January 5 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Senate Runoffs in Georgia Will Shape What Biden Can Achieve in the White House – Jacob Pramuk
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/senate-runoffs-in-georgia-will-shape-what-biden-can-achieve-in-the-white-house/2408106/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Beaten 14th District Candidate to Contest Result in Congress.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/beaten-14th-district-candidate-to-contest-result-in-congress/2407778/

CBS2
— Contested Election Sows Divide Among GOP Lawmakers; Chicago Election Attorney Burt Odelson Calls It ‘A Dramatic, Dramatic Line In The Sand’ – Marissa Parra
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/03/contested-election-sows-divide-among-gop-lawmakers-chicago-election-attorney-calls-it-a-dramatic-dramatic-line-in-the-sand/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting 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://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-recreational-marijuana-sales-on-fire-in-first-year-of-legalization

WGN TV
— Tax hike in Illinois? Lawmakers to meet Friday as state faces $4 billion deficit – Tahman Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/tax-hike-in-illinois-lawmakers-to-meet-friday-as-state-faces-4-billion-deficit/

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting 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://news.wttw.com/2021/01/04/crains-headlines-high-note-illinois-pot-sales

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting 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://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/2020-recreational-marijuana-sales-reaches-1-billion-mark-in-2020/

WBEZ
— Illinois Democrats Say No Income Tax Hike In Lame-Duck Session. – Dave McKinney, Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-democratic-leaders-say-no-tax-hike/12da4530-3116-4943-89a8-16cad7d3836c

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate majority at stake today in Peach State runoffs – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-georgia-runoff-election-results-20210105-torujxxjizdzphqhempcuohwl4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting 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://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-weed-illinois-sales-record-20210104-vay6ivrbmndefg2itqudtizrmu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Since 1818, Illinois sent only 20 women to Congress; a record 7 are serving now. Freshman Rep. Marie Newman said when it comes to women in Congress, “I think we have opened a door that never will be closed again.” – Lynn Sweet
(DIERSEN: How many of the following has Illinois sent to Congress: conservatives, German-Americans, Missouri Synod Lutherans, licensed CPAs, Certified Internal Auditors, Certified Fraud Examiners, Certified Government Financial Managers, Certified Financial Services Auditors, Forensic Accountants, MBAs, graduate accounting degree holders, graduate finance degree holders, Postal employees, IRS employees, GAO employees, union members, political organization chairmen, etc.?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2021/1/4/22213602/illinois-record-number-women-congress-house-senate

DAILY HERALD
— Oberweis asks U.S. House to overturn Underwood victory – Charles Keeshan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210104/oberweis-asks-us-house-to-overturn-underwood-victory

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting 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://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/pot-sales-beat-predictions-debut-year

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Legislative leaders’ silence on lame-duck session leaves most in dark – Scott Reeder
https://www.sj-r.com/story/opinion/2021/01/05/illinois-lame-duck-legislative-session-shrouded-mystery/4136674001/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— New Programs Helps Those with Cannabis Convictions – Cole Lauterbach
(DIERSEN: What if you had been a pot smoker? If I had been a pot smoker, a) the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old, b) Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job and IRS would not have hired me in 1971, c) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would not have hired me in 1980, e) GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, f) UIC would not have accepted me in 1966, NIU would not have accepted me in 1969, Loyola would not have accepted me in 1972, DePaul would not have accepted me in 1976, and IIT would not have accepted me in 1992 and I would not have earned degrees from NIU in 1970, Loyola in 1976, DePaul in 1980 or IIT in 1997, g) I would not have passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 or passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and h) I would not have become a licensed CPA in 1981.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=316747#.X_Q8GxkXCM8

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Pandemic response, budget, Black Caucus agenda on table for Illinois ‘lame duck’ session – PETER HANCOCK
https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/pandemic-response-budget-black-caucus-agenda-on-table-for-illinois-lame-duck-session/article_542e8e71-2f48-5a92-8ee0-786151279e9a.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 383 COVID-19 cases Monday, 12 deaths, region’s positivity rate rises to 10.2% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/05/dupage-county-reports-383-covid-19-cases-monday-12-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-rises-to-102/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Outreach Efforts In Springfield Taking Shape To Counter Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Community – MARY HANSEN
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/outreach-efforts-springfield-taking-shape-counter-vaccine-hesitancy-among-black-community#stream/0
— Poland’s Government Tightens Its Control Over Media – ROB SCHMITZ
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/polands-government-tightens-its-control-over-media#stream/0

WEEK
— Republicans warn of tax increase, Democrats say it’s not on the agenda – Mike Miletich
https://week.com/2021/01/04/republicans-warn-of-tax-increase-democrats-say-its-not-on-the-agenda/

ILLINOIS PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgusting 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://patch.com/illinois/across-il/despite-pandemic-illinois-legal-weed-sales-skyrocket

CENTER SQUARE
— State-funded program helps people expunge marijuana convictions – Elyse Kelly
(DIERSEN: What if you had been a pot smoker? If I had been a pot smoker, a) the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old, b) Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job and IRS would not have hired me in 1971, c) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would not have hired me in 1980, e) GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, f) UIC would not have accepted me in 1966, NIU would not have accepted me in 1969, Loyola would not have accepted me in 1972, DePaul would not have accepted me in 1976, and IIT would not have accepted me in 1992 and I would not have earned degrees from NIU in 1970, Loyola in 1976, DePaul in 1980 or IIT in 1997, g) I would not have passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 or passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and h) I would not have become a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/state-funded-program-helps-people-expunge-marijuana-convictions/article_d542b9b4-4a1f-11eb-bca0-ff46f0f479be.html

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Why is Mayor Lightfoot Giving Out $40K Pandemic Pay Raises?
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/lightfoot-pandemic-payraises

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Printer Who Fingered Jack Franks in Illinois Integrity Fund Suit Charged with Income Tax Evasion
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/04/printer-who-fingered-jack-franks-in-illinois-integrity-fund-suit-indicted/
— IL-14: Oberweis Not Giving Up
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/04/il-14-oberweis-not-giving-up/
— Objections Filed Against Four Lakewood Candidates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/04/objections-filed-against-four-lakewood-candidates/
— Aspirants to Replace Chuck Wheeler on the McHenry County Board – Charles Hillstrom
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/04/aspirants-to-replace-chuck-wheeler-on-the-mchenry-county-board/
— Lame Duck Sessions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/04/lame-duck-sessions/
— Have You Noticed that Members of Caucuses Whose Members Have a Hard Time Raising Money Support Mike Madigan?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/04/have-you-noticed-that-members-of-caucuses-whose-members-have-a-hard-time-raising-money-support-mike-madigan/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Channeling conservative energy: Challenging the electoral count is only the beginning
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/4/editorial-challenging-the-electoral-count-is-only-/
— Establishment institutions turning conservatives into outcasts. Rejecting the legitimacy of conservatism. – Daniel Pipes
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about establishment institutions in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois that demonize, denigrate, and condemn conservatism and conservatives.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/4/establishment-institutions-turning-conservatives-i/
— How exactly is Biden a ‘centrist’? – Cal Thomas
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about “centrist” Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political consultants, major donors, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc. who focus on destroying conservatives, that is, who focus on destroying Republicans, that is, who focus on destroying the Republican Party. I would on the aforesaid destroyers in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 and those associated with them.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/4/how-exactly-is-biden-a-centrist/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump’s Last Stand. Senate hangs in balance as Trump lashes out at Republicans. – Andrew Stiles
https://freebeacon.com/satire/trumps-last-stand/

FOX NEWS
— Politico reporter tells journalists: Call GOPers objecting to Biden win ‘radicals’, ‘extremists’ ‘It’s past time we reformed our political terminology,’ – Tim Alberta tweeted Sunday. – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those who since 2000 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am an extremist.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/politico-tim-alberta-republicans-radicals-extremists

BREITBART
— DHS: Half of the 2014-2020 Southern Migrants Still in U.S. – NEIL MUNRO
(DIERSEN: How many illegals do Democrats and RINOs employ in your municipality, in your township, and in your county? Democrats and RINOs have declared war on Republicans. Democrats and RINOs see illegals as being their solders in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/01/04/dhs-half-of-the-2014-2020-southern-migrants-still-in-u-s/

NEWSMAX
— Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade: Trump’s Call for January 6 Protests a ‘Type of Anarchy’ – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-host-trumps-call-january-6-protests-type-anarchy-1558768

PJ MEDIA
— BBC Says Jesus Was a Black Palestinian – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/culture/robert-spencer/2021/01/01/bbc-says-jesus-was-a-black-palestinian-n1297980

TOWNHALL
— Did NBC News Resort to Base Reporting to Smear President Trump? – Brad Slager
https://townhall.com/columnists/bradslager/2021/01/05/did-nbc-news-resort-to-base-reporting-to-smear-president-trump-n2582548

ONE NEWS AMERICA
— Facebook Bans GOP Account, Allows Inflammatory DNC Ads
https://www.oann.com/facebook-bans-gop-account-allows-inflammatory-dnc-ads/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Top 10 Worst Cases of Big Tech Censorship in 2020 – Heather Moon
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/heather-moon/2021/01/04/top-10-worst-cases-big-tech-censorship-2020

LIFE SITE NEWS
— America looks to Tuesday Georgia run-off elections as future of country hangs in the balance. Tuesday’s run-off elections will determine who controls the U.S. Senate and have far-reaching consequences for the pro-life movement. – Michael Haynes
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/america-looks-to-tuesday-georgia-run-off-elections-as-future-of-country-hangs-in-the-balance

EPOCH TIMES
— Georgia State Senators Call on Pence to Delay Jan. 6 Electoral Vote – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/georgia-state-senators-pushing-pence-to-delay-jan-6-electoral-vote_3643538.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Republican Facebook ads for Georgia runoffs contain misinformation.”
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/532530-republican-facebook-ads-for-georgia-runoff-contain-misinformation
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater calls Trump’s Georgia call “far worse than Watergate.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/532502-carl-bernstein-calls-trump-georgia-call-far-worse-than-watergate
— Chamber of Commerce slams GOP effort to challenge Biden’s win – ZACK BUDRYK
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Big Business makes it clear that it has dumped individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, 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://thehill.com/regulation/lobbying/532552-chamber-of-commerce-slams-gop-effort-to-challenge-bidens-win
— Attorney says census count to determine congressional seats won’t be done until February – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532636-attorney-says-census-count-to-determine-congressional-seats-wont-be

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The final Trump loyalty test for Congress is coming.”
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty to them and to them only. They focus on destroying those like me a) who do not glorify and praise them, b) who do not pander to them, c) who refuse to serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or c) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and/or in Illinois.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/05/politics/congress-state-of-play-trump-electoral-college-certification/index.html

REUTERS
— Newsmax, OAN vie for Trump loyalists as Georgia votes – Helen Coster, Lisa Richwine
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty to them and to them only. They focus on destroying those like me a) who do not glorify and praise them, b) who do not pander to them, c) who refuse to serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or c) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and/or in Illinois.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-georgia-conservative-med-idUSKBN29A147

POLITICO
— 117th Congress kicks off with GOP civil war, calls for impeachment and plexiglass – OLIVIA BEAVERS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/huddle/2021/01/04/117th-congress-kicks-off-with-gop-civil-war-calls-for-impeachment-and-plexiglass-491281

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump and Gohmert’s election ploys prove Republican Party is now the anti-democracy party. Liberals and traditional conservatives must join in opposition to a party that has found a way to reject both democratic and conservative values.” Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters crow about their success in using “democracy” to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, 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.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-gohmert-s-election-ploys-prove-republican-party-now-anti-ncna1252792

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “We must stop calling Trump’s enablers ‘conservative.’ They are the radical right.” How many Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman candidates will promise to use the IRP to get rid of the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and the157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/trump-enablers-radical-right-conservative/2021/01/04/634edcda-4e97-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump sabotaging GOP on his way out of office with push to overturn election.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-sabotage-republicans/2021/01/04/df5d301e-4eb1-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump and Joe Biden vs. Facebook and Twitter: Why Section 230 could get repealed in 2021 – Jessica Guynn
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have focused on destroying me for my including links in GOPUSA emails to articles they do not like. I would focus on a) 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/or Illinois, b) those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and/or their campaign volunteers, c) those who are/were leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, and d) those who are/were leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and/or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. The aforesaid have focused on destroying me, but they have not sued the authors of the articles that they do not like.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/04/trump-biden-pelosi-section-230-repeal-facebook-twitter-google/4132529001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “An Awesome Spectacle of Dishonesty and Opportunism. The GOP election challenge marks a new low-water mark for political cynicism.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-awesome-spectacle-of-dishonesty-and-opportunism-11609785211
— In Trump’s Final Days, Lines Are Drawn for a Republican Civil War. Amid the president’s loyalty test, the unanswerable question is whether he can maintain his hold on the party once out of office. – Gerald Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-trumps-final-days-lines-are-drawn-for-a-republican-civil-war-11609772298

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Absolutely Appalling: A Few Republicans Condemn Trump’s Georgia Call, But Most Remain Silent.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/01/04/absolutely-appalling-a-few-republicans-condemn-trumps-georgia-call-but-most-remain-silent/

