December 22 Evening Edition

ABC7

— IL State Sen. Kimberly Lightford, husband carjacked in Broadview
https://abc7chicago.com/il-state-senator-kimberly-lightford-carjacked-broadview-carjacking/11372070/
— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 16,581 new cases, 66 deaths. IL surpasses 2 million total cases since pandemic began
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-test-chicago/11371300/

CBS2
— Illinois State Sen. Kimberly Lightford And Husband Carjacked In Broadview
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/22/illinois-state-senator-kimberly-lightford-carjacked-broadview/

WGN9
— DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin: ‘tough on crime’ stance curbs violence plaguing other communities – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/suburban-prosecutor-tough-on-crime-stance-curbs-violence-plaguing-other-communities/

FOX32
— Republican candidates for Illinois governor blast Pritzker, Lightfoot over newest Chicago vaccine mandate
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1015775
— Illinois state Sen. Kimberly Lightford carjacked in Broadview; shots fired during incident
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-state-sen-kimberly-lightford-carjacked-in-broadview-shots-fired-during-incident
— Pritzker endorses Lightfoot’s new Chicago vaccine mandate, will he apply it statewide? – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-endorses-lightfoots-new-chicago-vaccine-mandate-will-he-apply-it-statewide

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois hits all-time record high of daily COVID cases. On Wednesday, Illinois reported 16,581 people tested positive for the virus, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The previous record was set Nov. 13, 2020, with 15,415 positive cases that day. – Clare Spaulding
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/12/22/22849537/illinois-covid-record-cases-all-time-high-coronavirus-health-department
— Illinois Senate majority leader and husband carjacked in western suburbs. State Sen. Kimberly Lightford’s black Mercedes SUV was stolen at gunpoint Tuesday night in Broadview. She and her husband were uninjured, police say. – Frank Main and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/12/22/22850543/illinois-senate-majority-leader-husband-carjacked-western-suburbs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After state Rep. Delia Ramirez launched her congressional bid, a photo of her in front of a US flag with an ‘X’ scrawled over it was posted on social media – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-delia-ramirez-congress-flag-20211222-tzmyxz3juvb4bnx5cpq7nru2fq-story.html
— Illinois sets record for daily coronavirus cases and surpasses 2 million infections since pandemic began – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-2-million-cases-20211222-yvpf73ezrzfbnpyisqdkun4l5u-story.html
— State Sen. Kimberly Lightford carjacked in suburban Broadview – JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-state-senator-kimberly-lightford-carjacked-20211222-zoicqkpq2jc4jcze5e6uue3lla-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County Board postpones vote on new precinct maps after outcry from Democrats – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211222/mchenry-county-board-postpones-vote-on-new-precinct-maps-after-outcry-from-democrats

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois loses people faster. The latest census estimates indicate the state lost 114,000 people last year, joining New York and California as big droppers amid COVID. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-population-drop-gets-faster
— State Sen. Kim Lightford carjacked, uninjured. The Senate Majority Leader was traveling in Broadview with her husband last night when their vehicle was taken at gunpoint. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/sen-kim-lightford-carjacked-unharmed

CHICAGO PATCH
— Satanic Holiday Display Anything But A Christmas Miracle To Some – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/satanic-holiday-display-anything-christmas-miracle-some

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sen. Ted Cruz ‘absolutely’ open to 2024 run for president, says history is on his side – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/22/sen-ted-cruz-absolutely-open-2024-run-president-sa/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Satanic temple installs display at Illinois Capitol – Christopher Hutton,
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/satanic-temple-illinois-baby-baphomet

FOX NEWS
— Illinois Dem senator carjacked, shots fired, police say. Lightford was instrumental in passing a bill ending cash bail earlier this year, putting criminals on the streets. – Bradford Betz, Matt Finn
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-dem-senator-carjacked-shots-fired-police-say
— New Florida residents who fled high-crime cities praise DeSantis’ policies: ‘The governor has done a good job’ Sarasota and Tampa both ranked in the top five metropolitan areas people moved to in 2021. – Audrey Conklin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-new-york-residents-move-florida
— MI school district suggests joining BLM protests, warns calling US ‘land of opportunity’ is ‘microaggression’ Michigan school district encourages joining BLM protests to become ‘equity’ ally – Timothy Nerozzi
https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-school-district-blm-protests-land-opportunity-microaggression

DAILY CALLER
— Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon Carjacked At Gunpoint Following Meeting In Home District – MICHAEL GINSBERG
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/22/mary-gay-scanlon-carjacked-philadelphia-franklin-delano-roosevelt-park/

JOHN BIVER
— THE PROBLEM OF HAPPY TALK AND REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX SELF DECEPTION
https://johnbiver.com/the-problem-of-happy-talk-and-republican-conservative-industrial-complex-self-deception/

BREITBART
— Over 230 Expressway Shootings in Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago Thus Far in 2021 – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/22/over-230-expressway-shootings-in-lori-lightfoots-chicago-thus-far-in-2021/

CHRISTIAN POST
— What’s wrong with premarital sex, cohabitation and watching porn? Apologist Sean McDowell answers – Nicole Alcindor
https://www.christianpost.com/news/whats-wrong-with-premarital-sex-and-watching-porn.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Are Students Learning CRT in Public Schools? – GEORGE LEEF
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/c/

YAHOO
— Red states like Texas and Florida growing, while California, Illinois and NY shrinking: census – Jessica Chasmar

https://sports.yahoo.com/red-states-texas-florida-growing-190202917.html

December 22 Morning Edition

ABC7

— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Satanic Temple of Illinois sets up holiday display in Capitol rotunda for 3rd year in a row. Satanic statue Illinois: ‘Baphomet’ represents plurality, unity, compassion and empathy, temple members say. – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/satanic-temple-of-illinois-display-baphomet-statue/11370430/
— Amazon workers walk out of Cicero facility
https://abc7chicago.com/amazon-workers-walk-out-walkout-chicago-jobs/11370689/

WGN9
— Outside Chicago, suburbs are also struggling with surge in violent crime – Ben Bradley, Andrew Schroedter
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/outside-chicago-suburbs-are-also-struggling-with-surge-in-violent-crime/

FOX32
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Illinois Satanic Temple displays deity at Illinois Capitol
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-satanic-temple-displays-deity-at-illinois-capitol-rotunda
— Dozens of felons out on bond in Chicago are getting re-arrested, report finds – Stephen Sorace
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dozens-of-felons-out-on-bond-in-chicago-are-getting-re-arrested-report-finds

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot pushed for transparency, but has yet to release full IG reports on several major investigations – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mayor-lightfoot-inspector-general-reports-transparency-20211222-h776nyhnqfemtoowdat626shei-story.html
— Calumet City mayor scores political points with sloppy audit accusing clerk of misdeeds – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-calumet-city-audit-st-1222-20211221-uksrjqog3vcupn5b2cazgxyrhq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Aurora man admits tossing explosive device at police during 2020 protests in Naperville. The explosion temporarily stunned officers and left several with injuries including “momentary blindness and hearing loss for several minutes,” authorities wrote. – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/12/21/22849099/aurora-man-admits-tossing-explosive-device-police-during-2020-protests-in-naperville

DAILY HERALD
— Against the religion of ‘woke anti-racism’ – Michael Barone
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211222/against-the-religion-of-woke-anti-racism

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Adam Kinzinger and the Trump ‘circus environment’ The Channahon Republican says “almost more important” than the actual Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is the investigation into the planning leading up to it in the days and weeks before.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/adam-kinzinger-trump-and-jan-6-investigation-dc-memo-ted-cox
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: I expected the America I had seen on TV. But life on the South Side is a struggle. The realities of racism, poverty, food insecurity and gun violence surprised me. – AJIBOLA ELIZABETH JUNAID
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chicago-gun-violence-racism-poverty-make-life-struggle-south-side

WSIU
— Why Evanston, Illinois is offering reparations – Daniel Biss
https://news.wsiu.org/podcast/simoncast/2021-12-22/daniel-biss-why-evanston-illinois-is-offering-reparations-episode-16

NPR ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs do everything that they can to make America a) dependent on foreign countries and b) dependent on citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-12-21/the-u-s-economy-is-slowing-as-fewer-immigrant-workers-come-to-fill-jobs

ELMHURST PATCH
— Behind Closed Doors: How Often For Elmhurst City Council. Compared with the council, the park board spent more of its time in closed session. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/behind-closed-doors-how-often-elmhurst-city-council

WIREPOINTS
— 2021 Census numbers are horrible for Illinois: Population decline second worst in country, behind only New York – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/2021-census-numbers-are-horrible-for-illinois-population-decline-second-worst-in-country-behind-only-new-york-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS RANKS LAST FOR TAX FRIENDLINESS WITH ‘NO END IN SIGHT’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/illinois-ranks-last-for-tax-friendliness-with-no-end-in-sight.html
— SWEARER: FACTS ABOUT SPIKES IN CRIME THAT SEN. DURBIN DOESN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/swearer-facts-about-spikes-in-crime-that-sen-durbin-doesnt-want-you-to-know.html

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago mayor who pushed $80M defund of cops now pleads for feds to save city – Joshua Rhett Miller and Bruce Golding
https://nypost.com/2021/12/21/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-wants-federal-help-to-stem-gun-violence/

FOX NEWS
— Rooftop Revelations: Cruelest part of South Side Chicago violence is its senselessness, pastor says. Pastor laments nihilism behind slayings of 57 school-age Chicago children. – Eli Steele
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rooftop-revelations-south-side-chicago-violence-pastor
— Liberal California DAs living in ‘woke palace,’ insulated from crime spikes
https://www.foxnews.com/media/liberal-california-boudin-gascon-woke-crime-los-angeles-county-sheriff-villanueva-fox-news-night
— American Warriors concerned with woke military leadership: ‘Destroying the fabric’ of why soldiers fight. Pete Hegseth rails against the ‘upside-down priorities’ coming from the Pentagon. – Jeff Field
(COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, ever-increasingly, its top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/american-warriors-concerned-woke-military-leadership

FOX BUSINESS
— Chicago small businesses suffer from crime plague with no ‘effort’ from city to stop it. Local Chicago businesses are being targeted by thieves this holiday season. – Emma Colton
https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/chicago-small-businesses-crime-theft-lori-lightfoot-leadership-help

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Salvation Army takes an even deeper dive into wokedom – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/the_salvation_army_takes_an_even_deeper_dive_into_wokedom.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Can Politics Save Christianity? – Rod Dreher
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/can-politics-save-christianity-douthat/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Zuckerberg-Funded Pro-Amnesty Groups Sue Border Patrol Over ‘Whipping’ Hoax – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/22/zuckerberg-funded-pro-amnesty-groups-sue-border-patrol-over-whipping-hoax/

