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September 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 5,178 cases, 26 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-5178-covid-cases-26-deaths/10992468/
— Biden glosses over broken promises on Afghanistan evacuations – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/fact-check-bidens-speech-biden-afghanistan-americans-in-joe/10992538/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports Biggest Single-Day Increase in Cases Since January
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/covid-by-the-numbers-illinois-reports-biggest-single-day-increase-in-cases-since-january/2603688/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Rahm Emanuel’s nomination as ambassador to Japan as ‘deeply shameful’ – BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-rahm-emanuel-laquan-mcdonald-20210901-3fjbangzhzhmvllgzqmdxln4sq-story.html
— Advocacy group tells federal judge that Latinos are shortchanged in latest version of state legislative map – RICK PEARSON (COMMENT: What groups are you a member of? Does the new map treat those groups fairly?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-map-legal-challenges-20210901-tmaofqtekngkjbrlrrxfthtpxm-story.html
— Illinois legislators pass redrawn legislative map, reject ethics bill; energy policy overhaul clears Senate – RICK PEARSON and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-redistricting-new-maps-20210901-yi2pxftnsnebnlksbqzakfad7i-story.html
— ComEd parent to lawmakers: Nuclear plant will shut down Sept. 13 if bailout isn’t approved – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-energy-bill-nuclear-shutdown-20210901-x6qxdh5qrnfixa6kqwcb5mus6m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Delta not done? New Illinois COVID-19 cases top 5,000 for first time in more than seven months. With the average statewide positivity rate stable and new hospital admissions slowing, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has said he’s “hopeful” the peak of Illinois’ Delta surge is near. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/9/1/22652903/illinois-coronavirus-cases-5000-delta-mask-pritzker-covid-19

DAILY HERALD
— In court hearing, Latino rights group says new maps still unfair – PETER HANCOCK (COMMENT: What groups are you a member of? Do the new maps treat those groups fairly?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210901/in-court-hearing-latino-rights-group-says-new-maps-still-unfair

CRAIN’S CHICAGO
— AOC attacks Emanuel’s ambassador bid. “This nomination is deeply shameful,” said influential progressive U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, urging the Senate to reject Rahm Emanuel’s confirmation. – Bloomberg
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-slams-biden-choice-rahm-emanuel

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— From the editor: We’ve made progress a year after pledging to improve our diversity – Leisa Richardson (COMMENT: Soon, all the leaders of all the following will be a member of at least one of the following groups: female, minority, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, Trump-hater, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, and/or liberal: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, America, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, your church, all the organizations that you are a member of, your employer if you are still employed, etc. I am not a member of any of the aforesaid groups.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/opinion/columns/2021/09/01/state-journal-register-diversity-inclusion-efforts-continue-to-improve/5657257001/

EVANSTON NOW
— District 65 asks for dismissal of reverse discrimination lawsuit. Claims suit by teacher is “baseless and inflammatory.” – JEFF HIRSH (COMMENT: I should write a book about my many critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have taken adverse actions against me because I support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform.)

District 65 asks for dismissal of reverse discrimination lawsuit

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Report shows Pritzker has signed tax, fee hikes costing $5.24 billion – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/report-shows-pritzker-has-signed-tax-fee-hikes-costing-5-24-billion/article_cc4bc332-0a7c-11ec-a8b7-871b1ff2c17c.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/cannabis-administration-and-opportunity-act/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: BIDEN’S FAKE VICTORY LAP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/thorner-bidens-fake-victory-lap.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/01/covid-19-roundup-97/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Wouldn’t you just hate to lose RINO Adam Kinzinger in Congress? – Drew Allen
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/09/wouldnt_you_just_hate_to_lose_rino_adam_kinzinger_in_congress.html

TOWNHALL
— Public School Teacher: ‘I Have 180 Days to Turn [Students] Into Revolutionaries’ Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/08/31/project-veritas-video-indoctrination-in-schools-n2595067

THE HILL
— Advocates ‘demoralized’ as 100K allies remain stranded in Afghanistan – LAURA KELLY AND REBECCA BEITSCH
https://thehill.com/policy/international/570436-advocates-demoralized-as-100k-allies-remain-stranded-in-afghanistan

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “GOP douses Afghanistan withdrawal with misinformation.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/01/gop-douses-chaotic-afghanistan-withdrawal-misinformation/

USA TODAY
— Texas is about to pass a new law Republicans say will stop censorship of conservatives on Facebook, Twitter – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/09/01/texas-censorship-conservatives-facebook-twitter-youtube-trump-law/5683621001/

NEWSWEEK
— Martin Luther King’s American Dream – NEWT AND CALLISTA GINGRICH (COMMENT: I should write a book about my many critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have taken adverse actions against me because I support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform.)

https://www.newsweek.com/martin-luther-kings-american-dream-opinion-1624725

FORBES
— House Progressives Blast Biden’s ‘Indefensible’ Nomination Of Rahm Emanuel – Andrew Solender
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/09/01/house-progressives-blast-bidens-indefensible-nomination-of-rahm-emanuel/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 52% of Voters Think Biden Should Resign Over Afghanistan Withdrawal
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/52_of_voters_think_biden_should_resign_over_afghanistan_withdrawal

August 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul airport attacks; Biden says attackers ‘will pay’ “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay,” Biden said – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/afghanistan-kabul-airport-terror-threat-terrorist-attack/10976791/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 4,041 cases, 60 deaths – Jessica D’Onofrio, Karen Jordan

https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-cases-coronavirus-governor-pritzker-update/10977709/

— Gov. Pritzker mask mandate: Governor announces new COVID policy involving masks, vaccines. Pritzker vaccine mandate: COVID shot requirement for K-12, higher education employees also announced. – Diane Pathieu and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/pritzker-vaccine-mandate-is-it-mandatory-to-wear-a-mask-in-illinois-gov-indoor/10976757/
— Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over Jan. 6 insurrection – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/capitol-police-sue-trump-officers-lawsuit-insurrection/10977516/

NBC5
— Here Are the Illinois Regions Hardest Hit by COVID Hospitalization Surges
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/here-are-the-illinois-regions-hardest-hit-by-covid-hospitalization-surges/2599278/

CBS2
— Illinois Supreme Court Rules Markham Mayor Roger Agpawa May Remain In Office Despite Felony Conviction
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/26/illinois-supreme-court-markham-mayor-roger-agpawa/
— 2 Killed, 1 Injured In Broad-Daylight Shootout, ‘Running Gun Battle’ Outside Kankakee County Courthouse; Suspect In Custody – Megan Hickey
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/26/police-responding-to-shooting-at-kankakee-county-courthouse/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker reinstates indoor mask mandate, requires vaccines for educators, college students. Pritzker laid out some grim facts Thursday that drove the decision, calling the situation a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/8/26/22642860/pritzker-reinstates-mask-mandate-requires-vaccines-educators-students-coronavirus-covid

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 12 US troops and at least 60 Afghans killed in Kabul airport attack, officials say – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-kabul-airport-evacuation-threat-20210826-ywbkgm5bgnaeraprriptt6ij5m-story.html
— Illinois governor mandates COVID vaccines for teachers, college students, health care workers, and imposes indoor mask mandate for all – RICK PEARSON, LISA SCHENCKER and JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-illinois-mask-teacher-vaccine-mandates-20210826-7fwd3sxlarfp7jeztlyggytbv4-story.html
— Biden left with difficult choices after deadly Kabul attacks – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-biden-kabul-attacks-20210826-sat7fcxdb5ckvkuf4iznwbmwwu-story.html
— Pritzker’s economic track record fails Black and Latino workers – ORPHE DIVOUNGUY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-pritzker-economic-record-racial-gap-20210826-egi44gh7yvdpfpdrxnkulziyfe-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Voting rights advocates ask lawmakers to slow down remap process – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210826/voting-rights-advocates-ask-lawmakers-to-slow-down-remap-process
— Kane County Board committee proposes $4M in COVID-19 aid for social service agencies – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210826/kane-county-board-committee-proposes-4m-in-covid-19-aid-for-social-service-agencies

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker responds *** Durkin criticizes Pritzker for laying out new plan “without input” from legislature
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/26/durkin-criticizes-pritzker-for-laying-out-new-plan-without-input-from-legislature/
— Details of Pritzker’s vax, mask mandates
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/26/details-of-pritzkers-vax-mask-mandates/
— Senate ramps up testing requirement ahead of August 31 special session
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/26/senate-ramps-up-testing-requirement-ahead-of-august-31-special-session/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS approved thousands of ineligible immigrants to work in U.S.: Audit – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/26/dhs-approved-thousands-ineligible-immigrants-work-/

FOX NEWS
— 13 US service members killed in Kabul airport explosion
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/live-updates-taliban-gain-more-ground-in-afghanistan-as-they-close-in-on-kabul

BREITBART
— Kabul Airport Bombings: Largest 1-Day Loss of U.S. Soldiers’ Lives in Afghanistan Since 2011 – MADELEINE HUBBARD
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/26/kabul-airport-bombings-largest-1-day-loss-u-s-soldiers-lives-afghanistan-since-2011/

BLAZE
— Terrorist attack at Kabul airport kills at least 12 US service members, 60 Afghans; ISIS suspected – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/breaking-explosion-kabul-airport

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Why Biden Plans To Strand Americans In Afghanistan – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/why-biden-plans-to-strand-americans-in-afghanistan

DAILY WIRE
— At Least 12 US Service Members Now Reported Killed In Kabul Bombings, ‘Death Toll Likely To Rise’ – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/at-least-10-us-service-members-now-reported-killed-in-kabul-bombings-death-toll-likely-to-rise

TOWNHALL
— Disgrace: Weak Biden Struggles Through Remarks After 12 Americans Killed – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2021/08/26/biden-remarks-on-kabul-attacks-n2594821

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— While Americans in Afghanistan languish, Biden shuttles migrants in US quietly across county in luxury – Dave Scott
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/26/while-americans-in-afghanistan-languish-biden-shuttles-migrants-in-us-quietly-across-county-in-luxury-1124843/
— Blaming Americans for not leaving Afghanistan sooner repeated and infuriating thread among US officials – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/26/blaming-americans-for-not-leaving-afghanistan-sooner-repeated-and-infuriating-thread-among-us-officials-1124959/
— Mom sounds off after high school reportedly makes daughter where ankle monitor: ‘There was no consent’ – Robert Jonathan
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/26/mom-sounds-off-after-high-school-reportedly-makes-daughter-where-ankle-monitor-there-was-no-consent-1124982/
— Thanks Adam! Illinois Dems likely to zone RINO Rep Kinzinger’s district out of existence – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/26/thanks-adam-illinois-dems-likely-to-zone-rino-rep-kinzingers-district-out-of-existence-1125010/

EPOCH TIMES
— Multiple US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Bombings: Pentagon – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/multiple-us-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan-bombings-pentagon_3966825.html

THE HILL
— 12 U.S. service members killed in Kabul airport attack – ELLEN MITCHELL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/569568-four-marines-killed-in-kabul-airport-attack-report
— Capitol Police officers sue Trump, right-wing groups over Jan. 6 – JOHN KRUZEL
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/569551-capitol-police-officers-sue-trump-right-wing-groups-over-jan-6

CNN
— At least 12 US service members killed in Kabul airport attack – Rob Picheta, Meg Wagner, Melissa Mahtani, Melissa Macaya, Veronica Rocha and Fernando Alfonso
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/afghanistan-news-taliban-refugees-08-26-21-intl/index.html
— Illinois governor announces vaccine mandate for teachers and health care workers with testing opt-out – Eric Levenson
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/26/us/illinois-mask-covid-vaccine/index.html