DESERET NEWS
— The culture war will continue to rage in 2021. Abortion, cancel culture and other issues that will define the struggle over America’s soul. – Jennifer Graham
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2021/1/3/22159761/cancel-culture-wars-abortion-media-partisan-divide-morality-trust-american-community

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters crow about their success in using “democracy” to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, 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://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01/trump-georgia-call-house-vote-electors-republicans-voter-fraud-lie.html

December 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— IL reports 12,542 new coronavirus cases, 125 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/live-il-reports-12542-new-covid-19-cases-125-deaths/8416286/
— Illinois losing battle to save veterans from COVID-19 at state care facilities – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-cases-deaths-veterans-home/8396187/
— AG Barr: No evidence of fraud that’d change election outcome “To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election,” Attorney General William Barr told the AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/barr-no-evidence-of-fraud-thatd-change-election-outcome/8417189/

NBC5
— Rep. Mike Kelly Asks Supreme Court to Nullify Biden Win Over Trump in Pa. as He Challenges Mail-In Ballot Rule – Dan Mangan
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/rep-mike-kelly-asks-supreme-court-to-nullify-biden-win-over-trump-in-pa-as-he-challenges-mail-in-ballot-rule/2383921/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 3,800 people shot in Chicago through end of November as violence spikes 50% from 2019
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/3800-people-shot-in-chicago-through-end-of-november-as-violence-spikes-50-from-2019
— Trump campaign files lawsuit in Wisconsin after requested recount – Bill Miston
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-campaign-files-lawsuit-in-wisconsin-after-requested-recount

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Support for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan further erodes as first member of his leadership team says he’s lost her vote – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-opposition-20201201-ppwbkweffres3hsqysehv4ec3y-story.html
— Influx of Republican voters stands out in traditionally Democratic Lake County, Indiana – CARRIE NAPOLEON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-lake-county-gop-voters-st-1201-20201130-7hhsfgo5avgvlh5bol47sbneay-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tippy said he has been seeing more and more Illinois transplants getting involved with the Republican Party when they make the move to Indiana. He said there were a few, like Bromley, who assisted with his campaign. “Right now we have a lot of new construction going on across the center and southern part of the county,” Tippy said. “A big percentage of those people are coming from Illinois and they appear to be coming to Indiana because they like the lower taxes and lower cost of living.” Tippy said it appears many of these new transplants are disillusioned Illinois Democrats turning Republican or Republicans leaving Illinois for Indiana. “I think it’s a trend that has been going on for a while, but it has accelerated the last four years,” Tippy said.)
— Republicans need to find a way out of this mess – JONAH GOLDBERG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-republicans-trump-future-goldberg-20201201-htgslypzbjhqhewzyu7gebcxea-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Key member of Madigan’s own leadership team breaks ranks, vows to oppose his bid to remain speaker Rep. Kathleen Willis, D-Addison, pointedly did not use the title that Madigan has held for nearly four decades, referring to the man known in Springfield as “Mr. Speaker” as simply “Representative Madigan.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/12/1/21802937/michael-mike-madigan-kathleen-willis-leadership-team-house-speaker-comed-probe

DAILY HERALD
— Trump headed to Georgia as runoff boost, but also a threat – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201201/trump-headed-to-georgia-as-runoff-boost-but-also-a-threat
— DuPage County awards grants to support those recovering from opioids
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201201/dupage-county-awards-grants-to-support-those-recovering-from-opioids

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Home sales boom benefiting suburbs more than city Either despite or because of the pandemic, the Chicago area is running ahead of last year, but the city hasn’t caught up. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: What percent of suburban home buyers fleeing Democrat vandalism, looting, rioting, and arson in Chicago?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/home-sales-boom-benefiting-suburbs-more-city

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Black lawmakers silent on supporting Mike Madigan – Erick Johnson
https://chicagocrusader.com/black-lawmakers-silent-on-supporting-mike-madigan/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Outside C-U, Trump was the pick – Tom Kacich
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-outside-c-u-trump-was-the-pick/article_7bf4fd5e-cb16-575e-9548-821d9add6039.html

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Big jump in daily COVID cases Tuesday in Kane County after three days of declines Three new COVID deaths reported Tuesday
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/12/01/big-jump-in-daily-covid-cases-tuesday-in-kane-county-after-three-days-of-declines/ag7aqn5/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Newsmax Rises On Wave Of Resentment Toward Media — Especially Fox News – DAVID FOLKENFLIK
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/newsmax-rises-wave-resentment-toward-media-especially-fox-news#stream/0

WEEK
— Lawmakers demand answers on COVID-19 outbreak in LaSalle Veterans’ Home
https://week.com/2020/11/30/lawmakers-demand-answers-on-covid-19-outbreak-in-lasalle-veterans-home/

BEIDELMAN KUNSCH
— OBITUARY: Elizabeth Martinez
https://www.beidelmankunschfh.com/obituaries/Elizabeth-Martinez?obId=19134535
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Elizabeth Martinez, age 79, of Naperville passed away November 28, 2020 at St. Patrick’s Residence in Naperville. She is survived by her companion and life partner, Carl Fasig, her children Elizabeth (Jay Johnson) Juslin, John (Denise) Juslin; her grandchildren Michelle (Eric Eddleman) Juslin, Matthew Shapiro, Meghan Shapiro, Krystal (Mike) Mayfield; her great-grandchildren Rowan and Jayce Mayfield and Gavin Smith. She is preceded in death by her parents, Edna and Robert Murray and her twin brother Robert Murray. She was a member of: The Lisle Township Republican Organization from 2004 to 2019, serving as the Secretary and Vice Chairman, and recipient of the Chairman’s Award in 2008. Elizabeth was on the Board of Friends for Lisle Township, a non-profit organization that funds the Lisle Food Pantry, serving as Chairman and Secretary. And also a founding member of We Are Republicans Toastmasters club. She was employed by the Lutheran General (Advocate) Health System from 1984 to 2004 in real estate and office space management. Visitation and service information will be updated when confirmed. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Elizabeth Martinez please visit our Tribute Store.)

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Left-Wing Hate Group: Schools “Weaponize Whiteness” – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/left-wing-hate-group-schools-weaponize-whiteness/

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin urges Greg Harris to restart ethics process
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/01/durkin-urges-greg-harris-to-restart-ethics-process/
— What happened to the widely expected House Democratic suburban sweep?
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/01/what-happened-to-the-widely-expected-house-democratic-suburban-sweep/
— Caucus Chair Kathleen Willis becomes 19th House Democrat to announce she won’t vote to reelect Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/01/caucus-chair-kathleen-willis-becomes-19th-house-democrat-to-announce-she-wont-vote-to-reelect-madigan/
— 12,542 new confirmed and probable cases; 125 additional deaths; 5,835 hospitalized; 1,195 in ICU; 10.4 percent case positivity rate; 12.2 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/01/12542-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-125-additional-deaths-5835-hospitalized-1195-in-icu-104-percent-case-positivity-rate-122-percent-test-positivity-rate/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/01/covid-19-roundup-60/
— Flash Index: Illinois’ slow recovery stalled in November
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/01/flash-index-illinois-slow-recovery-stalled-in-november/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s national security adviser a dedicated ‘get Trump’ member of Hillary’s inner circle – Rowan Scarborough (DIERSEN: I should write a book about present and past dedicated ‘get Diersen’ a) members of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, etc., b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, and c) defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/30/jake-sullivan-joe-biden-national-security-adviser-/
— Witnesses tell Michigan Senate panel of widespread voter fraud in Detroit – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/1/witnesses-tell-michigan-senate-panel-widespread-vo/

FOX NEWS
— CNN reporter calls for Twitter to take censorship further, label Trump’s account as disinformation Oliver Darcy regularly urges social media companies to de-platform people he disagrees with – Brian Flood (DIERSEN: Since 2000, constructively, if not literally, my critics/opponents have called for the following to label my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being disinformation: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, and c) defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-darcy-twitter-censorship-trump-misinformation

GOPUSA
— Breach Of Rights To Be Expected If Biden Becomes President
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98518
— Fox News Feeling The Heat? Newsmax, OAN Have Fox Scrambling After Ratings Hit – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98503

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating LGBTQers claim credit for defeating Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/01/had-lgbt-voters-stayed-home-trump-might-have-won-2020-presidential-election/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled LGBTQers crow about their success in defeating heterosexuals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/30/11-lgbtq-legislators-will-take-their-seats-next-congress-largest-most-diverse-group-ever/

KTRH
— Conservative Censorship Continues (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents a) encourage/force everyone to spend all their time on Facebook rather than reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) encourage/force the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. to rely on Facebook for communication, to ignore/dump their websites, and to stop sending out emails, and c) encourage/force Republican candidates in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, etc. to rely on Facebook for communication, to ignore/dump their websites, and to stop sending out emails.)
https://ktrh.iheart.com/content/2020-11-30-conservative-censorship-continues/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you thought that ‘Big Tech’ was going to back off of its conservative censorship now that the election is over? You were wrong! As documented in the New York Times! of all places, Facebook & CEO Mark Zuckerberg are actually doing more to censor news outlets and people that they don’t agree with. It’s done with a ‘secret ranking system’ that allows CNN and others to be seen, while conservative outlets and posts are restricted. Taking it one step, Facebook is also blocking individual posts (aka freedom of speech) under the guise that they use to rationalize ‘people that are bad for the world’. Scary but true according to media analyst Bryan Preston, who told KTRH “What they’re censoring are stories that they don’t like, that report facts that they don’t want people to see. That is extremely chilling! and given the power that Facebook has over our view of reality now, this cannot stand.” And while Preston believes that Facebook and the other Big Tech companies will have it much easier under Biden, the fight will continue. Who would have thought we would be talking about free speech in 2020? Scary, but true.)

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters See Each Other as America’s Enemy (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want Biden to use the federal government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/november_2020/voters_see_each_other_as_america_s_enemy

October 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 today: IL reports 4,062 coronavirus cases, 24 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4062-coronavirus-cases-24-deaths/7333933/
— Coronavirus surge: US reports second-highest day of COVID cases. The highest day was Friday Social gatherings and family events moving indoors to avoid the colder weather is largely to blame for the high rates of spread. – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/health/us-sees-second-highest-day-of-covid-cases-ever/7330111/
— White House chief of staff Mark Meadows says ‘we’re not going to control the pandemic’ “Because it is a contagious virus just like the flu.” – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-house-chief-of-staff-were-not-going-to-control-the-pandemic/7334449/

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Election Could Stoke US Marijuana Market, Sway Congress The cannabis initiatives will draw voters to the polls who could influence other races – Michael R. Blood (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/election-could-stoke-us-marijuana-market-sway-congress/2359004/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Man sets fire to ballot box in Boston, destroying 35 ballots – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-sets-fire-to-ballot-box-in-boston-destroying-35-ballots

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Early vote total exceeds 2016; GOP chips at Dems’ advantage – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-election-early-voting-republicans-20201025-xxsrzcdkgzbejdxrpisvzgxj6m-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative haters say “Conservative news sites are misleading millions of readers.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-conservative-media-voter-fraud-misinformation-20201025-igkbg6qbpraufboetf7pxq6o74-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans say DuPage County voting machines give Democrats an advantage – Charles Keeshan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201025/republicans-say-dupage-county-voting-machines-give-democrats-an-advantage
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nonetheless, Republican leaders remained skeptical over the weekend. Zay said Sunday he believes the clerk’s office can find another way to assist disabled voters, and Republican state Rep. Grant Wehrli of Naperville, who is running for reelection to his 41st District House seat, threatened legal action in a tweet Saturday. “Good grief. This is happening on every voting touch screen in DuPage County. They highlight vote yes for the tax hike and EVERY Madigan backed candidate,” he wrote. “Litigation forthcoming.”)
— Medical professionals push back after Trump says COVID-19 cases are inflated to ‘get more money’ – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201025/medical-professionals-push-back-after-trump-says-covid-19-cases-are-inflated-to-get-more-money

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Number of publications linked to former Springfield reporter Brian Timpone balloons; Trump and LaHood – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/subscriber/20201025/bernard-schoenburg-number-of-publications-linked-to-former-springfield-reporter-balloons
— Rep. Tim Butler tests positive for COVID-19 – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201024/rep-tim-butler-tests-positive-for-covid-19

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Trashed by fellow Democrats, Madigan still flush with cash – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-trashed-by-fellow-democrats-madigan-still-flush-with-cash/article_948d034a-20e1-541b-93bb-08484d9c2e6c.html

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Foreign students show less zeal for US since Trump took over – AP (DIERSEN: Foreign students are citizens of foreign countries. Democrats shout at them, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all. What percent of foreign students are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/foreign-students-show-less-zeal-for-us-since-trump-took-over/article_36d5e59e-d333-515b-abdf-fea0368b2eaa.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Senate Republicans Advance Barrett’s Supreme Court Nomination – BARBARA SPRUNT
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/senate-republicans-advance-barretts-supreme-court-nomination#stream/0
— How Donald Trump’s Presidency Has Changed The Media (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have tried to “change” me and “change” my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those who succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004. I would focus on those who unsuccessfully tried to get ICRC to censure me in 2006 for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those who stopped me from becoming MTRO’s Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-donald-trumps-presidency-has-changed-media#stream/0