COLLEGE FIX
— Gov. DeSantis announces Stop WOKE Act to combat critical race theory – MARGARET PEPPIATT
https://www.thecollegefix.com/gov-desantis-announces-stop-woke-act-to-combat-critical-race-theory/

DAILY WIRE
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Heavy Hand: ‘Vaccine-Free, Your Time Is Up.’ – Tim Meads
https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-heavy-hand-vaccine-free-your-time-is-up

REASON
— Florida Supreme Court Reaffirms Rejection of Identity-Based Quotas for Continuing Legal Education Programs – EUGENE VOLOKH
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, people are promoted or gotten rid of because of their race, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, how long their ancestors have been in America, liberal/moderate/conservative status, Trump hater/neutral/supporter status, etc.)
https://reason.com/volokh/2021/12/21/florida-supreme-court-reaffirms-rejection-of-identity-based-quotas-for-continuing-legal-education-programs/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Greg Gutfeld: ‘Joe Biden is a racist with blood on his hands’ – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/21/greg-gutfeld-joe-biden-is-a-racist-with-blood-on-his-hands-1178732/
— School district encourages students to join BLM in ’21 Day Equity Challenge’: Says calling America ‘land of opportunity’ is a microaggression – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/22/school-district-encourages-students-to-join-blm-in-21-day-equity-challenge-says-calling-america-land-of-opportunity-is-a-microaggression-1178836/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Prof Claims White Dominance of Outdoor Recreation Has ‘Roots in Systemic Racism’ “The issue becomes excruciatingly clear that historical institutional racism has banished people of color from the great outdoors.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/prof-claims-white-dominance-of-outdoor-recreation-has-roots-in-systemic-racism/

CBS NEWS
— Pentagon updates extremism policy and says nearly 100 service members engaged in extremist activity in 2021 – ELEANOR WATSON
(COMMENT: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs, the more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more of an extremist that you are: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-extremism-military-policy-updates/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Who Gets Abortions in America? THE TYPICAL PATIENT…Is Already a Mother…Is in Her Late 20s…Attended Some College…Has a Low Income…Is Unmarried…Is in Her First 6 Weeks of Pregnancy…Is Having Her First Abortion…Lives in a Blue State. – Margot Sanger-Katz, Claire Cain Miller and Quoctrung Bui
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/14/upshot/who-gets-abortions-in-america.html
— FRONT PAGE: Why a Chinese Company Dominates Electric Car Batteries Beijing gave CATL lavish subsidies, a captive market of buyers and soft regulatory treatment, helping it to control a crucial technology of the future. – Keith Bradsher and Michael Forsythe
By Keith Bradsher and Michael Forsythe
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/business/china-catl-electric-car-batteries.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Firefighters quit after convicted arsonist is named acting chief of Illinois (Prairie Du Pont Volunteer Fire Department) fire department
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/firefighters-quit-after-convicted-arsonist-is-named-acting-chief-of-illinois-fire-department/2021/12/22/cd2da2af-adf2-468a-b31c-fb682ef29d3b_video.html-2

USA TODAY
— Journalists need to maintain independence from their sources and not become the news story – Ken Paulson
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me the most for their defeats. I would also write about their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/12/21/fox-news-cnn-ethical-setbacks-journalism/8931870002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— By Ditching the SAT, Harvard Hurts Minority Students. How do you help young people move forward without honestly assessing where they stand? – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-ditches-sat-hurts-minority-meritocracy-education-diversity-affirmative-action-asian-black-11640123407
— Life Expectancy in U.S. Declined 1.8 Years in 2020, CDC Says – Janet Adamy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/life-expectancy-in-u-s-declined-1-8-years-in-2020-cdc-says-11640149261

BLOOMBERG
— The National Association of Realtors Is Sorry About All the Discrimination
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-12-21/real-estate-agents-want-to-fix-housing-discrimination-but-keep-their-commission
— U.S. Population Grows at Lowest Rate on Record During Pandemic – Katia Dmitrieva
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-21/u-s-population-grows-at-lowest-rate-on-record-amid-covid-19

BLOOMBERG LAW
— A Black deputy sheriff for DuPage County, Illinois isn’t entitled to a trial on his claims that he was denied a promotion to sergeant because of his race and that the county conspired to withhold promotions from Black deputies through artificially low performance evaluation scores, a federal court in Illinois ruled. Although the deputy suffered an adverse employment action by receiving a score of 67 on his performance evaluation instead of the minimum 70 necessary to sit for the promotional exam, he could not produce any evidence leading a reasonable jury to believe that the adverse employment action was due …
(COMMENT: The low performance evaluations that my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors gave me conflicted with the fact a) that I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, b) that I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, and c) that I became a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/case-discrimination-promotion-n-d-ill-9

December 14 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Oak Brook mall retail theft: Grab-and-run thieves target Nordstrom twice in one day, police say
https://abc7chicago.com/oak-brook-mall-robbery-nordstrom-grab-and-run-thieves-oakbrook/11339619/
— Illinois COVID cases: IL reports 7,390 new cases, 28 deaths. Chicago area doctors fear increase in COVID hospitalizations. – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-vaccine-booster/11338839/

NBC5
— President Pritzker? Gov. Pritzker Responds to a Report Weighing Potential 2024 Presidential Candidates – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/president-pritzker-gov-pritzker-responds-to-a-report-weighing-potential-2024-presidential-candidates/2707582/

FOX32
— President Pritzker? Illinois governor denies reports he’s aiming for White House – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/president-pritzker-illinois-governor-denies-reports-hes-aiming-for-white-house

— Chicago Bucktown neighborhood hires private security firm to tackle crime – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/private-security-firm-hired-to-patrol-chicagos-bucktown-neighborhood

WGN RADIO
— Over 10 years, Chicago has paid out half a billion dollars in police misconduct settlements – Illinois Policy Institute
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/illinois-policy-institute-over-10-years-chicago-has-paid-out-half-a-million-dollars-in-police-misconduct-settlements/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— President Pritzker? Gov not eyeing White House bid — yet. Democratic consultants offered mixed reactions to Pritzker’s name being floated as a potential presidential contender, noting he has his own potentially tough reelection battle to worry about first. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/13/22833101/j-b-pritzker-president-election-governor-reelection-joe-biden-campaign-2022-2034

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPS introduces ‘boys+’ and ‘girls+’ bathrooms to be gender inclusive; petition calls for end to policy – TRACY SWARTZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-bathroom-policy-gender-20211214-shb3sqqgt5gxdbukqyxnypulem-story.html
— Illinois and 7 other states ask feds to freeze interest on loans used to pay unemployment benefits during pandemic – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-federal-unemployment-insurance-loans-interest-20211214-4dcfv6mk4rgu5jwkfzsfssmcai-story.html
— Black educators who lost jobs in CPS ‘turnaround’ schools a decade ago to split $9.25 million settlement – TRACY SWARTZ
(COMMENT: During the 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO used bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, unfair performance appraisals, subjectivity in pay-for-performance, budget cuts, and early retirement “offers” to get rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-settlement-turnaround-schools-20211214-mkdjzy4a2zd6nnl3kt2enompsi-story.html
— Column: Hi, I’m Donald Trump’s failed coup. Thanks to Democrats and the media, nobody’s afraid of me! – REX HUPPKE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-mark-meadows-contempt-congress-trump-coup-committee-powerpoint-huppke-20211214-ght3tjz5hbh6no4fw4saelbr5i-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois COVID hospitalizations up 20% from week ago – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211214/illinois-covid-hospitalizations-up-20-from-week-ago
— Kane County Board wants mass vaccination site to stay open, Dems trade blame – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211214/kane-county-board-wants-mass-vaccination-site-to-stay-open-dems-trade-blame
— Far too little vote fraud to tip election to Trump – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20211214/news/312149888

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s who Cook County Democrats endorsed. Alexi Giannoulias and Fritz Kaegi both got the nod, but Giannoulias’ was reportedly by a narrow margin. – A.D. QUIG
(COMMENT: Which candidates on June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballots in your precinct have been endorsed by which organizations?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/heres-who-cook-county-democrats-endorsed

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— The left’s war with biological reality – Ben Shapiro
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/shapiro-the-lefts-war-with-biological-reality/article_194c5104-5c19-11ec-ac25-376fb6823677.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— The federal agency that measures racial diversity is led mostly by white people – Hansi Lo Wang
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-12-14/the-federal-agency-that-measures-racial-diversity-is-led-mostly-by-white-people
— Fox News stays silent on revelations that its hosts urged Trump to stand against Jan. 6 attack
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-12-14/fox-news-stays-silent-on-revelations-that-its-hosts-urged-trump-to-stand-against-jan-6-attack

FOX ILLINOIS
— University professor fired after mixing up names of two Black students – ALEC SCHEMMEL
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/university-professor-fired-after-mixing-up-names-of-two-black-students-fordham-confusing-wrong-name-christopher-trogan-observer-equality-justice-inclusion-racial-termination-lose-lost-job

CHICAGO NOW
— Did you hear? Obama and Eric Holder condemn Illinois gerrymandering. – Dennis Byrne
https://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2021/12/did-you-hear-obama-and-eric-holder-condemn-illinois-gerrymandering/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Taft High School Nixes Attempted Chapter Of Conservative Youth Group Turning Point USA. Taft’s decision sparked support from teachers, parents and some members of its local school council, while the Chicago GOP and others said the decision is censorship. – Ariel Parrella-Aureli
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/12/14/taft-high-school-nixes-attempted-chapter-of-conservative-youth-group-turning-point-usa/

DAILY ILLINI
— New Illinois congressional map changes Champaign County’s congressional district – GEORGE PHELAN
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/2021/12/14/new-illinois-congressional-map-changes-champaign-countys-congressional-district/

DUPAGE COUNTY
— NEW VOTING EQUIPMENT ARRIVES TO DUPAGE – CHRISTMAS EARLY IN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2021/65633/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Pro-Christmas, Pro-Family and Unashamed – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/12/pro-christmas-pro-family-and-unashamed/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Family Estrangement on the Rise in America – Patience Griswold
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/family-estrangement-on-the-rise-in-america/