CNBC
— Capitol Police officers sue Trump, Roger Stone, Proud Boys and others over Jan. 6 invasion – Kevin Breuninger
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/26/capitol-police-officers-sue-trump-roger-stone-proud-boys-over-jan-6-invasion.html

ABC NEWS
— The Taliban wants to be recognized by the world. Should Western countries engage with it? – Tracey Shelton
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-27/should-the-west-engage-with-the-taliban-afghanistan/100393560

CBS NEWS
— 12 U.S. service members killed, 15 injured in Kabul attack – MELISSA QUINN, KATHRYN WATSON, STEFAN BECKET
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/afghanistan-kabul-airport-explosion-pentagon-confirms/

NBC NEWS
— 12 U.S. service members killed in explosions outside Kabul airport amid evacuations. Several people including children were killed and many others were injured, Taliban sources told NBC News, in what they described as a suicide attack. – Yuliya Talmazan, Mushtaq Yusufzai, Courtney Kube and Andrea Mitchell
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/high-threat-terror-attack-disrupts-kabul-airport-evacuations-biden-deadline-n1277670
— Taliban leader reaches out to West, promises rights for Afghan women. Abdul Ghani Baradar’s insistence that Afghanistan will not become a springboard for terrorist attacks was tested when two explosions rocked Kabul airport. – Richard Engel and Alexander Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taliban-say-women-will-be-allowed-rights-despite-fears-no-n1277677

NEW YORK TIMES
— Bombings strike Kabul airport, killing at least 12 U.S. troops and dozens of Afghan civilians.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/26/world/afghanistan-taliban-biden-news

WASHINGTON POST
— 12 U.S. service members killed in terrorist attack outside Kabul airport – Erin Cunningham, Rachel Pannett, Ellen Francis, Karoun Demirjian and John Hudson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/26/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-live-updates/

NEWSWEEK
— ‘Excuse For War’: Taliban Says There’s ‘No Evidence’ Osama Bin Laden Was Behind 9/11
https://www.newsweek.com/excuse-war-taliban-no-evidence-osama-bin-laden-was-behind-9-11-1623233

FORBES
— Three Aircraft Carriers. Dozens Of Stealth Fighters. A Powerful Allied Battle Group Has Gathered Near China. – David Axe
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2021/08/25/three-aircraft-carriers-dozens-of-stealth-fighters-a-powerful-allied-battle-group-has-gathered-near-china/

August 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— US to recommend COVID vaccine booster shots for all Americans at 8 months
https://abc7chicago.com/health/us-to-recommend-covid-vaccine-boosters-at-8-months-sources/10956154/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New daily COVID-19 cases in Chicago top 400, a metric cited a year ago when CPS decided not to reopen schools – DIANA WALLACE and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-covid-chicago-illinois-cases-rise-20210817-ucpx57wfujfsbbsragbvpb4bhu-story.html
— Surge of International students from India prompts University of Illinois at Chicago to launch office in New Delhi – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA (DIERSEN: UIC accepted me in 1966 when I was a 17-year-old Crete resident. If I was a 17-year-old Crete resident today, I doubt that UIC would accept me because a) I am not a minority, b) I am not a female, c) I am not an LGBTQer, d) I am not low-income, e) I am conservative, f) I am Republican, g) I was baptized, raised and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, h) I am 100% German national origin, and i) my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-u-of-i-india-expansion-20210816-krvo5xiou5d57kfptbuycblwqq-story.html
— Businesses, Black and Latino communities hit hardest by property tax increases, treasurer’s office report shows: ‘An eternally broken system’. – SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-property-tax-increase-south-west-suburbs-20210817-5mre275sr5bcdp3o6mlkcq7bfe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Seeing red: With high COVID-19 infection rate across Illinois, Pritzker warns, ‘We’re going to be dealing with this for some time’ Gov. J.B. Pritzker didn’t provide a date for when students, teachers and staff would be able to forgo face coverings. “We have to prepare ourselves for the, hopefully, ramping down of COVID over a number of months and maybe over the next year, but we have to follow the science and we’ll be requiring people to wear masks in schools to keep our kids safe until we no longer need to.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/8/16/22627615/delta-variant-illinois-coronavirus-covid-19-high-rate-cdc-august16
— President Biden gets America’s priorities right. The U.S. entanglement in Afghanistan has been a costly folly. But Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget resolution proposes proven responses to pressing needs. – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/16/22628085/biden-afghanistan-3-5-trillion-budget-jesse-jackson

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Top Illinois House Republican moves toward statewide run. Deputy Republican Leader Tom Demmer is weighing a run for Illinois Secretary of State or Treasurer. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/top-illinois-house-republican-moves-toward-statewide-run

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: A ‘Dramatic Increase In Graffiti’ Seen Along Expressways And CTA Stations Reflects Badly On The City, Residents Say. Graffiti reports are up 30 percent in Chicago, and crews are struggling to keep up with removing it. – Mauricio Peña
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/08/16/a-dramatic-increase-in-graffiti-seen-along-expressways-and-cta-stations-reflects-badly-on-the-city-residents-say/

EVANSTON NOW
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: ‘Black Lives Matter’ gets honorary street name. Signs added to Dodge Avenue between Church and Lake streets. – JEFF HIRSH
https://evanstonnow.com/black-lives-matter-gets-honorary-street-name/

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Sen. Dillard & Gov Edgar in 2014 re Dillard’s views on IL pension reform, teachers’ unions & much more. Will Sen. Dillard & others soon join 2022 GOP Gov primary?
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/08/watch-berkowitz-w-sen-dillard-gov-edgar-in-2014-re-dillards-views-on-il-pension-reform-teachers-unions-much-more-will-sen-dillard-others-soon-join-2022-gop-gov-primary-cab/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Disastrous Biden Administration – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/the-disastrous-biden-administration/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Promises are being broken’ as U.S. strands Afghan allies – Stephen Dinan and Joseph Clark Monday
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/us-strands-afghan-allies-promises-are-being-broken/
— Afghan-American scholar agonizes over homeland, lashes out at Taliban, U.S. – Mark A. Kellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/mejgan-massoumi-afghan-american-scholar-agonizes-o/
— Sen. Rick Scott floats removing Biden via 25th Amendment: ‘Has time come?’ – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/rick-scott-floats-removing-joe-biden-25th-amendmen/
— Democrats eye IRS expansion to help pay for new $3.5T ‘human infrastructure’ package – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/democrats-eye-irs-expansion-help-pay-new-35t-human/
— Networks silent on the Biden border crisis – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/inside-beltway-networks-silent-biden-border-crisis/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden is responsible for the ‘systemic racism’ he professes to oppose – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/biden-is-responsible-for-the-systemic-racism-he-professes-to-oppose
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to the Urban Institute, black and Hispanic landlords have lower incomes and own fewer properties than their white counterparts. They are also “more likely to have a mortgage than own their building outright” and make up a disproportionate number of the landlords who have at least one mortgage in forbearance. This isn’t the first time that Biden, who professes to care so much about equity, has pushed damaging policies that disproportionately harm minorities. Biden’s Title IX changes, which treat students accused of sexual misconduct as guilty until proven, also disproportionately harm black college students. The systemic racism Biden has warned so much about is coming from inside the White House. In pursuing policies that make liberals feel good but are damaging when put in place, as both the eviction moratorium and Title IX changes are, Biden is perpetuating the very problem he claims to be so concerned about. The narrative around systemic racism somehow does not apply to these Democratic policies, proving once again that it is a political narrative and nothing more. That will remain true the next time Biden takes the podium to denounce another GOP voting law as being a new version of Jim Crow.)

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Biden shifts blame for Afghanistan falling to Taliban. – Jack Durschlag
https://www.foxnews.com/us/biden-shifts-blame-for-afghanistan-falling-to-taliban-to-afghans-trump
— George Bush, former first lady issue statement on Afghanistan with message to US troops, veterans. The war in Afghanistan began under Bush after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. – Edmund DeMarche
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/george-bush-former-first-lady-issue-statement-on-afghanistan-with-message-to-us-troops-veterans
— Clay Travis: If ‘experts’ were this wrong about Afghanistan, ‘how can you trust them on border, COVID’? – By Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/travis-sexton-if-experts-were-this-wrong-about-afghanistan-how-can-you-trust-them-on-border-covid
— Biden points fingers for Afghanistan debacle after promising he wouldn’t ‘blame others’ Biden’s Afghanistan remarks contrasted with his campaign promise to ‘take responsibility’ and not ‘blame others’ – Houston Keene (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-afghanistan-points-fingers-blame-others
— Mark Steyn tells Tucker Carlson leftist worldview is all ‘power calculation’ The left focuses on ‘what belongs to the rainbow coalition of the future,’ he says – Angelica Stabile
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mark-steyn-tells-tucker-leftist-worldview-is-all-power-calculation
— Lindsey Graham slams Biden Afghanistan speech: ‘No one to blame but himself’ Biden spent much of his speech pinning the blame for the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lindsey-graham-slams-biden-speech-no-one-to-blame-but-himself

BLAZE
— Trump calls Afghanistan ‘the most embarrassing military outcome’ in American history – ALEX NITZBERG
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-calls-afghanistan-the-most-embarrassing-military-outcome-in-american-history

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Kansas Teacher Fined After Quitting Job Over Mask Mandates And Critical Race Theory Teaching, Will Start Homeschooling Project – ANTON CARILLO
https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/12932/20210816/kansas-teacher-fined-after-quitting-job-over-mask-mandates-and-critical-race-theory-teaching-will-start-homeschooling-project.htm

CHRISTIAN POST
— Nearly 70% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of Afghanistan – Michael Gryboski
https://www.christianpost.com/amp/most-americans-oppose-bidens-handling-of-afghanistan-poll.html

DAILY CALLER
— George W. Bush Releases Statement On Afghanistan Calling On U.S. To Accept Refugees – GREG PRICE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/16/president-george-bush-statement-afghanistan-refugees/

DAILY WIRE
— NYT, WSJ, WaPo Publishers Urge Biden To Protect Afghan Colleagues In Kabul: ‘Stand Behind The Free Press’ – Charlotte Pence Bond (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the many adverse actions that have been taken against me to get me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyt-wsj-wapo-publishers-urge-biden-to-protect-afghan-colleagues-in-kabul-stand-behind-the-free-press

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chinese Media Threaten Taiwan after Kabul Debacle: ‘The Island’s Defense Will Collapse in Hours’ – ZACHARY EVANS (DIERSEN: If/when China conquers Taiwan, who will Republican China-promoters blame?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/chinese-media-threaten-taiwan-after-kabul-debacle-the-islands-defense-will-collapse-in-hours/

