Tag: Precinct

March 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Teachers unions meet their match as parents say, ‘Open our schools’ – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-prem-schools-parents-demand-reopening-kass-20210312-zpivez3k3bgg5kkcqheoc7h6bi-story.html
— Irish Americans invaded Canada in a plot to liberate Ireland. The far-fetched plan got its start in Chicago. – RON GROSSMA (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1863? My ancestors on my father’s side operated a farm in Crete. My ancestors on my mother’s side operated a farm in Grant Park.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-opinion-flashback-fenian-irish-canada-invasion-20210312-fg7e7yrx5belvfbznrjbbnn6ye-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Even medical staff worry about taking vaccine. Roseland Community Hospital, on the front line of the COVID epidemic last year, now grapples with vaccine reluctance. – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/3/11/22325205/coronavirus-covid-chicago-vaccine-reluctance-tuskegee-roseland-sinai-hospitals
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats are extremely divisive. They divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) renters against homeowners, v) etc. against etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/3/11/22326369/obama-reflects-countrys-divide-conversation-cps-students-our-shared-story-has-broken-down
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote gambling.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/3/10/22324213/illinois-gambling-addiction-problem-survey-study-research-gaming-board

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How much suburbs will get in American Rescue Plan funds – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: Of course, LGBTQ-promoters a) will want DuPage County to spend all of its $178,994,845 on promoting LGBTQ and b) will want Wheaton to spend all of its $6,516,530 on promoting LGBTQ.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210312/how-much-suburbs-will-get-in-american-rescue-plan-funds
— FRONT PAGE: Breuder lawsuit looms over College of DuPage trustee race – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210312/breuder-lawsuit-looms-over-college-of-dupage-trustee-race

ABC7
— Lockdown turned the Loop into a ghost town, new innovations, changes are hoping to bring it back to life – John Garcia (DIERSEN: When did you work, live, and/or attend classes in/near downtown Chicago? I did 1966-1968 and 1971-1997.)
https://abc7chicago.com/business/metra-officials-building-managers-strategize-bringing-workers-back-to-loop/10408429/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ, will the following officially get rid of you: your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world? I should write a book about the ever-increasing success that individuals, employers, organizations, municipalities, townships, counties, Illinois, America, and the world are having destroying the aforesaid that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/watch-the-path-forward-fearless-conversations-about-chicagos-latinx-lgbtq-community/2459855/

WBEZ
— The Chicago Monuments Project Grapples With The Hard History Of Some City Statues – Natalie Moore, Esther Yoon-Ji Kang, Odette Yousef (DIERSEN: From what I see, sooner or later, Democrats will destroy statutes of all those who were American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, veteran, patriotic, gun owners, conservative, Republican, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, non-drinkers, non-gamblers, non-stoners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-chicago-monuments-project-grapples-with-the-hard-history-of-some-city-statues/d3e0cf05-7b5d-4678-aa89-876c7ffc8822

SUBURBAN LIVING
— DuPage County reports 119 COVID-19 cases Thursday, 2 deaths, 10.58% of population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/03/12/dupage-county-reports-119-covid-19-cases-thursday-2-deaths-1058-of-population-fully-vaccinated/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Children Spend Days In Crude Facilities As U.S. Border Resources Overwhelmed Again – FRANCO ORDOÑEZ & JOHN BURNETT (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America Illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/children-spend-days-crude-facilities-us-border-resources-overwhelmed-again#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE
— Legislative watchdog asks Illinois state lawmakers for $920,000 to investigate state lawmakers – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/legislative-watchdog-asks-illinois-state-lawmakers-for-920-000-to-investigate-state-lawmakers/article_6e5f601a-82a7-11eb-90da-a700309441cf.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-16: Catalina Lauf Rockford Event Includes Headliners of America First
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/12/lauf031221/
— GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Schimpf Set for McHenry County GOPAC Dinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/12/gop-gubernatorial-candidate-paul-schimpf-set-for-mchenry-county-gopac-dinner/
— Jack Franks Loses General Assembly Retirement Fund Trustee Race, Places 7th Out of Nine
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/12/jack-franks-loses-general-assembly-retirement-fund-trustee-race-places-7th-out-of-nine/
— 45% of McHenry County Coronavirus Vaccinations Have Gone to Seniors
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/12/45-of-coronavirus-vaccinations-have-gone-to-seniors/
— Epistle from St. Toni Fauci
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/12/message-of-the-day-epistle/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Yes, President Trump, The Nation Sorely Misses You. As a result of Joe Biden’s policies, in just six weeks, Americans have lost jobs, consumer confidence is down, and tensions in the Middle East are worsening. – Elad Hakim (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who are filled with hatred against Trump? Ever-increasingly, they refuse to give Trump credit for defending and advancing the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. That shows that hate-filled Trump-haters either do not care about the aforesaid planks or that they reject the aforesaid planks.)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/03/11/yes-president-trump-the-nation-sorely-misses-you/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to this article, “resist the temptation to linger in the quicksand of past mistakes.” If you asked your critics/opponents what mistakes you made, what would they say? My critics/opponents would say a) my refusing to be manipulated or dominated by them, b) my refusing to glorify and praise them, c) my refusing to pander to them, d) my refusing to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) and/or my refusing to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. Everyone sees how they treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Everyone sees how the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Everyone sees how Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Everyone sees how TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter treated me and treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.lutheranchurchcharities.org/devotions.html

PJ MEDIA
— Most American Schools Are Damaging Your Child – DENNIS PRAGER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/dennis-prager/2021/03/09/most-american-schools-are-damaging-your-child-n1431046

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— How Critical Race Training is Harming K-12 – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/03/video-how-critical-race-training-is-harming-k-12/

THE HILL
— Tucker Carlson comments cause military rage | Capitol guard duty questioned | Vet who served in Marine One unit charged in insurrection – ELLEN MITCHELL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/542857-overnight-defense-tucker-carlson-comments-cause-military-rage

POLITICO
— House to unpack Big Tech’s effect on journalism – ALEXANDRA S. LEVINE
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tech/2021/03/12/house-to-unpack-big-techs-effect-on-journalism-793953

REUTERS
— U.S. hearing on tech dominance of news outlets will include Microsoft (DIERSEN: Who wants to dominate you? According to my critics/opponents, the following should dominate me and dominate my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) my critics/opponents, b) Milton Township Republican Organization, c) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and especially those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-antitrust-news-idUSKBN2B12RY

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ, will the following officially get rid of you: your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world? I should write a book about the ever-increasing success that individuals, employers, organizations, municipalities, townships, counties, Illinois, America, and the world are having destroying the aforesaid that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/record-number-state-bills-2021-impact-transgender-rights/story?id=76401800

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Calls For U.S. to ‘Mark Our Independence From This Virus’ by 4th of July (DIERSEN: Hopefully, this will result in scheduling of traditional Independency Day fireworks and parades.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/03/11/us/joe-biden-news
— Pandemic’s Racial Disparities Persist in Vaccine Rollout (DIERSEN: One could argue that because of past, present, and future discrimination, minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, those who have less money than others, those who health problems, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, illegals, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, etc. SHOULD BE VACCINATED FIRST.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/05/us/vaccine-racial-disparities.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The billionaire boom Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and six other billionaires made more than $360 billion during the pandemic, which may finally shatter the myth of the benevolent billionaire – Derek Brahney, Nitasha Tiku and Jay Greene
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/03/12/musk-bezos-zuckerberg-gates-pandemic-profits/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— European Parliament declares EU an ‘LGBTIQ Freedom Zone’ – MURI ASSUNÇÃO (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America a) officially declare themselves to be “LGBTQ Freedom Zones” and b) officially get rid of their residents, organizations, and companies that do not promote LGBTQ?)
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-european-parliament-eu-lgbtiq-freedom-zone-poland-lgbt-free-zone-20210311-qnipwumf6jck3n3f5ow7ado5ca-story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters use crimes by Whites against Blacks to promote Black hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/03/11/breonna-taylor-george-floyd-and-racial-trauma-black-death/4630148001/

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ, will the following officially get rid of you: your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world? I should write a book about the ever-increasing success that individuals, employers, organizations, municipalities, townships, counties, Illinois, America, and the world are having destroying the aforesaid that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/11/opinion/there-is-no-god-given-right-discriminate-against-lgbtq-people/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ. I should write a book about the success that LGBTQ-promoting RINOs have had in destroying Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-wont-sell-books-framing-lgbtq-identities-as-mental-illnesses-11615511380
— Gov. Andrew Cuomo Aides Called Former Staffers to Discredit Accuser. Some recipients of the calls said that the outreach felt like attempts to intimidate them – Khadeeja Safdar, Deanna Paul and Jimmy Vielkind (DIERSEN: Who discredits you? I should write a book about those who discredit me. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have lost elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Organization who blame their problems on me. I would focus on leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who blame their problems on me. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/andrew-cuomo-aides-called-former-staffers-to-discredit-accuser-11615512363
— National Guard’s Presence at the Capitol After Riot to Cost $521 Million. About 2,300 Guard members will remain in Washington as deployment is extended through most of May. – Alexa Corse (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will forever use the Capitol Riot to destroy Republicans, and especially to destroy Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/national-guards-presence-at-the-capitol-after-riot-to-cost-521-million-11615515956

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump Holds Court in Mar-a-Lago, Demanding GOP Bows to His Will.” I should write a book “conservative leaders” in Illinois who demand that conservatives bow to their will. I would focus on those who focus on a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) stopping everyone from reading those newsletters.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-12/trump-holds-court-in-mar-a-lago-demanding-gop-bows-to-his-will
— LGBTQ: Where Rights Are Advancing (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ, will the following officially get rid of you: your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world? I should write a book about the ever-increasing success that individuals, employers, organizations, municipalities, townships, counties, Illinois, America, and the world are having destroying the aforesaid that do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-03-12/lbgtq-where-rights-are-advancing-regressing-around-the-world

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ. I should write a book about the success that LGBTQ-promoting RINOs have had in destroying Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2021/03/12/amazon-responds-to-republican-sens-on-book-ban-says-wont-sell-books-that-frame-lgbtq-identities-as-mental-illness/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— From icy stares to fiery floor speeches, Democrats are demanding contrition from Republicans (DIERSEN: Who demands contrition from you? I should write a book about those who demand contrition from me. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have lost elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Organization who blame their problems on me. I would focus on leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who blame their problems on me. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/capitol-attack-cruz-hawley-scott-insurrection-contrition-2021-3

VOICE OF ORANGE COUNTY
— Orange County Democrats Flip Key Supervisors’ Seat – NICK GERDA (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections since 2000. I would focus on those who have blamed their losses on me and on what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I would focus on those who have blamed their losses on me and on what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. I would focus on their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://voiceofoc.org/2021/03/democrats-take-strong-early-results-lead-in-effort-to-flip-oc-supervisor-seat/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want only those who vote for Democrats to vote. Overwhelmingly, those who vote for Democrats a) have severe financial, health, and/or other problems, b) are LGBTQers, c) are younger, d) are not married, e) are not homeowners, f) are anti-conservative, g) are anti-patriotic, h) are anti-law enforcement, i) are anti-Christian, j) are anti-Protestant, k) are anti-Italian American, l) are anti-German American, m) are anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or n) are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/everybody-shouldnt-be-voting-republican-vote-suppression-national-review-history.html

VERGE
— Facebook’s ‘culture fit’ is the focus of a discrimination complaint, report says. The company is currently being investigated by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. – Zoe Schiffer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the cultures in the following: a) Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 2000, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee 2003-2011, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter 2001-2004, f) GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, g) IRS’s Chicago office 1971 and 1973-1980, Harvey office 1972-1973, 63rd and Halsted Office 1973, and Joliet office 1973-1974, h) Firestone Chicago Heights store 1970-1972, and i) Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/11/22326097/facebook-hiring-discrimination-black-applicants-culture-fit

March 9 Evening Edition

NBC5
— 5 Face Election Fraud Charges in DuPage County, State’s Attorney Says
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/5-face-election-fraud-charges-in-dupage-county-states-attorney-says/2457666/

CBS2
— U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth Announces Re-Election Bid (DIERSEN: What offices will be on March 15, 2022 Republican primary ballots in your precinct? Have the Republican incumbents announced that they are running again or not?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/03/09/senator-tammy-duckworth-announces-re-election-bid-campaign/