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/14/covid-19-roundup-132/
— Durkin introduces organized theft bill while blasting Pritzker, but IRMA says it’s working on a more comprehensive approach
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/14/durkin-introduces-organized-theft-bill-while-blasting-pritzker-but-irma-says-its-working-on-a-more-comprehensive-approach/
— Pritzker flatly disputes NY Times story, saying he has “never” spoken publicly or privately about running for president
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/14/pritzker-flatly-disputes-ny-times-story-saying-he-has-never-spoken-publicly-or-privately-about-running-for-president/
— Saying pandemic “clearly” isn’t over, Illinois among 8 states seeking interest waiver on Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund debt
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/14/saying-pandemic-clearly-isnt-over-illinois-among-8-states-seeking-interest-waiver-on-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund-debt/
— House Black Caucus chair on LG candidate Trussell: “Exactly the kind of pick we’d expect from this field of far-right extremists”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/14/house-black-caucus-chair-on-lg-candidate-trussell-exactly-the-kind-of-pick-wed-expect-from-this-field-of-far-right-extremists/

FOX NEWS
— Leo Terrell rips ‘woke’ CA school districts banning failing grades: More ‘critical race nonsense’ Terrell called the ban ‘insulting’ for targeting students based on their skin color. – Amy Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/media/leo-terrell-woke-california-schools-banning-failing-grades

BREITBART
— DeSantis Spox: Washington Post Should Convert D.C. Offices into Shelter for Border Crossers – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/14/desantis-spox-washington-post/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Woke culture — The American Twilight Zone – Michael Matteo
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/14/michael-matteo-woke-culture-the-american-twilight-zone-1175702/

NEW AMERICAN
— Biden Border Plan to Crush Nation Continues. Three Sectors Under Siege. “In Charge” Harris Redecorates Office – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/biden-border-plan-to-crush-nation-continues-three-sectors-under-siege-in-charge-harris-redecorates-office/

CNN
— Liz Cheney’s latest move against Trump highlights her distinct path among Republicans – Michael Warren
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/14/politics/liz-cheney-trump-republicans/index.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— More Americans Left Religion During the Pandemic. Survey shows the percentage of Americans with no religious affiliation rose to 29%, while Christians declined to 63%. – Ian Lovett
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-americans-left-religion-during-the-pandemic-11639494003
— Trump Loses Bid to Shield Tax Returns From Congress. Federal judge in D.C. dismissed the former president’s lawsuit. – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-loses-bid-to-shield-tax-returns-from-congress-11639521857

JD SUPRA
— Some Illinois Employers Face New Equal Pay Act Reporting, Certification Obligations Beginning in 2022
(DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors promoted over me their Democrat employees who were female, minority, and/or younger and who had less job-related work experience, less education, and/or fewer professional certifications and licenses than I had. If I had been a Democrat, a female, and/or a minority, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/some-illinois-employers-face-new-equal-1115521/

EDUCATION WEEK
— Critical Race Theory Fights Have Made Life Miserable for School Board Candidates – Andrew Ujifusa
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/critical-race-theory-fights-have-made-life-miserable-for-school-board-candidates/2021/12

December 14 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Mayor Lori Lightfoot considering new mitigations as Chicago COVID cases rise
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-covid-mayor-lori-lightfoot-cases-restrictions/11338016/
— Jan. 6 panel votes for contempt charges against Mark Meadows – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/mark-meadows-contempt-charges-jan-6-insurrection-capitol/11336051/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso takes aim at 6th Congressional District – JESSE WRIGHT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/ct-dbr-burr-ridge-grasso-congress-run-tl-1216-20211213-hmrq2tmhhvbz5lm5jrekxh57mu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/12/13/22833301/american-democracy-is-under-siege

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois’ poorly designed tax policy generates negative consequences for middle, low income – Ralph Martire
https://www.sj-r.com/story/opinion/2021/12/14/illinois-tax-policy-unfairly-burdens-middle-low-income-earners/6465647001/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn parent webinar in Spanish to address anxiety in students
(COMMENT: My ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. Their slowness in dumping German and speaking English slowed their progress. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/local/2021/12/13/glen-ellyn-parent-webinar-in-spanish-to-address-anxiety-in-students/

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Leaders of U.S., international reparations efforts meet in Evanston to exchange ideas – Debbie-Marie Brown
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will the Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO leaders of your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America make Republicans pay reparations, and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2021/12/13/evanston-reparataions-national-gathering/

WIREPOINTS
— Why ‘Pritzker For President’ Makes Perfect Sense – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/why-pritzker-for-president-makes-perfect-sense-wirepoints/
— Piling on: Inflation “tax” hits already overtaxed Illinoisans – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/piling-on-inflation-tax-hits-already-overtaxed-illinoisans-wirepoints-quickpoint/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Milwaukee submits bid for Republican National Convention – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/14/milwaukee-submits-bid-for-republican-national-conv/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— School nurses in short supply in Illinois – Elyse Kelly
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/school-nurses-in-short-supply-in-illinois

FOX NEWS
— Sen. Hawley calls BLM’s corporate sponsors ‘anti-American’ for silence on Christmas boycott. BLM’s ‘Black Xmas’ campaign urges to purchase from Black vendors only. – Jon Michael Raasch, Matt Wall
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hawley-blm-sponsors-anti-american

AMERICAN THINKER
— Building Back Better for the illegals – Anony Mee
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/building_back_better_for_the_illegals.html
— The Whitewashing of Black Crime – Rick Fuentes
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/the_whitewashing_of_black_crime.html
— In Politics, You Can Never Admit You Were Wrong – Christopher Chantrill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/in_politics_you_can_never_admit_you_were_wrong.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Race To The Totalitarian Bottom – HABI ZHANG
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/race-to-the-totalitarian-bottom/

BREITBART
— DeSantis Seeks $8M to Bus Illegal Aliens Out of Florida to Biden’s Delaware, Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/13/desantis-seeks-8m-to-bus-illegal-aliens-out-of-florida-to-bidens-delaware-obamas-marthas-vineyard/

BLAZE
— Woke companies that funded BLM agenda now complain about looters, thieves on the loose – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-woke-companies-that-funded-blm-agenda-now-complain-about-looters-thieves-on-the-loose

DAILY CALLER
— Saint Louis University Threatens To Boot Student For Hanging Up Conservative Speaker’s Flyers – BRYAN BABB
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/13/matt-walsh-saint-louis-university-expel-student-college-republican/
— Conservatives Could Learn Lessons From China’s Fight Against Wokeism – JONATHAN CULBREATH
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/13/conservatives-could-learn-lessons-from-chinas-fight-against-wokeism/

DAILY SIGNAL
— As Homicide Rates Break Records, Black Lives Clearly Don’t Matter to BLM or to Soros-Backed Rogue Prosecutors – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/13/as-homicide-rates-break-records-black-lives-clearly-dont-matter-to-blm-or-to-soros-backed-rogue-prosecutors/
— Saint Louis University Threatens to Expel Student for Posting Flyers Promoting Conservative Speaker’s Event – Bryan Babb
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/13/saint-louis-university-threatens-to-expel-student-for-posting-flyers-promoting-conservative-speakers-event/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Savagery Run Amok’: Glenn Loury Slams ‘Liberal Anti-Racists’ Ignoring Chicago Carnage – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/savagery-run-amok-glenn-loury-slams-liberal-anti-racists-ignoring-chicago-carnage

NEWSMAX
— Democrats Lose Support Among Hispanic Voters Nationwide – Peter Malbin
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/democrats-hispanic-voters-republicans-congress/2021/12/13/id/1048442/

NEWS BUSTERS
— NewsGuard Ratings System Heavily Skews in Favor of Left-Wing Outlets – Joseph Vazquez
(COMMENT: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who promote left-wing outlets like Capitol Fax and b) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn the right-wing www.gopillinois.com ?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/joseph-vazquez/2021/12/13/study-newsguard-ratings-system-heavily-skews-favor-left
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new analysis reveals the extraordinary left-wing bias of website ratings firm NewsGuard, which should concern every American given that it is expanding its reach into cable and broadcast TV news. Liberal outlets were rated 27 points higher on average than news organizations on the right. MRC Free Speech America analyzed the NewsGuard ratings of media outlets based on a list compiled by AllSides classified by their “bias” on a left-to-right scale. The average NewsGuard score for the “left” and “lean left” outlets — which included leftist outlets like Jacobin and The Nation — was 93/100. While the average rating for “right” and “lean right” outlets — which included Fox News, Washington Times and New York Post — was a low 66/100. That’s a 27 point disparity. According to NewsGuard’s skewed ratings, left-leaning outlets have substantially more “credibility” on average than right-leaning outlets.)

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Recent elections prove voters reject ‘wokeism’ – Jason Miller
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who paint themselves the strongest as being woke: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/13/jason-miller-recent-elections-prove-voters-reject-wokeism-1175270/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DeSantis Says Florida will Boycott Contractors That Help Feds Fly in Illegal Immigrants – ZACHARY EVANS
(COMMENT: How do you treat those who take adverse actions against you? How should I treat those who take adverse actions against me?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/desantis-says-florida-will-boycott-contractors-that-help-feds-fly-in-illegal-immigrants/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— New Poll Reveals Who the Most Intolerant Students in America Are – C. Douglas Golden
https://www.westernjournal.com/suspicion-confirmed-new-poll-reveals-intolerant-students-america/

REASON
— The Second Great Age of Political Correctness. The P.C. culture of the ’80s and ’90s didn’t decline and fall. It just went underground. Now it’s back. – GREG LUKIANOFF
https://reason.com/2021/12/13/the-second-great-age-of-political-correctness/

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Independents, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs call for greater welfare spending.
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/585665-invest-in-kids-and-families-now-so-that-someday-ill-be-out-of-a

CNN
— GOP leaders seek to fend off Trump endorsement as far-right Republican eyes Illinois primary bid. – Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/politics/mary-miller-republican-primary-illinois/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump’s closest Hill allies are privately lobbying the former President to get involved in a Republican-on-Republican matchup in Illinois, a potentially messy scenario that has sparked internal strife in the party and prompted GOP leaders to launch a counter-campaign aimed at keeping Trump on the sidelines. At the center of it all is freshman Rep. Mary Miller, a member of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus who has been left without a seat after redistricting. Now she’s deciding whether to challenge fellow Illinois Republican Reps. Rodney Davis or Mike Bost. Hoping to boost Miller’s political prospects, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — another controversial firebrand who is close with Miller — has been talking her up to Trump and encouraging him to throw his weight behind Miller, according to multiple GOP sources. Trump endorsement would turbocharge the intraparty battle and potentially make things even stickier, something GOP leaders are eager to avoid. So House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has worked behind-the-scenes to head it off: he has urged Trump to stay out of the primary race, telling the former President that Bost and Davis — who are poised to become committee chairmen if Republicans reclaim the House after next year’s midterms — are both good members, sources said. The tug-of-war over Trump’s potential involvement in Illinois is just the latest headache for GOP leaders as they seek to keep the party united in their quest to reclaim power. While McCarthy views Trump as an essential ally in his efforts to win back the House and become speaker, the former President’s meddling in certain GOP primaries could also make life more difficult for the California Republican.)