NEW AMERICAN
— Biden to Bring in 30K Afghans. Americans Left Behind Won’t Be Prioritized in Evacuation – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/biden-to-bring-in-30k-afghans-americans-left-behind-wont-be-prioritized-in-evacuation/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump remains barred from Twitter but Taliban spokesperson still using platform for propaganda – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/trump-remains-barred-from-twitter-but-taliban-spokesperson-still-using-platform-for-propaganda-1119492/
— CNN reports Taliban fighters chanting ‘Death to America’ seem ‘friendly at the same time’ – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/cnn-reports-taliban-fighters-chanting-death-to-america-seem-friendly-at-the-same-time-1119801/
— Advanced copy of Biden’s Afghanistan talking points leaked to friendly press. ‘They’re not good.’ (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO activists, candidates, and party leaders a) who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois and b) who do everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters?)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/advanced-copy-of-bidens-talking-points-on-afghanistan-leaked-to-friendly-press-they-are-not-good-1119887/
— Psaki takes week off, ‘out of office’ reply runs as Biden avoids Afghanistan nightmare – Tom Tillison (DIERSEN: I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every a) morning since 2004 and b) evening since 2015.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/psaki-takes-week-off-out-of-office-reply-runs-as-biden-avoids-taliban-afghanistan-nightmare-1119462/
— Pelosi floats GOP ‘clowns’ Jordan and Banks could end up as part of Jan 6 probe – Frank Webster
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/17/pelosi-floats-gop-clowns-jordan-and-banks-could-end-up-as-part-of-jan-6-probe-1120029/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden Blames Everyone but Himself for Afghanistan Withdrawal Fiasco. Biden never addressed why it all went haywire this weekend. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/live-biden-returns-to-white-house-addresses-nation-on-afghanistan/

EPOCH TIMES
— Pentagon Warns of Worsening Terrorist Threat After Taliban Takes Over Afghanistan – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/pentagon-warns-of-worsening-terrorist-threat-after-taliban-takes-over-afghanistan_3951535.html

THE HILL
— Pompeo: ‘Pathetic’ for Biden to blame Trump for Afghanistan – OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/567979-Pompeo-Pathetic-for-Biden-to-blame-Trump-for-Afghanistan

POLITICO
— Who’s to blame for Afghanistan? – ALEXANDER WARD and QUINT FORGEY
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2021/08/16/whos-to-blame-for-afghanistan-493993
— Afghanistan blame game – ALEX THOMPSON and TINA SFONDELES
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2021/08/16/afghanistan-blame-game-493991

ABC NEWS
— Republicans play blame game with Biden on Afghanistan. Several lawmakers supported the withdrawal under the Trump administration. – Mariam Khan
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republicans-play-blame-game-biden-afghanistan/story?id=79481240

CNN
— Biden administration reverts to internal blame-shifting amid Afghanistan chaos – Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Oren Liebermann and Nicole Gaouette
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/17/politics/biden-afghanistan-blame-shifting/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Delta Surge Drives Home Painful Truth: Covid Isn’t Going Away. The new flood of cases has forced Americans to recalibrate. Governors and mayors who imposed shutdowns last summer are pushing vaccines now. – Julie Bosman and Mitch Smith
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/16/us/covid-delta-variant-us.html

WASHINGTON POST
— After Afghanistan falls, the blame game begins – Shane Harris (DIERSEN: Who blames you and for what? I should write a book about those a) who blame me, b) who blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000, c) who blame what I did to help Republicans help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, and d) who blame what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) board member 2001-2004 for losses that Republican candidates in ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I would focus on unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, MTRO, Wheaton Park District, WCC, TAPROOT, ICRC, AAPC MC, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who or castrated adverse actions against me. I should title the book “The Scapegoaters.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/taliban-us-intelligence-afghanistan/2021/08/16/c59f4416-febd-11eb-85f2-b871803f65e4_story.html
— Biden says the ‘buck stops with me’ — while pinning blame on Trump and many Afghans – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/16/biden-says-buck-stops-with-me-while-pinning-blame-trump-lots-afghans/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The Taliban won. Here’s what that could mean – NABIH BULOS
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-08-15/the-taliban-won-heres-what-that-could-mean
— The Taliban is now benefiting from the billions spent on building Afghanistan’s army – AP
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-08-17/billions-spent-afghan-army-ultimately-benefited-taliban

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Congressman and veteran Adam Kinzinger blames Afghanistan’s collapse on Biden and Trump – BRIAN NIEMIETZ
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-adam-kinzinger-dan-crenshaw-biden-trump-afghanistan-fault-20210817-g6rqwq6a2bftrdlqahldukbep4-story.html
— The critical race theory haters are blind to savage structural inequalities in our public schools – DAN WEISBERG (DIERSEN: My parents sent me to a) Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, b) Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, and c) Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I had tremendous unfair advantages in life. If that is true, why did I take BAD JOBS that they would never stoop to take? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I took those BAD JOBS because I am lazy and stupid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Further, in my defense, those who hired me and those who promoted me in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986 were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-critical-race-theory-public-schools-20210817-mlyzpicvgbc43jeavrlj2akbnu-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Chamberlain Moment in Afghanistan. The fall of Kabul has been heard around the world, to the dismay of our allies and delight of our enemies. – Walter Russell Mead
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-chamberlain-afghanistan-withdrawal-saigon-jihadist-taliban-kabul-pakistan-11629128451
— Growing Share of Migrants From Outside Mexico, Central America Poses Challenge for Biden. Nearly three in 10 arrested at the southern border in July came from South America, the Caribbean or beyond. – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/growing-share-of-migrants-from-outside-mexico-central-america-poses-challenge-for-biden-11629122385

FORBES
— Twitter, Facebook May Let Taliban Control Afghan Government Social Media Accounts
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2021/08/17/twitter-facebook-taliban-social-media-accounts/

NEWSWEEK
— Tucker Carlson Slams U.S. Housing Afghanistan Refugees: ‘First We Invade, Then We Are Invaded”
https://www.newsweek.com/tucker-carlson-slams-us-housing-afghanistan-refugees-first-we-invade-then-we-are-invaded-1619954
— American Female Reporter Wears Hijab as Taliban Gains More Ground in Afghanistan
https://www.newsweek.com/american-female-reporter-wears-hijab-taliban-gains-more-ground-afghanistan-1619695

INTERCEPT
— Laura Ingraham Confronts the Core Problem for Capitalists – Jon Schwarz (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am extremely stupid. Therefore, if I could do the aforesaid, just about anyone could do the aforesaid.)
https://theintercept.com/2021/08/14/laura-ingraham-capitalists-labor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: THURSDAY NIGHT on Fox News, Laura Ingraham straightforwardly expressed the key challenge for capitalism: How can bosses get people to do awful, degrading jobs for little pay in order to make other people rich? “The government is literally putting anvils, in many ways, on people’s shoulders, either through the mandates, regulations, and now through free money,” Ingraham said to her guest, reality TV host Jon Taffer. “If we are not causing people to be hungry to work, then we’re providing them with all the meals they need sitting at home,” Taffer agreed. “These benefits make absolutely no sense to us.” Capitalism has been grappling with this problem for hundreds of years, but as history and Ingraham show, the answer now is the same as it’s always been: The laboring classes must be forced into circumstances in which they must work or starve.)

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Mastering Budgets – Jerry Simpkins (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who are most furious that I have the money, time, motivation, and ability to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and evening free of charge and without any advertising.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/mastering-budgets,199103

FORD AUTHORITY
— New Vehicle Affordability Reaches All-Time Low In July 2021 – Brett Foote (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 17 years old, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://www.motortrend.com/features/mscp-1206-1966-pontiac-lemans-sprint/ ) with money that I saved washing dishes part-time for the minimum wage for 18 months in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://fordauthority.com/2021/08/new-vehicle-affordability-reaches-all-time-low-in-july-2021-report/

INDEPENDENT
— President’s speech branded ‘grotesque’ and ‘devoid of empathy’ as Bush breaks silence – Chiara Giordano and Oliver O’Connell
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-news-afghanistan-speech-live-b1903856.html

LOOP NET
— OFFICE PROPERTY FOR SALE: 520 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton
https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/520-W-Roosevelt-Rd-Wheaton-IL/23457154/

July 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Businesses weigh asking customers to put masks back on in light of new CDC guidelines. ‘For most people, this is a huge step backward.’ – LAUREN ZUMBACH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-covid-pandemic-business-mask-requirements-20210730-fz5ye3y7ubfajfrl6olegbqh4y-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago production of Teatro ZinZanni now requiring proof of vaccination for guests. Other theater companies are following suit or requiring mandatory masking for all patrons, crew and staff. – Miriam Di Nunzio (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans who are the following who say that they are vaccinated are lying: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, 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://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/7/30/22602221/teatro-zinzanni-requires-proof-of-vaccination-for-guests-covid-19-safety

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210731/kinzinger-a-true-american-patriot

WTTW
— Push for Reparations in Chicago Derailed by Opposition from Mayor: Advocates, Aldermen – Heather Cherone (DIERSEN: From what I see, sooner or later, those who run your municipality will impose reparations. The more of the following that residents are, the more reparations they will be forced to pay: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or Whites whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Further, residents whose ancestors owned slaves will be forced to pay far more reparations.)
https://news.wttw.com/2021/07/30/push-reparations-chicago-derailed-opposition-mayor-advocates-aldermen-0

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The race gap in home appraisals is personal for Bobby Rush. Citing his own experience, the Illinois congressman is calling for a federal probe into how the real estate industry undervalues Black-owned homes. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/race-gap-home-appraisals-personal-bobby-rush

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— ‘We need all hands on deck:’ Illinois Tea Party invites volunteers to help with Voterpalooza 2021
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/we-need-all-hands-on-deck-illinois-tea-party-invites-volunteers-to-help-with-voterpalooza-2021/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Canada fines 2 Americans $20K each for providing false vaccination documents. – ADAM FORGIE (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans who are the following who say that they are vaccinated are lying: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, 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://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/canada-fines-2-americans-20k-each-for-providing-false-vaccination-documents

WGLT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage young people to hate Republicans.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-07-30/bloomington-high-schoolers-dive-into-local-politics-with-online-journal
— Top Official Says ISU Does, In Fact, Have COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement – Charlie Schlenker, Ryan Denham (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans who are the following who say that they are vaccinated are lying: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, 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.wglt.org/local-news/2021-07-30/q-a-top-official-says-isu-does-in-fact-have-covid-19-vaccine-requirement

CHICAGO PATCH
— 90% Of Lollapalooza Fans Showed Proof Of Vaccination Thursday. Everyone attending the festival needs a negative COVID test from the last 72 hours or proof of vaccination to enter.
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/90-lollapalooza-fans-showed-proof-vaccination-thursday

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE COURIER
— College of DuPage to require masks, vaccines. (DIERSEN: What about members of protected groups who refuse.)
https://codcourier.org/news/breaking-college-of-dupage-to-require-masks-vaccines/

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz & Martin discuss the issues that may make Gov. Pritzker vulnerable to a current or new 2022 GOP GOV opponent.
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/07/watch-berkowitz-martin-discuss-the-issues-that-may-make-gov-pritzker-vulnerable-to-a-current-or-potential-new-2022-gop-gov-opponent-cable-web/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— D87 Transparency Group accuses district of changing grading policies and not being open with the community – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/605921432-d87-transparency-group-accuses-district-of-changing-grading-policies-and-not-being-open-with-the-community

FOX NEWS
— Cheney and Kinzinger: The latest turncoat Republicans the media suddenly loves. Sens. Mitt Romney and John McCain had similar treatment. – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/media-finds-sudden-respect-for-turncoat-republicans
— Gutfeld on media pushing their COVID agenda
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/gutfeld-on-media-pushing-covid-agenda
— CNN’s Don Lemon clashes with John Kasich over unvaccinated Americans: They’re ‘conservative Republican Whites’ ‘If you don’t want to do it, then you must face the repercussions,’ Lemon told unvaccinated Americans. – Joseph A. Wulfsohn (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans who are the following who say that they are vaccinated are lying: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, 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.foxnews.com/media/cnn-don-lemon-john-kasich-unvaccinated-conservative-republican-whites