EPOCH TIMES
— New York Times’ 8-Month-Long ‘Investigation’ of The Epoch Times: Light on Facts, Heavy on Bias
https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-york-times-8-month-long-investigation-of-the-epoch-times-light-on-facts-heavy-on-bias_3487144.html

THE HILL
— US early voting hits 58.6 million, surpassing all of 2016 early and absentee voting – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: Yesterday and today, I hand-delivered the following door-to-door to all 60 homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican voter who had not yet voted: Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) “Republican Voter Guide,” sample ballot for my precinct, and a new joint Tim Whelan/Tim Elliott literature piece. Previously, I hand-delivering door-to-door the following to all 150 homes in my precinct a) that had at least one Republican or Independent voter and b) that had no Democrat yard signs: MTRO “Republican Cheat Sheet,” sample ballot, Illinois Family Institute Trump/Biden comparison piece, literature from the other 13 Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct in contested races (Mark Curran, Jeanne Ives, Amy Grant, Christopher Kachiroubas, Robert Grogan, Richard Jorgensen, Babette Holder Youngberg, Timothy Elliott, Timothy Whelan, Ann Celine Walsh, Monique O’Toole, James McCluskey, and Richard Felice), and my GOPUSA Illinois business card. 900 of the aforesaid 2,400 pieces had to be folded to fit inside the envelopes provided by the DuPage County Republican Central Committee. The 150 envelopes had a) 358 mailing labels on them provided by the DuPage County Election Division, one for each individual Republican or Independent voter and b) my return address label.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/522705-us-early-voting-hits-586-million-surpassing-all-of-2016-early-and-absentee

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: By definition, you are not conservative or Republican if you vote for Biden.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/25/media/new-hampshire-union-leader-democrat-endorsement-joe-biden/index.html
— Pre-election voting surpasses all 2016 early ballots cast with 9 days left until Election Day – Adam Levy, Ethan Cohen and Liz Stark
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/25/politics/pre-election-voting-surpasses-2016-early-ballots/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Over Democratic Fury, Republicans Push Barrett to Brink of Confirmation A near party-line vote on Sunday to cut off debate over Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination set up a final confirmation vote on Monday. – Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/25/us/politics/amy-barrett-senate-vote.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say that the Supreme Court’s “Legitimacy Is Now in Question.” My Democrat GAO superiors would have questioned the legitimacy of my promotion to GS-13 in 1986 when I was 38 years old if I had not a) worked for GAO for almost 7 years, b) became a licensed CPA in 1981, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, f) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and g) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12, Step 1-5 levels.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/25/opinion/supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Both Biden and Trump have questioned the other’s physical and mental fitness. Here’s what we know about their health. – Toluse Olorunnipa and Michael Kranish
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-biden-health-problems/2020/10/23/aa6390ac-13cd-11eb-ba42-ec6a580836ed_story.html

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who slammed Trump, to become first African American cardinal – John Bacon
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/10/25/pope-names-new-cardinals-washington-dc-archbishop-wilton-gregory/6031842002/

September 11 Morning Edition

ABC7
— 9/11 attacks: Chicago area ceremonies to mark 19th anniversary of September 11th attacks (DIERSEN: I had the honor of organizing Wheaton’s 9/11 ceremonies in 2004 and 2005.)
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/chicago-area-ceremonies-to-mark-19th-anniversary-of-9-11-attacks/6418457/
https://abc7chicago.com/society/live-us-remembers-9-11-on-terror-attacks-19th-anniversary/6418530/
https://abc7chicago.com/9-11-timeline-how-the-september-11-attacks-unfolded/6411796/
— Hinsdale Central students say remote learning is a threat to their health – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/education/hinsdale-students-say-remote-learning-is-threat-to-their-health/6417918/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Disinformation scams are becoming more aggressive as Election Day nears. Here’s what Illinois voters should know – AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents do not want anyone to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press release and press advisory lists. My critics/opponents pander to the Democrat news media. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-cb-illinois-election-misinformation-schemes-scams-20200911-r5jakpgyn5dh3ns5vasw37wnra-story.html
— AG Bill Barr says federal corruption hunters never ‘at a loss for work’ in Chicago – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-attorney-general-william-barr-chicago-kass-20200911-xbpfeq5wj5hybffu5e7aiwuzoq-story.html
— Half of Chicago households report serious financial problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, NPR-Harvard poll finds – ABDEL JIMENEZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-survey-households-financial-issues-20200910-tiy4qz5ztng6xbl4sthc2voq5a-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says that he does not hate Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-my-hatred-for-trump-derangement-syndrome-st-0909-20200908-mmjea6rnvfcrdmbwnvlpjkolvi-story.html
— Will airlines get more aid? Time is running out, unions warn. 40,000 workers face furloughs or layoffs. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-coronavirus-airlines-federal-bailout-20200911-zdemn6ph3ndhjjhhmj5w5um3ie-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Coronavirus is hundreds of times more deadly for people over 60 than people under 40 And in Indiana, non-white people are dying at three times the rate of white people. – Nir Menachemi
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/10/21430971/indiana-university-covid-19-coronavirus-infection-mortality-rates-study

DAILY HERALD
— U.S. House 6th District candidate forum set for Sept. 21
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20200910/us-house-6th-district-candidate-forum-set-for-sept-21
— In face of more negative ads, Elk Grove mayor announces reelection bid – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200909/in-face-of-more-negative-ads-elk-grove-mayor-announces-reelection-bid
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use diversity to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200911/editorial-arlington-heights-makes-a-meaningful-move-toward-diversity

MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters call Trump supporters White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all? How should Trump supporters respond?
https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/column/patriot-or-domestic-terrorist-why-americans-are-unable-to-use-some-words-to-describe-fellow-citizens/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to be a sports fan is to shout that you are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.bnd.com/sports/nfl/chiefs/article245630920.html

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— O’Brien can’t beat Foxx as a “Republican” Judge Pat O’Brien is in a unique position to unseat Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx who has made race and racism the determining factor in how she prosecutes crimes. But O’Brien can’t defeat Foxx if he wraps himself in the Republican Party and associates himself with far rightwing extremist like Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau. Cook County is Democratic with a strong conservative base but those conservative Democrats won’t support anyone who associates with extremists – Ray Hanania (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend their platform. According to Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents, and RINOs, the more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that you are an extremist who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2020/09/10/obrien-cant-beat-foxx-as-a-republican/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Major FOID card backlog, nation-wide ammo shortage cause headaches for gun store owners, buyers – Matt Sheehan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats force Republicans to buy more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/major-foid-card-backlog-nation-wide-ammo-shortage-cause-headaches-for-gun-store-owners-buyers/

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois And The Mail-In Voting Election Mess – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-and-the-vote-by-mail-election-mess-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Carlos Acosta, AJ’s DCFS Caseworker, Arrested for Felony Child Endangerment, Supervisor, Too
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/10/carlos-acosta-ajs-dcfs-caseworker-arrested-for-felony-child-endangerment-supervisor-too/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Sweeps a Doubleheader of Debates from Jim Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/10/debate1/
— L-14: Ives Seen as Counterbalance to Left Wing Democratic Women
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/10/il-14-ives-as-counterbalance-to-left-wing-democratic-women/
— Real Estate Taxpayers Get Another 90 Days to Pay Second Installment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/10/real-estate-taxpayers-get-another-90-days-to-pay-second-installment/
— Time to Think about Running for Office Next Spring
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/10/time-to-think-about-running-for-office-next-spring/
— Masks for Thee, But Not for Me: Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/10/masks-for-thee-but-not-for-me/
— Skillicorn Calls for Acosta’s Resignation from McHenry County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/11/skillicorn-calls-for-acostas-resignation-from-mchenry-county-board/
— IL-06: Pat Brady Endorses Sean Casten over Jeanne Ives
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/11/il-06-pat-brady-endorses-sean-casten-over-jeanne-ives/
— Republicans Gather in Huntley’s Parkside Pub – Part 1
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/11/republicans-gather-in-huntleys-parkside-pub/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— RINO Pat Brady Endorses Sean Casten in the 6th Congressional District – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/podcast-rino-pat-brady-endorses-sean-casten-in-the-6th-congressional-district/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FROM COMMUNISM TO CHICAGO—CHURCHES UNDER FIRE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/from-communism-to-chicagochurches-under-fire.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fans boo racial justice activism at NFL opener – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a sports fan is to shout that you are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/10/fans-boo-racial-justice-activism-nfl-opener/
— China denounces US student visa revocations as racial discrimination – AP (DIERSEN: Communist China wants to unite all non-Whites against the United States.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/10/china-denounces-us-visa-revocations-as-racial-disc/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mark Levin says he won’t watch football games: NFL celebrates ‘violent Marxist group BLM’ – Emma Colton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/levin-says-he-wont-watch-football-games-nfl-celebrates-the-violent-marxist-group-blm

GOPUSA
— Democrats Forget What They Were Saying About Coronavirus In Early 2020
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94818

FOX NEWS
— Texas police group warns drivers to ‘enter at your own risk’ after Austin cuts police funding ‘Limited support next 20 miles,’ one sign reads – Morgan Phillips
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-billboard-warn-drivers-austin
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on the United States. Democrats want the following to be soldiers in their army to defeat the United States: illegals, citizens of foreign countries, recent immigrants, minorities, women, younger people, poor people, LGBTQers, non-married people, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, veterans, non-Christians, non-Italian Americans, and non-German Americans. Ever-increasingly, for their self-defense, the following are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition: citizens of America, Whites, men, older people, non-poor people, heterosexuals, married people, conservatives, Republicans, non-veterans, Christians, Italian Americans, and German Americans.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-voters-view-immigrants-more-positively-now-than-in-2016-poll
— Zuckerberg rejects claim that Facebook is ‘right-wing echo chamber’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook employees are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/zuckerberg-rejects-claim-that-facebook-is-right-wing-echo-chamber-traditional-media-ignores-conservatives
— 9/11 shows us we need police and other first responders — we should all support them Unfortunately it has become fashionable in some circles to criticize law enforcement to serve some sort of political agenda – Ronna McDaniel
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sept-11-riots-police-ronna-mcdaniel

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— 9/11: 19 Years Later Can we ever recover that patriotic unity we had in the aftermath of that horrible day? Or has 2020 set us on a path to utter disintegration? – Bruce Bawer
https://amgreatness.com/2020/09/10/9-11-19-years-later/

BREITBART
— Bishop Aubrey Shines: Racist for Whites to Assume They Have Responsibility for Blacks – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/09/10/bishop-aubrey-shines-racist-whites-assume-they-have-responsibility-blacks/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Burger King Depicts Mascot in Gay Kiss with Ronald McDonald for New Ad Campaign – JACK MONTGOMERY
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/09/11/urger-king-depicts-mascot-gay-kiss-with-ronald-mcdonald-new-ad-campaign/

DAILY SIGNAL
— What Kind of Revolution? – Lee Edwards
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/10/what-kind-of-revolution/

TOWNHALL
— New Jobs Report Vindicates Trump’s Immigration Policy – Brian Lonergan
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianlonergan/2020/09/11/new-jobs-report-vindicates-trumps-immigration-policy-n2575984

NEWS BUSTERS
— Washington Post: Facebook Engineer Quits, Claims Racism, Disinformation – Kayla Sargent
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/kayla-sargent/2020/09/10/washpost-facebook-engineer-quits-claims-racism

PJ MEDIA
— Weather Underground Terrorist Bill Ayers Suggests the Civil War Has Already Begun – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants to be their soldiers in their army to defeat America. Democrats also want the following to be their soldiers in their army to defeat America: illegals, minorities, women, young people, poor people, LGBTQers, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, veterans, non-Christians, and non-German Americans.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/09/11/weather-underground-terrorist-bill-ayers-suggests-the-civil-war-has-already-begun-n917703

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Zuckerberg dismisses journalist’s claim that Facebook is a ‘right-wing echo chamber’ – Don Irvine
https://www.aim.org/don-irvine-blog/zuckerberg-dismisses-journalists-claim-that-facebook-is-a-right-wing-echo-chamber/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— U.S. Remembers 9/11 as Pandemic Changes Tribute Traditions – Karen Matthews & Jennifer Peltz (DIERSEN: I had the honor of organizing Wheaton’s 9/11 ceremonies in 2004 and 2005.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/11/us_remembers_911_as_pandemic_changes_tribute_traditions_144183.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters shout at young Latinos, and at everyone else, that Trump is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://thehill.com/latino/515885-sixty-percent-of-young-latinos-support-biden-poll
— NYT reporter removed from Trump rally in Michigan – J. EDWARD MORENO (DIERSEN: RINO event organizers, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, and campaign managers do not want me to a) know about their events, b) promote their events, c) attend their events, d) ask questions at their events, or e) report on their events. I should write a book about the aforesaid RINOs.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/515972-nyt-reporter-removed-from-trump-rally-in-michigan
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/515959-nyc-living-statue-shows-trump-desecrating-graves-of-war-dead-covid-victims

POLITICO
— Twitter’s new rules will flag it if Trump claims early victory The social media platform is expanding its policies against election-related misinformation. – CRISTIANO LIMA (DIERSEN: What if Biden claims early victory?)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/10/twitters-new-rules-will-flag-it-if-trump-claims-early-victory-411779