CBS NEWS
— There isn’t much racial diversity among financial regulators – KHRISTOPHER J. BROOKS
(COMMENT: GAO audits federal financial industry regulators. I worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for 8 years at the GS-13 Step 4-10 Levels, currently $112,407-$132,845/year.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/diversity-fdic-fed-reserve-regulators-black-americans/

WASHINGTON POST
— Adoptees of color with White parents struggle to talk with their families about race – Rachel Hatzipanagos
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all, and especially Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/transracial-adoption-racial-reckoning/
— Welcome to Biden’s pandemic. It’s just as bad as Trump’s was. – Richard Morgan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/13/biden-trump-covid-deaths/

USA TODAY
— Fox News hosts Ingraham, Kilmeade, Hannity, as well as Trump Jr., urged Meadows to help stop Jan. 6 riot, committee says. – RIck Rouan
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/14/hannity-ingraham-kilmeade-urged-meadows-help-stop-jan-6-riot/6505383001/
— ‘It is legal extortion’: Diabetics pay steep price for insulin as rebates drive up costs – Katie Wedell
(COMMENT: My father fought brittle type 1 diabetes from age 14. He died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. The high cost of insulin is one reason why he and his parents had less money.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/12/13/diabetes-insulin-cost-prices-rebates/8821585002/
— Supreme Court declines to decide if governor may exclude conservative think tank from press events – John Fritze
(COMMENT: I should write a book about anti-conservatives who have excluded me from their events. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/13/supreme-court-declines-press-challenge-wisc-conservative-writers/6468512001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s ‘Yes’ to Racial Preferences. The administration takes Harvard’s side in a case involving Asian-Americans. – William McGurn
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs call for more preference to given to those who are minority (except Asian), female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those who are in America illegally, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, non-patriotic people, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, non-married people, those who have less money than others, those who have financial, health, and or other problems, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-yes-to-racial-preferences-asian-americans-discrimination-prelogar-racism-trump-harvard-supreme-court-11639436054
— The Biden Stagflation Is Coming. His approach to the economy is already causing prices to rise. It will soon stifle growth as well. – Phil Gramm and Mike Solon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biden-stagflation-is-coming-regulation-growth-inflation-build-back-better-khan-cordray-gensler-chopra-11639412593

BLOOMBERG
— Harvard’s Conservatives Shouldn’t Have to Hide Behind Pseudonyms. Nearly a quarter century ago, I used my real byline at a campus political magazine. Young people today shouldn’t be afraid to do the same. – Naomi Schaefer Riley
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs take adverse actions against conservatives. This year, they stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. Last year, they promoted LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-13/harvard-s-conservatives-shouldn-t-have-to-hide-behind-pseudonyms

WEST CENTRAL TRIBUNE
— Crime Is back in America. Summary: In the meantime, we should face the truth that there are some people who should be kept in jail until they are sentenced to prison, and eliminating cash bail makes that much more difficult. And dangerous, for the rest of us. – Susan Estrich
https://www.wctrib.com/opinion/7301099-Susan-Estrich-Crime-Is-back-in-America

INSIDE HIGHER ED
–COMMENT: For Democrats, promoting hatred against Republicans is their top priority.
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2021/12/14/colleges-should-question-state-laws-divisive-concepts-opinion

December 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— Rep. Marie Newman, in a Democratic primary with Rep. Sean Casten, faces political damage from ethics probe. Iymen Hamman Chehade, at the center of the controversy over Rep. Marie Newman offering him a job, is announcing this week a run for Congress from the 3rd District. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/12/12/22831391/rep-marie-newman-democratic-primary-rep-sean-casten-faces-political-damage-ethics-probe

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON COOK COUNTY AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Disproportionate share of defendants in Cook County are Black – Josh McGhee And Jared Rutecki
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211213/analysis-disproportionate-share-of-defendants-in-cook-county-are-black
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs a) promote hatred against Republicans, b) use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, etc. to get rid of Republicans once and for all, and c) hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211213/suburban-mosaic-retired-harper-educator-teaches-how-to-be-more-inclusive

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Vatican official apologizes for taking down LGBTQ resource – AP
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Vatican-official-apologizes-for-taking-down-LGBTQ-16697424.php

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— How many Illinois leaders actually went to college in Illinois? – BILL FLICK
https://pantagraph.com/print-specific/pantagraph/rail-item/flick-fact-how-many-illinois-leaders-actually-went-to-college-in-illinois/article_b556d603-ccff-57b8-8716-ee5faba38862.html

ST. LOUIS TODAY
— Both parties must denounce extremism, elect moderates – Mike Salerno, Clarkson Valley
(COMMENT: Moderate Republicans, their operatives, and their dupes destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, destroy etc. that support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Moderate Republicans a) demand blind loyalty to them and to them only and b) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about moderate Republicans. Everyone sees how moderate Republicans treat me and how moderate Republicans treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/mailbag/letter-both-parties-must-denounce-extremism-elect-moderates/article_0845f25a-30d0-5c64-9170-d530ff2fd2c7.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker’s name pops up in presidential plan B – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/12/13/pritzkers-name-pops-up-in-presidential-plan-b-495442

JOHN KASS
— A Way to Fight Back Against Rampant Crime in Chicago – Donna More
https://johnkassnews.com/guest-column-donna-more-a-way-to-fight-back-against-rampant-crime-in-chicago/

WIREPOINTS
— No “gathering outside the home” extends into winter break, school administrators tell parents – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/no-gathering-outside-the-home-extends-into-winter-break-school-administrators-tell-parents-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— 29,000 educators sign on to file motion to intervene in Sangamon County lawsuit – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/12/29000-educators-sign-on-to-file-motion-to-intervene-in-sangamon-county-lawsuit/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TOMORROW’S HERITAGE
(COMMENT: What do you say to those who claim to be conservative but who focus a) on stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) on stopping everyone from reading those newsletters?)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/tomorrows-heritage.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dr. Kevin Roberts serves as the seventh president in Heritage’s 48-year history. He writes about the future of the Heritage Foundation. The key takeaways include: Conservatives need to stop shooting at one another and to remember that our common enemy is the radical Left in charge of the regime in Washington, D.C., today.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker’s name floated again for president
https://capitolfax.com/2021/12/13/pritzkers-name-floated-again-for-president/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hope for the holidays: Signs conservatism is winning – Robert Knight
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/12/hope-for-the-holidays-signs-conservatism-is-winnin/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— What Black Lives Matter has accomplished – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/editorials/what-black-lives-matter-has-accomplished

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Democrats Push ‘Racial Equity Audits’ To Cement Control of Tech Companies. Audits call for abolition of standards of ‘merit’ – Santi Ruiz
(COMMENT: 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://freebeacon.com/democrats/democrats-push-racial-equity-audits-to-cement-control-of-tech-companies/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Is Wokeness Almost Over? Extremist political cycles seem to have a natural lifespan, but it requires real political will to overcome them. – SCOTT MCCONNELL
(COMMENT: To be woke is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/is-wokeness-almost-over/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Utah approves “educational equity” rule in schools – Spencer Irvine
https://www.academia.org/utah-approves-educational-equity-rule-in-schools/

BREITBART
— Iowa Republican Nicole Hasso: ‘Critical Race Theory Wants to Divide Us’ – JACOB BLISS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/12/exclusive-iowa-republican-nicole-hasso-critical-race-theory-wants-divide-us/
— Georgia’s Perdue sues over 2020 election, pushes fraud claim – AP
https://www.breitbart.com/news/georgias-perdue-sues-over-2020-election-pushes-fraud-claim-2/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Parents Must Fight to Save Public Schools – Ken McIntyre
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/12/we-hear-you-parents-must-fight-to-save-public-schools/

PJ MEDIA
— Someone Should Tell the MSM That Trump Is No Longer President – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2021/12/13/the-morning-briefing-someone-should-tell-the-msm-that-trump-is-no-longer-president-n1541035

NEW AMERICAN
— DeSantis Budget Asks for $8 Million to Remove Illegal Aliens from Florida – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/desantis-budget-asks-for-8-million-to-remove-illegal-aliens-from-florida/

TOWNHALL
— Desperate Leftists Watching Power Slip Through Their Hands – Kevin McCullough
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2021/12/12/desperate-leftists-watching-power-slip-through-their-hands-n2600472

MERION WEST
— The Material Roots of Wokeness – Henry George
(COMMENT: To be woke is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://merionwest.com/2021/12/12/the-material-roots-of-wokeness/

THE HILL
— Pence fuels speculation of 2024 presidential bid. – JULIA MANCHESTER AND BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/585375-pence-fuels-speculation-of-2024-presidential-bid
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/585494-juan-williams-the-gop-is-an-anti-america-party

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say that Trump has a lot to hide.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/former-president-lot-hide-says-he-has-nothing-hide-n1285812

NEW YORK TIMES
— Now in Your Inbox: Political Misinformation – Maggie Astor
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. Failing that, they want the following to take adverse actions against me: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/13/us/politics/email-political-misinformation.html
— We’re Edging Closer to Civil War – Charles M. Blow
(COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see those who are the following as being their solders in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, non-married people, non-patriotic people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those who are in America illegally, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/opinion/abortion-rights-america.html
— Ugly Primary Races Are Looming – Michelle Cottle
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who blame me for losses a) that candidates on Republican primary ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000 and b) Republican candidates on general election ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/opinion/elections-republicans-2022.html

WASHINGTON POST
— How Should Companies Fight Bias? – Clara Ferreira Marques
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, companies fight bias by not hiring those who are the following and by getting rid of their employees who are the following: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-should-companies-fight-bias/2021/12/12/9bf015e8-5b54-11ec-b1ef-cb78be717f0e_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Does Pasadena’s Rose Parade disenfranchise voters? – SEEMA MEHTA
(COMMENT: I should write a book about what hate-filled Republican-hating Republic-haters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have done since 1978 to stop Republicans from helping sponsor and participating in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks. This year, they succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor the parade and fireworks, something that they had done since 2005.)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-12-12/pasadena-rose-parade-redistricting-disenfranchise-voters-latinos