ABC7
— Former House Speaker Madigan cannot be penalized for employing ‘shady strategy that voters tolerate,’ court says. Jason Gonzales contended in a lawsuit that Madigan planted sham candidates on the ballot to ensure he would defeat Gonzales’ challenge in the 2016 Democratic primary. – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican primaries in Illinois since 2000 in which the non-conservative candidate won because candidates who claimed to be conservative split the conservative vote.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/madigan-cannot-be-penalized-for-employing-shady-strategy-that-voters-tolerate-court/10399603/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Election fraud charges filed against 5 in DuPage County
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/election-fraud-charges-filed-against-5-in-dupage-county

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois gun lobby takes aim at ‘unacceptable’ delays in handling Concealed Carry License applications. The lawsuit alleges state police “routinely” exceed the 90-day requirement to issue or deny a Concealed Carry License for applications with fingerprints and a 120-day requirement for those without fingerprints. State police countered that it “is a time consuming and deliberate process.” – Andrew Sullender
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/3/8/22320595/illinois-rifle-association-concealed-carry-license-federal-lawsuit-state-police-firearms
— Biden dog Major in doghouse after injuring security agent – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/9/22322225/biden-dog-major-doghouse-injuring-security-agent

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville woman accused of casting a ballot for someone else in 2020 general election – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-voting-fraud-charges-st-0310-20210309-chjf646etbcxjibuy2hjmk3fy4-story.html
— Sen. Tammy Duckworth takes to Twitter to announce reelection bid. So far, no major Republican candidate has surfaced to take on Duckworth next year. – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: What offices will be on March 15, 2022 Republican primary ballots in your precinct? Have the Republican incumbents announced that they are running again or not?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-reelection-20210309-mzdfo4fxdrdxpllsyaxke7oggi-story.html
— Duckworth announces reelection bid; Pritzker, Lightfoot welcome United Center vaccination opening — bumps and all; Pappas disses idea of Mag Mile Target store – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-duckworth-reelection-bid-united-center-vaccine-pappas-target-spin-20210309-oanfw6ozubhglcbqiuh7pnt5rm-story.html

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “Kinzinger is on a Mission to Save the Republican Party.”
https://news.wttw.com/2021/03/09/kinzinger-mission-save-republican-party-question-whether-party-wants-saving

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters promote LGBTQ-promoters.
https://dailyegyptian.com/106546/features/rainbow-cafe-serving-the-lgbtq-youth-of-southern-illinois/

FOX ILLINOIS
— The influence former President Donald Trump may have on the 2022 election – SCOTT THUMAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/the-influence-former-president-trump-may-have-on-the-2022-election

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘No More Money For RINOS’: How Trump’s Fight With The GOP Is All About Control – DOMENICO MONTANARO
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/no-more-money-rinos-how-trumps-fight-gop-all-about-control#stream/0

WLDS
— LaHood Says COVID Relief Too Expensive – Gary Scott
https://wlds.com/lahood-says-covid-relief-too-expensive/

ST. CHARLES PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: Bagpipers To Serenade St. Charles For St. Pat’s Day – Jason Addy
https://patch.com/illinois/stcharles-il/parade-bagpipers-serenade-st-charles-st-pat-s-day

DUPAGE COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY
— State’s Attorney Files Charges Against Five Individuals Alleging Voter Fraud
https://dupageco.org/States_Attorney/States_Attorney_News/2021/64404/

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Whites for the problems that minorities have.

https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/147204715

CHICAGO NOW
— Will IL GOP pick a Gov Candidate who thinks State Employee & teacher benefits aren’t excessive & shouldn’t be cut? Watch downstate GOP GOV candidate Paul Schimpf make his case – Jeff Berkowitz
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/03/will-il-gop-pick-a-gov-candidate-who-thinks-state-employee-teacher-benefits-arent-excessive-shouldnt-be-cut-watch-downstate-gop-candidate-paul-schimpf-make-his-case-tonight-in-chicago-the/

CAPITOL FAX
— Tired of waiting, gun groups file federal lawsuit over concealed carry license delay
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/09/tired-of-waiting-gun-groups-file-federal-lawsuit-over-concealed-carry-license-delay/
— S&P revises Illinois outlook from negative to stable based on cuts, proposed budget and “dissipated” political gridlock
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/09/sp-revises-illinois-outlook-from-negative-to-stable-based-on-cuts-proposed-budget-and-dissipated-political-gridlock/
— 1,510 new confirmed and probable cases; 16 additional deaths; 1,177 hospitalized; 263 in ICU; 2.3 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent average test positivity rate; 92,180 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/09/1510-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-16-additional-deaths-1177-hospitalized-263-in-icu-23-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-27-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-92180-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s pitch for campaign donors sparks wariness among GOP officials – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about major donors who have given money to Republican and conservative organizations and candidates in Illinois since 2000. I would focus on those who seem to have demanded that the organizations and candidates a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) stop everyone from reading those newsletters.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/9/trumps-pitch-campaign-donors-sparks-wariness-among/
— Biden’s America back open for lawlessness on the border Children! Women! Families! Step right up and meet your local coyote – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/8/joe-bidens-america-back-open-for-lawlessness-on-th/

GOPUSA
— ‘Welcome To Fort Pelosi’: GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert Demands House Speaker ‘Tear Down This Wall’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107338
— Such A Deal: For Just $5,929, Biden’s Giving You $1,400
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107343

BRITBART
— Joe Biden’s Dog ‘Major’ Bit White House Security, Moved to Delaware – JACOB BLISS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/08/biden-dog-bit-white-house-security-moved-delaware/

BLAZE
— Meghan Markle’s father blasts California as more racist than the Brits as he suggests she’s lying about racism accusations – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/meghan-markles-father-california-more-racist-than-brits

TOWNHALL
— The Key Voter Groups Who Could Bolt from Democrats If the ‘Defund the Police’ War Cry Continues – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/03/09/yes-white-liberals-could-destroy-the-democratic-party-the-2020-exits-n2585988

PJ MEDIA
— Republican Senate Retirements Dim Chances of a GOP Takeover – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/03/09/republican-senate-retirements-dim-chances-of-a-gop-takeover-n1431185

NEWSMAX
— Two GOP congressmen are opening a new front to “fight back against cancel culture” by working to ensure several cable networks, including Newsmax, remain available in the U.S. Capitol as some Democrats push to rid them from the air. – Cody Derespina
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/jim-jordan-rodney-davis-gop-house/2021/03/09/id/1013108/

NPR
— ‘No More Money For RINOS’: How Trump’s Fight With The GOP Is All About Control – Domenico Montanaro (DIERSEN: I should write a book about major donors who have given money to Republican and conservative organizations and candidates in Illinois since 2000. I would focus on those who seem to have demanded that the organizations and candidates a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) stop everyone from reading those newsletters.)
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/09/975341543/no-more-money-for-rinos-how-trumps-fight-with-the-gop-is-all-about-control

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Voters Concerned President Biden Hasn’t Held White House Press Conference Yet
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/most_voters_concerned_president_biden_hasn_t_held_white_house_press_conference_yet

INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kinzinger-trump-republican-impeach-elections-b1814722.html

March 9 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Hundreds Rally In Name Of George Floyd In Loop As Officer’s Trial Is Set To Get Under Way In Minneapolis
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/03/08/george-floyd-loop-rally-derek-chauvin-trial/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Disgusting tragic pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2021/3/9/22319833/revolution-beboe-metric-coffee-mindy-segal-pot-pills-dispensaries-marijuana-ascend-wellness-1906

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Target in talks to replace Macy’s in Water Tower Place, a switch one local official calls ‘embarrassing’ for Chicago’s Magnificent Mile – RYAN ORI and LAUREN ZUMBACH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-target-eyes-water-tower-place-macys-space-20210309-lx3uqoqjvrdhfeq25apuekiw7u-story.html
— Firm named to oversee University Park Golf Club may be first Black-owned company in state to manage a golf course – JEFF VORVA (DIERSEN: I delivered mail to all the homes in University Park several times while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office part-time 1966-1969. I bought a new townhome in University Park in 1972, lived in it full-time 1972-1974 and part-time 1974-1976, rented it out 1976-1984, and sold it in 1984.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-university-park-golf-course-st-0309-20210308-wxokg3zmabdzdjl32wzl7aj7oq-story.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “With Trump its leader, the GOP may be over.”
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/nowlan-with-trump-its-leader-the-gop-may-be-over/article_329736da-7fa4-11eb-bbfd-73ba9082df41.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 64 COVID-19 cases Monday, no deaths, 9.24% of population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/03/09/dupage-county-reports-64-covid-19-cases-monday-no-deaths-924-of-population-fully-vaccinated/

MDJ ONLINE
— Federal bailout for Illinois not enough to cover state’s unpaid backlog and recent borrowing – Greg Bishop
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/federal-bailout-for-illinois-not-enough-to-cover-state-s-unpaid-backlog-and-recent-borrowing/article_9c47196f-0848-5461-a191-4dbc83a9b73a.html

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Journalists will need negative COVID-19 test to cover Illinois Senate in-person – Brett Rowland
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/journalists-will-need-negative-covid-19-test-to-cover-illinois-senate-in-person/article_a395c64a-8034-11eb-b4e0-334ed4932340.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois Senate Republicans are switching gears on their fundraising as they set a goal to gain six more seats. That would get them out of super-minority status and give them a greater voice in legislating — and vetoing — bills. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/03/09/another-elected-double-dipper-gop-switches-fundraising-gears-new-baseball-game-plan-492044

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Dem Legislators Seek Mandatory State Registry of Vaccinations – Hearing Tuesday, How to File a Witness Slip
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/08/dem-legislators-seek-mandatory-state-registry-of-vaccinations-hearing-tuesday/
— Freedom Friday Fundraiser for McHenry County GOPAC March 26th, Deadline for Reservations March 16th
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/07/freedom-friday-fundraiser-for-gopac-march-26th/
— Darwin Award Candidate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/08/darwin-award-candidate/
— IL-16: Catalina Lauf Hires Alex Bruesewitz to Help Run Her Campaign
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/08/lauf030821/
— Pritzker Signs Education Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/08/pritzker-signs-education-bill/
— IL-16: Democrat Marsha Williams Issues Statement on PRO Act
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/08/williams030821/
— State Rep. Marty McLaughlin Sets Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/08/mclaughlin-sets-fundraiser/
— Wilcox Opposes Pritzker Tax Hike
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/08/wilcox-opposes-pritzker-tax-hike/
— Chicago State Rep. Introduces Bill to Allow Legislators Power to Arrest
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/08/chicago-state-rep-introduces-bill-to-allow-legislators-power-to-arrest/
— McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Prosecution of Those Supplying Death-Inducing Drugs Mentioned in Sun-Times
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/07/mchenry-county-states-attorneys-prosecution-of-those-supplying-death-inducing-drugs-mentioned-in-sun-times/
— Former State Rep. Ann Hughes, R.I.P.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/07/former-state-rep-ann-hughes-r-i-p/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘So much shame’: Woke left-wingers increasingly embarrassed over White ‘privileged’ status – James Varney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/8/white-privileged-status-embarrasses-woke-left-wing/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Once associated with Hollywood virtue signalers or those whose racist behavior was exposed by social media or video, apologizing for a White birthday suit has become more mainstream. Former CIA Director John O. Brennan, who currently opines as a paid MSNBC contributor, told the network’s audience last week that he was “increasingly embarrassed to be a white male.” In Amherst, Massachusetts, the Town Council issued a letter of apology and recommended its members for anti-racism training after a White female councilor attempted to participate in a community safety working group that was drafting alternative policing proposals. “As a Town Council of majority white people benefiting from white privilege, we need to continually push ourselves to be actively anti-racist and to be cognizant of the power dynamics that exist between us as elected officials and the members of the global majority including the Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) in our community,” the letter said. The council approved the letter last month in an 8-1 vote. Americans are rushing to apologize as their institutions are being infused with critical race theory, an academic viewpoint that White people, all of them to at least some degree, maintain social and economic advantage by oppressing people of color. Meanwhile, The New York Times’ 1619 Project seeks to reframe the nation’s founding at the year when the first slave ship arrived on North American shores, making racism the dominant theme of the American experience. The mindset is increasingly prevalent in schools, government and corporate America. Students and workers are put through classes and seminars that brand all White people as oppressors regardless of their conscious thoughts and actions toward others.)
— Sen. Tim Scott: ‘Woke supremacy is as bad as White supremacy’ – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/8/tim-scott-woke-supremacy-bad-white-supremacy/