BREITBART
— Minnesotans Take ‘Propaganda’ of Critical Race Theory to Court – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/30/minnesotans-take-propaganda-of-critical-race-theory-to-court/

BLAZE
— NFL quarterback opposed to getting COVID-19 vaccine says he finally got the shot after league ‘forced my hand’ – DAVE URBANSKI (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will Democrat/RINO schools officially get rid of Republicans who are not fully vaccinated, b) will Democrat/RINO employers officially get rid of Republicans who are not fully vaccinated, c) will Democrat/RINO organizations officially get rid of Republicans who are not fully vaccinated, and d) will Democrat/RINO governments officially get rid of Republicans who are not fully vaccinated?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/quarterback-ryan-tannehill-vaccine-nfl-forced-my-hand

CHRISTIAN POST
— ‘Antiracists are the new racists’: Black civil rights veteran Bob Woodson slams CRT – Michael Gryboski
https://www.christianpost.com/news/civil-rights-veteran-bob-woodson-attacks-crt-as-new-racists.html
— Ousted Episcopal school teacher slams woke curriculum: ‘There is no math without objectivity’ – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/news/ousted-episcopal-school-teacher-slams-woke-curriculum.html

DAILY CALLER
— Minnesotans File Lawsuits Aimed At ‘Confronting CRT-Inspired Bullying’ – SHAKHZOD YULDOSHBOEV
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/30/minnesota-lawsuits-critical-race-theory/

DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘Communism Taking Root in America,’ Critical Race Theory Foe Warns – Douglas Blair
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/07/30/communism-taking-root-in-america-critical-race-theory-foe-warns/

DAILY WIRE
— GOP Urges Education Department To Investigate CRT Complaints. Biden Introduces Civil Rights Nominee Who May Approve Of CRT. – Chrissy Clark
https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-urges-education-department-to-investigate-crt-complaints-biden-introduces-civil-rights-nominee-who-may-approve-of-crt

NEW AMERICAN
— Illegal-alien Invasion Worsens. Border Agents Bag More Than 800 in One Day; 20K Last Week – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/illegal-alien-invasion-worsens-border-agents-bag-more-than-800-in-one-day-20k-last-week/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Minnesota Lawsuits Allege Critical Race Theory Teaches Racism, Intolerance. The lawsuits come from people in healthcare, the state government, and. school district: “I see a racist and divisive ideology of race essentialism taking over our nation and my institution.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/07/minnesota-lawsuits-allege-critical-race-theory-teaches-racism-intolerance/

EPOCH TIMES
— California Parents Are Pulling Children From Public Schools – VANESSA SERNA
https://www.theepochtimes.com/california-parents-are-pulling-children-from-public-schools_3926943.html

POLITICO
— GOP lawmaker challenges McCarthy over ‘bulls—‘ mask mandate enforcement. There’s mounting fury on the right about efforts to enforce the new House requirement as Covid’s Delta variant spreads. – OLIVIA BEAVERS
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/29/chip-roy-kevin-mccarthy-mask-mandate-501536

NEW YORK TIMES
— Broadway Audiences Will Need Proof of Vaccination and Masks. Children under 12, who cannot be vaccinated, can show a negative test to attend. But the Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall plan to bar them for now. – Michael Paulson (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans who are the following who say that they are vaccinated are lying: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/theater/broadway-audiences-vaccine-requirement.html

NEW YORK POST
— Big Tech widens censorship – Editorial (DIERSEN: Big Tech blacklists those who do not carry out their blacklist orders.)
https://nypost.com/2021/07/30/big-tech-widens-censorship-and-other-commentary/

WASHINGTON POST
— Narrowing the U.S. wealth gap is important. Narrowing the racial wealth gap is urgent. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are officially moving toward officially using government to officially take money away from Republicans and to officially give that money to Democrats, and especially to give that money to Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQers, liberal, non-married, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/30/us-wealth-gap-race/
— An apology to Native Americans was buried in a 2010 defense bill. Now, some want the president to say it aloud. – Emily McFarlan Miller (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress a) that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, b) that they sold that land in 1864 and bought land just northeast of downtown Crete, c) that my grandfather had a house built on that land in 1926, d) that I lived in that house 1954-1972, and e) that I inherited half interest in that house in 2016.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/an-apology-to-native-americans-was-buried-in-a-2010-defense-bill-now-some-want-the-president-to-say-it-aloud/2021/07/30/2094d60a-f163-11eb-bf80-e3877d9c5f06_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Crime Is No Longer a Family Business in Chicago. The Syndicate was brutal, but it wasn’t random and ubiquitous like violence in the 21st century. – Joseph Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/crime-murder-chicago-capone-syndicate-lightfoot-violence-urban-11627679077
— On Censorship, Big Tech Has It Both Ways. The companies enjoy the privileges of common carriers without the responsibilities. State antidiscrimination laws are one promising remedy. – Philip Hamburger and Clare Morell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-tech-twitter-facebook-google-youtube-sec-230-common-carrier-11627656722
— A Distorted View of Wealth Inequality. Include pensions and Social Security, and the figures are less stark. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-distorted-view-of-wealth-inequality-working-paper-social-security-pensions-11627679769

BLOOMBERG
— When Will China Rule the World? – Eric Zhu and Tom Orlik (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have absolutely no problem with Communist China ruling the world.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-07-05/when-will-china-s-economy-beat-the-u-s-to-become-no-1-why-it-may-never-happen

FOX ST. PAUL
— Rep. John Thompson agrees to apologize for calling GOP member a racist – Theo Keith (DIERSEN: To call a Republican a racist in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany during the 1920s,1930s, if not 1940s.)
https://www.fox9.com/news/thompson-agrees-to-apologize-for-calling-gop-member-a-racist

JOURNAL INQUIRER
— Lincoln and progress refute fans of ‘critical race theory’ – Chris Powell
https://www.journalinquirer.com/opinion/chris_powell/lincoln-and-progress-refute-fans-of-critical-race-theory/article_d0da9e7e-f17b-11eb-b49f-a7b5e7efc5ac.html

POST REGISTER
— Idaho: Indoctrination task force shifts to higher ed – BLAKE JONES
https://www.postregister.com/news/education/indoctrination-task-force-shifts-to-higher-ed/article_982d63b5-e823-5e73-9699-388a3a539e07.html

WTSP
— Sen. Marco Rubio introduces bill that targets ‘racially hostile school environments’, critical race theory. The bill would prompt investigations of parent and student complaints against curriculum that promotes divisive concepts.
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/politics/sen-marco-rubio-introduces-bill-targets-racially-hostile-school-environments-critical-race-theory/67-2bec0c4e-b7bd-44ae-9ce3-8f914b9715ca

WAPT
— Lawmakers work to stop critical race theory from entering classrooms – Keegan Foxx
https://www.wapt.com/article/lawmakers-work-to-stop-critical-race-theory-from-entering-classrooms/37184136#

CONSERVATIVE WOMAN
— How to defeat the activist media – Donna Edmunds (DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians who paint themselves as being champions of the oppressed, that is, who paint themselves as being champions of mask wearers, vaccinated people, BLMers, CRTers, 1619ers, reparationers, minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, moderates, liberals, those who are not married, those who have dependents, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, those who are in America illegally, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, dog owners, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/how-to-defeat-the-activist-media/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A workable solution, therefore, to the problem of the activist media must necessarily be one in which postmodern theory is jettisoned in favour of a new approach. One which abandons the neo-Marxist oppressor/oppressed paradigm, and the ‘us v them’ mentality it fosters. One which rejects the denial of objective truths to which we can all hold. Truth, beauty, reason all exist, and we must not be afraid to say so.)

July 11 Morning Edition

NAPERVILLE SUN
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Applications for FOID cards spike 40% in Naperville – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: As Democrats move in, crime and poverty increase.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-foid-requests-st-0711-20210709-6ncgg4zidzh45kddmn5jtnbh5u-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Another look is needed on redistricting maps – Tim Schneider, Former Illinois Republican Chairman, Bartlett
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210711/another-look-is-needed-on-redistricting-maps

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Capitol security, accessibility, historical upgrades to cost $210…Renovations on north wing of Capitol to be funded by Rebuild Illinois infrastructure improvement program, which passed in 2019 with bipartisan support
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/2021/07/09/illinois-capitol-renovations-focused-on-buildings-north-wing/5334736001/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Don’t fall for anti-American theories – Alan Webber
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/webber-dont-fall-for-anti-american-theories/article_a812a874-dfd8-11eb-8c76-df8f91b9f275.html

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ Rep. Sean Casten Mocks Critics Of Critical Race Theory: ‘Bullies,’ ‘Afraid,’ ‘Snowflakes’ – Daily Wire
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-rep-sean-casten-mocks-critics-of-critical-race-theory-bullies-afraid-snowflakes-daily-wire/
— The Content Of Rep. Sean Casten’s Character: His New Video On Critical Race Theory – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/the-content-of-rep-sean-castens-character-his-new-video-on-critical-race-theory-wirepoints/

FOX NEWS
— Trump speech, CPAC straw poll, put 2024 GOP presidential race in Sunday spotlight. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-speech-cpac-straw-poll-put-2024-gop-presidential-race-in-sunday-spotlight
— Donald Trump Jr. on his father’s Sunday CPAC speech: ‘People will be outraged’ Former President Trump’s Sunday keynote speech to close CPAC gathering in Dallas – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/donald-trump-jr-father-sunday-cpac-speech-people-outraged
— Arizona Gov. Ducey signs bill banning critical race theory from schools, state agencies A second bill signed by Ducey calls for school curriculum transparency, so that parents can weigh in on topics such as sex education – Dom Calicchio
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-gov-ducey-bills-critical-race-theory-curriculum-transparent
— Kamala Harris slammed for claiming rural Americans can’t photocopy their IDs. The vice president tried to back her claim by saying rural communities don’t have Kinkos or OfficeMax – Kelsey Koberg
https://www.foxnews.com/media/kamala-harris-rural-americans-photocopy-ids-voter-id-laws
— AOC goes to bat against Rep. Boebert on ‘good ol conservative values’ Boebert and Ocasio-Cortez are no strangers to harsh rhetoric – Caitlin McFall
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-against-boebert-good-ol-conservative-values
— Man arrested in fatal shooting of couple during Chicago’s Puerto Rican Parade. Anthony Lorenzi is charged with first-degree murder. AP
https://www.foxnews.com/us/man-arrested-shooting-chicagos-puerto-rican-parade

AMERICAN THINKER
— ‘God Bless Abortion’ sign draped over statue of Christ, Son of God – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/07/god_bless_abortion_sign_draped_over_statue_of_christ_son_of_god.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— What’s Wrong With CRT? Critical Race Theory rejects the principles that underpinned all advances in the rights of Black Americans, from the Civil War constitutional amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. – Mackubin Owens
https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/10/whats-wrong-with-crt/
— Another Reckoning for a Bad Idea? – Roger Kimball
https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/10/another-reckoning-for-a-bad-idea/