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Downward Spiral of America’s Second City. No amount of Build Back Better funds will solve the systemic problems. – Grady Hauser, South Elgin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-second-city-mayor-lightfoot-crime-decline-11639175588
— In France, Criticism Grows Over U.S.-Inspired Activism on Race, Gender. Macron government figures have decried what they see as ‘woke’ movements that reflect American ideas of multiculturalism. President Emmanuel Macron has said that some social activism contradicts French ideals that call for subordinating group identities to universalist values. – Matthew Dalton
(COMMENT: Democrats want everyone in the world to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-france-criticism-grows-over-u-s-inspired-activism-on-race-gender-11639319941
— Almost Anybody Can Now Vote in New York. Democrats on the City Council give 800,000 noncitizens the franchise, as others dissent. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/almost-anybody-can-now-vote-in-new-york-noncitizen-illegal-alien-election-interference-11639331608

USA TODAY
— Longing for a return to ‘simpler times’? Here’s what the 1950s were like. Nostalgia relies on fuzzy memories. Let’s refresh ours. – Connie Schultz
(COMMENT: What did you do during the 1950s? I lived with parents and brother in Crete. I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete. I spent lots of time at my mother’s parents’ farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2021/12/10/nostalgia-1950-s-no-civil-rights-birth-control-color-tv-abortion/8765045002/

NEWSWEEK
— Our Military is Ready to Wage Culture War—But Little Else – CHARLIE KIRK
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, everyone’s top priorities are a) advancing minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, non-married people, non-patriotic people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those who are in America illegally, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc., that is, b) getting rid of Whites, males, older people, heterosexuals, Trump-supporters, conservatives, Republicans, those who do not have financial, health, and/or other problems, married people, patriotic people, Christians, Protestants, Italian Americans, German Americans, citizens of America, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, those who do not have a criminal record, non-drinkers, non-gamblers, non-pot users, etc.)
https://www.newsweek.com/our-military-ready-wage-culture-war-little-else-opinion-1658227

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Alumni Groups Support Undocumented Graduates. An undocumented graduate of UCLA created an alumni association to help undocumented alumni navigate the challenges of life after college. Now other institutions are following suit. – Maria Carrasco
(COMMENT: I should create support groups for the few remaining conservatives a) who are employed by the federal government, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce and b) who are Republican Precinct Committeemen in Illinois, DuPage County, and Milton Township.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/12/13/undocumented-alumni-form-support-groups
— The First Amendment, Social Media and College Admissions. Frank LoMonte asks why so many admissions officers look at applicants’ social media posts and factor what they find into decisions.
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2021/12/13/admissions-officials-need-pay-attention-first-amendment-opinion

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— Is academic freedom compatible with political influence over governance? – Mei Lan Frame
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to send your child to a Democrat-run school is to make your child anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/academic-freedom-compatible-political-influence-over-governance

DAILY BEAST
— COMMENT: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see Muslims as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/we-know-republicans-hate-muslims-do-democrats-care

December 12 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Chicago shootings: 18 shot, 2 fatally, in weekend violence across city. 16-year-old boy among those shot Saturday night.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-violence-shootings-gun/11329311/

WGN RADIO
— Used car prices have risen 26.2% year-over-year in Illinois
https://wgnradio.com/news/used-car-prices-have-risen-26-2-year-over-year-in-illinois/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: Illinois has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Here’s why. – LISA DONOVAN
(COMMENT: What percent of employers in Illinois refuse to hire, retain. and/or promote those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-unemployment-rate-among-highest-in-country-20211209-enyamhvclnadnbsta4rrriccj4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Expect that forever, Democrats will use Emmett Till to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/11/22828275/emmett-till-case-justice-department-cold-case-unit-racial-violence-christopher-benson-op-ed

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Great American Con. What the political class is stealing from us is our right to self-governance, which is essential to American citizenship. – Tony Woodlief
https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/11/the-great-american-con/

BREITBART
— Sebastian Gorka on Trump in 2024: ‘You Know He’s Running, I Know He’s Running’ – JORDAN DIXON-HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/11/exclusive-sebastian-gorka-on-trump-in-2024-you-know-hes-running-i-know-hes-running/

BLAZE
— New York City BLM leader clashes with Martha MacCallum in heated interview, says Fox anchor comes from a ‘place of white privilege’ – PAUL SACCA
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have always unfairly and tremendously benefitted because I am White, male, draft avoider, heterosexual, healthy, married since 1978, no children, conservative, Republican, Missouri Synod Lutheran, German American, Crete resident 1948-1972, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that those who have the aforesaid demographics discriminate against those who are minority, female, veteran, LGBTQ, disabled, not married, parents, liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/blm-leader-fox-news-interview
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Black Lives Matter leader suggested that a Fox News host enjoys “white privilege,” so her opinion on New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams’ remedies for spiking violent crime in the city is irrelevant. . .Newsome then attempted to dismiss MacCallum’s point of view because of her alleged “white privilege.” “But see, you don’t know what it’s like, you don’t know what it’s like to be pulled over and thrown up against walls,” Newsome said, then telling MacCallum, “You live from a place of white privilege.”)

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Take Migrants At Their Word’: Republicans Criticize Process Allowing Illegal Immigrants To Get Through Airport Security Without ID – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/11/exclusive-rep-gooden-border-tsa-immigrant-airport-id/

PJ MEDIA
— Liberal Pundit: Hispanic Voters are Fleeing Democrats – A.J. KAUFMAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/ari-j-kaufman/2021/12/11/liberal-pundit-hispanic-voters-are-fleeing-democrats-n1540851
— Did You Know? Inflation is Racist – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/12/11/did-you-know-inflation-is-racist-n1540874

CENTER SQUARE
— Americans overwhelmingly oppose plan to hire IRS agents to audit Americans – Bethany Blankley
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress a) that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and b) that I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/analysis-americans-overwhelmingly-oppose-plan-to-hire-irs-agents-to-audit-americans/article_c36bf0e4-58f5-11ec-a195-a716ed46195c.html

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Fiery Matt Gaetz Reveals When the Era of RINOs and Weak Republicans Will Finally End – Isa Cox
https://ijr.com/watch-fiery-matt-gaetz-reveals-when-the-era-of-rinos-and-weak-republicans-will-finally-end/

NBC NEWS
— Thousands of Afghan refugees on U.S. bases wait for Americans to welcome them home – Khaled Hosseini
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/thousands-afghan-refugees-u-s-bases-wait-americans-welcome-them-ncna1285785

THE HILL
— Trump struggles to clear GOP field in North Carolina Senate race – MAX GREENWOOD
(COMMENT: Most commonly, in Illinois Republican primaries, moderate candidates defeat conservative candidates because only one moderate runs, but the conservative vote is split between two, three+ conservative candidates.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/585352-trump-struggles-to-clear-gop-field-in-north-carolina-senate-race

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Federal anti-terror unit investigated journalists – MARK SHERMAN
https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/watchdog-federal-anti-terror-unit-investigated-journalists/article_960969d8-44a4-5909-8dd1-6a684beca107.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Helicopters and High-Speed Chases: Inside Texas’ Push to Arrest Migrants – J. David Goodman
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/11/us/texas-migrant-arrests-police.html
— Elon Musk’s Latest Innovation: Troll Philanthropy – Nicholas Kulish
(COMMENT: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have lots of money. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have their disgusting operatives and disgusting dupes take adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/business/elon-musk-philanthropy.html
— Independent Journalism Is at Risk. Here’s How to Save It. – Maria Ressa and Mark Thompson
(COMMENT: I am independent. My critics/opponents a) demand blind loyalty to them and to them only and b) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Everyone sees how they treat me and how they treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/opinion/independent-journalism-at-risk-nobel-prize.html

WASHINGTON POST
— To eliminate bias, some seek out doctors of their own race or ethnicity – Eve Glicksman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/racial-disparity-health-care-doctors/2021/12/10/f154dbf4-433a-11ec-a88e-2aa4632af69b_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— One more thing to lose sleep over: Who’s running your state’s elections? – DOYLE MCMANUS
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-12-12/one-more-thing-to-lose-sleep-over-whos-running-your-states-elections

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Political Maps Will Kill Swing Districts From Coast to Coast. More races for the U.S. House will start with one party holding a significant advantage. – Aaron Zitner and Chad Day
(COMMENT: After redistricting, which offices on the November 8, 2022 ballot in your precinct do Democrat candidates have a significant advantage?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-political-maps-will-kill-swing-districts-from-coast-to-coast-11639305003

FORBES
— This New Year’s Set Goals, Not Resolutions – Ashley Stahl
(COMMENT: What more will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to stop everyone from reading those newsletters? This year, they stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2021/12/09/this-new-years-set-goals-not-resolutions/

BALTIMORE SUN
— Don’t blame media neutrality for a Trump resurgence – ROSS DOUTHAT
(COMMENT: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters cause Republican candidates in Illinois to lose general elections a) because conservatives cannot win general elections in Illinois and b) because I paint Republican candidates as being far more conservative than they are? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for losses that Republican candidates on general election ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-1210-douthat-trump-2024-media-role-20211209-vfgwecdmcvacvkd5bgc625zpfm-story.html

DENVER POST
— Election denialism and far-right activism sit firmly within the Colorado GOP – ALEX BURNESS
(COMMENT: One could compare and contrast the Colorado GOP with the Illinois GOP. One could compare and contrast how the Colorado GOP treats conservatives with how the Illinois GOP treats conservatives. I should write a book about those Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers who have blamed Republican losses in Illinois since 2000 a) on me, b) on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000, and c) on what I did serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, serving as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/12/11/colorad-gop-burton-brown-elections/

MORNING CALL
— Overcoming bias starts with appraisers – Zach Wichter (COMMENT: Will appraisers sue Wichter?)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-morning-call-sunday/20211212/page/25/textview

TAMPA BAY TIMES
— St. Petersburg City Council approves ‘reparations’ to address structural racism – Colleen Wright
(COMMENT: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations. The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrats and RINOs will make you pay: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2021/12/10/st-petersburg-city-council-accepts-structural-racism-study-to-right-wrongs/

TRIBUNE CHRONICLE
— Mass media bias will divide the country – TIM SANTELL, Kinsman
https://www.tribtoday.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2021/12/mass-media-bias-will-divide-the-country/

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Texas Republican Operative Matthews Joins McGuireWoods in Austin
(COMMENT: I should write a book about Republican operatives. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being operatives for the following: a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/texas-republican-operative-matthews-joins-mcguirewoods-in-austin

LOYOLA MAROON
— Cancel culture isn’t real – Daniel Schwalm
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents cancel those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://loyolamaroon.com/10033468/oped/opinion-cancel-culture-isnt-real/