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Rank-And-File Republicans Reel Off Very Long List Of Reasons They Can’t Vote For Trump Conservatives have 113 reasons for dumping Trump in Republican Voters Against Trump’s new video.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-voters-against-trump-113-reasons_n_5f5b5e75c5b6b48507ff3bc3

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to defeat Trump, Democrats promote protests, promote looting, promote rioting, promote arson, and promote even worse things.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-usa-protests/despite-trumps-law-and-order-rhetoric-protesters-wont-back-down-idUSKBN2621C3
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats used to call Vietnam veterans baby killers.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-poll/republicans-back-trump-despite-reports-he-called-soldiers-suckers-and-losers-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN2612NX

NBC NEWS
— NFL season kicks off with nod to social injustice at Chiefs-Texans contest (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a sports fan is to shout that you are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nfl-will-look-very-different-when-chiefs-texans-kickoff-kansas-n1239756

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “How Trump’s rhetoric is normalizing overt expressions of racism.”
https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/how-trump-s-rhetoric-is-normalizing-overt-expressions-of-racism-91491397862

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Virus Is a Marathon – David Leonhardt
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/briefing/california-wildfires-september-11-attacks-nfl-your-friday-briefing.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Twitter steps up its efforts to defeat Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/10/twitter-election-label/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to be a sports fan is to shout that you are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/09/10/nfl-once-cowered-before-trump-now-it-has-chance-stand-something/

NEW YORK POST
— Nicholas Sandmann slams ACLU staffer for saying university shouldn’t admit him – Emily Jacobs (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended high school 1962-1966, I doubt that UIC would have accepted me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended UIC 1966-1968, I doubt that NIU would have accepted me in 1969. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended NIU 1969-1970, I doubt that Loyola would have accepted me in 1972. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended Loyola 1972-1976, I doubt that DePaul would have accepted me 1976. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended DePaul 1976-1980, I doubt that IIT would have accepted me in 1992. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended high school 1962-1966, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.)
https://nypost.com/2020/09/10/sandmann-slams-aclu-staffer-for-saying-college-shouldnt-take-him/

USA TODAY
— Target announces plans to increase representation of Black employees by 20% over next 3 years – Kelly Tyko (DIERSEN: To hire those who are Black, Hispanic, Asian, female, or younger is to not hire those who are White, male, or older. To hire those who are citizens of foreign countries, moderate, liberal, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Liberal, RINO, veteran, poor, non-Christian, non-German American, or those whose ancestor have not been in America for a long time is to not hire those who are citizens of America, conservative, Republican, non-veteran, non-poor, Christian, German American, or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/09/10/target-diversity-inclusion-retailer-working-retain-advance-black-workers/5757365002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Islamists and ‘Wokeists’ Have in Common Adherents of both pursue ideological purity, refuse to engage in debate and demand submission. – Ayaan Hirsi Ali
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-islamists-and-wokeists-have-in-common-11599779507
— Stir-Crazy Democrats Look to Harness Energy of Volunteers and Surrogates Party develops new virtual organizing tools to make use of supporters, but some worry it doesn’t match GOP canvassing – Gabriel T. Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stir-crazy-democrats-look-to-harness-energy-of-volunteers-and-surrogates-11599816601
— God, Parents and the ‘1619 Project’ Religious Americans should reject the idea that slavery is what defines the nation. – Latasha Fields
https://www.wsj.com/articles/god-parents-and-the-1619-project-11599759170

HARTFORD COURANT
— North Haven politician bitten by dog to have surgery Friday, plans to continue campaigning – LORI RILEY
https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-dog-bites-politician-20200911-2gd4xubafbc6pptutdqjgd2d2m-story.html

AUSTIN MONITOR
— After ‘damaging’ diversity training, city won’t use company again for similar workshops – Audrey McGlinchy (DIERSEN: Democrats use diversity training to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially to promote hatred against Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2020/09/after-damaging-diversity-training-city-wont-use-company-again-for-similar-workshops/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use diversity training to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially to promote hatred against Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsweek.com/diversity-bias-trainings-1531115
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Brags About COVID-19 Response As Supporters Fail to Distance, Wear Masks.”
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-covid-response-supporters-1531198

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on the United States. Democrats want the following to be soldiers in their army to defeat the United States: illegals, citizens of foreign countries, recent immigrants, minorities, women, younger people, poor people, LGBTQers, non-married people, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, non-Christians, non-Italian Americans, and non-German Americans. Ever-increasingly, for their self-defense, the following are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition: citizens of America, Whites, men, older people, non-poor people, heterosexuals, married people, conservatives, Republicans, Christians, Italian Americans, and German Americans.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/how-democrats-are-preparing-post-election-chaos/616255/

September 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— IL billionaires Gov. Pritzker, Ken Griffin fight over state’s proposed graduated tax amendment
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-billionaires-fight-over-proposed-graduated-income-tax/6410313/
— Rally demands justice for Miguel Vega, man killed in Pilsen shootout with police
https://abc7chicago.com/rally-demands-justice-for-man-killed-in-pilsen-shootout-with-police/6410576/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports 2,806 New COVID-19 Cases and 23 New Deaths
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-reports-2806-new-covid-19-cases-and-23-new-deaths/2334685/

CBS2
— Police Seek To Identify Looting Suspects Caught On Camera At Ulta Beauty On Michigan Avenue, Mr. Submarine On Wells Street
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/05/police-seek-to-identify-looting-suspects-caught-on-camera-at-ulta-beauty-on-michigan-avenue-mr-submarine-on-wells-street/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago stores hit by looting are warily reopening. That doesn’t mean all the plywood is coming down. – LAUREN ZUMBACH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-stores-looting-reopening-20200904-juedjbn5xvgkna5jbicvu3yakm-story.html
— 27 arrested as Portland protests reach 100 consecutive days – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-portland-protests-100-days-27-arrested-20200905-kgafji3lcrg75jkcqocu5srqdq-story.html
— Trump now faces election fallout after reports he insulted dead American soldiers — which he strongly denies – JENNIFER JACOBS, JOSH WINGROVE AND SALEHA MOHSIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-trump-insults-soldiers-20200905-2zxi4uq4gjaypb5zxhswkgbhmm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mark C. Curran Jr., U.S. Senate Republican nominee profile He believes the economy needs to open up “completely except in locations with a high level of hospitalizations and/ or deaths” from COVID-19.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/22/21062391/mark-curran-jr-senate-republican-nominee-candidate-2020-election-profile-illinois
— Jim Oberweis, 14th Congressional District Republican nominee profile “The best thing the federal government can do to help the economy” is keep moving ahead with its reopening, he says.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/22/21075186/jim-oberweis-congress-14th-district-republican-nominee-candidate-profile-2020-election-house-rep
— Rick Laib, 11th Congressional District Republican nominee profile “We can reform the police, just as we can reform any professional discipline, simply by defending religious freedom,” he says.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/22/21063178/rick-laib-congress-11th-district-republican-nominee-candidate-2020-election-house-rep-illinois
— Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee, 10th Congressional District Republican nominee profile She wants to expand loan and funding programs for new businesses and “further reduce or eliminate taxes” to stimulate the economy.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/5/21365727/valerie-ramirez-mukherjee-10th-district-congress-republican-nominee-candidate-2020-election-house
— Sargis Sangari, 9th Congressional District Republican nominee profile His top priorities include health care, public safety and business growth.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/5/21399735/sargis-sangari-congress-9th-district-republican-nominee-candidate-2020-election-house-rep-illinois
— Craig Cameron, 7th Congressional District Republican nominee profile
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/5/21422202/craig-cameron-7th-congress-district-republican-nominee-candidate-profile-2020-election-house-rep
— Tommy Hanson, 5th Congressional District Republican nominee profile His top priorities include state and local corruption, removal of pension systems at local levels and school vouchers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/22/21062959/tommy-hanson-congress-house-rep-5th-district-republican-nominee-candidate-2020-election-illinois
— Jesus Solorio, 4th Congressional District Republican nominee profile He says the Justice in Policing Act “is too broad and will ultimately handicap the ability of cops to do their job.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/5/21365108/jesus-solorio-congress-4th-district-republican-nominee-candidate-profile-house-rep-2020-election
— Mike Fricilone, 3rd Congressional District Republican nominee profile He wants additional federal, state and local funding for police training and their mental health care.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/22/21063016/mike-fricilone-congress-house-rep-3rd-district-republican-nominee-candidate-2020-general-election
— Theresa J. Raborn, 2nd Congressional District Republican nominee profile
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/5/21422135/theresa-raborn-2nd-congress-district-house-rep-republican-nominee-candidate-profile-2020-election
— Congressional Budget Office warns of largest budget deficit since 1945 Next year, the federal debt is forecast to exceed the size of the entire American economy for the first time since 1946. Within a few years, it’s on track to set a new high. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/9/5/21424049/congressional-budget-office-warns-largest-budget-deficit-since-1945
— Illinois reports another massive daily tally COVID-19 caseload: 2,806
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/9/5/21423956/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020

DAILY HERALD
— Batavia businesses seek city help with problem-plagued lot off Route 3 – Kevin Schmit
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200904/batavia-businesses-seek-city-help-with-problem-plagued-lot-off-route-31
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Our parking lot is the actual Wild West,” she told the city council. “Guns have been pulled on people in the parking lot. We have found constant broken bottles and glass, needles, bags of trash, blood, vomit and worse bodily fluids, actual teeth, and more and worse that I won’t recount in this setting.” Anderson said graffiti has been a continual issue and workers and customers have been subjected to vile comments from people in the parking lot. “It’s bad enough in the daytime, but it gets exponentially worse once the sun goes down,” she said.)

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— How criminals become heroes in today’s screwed-up world – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2020/09/05/how-criminals-become-heroes-in-todays-screwed-up-world/

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Democrats plan open house at new headquarters
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Democrats-plan-open-house-at-new-headquarters-15545043.php

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— ‘The whole country’s watching now’: After 100 days marching, Milwaukee protesters want to live up to the past and change the future – Sophie Carson and Evan Casey
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2020/09/05/milwaukee-wauwatosa-protesters-hit-100-days-marching-look-future/5707624002/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Pro-Trump boaters fill Illinois River, central Illinois Saturday – Austin Schick
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/pro-trump-boaters-fill-illinois-river-central-illinois-saturday/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Tells Agencies To End Trainings On ‘White Privilege’ And ‘Critical Race Theory’ – MATTHEW S. SCHWARTZ
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-tells-agencies-end-trainings-white-privilege-and-critical-race-theory#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Skillicorn Seems to Have Entered the Fray
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/05/skillicorn-seems-to-have-entered-the-fray/
— Trump Zone in Algonquin
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/05/trump-zone-in-algonquin/
— Crystal Lake Grade School District’s Message to Parents about Lundahl Middle School Zoom Hack
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/04/crystal-lake-grade-school-districts-message-to-parents-about-lundahl-middle-school-zoom-hack/
— Damon Hill & Lynn Gray Running for County Board in District 5, But Northwest Herald Doesn’t Know It
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/04/damon-hill-lynn-gray-running-for-county-board-in-district-5-but-northwest-herald-doesnt-know-it/
— Jack Franks – Unmasked
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/04/jack-franks-unmasked-2/
— IL 14 – Commenter Analyzes First Debate Between Underwood and Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/04/commenter-analyzes-first-debate-between-underwood-and-oberweis/
— Democrats Buying Guns
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/04/democrats-buying-guns/
— Opponents of Township Government Bet on the Come, Proponent Livid about Revote
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/04/opponents-of-township-government-bet-on-the-come/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP’s Kinzinger defends Fox News reporter after Trump calls for her firing – Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/5/adam-kinzinger-congressman-defends-fox-griffin-/

TOWNHALL
— Phyllis Schlafly Shaped the Republican Party Platform – Rebekah Gantner
https://townhall.com/columnists/rebekahgantner/2020/09/05/phyllis-schlafly-shaped-the-republican-party-platform-n2575672

HOT AIR
— Rochester BLM Supporters Set Fires, Harass People Eating Dinner And Injure 3 Police Officers – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/2020/09/05/rochester-blm-supporters-set-fires-harass-people-eating-dinner/

DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
— Protesters march through Rochester for fourth straight night
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/picture-gallery/news/2020/09/06/daniel-prude-protests-rochester-new-york-largest-crowd/5732071002/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Street confrontations during summer of protest raise political tensions Some see the clashes as a symptom of a growing tribalism in American politics that has brought social tensions to new heights. – Torey Van Oot and Liz Navratil
https://www.startribune.com/street-confrontations-raise-political-tensions/572330722/

POST MILLENNIAL
— BLM mob violently attacks Trump supporters in Dallas – Ian Miles Cheong
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-blm-radical-attacks-stage-at-pro-trump-walkaway-rally-security-guard-who-stopped-him-detained-by-police

WTSP
— Officers hurt, protesters charged with rioting during Daniel Prude rally in Rochester, NY Authorities say fireworks were thrown at law enforcement.
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/rochester-daniel-prude-death-protests/67-fd7b3482-7518-436e-8279-7e1beba751d4

August 16 Morning Edition

TRUMP/PENCE CAMPAIGN
— Vice President Mike Pence to Deliver Remarks on Joe Biden’s Failure to Put American Workers First August 19 – Darien, Wisconsin
https://events.donaldjtrump.com/events/vice-president-mike-pence-to-deliver-remarks-on-joe-bidens-failure-to-put-american-workers-first-19-aug