TOWNHALL
— Defund the NEA – Rob Jenkins
https://townhall.com/columnists/robjenkins/2021/07/11/defund-the-nea-n2592338
— Conservative National Radio Host Wayne Allyn Root Announces Support for Black Reparations (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs make Republicans pay the price of AA, Diversity, Inclusion, and reparations.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2021/07/11/conservative-national-radio-host-wayne-allyn-root-announces-support-for-black-reparations-n2592315
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Yes, it’s true. I’m that Wayne Allyn Root. I’m the nationally syndicated conservative radio talk show host. And former conservative television host on Newsmax TV. And bestselling conservative author of 14 books — including “Trump Rules,” “The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide,” “Angry White Male” and “The Murder of the Middle Class.” I’m the last guy you’d ever imagine coming out in support of reparations for black Americans. But it’s true. I’m going to be the first high-profile conservative to support reparations. Black Americans deserve reparations. Let’s be honest. Look at their cities in ruins. Black inner cities in America look like Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombs hit. Have you been to any of them lately? Of course not. What sane person would take a chance by driving through the Brownsville neighborhood in Brooklyn, or Crown Heights, or Bedford Stuyvesant, or Harlem or the infamous South Bronx? Or how about Chicago’s black South Side? How about virtually all-black inner cities in Detroit; Baltimore; East St Louis; Newark, New Jersey; Oakland, California; Liberty City in Miami; Cleveland; New Orleans, Memphis, Tennessee; Atlanta and more. The list goes on and on. These places are synonymous with murder, violent gangs and violent crime. Black cities and neighborhoods are a war zone. A black-on-black genocide. An American tragedy. Not to mention the drug needles, poop, pee, condoms and garbage that litter their mean and hopeless streets. Black lives do matter. So, yes, they do deserve reparations. But who is to blame? It’s sure not white Americans. Most of us have had nothing to do with the decline of black America. The vast majority of white Americans have never done a bad thing to a black person in our lives. We don’t run their cities. We don’t go near their cities. We literally have nothing to do with black America. And none of us were alive for slavery or the civil war, or Jim Crow. My grandparents came to America in the 1920s. They lived in New York. They experienced their own prejudice and discrimination. My relatives had nothing to do with slavery, racism or any civil rights violations. So, yes blacks are owed reparations. But who’s to blame? There’s only one common denominator: DEMOCRATS. The Democratic Party and Democratic politicians are to blame. It’s the Democratic Party and Democratic politicians who should pay the trillions of dollars. It’s the policies of the Democratic Party that have led to poverty; misery; violent crime through the roof; retail theft on a level never imagined; homelessness; hopelessness; rampant drug dealing and addiction; no fathers in black homes; burned-out buildings; abandoned stores; lack of supermarkets; and streets filled with poop, pee, garbage, condoms and drug needles.)
— Kamala Harris Slammed for ‘Kinkos’ Comment in Discussing Rural Americans and Voter ID – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/07/10/kamala-harris-slammed-for-kinkos-comment-in-opposing-voter-id-n2592336

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Fla. Leaders, Gov. DeSantis, Rep. Donalds, Key Figures Lead Fight Against CRT
https://www.oann.com/fla-leaders-gov-desantis-rep-donalds-key-figures-lead-fight-against-crt/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Day 1 at CPAC Texas features Donald Trump Jr. scorching Dems – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2021/07/10/day-1-at-cpac-texas-features-donald-trump-jr-scorching-dems

SPECTRUM NEWS
— At Dallas CPAC, grassroots activism to rally the right is in high gear – Sabra Ayres
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2021/07/10/at-dallas-cpac–grassroots-activism-to-rally-right-is-in-high-gear

THE HILL
— Governors’ races see flood of pro-Trump candidates – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: Of course, in Illinois, Kinzinger, his political consultants, his major donors, his fundraisers, his operatives, and his dupes will do everything that they can to destroy pro-Trump candidates. Hate-filled, Trump-hating Trump-haters love Kinzinger.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/562278-governors-races-see-flood-of-pro-trump-candidates

NBC NEWS
— New report reveals specifics of racial wealth gap in America (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/new-report-reveals-specifics-of-racial-wealth-gap-in-america-116424261620

NEW YORK TIMES
— How the White Press Wrote Off Black America – Brent Staples (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how the liberal press wrote off conservative America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/10/opinion/sunday/white-newspapers-african-americans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To push recreational drugs on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/opinion/sunday/drug-legalization-mdma-psilocybin.html
— Could Gen Z Free the World From Email? “It’s actually crazy how outdated it is.” People born after AOL Mail was invented seem to prefer to communicate in almost any other way. – Sophia June (DIERSEN: I have had my diersen@aol.com email address since January 8, 1995. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who focus on stopping everyone from reading emails, b) who crow that they do not read emails, c) who focus on stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, d) who spend all their time on the Democrat Facebook, and e) want everyone to spend all their time on the Democrat Facebook.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/10/business/gen-z-email.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: The climate crisis haunts Chicago’s future. A Battle Between a Great City and a Great Lake – DAN EGAN
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/07/07/climate/chicago-river-lake-michigan.html

DALLAS MORNING STAR
— CPAC to embrace Trump in Dallas on Sunday – Todd J. Gillman
https://dentonrc.com/cpac-to-embrace-trump-in-dallas-on-sunday/article_35cbaa67-bae6-581b-8daf-bb3d064d0569.html

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— Can universal basic income solve America’s wealth gap? | Pro/Con UBI would provide every adult in the United States with a cash payment every year with no requirement to work. (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/universal-basic-income-pro-con-20210709.html

TEXAS MONTHLY
— Meet the Four Republicans Who Want to Replace Allen West as Texas GOP Chair. The next party leader could continue to wage war on errant Republican elected officials or oversee a détente. – Jonathan Tilove (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast the Texas Republican Party with the Illinois Republican Party.)
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-gop-chair-candidates/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: David Covey, one of four candidates to lead the Texas Republican party, has positioned himself as a moderate on perhaps the most pressing issue in the race. On the question of working with Republican elected officials, he doesn’t want Armageddon so much as a reasonable degree of tactical violence. “I don’t think we need to work hand in hand, but I don’t think we need to nuke them either,” Covey, currently the Orange County chairman and representative of Senate District 3 on the State Republican Executive Committee, said at a June 29 forum in Port Neches. “We have to be able to put pressure on our legislators, like a sniper. We pick our target, we ensure we don’t have collateral damage—even the party itself—and then we pull the trigger to make sure we get our priorities passed.” Martial metaphors aside, the 32-year-old Covey represents, believe it or not, something of the peace candidate to lead the Texas GOP past the testosterone-fueled, QAnon-inflected tenure of Allen West, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and former one-term congressman from Florida. For the past year of his short but chaotic reign as party chair, West mostly trained his unfriendly fire on fellow Republicans, including Governor Greg Abbott, whom he characterized as a tyrant for his pandemic response, and House Speaker Dade Phelan, whom he described as a traitor for seeking some Democratic votes to gain the gavel. On June 4, West surprised many by abruptly announcing that he would be stepping down as chairman effective July 11, midway through his two-year term. A month later, on July 4, West formally declared that he would be challenging Abbott, setting off what is likely to be a brutal primary battle.)

NEWSWEEK
— Texas Governor Candidate Tells CPAC Trump-Backed Abbott Is a ‘RINO’ Who ‘Doesn’t Want to Face You’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-governor-candidate-tells-cpac-trump-backed-abbott-rino-who-doesnt-want-face-you-1608569
— CNN’s Jim Acosta Mocks Donald Trump Ahead of CPAC, Calls Him a ‘Karen’ – KHALEDA RAHMAN
https://www.newsweek.com/cnns-jim-acosta-mocks-donald-trump-ahead-cpac-calls-him-karen-1608596

SALON
— American workers are refusing to take bad jobs — and that’s good for everyone, economists say. Some workers learned to stand up for themselves a bit more during, and due to, the pandemic. – MATTHEW ROZSA (DIERSEN: Should people be expected to take bad jobs? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. To qualify myself for better jobs, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.salon.com/2021/06/19/american-workers-are-refusing-to-take-bad-jobs–and-thats-good-for-everyone-economists-say/

FAST COMPANY
— 5 toxic workplace myths that cut into motivation – JEN FISHER AND ANH PHILLIPS (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on making their workplaces toxic for their employees who were Republican, and especially for those who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, married, non-poor, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90650936/5-toxic-workplace-myths-that-cut-into-motivation

June 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 401 cases, 8 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-401-covid-cases-8-deaths/10728434/
— Chicago’s Race Riot of 1919 left 38 dead, 2 years before Tulsa Massacre – Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/before-tulsa-massacre-chicago-saw-its-own-deadly-race-riots/10730014/
— Biden honors forgotten victims on 100th anniversary of Tulsa race massacre in emotional speech – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/society/biden-honors-forgotten-victims-of-tulsa-race-massacre/10728108/
— Most Americans think they can spot fake news. They can’t, study finds – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/society/most-americans-cannot-spot-fake-news-study-finds/10727952/

NBC5
— Biden Marks Tulsa Race Massacre in Emotional, Graphic Speech. Biden’s visit Tuesday comes amid a national reckoning on racial justice. – Jonathan Lemire and Darlene Superville
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/biden-to-honor-forgotten-victims-of-tulsa-race-massacre/2522605/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker touts ‘fiscal discipline’ of $42 billion budget passed by Democrats as debate over energy policy and subsidies to ComEd parent drags on – DAN PETRELLA, BILL RUTHHART and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-adjourns-20210602-g4lmzcdznnaclptdi3p23fy24a-story.html
— Springfield in OT | Pritzker back before the cameras | US Rep. Danny Davis will have at least one Democratic opponent if he runs again – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-springfield-pritzker-budget-kina-collins-congress-danny-davis-spin-20210601-be7elhh2inf45ltd5d2bw6v2ja-story.html
— Illinois General Assembly spring session recap: Here’s a look at the legislation passed by state lawmakers
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-general-assembly-legislation-cb-20210601-b5lnobrlknbupo5qw67pnekr74-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2021/6/1/22455300/weed-consumption-illinois-dispensaries-d33-marijuana-nuera-chi-high-tours-west-loop

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote LGBTQ in Buffalo Grove.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210601/buffalo-grove-pride-drive-will-return-for-another—-and-organizers-hope-final—-spin-sunday

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As Lightfoot advocates diversity, a look at her own track record – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: While worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, IRS’s Chicago office 1971-1980, and the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, Republicans were underrepresented as well as conservatives, Protestants, German Americans, and Whites whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/lightfoot-advocates-diversity-look-her-own-track-record

WSIL TV
— Pritzker and Illinois House leaders discuss budget, end of session – Mike Miletich
https://wsiltv.com/2021/06/01/pritzker-and-illinois-house-leaders-discuss-budget-end-of-session/

ILLINOIS NEWS TODAY
— Daily Plaza will raise the Rainbow Pride flag throughout June – Roger Milian (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Chicago officially announce that are going to get rid of all individuals, organizations, and companies that do not promote LGBTQ once and for all?)
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/daily-plaza-will-raise-the-rainbow-pride-flag-throughout-june/226836/

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly issues updated campaign announcement for ’22 elections
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-issues-updated-campaign-announcement-for-22-elections

CAPITOL FAX
— 401 new confirmed and probable cases; 8 additional deaths; 1,031 hospitalized; 284 in ICU; 1.6 percent average case positivity rate; 1.9 percent test positivity rate; 45,545 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/06/01/401-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-8-additional-deaths-1031-hospitalized-284-in-icu-16-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-19-percent-test-positivity-rate-45545-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Memorial Day lost on the likes of Kamala Harris – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/31/memorial-day-lost-on-the-likes-of-kamala-harris/

GOPUSA
— Division: Biden Travels To Tulsa To Unveil New Efforts To Increase Black Wealth Using Federal Power
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=111034