FOX NEWS
— Sen. Tim Scott blasts COVID relief bill passed by Senate: ‘If you don’t need help, you shouldn’t get it’ – Michael Quinlan
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-tim-scott-covid-relief-bill-reaction

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Everyday Racism – Eric M. Wallace, Ph.D.
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/03/09/everyday-racism

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump goes to war against the D.C. RINOs in the Republican party – Andrea Widburg (DIERSEN: RINOs reject planks in the Republican Party platform and focus on destroying those who support those planks. Most commonly, they reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write a book about RINOs. I would focus on those who have led the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on those who have been candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/03/trump_goes_to_war_against_the_dc_rinos_in_the_republican_party.html

BREITBART
— $100 Billion in Stimulus Bill Guarantees Welfare for Families with Children – WENDELL HUSEBO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/03/08/100-billion-in-stimulus-bill-guarantees-welfare-for-families-with-children/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/03/08/cindy-mccain-gop-outrage-over-dr-seuss-ridiculous-party-must-stop-pushing-fear-anger-hate/
— BLM Activists Accuse Girls of ‘White Privilege’ at Cheerleading Competition – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/08/watch-blm-activists-accuse-girls-of-white-privilege-at-cheerleading-competition/

CNS NEWS
— Conservative Jenna Ellis: No Need ‘To Create Too Broad of a Tent,’ There Are ‘Only Two Genders’ – Michael W. Chapman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who since 2000  have done the most a) to promote LGBTQ and b) to destroy those like me who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://cnsnews.com/index.php/blog/michael-w-chapman/conservative-jenna-ellis-no-need-create-too-broad-tent-there-are-only-two

DAILY SIGNAL
— Some Liberals Are Getting Sick of Cancel Culture – Jarrett Stepman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have lead the cancel culture since 2000 in the following: Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/03/08/some-liberals-are-getting-sick-of-cancel-culture/

THE HILL
— Tensions running high as historic trial begins over George Floyd’s death Jury selection for ex-cop Derek Chauvin’s trial is postponed to Tuesday. – Alexandra Kelley
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/542237-tensions-running-high-as-historic-trial-begins-over-george
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says “GOP will become ‘regional party’ if it doesn’t change.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/542273-kinzinger-gop-will-become-regional-party-if-it-doesnt-change

CNN
— Kinzinger is on a mission to save the Republican Party. The question is whether the party wants saving – Jeff Zeleny (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters support Kinzinger. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/09/politics/adam-kinzinger-illinois-voters/index.html
— ‘Could be a kamikaze mission’: GOP lawmaker takes on Trump – CNN’s Jeff Zeleny speaks to Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump, about some of the backlash he has received since voting to impeach Trump and his political future. – Erin Burnett (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the backlash that I have received since 2000 for backing conservative candidates in Republican primaries.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/03/09/adam-kinzinger-outspoken-trump-critic-zeleny-pkg-ebof-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/erin-burnett-outfront-highlights/

NBC NEWS
— ‘The magic is racism’: Obama vet Cornell Belcher slams Graham for urging GOP to harness Trump ‘magic’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat or a RINO is to be someone who calls Republicans racists. Republicans should start suing Democrats and RINOs for slander.)
https://news.yahoo.com/magic-racism-obama-vet-slams-004333808.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Vaccinated Americans, Let the Unmasked Gatherings Begin (but Start Small) The C.D.C. on Monday released long-awaited advice for immunized people, a glimpse at the next stage of the coronavirus pandemic. – Roni Caryn Rabin (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already will Democrat and RINO employers, organizations, municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries officially get rid of the following who have not been vaccinated: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/health/coronavirus-cdc-vaccinated-guidelines.html

USA TODAY
— Democrats’ election reform bill attacks anonymous political speech Anonymous political speech allows a speaker to criticize government without fear of retribution from that same government. – Christian Schneider (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They focus on a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, b) stopping everyone from reading those newsletters, c) turning Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct against me, d) turning the voters in my precinct against me, e) turning my fellow Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) members against me, f) turning MTRO leaders against me, g) turning DuPage County Republican Central Committee members and leaders against me, h) turning Illinois Republican Party leaders against me, i) turning Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois officials and employees against me, and j) turning business, religious, education, civic, etc. leaders in Wheaton against me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/03/08/democrats-election-reform-bill-and-freedom-speech-column/4599760001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes’ Review: Competing Loyalties Today both nationalism and cosmopolitanism are testing the very definition of allegiance to one’s country. – Leslie Lenkowsky (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that the more patriotic that you are, the more of a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, and bigot that you are.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/reclaiming-patriotism-in-an-age-of-extremes-review-competing-loyalties-11615245558
— Mike Pence Goes From Hero to Villain For criticizing H.R.1, he is accused of spreading Donald Trump’s ‘big lie.’ – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mike-pence-goes-from-hero-to-villain-11615245616
— What You Can and Can’t Do if You’ve Been Vaccinated: Travel, Gatherings, Risk Factors, What You Need to Know. Until we reach herd immunity, vaccinated people must navigate some complicated decision-making. Here’s how to assess the risks. – Sumathi Reddy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-you-can-and-cant-do-if-youve-been-vaccinated-travel-gatherings-risk-factors-what-you-need-to-know-11614978343
— Russia’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is Embraced Abroad, Snubbed at Home Behind the skepticism are doubts about the shot’s rapid development and an ingrained distrust of authorities stemming from the country’s Soviet past – Georgi Kantchev
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-covid-19-vaccine-is-embraced-abroad-snubbed-at-home-11615200713

DISPATCH
— Democrats’ Election Bill Is a Disaster for Free Speech  The For the People Act has been hailed as an expansion of voters’ rights, but its real effect will be chilling political speech. – Ryan Morrison
https://thedispatch.com/p/democrats-election-bill-is-a-disaster
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under the proposed law, an advocacy group that so much as mentions the name of a member of Congress in an ad about important issues will almost always have to expose its major donors. For example, a group could advocate for or against “Biden’s COVID Recovery Bill” and the new regulations will apply. The donors may not know about the ad and may not even agree with its message. It doesn’t matter. They still will be listed on the group’s government filings and posted on the internet for the world to see. Naturally, potential donors will hesitate to give to an organization, especially if the group promotes controversial issues. Think about it. The government is requiring nonprofits to create an “enemies list” for their political opponents. And politicians are not bashful about using this kind of information. For example, in 2019, Rep. Joaquin Castro tweeted the names and employers of major Trump donors in his congressional district. Almost immediately, donors were flooded with harassing and threatening phone calls. No one deserves this abuse, regardless of their political beliefs. Political participation should not come with the risk of a mob showing up in your front yard or losing your job as the latest victim of today’s cancel culture. The consequence of all this will be less speech. Fewer individuals will give to causes they believe in for fear of receiving threats or harassment. Nonprofits will think twice before speaking about the government so they can protect their donors. In a country that prides itself on freedom of political expression, people will be silenced, and organizations will not advocate for their causes.)

DESERET NEWS
— Fox versus Newsmax and the future of ‘Trump TV’ ‘We’re not in the tank for anybody. We’re in the tank for news,” says Christopher Ruddy, Donald Trump’s friend and the Newsmax CEO – Jennifer Graham
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2021/3/8/22308188/fox-news-versus-newsmax-and-the-future-of-trump-tv-donald-trump-christopher-ruddy-oan

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger Responds to ‘Desperate’ Donald Trump’s ‘RINOS’ Statement – DARRAGH ROCH (DIERSEN: RINOs reject planks in the Republican Party platform and focus on destroying those who support those planks. Most commonly, they reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write a book about RINOs. I would focus on those who have led the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on those who have been candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-responds-donald-trump-rino-statement-1574685
— Asian Americans Emerging as a Strong Voice Against Critical Race Theory – HELEN RALEIGH (DIERSEN; My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I benefitted immensely from White privilege, male privilege, traditional family privilege, Protestant privilege, German American privilege, draft avoider privilege, marriage privilege, DINK privilege, and etc. privilege and b) that if I had not been so aforesaid privileged, I never would have been able to earn 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. In my defense, 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.newsweek.com/asian-americans-emerging-strong-voice-against-critical-race-theory-opinion-1574503

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Red States Should Revolt Against the ‘Blue-State Bailout’ – Stephen Moore
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_stephen_moore/red_states_should_revolt_against_the_blue_state_bailout

FEEDSPOT
— Top 100 USA News Websites, Blogs, & Influencers in 2021
https://blog.feedspot.com/usa_news_websites/

March 7 Evening Edition

NBC5
— GOP Pushes Bills to Allow Social Media ‘Censorship’ Lawsuits
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/gop-pushes-bills-to-allow-social-media-censorship-lawsuits/2455807/
— Trump Lawyers Tell GOP to Stop Using His Name and Likeness for Fundraising and Merchandise – Jessica Bursztynsky
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-lawyers-tell-gop-to-stop-using-his-name-and-likeness-for-fundraising-and-merchandise/2455546/

WGN RADIO
— Trump offers early endorsement for loyal SC governor – AP (DIERSEN: Which Republican candidates on March 15, 2022 primary ballots in your precinct will seek/accept Trump’s endorsement?)
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/trump-offers-early-endorsement-for-loyal-sc-governor/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois sees smallest daily caseload and single-day death toll in months
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/3/7/22318115/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2021
— Officials announces changes to who’s eligible for vaccines at United Center in an attempt to make distribution more equitable – Madeline Kenney (DIERSEN: One could argue that all members of protected groups should get vaccinated first. Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Trump-haters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, moderates, liberals, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/3/7/22318434/eligible-coronavirus-vaccines-united-center-distribution-rollout-equitable-chicago-illinois-2021

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP pushes bills to allow social media ‘censorship’ lawsuits (DIERSEN: By its refusing to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website, Google censors that website.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gop-pushes-bills-to-allow-social-media-censorship-lawsuits-03-07-2021

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans, strategists differ on ways to beat back racism accusations from Dems – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/7/republicans-beat-back-racism-white-supremacism-acc/
— How the Pentagon is combating the latest emerging threat: ‘Extremism’ in the ranks – Ben Wolfgang (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more of an extremist that you are according to Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs. I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most since 2000 as being an extremist. I would focus on those a) who paint/painted themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/7/how-the-pentagon-is-combatting-the-latest-emerging/

FOX NEWS
— Louis Farrakhan vaccine claims posted to Twitter, Facebook despite misinformation policies
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/louis-farrakhan-vaccine-claims-posted-to-twitter-facebook-despite-misinformation-policies

BLAZE
— Trump vows to campaign against ‘disloyal’ Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska. – PAUL SACCA (DIERSEN: Will Trump campaign against Kinzinger?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-lisa-murkowski-primary-midterms
— Democrats reject efforts to prevent stimulus checks from going to prisoners, illegal immigrants. ‘Prisoners do not pay taxes. Taxpayers pay for their every need’ – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/democrats-reject-amendments-covid-stimulus-checks

DAILY WIRE
— YouTube Bans Trump’s Full CPAC Speech Unless Users Add ‘Countervailing Viewpoints’ About Election Claims – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/youtube-bans-trumps-full-cpac-speech-unless-users-add-countervailing-viewpoints-about-election-claims

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Demands the GOP Stop Using His Name to Fundraise – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/03/07/trump-demands-the-gop-stop-using-his-name-to-fundraise-n1430618
— Is America at Risk from Domestic Terrorists? – PHILIP CARL SALZMAN
https://pjmedia.com/columns/philip-carl-salzman/2021/03/07/is-america-at-risk-from-domestic-terrorists-n1430573

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Presses GOP Entities to Stop Using His Name, Likeness – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-sends-legal-notices-to-rnc-nrcc-nrsc-to-stop-using-his-name-and-likeness_3723724.html

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Fomenting Race Wars The entire narrative of Critical Race Theory is racist. So, why is racist Critical Race Theory being taught in American schools? – Linda Goudsmit
https://canadafreepress.com/article/fomenting-race-wars

NEW AMERICAN
— Why Private Property Matters: Part 1 — Prosperity — Stability — Freedom – Tom DeWeese
https://thenewamerican.com/why-private-property-matters-part-1-prosperity-stability-freedom/

THE HILL
— Graham: Trump can make GOP bigger, stronger, or he ‘could destroy it’ – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/542038-graham-trump-can-make-gop-bigger-stronger-or-he-could-destroy-it
— We cannot let fear create a new PATRIOT Act for Americans – DAVID IBSEN AND LARA PHAM (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a domestic terrorist who should be gotten rid of once and for all: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/541601-we-cannot-let-fear-create-a-new-patriot-act-for-americans