ABC7
— 24 arrested, several injured after Chicago police, demonstrators clash during protest in Loop CPD expected to release video showing beginning of clash Sunday – John Garcia, Cate Cauguiran and Jesse Kirsch (DIERSEN: Constructively, the protesters, vandals, looters, and rioters are shouting “VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS OR WE WILL DESTROY YOUR MUNICIPALITY LIKE WE ARE DESTROYING CHICAGO” and “THE DAMAGE THAT WE ARE INFLICTING ON DEMOCRAT-LED CHICAGO IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE DAMAGE THAT WE WILL INFLICT ON REPUBLICAN-LED MUNICIPALITIES.”)
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/24-arrested-several-hurt-after-cpd-protesters-clash-in-loop/6372706/

NBC5
— 24 Arrested, 17 Officers Injured After Chicago Protests ‘Hijacked,’ Police Say The demonstrations began at Chicago’s iconic Bean before the group traveled to Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, where multiple incidents were reported
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/24-arrested-17-officers-injured-after-chicago-protests-hijacked-police-say/2323071/
— Political Leaders, Activist Groups Criticize Police After Clashes Between CPD, ‘Agitators’ Sunday The demonstrations began at Chicago’s iconic Bean before the group traveled to Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, where multiple incidents were reported
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/political-leaders-activist-groups-criticize-police-after-clashes-between-cpd-agitators-sunday/2323168/
— Video Shows Police Pepper Spray, Swarm Protesters Amid Tense Scenes in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/video-shows-police-pepper-spray-swarm-protesters-amid-tense-scenes-in-chicago/2323042/

CBS2
— Protesters, Police Clash Violently On Downtown Streets; Supt. Brown Says Agitators Assaulted Officers – Steven Graves
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/15/protesters-police-clash-violently-on-downtown-streets-supt-brown-says-agitators-assaulted-officers/
— Demonstrators Clash With Police Downtown, 24 People Arrested (DIERSEN: My wife worked in an office building near Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive 1970-1992. My wife worked in downtown Chicago 1968-1992 and I worked in downtown Chicago in 1971 and 1973-1997.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/15/live-updates-despite-earlier-plans-protest-march-avoids-dan-ryan-continue-march-through-downtown/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twitter photos show a large group of protesters and police officers gathered in the area of Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive. The Michigan Avenue Bridge has been raised, and police were reportedly trying to move the protesters into the Loop.)
— DISGUSTING: Doctors Don Black Scrubs For Black Lives (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4667742-doctors-don-black-scrubs-for-black-lives/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Police clash with protestors downtown in heated exchange
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/police-clash-with-protestors-downtown-in-heated-exchange
— CPD plans to release video footage of incident that sparked violence, 24 arrests downtown
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cpd-plans-to-release-video-footage-of-incident-that-sparked-violence-24-arrests-downtown

WGN RADIO
— Portland police declare riot, push protesters from building – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/anti-police-brutality-rally-returns-to-oregons-biggest-city/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Downtown protest turns into violent clash between Chicago police and marchers, injuring dozens of officers and demonstrators – PAIGE FRY

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-downtown-protests-violent-20200816-v7yrehiibnbkvfpqxsijgz4cme-story.html
— What is ballot harvesting? Here’s a look at the practice in the United States. – MICHELLE L. PRICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-what-is-ballot-harvesting-20200815-uyyyetfuojbvtpwqsa5gownyba-story.html
— Best cars for young drivers – Phoebe Wall Howard (DIERSEN: What did you do with the money that you earned from summer jobs? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964. I washed dishes during the summer of 1965. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966. I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969. I used the money that I earned a) to buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, b) to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, c) to pay for tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968, d) to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, e) to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and f) to pay for room and board, tuition, and books at NIU 1969-1970.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/south-florida-sun-sentinel-sunday/20200816/282321092367743

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Shutting down public transit is unfair to Chicagoans who need it most The repeated evening and overnight shutdowns of CTA, Divvy and paratransit service in the downtown area set an alarming precedent. – Amy Rynell, Executive Director, Active Transportation Alliance
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/16/21369119/public-transit-cta-divvy-shutdowns-downtown-active-transportation-alliance-letters

DAILY HERALD
— Link case emphasizes need for legislative ethics reform in Illinois – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200815/editorial-link-case-emphasizes-need-for-legislative-ethics-reform-in-illinois

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ratings move race toward Davis; fight over corporate PAC money goes on – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20200815/bernard-schoenburg-ratings-move-race-toward-davis-fight-over-corporate-pac-money-goes-on

ABC PEORIA
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ March shows support for Peoria law enforcement – Paige Blanzy
https://hoiabc.com/2020/08/15/back-the-blue-march-shows-support-for-peoria-law-enforcement/

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Ballot harvesting’ targeted amid fight over voting rules – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/ballot-harvesting-targeted-amid-fight-over-voting-rules-08-15-2020-193336966

ST. CHARLES PATCH
— City Seeks Candidates For Vacant Ward 3 Alderman Seat (DIERSEN: Questions for city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/stcharles-il/city-seeks-candidates-vacant-ward-3-alderman-seat

CITY JOURNAL
— When Authority Vanishes Chicago’s leaders have surrendered to vandals. – John O. McGinnis
https://www.city-journal.org/looter-vandals-sack-chicagos-north-side

CHICAGO NOW
— FEAR, ANGER, OR DISGUST/ HAS CHICAGO HAD ENOUGH?/ RIOTS JOIN THE SHOOTINGS AND KILLINGS – BOB ANGONE
http://www.chicagonow.com/just-sayin/2020/08/fear-anger-or-disgust-has-chicago-had-enough/

CENTER SQUARE
— After patronage scandal, Democrats differ on whether to take political money Madigan controls – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: All of my critics/opponents, all of their operatives, and all of their dupes have always promoted patronage. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who focus/focused on promoting patronage.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/after-patronage-scandal-democrats-differ-on-whether-to-take-political-money-madigan-controls/article_b0af9d02-dda4-11ea-83ca-13fd8a3d6d99.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Erik Ruth Being Eyed as Most Viable Candidate to Replace Allen Skillicorn
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/15/erik-ruth-being-eyed-as-most-viable-candidate-to-replace-allen-skillicorn/
— IL 14- Oberweis Internet Ad Appears in AP Story and on Drudge
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/15/il-14-oberweis-internet-ad-appears-in-ap-story/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— New voting laws reignite battle over ‘ballot harvesting’ – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/16/ballot-harvesting-battle-rages-amid-new-voting-law/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘We need your strong voice across the country’: NYPD union endorses Trump – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nypd-union-backs-trump-in-first-ever-presidential-endorsement-for-group

FOX NEWS
— Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx is soft on criminals, fails to do her job — crime soars Politicians and their failed policies have made Chicago a city that now borders on unlivable – John Catanzara
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/chicago-crime-kim-foxx-john-cantanzara

DAILY WIRE
— Democrat-Controlled Chicago Spent $66 Million On A Coronavirus Facility That Treated 38 Patients—Total – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-controlled-chicago-spent-66-million-on-a-coronavirus-facility-that-treated-38-patients-total

PJ MEDIA
— The Obama-Biden Administration Removed Thousands of USPS Collection Boxes – MATT MARGOLIS (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969, I often drove a Post Office truck and collected mail from collection boxes.)
https://pjmedia.com/election/matt-margolis/2020/08/15/flashback-the-obama-biden-administration-removed-thousands-of-usps-collection-boxes-n796263

COMMUNITY DIGITAL NEWS
— Democrats win, Conservative journalists will be censored – Joseph Ragonese (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who actively work/worked against conservatives. I would focus on present/past leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/democrats-win-conservative-journalists-will-be-censored-131604/

THE HILL
— Taylor Swift: Trump’s ‘calculated dismantling’ of USPS proves he’s trying to ‘blatantly cheat’ election – MORGAN GSTALTER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who actively work/worked against conservatives. I would focus on present/past leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/512172-taylor-swift-trumps-calculated-dismantling-of-usps-proves-hes-trying
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In behind-the-scenes clips from her Netflix documentary, “Miss Americana,” the songwriter discussed her decision to actively work against the president.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes Harris.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/512011-harris-looks-to-complete-biden-path-to-presidency

CNN
— A violent protest in Chicago leads to 2 dozen people arrested and 17 officers injured – Kay Jones
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/16/us/chicago-police-protests-arrests/index.html
— Six questions about slavery reparations, answered – Breeanna Hare and Doug Criss (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that you should pay more reparations: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoider (except Joe Biden), and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/15/us/slavery-reparations-explanation-trnd/index.html

YAHOO NEWS
— You don’t need the U.S. Postal Service to deliver your mail-in ballot – Jon Ward
https://news.yahoo.com/you-dont-need-the-us-postal-service-to-vote-your-mail-in-ballot-210121973.html
— Why India Wants to Claim Kamala – Shruti Rajagopalan
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-india-wants-claim-kamala-000001993.html

NBC NEWS
— Trump says it could take ‘months’ or ‘years’ to know election results President Donald Trump’s comments come amid widespread concern that the U.S. Postal Service is not prepared for the increase of mail-in ballots this November. – Lauren Egan
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-says-it-could-take-months-or-years-know-election-n1236878

CBS NEW YORK
— DISGUSTING: Doctors Wear Black Scrubs To Honor Black Lives Matter Movement (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/4667741-doctors-wear-black-scrubs-to-honor-black-lives-matter-movement/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republicans insist that millions of Americans want to vote for Trump but won’t admit it. Polling experts tell a different story.” In your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, if you display a Trump sign in your front yard, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will promote hatred against you. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage County.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/us/politics/trump-polls.html
— Who Holds the Key to a New America? A historic low-income-voter turnout in 2020 would mean a victory for Democrats. – William Barber II and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get elected and reelected, Democrats promise to use government to take money away those who have more money and to give that money to those who a) have less money, b) are moderate or liberal, c) are non-White, d) are non-male, e) are non-heterosexual, f) are not married, g) are younger, h) are non-Christian, i) are non-Italian American, j) are non-German American, k) are veteran, l) are in America illegally, and m) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/opinion/2020-low-income-voters.html
— Black Like Kamala Republican efforts to deny Senator Harris’s identity as an African-American and turn her into a noncitizen are destined to fail. – Jamelle Bouie (DIERSEN: Should everyone in America be required to publish their DNA? What if I had lied and successfully claimed Swedish ancestry? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me as well as the fact that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in Wheaton since 1978. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, 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. Again, what if I had lied and successfully claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/opinion/kamala-harris-black-identity.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters and hate-filled White hating Whites who pander to hate-filled White-hating White haters are overjoyed that “Nationwide, for the first time in this country’s history, whites make up less than half of the population under the age of 16.” How soon, if not already, will schools, employers, organizations, etc. post signs that say that “WHITES ARE NOT WELCOME?”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/15/us/second-generation-immigrant-kamala-harris.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Newsweek apologizes for op-ed questioning Harris eligibility – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/newsweek-apologizes-for-op-ed-questioning-harris-birthright/2020/08/15/21a1183e-df2a-11ea-b4f1-25b762cdbbf4_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters make it clear that they will destroy you if you question Harris’s citizenship.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/16/theres-no-question-about-harriss-citizenship-so-why-is-trump-questioning-it/

NEW YORK POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Black Lives Matter groups are multiplying — and competing for donations – Isabel Vincent
https://nypost.com/2020/08/15/blm-groups-are-multiplying-and-competing-for-donations/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Five candidates to face off for two seats on Laguna Beach City Council – LILLY NGUYEN (DIERSEN: Questions for city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2020-08-15/five-candidates-to-face-off-for-two-seats-on-laguna-beach-city-council

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump has a plan to steal the election and it’s not clear Democrats have a plan to stop him. Trump has shown he’s much better at crushing democracy than our institutions are at preserving it. This compulsion to believe he’s a fool has real costs.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/08/16/donald-trump-steal-2020-election-democrats-must-stop-him-column/3372658001/

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— More than 223K mailed ballots returned undelivered in primary – Rory Appleton
https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/more-than-223k-mailed-ballots-returned-undelivered-in-primary-2095001/

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
— Charlotte’s mayor apologized for the city’s role in systemic racism. What comes next? – DANIELLE CHEMTOB AND LAUREN LINDSTROM (DIERSEN: If/when your mayor apologizes for your municipality’s role in systemic racism, which of your municipality’s residents will your mayor punish? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that your mayor will punish you: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article244962035.html

REPORTER HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Pro-Trump rally draws several hundred to ‘Liberty Island’ in Loveland. ‘Rally for the Republic’ was organized by MAGA Trump Colorado. – MAX LEVY
https://www.reporterherald.com/pro-trump-rally-draws-several-hundred-to-liberty-island-in-loveland

NBC 12
— OUTSTANDING: Entire neighborhood lights up blue in show of ‘amazing support’ for law enforcement – Mark Davenport
https://www.nbc12.com/2020/08/14/entire-neighborhood-lights-up-blue-show-amazing-support-law-enforcement/

GRAND ISLAND INDEPENDENT
— OUTSTANDING: Crowd turns out for Back the Blue walk – Brandon Summers
https://theindependent.com/news/local/watch-now-crowd-turns-out-for-back-the-blue-walk/article_4b300268-df6c-11ea-8cd3-4b171ad313d0.html