AMERICAN THINKER
— With Kamala Harris doing nothing on the border – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/06/with_kamala_harris_doing_nothing_on_the_border_joe_biden_gets_out_his_pen_and_phone.html

BLAZE
— Trump slams former GOP congresswoman and other ‘RINO losers’ after she jokes about him – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-comstock-rino-republicans
— National Black Power Convention activist says a time to ‘kill everything white in sight’ will soon come – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/national-black-power-activist-kill-everything-white

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Poison Of Paul Ryan – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/the-poison-of-paul-ryan

FEDERALIST
— New Poll Finds All Those People Moving To Texas Aren’t Going To Be Voting For Democrats. It’s not just high-profile movers like Elon Musk and Joe Rogan. They’re joined by about three-quarters of a million people a year. – Chuck DeVore
https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/01/new-poll-finds-all-those-people-moving-to-texas-arent-going-to-be-voting-for-democrats/

DAILY WIRE
— New York Times Blames ‘GOP Elites’ For BLM’s Decline In Popularity Nationwide – Ben Johnson
https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-times-blames-gop-elites-for-blms-decline-in-popularity-nationwide
— ‘Blue Lives Murder’ Apparel Appears For Sale On Amazon, Law Enforcement Demands Its Removal – Paul Bois
https://www.dailywire.com/news/blue-lives-murder-apparel-appears-for-sale-on-amazon-law-enforcement-demands-its-removal
— Shoplifting Skyrockets In San Francisco, Forcing Retailers To Close Stores – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/shoplifting-skyrockets-in-san-francisco-forcing-retailers-to-close-stores

EPOCH TIMES
— Beijing Criticizes Chinese Youth’s ‘Do-Nothing’ Approach to Life – JESSICA MAO, RONA RUI AND TERRI WU (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were young? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, and 27 and with my wife when I was 29 and 35. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 29, etc.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/beijing-criticizes-chinese-youths-do-nothing-approach-to-life_3838831.html
— Texas Counties Start Charging Illegal Aliens With Child Endangerment, Trespass – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/texas-counties-start-charging-illegal-aliens-with-child-endangerment-trespass_3838725.html
— Supreme Court Rules Asylum Applicants Bear Burden of Proof, Reversing 9th Circuit – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/supreme-court-reverses-9th-circuit-in-chinese-asylum-case_3839831.html
— There Are Alarming Trends Toward Socialism Developing Under the Biden Administration
https://www.theepochtimes.com/there-are-alarming-trends-toward-socialism-developing-under-the-biden-administration_3840363.html

CNN
— AP explains why it fired Emily Wilder for pro-Palestinian tweets – David Goldman (DIERSEN: AP hired Wilder knowing that she “was an active member of pro-Palestinian groups at her college. She was a proponent of Palestinian human rights and a critic of the Israeli government.” 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 or 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 or DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/30/media/ap-emily-wilder-firing/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Before joining the AP, Wilder was an active member of pro-Palestinian groups at her college. She was a proponent of Palestinian human rights and a critic of the Israeli government.)

REUTERS
— Biden says nearly 14% of his 1,500 agency appointees identify as LGBTQ – Nandita Bose (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ force LGBTQers to destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-biden-pride/biden-says-nearly-14-of-his-1500-agency-appointees-identify-as-lgbtq-idUSL2N2NJ1OR

WASHINGTON POST
— Biden will allow undocumented students to access pandemic relief – Sarah R. Coleman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. Democrats should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/06/01/biden-will-allow-undocumented-students-access-pandemic-relief/

FORBES
— Bill Banning LGBT Flags At Embassies Gains GOP Backers On First Day Of Pride Month – Andrew Solender
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/06/01/bill-banning-lgbt-flags-at-embassies-gains-gop-backers-on-first-day-of-pride-month/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Don’t Think Biden Has Made Much Difference for Black America (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors made lots of difference for my Black subordinate. They forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and gave him my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/voters_don_t_think_biden_has_made_much_difference_for_black_america

MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
— When a Reporter Calls (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, but who fail/refuse to return my phone calls? What message are they sending me by doing that? Are they caving in to my critics/opponents who have threatened to destroy them if they return my phone calls? Do they read my newsletters only for “opposition research?”)
https://www.mnsu.edu/media/reportercall.html

May 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago-area Jews speak out against antisemitism amid recent violence between Israel, Palestine. ‘Solidarity walk’ also held in Orland Park Sunday to support Palestinian people. – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-area-jews-hold-rally-to-speak-out-against-antisemitism-/10684295/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 943 cases, 24 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-943-covid-19-case-24-deaths/10683092/

CBS2
— At Least 8 Killed, 35 Wounded So Far In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/05/23/chicago-weekend-violence-shootings-may-2021/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-tennessee-transgender-laws-20210523-26wx4mx2pbdwdk67nnwiobsobi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tennessee move to slow down the promotion of LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-tennessee-transgender-laws-20210523-26wx4mx2pbdwdk67nnwiobsobi-story.html
— Legislation would bar school rules on hairstyles such as braids, cornrows that one mom says are rooted in ‘respectability politics’ – JENNY WHIDDEN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-hairstyle-discrimination-legislation-20210522-zg7ykipwmbgrze6i2e3nwnymou-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois’ political muscle withers with shrinking population. In the last decade, according to the Census Bureau, Illinois lost population for the first time in its history. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/5/23/22450042/census-illinois-population-loss-political-influence-withers-congressional-seats-property-taxes

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban Muslims, Christians rally in Wheaton for Palestinians – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210523/suburban-muslims-christians-rally-in-wheaton-for-palestinians
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tennessee move to slow down the promotion of LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210523/news/305239959/
— Illinois’ political muscle withers with shrinking population – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210523/news/305239915/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Reduction of Illinois’ bill backlog nothing to brag about – Sheila A. Weinberg
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-reduction-of-illinois-bill-backlog-nothing-to-brag-about/article_207276fc-9779-5248-9ea3-55d95eb1fb4d.html

ILLINOIS NEWS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/tennessee-moves-to-the-forefront-with-anti-transgender-law/210909/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Theocratic Wishful Thinking It’s difficult to see how the Middle Ages produced a better political regime than the supposedly defective work of the American founders. – Paul Gottfried
https://amgreatness.com/2021/05/22/theocratic-wishful-thinking/

BREITBART
— Kinzinger: January 6 Will Impact Republicans in Midterms If Party Is ‘Denying Reality and Facts’ of Attack – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/05/23/kinzinger-january-6-will-impact-republicans-in-midterms-if-party-is-denying-reality-and-facts-of-attack/

DAILY CALLER
— Jim Acosta Mocks Trump As ‘Mussolini Of Mar-A-Lago,’ Claims GOP Fears Jan. 6 Commission – VIRGINIA KRUTA
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/23/jim-acosta-trump-mussolini-mar-a-lago-gop-fears-january-6-commission/

FEDERALIST
— MSNBC Contributor Calls Republicans ‘White Nationalists’ Who Support Terrorism – Jordan Davidson (DIERSEN: In your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood, what do Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs call Republicans?)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/05/23/msnbc-contributor-calls-republicans-white-nationalists-who-support-terrorism/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Gov. Ron Desantis: We Have To Reject Open Borders
https://www.oann.com/gov-ron-desantis-we-have-to-reject-open-borders/

PJ MEDIA
— Harris Doesn’t Even Consider Security In Her Laughable Efforts to Deal With the Border Chaos – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/05/23/harris-doesnt-even-consider-security-in-her-laughable-efforts-to-deal-with-the-border-chaos-n1449028

EPOCH TIMES
— Rand Paul Says He Won’t Get COVID-19 Vaccine: ‘Show Me Evidence’ – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/rand-paul-first-senator-to-announce-he-wont-get-covid-19-vaccine_3826973.html

THE HILL
— Kinzinger: Jan. 6 will impact 2022 midterms if ‘Republicans don’t take ownership for what happened’ – JOSEPH CHOI (DIERSEN: Would Kinzinger argue that the more of the following that you did, the more responsible that you are for January 6: a) voted for Trump in 2016 primary election, b) voted for Trump in 2016 general election, c) voted for Trump in 2020 primary election, d) voted for Trump in 2020 general election, e) displayed yard signs for Trump in any of the aforesaid elections, f) donated money to Trump for any of the aforesaid elections, g) etc.?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/554955-kinzinger-regardless-of-commission-jan-6-will-impact-2022-midterm

YAHOO NEWS
— Chicago restaurants now have “vaccinated-only” sections
https://news.yahoo.com/chicago-restaurants-now-vaccinated-only-165926049.html

USA TODAY
— How the nation’s Founders wrote the Constitution to put the US on a path to end slavery. The Founding Fathers assured that new states would be anti-slavery and that America would develop an anti-slavery majority. – Michael Medved
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/05/15/constitution-founders-path-end-slavery/5061098001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Forgetting Justice Marshall An Illinois law school drops his name as the left turns on the Court. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/forgetting-justice-marshall-11621806240

REASON
— Thoughts on Renaming John Marshall Law School – DAVID BERNSTEIN
https://reason.com/volokh/2021/05/21/thoughts-on-renaming-john-marshall-law-school/

NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Mocks Rand Paul for Refusing Vaccine: ‘So Brave… So Manly’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-lawmaker-adam-kinzinger-mocks-rand-paul-refusing-vaccine-so-brave-so-manly-1594018
— Kinzinger Accuses Kevin McCarthy of Failing to Tell the Truth About January 6th – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-accuses-kevin-mccarthy-failing-tell-truth-about-january-6th-1594003

PINTEREST
— How do you help others who do not want your help? (DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about RINO candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their campaign consultants, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who have made it the most clear that they did not want my help. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am “too conservative” and that because of that, the more that I tried to help candidates (distributed their campaign literature in my precinct, displayed their signs on my front yard, got sign locations for them in my precinct, etc.), the fewer votes that those candidates would get. I would focus on the aforesaid who hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/136867276160222930/

May 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Palestine rally in Chicago draws hundreds to support freedom, celebrate Israel ceasefire – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/live-hundreds-march-in-downtown-chicago-palestine-rally/10674607/

NBC5
— Pro-Palestinian Protesters March in Downtown Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/watch-live-pro-palestinian-protesters-rally-in-downtown-chicago/2516241/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march in downtown Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-march-in-downtown-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Sen. Lightford got cash, trips via Loretto Hospital: report | Pritzker favors keeping $300 jobless benefit | Why Chicago vaccines initially went to affluent neighborhoods, suburbs despite push for equity – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-vaccine-equity-chicago-pritzker-300-jobless-benefit-spin-20210521-3r3tr5r4afdjtmp25y3rcgexhi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— To wear a mask (or not) now presents an entirely new set of enforcement challenges. Despite the CDC’s latest recommendations, I’m keeping my mask handy until more of us get vaccinated — not just for them but also because it makes me feel safer. – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/5/21/22448216/covid-face-mask-wearing-enforcement-challenges-coronavirus-pandemic-cdc

DAILY HERALD
— Proposal could give Hispanic residents more representation on Kane County Board – James Fuller (DIERSEN: This is racial gerrymandering.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210521/proposal-could-give-hispanic-residents-more-representation-on-kane-county-board
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The plan drew concern from Ron Ford, the only Black county resident on the current board. His current district is part of the eight new proposed ones. Consultants said they were unable to create a majority Black district in the county because the Black population is too small and spread out. “I know for a fact that’s not what the community’s going to want to hear,” Ford said. “There’s an African-American district that works as it is.”)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/making-pot-infused-snacks-tastier-can-it-be-done