CBS NEWS
— Extremism in the ranks: Veterans and the insurrection (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more of an extremist that you are according to Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs. I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most since 2000 as being an extremist. I would focus on those a) who paint/painted themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/extremism-in-the-ranks-military-insurrection-oath-keepers/
https://news.yahoo.com/extremism-ranks-vets-insurrection-144000755.html

NBC NEWS
— Google advised mental health care when workers complained about racism and sexism – April Glaser and Char Adams
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/google-advised-mental-health-care-when-workers-complained-about-racism-n1259728

YAHOO
— Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Investigating ‘Systemic’ Hiring Discrimination At Facebook – Bibhu Pattnaik (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-investigating-133618019.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Woke Chinese Communist Party. Beijing uses progressive rhetoric to attack Western interests. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with Communist China against America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-woke-chinese-communist-party-11615153949
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Canada, the UK and Australia, three members of the Five Eyes alliance, have recently taken action to put pressure on China. They have formed a US-centered, racist, and mafia-styled community,” said a Feb. 23 editorial in Global Times. “They are becoming a racist axis aimed at stifling the development rights of 1.4 billion Chinese.” The Communist Party-run paper notes that the members of Five Eyes, an intelligence-sharing network, “have a strong sense of civilization superiority.” U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton is a “neo-Nazi and extreme racist” and “the Trump administration is an extremely typical white supremacy government.” By resisting this bloc of English-speaking countries, the editorial concludes, “China is not only defending its own interests, we are also defending the diversity of the modern world.” Note the use of “white supremacy” and “diversity” and “civilization superiority,” which come straight from the progressive critique of America as a country that is “systemically” racist and oppressive. The Global Times editors may be crude but they’ve obviously been reading the New York Times. Their dismissal of Mr. Cotton as racist is what you see on progressive Twitter.)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “No One Likes Marjorie Taylor Greene, But Can Anyone Stop Her?”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/03/no-one-likes-marjorie-taylor-greene-but-can-they-stop-her.html

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/03/republicans-believe-just-ticket-win-back-voters-transphobia/

March 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Third stimulus checks Senate: Biden, Dems prevail as lawmakers pass $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-dems-prevail-as-senate-passes-$19-trillion-covid-relief-bill/10392821/
— Chicago statue review committee not making transparent decisions, Better Government Association reports. Mayor Lightfoot had Columbus statue removed last summer.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-statue-review-committee-not-making-transparent-decisions-bga/10393153/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-3/6/2021
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2,565 new coronavirus cases, 50 deaths. Over 134K COVID vaccine doses administered Friday, a record-high.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2565-new-covid-19-cases-50-deaths/10393379/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump issues GOP endorsements in latest sign he is reentering political arena – Caitlin McFall (DIERSEN: Which Republican candidates on March 15, 2022 ballots in your precinct will seek Trump’s endorsement?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-issues-gop-endorsements-in-latest-sign-he-is-reentering-political-arena

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Dr. Anthony Fauci warns US could be headed for another virus spike as more states lift restrictions – RON DEPASQUALE AND ISABELLA GRULLÓN PAZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-nyt-fauci-covid-spike-20210306-gawxvikerfc7bat3hvxdrrk3x4-story.html
— After COVID-19 stimulus victory in Senate, reality sinks in, bipartisanship is dead – CARL HULSE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-covid-relief-bill-analysis-20210306-s74evoc5hzd2xc4gxlxopntcia-story.html
— With 1 million Illinoisans now fully vaccinated for COVID-19, here’s a look at what the data says about who those people are – JONATHON BERLIN (DIERSEN: One could argue that all members of protected groups should get vaccinated first. Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Trump-haters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, moderates, liberals, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/vaccine/ct-viz-one-million-illinois-covid-vaccinations-20210305-w762ywpnuzhr7m5t35ib5vfxha-htmlstory.html
— Spring Break crowd storms Fort Lauderdale beach — COVID or not – SUSANNAH BRYAN (DIERSEN: I regret taking spring breaks in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1975 while my peers were dying in Vietnam. I regret getting student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-71 while my peers were dying in Vietnam. I understand why my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to punish me for the aforesaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/fl-ne-spring-break-crowd-covid-20210306-xkzs2tppxnhznellmgtyhc5uve-story.html
— How has a year in the pandemic changed you? The Year of COVID Questionnaire is here to help you take stock. – MARY SCHMICH (DIERSEN: For me, the pandemic and Zoom have reduced the time that I have to spend in rooms with nasty, insulting, sarcastic, mean, rude, crude, bombastic, troubled, hostile, toxic, vicious, and threatening people who blame me for their problems, a) who blame me for your problems, who blame me for my problems, and/or who blame me for everyone’s problems and/or b) who disapprove of my demographics..)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-met-schmich-covid-year-questionnaire-20210306-kys5aavdtrfvlnspfu7mjdi7pq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FOID card: Tremendous spike in FOID applications in Illinois and some long waits on renewals. Illinois saw a tremendous spike in applications for the FOID card over the last year, and some FOID renewals are taking a really long time. – Dale Bowman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/5/22313129/foid-card-tremendous-spike-foid-applications-illinois-long-waits-renewals
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use “democracy” to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/6/22313826/voting-rights-election-reform-hr-1-republicans-opposition-democracy-letters

DAILY HERALD
— How suburban educators are responding to state’s call for culturally inclusive instruction – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210306/how-suburban-educators-are-responding-to-states-call-for-culturally-inclusive-instruction
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But they have sparked controversy among Republican legislators, who argue the rules would require licensed teachers and administrators to adhere to a particular political ideology. They view it as an attempt to push liberal politics in the classroom. “It takes teachers and it puts them in a position to become advocates for a particular political agenda,” said Republican rules committee member Rep. Steve Reick of Woodstock last month. “There is a lot of resistance to turning teachers into advocates for particular political viewpoints.”)
— COVID-19 shots set another record, but all other state metrics look worse
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210306/covid-19-shots-set-another-record-but-all-other-state-metrics-look-worse

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats teach children to be LGBTQers.
https://dailyegyptian.com/106438/news/reach-bill-aims-to-require-inclusive-comprehensive-sex-education-in-illinois-schools/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says conservatives dominate Facebook and Twitter.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/do-facebook-and-twitter-silence-conservatives-data-shows-they-actually-dominate/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Far-Right Misinformation Is Thriving On Facebook. A New Study Shows Just How Much.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/far-right-misinformation-thriving-facebook-new-study-shows-just-how-much#stream/0

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— State Rep. Avery Bourne to Represent IL-13 on the Illinois Republican State Central Committee
https://mailchi.mp/a5c911786f2a/icymi-pritzker-admin-mia-while-over-20-of-lasalle-veterans-home-residents-die-of-covid-4766044

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Black Candidate Attacked With Noose, Confederate Flag Flyer In Bolingbrook – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/03/black-candidate-attacked-with-noose-confederate-flag-flyer-in-bolingbrook/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— New State GOP Chairman Don Tracy Disses Governor Pritzker
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/06/new-state-gop-chairman-don-tracy-disses-pritzker/
— Dundee Township Supervisor Trish Glees Attempted for Her Business to Provide Services At Cost
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/06/glees030621/
— Unfunded State Pensions Balloon to Over $300 Billion
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/06/unfunded-state-pensions-balloon-to-over-300-billion/
— Poem about Biden, ala Dr. Seuss
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/06/message-of-the-day-a-poem/
— Opponents of Equal Rights Amendment Win Again
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/05/opponents-of-equal-rights-amendment-win-again/

CAPITOL FAX
— Durbin, Duckworth outline Illinois-specific provisions in Senate’s “American Rescue Plan” bill
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/06/durbin-duckworth-outline-illinois-specific-provisions-in-senates-american-rescue-plan-bill/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media give Biden a pass on press conferences after griping about Trump – Quinn Weimer
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-biden-pass/

BREITBART
— Democrats Vote Against Ted Cruz’s Amendment to Stop Stimulus Checks for Illegal Aliens – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/06/democrats-vote-against-ted-cruzs-amendment-to-stop-stimulus-checks-for-illegal-aliens/
— Paul Gosar: Big Tech Getting 15 Percent Discount to Hire Foreign Workers over Americans – ASHLEY OLIVER and JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/03/05/exclusive-paul-gosar-big-tech-getting-15-percent-discount-to-hire-foreign-graduates-over-americans/
— Over 3.3K Migrant Youth in DHS Custody as 20-Year Migration Surge Expected – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/05/over-3-3k-migrant-youth-in-dhs-custody-as-20-year-migration-surge-expected/
— Anthony Fauci: Military Members Skipping Vaccine Are Inadvertently ‘Part of the Problem’ – JOSHUA CAPLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2021/03/05/anthony-fauci-military-members-skipping-vaccine-are-inadvertently-part-of-the-problem/
— Joe Biden’s DHS Frees at Least 800 Border Crossers into U.S. in Four Days – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/05/joe-bidens-dhs-frees-at-least-800-border-crossers-into-u-s-in-four-days/
— AZ Sheriff: We’re Getting ‘Five or Six Groups a Day’ Crossing in Spot Where Fence Isn’t Complete – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/03/05/az-sheriff-were-getting-five-or-six-groups-a-day-crossing-in-spot-where-fence-isnt-complete/

BLAZE
— Parade of Trump supporters and counter-protesters clash in NYC; weapons seized, police officer hospitalized There were multiple arrests in Times Square – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-supporters-parade-protest-nyc

TOWNHALL
— The Truth be Cancelled – Julie Strauss Levin
https://townhall.com/columnists/juliestrausslevin/2021/03/05/the-truth-be-cancelled-n2585805

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Big Tech Removing Videos Showing President Trump’s CPAC Speech – KRIZZIA PAOLYN REYES
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/11074/20210306/big-tech-removing-videos-showing-president-trumps-cpac-speech.htm

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Border Crisis: California, Feds Spending Millions on Hotel Rooms for Illegal Migrants – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/03/border-crisis-california-feds-spending-millions-on-hotel-rooms-for-illegal-migrants/

EPOCH TIMES
— Senate Democrats Reject All Republican Amendments But 3 Before Passing Relief Bill in Partisan Vote – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/senate-democrats-reject-all-republican-amendments-but-3-before-passing-relief-bill-in-partisan-vote_3723326.html

POLITICO
— The Rise of the Biden Republicans. The pollster who identified “Reagan Democrats” in the 1980s sees the emergence of a mirror image voting bloc. And it spells trouble for a GOP dominated by Trump. – ZACK STANTON (DIERSEN: What about Romney Republicans, Duckworth Republicans, Kinzinger Republicans?)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/03/04/reagan-democrats-biden-republicans-politics-stan-greenberg-473330

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats teach children to be LGBTQers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/03/06/lgbtq-history-equality-education-act-teachers/6648601002/

AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
— Gov. Greg Abbott wants Texans to be able to sue social media for censorship – Chuck Lindell
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/03/05/texas-gov-greg-abbott-support-bill-lawsuit-social-media-censorship/4584830001/

February 27 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPAC Orlando: Trump fans can’t wait to hear what the ex-president has to say on Sunday – RYAN GILLESPIE (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-2-convention-20210227-apnybvqotvbthphoiu7drrbpvm-story.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— CPAC 2021: Mike Pompeo, Gov. Kristi Noem highlight Saturday’s list of speakers – Jordan Smith
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cpac-2021-pompeo-rep-mccarthy-gov-noem-highlight-saturdays-list-of-speakers
— Hyatt claps back at CPAC haters: We take pride in operating a highly inclusive environment.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hyatt-claps-back-at-cpac-haters-we-take-pride-in-operating-a-highly-inclusive-environment

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump the Dominant Force at CPAC. Speakers continued to fan disinformation and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, with panels dedicated to amplifying false claims of mass voter fraud that have been dismissed by the courts, state election officials and Trump’s own administration.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-the-dominant-force-at-conservative-conference/2449101/

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 1,780 new coronavirus cases, 34 deaths – Jessica D’Onofrio, Craig Wall and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1780-new-coronavirus-cases-34-deaths/10375703/

WTTW
— 41 Problematic Monuments Flagged by City Commission Identified – Heather Cherone (DIERSEN: DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton should offer to take Lincoln statutes that Illinois Democrats do not want.)
https://news.wttw.com/2021/02/17/41-problematic-monuments-flagged-city-commission-identified
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The commission’s website does not identify why each of the monuments were flagged, although for some the reason is clear, including all of the city’s three Columbus statues. Among the statues flagged by the commission are statues of four presidents: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and William McKinley. Five statues of Lincoln were flagged by the commission, although the commission’s website does not identify areas of concern for any of them — or any of the other presidential statues. Two statues of Washington were flagged.)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump the dominant force at CPAC – AP (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-the-dominant-force-at-conservative-conference

