot7u-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois needs to fix ‘big mistakes’ in vaccine distribution plans, activists say
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/13/22172464/covid-19-vaccine-shipments-underway-as-states-await-first-batches-live-updates

DAILY HERALD
— Number of new COVID-19 cases continues to fall, but hospitalizations slightly up
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201213/number-of-new-covid-19-cases-continues-to-fall-but-hospitalizations-slightly-up

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The tax-hike waiting game – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-the-tax-hike-waiting-game/article_5d71600f-be50-50fa-927c-2ae9929a5f05.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— More US churches are committing to racism-linked reparations – AP (DIERSEN: What criteria will churches use to determine a) which of their members should pay reparations and how much and b) which of their members should get reparations and how much?)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/more-us-churches-are-committing-to-racism-linked-reparations/article_5d510f5e-0a75-5221-abe5-91fd60068447.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 606 COVID-19 cases Sunday, five deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 12.7% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/12/13/dupage-county-reports-606-covid-19-cases-sunday-five-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-12-7/af23sd8/

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Indiana GOP launches new effort to reach out to minority communities – Dan Carden
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/indiana-gop-launches-new-effort-to-reach-out-to-minority-communities/article_5a0c113d-48b6-549a-9911-3098182e3a7b.html

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-u-s-house-vote-to-decriminalize-pot-is-just-a-first-step-but-an/article_a058ae9b-ce76-5914-bce9-adcaaa165ceb.html

AMERICAN THINKER
— Systemic discrimination? In the U.S.? Well, yes… – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/12/systemic_discrimination_in_the_us_well_yes.html

BLAZE
— University ‘cancels’ author of essay who criticized references to Jill Biden as ‘Dr’: ‘Sounds and feels fraudulent’ ‘Northwestern is firmly committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and strongly disagrees with Mr. Epstein’s misogynistic views’
https://www.theblaze.com/news/university-cancels-author-who-criticized-jill-biden-phd

NEWSMAX
— Steve Moore: ‘Trump Vaccine’ Injecting Economic ‘Optimism’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/stevemoore-economic-stimulus-democrats/2020/12/13/id/1001272/

RIGHT WING NEWS HOUR
— BLM Release List of Demands for ‘White People’ – Mark Megahan
https://rightwingnewshour.com/blm-release-list-of-demands-for-white-people/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Working-Class-Party Myth, and What Really Motivates Voters – GEORGE HAWLEY & RICHARD HANANIA
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/12/the-working-class-party-myth-and-what-really-motivates-voters/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If there is one lesson conservatives claim to have learned from the last few election cycles, it is that the Democrats are the party of elites. In both 2016 and 2020, President Trump performed well among voters, especially non-Hispanic white voters, without a college degree. This has led to some speculation that a class-based realignment is underway. As Senator Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) recently put it, “The future of the [Republican] party is based on a multiethnic, multiracial, working-class coalition.” Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) went further, suggesting that a working-class realignment wasn’t just a goal but had already occurred, claiming that the Democrats had become “the party of the rich.”)

EPOCH TIMES
— 3 Ways America’s Mainstream Media Resemble Communist Media – Diana Zhang
https://www.theepochtimes.com/three-ways-americas-mainstream-media-resemble-communist-media_3599102.html
— This Election Puts Corruption of the Media on Full Display – James Bowman
https://www.theepochtimes.com/this-election-puts-corruption-of-the-media-on-full-display_3606750.html
— Scalise: Biden Not President-Elect, Legal Process Must Play Out – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/scalise-biden-not-president-elect-legal-process-needs-to-play-out_3616448.html

THE HILL
— Biden faces pressure to take action on racial justice issues – MARTY JOHNSON AND MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/529898-biden-faces-pressure-to-take-action-on-racial-justice-issues

NEW YORK POST
— Black Lives Matter says Biden-Harris have been silent on meeting request – Lia Eustachewich
https://nypost.com/2020/12/11/blm-says-biden-harris-have-been-silent-on-meeting-request/

USA TODAY
— At least 23 arrested as crowds turn unruly after pro-Trump rally in Washington, DC – N’dea Yancey-Bragg and Joshua Bote
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/12/trump-march-brings-thousands-dc-ahead-electoral-college-vote/3882935001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Challenge Is Over After losing at the Supreme Court, he has no legal alternatives and ought to concede. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-challenge-is-over-11607898467
— Meet the Electoral College, America’s Most Important Voters – John McCormick
https://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-the-electoral-college-americas-most-important-voters-11607868000