WQAD
— Illinois lawmakers look to pass budget, other priorities in last 10 days of session. Representatives Tony McCombie and Mike Halpin have a laundry list of bills they’d like to get to the governor’s desk before the end of May. – Katherine Bauer
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-end-of-session-budget-redistricting/526-89fb677e-13f5-4751-a8b2-746df35390ec

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS RECOVERY STALLS AS STATE SHEDS 4,000 PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS IN APRIL – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-recovery-stalls-as-state-sheds-4000-private-sector-jobs-in-april/
— THORNER: GLOBAL WARMING THREAT ATTEMPTS TO REMAKE SOCIETY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/thorner-global-warming-threat-attempts-to-remake-society.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 11 GOP STATE SENATORS JOIN DEM SUPER-MAJORITY TO BAN RIGHT TO WORK IN ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/11-gop-state-senators-join-dem-super-majority-to-ban-right-to-work-in-illinois-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans warn voters about plan to deploy ‘army’ of IRS agents – David Sherfinski and Tom Howell Jr. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have used my having had worked for IRS for almost 9 years against me the most.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/20/trump-pollster-bidens-irs-expansion-prime-gop-vote/

FOX NEWS
— Republicans scramble to stamp out ‘woke’ political bias, cancel culture in the US military. Ted Cruz says ‘a woke, emasculated military is not the best idea’. – Houston Keene
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ted-cruz-woke-bias-military

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Claims He Is Not a Socialist After $6 Trillion Plan to Redistribute Wealth – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/21/joe-biden-claims-he-is-not-a-socialist-after-6-trillion-plan-to-redistribute-wealth/

BLAZE
— Judge sides with Biden, rules that Christian college must open women’s bedrooms and showers to biological males – PHIL SHIVER (DIERSEN: The judges in Diersen v. GAO sided with the Democrats and ruled that employers can get rid of their employees because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/christian-college-men-in-womens-showers

DAILY CALLER
— Paul Ryan To Speak At Fundraiser For Rep. Adam Kinzinger, An Outspoken Trump Critic – VARUN HUKERI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/paul-ryan-adam-kinzinger-fundraiser-trump-republicans/
— Sens. Duckworth And Cruz Trade Blows Over ‘Woke’ Military – VARUN HUKERI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/evening-patriots-dispatch-woke-military-russia-pipeline-china/
— ‘Action Civics’ Could Make Your Kids Into Progressive Activists – BRADLEY DEVLIN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/action-civics-joe-biden-kendi-nikole-hannah-jones-1619-project-public-schooling/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Google Launches ‘Inclusive Language’ Warnings for ‘Offensive,’ and ‘Gendered’ Words – Gabriela Pariseau
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/gabriela-pariseau/2021/05/21/crazy-google-launches-inclusive-language-warnings

TOWNHALL
— Tulsi Gabbard Calls on Chicago Mayor to Resign Over ‘Anti-White’ Racism – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/05/21/tulsi-gabbard-calls-on-chicago-mayor-to-resign-over-antiwhite-racism-n2589828

NBC NEWS
— Never-Trump Republicans want a new party. They’re kidding themselves. – Max Burns, Democratic strategist (DIERSEN: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican and conservative organizations promote hatred against Trump to destroy those organizations.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/never-trump-republicans-want-new-party-they-re-kidding-themselves-ncna1267847

YAHOO NEWS
— Paul Ryan to headline fundraiser for anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger – Oriana Gonzalez
https://news.yahoo.com/paul-ryan-headline-fundraiser-anti-144202832.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/21/standing-up-trump-may-not-be-so-fatal-anymore-republicans/

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Says 2024 Decision Will ‘Possibly’ Come After 2022 Elections – BRENDAN COLE
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-joe-pags-election-2024-midterms-1593544

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Fox News Still Tops With Conservatives, But Newsmax, OAN Make Gains (DIERSEN: I should survey Illinois a) conservatives, b) conservative leaders, c) Republican organization leaders, d) Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, e) Republican major donors, f) Republican political consultants, g) Republican fundraisers, h) Republican campaign managers, h) etc. I would ask them what their top sources for government and political news and commentary are. I would ask those whose top sources do not include GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters what the reasons are for that.)

https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/media/fox_news_still_tops_with_conservatives_but_newsmax_oan_make_gains

May 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Delta Air Lines will require COVID vaccination for new employees – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/business/delta-will-require-covid-vaccines-for-new-employees/10633100/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lightfoot makes historic appointment as vacancies pile up | Highlights of stolen City Hall emails | Pritzker officials testify state VA leaders misled them on COVID response – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-hacked-emails-historic-fire-department-appointment-pritzker-va-spin-20210514-s5yfsgswbrfvhl4475gufxl3ky-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-ryne-sandberg-weed-spokesman-verilife-20210514-zjdbdxkc5jakvlvdlpmwhblv2q-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote Cheney.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-liz-cheney-marjorie-taylor-green-aoc-page-20210514-yxwqyztroje35dkq5jc24h3h5i-story.html
— Despite a brightened financial picture, battle looms over Pritzker’s tax changes and federal relief money as legislators work toward a budget – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-budget-illinois-legislature-20210514-o5uvq4yzr5awjeph3bsdagi6he-story.html
— Computer hackers stole thousands of Lightfoot administration emails. Here’s a look at some of what they leaked online. – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-administration-hacked-emails-closer-look-20210514-havyv352lfegrklmfi76a25wfi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Cheney.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/5/14/22436272/donald-trump-liz-cheney-sarah-palin-republican-hillary-clinton-prince-harry-dick-kay-john-mccain

DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County Board at odds over whether to keep jail contract with ICE – Megann Horstead
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210514/mchenry-county-board-at-odds-over-whether-to-keep-jail-contract-with-ice
— Webinar hosted by Wheaton library to address anti-Asian hate
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210514/webinar-hosted-by-wheaton-library-to-address-anti-asian-hate

WGLT & BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating Trump-hating RINOs promote hate-filled conservative-hating Trump-hating RINOs.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-05-14/gop-leaders-say-moderate-governor-candidate-key-in-2022
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-gop-discusses-future-of-party-in-bloomington-barickman-considering-run-for-governor/article_f726a962-7bba-5bc9-9657-1e1ea90b9779.html

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Citizen Kelly on Newsmax: Gov. Pritzker to blame in deaths of 36 veterans
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/citizen-kelly-on-newsmax-gov-pritzker-to-blame-in-deaths-of-36-veterans

ILLINOIS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-earlier, Democrats make children anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/why-you-must-talk-to-your-kids-about-race-especially-if-theyre-white/Content?oid=13571847

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— EMPLOYERS FACE LIABILITY BY REQUIRING COVID SHOTS, LIBERTY COUNSEL SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/employers-face-liability-by-requiring-covid-shots-liberty-counsel-says-.html
— YOUR OPINION MATTERS: WHO SHOULD CHALLENGE JB PRITZKER IN 2022?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/your-opinion-matters-who-should-challenge-jb-pritzker-in-2022.html
— FACEBOOK TRUMP BAN ENDANGERS ALL OF US
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/facebook-trump-ban-endangers-all-of-us.html
— STOSSEL: SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT COLLEGE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/stossel-successful-without-college.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “They’re in real trouble,” says Biden, “having to make choices between paying their student loan and paying the rent.” Poor students! But wait: Shouldn’t they have given some thought to debt payments when they signed up for overpriced colleges? When they majored in subjects like photography or women’s studies, unlikely to lead to good jobs? When they took six years to graduate (a third don’t graduate even after six years).)

CAPITOL FAX
— Rabine wants state to opt out of federal unemployment bonus
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/14/rabine-wants-state-to-opt-out-of-federal-unemployment-bonus/
— 1,841 new confirmed and probable cases; 49 additional deaths; 1,708 hospitalized; 425 in ICU; 2.5 percent average case positivity rate; 3.1 percent average test positivity rate; 72,767 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/14/1841-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-49-additional-deaths-1708-hospitalized-425-in-icu-25-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-31-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-72767-average-daily-doses/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating Trump-hating RINOs promote hate-filled conservative-hating Trump-hating RINOs.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/14/edgar-to-republicans-dont-scare-the-folks-up-north/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House GOP elects Trump defender Elise Stefanik to No. 3 post – Kery Murakami
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/14/house-gop-elects-trump-defender-elise-stefanik-no-/

GOPUSA
— The Chinese Communist Party Parrots The American Left.
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110323
— Biden Refuses To Admit Whether $4M Ransom Was Paid To Pipeline Hackers
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110334
— Tlaib & Omar Say Israel Is The Aggressor – What You Should Know
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110336

BREITBART
— Illinois House Expands Confiscation Orders to Include Firearm Parts – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/14/illinois-house-expands-confiscation-orders-include-firearm-parts/

DAILY CALLER
— USA Today Editorial Says Republicans Are Bigger Threat Than 9/11 Hijackers After Cheney Ouster – THOMAS CATENACCI (DIERSEN; Soon, if not already, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters will get the Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America to get rid of Republicans once and for all. How should Republicans respond to that?)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/14/liz-cheney-donald-trump-usa-today/
— House Republicans Elect Elise Stefanik As Conference Chair After Ousting Liz Cheney – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/14/house-republicans-elect-elise-stefanik-conference-chair-liz-cheney/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Nag Much? Facebook Releases New Pop-Up to Prevent So-Called Misinformation – Alexander Hall (DIERSEN: One reason why putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together takes so much time is reading enough text of articles to decide to include or not include links to them in the newsletters.)
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/alexander-hall/2021/05/14/nag-much-facebook-releases-new-pop-prevent-so-called
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook has rolled out a new pop-up to dissuade users from sharing so-called misinformation. Facebook released yet another stopgap to prevent what could be seen by some as possible misinformation. “Starting today, we’re testing a way to promote more informed sharing of news articles,” Facebook Newsroom announced via Twitter on Monday. “If you go to share a news article link you haven’t opened, we’ll show a prompt encouraging you to open it and read it, Facebook Newsroom’s tweet included an attached screenshot showing a pop-up warning a hypothetical user: “You’re about to share this article without opening it. Sharing articles without reading them may mean missing key facts.”)