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Tazewell County Republicans host meet and greet with newly-appointed state Sen. Sally Turner – Annie Kate
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/tazewell-county-republicans-host-meet-and-greet-with-newly-appointed-sen-sally-turner/

FOX NEWS
— Dan Bongino calls conservatives to action at CPAC: Get ‘off the mat and back in the fight’ “The time for feeling sorry for ourself is done” – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dan-bongino-calls-conservatives-to-action-at-cpac-get-off-the-mat-and-back-in-the-fight
— Bill Maher’s warning to the left: Cancel culture is ‘real’ and ‘coming to a neighborhood near you’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in your employer if you are still employed, in the organizations that you are a member of, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world officially take actions to officially cancel Trump supporters? Who will come to the defense of Trump supporters?)
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bill-maher-cancel-culture-gina-carano-chris-harrison
— Gun owners fight ‘unconstitutional’ bans to protect their Second Amendment right
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6235934813001#sp=show-clips
— Left smears Sen. Rand Paul after fiery exchange with Biden HHS pick
https://video.foxnews.com/v/video-embed.html?video_id=6235876743001&loc=breitbart.com
— Blackburn says conservatives need to ‘get busy’ ahead of 2022 midterms, calls for tough stance on China. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blackburn-conservatives-2022-midterms-china
— Justice Department announces more than 300 people have been charged in Capitol riot. Acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin: ‘Those responsible must be held to account, and they will be’ – Caitlin McFall, Jake Gibson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-announces-more-than-300-people-have-been-charged-in-capitol-riot

BREITBART
— CPAC Speakers: GOP ‘Civil War’ Won by Trump – WENDELL HUSEBO (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/27/cpac-speakers-gop-civil-war-won-by-trump/
— Lawmaker Attempts to Fight Surging Chicago Carjackings by Banning Video Games – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/26/lawmaker-fight-surging-chicago-carjackings-banning-grand-theft-auto/
— Rick Scott: Biden Won’t Open Schools, Brags about Open Schools in Migrant Centers – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/26/rick-scott-biden-wont-open-schools-brags-about-open-schools-in-migrant-centers/

BLAZE
— Jim Acosta confronted at CPAC over CNN’s coverage of Gov. Cuomo’s scandals – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/jim-acosta-cpac-cuomo-cnn

FEDERALIST
— How Leftists Captured Big Business Stephen R. Soukup’s ‘The Dictatorship of Woke Capital’ helps explain Wall Street and corporate CEOs becoming woke and dissing the system that made them rich. – Rupert Darwall
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/26/how-leftists-captured-big-business/

HOT AIR
— Trump Loyalists Spurn “Failed Republican Establishment Of Yesteryear” (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Establishment Republicans dominate the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. Establishment Republicans are anti-conservative. Establishment Republicans reject some, most, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Establish Republicans look down on, if not despise, if not hate those like me who support the aforesaid planks. Establishment Republicans blame those like me who support the aforesaid planks for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2021/02/trump-loyalists-spurn-failed-republican-establishment-yesteryear/

GINGRICH 360
— Keeping Partisan Ideology Out of Our Armed Forces (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrat Party officially allow ONLY those who are the following to join or stay in the military: anti-military, 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.gingrich360.com/2021/02/keeping-partisan-ideology-out-of-our-armed-forces/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Here’s Why the Liberal Media’s LIES About CPAC Will Fail – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2021/02/27/heres-why-liberal-medias-lies-about-cpac-will-fail

EPOCH TIMES
— Censorship ‘the Biggest Problem’ Republicans Face Right Now: Rep. Nunes – ZACHARY STIEBER AND JOSHUA PHILIPP
https://www.theepochtimes.com/censorship-the-biggest-problem-republicans-face-right-now-rep-nunes_3713546.html
— ‘The Swamp Is Back,’ McCarthy Says of $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill’s Passage – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-swamp-is-back-mccarthy-says-of-1-9-trillion-relief-bills-passage_3713599.html

THE HILL
— McCarthy: ‘I would bet my house’ GOP takes back lower chamber in 2022 – BY LEXI LONAS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540848-mccarthy-i-would-bet-my-house-gop-takes-back-the-lower-chamber-in-2022
— Why the ‘Never-Trumpers’ flopped – KEITH NAUGHTON (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/540655-why-the-never-trumpers-flopped
— Democrats don’t trust GOP on 1/6 commission: ‘These people are dangerous’ – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540779-democrats-dont-trust-gop-on-1-6-commission-these-people-are-dangerous

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump the dominant force at CPAC – JILL COLVIN (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.aol.com/news/conservative-conference-trump-still-golden-005650392-220434541.html

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “CPAC speakers tout Trump, spread debunked election claims.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cpac-speakers-tout-trump-spread-debunked-election-claims/story?id=76154762

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In Statehouses, Stolen-Election Myth Fuels a G.O.P. Drive to Rewrite Rules.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/us/republican-voter-suppression.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘It’s Donald Trump’s party’: How the former president is building a political operation to cement his hold on the GOP – Josh Dawsey and Michael Scherer (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-gop/2021/02/27/890376f0-783d-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Conservatives slam California, challenge Gavin Newsom at CPAC – LARA KORTE AND KATE IR
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-02-27/cpac-california-newsom-challenge

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump will protest the 2020 election for years; CPAC is here to help him spread his conspiracies.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/27/donald-trump-still-protests-2020-election-cpac-here-help/6843689002/

BOSTON HERALD
— Trump set to launch controversial comeback at CPAC. Here’s some shocking news for Trump haters — millions of conservatives and other Republicans still like the former president and would vote for him again. – JOE BATTENFELD (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/02/26/trump-set-to-launch-controversial-comeback-at-conservative-conference/

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger’s GOP Challenger Catalina Lauf Accuses Him of Using Taxpayer Money to Go on ‘Liberal Media Shows’ – NATALIE COLAROSSI (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzingers-gop-challenger-accuses-him-using-taxpayer-money-go-liberal-media-shows-1572584

MEDIAITE
— Maskless Right Wing Influencer Ejected by Cops From CPAC Tells Newsmax He Was ‘Specifically Targeted’ by Hyatt – Caleb Howe
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/maskless-right-wing-influencer-ejected-by-cops-from-cpac-tells-newsmax-he-was-specifically-targeted-by-hyatt/

February 26 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Democratic county chairs ask for investigation of Downstate GOP Rep. Chris Miller for displaying militia decal at U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-republican-state-represenatitve-us-capitol-insurrection-20210226-jodipvmmk5gubkyzqffbkm2ade-story.html
— ‘Culturally responsive teaching’ or ‘woke indoctrination’? New standards for Illinois teachers in training are latest flashpoint in culture wars. – ELYSSA CHERNEY, KAREN ANN CULLOTTA and ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-teachers-cultural-competency-new-standards-20210226-xfhgzb5fs5htpmdhyiop5p4mxm-story.html
— Former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s pension illustrates the broken system – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-fixing-illinois-chicago-budget-madigan-pension-20210226-tt4kmbn7hbetldxgez57x4ioqq-story.html
— What happened to the ‘famously cautious’ Michael Madigan when it came time to pick a successor? – ERIC ZORN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-madigan-kodat-guerrero-cuellar-haste-zorn-20210226-ffcpu3xnvffnlfqfdbns2mu6ty-story.html
— Backed by Pritzker, Ald. Michelle Harris holds early lead in contest to replace Madigan as Illinois Democratic chairman – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-party-chairman-madigan-successor-20210226-2fs7vj36srbjbhijdo7jmfcram-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-lgbtq-marie-newman-marjorie-taylor-greene-page-20210226-ps3yhanmtvcmjhlkq3jnq2yzua-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Downstate Republican says he removed far-right militia decal from his truck — but Democrats and Kinzinger call for probe. State Rep. Chris Miller denied any involvement with the extremist organization called the Three Percenters after his pick-up truck was photographed with the sticker in its back window in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. – Andrew Sullender
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/26/22303594/republican-chris-miller-mary-representative-congress-three-percenters-militia-insurrection-truck
— Illinois companies should be required — not just encouraged — to increase diversity on their boards. A study last fall found that only 16.8% of directors at big Illinois companies are minority, and only 27.4% are women. – Alexi Giannoulias (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were constructively required by Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to 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://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/26/22303178/corporate-board-diversity-illinois-alex-giannoulias-lgbtq-valerie-jarrett

DAILY HERALD
— It’s suburbs vs. Chicago for control of Illinois Democratic Party – JJ Bullock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210226/its-suburbs-vs-chicago-for-control-of-illinois-democratic-party
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Aurora area groups issue call for racial equity in distribution of COVID-19 vaccine – Patricia Andrews-Keenan
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210225/aurora-area-groups-issue-call-for-racial-equity-in-distribution-of-covid-19-vaccine

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘Pot for Shots’: Mich weed dispensary offers free joint to anyone who gets COVID-19 vaccine – CNN (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, organization, company, government, or country is to destroy that individual, organization, company, government, or country.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/pot-for-shots-marijuana-dispensary-offers-free-joint-to-anyone-who-gets-covid-vaccine/10372890/
— COVID-19 vaccine ‘passports’ may open society, but inequity looms – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will punish non-vaccinated Republicans.)
https://abc7chicago.com/travel/covid-vaccine-passports-may-open-society-but-inequity-looms/10372971/

NBC5
— Social Media is Radicalizing You (Yes, You) — Here’s How to Stop It. You can push back against social media algorithms with these tips. – Noah Pransky (DIERSEN: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters radicalize those who read them. Of course, my critics/opponents want you to read only what they put out or bless, nothing more, nothing less.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/lx/social-media-is-radicalizing-you-yes-you-heres-how-to-stop-it/2448542/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Coin flip breaks tie vote in Belvidere City Council primary. First-ever tiebreaker on a Boone County vote, clerk says. – Shaquil Manigault (DIERSEN: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I anxiously await campaign literature from the Republican candidates on the April 6, 2021 ballot for my precinct so that I can deliver that literature along with marked sample ballots and vote-by-mail information to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. I also anxiously await yard signs from the candidates that I can offer to the voters, and voter lists that target voters who are likely to vote and to vote Republican. For Milton Township, the Republican candidates are John Monino, Nick Nathwani, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehfelt, Dan Milinko, Jeff Castle, Drew Ellis, and Joe Soto. For Wheaton Park District, the Republican candidates include Ron Almiron. For DuPage County Educational Service Region, the Republican candidates include Paula McGowen. For Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, the Republican candidates are? For College of DuPage, the Republican candidates are Heidi Holan, Andrew Manno, and Deborah Sajdak.)
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2021/02/26/natalie-mulhall-wins-2nd-ward-belvidere-primary-coin-flip/6832468002/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MOST AMERICANS STILL SUPPORT PLAYING NATIONAL ANTHEM AT SPORTING EVENTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/most-americans-still-support-playing-national-anthem-at-sporting-events.html
— THORNER: THE GASLIGHTING OF AMERICANS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/thorner-the-gaslighting-of-americans.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Durbin downplays division over state party chair contest, Pritzker denies promises being made
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/26/durbin-downplays-division-over-state-party-chair-contest-pritzker-denies-promises-being-made/
— 2,441 new confirmed and probable cases; 55 additional deaths; 1,393 hospitalized; 336 in ICU; 2.5 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent test positivity rate; 68,988 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/26/2441-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-55-additional-deaths-1393-hospitalized-336-in-icu-25-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-27-percent-test-positivity-rate-68988-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump rules supreme at ‘TPAC’ – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/26/donald-trump-rules-supreme-cpac/
— Sen. Josh Hawley: ‘I’m not backing down’ – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/26/josh-hawley-im-not-backing-down/