NPR
— Black communities are shrinking in once predominantly-Black US cities – SCOTT SIMON
https://www.npr.org/2021/12/11/1063337613/black-communities-are-shrinking-in-once-predominantly-black-us-cities

HISTORY NEWS NETWORK
— SEVEN EX-PRESIDENTS HAVE TRIED TO RECLAIM THE OFFICE. WILL THERE BE AN EIGHTH? – Ronald L. Feinman
https://historynewsnetwork.org/blog/154567
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If he ends up running, Trump would be the 8th former president to attempt to return to the office. Only one, Grover Cleveland, was successful. Three others—Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, and Theodore Roosevelt—-ran as third party candidates. Three others—Ulysses S. Grant, Herbert Hoover, and Gerald Ford— attempted to run after leaving the Presidency, but failed to accomplish that goal. . .Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) (1893-1897) is the only president to win, then lose, and then regain the presidency. In an era of Republican dominance, the conservative Cleveland was the only Democratic president between James Buchanan before the Civil War and Woodrow Wilson in 1913. He is best remembered for supporting the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), supporting a lower protective tariff that only came about in his second term, demonstrating white supremacist views toward African Americans, native Americans, and Asian Americans, intervening in the suppression of the Pullman Strike of 1894 in his second term, and opposing the western free silver crusade headed by William Jennings Bryan in 1896. Cleveland also appointed four Supreme Court Justices in his two terms, and utilized the veto power more times than any president, except for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Cleveland was also an anti imperialist, refusing to annex Hawaii when Benjamin Harrison tried to arrange a treaty as he left office in 1893, refusing to intervene directly in the Cuban war against their Spanish masters in 1895, and opposing the Spanish American War and American intervention in the Filipino Insurrection under his successor, William McKinley.)

PSY POST
— Exposure to partisan news is not associated with polarization, study finds – Mane Kara-Yakoubian
(COMMENT: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters cause Republican candidates in Illinois to lose general elections a) because conservatives cannot win general elections in Illinois and b) because I paint Republican candidates as being far more conservative than they are? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for losses that Republican candidates on general election ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://www.psypost.org/2021/12/exposure-to-partisan-news-is-not-associated-with-polarization-study-finds-62238

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— At-will employment: Everything you need to know – Coann Labitoria
(COMMENT: Far too many Republican county, township, and ward party chairmen in Illinois prefer having precincts to be vacant than having a precinct committeeman/captain who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/employment-law/at-will-employment-everything-you-need-to-know/318985

AXIOS
— Republicans are betting that Democrats have gone too far in addressing systemic racism — so they’re leaning into culture wars over school curriculum, college admissions, voting rights, hiring practices and policing. – Margaret Talev
https://www.axios.com/republicans-systemic-racism-backlash-bb9d83aa-27e5-416b-8c51-d4ef9699437b.html

LGBTQ NATION
— Joe Biden appoints out gay man to lead the White House’s personnel office. LGBTQ leaders and advocates are cheering the news of Gautam Raghavan’s new appointment as the head of hiring within the White House. – Juwan J. Holmes
(COMMENT: I do not promote LGBTQ. I should write a book about the many adverse actions that LGBTQ-promoters, their operatives, and their dupes have taken against me. This year, they stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/12/joe-biden-appoints-gay-man-lead-white-houses-personnel-office/

December 11 Morning Edition

NBC5

— New Inflation Number Feeds Angst About Democrats’ $2T Bill. “I don’t know the answer to that,” Biden said at the White House when asked if he could win Sen. Joe Manchin’s support for the social bill. – Alan Fram
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/new-inflation-number-feeds-angst-about-democrats-2t-bill/2705349/

WGN9
— Illinois reports 49,668 new cases of COVID-19, 266 deaths over past week – Shannon Halligan
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-49668-new-cases-of-covid-19-266-deaths-over-past-week/
— Tucker Carlson says one of his children was working in the Capitol during Jan. 6 riot – Caroline Vakil
https://wgntv.com/news/tucker-carlson-says-one-of-his-children-was-in-the-capitol-during-jan-6-riot/

FOX32
— Illinois health officials confirm 49,668 new COVID-19 cases, 266 deaths, since last Friday
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-health-officials-confirm-49668-new-covid-19-cases-266-deaths-since-last-friday
— Over 300 CTA bus drivers attacked, assaulted so far this year, transit union says – Dane Placko
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/over-300-cta-bus-drivers-attacked-assaulted-this-year-transit-union-says

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lemon pledge: Cook County Dems shouldn’t demand candidates support slate. The pledge will undercut any reformer who wants to challenge an unqualified candidate backed by the party. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/11/22826982/cook-county-democrats-loyalty-pledge-toni-preckwinkle-editorials
— Jussie Smollett and Kim Foxx caused harm to every legitimate victim of hate crimes – John Laskey, Palos Heights
(COMMENT: According to liberals and moderates, only conservatives commit hate crimes. According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs, only Republicans commit hate crimes. Therefore, to commit a hate crime is to promote hatred against conservative Republicans.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/11/22827872/jussie-smollet-verdict-kim-foxx-critical-race-theory-letters

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After Smollett case, Kim Foxx’s ‘progressive’ approach faces more trial – CLARENCE PAGE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-kim-foxx-jussie-smollett-page-20211210-p7fzyphoxbg7xkscxoydc273pi-story.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘Party with a Purpose’ fundraiser a huge success – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-party-with-a-purpose-fundraiser-a-huge-success/article_f4e5ad41-7daa-52d9-8007-e9858f7d2761.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— How some Illinois elected officials are venturing into podcasts – BRENDEN MOORE
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-how-some-illinois-elected-officials-are-venturing-into-podcasts/article_78e5e83b-195a-5263-94d7-5d13a6b8480f.html

WSIL TV
— GOP frontrunner for IL governor’s race still unclear – Danny Valle
https://www.wsiltv.com/townnews/politics/jackson-gop-frontrunner-for-il-governors-race-still-unclear/article_f9dd59d2-5a0e-11ec-8ab9-47cf45ba604c.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump slams Israel’s Netanyahu for congratulating Biden – AP
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who glorify and praise, who pander to, who serve as operatives or dupes for, who cover up the wrongdoing of, and/or who give money to my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who stopped me this year from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-slams-israels-netanyahu-for-congratulating-biden

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— ‘Trans Santa’ coming to First United Methodist Church in Downers Grove
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQers.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/614231650-trans-santa-coming-to-first-united-methodist-church-in-downers-grove

ZERO HEDGE
— Critical Race Theory Serves To Usher In Communist Agenda In America, Philosophy Professor Says – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/critical-race-theory-serves-usher-communist-agenda-america-philosophy-professor-says

JOHN KASS
— Jussie Smollett, ‘lest we forget
https://johnkassnews.com/jussie-smollett-lest-we-forget/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump calls Smollett’s false police report a ‘hate crime in reverse’ – Patrick Reilly
(COMMENT: According to liberals and moderates, only conservatives commit hate crimes. According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs, only Republicans commit hate crimes. Therefore, to commit a hate crime is to promote hatred against conservative Republicans.)
https://nypost.com/2021/12/11/donald-trump-calls-jussie-smolletts-false-police-report-a-hate-crime-in-reverse/

FOX NEWS
— Jussie Smollett Flashback: Media, celebrities ran with false allegations made by ‘Empire’ star. A number of media and celebrity personalities jumped to Smollett’s defense following his initial claims of a hate. – Brandon Gillespie
https://www.foxnews.com/media/flashback-media-celebrities-false-allegations-jussie-smollett
— DeSantis budget plan contains $8 million to remove illegal immigrants from Florida. The governor put forward a variety of plans to combat the Biden administration’s border policies. – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-budget-plan-8-million-remove-illegal-immigrants-florida

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— New York City Allows Illegal Aliens to Vote in Local Elections – Eric Lendrum
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Trump-hating Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs allow illegal aliens to vote in your municipality? Hate-filled Trump-hating Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs shout at illegal aliens that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. This year, hate-filled Trump-hating Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs succeeded in stopping DuPage Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/10/new-york-city-allows-illegal-aliens-to-vote-in-local-elections/

BREITBART
— Ron DeSantis Announces 6 Proposals to Crack Down on Corporations, Left-Wing Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Aiding Illegal Immigration – JOHN BINDER
(COMMENT: How many NGOs in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois promote illegal immigration?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/10/ron-desantis-announces-6-proposals-to-crack-down-on-corporations-left-wing-ngos-aiding-illegal-immigration/

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— Republican Leaders Blast AG Garland For Giving The Idea That ‘Dissidents Are Synonymous With Terrorists’ – OLIVIA CAVALLARO
https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/14236/20211210/republican-leaders-blast-ag-garland-for-giving-the-idea-that-dissidents-are-synonymous-with-terrorists.htm

PJ MEDIA
— Illegal Aliens Flooding Through the ‘Yuma Gap’ in Arizona Creating a State of Emergency – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/12/10/illegal-aliens-flooding-through-the-yuma-gap-in-arizona-creating-a-state-of-emergency-n1540640

COLLEGE FIX
— Conservative journalist’s Princeton talk given in secret location as students protest, denounce event – MATTHEW WILSON
https://www.thecollegefix.com/conservative-journalists-princeton-talk-given-in-secret-location-as-students-protest-denounce-event/

THE HILL
— Trump demands undermine unity of GOP leaders – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND SCOTT WONG
(COMMENT: GOP leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton talk and/or act like Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and/or RINO major donors and/or political consultants have demanded that they a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, b) stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and c) blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/585398-trump-demands-undermine-unity-of-gop-leaders

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Bid for Control of Elections, Trump Loyalists Face Few Obstacles – Charles Homans
(COMMENT: Who are the leading Trump loyalists in Illinois, your county, your township, and your municipality?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/11/us/politics/trust-in-elections-trump-democracy.html

WASHINGTON POST
— In 47 of 50 states, non-Whites are underrepresented in state legislatures – Philip Bump
(COMMENT: What are the demographics of your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, and your county? What percent are members of protected groups, that is, what percent are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-married, non-rich, moderate, liberal, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, Trump-hater, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, those who have health problems, those who are in America illegally, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc.?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/12/10/47-50-states-non-whites-are-underrepresented-state-legislatures/

NEW YORK SUN
— Biden Flips on Bias Against Asian Americans – Editorial
https://www.nysun.com/editorials/biden-flips-on-bias-against-asian-americans/91808/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Both the Texas Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Texas are still recruiting candidates for various federal, state, and local races.
(COMMENT: By now, the Illinois Republican Party website should list all the federal, statewide, Illinois Senate, Illinois House, and judicial offices that will be on June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballots and who the candidates are. By now, each of the Republican county party organization websites in Illinois should list all the offices on June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballots in their county and who the candidates are. By now, each of the Republican county township organization websites in Illinois should list all the offices on June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballots in their township and who the candidates are.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Apply-anyway-Candidates-emerge-despite-16692622.php