PATRIOT POST
— ‘Fact-Checkers’ Enforce the COVID Narrative They’re suppressing evidence that the coronavirus originated in a Wuhan lab. – NATE JACKSON
https://patriotpost.us/articles/79888-fact-checkers-enforce-the-covid-narrative-2021-05-14

THE HILL
— Nearly two dozen cities are handing out cash with no conditions Los Angeles is working on a plan that would offer $1,000 per month to 1,000 families using public funds. – Adam Barnes
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/poverty/553562-nearly-two-dozen-cities-are-handing-out-cash-with-no
— Democrat moves to censure three Republicans for downplaying Jan. 6 – CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who unsuccessfully tried to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters at its 2006 Annual Convention in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who had lost races, their major donors, their political consultants, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who focus on destroying those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover-up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/553609-democrat-moves-to-censure-three-republicans-for-downplaying-jan-6

POLITICO
— It’s not a civil war; it’s a purge – RYAN LIZZA, TARA PALMERI, EUGENE DANIELS and RACHAEL BADE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have been purged and those who purged them in the following since 2000: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/05/14/its-not-a-civil-war-its-a-purge-492851

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://news.yahoo.com/rep-adam-kinzinger-future-gop-140134261.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Congress Dithers, States Step In to Set Rules for the Internet – David McCabe and Cecilia Kang (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat and RINO politicians get Illinois to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and if not that, to force me to get specific prior approval from the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization for each and every link that I include in the newsletters?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/technology/state-privacy-internet-laws.html
— A Breakaway Third Party of Ex-Republicans? Don’t Count on It. – Giovanni Russonello (DIERSEN: In your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, and in your precinct, what percent of the registered Republicans are a) Democrat plants, b) Libertarian plants, c) Green plants, d) Independent plants, or e) RINOs?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/us/politics/republican-third-party.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— This job requires you to pay $1,800 for your own training – DAVID LAZARUS (DIERSEN: How much did you pay for your job-related education expenses? I paid lots of money for tuition and books to take job-related courses at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, Becker CPA Review 1978-1979, Roosevelt 1980-1981, and IIT 1992-1997. I spent lots of money for room and board at NIU 1969-1970. I paid lots of money for cars to get to/from classes. If I had not had a 1970 bachelor’s degree in business from NIU, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate business courses at Loyola, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If had not had a 1976 MBA from Loyola, if I had not been taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul, and if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not had a 1980 master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, if I had not passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and if I had not become a licensed CPA in 1981, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not been taking graduate finance courses at IIT, my Democrat GAO superiors might have succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” sooner than they did.)
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-05-14/pure-barre-paying-for-your-own-training

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Considers Contenders to Be His New Social-Media Outlet After Big Tech Crackdown. CloutHub and Skylab Apps are among companies vying to work with the former president, who was sidelined by Facebook and Twitter. – Keach Hagey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-considers-contenders-to-be-his-new-social-media-outlet-after-big-tech-crackdown-11621013567

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters side with Kinzinger.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/05/13/marjorie-taylor-greenes-latest-stunt-elicits-backlash-from-a-fellow-republican/

NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Slams Fellow Republicans’ Claims About Capitol Riot as ‘Something Out of North Korea’
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-slams-fellow-republicans-claims-about-capitol-riot-something-out-north-korea-1591673

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Liberal Media Viewers Are Misinformed About Crime in America
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/partner_surveys/liberal_media_viewers_are_misinformed_about_crime_in_america
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fewer than 50 unarmed black suspects were killed by police last year and more people were killed with knives than with so-called “assault weapons,” but viewers of MSNBC and CNN are far more likely than Fox News viewers to get those facts wrong. A new Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 50% of Likely U.S. Voters who say MSNBC or CNN is their favorite cable news outlet believe more than 100 unarmed African Americans were fatally shot by police in 2020. By contrast, only 22% of Fox News viewers believe police shot more than 100 unarmed black people last year. Nearly a quarter of CNN viewers (24%) and almost one-in-five MSNBC viewers (19%) think cops fatally shot more than 500 unarmed black suspects last year, but only nine percent (9%) of Fox News viewers think so. Fox News viewers (60%) were about three times more likely than viewers of MSNBC (19%) or CNN (23%) to correctly estimate the number of unarmed black people shot and killed by police in 2020 as less than 50. Sixty percent (60%) of talk radio listeners also estimated the number correctly. About 1,500 homicides in the U.S. annually are committed with knives, while fewer than 500 are committed with rifles. However, 30% of Likely Voters think the annual number of homicides committed with rifles is more than 500, including 18% who believe more than 1,000 homicides a year are committed with rifles. Thirty percent (30%) of MSNBC viewers correctly estimated the number of homicides committed with rifles as between 100 and 500, as did 22% of CNN viewers and 19% of Fox News viewers. However, while 63% of Fox viewers underestimated the number of killings with rifles as less than 100, viewers of CNN and MSNBC were more likely to overestimate the number of homicides committed with rifles. Forty-three percent (43%) of CNN viewers and 40% of MSNBC viewers believe rifles are used in more than 500 homicides annually, compared to just 19% of Fox News viewers. Only 26% of talk radio listeners overestimated the number of homicides committed with rifles. . .“There is a strong correlation between a likely voter’s favorite television news outlet and his or her understanding of basic facts about police shootings and homicides involving rifles,” Justin Haskins of the Heartland Institute observed in an analysis. “Compared to viewers of Fox News, ‘another’ cable news outlet (such as The Blaze TV or Newsmax), and those who do not watch television news, viewers of CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, and NBC were substantially more likely to overestimate the number of fatal police shootings of unarmed African Americans.” Thirty-four percent (34%) of Likely Voters say Fox News is their favorite cable news outlet, 20% say CNN, 17% say MSNBC, 19% say “another” network and 10% say they don’t watch cable news. Among Republican voters, Fox News is the overwhelming favorite (58%), while most Democrats are divided between CNN (34%) and MSNBC (29%). Among voters not affiliated with either major party, 27% say Fox News is their favorite cable news outlet, 15% say CNN, 12% say MSNBC, 30% say “another” network and 15% say they don’t watch cable news.)

May 6 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Cheney Challenger Stefanik Says GOP Must Work With Trump. Cheney, a daughter of Dick Cheney, who was George W. Bush’s vice president and before that a Wyoming congressman, seemed to have almost unlimited potential until this year. – Alan Fram
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/cheney-challenger-stefanik-says-gop-must-work-with-trump/2504283/
— GOP Gov. DeSantis Signs Florida Election Law While Shutting Out All Media But Fox News – Kevin Breuninger (DIERSEN: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about the RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who have shut me out of their events since 2000.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/gop-gov-desantis-signs-florida-election-law-while-shutting-out-all-media-but-fox-news/2503900/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint law enforcement as being racist.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/05/06/inspector-general-report-chicago-police-department-search-warrant-tracking-inconsistencies/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-congressman-adam-kinzinger-backs-cheney-over-party-criticism

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chapa LaVia learns the hard way how ‘ugly’ politics can get – DENISE CROSBY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who scapegoat. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-chapa-lavia-st-0507-20210506-fesdky6kyrbxbobit335dptyzu-story.html
— Pritzker says state’s on track for June 11 reopening | Your tax dollars, City Hall and public records | Republican running in California recall has Chicago-area ties – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-tentative-june-reopening-john-cox-california-election-spin-20210506-6ni7msftkvdnxl4izngwwo677q-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bishops’ move to press Biden not to take Communion part of a power struggle in Catholic Church. Pope Francis has made his view clear that the Eucharist “is not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak.” – Steven P. Millies
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/6/22423200/joe-biden-catholic-church-communion-abortion

DAILY HERALD
— GOP senators call for standardized election procedures across all counties – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210506/gop-senators-call-for-standardized-election-procedures-across-all-counties
— Longtime Glendale Heights president takes election fight to federal court – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210506/longtime-glendale-heights-president-takes-election-fight-to-federal-court
— ‘Small house, big garage’: Residential component proposed for Naperville’s Iron Gate – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210506/small-house-big-garage-residential-component-proposed-for-napervilles-iron-gate
— Maureen Dunne named College of DuPage Board of Trustees chair
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210506/maureen-dunne-named-college-of-dupage-board-of-trustees-chair

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats defend closed-door redistricting meetings as GOP demands transparency – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2021/05/06/illinois-politics-closed-door-redistricting-meeting-draws-criticism/4968088001/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Politicians’ broken promises don’t get us anywhere – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican candidates who paint themselves as being conservative to win primary elections, but after they are elected, fail/refuse to defend/advance the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/reeder-politicians-broken-promises-don-t-get-us-anywhere/article_61d2a914-ad9b-11eb-8cd4-2f6a6f518bee.html

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/april-2021/are-there-new-ways-to-consume-cannabis/

CAPITOL FAX
— Pardoned Mayor Urlacher files paperwork with stated intent of running against Senate GOP Leader McConchie
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/06/pardoned-mayor-urlacher-files-paperwork-with-stated-intent-of-running-against-senate-gop-leader-mcconchie/
— 1,778 new confirmed and probable cases; 40 additional deaths; 2,055 hospitalized; 483 in ICU; 3 percent average case positivity rate; 3.8 percent average test positivity rate; 70,063 average daily doses; 85 percent of 65+ have received at least one dose
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/06/1778-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-40-additional-deaths-2055-hospitalized-483-in-icu-3-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-38-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-70063-average-daily-doses-85-perc/
— Group pressuring U of I on anti-Semitism sets its sights on Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/06/group-pressuring-u-of-i-on-anti-semitism-sets-its-sights-on-pritzker/

DAILY CALLER
— Lambasted For Lack Of Loyalty, Rep. Cheney Voted With Trump More Often Than Rival Rep. Stefanik – ANDREW TRUNSKY
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/06/elise-stefanik-replace-liz-cheney-gop-post-loyalty-against-policy/
— Democratic National Committee Urges Facebook To Permanently Ban Trump – ELIZABETH LOUISE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/05/democratic-national-committee-facebook-urged-permanently-ban-donald-trump/

TOWNHALL
— Former Lincoln Project Advisor Doubles Down on Claims That GOP Is Worse Than Al-Qaeda, Bin Laden, Taliban – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/05/06/former-lincoln-project-aide-doubles-down-on-incendiary-language-saying-gop-worse-than-alqaeda-bin-laden-taliban-n2589063

CNN
— Liz Cheney’s fall shows that Trump is here to stay – Stephen Collinson
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/politics/liz-cheney-donald-trump-gop/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Do You Live in a Political Bubble? How politically diverse is your neighborhood? Enter your address to see the political party of the thousand voters closest to you. Republicans and Democrats are increasingly alienated from one another, rhetorically and geographically.- Gus Wezerek, Ryan D. Enos and Jacob Brown (DIERSEN: How many voters have moved into your precinct during the last 5, 10, 15, and 20 years? What percent are Democrats?)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/04/30/opinion/politics/bubble-politics.html

FORBES
— Some House Republicans Criticize Stefanik’s Conservative Creds As She Shores Up Support – Andrew Solender (DIERSEN: Does Cheney’s replacement have to be a female?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/05/06/some-house-republicans-criticize-stefaniks-conservative-creds-as-she-shores-up-support/

INDEPENDENT
— White House answered fake reporter’s questions for weeks before she was revealed as a “Lego” video gamer. DC reporters frequently asked Jen Psaki questions on behalf of Kacey Montagu, who it turns out was not a real person – Nathan Place
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/white-house-lego-fake-reporter-b1829659.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At a few recent White House press briefings, reporters have posed questions to Press Secretary Jen Psaki on behalf of a reporter named Kacey Montagu, who said she couldn’t be there due to Covid-19 precautions. In fact, the reason she couldn’t attend is much simpler: Ms Montagu doesn’t exist. According to a new report from Politico, Kacey Montagu is a pseudonym, most likely used by a gamer on the online platform ROBLOX. Within the platform, where players call themselves “Legos”, the so-called Ms Montagu has served as secretary of state in a government simulation called nUSA. But to DC reporters and to the White House itself, she’s become a real-life journalist. “I really wasn’t surprised she fooled these people,” another nUSA player, “pres. arnie vinick,” told Politico. “She’s been bragging about it for a while.” Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, it’s become common for White House reporters to ask questions on behalf of other journalists. That’s because to enable social distancing, the White House has drastically reduced the number of people allowed in the briefing room – from 49 to 14. To get their questions in, the reporters left out submit their questions digitally or through a courteous pool reporter. And into that loophole stepped Kacey Montagu. The mysterious gamer frequently emailed pool reporters with questions – usually after their first pool report of the day came out, so she knew who they were. In case anyone looked her up before relaying her questions, she set up fake Twitter and LinkedIn accounts, naming herself chief political correspondent for White House News or White House Schedule, neither of which exists.)