FOX NEWS
— Tom Cotton at CPAC tells conservatives ‘we will never retreat’ The Arkansas senator, a potential 2024 GOP presidential contender, vows he’ll ‘never apologize for defending America’ – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cotton-cpac-conservatives-will-never-retreat
— Cawthorn at CPAC says Dems want to turn U.S. into ‘Communist ash heap’ ‘They are trying to take away all of our rights and they are playing for keeps’ – Morgan Phillips
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cawthorn-cpac-dems-want-buy-vote-u-s-communist-ash-heap
— Is Trump the GOP’s future? Here’s what CPAC attendees think. Trump still leader of the party, CPAC attendees say, but many think Gov. Ron DeSantis should be 2024 presidential nominee. – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/is-trump-the-gops-future-heres-what-cpac-attendees-think
— Lawrence Jones says CPAC attendees ‘united,’ previews what Trump will say in speech. Jones said that “people from all over the country are fired up at CPAC.” – Joshua Q. Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-message-cpac-united-civil-war-gop-lawrence-jones
— Inside CPAC 2021: MAGA hats, coronavirus masks and temperature checks. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/inside-cpac-2021-temp-checks-masks-maga-hats
— Scott Walker at CPAC says ‘America is under siege’ on campuses, in culture. Former Wisconsin governor takes aim at ‘radical activists on campus’ – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scott-walker-cpac-america-under-siege-campuses-culture

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Will End Your Freedom Of Speech Next Week
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/democrats-will-end-your-freedom-of-speech-next-week

DAILY WIRE
— Ron DeSantis At CPAC Highlights Future Of Republican Party Moving Forward: ‘Don’t Ever Back Down’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ron-desantis-at-cpac-highlights-future-of-republican-party-moving-forward-dont-ever-back-down

PJ MEDIA
— Hello, CPAC! Trump Is Still In Charge Here – MARK ELLIS
https://pjmedia.com/columns/mark-ellis/2021/02/26/hello-cpac-trump-is-still-in-charge-here-n1428667

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump ‘Planning for the Next Administration’: Former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows – SAMUEL ALLEGRI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-planning-for-the-next-administration-former-chief-of-staff-mark-meadows_3712640.html

THE HILL
— Donald Trump Jr. attacks Cheney at CPAC: ‘Lincoln Project Liz’ – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/540761-donald-trump-jr-attacks-cheney-at-cpac-lincoln-project-liz
— House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said President Trump has not given him a commitment to refrain from targeting House GOP incumbents in their primaries. – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who have targeted Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540724-mccarthy-no-commitment-from-trump-to-not-target-republicans
— CPAC officials booed after asking attendees to put on masks. “So please everyone, when you’re in a ballroom when you’re seated, you should still be wearing a mask. So if everybody can go ahead, work on that,” organizers asked amid boos from the crowd. – Joseph Guzman
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/540736-cpac-officials-booed-after-asking-attendees-to

NEW YORK TIMES
— Punish Lawyers for Complicity With Trump? – William D. Zabel, New York (DIERSEN: Who have hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters selected to punish Trump-voters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains; township, ward, and county party organizations; and the Illinois Republican Party should be taking steps to protect Trump-voters. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/opinion/letters/lawyers-trump.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republican Civil War Over Trump? Not at CPAC. As Republicans in Washington debate the former president’s role in the party, many GOP rising stars, activists and voters have made up their minds. – Joshua Jamerson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-civil-war-over-trump-not-at-cpac-11614366303

NEWSWEEK
— Dan Bongino Tells CPAC He’ll Start Up Server Farms, Banks, ‘Whatever You Want’ for Conservatives – DANIEL VILLARREAL
https://www.newsweek.com/dan-bongino-tells-cpac-hell-start-server-farms-banks-whatever-you-want-conservatives-1572525
— Josh Hawley Gets CPAC Standing Ovation at Mention of Election Certification Objection – MATTHEW IMPELLI
https://www.newsweek.com/josh-hawley-gets-cpac-standing-ovation-mention-election-certification-objection-1572499

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled GOP-hating GOP-haters say “Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, lies.”
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2021/02/some-local-gop-leaders-fire-up-base-with-conspiracies-lies-2/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Voters Have Unfavorable Opinion of AOC
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/congressional_faves_feb26

GLOBE AND MAIL
— Trump’s hold on Republican Party on display at CPAC
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/video-trumps-hold-on-republican-party-on-display-at-cpac/

DAILY MAIL
— America’s culture and campuses are ‘under SIEGE’ by the woke brigade’s attempts to cancel conservative thought, Scott Walker tells CPAC – KEITH GRIFFITH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9304843/Americas-culture-campuses-SIEGE-woke-brigade-Scott-Walker-says.html

February 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Former President Trump to speak at CPAC in 1st appearance since leaving office
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-to-speak-at-cpac-in-1st-appearance-since-leaving-office/10357399/
— Congress aims to avoid politics with independent Jan. 6 investigation – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abc7chicago.com/congress-aims-to-avoid-politics-with-independent-jan-6-investigation/10357797/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 1,922 new coronavirus cases, 42 deaths, 7-day positivity rate sits at 3.2% – Stacey Baca
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1922-new-covid-19-cases-42-deaths/10357048/

NBC5
— Trump to Make First Post-Presidency Speech at Right-Wing (CPAC) Conference as He Keeps Grip on GOP – Jennifer Liu (DIERSEN: For conservative-haters, “right-wing” is a pejorative.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-to-make-first-post-presidency-speech-at-right-wing-conference-as-he-keeps-grip-on-gop/2443414/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Sen. Ted Cruz explains his controversial trip to Cancun during Texas winter storm – Natalie Hee (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. While I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates a) stressed that I avoided the draft and b) stressed that while I was taking spring breaks in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1975, my peers were dying in Vietnam.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/sen-ted-cruz-explains-his-controversial-trip-to-cancun-while-millions-of-texans-suffer-from-winter-storm

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to speak at CPAC in first post-presidential appearance – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-trump-cpac-speech-20210220-6xabry2qbzaxzdudjr53izsswy-story.html
— Carjackings in Chicago — including one involving retired cops — end with SWAT standoff and arrest of two at Villa Park motel – ROSEMARY SOBOL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-carjacking-villa-park-swat-arrest-20210220-lxewl23lyfh7xcrc7gpsngwnym-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COVID-19 and America’s dismal slump in life expectancy. For the first time in decades, life expectancy in the United States has declined by a full year — and more, for African Americans and Latinos — due to the extraordinary death toll of the coronavirus. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/20/22290090/covid-19-life-expectancy-decline-centers-for-disease-control-racial-disparities-editorial

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump to speak at CPAC in first post-White House appearance – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-to-speak-at-cpac-in-first-post-white-house-appearance

WCIA
— Initiative to increase diversity on campus (DIERSEN: To increase diversity is to get rid of 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.wcia.com/news/initiative-to-increase-diversity-on-campus/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-16: Report on Anti-Kinzinger Training Meeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/il-16-report-on-anti-kinzinger-training-meeting/
— Another Mailing Featuring Nunda Township Slate on Which Eric Dowd Is Running for Road Commissioner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/another-mailing-featuring-nunda-township-slate-on-which-eric-dowd-is-running-for-road-commissioner/
— Algonquin Township Supervisor Candidate Randy Funk Shares Response to League of Women Voters
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/randy-funk-shares-response-to-league-of-women-voters/
— Eric Dowd Criticizes Shift of Township Road District Tax Money Away from Cities and Villages
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/eric-dowd-criticizes-shift-of-township-road-district-tax-money-away-from-cities-and-villages/
— UPDATED x2: AOC Transforms from Petty Partisan to Stateswoman – Raises over $3 Million for Texas
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/aoc021921/\\
— Algonquin Township Supervisor Candidate Elaine Ramesh Lays Out Goals
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/algonquin-township-supervisor-candidate-elaine-ramesh-lays-out-goals/
— State Senator Craig Wilcox Weighs In on Nunda Township Road Commissioner Race
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/state-senator-weighs-in-on-nunda-township-road-commissioner-race/
— Biden Administration Begins Processing of Immigrants at Mexican Border – Link to Comment on Government Website
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/20/biden-administration-begins-processing-of-immigrants-at-mexican-border/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump to speak at CPAC conference in Florida – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: Few from Illinois have attended CPACs. Although not recently, I have attended many CPACs. I should write a book about how Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs in the following have used that against me: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/20/trump-speak-cpac-conference-florida/

GINGRICH 360
— Can a “Woke” American Military Protect the United States?
https://www.gingrich360.com/2021/02/can-a-woke-american-military-protect-the-united-states/

PJ MEDIA
— Biden Fires Chicago U.S. Attorney Hot on the Trail of Democratic Corruption – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/02/20/biden-fires-chicago-u-s-attorney-hot-on-the-trail-of-democratic-corruption-n1427040

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Rush Limbaugh’s Amazing 2009 Speech at CPAC Rings Just as True Today – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/02/rush-limbaughs-amazing-2009-speech-at-cpac-rings-just-as-true-today/
— Sky News Australia Host: ‘Never before’ has the leader of the free world been ‘so cognitively compromised’ – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/02/sky-news-australia-host-never-before-has-the-leader-of-the-free-world-been-so-cognitively-compromised/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump to Make First Public Speech Since Leaving White House at CPAC – ALLEN ZHONG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-to-make-public-appearance-at-cpac-on-feb-28_3704558.html
— YouTube Takes Down New Trump Interview – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/youtube-takes-down-new-trump-interview_3704154.html

ROLL CALL
— To retake House, centrists say GOP needs candidates who can win swing districts – Stephanie Akin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “centrist” Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who focused on destroying conservatives.)
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/02/18/to-retake-house-centrists-say-gop-needs-candidates-who-can-win-swing-districts/

THE HILL
— Trump to speak at CPAC in first public appearance since leaving White House – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/539737-trump-to-speak-at-cpac-in-first-public-appearance-since-leaving-white
— GOP: McConnell-Trump civil war will hurt Republicans – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who lost elections and who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for those losses. They also blamed what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/539658-gop-mcconnell-trump-civil-war-will-hurt-republicans
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The split could depress fundraising, dampen turnout, alienate swing voters and push bad general election candidates through divided primary fields, Republicans say. . .There are scores of unanswered questions around Trump’s involvement in 2022, including whether he’ll fundraise for Senate Republicans and how aggressively he’ll back primary challengers. . .Republicans remember the Tea Party primary fights all too clearly and blame the bad insurgent candidates for losing at least five winnable Senate races between 2010 and 2012. By denouncing the worst elements of Trump’s base and calling out House members such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), McConnell hopes to rally Republicans behind mainstream conservatives who can win primaries and general elections.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Schedules Address Before CPAC Next Sunday. The former president will make his first lengthy remarks since leaving office before the annual conference of conservatives Feb. 28. – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/us/politics/trump-cpac.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump to Speak at CPAC in First Public Appearance Since Leaving Office. Former president to talk about future of GOP, Biden’s immigration policies. – Catherine Lucey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-to-speak-at-cpac-in-first-public-appearance-since-leaving-office-11613862126

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump to speak at CPAC, in first public appearance since leaving office – Amy B Wang and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/20/trump-speak-cpac/

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump to speak at CPAC in first major public appearance since leaving office – Sarah Elbeshbishi
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/20/donald-trump-address-cpac-first-major-address-since-leaving-dc/4527693001/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “State Senator Who Quit GOP Due to Trump Era Says Many Republicans Have No Political Home.”
https://www.newsweek.com/state-senator-who-quit-gop-due-trump-era-says-many-republicans-have-no-political-home-1570722

SKY NEWS
— ‘Never before’ has the leader of the free world been ‘so cognitively compromised’
https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6233603126001

CANNABIS HEALTH INSIDER
— Congress Members Demand Biden To Declare Mass Forgiveness Before Cannabis Legalization (DIERSEN: I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. I should write a book about those who have punished me the most for doing that.)
https://cannabishealthinsider.com/6552/congress-members-demand-biden-to-declare-mass-forgiveness-before-cannabis-legalization/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 1977, President Jimmy Carter granted pardons to those who violated the Military Selective Service Act during the Vietnam War era, from August 4, 1964, to March 28, 1973. Draft evasion carries stiff punishments, including fines and years of imprisonment.)