WBNG
— Pro-police demonstrators speak out in Bainbridge – Jack Arpey
https://wbng.com/2020/08/15/black-lives-matter-pro-police-demonstrators-speak-out-in-bainbridge/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A disgusting pot pusher asks “Can Kamala Harris Get Joe Biden to Push for Legalizing Pot?”
https://www.creators.com/read/steve-chapman/08/20/can-kamala-harris-get-joe-biden-to-push-for-legalizing-pot

August 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— COVID-19 Illinois: Pritzker doubles down on new guidelines, faces pushback as IL reports 1,382 new coronavirus cases, 8 additional deaths Gov. JB Pritzker issued new IL coronavirus guidelines Friday – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1382-new-coronavirus-cases-8-additional-deaths-sunday/6362700/

NBC5
— Pritzker Defends New Enforcement Rules for Illinois’ Mask Mandate Amid Pandemic
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/pritzker-defends-new-enforcement-rules-for-illinois-mask-mandate-amid-pandemic/2319436/
— Postal Service Emerges as Flash Point Heading Into Election The Postal Service already was facing questions over how it would handle the expected spike of mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic, but several operational changes imposed by its new leader have led to mail backlogs across the United States as rumors of additional cutbacks swirl, fueling worries about the November vote – Anthony Izaguirre and Matthew Daly
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/postal-service-emerges-as-flash-point-heading-into-election/2319464/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker defends proposed changes to mask rules as state sees 1,382 new COVID-19 cases, 8 more deaths A bipartisan committee still needs to approve Pritzker’s new rules, up for consideration Tuesday in Springfield. – Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/9/21361031/pritzker-stresses-importance-common-sense-masking-rules-illinois-new-covid-19-cases
— State offering $5,000 grants for tenants struggling to pay rent amid pandemic. Here’s how to apply Applicants can start applying online Monday morning. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: What about struggling homeowners who have to pay mortgage interest, real estate taxes, etc.? What percent of renters are Democrat and what percent of homeowners are Republican?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/8/9/21361020/state-offering-5000-grants-tenants-struggling-keep-up-rent-payments-amid-pandemic-heres-how-apply

CHICAGO REPORTER
— MAY 16, 2019 FLASHBACK: The U.S. White majority will soon disappear forever By 2050, the US will be a ‘majority-minority’ country, with white non-Hispanics making up less than half of the total population. – Dudley Poston and Rogelio Sáenz
https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-us-white-majority-will-soon-disappear-forever/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Ohio governor’s conflicting COVID-19 tests raise backlash – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/ohio-governors-conflicting-covid-19-tests-raise-backlash-08-09-2020

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Let me give the media some evidence’: Mark Levin calls journalists ‘liars’ for not reporting on vote-by-mail issues – Emma Colton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/let-me-give-the-media-some-evidence-mark-levin-calls-journalists-liars-for-not-reporting-on-vote-by-mail-issues

BREITBART
— Sen. Ron Johnson: Suppressing Breitbart News Is Part of Google’s Electioneering for Democrats – ROBERT KRAYCHIK (DIERSEN: One could say that suppressing www.gopillinois.com is part of Google’s electioneering for Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in Illinois.)
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/08/09/sen-ron-johnson-suppressing-breitbart-news-part-googles-electioneering-democrats/
— Kevin McCarthy Hits Google for Efforts to Censor Conservative Speech — ‘They Have Totally Denigrated Breitbart’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/08/09/mccarthy-hits-google-for-efforts-to-censor-conservative-speech-they-have-totally-denigrated-breitbart/
— Stockton U. Student Faces Suspension for Zoom Background of President Trump – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/08/09/stockton-u-student-faces-suspension-for-zoom-background-of-president-trump/

BLAZE
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds gather in Beverly Hills for pro-Trump ‘Rescue America’ rally, encouraging Californians to walk away from Democratic party
https://www.theblaze.com/news/rescue-americarally–walkaway-movement-beverly-hills
— Nearly 20,000 fake US driver’s licenses from China and other countries seized at Chicago airport Another 2,000 counterfeit U.S. driver’s licenses were intercepted at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fake-drivers-licenses-seized-china-chicago
— BLM protesters intimidate diners, yell homophobic slurs and wake up liberal neighborhood in middle of the night – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/black-lives-matter-protests-georgetown-dc-video

LAW OFFICER
— BLM Protesters Shoot At Black Officer At Home
https://www.lawofficer.com/blm-protesters-shoot-at-black-officer-at-home/

CBS NEWS
— A historical reckoning for the global slave trade
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-historical-reckoning-for-the-global-slave-trade/

WASHINGTON POST
— Diversity isn’t a reason to consider race in hiring – Hans Bader, Arlington (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://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/diversity-isnt-a-reason-to-consider-race-in-hiring/2020/08/09/179a3140-d81d-11ea-a788-2ce86ce81129_story.html

YAHOO NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ rally held in Fort Pierce on Saturday
https://news.yahoo.com/back-blue-rally-held-fort-223424422.html

WRAL
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue: Community rallies to show support for police officers
https://www.wral.com/back-the-blue-community-rallies-to-show-support-for-police-officers/19226116/

BLOOMBERG
— What People Fear Most About ‘Cancel Culture’ (DIERSEN: In Illinois, the more of the following that you are, the sooner/stronger that hate-filled Trump-haters will try to cancel you: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more of the aforesaid that Americans are, the more firearms and ammunition that they are buying for their self-defense.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-08-09/what-people-fear-most-about-cancel-culture
— Biden Needs Fed’s Powell on Board to Fix Racial Wealth Gap – Saleha Mohsin and Catarina Saraiva (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Biden announce that if elected, he would use the federal government a) to take money away from those who have more money and b) to give that money to those who have less money?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-09/biden-needs-fed-s-powell-on-board-to-fix-racial-wealth-gap

NPR
— The Only Black Pastor In Town Wasn’t Invited To A Black Lives Matter March – LAURA PALMISANO (DIERSEN: BLM is extremely anti-religious.)
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/09/900703254/the-only-black-pastor-in-town-wasnt-invited-to-a-black-lives-matter-march

July 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ComEd bribery scheme implicating Illinois House Speaker revives term limits talk – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/bribery-scheme-implicating-madigan-revives-term-limits-talk/6335584/
— IL reports 1,541 new cases, 1 additional death as Chicago reimposes tighter coronavirus restrictions Illinois health officials reported 1,426 new cases, 12 additional deaths Saturday – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1-new-death;-1541-new-covid-19-cases-sunday/6335722/

NBC5
— Mike Ditka Criticizes Kneeling During National Anthem
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mike-ditka-criticizes-athletes-who-kneel-during-national-anthem/2311723/

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— This is Mike Madigan’s last hurrah – JIM NOWLAN
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/jim-nowlan-this-is-mike-madigan-s-last-hurrah/article_f55dc4c2-cf5f-11ea-bc51-e7d0a0cfc7c5.html

WILLIAM J KELLY
— William J. Kelly Speaks at the Million Unmasked March at the Springfield Capitol
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/#william-j-kelly-speaks-at-the-million-unmasked-march-at-the-springfield-capitol

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump loyalists are already setting up scapegoats for a November loss – Jay Caruso (DIERSEN: I should write a book about scapegoaters. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trump-loyalists-are-already-setting-up-scapegoats-for-a-november-loss

FOX NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: College student arranges for pro-police billboard to be displayed in Oregon
https://news.yahoo.com/college-student-arranges-pro-police-120220637.html
— Carson on scrapping Obama-era housing rule: We don’t need layers of bureaucracy telling Americans how to live (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to flood the suburbs with individuals, organizations, and companies that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Italian Americans, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the successes that Democrats and their Libertarian, Green, and RINO enablers have had in DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, my precinct, and my neighborhood. According to those who run your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois, what percent of those in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois are racist? Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, and other hate-filled Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Republicans are racists who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid hate-filled Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that the more votes that Republican candidates get in a precinct, municipal district, municipality, county district, county, or state, the more racist that precinct, municipal district, municipality, county district, county, and state is.)
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/carson-on-scrapping-obama-era-housing-rule-we-dont-need-layers-of-bureaucracy-telling-americans-how-to-live

BREITBART
— Demonstrators Attack Federal Buildings in L.A. in Solidarity with Portland – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/25/lapd-mobilizes-after-demonstrators-attack-federal-buildings-in-downtown-los-angeles/
— Mostly Peaceful: Riots in Democrat-Run Cities in ‘Solidarity’ with Portland – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/26/mostly-peaceful-riots-in-democrat-run-cities-in-solidarity-with-portland-riots/

BLAZE
— Riot declared in Portland as vandals tear down fence protecting federal courthouse Rioters and federal law enforcement engaged in fiery clashes on the 59th day of protests. – Paul Sacca (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/portland-riots-video-courthouse-fence

DAILY WIRE
— Civil Rights Activists Fire Back At Portland Protesters: It’s No Longer About Black Lives – Emily Zanotti (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/civil-rights-activists-fire-back-at-portland-protesters-its-no-longer-about-black-lives

TOWNHALL
— Leftist Mob Gathers Outside the Home of Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf – Bronson Stocking (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/07/26/leftist-mob-gathers-outside-dhs-secretary-wolfs-home-n2573138

PJ MEDIA
— Media in Illinois Silent About Gov. Pritzker’s Ties to Corrupt House Speaker – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/07/26/media-in-illinois-silent-about-gov-pritzker-ties-to-corrupt-house-speaker-n709057
— 10 Big Fat Lies You’re Being Told About the Portland Riots – VICTORIA TAFT (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://pjmedia.com/columns/victoria-taft/2020/07/26/10-big-fat-lies-youre-being-told-about-the-portland-riots-n675861

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Young, dumb, privileged Maoist punks plot Marxist Revolution in the U.S. – Terry Ponick (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/commentary/young-dumb-privileged-maoist-punks-plot-marxist-revolution-in-the-us-131174/

MSNBC
— Swing state voters disagree on whether Trump is racist – ALI VELSHI (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled Trump-haters call you a racist and even worse things: law enforcement officer: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/swing-state-voters-disagree-on-whether-trump-is-racist-88309829842

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow that “Protests explode across the country; police declare riots in Seattle, Portland. In Seattle, police said protesters set fire to a construction site for a juvenile detention facility. In Portland, protesters breached a federal courthouse.” How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/25/seattle-police-declare-riot-renewed-black-lives-matter-protests/

CBS DENVER
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back The Blue’ Rally In Berthoud Sunday – Anica Padilla
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/07/26/counter-protesters-scuffle-demonstrators-back-the-blue-rally-berthoud/

BATON ROUGE PROUD
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue: Honoring our law enforcement across the metro – Crystal Whitman
https://www.brproud.com/news/back-the-blue-honoring-our-law-enforcement-across-the-metro/

ERIE NEWS NOW
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue Rally Takes Place in North East About 200 people attended the Back the Blue Rally to show support for local and national police officers. – Rachel Niemi
https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/42411998/back-the-blue-rally-takes-place-in-north-east

PROGRESS INDEX
— OUTSTANDING: Rally draws hundreds to Back the Blue – y Kristi K. Higgins
https://www.progress-index.com/news/20200726/rally-draws-hundreds-to-back-blue-and-green

KTVZ
— OUTSTANDING: Redmond flag-waving rally supports President Trump
https://ktvz.com/videos/local-videos/2020/07/26/redmond-flag-waving-rally-supports-president-trump/

FOUR STATES HOMEPAGE
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ event shows support to law enforcement officers in Virginia Beach – Kara Dixon
https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/back-the-blue-event-shows-support-to-law-enforcement-officers-in-virginia-beach/

NEWSWEEK
— OUTRAGEOUS: Chicago Mayor Blames Other States With ‘No Gun Control’ for City’s Increasing Violence – TOM O’CONNOR (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.newsweek.com/chicago-mayor-blame-states-no-gun-control-violence-1520560

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthoban/2020/07/26/marijuana-legalization-may-not-be-a-blue-issue/#4e6c562858bf

ARMENIAN REPORTER
— Portland rioters use ‘cover of crowd’ to commit crimes, launch fireworks at officers – Jackson Delong (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.reporter.am/portland-rioters-use-cover-of-crowd-to-commit-crimes-launch-fireworks-at-officers/

July 25 Morning Edition

ABC7
— GOP North Dakota governor goes against party, condemns anti-LGBTQ resolution – KARMA ALLEN (DIERSEN: In Illinois, ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Librarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, and destroy governments that fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ.)
https://abc7chicago.com/gop-governor-goes-against-party-condemns-anti-lgbtq-resolution/6334116/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Hundreds gather on the West Side, demanding closure of CPD’s Homan Square facility – Brittany Garzillo
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hundreds-gather-on-the-west-side-demanding-closure-of-cpds-homan-square-facility
— Newly elected Texas Republican Party Chair Allen West slams Chicago leaders: ‘Didn’t know Columbus was responsible’ for recent murders
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/texas-politician-slams-chicago-leaders-didnt-know-columbus-was-responsible-for-recent-murders