December 12 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Crowds of Trump Supporters Rally in DC
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trump-supporters-maga-rally-protest-dc-saturday/2393115/

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 8,737 cases, 127 coronavirus deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-8737-cases-127-covid-19-deaths/8718962/
— U.S. Rep. Lipinski worries over future of Democratic Party, nation’s polarization: ‘Our country is divided’ (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. They divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) etc. against etc.)
https://abc7chicago.com/8722656/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Iran executes journalist over his online work that helped inspire protests in 2017 – Jon Gambrell (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails inspire Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. to defend and advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/iran-executes-journalist-over-his-online-work-that-helped-inspire-nationwide-economic-protests-in-2017

DAILY HERALD
— Why aren’t some Kane County governments applying for CARES money? – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201211/why-arent-some-kane-county-governments-applying-for-cares-money

WBEZ
— Democrats Opposed To House Speaker Michael Madigan Say They Aren’t Budging – Tony Arnold, Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/democrats-opposed-to-house-speaker-michael-madigan-say-they-arent-budging/09258ca2-ea33-43db-b9db-b1c1109f2e13

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 581 COVID-19 cases Saturday, 10 deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 13.3% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/12/12/dupage-county-reports-581-covid-19-cases-saturday-10-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-13-3/aaw10gs/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “U.S. is worse off than 4 years ago.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/top-stories/fox-news-poll-55-of-voters-say-u-s-is-worse-off-than-4-years-ago/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Twp, Trustees Oliver and Burgess sued; Allegations include illegal meeting, illegal censure of Trustee – JOHN M. KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/12/dupage-twp-trustees-oliver-and-burgess-sued-allegations-include-illegal-meeting-illegal-censure-of-trustee/

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— You Can’t Trust the Controlled Media to Report the Truth. – Patrick J. Petherick (Page 2)
https://issuu.com/presspad/docs/i31666

BLAZE
— Tucker Carlson warns how Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘absolutely could’ become president in four years – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/tucker-carlson-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-president

GOP TIMES
— It’s Happening: Texas to Begin Steps for Secession from United States – MATTHEW HOLLOWAY
https://thegoptimes.com/its-happening-texas-to-begin-steps-for-secession-from-united-states/

PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS
— The Republican Establishment Sees Trump as a Threat and Wants Him Out
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/12/01/the-republican-establishment-sees-trump-as-a-threat-and-wants-him-out/
— Erasing the White Male
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/12/01/erasing-the-white-male/
— The Displacement of the Straight White Male
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/12/04/the-displacement-of-the-straight-white-male/
— The Establishment Relies on its Lies Being More Convincing Than the Truth
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2020/12/03/the-estalishment-relies-on-its-lies-being-more-convincing-than-the-truth/

THE HILL
— Trump supporters turn out in DC to back president, protest election results – KAELAN DEESE
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/529950-trump-tweets-hell-see-marchers-in-dc-on-saturday

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters crow that Kinzinger says “The case had no merit and was dispatched 9-0. There was no win here. Complaining and bellyaching is not a manly trait, it’s actually sad. Real men accept a loss with grace.” Will RINO Kinzinger lead the RINO effort to get rid of all of the 2,446,891 Republicans in Illinois who voted for Trump?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/12/us/politics/republicans-trump-supreme-court-.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Whose Workers Are Most Essential? Meatpackers, Airlines Lobby for Covid-19 Vaccine Priority. With states largely determining how to allocate doses after front-line health workers, employers and trade groups contend for access to initial supplies. – Sarah Krouse and Jacob Bunge
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whose-workers-are-most-essential-meatpackers-airlines-lobby-for-covid-19-vaccine-priority-11607682603

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kinzinger sides with hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters against Allen West.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/12/12/texas-gop-chairman-slammed-after-suggesting-secession-from-united-states/

NASDAQ
— 3 Reasons You Can’t Delay Saving for Retirement Any Longer – Christy Bieber (DIERSEN: The federal government requires its employees who are in the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to contribute 7% of their salary into the CSRS.)
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-reasons-you-cant-delay-saving-for-retirement-any-longer-2020-12-12

SALON
— Government study shows taxpayers are subsidizing “starvation wages” at McDonald’s, Walmart. Sen. Bernie Sanders called the findings “morally obscene” – IGOR DERYSH (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 17 years old, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint with money that I had earned washing dishes part-time for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights while I was a Junior and Senior at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966.)
https://www.salon.com/2020/12/12/government-study-shows-taxpayers-are-subsidizing-starvation-wages-at-mcdonalds-walmart/