GUARDIAN
— Donald Trump to address CPAC on future of Republican party
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/20/donald-trump-cpac-republican-party

February 18 Morning Edition

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “Renewable Energy Is Not to Blame for the Texas Energy Crisis.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/fact-check-renewable-energy-is-not-to-blame-for-the-texas-energy-crisis/2440715/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The death of Rush Limbaugh leaves a gaping hole in the heart of conservative America – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-prem-john-kass-rush-limbaugh-death-20210218-chzbh2sasngnfik6sd2tcl55ka-story.html
— Naperville News Digest: LWV schedules candidate forums; utility payment help available for people facing COVID hardships; COD awarding 125 scholarships
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-digest-st-0210-20210218-5by54uk2wzfalf4dd4f26idhu4-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— McDonald’s ties executive pay to diversity goals – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, unfair job assignments, unfair performance expectations, unfair performance appraisals, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of Republicans. The federal government gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make 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.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/mcdonalds-ties-executive-pay-diversity-goals

WTTW
— Pritzker Takes Aim at Republicans in Budget Address – Alexandra Silets
https://news.wttw.com/2021/02/17/spotlight-politics-pritzker-takes-aim-republicans-budget-address

WGN RADIO
— Trump-McConnell feud threatens Republicans’ path to power – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/trump-mcconnell-feud-threatens-republicans-path-to-power-2/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports first confirmed case of UK coronavirus variant, reduction in number of vaccines – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/dupage-county/2021/02/17/dupage-county-announces-first-confirmed-case-of-uk-coronavirus-variant-reduction-in-number-of-vaccines/

KENDALL COUNTY TIMES
— Marter laments Democrats have left Illinois ‘in the middle of tax crisis’ – Glenn Minnis
https://kendallcountytimes.com/stories/572956987-marter-laments-democrats-have-left-illinois-in-the-middle-of-tax-crisis

WALLS 102
— Senator Sue Rezin says Gov. presented a budget that is $1.7 billion out-of-balance
https://www.walls102.com/senator-sue-rezin-reacts-to-gov-j-b-pritzkers-budget-address/

WTHI TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “GOP chaos — and toxic Trump — are a big boon to Democrats.”
https://www.wthitv.com/content/national/573815752.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Sum Of Us’ Examines The Hidden Cost Of Racism — For Everyone – DAVE DAVIES (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Democrats run the federal government. They used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, unfair job assignments, unfair performance expectations, unfair performance appraisals, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to waste my career and to get rid of me.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/sum-us-examines-hidden-cost-racism-everyone#stream/0

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— Queer Coalition elects first Executive Board – Karmen Beecroft (DIERSEN: What percent of students are LGBTQ when they start at ISU and what percent are LGBTQ when they leave ISU?)
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2021/02/queer-coalition-elects-first-executive-board/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Another Mailing in Eric Dowd’s Campaign to Unseat Incumbent Nunda Township Road Commissioner Mike Lesperance
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/18/another-mailing-in-eric-dowds-campaign-to-unseat-incumbent-nunda-township-road-commissioner-mike-lesperance/
— Pritzker’s Proposed Tax Hikes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/18/pritzkers-proposed-tax-hikes/
— here Did the Flu Go?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/18/where-did-the-flu-go/
— Michelle Malkin Interviews Wendy Rittenhouse and Robert Barnes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/18/malkin021821/
— If Chicago Dumps Lincoln Statues, McHenry County Should Offer a Home
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/18/if-chicago-dumps-lincoln-statues-mchenry-county-should-offer-a-home/
— Nunda Township Republican Precinct Endorsement Letter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/18/nunda-township-republican-precinct-endorsement-letter/
— County Offers Aid to Those Behind on Their Rent & Their Landlords
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/18/county-offers-aid-to-those-behind-on-their-rent-their-landlords/
— An Editorial Cartoon about Pritzker & Lightfoot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/18/message-of-the-day-an-editorial-cartoon-3/
— Federal Dems Paving the Way for Red Dawn?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/18/federal-dems-paving-the-way-for-red-dawn/
— IL-16: The Challengers to Adam Kinzinger thus far *UPDATED*
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/17/il16challengers021321/
— Pritzker Budget Address – Full Text
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/17/pritzker-budget-address/
— What Does Donald Trump Really Think about Mitch McConnell?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/16/what-does-donald-trump-really-think-about-mitch-mcconnell/
— Algonquin Township Road District Still Seeking $47,381.84 from Former Highway Commissioner Bob Miller
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/17/algonquin-township-road-district-still-seeking-47381-84-from-former-highway-commissioner-bob-miller/

WIREPOINTS
— An Exceptionally Sad Day For Illinois – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/an-exceptionally-sad-day-for-illinois-wirepoints/
— Pritzker’s 2022 budget needed to be bold and balanced, it was neither. – Wirepoints on The Illinois Channel
https://wirepoints.org/pritzkers-2022-budget-needed-to-be-bold-and-balanced-it-was-neither-wirepoints-on-the-illinois-channel/

CAPITOL FAX
— Can Illinois learn any lessons from the Texas blackouts?
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/18/can-illinois-learn-any-lessons-from-the-texas-blackouts/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans buck Trump’s bid to topple ‘indispensable’ McConnell – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/17/republicans-back-mitch-mcconnell-amid-donald-trump/
— Biden immigration plan speeds legalization, lags on border security – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/18/joe-biden-immigration-plan-speeds-legalization-lag/

FOX NEWS
— Newsom recall campaign: Republican Cox makes new $1M contribution to gubernatorial bid. Newsom recall organizers say they’ve already passed the 1.5M signatures needed to force election. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/newsom-recall-campaign-cox-contribution-gubernatorial-bid

GOPUSA
— Thousands Of Service Members Saying No To COVID-19 Vaccine But It May Be Mandatory Soon
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106635
— What Left-Wing Educators Don’t Teach During ‘Black History Month’ – Larry Elder
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106625

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Prioritizes Illegal Aliens After Black Americans Propelled Him to White House – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/17/joe-biden-prioritizes-illegal-aliens-after-black-americans-propelled-him-to-white-house/

DAILY WIRE
— U.S. Doesn’t Have Infrastructure To Handle Immigration Crisis Biden Is Causing
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-tx-sheriff-warns-u-s-doesnt-have-infrastructure-to-handle-immigration-crisis-biden-is-causing

NEWS BUSTERS
— Australia Pushes Google, Facebook to Bargain Over Paying News Outlets – Alexander Hall (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who are beyond furious that I have the money, time, ability, good health, and motivation needed to put together and to send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2021/02/17/australia-pushes-google-facebook-bargain-over-paying-news

TOWNHALL
— Time for the GOP to Court Immigrant Voters – Laura Hollis (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform focus on destroying those like me who support that plank. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who want cheap labor. I would focus on those who look down on the working class.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2021/02/18/time-for-gop-to-court-immigrant-voters-n2584920

PATRIOT POST
— Still Just 11 Million Immigrants? As the old saw goes, there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. – ARNOLD AHLERT
https://patriotpost.us/articles/77823-still-just-11-million-immigrants-2021-02-18

THE HILL
— Trump ‘won’t say yet’ if he’s running in 2024 – JONATHAN EASLEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/539332-trump-wont-say-yet-if-hes-running-in-2024
— On The Trail: Trump threatens a Tea Party redux – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/539308-on-the-trail-trump-threatens-a-tea-party-redux
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see illegals as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/539336-biden-pushes-expanded-pathways-to-citizenship-as-immigration-bill
— Trump ready to make McConnell’s life miserable – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/539298-trump-ready-to-make-mcconnells-life-miserable
— Lincoln Project faces calls to shut down – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/539274-lincoln-project-faces-calls-to-shut-down

REUTERS
— Australian politicians blast Facebook for blocking news sites (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to block everyone from websites like www.gopillinois.com that they do not manipulate or dominate.)
https://news.yahoo.com/australian-politicians-blast-facebook-blocking-045208370.html

CBS NEWS
— The best companies to work for as rated by Black employees – KHRISTOPHER J. BROOKS (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. To attract and retain employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, GAO gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote to 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.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/best-companies-to-work-for-2021-african-american-survey/

NEW YORK TIMES
— McConnell’s Strategy Has Party in Turmoil and Trump on Attack. The Republican leader’s calculus was simple: Don’t stoke a full-on revolt by Trump supporters by voting to convict the former president, but demonstrate to anti-Trump Republicans that he recognized Mr. Trump’s failings. It didn’t work. – Carl Hulse and Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/us/trump-mcconnell-republicans.html
— N.Y. Restaurant Fires Waitress Who Wouldn’t Get Covid-19 Vaccine. Bonnie Jacobson, 34, said she was not necessarily opposed to getting vaccinated, but wanted to study the potential effect on fertility first. – Matthew Haag
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/nyregion/waitress-fired-covid-19-vaccine-refusal.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to keep the Black vote, Democrats promote reparations, that is, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/17/slavery-reparations-house-committee-debates-commission-study/6768395002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Smears Don’t Diminish McConnell The master of the Senate isn’t going anywhere, whatever the ex-president says. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-smears-dont-diminish-mcconnell-11613603493
— The Media Tries to Divide Republicans Praising Trump’s record and criticizing his conduct isn’t ‘having it both ways.’ It’s simply common sense. – Nikki R. Haley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-media-tries-to-divide-republicans-11613580575
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters are overjoyed that “Number of Immigrant Families Illegally Crossing U.S. Border Rises to Pre-Covid-19 Levels.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/number-of-immigrant-families-illegally-crossing-u-s-border-rises-to-pre-covid-19-levels-11613644201
— Google to Pay News Corp for Access to Its Publications’ Content Wall Street Journal parent is said to get tens of millions of dollars from Google as part of three-year licensing deal – Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg and Keach Hagey (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who are beyond furious that I have the money, time, ability, good health, and motivation needed to put together and to send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-to-pay-news-corp-for-access-to-its-publications-content-11613592397

FORTUNE
— Glassdoor will now break down employee reviews by race and gender – BLOOMBERG (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://fortune.com/2021/02/18/glassdoor-employee-employer-reviews-by-race-agender/

ADWEEK
— Glassdoor Debuts Company Ratings on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Topics – DAVID COHEN (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.adweek.com/media/glassdoor-debuts-company-ratings-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-topics/

February 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump calls McConnell ‘political hack’ after GOP leader blames ex-president for Capitol riot – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-statement-on-mcconnell-impeachment-trial-us-capitol-riot-republicans/10347507/

— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: IL FOID card, concealed carry license delays leave residents on edge as carjacking cases surge – Samantha Chatman
https://abc7chicago.com/foid-card-delays-leave-some-on-edge-as-carjacking-cases-surge/10345400/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/02/16/rep-adam-kinzinger-shunned-family-president-trump/

WGN TV
— ‘It’s just not right’: Chicago area seniors deal with digital divide when making vaccine appointments – Tonya Francisco
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/its-just-not-right-chicago-area-seniors-deal-with-digital-divide-when-making-vaccine-appointments/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kinzinger’s relatives write second letter slamming him for Trump impeachment vote. The relatives said Kinzinger was “misled” and “brainwashed” and “manipulated” by Democrats and the “fake news media” in the Jan. 19 letter, obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/16/22286690/adam-kinzinger-relatives-second-letter-slamming-him-trump-impeachment-vote-country-first

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To push pot on an individual, municipality, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, county, state, or country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-verano-weed-public-trading-chicago-20210217-6x4iyrgv4zduxbeetsprwt4n3m-story.html
— Robert Brandon McNeily, 32, of the 300 block of East Liberty Drive, Wheaton, was charged Feb. 10 with driving under the influence with a blood alcohol concentration over .08 and illegal lane usage near Lake Cook Road and Weiland Road. McNeily is scheduled to appear in court March 17.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/buffalo-grove/ct-bgc-blotter-tl-0218-20210216-dbifmpjufzdfforpeybzpq7xwu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: In split vote, Lisle village board urges Pritzker to veto police reform bill – Scott C. Morgan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210216/in-split-vote-lisle-village-board-urges-pritzker-to-veto-police-reform-bill
— If Greene is the standard, what about Democratic ‘kingmaker’ Sharpton? – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: I should write a book about kingmakers in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois since 2000 and the kings they made. I would focus on those who they installed as leaders of Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois since 2000.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210217/if-greene-is-the-standard-what-about-democratic-kingmaker-sharpton

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois GOP Calls for Hearings Before Cuts – Kevin Bessler
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=319235#.YC0MzGhKiM8

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-haters.
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/voice-of-the-people-kinzinger-correct-to-condemn-trump/article_d83017a4-6fcf-11eb-86b8-93d5b5a23409.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 76 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 3 deaths, 3.76% of population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/17/dupage-county-reports-76-covid-19-cases-tuesday-3-deaths-376-of-population-fully-vaccinated/

STATELINE
— In second letter, Kinzinger’s family says congressman ‘brainwashed’ by ‘fake news media’
https://www.mystateline.com/news/politics/in-second-letter-kinzingers-family-says-congressman-brainwashed-by-fake-news-media/