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An indigenous people leader demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Columbus.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-columbus-monument-indigenous-people-20200724-sezrvu6fujfvnhjhh37ububxzu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats flood the suburbs with Democrats who are anti-law enforcement, anti-heterosexual, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-married people, anti-traditional marriage, anti-traditional family, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-biden-trump-suburbs-destroy-chapman-20200724-d6yyxjsrmvfjvexnkk2gopfpme-story.html
— New CDC guidance adds pressure for schools to reopen in the fall, but teachers’ demands for remote learning are getting louder – HANNAH LEONE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-cps-new-cdc-isbe-guidance-schools-20200724-raohulhdzjcr3mafdnrdtu54k4-story.html
— Another Madigan scandal and again: ‘The Silence of the Dems’ – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-corruption-democrats-comed-scandal-20200724-whi2hiess5gaxmrmvorxav7hey-story.html
— Our monuments and symbols reveal our values – TONI PRECKWINKLE (DIERSEN: How soon will hate-filled Trump-haters succeed in tearing down statutes of all those who were White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, Christian, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-race-toni-preckwinkle-20200724-rxgun35ndjethgai3w4vsetjke-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Alligator hide is recommended gear for those wading into journalism Personal abuse comes with the territory. – Gene Lyons (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and in Illinois who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on present/past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. I would focus on Republicans who have been on ballots in my precinct and who have lost elections. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/7/22/21334628/journalism-bari-weiss-new-york-times-gene-lyons

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Mixed views in suburbs, too, about Columbus statue coming down in Chicago – Mari Pyke (DIERSEN: How soon will hate-filled Trump-haters succeed in tearing down statutes of all those who were White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, Christian, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200724/mixed-views-in-suburbs-too-about-columbus-statue-coming-down-in-chicago
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Columbus wasn’t actually a hero for our people,” said Native American Joseph Standing Bear Schranz, president of the Midwest SOARRING Foundation, based in Lockport. “He didn’t discover America. We were already here.” But for St. Charles businessman Ron Onesti, the statue is a symbol of the hard work and dreams of his forefathers when they arrived in America as immigrants from Italy. “We are obviously deeply saddened not only by what happened (removal of the statues) but the method by which it happened,” said Onesti, president of the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. “We as a community have worked very hard to keep our heritage alive. By just taking away those statues, you are disrespecting the contributions Italian Americans made to the development of the city and the country.” . . . “I’m very happy it was taken down, and it should have been many years ago,” said Schranz, who is half Ojibwe and half German. “I was never sure why there are statues in his honor. He never did anything very honorable.” . . . Onesti, CEO of The Onesti Entertainment Corp. that manages the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, said he understood wanting to remove the statues as a short-term solution to stop the violence, “but it’s crucial the Italian American community be involved in discussions about their future.” “We, too, as a culture have been discriminated against and stereotyped,” Onesti said. His grandparents arrived in America with “just a few dollars in their pockets,” he said, and worked hard to create a new life for their children. “We will not let their efforts go by the wayside. You can take our statues, but you can’t take our spirit away.”)
— Naperville planning for human rights commission – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who do Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn as being discriminators, that is, as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things? ANSWER: Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, healthy, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200723/naperville-planning-for-human-rights-commission
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Marcie Schatz, deputy city manager, said the human rights commission would take up complaints about discrimination in housing or public accommodations based on a person’s status as a member of a protected class. This means it could handle cases that arise because of race, color, natural origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, pregnancy, religion, age, disability, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service or income.)
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot in Schaumburg.
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20200724/schaumburg-board-might-vote-on-2nd-pot-shop-tuesday
— Mecca Center cancels prayer services after COVID-19 outbreak – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200724/mecca-center-cancels-prayer-services-after-covid-19-outbreak

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Lawmakers Demand COMED Pays Higher Rates In Wake of Scandal – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=307811#.XxwaiMd_OM8
— Hundreds Of Federal Agents Heading To Chicago – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=307833#.XxwwTZ5KiM8

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— This is Mike Madigan’s last hurrah – Jim Nowlan
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/columns/this-is-mike-madigan-s-last-hurrah/article_233ff5b4-cdca-11ea-86d6-2fd6dac19f28.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.bnd.com/article244456442.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Foster, Underwood back bill to rescind Trump’s ‘racist Muslim ban’ – ALEX ORTIZ (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or nation without borders than a religion.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/07/23/foster-underwood-back-bill-to-rescind-trumps-racist-muslim-ban/a5l65k2/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Will 2020 Mark The End of Political Conventions? – DON GONYEA
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/will-2020-mark-end-political-conventions#stream/0

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Columbus Statue’s Turbulent History Included State Funds, Design Feuds, Mussolini Message The 33-foot statue stood in Grant Park since 1933, when it was erected for the new Chicago World’s Fair, the Century of Progress. – Christopher Silber (DIERSEN: How soon will hate-filled Trump-haters succeed in tearing down statutes of all those who were White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, Christian, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/07/24/columbus-statues-turbulent-history-included-state-funds-design-feuds-mussolini-message/

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Status of the Lawsuit Against Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Lightfoot
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/#status-of-the-lawsuit-against-gov-pritzker-and-mayor-lightfoot

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DHS chief slams Pelosi for referring to federal law enforcement agents as ‘stormtroopers’ – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dhs-chief-slams-pelosi-for-referring-to-federal-law-enforcement-agents-as-stormtroopers
— The fake mission of the LGBTQ Victory Fund – Brad Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-fake-mission-of-the-lgbtq-victory-fund

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The Wages of Woke – Charles Fain Lehman
https://freebeacon.com/culture/the-wages-of-woke-2/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— BLACK FAMILIES MATTER RALLY – Eric M. Wallace, PhD
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/media/black-families-matter-rally/

FOX NEWS
— Tucker: Chicago’s Lightfoot ‘bowing to the mob,’ has ‘no idea’ what she’s doing’ ‘It will get much worse and it will get more dangerous,” Carlson says after mayor orders Columbus statue removed – Victor Garcia
https://www.foxnews.com/media/tucker-chicagos-lightfoot-bowing-to-the-mob-has-no-idea-what-shes-doing
— Bobby Jindal slams ‘short-sightedness’ of never-Trumpers: ‘They should admit they are Democrats’ The former governor calls out Lincoln Project for helping the far left – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/bobby-jindal-slams-short-sighted-never-trumpers-they-should-admit-theyre-democrats
— Black armed militia planning Louisville march claims it’s ‘Not F—ing Around’ A Louisville councilman urges residents to stay away from the city’s downtown area while Saturday’s march is underway. – Dom Calicchio (DIERSEN: So far, what demands have BLMers and LGBTQers made on your mayor? Will your mayor promise to BLMers and to LGBTQers that he/she will do even or to get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/black-armed-militia-planning-louisville-march-claims-its-not-f-ing-around

FOX NEWS RADIO
— De-legitimizing Your Political Opponent Is “Now On Steroids In The Trump Era” – Ari Fleischer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on de-legitimizing their political opponents. I would focus on those in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on present/past leaders of the 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, etc. I would focus on those who focus/focused on de-legitimizing me and de-legitimizing my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://radio.foxnews.com/2020/07/24/ari-fleischer-de-legitimizing-your-political-opponent-is-now-on-steroids-in-the-trump-era/

AMERICAN THINKER
— How White Educated Female Liberals Are Destroying the Culture – Elizabeth Naham
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/07/how_white_educated_female_liberals_are_destroying_the_culture.html
— The ‘Unhypenated American’ is gone – J.R. Dunn (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters want citizens of America who are Trump-haters, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, moderates, liberals, non-Whites, females, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Christian, non-German American, veteran, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time to see themselves as being first and foremost the aforesaid before seeing themselves as being citizens of America.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/07/the_unhypenated_american_is_gone.html
— Another company (WSJ) stands up to the cancel culture mob – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/07/another_company_stands_up_to_the_cancel_culture_mob.html

BREITBART
— Draft DNC Platform Declares White Americans Too Rich, Too Privileged, and Too Evil – JOHN NOLTE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, to vote for Democrats is to shout that you are anti-law enforcement, anti-heterosexual, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-married people, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/24/nolte-draft-dnc-platform-declares-white-americans-too-rich-too-privileged-and-too-evil/
— ACLU Sues to Get Illegal Aliens Counted in Congressional Apportionment – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/24/aclu-sues-illegal-aliens-counted-congressional-apportionment/
— Democrats’ 2020 Platform: ‘Immigrants Are Essential to Our Society’ – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat and RINO employers officially get rid of their employees whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and especially those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, and/or German American? How soon, if not already, will Democrat and RINO organizations officially get rid of their members whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and especially those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, and/or German American?)
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/07/24/democrats-2020-platform-immigrants-are-essential-to-our-society/

TOWNHALL
— Saul Alinsky and the BLM Movement – Michael Brown
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2020/07/25/saul-alinsky-and-the-blm-movement-n2573036
— Trump Starting a ‘Race War’ in Portland, Claims Congressional Black Caucus Luminary Bobby Rush – Humberto Fontova
https://townhall.com/columnists/humbertofontova/2020/07/25/trump-starting-a-race-war-in-portland-claims-congressional-black-caucus-luminary-n2573089
— The Silent Majority Won’t Be So Silent Come November – Larry O’Connor
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryoconnor/2020/07/24/the-silent-majority-wont-be-so-silent-come-november-n2573067

NEWSMAX
— Flashback: Biden Accused Romney of Being a Racist
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/biden-trump-racist-2020/2020/07/24/id/978940/
— Chicago GOP Head Steve Boulton to Newsmax TV: Chicago Mayor Handling Violence Like ‘Hockey Goalie’ – Brian Trusdell
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/chicago-boulton-lightfoot-violence/2020/07/24/id/978961/

THE HILL
— Democrats are now the riot party – BUCK SEXTON (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, the Democrats will riot in your municipality. What demands will the Democrat rioters make? Democrats want mayors to get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How will your mayor respond?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/508687-democrats-are-now-the-riot-party
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on making women hate men, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/508994-democrats-hope-clash-resonates-with-key-bloc-women

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Nearly half say job lost to virus won’t return – AP
https://www.pe.com/2020/07/24/ap-norc-poll-nearly-half-say-job-lost-to-virus-wont-return/

NBC NEWS
— Trump’s convention cancellation is costing GOP donors millions – Kristen Welker, Carol E. Lee, Shannon Pettypiece and Monica Alba
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-s-convention-cancellation-costing-gop-donors-millions-n1234896

CBS NEWS
— North Dakota governor blasts GOP resolution stating “LGBT practices are unhealthy and dangerous” – AP
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doug-burgum-north-dakota-governor-blasts-gop-resolution-lgbt-practices/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters side with the Portland rioters.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/portland-protests-explained-protesters.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters a) paint Trump as being Hitler and b) paint Republicans as being Nazis.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/opinion/trump-germany.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Baseball promotes BLM. To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/sports/baseball/mlb-black-lives-matter.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Safe to Go Out? Republicans and Democrats Widely Split – Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/business/economy/republicans-democrats-coronavirus-survey.html
— At Wall Street Journal, News Staff and Opinion Side Clash A heated dispute between the newsroom and the opinion section of one of the country’s most respected news organizations has spilled into public view. – Edmund Lee
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/business/media/wall-street-journal-news-opinion-clash-letter.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America Isn’t a Racist Country If we’re going to have a national conversation, we need a bold, spirited defense of our progress. – Ward Connerly
https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-isnt-a-racist-country-11595628914
— For U.S. Census, Documenting Multiracial Heritage Is Harder Than It Sounds Census data provide clearest picture of race in America—but even that is incomplete – Jo Craven McGinty
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-u-s-census-documenting-multiracial-heritage-is-harder-than-it-sounds-11595583000
— The Rescues Ruining Capitalism Easy money and constant stimulus have undermined the basic dynamics of the free market. We’ve paid the price in low growth and productivity, falling entrepreneurship and rising inequality. – Ruchir Sharma
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rescues-ruining-capitalism-11595603720

USA TODAY
— Feds use tear gas to try to disperse Portland (RIOTERS) – AP
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/25/portland-protests-tear-gas/5509229002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters side with BLM rioters.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/25/protest-live-blog-portland-chicago-nyc-louisville-updates/5501660002/

ARMENIAN REPORTER
— Tucker Carlson: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot takes orders from agents of chaos – Jackson Delong
https://www.reporter.am/tucker-carlson-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-takes-orders-from-agents-of-chaos/

July 4 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Safe DuPage celebrating law enforcement on July 4 – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200703/safe-dupage-celebrating-law-enforcement-on-july-4
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville’s fireworks are being shot off from the south side of town and the debut of The Naperville Salute has been postponed until 2021, but there is one Fourth of July event planned to bring patriotism to the downtown Saturday. Safe DuPage, an organization formed by Naperville City Council member Kevin Coyne, is hosting “Celebrating Naperville’s Heroes: 4th of July” at 9:30 a.m. at the base of the Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower at Rotary Hill, 455 Aurora Ave. Coyne said the event will include music and speakers in a socially distanced format with all attendees asked to wear masks and follow U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Attendees also are asked to wear red, white and blue and to bring an American flag to wave. The purpose of the gathering, Coyne said, is to celebrate American independence and local safety. Speakers are set to include veterans, community leaders and elected officials. “We thought it’d be nice for an assortment of reasons to kick off the Fourth of July with a nice, patriotic-themed event that recognizes our public safety officers in Naperville who have done such a great job for so long,” Coyne said. The event is not a pro-police rally, like the one June 27 in Elmhurst, at which DuPage County Board member Pete DiCianni was seen on video confronting counterprotesters. But in the wake of protests about the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Coyne said, it’s important to show local law enforcement professionals they are appreciated. “You can’t have a free society that’s safe without good, strong law enforcement,” he said. “I think our police officers in general and our community needs to know that we’re not turning our back on our police, and police need to be respected.” The Fourth of July event is one of several Safe DuPage has hosted since forming early this year to promote public safety. Other town hall-style events, in person or online, have covered topics including crime, substance abuse, youth issues and court procedures. The events have featured elected officials and nonprofit leaders as speakers. For details about the event, visit https://safedupage.org/events/ .)