DESERET NEWS
— Does company culture really matter? It’s everything, says to this Utah entrepreneur – Art Raymond
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the cultures a) in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 2000 and b) in my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978.)
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/12/10/22821355/how-one-utah-entrepreneur-is-turning-diversity-and-inclusion-into-big-profits-simplus-bamboohr

WTOP
— A bill to protect people from discriminatory algorithms in play in DC – Kyle Cooper
(COMMENT: What percent of those who develop algorithms are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://wtop.com/dc/2021/12/a-bill-to-protect-people-from-discriminatory-algorithms-in-play-in-d-c/

NEWSWEEK
— The Republican Party’s Multiethnic, Working-Class Coalition Is Taking Shape – JOSH HAMMER
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who look down on members of the working class. I was a lowly member of the working class 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-partys-multiethnic-working-class-coalition-taking-shape-opinion-1658050

December 10 Morning Edition

WGN9

— Jussie Smollett’s attorney says will appeal guilty verdict – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/jussie-smolletts-attorney-says-will-appeal-guilty-verdict/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot accused of abdicating responsibility for retail crime wave. “The biggest problem for all of us is that our leaders who need to sit down … and work on it are pointing fingers at each other as opposed to working constructively with us,” said Rob Karr, president of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2021/12/9/22826387/organized-retail-crime-magnificent-mile-illinois-retail-merchants-rob-karr
— Jussie Smollett is guilty. Now let’s focus on the victims of real hate crimes. Smollett had the potential to be a force for good, speaking out on important issues that people of color and those in the LGBTQ community face every day. – Editorial
(COMMENT: What percent of “hate crimes” are hoaxes?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/9/22826932/jussie-smollett-guilty-five-counts-disorderly-conduct-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Not new but ‘more brazen’: What’s behind recent smash-and-grab robbery trend? – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211210/not-new-but-more-brazen-whats-behind-recent-smash-and-grab-robbery-trend
— Illinois’ suburban Democrats support middle class tax hikes – Don Tracy
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211210/illinois-suburban-democrats-support-middle-class-tax-hikes

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Monday deadline for applications to fill Illinois’ vacant 99th District House seat – Steven Spearie
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to give more preference to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, Trump-haters, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. That is, ever-increasingly, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to discriminate more against those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, non-Trump-haters, conservative, Republican, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/12/10/sangamon-county-gop-decide-replacement-mike-murphy/6449266001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The application, Barghouti Hardwick said, asks potential candidates why they want the position and what they think they can do to help people in Sangamon County. It also asks for past participation in community activities or organizations or clubs and activity in Republican political activities, such as helping on campaigns.)

HERALD & REVIEW
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country – Lisa Donovan
https://herald-review.com/business/illinois-has-one-of-the-highest-unemployment-rates-in-the-country-here-s-why/article_53a6f76f-5944-5922-be4d-11bd876e4f19.html
— Springfield Republican seeks House appointment as springboard to Senate – BRENDEN MOORE
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-springfield-republican-seeks-house-appointment-as-springboard-to-senate/article_88ddd6ce-670a-5c24-96a2-5f93b0049a35.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— New rules designed to govern conduct at District 99 meetings
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/downers-grove/2021/12/09/new-rules-designed-to-govern-conduct-at-district-99-meetings/

ELMHURST PATCH
— Will Elmhurst D-205 Policy Lessen Tensions? The district has a new policy on how to pick public commenters. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/will-elmhurst-d-205-policy-lessen-tensions
— Is This Critical Race Theory At York High? A resident points to a wall display at York as an example of what he sees as critical race theory. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/critical-race-theory-york-high

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— A group of elected officials has sent a letter to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who chairs the county’s Democratic Party, asking that the party’s decision to have candidates sign a “loyalty” pledge be reversed. – Shia Kapos
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents a) demand blind loyalty to them and to them only and b) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Everyone sees how they treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/12/10/the-most-contested-remap-in-decades-495418
— Flying the flag: Starting Jan. 1, Illinois and American flags purchased to fly at state agencies and institutions must be manufactured in the United States. “We have no reason to be buying flags of our own state that are made in other countries,” state Sen. Steve Stadelmen (D-Rockford), said in a statement. He sponsored the bill requiring the flag rule. – Shia Kapos
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who demonstrate their hatred of America and/or their hatred of unions by promoting hatred against American-nameplate vehicles and/or against those who own them. All the vehicles that I own/owned are/were American-nameplate. I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/12/10/the-most-contested-remap-in-decades-495418

WEST COOK NEWS
— Ives warns CUSD200: ‘Such contracts are illegal in higher education’
https://westcooknews.com/stories/614178338-ives-warns-cusd200-such-contracts-are-illegal-in-higher-education

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DEMOCRATS’ LEGISLATIVE REMAP DILUTES ILLINOIS MINORITY VOTING POWER, LAWSUITS CLAIM – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/democrats-legislative-remap-dilutes-illinois-minority-voting-power-lawsuits-claim/
— PRITZKER BANS OUTSIDE DONORS AHEAD OF ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT RACES – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-bans-outside-donors-ahead-of-illinois-supreme-court-races/

NEW YORK POST
— BLM’s defense of Jussie Smollett exposes truth of the school CRT wars – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2021/12/09/blms-defense-of-jussie-smollett-exposes-truth-of-the-school-crt-wars/
— Senate vote clears way for Democrats to raise debt ceiling on their own – Juliegrace Brufke
https://nypost.com/2021/12/09/senate-vote-clears-way-for-democrats-to-raise-debt-ceiling/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Beverly Hills residents arming themselves with guns in wake of violence – Michael Shellenberge
https://nypost.com/2021/12/09/beverly-hills-residents-arming-themselves-after-murder-violence/

GOPUSA
— Race Hoax: Jussie Smollett Guilty Of Orchestrating And False Reporting Of A Hate Crime
(COMMENT: What percent of “hate crimes” are hoaxes?)
https://www.gopusa.com/race-hoax-jussie-smollett-guilty-of-orchestrating-and-false-reporting-of-a-hate-crime/
— Chicago Neighborhood Demands Amazon Share Wealth; Jobs Not Enough
https://www.gopusa.com/chicago-neighborhood-demands-amazon-share-wealth-jobs-not-enough/

BREITBART
— Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago: 750+ Killed So Far This Year – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/09/lori-lightfoots-chicago-750-killed-so-far-this-year/

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Parents’ Battle Over Critical Race Theory Swung Virginia’s Election for Youngkin – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/09/how-parents-battle-over-critical-race-theory-swung-virginias-election-for-youngkin/
— The ‘Woke’ Got What They Wanted—And Then What? – Victor Davis Hanson
(COMMENT: This year, in Wheaton, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters got what they wanted. They stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. Next year, in Wheaton, what will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters get? Will they allow only those Republicans who hate Trump to participate in Wheaton’s 2022 Independence Day parade?)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/09/the-woke-got-what-they-wanted-and-then-what/

TOWNHALL
— Punishing Success Is Bad Regulatory Policy – Steve Sherman
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevesherman/2021/12/09/draft-n2600328

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— How Progressives Became Anti-Anti-Critical Race Theory – Aaron Hanscom
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/12/09/how_progressives_became_anti-anti-critical_race_theory.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Who’re You Gonna Believe? Not the Media – James Bowman
https://www.theepochtimes.com/whore-you-gonna-believe-not-the-media_4148634.html

THE HILL
— Trump war with GOP seeps into midterms – SCOTT WONG
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/584828-trump-war-with-gop-seeps-into-midterms

POLITICO
— ‘Trump-hater’ vs. ‘Washington insider’: N.C. Republicans squabble over Senate seat. The GOP Senate primary in North Carolina is heating up this week with a slew of negative ads. – ELENA SCHNEIDER and NATALIE ALLISON
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/10/north-carolina-senate-fight-524071

NEW YORK TIMES
— Can the Press Prevent a Trump Restoration? – ROSS DOUTHAT
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who have taken the strongest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/08/opinion/trump-press-restoration.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Inflation hit the highest rate in a generation last month. Consumer prices rose nearly 7%, driven by supply chain woes, demand and housing costs.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/12/10/business/inflation-cpi-stock-market-news
— Is Self-Censorship a Problem for Writers? – Jennifer Schuessler
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/arts/writer-censorship-pen-america.html
— Social Media Companies Want to Co-opt the First Amendment. Courts Shouldn’t Let Them. – Jameel Jaffer and Scott Wilkens
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to co-opt my First Amendment rights: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/opinion/social-media-first-amendment.html

WASHINGTON POST
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Prices climbed 6.8% in November compared with last year, largest rise in nearly four decades, as inflation spreads through economy. – Rachel Siegel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/12/10/inflation-november-cpi-fed-biden/

USA TODAY
— The real disarray: Republicans imploding over Trump loyalty tests and outrageous behavior. While Democrats haggle over policy, Republicans in thrall to Trump are acting out a meaner, more dangerous version of World Wrestling Entertainment. – Jill Lawrence
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents a) demand blind loyalty to them and to them only and b) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Everyone sees how they treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/12/07/trump-republicans-gop-disarray/6405347001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Whistleblower cops face a system built to beat them down. Police who report misconduct say they have to also fight courts, prosecutors and other groups who typically side with their bosses. – Daphne Duret
(COMMENT: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I blew the whistle on Democrat patronage, Democrat political affiliation discrimination, Democrat reverse discrimination, Democrat age discrimination, and Democrat retaliation. I should write a book about Democrat plants and RINOs who side with the Democrats.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2021/12/09/cop-whistleblowers-courts/8811830002/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Jussie Smollett Guilty Verdict Latest in Polarizing Case. Jussie Smollett’s conviction for lying to police has come nearly three years after his report of a horrifying hate crime quickly became part of a polarized political landscape. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-12-10/jussie-smollett-guilty-verdict-latest-in-polarizing-case

BLOOMBERG
— Group Aiming to Hire 1 Million Black Workers Created 21,000 Jobs This Year. The OneTen coalition says it has a plan to ramp up to reach its goal by 2030. – Jeff Green
(COMMENT: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, Black, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, Black, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, Black, female, or veteran who would take the job. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. GAO forced me to retire in 1997 so that it could and did give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-09/initiative-aiming-to-hire-promote-1-million-black-workers-created-21-000-jobs

HR MORNING
— Hit with a bias claim? Here’s what you need to beat it. – Tom D’Agostino
(COMMENT: I should write a book about pretext. Because it is illegal to discriminate because of race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, and/or political affiliation if you are a government employee, etc., those who discriminate use pretexts. Most commonly, discriminators foist negative stereotypes of your demographics upon you. If you are White, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against non-Whites and you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, etc. If you are male, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against women and you are a sexist. If you are older, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against younger people. If you are heterosexual, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against LGBTQers and you are a bigot. If you are Protestant, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against non-Protestants. If you are German American, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against non-German Americans. If you are Republican, they hint/imply/argue/shout that you discriminate against non-Republicans. I would focus on pretexural discriminators who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. According to Pluralism ( https://pluralism.org/stereotypes-and-prejudice ), Protestants are anti-Catholic and anti-Semite. According to Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_Germans ), negative German stereotypes include being Nazis and not having a sense of humor. According to Babbel ( https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/false-german-stereotypes ), negative German stereotypes include being unfriendly and loving cars.)
https://www.hrmorning.com/news/hostile-environment-2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s common sense, really: Employers accused of taking action against an employee for an illegal reason must be prepared to say what the real reason was – and that it was perfectly legitimate. In a typical case, articulating a nondiscriminatory reason volleys the burden to the plaintiff to show that the proffered reason is not real but instead is just a pretext for unlawful bias. And if the plaintiff can’t show pretext, the case usually ends.)