WREX
— Illinois Senators address carjacking, gun violence concerns across the state – Ali Rasper
https://wrex.com/2021/02/17/illinois-senators-address-carjacking-gun-violence-concerns-across-the-state/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Fred Hampton’s Childhood Home To Become Community Center To Preserve Black Panther’s Legacy — And Continue Party’s Work. “Judas and the Black Messiah” brought new attention to the family’s plight to save the Maywood home, Hampton Jr. said. He also shared his thoughts on the film with Block Club. – Pascal Sabino
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/02/16/fred-hamptons-childhood-home-to-become-community-center-to-preserve-black-panthers-legacy-and-continue-partys-work/

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/trump-impeachment-fair-maps/Content?oid=86499609

CHICAGO NOW
— Likely Gov Candidate Bailey ready to run on cutting property taxes, spending & pension benefits – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/02/likely-gov-candidate-bailey-airs-tonight-in-chicago-cable-web/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Amid persistent backlogs, some want to tighten up Illinois’ FOID card while others want it repealed – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/amid-persistent-backlogs-some-want-to-tighten-up-illinois-foid-card-while-others-want-it/article_c3bd73ba-7093-11eb-aa75-8fee2f9f97a2.html

WIREPOINTS
— Memo To Congress Re Pending Aid To States: America Cannot Bail itself Out – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/memo-to-congress-re-pending-aid-to-states-america-cannot-bail-itself-out-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood’s Farm Team PAC Endorsements for April Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/16/farmteampac021621/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— EXPECTED $7.5 BILLION IN FEDERAL AID WON’T FIX ILLINOIS BUDGET CRISIS WITHOUT STRUCTURAL REFORMS – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/expected-7-5-billion-in-federal-aid-wont-fix-illinois-budget-crisis-without-structural-reforms/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AMERICA ISN’T MAKE-BELIEVE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/america-isnt-make-believe.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Top 10 recent examples of cancel culture – Kelly Sadler (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to cancel others. They focus on canceling those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who have been candidates on ballots in my precinct.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/16/top-10-recent-examples-cancel-culture/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We’re in a sad place as a society when somebody’s firing and/or cancellation is celebrated more than their life’s work. And yet, here we are. Below is a list of the top 10 cancellations, all that have occurred within the last year. Many on this list are notable names, people who will find other work and/or have the position and power to stand up to the woke crowd. It’s the names not represented who are the true victims — like those who have had their college acceptances rejected because of a social media post they made in high school — who were canceled before they ever could get started. They are not famous, and their names are not known. Not surprisingly, cancel culture cuts one way. If you say something too conservative and mildly offensive, the woke hall monitors on social media will find you. And if you’re famous, all the better, as Hollywood and corporate America seems to have embraced this new form of blacklisting:)
— Central Illinois village of Washburn disbands police department – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/16/central-illinois-village-disbands-police-departmen/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The wave of party-sponsored censures greeting Republicans who cross former President Donald Trump reveals a GOP interested in pushing out heretics whose lone political sin is disloyalty to the vanquished party leader.” Trump is a platform Republican. RINOs push out platform Republicans.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/local-gop-officials-closing-the-tent-to-trump-apostates

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The Post-Trump GOP Florida’s DeSantis offers one possibility for the party’s future – Editorial
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/the-post-trump-gop/

FOX NEWS
— Senate GOP reelection arm targets ‘vulnerable’ Senate Dems on reopening schools. Republicans hit Democrats over the influence of their teacher union allies on school closings – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-gop-re-election-arm-targets-vulnerable-senate-dems-on-reopening-schools
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The other Democrats being targeted are Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Michael Bennet of Colorado.)

DAILY CALLER
— Poll: 75% Of Republicans Want Trump To Play Prominent Role In GOP – OLIVIA INGRASSIA
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/16/quinnipiac-poll-republicans-donald-trump/
— If Conservatives Do Not Defend The Family, Who Will? – HELEN ANDREWS (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and the traditional family. I should write a book about those who have done the most to destroy traditional marriage and the traditional family in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/16/helen-andrews-conservatives-must-defend-family/

COLLEGE FIX
— John Marshall Law School claims exam question that offended students is not protected by academic freedom – GREG PIPER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/law-school-claims-exam-question-that-offended-students-is-not-protected-by-academic-freedom/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— “Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack”: Trump rails against Mitch McConnell following second impeachment attempt. No kind words for The Republican Party either. – Kemberlee Kaye
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/02/mitch-is-a-dour-sullen-and-unsmiling-political-hack-trump-rails-against-mitch-mcconnell-following-second-impeachment-attempt/

EPOCH TIMES
— Former President Donald Trump’s Full Statement on Mitch McConnell
https://www.theepochtimes.com/read-former-president-donald-trumps-full-statement-on-mitch-mcconnell_3699437.html

HILL REPORTER
— Disowned By Family And Party, Rep. Kinzinger Still Works to Purge Trump From GOP – TIMOTHY EVANS (DIERSEN: Who is helping Kinzinger purge a) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, b) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, c) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and d) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://hillreporter.com/disowned-by-family-and-party-rep-kinzinger-still-works-to-purge-trump-from-gop-93088

POLITICO
— The Birthplace of the Republican Party Buckles After Trump Nearly Blew Up the GOP. As many wonder how a party split by Trump can survive, one county outpost shows how time heals some wounds — or at least papers them over. – DAVID SIDERS
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/02/17/trump-blew-up-gop-469155
— Reparations bill tests Biden and Harris on racial justice. The House proposal has been introduced in every Congress for more than three decades and would establish a commission of experts to study direct payments to African Americans. – MAYA KING
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/17/slavery-reparations-bill-469165

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Era in Atlantic City Ends With 3,000 Sticks of Dynamite The implosion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, the last vestige of the former president’s once-dominant brand in Atlantic City, N.J., took place Wednesday morning. – Tracey Tully
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/nyregion/atlantic-city-trump-plaza-implosion.html
— America’s Brutal Racial History Is Written All Over Our Genes. Our country has struggled to reckon with the horrors of the past. Could DNA tests help? – Libby Copeland (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have stressed the strongest that I am 100% German national origin and that my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. In my defense, I stress that according to http://dna.ancestry.com , my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/opinion/23andme-ancestry-race.html

NEW YORK POST
— NYC public school asks parents to ‘reflect’ on their ‘whiteness’ – Selim Algar and Kate Sheehy (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Whites are demonized, denigrated, and condemned by individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://nypost.com/2021/02/16/nyc-public-school-asks-parents-to-reflect-on-their-whiteness/

USA TODAY
— ‘Massive failure’: Why are millions in Texas in the dark amid rolling blackouts, winter weather? Power outages in Texas amid extreme cold winter weather led to rolling blackouts and millions without electricity. Here’s why it happened. – Ryan W. Miller
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/02/16/texas-weather-power-outage-rolling-blackouts-leave-millions-dark/6764764002/
— Health officials say the coronavirus will likely become endemic in the next several years. What does that mean? – Adrianna Rodriguez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/02/17/covid-19-likely-become-endemic-experts-say-heres-what-means/4487953001/
— The complex history of Alexander Twilight, nation’s first African American to earn a bachelor’s degree. Though Twilight is lauded today as an African American scholar, preacher and educator, for much of his life he was marked as white on census records. – Marina Affo (DIERSEN: In 1970, I was the first of my ancestors to earn a bachelor’s degree.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2021/02/08/complex-history-alexander-twilight-middleburys-first-black-graduate/4094045001/

ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS
— Local Alaska Republicans censure Sen. Lisa Murkowski, citing impeachment vote and other issues – James Brooks
https://www.adn.com/politics/2021/02/17/local-alaska-republicans-censure-alaska-sen-lisa-murkowski-citing-impeachment-vote-and-other-issues/

MIAMI HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.pressherald.com/2021/02/17/leonard-pitts-rebel-republicans-who-rebuke-trump-need-new-saner-party/

MERCED SUN STAR
— California Republican takes on ‘cancel culture,’ proposes new discrimination protections – KIM BOJÓRQUEZ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to cancel others. They focus on canceling those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who have been candidates on ballots in my precinct.)
https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/california/article249286800.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A California Republican lawmaker introduced two bills on Tuesday that aim to ban discrimination over a person’s political views, characterizing the package as an effort to fight ‘cancel culture.’ “Cancel culture and the efforts to silence differing opinions and voices should be a growing concern for all of us,” said Sen. Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore. “A climate of intolerance has been established and has stifled healthy and normal debate. Anyone who values their own freedom of speech should be concerned.” Senate Bill 238, also known as the Diversity of Thought Act, seeks to add political affiliation as a protected class under the Fair Employment and Housing Act. That law currently bars employment and housing discrimination based on someone’s race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, familial status, marital status, disability, nationality and source of income. The other bill, Senate Bill 249, would amend California’s education code to prohibit discrimination, harassment intimidation and bullying in schools based on an individual’s political affiliation. Cancel culture, or ‘canceling,’ is the act of ostracizing a public figure or private citizen online or in public for behavior considered questionable or controversial. The terms have joined the cultural lexicon in recent years. The terms are commonly used in conservative media in the context of the entertainment industry, social media or mainstream news media, with right-leaning activists alleging bias against their views. For instance, former President Donald Trump’s supporters claimed he was a victim of “cancel culture” when Twitter and Facebook stripped him of his social media platforms when the companies concluded his campaign to retain power after losing the 2020 election risked inciting violence. Mike Madrid, a California-based Republican political strategist, said he’s not surprised that a Republican is seeking to make political affiliation a protected class. “It’s really symbolic of the Republican Party embracing the politics of victimization and grievance,” he said, adding that both Republicans and Democrats participate in cancel culture. He said free speech, even if it’s vile, should be protected, but “you can’t whine and cry about not suffering the consequences when you’re saying horrible things about people.” Well-known figures who have been ‘canceled’ as of late include former “The Mandalorian” actress Gina Carano, who was fired by television executives after she compared the experience of Republicans in today’s political climate to the plight of Jews during the Nazi Germany era on social media, according to reports. “It is unfathomable to me that corporations and members of the public would ruin a person’s career, business and family because of their political ideology,” Melendez continued. “A free society shouldn’t allow thoughts and ideas to be censored. Free speech covers all speech, not just that with which you agree.” Hector Barajas, communications director for the Senate Republican Caucus, said Melendez’s bill addresses the issue of blacklisting individuals by providing them protections against discrimination. “For those that like to talk about tolerance and diversity, they should also be tolerant of other people’s diverse opinions,” he said in a statement. “Tolerance should be a two-way street because the other road leads to a dead end.”)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Statement Criticizes McConnell, Calling Him a ‘Political Hack’ ‘If Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again,’ a lengthy statement from the former president said. – Alex Leary and Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-criticizes-mcconnell-in-lengthy-statement-calling-him-a-political-hack-11613513959/
— The Political Making of a Texas Power Outage. How bad energy policy led to rolling blackouts in the freezing Lone Star State. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-political-making-of-a-texas-power-outage-11613518653
— Covid-19 Dims Job Prospects, So Young People Sign Up for the Military – Andrew Jeong (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, I was 1-A for the draft notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, that I had partial red/green color blindness, and that I could not run because I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease ).)
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/covid-2021-02-16/card/nnIwtVDMvTeMvRX6NnK8
— The Minimum Wage’s Racially Discriminatory Roots If the filibuster is a ‘Jim Crow relic,’ so is a policy designed to curtail the abundance of black labor. – Jason L. Rile (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for the minimum wage? I worked for the minimum wage washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 part-time during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School and full-time during the summer in between. With the money that I earned doing that, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966. My understanding is that I was the first and only White male to hold that job. All the others before me and after me were minorities and/or females.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-minimum-wages-racially-discriminatory-roots-11613517678

BLOOMBERG
— Freeze Could Keep Texans in the Dark for Days: Energy Update
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-16/texas-grid-official-expects-power-back-tonight-energy-update

BUSINESS INSIDER
— CPAC is taking Trump’s side in the battle for the soul of the GOP
https://www.businessinsider.com/cpac-2021-speakers-trump-pence-orlando-republican-conservative-2021-2

FORD AUTHORITY
— Study Finds That EV Owners Drive Half The Miles Of Everyone Else – Brett Foote
https://fordauthority.com/2021/02/study-finds-that-ev-owners-drive-half-the-miles-of-everyone-else/

NEWSWEEK
— Record Number of GOP Women in Congress ‘Didn’t Come to Compromise’ – STEVE FRIESS
https://www.newsweek.com/2021/02/19/record-number-gop-women-congress-didnt-come-compromise-1569025.html