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— JULY 4, 2019 FLASHBACK: Republican entries in Wheaton’s outstanding 2019 Independence Day Parade were Bob Berlin, Amy Grant, Chris Kachiroubas, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Ann Celine Walsh, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee. Those who walked with the entries included Almiron, Anderson, Carlson, Caruso, Colgan, Collins, Falbo, Fisher, Furstenau, Ives, Keller, LeVan, Marquardt, Marshall, Monino, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Ruhl, Ryan, Saake, Shaw, and Whelan. With their $2,500 contribution, “DuPage County Republicans” were the top sponsor for the parade and fireworks. Contributions were: $500 from Roger Claar; $250 each from Berlin, Sanguinetti, Phil Suess, and Tim Whelan; and $100 each from Michael Barbier, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Grant, Chris Heidorn, Babette Holder, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Bob Larsen, and Walsh. I hand-delivering 500 flyers (printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics) to the residences and businesses on the parade route that include the Republican entries in the parade, the sponsor’s names, and the amounts they contributed. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/july-4-evening-edition-4/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker contributes $51.5 million to committee seeking voter approval for graduated-rate income tax, records show – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-graduated-income-tax-campaign-contributions-20200704-fsm36vcnnvcjbk7deexzvkmo7a-story.html
— Hold police to high standards for public safety – Naperville City Councilman Kevin Coyne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0705-20200703-dtcddfmjpzef3axjglpkk67z4u-story.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— As U.S. shatters job gains, Illinois faces long recovery – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=306721#.XwBXxWR_OM8

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— As much of U.S. dials back July 4 plans, Trump goes big – AP (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want to abolish Independence Day.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/As-much-of-U-S-dials-back-July-4-plans-Trump-15385709.php

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Susan Hoelscher to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/local-pulse-social-justice-pandemic-on-the-minds-of-local-voters/article_80ef1fa4-ba25-11ea-8a72-7f9dac05f03f.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM-promoters badmouth Independence Day.
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/04/886687177/d-l-hughley-everybody-knows-independence-day-didnt-free-us-all

WIREPOINTS
— On This Independence Day, Commit Never to Kneel Before the Looming Tyranny – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/on-this-independence-day-commit-not-to-kneel-before-the-looming-tyranny-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov Pritzker threatens businesses on Facebook and sends out memos – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/07/gov-pritzker-threatens-businesses-on-facebook-and-sends-out-memos/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Welcome to the neo-Marxist ‘Church of Holy Wokeness’ – Dr. Everett Piper
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/06/welcome-to-the-neo-marxist-church-of-holy-wokeness/

GOPUSA
— Lightfoot Tells Bars To Follow Rules Or ‘We Will Shut You Down And You Will Not Reopen Anytime Soon’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=91366
— Trump, In Fiery Mount Rushmore Address, Decries Rise Of ‘Far-Left Fascism,’ Calls On Americans To Rise Up
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=91413

BREITBART
— Sen. Ted Cruz on NFL’s Plan to Play ‘Black National Anthem’: ‘It’s Asinine’
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2020/07/03/sen-ted-cruz-on-nfls-plan-to-play-black-national-anthem-its-asinine/
— Trump Holds Mount Rushmore Independence Day Celebration – TONY LEE
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/07/03/live-updates-trump-holds-mount-rushmore-independence-day-celebration/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘It Divides And It Polarizes’: Fox Sports Analyst Rips Black Lives Matter, Identity Politics – WILLIAM DAVIS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/03/fox-sports-marcellus-wiley-black-lives-matter/
— ‘Rushmore Will Stand Forever’: Trump Condemns Anti-Founding Protesters In South Dakota – ANDERS HAGSTROM
https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/04/rushmore-will-stand-forever-trump-condemns-anti-founding-protesters-in-south-dakota/

TOWNHALL
— Mr. President, Here Is What You Must Say About Black Lives Matter – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2020/07/04/mr-president-here-is-what-you-must-say-about-black-lives-matter-n2571850
— The Nation is Being Taken Down by Lies, and It’s All the Republicans’ Fault – Tommy Sears
https://townhall.com/columnists/tommysears/2020/07/04/the-nation-is-being-taken-down-by-lies-and-its-all-the-republicans-fault-n2571828
— Does the Media Really Want to Have this Mt. Rushmore Fight? It Could Cancel Some Very Prominent Democrats – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/07/04/does-the-media-really-want-to-have-this-mt-rushmore-fight-it-could-cancel-some-n2571858
— Sen. Todd Young Torches Dem Hatred of American History – Reagan McCarthy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2020/07/03/sen-todd-young-torches-dems-n2571844

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Censors, MSNBC Barely Carries Trump Speech at Mount Rushmore – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2020/07/04/cnn-censors-msnbc-barely-carries-trump-speech-mount-rushmore

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Massachusetts city approves polyamory, the inevitable consequence of gay ‘marriage’ Once we start redefining marriage, ‘those redefinitions have no principled stopping point.’ – JONATHON VAN MAREN
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/massachusetts-city-approves-polyamory-the-inevitable-consequence-of-gay-marriage

THE HILL
— Trump: Children are taught in school to ‘hate their own country’ – BROOKE SEIPEL
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/505841-trump-children-are-taught-in-school-to-hate-their-own-country
— Trump accuses those tearing down statues of wanting to ‘overthrow the American Revolution’ – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/505840-trump-accuses-those-tearing-down-statues-of-wanting-to-overthrow-the
— South Dakota governor calls removal of Confederate statues effort to ‘discredit’ founding fathers – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/505839-south-dakota-governor-calls-removal-of-confederate-statues-effort-to
— Trump on Mount Rushmore: ‘This monument will never be desecrated’ – BROOKE SEIPEL
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/505838-trump-on-mt-rushmore-this-monument-will-never-be-desecrated
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/505821-what-july-4-means-for-november-3
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump campaign brushes off concerns he is trailing Biden.”
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/505470-trump-campaign-denies-it-is-losing-election

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump pushes racial division, flouts virus rules at Rushmore.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/3/21313127/trump-pushes-racial-division-flouts-virus-rules-rushmore-garden
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/07/04/us/politics/ap-us-trump-rushmore.html
https://www.news10.com/news/national/trump-pushes-racial-division-flouts-virus-rules-at-rushmore/

REUTERS
— Trump blasts ‘left wing cultural revolution’ (DIERSEN: Who stands up to the left wing cultural revolution in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-blasts-left-wing-cultural-050435307.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Mount Rushmore fireworks show is a Fourth of July attack on Indigenous people Mount Rushmore is a racist and colonialist symbol that was carved into land brazenly stolen from my ancestors.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-mount-rushmore-fireworks-show-fourth-july-attack-indigenous-ncna1232827
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump erodes America’s foundation.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-erodes-america-s-foundation-fourth-july-i-pledge-rebuild-ncna1232887

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Uses Mount Rushmore Speech to Deliver Divisive Culture War Message. Down in the polls and failing to control a raging pandemic, the president cast himself as waging battle against a “new far-left fascism” that imperils American values and seeks to erase history.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-mount-rushmore.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook is working to persuade advertisers to abandon their boycott. So far, they aren’t impressed. More than 750 advertisers are boycotting Facebook, asking for better policing of hateful content. Facebook’s concessions so far haven’t won them over. – Elizabeth Dwoskin and Taylor Telford (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Facebook use the boycott to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/03/facebook-advertiser-boycott-hate/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters use BLM to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/black-lives-matter-is-americas-ray-of-light-this-independence-day/2020/07/03/faba0330-bd36-11ea-80b9-40ece9a701dc_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/america-on-its-244th-birthday-dark-skies-canceled-parades-but-also-new-hope/2020/07/03/b46b8416-bbca-11ea-80b9-40ece9a701dc_story.html
— Paint schemes go political as NASCAR season heats up – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/auto-racing/paint-schemes-go-political-as-nascar-season-heats-up/2020/07/03/ad40bbe6-bd7a-11ea-97c1-6cf116ffe26c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump got his crowd and his fireworks, and peddled his fiction.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/07/04/trump-got-his-crowd-his-fireworks-peddled-his-fiction/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— NBA and players agree to ‘Black Lives Matter’ and other messages to wear on jerseys – BRODERICK TURNER, DAN WOIKE (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are involved in law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-07-03/nba-messages-on-back-of-jerseys-black-lives-matter

USA TODAY
— Trump will host a scaled-back July 4th party at White House as coronavirus cases spike – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/04/july-4th-trumps-white-house-party-scaled-back-over-coronavirus/5355855002/
— Trump accuses protesters who tear down statues of wanting to ‘wipe out our history’ in Fourth of July speech – Courtney Subramanian
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/04/fourth-july-trump-condemns-removal-statues-mount-rushmore-speech/5374494002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want everyone to hate not only Trump, but to hate all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/01/fourth-july-2020-whats-mean-patriotic-amid-covid-blm/3243985001/
— Protesters in Keystone arrested after blocking road to Mount Rushmore for hours – Makenzie Huber and Erin Bormett
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/03/keystone-south-dakota-protesters-anti-trump-demonstration-mount-rushmore-rally-fireworks/5374418002/
— Parents are balancing college costs with everyday expenses Of 19,347 surveyed, 37% said everyday expenses were their other top financial priority. – Jessica Levy (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay for your college education? I did not. 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. They provided me with room and board in their home in Crete while I attended UIC 1966, 1967, and 1968 and weekends during my first semester in 1969 and the summer of 1969 at NIU. I paid for a) tuition and books at UIC and NIU, b) room and board at NIU 1969-1970, and c) a 1958 Chevy BelAir, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE with money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sponsor-story/college-ave-student-loans/2020/06/30/twitter-poll-parents-balancing-college-costs-everyday-expenses/3281859001/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Black Lives Matter may be the largest protest movement in U.S. history Recent polls suggest that 15 million to 26 million people in the United States have participated in demonstrations over the death of George Floyd and others in recent weeks. – Larry Buchanan, Quoctrung Bui and Jugal K. Patel (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are involved in law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.startribune.com/black-lives-matter-may-be-the-largest-movement-in-u-s-history/571619742/

RADIO IOWA
— Cancelation of parades takes away key campaign opportunity for politicians – Clay Masters (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to discourage Republican candidates a) from walking in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and b) from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.)
https://www.radioiowa.com/2020/07/03/cancelation-of-parades-takes-away-key-campaign-opportunity-for-politicians/

SYRACUSE
— Onondaga County’s only July 4 fireworks show still a go, but there’s a catch – Douglass Dowty (DIERSEN: Were there any Republican efforts to have fireworks in your municipality, in your township, in your county?)
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/07/onondaga-countys-only-july-4-fireworks-show-still-a-go-but-theres-a-catch.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The LaFayette fireworks display comes with its own bit of political intrigue: the event is being organized by Dave Knapp, the Republican chairman of the Onondaga County Legislature. LaFayette’s town supervisor, who helped bring the event together, is Republican Danny Fitzpatrick, son of longtime District Attorney William Fitzpatrick. And McMahon, also a Republican and the former county legislature chairman, said Friday that his administration played a role in changing the scope of festival based on pandemic concerns. But McMahon said Friday that, at no point, did he threaten to shut the event down.)

PRESS REPUBLICAN
— City fireworks no dud after all – McKENZIE DELISLE (DIERSEN: Were there any Republican efforts to have fireworks in your municipality, in your township, in your county?)
https://www.pressrepublican.com/news/local_news/citys-try-at-fourth-of-july-fireworks-fizzles-out/article_1f8f8d01-3a66-5c60-ac45-d99fa8c3e717.html

WKRN
— DISGUSTING: Black Lives Matter protest planned for Nashville on Fourth of July – Nickelle Smith
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/black-lives-matter-protest-planned-for-nashville-on-fourth-of-july/

SALEM REPORTER
— DISGUSTING: Black Lives Matter solidarity event planned for Fourth The picnic- style event will feature giant Black Lives Matter chalk drawing in front of the Oregon State Capitol. – Saphara Harrell
https://www.salemreporter.com/posts/2640/black-lives-matter-solidarity-event-planned-for-fourth

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Anti-racism protesters who campaign to take down statues want to ‘overthrow the American Revolution,’ says Trump in Mount Rushmore speech – Sinéad Baker
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/04/886687177/d-l-hughley-everybody-knows-independence-day-didnt-free-us-all

BRINKWIRE
— Black Lives Matter founding member says Trump is the ’embodiment of white supremacist terrorism’
https://en.brinkwire.com/us/black-lives-matter-founding-member-says-trump-is-the-embodiment-of-white-supremacist-terrorism/