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House Approves Sweeping Reforms to Protect Feds, Boost Agency Oversight. Just one Republican votes in favor of the changes to whistleblower, inspector general, vacancy and other civil service laws.- Eric Katz
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who hate federal employees and who hate federal retirees and who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2021/12/house-approves-sweeping-reforms-protect-feds-boost-agency-oversight/187436/

GM AUTHORITY
— President Biden Orders End Of U.S. Government Fuel-Powered Vehicle Purchases By 2035 – SAM MCEACHERN
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will get rid of those who own fuel-powered vehicles.)
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/12/president-biden-orders-end-of-u-s-government-fuel-powered-vehicle-purchases-by-2035/

December 5 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole dies at age 98. The former GOP leader will be remembered for the tenacity that defined his career and his work on behalf of military veterans.
https://abc7chicago.com/senator-bob-dole-robert-death-dies/11303230/
— Chicago shootings: 25 shot, 6 fatally, in weekend violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-violence-shootings-gun/11302887/

NBC5
— ‘An Honor to Call Him a Friend:’ Illinois Political Leaders React to Bob Dole’s Death
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/an-honor-to-call-him-a-friend-illinois-political-leaders-react-to-bob-doles-death/2700546/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield, Sangamon County only beginning to spend $72 million from American Rescue Plan – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2021/12/05/springfield-sangamon-county-just-starting-spend-arpa-aid/8848022002/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A path forward for Kinzinger – Jim Nowlan
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-nowlan-a-path-forward-for-kinzinger/article_348cf1e3-00f8-50b5-acc3-e60cd1c79920.html

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Race, Ethnicity and Partisan Politics Dominate State and City Redistricting Battles – Eric Krol
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/race-ethnicity-and-partisan-politics-dominate-state-and-city-redistricting-battles

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bob Dole, ex-Kansas senator, Senate Republican leader and presidential nominee, dies at 98 – James Varney
(DIERSEN: Dole walked in Wheaton’s 1996 Independence Day Parade with Edgar and Dole spoke at a rally in Wheaton’s Memorial Park right after the parade. I camcorded his speech. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have always vehemently opposed Republican participation in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades. I should write a book about that vehement opposition since 1978. I would focus on those Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/5/bob-dole-ex-kansas-senator-senate-republican-leade/

DAILY WIRE
— FEC Data Show Twitter Employees Made 99% Of Online Political Donations To Democrats – John Rigolizzo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/fec-data-show-twitter-employees-made-99-of-online-political-donations-to-democrats-report
— Republicans, Business Leaders Slam AOC For ‘Tone-Deaf’ Remark About Smash-And-Grab Robberies – John Rigolizzo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-business-leaders-slam-aoc-for-tone-deaf-remark-about-smash-and-grab-robberies

DAILY SIGNAL
— How ‘Science’ Went Woke – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/05/how-science-went-woke/

EPOCH TIMES
— Critical Race Theory Serves to Usher in Communist Agenda in America, Says Philosophy Professor – Terri Wu and Jan Jekielek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/critical-race-theory-used-to-usher-in-communist-agenda-says-philosophy-professor_4126930.html

THE HILL
— The Big Quit — and what Americans want from a job after COVID-19 – BRUNO V. MANNO
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/584156-the-big-quit-and-what-americans-want-from-a-job-after-covid-19

NBC NEWS
— Democracy is ‘failed’ or ‘in trouble’ among young voters, a new poll shows. The largest segment of this block of Americans is the non-college segment and they’re not fans of the Biden White House. – Dante Chinni
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/democracy-failed-or-trouble-among-young-voters-n1285373

NEW YORK TIMES
— JUNE 9, 2017 FLASHBACK: Stop and Acknowledge How Much Luck Has to Do With Your Success – Carl Richards
(COMMENT: What do you assert was bad luck and not your fault? All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing my GAO mentor to retire; he had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me to GS-13, currently $102,188/year in 1986. In 1981, Charles Bowsher took over GAO and ran it for the next 15 years. Under Bowsher, GAO shrank dramatically and is now just a shell of what it once was. I suffered a 21% ($20,361/year) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors succeeded in forcing my IRS mentor to transfer to Texas; he had promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, to GS-11 in 1973, and to GS-12, currently $85,935/year, in 1974. Republican losses in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton increased dramatically since I a) became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, b) served as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, c) served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering member 2003-2007, d) served as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, e) served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, and f) raised funds from DuPage Republicans 2005-2019 so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks. Ever-increasingly those who move into my precinct are Democrats. My wife and I have fertility problems serious enough to stop us from having children.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/your-money/stop-and-acknowledge-how-much-luck-has-to-do-with-your-success.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Conservative-haters crow  that “Mr. Dole was often critical of the Republican Party after leaving office, telling audiences that it had become too conservative, with far-right positions that recalled those of his former rival Patrick J. Buchanan.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bob-dole-dead/2021/12/05/3b90ed00-0e55-11e6-8ab8-9ad050f76d7d_story.html

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Jr. Backs Father’s Latest General Milley Broadside – ANDERS ANGLESEY
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-jr-backs-fathers-latest-general-milley-broadside-1656182

December 4 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Oak Park River Forest High School cancels all activities through winter break due to uptick in COVID cases
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-covid-19-oak-park-river-forest-high-school-cases/11300964/

DAILY HERALD
— With Kinzinger out, candidates bow out of 16th District race, plan to run elsewhere – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211204/with-kinzinger-out-candidates-bow-out-of-16th-district-race-plan-to-run-elsewhere

WGLT
— Conservative central Illinois blogger’s website suspended – Charlie Schlenker
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-12-04/conservative-central-illinois-bloggers-website-suspended

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pope Francis warns of global ‘retreat from democracy,’ blasts nationalism – Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/4/pope-francis-warns-global-retreat-democracy-blasts/
— Elon Musk calls for age cap on running for political office – Mica Soellner
(COMMENT: Musk would approve of the federal government’s up-or-out policy for its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran: GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/4/elon-musk-says-people-over-70-should-be-barred-run/

FOX NEWS
— Former Illinois State University football coach fired for removing Black Lives Matter poster alleges First Amendment rights violated. Suit alleges coach was fired because ‘he did not toe the party line’ regarding BLM. – Kyle Morris |
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/football-coach-black-lives-matter-first-amendment-violated
— GAO struggles to identify how 20% of federal grants for 2020 voting were spent. House Republicans first flagged concerns about the election grants in September 2020. – Fred Lucas
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gao-federal-grants-2020-voting

GOPUSA
— They Won’t Even Protect The Pot Shops In Lawless SF
https://www.gopusa.com/they-wont-even-protect-the-pot-shops-in-lawless-sf/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s top aide Ron Klain complains press coverage is too negative – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2021/12/04/bidens-top-aide-ron-klain-complains-press-coverage-too-negative/
— Why more young black Americans are calling themselves ‘conservative’ – Dennis Richmond, Jr.
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the percentage of the following who are conservative decreases even further: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://nypost.com/2021/12/04/why-more-young-black-americans-call-themselves-conservative/

BREITBART
— Democrats: Let’s Curb Inflation by Using Migrants to Cut American Wages – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/12/04/democrats-lets-curb-inflation-using-migrants-cut-american-wages/
— Illinois’ Esther Joy King After ‘Wild Wild West’ Afghanistan Rescue Effort: I Know People Who Are Still in Kabul – ASHLEY OLIVER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/03/exclusive-illinois-esther-joy-king-after-wild-wild-west-afghanistan-rescue-effort-i-know-people-who-are-still-in-kabul/
— Pope Francis: Barbed Wire Blocking Migrants Is a ‘Form of Hatred’ – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/12/04/pope-francis-barbed-wire-blocking-migrants-is-a-form-of-hatred/

BLAZE
— Oregon drafting rule to make wearing masks permanent – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mask-mandate-oregon-indefinite-permanent

THE HILL
— Alarm grows over smash-and-grab robberies amid holiday season – CAROLINE VAKIL AND MYCHAEL SCHNELL
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/584057-smash-and-grab-crimes-raise-alarms
— Trump social media startup receives commitment of $1 billion from unidentified ‘diverse group’ of investors – CAROLINE VAKIL
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/584365-trump-social-media-startup-receives-commitment-of-1-billion-from
— Democrats livid over GOP’s COVID-19 attacks on Biden – MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/584313-democrats-livid-over-gops-covid-19-attacks-on-biden

CNN
— Meadows doubles down on debunked election fraud claims and whitewashes January 6 riot in new book – Zachary Cohen, Marshall Cohen and Gabby Orr
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/03/politics/meadows-book-january-6/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Rudeness Is On the Rise. – Jennifer Finney Boylan
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the rudest people in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/opinion/rudeness-stress-culture.html

EDUCATION WEEK
— Anti-Racist Teaching Strategies for Predominantly White Schools – Larry Ferlazzo
(COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the fewer minorities that you went school with, the more racist that you are.)
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-anti-racist-teaching-strategies-for-predominantly-white-schools/2021/12

GUARDIAN
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use minority graduates of American military academies to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/04/us-military-academies-racism-graduates-of-color